Crimson Red
PROLOUGUE:
As the month of October dies, the cold chill of the incoming winter, breezes against the village of Konoha. People took sudden notice of this.
It is still too early for winter…
It seems as if winter is already here…
This is curious…
It is curious also, that the coolness of the night bind with the sudden appearance of a stranger.
"So this is Konoha… Not bad…" sarcastically, the stranger thought. He wore a cloak and a sort of mask, covering most of his face.
Without further ado, he made his way straight to Tsunade's office, the current Hokage. When her window opened at the breeze of the cold air, the stranger came in. Tsunade seems to sense him for she shows no surprised expression in her face. She threw a kunai at the stranger, who quickly deflected it.
"Oh my, what temper you have, Mistress Hokage, ruler of Konoha." The stranger said in a playful tone of voice.
"I wouldn't assume that you're here to entertain me." Tsunade glared at the stranger. "What brings you to Konoha, boy?"
"I bear you a message…"
"A message from whom?"
"From the greatest warrior your village had ever gazed at."
"Cut to the chase. My patience is kind of short. I have no time to fool around." Tsunade demanded.
The boy smirked and arrogant smile and said, "Your greatest ninja that most of you think is gone is still living and decided to come back here in your village. The ninja I'm referring to is from one of your powerful clans."
Tsunade thought for a moment. She had a wild guess who this ninja is. And the mere existence of this person will make a lot of difference to the whole of Konoha.
"If what you say is true, why is this ninja not with you?"
"The ninja requests for one of your most trusted ninja to meet at the Tenan Pass." The boy answered.
"You people from that country really doesn't want to socialize, do you?"
"We prefer to kept hidden, Isolated from your worthless fight against other countries." The boy held out a weirdly shaped kunai.
All of a sudden, the door swung open and Shizune entered.
"I couldn't find an open shop of sweet cakes, so I bought you some rice balls, Master Tsunade…" Shizune stopped as she set eyes on the stranger… and then at the kunai.
Thinking that the stranger is an assassin, Shizune attacked. But in a blink of an eye, the stranger is at the window, ready to leave.
"You people are so aggressive. We trust you to keep your word, Master Hokage, ruler of Konoha." Then he vanished.
Shizune made the gesture to follow the stranger…
"Shizune, I didn't remember giving you an order."
"But Master Tsunade…" Shizune has no idea of who that person is or what he and Tsunade were discussing about.
"Shizune! Get me Hatake Kakashi!" Tsunade ordered.
"But what about the boy?"
"He's just a messenger. You didn't analyze the situation well enough."
Shizune pouted at this remark to her by Tsunade.
"Don't worry! I'm not mad at you. Now, hurry up and get me Hatake Kakashi. I have a mission for him. And give me my rice balls. I sent you for about one hour ago and it took you so long."
"It was hard to look for a store that's still open at this hour." Shizune handed Tsunade the rice balls and then she asked, "What shall I tell Kakashi?"
Tsunade thought for a moment, then smiled and said.
"Tell him that the KONOHA'S DEATHSYTHE is alive! The true heir of the third Hokage has come back from the dead!"