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My Trust in You

Chapter Four- Michiko's Mission

He stood in the shadows, sharpening an old kunai knife. A malicious grin came across his face. He turned his head to see a child a few feet away from him, suddenly craving blood.

His tongue ran over the edge of kunai knife slowly. He watched the child walk over to him, looking for his lost toy.

He held his kunai knife lazily. He stepped forward and ran it through the child's neck.

A cry of pain could he heard as blood splattered on the ground.

Once again, Michiko stood in a deserted training area. She inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly.

She unsheathed her katana and held out her left hand in front of her. Her right hand gripped the katana as she held it out beside her. She twirled it in her fingers numerous times and struck her invisible enemies.

She stopped training as she heard someone calling out her name. She raised her head and sheathed her katana. She turned to Akemi, who was running towards her.

"What's wrong?" Michiko asked.

"You're needed at Hokage-Sama's office, she has another mission for you," Akemi said.

Michiko nodded and took off towards the Hokage's office.

Michiko knocked on Tsunade's office doors. She walked in silently after she was given permission to come in.

She bowed respectfully to Tsunade.

Tsunade got up from her seat and handed Michiko a folder. Michiko opened the folder and looked over it. She raised her eyebrow.

"A psycho killing children…" she muttered. Tsunade nodded.

"I'm going alone?" Michiko asked, raising her head. Tsunade nodded once again.

"There've been too many attacks going on. We've got a lot of shinobi on missions at the moment, helping the other villages." Tsunade replied.

Michiko nodded silently.

"You're to start this mission at once. We want to get it done and over with," Tsunade added.

Michiko nodded and walked out of Tsunade's office.

Michiko took off to where the enemy was last seen. She slowed down as she noticed a child on the ground, surrounded by numerous adults. His neck was bloody and his eyes wide. His face paled slowly. Michiko averted her eyes and picked up speed.

She stood in a clearing, surrounded by trees. She stopped as she heard the sounds of footsteps. She sent chakra to her feet and ran up a tree. She hid in it, crouching down on a thick branch. She looked at the people underneath her. She noticed their weapons. They only held small shuriken and kunai knives. She raised her eyebrow and counted how many of them there were.

'Fourteen…' she thought. 'I better get this over with.'

She jumped off the tree silently and stood behind it. She unsheathed her sword quietly. She walked around them silently, hiding behind other trees and bushes.

"Well, look here, men. We've got ourselves a cute bitch."

'Ah, shit…' she thought. She got up and looked at the men- they all faced her. She smiled sweetly.

"You know," she began. "The last guy that called me a bitch, found his balls shoved up his ass," she added. The men began laughing.

Michiko took her chance and quickly made seals. She muttered something and put her hands to the ground quickly. The men stopped laughing as spikes emerged from the ground. They cried as the spikes curled around them, and went through their bodies. All but one of the men were now dead, the spikes still in their bodies.

Michiko held out her sword in front of the whimpering man.

"Now," she began. "You're going to tell me who you are, and what you're doing here."

He glared at her.

"And if I refuse?" his voice squeaked.

Michiko brought her sword up to his neck.

"Talk, or die," she said.

"Fine- go ahead and kill me! I'm not telling you anything!"

Michiko took her sword and stabbed his arm. He cried in agony. She began getting annoyed.

"Now, are you going to be my friend, or my enemy?"

Michiko took out her sword with ease.

The man slumped to the ground and spit on her shoes.

Michiko raised her eyebrow and stabbed his other arm. He cried out again. The blood dripped from his arms heavily. He coughed up some blood.

"Fine, I'll talk!" he started. "T- There's a man. He's going around- killing people for fun. He's got back-up- tons of it," the man said, coughing up more blood.

"What's your name?" Michiko asked.

"Daichi," he croaked out.

"Where can I find this man, Daichi?" Michiko asked, sheathing her sword.

He groaned quietly.

"I- I don't know. We were sent here by his men," Daichi said.

"Why?"

"I- I don't know, you already killed our leader," Daichi added, spitting out more blood.

'Damn…' Michiko thought angrily.

She looked down at Daichi. His chest didn't rise or fall- his eyes held no emotion and his mouth hung open.

'Double damn,' she added.

Michiko pulled down his eyelids and sighed.

'He said a lot, but all I really got was his name,' she thought.

The spikes disappeared in a puff.

She rubbed the back of her neck.

"I better get someone to clean this up…" she muttered, turning back to the village.

Five ANBU members were sent to the clearing to dispose of the bodies.

Michiko gave in her report of the mission and was dismissed.

Michiko sighed as she walked back home. The day had passed quickly and the sun was already beginning to set.

Chapter four- I hope you enjoyed it!

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