Amayadori ch 3
I asked one of the monk's if their was a room we could have some privacy in, and he happily led us to one facing the back garden. It was quiet in comparison to the Temple garden's as it was only open to a special few guest's, so we had quiet to greet each other. "It's feel's like i haven't seen you for 10 year's, but yet only one has passed. I must have missed quite a lot since i left. How is your search for ... Doing?" I said with a small smile. Naruto replied quickly. "I've made a declaration of war with him, I guess I'm finally coming to term's with it." I nodded. Blimmy I'd only just read that chapter, guess that explained why Kisame was running around. Kakashi nodded. "It's been a while Katana. You became fully fledged. That's great to hear we'll tell Tsunade when she wakes up." (When will the old bag wake up anyway? Any idea's from the audience? Actually now that Danso's dead there going to need someone else to take his place as stand in.) We paused as a young monk brought tea in . "So what brings you to my realm?" I asked as i poured the tea. Sakura piped up. Happy of course to share what she knew. "Well we knew you had answer's a bought some things going on, and a strength that we haven't seen for a long time. So we were sent here 1 to get Naruto out of harm's reach and 2, to get answer's."
"Not to mention 3 to see you." Naruto piped in. I interlaced my fingers and rested my nose on my fist's. More to the point how did you get here. It would've taken an immense amount of chakra for one of you let alone 9. How could a jutsu like that have been leaked to them?"
"To who?"
"Akatsuki ." I growled.
Time was flowing again, my blade would soon taste blood again.
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I walked quickly to my first appointment. I had left team 7 at the Temple, in the lodging's they had set aside for guest's. My mind was spinning. The other's had known little. Only a rift had appeared, and a young girl had told them if they wanted me for anything then they had one hour to get through the portal. In the time between them getting the message, and getting ready the portal had been guarded by Anbu. No one could have gotten through. But the girl they said had been strange. She had worn her floor length hair out and wore the white shuri nuri face make up that the Geiko used, and wore an exquisite flowing dress of the western style. She was our only lead. Maybe someone had earned the favour of a godess? No why would they need to come here more than anything? Everything was wrong! My world is being turned upside down once again.
*
The night went again without trouble, and by early the next morning I went to see them again. I bought new clothes' and mobile's, so we could keep in touch. They needed to look around the city, and look for any sign. I would use my contact's to gather information. This was a threat. And no one in this age would be able to defeat it with their gun's.
It didn't take me long to find out a little. I asked the police chief when he visited us for a Ozashiki and he said " Yes we caught some, with real weapon's none the less, and they new how to use them. The police there at the time were lucky to get out alive, the cosplayer's had seemed to suddenly get distracted and run. We did some research and found that the men had been cosplaying as Hidan, Kakuzu, and Deidara, from Akatsuki." He said as he gulped down a cup of sake, which I quickly refilled. "Guess it's one way to get away with it. They were pretty good costume's. They looked like the real thing. And the hair to. Guess there pro's at it." He laughed, "Or there the real one's. But nah how could that be." He saw me freeze. "What do you know?"
"It's just a hunch. Please don't worry, but I'll tell you if i hear anything." I smiled and the party went on. The police and the army still used us to get information, just like the Tokugawa Shogunate, and the Ishin Shishi had during the Bakumatsu, but we still guarded our secret's with silence, unless it was needed for something big. If we knew something the police or government needed we would tell them, but not who or were it came from, and like always it was vague. Hence we never told these secret's straight. Secrecy was the key to our business staying alive.
I lay down to sleep. A kunai in my hand. Since my return to this land a year ago, I had been careful and slept with my sword by my head and a kunai in hand. But now I would have to be more diligent. I had warned Kaede and she had eagerly listened for what she needed to do. She was yet to spill someone's blood. Good hope she got a shock when she did. Tomorrow I would teach her with a real blade in my hand. Usually she was the only one so i didn't hurt her... Too bad. Hmm or maybe I'd just stick her with Kakashi. Might shut her up about blood and killing for a while.