Disclaimer:- Manda ate it.
A/N: I'm back. Sorry for the wait. This one's a bit more serious.
Rule 15 a.k.a 'Fire In The Hole'
Orochimaru restrained his impulse to burst into his trademark evil laugh, but he didn't have enough control to stop from rubbing his hands in satisfaction. His plan had been more successful than he'd hoped.
Step one had been infiltrating Konoha. That was accomplished by using the skin of his latest host-an old traveling salesman he'd successfully way-laid a week back.
Step two had consisted of wandering around town making contact with his agents, checking on his sleeper and personally eyeballing any interesting changes in his ex home, sweet home.
Then came the unexpected bonus; running into a scar-nosed Genin gullible enough to buy the 'Super Awesome Demolition Summons' scroll. This was in reality, a scroll summoning Manda's cousins, a branch of the dragons who shared his summons's views on death and carnage.
He'd let out a solitary 'Ku-ku-ku' as he saw the Genin run off to test his new acquisition.
The result was in front of him in the form of a report smuggled out by one of his agents.
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Konoha Damage Report
Property damaged:
22 buildings
3 recreational parks
Council elders lodgings
Casualties:
0 fatalities
20 burn victims admitted to Konoha General
Total value of property damage:- 50,000 Yen.
Note- This excludes the elder's property, whose value in this humble ninja's opinion is nil.
Cause of said destruction were some new breed of Dragon summons, whose scroll one Iruka Umino, rank Genin, purchased from 'some old dude'. Said scroll was confiscated and a search was initiated for the vendor. However given the time elapsed (4 hours), the suspect had a head-start and eluded capture.
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Yes, thought Orochimaru, the plan had been a success as he put the finishing touches to a note for Sarutobi
Sensei,
For the benefit of keeping the council elders too busy panicking to bother you-
You're welcome.
Orochimaru
Chapter Soundtrack:- 'Heard It Through The Grapevine' – Craig David