Arc VII Chapter 3


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    <strong>Arc VII Chapter 3 </strong>


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    Armed with his cane, Danzo overlooked Konohafromthewall. The oue of his little operation pleased him.The air burnedpurple and an immensefireball engulfedeverything.


    Satoshi had seeded, apparently. He even exceeded his expectations. His minionpleted his mission faithfully, although he slightly regretted his loss. He was such a valuable pawn. The operation cost him Satoshi and a fullpany of Root ANBU, but sacrifices had to be made for the sake of the vige. Nobody was irreceable, not even Satoshi.


    The fireball dissipating and the battle began. “Fu, are our friends on their way?”


    Fu nodded. “Shibi and Tsume were ordered to advanceandmence the attack. Naritomo and his unitare currently advancing in her direction. We expect them to make contact soon.”


    Danzo grinned. His ns proceeded as predicted and Konoha was in for a nasty surprise. They would meet an adrenaline filled Asami prepared to murder them all. A single spark and her world would go down in mes. “How much do they know?”


    “Shibi and Tsume arestill unaware of what is going on.We left them in the dark and provided only minimal information.”


    “And Naritomo?”


    Fu grinned. “He was informed about her arrest and the possibility of Asami having turned traitor. We ordered him to attack her on sight if necessary, as the girl is dangerous.”


    “Excellent, younever disappoint me, Torune.” His words pleased Danzo. “Order all Root elements to retreat. Satoshi has fulfilled his purpose and I see noreason toengage her any furtherbeyond this point. We will conserve our forces.”


    “Understood, Danzo-sama.” Fu lowered his head and left.


    “Soit has begun.” Danzo chuckled amused.


    Purple spheres floatedabove the vigeand announced her might.Once again, Konoha was bathed in purple light. Once again, Danzo felt the tremendous force of her shock wave.Uchiha were always such troublesome opponents. They knew no constraints.


    Danzo discarded his cane and removed the seals from his right arm. This was going to be a tough fight.


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    Sweet, candid voicesinvaded her mind. Voice of destruction, voices of bloodshed, voices of madness whispered to her. The voiceslured, tempted,seduced her.


    The honeyed voicesmanded her to kill, and her bloodstained hands obliged. They administered her retribution. The voices guided her as her cause was just. They deserved death. Konoha wronged her. Konoha betrayed her,


    Asami clenched her fist and her Susanoo marched on. Nothing shallwithstand her wrath.She had dedicated her sweat,her blood, her life to Konoha, She sacrificed so much for this vige, but Konoha turned on her in a heinous act of betrayal. Konoharepaid her kindness with the cold steel of akunai.


    She didn’t deserve this cruel fate. She deserved better. She was destined for so much more, but her future was bleak.


    Where was Konoha in her hour of need? Where was Konoha when she lost her mother? Where was Konoha now? The answer was nowhere.


    Disappointmentovercame Asami. The betrayalhurt,and the voices grew stronger. Her resistance weakened.


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    Naritomo took cover, bracing himself against the explosions. A sea of purples mes devastated the vige. What was going on here? He had no idea.


    Theexplosionsapproached the epicentre,and the strikes crept closer.They were wanderingin their direction.


    Was Suna responsible for this? Or Oto? Naritomo wasn’t keen on finding out. He had a hunch, and he didn’t like the implications.


    Naritomo remembered Shimabara. He remembered thegirlin ck. He remembered her purplechakra.Theirmanding officer, a lovely little girl named Asami,had turned traitor. They were supposed to attack her. It didn’t take much to put twoand twotogether.


    The dust settled and Naritomo inspected his unit. A handful of jonin, chunin, and loads of fresh genin. The genin were young, too young. They Never experienced realbat before, as peace reigned since the end of the war. “Is everyone fine?”


    “More or less. No casualties, from what we can tell.” Shino reported and dusted off his clothes. They didn’t take any casualties, but they caught a lot of dust. An avnche of dust and ash buried them.


    Dust, dusty dust, dust and debriseverywhere. His ears werestill ringing.


    “Goodto hear.” Naritomo shook his head, but his tinnitus didn''t disappear. Stupid explosions.Stupid shock waves.


    “Should we advance further, Captain?”


    Naritomo blinked, giving Shinoan incredulous stare. “Do you want to die, or what?No, we aregoing nowhere. Wekeep our heads downand hold our position...”


    His senses registered ninja approaching, unsure whether it was friend or foe. Two, three, four. They were many, and they travelled fast. His eyes spotted the approaching ANBU. The group circled around the corner. Five, thirteen, twenty-five, thirty-six. Waves of ANBU entered the street and advanced quickly.


    Battered, bruised, bloodied, their clothes shredded, the ANBU ran andrapidly closed the distance. As if they had escaped hell itself.Another group followed. Konohaninja filled the streets. Their green k jacketsgave them away.Their facesbetrayed panic,...fear, ... terror.


    “...” Noritomogulpedas realisation struck. The ANBU weren''t running. They were fleeing.


    Another groupappeared, Suna-nin and Oto-ninScattered, beaten, disorganised,the enemy ranfor theirlivesand fled the battlefield.


    Anothergroup followed.


    And another.


    And another.


    And another.


    Their numbers grew andNaritomo paled. His blood froze. ANBU, Konoha, Suna, Oto, they were all on the run. The disintegrated remnants of entire toons, of entirepanies.Theyhad made contact with somethingbeyond imagination and Naritomo knew who.They were fleeingfrom her.


    The earth trembled. A cascade of violent explosionsannounced her arrival. Asami had gone berserk.


    “RUN!!!”


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