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"Foolish girl." Manami spits out suddenly. A bitter, resentful smile fills her face before she rises from her chair. Her heels clack on the wooden floor and Naruto tenses next to her, Sasuke sliding into a taijutsu form just in case.
"Charming." Manami nods at the boys and Sakura bristles. "But…"
The devil-woman looks at the Hokage with pleading eyes, the malicious intent sliding away with the fake tears that fill them, rolling down her bloodied face. "Hokage-sama, I implore you, see reason. She is under duress—"
"—Don't spin your lies!—"
"—A child, a little girl, she's just lost her mother. She's angry. She needs to blame it on someone, and that someone is me. But…I must ask you to…" Manami smiled a little, wiping away her tears, "Let bygones be bygones, Hokage-sama."
Sakura stiffened when Manami's blue, blue eyes like those of her first mother turn on her, rage flashing through them before glancing back towards the Hokage, a sad smile straining her lips.
"We have been close friends, Hiruzen. Do you really think I'd betray your trust so easily?"
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