Getting Out
You held the cellphone so that Aka could see it. "What is that?" She asked. "Another trick?"
You smiled and broke the genjutsu, pressing the call button.
Explosions ripped through the building, dozens of explosives exploding in clear smokeless fireballs. The smell of plastic explosives filled the air.
Cover to Escape:
1D100 => 99+10=109
Aka's disappeared behind the thick cloud, and any attempt of her seals and throwing weapons to find you only hit the wall.
The civilians, however, were screaming in terror, pushing their way out of the concert halls main doors. Pushing you out with them.
And in the crowd, you disappeared.
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Sakumo met you outside of the town, dressed in his jounin uniform. "Ayako, everything okay?"
You nodded, before casting a genjutsu. "Yeah. Ran into Aka the Red Wave again."
Sakumo sighed. "Again. Seriously, you'd think she'd give up after you made her punch herself in the face a thousand times." He then threw over your uniform.
He even got the wrinkles out of it. Thanks, Sakumo. "We need to get moving. We might meet Yoshi on the way back to the Village."
"Did the Hokage make him go on another Suicide mission?" You asked sarcastically.
Sakumo frowned. "No. just a border patrol mission." The joke clearly making him upset.
"Hey. He'll be fine. He's got Dai watching his back." You replied.
Sakumo sighed. "I know."
You got back into your uniform and took a deep breath. "Let's go home."
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It had been a long few months since the Village attack. Sure no one died directly in the attack, but the aftermath of the attack, with hunter teams harassing the enemy back across the border, along with the border rats not getting any help for a week… There were bodies that had to be buried or burned when it was all over.
Sakumo's father was among them, somehow taking over one hundred ninja with him as he and a dozen shadow clones detonated a thousand explosive tags, creating a wall of fire and death.
There was hardly a body to bury, when his team brought him back to the village, nothing more than a torso and a mangled head attached to sinew and bone.
Sakumo had broke… but only for a little while. Between the Crusaders and Might Dai, he bounced back from his funk of depression… though he was a bit more somber than he was before… a bit more cautious during missions and a bit more protective of the crusaders when you all were with him.
But that was it. He was still his normal self.
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Meetings along the way:
1D100 => 91+10=101
You met Danzo-Sensei at the border treehouse, along with a few members of the border rats resting after a long patrol. "Danzo!" Sakumo was quite surprised to see your teacher in the field. "I thought you were in the village?"
Danzo had a sour look on his face. "The border patrol was short-handed, so I was sent to relive a few of the injured."
"Anyone hurt?" You asked.
Danzo nodded. "No, but we do have some intel we need to send to the Hokage." He looked to one of the Rats, who threw down a scroll. A large one, big enough to hold a body in it. "Do you mind if you take this with you?"
"Of course," Sakumo replied, catching the Scroll and put it onto his back. "What's in it?"
Danzo gave a smirk, showing genuine emotion. That was something he only ever showed around Mordred… or when he did something he felt warranted it. "Someone who the Hokage really wants to meet."
Oh… that means Danzo and the rats bagged a high ranking badass from the enemies.
Good for them…. Wait a second…
"And is there anything else?" You asked. "Any crazy bastards trying to hunt us down because we happen to capture a high ranking badass?"
Danzo was not amused. "Do you really think we are that careless as to leave a trace of our attack on the enemy?"
Well, this was the border patrol he was with, and they were known for making huge explosions while trying to kill as many people as possible to keep the borders secure… "Yes."
Danzo frowned, going back to his normal grumpy self. "Get out of here."
You and Sakumo Saluted the Jounin, and then started to run towards the village.
"He was in a good mood." You stated.
Sakumo frowned. "He looked like he wanted to kill you."
You smiled. "That just shows you that he cares."
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You arrived in the village a few hours later.
"I'll take the scroll to the Hokage, and pick up the paycheck, and meet you at your house. Wanna come with?"