Puppets in the Sewers

She waited a moment. There was only silence. So they decided to speak silently to keep from echoing their location to her. She supposed she should have been proud at these jonin and their efficiency, but right now it was just a tedious hardship that she was having to deal with. "You could at least help me out," Yugao said with a frown, speaking to the one who was forcing her to do all of this.

Naruto's eyes narrowed and his anger rose. He clenched his fist and he was treated to the scream from his charge when she dropped into the sewer water. She then clutched her head.

"You mean like you and Konoha helped me when I asked for it? You mean like when I pleaded for help when this village assaulted me? Throwing me in ice cold water, electrocuting me, burning me with a branding iron? Poisoning my food? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT NEEDING HELP?!"

He hollered and she clenched her body in pain. Blood seeped from the pores of her skin, and it burned like a leaf under a candle. She even coughed the vital fluids into the sewer water. Its cruel taste laid upon her tongue.

Naruto exhaled and released his hold over her. "Now quit complaining. I don't have all night," the holder of the Kyuubi ordered. Yugao slowly rose to her feet and grabbed the body from the wall.

"Y-Yes, My Lord." She replied, though the words sounded just as filthy as the sewer water in her mouth. Her anger rose when they passed her tongue, but, as she kept finding, she could do nothing about it. She kept walking. She dared not ask him for anymore requests.

Though, if only for a moment, she did regret asking him for help so casually. It should have made her pleased that she riled him so easily, but it did not. The Anbu was not sure why she did not desire to anger him further. She merely continued with her assignment, wisely keeping her thoughts to herself. Naruto kept to his own as well.

Time seemed to pass by very slowly for Yugao. It had been nearly a half an hour and now she was in a series of tunnels which she had no idea led where. Forgive her, not too many of her assignments had her walking the filthy waters below Konoha. She exhaled. "Next time, bring a map." She replied. Granted, she hoped there would be no more assignments, but hope seemed to be fleeting these days.

Her mind took her to many things, but she tried to not think about the life she had just taken. It felt odd. She had taken the lives of many men and women as per the mission, but knowing she had directly stood against Konoha, her home, was nigh spirit crushing. All of this...because the village had pushed one time too hard on the Kyuubi jinchuuriki.

Naturally, this was his fault, and she hated it deep down, but...if those were just some of the examples that he gave her then...she was not sure if she were in the place to judge. How could she be? It didn't mean she didn't hate him though. She just thought to look at it from another view since she had the…

"GAH!" Yugao cursed as she felt a kunai stab into her kneecap. She then felt another stab her right arm and then her back. Yugao nearly fell into the water, but she managed to hold her ground, though her legs were very shaky.

Yugao turned her head and noticed one of the jonin agents had caught up to her. She glanced down at the water and frowned. The red fluid had clearly left a trail leading to her body. "Tsk, blood must have dripped into the water when I spoke back to the Kyuubi container," Yugao thought to herself.

"The name's Uzumaki Naruto. I would suggest you learn it, Anbu-neechan,"

Okay, mostly to herself.

She had just enough time to dodge the sword strike which aimed to take her head off. She pulled her target out of the way as her assailant charged at her with ruthless proficiency. She blocked a punch with one of her legs, and she jumped over a sword slash at her legs. She backed up a step. To reach her blade she would have to drop her current captive. She was pretty sure her opponent had thought of that.

Yugao held up a handsign. "Ninpo: Kemugakure no Jutsu( Shinobi Art: Hiding In Smoke Technique)," Yugao said and blew a cloud of smoke from her lips. The jonin scowled, but quickly jumped back as the smoke covered the tunnel. Yugao tried to make a run for the exit, but without hesitation, she dodged a swift swipe from the blade which had been close to cutting her neck from her shoulders.

She landed in a more open channel. "You will not escape, traitor. Let that civilian go!" the jonin replied. Yugao frowned harder behind her mask. What was she going to do? She was confident that she could easily fight a jonin with one half of her body occupied, but that was only if there was no chance of backup coming. No doubt the person had already alerted his unit and they would be closing in soon. Plus, she was still bleeding. It wasn't just that either. She could feel her body slowing down.

"Most likely paralysis poison from the Yamanaka shop. I can feel my body tightening up!" Yugao stammered back and nearly dropped the head of the Red Dragon. She thought she was going to fall over. However, neither she nor the jonin were ready for a kunai with an explosive tag to stab into the wall. The man cursed as the explosion rocked the lower sewers. Yugao fell back into the water and grunted when she leaned up.

Once she turned around, she nearly stiffened and Naruto instantly grinned. Both saw Hayate standing at the other end of the hall which led to Yugao's freedom. "It wasn't hard to figure out when everyone was combing the streets. Given that nearly everyone in the vicinity hasn't seen you then this was the only….logical place that you...could...be. Unless you found out how to turn...invisible," Hayate said.

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