CHAPTER 1
"OLD KNOWN"
Far from Konoha, through the bustling streets of the Tanzaku village, Shizune walks at a calm pace next to
their teacher Tsunade, they converse while they go to the entrance of the animated city that by this time
of the year it is noticeable with more affluence than usual, as they approach their steps they become more
and slower as not wanting to reach their destination.
— Why does not Tsunade Sama let me accompany her? ... — Shizune asks, her face marked by anguish.
— Do not insist on that Shizune ... I'll explain.
— I do not understand it ... why do you have to go alone? ... Are you in trouble?
— Do not worry ... — Answers Tsunade
— It will only be a few days — Annoyed by the insistence.
At the entrance to the town, six shinobi belonging to an ANBU squad were waiting for them.
— Sorry for the delay ... — Tsunade says addressing the leader of the gang.
— You must be...
— That's right ... the hokage sama sent us ... — He answers, interrupting her.
Shizune observes everyone with wonder and question;
— What are they doing here, Tsunade samma?
— They'll stay with you until I return. — Answer This,
Causing the annoyance of Shizune who frowns in displeasure at not being warned.
— It's not necessary ... I do not need anyone to take care of me. — Says arrogant.
Both are grumpy and reluctant to give in, on the one hand Shizune worried about the sudden decision of her teacher
leave, for the other Tsunade anxious to solve her pending affairs making sure to leave Shizune in good hands,
both are a bundle of nerves about to explode.
— You will not even notice we're here - Says one of the shinobi trying to calm them down.
The oppression in Shizune's chest caused by anxiety increases even more, if an ANBU squadron came from Konoha just to take care of it
That means your teacher is dealing with bigger problems than you imagined.
Even so, he knows he can not do anything, the only thing he has left is to trust Tsunade,
after all, she is not weak at all.
Finally he gives in reluctantly.
— Okay ... but ... at least you should tell me where it's going ...
— To the north ... to the country of the earth ...! AND DO NOT THINK FOLLOW ME! — Warns the sannin with a strong voice before leaving.
Shizune closes her eyes and breathes very deep trying to contain her anguish.
— I'll miss her ... — She says with regret as she watches her walk away.
Without more to say, Tsuna leaves for the country of the land where she plans to meet with a group of gamblers with whom weeks
before he had acquired a large debt, they agreed to meet to discuss a deadline for payment.
What she does not know is that this group of men had been a long time being investigated by ANBUS, both of Konoha and of iwagakure,
it is suspected that they belong to a faction of terrorist rebels linked to the prajña group of the forest country, who seek the destabilization of the five
Great shinobi nations.
Just a few days before the hokage informed him of the situation, she did not give importance to him arguing that Konoha's affairs had nothing to do with her,
but, at the hokage's insistence and concern, I accept that an ANBU squad will take care of Shizune and another one will accompany her to the meeting.
Thus, worried and completely ignoring the situation Shizune is left alone with the ANBU, these masked men, famous for being the squad of
Konoha's murders look intimidating to her.
For a moment the six guys with mascara and she stand up, looking at each other, she feels uncomfortable, she does not know how she should treat
with these men or the real reason why they are there.
— Well ... Now what? — Shizune asks something nervous trying to smile.
The captain of the squad looks at her and with an apathetic attitude responds:
— Just ... do what you want.
— What you want? — She asks, still not completely understanding.
— Yes ... as if we were not here.
Shizune turns around and prepares to go to rest, walks a few meters until something inside makes her stop and look back.
— By the way, what is your name? - Ask the captain of the ANBU feeling curious about him.
Without paying much attention this simply responds;
— I can not say ... In the ANBU there are no names.
Ignoring the why, Shizune feels familiarity in the man behind that mask, the tone of his voice and the coldness of his
attitude strongly call his attention, he withdraws without saying anything while shaking his head thinking of this as a
simple figuration
Almost immediately the squadron scatters through the town, mingle among the people becoming imperceptible as is their nature,
from the high roofs and alleys of the town they watch attentive to the wait of any situation outside the normal thing that can put
at risk to Shizune.
For years the village of Tanzaku has been popular for attracting people from all over the country from the fire and even from other nations
becoming a perfect hiding place for all kinds of criminals, detecting them among the crowd of people is
practically impossible, impossible unless they decide to show themselves and that's exactly what the squad expects.
The first three days pass normally, everything is calm, Shizune spends the afternoons practicing his ninjutsu
doctor in the large garden of the inn where he is staying while one of the shinobis observes imperturbable
from the roof.
Always the same, the captain of the ANBU that with an indolent attitude looks at her from afar, wears a white mask with stripes
red takes the form of a fox.
At all times he is indifferent, as if trying to stay out of the kunoichi, despite this,
there is something in which he attracted Shizune from the first moment, he feels a certain familiarity in him.
They rarely cross word, as they said before, it's as if they were not there
— The weather is nice ... right? — Shizune asks occasionally in an unfortunate attempt to converse.
This one without responding only looks with irony the drops of sweat on his forehead caused by the suffocating heat of that afternoon, the truth is that the weather
it's far from pleasant,
— Not really - He says at the time he turns around to leave.
It is at this very moment that Shizune's memory is clarified when she sees him on her back and a big smile is painted on her face, the silver hair that stands out
from the back of the shinobi mask reminded her.
— See you ... Kakashi san ... — She says smiling.
Upon hearing his name the shinobi turns and returns a smile that can be seen in his eyes through the openings of his mask.
— Do you still remember my name? — Astounded question.
— The last time we saw each other we were just children.
Shizune still smiling responds.
— Actually it has not happened so much ... even though it cost me to recognize you with that mask.
Without intending to remember the old times the young shinobi continues walking.
— E ... wait Kakashi ... — She says.
— ... What's up?.
— I ... I found out what happened to ... Obito ... and Rin ... — Shizune comments with affliction.
— I ... I'm sorry ...
When he hears this the expression on Kakashi's face changes, the discouragement can be seen in his eyes, the matter bothers him
what happened in that time is a frequent theme in the nightmares that torment him at night,
He has never talked about this with anyone, and has no intention of doing so.
— Those things happen — Says while away without giving more importance to the subject.
Unable to avoid feeling sorry for him, she sees him go away, after losing his parents and his uncle she understands very well what it feels like to be alone.
Long ago on one of his trips with Tsunade, Shizune had heard some rumors.
In the canteens that her teacher frequented, stories about Kakashi were heard, the shinobis of other nations affirmed that
he was able to assassinate his own companions to ensure the success of his missions, many even said that he was
responsible for the death of Rin Nohara, his previous companion.
However, these stories are hard to believe, because she does not consider Kakashi to do such a thing.
...
The next day, already at night, Shizune strolls through the streets of the town, the local festivities have just started and there are more people than usual,
Kakashi and her team watch her attentively from the highest roofs of the houses.
Although the large number of people and the noise make this a risky situation, Kakashi and the others do not notice anything strange.
— Everything is very quiet, sempai — Boring one of the subordinates who watches next to Kakashi says
This one, that feels somewhat restless responds.
— ... If the hokage we commissioned this mission is for something ... so do not trust ... Tenzou. — Says demanding the attention of the young man.
After several minutes of calm, suddenly the situation agrees with Kakashi.
From their position they can see how a huge and very thick gray smoke curtain spreads to cover Shizune and all people within a radius of ten.
meters around it.
— I told you ... Puffs of smoke! ... — Kakashi says.
— We have to hurry. — While running to where Shizune helps.
Within the dense cloud of smoke Shizune can not see anything, all you hear is the sound of the people around you
Panicking, they crash into each other while bewildered trying to get out of the mist.
Suddenly someone holds her tightly by the neck ... she struggles in an attempt to free herself that is useless before an attacker who is at least forty
kilos bigger than her, makes an effort to scream for help until her mouth is covered leaving her defenseless.
— SHIZUNE! — Kakashi screams wanting to find her inside the cloud.
Uncover your eye sharingan to have a better perspective, the silhouettes of people running, pass by your sides while
he tries to recognize Shizune in some of them.
Listening to Kakashi, the aggressor pulls her forcefully out of the smoke screen, taking advantage of the confusion that the rest of the people create for
run towards the forest on the outskirts of town.
—! SEMPAI is heading towards the forest ... — Tenzou shouts before running after the shinobi.
Upon entering the forest a chase is unleashed, the captor of Shizune is unusually fast, they can barely keep up, jump from branch to branch
throwing shurikens and kunais on the enemy's feet without any of them succeeding.
That's how it is for several minutes,
When they reach the densest area of the forest, the attacker takes advantage of the complications of the terrain and the knowledge he has of this to take advantage,
manages to lose them without leaving any trace and with Shizune as a hostage.
The masked man continues to drag her while she struggles to free herself,
It does not take long until they reach the bank of a river where four more shinobis were already waiting for them.
With the faces covered by masks with horns that simulate the appearance of a shinigami, these men throw Shizune with force to the floor
and they surround her without giving her an opportunity to escape.
One of the men stands in front of her.
— Listen ... it's better to cooperate - He says as he holds the cold tip of his katana in Shizune's throat.
This one, already resigned and without more to do, yields, knows that it can not face them directly, and escape does not seem a feasible alternative,
After analyzing her situation, she concludes that the best thing for her is to stay still and wait for a better opportunity,
Take a deep breath and close your eyes for a moment, trusting that Kakashi and the others will appear at any moment.
END CHAPTER 1