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Author's Note:
I was looking around on Narutopedia(the Naruto wiki I use when writing most of Naruto fanfics) I came across something interesting. Images of characters from filler episode that suppose to have taken place in the country Sasori took down. Of course this was just filler episode so none of the stuff was canon and I was about just skip over and work on what I had originally planned. However a number of things changed my mind and I decided to do something about it after all with the main target this time being Ayame.
However the problem I come across is what Ayame's puppet title should be. I was wondering if I could get some opinions or even more original titles to use. The ones I have so far are:
Waitress of Death
Kunoichi Chef
Killer Ramen Girl
Ramen Girl
Ramen Kunoichi
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Food, it something that Sasori never really had to worry about for probably going nearly two decades now. After all why would he have to worry about something that he did not require anymore. Human puppets did not require food because they did not even have digestive system. In place of his own intestines, Sasori had a thick cable coiled around a pole.
However now that he had Kuzunoha the granddaughter of Seimei, founder of Takumi Village there full time at his home. Formerly Yakumo's but it was his now since the Kurama heiress was part of his collection. What belong to the one of his puppet naturally belong to him, their owner. He had plans to convert her into a human puppet just not yet. The reason is that he had plans for her that had yet to have been fulfilled. So keeping her meant feeding her with mostly the food that was suppose be used on his Porcelain Mage. Who did not need it anymore for obvious reason thus Kuzu was fed instead. However the problem was that Yakumo did not have the same appetite Kuzu had. She seem to require more food then what he was given at the moment(he did not realize that part her appetite came from her being pushed work harder then she ever had in her life).
The problem he was present with was that he could not request more food as it would mostly likely cause some flags to be raised with people with Danzo being the biggest one among them. After all it stated in the report that he was given that Yakumo's appetite had not changed in years thus she was given the just enough food every time to get by. Her 'requesting' more would result in unwanted questions from his associate who was aware that Yakumo could not eat anymore. However Danzo was not told what was done with the food she still received. Sasori claiming that it was not any of his business and that he was properly disposing it. Which was not a lie as he was feeding it to Kuzu thus doing exactly what he said. It was Danzo's own fault for just assuming he must be throwing it away.
So here he was revisiting what had once been the Land of This but now was merely existed as an annexed piece of the Land of That. This and That were two places that the Kugustu user had some history with and well that why he was here at the moment. Even though country no longer existed the food eating contest it was known was taking place again this year. There was good reason behind why This no longer existed and the land annexed by That. The answer to the question at hand was very easy to answer as it was all his doing. The Akatsuki was hired by the Land of That to take out the Land of This. The one member that had been charged to do this job had been none other then Sasori himself. This happened to be the country Sasori had used his Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets to take down by himself.
Looking over the former capital of the now dead Land of This. Sasori saw that they had managed to rebuild things this far in the years since he had took it down. Removing a scroll that he on him he release one of the few human puppet that he had kept from his old collection. They were re-purpose and upgrade to become part of his new collection. Not simply cannon fodder he had felt would be needed to successfully capture a certain two kunoichi without too much trouble. The trouble not being from the kunoichi themselves but more a someone that needed distracting for the plan to go down without a hitch.
The re-purpose and upgrade puppet was a girl that was around thirteen years old in appearance. This age probably being what she was originally before Sasori turned her into the human puppet she is now. The upgrade puppet girl had brown eyes and long brown hair that was reminiscent of the Hime hair-style. She also had two bangs framing the side of her face that reaching her shoulders and curled up in the ends.
"So how does it feel being back in what was once your father's country, my war princess" Sasori asked
*This is no longer my home. It was overtaken by the Land of That* she replied.
"Very true as the fall of your country was all the Land of That's fault thus they will pay for it soon" he told her.
*Will I get to cut the arms and legs of corner ninjas* she asked placing a finger on her mouth, in manner that would seem like she was curious about this if anything she was doing currently had been of her own free will.
"Of course, my war princess" he said patting her on the head.
Sasori as usual overlooking the fact that he cause the fall of This to That, because the latter hired him to take out the former
Cast another genjustu on them both so that they would appear to be human to all that saw them not really worrying too much about either one of them getting noticed. It was not that many people have seen Sasori's true face especially in this area so he was able to blend into a crowd. Red hair also was not really as rare of a hair color as blond. Outside of Yamanaka clan there were not really that many blondes around. Sasori knew most of them anyway as he had two in his collection, one in particular trying to hunt him down, and another he was interested in himself.
Shrugging that off he was looking around for his main target of the moment. He desire a person to serve as a cook for Kuzunoha and also now that he thought about times were he would keep Hanabi at his manor for prolong periods of time. All the sake of testing her mangekyou byakugan so more as there were many thing he wanted to test out and examine before the eventually outcome for both girls had come in fruition. They were both going to join his collection in the end it just there usage in their original state was useful to him…at the moment at least.
Anyway Sasori had smirk on his face as he walking around with his little war princess at his side. It was interesting how no one seem to even give her a second look at all. It was not that he really want people to do this. However he at least thought it garner so second looks for the people, since before he destroyed this country himself. His war princess was an actually princess, Princess Chiyo of the Land of This. Of course the turn of events he was present left him wandering if those he desire to be part of the add-on for his main target along some for Kuzu herself were even still here.
The food contest was still here but was that merely just mock version made to keep the former Land of This citizen that survived from caring or even looking into just how their country was annexed after Sasori conquered it alone. Maybe he had already killed them as that was highly possible after all while he was bring down this one time country. Looking around his attention was grabbed as former princess Chiyo pulled on his hand. Controlling his puppets like he was did give him a sort of view from what was in their general line of sight.
Giving his full attention rather then only the fraction he was using to control the young puppet Chiyo, he managed to see the primary reason he was here. Standing there looking over the various shops and their inventory on display was Ayame. The waitress of Ramen Ichiraku which is own by her father and well known at least through Land of Fire mostly as Naruto's favorite place to eat. The reason Ayame was here was because she had learned the annual food contest that had not been held since the fall of Land of This was being brought back. Having always wanted to visit this place but never really having the time when she was younger, she took this chance to come now. Not knowing when if ever this would ever be held again.
With the local shops all competing to be the one that provides the different courses for the three phrase of the contest. It was time where the business owners were all looking for extra help and if one played their cards right it was possible to be hired as temp in mutiple stores at once. Thus being able to get variety of experience in different styles and deal with various cuisines.
The ramen waitress was unaware that the red hair Kugustu master had her in his sights and was closing in fast on her. Following her, he did not jump to capture her right away as he still had others to find and acquire during this trip. Tailing her for the next few days he pretty much got her pattern down pack. It was not that hard considering she was working for more then one store.
Ayame trucked towards the hotel room where she was staying she could only think of one word that could describe what she was feeling at the moment. That single word being tired, she wanted nothing more then to just sleep for a few hours. Although despite how tired she was feeling the experience she gaining doing this was what she wanted but doing it this way was tiring never the less.
Before she managed to even really get close she noticed what appeared to be a young girl crying on the sidewalk.
"My daddy. I can not find my daddy" the girl said just as Ayame passed by.
"Are you talking to me" she asked.
Nodding she then managed to get Ayame on board with helping her looking for her dad. Leading to where she had claimed to see him last. A place which had raised a number of question and causing the waitress girl to wonder if this was such a good idea in the first place. The place she was brought was where the castle for the Land of This once stood. In place of the castle now however was merely the stage where the food contest was going to be taking place for the most part.
"My daddy I last saw him here" she told Ayame who was about to leave yet found that she could no longer move.
'Huh what going on here….oh no…oh no…oh no' Ayame thought as she came to startling realization of what was going on here.
She had was around when Naruto had come by in little tim he did now and from other that visited his father's stand. It was not that hard for her to put two and two together. She never the less tried to struggle against what was preventing her movement as she did not want be yet another one that had fallen to this guy.
*Why are you struggling it useless?* the war princess said her genjustu having been dropped and her true form revealed.
"You can talk!? How?" Ayame said rather shocked.
*Genjustu. You are merely hearing words I am mouthing* she explained.
There was glare that form on her face but it was directed at the puppet girl in front of her as she was not to blame it was the one controlling her.
*My father really is here as this where my owner killed him…using me* the puppet girl said.
"You wanted experience with cooking. I have the perfect job for you in my collection" Sasori said place his hand on her shoulder from behind.
Ayame again tried struggling to move which the red hair puppet master found amusing that she was tried to getting away. Despite the she was already well within his trap. Her futile attempts ended when he used Ayame's own hand to placing a seal on her own forehead.
With the sealing suppressing her personality, Ayame was let go as he no longer need to control her body with his strings. She was would follow his every command thanks to the seal on her now. She followed his orders to head where Sasori was staying himself. A workshop he created the last time he was here and located in very place where only the princess and the last Damiyo of This knew of. It was suppose to be a place where they could hide from danger and if need be the starting point of escape route from an invading force. Though it original purpose never came to light as the place was now the workshop of the very person that took down the country. Place where he could do his thing to the newest addition to his collection.
