Ch. 19: Our Obstacles
Naruto
"Naruto, don't stop. I'll be fine." Hinata breathes out before moaning as he thrusts back into her. His lips pepper her neck once more, running downward to her breasts.
Whatever fears they had had about doing this, about being here fell away with each touch, each sigh as fingers explored deeper and elicited sharp gasps.
Hinata smiled despite another twinge of pain, squeezing lightly at Naruto's hand as she feels herself tumbling towards release.
He'd stopped at first seeing her squirm, lips pursed in pain and he winces hating his lack of experience in this area despite everything Jiraiya has told him. Kisses won't take away the bruises he's left along her, the scratches he made when she licked at his tip…
"Hinata, so tight." Naruto groaned between garbled curses, resting his head into the curve of her neck as he feels himself coming undone soon after her.
Even now hours later it's still fresh in his mind the heat of her touches as her hands trailed along his skin, of her body taking him in.
Sunrise gives a hazy wash against the sky and morning fog, a mix of amber and fuchsia light managing to seep in through his blinds against Hinata's naked form and Naruto shifts to move his blankets up to keep her warm.
"Are you awake?" Hinata murmurs out just as he turns back over and Naruto sits himself up in mild alarm to see pearl eyes gazing back at him drowsily.
"Yeah, woke up a few minutes ago." Naruto answers softly, voice still thick with sleep as well. He rests his head back against his pillows, sighing at the remnants of her scent now along them. Recollections of last night flood through his mind and he chuckles at the growing pink of Hinata's face when he rolls over to press a kiss to her cheek.
"Does it hurt?" Naruto questions her after a moment, tapping lightly at bruises far more visible now against her cream skin.
Hinata shakes her head, pointing as well to thin scratches along his back to his arms. "What about you?"
Naruto spares a quick glance to his injuries, waving off her concern.
"They'll be gone before the week is over!" He assures her before sliding out of bed and Hinata's flush turns a darker shade at watching him breezily toss off his sheets to head for his bathroom, gesturing for her to follow.
He could definitely get used to this.
But it isn't a surprise the reality of their circumstances soon get pushed back up to the front of their thoughts with a knock to Naruto's door.
And through the peephole they see the most unexpected visitors.
Gaara and Kankuro.
Kankuro glances for a long awkward minute between them when Naruto eventually opens the door (after having made sure he and Hinata were thoroughly dressed), a knowing flickering in his gaze staring at their wrinkled attires.
"What brings you two by at this hour?" Naruto questions slowly, gaze particularly on Gaara. Sharp green eyes don't hold the same maliciousness, replaced by a dull emptiness and he frowns at the familiarity of seeing said expression in himself so many times before.
"They want you to be the next Kazekage, right? Guess that was bound to happen no matter how much Hinata and I changed things!" Naruto congratulates him.
Gaara doesn't share in his enthusiasm though, sighing as he looked over Suna before peering towards the desert. Sandstorms were more abundant at this time of year, swallowing those who traveled the climate ill prepared for the pitfalls of sand and rock formations that went on for miles eventually disorienting them as dehydration set in.
And yet Naruto found it best to visit him now in the midst of his training trip.
His older self said much the same as he describes it back to him, a belief in knowing he would go good for the citizens and shinobi of Suna despite his grisly history, despite the fears and angers over deaths that have been a direct result of him…
There is no escaping his past, someone will always remember the actions he's done and the blood he shed to elicit pain and fear in all who crossed his path.
He's seen it in many of older villagers faces, not bothering to hide their jeering or outright upset he is going to be put into a position of such power. The good deeds he's done for protecting both shinobi and civilian of the village will never matter in their eyes it seems.
"I'm glad you believe in me." Gaara states evenly after a while at Naruto's continued bright grin. He at least too shared the pain of growing up with a tailed beast, the knowing said beast was the cause of so many deaths. However, Naruto hadn't given into the rage and overwhelming need to retaliate as he had done.
Because at times when he's alone and Shukaku calls out to him again, he worries he'll lose control of himself once more.
Gaara won't likely speak up on the matter of how they've come upon the duo and Kankuro coughs, clearing his voice. It's better to get this over with now than wait for anything else to happen.
"Sorry to drop in unexpectedly like this, however it's good we caught you both. There is much intel we need to discuss."
-X-
Sakura
"Konoha's citizens would never survive the summers Suna has going by some of these complaints of the warmer weather!" Temari remarks, scoffing at a pair of young girls across the way from the cafe window shopping for flowery spring dresses.
They sure didn't seem that frustrated by the humidity as they eyed an assortment of colorful pastel long and short sleeved versions of the dress the mannequin adorned that could best show off their figures too in spite of their whining over the heat and sweat to their arms and backs.
Shikamaru merely yawned in response, straightening up quickly as Temari's irritation set upon him.
'Of all the places I go to get a quick lunch…' Sakura muses, taking her sandwich out to the bistro's patio section hopefully far out of sight of the pair as she took to the last empty table in the back.
But Ino was right, it really did seem like they were dating (or whatever they wanted to call it).
And going by the snippets of their conversation she was picking up on this wasn't their first time going around Konoha together.
"You know; you don't really need an escort around the village. You already know where everything is going by you remembering where this tea/coffee shop was." Shikamaru reminds her.
Sakura winces, it was like Shikamaru was asking to be attacked.
He makes a good point though, the person who truly required an attendant was the younger of Temari's brothers: Gaara.
Naruto's future self may have knocked some sense into him, but that was years ago and he had since gone back to his proper time…
'Have those lessons stuck?' She wonders, hating the sinking feeling of dread resting at the pit of her stomach before forcing another bite down.
"Gaara insisted that he see Naruto in person once he knew he was back in the village. Kankuro and I planned for this trip months in advance for me to be Suna's representative for helping during the proctoring of the second phase of these new chunin exams. It's customary for said host village to provide an aide to the visiting civilian or shinobi, however you already know that." Temari huffs out and Sakura watches as she balls her hands up beneath the table.
'She's jittery.' Sakura notes.
She would be too knowing all that Gaara can do with his sand abilities, he may be calmer now but still she registers an uneasiness to her stance and behavior of surely recalling the days where both she and Kankuro were afraid of him. Unable to control his actions.
"Where are they at now?" Shikamaru asks, curious as to why they still hadn't shown up yet.
"Now? With Naruto and Hinata I presume. Naruto's apartment and the Hyuga manor were the first two spots on the schedule they wanted to visit while I got an assessment from you on how exactly each phase of the exam is supposed to go." Temari determines.
'What?' Sakura asks herself.
Alarm bells go off in her mind like fireworks, nearly making Sakura jump right up before calming her frantic heart rate with the breathing exercises Lady Tsunade taught her.
"Don't ever go into a situation whether here in the operating room or out on the field without getting as much information as possible. If your gut is telling you something dangerous is going on or about to happen, investigate. Never let it fester to the point you cease to have control of your situation." Tsunade advises, before prepping her for the sterile procedure they're about to enter.
Said advice rings true now.
And she wishes Shikamaru would share in her increased restlessness, that something must be going on to warrant the pair visiting Naruto and Hinata so early in the day though as usual his posture and expression give nothing away.
"You were okay with letting them go without you? Gaara may be strong, but so are these enemy shinobi ready to capture him as soon as the perfect chance arises." Shikamaru further questions.
"Yes, that is a good question! Why, knowing it could further damage Konoha and Suna's already weak relations if a tailed beast is captured?" Sakura contemplates as well, taking a larger bite into her lunch just to prevent herself from cutting in.
This has nothing at all to do with the exams really or Konoha and Suna trying to mend their broken bridges of the past...
Her mind then whirls to the photos Naruto showed her and Sasuke years ago, the faces of the Akatsuki to be on the look out for. All of them had broken off into pairs to collect each of the tailed beasts for a plan that seemed to involve using destruction and violence for the creation of a new world.
A painful lurch of her stomach makes her fully set her sandwich down.
Temari's earlier antsy behavior wasn't over Gaara's past actions, but who was coming after him and inevitably Naruto as well.
A frown etches up Temari's lips, arching a brow at Shikamaru's inquiry and Sakura sees a flash of guilt in her eyes; another memory of the past.
"Kankuro and Gaara are my brothers as you already know, not yet taken from me by war or a mission gone wrong. I can't keep them boxed in Suna or refuse them missions. Well, I suppose with Gaara soon to be the Kazekage I should say it would be him deciding if I can go on certain A or S ranked missions." She states, voice lowering thinking of the future.
Verdant eyes sharpen, lifting from the table back to Shikamaru, gathering the rest of what she wants to say.
"Look, I'm not going to pretend everyone forgot what happened when we first came here in terms of our attitudes and behavior, but we're all trying to move forward especially with these new rogue ninja to think about." Temari finishes.
'Brothers…' Sakura sighs, Itachi and Sasuke the immediate thought that comes to her. Most of her original classmates came from one child families like her, recalling the days of Mom and Dad speaking to her the atrocities and pain children bore witness to at losing a loved one, particularly a sibling during times of war. It was just another pain that made it difficult to connect to Sasuke and even Naruto at times, not yet knowing the heartache of death or loneliness of coming home to an empty home time and again.
"Don't look so depressed! If it will put you at ease, I'll go check on them now. They just wanted to update Naruto in particular about some suspicious individuals that have been poking around Suna is all." Temari promises, waving off the flash of concern in Shikamaru's eyes. She scoots back from the table without finishing her meal, adjusting her bag back onto her shoulders.
Shikamaru opens his mouth to retort her quick departure before shutting it.
This wasn't an argument he wanted to get into right now on what else she was keeping from him to stop him from worrying, he had asked one too many questions already...
'We need a game plan to know exactly what these enemies are like, what abilities and knowledge do they already have on us?'
All Naruto and Hinata had told him so far he felt wouldn't be enough if he had to face one of them at this very moment, only being told to train further in his shadow possession jutsus and master tricking the opponent. Perhaps that was because they already knew the potential outcomes of giving away too much; the positives and the negatives that would alter one's patterns and actions...
Once Temari assures him she will meet up him again within an hour by the central clock in the market square does she disappear.
Shikamaru stretches out his arms and legs, twisting his gaze back straight onto Sakura making her flinch and stop mid sip of her water. She really needed to learn from Sasuke how to better stay concealed even in the daylight hours.
"So, did you catch all that?"
Sakura swallows down the last of her meal, nodding slowly as she purses her lips.
'The enemy is closing in.'
-X-
Naruto & Hinata
"Deidara and Sasori? No, we haven't run across men matching those descriptions yet." Hinata confirms.
Naruto meanwhile gazes over the rough sketch of the men Kankuro presented forward on his kitchen table in comparison to the photos his older counterpart had given them.
'It's a match.'
The art and puppet master respectively.
"We've had our own network of spies looking into this duo in particular, especially because I am their next target." Gaara explains.
"They found out so far that Deidara specializes in explosive art mainly with the use of clay while his partner Sasori is known for human puppets. As of late it seems like the two have turned their attention to going after jinchūruki based on whatever orders the current Akatsuki's leader has given him." Kankuro finishes.
"And have they already captured anybody?" Hinata questions, recalling the immortal duo.
Hidan and Kakuzu.
Their names elicited thoughts of Asuma, of the pain Team 10 could go through at losing him…
Naruto catches her gaze, nodding at knowing where her thoughts have gone.
"At this time we don't believe they've captured any jinchūruki, however we have enough reason to believe based on the data gathered that their end game goal is to capture all the tailed beasts." Kankuro replies, glancing back to Gaara.
He'd been quiet over this whole matter, simply listening as everything they each knew was discussed and laid out upon the table. He was sure Gaara had already formulated a plan, observing as his gaze remain fixed on the images of the pair in question.
'We don't have much time before they prepare for Gaara's kidnapping. Do they know he's left Suna?' Naruto considered.
"Going back to Suna now would only be walking into their trap you know. The Akatsuki has their own set of sleeper agents and spies they keep hidden among civilians. They probably already know you're currently not there. Deidara for example wouldn't be afraid to unleash a series of bombs in order to force your return with his explosions being his greatest passion. The same with Sasori and the puppets he learned to create from Chiyo." He reasons.
Kankuro arches a brow, surprised at how much information he already has as well; perhaps even more so than him…
"Naruto is a jinchūruki as well, they're definitely going to come after him too, we've been preparing for their eventual arrival by researching every member." Hinata clarifies at Kankuro's look.
And Gaara perks up hearing that, gaze fixing back up to them. Naruto shared his burden of having a tailed beast, but he hadn't gone into detail with him on the battles that would result because of said fact or the potential terrible possibilities his future self had divulged to him.
"Even if it is a trap, I have to eventually return to protect the people of Suna if they don't outright make a move while I'm here in Konoha. I wanted to warn you in advance in case their plans potentially change, but you already knew about them as well." Gaara relates.
Naruto simply nods, however numerous ideas flitted through his mind. Gaara would knowingly be walking back into danger…
And he wouldn't be able to stop him.
His thoughts become further muddled then from thinking about the chunin exams set to start in just a few days time, of stopping various future events knowing they have an early head start, and of this sinking tightness to his stomach knowing that some events from history may repeat themselves despite their best efforts…
"Is there anything else you wanted to tell me before you go?" Naruto questions, watching as Kankuro and Gaara gather back up their belongings and shoes by the door.
Gaara is the first to speak this time, small grin rising upon his lips as he shook his head.
"Be safe Naruto and you as well Hinata."
-X-
Sasuke
"When was the last time you ate a full meal?!" Anko gripes out, noting Sasuke isn't at his usual speed of blocking her attacks. She moves with ease out of the way of his lightning infused kunai, arching a brow at his decreased aim.
While Sasuke has gotten so much stronger in these few years she's taken him under his wing, stronger than even her; they both know there are still dozens of shinobi out there who could overwhelm him in an ambush…
The sharingan he possesses is still precious to thieves.
His silence is all the answer she needs.
"Geez, you know by now you aren't worth shit to me if you aren't taking care of yourself first! You skipped lunch again, right?" Anko scowls, hopping down from the trees effectively ending their exercise.
'I haven't eaten all day.' Sasuke muses, but knows better than to say aloud.
It's nearing dusk now, last rays of sunlight filtering through the forest lighting the grass in shades of red.
The low growl of his stomach breaks their silence, Anko barely concealing a snicker as she moves to her bag to grab a pouch full of ration pills.
"Here, eat some. I'm not letting you pass out on me." She orders, Sasuke reluctantly taking a handful from her.
They taste of rice and dried out seeds/vegetables and part of him nearly wants to spit them out and just deal with his pain and exhaustion.
'Who made these?' He frowns.
"Like them? Sakura made them! Said they have more nutritional and medicinal effects than other versions of the food pill. She offered them to Naruto, but he said he was fine with Hinata's meals. Figure I wouldn't let them go to waste though!" Anko beams toothily before popping one in herself.
She gives nothing away in her expression if it tastes horrible to her, probably used to ingesting stranger concoctions anyways.
'Orochimaru most likely made her try out all of his poisons and mixtures, a food ration pill would taste good in comparison.' Sasuke realizes.
And he notes her faint scratching at the mark, the last remnant of Orochimaru's presence. At times when she doesn't think he's looking he sees the pain her face, wincing at the curse's effects even with no desire to use its power.
"You should get heading home and rest. Don't even think about trying to sneak in some extra training either! I believe you're perfectly ready to kick ass in these exams showing everyone especially Naruto how far you've come!" Anko advises, bringing a small grin out of Sasuke.
Nobody would be a pushover, but Naruto would be his most difficult opponent…
He grew as fast as he did in terms of skill and he'd yet to show anybody besides perhaps Hinata just how much stronger he had become since being away.
A flash of his cerulean eyes melting into scarlet makes him pause as he gathers his own belongings, clicking his tongue remembering the rage and waves of heat pouring off him. For a brief moment it wasn't Naruto he'd been facing in the Valley of the End that fateful day. No, instead it was the nine tailed fox who had his sights set on killing him for the sins of what his past clansmen had done to him.
'Control. Does Naruto have a better handle on the fox?' He wondered.
He'd find out eventually.
The streetlights flicker on as he returns back into the village, the night markets just beginning as steam from broths and spices from fryers mix into the air. Maybe he'll get a to go box of a seafood or meat and rice combination, the last time he checked his fridge there was little in the way of proper meal reminding him he needed to stop putting off getting some groceries.
"Oi, is that you Sasuke? Checking out the deals as well?!" A man questions to his left and he recognizes the jovial tone immediately.
Kizashi.
Sakura's father is practically grinning from ear to ear as he approaches him, shopping bags hanging off both of his arms. He frowns, moving to grab a few from him before they all slide to the ground.
"Getting a late night dinner, huh? The missus wanted me to pick up some shrimp, mushrooms, and cabbage for a hot pot we have planned for tonight, though it could be a 'Rot Pot' knowing how much food we bought that could go to waste! Hey, if you're not too busy; why don't you join us? Sakura has the night off, I'm sure she would be happy for you to try out her cooking. It's not the best, though don't tell her I said that!" Kizashi chuckles.
"I don't want to impose- "Sasuke begins, but Kizashi immediately shakes his head, practically ready to drag him if need be in the direction of his house.
"Nonsense! You've been over plenty of times before now! Besides, meals taste better with more people, right?" Kizashi questions earnestly.
He thinks of Itachi then, of the last meals they had together with Mother and Father back at the Uchiha manor quietly discussing their days at the academy or out on a mission before said conversations became tainted with whispers of a coup, of the growing frustration the clan was having with the Hokage and his cabinet that was about to explode on them all…
'I made my choice to do what I did a long time ago little brother. All I want is for you to be happy and not burdened by our clan's curse. Don't worry about this illness I have; it's my punishment for the choices I made on that night.'
His chest aches, gripping at the bags a bit tighter.
"Okay, thanks. I hope it's fine with Mrs. Haruno and Sakura too." Sasuke mumbles out. Kizashi was used to dealing with both women's flares of rage after all. But part of him did want to see Sakura again. She was probably pushing herself more than her body could handle too in trying to perfect a clinical trial for Itachi to start between patient cases and being on the lookout for the Akatsuki...
He pictures her flustered expression, uneasy as her parents trade jokes and discuss more silly childhood stories involving her that will only deepen her embarrassment. The last time he was there though she was welcoming, offering him some of the tomatoes her and her mom had planted in their miniature garden.
And he finds himself starting to smile just a bit that it would be nice to momentarily not be clouded by all that is overwhelming his thoughts.
Kizashi merely lets out a loud laugh at Sasuke's response, patting his back with his now free hand.
"No need to be so formal Sasuke! Sakura may deny whatever it is going on between you two, but you're becoming part of this family!"
-X-
Kakashi
"How's your newest member adjusting?" Gai questions, idly sipping at his sake as they listened to the low hum of cicadas. Moths flutter around the lights set up along the patio, wings tapping incessantly at the enclosed glass trying to get closer to the heat.
His head dully ached, longing to simply get back to his bed and rest.
This meeting was dragging on far longer than he expected. Typical business of discussing new security measures in place for the new chunin exams, changes to upcoming mission protocol, and of course all jounin to be on alert for faces that match the descriptions of the Akatsuki.
'Obito. Are you really running that organization?' He ponders, picturing the boy he used to taunt and always be one step ahead of him slowly dissolving into darkness…
Was his sharingan ready he often wondered. Even in his bouts of training with Sasuke when he had the time didn't seem to help much. He uses said eye until he is completely drained but it still doesn't feel like enough knowing Obito is doing the exact same, pushing himself most likely until his body is bruised and bloody too.
He casts his gaze back to Gai, still watching him patiently for an answer.
Sai, the boy was a mystery.
And it didn't help that the man he followed orders from was just as much of an enigma: Danzo.
He was making his presence known more and more often as of late, having been the 'surprise' guest towards the end of the meeting wanting to seemingly ensure and inform everyone to keep Naruto's safety from this new threat on the horizon at the top of their priorities.
It'd taken effort not to snort during his speech, Naruto would never be okay with his plan to keep him essentially locked within the village not even able to spend time with Hinata or any of his friends for fear of them being caught in a sudden attack.
"If by adjusting you mean angering just about everybody is he comes across, then yes he's doing fine." Kakashi eventually relates.
Gai chuckles then, taking a larger gulp at his sake. "Give him time. Lee had trouble adjusting when he first came into the academy and then being placed on a team with Neji."
"Yes, but Lee didn't insult Neji's err endowment when they first met; did he?" Kakashi counters. That was all Naruto could complain about for a few days after the market incident.
"What?" Gai questions, smile turning to utter puzzlement.
Kakashi shakes his head, not wanting to go into detail. "Never mind. The most important thing is I know Sai is trying. I see him reading all these books he's checked out from the library on how to make friends and improve communication skills, however Sasuke and Naruto now are indifferent to him and it's a miracle Sakura hasn't put him in the hospital yet after he called Ino beautiful and still continued to call her Ugly."
"He most likely used the term beautiful to prevent experiencing double broken bones from them tag-teaming on him!" Gai assumes.
"Anyways, he'll be an important asset to Konoha all the same. I've never seen someone with his capabilities mix ink and attacks together. It could be especially good in taking on-" Gai continues, stopping himself short as they both hear footsteps approach.
"Ah, I see you two managed to slip away from how long that speech was beginning to slog on for too!"
Asuma.
Gai becomes eerily quiet and Kakashi can feel the beginnings of a frown etching his lips. Asuma isn't dead, not yet and with proper steps he will be able to see his son or daughter grow up…
This must be how Naruto and Hinata's older counterparts felt at first seeing the dead alive once more. Unsettled, but still feeling a mix of happiness and sadness at not knowing how to approach a loved one lost. He had pushed the potential deaths of close allies of his on the battlefield to friends he caught up having drinks with on his off days out of his mind, not wanting the image of their corpses to add to the ever growing sleepless nights he's had as of late.
'Will stopping Asuma's death result in somebody else dying in his place?' An immediate darker thought burrows it's way in, reminding him of the ripple effects that will result from the saving of one life.
It could easily mean the loss of another.
Asuma's eyes narrow at their behavior, reaching for his lighter and a cigarette from his vest pocket. "What's wrong with you two?"
"You should stop smoking!" Gai abruptly points out in shock, waving a finger up in scolding.
Kakashi restrains a roll of his eyes, Gai was completely awkward when it came to conversations like this where being boisterous wouldn't help…but then how would he even broach the subject of them planning to prevent his death and the beginning of his impending fatherhood?
Hopefully not as bad as Gai was.
Asuma glances between his lighter and the pair, shrugging with a nod. "Yeah, Kurenai is always saying it's bad for my health. I'm actually planning to quit soon considering at her last doctor appointment she said she's in the early stages of-"
He pauses himself then, a hint of red coming onto his cheeks as he peers between Gai and Kakashi's amused expressions.
"Forget I just said that!" He snaps.
"Congrats." Kakashi bellows just as Asuma moves to quickly head back in, arching a brow at the flicker of movement he sees to the rooftops a few meters away.
Even with the waning of the moon providing little light, he can still make out the figure.
'Sai?'
-X-
Sai
'Why does he want a report now? I hardly have anything new to update him on.' Sai mused, ensuring he had a neutral expression on.
He couldn't say no to an order from Danzo though, no matter the time of day. He retained control over him as long as he bore his seal on his tongue. The days of wanting to challenge him and question his demands had long since been pushed out of thoughts under his strict discipline...
He meets him just outside the edge of the training grounds, shrouding himself nearly out of view of the silver light of the moon and the glow of the streetlights.
"Is anybody on to you?" He asks as soon as he ensures they are alone.
Sai shakes his head, Danzo silent for a good while taking this into consideration before nodding. "You've had plenty of time to get acclimated with Kakashi's team: Team 7. As you already know, I want you to continue keeping an eye on Sasuke. The first sign of any changes to his sharingan or behavior you are to report it back to me immediately."
Itachi too was watching Sasuke's moves despite his distance. He needed to tread carefully knowing what the two could do if they caught wind of his plans and decided to attack him together...
'Sasuke doesn't chase after him in revenge for that fateful night anymore.' Danzo considered, reminded of the coldness that used to lie in his dark eyes.
They stopped being that way years ago now it seems.
Perhaps it was in relation to Orochimaru's death, but with so many of his subordinates still alive and well he could make a possible return soon enough to finish his desires.
He'd pick back up right where he left off in poisoning the youngest Uchiha's thoughts with power and giving into hate he's buried away.
And that would be the very moment when Konoha would be in danger once more in dealing with said clan.
'I'll make sure neither of them get in the way of my goals, no matter who may have to fall this time.'
Sai nods, demonstrating with his ink birds and rats that he is keeping tabs on Sasuke at all hours. Although there is nothing of note with the Uchiha at this time (besides visiting the Haruno home for dinner) and he's sure Danzo already knows this or doesn't care for such trivial matters to be said aloud to him.
He leans back against the bark of the tree, crossing his arms. "Good. There is something new I want to add to your assignment Sai."
And Sai straightens up hearing this, the knowing it will be just as important as his gathering of intel on Sasuke.
"I want you to start keeping tabs on Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga. Make it your new priority to find out just how many secrets those two have been keeping from the village."
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New Month. New Chapter. Everybody loves to hate Danzo, right?! Lol, I'm sure he was one of the villainous characters' people cheered over at actually dying and not being redeemed, especially considering Sasuke was the one to kill him and he's already a derisive character himself. Thoughts on what you think he's planning!
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