~Bulletproof~ SasuSaku Mafia Story

Chapter 14 ~ Personality Hire

Sakura once again woke up to the sound of her doorknob turning. What jolted  her awake was her realization that her door was officially no longer locked. No keys rattling. A small sense of victory rushed over her.

She expected Sui to come through the door with some daily gossip, but was taken aback when she saw Izuna Uchiha walk in with a breakfast tray.

"Good morning, sorry to wake you, but I was sent to make sure you're prepared for your first work day."

"Where is Sui?" Sakura yawned.

"Oh, he is having an allergic reaction and is being treated by a doctor, he lost his epipen, you see."

"Allergic reaction?" Sakura sat up in her bed.

"Yeah, he is, um, ironically allergic to fish."

Sakura tried not to chuckle, but a smile appeared on her face regardless.

"It's okay, you can laugh." Izuna put the tray down on her bedside table.

"Thank you." Sakura avoided eye contact. "When am I expected to start?"

"Tobi is expecting you in his office in the next hour."

"I see." Sakura stood up. "Thanks."

"Uhm, how are you adjusting? Do you need anything?" Izuna had his hands in his pockets. He looked a lot like Sasuke in this light, just a bit shorter and with a higher pitched voice.

"Um, your crime lord cousin mentioned I could leave this place if I needed to go shopping. How can I arrange that?"

"I will talk to Kabuto for you, he usually takes care of transportation and such."

"Thank you. Also, um, do you have a map of this place? I'd like to explore a bit more." Sakura sat back down on the edge of her bed, and took a bite of the cinnamon roll from the tray.

"I am not authorized to give you a map. You see, we have a lot of hidden sections that should remain hidden. That's how we have avoided detection for so long."

"So you guys just hide out somewhere in the mansion if cops raid it?"

"As much as the cops hate it, search warrants are still a thing in Konoha. No one can raid any building without probable cause. Due to our passageways and hidden sections, we are always able to quickly cut off anything important from public access."

"Wait, you mean existing rooms just "become" hidden?" Sakura raised an eyebrow.

"Something like that. We have mechanisms that cover a door with wall-like material that creates an illusion that the room was never there. Our library, for example, can disappear in plain sight."

Sakura could not believe her ears. What was up with this place?

"But you're saying the police know your clan lives here, but they can not burst through the door?"

"Well, yes and no. They probably suspect that this mansion is up to no good, but every time they come in here they find our noble Suigetsu, whose name appears on the ownership papers for safekeeping. They look for any signs of the Uchiha, but every important room is gone, leaving the cops to search the guest bedrooms and lounges. Uncle Fugaku's grandfather put a lot of effort into designing the architecture. So, you see why I can not give you the map."

Sakura nodded.

"Wait, is my room one of the rooms you can just... make disappear if someone comes looking?" Her voice sank.

Izuna avoided looking at her, and cleared his throat. That in itself was an answer.

"You must understand, Sakura. We can not risk the Uzumaki clown snatching you in case of another one of the random raids."