Hi! Here I am again with another short chapter which is important anyway.
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Sarana sat down on a tree trunk exhausted. She went on a mission substituting for a hurt shinobi. Kusagakure's leader decided she was strong enough to do so and she was glad they trusted them so she didn't hesitate to accept the mission.
Now they were on their way back having collected everything they were asked to. It was a C-Rank mission, but in Sarana's opinion, that would be a good start. Whatever will await her when returning to Orochimaru to save Kuraiko, she must be prepared. Completing missions was a good training, no matter how easy they were. Of course, fighting Orochimaru will be harder, but once she gains more trust from Kusagakure, they will give them harder missions for sure and in order to gain that trust, she has to accept any mission she gets.
"And you really want to face Orochimaru! That's tough!" A teammate sat down next to her. He had blonde shoulder-long hair and red eyes. Sarana couldn't remember his name, she's never been good with that. His Chunin-uniform was strained with blood from killing a thief who wanted to steal the things the team was told to collect. Of course, killing him wouldn't have been necessary, but his reflexes were too good. Before he could think about the situation and stop his arm from moving, the thief, who hasn't been a shinobi by the way, sank to the ground.
"Yeah, I know, but I have to do that. He still has my friend." Sarana replied. She knew how dangerous the whole situation was, but Kuraiko has been like a sister to her, she would never forgive herself would she let her down.
"And you're sure she's still ali-" The man stopped as he saw tears welling up in Sarana's eyes. He took a deep breath. "So do you have a plan yet? You can't just barge in and get your friend out."
"No, I don't have one. I have to improve my fighting skill however, 'cause you' re right, they won't let me waltz in without a fight." She observed her othe two teammates, a girl with long gray hair and blue eyes and another man with a bald head. The two of them were collecting water from the sea they were resting at.
"Orochimaru's strong. Every little child know that. I don't think fighting him would be a good idea..."
"Then what shall I do instead?"
"Maybe you should sneak in. Disguise as a henchman and kill him secretly. The more attention you get, the harder it will be to save your friend, so you have to make sure no one sees you as an enemy."
"But how do I kill Orochimaru without being suspicious? Heck, how do I even manage to kill him? He's a sannin!"
"Then make sure no one can blame you for it."
"How?" Sarana was desperate. She didn't know how to do it, but it seemed like that guy was a pretty good help.
"Poison him."
"Poison?"
"Yes. I'm sure he's too lazy and too bossy to prepare his own food. You have to make sure to find the kitchen -which should be easy for a former subordinate like you are- and secretly poison the food. Then sneak out and wait for that asshole to die. The rest should be easy. Once you are sure he's dead, act hysterical so everyone comes to his room to see what happened. Then you can take your friend and run for your life."
"Not a bad idea, but will it really be as easy as it sounds?"
"I don't know, but easier than anything else I guess, so you'll have to try. I know someone who knows how to create poison. Once we're back home, I'll take you to him."
"Sounds good, but I'm scared anyway..." That wasn't a lie. The girl was trembling at the mere thought of sneaking into the hideout. She knew how well guarded it was. Additionally, Orochimaru is always on his guard. Wouldn't he know if something was off? She couldn't just disguise as anyone, she had to make sure it was someone who really had gained Orochimaru's trust and she knew well enough to behave like them. "I guess I'll have to think through the details, but anyway, thank you, you were a huge help!" Sarana smiled,maybe that would really be the solution.
"No problem." Her teammate smiled back.
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