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    <strong>Arc V Chapter 7


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    The first rays of sunlight flooded her bedroomand ripped Asami out of her peaceful slumber. The sunkilled her dreams without mercy, shatteredher joyful illusions, acrueldeedthat she despised the sun for.The bright sun smiled uponher, but shedidn’t ept itshollow peaceoffer.Hell hath no fury like a girl deprived of herhappiness.


    Asami snuggled under her warm cashmerenketand turned away. She wanted to sleep. “Stupid sun.”


    But sleep eluded her and now awake, Asami started to roll around in her fluffy canopy bed. Obviously, her bed was fluffy. Becausegood sleep was the foundation of a fresh mind and a sharp spirit.


    Asami rolledfrom one side to the other in a never ending cycle. Her body moved left, thenright.Left, right, left, right, left, left, right, right, right, right, and then sharp left to not fall offthe bed. Not a pleasantexperience.


    Her armshuggedher beloved silk pillowandenjoyedthe rest of her morning in a state of eternal harmonyandpeace.She has to get upsoon, but that moment hadn''te yet. Getting upwas the problem of future Asami.


    Asamiignored thenagging thoughtin the corner of her mind. Shefelt she had forgotten something, somethingimportant. But it couldn’t be that important, otherwise she wouldn’t have forgotten it. That sounded logical.


    “Aaah ...” Asami yawned softly before hugging her plushy pillow.


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    There are normal days in the life of Shimura Danzo, and there are less normal days. Today was a normal day.Danzo spent his time with reading field reports, nothing out of the ordinary.He received them from his Root operatives, and they brought mixed news. Apparently, Iwa and Kumo were staginga major joint exercise near Konoha’s borders during the final portionof the chunin exams. Iwa and Kumo even announced partial mobilisation. Did they n something?


    Danzo continued to read in his office. It was located in Root''s former headquarters. Root might have been dissolved, but their instations were never abandoned. Few people knew about this ce’s existence, and even fewer knew about the secrets hidden behind these walls.The thick concrete walls had seen much. They struck fear into the hearts of the knowing.


    Many entered this ce, but never left. Cold cells, iron shackles, closed steel doors, long corridors illuminated by pale artificial light lurked in the dark, hidden from the eye of the public. The silent walls witnessedeverything, his failures, his sesses, his defeats, his triumphs. He always actedbehind the scenes. He pulled the strings from the shadowsto assure Konoha''s safety, Konoha''s greatness.


    Blood covered hishands,a price hewas willing to pay. No sacrifice was too big for Konoha.Hemitted the acts Hiruzen was never prepared to.Hehated Hiruzen and his empty idealism. Hiruzen stole from him the position of Hokage. His ideals corrupted Konoha. His false beliefs infectedKonoha’s ninjalike a cancerous tumour. Entire generations had grown soft under hisrule, their potential wasted.Hiruzen''s reign weakened Konoha and one day, the vige would pay the price for his delusions.


    Not a single day passed that he didn’t plot his demise, but iming the title of Hokage proved exceedingly difficult. All his assassination attempts failed miserably. The old man didn''t know how to lead a vige, but he sure knew how to survive.


    But today,it wasn''t Hiruzenwho upy Danzo''smind. He wasupied withanother domesticproblem, a problem called Asami.The girl gave him a headache.


    Danzo knew her strength, and he wasn’t stupid enough to face her openly. Fighting her head on would be a risky affair.


    “...”Danzoclicked his tongue. His face distorted.Perhaps, he bit off more than he could chewthis time. However, he didn’t see the entire cursed n die only to be bested now by a single girl.There had to be a way. There was a way.All that he required was a few sacrificial pawns, but who? Powerful ninja were a limitedmodity, not readily avable.“Fu!”


    “Danzo-sama.” Fu arrived and knelt, heeding his call.


    “...”Danzo acknowledged his presence. “Fu, summon Torune and Sai, We havemuchto discuss.”Fu, Torune, Sai, theyhad the privilege to worktogether with Asami during her ANBU time. They knew Asami better than him. Their experiences should prove useful.


    “Understood, Danzo-sama.” Fu disappeared.


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