+ Hidden Leaflets : Scroll Five +
Splinters
Sasuke, being the nukenin he was, was a light sleeper so it was common for him to be awoken by the softest of sounds let alone an approaching chakra. And it was no ordinary chakra. It was strong. It was dominant. And he did not know to whom it belonged. His Sharingan activated as if automatically. With this, he leapt out of bed and sprung with chakra in his feet and hands to suspend his body from the ceiling.
"Oi, oi, what're you doing barging here in the middle of the night?" he could hear Naruto. Could Naruto know this person possessing chakra as strong as this one?
"Don't play innocent on me, Naruto." It was a woman's voice. Older. It was familiar but he could not remember who. Sasuke continued to hold his breath as the woman spoke again, "Tell me, where is Sasuke?"
"Na-Nani?"
"Don't bother. I know." She was saying now. Sasuke got ready for Katon Housenka No Jutsu and a ready strategy in mind if it didn't work. And then, the door broke in, shattered in pieces with the sound of its breakage having Naruto's loud voice as background.
Sasuke's red eyes grew wide in the dark and his shock was almost enough for him to fall off the ceiling. Naruto was still talking but the Uchiha was too surprised to understand what it was he was saying.
"Long time, no see... Uchiha Sasuke." "Oi, not because you're the Godaime Hokage means you can go about breaking people's bedroom doors for no good reason!" Naruto was saying now.
"Apparently, we have to talk. And it will be something very interesting." Tsunade told Sasuke, ignoring Naruto's loud comments about the door, her age, him becoming Hokage and some irrelevant matters.
Sasuke did not want to start a ruckus around Konoha and did not want to make Tsunade consider other options so he came down with his deactivated Sharingan. The Godaime smiled as if to say, "Good choice." And Sasuke smirked the way he always used to.
"It would be pointless telling you what happened to Sakura because I know Naruto told you." Tsunade said, walking in as Sasuke followed her with his eyes. "I heard my name! Were you talking about me!" Naruto pouted at Tsunade. He was on a lime green shirt, boxer shirts and one slipper on. "Naruto." Sasuke spoke as if telling him how matters were and Naruto straightened, his facial expression changing as he walked into the room as well.
"What do you want?" Sasuke muttered lowly to Tsunade. The Godaime sighed. How outspoken this young man can be! Sometimes it helps, other times it's not. But right now, they had no time so Tsunade reached into her green garb and pulled out something Sasuke could not see properly at first. But then she tossed it towards him and when he caught it, for a second time that night, his eyes grew wide.
"This is..." he murmured. "Right. A fox mask." Tsunade smiled. "A FOX MASK!" Naruto blasted in disbelief. "Being an intelligent and able young man, you should be able to get the message." Tsunade said again, "The identity of the ANBU is never revealed. That is the reason for these masks."
"But the ranks. The rules. The..." Sasuke muttered, his eyes on the mask.
"Since when did you care about the rules Sasuke?" Tsunade cut him off sternly. It had a deeper meaning to it and Sasuke gasped, his eyes lifting from the fox mask to Tsunade. He looked at her with different emotions and in this daze he asked, "What am... I to do?"
"If his first mission is to find Sakura then I will come!" Naruto stomped but stopped short when Sasuke and Tsunade released a short gasp of surprise. They turned to the window and Naruto followed suit. Sasuke could not believe his eyes.
Across Konoha, there in the thick forest that came before the Hidden Leaf Village towered a great giant snake.
And on top of it was undoubtedly someone very interesting.
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