Chapter 40: Chapter 040 - Exploring
Kakashi barely awoke when he found himself confronted by an ANBU ninja who appeared at the entrance of his house, he had been up reading his book and being sought so early is something that tires him, but it no longer worries him so much
Looking at the ninja in front of him he waited for him to finish giving his task " to all ninjas it has been ordered to search for an asset, Karin Uzumaki has gone missing from the hospital where she was under watch " was the only thing he did to disappear from Kakashi's sight
The ninja's silver hair almost fell down, his tired and somewhat reddened eyes simply sighed deeply
" only problem after problem are arriving, what is missing, that someone comes for this girl? " before leaving he put on his clothing, that green vest and bandages to carry his ninja bag
And so, Kakashi was another of the Jōnin in search of the girl, on Karin's side, the girl was eating with Naruto, Ramen had been offered to her
Recalling that this is a meal that her sweet little brother happily invited her to eat, Naruto finished to give the girl in front of him a big smile
" it is delicious, isn't it? I love ramen! It is delicious, this is limited edition, it is better to eat it now since if too much time passes it may no longer be good " the boy only looked nervous hearing her opinion, it is the first girl he invites to eat ramen, although he is not direct at the Ichiraku stand, but it is basically theirs
Karin finished eating the first portion, but her cheeks were somewhat red " it is very delicious Naruto, I am impressed that you even have editions, where I come from, food is always rice or very rarely fish, since I arrived to Konoha, everyone eats very well, or they have stands where everything tastes good " Karin's face looked a little downcast " I always wanted to give my brother the best, to give him different varieties, however it is all we have to live "
Naruto looks with concern as the girl becomes depressed remembering her brother, this time he jumps up exalting Karin " if you are finished, we can go out to look for your brother, I think it is a good time to do so " Naruto took her hand smiling to guide her to the door
" nothing will happen to you as long as I am here " Naruto opened the door of his apartment, but when he was about to step forward he bumped hard into something, when he looked up he found Kakashi with an outstretched hand
" Naruto, we have to... oh, forget it, you saved me the trouble, have I told you how much you are my favorite student? " Kakashi smiled with his eye closed as he entered through the entrance and held Karin by the waist
" H-Huh? Wait, wait! What are you doing!? Let me down! " Karin began to struggle, annoyed, watching how that ninja ignored her
" this is something that the Third Hokage has ordered, nothing personal girl, and Naruto, today there will be no missions, so you have a day off to rest " he bid farewell to the boy still ignoring the red-haired girl
Naruto saw everything and felt angry " Kakashi-sensei! She is not doing anything wrong! She only wants to look for her brother! Let her go! " he grabbed Karin by her hand starting to pull her back to his position, but Kakashi-sensei's grip was much stronger
Kakashi, seeing how the girl was still determined and that it is possible that is why she escaped from the hospital, assumes that he has no choice but to tell her the truth, isn't it her sister? She has the right to know what happened to her brother
" alright, alright, stop yelling at me, you will give me a migraine " annoyed he furrowed his brow to lower Karin, it seems she does not like being carried like that " I will tell you what happened to your brother, but on the condition that you follow me without resisting, agreed? " he stated, the brother is Karin's weak point, Kakashi looked intently at her and then at Naruto who was waiting for an explanation
He sighed to now put his hands in the pockets of his pants " your brother is not dead, he escaped from Konoha two days ago, so you do not need to worry, most likely he has returned to Amegakure " seeing how through his speech the girl's eyes were so sad and without light, the ray of hope was placed in her carmine eyes
And as they slowly filled with tears, clinging to her chest tightly " thank you, thank the heavens... Yūji is alright " the girl sobbed happily, her legs beginning to tremble a little, but above all, really relieved that her brother is not kidnapped, dead or being tortured, knowing that he escaped made her happy
" very well, now let us go back again to the hospital from which you escaped "
Karin nodded in silence, she glanced at Naruto sideways, gave him a gentle smile " thank you for your help Naruto, you were a great person for offering to help me and not leaving me on the street " she gave him a gentle bow, out of courtesy, feeling the ninja's insistence is all she could say
Naruto could no longer refute, if he launches into a fight he will go straight against his sensei, besides Karin has already agreed " goodbye Karin, take care " Naruto could do nothing more but watch as Kakashi-sensei took Karin and they disappeared from his sight
On Karin's side, the girl, seeing how the Jōnin was guiding her back to the hospital, was left in the same area where Ajisai was, seeing her awake and with a neutral face made her not approach her. The Jōnin only disappeared from there, Karin sat on the hospital bed, not knowing how to start a conversation, or see what was happening with Ajisai
The purple-haired girl had not spoken all that time, until in her voice was heard " where are Yūji and Suiren? "
Her voice sounded strained, Karin looked sideways to then look at her feet " Yūji, Yūji escaped from Konoha two days ago... Suiren... I do not know, I am sorry, Ajisai " her voice was also very low
Ajisai clutched her hands in the sheets " ... I understand " this time she was not in the mood, most likely Suiren is also in the hospital, simply has not come to look for her, and on Yūji's side, knowing how those grass ninjas were looking for him, it is alright that he escaped, although she realized something, she glanced at Karin " if Yūji escaped... why did he leave you here? Aren't you soul siblings? "
Karin barely realized that, her eyes blinked repeatedly " I... I don't know, my little brother... surely he has a reason to go alone, he would never leave me alone for just anything " she simply leaned back hiding in the blankets of the stretcher
Ajisai fell silent with that answer, yes, it makes sense, maybe because Karin said so
And once again they remained in that room in a sepulchral sound
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In the Hokage's tower, Hiruzen Sarutobi was doing the paperwork taking care of simply managing everyday life, ignoring the misdeeds that Danzo carries out, he himself believes that he was not discovered in any of that, his advisors, it is a silence that is always there when they work
At least, he hoped that it would be a silence that lasted a long time, he heard one of his ANBU enter in front of him " Hokage-sama, forgive my improper interruption, but a Rain ninja is coming here, she says she was sent by Hanzō the Salamander " with that, Hiruzen stopped what he was doing, stopped smoking his pipe to steady himself
" let her pass "
At the mere order, a very unique ninja entered, although mostly she was covered with a black cloak, so dark that her body was only that, in her gaze was hostility
The Hokage joined his hands upon seeing her, since he did not even bow, he did not hold her in high esteem " welcome, sent by Hanzō the Salamander, is there something for which you have come here? "
The lilac-haired girl was direct, a frosty voice that even made the advisors tense in their own place " I have come for my ninjas from Amegakure, all of them, especially for two redheaded brothers "
Hiruzen feared that this would happen, perhaps firstly to maintain peace, they should not have tried to meddle with those brothers, he pressed his lips while not changing his demeanor " one of the brothers has disappeared, we do not have the younger, but the girl, she is in the hospital right now "
Konan thought that there would be problems, but she is not sure if they really do not have Yūji, she easily took out multiple shurikens around her pointing at the advisors and the Hokage, she saw that as an immediate threat multiple ANBU appeared around the Hokage and many others pointed ninja weapons at him
" are you really telling me the truth? At this moment, perhaps I cannot do anything to you, but your village will suffer the consequences of your actions " her beautiful outlined eyes were threatening
The two advisors at the table stood up furiously " what kind of treatment is this!? You are slandering us to our faces! "
Koharu looked at Hiruzen waiting for him to say something
The Hokage was unmoved " what I say is the truth, I will guide you to her if you are very worried about her condition " Hiruzen was not unmoved, after all a Hokage must always remain serene in the face of adversity
Konan unfolded her paper shuriken and silently followed the man, instantly taking down the other advisors
She did not see Danzo's scum, but it is alright, if he was seen, he does not know what could be done to him at that moment regardless of the Hokage
When she left she walked calmly to the hospital, upon entering she saw how he was taken to a specific room, and she was right, she only found Karin who was awake, who at the moment of seeing her became excited and happy, from having wanted to fight with the medical ninjas she felt very tired
" she is the only one we have, the other boy escaped on his own without wanting us to treat him " Hiruzen spoke calmly again, seeing how the Rain ninja's anger slowly subsided
" I see... I will take all my ninjas... you are lucky that they did not touch you " she whispered the last words to herself, approaching Karin and taking away everything she had on her
She said nothing more, did not bow to the Hokage, although she knew very well that she was being disrespected in her own village, but the bubbling anger had not yet passed, all she wanted to do was leave there and look for Yūji
The Hokage saw how the woman took the remaining ninjas from Amegakure, seeing Asuma, the Jōnin who was by his side, claiming " Hokage-sama, did you really let her speak to you like that and disrespect you? "
Sarutobi inhaled from his pipe before answering " we are in a time of peace, it does not really matter, she is not one of the five nations, she came with intentions of starting a fight, I noticed it, possibly she cares so much about those two children because they know their worth... it is a pity we do not have it " he said that sincerely when he saw that she left his sight
Konan left after gathering all the Rain ninjas, Karin saw that her team at least was in good health, and that reassured her, at all times she never managed to see them, but she was a little worried about Ajisai, she looks so sad and defeated looking around in search of Suiren, but... she is not there
Konan left Konoha being followed by the few Rain ninjas that remained, although they really did not care much, she had only gone for the brothers whom she had under her tutelage, holding Karin's hand tightly, showing her concern for her
With that, everyone ran out of there, the only thing that surely everyone wanted to see again will be the immense rain to which they are accustomed, and with that, they agree perfectly
Making huge leaps they want to leave there, Karin glanced sideways at Konan, both walking very far back, when they were somewhat away from the ninjas it is when she asks
" do you know that your brother escaped from Konoha? " she was direct, looking at her firmly
Karin looked at the woman to nod slightly " y-yes, they told me that... they no longer know where he is, at first they wanted to tell me that he was dead, but then they said that... I-I have, I want to go look for him " her voice disheartened
Konan softened her features upon hearing Karin's words, and simply calmly continued on course
No one had noticed that when the Hokage was giving her the tour to the hospital, along the way he was leaving explosive tags, so discreet and subtle that if it were up to Karin saying that Yūji is dead, one third of Konoha would no longer exist
Just because they did not kill Yūji, they will let him live in his false peace until Pain comes to the village
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Yūji has stopped for a moment to eat, being in a silence so eerie, compared to before when he talked even with his hands, it is strange, he glanced sideways as Suiren moved in her shadow, it seems that she likes to hide between her shadow or in areas where she cannot be seen
He took a small bite of his grilled fish while looking at the sky, although it is covered by few trees, at least protecting him from the sun's rays
" this is very bad if I do not have something to guide me, I could get lost, we will have to get a scroll that contains the directions well of the villages or places where we can search, Suiren " he let out a heavy sigh while pressing his lips, his curse did nothing, he remained the same
Yūji at all times has not removed the transformation jutsu, the only thing he removed was his very flashy clothes, putting on clothes that seem more, peasant? At least he hoped not to attract so much attention
Finishing his meal he put out the makeshift campfire he had made and jumped onto one of the thick branches of a tree trying to orient himself, he spun around and realized that he was very close to the Rain Country, but after that, he did not take any other direction, he remembers that the other direction he was heading to was that small village he went with his team and his sensei Rokushō
" I do not want to cross in the rain... " he rubbed his somewhat stressed hair " if I do, I vaguely remember that Pain-san found me quickly, I always suspected that maybe he has a technique that he uses in the rain, after all to me he is very powerful... "
He crossed his arms thinking, but in the end he simply shook his head " I will have to cross deeper, I am sure that will be for the best, only around the same Fire territory... I doubt that they have a locator, after what they committed it will be for the best "
With that he set off again, he will not touch the rain, passing to a side of what he considers his home
" when I have control over this demon or find a way to undo it I will return, but for the moment I still cannot face them " he whispered to himself as he increased his speed, his face still without a trace of expression
He does not know where he is headed, but he will cross Kusagakure and then from there to the Rice Country, indirectly he is heading to one of Orochimaru's bases without him knowing
But it is for the best for him
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[ I have had some problems so I did not post a chapter until today, sorry ]