Chapter 15: Raising the Curtain
Suzu's Cabin, Konohagakure no Sato (1825 hours, May 27 8 AK)
The usually silent grove was the center of lively activity this evening.
Suzu and Naruto were enjoying themselves amidst a small fire, eating some takeout ramen from Ichiraku's, courtesy of Naruto. The two kids were laughing at the latest prank Naruto had managed to pull. He spent weeks perfecting his "Oiroke no Jutsu," and when asked to perform the Henge, Naruto just used his jutsu instead. The floor filled with so much blood from the resulting nosebleeds that several inches could be read from a ruler.
"Let me tell you Suzu-chan, Iruka-sensei was pissed." Naruto laughed. "Kat-Obaa-chan had me stay the afternoon to clean up the entire classroom! That was super lame, if you asked me. But those faces were well worth it!"
"Hahaha, tell me about it Naruto-kun!" Suzu chuckled.
"And couldn't you believe it? Iruka-sensei is like the biggest freakin' perv ever! The way that blood shot out of his nose man! Seriously, it's the innocent ones that surprise you the most."
Suzu blushed. "…You know Naruto-kun…maybe you should…you know…"
"Hmm?"
"What I mean to say is…maybe you should…" Suzu lowered her voice, her cheeks becoming a flushed pink. "…show it to me…"
"Hmm? Show what?"
"…You know…your technique…" Suzu was barely audible.
"Gosh Suzu-chan, you are so silent! You gotta be louder! It's really hard to hear anything from you…"
"Ugh. Forget it." Suzu said, her face steaming from the embarrassment of the moment. Sometimes, Naruto was just absolutely clueless…
Ever since Suzu regained consciousness, she and Naruto had been spending as much time together as they could. Before school, after school, during breaks, they tried to make use of all the time they were allotted so that they could enjoy each other's presence. Eventually, even the small breaks weren't enough for the both of them. Naruto and Suzu started to cut class during their respective lunch breaks, in spite of the rigid rules that prevented sempai and kohai from interacting with each other.
Suzu could not understand why such a rule would be in place from the beginning. It seemed completely counterproductive to the idea of teamwork. Sure, the classmates of your grade level may be your future teammates, and you should spend as much time as possible with them to further enhance your cooperation. But such a separation seemed to discourage camaraderie among different classes.
She considered herself very lucky to not have gotten caught so far, but she was apprehensive. Their streak would soon come to an end, and either she or Naruto would be sent to Katarina's office for a "disciplinarian review."
Naruto scoffs at the disciplinarian reviews, and even struck up a sort of friendly relationship with Katarina. Yet, despite his numerous warnings that the reviews were not too bad, Suzu was hesitant on further staining her record. She already had one count with Meichi and that other child at the orphanage. She also didn't forget about that…incident.
Suzu found that after returning to the conscious world, her memories were a lot hazier than before. Thinking about the past gave her a throbbing migraine, one that she would be more than happy to live without. She couldn't remember farther than a couple of weeks before the incident. She forgot completely about registration and the events that preceded it.
She did not, however, forget that she was the one who killed her parents. That fact was etched into her very brain. It didn't help that Meichi was spreading around those rumors covertly.
With the constant reminder of her own faults, Suzu retreated further into herself at the school, settling to be with nobody but Naruto. She noticed that the Hyūga heiress had begun watching her from a distance (for whatever reason. Suzu couldn't seem to remember anything other than the lingering aroma of succulent cinnamon rolls), but she paid no mind to the awkward girl.
She was completely satisfied with just being with Naruto. The time they spent together were some of the happiest of her life, and it was a welcome distraction from the gradual stress of class.
The work came somewhat easy to her. Most of the lessons pertained to concepts that were easy to grasp and simple to replicate. Taijutsu lessons were a cinch, especially since she had a stance readied after countless hours of training in kenjutsu. Senjutsu was a bit more difficult. Strategizing required more time and higher levels of analytical deductions that Suzu felt she did not have. Of course, the Uchiha was an expert in Senjutsu, but surprisingly enough, that was the only subject he was not ahead in. He was outshone by that lazy, lazy Nara kid. Suzu could not wrap her mind behind that logic. Then again, nothing is what it appears to be. A murderer like her was sitting in a classroom full of unsuspecting kids and her best friend was a shunned outcast with the brightest personality imaginable.
Math, like Senjutsu, was a little more difficult to manage, but she did reasonably well in that subject. History was a topic she excelled in. Her natural curiosity and innate ability to memorize facts allowed her to retain information at a leisure pace. She knew all the important battles of the First Shinobi World War, who were the major players, the results stemming from articles and treaties written following the armistice, and major casualties, including the Nidaime's tragic sacrifice against overwhelming odds during the battle against the Kinkaku Force.
The subject she had the most trouble with, however, was one she was completely not expecting. The Leaf Concentration Exercise, the precursor to Elementary Ninjutsu, was one of the most difficult exercises to get down. The concept was simple to grasp; merely focus the flow of chakra to a focal point in your head. Yet, try as she might, the leaf would continue to fall from her head gently to the ground below. She spent hours sitting still, meditating, trying to center her focus to the middle of her forehead, as Iruka had instructed, to no avail.
Which brings Suzu to her only other option.
Visits from Weasel had steadily declined in the last month following her awakening. According to Cat, the only other recurring ANBU to serve Suzu's needs, he was on standby, preparing for a mission of utmost importance. Details pertaining to the mission were not specified to Cat, and even if she did know, she would not let Suzu know of a potentially vital village secret.
In any case, her closest adult had all but disappeared in Suzu's life. She remained ever so hopeful that he would return unannounced, and they could resume their relationship as if nothing of importance occurred. Suzu wanted to believe, so she cast aside the dark doubt that was overshadowing her mind.
This only left one other option. Technically, she could not allow visitors from the village to come to her cabin, but Naruto was a master at stealth. One could even say his expertise at covert ops was prodigal. Explain how he never gets caught after perfuming his pranks? Unless Naruto wanted to get caught, no one could ever find conclusive evidence linking any of his ingenious pranks to the blonde trickster.
So people resorted to forging evidence. People had assumed that Naruto was the only possible culprit for the majority of pranks he pulled. So they planted evidence that pointed in his direction. Those were the only methods in which Naruto would be caught red-handed. He could claim the accusations were lies, that never left orange fabric or a lock of blonde hair at the scene, but who was going to believe him?
The animosity against him did not defile his abilities to approach areas undetected. He still did what he was good at because it was the only thing that he could do, and nobody was going to stop him from pulling it off. That included the illicit visits with Suzu at her cabin. Somehow, he was always able to bypass any of the motion sensing seals placed around the grove and sneak into the cabin without sparking any noise from any of the wildlife. Suzu admitted that this was one of the best features she admired from her best friend.
"Neh, Naruto-kun?" Suzu began, slurping long noodles from her bowl. "What do you know about the Leaf Concentration Exercise?"
"Eh? So you guys are finally starting that, huh?"
"So you do know something about that, don't you?"
Naruto scratched his head. "A little, I guess. Truthfully, it was one of the hardest things I learned!"
"Oh, so you had problems with it too…" Suzu wept.
"Suzu-chan, you know me very well! Ain't nobody gonna tell the great Uzumaki Naruto to sit down hours and try to make a leaf stick on my head!"
Suzu laughed. "But you did learn it, right?"
"Yep! It took quite a bit of time, but I finally nailed it after some experimentation!"
"Experimentation?"
"Yeah. You see, I thought that maybe I couldn't concentrate well because I was sitting all still and stuff! So I just stopped sitting still. Actually, to tell you the truth, sitting still kinda gives me a headache…"
"Aw, Naruto-kun…"
Naruto shuffled around. "No worries, Suzu-chan! I'm hanging out with you right now, so there's no way I'mma get a headache!"
"Phew…" Suzu sighed in relief.
"Wait a sec…Don't tell me you actually thought I would get a headache from being with my best friend?!"
"No Naruto-kun!" Suzu answered frantically. "It's just that I was, well, you know…relieved…I don't ever wanna be a burden to you."
"Relax, Suzu-chan!" Naruto reassured. "C'mon, show me what you do when you do the Leaf Concentration thingy."
Suzu nodded. She walked to her cabinet and removed the decaying leaf she was using for practice. "Okay, hopefully it works this time…"
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Focusing her attention straight to her head, Suzu tried to feel her chakra flow. She did not know exactly what the chakra flow felt like, since it was supposed to be an invisible form of energy that travelled across an equally invisible Keirakukei. Still, anecdotes from her fellow peers and from Iruka-sensei himself had confirmed that the chakra flow could be felt when in deep concentration. Maybe if she didn't interrupt the concentration by not trying to move the leaf to her forehead…
"Neh Naruto-kun, could you—AHHHH!" Suzu was startled at the proximity of Naruto's face to hers when she opened her eyes. Naruto fell back laughing, pointing at her and holding his own stomach in at the sheer hilarity of the moment.
"Hahahahaha, you shoulda seen the look on you face! Priceless! Ohohohoho…my spleen hahahahahah!"
Suzu blew her bang away from her eyes. "Real funny, Naruto-kun." She went to rock Naruto around to knock him out of his snickering stupor. "Naruto-kun for once can you be serious? I'm trying to learn how to control my chakra over here…"
"Ahahahah…Alright I won't laugh anymore. But you gotta admit, you kinda looked cute when you got all serious."
Suzu blushed in response. She quickly turned away from Naruto to hid her very apparent embarrassment. "Y-you know what, let's just forget this…you big idiot…"
"Suzu-chan, I'm sorry!" Naruto pleaded. "I just couldn't help myself!"
"But you were so close to me! What if we were to have…to have…" Suzu felt steam coming from her ears as her face heated in embarrassment.
"To have? To have what Suzu-chan?"
'To have kissed…' Suzu thought to herself. Normally, she would not even have cared for such displays for romantic affection like a kiss. She was disgusted every single time a girl in her class went all giggly from the idea of receiving a kiss from "Uchiha-sama." Back in the orphanage, she tended to stay away from group of girls who just talked about how they wanted their first kiss to be. She considered kissing to be a monumental waste of thought processing.
But with Naruto, however…maybe…it probably would be okay if she and him…
No.
No.
Kissing Is For The Weak.
Kissing is for the weak.
Why did she have thoughts about kissing Naruto. Why did she get excited about kissing Naruto? Why was she getting flustered about the thought of making intimate contact with her best friend? Those were emotions reserved for non-shinobi and failures. Civilian scum.
Everything was clear to her now. She felt like she could concentrate much more easier now that she had rid herself of such thoughts.
"Neh, Naruto-kun." Suzu said in as solemn a tone that she could. "I'm going to try again. I need you to place the leaf on my forehead after I've gone silent for about a minute, okay?"
"You trust me to do something like that? After what I just did? I dunno Suzu-chan, you looked pretty—"
"Of course I trust you." Suzu said, cutting Naruto off. Although she actually said those words, Naruto could not feel any kindness or warmth from her voice. "Why wouldn't I trust my closest friend?"
"Well…Alright…I dunno if it's gonna work though, Suzu-chan. You know, some crazy old man once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
"I…know…" Suzu said, thinking over about what Naruto just said. Why would he bring up the definition of insanity right now? She didn't think too much into it though, because she felt like she was in a tranquil state of mind right now, and such a state is ideal for meditation purposes.
"Okay, just let me know when you are ready."
Suzu closed her eyes again. She worked hard to try and relieve herself of all the thoughts and emotions she was going through; that she went through. She tried to think of nothing, tried to focus on everything but herself. She tried to lose herself in the serenity of the moment, and she allowed her sense to take over.
She felt the ant that crawled on her arm. Although the ant was tiny and its contact with her skin caused her to feel ticklish, she did away with the feeling she was having and allowed the ant to continue on its merry way undisturbed.
She could hear Naruto's steady breathing. She never noticed it before, but his breathing was rather fast-paced and uneven. Naruto really was the kind of person that could only live within the moment. Never backing down, never giving up, and never taking breaks. Her thoughts on Naruto, too, fell into the darkness of her mind.
The scent of the wildlife drifted into the cabin from the grove outside. The rugged aroma of grass and dirt was both familiar and enticing, refreshing her nerves and settling her down. That, too, was lost in her gradual decline into nothingness.
The saliva she felt in her mouth quickly drained away, and she tasted nothing inside.
She saw blackness.
…
…
She felt a spark.
It was a spark that she could not associate with any of her known senses. She did not know where the spark was coming from, but she was feeling it right now.
She felt the spark become a flowing river.
She wanted to be excited. She wanted to be thrilled that she felt her chakra flow for the first time in her life. But something was off.
The river wasn't flowing.
It was raging.
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The violently rushing waterfall's loud crash could be heard from deep within the enclosed bunker that held the two enigmatic figures. An old man with bandages covering his right eye sat with an apathetic gaze, staring at the young ANBU kneeling towards him. This would most likely be one of the last meetings that he would have with this particular ANBU.
It was such a dreadful shame; Weasel had proven himself to be more than capable of handling the strenuous tasks of high-profile missions offered only to the ANBU. At a tender age of 13, Weasel had killed more shinobi than any experienced jounin in Konoha, even with years of experience under their belt. He obeyed orders unquestionably, and showed patriotism towards his village in an unprecedented manner. Surely, his desire to protect the village he grew up in was remarkable, and it was the pivotal trait that Danzō found most appealing in the young Uchiha.
He never trusted the Uchiha. He believed that the Nidaime was in the right when he isolated the entire clan in the Uchiha Clan Compound at the outskirts of the village. The only Uchiha he trusted was Uchiha Kagami, the father of Uchiha Shisui. Kagami was a true patriot, much like Weasel was, and served his village to the bitter end. Even when captured by Iwa shinobi in the Third Shinobi World War, he gouged his own eyes out and self-destructed in a furious explosion of Katon chakra, taking out an estimated 70 shinobi in the riskiest final gambit of the war.
Even when forced to play babysitter to the defective, mentally handicapped child, Weasel had performed exceedingly well, providing accurate, reliable information on his own father and movements of the Uchiha Police Force. Weasel never wavered from his duties, completing them with the efficiency and capability that was expected of a shinobi his rank and caliber. Danzō did not mind it very much that Weasel was demonstrating a growing emotional attachment to the girl. After all, Weasel knew, full and well, that if conditions were to meet a critical state like it had at this moment, he would be forced to cut all ties and clean up the mess.
What Danzō—no, what Konoha—was asking of Weasel was something not to be taken lightly. It was a task no son should ever be asked to do. Danzō was testing the limits of his amorality when it came to this final mission for Weasel. Even he, the Shinobi no Yami, would not advocate genocide unless it was a final resort.
Unlike the Fujibayashi case, he would make certain that there are no faults within the plans. Hiruzen will not ruin this moment with any of his ideological banter. This was the only possible way to avoid a crippling civil war with one of the most powerful clans in the village. Danzō could only see the consequences of civil war should it have ever occurred. Shinobi villages, yearning for more power, would capitalize on the discord of the moment and launch full scale invasions that would lastingly devastate Konoha. Most likely Kumo and Iwa would ally with each other to rid themselves of the Konoha threat forever. The resulting coalition would completely exterminate Konoha from the map, in a similar fashion as Uzushiogakure. Danzō would have none of that.
Truthfully, he, too, was hoping for a peaceful resolution to the Uchiha crisis. Although they were traitorous scoundrel who deserved no mercy, they did their job well and kept the peace of Konoha. If only they would have continued to do what they were expected to do, Konoha would not have allowed such a fate to befall them. Their arrogance would be the death of them. Such a pity.
Konoha will move on, no doubt. They held no qualms when the Senju clan died out. They did not mourn very long following the fall of Uzushio. The Uchiha clan was their most valued clan, but they, too, would be forgotten in the wind by the annals of time.
It was the nature of shinobi. Although ideally people should remember the tragedies that occur, shinobi close them off and distance themselves from emotional wreckage. Emotions do hinder the proficiency of a ninja.
It was time to discuss the plans for the evening.
"Sandaime succeeded in the withdrawal order for all outgoing Uchiha missions." Weasel announced in his knelt position.
"And what do the Uchiha think of this?" Danzō questioned.
"The Uchiha are questioning the Sandaime's actions, but they remain ignorant as to the true intent of the recalling."
"We worked so hard for this moment, Weasel. We cannot afford to make mistakes." Danzō reminded Weasel.
"Indeed we will not, Danzō-sama. Considering the fact that the recalling occurred in a date closest to Konoha Foundation Day, the Uchiha have not thought too deeply into the matter."
"Konoha Foundation Day…it's such a misfortune that such a revered holiday must be stained in Konoha's history as the day of the bloodiest massacre ever executed."
"The Uchiha are looking very much forward to the festivities of the day. Preparation for have been on the rise since February, but once the day is over, that is when the Uchiha plan to make their move."
Konoha Foundation Day. The day prior to the Summer Solstice. A day that commemorated the armistice between the Senju and the Uchiha. Once their alliance was set through various treaties, they utilized their combined resources to create the first ever hidden shinobi village. Such peace was unprecedented in the world. During that time, the world only knew constant strife from warring countries. Different daimyo had hired individual clans to wage war with each other in order to gain land and prestige. The Senju and Uchiha were two of the most frequented clans-for-hire, and their rivalry had dated to before history was recorded.
Of course, it came as a surprise when the two legendary rivals had ceased fighting and united under the banner of a shinobi village. The concept, in essence, was revolutionary; in order to reduce the amount of in-fighting between clans, clans would join the village, acquiring their own centralized piece of land for permanent housing. Their input would be valued in the shinobi council, which assisted in the administrative tasks of running the village. While in a centralized location, clients had an easier time to seek employment from the shinobi.
Seeing the success of the shinobi village system, and as a countermeasure to the threat of a Senju-Uchiha alliance, different shinobi villages began to sprout in various countries. Hence the world that existed today. There was indeed strife prevalent amongst the different villages, but the amount of violence was far more controlled than before the founding of the villages.
The Uchiha took pride in being one of the founding fathers of Konohagakure no Sato. Other clans, such as the Sarutobi, Shimura, and Hyūga followed suit after the prosperity of Konoha was apparent. Still, it was a feeling of overwhelming pride to be among the first in the world, and the Uchiha took every opportunity they to flaunt that fact to the rest of the world.
"Konoha Foundation Day is the perfect excuse to flock the Uchiha all in one place." Weasel clarified. "There should be no complaints as to the recall in the next couple of days. In any case, the Uchiha are laughing at the Sandaime's 'critical error in judgment.' They believe that his recalling of the entire clan from their duties would be his inevitable downfall."
"Are you certain that they remain ignorant of the underlying designs?"
"As far as I can tell from my observations." Weasel replied. "Fugaku-san has not alter his plans for the coup d'état in light of the recent events."
"And how will you go about committing the deed?" Danzō asked to reaffirm whether or not Weasel had understood the previous briefing.
"The assault will begin at the break of dusk, when security around the district is at its most lax. As not to prematurely arouse the shinobi within the district, I will begin to silently killing off the outer guard. Once the outer guard has been absolutely erased, I will proceed to kill every last shinobi in a concentric pattern. I will murder every last Uchiha as I approach the district's center. Of course, the possibility of my work being discovered is extremely high. After 30 minutes of killing, I will change my modus operandi from stealth takedowns to rapid kills with no regards to my safety."
"And your contingencies?"
"Should I be discovered prior to the change of my MO shift, I will engage the enemy using blitz tactics. I am henceforth authorized to use heavy demolition weapons, such as explosive tags, to ensure the success of the operation. Under no circumstances am I to engage the Uchiha using elemental ninjutsu. I do not wish to rouse the suspicion of the locales."
"Indeed so. Remember that even the ANBU will not be notified of the massacre. This is a double-S rank classified, punishable with death of not only yourself but your immediate family and known associates. I trust that no information regarding this operation has been leaked?"
"None."
Danzō did not need to emphasize the punishment should Weasel indeed have leaked the information. Danzō knew that this was going to be a suicide mission. Even with all the skills that Weasel possessed, killing off an entire clan by himself, especially one as prestigious as the Uchiha was foolhardy. Eventually, the numbers will overwhelm Weasel, and he would be strike down by his own clansmen.
Danzō had a contingency for that possibility. Shortly after the massacre's scheduled start, his ROOT shinobi will assist in the "clean up" of the scraps that Weasel left behind in his inevitable death. Of course, Danzō had anticipated that Weasel would annihilate 87% of the clan before his demise, so the rest of the straggling Uchiha would be eradicated in a cold, precise fashion; one that would leave no evidence of his involvement.
Weasel will die. His reputation will be tainted with the stain of the greatest sin ever committed by man. The Uchiha would be glorified as an iconic clan, pivotal to the history of the village, who had met an unfortunate end by the hands of a psychotic slaughterer. The proposed coup d'état would forever be lost in history, never to be brought up in history books or become public knowledge. The Uchiha, as detestable as they were in Danzō's eye, would undoubtedly become immortalized. It would not matter to him, however. To him, this would have been another crisis averted. Yet another one of his amoral schemes plotted from behind the scenes.
All for the good of Konoha.
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"Ah, so you've returned."
"Indeed I have, master. And I've brought interesting news from Konoha."
"Ah, Konoha. I have such fond memories of the place. Such a shame, really. They did not truly appreciate the gifts I gave them. Alas, I am not so low as to hold petty grudges against lab rats."
"Then what of your ambitions, master?"
"Now now, my dear apprentice. I would not allow the effort we've placed over the last couple of years to go wasted just because I believe the Konoha swine beneath me. Honestly, it was painstaking research and assembly to even acquire the corpses of Kinkaku and Ginkaku. At the very least, I will not allow that time to be spoiled."
"How has progress been on the extraction?"
"Fruitful, my dear apprentice. I believe by the end of summer I should have propose a theory in regards to the extraction of external chakra reserves from the carcasses of deceased shinobi."
"That would greatly assist Leader-sama with his endeavors."
"But you already know what I plan to use the extracted Kyūbi chakra for, right?"
"Him."
"Exactly! Even more so than the Kinkaku brothers, you cannot believe that amount of effort I took to raise the boy! I killed his father, kidnapped his pregnant mother, by the way surely what was Konoha thinking when they deployed pregnant kunoichi to fight in their wars? They could not possibly stoop so low as to settle for hypocrisy, now would they? But I digress."
"My apologies, master. I was not with you when you committed these acts, so I do not fully understand what you are talking about."
"That is true indeed, my dear apprentice. Regardless, I sometimes find myself wondering why I did kill her after she gave birth. I can understand the hysteria! Who would not be frenzied after watching their loved one slashed in two before their very eyes? And the conditions she was forced to live in? It's a miracle she even gave birth to a healthy baby boy! Unfortunately, she was too far gone mentally to be a valuable asset."
"Master, if I may? I apologize for interrupting your nostalgia."
"Oh, I got carried away, didn't I. Please, proceed."
"The Uchiha clan has plans to revolt."
"So the embers of dissent have finally burned into a bonfire of hatred? It was only a matter of time. That senile old fool in office should have done more to prevent this course of events."
"You sound as if you already knew this was going to happen?"
"Any one with half a mind could do simple arithmetic. Logically, if one oppress a group of people, naturally they are going to despise their oppressors, am I wrong? Prey does not hold feelings of attachment to the predator in the moment of consumption."
"So you also knew that Uchiha Itachi has been tasked with overseeing the task?"
"I would have guessed as much. Itachi, I must admit, is a remarkable shinobi, especially from all of your reports pertaining to his prowess. The only other Uchiha who could have possibly been up for the task was Shisui, and nobody knows exactly what happened to him. Of course, I have my hunch."
"What of your plans for the Sharingan?"
"My dear apprentice, you already know me! I always have contingencies."
"Right. That was foolish of me to even question you. My apologies."
"The massacre changes nothing. Of course, I'll need to halt my plans for the Sharingan for another couple of years. But that does not mean you cannot take an appropriate sample for analysis and study…"
"If you will permit me a sealing scroll, I will provide you with a fresh body post-haste."
"Consider it done, apprentice. Nothing will get in my way of unraveling the mysteries of the Sharingan!"
"*siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh* Neh, Otou-sama, it's time for my instruction…"
"What impeccable timing. Continue to monitor on Konoha and send your findings in the usual way."
"By your will, master."
"*siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh* What was that exactly, Otou-sama?"
"Nothing of interest young one. The days are proceeding just as anticipated."
"That's good, isn't it? Things going your way should be good, right?"
"Not yet young one. Until the results prove prolific, it shall not be a major concern of mine."
"*siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh* I understand your intentions, Otou-sama."
"Do you really, young one? Does anyone really?"
Jutsu Mentioned
Oiroke no Jutsu (Sexy Technique): [E-rank Ninjutsu] Derivative of Henge no Jutsu. The user transform into a sexually arousing female. Like the Henge, the technique requires a clear mental image of his appearance in order for the jutsu to succeed. As such, the more perverted the user, the clearer an image the user can provide, the more effective the technique.
Hey Y'all!
Well, Chapter 15 completed. The time for the Uchiha massacre is steadily approaching. But who exactly are these new characters that were introduced at the end? Some of you may guess who they are, but rest assured all things will be revealed in time.
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