Arc VII Chapter 2

VII

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Arc VII Chapter 2

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Satoshi scanned his surroundings. He noticed the amount of corpses.

Satoshi cleared his throat. ”It saddens me, but I was ordered to detain you.“

“You are officially under arrest now, Captain.”

Asami blinked before answering with a smile. Her lips were strained and Asami spent no effort in hiding her displeasure. ”What did you say, Satoshi? Because I think I might have misheard.”

Satoshi sweated. Asami didn’t attack, but this was a delicate affair. His acting skills were asked from here on.  

Satoshi played dumb and scratched his head. ”I was ordered … to detain you, and here I am.“

“I hope you will cooperate with us. We are civilised people, so no need to resort to violence. We can solve this entire affair peacefully.”  

Asami narrowed her eyes. “Satoshi, who ordered my apprehension? And what  am I guilty of?”

Satoshi gulped. ”The Hokage.”

“The Hokage?”

He nodded. “The Hokage.”

Asami glared. ”Satoshi, I warn you, even my divine patience is limited.

“I don’t like this type of joke. Stop this nonsense before I really get angry.”

”Get out of my sight. Immediately.“

“You have your orders. So don't waste my precious time with such trivialities.”

Asami gripped her sword and left. The enemy still operated in the area, and they were waiting for her to pay them a friendly visit.

“But this isn’t a joke. The scroll says …”

Asami halted and glared.”Which scroll, Satoshi?”

Satoshi presented her the scroll. ”The scroll comes directly from the Hokage and authorises me to arrest you.…”

Asami rolled eyes. Such a nuisance at such an inconvenient time. Dealing with an arrest order in the middle of an invasion. ”Hand me the stupid scroll, Satoshi. Let me see this official order.”

Asami snatched the scroll from his hands and scanned the document.

This was probably just a case of miscommunication and some idiot in the chain of command too eager to act.

Why should the Hokage arrest her? It didn't make any sense. She served the village her entire life. Why should Konoha repay her loyalty with betrayal?  

But Satoshi didn’t lie and Asami's mood worsened. Her face darkened and her eyebrows twisted. The scroll wasn't forged. The scroll was genuine. The seal, the paper, the order. They were genuine and left little doubt, the village wanted her to be arrested.

Asami clicked her tongue. Such an annoyance. ”Satoshi.”

“Who gave you this scroll?”

Satoshi smiled. His hand reached for his pouch. “The Hokage himself.”

Asami raised her eyebrow. “I doubt …”

Asami gripped her sword and acted first. Her blade attacked, but Satoshi dodged her horizontal slash. He ducked and her sword passed over his head.

Asami frowned. Her strike missed.

Satoshi retreated with a kunai in his hand.

As expected, they aimed for her life. Asami chuckled. ”You disappoint me, Satoshi. Did you really think a mere kunai would kill me ...”

Asami froze. Her body refused to move and Satoshi grinned in triumph. They got her. They won. Asami was strong, but her hubris spelled her downfall.

Five Nara and their shadows pinned her down. Seven Yamanaka kept her in check.

Asami raged and gritted her teeth. ”Satoshi, do you realise what you have done?”

Her predatory black eyes petrified  him and Satoshi hesitated. Her eyes. They weren’t normal.  Her ghostly eyes flickered purple and red. Something was wrong here.

Satoshi fell back and panicked. Forget the plan.

“Kill her! Kill her immediately!!! What are you waiting for?! Kill her !!!”

The first wave obeyed his order and attacked. They charged and met her barrier. Her shield didn’t budge and withstood the assault.

The second wave followed. The ANBU once again failed to pierce her barrier.

The third wave charged and they succeeded. Their swords didn’t snap, didn’t bend. Their blades struck her chakra and her purple shield yielded.

Her barrier shield fractured and shattered like brittle glass. They got her. How wrong they were. They didn’t taste the sweet nectar of victory, but despair.  

Satoshi fell silent, and so did the rest of his men. Emptiness, shock, disbelief filled their hearts.  

Satoshi stared at the macabre scene, unable to avert his eyes. He recognised this aura. He recognised this power. He had seen it before. He hadn’t forgotten Shisui even after all these years.  

Satoshi clenched his fists. Danzo sacrificed all of them from the beginning. They were nothing but disposable pawns to him.

Satoshi laughed without control. Mania overcame him.

Asami was an .... Uchiha. The girl was an Uchiha that slipped under Konoha's  radar, but the senile asshole knew.

The corpses of his men hang floating in the air like lifeless puppets. Blood dripped down and stained her kimono red.

A humanoid skeleton stood before them and a girl bathed in blood.

His men died immediately. Her purple rib cage murdered them. Her ribs speared them like pearl string.

A fine purple mist saturated the area. Her chakra created a radiant aerosol and permeated the air. A beautiful scene, a kaleidoscope of purple and light.

Satoshi paled.  He had witnessed this jutsu once before.

Asami beamed. Joy glimmered in her eyes and evil glee.  Her heart was elated, ecstatic, euphoric. ”Satoshi, you don’t know how long I have been waiting for this moment. The day has finally come that I eradicate all of you.”

Asami snapped her fingers and produced a spark, a spark that sealed their fate.

Her spark ignited the very air. The oxygen burned. Her gigantic flare enlightened Konoha’s sky.

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