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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"The chunnin exams seemed like a trivial pastime compared to the years spent with Orochimaru. The painful memory of that tragic night when her entire family was murdered, first losing her mother, she remembered only the demonic screams, the sound of the blade cutting through the flesh with surgical precision and the roar of the flames devouring the temple, the hot air licking her back as she ran with Akira, stumbling, clutching wakizashi Midori with all her might, as if she was saving her mother's soul. No, the chunnin exams weren't that bad after all... although the other participants might beg to differ./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"'Right?' shouted the younger sister, running towards Akira despite being out of breath, wiping her dirty hands on her dark shinobi trousers. The excitement did not leave her face, all the more fueled by her sister's support./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Akira served them rice cakes. They all retreated to the edge of the terrace. The sun's rays replaced the dark purple clouds and more and more lanterns lit up on the surrounding buildings. Dusk was unusually dark in Amegakure, so lanterns and lights were immediately turned on in the Akatsuki building too./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"'How much more are you hiding from me?' Izumi grumbled, stretching her sore legs in front of her. She tensed her muscles to relax them, and after a while, a pleasant warmth spread over her body. She ignored her sister's cold piercing glare. She knew she wouldn't answer. So Izumi continued, changing the subject 'So, did you and Orochimaru also know each other, Akira? He told me so much about you, about our clan. This guy was truly obsessed' she shuddered./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"'He couldn't lay his hands on you.'/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"'Not on me…'/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"They fell silent for a moment, deep in thought. Sounds of Akatsuki members returning to the quarters resounded within the building./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"'Do you think he'll hurt Sasuke?' Izumi broke the silence./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"I wish I could see him again…' Little Moth sighed heavily fidgeting her fingers with her head lowered down./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Akira ran her fingers through Itachi's smooth hair, gently running her long nails over his scalp. He shuddered feeling pleasant goosebumps. They were resting on one of the terraces of Akatsuki's quarters, enjoying the very few moments when they could actually be alone. Akira licked her fingers clean off the traces of chocolate, gazing at the empty sweets box with a sigh of disappointment. It was a gift from her partner he brought with him from one of his recent missions./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"'Don't worry' Itachi turned on his back facing her now, and looked her in the eyes 'Whatever happens, fate will bring them back together eventually' he smiled warmly in his typical style./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Itachi moved towards her, but his feet began to sink into the melting floor. His breathing became heavier and heavier, the air began to resemble thick down. Don't lose your attention. Izumi smiled hopefully, the jutsu was working. After a moment of inattention, a kunai blade pierced her neck and exited through her lower jaw. Blood gushed from her mouth, falling to the floor./p
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