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Arc VII Chapter 3
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Armed with his cane, Danzo overlooked Konoha from the wall. The outcome of his little operation pleased him. The air burned purple and an immense fireball engulfed everything.
Satoshi had succeeded, apparently. He even exceeded his expectations. His minion completed his mission faithfully, although he slightly regretted his loss. He was such a valuable pawn. The operation cost him Satoshi and a full company of Root ANBU, but sacrifices had to be made for the sake of the village. Nobody was irreplaceable, not even Satoshi.
The fireball dissipating and the battle began. “Fu, are our friends on their way?”
Fu nodded. “Shibi and Tsume were ordered to advance and commence the attack. Naritomo and his unit are currently advancing in her direction. We expect them to make contact soon.”
Danzo grinned. His plans proceeded as predicted and Konoha was in for a nasty surprise. They would meet an adrenaline filled Asami prepared to murder them all. A single spark and her world would go down in flames. “How much do they know?”
“Shibi and Tsume are still unaware of what is going on. We left them in the dark and provided only minimal information.”
“And Naritomo?”
Fu grinned. “He was informed about her arrest and the possibility of Asami having turned traitor. We ordered him to attack her on sight if necessary, as the girl is dangerous.”
“Excellent, you never disappoint me, Torune.” His words pleased Danzo. “Order all Root elements to retreat. Satoshi has fulfilled his purpose and I see no reason to engage her any further beyond this point. We will conserve our forces.”
“Understood, Danzo-sama.” Fu lowered his head and left.
“So it has begun.” Danzo chuckled amused.
Purple spheres floated above the village and announced her might. Once again, Konoha was bathed in purple light. Once again, Danzo felt the tremendous force of her shock wave. Uchiha were always such troublesome opponents. They knew no constraints.
Danzo discarded his cane and removed the seals from his right arm. This was going to be a tough fight.
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Sweet, candid voices invaded her mind. Voice of destruction, voices of bloodshed, voices of madness whispered to her. The voices lured, tempted, seduced her.
The honeyed voices commanded her to kill, and her bloodstained hands obliged. They administered her retribution. The voices guided her as her cause was just. They deserved death. Konoha wronged her. Konoha betrayed her,
Asami clenched her fist and her Susanoo marched on. Nothing shall withstand her wrath. She had dedicated her sweat, her blood, her life to Konoha, She sacrificed so much for this village, but Konoha turned on her in a heinous act of betrayal. Konoha repaid her kindness with the cold steel of a kunai.
She didn’t deserve this cruel fate. She deserved better. She was destined for so much more, but her future was bleak.
Where was Konoha in her hour of need? Where was Konoha when she lost her mother? Where was Konoha now? The answer was nowhere.
Disappointment overcame Asami. The betrayal hurt, and the voices grew stronger. Her resistance weakened.
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Naritomo took cover, bracing himself against the explosions. A sea of purples flames devastated the village. What was going on here? He had no idea.
The explosions approached the epicentre, and the strikes crept closer. They were wandering in their direction.
Was Suna responsible for this? Or Oto? Naritomo wasn’t keen on finding out. He had a hunch, and he didn’t like the implications.
Naritomo remembered Shimabara. He remembered the girl in black. He remembered her purple chakra. Their commanding officer, a lovely little girl named Asami, had turned traitor. They were supposed to attack her. It didn’t take much to put two and two together.
The dust settled and Naritomo inspected his unit. A handful of jonin, chunin, and loads of fresh genin. The genin were young, too young. They Never experienced real combat before, as peace reigned since the end of the war. “Is everyone fine?”
“More or less. No casualties, from what we can tell.” Shino reported and dusted off his clothes. They didn’t take any casualties, but they caught a lot of dust. An avalanche of dust and ash buried them.
Dust, dusty dust, dust and debris everywhere. His ears were still ringing.
“Good to hear.” Naritomo shook his head, but his tinnitus didn't disappear. Stupid explosions. Stupid shock waves.
“Should we advance further, Captain?”
Naritomo blinked, giving Shino an incredulous stare. “Do you want to die, or what? No, we are going nowhere. We keep our heads down and hold our position ...”
His senses registered ninja approaching, unsure whether it was friend or foe. Two, three, four. They were many, and they travelled fast. His eyes spotted the approaching ANBU. The group circled around the corner. Five, thirteen, twenty-five, thirty-six. Waves of ANBU entered the street and advanced quickly.
Battered, bruised, bloodied, their clothes shredded, the ANBU ran and rapidly closed the distance. As if they had escaped hell itself. Another group followed. Konoha ninja filled the streets. Their green flak jackets gave them away. Their faces betrayed panic, ... fear, ... terror.
“...” Noritomo gulped as realisation struck. The ANBU weren't running. They were fleeing.
Another group appeared, Suna-nin and Oto-nin Scattered, beaten, disorganised, the enemy ran for their lives and fled the battlefield.
Another group followed.
And another.
And another.
And another.
Their numbers grew and Naritomo paled. His blood froze. ANBU, Konoha, Suna, Oto, they were all on the run. The disintegrated remnants of entire platoons, of entire companies. They had made contact with something beyond imagination and Naritomo knew who. They were fleeing from her.
The earth trembled. A cascade of violent explosions announced her arrival. Asami had gone berserk.
“RUN!!!”
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What are you talking about? I am a true paragon of virtue, right? Right? Right?
Expelled from konoha>go registered with adventurer's guild>get neko waifu
hmm so myb akatsuki? :)
But Satoshi didn’t lie and Asami's mood worsened. Her face darkened and her eyebrows twisted. The scroll wasn't forged. The scroll was genuine. The seal, the paper, the order. They were genuine and left little doubt, the village wanted her to be arrested.
I doubt Asami would be so ignorant as to believe the scroll's contents were truthful.
She flips her lid at the slightest suggestion of betrayal, true or not. This is not the level-headed Asami we've seen thus far.
The fireball dissipating and the battle began. “Fu, are our friends on their way?”
Dissipating => Dissipated
The voices guided her as her cause was just. They deserved death. Konoha wronged her. Konoha betrayed her,
She's already quite bonkers? O.o She loses one dear person and someone she abused with hard work and believes the entire village is against her? Since I've lost far more precious people in my life, I can say that she's turned out to be surprisingly weak-minded.
Naritomo took cover and braced himself against the explosions as a sea of purples flames devastated the village.
This could be Pain-level destruction... which means two rebuilding of Konoha, unless Asami going to Akatsuki, which frankly, is very likely to happen soon. Where else do rogue ninja go to serve?
So, it would seem that just like Sasuke does, she'll hate Konoha for similarly weak reasons and wreak havoc on it.
@Assurbanipal_II
Dunno why she’s freaking out so much, she has to know it was Danzo.
There was a completely legitimate scroll asking for her arrest that's supposed to be impossible to fabricate from the hokage and she's borderline insane on top of being from a clan that was suspiciously assassinated in konoha. I believe it's possible that she might've actually believed it came from him 3 times outta 10. Too bad for konoha it was one of those 3.
nice.
Gods, will she be okay once this clears up? Those murderous thoughts in her head earlier really didn't sound like they would leave her be unscathed. Plus the piles of betrayals and abandonments... I am a bit scared for her >_<..
Also, by the end, how much of Konoha is still standing for there to be people to witness all this?! Not only Konoha people, but also Suna-nin and Oto-nin? Why are they standing and watching instead of running away???
And Danzo almost dead.
It should be: 'and Danzos' death is due'
kill danzo f*ck danzo get sasugay aye and get enternal mangekyo i mean its like this she get sasugay aye sasugay get itachi aye and itachi get her aye
Your imagination is running wild ...
@Assurbanipal_II yes i did write a story that one time only got 400k reader tho :/ and i got writer block so meh but my imagination is still running wild（╯°□°）╯︵(\ .o.)\
@RinPhenex only got 400k reader
@RinPhenex so ignorant as if she needs other peoples eyes for the eternal mangekyo.