Arc III Chapter 4

Arc III Chapter 4

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Arc III Chapter 4

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The sun set and night replaced day. The pale light of the moon shone upon the frozen earth. Every available ANBU assembled in a single room. They gathered around a wooden table and discussed their current situation and their options. The discussion was heated.

“You fucking bitch, are you crazy?” Akahito raged.“Do you understand what you are saying? You want to abandon our wounded comrades. You want them to die, don't you?” He shot her a furious glare of pure, undiluted disgust.

Asami, however, stood her ground. “Akahito, don’t you dare lecture me. I am fully aware of the implications, but we have no other choice. Our options are limited. It is what needs to be done. We must leave the wounded behind if we want to escape. They would just slow us down. We would never make it with them in tow.”

Akahito clenched his fists. “We can't. We all are ninja of Konoha. We never abandon our comrades. And when I say never, I mean never.”Fịndd new updates at novelhall.comi clicked her tongue. “Do you even realise what that means? We will all fucking die. We are surrounded. Nobody will come to relieve us. But I don't want this village to be our grave. I don't want to soak the ground with our blood. I don't want to die a senseless death in the middle of nowhere.

Face it, Akahito, we are on our own, alone. The enemy outnumbers us by a significant margin. They will crush us. Nobody will survive.”

Asami slammed her fists onto the table, her face hard like granite, her eyes cold like ice. “What we need to do is to break out of this encirclement, or at least die trying.”

“... ... ...” Everyone fell silent.

Koichi voiced his concerns, “To succeed with a breakout, we have to leave behind the wounded.”

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Asami strolled through the village. Norinaga still guarded the village entrance, watching the surrounding area. He was perfect. He was the eyewitness, the perfect alibi.

Norinaga noticed her. “Asami, what are you doing here?”

Asami smiled. “I am taking a little stroll. Needed some fresh air.”

Her eyes surveyed the lifeless forest. The trees were silent. “How are our Kiri friends doing?”

Norinaga shrugged his shoulders. “Don’t know. They lie low for the time being. We haven’t seen anything of them aside from a few scouts.”

“Really?” Asami raised a surprised eyebrow, yet her attention belonged somewhere else. Her attention was drawn to an old, decrepit wooden house, worn down by the tooth of time. It served as their improvised field hospital. Out of the corner of her eyes, she spotted five chakra signatures, five targets. The coordinates were set. The purpose clear. Her chakra mobilised, prepared to strike, willing to heed her call.

Norinaga crossed his arms. “Yes, and I don't understand why. I don't understand why they don't attack. We are weak. They could easily crush us with their numbers, but the enemy hesitates. It is as if they are scared of us ...”

“Who knows, the world is a strange place filled with countless mysteries.” Asami smiled. “Anyway, I will take my leave then. I wish you a good night, Norinaga.”

He nodded. “Likewise. Good night, Asami ...”

A massive explosion shook the ground. The blast hit them with full force. A giant fireball illuminated the night. The explosion shredded the building, destroying everything in its vicinity.

“What the fuck was this?” Norinaga held his breath, pure shock written all across his face.

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