Arc III Chapter 2


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    <strong><b>Arc III Chapter 2


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    Asami raced across the forest, navigating her way through the trees. Nothing had changed. In the end, shehad to do everythingby herself if she wanted thingsto be done properly.Captain Konosuke sent Masaaki and Yusuke, but their sacrifice proved to be of little value. Theenemy dispatched them easily.


    She offered Konosuke to intercept theKiri-nin, but he declined. Hedidn''t want to risk her life. He refused to send herbecause she was the youngest ANBU in the group. Because she was apparentlyKonoha''s future, a part of the next generation.Although his reasons were understandable, what Konosukedidn''tgrasp was the true extent of her powers.


    If ordered, she would have ughteredtheKri-nin with ease.Unfortunately, however, nothing was ever easy with Konosuke. Hisck of flexibilityannoyed her. He was one of those Nara ording tothe n types.Hadn’t implementedone of his oveplicated ns, then they wouldn’t be in this precarious situationto begin with.


    Their mission was a simple assassination. Their target, an influential noble with a respectable number of guards. A detachment of Kiri-nin protected him. Konosuke chose to dispatch an infiltration party. His n''s n fell apart like a house of cards. Everything went south. The infiltration party got detected. Two toons of Kiri ANBU ambushed them after they had walked right into their trap. Outnumbered, Konosuke was forced to order an immediate retreat. They escaped, but the infiltration party got hit hard. They were nearly wiped out. Three dead. Two heavily wounded.


    Asami gripped her sword before arriving at an open clearing, leaving the forest behind. A lonely oak watched over the in since ancient times. The snowfall intensified, and the winds grew stronger. The snowstorm turned into a blizzard.


    Her eyesscanned the area, waitingfor the Kiri-ninto arrive.They didn''t disappoint her. Fifteen Kiri ANBU entered the stage, fifteen unlucky men who had the misfortune to cross paths with her.


    Asami grinned, her de readied. Concealed behind her mask, her eyes shimmered vivid purple in delight.


    A man stepped forwards,nked by two ANBU. He was the leader of theirlittle group. His voice mocked heropenly, “Konoha seems to be really desperate these days.Theynow sendlittle girls to stop ...”


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    A pulsating purplede impaled Yakumo. Her sword skewered Yakumo''sheart. His life endedin the blink of an eye.


    Thegirl giggled with a glint of joyafter retracting her sword from his torso. “My friend,not only do you vastly overestimate your capabilities, but you alsounderestimatemine.”


    Her sword sliced Yakumo in half, iming Nobuyori and Tatsukichi next. The girl gripped her sword, spinning sidewards in a torrent of steel. Their flesh offered little resistance. Yakumo, Nobuyori, Tatsucki, they all died. Their lifeless bodies fell, hitting the cold snow covered ground.


    “One, two, three.” The girl smirkedbehind her mask. “Whoes next?”


    Theydidn’t hesitate. They were Kiri ANBU. They knew what had to be done. They would kill the little bitch even if it cost them their lives.Theyattacked. Their war criesfilled the icy ins. Theycharged,driven by rage.


    The girl shed a smile, amused by their foolishness. Shesimply disappeared from their sight.The snowstorm covered her movements. Like a ghost, like a grim reaper, sheswept across the battlefield, iming one victim after another, picking them off one by one. The girlhunted her prey without relent, without mercy.


    “Four.”Ahorizontal sh.


    “Five.”Decapitated.


    “Six.”Pierced throughhischest.


    Their squaddisintegrated.Their retreat turned into apleterout, butthere was no escape, no mercy.


    “Seven.”The girlstruck from behind.


    “Eight.”He tried to flee. He didn''t get far.


    “Nine.”Heconfronted her boldly. He didn''tst long.


    “Ten.”Apair of kunai nailed his corpse to the oak.


    “Eleven.Twelve.”They counterattacked. A purple shield deflected their feeble attacks. They didn''t even scratch her. A sea of mes burned them alive.


    “Thirteen. Fourteen.”Theyreached the tree line. They thought they were safe. They thought they hadescapedtheir fate. They were wrong. Hope was nothing but a mereillusion.Amassiveexplosion ripped them apart, reducing themto nothingness.A nightmarish fireball incinerated everything in their vicinity.


    “...”Hisashi''s eyes widened in horror, his throat gulping. This wasn''t possible. They were decimated. They never stood a chance against the personification of death herself.


    Hidden behind her porcin mask, the white demonapproached him. Her white fur coat had turned red, stained by the blood of his fallenrades. Gone was any pretence of childish innocence.


    “...”Hisashi trembled. He was nowalone, utterly alone. He was thest survivor of this carnage.


    “Fifteen”The demon''seyes gloweddark luminous red with a strong shade of purple. Hisashi held his breath.Her eyes weren’t normal, they weren’t human. What was she?


    “What''s your name?” The girl tilted her head.


    “...”Hisashiclenched his fistsin rage. He didn’t need her damned fake politeness.The girl was a demon in white, a demon in human skin.“You fucking bitch, I don’t need to answer you.”


    Hemusteredall of his courage.His handsgripped a kunai. He shed against her shield, his kunai deflected. Her barrierdidn’t budgein the slightest. Her chakra protected its mistress.


    Retribution followed swiftly. Thewhite demon punched him straight in his abdomen.He copsed. Her punch was powerful considering her frail stature. The girl hit hard and Hisashi had a hard time breathing.


    The girl shook her head in disappointment. “Ninja these days, always so stubborn. They never know when to give up. You try to be nice, and how do they repay your friendliness? They spit in your face. Anyway, I have a little task for you, Fifteen.”


    Hisashi gritted his teeth. “Who do you think you are...”


    “Aarghhhhhhhhhhh!” Hisashi cried out in pain. Her sword impaled his right hand, pinning him to the ground.


    The girl made her displeasure known, “You misunderstand your position, Fifteen. I am not known for my patience. Yourck of cooperation is starting to irritate me.”


    “Aarghhhhhhhh!” Immense pain shot through his body. The girl twisted her swordaround.


    “Do you understand, Fifteen?”The girl narrowed her eyes.


    “Aarghhhhhhhhh, yeeeesssss”, Hisashibit his lips. He endured the pain.


    “Excellent.” The girlsmirked.“As said, I have a little task for you. Inform the rest of yourfriendsthat they should stay out of my way if they desire to live.We don’t want them to die, do we?And now runbefore I decide to change my mind”


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