It had been three months since Naruko had passed her test. When Ibiki had gotten her to her new place, he was actually forced to carry the girl. Once she had gotten into her temporary clothes, which were just plain gray sweats and a baggy t-shirt, well baggy on her small frame, and they walked out of the building. One step out of the building and she fell, her body no longer able to keep itself conscious, with no extra stimuli to keep her from the dark abyss of sleep.
Two days after the test, she was in front of Ibiki and he then began her introduction into ANBU and torture/interrogation.
Over those three months Ibiki used her kage bushin to an extreme, or some may say insane, level. Every day she was forced to summon three hundred kage bushin and they would help her train. She learned Ninjutsu quickly, though Ibiki wanted her to get the basics of the jutsu down herself before perfecting it with clones. She had no argument with because it meant she still had to work hard, but was able to get the desired results. Three of her clones were constantly shadowing Ibiki, Anko, and Inoichi, learning what she could of the art of interrogation, though she wasn't able to learn much from Inoichi as most of his torture techniques consisted of his family's jutsu.
While her kage bushin would do all of this, she would be working perfecting the ANBU Taijutsu style as well as learning Kenjutsu of some kind.
The Taijutsu she was able to pick up faster than most of the other recruits simply because she never had a style before. Her trainer called her a blank canvas while the others were like trying to make alterations to an already existing painting. Due to her size, she chose to use duel tantō which were seated nicely on the small of her back, as they gave her the killing power she needed without having to sacrifice her speed. The blades themselves were a little longer than a foot long each, both having black hilts and sheaths.
What also changed during this time, was her wardrobe. After being accepted into the ranks of ANBU, she knew she couldn't wear her normally bright orange clothes. While she wouldn't budge on how cool orange was, because let's face it orange is awesome, she did give into the fact that it just didn't suit her job at all. So with Anko's help as well as a few friends of hers they threw out all of her clothes, and bought all new clothes. Anko actually came up with the idea to just get orange underwear and wear dark clothes. Naruko needless to say took the idea because it meant she could keep her orange.
She now wore a form fitting sleeveless t-shirt, the hugged her figure perfectly to allow for free range of movement. She had black cargo pants most of the time, though under Anko's insistence and threats she also purchased a few skirts. All of this with kunoichi combat boots that gave her a little heel and a pointed steel toe, and her black T&I trench coat and she thought she looked good. Her hair she decided would no longer be in pig-tails, as she just put it in a loose pony tail when she wore that outfit. Whenever she had her mask on though, she put it up in a tight braided bun with two senbon needles holding it in place.
During this time, she was able to hear of everything that had gone on. How the council had all but been crushed into nothing, having most of its power stripped from it by Tsunade for some reason she hadn't been able to find. She did hear that Sasuke was under watch by ANBU, and Sakura had been transferred to different teams to try to find out where she would fit best. Rumor had it that she was trying to get on Tsunade's good graces to become her apprentice, but the blonde Kage wanted to see how she did on a genin team first before she did anything. Kakashi was given vacation for a month and then was just placed with random jōnin teams.
Though Naruko could honestly say that she disliked her old team members more than anyone else, they were her old teammates and she wanted to keep tabs on them for no other reason than that they used to be comrades. Though she did use the term 'comrades' loosely.
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Ibiki had been rather surprised by the rate that Naruko was going. Her speed had jumped exponentially, as he was using Gai's training method only not to the extreme he does. He knew her muscles were in a constant rate of healing, either due to the Kyūbi sealed inside her or because of some other healing factor he didn't know, so Ibiki just took advantage of it.
She had mastered her two necessary elements to be in ANBU in those three months, wind first then water. Water had actually taken only a month, when wind took a month and a half. Ibiki was worried that he was pushing her a little too hard, but whenever he asked if she needed or wanted a break she just shook her head and told him no.
Ibiki was currently watching her as she was sparring with the other recruits in one of the ANBU's underground training grounds. They all had on standard ANBU gear, but Ibiki could pick her out of any line up, or off of any battlefield and it wasn't because of her hair. It was the look in her eyes, the sheer determination that filled those azure eyes with a fire that seemed to get to almost anyone, even his own battle worn soul seemed to be invigorated by her determination. She refused to back down from anything, and he knew that at the rate she was going she would finish the eight month training program early.
"That's enough!" a voice rang out. Out of the shadows stepped the ANBU commander Ryū. Each of the ANBU recruits sheathed their blades, as they had been doing Kenjutsu practice, "Each of you, unless in the Intelligence Division, will be going on a small mission today. You will be preforming border patrol with an experienced ANBU operative leading your squad. This is an evaluation, and will be part of the first cuts for those who are not up to Konoha's ANBU standards. Those who are in the Intel division, will go with Ibiki-san for whatever test he has set up." Ryū ordered out in a voice that almost demanded respect, and brokered no questions.
Naruko and another recruit, Hyō, walked off. Naruko currently had her Kitsune mask on as well as her normal ANBU gear. She didn't often wear the armor unless she had to, which wasn't surprising at all since those who went through the ANBU training in the Intelligence Division didn't either. Just wasn't as comfortable as one's own clothes.
This had slowly become a normal routine for her; Workout, Test, Train. Rinse and repeat, and she kept doing this with her other recruit Hyō, though from working with the other Intel division recruit, she didn't think he would last much longer. He was starting to get twitchy. Really twitchy. But as they say, the Intel division wasn't for everyone.
As they walked up the bandana wearing jōnin, both followed him through the tunnel that led to the interrogation cells in ANBU HQ. These cells were built with more fail safes than those back at the Intel HQ as normally only high ranking prisoners were interrogated here, prisoners who were too dangerous to be transported to and from the prisons and holding cells. They were also used for testing, as it gave the examiners more control over the environment and what was going on in the room.
As they walked Ibiki decided to explain the test to them, "You job will be to interrogate the prisoners in your respective rooms. They were both captured, away from their group and we need to know where said group is. You will be scored by other examiners as per standard protocol. Are there any questions?" The man asked as they arrived at the rooms. When both didn't ask any, he walked away from them to go to the surveillance room that held monitors for the cameras for those rooms.
Hyō took a shuddering breath before opening his door and walking in, closing the door softly behind him. Naruko on the other hand decided to go into the observation room that was attached to the interrogation cell; she wanted time to observe her subject first.
'Remember, you can tell a lot about someone just by looking at them. How they are feeling, what makes them uncomfortable, all of that can be seen if you just take your time and observe.'
Naruko remembered her lessons that Ibiki taught her. More like pounded into her thick head. As she entered the room she flipped the switch so she could see through the glass. Her target was strapped to a table, arms, legs and fingers all pinned down with chakra suppressing seals.
'Hmm, he seems calm.' Naruko observed before taking her notepad and scratching down some quick notes, 'White male, looks to be about late twenties maybe early thirties. Has brown hair, and brown eyes.'
Naruko took another look at the man and saw him fidget a little, so she knew he was at least a little uncomfortable, which probably meant he was at least a little worried about what might happen to him.. She waited a few minutes longer before throwing the switch off and heading into the other room.
As she entered the man's eyes were immediately on her.
"Hello!" Naruko said, using a cheer-filled happy tone. Her tone threw the man for a loop for a second. Her voice sounded young, really young and he wasn't her to be so… happy. "My name's Kitsune, but everyone likes to call me Kit. So how are we today?" Naruko asked, keeping up with the tone as she walked over to the sadistic instruments along the wall.
The man refused to speak, but Naruko wasn't at all deterred, "Not going to speak are we? Well that's okay, you won't have to speak." Naruko pulled out a silver case from her pouch, "You see if you don't talk then I get to try out these!" Naruko said with glee showing four glistening senbon needles held securely in the case.
The man's curiosity seemed to get to her as he spoke, "What are those?" the man spoke with a hint of fear in his voice.
"These are different poisons. You see, it's kind of a hobby of mine. I like to make different poisons to see what they'll all do. These just happen to be my newest batch and I haven't gotten to fully try them on human test subjects yet." Naruko said as she set the case down on the metal tray next to the chair he was strapped into, making sure he had a clear view of them, "So when people don't talk I get to see if I can make one of your lungs fail with one of my needles, or are you going to ruin my fun and tell me what I ask for?" Naruko asked, talking to the man in an almost child-like manner. She even threw in a small pout at the end to make it seem like she didn't want him to talk at all.
Her tone was getting to the man. He was expecting a rough interrogation, he was expecting them to start cutting into him before they questioned him. He wasn't prepared for this cute young girl to be talking in a cheerful tone about out right killing him!
"So, do I get to try out my new toys or are you going to be a party pooper and talk?" Naruko asked in a childish pout. When he didn't answer she just giggled a little before reaching for one of the needles, "Alright, now I want you to tell me what all you feel while this…"
That was all she got out before the man started to scream as she neared him with the needle. "I'll talk! I'll talk!" the man yelled, he didn't want any of those needles around him. This girl seemed to actually WANT to inflict pain just cause she could, and because she thought it would be fun!
"Ah! Fine…" Naruko said with another pout before grabbing her pad and pencil, "Alright so whats…"
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"That's all I know! I swear!" The man pleaded.
"You sure you're not hiding anything? I really want to test my poisons…"
"I swear! I swear!" the man cried out.
"Fine," Naruko said, closing the metal case with a snap. With that she grabbed her notes and walked out. On the other side of the door Ibiki was standing next to Hyō who had blood on his hands and armor. Seeing as he looked like he was giving a report, she just stood in front of her closed door and waited to be addressed. As she listened in on her fellow recruits detailed report, she wondered why he was even there.
'He seems so nervous, hell he's stuttering right now! And from the sounds of it he went overboard on the torture! Ibiki should send him where he could actually do some good.' Naruko thought to herself, as she pulled out her notepad and made sure all of her notes were in order. She didn't have anything against her fellow recruit. It's just that if you aren't right for the job, well then you just move to a job your good at. Simple as that.
After a few more minutes, Ibiki sighed. He was happy Naruko was working out, he was able to see her performance but this kid… He didn't seem to get that T&I requires more subtlety than just carving into someone. He was lucky the man was still alive, since the instructors he had set up jumped in and saved the prisoner in time, not that it did any good. The prisoner was going to need serious medical treatment before they could attempt anything again.
Turning to the young girl now, he noticed she was doing something with her notepad. "Kitsune, what are you doing?" Ibiki questioned only to have the pad shoved into his hands.
"Just making sure my notes on everything he told me was in order." She said in a bored tone. The tone gave Ibiki a slight tick mark on his brow before he breathed out the hot air filling his lungs. She was nothing, if not predicable. And given how she worked her prisoner over almost like a pro, he couldn't really fault her for acting smug.
Taking the notepad in a firm grip, he swatted her on the head with it gaining a small yelp from the girl. "This is a test, remember that…" Ibiki said as he started to read the notes. Naruko just continued to rub her head for a moment before falling into attention and giving an oral report on how she proceeded with her interrogation. By the end Ibiki was laughing.
"HAHAHA, see I knew you'd have some skill with this! Though I didn't think you'd try to go all cutesy on them HAHAHA!" Ibiki said, roaring with laughter. Hyō seemed to just look further depressed that she had done so well. "Anyway," Ibiki said gaining both of their attentions again, "Your done for the day, both of you can go home or can go continue to train. Either way I'll have your tests scored tomorrow, so do NOT report to ANBU HQ tomorrow, come straight to the offices."
With that said, the scarred jōnin took off, as he himself needed to make his own report as well as see to the treatment of one of the prisoners. Since they both were off, Naruko decided to go train some more, while Hyō just seemed to follow her. She chalked it up to his depression and just wanting to mope a little, or looking for a little sympathy maybe?
'I still need to work on that one jutsu, I'm sure I can hold and form it anywhere I need instead of just in front of me…' Naruko thought to herself as she slowly started to have an internal cretic of her own jutsu she created, completely forgetting about the other recruit as he seemed to tag along.
As she arrived at the training ground she took off her mask and hooked it onto her belt. She remembered how annoying it was to get her armor, hell she knew it was only going to get more annoying when she hit another growth spurt and had to get a whole new set issued to her. Needless to say, she wasn't happy with that thought, she preferred her normal shinobi clothes over the restrictive armor anyday. Moving into the middle of the field, she began the quick succession of hand seals.
"Futon: Kaze Dōu (Wind Release: Wind Dome)" Naruko said as she held the final seal and continually molded her chakra. Immediately a dome of spiraling wind formed ten feet away from her, forcing the air away from its center and spiraling the air around it into slicing winds.
Holding it for as long as her concentration would allow, she ended up letting it go as sweat started to form on her forehead. She released the technique and took a knee. She had rushed into it instead of warming up, and she was paying for it now. However instead of catching her breath, like her body wanted her to, she froze, her breath stuck in her throat, as she felt someone touch her shoulder.
"Are you alright?" Hyō asked, he had followed her and was training on his own as well. They were both recruits to T&I, though he figured he might as well quit since he didn't seem capable of being a part of it, so he was fairly concerned for her as a fellow recruit.
Since Naruko's test, she had yet to allow any male to touch her. She had nightmares whenever she was able to get one of her five hours of sleep daily. She had been forced to talk with Inoichi about it, and he told her it was because of the memories they had stirred. But since the test, she refused to allow any male to touch her if she could help her, and never when she felt vulnerable either. Like after using a jutsu, and being stupid about it and not warming up first and now being winded. And now Hyō was touching her.
Naruko had a small panic attack inside, as she threw herself away from Hyō, in an attempt to get away from him. Her reaction, sparked a reaction of his own and he became more concerned. "What's wrong?" Hyō asked concern lacing every letter of his question.
"N-n-nothing. J-j-just don't touch m-me." Naruko stammered out, as she fought the urge not to draw her tantō and assault the man in front of her. She knew she had to get over this, but it just wasn't something she was able to do so quickly, or at least as quick as she had wished.
Hyō could feel the fear she was radiating, and quickly backed off. He, like everyone else, had been briefed on how to handle Naruko. Ibiki was very clear, that due to her past, no one was to do anything outside of normal training and with the backing of the Hokage, no one questioned it. Even the Commander had Neko, a kunoichi ANBU veteran, help her learn the stances of her Taijutsu and Kenjutsu.
Holding his hands up to show he meant no harm, he took a few more steps back, "I just wanted to make sure you were okay, alright? I didn't mean to hurt you."
Naruko was suppressing the urge to run and hide, as well as the need to tremble. She was no longer a weak little girl. No, she was an ANBU recruit! Someone who was going to be part of the strongest and most fearsome organization that Konoha had, she couldn't and refused to be afraid of men!
"I'm f-fine," Naruko said as she tried to force the stammer away. This never happened with Ibiki or Inoichi, but anyone else and she fell apart. "I'm just going to head on h-home. S-see you tomorrow." Naruko said as she sped out of the training ground, not even bothering to look back or notice the slight hurt expression on Hyō's face.
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*SLAM*
Naruko put her back to her door, her chest raising and falling quickly as she tried to catch her breath.
"Damnit! Damnit, damnit, damnit!" Naruko chanted to herself as she slid down the door. Pull her knees to her chest she rested her head on her knees.
"Why? Why can't I get over this?!" Naruko asked herself, a few tears coming to her eyes. Despite everything she had accomplished in the last few months, her growing fear of men was not one of them. She had honestly tried, and she did have SOME success. She never seemed to fear Ibiki for some reason, and Inoichi was tolerable, but everyone else was another matter.
It had started that she wasn't able to be near anyone man, but that quickly passed. She constantly saw Inoichi for counseling, and it was how she had gotten to the point that she could talk to men now. So long as they were several feet away, or she was holding a weapon, she even took to keeping a kunai up her sleeve when she wore he normal clothes as she now refused to be without a weapon.
But that didn't stop her from being depressed about her progress. She used to be able to be around men all the time, hell she even acted like one for the longest time and was also almost counted as one for her academy career! Now she acted more… well like Hinata. She stayed quiet unless asked a direct question, and even then if it was by surprise she'd stammer a little. She wished she never had to have those memories uncovered; she just wanted to go back to being her!
Naruko softly cried to herself for a few minutes, just letting any pain she had felt wash over here. She truly hated feeling weak. It was one of the things she hated most, and right now she felt she was at her weakest.
After a few minutes she decided to get up and take a hot bath, hoping that the water would help wash away the pain.
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Sakura was not happy. Nope not happy at all. Being taken off her team and placed on a different team, well that just wasn't part of her plan; Worst yet, an unhappy Sakura, meant that anyone around her had to be unhappy as well.
She was upset that she was taken away from her Sasuke-kun, that she was placed with Ino-pig, or that no matter what her mother couldn't help her from her seat on the council!
Sakura was currently walking with her new team towards the Hokage tower to turn in their mission. It was just a simple pick up mission so it wasn't all that difficult.
Since her reassignment to Team 10 to fill the spot for Shikamaru, since he now had his duties as a chūnin to fill, her shinobi skills had vastly increased. At first Asuma was at his wits end, not exactly knowing how to go about training her since her skills were far from where they needed to be; But after some quick questions to his fellow jōnin sensei's, as well as many many drinks, he finally just said 'fuck it' and trained her how she should have been trained to start. This of course was not easy, as he just started her where she should have been, but Sakura adapted quickly enough and after three months was showing real improvement.
That was pertaining to her skills though, since her attitude was horrendous. Every time she could, she would complain about how unfair it was that she was transferred away from her precious Sasuke-kun. Asuma was smoking more and more theses day, even Kurenai (who he was secretly dating, or so he thought) complained more and more about it.
Asuma sighed as he reached for another cigarette as Sakura started one of her complaining rants. Before he could light it however, he opened the door to the mission room to give his report. He tried not to smoke around the Hokage, seeing as she threatened him the last time he did it, but he really needed one with Sakura being how she was.
As he opened the door he was given the sight of Ibiki, the head of the T&I division, speaking with the Hokage herself. While this wasn't all the special in itself, who they were talking about surprised him.
"Yes, Naruko is doing very well. She's scoring well above what I even thought she would at this time. However there is still that manner…" Ibiki trailed off as he noticed the extra company they had.
Tsunade looked up from the scroll she was reading when Ibiki stopped. Seeing Team 10 there, she quickly addressed Ibiki. "Thank you for the report, you can finish up later on. Dismissed."
Ibiki with a quick nod and bow, moved from the room and left down the hallway.
Asuma looked to his students, only to notice that they hadn't been paying attention at all. 'Well I guess they need more training; But to think that Naruko would be in the Intelligence Division. Hmm… that is interesting.' Asuma thought to himself.
"Report." Tsunade said, giving the team her undivided attention.
"Mission complete Hokage-sama." Asuma said in his usual laid back tone.
"That's it? No giant fight, no ambush, nothing?" Tsunade asked, with a delicate eyebrow raised.
"No ma'am, should there have been?" Asuma asked, curious now as normally no commander would hope their subordinates could come under attack.
"Well no, but it would make things interesting. It's getting slightly boring here is all. Either way good job, you can pick up your payment at the financial desk down stairs. Asuma, if you would, please stay behind for a moment. I'd like to speak with you." Tsunade said.
Asuma nodded, before quickly dismissing his team. The busty Hokage too dismissed her assisting chūnin helper. When it was finally just the two of them, Tsunade addressed the bearded jōnin.
"How is Sakura progressing since the change your team's line up?"
Asuma, despite all of the Hokage's warnings, needed a smoke. So he pulled one out and lit it, trying his hardest to ignore the dangerous look coming from his commander.
"She's progressing well. Not completely where she should be, but after several months of neglect what can you expect? And before you say anything, it wasn't entirely Kakashi's fault. She was also neglecting herself since she wouldn't train unless it was with her team, and even then it was still limited; But I just started teaching her with Ino so that they would be near the same level hopefully. I was also hoping that seeing how far Ino was, it would give her a bigger incentive to work harder." Asuma said, taking a drag from his cancer stick.
"Trying to play on a little rivalry are we?" Tsunade asked, pointedly trying to ignore the man's disgusting habit.
"Trying to yes, succeeding... well we'll be able to see in a few more months if it has or not. Right now we're just focusing on refining her Taijutsu and Ninjutsu skills that she already possesses. I'm also going to ask Kurenai to help teach both Ino and Sakura some Genjutsu since they have the chakra control needed for it. I'm also going to try to increase their chakra reserves, however I don't want to do it too carelessly and hamper their chakra control." Asuma explained.
Tsunade nodded, "Good, I know she wants to be my apprentice and all but I'm not here to wipe noses, I did it once with Shizune when she was seven. I'm not doing that again, once was enough for me. She needs a good foundation to work from and I believe that what you're having them work on now will several help them no matter if I take them on as apprentices or not. I'll revaluate them in five months' time, to see if they are ready for the position."
Asuma just nodded as he let loose a breath of the toxic smoke, "Understood, Tsunade-sama."
"Good, your dismissed then. Don't forget to pick up your pay, otherwise it goes towards my poker money." Tsunade said as she went back to reading the scroll in front of her. Asuma shivered at the loss of a paycheck to such horrible means, he quickly bowed and left.
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Civilian Council Chambers
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Currently the civilian council was in session, as it had been every day for the past couple months as they all argued and complained about what to do.
When Tsunade confronted them about them using one of HER shinobi for a mission without so much as informing her, she went on a tirade. She began stripping the council of close to every power that they had gained during the Sandaime's rule.
She first removed any essential organizations or businesses that the village needed from their hands. Then the hospital was now under shinobi jurisdiction, as well as the court systems now too. It didn't help that a few of the members of the council were also killed mysteriously and their assets seized for the village.
The council had been sent scrambling after what Tsunade had, and in response had been in session more than ever before in their history. Each member was losing money hand over fist as they no longer had the main money making business, and it was making them pissed.
They were able to keep the academy in their hands as well as most of the food trade lines into the village, and they were constantly trying to figure a way to get back their power with what they still had. However today was not about getting their power back from the Hokage. No today they were there because someone they had tried to bail out many times in the past and make sure he was always happy, had called them together.
"So what are you all going to do to help me out?!" Sasuke asked in an irritated tone. He had shown up with the expectation of helping him with his plight. He wasn't allowed to be trained by any sensei because he "no longer showed any loyalty to Konoha" and we also knew from the council that he was also under watch by the ANBU though he could never find them, no matter how much he looked for them.
"Uchiha-sama, we can't do anything. We're still trying to recover from when we were forced for cover for you!" One of the more vocal council members said. The council had their doubts helping the last Uchiha since he became a genin, but this last problem just made it final for a lot of them since it had cost them so much power that took a long time to gain.
"I understand that, but I can't be trained right now! All jōnin sensei have strict orders not to teach me anything anymore, all on the orders of the Hokage!" Sasuke yelled out exasperated. He needed to get stronger, so he could avenge his clan; couldn't these fools see that?
"We understand that Uchiha-sama, just as we've understood it every time you've said it thus far. However as we've stated before as well, we are unable to do anything as the Hokage has stripped this council of the power to do so!" The same council member said.
Sasuke cursed, he needed power and he needed it now. He didn't care how he got it, he just needed it right now so he could take care of his brother. Then a thought occurred to him, a thought he normally wouldn't consider, but you know what they say when your back is in a corner?
You'll do anything to get out of said corner. "Well my esteemed councilors, if seems we have a common enemy then. The way I see it the Hokage is abusing her power and warping Konoha, from the once much loved village that we all knew and cherished, to her own depraved dictatorship version." Sasuke said, calling upon all his years of manipulation and smooth talking. "Is it not your responsibility as the civilian council members to make sure that the civilians are treated fairly? Is it not your responsibility to challenge the Hokage's decisions at times so you know whether it is a correct choice or not?"
Seeing a few nods in the crowd before him, Sasuke continued, "Then should it not be, that you as the council have say in everything that happens in this village, so that you may better serve your people? I say the Hokage is out of line; She has only been back in the village not four months and is already changing a system that has worked for years! Does that sound like a just leader? Does that sound like the strong Hokage you all chose for the position?!"
The council was just eating in the Uchiha's words, some even cheering him on during his small speech. "In recent history, something very similar has happened in the world only further south than here. In Mizu no Kuni, in Kirigakure, the Yondaime Mizukage attempted to get rid of all of the bloodline users. He gave no reason for this, only saying that it was what was in the best interest for Kirigakure. However, while some agreed with his orders, many did not. They rose up against him, and fought a war against him to see to it that his will would not continue. I propose we do the very same thing! We take back the power that was stolen from us, and we bring back the Konohagakure we all KNEW AND LOVED!" Sasuke said, his voice rising on a crescendo. At its peak, he mustered every ounce of will power he had, in hopes of gaining their support.
His gamble paid off. All of the council members stood and cheered the genin on, many yelling how they wanted things to go back to the way they had been. After a few minutes things became quiet again, and they all turned to the Uchiha.
"What do you recommend Uchiha-sama? We know very little of war, as we are simple civilians." A pink haired council member asked.
"We will have to be very discreet about our plans, as the shinobi forces have been blinded by Tsunade's legacy. But know that we will have Konoha back to the way it was, before the Bitch ever came back!" Sasuke growled out.
"Uchiha-sama, on a curious note, how did the rebellion of Kirigakure work out?" The pink haired woman asked. Many of the other council members asked as well, since they had a few worries that this was a lost cause.
"Oh, why don't you ask the Godaime Mizukage who is currently leading Kirigakure?" Sasuke said with a wide smirk.
Unknown to anyone a shadow moved out of the chambers. No one knew it had been there, or that it ever left as well.
'Danzo-sama will want to know of this immediately!'
