The Tale of Ely Senju

Chapter 32

Ely POV

I now made my way to the second hiding place on the list. Once there, I stood on a nearby tree and suppressed my chakra. Less than two minutes later, several men came out of the hiding place. So, this guy was right, this hiding place is not a laboratory. The men ran in the direction of the first hiding place, and I followed them unnoticed. Once the men had arrived at the hiding place, they went inside, and I had another miserably long wait. I would have loved to go into the hiding place to see what was going on, but I wasn't supposed to. Keep my distance, observe and when I have enough clues, eliminate them.

If anyone ever claims that stakeouts are incredibly fun, that person is damaged. I'm so bored, because who would have thought it, once again nothing at all is happening. About half an hour ago, I sent a shadow clone to the small village nearby to get something to eat and drink. I can't really leave here myself. Minutes turned into hours and hours turned into five days. On the fifth day, things finally started to move again and the men I had followed here came out of hiding. Wait, they look different than before. The chakra feels completely different. What on earth has happened?

I followed the men again and at a clearing they sat down on a tree trunk. My chakra was still suppressed, and I moved into earshot. 'Insane! I feel like I can rip out trees.' 'Lord Orochimaru's experiment seems to be working.' 'Don't be so hasty. They said there could still be complications later and we could die.' 'You're such a sourpuss. We would all have died sooner or later anyway, but Lord Orochimaru has given us a chance and this curse mark is really strong. No one will be able to harm us.' 'Come on, we should keep moving. The training area is waiting for us, and we should get there alive so that we can see if the experiment really is a success or is on the way there.'

A new experiment with this curse mark. I have to stop these men from getting to their destination and then quickly return to Konoha and report back. The men were just about to get up to continue on their way when I jumped out of my hiding place and stood in front of them. 'Well, well, well. We might as well try out our new skills.' The others just laughed and got into position. They attacked me with all kinds of jutsus, usually at the same time. I dodged every attack and analysed each one with my Sharingan. What I didn't see was the kunai, which was now stuck in my arm, flying towards me. 'You didn't see that coming. HAHA' Damn, I let my guard down. Deep breath, think. I pulled the kunai out of my arm and healed the wound.

There are five men and each attacks with a different element. Fire, water, air, earth and lightning. Think! AH! The jutsu that Grandpa Sarutobi taught me. Of course, why didn't I think of it earlier? I created four shadow clones and each shadow clone as well as myself shot different jutsus at the men. Always with the element that is stronger than the one used by the respective type. Now they were incapacitated enough for me to use my deadliest jutsu. 'Jutsu of the Deadly Rose!' I sealed the men in a scroll so that they could be examined in Konoha. But now back home.

An uneasy feeling came over me and I sped up. I have to get back to Konoha as quickly as possible. Something is up. Nevertheless, it took me just under a day and a half to get back. I quickly reported to Kotetsu and Izumo and then ran to Hokagetower as fast as I could. But I only met Shizune there, who told me that Tsunade was busy at the moment. I gave Shizune the scroll and ran home. I threw my things in a corner because I wanted to leave again straight away. I was on my way out of my room again when a letter on my drawer caught my eye. I walked to the drawer and picked up the letter.

It was really for me, but from whom? What had happened here?

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