Their journey had been relatively calm. Apart from the ANBU that they had discovered and that they had run into a few ninja from Oto-Gakure. But now she was safe. First of all. Provisionally. Cho was never safe. Somehow she didn't want that either, because if you think you're safe, you're inattentive and anything can happen. You get surprised with something. Then you also have no control over yourself and can freak out quickly. Cho opened her eyes. Did she really think that? Was it all related to her veiled past? Anyway, now she would explore the village.

Cho went into the empty house she had discovered and thought about how best to sneak in. Finally she took a mask that covered half of her face (like Kakashi's ...). Then she combed her hair a little more into her face, pulled on a black kimono in which she could fight well, and stepped out into the dusk.

She breathed in the spring wind deeply. She hurried towards the village center, passing the training area. Cho just shook his head. She just found the village's training methods sick. > Training with astone(that star there ...) is zero! she thought. "Besides, he's responsible for the students getting sick ..." But ninja training had always seemed suspicious to her. So ... strange ... But wasn't she? Silently she watched some ninjas practicing and then she stepped a little closer and sat down on the grass. "Do you always have to do such nonsense to Naruto ?!" a pink-haired girl gave the blonde a head-butt. "But, but I-" "Naruto, Sakura stop it.", Came the calm voice of the white-eyed one. "Don't forget our mission! We're just supposed to find out information aboutyou already know whoand then get back as soon as possible.This is an A-rank mission. "

Suddenly he noticed Cho, who was calmly sitting in the grass and watching her. "Hey! What do you want here?", Asked the white-eyed, Neji, suspiciously. At first the brown-haired did not answer, but then she said casually "Is it forbidden to sit in the grass and watch ninjas during their[i]training ?! I hardly think ..." "Where she is right, she is right "Neji. Besides, I think you're taking the whole thing too seriously. I mean, we just need information about J-" But before the blonde, Naruto, could continue talking, he had already made acquaintance with the floor. Neji stood over him with a very angry and dangerous expression on his face. "I SHOULD TAKE THE WHOLE TOO SERIOUSLY ?! SAY DO YOU HAVE ALL OF THEM ?! ..." so it went on for a while. Cho had quietly got up and went to another, also brown-haired girl with two panda braids and asked her now softly "Tell me ... He probably doesn't take criticism, right?" The girl said no.

Cho, who was now a little curious, continued to question TenTen unnoticed. "And ... you're from Konoha, right?" She pointed to the headbands. "Yes. I'm TenTen, this is Neji, the blonde is Naruto and the one in the grasshopper costume is Lee.", She introduced one after the other. "And what are you doing here? I mean ... If I have understood correctly, you are on an important mission ..."

Before TenTen could chat any more, Lee shouted, "Come on, it's enough for today. Let's go to our accommodation and continue planning our mission." Neji and Naruto had attacked each other in the meantime, with the Hyuga having a distinct advantage. When neither responded, Lee simply took Naruto and Neji on his shoulder and left, ignoring the screams of protest.

TenTen sighed loudly. "Well then ... Ciao see you next time!" and with that she was gone too. Cho grinned meanly. No matter how strong they were, none of them stood a chance against them.They were just too naive and gullible. After all, she already knew a lot about her assignment and who knows, maybe she would get something out of it.

In the meantime it was already early night. There was an oppressive silence in the village. Somehow the killer felt uncomfortable. She looked carefully at her surroundings. Clearly. Not unusual. That alone was unusual enough. Quietly and quickly she crept on to "her" house (very possessive ^^). She hadn't had any assignments in a while, but that would change tonight. An "acquaintance" had told her that a client would be waiting by the river. The advance she had received alone was high.


Just before she left, Cho checked her weapons again quickly. Her beloved sword, various poisons, bows and arrows, daggers, ... When she was sure to have everything, she closed the door and hurried to the agreed meeting point.

After a while (half an hour) the client finally came. She quickly considered how to react. "You're late!" She stated in a cold voice. Judging by stature, it was a man. He pushed his hood back a little, but Cho could see his face very well. The white hair, the glasses. Inwardly she gave a start. She had met him before! If she remembered correctly, his name was Kabuto!

* Flashback *

"Well, we're going to meet Orochimaru's right hand, Kabuto, in a moment. Don't be alarmed and hold back. It's better if he and the others don't find out about you ..." her master explained to her. When Cho wanted to ask further, he covered her mouth and pushed her into the shade of the trees. A short time later, Orochimaru's henchman appeared. At first Cho couldn't see anything, but when her master spoke to him, Kabuto took off his cloak. Cho couldn't help but shudder.Kabuto was neither particularly tall, nor did he appear strong to her, but she knew how to be wrong about people. However, he appeared deceitful to Cho. How he searched the area with his watchful gaze as if he were looking for something. Or someone.

* Flashback end *

The hit man remembered every face of her victims, but also the faces of her employers. And Kabuto was one of those she would never forget.

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since I also write on other ff's it will take a while before the next kappi comes ...

glg your yuki