Arc VI Chapter 13
<strong><b>VI</b></strong>
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<strong><b>Arc VI Chapter </b></strong><strong><b>13</b></strong>
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Asami refilled her tea cup.“How long do you think you mademe wait? I hope you know the answer. Because I am displeased.”
Fu shook his head. “We don''t.”
Asami maintained herposure and enjoyed hertea. Chamomile tea. The sweet fragrance calmed her mind. “Hardly surprising considering your usual ipetence. In the end, you are all just likeDanzo,your master, ineptanduseless.” She taunted themand it worked.
Fu gritted his teeth. He suppressed his anger. Her bottomless arrogance and pride knew no boundaries, but it didn''t matter. The girl would fall by their hands. The bitch would pay for her hubris.
Asami''s voice grew icy. “The answer is twenty minutes. You made me wait twenty minutes despite requesting your presence ages ago. How is that possible? Why did Konoha''s elite take a full twenty minutes to get here? What''s the reason for you beingte. I am curious.”
Fu remained calm, but his hands trembled. Her aura ... permeated the air. The quantity and the potency of her chakra ... frightened him. Her pressure strangled him. This was their enemy. This was Asami. “We arete because we encountered a series ofplications. They required our attention.”
Asami rolled her eyes. “Complications... Sure, and I am the Sage of Six Paths.”
“Indeed,plications.” They had to make preparations and adjust the chain ofmand. “Not forgetting, twenty minutes isn''t that long ...”
“Twenty minutes? Twenty minutes? Not much?” Asami stopped her cup mid air. “Fu, who are you to judge the importance of twenty minutes? Twenty minutes are everything, as time is a luxury we don''t have.”
Fufell silentand clenched his fist in rage. They got scolded by a little girl half their age.
Asami observed Konoha. The vige burned in splendid glory. Konoha''s soul cried in pain. “Do you remember why I called you?”
Fu raised his eyebrow and nodded. “You called us because ...”
Asami giggled, amused. “Wrong, I never called you. I didn''t request your presence. I called Fumihiko. I requested his presence, not yours. So where is he?”
Her eyesnarrowed. “Where is Fumihiko?” A simple question with asimple answer.
Fu hesitated. He tried his best to minimise damage. “Fumihikois currently ...unavable.”
Asami frowned, clearly displeased. Her icy gaze instilled in them a sense of inferiority, a sense of insignificance. “Fu, I am a gentle soul, but why are you lying to me? How impolite. I ask once again, Fu, where is Fumihiko?”
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Fu fell silent.
“Where ... is ... he?”
Fu hesitated. “...”
“Fumihiko was heavily wounded and is therefore currently incapacitated.” Satoshi intervened, saving him.
Asami raised her eyebrow and studied Satoshi. Her gaze prated him. “And who are you? What''s your name, my friend?”
“Satoshi, Nara Satoshi. We have met before.”
Asami tilted her head. “Satoshi... Satoshi... Satoshi ... Doesn''t ring a bell, but whatever.You are aNara, aren''t you?”
“I am.” Satoshi nodded.
Asami inspected her nails. “Nara are widely considered intelligent people.So tell me, Fumihiko, howdid Fumihiko end up gettingwounded? How did that happen?My precious friend should be protected by an army of experienced ninja.”
Satoshi sweated. “Hegot... ambushed by a group of Suna-nin. Really bad luck.”
Asami clicked her tongue in mock disappointment. Her annoyance was apparent. Her disgust noticeable. “Do you think mestupid, Satoshi?”
“...” Satoshi lowered his head. Silence was the best course of action.He didn''t answer.
Asamisighed.“I have a hard time believing your little fairy tale.Apparently, Fumihiko got ambushedby mysterious Suna-ninright when I need him. That sounds rather suspicious, doesn''t it?I will ept your little ambush story for the time being,as I havebetter things to do. ButI assure you,if I ever find out whathappened, the consequences will be dire for all of you.” Danzowould payfor his crimes.
“Anyway, I hope Fumihiko is otherwisefine.I enjoyed his presence.”
“His condition ... is stable so far, and we have no doubt he will survive.” Satoshi gave Fu an angry stare. Fu owed him for saving their sorry asses.
“I am d that''s the case.” Asami smiledin secret andturned her attention to Konoha. It was finally time.“Who is in charge of the troops.”
“Kazuma Hyuga.”
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Asami contemted. “Order himtoattack immediately.It''s time.I want himto send everything inand take our objectives. I don''t care how, but he has to take themand close the pocket.”
Asami formed a hand seal and set her eyes on the horizon. Her chakra answered her call and her eyes sparkled dark red.
Satoshi''s eyes widenedasKonoha''s wonderful blue skydarkened. Hundredsupon hundredsof spheres saturated the air.Hehad witnessedthis jutsu before, but the scale was different.This attack was massive. Their number illuminated the horizon in a mass of radiant purple.
Her eyes felt tired, heavy, but her heart smiled. A wonderful work of art, beautiful. Asami closed her bleeding eyes, and Konoha''s sky lit up in an inferno of zing wrath. Consecutive explosions, shes of light roared in the distance.
Satoshi felt small inside, very small.Her orchestra of destruction continued. Herbarrage ttened Konoha''s outskirtsindiscriminately.
Asami grabbed her scabbard, unsheathing her sword. “Tell Kazuma that I want the entire area to be secured. Pronto.”
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Noritada witnessed thewall of fireas it ttened everything in its way.It didn''t take a genius to figure out who was responsible for this destruction. The bombardment carriedher signature.
SunaunderestimatedKonoha. They thoughtthem weak. Jiraiya went on a journey.Tsunade abandoned the vige. TheUchiha n perished.Hiruzen wasold, but they still gota kunoichi of her calibre to murder them all. Fucking cheaters.
Asuka studied the barrage. “What was that?”
Noritada clicked his tongue. “Thatwas the 5th Battalion, and our escape route... Asuka, order all elements to retreat. We need to get out of here. Immediately.”
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Asami had left, andFu and Satoshi were alone.
Satoshi turned his head. “What do we do now?”
Fu contemted. “Nothing, stick to the original nand proceed with the operation as nned. I will report back to Danzo-sama.”
Satoshi blinkedindisbelief. “Have you gone mad? Did you see what she did? Asami is far stronger than our dossiers indicated. Howam I supposed to fight her with a singlepany? Danzo didn''t inform us the little princess is freaking S-ss by now.” This wasn''t the first time Danzo deployedthem without providing adequate intelligence.
Fuignored hisints.“It doesn''t matter. You willplete your missionregardless.”
“...” Satoshi clicked his tongue. What a bunch of assholes.Fu, Torune, Danzo, they canall go screw themselves.
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