Chapter 205: Punishment, Tears and Debts

Chapter 205: Punishment, Tears and Debts

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Tosho grasped at his shoulder, his lack of arm had been quite annoying to get used to.

He was thankfully not currently in active duty, and they weren't really in hard times. But losing an arm was never pleasant.

At the very least Ken had promised him that they would find a prosthetic of some sorts for him.

With the technology in Saburo's laboratory even regrowing his arm in a vat and attaching it to him wasn't out of the question.

'In the end, her greatest crime is not against me, but against the Brotherhood itself...'

Under normal circumstances, he would have suggested capital punishment. To betray the Brotherhood was to betray Ken. And in Tosho's eyes such a crime would always be deserving of death.

It was the main reason why he didn't hesitate for one second to go after Saburo when believing he had betrayed them all during the war. Well, he also hated the Strawman quite a bit, but that was besides the point.

But when seeing the repentant girl crying in front of him and apologizing he didn't feel comfortable with it. He felt that death was not a good punishment.

She had not hurt anyone other than him, she had only really did some damage to a wall.

His missing arm could be fixed easily, and he didn't really have it in him to kill one of the children he had helped raise.

'She still has so much potential... Lord Ken is right, this can be a good way for her to learn.'

Tosho took a deep breath, as all eyes in the room settled on him(Ken's senses included).

"As the one tasked with deciding your punishment... I herby banish you from the Dark Brotherhood."

For a moment, Yue's breath hitched still, her heartbeat seemingly standing in place as she felt the world around her collapsing.

The Brotherhood. The place that had enabled her dream. The place that had essentially given her everything she cherished...

She was being thrown out of it.

And yet, she couldn't bring herself to feel that it was an unfair punishment's. She knew the price of betraying her Master's trust was usually much steeper.

"I-I guess I'm getting off easy, huh..." Even as she said that, tears filled her eyes.

She didn't want that. She didn't want something like that at all. And with a resolute look in her eyes, her fingernails became covered in chakra, and dug into her right arm.

"I don't want to leave... I'll give you my right arm instead!"

"Yue don't!" Her father shouted, but his words couldn't reach her. Rather, she was not willing to listen to him.

The Brotherhood was her life at that point. She truly didn't know what to do if she left.

The many friends she had made there, even if she didn't always treat them right, they had been there for her, protecting her.

She wanted to spend more time with them, to properly get to know them. She wanted to stay there.

And if an arm was going to be the cost of that, then she was willing to pay it.

Just as her fingers dug deeper and she was about to completely rip her arm off, the iron bars of her cell were cut to pieces in an instant, as Mifune's blade danced the moment his eyes saw her blood spilling.

He wanted to step forward to stop her, but a figure moved faster than he did...

And that was Tosho.

'It feels weird, but after all these years... She's finally grown.'

The Blind Assassin heaved a sigh of relief, as one of the primary worries in his mind finally lifted.

"That scene of her trying to rip her arm off... It scared me a bit." Mifune muttered, his eyes filling with conflicted emotions.

He was a seasoned veteran, he didn't feel fear at the sight of blood, nor did he fear dismemberment. Hell he was known as the Beheading General for a reason.

But what scared him was the willingness and determination in her eyes as she did so.

"Hmm, I think 'unnerving' would be the right word there, Mifune.

But that is just the type of person Yue is. She is someone I can identify with as well in certain situations..."

Ken shook his head and 'looked' at some of the prisoners and people trapped within that dungeon.

'We really need to clean up some of the rabble here...'

Meanwhile, Mifune studied him for a moment as well.

'If I didn't know any better... I'd think that Ken brainwashed her in some way...'

But he wouldn't ever put such accusations on Ken's name. He knew better than many, just how good a friend Ken could be, and how the children all saw him.

He, and the Land of Iron, had all been kept up to date with the way that the Brotherhood treated its recruits.

Yue's actions just reflected her own mindset, and how willing she was to go to extremes.

But at the very least, she was starting to behave better, to understand more.

And with time, maybe Mifune would get the chance to know her better as well. After all, even with all of the heartache she caused him, she was still his one and only granddaughter.

"The Land of Iron truly owes you a lot, Lord Ken..." Mifune blurted out, his head shaking a bit at the mere thought of ever being able to repay the Blind Assassin.

"There is no such thing as a debt among friends, Mifune." Ken also shook his head, but for the exact opposite reason.

'The Land of Iron has already done a lot for me and the Brotherhood. What's the point in talking about debts?'

The General and the Assassin continued to talk in that hallway whislt the Father and Daughter Duo spent some time catching up and having a serious talk.

Eventually, a Saburo Clone interrupted Ken and Mifune, with a rather hurried step.

"Lord Ken! We have received an urgent letter from the Raikage! I believe this concerns you as well, Lord Mifune..."

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Heyoo, finally managed to write a chapter out! My bad for the wait again.

Don't want to focus on the original story too much and neglect this one, but it kinda happens since I'm really excited about it an all that.

I'll try to split my focus more for this story too, since I also like writing it

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