This is a work of fan fiction using characters from the Naruto, which is trademarked by Masashi Kishimoto. Everything aside from the original characters are created from the wonderful mind of Kishimoto.
Most of the following unrecognizable are original characters of mine, please bear with me I am still in the process of making the character profiles for an even better visualization.
A cameo of a character, who may seem insignificant right now, will have an appearance.
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Thanks for reading!
Chapter 23:
After Pain's surrender and the resurrection of the death, the following days were slow but steady for Konohagakure, everybody was busy with their own duties, even those who were a few days ago dead, nor the declared heroes.
"Yow Kazu, look's like you're my partner" Misaki approached her old friend and bumped fists with him.
"Just like the old times" the old friends stretched their limbs and began to plow through the rubble, salvaging anything that can still be of use and recovering items that the owners might want to see.
"Should you really be doing this?" Kazuhiko asked as he placed a beam down and began to take his break.
"Sorry what?" Misaki asked, moving a whole roof from one side to another, earning a sweat drop from Kazuhiko.
'Sometime I forget how appearances can be deceiving with this girl´ Kazuhiko thought as Misaki wiped the sweat off of her brow.
"I mean weren't you in a coma not long ago?" Kazuhiko asked as they began to walk, knowing full well that both of them were headed towards where food is.
"Oh that…Well I'm fine now, not really the first brush with death, but it's been the closest so far" Misaki rubbed the back of her head with a smile, however, Kazuhiko didn't miss the pause in Misaki's sentence.
"That is not really something you should joke about" Kazuhiko scolded, crossing his arms.
"Oh, yeah right, I should probably listen to you, after all you have a much more in-depth experience in the matter of death" Misaki smiled sweetly.
"You tiny brat" a vein popped in Kazuhiko's forehead as Misaki didn't wipe off her million ryo smile.
"But matters aside, I bet you were so relieved that Tenten was out on a mission that day" Misaki said, this time the smile on her face solemn.
"Yeah, even in death I couldn't stop thinking about how thank god she wasn't the here" Kazuhiko admitted, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Woah, you really are stupid crazy in love with her" Misaki feigned shock as heat rose to Kazuhiko's cheeks.
"WOAH! Kazu your face is brighter than my hair" Misaki continued to tease when Kazuhiko began breathing fire at her, unfortunately, quite literally.
At the food ration's line, Misaki and Kazuhiko encountered Kakashi who was getting food for both him and Kaede.
"She forgot to eat today too huh?" Misaki greeted Kakashi as she walked towards him.
"Yeah, since Tsunade-sama is still in a coma, everybody looked to Kaede and Shikaku to call the shots, I think the pressure is starting to bear on her" Kakashi said, Misaki studied his face, through the years that she has known this guy, she had learned how to read his one eyed only facial expression. Misaki chuckled and stood on her tip toes to be able to flick his masked nose, hoping that that amount of physical pain is enough to put some sense in him.
"Your selling mom too short and your selling yourself too short. You and mom are also part of my mother and my father's legacy, this kind of things aren't supposed to phase you" Misaki encouraged with a wink before leaving.
"You're right Misaki, see that sensei, your children are both so grown now" Kakashi whispered in the air.
Kazuhiko and Misaki both found refuge of their lunch by the gates wherein supplies have been coming in since this morning.
"I'm surprised the resources from the fire nation are already coming in, usually they are still talking about budgets and stuff by this time" Kazuhiko commented as bountiful carriages of supplies for construction came in.
"It's not" Misaki countered pointing towards the emblems of on the couriers that are coming in. They were emblems of several lands, both known and unknown to Kazuhiko and none of them are from the Fire Nation.
"They're donations from all over the world, mom called in a personal favor to everyone she knows from day one, and judging from the response, I guess she's well loved" Misaki explained, Kazuhiko paused from eating to remember their situation before they even truly accepted Misaki, those dark days where he was blind, he an Akihiko.
"Hey Kazu" Misaki too paused from eating to call his attention.
"What would you do, if one of these days, Akihiko decided to stand by you again?" Misaki asked.
"I won't accept him" Kazuhiko answered almost without a doubt, he finished his lunch in a hurry and took a huge gulp of water.
"That's what I would have said if you asked me that before, but when I 'died' it gave me a lot of room and time to think about my life. Looking back, I should have been the one to notice the change in Akihiko, I should have known he wasn't okay and that he was alone and hurting. The more I think about it, the more I realize that I am as guilty as he is." Kazuhiko elucidated his thoughts and feelings, it was after all a long overdue conversation for the both of them.
"We all feel responsible, sometimes I still think if I hadn't been too busy with personal affairs and spent more time with him, would he have gone down a completely different road?" Misaki shared.
"But to answer your question, truthfully I'd still be angry, but I think if that time comes, I'd be more happy than anything, after all, he is our brother in arms" Kazuhiko said with a grin which Misaki returned with a smile.
"Come to think of it, don't you have an important decision to make" Kazuhiko asked.
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A few moments later Misaki and Kazuhiko were on their way back to their duty when they encountered Naruto and Sakura taking their own break.
"Oh Misaki!" Naruto called out to his sister who looked passed the tall wall that is Kazuhiko to see Naruto.
"Hey, how's it going?"
"It's going great, there are a lot of things that were salvaged and can still be of use, oh here, we found this" Misaki reached to the back behind her and revealed the picture of team Kakashi, that somehow miraculously survived the ordeal. Naruto looked at the picture long and hard, sinking into something deeper than his thoughts.
"It meant a lot to you, didn't?" Misaki tapped his nose with a smile on her face.
"Misaki, I've wanted to ask you when you wake up from comatose, but a lot of things happened and-"Naruto babbled on.
"Naruto" Misaki called his attention seeing as he was beginning to trail off to who knows where.
"I had to know who-" Naruto was unable to finish his sentence when Kaede came hurtling towards them in a gust of wind, passing by them, taking Misaki with her.
"Ah, sorry, it seems that one of the benefactors is a young feudal lord and is also asking for Misaki" Kakashi apologized for Kaede's behavior really quick before running after a hysterical Kaede who was carrying Misaki on her shoulder towards the roya
l carriage.
"Woah, she didn't tell me she was popular herself" Kazuhiko commented.
"Maybe it's because she didn't notice it herself" Sakura answered with a smile.
Meanwhile Kaede practically shoved Misaki in front of the ornate carriage and announced their arrival, well, Kaede's arrival as she carried Misaki.
The carriage door opened and there revealed…
"Hey, what do you think they are talking about?" Naruto asked as they observed the carriage from afar.
"Who knows, but anyway, let's get back to work, Konoha isn't going to rebuild itself. " Kazuhiko teamed up with Naruto and Sakura whilst Misaki was occupied.
The door opened revealing a young man dressed as ornately as his carriage, with his long hair tied up in the confines of both handsome and proper, a scar lying on his face, from the bottom of his left eye to his jaw didn't do anything to alter his appearance, if anything it accentuated him even more.
"Oh, it's just you" Misaki smiled in relief.
"Just me huh? I crossed an ocean to get here and this is how you greet me" a vein popped in Takehiko's forehead and cheek at the greeting he's given.
"Misaki, show a little more respect, he's a feudal lord" Kaede forced Misaki's head to lower into a bow.
"He's not a feudal lord" Misaki said, halting Kaede's insistence.
"He's not?" Kaede asked dumbfounded as she stepped back next to Kakashi who looked just as inquisitive.
"Nope, his name is Takehiko, the emperor of Shorei-chi, a continent an ocean away from ours, although I guess you don't go by Takehiko anymore" Misaki introduced, but before Takehiko can answer himself, a figure burst from the carriage in a theatrical manner and landed amongst them dramatically.
"Allow me to introduce to you, the ruler the land of prosperity, conqueror of lands and destroyer of walls, his majesty, his highness Emperor Jimmu" the attendant ended with a puff of colored smoke and confetti.
"Amazing" Misaki clapped at the performance like a child being shown a cheap magic trick.
"That's enough, I told you we'll lay low and disguise ourselves as a passing feudal lord" Takehiko ordered his attended who bid his will, in sulk.
That's laying low? Kakashi and Kaede thought in unison, only then did it sink in that an emperor of an entire continent was in their village in rubbles.
"I heard you almost died and rushed as soon as I can, I didn't know that everything was severe, so I only gathered what I can in the short notice of time, I'm sorry if it won't be that much help" Takihiko earnestly apologized.
"Stop selling yourself short, I told you before it's always the intention to help that counts" Misaki cheered, ruffling his nothing left out of place hair.
"AHH, his majesty's hair? Do you know just how long it took to get to perfection whilst traveling" the attendant exclaimed ruffling his hair in the process.
"It's alright, to tell you honestly, I have been wanting to let it loose for a while now" Takehiko insisted removing his heavy head piece, releasing his long jet-black hair, both Kaede and Kakashi swore there were flowers everywhere for a split second.
"Amazing" Misaki clapped giving another popped vein from Takehiko.
"It's not a show, I told you our hair is our precious inheritance from our parents, we keep it long and well kept!" Takehiko scolded at Misaki who smiled in a thoughtful face.
"I know," Misaki smiled.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot, this is my mom Kaede she's kind and loving, just don't get on her bad side, she can turn mountains into valleys with her temper, and this old man is her husband, but don't be fooled, he just looks old sometimes acts like an old man but he's amazing, besides the fact that he's always late" Misaki barely managed to dodged the wrath of Kaede's binding threads.
"You little shrimp, what is with that lousy introduction" Kaede scolded and in the midst of dodging, Misaki's long hair flailed about and Takehiko noticed something, the great contrast between Misaki's bright red hair against the equally bright but paler blonde of Kaede.
"Misaki," Takehiko's thoughts sobered and he was reminded of his real intention, why he dropped everything in his empire and rushed to her side. Misaki caught the seriousness in his tone and the desire for privacy, so Misaki took the initiative to wrap her hand around his wrist and dragged him.
"Here, I'd like to show you something" Misaki said and disappeared with Takehiko using flying god of thunder, much to the dismay of his attendants.
Misaki and Takehiko appeared on top of the hokage cliff, on top of Minato's head.
"Where are we?" Takehiko asked, gaining his footing, Misaki's teleportation technique never fails to amaze him every time.
"This is my favorite place in the whole village" Misaki said stepping forward on top of Minato's head. Misaki offered her hand and lead him to stand next to her.
"I like this spot for a lot of different reasons, but the best part is the symbol. This cliff was designed to face the whole village to remind everybody that the hokage will always be watching over the village" Misaki informed.
"Why are you telling me this now?" Takehiko asked, curious, wind blew past them and Misaki's smile turned somber and truthful.
"You hated the shinobi, but you came all this way to help us, and for that I will be eternally grateful, but I wanted to show you that there is more to us shinobi, if you'll only let us" Misaki said.
"It's true I don't like the shinobi, but I learn to accept it because you hold it so close to your heart, but what I can't accept is losing you" Takehiko bluntly vocalized his feelings.
"You have rejected me once, but you haven't really given me a proper answer, so I came all this way to ask you again, come with me" Takehiko implored and for a moment, a breeze passed the two of them as they shared this moment, with the sunset as their witness.
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"I will take my leave now, I will be sending additional assistance in a few days" Takehiko decreed at the gates of Konoha
"It was nice seeing you again, and thank you for the assistance, Konoha will forever be grateful to you. Have a safe trip" Misaki stood before Takehiko and his party who were all ready to leave to the emperor's orders.
"Please think about what I said. Remember, if you need anything my nation's doors are always open to you and to everyone dear to you" Takehiko bid his goodbye to Misaki before entering his carriage.
Kaede and Kakashi who both accompanied Misaki stood by the gates of Konoha to see the young emperor go.
"What an intense kid," Kaede sighed as the carriage finally disappeared into the horizon.
"Well, being responsible for a whole nation as such a young age tend to have that kind of effect" Kakashi noted.
"Which makes me wonder, for someone like him to leave at a moment's notice" Kaede wondered and the couple looked to Misaki who stared at the carriage's direction with an intense look in her face.
Only the appearance of a white owl disturbed their musings once it approached Misaki, who held out an arm.
"A snow owl, what are you doing here" Misaki asked, petting its chin the owl crowed at her and jumped to turn around, revealing a scroll carrier. Misaki frowned, an official message carried by an owl that lives in the snow, it can only come from one place the land of irons.
Misaki anxiously opened the scroll and read the contents, the more she read the heavier her heart felt, like each word served as anchors around her heart, sinking it deeper and deeper.
"Is anything wrong Misaki?" Kaede approached noticing the sullen look that overcame Misaki's features as she read the message. Misaki closed her eyes with a sigh as she scrolled the message back up and tucked it in her bag,
"It's nothing you should be worrying about as of yet" Misaki cheered, giving the best award-winning smile she could muster before telling a quick and lame excuse and scurrying off.
Kaede and Kakashi followed her, worried and curious about the contents of the letter.
Little did they know, as soon as Misaki was out of their sight, she teleported to one of Minato's hideouts that managed to survive the turmoil.
There, in the solitude of silence, Misaki finally collapsed on her knees and leaned on the wall, clutching at her chest, which encased her heavy heart.
"Sasuke" Misaki lamented, as tears fell from her eyes, but her feelings remained clear, and that was what frightened her.
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As soon as dawn broke, Misaki was already up on her feet, ready to leave once more, but not before…
"Naruto" Misaki woke up Naruto, who was half way comatose when he heard his name being whispered in his ear.
"Saaaa-Kuuuuu-Raaaaa-chaaaaaannnn five more minutes please" Naruto groaned in his sleep.
"Bad time to tell you to wake up huh?" Misaki said and at the sound of her voice Naruto's eyes shut open.
"MISAKI! What the heck don't scare me like that" Naruto leapt out of his bed.
"I don't think it's necessary to jump that far back Naruto" Misaki sweat dropped.
"What are you doing here?" Naruto asked groggily rubbing his eyes once he had settled from his near-death experience. In his half-asleep state, he didn't fail to notice Misaki's get up.
"Eh, where are you going to go this time?" Naruto asked, moving to prepare himself some breakfast, which consisted of instant ramen and milk.
"I'll be going back to the land of irons for quite sometime, there's just some things that needed attention" Misaki sweated.
"Eh there you go being all secretive and stuff again, you never tell me anything" Naruto pouted with narrowed eyes making Misaki laugh.
"Sorry, but it's not yet for me to share at the moment, but there is something I need you to know right now" Misaki's sentence ended on a uncharacteristically serious note, the shift in her tone catching Naruto's attention, Naruto didn't say a thing and waited patiently for Misaki to form the words in her head.
"I don't want this information to affect your decision, because I have resolved that it did nothing to affect mine, but I want you to know that I am telling you this because you are my brother, and that you deserve to know, just what Sasuke is capable of doing" Misaki revealed in a serous tone, placing her hand to where her death defying scar resided.
"The wound that sent me to death's door was made by Sasuke" Naruto coumldn't believe what he was hearing. Sasuke, he always believed that Sasuke wouldn't do anything to harm Misaki, but that thought didn't stop an image of Misaki lying on a hospital bed, pale and almost lifeless, barely hanging on to her life.
Misaki saw the panic in Naruto's eyes, the doubt and confusion, so she reached out for her brother's hands and held it in her smaller ones.
"The wound, wasn't inflicted on purpose, he knew I would be able to dodge that kind of attack, but at the last second, I just froze" Misaki remembered the sensation of losing Jiraiya, emotionally, mentally and physically.
"Why did something happen?" Naruto worried, Misaki's expression was unbearable as she found herself unable to continue. Reaching out for her brother's hands and encasing them in her own, Misaki assured Naruto.
"That's not important now, what I've been meaning to tell you is that from here on then, starting now, fighting for Sasuke would prove to be more difficult, but I just want to let you know that I'm with you, no matter what decision or step you make I'm with you" Misaki uttered her words like a covenant between siblings.
Before Misaki left, Naruto called out to her as she was exiting the premises.
"You're not just doing this because I am your brother and I want to save Sasuke right?" Naruto voiced out, Misaki looked back at him and smile.
"Of course, not"
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"Oh my back is killing me" Kakashi complained softly as he sat in bed.
"Oh, you're definitely growing old, want me to massage your back old man" Kaede made fun of Kakashi as they prepared to rest for the day. They've been working so hard they had not realized the night had passed and the dawn has broken, so both decided to have a quick rest and get back to work.
"You're married to this old man" Kakashi snapped back, nevertheless lying on his stomach and offering his back to Kaede, who promptly began rubbing the knots of his back.
"Oh is the old uncle angry" Kaede teased.
"Why do I keep coming at a bad time" another voice intruded their room making the couple jump up, and there she was Misaki sitting on the wooden window of the temporary home.
"MISAKI!" the couple exclaimed, blushing red with embarrassment and astonishment.
"Can't you act like a normal person and knock before entering the room" Kaede staggered, trying to remain the rational adult despite her inner persona telling her to lash out at Misaki but that would hint that she was just as guilty as she had been caught.
"I did knock, but you guys weren't answering, now I can see why" Misaki reasoned innocently a halo forming on her mischievous head as she shrugged.
"You're bluffing!" Kaede accused, a vein popping in her forehead.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your… activities but this is really important" Misaki changed the conversation into a much more serious note, one because they really needed to breach the subject, two is that she didn't really want to take her chances when Kaede began to collect stuff she can hurl at Misaki.
Kakashi, who remained still, and stoic, deciding that it was the best way to confront his embarrassment, especially in front of someone as observant as Misaki, turned his attention to the young kunoichi who is donning her travel clothing.
"You're about to leave again?" Kakashi asked.
"Yes, I have received a message, and apparently things have been advancing even rapidly that we have ever anticipated. It's a crucial stage so I can't say much, but heed this, in a few days, an emissary from Kumogakure will arrive and would ask Sasuke to be hunted down as a rouge" Misaki revealed.
"What?!" Kaede gasped dropping the items in her hand to place her hands on Misaki's shoulders.
"Why would they do that? Does Naruto know?" Kaede questioned.
"I haven't told him yet, who know what reckless thing he'll do if I tell him prematurely" Misaki sighed.
"But why would the raikage even concern his ninja to make such a request" Kakashi asked.
"Sasuke and his new companions teamed up with Akatsuki and captured the vessel for Hachibi which also happens to be the raikage's brother, so it might make sense if the grudge is more…personal" Misaki exasperated.
"What's going to happen now?" Kaede asked, worried, Sasuke had been close to both Naruto and Misaki, surely something like this would affect them greatly.
"Well, it all falls down to the decision of the hokage, and judging from Tsunade-sensei's current predicament, not good" Misaki answered.
"With Tsunade-sama unable to perform for an indefinite period of time, the daimyo, together with the elders and officials of the village cannot leave the village leaderless, so they'll have to appoint a new hokage, or at least a temporary one" Kakashi elaborated.
"We'd be lucky if Kakashi get appointed, and it's not a far fetched idea since he meets the qualifications, plus it helps that he's a student of the fourth hokage, and also happened to be the inheritor of the third hokage's teachings." Misaki theorized.
"I can feel a but in there" Kaede added.
"But, with the way things are, I think Danzo would take this opportunity to seize the title of the hokage" Misaki dead panned and the atmosphere suddenly felt colder that the land of irons on winter.
"So what would we do now?"
"What we can do, and as of now we don't have that much option" Kakashi answered, he understood why Misaki was keeping silent about the situation, especially to Naruto, everything was barely hanging on a thread and is still subject to a lot of probabilities.
"What about the him?" Kaede asked out of the blue, no name was mentioned, but everyone knew what Kaede meant, and it just occurred to Misaki that she never really had the chance to tell Tsunade or anyone for that matter about what happened.
"Recovery was astounding, and so far, there were no relapses, he also managed to share a significant amount of information, akatsuki is planning something bigger than we all imagined, that's why in probably a few days, an invitation for a five kage summit will arrive. I wish I could say more, but, I don't think it's really my place to tell" informed.
"A five kage summit, then things are much worse that in seems" Kakashi pinched his chin in deep thought.
"It's just as we feared" Kaede sat in exhaustion, both of physical and mental.
"So what of it then, are you going to tell him about his current state" Kakashi inquired.
"No, and I don't plan to. We have an advantage knowing the enemy's plans, right now who knows what would happen once he realizes that we know, so I'm afraid he will have to remain a secret" Misaki explained.
"Don't you think it would be best to tell him? With what's coming up, he's better off as an ally than an enemy" Kaede countered.
"His actions are his to own, just as the choices he is bound to make, regardless of the result of his actions, and as of now the trajectory of his reactions are so erratic, who knows what's going on inside his mind, I just can't risk it," Misaki asserted, her hands tightening against her chest, her mind going back to the las time they crossed paths.
Even though she had verbalized her decisions, it still didn't quench the ache in her heart, the urge to rid Sasuke of his sufferings, she saw it, just before passing out she saw his eyes. The pain, the sorrow, the eyes of her Sasuke, the Sasuke she loves is still trapped in there, behind the anger and the contempt.
"So where do you stand on this? Once Sasuke is declared a rouge, he'll be hunted down and killed on sight, what does your judgement tell you to do then?" Kakashi queried.
"My feelings for Sasuke remain the same, even after everything that has happened I still love him, but just as I said, his choices and actions are his to make and own" Misaki lamented, like she was telling a sad story of a tragic love, contradicting the smile she was wearing to assure and comfort everyone else.
Though it seems that lately she was assuring and comforting herself, encouraging, and hoping that the steps she is taking are the best ones. Sensing the turmoil inside of Misaki, Kaede wrapped her arms around the smaller woman and patted her back.
"No matter what happens Misaki, we will always stand by you" Kaede comforted as Misaki wrapped her arms around her mom and buried her face in her chest.
"ewvwen iwf I say I dwidnt's wrewelly knowwwwk?" Misaki muffled a question.
"What was that?" Kaede broke away and held Misaki at an arm's length.
"EvenifIsayIdidn'treallyknockearlier?" Misaki sped her sentence finishing it in a record time, but too slow since Kaede still comprehended her statement.
"I knew it you little shrimp" Kaede imprisoned Misaki's cheeks in a pinch.
Once Kaede had released Misaki, she didn't waste anytime to bid her farewell in disappear though flying god of thunder.
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Sasuke glared at the masked man before him, who was forcing him to do his bidding, and currently standing in the way of his revenge for his fallen brother, their mission against the jinchuriki of the eight tails was a failure, and now Tobi is collecting compensation for botching the mission.
"We'll force our way through!" Sasuke activated his chidori and sprang towards Tobi, where in him and his attack simply went through his body, just like the last time.
"It's a little too late to go to the hidden leaf, your purpose is fruitless, too bad" Tobi divulged carelessly.
"What do you mean?" Sasuke, who landed on a branch behind him asked.
"Konohagakure is no more" Tobi added.
"What do you mean?" Karin asked, surprised when an enormous plant rose from the branches and began speaking.
"Relax, he's my partner, so who's the new hokage?" Tobi asked.
"Someone named Danzo" the plant said in a different tone, no in an entirely different voice.
"It's pretty much as we expected" Tobi commented.
"Danzo, is the hokage?!" Sasuke repeated for his clarification.
"Yes, one of the high ranking elders of Konoha, the one who pushed your brother into a corner, is now a hokage" Tobi pressed.
"What the hell happened to Konoha?" Sasuke demanded.
"My subordinate, Pain destroyed Konoha and because you and Pain seemed to be overbearing, a five kage summit has been called," Tobi informed.
"I'll explain from here" Zetsu took the floor for himself and discussed what had transpired.
"A few days ago, Pain attacked Konohagakure in order to coax out Naruto from hiding, as it was he was not in the village so Pain divided his forces into distraction and extraction, but no matter how big the destruction was, none of the villagers revealed where Naruto was so he destroyed the whole village to force Naruto, long story short, Pain was defeated" White Zetzu recounted the events.
"So this Naruto guy defeated Pain all by himself?" Suigetsu asked.
"Not entirely alone, the red haired kunoichi Misaki joined the battle too, they've grown considerably stronger, my guess is Naruto is even stronger than Sasuke right now, and Misaki, who knows, she fought with Pain in a handicap, I heard she just awoke from a coma that's why she was unable to use her teleportation jutsu, utilizing her sword most of the time" White Zetsu pondered.
That single sentence alone was enough to twist Sasuke's insides, he didn't know what to feel, no, that statement gave him feelings, problem is the were too much he didn't know how to identify which is which, so he switched to the only thing he can rely on.
Indifference…
Like putting a dark black cloth on everything he doesn't want and shoving them into the deepest recesses of his mind, never intending to be opened once again, soon to be forgotten.
"I don't care about that, my main concern is this Five Kage Summit" Sasuke smirked, facing everybody.
"What are we going to do now, Konoha is gone and if this Danzo, our target is going to the Five Kage Summit, shouldn't we be heading there too?" Suigetsu moaned receiving a death glare from Karin.
"We, Team Hawk will take the Hokage's head at the Five Kage Summit, we're changing our destination" Sasuke decided.
"Sound like a plan" Tobi of course, seconded the notion.
"So where it this Five Kage Summit taking place?" Karin asked and Zetsu dutifully split himself into two, white Zetsu leading the way for team hawk, leaving black Zetsu with Tobi.
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First of all I just want to apologize if Takehiko came out of nowhere, but it was pretty necessary because he will play a major part in the character development of both Misaki and Sasuke, that being said, I would like to inform you that Misaki met him during the time she was travelling, but that's all I am going to say for now.
Second reason to apologize for is the long hiatus, it seems to have become some sort of habit every time an arc is finished -_- !
But anyways thank you for taking your time to read my work.