Chapter 11
(1 Month Later) (Hokage Office) (At night)
"So, is Team 6 doing good... are those kids doing good"
Hokage asked Jonin Yukimura
"Yes, Hokage sama, they are very good as a team, blade is the prime offensive power of this team with incredible short-range offensive capabilities, Shiro is the support and leader of this team with his incredible perception of nearly everything not to mention his long-range offensive prowess and Akira... She might be the only reason this team can even function in the first place, not to mention her Intuitions they are terrifying, she can predict even the tiniest of movements, she is free as winds"
Hokage smiled
"Ah, Yes, Akira, the troublemaker of the clan"
Yukimura Sensei chuckled and asked, "I assume you didn't call me here just to know that right?"
"Yes, I asked you to come here, because you are almost ready for C-rank"
"Hokage sam I don--
"Don't Interrupt"
"I-I am sorry"
"Do you know why Shiro can't touch anyone with his bare body right?"
"Because they will instantly freeze"
Hokage nodded and continued, "There is something I never told you about"
"What is it?"
"Shiro, his heart freezes everything... by everything I mean everything, even his body, his body is being frozen from inside to the point where it might become brittle and easily shattered... The boy is usually able to control himself and not freeze things whenever he touches... but we made a mistake"
"what is it"
Yukimura sensei asked while sighing internally
"In order to save his life, we made a Vaccine that strengthened his ice, so that it does not shatter"
"But?"
"But... that vaccine turned out to be the poison for him, it was killing him, and although we removed the chemicals from inside his body, we were not able to remove the everlasting effect it did to Shiro"
"what do you mean"
"Shiro feels immense pain whenever he lost control over himself, even if that's for a second, and when that happens, everything and everyone around him just freezes"
"What the messed up boy... what about sleep, does he... ever sleep or relax or nap"
"He didn't actually sleep for years"
"And he is still alive?"
"The Ice heals him, and it's not just wounds that his Ice heals"
"Tch"
"The reason you are here is that I am giving you your new assignment"
"Yes Hokage Sama"
"Stay with him the entire time, do not leave him alone with the kids... Shiro is smart and will know what to do---
"But he is still just a Kid... a messed up kid"
"Yes"
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(Next morning) (6 AM) (Training ground 44)
When Shiro came to the training field he saw Akira sitting and leaning on the tree, thinking and dreaming of something.
"You are early", Shiro said as he approached
"Shiroo... why are you here so early, training does not start for another 2 hours"
"I always arrive earlier than rest"
OoO "you must love to train so much"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"W-what, why are you staring at me like that"
"So, I guess today's your mom death anniversary"
!!!
"Wha-- How did you know"
"Because you laugh too brightly"
"What"
"You don't have a boyfriend or someone you like, you are not close to Yamanaka Ino either, yet despite that, in our Last D-rank mission you bring the flowers pretty quickly... you knew what to bring"
"Yeah well, I knew what to bring what does that matter?"
"you are from Sarutobi clan, you don't need to know about flowers, they don't teach this into academy either, and you are not into flowers either"
"..."
"You were able to know about flowers is because you are a regular customer into that shop... a girl that has no romantic interest, goes to that shop so much that she learned about which flower represents which symbol... it's not like you have the photographic memory, you learned it by doing the repetition"
"..."
"There is only one reason you need to go into that shop almost regularly, and that is, to bring flowers to the graveyard... and that ring on your finger, it's a wedding ring specially made for women... and watching the mood of yours, I can say it's your mother death anniversary... and considering you laugh too much to hide your pain, you have not come to a settlement with your mother's death, I believe she did the suicide because---
"Shiro, You sure are smart, Is that the reason why you are a Jerk"
"..."
"..."
She went off
"Akira wait, WAIT"
She disappeared from his vision
"Tch"
Alone feeling guilty, he punched the tree
"Dammit, that was dumb of me"
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(1 Hour Later)
Akira was standing in front of her mother's grave when another person came at her side.
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to get you"
"You seem to know everything Shiro, you really are incredibly smart and perceptive... Yet you never understood anyone"
"..."
"Akira"
Shiro collected his breath before continuing.
"…You're not the only one with a painful past."
_Sssss. _
The forest's leaves shook.
Akira looked confused. Shiro continued.
"They say that the loneliest people are the kindest. The saddest people smile the brightest. and the most damaged people are the wisest... then what does it make me"
"what?"
"Your mother suicide... big deal"
"..."
"Daddy Issue... Big deal as well"
"I was 5 Akira"
"I was 5, since the day I was lonely, alone and broken... You tell me, what should I do, how should I react"
"..."
"What do you mean by that?"
"It means that I will be waiting at the side, and we will leave in 15 Minutes"
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(15 Minute Later)
Shiro stood at the side, waiting for her
"Let's go"
He saw her, smiling and grinning widely at him
While walking on the road, Shiro and Akira never really talked... this was much different from the usual happy go lucky girl like her.
"So, you don't have any questions for me?"
"Na, you didn't tell me anything because we are not good enough friends yet... But one day, you will tell me everything... at that day, I will find out, why you don't allow anyone to even touch you"
Shiro stopped and stare at her.
she looked smug at that, "What, Do you think only you are perceptive enough? Please"
He shook his head, "It's not that, it's perceptive enough for even the idiots to see"
"Shiroo that's mean"
Shiro smiled watching the Old Akira Back
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"Team 6, reporting for a mission Hokage-sama." Yukimura sensei lazily drawls out.
"Hmm... I have a C-rank here Yukimura-Kun. Do you think your team is ready?"
"You have done a lot of D-ranks. And... 43 Tora retrievals." The Hokage says after reviewing the team's 6 mission records one more time.
That's right everyone, catching Tora is a Team 6 specialty. That cat is in love with Blade. The longest it has taken them to get Tora is 10 minutes.
"I suppose they have done enough D-ranks. Sure, Team 6 accepts the C-rank mission. What is it?"
"It's a protecting mission to Hono" The Hokage tosses Yukimura a mission scroll.
It took team Yukimura, 2 days and a half, to reach the capital of the Land of fire. It was called Hono and it was beautiful.
And all this time, much to the team's confusion, Shiro was the only one doing the guard's duty.
When they came upon Hono for the first time. Blade Akira and Shiro actually had to stop themself and gasp. It was like seeing an Edo era painting come to life. Buildings built like an Edo castle with rooftops reaching at least 20 stories high.
The walls were forty stories high and the gates made out of ironwood. Team 6 came upon the entrance and were halted by two guards, both dressed in samurai armor with blades at their side.
"Halt, what business do you have in Hono respected ninja of Konoha?" the guard asked.
Yukimura bowed a little, which the genins copied, he then spoke, "we are here on a mission for the Nobel Socio, he has asked for Konoha's aide in protecting his daughter, we have answered that call."
The man asked to see the mission scroll which Yukimura produced. He looked it over once before allowing team 6 inside.
The gates opened up to resolve a city so jam-packed. Shiro thought people would be suffocating themselves, but there was more than enough space for everyone.
The entire city was built upon a hill, with the markets and other commercial builds built near the bottom and around the edges while the bigger houses, or rather castles.
The people move around, bustling in action. Shiro saw a few ninjas here and there and even detected a couple of high-level people hiding behind a few buildings keep an eye on things, but overall the city was amazing.
"Sensei!" Akira said tugging Yukimura's hand, "can we try that place for lunch?!" she asked practically drooling as she pointed at a sushi bar.
Yukimura sighed, "I'm not that rich Akira."
"Come on! It can't be more than a hundred ryo a plate!" Akira begged.
Yukimura sighed, "you don't understand Akira, you see in the capital, everything is expensive. A single plate there costs around two thousand ryo."
"WHAT?! that's expensive!"
"yes, the capital is expensive, very expensive to live in. In fact, the higher you go, the more expensive everything gets. It's just the way it is around here."
"No! My sushi!"
Blade chuckled, "come on Akira, let's go. Maybe the Nobel you're going to work for will have something for you to eat."
Begrudgingly She nodded as team made out way up the road.
Yukimura sensei knew where they had to go, so he took the lead
"We are from Konoha, here to protect the daughter of the Socio family."
Gowa scoffed, "We asked for protection and they send us children?"
"I assure you, my students and I are more than qualified to protect your mistress."
Goaw scoffed, "we'll see about that.
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They were given rooms to stay, as Shiro looked at Blade. The one he is the sharing the room with.
Shiro remembers the talk with the sensei, 'Shiro, If I leave you with Blade for the entire night, will it be a problem?'
'I am not a monster sensei, I can't really keep myself in control all the time and feel nothing, Sometimes I let go'
Shiro and Blade didn't really talk much and quickly unpacked and readied themself, loading person with as many weapons and tools they would need.
There was a team meeting schedule
Yukimura sensei called the genins all to his room as soon as they are done unpacking, "we will each take turns watching over the girl," he said showing a timetable for the day, Akira Blade. You two will take 3 hours each. I will take 6 hours shift. and Shiro, You will take 12 Hours shift"
"Sensei that's unfair", Akira said
"I agree, you can't just give him 12 hours shift, he will have no time to rest"
"I can and I am, do you know why? Because I am your sensei now shut up and follow the plan"
"Akira, your time will be from morning from six to 9. Blade you will be 9 morning to 12 noon, I will take 12 noon to 6 evening, and lastly Shiro, you will take, 6 evening to 6 morning. Any questions?"
"When will we train?", asked Blade
"During your rests, we will do the personalized training"
"Yes"
"Any other question?"
"No sir"
"Good, Rest now, Our duty starts at 6 in the evening."
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The first time, team 6 saw her was her smashing the ware to the ground...
The maid and the cook got afraid, and repeatedly apologized to her. And make other food.
The first impression of her in their mind... Spoilt rich brat
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Shiro stayed by the door and waited, and soon Moe their contractor and client walked out, surrounded by two of Goa's guards. She looked at Shiro and raised an eyebrow
"so your first huh?"
He nodded, "yes. How would you like me to address you? Ms. Socio or madam?"
Moe scoffed, "whatever you wish," she turned and walked away, her guards snorting in laughter as they followed her.
Shiro sighed as he followed them. They came upon the East wing, where the entire second floor was just for her.
The guards opened the double door for her as she walked in. Shiro made to move inside as well when she held up a hand, "where do you think you're going?"
"I'm your assigned bodyguard, hence that means I need to be with you at all times," Shiro explained.
"You can't just come into my room!" she cried out.
"Why not?" Shiro asked.
"You're a boy! That's why!" she cried out.
he scoffed at her disdainfully, "why? Do you think you are some kind of Godly beauty or something, wake up, I saw Breasts more stuffed than them, and girls with better figure and face than yours"
"You--"
She and even her events are now glaring at Shiro.
"If you have any problem go and whine to your daddy instead, Oh, Wait a minute, your life is in immediate danger, So, I don't think your dad will send us back, So, I think you are stuck with us, Deal with it"
"you you you"
She was in the middle of her sentence, and he just walks into her room and stands in the corner of her room.
"They can protect me from outside, so can you."
He just ignored her.
There were five windows and one balcony. He looked at them and make sure to tell others to guard it properly.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING... GUARDS THROW HIM OUT"
"M-M-Miss, we are incapable of doing this"
"Say what"
"Lord especially asked Konoha Shinobis to come and protect you, and like this young man said, your life is in immediate danger, we are not in the condition to send them back"
She looked at him heatedly...
He still didn't care...
While Shiro worked. Moe had taken up sitting on her bed, observing him.
Shiro walked to her and nodded, "Please don't try and sneak out during the night, that will set off the alarms. I set."
Moe raised an eyebrow, "And why do you think I would do such a thing?"
Shiro shrugged, "Just a warning. And believe me, Shinobis take their warning very seriously. Good night madam," He bowed before leaving her room standing on one side
She gritted her teeth at him with Hatred.
Two weeks later:-
Team 6 spent their time here, between guarding the girl and training, time moved pretty quickly.
2 weeks and nothing happened...
... It was Shiro's turn again when he sensed that her heat signature is moving... out towards the window.
Curious, he walked inside and found the room empty. He sighed at the spoilt young princess.
He looked around and immediately spotted her wearing a hood and sneaking around in the bushes, moving towards the gates.
He deleted the space between them as he disappeared from his place.
She was crouched behind a bush, looking at the guard by the gate when Shiro stepped up behind her and cleared his throat
"What exactly are you doing madam?"
"Ep!" she cried out turning around to look at Shiro. Her eyes widening in horror, "what? How?! I was so quiet!"
Shiro shrugged...
She sighed, "I-I...please, you have to let me go out tonight!"
"I am not letting you out so that you could meet your crush"
!!!
"How did you know"
"I just know things alright, when I see someone, I am just a very very smart person that's it."
"Will you----
"No"
"Pretty please"
"... you're going to sneak out, and endanger your life... because of a boy?" I asked her.
"It isn't just any boy!" she hissed back, "it's Haruto. Haruto"
"Wow, what a great explanation, I am so moved to let you go"
"Please? You can come with me"
He was about to say no again when he remember Akira's word
'You seem to know everything Shiro, you really are incredibly smart and perceptive... Yet you never understood anyone'
"Sigh... Fine, you can go." she smiled,
"But under one condition."
"What's that?" she asked.
"I'm coming with you. No arguments. You do what I say when I say. Got that?"
"Yes"
"Good now close your eyes"
"Huh?"
"Do it"
She closed her eyes...
"Now open it"
"what the..!!!
She was out of the Nobel compound
"H-How did you do that?"
Shiro shrugged, "Let's go"
She remained silent for a moment and moved after some time...
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They stand in the crowd watching, the grand return of the influential Daimyo's son...
"Everyone, I have an announcement to make", The scion son said to the crowd.
"He sounds amazing," Moe said looking love-struck, "do you..do you think I can tell him?"
"Everyone, It is to my greatest pleasure and pride, I introduce you all my Gorgeous fiancee, Sara"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Huh? Hey, moe, what are you doing in the crowd, come here, I will introduce you to my fiancee"
She comes forward and with a forced smile, she shook Sara's hand.
"Hello, My name is Moe"
"Moe is my very old friend, Moe this is Sara, we met at Konoha and we kind of engaged there."
He said with a blush only to notice Shiro.
"Hello, My name is Haruto, Moe's Childhood friend. Who are you?"
"Shiro"
"..."
"And what are you doing here? with her?"
"You don't need to know"
"He is my bodyguard", Moe said with a stiff expression
"Oh, Hello Mr. Bodyguard"
He raised his hand to shake it... But Shiro didn't take his hand, seeing it, Haruto decided to take the matter into his own hand.
And just when his hand was about to touch him, it swipes through thin air.
Only for him to be appearing meters back.
"Huh? What"
"What the..!!"
"Let's go", Shiro asked Lady Moe
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"Uh? Shall we return or do you want some room to cry?"
Hic Hic
She sat in the alley with her hand on her hand, and legs folded up.
She rolled his eyes, "Room to cry than"
He stood at the side in the corner, seeing side to side, feeling absolutely bored watching her crying and crying the buckets out.
"Are you deaf?", She finally snapped
"Huh?"
"A young maiden is crying in front of you, Shouldn't you give her hand or a shoulder to cry"
Shiro chuckled, "I am sorry my lady, I don't think I am in any condition of giving you or anyone those things"
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(Back in the mansion)
"Thank you...I'm sorry, but I seem to have forgotten your name."
"Shiro," He told her, "my name is Shiro."
"Is that a code name of some kind?" she asked.
"No. My name is Shiro," he repeated.
"But you have no last name?"
"Orphan," He shrugged.
"Ah. I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault" he shrugged, "Well, many things are your fault, Why don't you try, being nice to your servants for a change, maybe you will feel better"
Moe smiled, "Yes, that is true. Should we talk"
He shrugged
"Come, sit," she motioned over to her couch, sitting on one end with him on the other. "Tell me, Shiro, why did you become a ninja?"
I hummed, "well, I guess it's because I didn't really have much choice. As an orphan, the best way to become famous and make enough money to live was to become a ninja"
"I see," Moe nodded, "well... have you ever Killed"
Shiro grin, "Well, When I was 5, I killed a girl after much struggle and bleeding, and I ate her mass to live"
"W-W-W-What"
Puhuhahahahaha
Shiro rolled around the couch, "Look at your face, It's so funny"
"That's not funny, It's scary and disgusting, I apologize for this inconvenience"
"It's alright"
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Yukimura sensei came to relieve shiro, in just one hour
"Anything to report?"
"Some people followed us, all the way back to this house"
Shiro told Yukimura sensei
"When the attack is going to be?"
"If I have to make a guess, It will be two weeks from now, at night mostly... they are losing restrain as well... but they will exercise precaution"
"Alright, Stay focus, I will tell Akira and Blade, and we will prepare"
Shiro nodded
And that was how Moe and Shiro became friends.
For the next week every time, it was Shiro's turn to watch. she would invite him into her room and they would talk. She talked a lot. she talked about her life, what her favorite foods were, why she hated the color blue...
Your Female comrade... Talks a lot...
Shiro chuckled, "Yeah, Akira is kind of Hyperactive all the time"
Moe scoffed, "she's better than that other boy. blade right? Honestly, that boy. He keeps staring at me all the time!"
Shiro shrugged, "can you blame him? You are beautiful Ms. Socio."
Moe blushed, "t-thanks."
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(Two weeks Later) (At night)
"Four heat signatures are approaching"
"How the hell, Do you even know future", Blade asked
"What do you mean"
"Are you really asking that Shiro", Akira asked in a deadpan manner
"Akira"
"You foretell this attack 2 weeks ago, 2 weeks Shiroo. you even told the time it will happen... and all of that Just because some people followed you... simply amazing"
"Uh... Thank you?"
"Focus everyone"
Shiro used the henge and turned into a perfect copy of Moe, complete with the smooth finger and confident eyes, "sensei can hide and the moment we spring our trap he can take on the jounin while we hold off the others."
"Alright"
"Hey, Why are you and everyone else listening to a brat command"
"Oh Shut up, If you can't help go and hide somewhere"
"You guys go and guard the secret trap door"
Soon all the other people were gone
"That's soothing to ears", Said Blade
(With the Iwa ninjas)
Yaki Nii was the explosion specialist of the team. She had dirty blonde hair cut short to her shoulders and a curvy figure for a girl her age. She prided herself with being calm and determined in a fight, her skills earning herself the right to become a chunin at the age of 14.
Her team had been assigned an A-rank mission, their very first and very important. The Tsuchikage himself had ordered this mission carried out, as it was a high priority.
Her team had traveled for two weeks to get here, taking their time, disguised as a family of traveling merchants. Finally, they managed to gain entry into Hono, and that night they launched their plan into action.
They stood outside the compound walls tracking the guards movement. Each wore a black white mask and a dark cloak with it's hood up.
Naegeli Oil, their jonin sensei used his rat summons to map out the grounds. The man stood at 5 feet 8 inches tall with the dark skin found common in Kumo. His hair was light brown and his body was ripped with muscles.
Yaki's two chunin teammates however were much shorter than the man, a male and female. The boy's name was Waki, fair skin like hers and black hair. He always had a smile on his face, happy going as they come with a strong sense of protectiveness over his comrades.
And the last member of her team was Chio, Chio Rege, fair skin with bright yellow hair. She was an embarrassment to the word konichi if anyone asked Yaki. The woman spent more time on her face then in their field. The only reason she even passed is because her father was a friend of the Tsuchikage, fucking spoilt princess.
"So we just grab her and move?" Chio asked once more as she looked at the compound. Yaki knew Chio hadn't paid attention to the briefing, too concerned about meeting a cute guy in Hono.
"Yes," Oil grumbled, "we can't risk being seen, so remember, if anything happens and you get caught, the pills are a last resort," he took out a white pill that make Yaki shudder, they had been training for over a year for this mission, she really hoped they didn't have to resort to that option.
Suddenly Oil perked up, "my rat summon just messaged me back. The target is alone in her room reading a book. A female konoha genin is standing gaurd outside her room. There appear to be...some sort of trigger seals on the windows, Waki, think you can disable them?"
Waki took out a brush and and twirled it around, "ain't no thing big boss."
"Good," Oil nodded, "once inside Yaki will secure the target while Chio and I deal with any resistance like the guards of the ninja team. If we get separated remeber to meet back at the designated secure area, understand?"
"Yes sir," Yaki replied along with her teammates. The explosion expert gulped, she hoped they would all come out of this alive.
They moved, jumping over the compound wall easily and sneaking around view the bushes. They then leaped and landed on the girl's balcony and looked inside from the shadows.
The girl was pacing around the room with an eager looking smile on her face as she read through a book, the title being covered by her hand. She kept chuckling, completely oblivious to them.
'Good, move in now,' Oil said as the four moved as one.
Yaki took the lead, easily slipping in and rushing to the target. She looked up and with wide eyes began, "who are-"
"-Sh!" Yaki quickly covered her mouth and slipped behind her, putting her under a head lock. The target struggled, Yaki turned to her allies and nodded.
Only for her to be frozen...
!!!
The enemies look shocked...
As the girl on her, disappeared into the thin air...
"What are you--
Iwa Ninjas couldn't finish their saying
Shiro raised one of his hands, and the globe of Ice appears on his palm... Getting bigger and bigger.
Shiro smiled...
"A gentle blast of Cold air"
"Dodge it"
One of the guys was frozen to death.
Blade, who came out of nowhere, Kicked and shows his fierceness.
Akira came in like a tornado, taking everything.
Free yet deadly.
The enemies tried attacking her, But she was able to dodge even the trickiest attacks.
No one even managed to touch her.
Yukimura sensei fights the Jonin of Earth.
Shiro who was feeling everyone's heat signature opened his eyes, "I have the confirmation, there is no trap or hidden enemy out there."
"Take them down", ordered Yukimura sensei, while fighting
Shiro raised his hand, and this time the glob of Ice cube Condense faster.
"A Gentle Blast of Cold Air"
And the ball of Ice just shot like a bullet, It was fast enough.
Yet, as the enemy shinobi watched the incoming ball of Ice, He decided to withdraw and then move further.
But the Ball of Ice suddenly disappeared and appeared Iwa Shinobi front.
"A gentle Step"
He deletes the space again and again and the Ball of Ice takes everyone in making them Ice Sculptures.
As everyone else than the Jonin Sensei was frozen, maybe to death.
And all it took was 30 seconds.
Everyone watched Shiro in amazement.
As Konoha Easily won the battle