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[62] Help

Kakashi stares at the scene in front of him, part of him not wanting to believe anything he is hearing and seeing. She wasn't on a mission, she was being held all along. He grabs onto the rail tightly as he looks down on his sister, assessing her for any wounds or damages. She seems relatively untouched from here.

'That means Root didn't have her.'

He glances around at Inoichi, noticing him glancing at Kagami every now and then when the attention isn't on him. He sighs and looks to his left where the Nara's are sitting. They are sitting silently, starring down at his sister. Yoshino is covering her mouth with her hands and her eyes have gone wide.

Kakashi shakes his head and looks away, he has to think of a way to get Kagamio out of this situation. It has become apparent to him that this is set up to end with Kagami dead.

s.h.o.u.t.

Kagami looks to the side to see her one and only Hokage walking through the doors and towards the village officials.

"I would prefer it that in future you inform me when you are trialling my elite Jonin." She glances at Kagami momentarily before looking back at Danzo. "You will not be executing shinobi without my permission."

Danzo scowls at the woman before sitting down in his chair again and waiting for her to talk.

"Kagami, state the mission details." Tsunade turns to the girl, but she just shakes her head and tries to reach for her mask.

Multiple Anbu rush forward ready to attack if needed.

"Stand down." Tsunade walks forward and reaches into the cage, snapping her cuffs in half.

Kagami immediately reaches up and tugs her mask down. She sticks her tongue out just in time for Tsunade to notice the irritated lines before they calm down. Tsunade groans and nods at the girl to cover her face again.

"From what I've heard so far, Kagami is completely innocent. All laws are bypassed during missions." Tsunade walks up to the officials, astonished that the thought they could pull this off and not be caught.

"But she has no proof that it was during missions." Danzo stays in his seat as he replies to the woman.

Kakashi grips the railing tightly, watching the exchange between the two. He moves his gaze to Kagami, watching her as she quietly stares at the wall in front of her and doesn't move a muscle. She's scared, he can feel it.

"You have no proof that it was her, from what I can see, this trial is a waste of resources." Tsunade turns around to motion to an Anbu to let the girl free.

"So you are just going to let a killer walk free?"

This time Danzo wasn't aiming to get a reaction out of his Hokage, he was trying to get one out of the crowd. Once the civilian's pick a side, they are hard to persuade. Kagami looks to Inoichi, who is already staring at the girl. He nods slowly to the girl, trying to calm her down.

"She is innocent." Tsunade walks to the cage herself as the Anbu refuse to follow her orders. "And this should have been dealt with in private."

"Kagami Hatake just emitted to committing her crimes." Danzo's gaze hardens.

That's when Kagami feels it, her tongue stops stinging suddenly. Her eyes go wide. Tsunade healed her during that split-second touch between them.

"I admitted to completing my missions, given to me by you." She looks over at Danzo, her gaze hard. "I completed every mission given to me by you. Anything I am convicted of, you should remember handing the scroll to me."