This is a prompt fill for foxsw
“I'd like a followup to the story on ff chapter 7, where Tsunade
and the clan-heads try to understand how their tame civilan Uzimaki
Harry killed two unkillable, immortal akutsuki.”
In case you haven't read it already,
the previous part of this story can be found here.
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As Shizune entered the office, Shikaku
gathered his papers and turned to leave.
“Stay,” Tsunade said and turned to
her assistant. “Did you complete the autopsies?”
Shikaku straightened. There could only
be one autopsy that Tsunade was waiting for.
“Did some extra tests, just in case.”
Shizune nodded, the thick files in her hand coupled with with slight
tinge of darkness under her eyes showed just how much work she had
done.“Nothing.”
“Nothing?” Shikaku asked when
Tsunade didn't.
“Nothing,” Shizune repeated, her
eyes fixed on the Hokage. “No poisons, no damaged organs, no real
physical damage other than those self-inflicted ones that the pale
one had. The one that matched Na...” Shizune paused and cleared her
throat, looking away from the Hokage's hard eyes and down at her
files. “They just died.”
Tsunade took a deep breath and nodded.
“The bodies.”
“I've sealed them up again,”
Shizune held up a hand, showing the dark scroll tucked on the inside
of her kimono sleeve. “Along with all the samples and tests I did.”
Shikaku stared. “You know what he did
to them.”
Tsunade turned him with sharp eyes and
a formidable amount of intent.
“What is it?” Shikaku asked, after
taking a steadying breath.
After a long moment of judgement, she
said, “I have a possible idea. But I need to go somewhere to
confirm my suspicions.”
“Considering how much you're,”
Shikaku stopped, not wanting to acknowledge that she was hiding
things. “Leaving this office won't go unnoticed.”
“Yes,” Tsunade frowned. “But I
need to go.”
“It's about time that you inspected
some of the newer work in our labs,” Shikaku suggested.
Tsunade shook her head. “That won't
be enough of a cover. I need to get outside of Konoha to visit a
shrine. One that I visited with my grandmother.”
Shizune stilled just like Shikaku did,
but he said, “I'll work something out.”
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“The mask is still here,” she said,
not giving away which of the numerous masks on the walls she was
talking about. “So he did not use it to summon the Shinigami.”
Shikaku's throat went dry. “You think
he summoned the Shinigami.”
“We need to get back. I need to check
up on Naruto.”
“Do you think he knows about this
place? Or maybe he has a copy?”
Tsunade snorted. “The mask cannot be
replicated.”
“Then how,” Shikaku asked.
“We'll just have to wait until he
starts speaking again to tell us what he did,” Tsunade said,
turning away from the hanging masks.
Shikaku frowned. The boy hadn't spoken
since the Fire Temple. All he did was sit at Naruto's bedside.
“Things will be better when Naruto
wakes up,” Tsunade said.
Shikaku pretended not to hear the
fearful doubt in her voice.
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Why bother with other clan heads when
you can just have Shikaku hog the entire spotlight as usual?
Polar
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