~Madara POV, after Mito VS Saburo~
Watching through white zetsu's shared vision, Madara sighed deeply and said, "If I had known Mito was like this I wouldn't have gotten so angry that you spent so much time with her Hashirama… I have to admit she's truly something… Only now do I truly understand why you choose her now. Afterall… She too is on our level… Ahh what a pity. What a pity. Mito you hag why didn't you join the battles me and Hashirama had back then…? What good old fun that would've been… Still seeing this battle I can tell she hasn't even bothered to use her true trump cards. Dealing with Mito will not be easy… Even if I get resurrected if Mito is aided by Naori Uchiha and later a mature Soutarou Senju along with a handful of kage leveled shinobi… I may lose… Well no matter… Though I definitely know that hag noticed the white zetsu clones. She's too powerful to have not sensed that, no my gaze. I guess she held back on my account. I see… this is truly… wonderful!"
As Madara spoke to himself in circles he finally paused and said, "Zetsu, make sure to stop monitoring Mito. She's a threat that will require me to move, personally."
He continued on for a moment before finally saying, "It seems I truly need to make numerous changes to my plan… Mito Uzumaki… Soutarou Senju… Naori Uchiha… HAHAHA! How marvelous…"
Arrogant Uchiha laughter rang out as Madara Uchiha, for the first time in a long time, felt truly happy again…
~Pakura POV, at the Ame, Suna, and Konoha battlefield~
Pakura watched in horror as Sunagakure ranks were slaughtered like animals, by Mito Uzumaki. Fearing for her life she ran and hid in a cave as she cursed internally, 'Damn you Rasa! You bastard, you told me the battlefield was where ninja earn honors and where academy students turn into true shinobi. All I see is a red-haired woman slaughtering us like we're common animals and another purple-haired one slaughtering us for her own enjoyment. This damn hell hole. Pakura quickly ambushed a chunin Konoha unit using her already signature technique, 'Scorch Style: Extremely Steaming Murder!'
Pakura gritted her teeth as the Konoha chunin screamed in agony. Before changing her hiding spot once again. She repeated this all while she saw Konoha shinobi take control of her comrades and superiors and make them blow themselves. Her eyes widened and she began to lose hope as a thought crossed her mind, 'Ah… I now understand why the other Four Great Nations fear Konoha… it's because they're too strong… How can we win? No, how can we even survive? Lord Saburo, you must not fall here…'
Pakura slowly moved across the battlefield dealing with stragglers and ensuring her own safety first.
Technique after technique.
'Scorch Style: Scorched Palm.'
'Scorch Style: Scorch bullet.'
'Wind Style: Gale Palm.'
'Wind Style: Great Breakthrough.'
'Fire Style: Great Fireball.'
'Dammit. Dammit. There's too many of them… Even if I manage to cut a few ranks here and there I'm having no effect on the overall battlefield… In the end it all comes down to power. Why must it always be power? Why… Why… WHY!?! I struggled for so long in Sungakure to be accepted! To be one of them! They didn't trust me, but I knew with time I could earn their trust with my Kekkei Genkai. WHY. WHY. Were all the struggles I had up to this point worthless? Was I never meant to be something greater? Was I the genius who created a scorching release by herself at the age of ten, worth nothing? Haha-hahahahahahahahha. HAAHAA.- What?'
[Emotional Distress Detected. Desire for power detected… Determining target… Target confirmed: Soutarou Senju.]
[Ding! The Kunoichi Improvement System has bound itself to host.]
[The host is in dire straits. There is no victory. No path to salvation. In the face of true power you are but an ant. Yet the host's drive, skills, and achievements are noteworthy. Stand proud, you are strong. The System cannot help the user at present… however a quest is being issued.]
[Quest: Betray Sunagakure.
Quest information: Betrayal, the highest form of dishonor and a disgusting progress. However, for you it remains the only path to survival before the Konoha forces slaughter the entirety of Sunagakure, betray Sunagakure. Bring Mito Uzumaki, the head of Elite Jonin, Samusu.
Quest requirements:
Retrieve Samusu's head: 0/1
Scratch and damage your headband and become a rogue ninja: 0/1
Gain Mito Uzumaki's acceptance: 0/1
Rewards:
Comprehensive Strength Improvement Experience Card (Jonin Level), Three Free Status Point Cards, and follow up quests.]
'A genjutsu-'
[The system is not a genjutsu, but a path to the power you desire. The power to change your fate.]
Pakura's eyes widened as she felt all the chakra sap from her body momentarily before she dropped her guard and returned. She warily looked at the system before asking out loud, "If I do this, are you certain Mito Uzumaki will accept me as a Konoha Ninja?"
[There are no certainties in the world. However, the system believes it to be extremely likely that Mito Uzumaki will accept and take you under her wing and make you a true Konoha Shinobi even going so far as to disregard your past. Though only if you take action now, or this chance will be forever lost. Please quickly make a decision, host. Warning: Konoha forces will soon approach your current location.]
Gritting her teeth Pakura thought to herself, 'How much worse could my situation possibly get? Screw it all or nothing. Everyway death is coming for me, so I might as well get my vengeance for all the bullshit these Sunagakure bastards put me through. You dare pull on my hair? You dare covet me? You dare covet my back, my body, my Kekkei Genkai? Then perish in the endless sands.'
As Pakura's will and mentality stabilized she took a kunai out and plastered it with as many explosive tags as she had before she began heading towards one of the defensive line Sunagakure bases. She then took out a special explosive tag and wrapped it around the Kunai. Making sure not to set it off, she carefully attached a sliver of her chakra to each individual explosive tag. Ensuring that they'd all blow up with in one cascading movement.
After nearly an hour of flickering and running she began to close in on her target… With silent determination she stalked the base before slipping in and then she calmly walked into the base. As she walked in all she saw were grim faces, along with a few looking at her with contempt. She walked towards the main tent, before being halted, Pakura reiterated passwords and explained she had important information. The man who stopped her looked at for a moment before shaking his head and wishing her luck.
Inside was a man with messy blonde hair who looked beyond disheveled. The man looked up before devilishly smirking, "Ah, Pakura-chan… Have you finally given in? I can keep you safe-"
Before the man could go any further Pakura interrupted, "No. No I have not, nor will I ever. Instead, I have a report to deliver."
The man scowled before waving his hand as if saying, 'Get it on with.'
At that moment Pakura silently made a hand sign behind her back. Moving towards the man with a scroll. Slowly placing it in front of him, before suddenly throwing the kunai behind her back at him. Causing that disgusting smirk to wipe off his face as he recognized the special tag on it and he screamed at her, "ARE YOU INSANE?"
The man tried to get away, unfortunately Pakura had taken her time on purpose to give the tag as much time as possible to reach the point of denotation. With a resounding *BOOM* the tags exploded sending Pakura flying and the man straight to the grave, or at least Pakura thought so. Knowing she didn't have much time remaining Pakura searched the ruins of the camp for the man's head before a charred hand tried to stab her. To which she replied with her strongest attack out of the gate infused with most of her chakra, "Scorch Style: Extremely Steaming Murder!"
The jutsu hit the man, sucking out much of his water content, yet he had a crazed look in his still recognizable eyes that screamed, "I'll take you to hell with me!"
Pakura knowing she was about to get bogged down formed another handsign immediately causing the man to puke up blood.
Pakura said, "This is the end, Samusu. And this is also the end of Sunagakure. Using your head I'll earn my freedom."
Pakura took a kunai and chopped off the head before wrapping her hand around the hair properly and then forming a one handed seal and immediately flickering away.
Once far enough from the camp Pakura dropped the head and took off her head band before scratching through it.
'I pray this works. If it doesn't then I'll at least take one more Konoha shinobi with me.'
Eyes alight with determination Pakura began to move towards the main Konoha camp, before she was intercepted by two Jonin who saw the head in her hands and the scratched out headband. She kept her hands raised and away from Shinobi pouches before saying, "I've brought the head of Elite Jonin Samusu, all I ask is that I be allowed my freedom."
The jonin were confused, but understood what Pakura had done, and decidedly thoroughly checked her for any explosive tags, any weapons, or any poison devices. A female jonin joined them at sometime and took over checking Pakura. Before then privately and away from sight of anyone else, the female jonin began inspecting all of Pakura's cavities, making her feel extremely uncomfortable, even though she knew why it had to be done. When all was said and done her chakra was sealed and she was taken into the camp. Pakura's expression hardened as she was taken closer and closer towards the main camp and she saw how many Konoha shinobi were completely fine.
'Compared to Sunagakure they've essentially suffered no losses in this battle other than the norm… While on the other… Sunagakure has been almost completely slaughtered on this battlefield. Combined with my actions… there should be no remaining elite jonin outside of Sunagakure itself.'
After a while and more checks done on Pakura, such as her chakra seal, and identity, she was led to the chief tent, where a voice rang out, "Come in."
There stood one woman with purple hair and short bangs, along with deep purple eyes and another with emerald eyes and bright red hair in two distinct buns. Both women gave Pakura the sense of absolute oppression. The woman with red hair spoke in a commanding voice, "Who are you? And whose head have you brought in exchange for your freedom? More than that… Why should I agree?"
Pakura gathered her thoughts before saying, "I am Pakura, formerly of Sunagakure. This is the head of Elite Jonin and defensive line commanding officer, Samusu, the Wind Blade. As for why you should agree to my freedom… I can't give you a real answer… still at the very least if not my freedom my Kekkei Genkai… My Kekkei Genkai can be of use to Konoha. And if not that then I'll offer my chakra to be sealed permanently in return for becoming a villager of Konoha, even if I have to be monitored… and eventually my bloodline will carry on… In Konoha."
Pakura forced out the words, stopping herself from crying though the edges of her eyes still turned watery all the same. Before a gentle voice resounded, "Child… You've had a rough life haven't you? Pakura of Sunagakure, aged 12, a genius who on her own figured out scorch release at the tender age of 10 years old. All while being an outsider in Sunagakure. You were never treated right. You suffered and attempted to overcome and I personally based on this information file, think you did a great job. So honestly tell me why betray Sunagakure?"
Pakura said, "#@)*#@*(*#" She tried again, "#@()(#)@(#"
She continued and kept repeating it until a prompt flared in her eyes.
[Detecting an attempt to reveal information about the system. Dealing punishment. Loss of chakra for five minutes. Shock therapy for two minutes.]
Just then Pakura began spasming and she finally choked out the words, "S..y…st…em…. Qu..est.."
To which Mito and Naori's eyes widened before both looked at each other and confirmed their suspicions. At the same time Pakura had finally passed out. Mito then began healing the poor girl… All the while a new message flashed in Pakura's vision.
[Detecting continued attempt to reveal knowledge about the system. Serious violation detected…. Punishment determined.]
***Author's Note: Yay! We hit fifty thousand words. Here's to hoping for another fifty more… (ideally this FF will end up having around 1mil). Anyways cya Thursday!***