Arc IV Chapter 7


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    <strong>Arc IV Chapter 7


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    Orochimaru smirked, his sinisterughterechoingthrough thehall. “Ah, it is you,the intriguinggirl from before.Asami was your name, wasn''t it?”


    “...” Asami ignored him and readied her de. Never interrupt the enemy when they are making a mistake. Time wason her side.


    Orochimaru grinned.“I congratte you on your victory, girl. Your performancewas certainly impressive for your age. I didn''t expectKonoha to possess such a promising kunoichi. So much talent. So young. You are a rare and precious gem.Unfortunately, youck something important. What a shame.” Insatiable possessivenessand carnal desirelingered in his words. Orochimaru licked his tongue.


    “...” Asami remained unfazed.Danger permeated the air. A sense of danger that would have paralysed lesser men, but not Asami. She was made from sterner stuff.“And that would be? Whatdo Ick that Sasukedoesn''t? Might it be the sharingan?”


    Orochimaru answered with an ambiguous smile. “You eavesdropped, didn''t you? How impolite of you. Good girls don''t do that.”


    Asami smiled back. “Orochimaru, I sincerely doubt that I require advice on etiquette and politeness from a known traitor and psychopath.”


    “True.”Orochimaru smirked, unperturbed by her presence.“While I might enjoy exchanging pleasantries with you both, my time is sadlylimited.Asami,Kakashi, if you would excuse me, I musttake myleave...”


    Her sword blocked his path.She wouldn''t yield. She wouldn''t move. “Where do you think you are going?”


    Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.“Are you stupid?Do you want to die; girl?I might be in a good mood, but get out of my sight or I will kill you.”Gone was any pretence offriendliness.


    “No ...” Asami reciprocated with astare. Orochimaru overestimated himself, and he would pay the price.


    Orochimaru repeated his threat, “I said, get out of my sight, or I will kill you, stupid girl.”


    Tension rose. Asamireadiedherdein an act of defiance.Coated in purple sma, the vengeful light of the starsshone in the dark.“Stupid? Youcall me stupid?You should better watch your words, Orochimaru. You are here alone, all on your own and withoutsupport.The Hokage, his ANBU guards, and some of Konoha''s most powerful jonin are right around the corner, just mere seconds away, and ready to bring you down. And whom do you have, Orochimaru?Nobody. You are not only outnumbered, but also severely outssed, Orochimaru. And yet you chose to reveal yourself to us. That is what I would call true stupidity, o esteemed Sannin.”


    Orochimaru''s sardonic smirk faltered. Her words struck a nerve, creating a breach in his defence. A single moment of distraction waseverything she needed to close the distance. This was her chance. This was the moment she had been waitingfor.


    In theblink of an eye, Asami elerated, attacking from point nk. Orochimaru would regret having ever met her.Luminous sma enveloped her body. Like armour, her chakraprotected, shielded her.


    Asamichargedand a bright stream of fireshot across the hall.Orochimaru never saw the strikeing.His eyes widened,blinded by thesh.


    He dodged, albeit barely. But he dodged. His instincts, his experience saved Orochimaru.Asamishot right past him. No contact was made. Shemissed him from point nk, what a disappointment.Her failure displeased her.


    Asami crashedthrougha series of columns in herpathbeforeslowing down. The brittle graniteyielded, offeringno resistance. Sheer kicforceshattered the pirs, transforming them into piles of ruptured stone.


    She forced an abrupt haltby thrustingher sword downwards,makingher debite into the hard ground. Asamideceleratedwhileslidingacross the hall,nearlystumbling.


    The massive columns copsed beneaththeir own weight, leaving behinda thick cloud of dust.


    “Eh ... Eh ... Eh ...” Asami coughed, dispersing the dust with her hands. Her world spun. Everything was blurred. Her head suffered from disorientation. The dust settled down, and her victory was revealed.


    Asami giggled with a slight maniac glee, enjoying her triumph to the fullest.Apparently, her attack wasn''t aplete failure.She seeded. She got him.Orochimaru was gone, dead.He died justlike that.


    Asami picked up hissevered left hand that was lying on the ground. She inspected the charred hand, marvelling at her beautiful work.The sweet smell of victory and burned human flesh filled her nostrils. Orochimaru was turned into a smouldering corpse, roasted alive by the heat of her fire.Her attack didn''t connect, but she grazed him.He evaded her smance, but her fire imed hisleft armand shoulder. The intense heat evaporated hisentire left nk, carbonising his body.


    “So easily themighty fall.How utterly disappointing.” Asami sheathed her deafter cutting off the snake''s headto be sure.His lifeless head rolled across the floor, and yet his body still leaked minuscule traces of treacherous chakraeven after his death.


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