Kitsune and Neko

Chapter-18

Two similar pairs of Sharingans had their gaze fixed on the new prisoners being taking to the Hōzuki Castle, like a predators' on a prey in the dead of the night.

This was Neko's plan. His own mission. He had his eyes set on the two main elders who were responsible for the killing of the whole Uchiha Clan. Countess innocent children and people were killed in the massacre. This wasn't just revenge, this was justice. The people who knowingly killed off so many innocent people deserved nothing but death. This was his final blow.

He understood that he would have to return to Konoha at some point but he could never step into the village while the people who were responsible for the death of his clan were still alive and had not paid for their crimes. He had already stripped them off their powers but he still couldn't forgive them. The deed had been done and someone had to pay.

His lips twitched upwards into a grin when he saw that the two village elders were being carried separately in their own caged cart. He was just waiting for the right time, buzzing with excitement. The thought of finally avenging his clan sent a rush of adrenaline through him. He was on his way of making the Uchiha clan great again, not by repopulation but by restoring the reputation of the clan.

As soon as the cart was where it was supposed to be, he gave a signal to his most trusted cat, Kara. Then everything was at a blur until all the guards had been knocked out and Neko was standing in front of the caged cart. He had exactly four minutes to execute the plan. The cart containing the civilian council was six minutes behind and they were currently at a point where they had lost sight of the wagon containing the village elders. Throughout the whole route this was the only time that the two carts had lost sight of each other which completely worked out in Neko's favour. Before the two fossils had the time to comprehend what was going on, they were put under Neko's genjutsu. His genjutsu may not be as powerful as Itachi's but it still was pretty powerful.

The two village elders found themselves in a genjutsu similar to what Sasuke had experienced years ago when Itachi had put one on him except the terrain was all green and blue and the two elders were strapped to a table where they were tortured by various instruments for about forty minutes which was only forty seconds in the real world before Neko cut their head off in one clean swipe. The two died instantly. He had done it, the price had been paid. What he didn't know was that he had also saved the future generations of Konoha. Before getting noticed, he quickly escaped with Kara, who was keeping a watch and had the job of alerting Neko.

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"What? Someone ran off with the star!" The Hoshikage exclaimed punching the ground he was sitting on. "That's pathetic! We asked for your help just to avoid this from happening, but your teammate let the thief get away!"

"First of all, stop blaming Suzume. By the time she had caught up to the thief, the thief had gotten away by crossing the valley" Kitsune said, trying to keep his cool. "And second of all, how were we supposed to know that the thief used the same jutsu of the Hidden Star Village."

The Hoshikage's eyes widened at this statement. "Sumaru, is this true?" He said shifting his gaze from Kitsune to the brown eyed boy.

"Yes. Ninja Art: Kujaku, no doubt about it. The control of it was on another level, it was like watching someone who had completed the star training." He said looking up.

"Anyway, what's done is done. I can't say that it wasn't our fault so don't worry, we will get the star back." Kitsune said, as much as he wanted to leave them helpless, he couldn't do that as it would mean abandoning his principles. He could also tell that the Hoshikage doubted their ability and proving him wrong would just be a bonus.