Another story of a violent passion (Eng version)

Infiltration at Konoha - Henge no Jutsu

The sun was already high in the sky and the latter warmed the air more and more, fortunately for me, the trees covered the top of my skull and offered me the comfort of an indescribable fresh air making me forget the pain of a recent cut in the lower back. My steps were getting heavier and heavier, it had been about 5 hours since I had started the road from Tankuzu, the road should not be long now, but it was time to take a break.

Sitting on a tree branch, I scrutinized the surroundings, every rustle, every draught, it was pleasant to make a stop even if I was far from suspecting that the entrance to the village was only about 1 km from my current position. It was time to think seriously. My arrival in Konoha had been ordered by the Hokage's office and wisely recommended by the Konoha Special Forces, but of course, I did not go there without ulterior motives. The difficult times I had experienced in recent years, wandering through the various hidden villages, trying to survive, had not comforted me in my idea that peace would fix all the problems of the world, the money was missing and the poor were even poorer. I swore to myself on my 18th birthday, never to serve anyone, never to put my abilities at the service of a nation, but only at my own service and to live without ever receiving orders from anyone, Times had changed and although I didn't want to, I had to resign myself to abdicate.

- AAAAAH, I suddenly shout, raising my hand brutally as if to strike behind me.

A hand had just grabbed me by the shoulder while I was lost in my deep dreams, a hand that immediately went up in smoke as soon as it was struck by the back of my fist. I wasn't one to be afraid for nothing, but let me tell you that I was scared shitless of spiders. And typically, perched at this height it could only be that. Once the shoulder was free of any foreign substance, I went down to the ground with the strange feeling that I was not alone and my cry had undoubtedly stirred up all the wildlife around.

- Hello.

Once, but not twice. After a cleverly controlled reversal of position, I find myself behind my new enemy, a kunai under his white throat and yet, he does not flinch. The young man with dark hair and pale skin did not move an inch and remained stoic. I remembered this presence and calm Olympian wearing a black hair, I had already been able to observe it two years ago during this fight against one of the 7 legendary village swordsmen of Kiri. This man had been able to dissuade me that day, not to kill an old enemy whom I had promised myself to murder with my own hands. Indeed this day, in this career, I could have taken advantage of killing the shinobi who had eagerly challenged me during this secret mission in the land of fire, the ninja with the single sharigan, I could have had his skin... But there he was, the man with the black hair and his look said enough for me to resign myself and let the walking corpse leave again.

- Welcome to the land of fire, he said with a large smile. Are you the bloody fox?"

- Nobody calls me that anymore, not for years. Perhaps in the darkest legends or to scare the children, I said, putting my weapon in my pocket.

- Well, your new mission starts tomorrow. You'll be one of the new special forces squad leaders. As I said in my last letters, after the Fourth Great War Shinobi, the Five Great Countries decided to unite to maintain a lasting peace. The Special Forces have been widely criticized by Kido Tsumiki, a former member of the Root, who told us that the lack of global conflicts would lead to a decrease in ANBU activity and be synonymous with a lack of finances making our exercise useless. I don't think so. Hence my request. We need you because we think our Hokage is being targeted by a team of former deserters. You are currently in the best position to handle the case. You will be placed in direct supervision of the Hokage accompanied by other members of the ANBU. Is that good for you?