Silhouette ➴『Obito Uchiha』[DISCONTINUED]

[8] │ᴘᴜʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ│

-"So what do you think? Are you willing to take the decision of proceeding a step further? You do know that if this goes the wrong way these kids may no longer have a chance of leading a normal life."-

Stated the Third Hokage in a pensive manner. His facial features softening as each word escaped his dry mouth.

-"I know, Lord third. We're living in times where we must act cautiously, anything we do or say is crucial given our current sitch. This is the best decision I can make right now, It's for the best."

Spoke a blond jounin. His azure eyes firmly looking downward to the wooden floor. His hands begging to stop the feeling of a forthcoming catastrophe.

-"I see, I trust you, Minato. But please, do not let your guard down thinking that you've got everything under control cloud your judgement. You're a fine shinobi and I expect a lot from you. Do not disappoint me."

Declared the elder hokage glaring at the man. His hand holding a smoking pipe and the other gently holding a sealed envelope that he soon handed to the blond jounin.

-"I will not, Lord Third."
Spoke the man in a firm tone, he was sure determined and would not let any situation get the better of him, he would always make sure to come back to his wife and students in one piece. They didn't deserve to live in such a wicked world.. no one did but he knew that everything happened for a reason.

-"I want you to look over the details that were written down in the envelope I just handed you, I know that you are very much capable of coming up with a better strategy but for now we are choosing to be more cautious when it comes to our resources and available men who are potentially qualified of enduring the hardships of the battlefield. We can not lose more time running back and forth without having decided what our next move will be. You have until tomorrow morning to decide if this is what you truly want, I will not force you. I want you to think it through.. but what we spoke here cannot leave this place no one must know what we are planning.. if anything slips out things can get abhorrent and our foe could ruin our last chance."

Explained the elder man whilst firmly holding on to the smoking pipe that was soon brought up to his mouth and just seconds later curls of smoke could be seen in the half-lit room accompanied by a few set of knocks in the wooden door that happened to be next to a startled young man.

-"Ah, Danzo you're finally here, come in. We were just speaking about the upcoming mission."

Blithely stated the Hokage as a solemn Danzo approached the room.

-"I see, well.. what does he think? Is he willing to proceed?"
Said the man whilst smiling.

Minato wasn't so sure of what to say, Danzo never really gave him a comforting feeling of being able to trust him in return. He was a man who worked in the shadows you never really know what he was thinking of. But he knew that always being polite no matter what the circumstances were would make him look like he knew what he was doing, plus it helped in gaining the respect of his fellow peers.

-"Sir, I am more than pleased in knowing that me and my team were chosen to carry out this specific task. We will do what we can to make sure the mission is successful."

-"That's wonderful to hear, I am glad that we have shinobi like you In Konoha. Please, take a seat we were just about to discuss what our next course of action will be for the upcoming month."

Stated the man in a persuasive manner.

The room grew silent for a few seconds, the sound of snow hitting the roof like angry hail fed to the uncomfortable silence that the three men were a part of. Minato didn't intend to be rude and decline the offer but he also didn't want to spend the rest of the day discussing war tactics.