Arc XII Chapter 22

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    Arc XII Chapter 22

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    “...” Asami grinned. So this was his plan all along ... How predictable of them. The only problem was Kakashi, though. He knew that the odds were favourable, and he didn’t refrain from pressing his advantage when it mattered.

    Kakashi increased the pressure, calling upon his strength. His chakra flared up, and his lightning was grinding against her umbrella, not allowing her to budge even in the slightest. “Asami ..., this will be your end.”

    Asami tilted her head, a beatific smile gracing her lips. “Truly, how troublesome.”

    Naruto closed in. Kakashi pinned her down. Unfortunately for them, it took far more to take her down. She hadn’t fought and bled two entire lifetimes, she hadn’t fought armies, nations, fate itself, just to be defeated by a mere brat with some pretension of grandeur.

    Asami moved, shifting her weight, shifting her perpendicular axis, her left hand producing a kunai from her pouch. Her body rotated, making Naruto hit nothing but empty air, much to his surprise.

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    “...” It took Naruto a few moments to process, his senses numbed. Time had slowed to what felt like a small eternity, and his world had come to a halt in front of his very eyes before the first sensation of searing pain awakened him from his terrible slumber, the torrid, blistering pain surging through his entire body.

    “Aarghhh!” Naruto gritted his teeth, his adrenaline fighting the soaring pain. Asami, however, didn’t care in the slightest.

    The girl grinned in dark delight, the dark abyss of her purple eyes boring deep into his soul like a demon of ancient times. “You are too slow, Naruto-kun.”

    Naruto’s gaze wandered downwards, his eyes falling upon her folded umbrella. Her parasol had impaled his stomach, her shimmering purple chakra piercing through his whole body. He saw the blood flowing from his wound, staining his orange clothes deep crimson red. His strength left his limbs and his consciousness was fading quickly.

    Her umbrella tightly gripped, Asami deigned him her attention, her predatory purple eyes looking down upon him in plain condescension. “I remember you, Naruto-kun. I remember the day you fought the Hyuuga boy. I remember the words you spoke. I remember when you said that you wanted to become Hokage. I remember you when you said that you wanted to change fate. And yet you lack the strength to even control your own destiny ... A word of advice, Naruto-kun, from someone who has dictated the course of history before. It takes more than some fragile convictions to alter the path of fate, it takes more than some juvenile dreams to carry the weight of the world.”

    “...” Naruto listened, but Asami’s words went unheard. Naruto fell, and his entire world turned black.

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