Hashirama Memorial Courthouse, Konohagakure
9:30 A.M
11/14/16
~Sasuke Uchiha~
"So you actually got caught?" The raven haired man kept his head low. The guard snickered and gripped him by the back and began to guide him towards the courtroom. "I didn't actually believe it. The Hawk. Captured and to be sentenced to death. Huh." The guard shook his head. "Tell, me, was it worth it? Betraying your country to kill your brother Sasuke Uchiha?"
He didn't answer. The guard snarled quietly and roughly shoved Sasuke in the back. Sasuke kept his head low and ignored all the jeers and boos thrown his way as they got of the car.
The courthouse was huge. To be expected. Sasuke's eyes glanced up and down quickly scanning his environments. Hmm…8 guards up front. I saw one on the right side and at least 3 on the balcony, probably more than I can't see. There aren't any escape routes that would allow me to get away without being caught somehow. At least that I can see that is. The guard hit him again and almost shoved him into the door. Tch. What is this fool doing?
Smooth granite tiles covered the entirety of the courthouse lobby, and giant marble pillars held up the floor above and in between the pillars were statues of Lady Justice. Sprawled across the walls were painting and portraits of various judges. The guard chuckled as he looked at the portrait of one of the judges.
"That's your dad isn't it? Fugaku Uchiha. Honourable Judge. Now the Minister of Defense. Oh how proud he must be of you." Sasuke ignored him and stared directly at the portrait of his father, looking directly in the piercing gaze of the painting. Hn. they certainly did a good job getting the eyes right. Though they made him look too much of a saint, if I had to say so myself. "Heh. Just got a call, it's time for you to go in."
Sasuke spied a sign and a board posted up near the entrance that read, IN CAMERA. Hmm…That…I didn't expect that. His eyes narrowed. Why would Danzo Shimura make the trial private? What could the old war hawk want? Hmm…I wonder what she has up her sleeve.
To say that Sasuke was surprised would be an understatement. There was no one in the courtroom. No one except for a pink haired girl wearing a black long sleeved shirt, and black military pants and a horizontal shoulder holster. The guard looked at her with wide eyes before backing out of the room the moment that the girl laid her eyes upon him.
"Sakura. What are you doing here?"
She ignored him and dragged him to a room in the back by the hands. Hn…As quiet as ever. I wonder what she's been up to. It's been 3 years since our last dance so to speak. And if it were possible, she's gotten even more beautiful. Sasuke chuckled as Sakura removed the cuffs from his hands. Sakura shot him a scathing glance.
"What's so funny?" Her voice was quiet. Nothing more than a whisper. Her death glare fully trained onto him. "Hn. Just be quiet. We'll be meeting Danzo-sama soon. So please, keep your impure thoughts to yourself." She quickly pulled the Glock-17 out of the holster on the side of her thigh and aimed it at Sasuke's back. Hn. Too bad she isn't pressing it into my back. It would be so much easier to take control of the situation. Though considering who this is, I doubt it would actually make a difference regardless.
"How long has it been since I last saw you Sakura? 3 years or something along those lines? Back in Iron City when I finally got my revenge on my brother, or something like that. I remember you were there, and I think Satoru was there as well." Sakura ignored him. "If I remember correctly, Itachi shot you. In the heart."
"You were stupid to assume that I wouldn't wear a flak jacket. I'm not careless Sasuke. And I'm even less patient, so shut up and keep moving." Sasuke bit back another smartass comment and instead smiled.
Waiting for the two of them at old mahogany desk, was Danzo Shimura. The Minister of Justice. He gazed at him evenly before pointing at the empty chair across from her. As soon as he was seated, Sakura left, though Sasuke had no doubt that she was at least outside the room standing guard while he and the Minister of Justice had a staring contest.
It was Danzo who broke the silence. "Sasuke Uchiha. You are wanted for going rogue and going after your brother Itachi Uchiha. You are also wanted for 10 accounts of murder, though evidence suggests that they were most likely self defense, as well aiding terrorists in sieging the Mizukage Residence, kidnapping the granddaughter of the Tsuchikage and blowing up the Great Wave Bridge. Now tell me, did you commit these crimes?"
"And what if did?"
"This would be the part where I'd sentence you, but…I've got a better idea. Listen, Sasuke. You've been a thorn in the side of All Seeing Eye and LEAF for quite some time, and it would most likely be better if you were dead." Danzo leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms. "However, I'm willing to give you a second chance. Despite the best efforts of the ASE and LEAF, the amount crime has continued to rise in the Republic of Fire. Most of those who are committing crimes, are members of several giant criminal organizations that span the entire continent and even the world. Because of that, we can't fully take them down. However, a criminal like you can. So here is my proposal. I want you, to gather a team. A team consisting of the best of the best. And only the best. Hackers. Snipers. Escape artists. Demolition experts. All the like. And you will eliminate these criminal organizations. And after every mission everyone on the team will earn at least half a million ryo,"
"And then what?"
"And then you will protect the Land of Fire. Whether it be threats from within, from outside, or from wherever else. Do you agree?"
Sasuke crossed his legs, folded his arms and leaned back against the chair. If I agree to this, then there's a chance that I might be able to take Him down. "What's the catch?"
"The catch is you have to coordinate with ASE and LEAF. Only a special handful of specially selected operatives know about this proposal and they will monitor your progress. Should you decide to commit an act of terrorism without any real reason as to why, we will not hesitate to terminate you. Any other questions?"
"Alright. I agree. On one condition."
Danzo sighed. "Name it."
"Sakura Haruno will a member of my team. Why? She and I have some history, I'd like to think that we work well together and are a cohesive unit, and she is one of the best assassins in the world. Do I need to remind you, that she also went rogue along with me?"
Danzo's lips pressed into a thin frown as he thought about his conditions. He sighed before stating his decision. "Fine. Sakura Haruno will join your team."
Sasuke's lips curled into a small smirk. The Hawk shall soar once more. But first, to assemble a team.
Uchiha Residence, Konohagakure
7:35 P.M.
11/14/16
~Satoru Uchiha~
Satoru hadn't expected Sasuke to be home at all that night. He was supposed to have been sentenced to death, but instead, according to him, he was to form in essence a Suicide Squad. And Satoru was to be part of it. As if I would have said no anyways. I've been helping you since the moment you decided to go rogue. As if anything would change.
There were 7 files were piled up on the coffee table, courtesy of his older brother. With a sigh, Satoru set down the coffee cups aside their respective owner, before sitting down across from Sasuke. The Hawk no longer looked like a prison inmate, and was wearing a formfitting long sleeved black shirt and a pair of military pants. Bored, Satoru pulled out his phone.
"How long are you going to be looking at those files? We should really start to build this team up, because according to one of the ASE's moles in the Rising Sun gang, something big is about to happen. So we need to hurry. Hackers are especially important in modern warfare, with how technologically advanced and technologically dependent society has become." Satoru turned his head to the kitchen doorway. Strolling out of the doorway with a bagel in hand was Sakura. She opted to go with a white shirt and black leggings.
"Now, now, no need to be impatient. We have to get Satoru up to speed on who the members are that we've chosen. Here catch." Sasuke said, tossing one of the files onto Satoru's lap, with the picture of a man with long blonde hair in a ponytail with bangs covering the left side of his face. "The first member we'll be going after is Deidara Kurosawa. 19 years old, used to be an art student at Earth University of the Arts in Iwagakure, now he's living on the streets of Konoha making a living by making and selling explosives after the University lost all funding."
Sakura scoffed. "Why are we going after him first? Why the hackers? They'll be the most useful assets here."
"You have a point, but while you two were setting up the Nest, I intercepted a transmission from the bomb squad." He stood up and turned on the holographic table. Satoru stood up and made his way beside Sasuke. "According to eye witnesses and security, there is a bomb in the women's bathroom on fourth floor of the Forest Mall. First, they heard some ticking, and then soon that turned into an alarm."
Satoru wrinkled his brow. "So? Why not just leave it to the bomb squad?"
"Because I don't think they can defuse this kind of bomb." Sasuke brought up the security feed from the mall and pointed towards the bomb. "That, according to my knowledge is a dirty bomb. And even if the bomb squad could somehow find a way to defuse it, they're being stalled by a squadron of the Rising Sun members."
Her arms folded, a concentrated look on her face, Sakura made her way over and stood across from the table. "That would mean that this is their doing is it not?" That would make the most sense. Why else would they try to keep the bomb squad at bay? Sasuke nodded. "I see. And you think that this Deidara Kurosawa will be able to defuse a dirty bomb? As in a bomb that uses both radioactive elements and conventional explosives? Are you sure he can defuse it? Because if he can't, then we're going to be in a whole lot of trouble, just mere hours after we've been released."
"That's the gist of it."
"I got a plan then." Satoru cut in. "If that's the case, then we're going to have to get started quickly, because I don't think that there's going to be much time left. If you don't mind brother?" Sasuke shook his head. "Okay, here's the plan, brother, you'll go and pick up Deidara-san, while Sakura-chan keeps both groups, the Rising Sun and the police, at bay. Afterwards, Sasuke you'll take Deidara to the bomb and have him defuse it. Afterwards, since it could be reactivated, Sakura-chan will meet you at the nearest subway station, unless there is a hitch in the plan, which, then she will come to you instead. Sound alright?"
"Sounds good." Sakura said, finger raised. "But how do we get Deidara to come to us? According to file he rarely if ever has contact with anyone outside of that shithole called Little Iwa, and if he does it's usually a client."
Satoru cracked his knuckles and brought up the bomber's site in the Dark Web. "That's right, which is why we will be posing as a client who needs his help. I've already sent him a request for a meeting with you Sasuke. He'll be expecting a black mustang with fan decals and the LTR 678 on the license plate. That car should be in the garage. I've modified it so that the doors slide to the side like van doors so that it's easier for someone in the backseat to get up to the passenger of driver's seat and vice versa, but if you want you could switch it back to how it's supposed to be. Oh and there should be an MP7 in the glove compartment."
Sasuke nodded and patted him on the shoulder before slipping on a navy blue jacket with a holster on the inside. "What are the other toys for today Sato?"
"Just one second." Satoru knelt down and pulled several compartments forward revealing a cache of handguns and other devices. He pulled out a silenced Glock Pistol and a silenced M9. "Here." Satoru slid the Glock over to Sasuke and tossed the M9 over to the pink haired assassin. "Sakura-chan! There should be an M110 sniper rifle in the back along with the key to your Kawasaki Ninja. It should be able to get to 160 Km/h faster now and should have a shorter breaking distance. By the way, where in the hell did you get that thing? It looks awesome! Also could you give the black briefcase with a 0515 serial number on it to Sasuke? Thanks. Anyways, you won't need any special gear for this mission. Deidara Kurosawa should already have the equipment necessary to defuse the bomb. And here, take this." Satoru said, sliding a small device toward Sasuke. "I redesigned the security of the communication server so it shouldn't be too easy to tap into, but a Wizard-Class hacker would be able to tap into it no problem. So we're gonna need those hackers soon."
Sasuke nodded, and slipped a mag into the Glock before sliding it back and holstering it. "Don't worry about it. This won't take longer than 2 hours if everything goes according to your plan. However, should something happen, we're better off improvising. That is after all what we're best at. Now let's go stop a bomb."
Little Iwa, Konoha
7:40 P.M
11/14/16
~Deidara Kurosawa~
Running through the poverty ridden, gang controlled streets of Little Iwa, Konoha was a death sentence for those who didn't know their way like the back of their hand. An endless number of alleyways and side passages that often went nowhere and numerous potholes and crevices littered the place. It was a rather good thing that Deidara didn't need to know his way inside out. When you could make a bomb on the fly with whatever was nearby, it made people stay the fuck away.
Ducking into an alley, Deidara hid against the shadow of the alley as his pursuers ran by him. Rising Sun members. What the fuck did they want me for? Last I checked, I made sure to avoid those fuckers like the goddamn plague. So why the fuck are they chasing me, yeah? Shaking himself out of his thoughts, Deidara made his way onto the busy avenue.
Little Iwa, truly was little. It occupied less than half a square kilometer or two hectares and was only area that had Iwagakure influence. And considering the animosity between the two after 3 wars, it was surprising that Little Iwa hadn't already been torn down brick by brick, and burned to the ground, with all of its inhabitants beaten to death, and raped. Or at least that's how the inhabitants would make it seem.
Deidara's experience taught him that the people of Konoha don't really care and that they would like as little to do with anything Iwagakure associated if possible. Normally Deidara would follow that rule, but no one could really tell where he was from. Not that his clients really cared anyways. All they cared about were the explosives. And boy were there a lot of them.
Hmm…The client should be here right about…now. And just on time, a black mustang with fan decals. Seated in the driver's seat was a man dressed in a navy blue utility jacket over a black crew neck shirt and paired with black pants. He rolled down the windows as Deidara peeked in.
"Are you Deidara?"
"Of course I am. Are you Xx_EmoHawk_xX? By the way, that's a terrible name, yeah, you come up with that cancer inducing name?" Deidara's employer sighed and nodded, unlocking the door. "Seriously, who came up with that name, yeah?"
"Call me Sasuke. And that was the work of my brother. He was the one who contacted you. Anyways, we should get going."
Deidara raised his hand. "Hold up, I gotta see the money first and then we'll go, yeah." Sasuke scoffed and pulled up a silver briefcase. A couple seconds later, and a couple of clicks later, Deidara was greeted to at least 50 000 ryo. "Nice. All right let's go-'"
BANG!
Everyone in the area except for Sasuke ducked their heads as a gun went off. Without warning, Sasuke pulled Deidara into the car as another bullet was fired. This time, missing Deidara's head by centimeters. "What the fuck was that!?" Sasuke held Deidara down, and put the pedal to the metal as more gunshots rang out. Lifting his head momentarily above his seat Deidara could see that the Rising Sun members that he thought he had lost, were right back on his trail. Fuuuuuuccccckkkk!
Sasuke rolled down his window. "What are you doing man-'" The sound of a silenced pistol firing was the answer to Deidara's question. Aiming backwards with a pistol, while looking at one of the side view mirrors was what he was doing. "I don't think that's safe, yeah."
"Do you have a better idea Deidara-san?" He shook his head. "Well, I do. How good are you at driving?"
"Uh…pretty good I'd like to say without tooting my own horn you know? Why?" Deidara blinked once, then twice and then a third time. "Oh no. No, no, no, no. You drive. You seem like you know what you're doing, yeah. I'll just stay here in the back cowering in fear of getting shot the fuck up yeah."
"You're not going to get shot. This car is bulletproof so you don't to worry."
"Okay, well how the hell are we going to change seats without getting our heads blown up, yeah!?"
"Wait until we hit a long enough straightaway then we'll switch." At least 3 minutes passed until Sasuke turned the mustang onto a bridge, all the while taking fire from the Rising Sun. "Alright. Time to switch." He then calmly and slowly slid the door to the side like it was a van door. "Come on. We don't have time to waste. Oh and put this in your ear. It'll help you." He said dropping an earpiece into Deidara's lap.
"An earpiece?" This guy is way too good to be one of my normal employers. Either he's just crazy prepared, he's batman, or he's something else. Sasuke hung on the side of the mustang with one hand while firing at the gang members with the other, not even flinching when several bullets whizzed by his head. "Okay then. Just don't get shot yeah?"
"Hn. These guys could only dream of hitting me, so don't worry too much." Sasuke said as he entered the backseat, before leaning over to the front and pulling an SMG from the glove compartment. "Now focus on driving."
"Deidara-san?" The voice of a teenager buzzed in his ear and Deidara looked all around looking for the source. Wait, that's coming from the earpiece. "Okay, hello! I'm Satoru Uchiha, the one who contacted you. I'm sorry, but you won't actually be getting any money for this job. But don't worry, we have a proposal that we, and by we, I mean my brother, would think that you'd like." Deidara groaned in frustration, but nevertheless stayed quiet. There must be a good reason for this.
"Okay, but could you speak louder, I can't really hear you over the sound of heavy ass traffic, sirens and oh, I don't know, gunfire!?"
Satoru chuckled. "Okay, here's my, or rather my brother's proposal." And sure enough his voice did seem louder. "He's on a mission from the Minister of Justice, to create essentially a Suicide Squad, of the best of the best to help take out all the big crime organizations that are plaguing the world. All the while being protected from conventional law, meaning we can do whatever the fuck we want to take down crime…As long as, there are no civilians harmed and the property damage isn't too extensive."
"That sounds nice and all, but what do I get out of it? Fame? Reputation? Money? Preferably money, because I really need the dough. Not greedy at all, just need it to fund my art, yeah."
"Well, according to Sasuke we'll get paid at least half a million ryo for every organization we take down. Is that good enough for you?" Half a million? I could buy and fix all of Little Iwa with all that money! And maybe even get the old Art Academy back in Iwa up and running again. "I'll take your silence as a yes. Just so you know, you're going to be working mostly with criminals. In fact, you're with one of Konoha's most well-known traitors right now."
"Sorry, not ringing any bells. I don't usually pay attention to the news. Heck the only reason I have a TV is so I can watch A Competition for Power. Best. Show. Ever. But anyways, don't worry about it. I don't really about that shit, yeah."
"That's good. Now, I need to ask you something. How good are you at defusing bombs?"
"Not trying to sound arrogant or anything, but I'd like to think that I'm the best at it. Nukes, electromagnetic, conventional, unconventional, you name it, I can defuse it. Though I would prefer not to have to defuse or disarm any nuclear explosives. It's just a pain in the ass and if I mess up, it's not good for me, or anyone, yeah."
"What about dirty bombs?"
"Dirty bombs? Yeah, I could defuse them. Given time, though if I fail, the effects are going to be just like a nuke's. Except not as severe. Still, that would be a bad thing yeah."
"Okay. Got it. Do you need any special equipment? Like wire cutters maybe? A little drone? A gun to shoot at the bomb or something? Anything?"
"A drone would be nice, saves me the work of actually having to disarm the bomb myself. But not really needed. I can do it by myself."
"That's a nice conversation you're having over there." Sasuke called out to both of them. "But we're in a little trouble here. I've managed to eliminate all the Rising Sun goons, but now the police are on our tails. That isn't the only problem. Your MP7 only had 2 mags Satoru, and now, I think I'm starting to run low on ammo. Has Sakura completed her objective? We might need her help soon."
Deidara got off the bridge. "Um…Where am I supposed to go? Just keep going straight?"
"Forest Mall. Should be on the GPS. Now, Sasuke to answer your question the fight between the bomb squad and the Rising Sun ended early. No one in the bomb squad survived. She's heading into a new position overlooking the Forest Mall. If you can, try and lure the cops into a place where she could easily take them out. Also, if you go into the last stall in the fitting rooms of the Urban Globe, you should be able to find a small hidden door with ammo in it. Got that? Satoru out."
"Yo Sasuke." His raven haired companion's gaze turned towards him momentarily. "What did Satoru mean by that? Lure them into some place where she could easily take them out?"
Sasuke took a second to fire a shot at a cop before pointing out to an alley. "Um…The Forest Mall is right around the corner, are you sure?" Sasuke nodded. "Alright, then. Here's to hoping that we don't get killed. Or captured. Or blown to bits." Deidara then took a sharp right turn into a parking lot. Blocking the other entrance and the exit, was another police cruiser. "Crap baskets."
"Stay calm. Everything will be fine. There's no need to worry." I'm not sure if I can believe you at all Sasuke, but I will. "Now stop the car and get out slowly, with your hands up."
"Alright, alright. You seem like you know what you're doing." From what Deidara could tell, there were at least 10 police officers surrounding them. Fuck. This is going to take a miracle to get us out of.
Deidara flinched as the cops began to yell and scream at them to get on their knees and for Sasuke to put down his gun. The cops roughly pulled Deidara up to his feet as an officer began to question Sasuke.
"Well, well, well. Look who we have here. Aren't you supposed to be dead Sasuke Uchiha? Killed by lethal injection? Well, whatever the case, I bring you in, I'm gonna get a promotion. I win, and you lose."
A female cop purred and ran her hand down Sasuke's torso. "Ooh, you think I could have a little fun with this before we arrest him? I've always wanted to fuck an Uchiha."
Another cop chimed in. "Heck all of us are going to get promotions. Now what do you have to say for yourself Uchiha?"
Sasuke's face remained expressionless, though Deidara was sure that the corners of his lips curled up into a slight smile. "She's in range."
The officers burst out laughing. "The fuck is that supposed to mean. Your girlfriend? Listen buddy, no one and I mean no one is coming to save you, so why don't you shut the fuck up and put your hands behind your back. This won't take too long-'"
Before he could finish several gunshots rang through the air and not long after, all ten police officers dropped dead, blood dripping from the bullet holes in their heads. All the while, Sasuke stood unmoving, looking off in the distance. Deidara let out a sigh of relief before raising his head and looking in the same direction. What the hell is he looking at?
"On your feet Deidara, we don't have time to waste. The Forest mall is right around the corner." Sasuke told him, and helped lift him to his feet. He then opened the car door and pulled out a black briefcase from the glove compartment. "Let's go."
Deidara nodded. Jeez, what did I get myself into?
Forest Mall, Konoha
8:00 P.M
11/14/16
~Sasuke Uchiha~
The Forest Mall was one of the oldest buildings in the commercial district. It was already old when his grandfather Madara was in his prime, and now, it was even older. Though the modern look, and colours would say otherwise. But the Forest Mall had gone through an evolution of sorts and now, it didn't seem at all out of place like it used to. Giant screens and giant holographic maps, along with bright skylights made it look very modern. Most of Sasuke's experience there was full of oceans of people and giant lines that stretched from outside stores. Now it was empty.
"Hn. Not even a bomb was enough to make people lose their shopping bags. Though it is enough to make them drop their food, their backpacks, uh…what is this thing? A man purse? Seriously? What a guy." Deidara said to himself, his head darting all around. "Hey Sasuke, you go here often?"
"No, I was more of a Mall of Sarutobi guy myself. Though I did come here on occasion. Like the time that there was a terrorist attack and the Forest Mall was held hostage. Now, the bomb should be in on the fourth floor. Right Satoru?"
He could feel his brother instinctively nod. "Yeah. Good to see you guys make it out alive. Now, the bomb is in the female washroom near the food court. What stall it's in, I'm not sure, but I can provide some additional information. Those Rising Sun guys who were in a firefight with the bomb squad, yeah, they're on their way to Forest Mall. And they're hell of a lot better armed than the ones who were pursuing you two. And according to the security cameras there are a couple of the Rising Sun thugs already in the Mall. So watch out for that. They should be in lurking around in the Sports World at the other end of the mall as well as the GameStart, so again, watch out for that."
"Copy that. Is Sakura on her way here?"
"She is on her way, though the traffic is a nightmare, and that little stunt you pulled with that "epic" car chase got the police pulling traffic cop duties, so she's gonna be a little late."
"Sasuke!" Deidara called out, crouching underneath a low wall. "Rising Sun thugs over there." Mulling around in the Urban Globe store, Sasuke counted at least 4 men. Two of which were armed with pistols, one with a shotgun and the other a revolver. "You think you can take them out quietly? If attract attention it's going to be a lot harder to defuse the bomb."
"Yeah, I know. Satoru, think you could cut off the power for a moment?" Sasuke pulled out a silencer and screwed it onto his Glock. "I'll contact you when all of the Rising Sun members within the store are taken care of."
"Roger that."
Soon afterwards, the entire building went dark and Sasuke was sure that he heard Deidara squeal like a girl. "I'm fine, I'll just hide here in the shadows like batman."
Slinking around in the dark wasn't Sasuke's specialty, but against untrained fools like the Rising Sun, it was like he was a cougar waiting to pounce on its prey. It wasn't really hard to sneak up behind the one with the shotgun and put him to sleep before putting a bullet in his head. What a fool, isolating himself like that in the dark. He was probably trying to find a breaker box and turn on the light. Smart, but stupid. You don't just go off by yourself in the dark. The two men with handguns stood near the back, using a lighter to light up the surroundings. Tch. better leave them for last.
Out near the changing rooms was the one with revolver. He was darting around wildly, aiming his revolver at anything that made a sound, whether or not it was himself stepping on something or running into something. As soon as he turn towards Sasuke and aimed his gun in the shadows, Sasuke pounced, disarming and shooting him in the heart point blank before dragging his body into a clothing rack.
"Sasuke, There's another group of thugs in the food court, and another one in Kushina's Secret. I think you know what they're doing in there." Satoru said.
The remaining two had split up like the idiots they were, with the one with the lighter making his way towards the cash register. The other one was snooping around in the fitting rooms when Sasuke snuck up behind him and promptly snapped his neck and then dragged him into one of the stalls. Conveniently, it was the same one where Satoru hid the box of ammunition. Sasuke then moved as fast he could without making any noise and shot the last one in the head, not even bothering to hide the body.
"Alright, Urban Globe is cleared out, moving to Sports World. Satoru, could you get me an exact number of targets in there?"
"Wait a second…Alright, there are 6 of them. 2 are armed with handguns, one with an assault rifle, two of them with shotguns and the last one has an SMG, I'm pretty sure it's an MP5. The dudes with the handguns and assault rifle are near the hockey equipment, don't know why though, and the shotgun dudes are near the shoe section and the redshirt with the MP5 is standing guard near the front."
"Aren't redshirts supposed to be the good versions of mooks and evil minions? According to TV tropes anyways." Deidara's whisper came over the radio. "Regardless I've moved up and am hiding behind the couch just in front of Sports World."
Taking out the SMG guy wasn't was hard at all. Just a single silenced bullet to the head was enough to do it. To say that Deidara was freaked out when Sasuke appeared beside him dragging a body would be an understatement. Though to his credit, Deidara managed to stay quiet.
Sasuke would never be able to understand why these guys ever thought that splitting up and isolating themselves was a good idea. He quickly sneaked up behind the one with the assault rifle and snapped his neck. Hmm, an M4…which model is it...Ah. M4A1. How the hell did they get these? Oh well, I'll figure it out later. The two with the handguns made it even easier for him when they lined up their heads for an easy double kill.
"Those guys just basically killed themselves." Came Satoru's voice as he tried to hold back his laughter.
"Quiet." Sasuke whispered sneaking up on the two shotgun guys. He then reached up and twisted the neck of the one closest to him before shooting the last one in the head. "Alright moving onto the GameStart."
By the time he finished eliminating all the Rising Sun goons one by one, Sasuke was pretty sure that they never even knew that he was there. He stood against a table in the food court as he unjammed his pistol. "Uh…It's in the women's washroom right?" Deidara asked nervously. Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"No one's here, and no is going to care. Go and stop wasting time." He then holstered the gun. "Satoru, when's the ETA on the Rising Sun reinforcements? And what about Sakura? She should be here by now."
Satoru sighed loudly. "The Rising Sun members should get there in…10 minutes. And somehow, if it was possible, the traffic got worse. Right now I'm trying to find the fastest route to get to the Forest Mall without having to go through all this traffic. Sakura-chan should get there in approximately 12 minutes.
"I see." He watched as Deidara entered the washrooms. "Are you going to need any help Deidara?"
"Hmm? Oh no, it won't be necessary."
Sasuke nodded. "Alright then. Satoru, now that we have some time, tell me, what do you think of the other candidates? Starting with the hackers."
"Ah, yes. The Fox. The best hacker in the country. Whoever the Fox is, he or she has hacked into dozens of banks and yet have only stolen a grand total of 3 million ryo over the 4 years that they've been around. Now there have been reports that the Fox is actually two people, instead of one, and according to the file you have, you believe this to be true. Why is that? Specifically why do you think that Kurama and Naruto Uzumaki are the Fox? If I remember correctly, aren't they related to Kushina Uzumaki in some way? Why would they steal 3 million dollars when they have 10 million ryo of inheritance money?"
"Because that money was stolen and with their parents dead, the only source of income for them comes from their godfather Jiraiya Gamasaki. And according to reports, the Fox has been known to do multiple hacking jobs all at once. At least 4 at the same time. Something that should be nearly impossible for a single person to do. Also, if you were to look at their transactions, you would be able to see that they have these huge spending sprees, around a week or two after a big internet heist if you will. Presumably they wait that long to shake off any suspicion that they stole money, but if they really wanted to throw off any notion that they're the Fox they would wait until the next time that Jiraiya came by. That would give them a valid excuse because the man is notorious for making it rain in strip clubs and he earns a lot of money from book royalties. Also, they're a bunch of NEETs, Hikkomori's, and shut-ins, whichever you want to call them. Though Prime Minister Sarutobi's grandson's Facebook profile says something different."
"But this can't be. Kurama Uzumaki is 17 and her brother is my age. 16. How the hell are they this good if they are indeed the Fox?"
"You never know with Wizard Class hackers. There's a reason why they're called that. It almost seems that what they're doing is magic, that's how good they are."
"Okay. If Kurama and Naruto Uzumaki are these Wizard Class hackers that you say they are, how the hell are we going to get them on our side? If I remember correctly, their mother was an ANBU operative turned supermodel, and their dad was the Yellow Flash, who was the Prime Minister before he got assassinated."
"Don't worry. I've already got something in mind. Now, onto the next one. Our sniper candidate. Ana Shimada. The granddaughter of the patriarch of the wealthiest family in the Land of Fire."
"If I remember correctly Shinji Shimada holds the record for most confirmed sniper kills in history. Killed over 600 soldiers during the Second Great War. He is the reason why the Forest of Death is called the Forest of Death. So if you're going after his granddaughter…"
"Yes. Her gun range statistics very closely mirror those of her grandfather. Quite literally no misses. And while that doesn't really tell much of anything, her time in the Konoha Special Forces show that she is just as, if not more accurate than her grandfather. However, she was dishonourably discharged after being caught for deserting her squad during the Windy Nation war so recruiting her should be easier than the others."
"Yeah, I'm looking at her file now, and boy does she have a lot of problems. Specifically with authority. I'm seeing a lot of cases of insubordination, failure to obey order or regulation, and disrespect to her superiors. Often times claiming that they were holding her back and that she could take out every single member of her unit without a sweat. She could be a problem."
"No she won't. Something tells me that if we can beat her, then that'll get her to listen." Sasuke responded. He would know. He was like her at point. "Thoughts on the next ones?"
"Sakuya Suzuki better known by her nickname Tenten and Takuma "Rock" Lee. Former friends of yours? Sakuya, the Republic of Fire's best marksman, and is in general a weapons expert. Takuma Lee, if remember correctly, you said was one of the best hand to hand combatants in the world. Both of them were members of your unit in ANBU right? What makes you think that you could recruit them?"
"I don't know if you remember but they were the ones who helped me get out of the country in the first place when I went rogue to go after Itachi. If I asked them to join us, they would."
"Alright then. And what about this…Shino Aburame?"
"He was a member of the ASE's recon and espionage division, so I didn't get to work with him that often, but when I did, he was by far the best infiltrator, tracking, escape artist and driver that I have ever laid my eyes upon. If I remember correctly he resigned from the ASE and works as a contractor. Out of everyone here, he should be the easiest to track down and recruit. So we're saving him for last." The sound of beeping reached Sasuke's ears as Deidara walked out of the washroom, a small container in hand, glistening with sweat. "And we are done here. Satoru, how many Rising Sun members are we facing here?"
"There are 20, most of them wielding assault rifles. Their leader is Gato Shibuya, he has an 870 shotgun with him. I think it's time you consider using the briefcase."
"I'll consider it. ETA on Sakura's arrival?"
"She should be there in 2 minutes. You think you can hold them off that long?"
"Hn. Who do you think I am? 20 guys are nothing compared to Itachi." He and Deidara stood in front of the front door where slowly the thugs entered the lobby before all pointing their rifles at him. Waddling towards to front, his rolls of fat shaking, was Gato. He let a laugh.
"Sasuke Uchiha. I should've known. Who else but the infamous Hawk? Ha! You should surrender now. You're good, I'll give you that Uchiha, but I don't even you could survive this encounter. 19 men all with assault rifles, and me. With my shotgun. You think you can survive this, then you're wrong."
Remaining silent, Sasuke flipped a switch on the handle of the briefcase. Shortly afterwards a small, indiscernible trigger popped out. Sasuke tilted his head, eyebrows raised. "Are you sure about that?"
"Sasuke, this is Sakura. I am on the premises of the Forest Mall." Sasuke heard her chamber a round in her M9.
"Roger that." Gato snarled at him and loaded a shell into his shotgun. All the other thugs let out hoots and whoops as they turned off the safeties on their M4's. "Now, Gato, do you have any last words?"
"Are those yours? Well too bad. Cause you're gonna fucking die!"
Before any of them could even move, Sakura burst through the skylight on her bike and onto the second floor, all the while firing her gun. At least 12 men fell to dead before they could even move. The remaining 6 were killed by Sasuke and the gun inside the briefcase. All the while Deidara crouched in the corner looking at the bomb.
"Deidara. Give Sakura the bomb. We'll be heading back to our base." The bomber blinked several times before making his way over to Sakura before standing back as she rocketed out of the mall.
"Wait, we have of operations? Fucking cool! How are gonna get there by the way? The mustang?" Sasuke nodded. "Can I drive?"
"You don't know the way there."
"You have a good point. Lead the way boss"
Uzumaki Residence, Konoha
3:47 P.M.
11/17/16
~Naruto Uzumaki~
"Hey, Kurama, could you pass the instant ramen? I've starving here." His redheaded sibling reached over to the desk, swivelled around on her chair and set the bowl down next to Naruto. "Thanks. Now, gotta fucking carry this shitty ass team, like-what the fuck dude! Stop feeding! Moron. Learn to play god damn it!"
Kurama chuckled and moved several strands of her crimson tresses behind her ear. "And that's why I don't play MOBA's. Wha-wha-What the fuck are you doing!? The bomb is on A! What the hell-Fuck. Well, I guess even being the best doesn't stop you from having shitty ass teammates…Why? Why would you do that? We were about to fucking win! You know what? That's it. That's it. Fuck this. Fuck that. And fuck you too." She seethed rage quitting. Kurama then took a deep breath. "Hey, Naruto, we got any job offers?"
"Hmm? Yeah, one from someone called Xx_EmoHawk_xX. Yeah, I know. Shitty outdated memetic name." Naruto had seen a ton of bad names online, but that one, was certainly up there in terms of sheer stupidity. "Here, I'm almost done with this match, so I'll go and help."
"No need. The job is pretty easy. Hack into the ANBU database and look for data on Sasuke Uchiha. Don't know why though. He's supposed to be dead or something. Killed by lethal injection or something."
Naruto grinned. "Bet you I can hack into the ANBU database faster than you can." His sister snorted and bopped him on the head.
"Are you sure you wanna take this bet? I am after all the better hacker out of both of us. But then again, you have been getting better, and you may have been practicing. How you practice hacking, I don't fucking know, but your hacking has certainly gotten better. Still not as good me though."
"Don't start getting cocky sis. We're Wizard Class for a reason. It's magic. Anything could happen. Now, searching for Sasuke Uchiha right?" Kurama nodded. Soon enough the only sound in the room was the sound of fingers typing at a combined 500 words per minute. "Hmm…managed to find a back door. Hah. Looks like I win!"
"Are you sure about that little brother? Regardless we both arrived at the same place but…it's empty. All save for this link…Hmm…This could either be bad or good. Probably really fucking bad, but…oh well. We're getting paid a fuck ton of money for this. Besides we got the most secure firewalls in the Land of Fire and the best antivirus software."
"Unless this is the Black Dragon. He's the only God Level hacker in the world for a reason. But yeah, go for it. This kind of money? We won't even need to hack for at least another 2 years or so."
Kurama nodded and clicked onto the link. And then all of their monitors went black. "FUCK!" His sister roared and immediately went into overdrive mode and began to type at over 275 words per minute. "Damnit. Wait…The hell is this…"
The big central monitor whirred to life. And 5 words popped up.
WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
"Shit." Naruto said, eyes widening as he got up close to the monitor. "How do you think they figured it out? We've been so fucking careful! How the hell did they figure it out!? Wait a minute, who's they?"
WE ONLY WANT TO TALK.
"Well that's nice I guess. What do think they want?" Kurama asked as she typed away, trying to find a way to get their systems back online. "Either our money, our connections, both, or our services."
IF YOU WANT YOUR IDENTITIES TO REMAIN A SECRET COME TO 9010 HASHIRAMA STREET.
And then afterwards all their systems booted back up. "Hey we got an email." Kurama narrowed her eyebrows as she wheeled over to the center computer. "Hmm…It's empty except for another link. Should we? Or should we not?"
"Do it." Naruto sat down beside his sister. "It can't be worse than the last. Unless it's some virus, then we'll have to get some new PC's and monitors, and maybe even upgrade our keyboards and mouse with the money we stole from that bank last week…Uh…What was it called again?"
"The Blazing National Bank of Konoha. Long ass name for such a poor ass bank. Only about 50 thousand ryo. Then again, most banks only ever hold that much or less. Well, except for the Iron Vault. From what I've heard not even the Black Dragon's been able get in there. But anyways, I've managed to trace the location from where this message came from, and it is indeed in in 9010 Hashirama Street, which is surprising. Anyways, should we go?" Kurama's blue eyes were like beacons in the dark as she looked at him.
"Well, yeah. Otherwise we're going to be screwed and not even Jiraiya would be able to save us from all the legal trouble we'd be in. So yeah, I think that this is really our only option. And besides, do you think whoever is behind this is really going to kill two children?"
"Uh…I am not a child? I am almost the age of consent and I remember correctly you're starting to grow some ha-'"
"Let's not talk about things that happen in puberty alright?" Naruto cut her off, his face turning slightly red. "How are we gonna go about this? I mean we can't just stroll in there right? That'd be crazy!"
The look on his sister's face said something different. Kurama then rolled over to a drawer on the opposite side of the room and pulled out a pistol. "See this? This is an FN Five-Seven. This is a lightweight, polymer based weapon with a large magazine, it can be used by both left handed and right handed people, has low recoil and can penetrate body armour. Whoever decided it was a good idea to mess with us is gonna see just how dangerous we are. Now get dressed. Doctor Kurama has to make a house call."
Naruto furrowed his brow. "Do doctors even still do that?"
His sister sighed exasperatedly.
9010 Hashirama Street, Konoha
4:16 P.M
11/15/16
~Kurama Uzumaki~
To say that the car ride to the abandoned warehouse in Hashirama Street was awkward would be a definite understatement. So instead talking to the friends that Kurama never knew her brother had, she did a little more research on the place they were visiting. And there are no cameras. Just great. This blueprint of the place probably won't be of any help then.
"You alright back Kurama-san?" Snapping her head up from her laptop, Kurama looked Konohamaru Sarutobi in the eye. She swallowed the lump in her throat. "You know it's really weird, Naruto never said he had a sister. Eh, whatever, he probably had a good reason. Anyways, we're here at 9010 Hashirama Street now." He then turned back to his seat and looked at her brother. "Are you sure you don't need a ride back to your place?"
Naruto shook his head. "Nah. We're planning to go over the Mall of Sarutobi anyways afterwards. Meet you and Mirai there?" Konohamaru nodded. "Sounds good. Thanks for the ride Mr. Asuma!"
As soon as they got out of the car, Kurama whispered into Naruto's ear. "You do know that his dad is the Vice-Captain of the All Seeing Eye right? You know what would happen if he were to find out about our activities right?"
Her brother wrinkled his nose. "Ew. Don't say it like that. Makes it sound like we partake in incest of something. That would be wrong. Even though I am quite literally the only boy you've actually talked to. Aside from Jiraiya that is, but he's old, so he doesn't count."
"What does this have to do with what I was saying?"
He raised a finger. "I…don't know…exactly. But my point still stands. Anyways were you able to find out anything about the warehouse? Like a separate exit that is not that well known? Security cameras? A sex dungeon? A red room of pleasure?"
"Please stop. To answer your question though, no. There was nothing. No cameras, and the blueprint of the place I found online is of little help. Anyways…Since when were you friends with the grandchildren of the Prime Minister? More importantly, how?"
"Uh…Well…how do I put this…Um…I saved his sister from getting bullied maybe…two, three years ago maybe when I happened to by walking by their school. And then he offered to take me to the arcade, but then I told Konohamaru that no one does that anymore and then he offered to take me to the amusement park, and then I told him that no goes to amusement parks also. And then after that, a few days later when Jiraiya took you out shopping, he came over and then I convinced him to take me to an electronics store and then we just hit it off from there I guess." He leaned over. "Why you want to know? Jealous or something? That I actually have friends outside from my guild members in White Tundra Online?"
Kurama scoffed. "Not even. I could easily make friends if I actually put the time in. Do I have to remind you who has beaten the most dating simulators between the two of us?"
"Uh, do I have to remind you which one of us has actual friends? Yeah, I thought so. Listen, there's no need to be jealous. It's not like I'll marry his sister or anything. I mean she's cute I guess, but then again my standards are pretty low."
"And what is that supposed to mean little brother? Am I not pretty enough for you to perhaps consider committing incest?" Oh god. Did I seriously just say that? What the hell. Like…What? While it was true that their mother was considered the most beautiful woman alive at one point, it seemed that all Kurama had inherited were her luxurious, crimson tresses.
The warehouse, was dilapidated and falling apart at its fictional seams. Already fallen apart were the wooden beams that kept the upper floor up. Now the entire back section was unreachable unless there were explosives on hand. No one's here. I expected it but…Shaking her head, Kurama pulled out the FN Five-Seven out of the holster sewn into her jacket. Thank you, you goddamn pervert.
"There's no one here. Keep an eye out. Something isn't right here." Naruto nodded. Kurama loaded a clip into the pistol and chambered a round. She sighed and yelled out into empty warehouse. "HEY! Anyone here!? You wanted to meet us! We're here! Anyone!?"
Out of the corner of her eye, Kurama spotted a shadow shift and move. Gotcha. Using her virtual reality gun experience to the test, Kurama quickly brought the pistol up and aimed as a person stepped out of the shadow. Her first shot missed wildly, as the person rolled underneath it. Before Kurama could even get off another shot the shadow disarmed her and disassembled the pistol quickly with one hand.
What the hell! Standing in front of her was a woman with pink hair and unnaturally bright green eyes. She wore an all-black jumpsuit, with a vertical shoulder holster. If Kurama's memory served her well, then she had certainly seen this woman's face somewhere before. On one of the ANBU Databases maybe? The ASE? LEAF?
Kurama was brought out her reverie by the sound of someone closing the door behind them. Leaning against the doorframe was a man in a black jacket, black V-neck shirt and a pair of black pants. As soon as Kurama saw his face, she knew who it was. She had after all had seen his face on the ANBU database just a mere 60 minutes ago. Sasuke Uchiha!?
"Kurama and Naruto Uzumaki. AKA the Wizard Class hacker, or rather hackers, called throughout the web as the Fox. You are wanted for stealing over 3 million ryo from over 16 banks over the last 6 years. You are also wanted for hacking into the ASE databases and stealing classified documents and government secrets. You've committed a lot of crimes."
"Hey! If I remember correctly, you went rogue and betrayed ANBU all so you could get revenge on your brother! So don't talk to us about committing crimes!" Naruto roared. Kurama grabbed him the back of his shirt and held him back.
Sasuke chuckled. "Calm down kid. We're not here to arrest you." Kurama blinked. I guess that makes sense. If I remember correctly this girl with pink hair is Sakura Haruno, who also went rogue. "In fact…We're here to offer you a job. One that would help you with your financial problems."
Narrowing her eyes, Kurama tightened the grip on Naruto's shirt. "How do you know about that? The only who should know about that is Jiraiya!"
"You wouldn't be stealing money if you didn't need it. You've been very careful hiding your identities, but you haven't been careful enough. No doubt that the government has already caught on. Listen…I have a proposal for you. I am forming a team, to help keep the country safe, from the giant international crime syndicates, all the while getting paid half a million dollars for every organization we take down. And this way, if your identities do come to light, just play it off as a group of criminals forcing you to steal money. How about it?" Kurama felt something at that. The chance to finally be able to use her skills for something good? This was the chance that she had been waiting for, for a long, long time. But Naruto's face fell, the moment he looked at her. He spoke before Kurama could.
"Couldn't you just try and recruit another Wizard class hacker? Like The Snake or…or…There aren't really that many hackers on our level is there?" Sasuke shook his head. Her brother looked at her. "Do you mind if I talk it over with Sister?" He asked cutting off Kurama's enthusiastic answer.
"Go ahead. Just don't take too long. Sakura over here isn't at all patient." The pink haired rogue let go of Kurama's hand shoved her to the side and kept her gun trained on them. "Now, Sakura, there's no need to be violent."
"Hn."
Kurama ignored them and brought them Naruto over to the corner. "Are you actually considering their offer? Why? If we do, we're only going to get into more trouble. While their goal may be kind of noble, it'll only cause more trouble! I thought we agreed never to get into this kind of trouble!" He hissed at her.
"Naruto. You know how much I've wanted to do something useful with my skills! I don't have anything else! I don't have mom's beauty, or dad's charisma, or your friendliness! All I have is this. You don't have to join me Naruto."
Naruto shook his head. "No. If you're going to do this, then so am I. Because if there is one thing that I know, it's that, when the two of us are together, we're unstoppable. Mom is dead. And so is dad. I…I don't want to be left alone."
"You don't have to, Naruto. Please, you don't have to join just because of that! Think about this." However, the determination and the fire never once left her brother's eyes. "You're not going to at least reconsider?"
"Only if you do. Which, knowing you, won't happen. And besides…Someone has to keep you in line."
Kurama nodded. "Then it's settled." With a sigh, Kurama turned around to Sasuke Uchiha, whose lips were curled into a slight smile. "We'll be part of your team."
"Welcome to Hawk."
Kurama grabbed Sasuke's hand firmly and shook.
I started this after I finished reading Bloody Monday. Which I have to say, is…AMAZING. Though there are some parts in the first story where you'd think that M. Night Shyamalan was writing the story of something. But in a good way I'd like to think. Don't let that comparison turn you off. I really, really recommend it to you. And no, my other stories aren't cancelled, I just had to get this off my mind and onto paper.
Also, if you couldn't tell, this story is completely AU. Ages will be different, and some character relationships will be different. And as with my other stories, expect a fair amount of OC's. Also if you spot any mistake in the gamer language that Kurama and Naruto use, feel free to correct me, because even though I consider myself an avid gamer, I do not play MOBA's or CS:GO at all. And same with the hacking parts.
Sorry for the long AN, have a written potato!