Everyone Has A Dark Side [NejixOC]

Coronation

Ugh. My head and body hurt like I had been dropped off a cliff. What had even happened last night? Fuck, I don't remember. The last thing that I remembered was Tenten telling me a story about how bad Neji was with spicy food. Well, hopefully nothing too bad happened. I hope. It was earlier than I normally would wake up at. I sighed, getting dressed and brewing a mug of coffee while eating my regular oatmeal. I took my coffee and headed to the restricted files room inside of the Hokage's monument. I wanted to know the response plan to the intel that I had sent back. It was still bugging me that Asuma had died despite my report on both Hidan and Kakuzu and how they work together. I had outlined Hidan's sacrificial jutsu and how to get out of it. If that report had been read and the information added to the bingo book there should have been no reason for Asuma to be dead.

The keeper did not even bat a lash as I walked right through to the restricted files. It took me only a moment to find all the intel that I had gathered over the years. A box sat on a bench with the title 'Akatsuki Infiltration'. Why was it so out in the open? I sat down opening my most recent communication. My stomach dropped. Tsunade had decided against telling anyone that there was a plan to directly attack the village in order to take hold of Naruto. Sure, I had not known a date, but no actions to help strength the village beforehand had been taken. I went to the next report. The same decision. All of my reports for the past five years had been kept top secret and none of the information had been used. No way. Asuma could have been saved. Jiraiya may have still been here. Countless other lives could have been saved. Why had Tsunade suddenly decided to keep some of my most important intel secret? I shoved the box closed and made my way back to the office, immediately burying myself in the paperwork again.

I was broken from my trance by Shizune's voice, "you're here early again." I kept my head down. "How was dinner?"

"Fine," I said quickly.

She huffed. "What happened? Make a bad impression?"

I dropped the file was I reading on the desk. "Did you hear or read anything about my training reports?"

She looked confused. "No, Tsunade handled all of those personally."

"And she never spoke about any of them with you?" I pressed.

She thought for a moment before shaking her head. "Only thing she would discuss with me was your location. Nothing else."

"Oh," I sighed, letting it drop.

"Well," Shizune hummed uneasily. "She did brag about what a great job you were doing. Daimyo and lords requested you like mad." Tsunade really had kept everything extremely quiet. Just how many lives were needlessly lost?

"I'm going to visit everyone today," I stood, closing the file in front of me. "I haven't seen what everyone's been doing to help yet."

Shizune instantly brightened. "That sounds like a great idea! Get out of the office and get your face out there for your ceremony in two days!"

I froze, a frown deepening on my face. "Don't remind me."

"You'll be fine," She laughed, "all you need to do is stand there, smile, and take a few photos after."

"Not happening," I called over my shoulder as I left the office. Shizune had been doing much of the running around and communicating while I handled the paper work and pre-planning.

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"Do you have a moment?" Hinata asked, running to catch up with me. I slowed down my pace for her to reach me easier.