Arc IV Chapter 16
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<strong><b>Arc IV Chapter </b></strong><strong><b>16</b></strong>
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Asami marched down the dark corridors, grumbling.She was one of the highest-ranking ninja in the entire vige, and she couldn''t get past a few stupid guardsbecause of her appearance.
No ook her seriously.She was short, she was young, and she was a girl.Being all cuddly and huggly also didn''t help.Shereceived a lot of patronising staresbecause of herage, but those who took her lightlydidn''tugh for long. It was always her whoughedst, and she was sure she would hit a growth spurt soon. Being shorter than short wasn''t funny.
Her figureapproached theroomthatheldthe secretsshe desired. There waswork to do.She had to be preparedfor the uing meeting with Shikaku. After all, she couldn’t turn up with empty hands, could she?Sheneededabattle n. And acontingency n. And acontingency n for the contingency n. And a contingency n for the contingency nof the contingency n.
That is why shewas currently scouring the archives, searching formilitary maps,intelligence reports,and certain other useful documents. Aseries of specificinvestigation reportsand council protocolswere among them. They were documentsthat she hadnowess todue to her promotion.They contained the answers to some of her questions, to questions that had been botheringher since the day she awakened her sharingan.
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An old enemy returned. Asami faced an old enemy once again, an enemy vicious and merciless in nature.
Her foe wasabookshelf, an evil bookshelfmadeof evil wood and evil nails. It was too high for short girls like her. Thevile traitorous bookshelf sabotagedher efforts.The documentswere ced on the highest shelf, but that wouldn’t stop her.She wouldn’t be defeated by furniture.
Asami was standing on her tiptoes, waving desperately with her arms, but she didn''t reach the upper shelf. She was so close,yet so far.She was just too shortand there wasno chair to be foundin the vicinity.
“...” Asami pouted. Jumping like a foolwas clearly beneath her dignity ...She jumped, but her attempts bore little fruit.She was still too short.
Thus, she nnedher next move. She crossed her arms and strokedher chin. The bookshelf might have won the battle,but not the war. It wasn''t over yet. Maybeshe should reducethe bookshelf tofirewood? Nobody would miss it for sure.
Ultimately, shedecidedagainst demolition.She got an idea.She ordered her susanooto assist its mistress. Victory would be hers!
Under her guidance, her susanooconstructed a staircaseout of books and tomes. It turned out they were versatile. Books were multifunctional.
A happy Asami stepped up the stairs and got what she wanted.Beneath a thickyer of dust, ck letters shimmered, letters almost forgotten bythe sands oftime.
Her hands gripped thescroll andblew off the dust. “ANBU reportA - 1562 - S: Uchiha n massacre.” Asmile crossed her lips.
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Heaven opened its gates.Raingraced the earth and the night was d in darkness.Amid the pouring rain, a hooded girl moved through empty streets. Armed with an umbre, Asami strolled through the lifeless ruins of the Uchiha district, a ce abandoned for years and sullied with blood.
“Numerous corpses were found in the vicinity of the Naka Shrine. We assume they tried to defend the shrine.” Asami applied little force. The shrine gates yielded easily, as if they had awaited hering. The gates opened. Her luminescent purple eyes pierced the darkness. She knew her path.
“The attacker overcame their opposition with ease. The Uchiha were ughtered in a matter of minutes. They were missing their eyes, like the majority of corpses we recovered. They were removed.”
Asamimanded her chakra and lit the torches on the walls. Her purple fire illuminated the hall.“We investigated the shrine further and discovered a massive stone te underthe seventh tatami mat. Its purpose still unknown, but we suspect the te to be some kind of sealing stone.” Her steps led hertowards the seventh tatami mat. Shefound the ste.Her hands touched thecold surface. Her purple glimmeringeyes lingered on the inscriptions. The te featured a stylised sharingan.
“Wetried to breach the seal, but our efforts failed. Despite several breaking attempts, the seal didn’t weaken. Fuinjutsu specialists suggestedthesharinganwas required to activate the mechanism.We decided against using breaching charges.”
Asami stared at the seal, but the te refused to budge. Bad decision. Defying her never ended well. The stupid stone would meet her wrath. The air changed. Purple chakra saturated the hall. Her fire shared her anger. “Move or crumble beneath my might!” Her threat showed effect. The stone te moved, frightened by her aura. It only required some minor coercion.
Asamienteredthe undergroundplex. It was dark as the corridorcked adequate lighting.Shetripped and fell down the stairs,ndingsoftly on her butt, grumbling. “Stupidarchitect...Stupid stairs...Stupid lighting...” Her night sight might be excellent, but even her mangekyoufailed her in total darkness.
Asami summoned a me to light her way. In her fire, she could trust. She reached the end of the corridor, spotting a tablet, a boring stone tablet.
Disappointment overcame Asami, and she was tempted to leave, but the tablet caught her attention. A text was engraved on the tablet and the text glowed in the dark bright blue with an intensity akin to pure chakra. The letters were written with chakra.
Asami turned to the tablet, reading. Disappointment turned into interest. Interest turned into curiosity. Curiosity turned into maniac giggling. She knew that her sharingan was a powerful instrument, an instrument that she learned to appreciate, to love over the years. But what the stone tablet told her was beyond even her wildest imaginations. The sharingan held the key to absolute power.
Granted, she would never be graced with the eternal mangekyou as she was born without siblings. And she now came to know now why her eyesight continued to deteriorate, but the benefits outweighed the disadvantages. Apparently, her eyes were even able to control the tailed beasts in exchange for deteriorating eyesight.
Asami slidher fingers acrossthe tablet, ignoringtheinfantile nonsense called ninshu. The Sage of Six Pathspreached in his ignorance peaceand understanding, but his feeble attempts failed. The world hadn''t changed. War and destruction never disappeared.Furthermore, shealso receiveda lessonin Uchiha n history. The tablet mentioned agoddess named Kaguya, a tree from which all chakra descended, a forbidden fruit, how the Sage of Six PathssealedtheJubi inside the moon,how two brothers fought each other. Indra, her progenitor,lost.How disappointing.
“Seeking stability, a god was divided into Yin and Yang. Together, they possess the power to create everything. When the powers of Sa?sara meet the moon, an eye will open and grant the eternal dream.” Asami chuckled. She seriously doubted that the Infinite Tsukuyomi would grant all your wishes. It was too good to be true. It was nothing more than a fairy tale. Everything in this world had its price and the price had to be paid.
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