Okay, i had been wanting to do this for awhile, and I finally got around to it.
I don't own Naruto
The night was completely quiet, which was all the more reason to be silent.
Dosu had been stalking his prey for the last few nights, but hadn't been expecting for him to never sleep. There was something unnatural about it, but it couldn't be helped.
Gaara had to die.
If he was to have his revenge, then anyone between him and Sasuke had to be eliminated. He needed to fight Sasuke, to fight him in public, to defeat him while Orochimaru watched. The snake had been wrong with his choice, and he would be proven wrong.
And so, under the light of the full moon, Dosu crept along the city streets. However, on his way, he spotted something. Something that he wouldn't fully understand the consequences of until several days later.
In the distance, on a rooftop, was the idiot of a genin who dropped out of the preliminaries voluntarily, speaking to a sand jonin. That in itself would not be very interesting, if it wasn't for the his headband. He was too unable to tell what they were talking about, but he could clearly make out the figures.
And the sound symbol on the headband.
He moved as carefully as possible, but was forced to freeze when he noticed a third figure sprinting off. He recognized it as the proctor from the preliminary matches. He was followed shortly afterwards by the sand jonin. The man, whose name he now recalled to be Kabuto, left shortly afterwards.
So...he was one of us? He had to have been, or else he wouldn't have the symbol. If there were a sleeper squad already in Konoha, then we weren't necessary to test Sasuke. In fact, his teammate FOUGHT Sasuke in front of Lord Orochimaru.
So we weren't needed for that, so why were we sent at all? The answer came to him a few moments later.
We were here so the other squad didn't draw attention to itself. But why would that be necessary? Easy, if something beyond Sasuke was about to occur. But what could be so large that HE needed Suna's help? He shook his head. It's not important. If Gaara is allied with Orochimaru, than I don't need to worry about Sasuke losing. But...Orochimaru never mentioned this to me. So then, whatever will occur will be large scale, and I am not to be involved? Or rather, it doesn't matter whether or not I am involved.
So I am not trusted by Orochimaru. And so, it stands to reason that the rest of my squad isn't, either. Which means that our only purpose was to be his shield, and nothing more. We were meant to get through to the second stage, and then fight Sasuke. Anything afterwards was unnecessary. And, Orochimaru has a habit of throwing away pieces he doesn't need. In essence, he abandoned us without any of us realizing it.
So if I can convince them, I can get their help. Zaku is worthless without his arms. He would be useless. Kin, however, is still uninjured. It is entirely likely that I would require her help.
And so, Dosu headed back, forgetting about Gaara. If he was an ally of the sound, then he wouldn't kill Sasuke. And thus, he reasoned, there was nothing to fear from him.
He was careful about entering Kin's room while she was asleep. A single wrong move was likely to spark an attack. He stood in the doorway.
"Kin, wake up."
She bolted from her sleep, holding a fistful of senbon in one of her hands. She was staring directly at him, and it was obvious from her eyes that she was only alert because of adrenaline.
"What the hell do you want?" She demanded. He stood firm.
"I have two things for you. The first is information. The second is a proposal." Her eyes narrowed at him.
"What do you mean?"
"Earlier this night, I spotted something I feel confident I wasn't supposed to have seen. Do you remember the dropout from the exams?"
"Of course. The coward said he was too tired to continue, despite appearing perfectly fine."
"I spotted him talking to a sand while wearing a sound headband."
"So, not only is he insulting us by calling us a minor village, he is mocking us with our own headband. What do you have in mind." Dosu shook his head.
"No, that wasn't all I saw. The two were being shadowed by a leaf. I feel confident that they killed him." Kin was blatantly surprised by that. It was clear that she couldn't hide her emotions through her exhaustion. "It also appears that the man wan actually a sleeper agent. One that we attacked."
"Are you sure?" She was starting to get nervous. If they had attacked another member of their village, then something was wrong.
"Positive. And I am also sure that something is happening between Orochimaru and Suna."
Kin wasn't thinking clearly, but her tired mind began to put the pieces together. "So, Sasuke isn't the only target?" Dosu nodded.
"I was sure before that we were being lied to, but I hadn't been expecting anything of this magnitude."
She thought it over for a few moments. "What about Zaku?"
"Ignore him. He won't be able to help us with his arms in their condition."
She stared at him for a few more moments before finally responding. "So, what's the plan?"
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