(4 years later)
"The sakura look beautiful this year, don't they?" Kimmi looked back on the group of recently graduated shinobi. "I can't believe we're already genin. All those days of doing tests and throwing shurikens. It all went by like a blur."
Over the past four years, the children have bonded into a tight-knit group. Kimmi's walks home with Kain and Jay gave her insight on the Uchiha's tragic past and their motivations.
Ahn~ and Macku perfected their strategy as Macku would distract students with the Yamanaka clan's trademark Mind Body Switch Technique, while Ahn~ swooped in for the kill.
Al-Lan continued to work ten times as hard as others, only to marvel at how Juutan would score the highest on each test.
"Couldn't have stood another minute in that damn place," sniveled Kain. "A waste of time for talent like us. Wait, I guess Sam'Qu and Jay could've used a few more years learning how to spell."
"Hey, I still haven't forgotten about the first day of school, Kain." Sam'Qu was glad he graduated ninja academy. His marks were less than stellar, but his dad was a problem child too and he turned out just fine. "Don't piss me off or else you'll need Jay to save your hide again."
"Guys, stop arguing, aren't you excited to be put in teams as real ninjas?" Jay said as he tried to separate Sam'Qu and Kain.
"YES! DON'T WORRY GUYS, I'VE DONE ALL THE RESEARCH! WE'RE EITHER GETTING VIN-SENSEI OR …." Al Lan paused to catch his breath and push up his glasses. "OR ROLEN-SENSEI!"
"I heard Vin-sensei is known as Vin the Silver Flute," Ahn~ added. "I wonder how he obtained that title..."
"But according to my research, he wasn't originally a Leaf-Nin. I heard he was originally from the Land of the Mist and a missin-"
"Rolen-sensei? Hmm, wasn't he the ninja prodigy of the sarutobi clan? " Macku cut Al Lan off. "I heard he was able to summon Enma, the monkey king, at the age of 16 and many speculate he might even surpass his grandfather, the third Hokage."
"Settle down kids," 'I'm too old for this ruckus' Iruka-sensei complained. "Stand up as I call your name."
"Akimichi Juutan. Aburame Al Lan. Nara Bk." Iruka-sensei said in a serious tone, "you will form Team 1 under Konohamaru-sensei."
"What but my calcula-" Al Lan whined.
"Some prediction Al Lan," the enigmatic Bk sneered.
(more names are called)
"Qun Kimmi."
'Please put me in a team with Kain and Jay,' wished Kimmi, 'and preferably far and away from that weirdo Ahn~ .
"Uchiha Kain."
'YES!,' Kimmi squealed in her head as she held her hands together to pray.
"and Uchiha Jay will be Team 6 under Rolen-sensei.
'Arigatou Kami-sama!" Kimmi almost fainted from glee.
"Welp...there goes the only kunoichi in our grad class," Ahn~ commented. A deep but quiet sigh could be felt resonating amongst the teenage boys.
"Hyuga An. Shimura Macku."
"Ha, these poor fools got stuck with that loser Sam'Qu," Kain laughed, "I have to say, I feel sorry for them."
"Yeah, if they're with Sam'Qu, they'll be the biggest joke of a team," commented Kimmi as she tries to impress Kain.
"Come to think of it, I never knew which clan Sam'Qu came from..." Jay mused.
"Me neither..."
"Who cares."
"And Uzumaki Sam'Q-"
"WHAT?!" An uproar exploded from the crowd as the wimpy ninja-wannabe was revealed to be the son of the legendary ninja hero who almost single-handedly saved the world. As the uproar was finally reduced to whispers and exchanging glances, Iruka-sensei continued,
"And Uzumaki Sam'Qu will form Team 7 under the instruction of Vin-sensei."
"Hey what's up, Cous?" Ahn~ high-fived Sam'Qu as he walked up the podium. "I think we're beyond stacked."
"Real," added Macku, as he waved at his father Sai.
Whispers and murmurs from the crowd grew louder. A former missing-nin as a teacher? And what's more, teaching the offspring of the nine-tails jinchuriki, the Hyuga clan, and the director of the ANBU? The crowd shivered at the thought of a rebellion lead by these shinobi.
However, the Uchiha twins being placed on the same team was also a surprise. Although their sharingans have not activated, many people expect great things from these two ridiculously talented genin. Kimmi, however, has not garnered much interest except for being the sole female of the class.
Standing on the podium, Sam'Qu's face gleamed with pride and joy. He was finally a real shinobi and a member of Team 7, which his father was once part of as well. He looked over to his cousin Ahn~, who shot him a grin, and wondered how proud their mothers were to see them both as genin. As he scanned the crowd, he noticed Vin-sensei studying his team. It hurt Sam'Qu that Kimmi was on Kain's team instead of his, and it only deepened the wound to see her dance and laugh with her new teammates. 'I guess she only has eyes for Kain afterall.' Noticing Sam'Qu's dejected expression, Ahn~ patted his cousin's back to comfort him.
As soon as the ceremony was over, Vin-sensei walked up to the genin of Team 7 and told them to meet him at the Third Training Ground tomorrow morning. Vin-sensei was a tall, lean man, with long white hair the colour of freshly fallen snow. Dressed in long white robes with his trademark silver flute on his waist, Vin's attire and gestures gave off a regal elegance one wouldn't expect from a former missing-nin; however, the aura of spine-chilling deadliness that resonated from their new sensei validated all the harrowing rumors they heard about The Silver Flute.
(The next morning)
On the way to the Third Training Ground, Sam'Qu felt prepared for anything. "You know, I've heard stories from my dad, we're probably going to do the bell training today."
"Yeah, I think so too. Vin-sensei will be surprised when he finds out we're so prepared," Ahn~ smirked as he too was given tips by Hanabi Hyuga, his mother.
"But where's Macku? Doesn't he usually go to school with you?" Sam'Qu said as he looked around for his new teammate.
"Probably slept in, old habits never change." Ahn~ nonchalantly replied.
A gust of wind blew across Ahn~'s face and suddenly appearing before him was Vin-sensei.
"I see there's only two of you here," said Vin-sensei. "Where's the last lacky?"
"I'm here!" a voice shouted from afar. "Sorry, I'm late. The new ramen chef burnt his eggs again."
"A great first impression," mocked Vin-sensei. "Now let's get down to business and defeat the samurai. Did they send me daughters, when I asked for sons? Today, we're gonna do a training exercise with bells."
"I KNEW IT!" exclaimed Sam'Qu. "This will be a piece of cake."
Ahn~ and Macku looked at Sam'Qu, wondering why their weakest link had such confidence. Little did they know that Sam'Qu had secretly brought a stack of hidden pornos in his backpack, ready to use them to ambush his sensei at moment's notice. His old man told him this trick would work on any full grown ninja that had the dominant male trait.
"Are you done Sam'Qu?" asked Vin-sensei. "I don't remember you being in charge here."
Sam'Qu scratched his head with a sheepish look. "Sorry Vin-sensei."
"Anyways, today's exercise is simple," announced Vin-sensei. "I have one bell; there's three of you. First one to place the bell in my hand gets treated to a lifetime supply of ramen. You may use any means to capture the bell and deliver it to me."
With that said, Vin, whose face had a gracious smirk, threw the bell in between the three young genins and dematerialized into thin air.
The three genin were dazzled at the sudden exercise given by their new sensei.
Ahn~, who was the cheeky one of the three, decided to play it safe. "You know what guys, I think this is a trick. Vin-sensei is probably testing our teamwork. Let's just figure out the 'true meaning' behind this test."
Sam'Qu, who had already heard of the details from his old man, was quickly lured in by Ahn~'s sly words. "Hey! That's exactly what my old man had said. Although I'm kinda stumped at the moment because I've never seen a test like this."
Macku, on the other hand, wasn't going to be easily fooled by Ahn~. Because they were childhood friends, Macku was able to see through Ahn~'s ploy. Instead of waiting to talk over the 'meaning behind the exercise', Macku rushed forward at the bell.
Ahn~, seeing Macku dash forward, had already anticipated this beforehand and also joined the attempt to reach the bell first. This left a dazzled Sam'Qu staring at the two. Sam'Qu realized he had been tricked and also made an attempt at the bell. The first to reach the bell however, was Ahn~, who lunged at his target, throwing his body onto the ground.
Macku, who predicted Ahn~'s bashful characteristics, leaned back as he saw Ahn~ making a dash for the bell. The moment Ahn~'s hand made contact with the bell, it left his whole body very vulnerable.
Macku, seeing an angry looking Sam'Qu running at Ahn~, stuck a leg out and tripped him, forcing Sam'Qu to land on Ahn~'s back. Seeing how Sam'Qu was on top of Ahn~, Macku found it funny to just sit on top of them.
With the two unable to move, Macku was able to grasp the bell in his fingertips when a soothing melody filled the air. As the music reached their ears, Ahn~ and Macku suddenly stop fighting for the bell. Instead, they join hands and begin dancing in circles with gleeful joy.
Sam'Qu was speechless as he stared at his friends in disbelief. "What happened to them?"
"Its pretty funny right?" Vin-sensei materialized soundlessly next to Sam'Qu. His joke however did not elicit any laughter. "Come on, if you don't laugh at it, then it's just mean..."
The students, expecting to have their skills tested, were quite frustrated at their sensei's sense of humour.
"...Well, the deal's still on kids," Vin-sensei added, noticing that the kids were scarily bloodthirsty.
The two cousins instantly punched Macku, who still had the bell between his fingers, in the face and swiped for the bell. Although only milliseconds apart, it was clear that the more dexterous Ahn~ came out ahead with the bell. As Ahn~ was about to place the bell in Vin-sensei's hands, he realized that Vin-sensei was waving from a distant tree.
Macku shortly recovered from the punches and gave Ahn~ a death glare. It was evident that the two have had a long-running rivalry as childhood friends. Without hesitation, Ahn~ activated his byakugan, and Macku took out a small red scroll and pulled out a brush from the roller.
"Iruka-sensei never let us duel," Macku commented, "It's about time we settled the score."
'If I let them exhaust themselves, I'll have the upperhand!' Sam'Qu smirked from the sidelines, crossing his arms while he sits down on a rock..
ZWIP! Macku furiously scribbled some doodles on the scroll as Ahn~ rushed towards him.
"Ninpou: Chōjū Giga!"
"Ahh, the Beast Scroll Replication Technique," mused Vin-sensei, "it seems these kids are more prepared than I thought."
Life-sized puppies and rabbits made of ink sprung from the scroll, launching themselves towards the charging Ahn~. Ahn~ flinched momentarily, but soon realized that the imitation drawings were just licking and sniffing him.
'Perhaps I spoke a tad too soon.' Vin-sensei corrected.
Ahn~ channeled chakra to his palms and destroyed the ink puppies and rabbits with his left hand while putting the bell safely in his pouch with his right. Macku quickly threw three shurikens while Ahn~ was distracted, but they were quickly deflected by Ahn~'s chakra infused palms.
'Although all the shurikens were on point, his throws seem a little weak.' Vin-sensei noted.
Ahn~ was within striking distance in a flash, but Macku proved to be more nimble than his usual sleepy, clumsy self would suggest. Macku slid to the right as Ahn~ approached with a strike to the left, and slid to the left when Ahn~ aimed for Macku's right. Macku tried to counterattack with a swift roundhouse kick after dodging, but Ahn~ stopped the kick with his arm and landed a clean hit on Macku's solar plexus. Within seconds Macku was on the floor, writhing in pain. Ahn~ only had a moment to enjoy his victory before Sam'Qu sneakily approached from behind.
"RASENGAN!" Yelled Sam'Qu as his attack was about to connect.
'WHAT IN TH -' Vin-sensei thought, shocked that Sam'Qu managed to use an A-ranked jutsu without proper training as a ninja.
Ahn~ on the other hand, wasn't so shocked. He saw the attack with his byakugan and suavely replied by slightly dodging to the side. Sam'Qu tried to stop himself, but had too much momentum in his leap and fell to his defeat. His rasengan connected with the ground, creating a multitude of circles in the dirt.
'Though it seems he hasn't fully mastered the Rasengan yet. Also, his chakra flow seems very ...uncontrolled... could it be?.. That sly fox." Vin-sensei thought, a little impressed with the skill of his new students.
Macku slowly got up, withering in pain. Before long his eyes were on the bell, which was lying on the ground. 'It must have fallen during Sam'Qu's feeble attempt with the rasengan.' Macku, seeing how the others were unaware of the bell beneath their noses, rushed forward and picked up the bell.
Ahn~, with the byakugan, immediately chased after Macku as he knew exactly what just happened. Ahn~ was running as if his life depended on it with Sam'Qu not far behind. But it was too late, as Macku jumped the final steps and placed the bell onto Vin-sensei's hand.
"I won, I won!" exclaimed Macku, laughing at his two other teammates.
"Sorry to disappoint you Macku-kun," said Vin-sensei, "but I actually wanted you to place the bell on my left hand, not the right... I'm just kidding, the test was simple. If you guys had placed it onto my hand without fighting at all, you guys would've passed. But since you were unable to do so, you have all failed your diagnostic.
"WHAT KINDA BULLS-," Macku couldn't finish his line before Ahn~ audaciously darted towards Vin-sensei with his byakugan activated.
"Eight Trigrams: 2 PALMS. 4 PALMS... 8 PALMS... 16 PALMS."
Vin-sensei effortlessly blocked all of Ahn~'s attacks, even slowing down on purpose to match Ahn~'s pace. "Not bad... could use a little speed, but not bad at all."
Shocked that his attack was dismissed so simply, Ahn~ tried to shunshin away from Vin-sensei, but he was too late as Vin-sensei kicked him in the stomach. "ACHK!" gagged Ahn~ as he clutched his stomach in pain and landed on his fellow teammates. The kick was so strong it blew a hole on the back of Ahn~'s shirt and sent a blast of air that swayed the branches. Vin-sensei then pulled out his flute again and played a soft note as the red tassel attached to the end of the flute swerved in the wind.
"NO! Don't let him play his flu-" Macku could not finish his sentence as he dropped snoring on the ground. Ahn~ and Sam'Qu followed suit as Vin-sensei prepared some rope.
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Nara Clan Forest, Team 6 was assigned a different training assignment. Rolen Sarutobi, a relatively young instructor, decided to have some fun with with his team.
"So it appears we have the only kunoichi of this grad class in our team. Interesting. Well here's the exercise. You will find I have snuck a bell into Kimmi's pouch. Your task is simple. Before the clock tower hits noon, your job will be to protect that bell from me as I attempt to take it from her."
'Oh my god I'm going to be protected by Kain 3'' Inner Kimmi squealed.
"3,2,1,TIME TO GET ROLLINN!" bellowed Rolen sensei.
'Ha, as if I'm going to protect this wench. I don't even like her,' thought Kain. He too was excited, but not at playing the hero, but rather at the chance of taking on a real Jonin.
Ever since the teams were made, Jay had not taken his eyes off Kimmi. His devoted love for her began from their first encounter, when he saw her chasing after them after the first day of ninja academy. While Kimmi was not especially beautiful, he found himself inexplicably in love with her, willing to go to extreme lengths just to make her smile. Knowing that Kimmi only had eyes for Kain pained his heart dearly, but he hid his pain behind his kind words and warm smiles. Several times Jay had told Kain to return Kimmi feeling's, only to be turned away and ridiculed by his twin brother. While he knew full-heartedly that his love for her would most-likely be forever unrequited, Jay swore he would protect Kimmi, even at the cost of his own life.
Despite his crude remarks, Kain too had feelings for Kimmi. From the first day he met her, Kimmi had captured Kain's heart. His feelings had only grown throughout the years as the trio grew closer. However, being aware of Jay's affections, Kain could not bring himself to reveal his emotions, fully aware of the heartbreak Jay would suffer. In order to maintain the "harmonious" relationship that the three shared, Kain convinced himself that his affections for Kimmi were simply distractions, and that he should focus on becoming stronger instead.
The thought of the Uchiha brothers protecting her excited Kimmi, for reasons she could not comprehend. Throughout the years of ninja academy, Kimmi had developed feelings for her fellow Shinobi, some more than others. While it pained her to choose her favourite, she knew that she felt most strongly for Kain. However, she could not bring herself to forsake her feelings for the others. Realizing that she was distracted, Kimmi slapped herself awake to focus on the mission. Now's not the time for this.
Jumping from tree to tree, with Jay in the back, Kimmi in the middle, and Kain in front, the trio advanced deeper into the forest in hopes of losing their sensei. Rolen-sensei leaned against a tree as he counted to a thousand, since Kimmi pleaded for him to give them have a head start. 697...967...wait that's not right. Too lazy to restart from zero, Rolen walked towards the shade and glanced at his watch. The time was 10:00, which meant he had 2 hours to defeat both Uchihas and abduct Kimmi. "2 hours? I think I'll go grab myself a bowl of ramen first then."
With that said, Rolen-sensei began strolling back to the village, while his team of genin were fleeing deeper into the forest to avoid him.
"Mmm this ramen is really good. Thanks, sensei," said Juutan in-between mouthfuls of noodles.
Konohamaru, indulging in the newest volume 8 of the Picha Picha series, paid no attention to his students.
'This is so stupid, we should be training. My ninjutsu isn't getting any better and the samurai aren't retreating any farther,' thought Al Lan.
The laconic Bk kept silent, slurping away in the corner.
"Hey Bk, why are you always so gloomy?" asked Juutan, beginning to get fed up with his too-cool-for-school teammate.
"Well I mean if the Yamanaka clan bothered to produce a girl, we wouldn't be stuck with this... bookworm. Now we won't be able to continue the tradition of the Ino Shika Cho team. If only we had a Yamanaka, we could be the most unstoppable squad."
Deep inside, Al Lan knew Bk was right. With that, the rest of the meal remained awkwardly silent, interrupted only by the occasional giggle from Konohamaru as he continued to read his book.
The painful silence was broken with the entrance of young Jonin. "Hey, Konohamaru, my favourite elder cousin! So what are you guys doing?"
Konohamaru was too focused on his work at hand to reply, so Al Lan replied for him. "We're eating ramen here wasting time instead of training. It's ridiculous, right sensei?"
Rolen arched an eyebrow at Konohamaru after Al Lan's response, "Is this kid for real?"
"Realer than you would imagine." whispered Konohamaru whose eyes were still hard at work.
Rolen shook his head in disbelief as he tried to fight back a smirk. "Nevermind senpai, thanks for showing me how blessed my life is."
"Huh. What happened?" Sam'Qu asked as he woke up, "wait why are we tied to the ceiling of a change room?"
"Wait what?" Ahn~ said, waken by Sam'Qu's voice, "b-but how come there are no urinals..."
"Aigh," said Macku, the last one to wake up, "this is the girls changeroom of the local bath."
"Wait how do you know?" The cousins said in unison.
"Vin-sensei probably tied us up as punishment for failing," Macku suggested, ignoring the question.
"It's ok though," Sam'Qu optimistically theorized, "no one goes for a bath in the afternoon...right?"
"Can't wait to go in the bath after Rolen-sensei's brutal training session~" said a girl with a voice particularly familiar to the boys, "this bra has been really tight lately."
"Oh god," Macku whispered, holding back the blood rushing to his head as the kunoichi undid her bra. He turned his head to look at his friends, who were just as red-faced as he was.
"It's ok guys calm down, Kimmi's not particularly strong," Ahn~ said as he tried to convince his friends their plight was not as bad as it seemed, "after all, we all learned how to get out of ropes in Iruka-sensei's class right?"
"Sorry, I was sleeping," Macku whispered gravely.
Despite their predicament, the young boys were feasting their eyes with the sight of their lives. However, as Kimmi's bra slid down her back, a whiff of steam blocked their vision. The boys were about to tear up, but they were startled by the sound of more footsteps.
"So they were like 'your term as Hokage was so easy, you were in a coma for half the time', HA! Ignorant fools, if I didn't save everyone during Pain's invasion, they wouldn't even be alive now!" A loud thunderous voice roared from the end of the hall.
The boys instantly felt more afraid than ever before in their lives.
"...Is that...Tsunade Ba-san?" whispered one.
"...yes...I'm afraid that's the 5th Hokage," whispered another.
"They said she was as strong as the 4th Raikage didn't they?"
"They said she was stronger."
"Well look on the bright side, I saw her last week, and she looked like she's still in her 30s."
"..."
"...Why do I feel Jiraya-sama was in a similar situation 40 years ago?"
"Don't be so angry all the time Tsunade-sama, it's not good for your health" said Moegi-san.
"HAHA! Don't worry about it. I'm still breaking boulders in my spare time so I don't get rusty!"
The boys made inaudible gulps as cold sweat ran down their back.
"Psst. Guys I have an idea," claimed Sam'Qu, "as long as we can use the rope-breaking-free technique to untie our hands, we can do the seal for techniques! My old man taught me one perfect for this situation. He coined it Oiroke no Jutsu (Sexy no Jutsu)."
"The legendary Oiroke no Jutsu? That's brilliant!" exclaimed the other two in a low voice.
Ahn~ was the only one able to break free from the rope partially. He then swiftly untied the hands of the other two boys.
"Oiroke no Jutsu!" The trio said softly. In a flash, they became three beautiful young mistresses in distress.
"Help!" yelled Sam'Qu in his girliest voice.
"Huh? Why are you three dangling from the ceiling?" asked Tsunade, a little taken by surprise by their presence.
"A prankster used a genjutsu on us and tied us up!" cried Ahn~ in a very ahn~ voice.
"How could someone do such a thing," said Moegi, "we'll get you down right away."
As soon as the boys were untied, they bolted out the change room, knowing their transformation technique would not last much longer. Ahn~ couldn't help but squeeze a peek at the girls, but the steam seemed to perfectly censor his vision.
"Odd bunch," commented Tsunade, "I think they might be able to become brilliant kunoichis with their speed."
"Phew, that was TOO CLOSE!" said Ahn~, "I think a punch from Tsunade Ba-chan would be enough to kill me 4 times."
"I guess this is what they call a near-death experience." added Sam'Qu. "I never want to be in there again."
The childhood friends, however, had different thoughts.
"I still have enough chakra to transform a bit more," winked Macku. Ahn~ winked back, saying "I'm thinking what you're thinking" with his body language.
"I don't think this is a good idea..." warned Sam'Qu despite secretly wanting to join in.
"Transformation technique!"
A puff of smoke veiled the two of the members of Team 7 as they ran back into the public shower.
"Oh, what the heck!" Sam'Qu succumbed to peer pressure and transformed as well.
On a tree at the entrance of the bath sat two Jonins. Vin-sensei, with a pair of binoculars around his neck, was watching them the entire time and was very impressed at their shrewd escape. Sai, on the other hand, was less amused. "I can't say I approve of the way you're teaching my son."
"Don't worry about it," Vin-sensei smiled slyly as he tapped his silver flute on his palm. "I won't let them see anything."
"In all seriousness," Sai's tone suddenly became stern and strict. Naruto and Sakura had taught him to express his emotions, but he never let his emotions affect the serious nature of top secret missions. "Will you accept?"
Vin-sensei had pondered for days. It was a suicide mission. After rubbing his silver flute a few times, he finally decided. "Consider it done."
With that answer, Sai disappeared into the shadows and all there was left was a white-haired man playing a wistful tune on his silver flute.
Moonlight crept into the Hokage's office as the Council of Heroes arrived one by one. It consisted of the Hokage, his chief advisors, and other notable members of Konoha's top shinobi.
4 years ago, the 6th Hokage made the important decision not to declare war on Noe of the North, the Steel Shogun who ruled the Land of Iron. It was a wise decision, for Konohagakure was not only still recovering from casualties sustained during the 4th Shinobi Great War, but also because Noe's army of samurai was estimated to be ten times the population of Konohagakure.
Sakura Haruno, one of the chief advisors, underestimated the speed and strength of Noe's army, who not only conquered Kusagakure and Takigakure, but also Shimogakure and Otogakure, giving him almost complete control of the continent's north.
All of the other Five Great Shinobi Countries had already declared war on Noe, and the Hokage knew that Konohagakure's involvement was inevitable. However, the Hokage surprised everyone when he signed an 8 year truce with Noe. The purpose behind the truce was to buy time for Sam'Qu to mature, since he was prophesied by the Great Toad Sage to be a legendary figure in ninja history.
4 years after the truce had been established, the ANBU discovered that an army of 200 Samurai had gathered on the outskirts of Konohagakure, fully armed and ready to attack. It was no surprise to the council of heroes that the Steel Shogun would break the truce, since they never expected him to agree to it in the first place. However, in its current state, Konohagakure was not ready for war, so not only could they not accuse Noe of breaking the truce, they could not even openly engage their attackers. They were stuck with one solution, but no one was skilled enough for the job.
"He's here, Hokage-sama." Sai opened the door and lead Vin-sensei into the room where Konoha's heroes discussed their most crucial decisions. "I wish to once again state that I recommend Vin-san for the operation."
"Ah, Vin-san!" said the Hokage as he shook Vin-sensei's hand. "I know you have only arrived to Konoha and on paper it looks like a suicide mission, but we really need your assistance."
"No worries, Sai-san has already briefed me about your problem." Vin-sensei stood in the centre of the council table that formed a circle around him. "What I wish to know is what specifically do you want me to do?"
The hokage rose up his hand and stood up, but he was quickly pushed down by Sasuke Uchiha, the second of three chief advisors. "What we want you to do is your specialty."
"Oh, and that is?" mused Vin-sensei. He loved it when people offered him missions of his specialty, let it be S-ranked or unranked.
"Assassination."answered Sasuke,who flashed his Sharingan as he made an unsettling grin. "We wish to witness the 'Silver Flute' perform his infamous masterpiece: the 'Sonata of Death'."
"It would be my utmost pleasure," said Vin-sensei as he bowed down like a performer would in front of his audience. He couldn't control his facial expression as he instinctively made the same grin as Sasuke's. It was an expression shared by men whose eyes could pierce darkness.
A/N: And that's the end of chapter two. Hope you all enjoyed it.