The Men in the Forest

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    "Well, well, well....", growled the taller of the two men who stood before you, who was wearing a mask and carrying a briefcase,"what do we have here?" You sat there, still crouching on your knees, in disbelief. The other of the two, wearing his cloak unzipped down the front exposing his chest, stepped forward aggressively. He had an intense grin on his face. Through his teeth, he hissed,"C'mon Kakuzu, this is no time for chit chat! What're we gonna do with her?" "Don't get ahead of yourself Hidan. We don't know who she is or what she is capable of..."
    You took note of their names; the one in the mask was Kakuzu, and the other, Hidan. Kakuzu set down his briefcase and gave you an intimidating glare. "State your name and business at once", he said,"we don't have time to waste on pointless targets." You opened your mouth to speak but nothing could come out. Flustered, you looked down at the onions in your hands, feeling a pang of embarrassment when you realized that you would somehow have to explain your silly reason for being so deep in the woods.
    Before you could even start a reply, Hidan reached down and grabbed you by your neck like a helpless duck and pinned you to a large tree. You kicked wildly, digging your nails into his arms. His strength prevented you from escaping, however, and he exclaimed,"Answer him, you little worm!" Although you were in extreme pain, you managed to squeak out just a tiny bit. "M-my name is (y/n)...! I meant no h-harm, I was just looking for some onions...", you whimpered, feeling even more embarrassed when you heard how silly your motives sounded when faced with two incredibly powerful men.
    Hidan's grip softened and you were slowly lowered to the ground. He averted his eyes, as if he felt ashamed for being so rough to you. You felt a wave of relief as your feet touched the floor and Hidan pulled his arm away. They had noticed the small pile of onions laying on the ground and had not detected any weapons on you, so they seemed to presume your story to be true. The two glanced very briefly at each other before Kakuzu looked you in they eyes somewhat curiously.
    "Listen,(y/n), we will let you go, free of harm...", he started. "My parter and I are looking for the local collecting station. You see, I have a bounty I would like to collect, but we have gotten lost, due partially to Hidan's incompetence. Do you happen to know the area?" You gulped and observed both of them before speaking. You felt no danger, at least as long as the large scythe on Hidan's back stayed there....
    "I do sir, my village is just North of here and the bounty collection station is a few kilometers West." You replied. In many years past, Danza had bragged about his many feats, capturing bandits for their bounty; this is why you knew the location so well. To show them the way, you even pointed down, deep into the trees.
Hidan, who had been sneering at Kakuzu for calling him "insolent" spoke up, saying,"how can we know you aren't sending us into a trap? Ya' could have an army waiting for us behind those trees...we have no reason to trust a damn stranger like you." Kakuzu nodded in response to this and turned to you again,"we will let you go free of any harm if you lead the way. If you have told the truth, your life will be spared...if not...Hidan can use you for one of his convoluted rituals." At this, Hidan's face lit up with a big grin."You don't even wanna know the kinda pain I could cause you!" He said, laughing maniacally. You felt chills run down your spine and nodded reassuringly to the two.
"You have my word, I will lead you to the collection station in exchange for my life." Hastily, you gathered the onions in your satchel and bowed slightly to them to let them know that you would begin leading the way. Although your back was turned to them, you peeked behind yourself every now and then to see if they were still there...and to see if their weapons were drawn. To your horror, when looking back, you noticed something you hadn't before. Hidan was now carrying a bloody, limp, corpse over his shoulder, presumably the holder of the bounty.
Hiding  your disgust and fear, you turned back to face the front and marched on. Perhaps this was the kind of excitement you needed in your life, you thought to yourself. You certainly felt invigorated, and you hadn't experienced a rush of energy that big ever since you were a young ninja in training. Filled with these emotions, your racing heart kept time while you led the two men through the forest.

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