Chapter 18: The Fang Target

- You're gray yourself... - the guy answered in a muffled voice, without taking his head off his hands.

- You see, he has a strange voice, as if he is already on the other side.

Sora did not let up, he wanted at least some reaction from the lying. Seeing this picture, Rin could not restrain her sonorous and sweet laughter. Covering her mouth with one hand, she wiped away the protruding tears with the other.

Hatake remained lying there as if he hadn't heard anything. The provocation was not successful. Sora resorted to the last and only option. Getting up from his desk, while talking about something, he put his finger to his lips. Rin immediately understood what the guy meant, so she actively supported an impromptu conversation. Once between the rows, Iguru waited until no one was in his way and cracked Kakashi on the head.

The reaction from that followed immediately. But Sora was already descending at full speed. Breaking from his seat, Hatake rushed after the offender.

The chase lasted exactly until the lesson began. Sora was weaving between the students, which made the task more difficult for the gray-haired one. He tried to catch up with him for some time, but instead of an unsuccessful chase, he hid in class 1-2, where the victim had to come. Sora came, but reacted in time, because he guessed about his friend's plan. Further proceedings were interrupted by a teacher who entered the classroom.

That's how it turned out that Sora managed to get away with it. He took revenge for yesterday, which he was pleased with. And with a smile he took his place by the window.

***

- He should be on a mission soon... - A hunched man, leaning on his cane, looked at the bright sky, under which Konoha flourished after all the wars. His dry hands were trembling with anticipation of his plan.

- He moved out with his team yesterday. If everything goes as you plan, then he won't come back.

One of this man's loyal subordinates dictated the report. He has been following his master for a long time, but for the first time he participates in such a scam. Only his master could decide on such a thing...

- We need to come up with a plan in case he does come back. This is not a simple shinobi, he would not be famous if he did not have the skills, and his head on his shoulders works as it should.

Thoughtfulness appeared on a slightly oval face, dotted with battle scars and wrinkles. The man, due to his experience and training, could not relax halfway through. Only after finishing his plan, he will exhale calmly.

- But is there anything we can do? He's bothering you now, but to change the situation when Sakumo returns... ah... - shinobi was grabbing the hand of a man who appeared right in front of him and grabbed him by the throat. - I'm sorry...I shouldn't have said that name here...

The hand squeezed the throat a little more so that the captured ninja felt even closer to death, but in time she relaxed her grip. After that, the shinobi collapsed to his knees in front of his master.

- You know, wolf, we don't pronounce the names of our targets only designations.

The man turned around and walked back to the window, through which he carefully examined every corner of the village where his organization had already taken root. The seizure of power is only a matter of time, which he has enough even in excess.

- thanks... - with a grunt, Shinobi said, remaining in his place. The fear of death filled his head, but a strange thirst for submission stopped him from doing anything.

- Go, wolf. Report any information about the "fang" to me first.

After that, the shinobi disappeared from his place, returning to his work. Only a mysterious man remained in the office, performing the function of the darkness of this bright and happy village.

- Old friend, how will you react to the death of your dear subordinate? The candidate for the post of Hokage will die and you will have to choose among the remaining ones...

***

Studying at the academy has become more or less diverse over the past month. At first there were more lessons and less practice, but something had changed in the politics of the village, which is why practice now took longer than a month ago.

Children from civilian families did not even imagine where the world order was heading, what awaits them in a few years. Everyone only cared about their own problems, of which there were not so many. Even the people from the clans were mostly limited in information, only those close to the authorities knew the world situation.

Kakashi and Sora were also in the dark, but it was not difficult for them to add one to the other, which is why they perfectly understood what was what.

After leaving the school, Iguru looked around for his training partner, who clearly wanted to avenge the morning humiliation. And the premonition of danger bore fruit, albeit too late. A small stone flew into the guy's head when he was trying to get out of the trajectory.

- Ah! Are you at it again? And to go out one on one? Sora turned to the boy standing under the tree.

- You yourself understand that our collision will not end well for you. I'll beat you up again... - Kakashi went to meet the victim, whom he failed to teach a lesson earlier.

This scene caused conflicting emotions among the passers-by. Everyone knew Hatake Kakashi, famous for his cold attitude to others and incredible skills at a tender age. And this arrogant refugee, who was lucky to stay in Hatake's house, is now pestering a genius. These actions were regarded as stupidity, for which he was responsible for beatings. Only girls with a peek watched the collision of two mysterious beauties.

A genius known to the whole village, demonstrating the difference in his skills even to upperclassmen and a mysterious refugee who found himself in Hatake's house and is rapidly gaining strength. Only when he entered the academy, even weaklings bullied him, but now they are wary of him because of his rude and incomprehensible fighting style.

- You tell me that every time, but you're not really able to do it. I'm not the same person anymore...

The boys attracted attention, which even caused some people to gather around them, which did not go unnoticed by them.

- We will solve everything at that place.

He put an end to Hatake and left in the direction of his house, passing through the crowd that parted in front of him.

While the attention was attracted by Sakumo's son, Sora quietly disappeared from his seat. He squeezed through the distracted people who were familiar to him.

- Damn, this Kakashi even communicates with his friend like that! I'll kick him in the next practice!

- Yeah, just don't overdo it, otherwise the wounds will take a long time to heal.

"You don't believe in me?"

- I believe, but he knows how to use techniques, and you don't, so the forces are not equal.

Iguru even stopped for a while to listen to the dialogue between Obito and Rin, which made a constructive understanding of their relationship, because Sora saw these two only during school hours.

- Rin doesn't seem to be attracted to Obito at all... - the guy followed the girl's gaze, then disappeared in the direction where the library should be.

Rin felt that someone was watching her and turned around, but she didn't find anyone in an empty place, where exactly someone was. Surprised by her feelings, she returned her attention to Obito, who tried his best to interest her with his stories about how he would defeat Hatake, his rival.

After covering some distance, Sora stopped and looked up. The clear weather deteriorated in just a few hours. The blue sky with a bright sun was covered by clouds that came from the north. The rain was going to start soon...

In the boy's memory, pictures of the events that were to happen immediately appeared. Sakumo's mission went down just in such bad weather. All the factors indicated that the guy's assumptions were correct, it would be necessary to hurry up with the plan.

He resumed his way to the library, but on the way he looked into his shop. We should have taken advantage of the moment.

- Sir, have you come for a report? - Kato, he was rearranging the boxes, but the little hand of the gentleman stopped him.

- No, you and I are building up momentum, so don't put the boxes away. - he went further to the warehouse, where a huge number of boxes were empty, even the stocks were almost completely depleted just in case. The subordinate remained waiting outside the door while the master replenished the supplies. Although he did not see how this was happening, but the assumptions about the Uzumaki clan scrolls were spinning in his mind, otherwise it would be impossible to drag a huge number of things.

- Sir, why did you change your mind? Yesterday you said something completely different. Kato asked.

- Something has changed. We're unlikely to be watched right now. And in the near future we will be safe, so we need to do all the steps as quickly as possible, and then there will be no fault to find with us.

Sora replied after leaving the warehouse. It didn't take long to fill the boxes.

- And it would be better for us to open several additional outlets as soon as possible in order to reach even more residents.

- It will be done!

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