Naruto: The Hidden Protector

32: Benevolent Demon

Shisui was having a very bad day. During his shift in Anbu, he was tasked to escort a noble to the Fire Capital, and it wasn't a pleasant experience. They had to stop at various spots just because the noble wanted to enjoy the scenery. To top it all off, Shisui had to be on guard for any sneak attacks or bandits. Furthermore, the guards the noble had were not even doing their job right; it seemed as though those samurais were treating it like a vacation.

Shisui really wanted to relax like them, but he couldn't. Due to the recent financial struggle and shortage of manpower in Konoha Anbu, ninjas like him had to take these missions and bring some money to the village. In addition to that, the village wanted to promote their ninjas to have more people give missions to them. So if someone messed up these missions, the backlash would be too much for the village to bear.

This was especially true for a Uchiha like him. Shisui knew that most of the higher-ups in Konoha would directly blame his clan if he made any mistakes. And he couldn't afford that, especially at a time like this when the relationship between the village and the Uchiha clan was at its worst.

So he somehow endured it and completed his mission. Since he was exhausted mentally he hurriedly returned to the village to get some good rest for the day. But his bad luck didn't let him do as he pleased.

Just after he was about to go to bed to get some sleep a Root ninja came and told him to come to the Root headquarters. Since the summon was from an elder of Konoha, Shisui had to come there as soon as possible. So he could begrudgingly put on his ninja uniform again and rush to the Root headquarters. As an Anbu ninja, he knew where the Root headquarters was.

Due to his hurry, he didn't even inform Fugaku about his summon. This is a procedure the Uchiha do when someone from the higher-ups summons them. They want no more misunderstanding after all.

' Now that I think about it I should have spoken to clan leader Fugaku about everything ' Shisui thought with a grim face.

His situation isn't quite what you could say good. One of his eyes is missing while he is poisoned. And worst of all he is surrounded by Root ninjas who are at minimum jonin level shinobi.

His only saving grace is the Susano he forcibly managed to summon. But even that is too taxing for his body due to the huge consumption of chakra and the loss of one of his eyes. He can feel himself almost nearing his limit.

His only hope is to kill as many Root members so that Danzo would call them back. After all, he doesn't need to waste more of his valuable Root ninjas to kill a near-death ninja when he can get his hands on his corpse after his death. After all, he is the darkness of Konoha, who would question his actions if the Hokage is quiet about it.

And so with that as the only hope Shisui acted and fought desperately. With his susano's absolute defense, he didn't worry about any attacks as he went on the full offensive. And soon he was able to kill more than 5 Root ninjas.

But even after all these casualties, the order for retreat didn't come. It looked like he had underestimated Danzo's greed for his remaining eye. Shisui quietly began to steady his breathing. It seemed he would have to use all his trump cards to escape from this situation.

But just as he was about to make a move, a sudden chilling sensation enveloped him, sending shivers down his spine. The atmosphere around him grew tense, and an eerie silence descended upon the area, causing even the bravest of Root ninjas to freeze in shock. In that fleeting moment of distraction, their fate was sealed.

"Twin Sword Style: Benevolent Demon" a soft yet commanding voice echoed through the air, sending a chill down Shisui's spine as he watched in horror. With swift precision, the mysterious figure swiftly dispatched another 6 Root ninjas, their heads rolling to the ground in a macabre display of deadly elegance.

After her kill, the figure gracefully landed atop the tree where Shisui was taking cover. Bathed in the gentle glow of the moonlight, her identity was revealed. She was a girl of about sixteen years old, her long black hair tied in a ponytail cascading down her back. Clad in tight black ninja attire that accentuated her impressive figure, her face concealed behind a fox mask, she exuded an aura of mystery and danger. In her hands, she wielded two katanas, their blades now stained with the blood of her victims.

"Who are you? Identify yourself. This is the territory of the Leaf Village. If you don't answer now, we will consider you an invader," the Root squad captain shouted as he signaled his men to take action as soon as she spoke.

They didn't care even if this person was the Hokage himself. Danzo clearly ordered them to leave no witnesses. To them, Danzo was the true leader of the Leaf Village. Anyone who got in his way was an enemy they must slay.

"Hmph, who I am is no concern of yours. You all should just focus on surviving," the girl said as her figure disappeared again. In the next second, she reappeared behind the Root squad captain, her blade dripping with fresh blood.

The squad captain wasn't even able to make a move as his head rolled down from his neck. The next moment, his body slumped down. But even when their leader was killed, the other Root ninjas didn't seem to mind it. In fact, they even attacked the figure with their jutsus without giving him a glance.

Izanami poured chakra into her legs as she jumped high up in the air to evade the incoming jutsus. When she was in the air, she saw that the Root ninjas had thrown explosion tags at her.

Normally, when someone is in the air, their ability to evade projectiles is very limited. Of course, if you have techniques to move in the air, that's a different story. But those techniques can be counted on one hand, so the probability of encountering someone who knows them could be considered very slim. But unfortunately for the Root ninjas, Izanami here is one of them.

Two jet-black fallen angel wings appeared behind Izanami as she skillfully and gracefully dodged the explosion tags. She even went out of her way to redirect some of them back to their owners, essentially killing them.

After sensing that Shisui had retreated with Itachi, Izanami stopped fooling around and looked at her opponents with a cold gaze. The 15 Root ninjas who came to do this mission were left with only 2. And the only reason they are even alive is that they are long-ranged fighters.

"Well, I usually won't use this, but since I need to put on a great show, so it can't be helped," Izanami said as she began performing hand signs after sheathing her blades.

And with a momentum that would put any Uchiha to shame, she said, "Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation." The next moment she spewed a torrent of green fire that completely annihilated everyone present. It even burned the dead bodies of the root ninjas without leaving any ashes.

Seeing her work here is done Izanami used her enhanced speed to get away from the crime scene. She doesn't need some Anbu ninjas to find out about her involvement after all..

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