Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Tricks of the Heart ❯ Enter Chiyo and Nyoko Hideaki: Secret of the Village Hidden in the Leaves ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimer: I have no claim or ownership of any of the characters from Naruto.

 

Claimer: I however do own this story it was my idea, I did come up with it. I also have ownership of Chiyo she is a character I created and so she is mine, and so is her sister, Nyoko.

 

Summary: There comes a time in every one's life that they have to make an important choice. One of those times comes soon for Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura; when a young woman of a princess's standing is returned to the village of the leaves. Will Naruto and the gang stand up to the new Challenge of will they fall while trying to stand. Who is the female Jonin acting as the young woman's guard?

Pairing: Sakura/Sasuke, Hinata/Naruto, NyokoOC/Sasuke? and Kakashi/ChiyoOC? These pairings are subject to change. So don't judge by pairings.

 

Title: Tricks of the Heart

 

Chapter 1: Enter Chiyo and Nyoko Hideaki: Secret of the Village Hidden in the Leaves

 

By TaintedDarkInuShemeeko

 

 

“Yep, if there is one thing that you can be sure of, it's that I love ramen. Believe it.”

 

Sakura just rolled her eyes, as she watched Naruto devour the bowl of ramen that was in front of him.

 

“Naruto, do you always eat so loudly?”

 

Naruto just smiled at Sakura as he spoke.

 

“Oh, sorry about that, Sakura. You know, I think Kakashi sensei is proud of us. We sure have showed him that we can kick butt, believe it.”

 

A calm voice spoke from behind caused Naruto to jump in surprise.

 

“Oh, really, and what would make you think such a thing, Naruto?”

 

Naruto's voice held a hint of surprise when he spoke.

 

“Uh, oh, hi, Kakashi sensei, how long have you been standing behind me?”

 

“Long enough to hear you have strong belief in yourself.”

 

A few seconds later Iruka appeared beside of Kakashi.

 

“Kakashi, Lord Hokage has called for a meeting all Jonin and Chunin that are here in the village, we are to go to him now.”

 

Kakashi turned to face Iruka.

 

“A meeting, huh, did he say what it was about?”

 

“No, just that all of us that could be there were to go.”

 

Iruka then turned his attention to Naruto.

 

“That means, Naruto, that you are to stay here. You got that?”

 

Iruka then turned and started to walk away, Kakashi followed suit, but not before he turned and winked at Naruto.

 

“You heard Iruka, so try to stay out of trouble, all right, Naruto?”

 

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A sigh escaped from the lips of a young woman with long brown hair, which had been gracefully combed and then tied on top of her head. Her eyes were cast down at the ground as she walked.

 

“Nyoko, I thought you would be happy to be going back home, to the village hidden in the leaves.”

 

The young woman who had been addressed as Nyoko gasped as she looked up at her escort.

 

“Oh no, Chiyo, it's not that I am unhappy to be going home again. It's just what if no one remembers me? All of my friends are probably Genins by now, while I'm…nothing.”

 

The ninja escort of Nyoko's placed a handed on the young woman's shoulder as she spoke to her.

 

“Now, that's not true and you know it. You are very special to our village just as you are special to me, little sister, for you are to be the next seer of the village; it has been our family's honor for years. The Hokage of the village respects us for it.”

 

Nyoko's dark eyes then looked over at her big sister; her dark chocolate colored hair was pulled back out of her face, while the regulation headband of their village was around her forehead. Chiyo was everything that Nyoko wanted to be, a Jonin.

 

“I don't want to be beside Lord Hokage, it's not like he really needs me, and he can already see things that are happening.”

 

Chiyo glanced over at her sister, as she spoke.

 

“You're right, he can see things that are happening but he can not see things that will happen or what has all ready happened.”

 

Chiyo just smiled as she placed a reassuring hand on her sister's shoulder.

 

“Everything will be fine when we reach the village doors; I sent a special message several days ago. It told them that we would be arriving today so there really isn't anything for you to worry about.”

 

The Jonin stopped in her tracks for a minute as she turned to her sister.

 

“Nyoko, I want you to be happy to be going back to the village. I know I am. We have been away for too long. You are going to be our village's first line of defense. In a way, I'm a little jealous, I was born with the same gift as you, but when you were born mother and father decided to let you be the one to harness all of the gift.”

 

Nyoko just sighed again as she continued to walk. Chiyo was right; she should be happy to be going home to the village, to which she had been born. However, she was still uneasy about going back. Nyoko was afraid that all the children that she had made friends with when she had been younger would laugh at her because of her gift of sight. Not to mention that she had little to no ninja skills.

 

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“Why do they still treat me like a kid?”

 

Naruto now sat with his armed crossed in front of him. He was busy working his question over in his mind when a very familiar voice answered him.

 

“It's probably because of how childish you really are.”

 

Steam started to rise from the top of Naruto's head as he glared at his team mate Sasuke Uchiha.

 

“Grrrrrrr shut up, Sasuke!”

 

Sasuke however just smirked as he looked at Naruto.

 

“What are you getting so worked up for? I'm only telling you the truth! After all, you were thinking about sneaking into the meeting weren't you?”

 

Naruto looked sheepishly down at his feet before answering Sasuke in a fierce voice.

 

“For your information, I was not.”

 

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The third Hokage looked around the room at the Chunin and Jonin who had come to this very important meeting.

 

“I want to thank all of you for coming today. Early this morning I received a message from Chiyo Hideaki, she is escorting in many ways the village princess back home. I want everyone one to be on high alert. Chiyo will be risking her life to bring Nyoko back to the village hidden in the leaves.”

 

Lord Hokage looked around the room as the Jonin and Chunin talked among them-selves.

 

“I say this because there are many who wish to have control over Nyoko's gifts. So I do not only ask you to ready yourselves, but your students as well.”

 

Kakashi found himself wondering in his thoughts.

 

`Has it really been six years already?'

 

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“Ha,ha,ha, Kakashi you and Iruka really are something. What am I going to do with the two of you?”

 

Chiyo's eyes seemed to be smiling as she looked up at Kakashi. She then pulled a package wrapped in brown paper from behind her and handed to Kakashi. He looked at the package curiously at first before speaking.

 

“What is this, Chiyo?”

 

She continued to smile as she took one of Kakashi's hands and put the small rectangle shaped package into his hand.

 

“It's a forget-me-not gift from me to you. After all, a lot can happen in six years, so I wanted to give you something to remember me by. Nyoko and I will be leaving soon.”

 

Kakashi looked down at the small yet heavy gift that was now in his hands. After a few seconds he began to tear open the brown paper. What greeted him were seven different books, five of them were very familiar to him. In the Arms of thy Beloved,Savage Ninja, Make Out Paradise Vols. 1-3.

 

Kakashi then motioned at the two on top first.

 

“Savage Ninja, In the Arms of thy Beloved, aren't these two of your books, Chiyo?”

 

Chiyo just simply nodded as she answered him.

 

“Yes they are, but I figured you might want a different read. Besides it's not like I'm going to have time to do any reading.”

 

Kakashi then looked at the other three titled books in his hand. They were all three volumes of Make Out Paradise.

 

“These aren't due to be released until three months from now. How did you get copies?”

 

Chiyo, however, giggled lightly as she saw the shocked look on Kakashi's face.

 

“I have my ways, I'm sure you know that.”

 

Kakashi then looked at the last two books that were in his hands. They were leather bound journals. Confused Kakashi looked up at Chiyo with questioning eyes.

 

“Chiyo, what are these journals for?”

 

“They are filled with many things, some of which you can share with others while the rest is only meant for you to see. For inside are all my feelings from the battles that I have been in along with feelings for battles that have yet to come.”

 

A moment of silence passed through the two as Chiyo reached into her pocket and pulled out a small scroll. Kakashi's eye widened when he realized just what the scroll held inside it.

 

“Please Kakashi; keep this scroll safe for me. You and Iruka are the only two people in the village who know of my gift of sight. I never told my parents, because I knew that Nyoko received visions as well. I had not wished to burden my family.”

 

Pressing the scroll into Kakashi's free hand, Chiyo took a step closer to him as she placed a gentle kiss on his cheek.

 

“Thank you, Kakashi, for everything you have ever done for me. I shall never forget it.”

 

Stunned by everything that had just happened; the only thing Kakashi could do was watch as Chiyo started to walk out the village doors with her sister. The scroll however had something else in it as well; it told who would be Nyoko's Guardian in the case of Chiyo's death.

 

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“Kakashi, hey, Kakashi, are you all right?”

 

The Jonin blinked as the sound of someone calling his name brought him back to the present.

 

“What, oh, Iruka did you say something?”

 

Giving Kakashi a slight look of worry, Iruka repeated what had had just said.

 

“I asked you if you were all right. Is there something bothering you, Kakashi?”

 

In return the silver haired Jonin did his best to cover himself.

 

“Um, no, not really just remembering something silly from the past, that's all.”

 

Silly, right, which was exactly, what it wasn't? Truth be told, he had never opened it to see who Nyoko's guardian would be if Chiyo were to die in battle. If fact Kakashi wasn't even sure that he wanted to know. He had lost enough friends in battle already, though he knew that dying was one thing all ninjas knew was possible. Kakashi didn't know what would happen if news of Chiyo's death were to ever reach him.

 

He was jerked out of his thoughts once more, only this time the voice was old and full of wisdom.

 

“Iruka, would you excuse us for a moment? I would like to speak with Kakashi briefly.”

 

Iruka bowed as he replied back.

 

“Yes, of course, Lord Hokage. I'll see you later, Kakashi.”

 

Kakashi raised a hand in a good-bye, “Yeah, we'll talk later, Iruka.”

 

Once Iruka was out of sight, Kakashi turned toward the Hokage of the village.

 

“Lord Hokage, what is it you wish to speak to me about?”

 

“It has to do with Chiyo Hideaki; six years ago she gave you her family scroll. Along side it was a smaller scroll which held inside it Chiyo's last will and testament.”

 

Lord Hokage continued to look a Kakashi as he spoke.

 

“Tell me, Kakashi, did you ever open either of these scrolls?”

 

“No sir, I didn't. I could never bring myself to do it.”

 

Much to Kakashi's surprise the old Hokage gave him a light smile.

 

“That's what I expected you to say. I know of Chiyo's secret talent, just as I know that you and Iruka know about it as well. Chiyo and Nyoko's abilities are the keys of other gifts that are in this village; the Hyuga family is one that is also knitted close to the Hideaki family. Chiyo and Nyoko are the only two left of their family, though I have heard tales that there are relatives that live in the Village Hidden of Waterfall along with the Village Hidden in the Clouds.”

 

Kakashi was silent for a moment before he replied to Lord Hokage's statement.

 

“I see; was there more you wanted to speak to me about? After all there are preparations to see to before Chiyo and Nyoko return to the village. Not to mention informing my students about what is going on.”

 

The Hokage of the village removed his pipe from his mouth as he once again started to speak.

 

“Yes, I also wanted to inform you of Kana Hideaki's last wishes for his daughters.”

 

Kakashi raised an eyebrow in curiosity at hearing this.

 

“Really and just what were Kana's wishes?”

 

“They were what any father would want for his children; to see that they were protected, especially with the talents that each one of them possesses. The other was to see his eldest daughter join in a union with a skilled Jonin or Chunin to insure her protection.”

 

The elder's words caught Kakashi off guard at first.

 

“So I was the one that Hideaki Kana chose to be joined in such a union with Chiyo?”

 

Lord Hokage looked out to the horizon before answering Kakashi's question.

 

“Well, no, not in so many words. However, he did leave this letter to you, as well as these instructions. You don't have to make a decision right this minute. Read the letter and listen to Kana's words before making your decision.”

 

Kakashi reached out and took the scroll letter from the Lord Hokage's out stretched hand. He then bowed to the Hokage as he spoke.

 

“Thank you, Lord Hokage, for letting me know this information, I shall do as you ask and then get back to you.”

 

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Chiyo felt the hairs on her neck stand on end for a brief moment; they were being watched. The only thing she needed to do was to figure out where they were hiding at. It was something that she was unsure of. Looking for them put Nyoko in danger, yet not looking put her in danger, too. So it only meant one thing: look for them without them and Nyoko knowing about it.

 

“Nyoko, I want you to know that I love you with all of my heart.”

 

Hearing her sister's words Nyoko looked up at Chiyo.

 

“I know you do and I love you.”

 

Nyoko then catch sight of the look in Chiyo's eyes. Something was wrong; her sister's eyes gave it away.

 

“Chiyo, what's wrong?”

 

The Jonin just smiled at the young princess.

 

“Nothing is wrong, we're just going to have to move a little faster, that's all.”

 

Chiyo just winked at Nyoko as she kneeled down beside of her.

 

“Here get on; I want to make sure you can keep up to me alright.”

 

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Chiyo couldn't help but smile as she watched the Shadow Clone of herself pick up Nyoko and head toward the village.

 

`You'll be safe now, Nyoko, and I can head off whoever it is that was following us. Though I'm sure after they reach the village, my shadow clone will disappear.'

 

“All the more reason for me to finish this while the getting is good.”

 

`Take care of her, Kakashi and Iruka. I know the two of you will do a great job.'

 

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Naruto couldn't believe what he was hearing.

 

“You mean to tell me that we get to be body guards for a Princess. I didn't even know our village had a Princess.”

 

Kakashi couldn't help but smile at Naruto.

 

“Well, now, that sure is a different way to look at it. I hadn't thought of it that way. However, in any case, you would be right. Nyoko Hideaki is the village seer and very much like a princess.”

 

Looking over his group of Genin, Kakashi cleared his throat as he spoke again.

 

“I'm counting on the three of you to help keep an eye on her. If something were to happen to her it would be bad for the village, for a village seer holds many secrets inside of them. Now if you would excuse me for a moment I have something that I need to do.”

 

In a blink of an eye, Kakashi was gone.

 

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Kakashi appeared right inside his front door. He then walked toward his bedroom. Getting down on his knees, he removed a floor board and pulled out one of the scrolls Chiyo had given him. Undoing the seal, Kakashi began to unroll it and read.

 

If you are reading this then I have failed in the battle to protect my sister Nyoko. I, Chiyo Hideaki, here by give guardianship to my fellow Jonin Kakashi Hatake and Chunin Iruka Umino.

 

They are the two people I deem the most fitting to watch over my little sister. If they do not feel up to the appointed task, then they are to assign a guardian they deem fitting.

 

Chiyo Hideaki

 

After rolling the scroll back up Kakashi let out the air that he had been holding.

 

“Chiyo, come home safe.”

 

Hearing a commotion outside, Kakashi turned and walked towards his front door and out.

 

“They're here, the special guests have arrived.”

 

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When Kakashi and Iruka both made it to the village gate, Kakashi saw that Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto were already there. Both men then saw their old friend. Iruka made the first move as he ran to greet her. Kakashi followed at his own pace.

 

“Nyoko, Chiyo, you're home. It's good to see you.”

 

Kakashi however gasped when Chiyo looked up at him and spoke to Iruka.

 

“Yes, Iruka, it is good to see home, but I'm not home yet. Look out for her, would you?”

 

Then with a small pop Chiyo was gone.

 

`She was nothing more then a shadow clone.'

 

Nyoko's eyes widened in fright, the Chiyo that had brought her home hadn't even been her sister, but a shadow clone of her. Which only meant one thing, Chiyo was somewhere out in the vast forest that surrounded the village.

 

`Don't freak out, Nyoko, you have to hold yourself up high. Ok, I can do this; there is no reason for me to panic. I'm home, so I should be happy, Chiyo is a big girl, a Jonin, one of the Elite Ninjas.'

 

Kakashi's visible dark eye caught sight of the internal battle she was having with herself. At one point her shoulders slumped in defeat, and then they straightened as if she had found new strength inside of herself. The Sharingan warrior knew better. Kakashi thought back to his memories of Nyoko. She had always held defiance in her eyes, but she never once disobeyed an order. Nyoko had always held the same hidden gentleness, which Chiyo had. The only difference between them was that Chiyo was a Shinobi; she had take a life and more than likely more since they had left the village. Nyoko was a princess of sorts; her hands were never going to be stained with the blood of an enemy.

 

Not wanting her to feel embarrassed, Kakashi walked up beside her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

 

“Nyoko, allow me to take you to your house. I'm sure you will want to change. Besides I know Chiyo would want the two of us to catch up.”

 

Nyoko knew that voice very well; it belonged to Kakashi Hatake. He had always been a good friend to her sister. When she looked up and saw him smiling down at her, she couldn't help but smile back. Nyoko just nodded her head as she turned away from the village gates. Her steps were slow and graceful as she followed behind Kakashi. Nyoko willed herself not to make eye contact with the dozens of eyes she felt watching her.

 

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Chiyo disappeared in a swirl of leaves, as she felt the enemy close in on her. If they were going to play hide and seek with her, then she was going to do the same. There were four of them. Sensing one of them closing in on her, Chiyo pulled a kunai from her side pouch.

Taking them down was all that mattered: her village's seer's life was on the line, which also belonged to her sister.

 

There was no way that she could afford to let them live. So if taking their lives meant that her family's secret would be safe, then so be it. Holding on to her kunai, Chiyo did several different signs with her hands, performing a jutsu. Her caramel pools glowed, a blue so light it made her eyes seem as if they had faded into the whites of her eyes.

 

Chiyo's sight had just been tripled, as her hearing had been doubled. As she saw her first assailant she threw the kunai, it hit him smack in the chest. His death had been quick and the pain had been brief.

 

With one down that only left her with three more, two of them were just as easy as the first to track, but the last one kept on disappearing out of her range.

 

“Just, look what we have here; you are not just a Shinobi. You're a Jonin, of the village hidden in the leaves. You felt our presence before we were able to make a move on the princess. I know this of you because you killed one of my men with great speed and not a hint of hesitation.”

 

Her senses were on high alert. He was somewhere close but why was it that she couldn't see him? As she shifted her weight off her feet, they slid across something on the ground. Chiyo's eyes quickly looked down at her feet, which was when she saw him.

 

`He's been beneath me the whole time. Sand, but that means…'

 

Her thoughts were cut short when the Shinobi interrupted her.

 

“That's right; I'm from the Village Hidden in the Sand. I am also one of my village's best. I am Joben Toehei Jonin of the village hidden in the sand.”

 

Chiyo's eyes widened as Joben suddenly appeared in front of her, sand swirled around her as he did so. Readying herself for anything, Chiyo was taken aback when the Jonin from the sand village leaned in and planted his lips on hers in a smug kiss.

 

Chiyo's response to his kiss was to cut the front of his vest open with a kunai, blood trailed in the air behind him as he jumped away from her.

 

“It would seem that I hit a nerve. Though I will have to say, you are pretty interesting to kiss.”

 

Chiyo Hideaki couldn't help but smile inward at herself. The poor Jonin from the sand village had played right into her hands. By kissing her he had allowed her to put a invisible mark on him. All that was needed was to active the right amount of charka at the right moment.

 

“Shuriken, Sand Storm!”

 

“Thank you my dear for wounding me. My blood was just what I needed for this jutsu.”

 

Chiyo braced herself as sand and dozens of shuriken surrounded her. She narrowed her eyes in Joben's direction as she waited for him to leave. Once she was sure he was gone Chiyo deflected the shuriken away from her and toward one of the men Joben had left behind. With only the choking sand left, Chiyo used a substitution jutsu, along with a kunai to put a stop to Joben sand storm.

 

“You go away on a secret mission for six years and then when you come back, nobody knows a thing about you, I like those odds, now to get to the village. Nyoko isn't the only one in danger; Lord Hokage is in danger as well.”

 

Chiyo was gone in a blink of an eye as she hurried toward the Hidden Leaf Village.

 

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Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura all watched as Kakashi walked out of the crowd with Nyoko. Naruto was about to start after them when a firm hand came down on his shoulder.

 

“Let them be, Naruto, it has been a long time since Nyoko has been back to the place where she was born. Let Kakashi get her settled in and comfortable. Then I'm sure he'll introduce you to her.”

 

Nartuo's blue eyes widened as he looked up at Iruka.

 

“Iruka sensei, but I …uh.”

 

Sakura was confused as well, “But Iruka sensei, wouldn't she be more comfortable in the presence of another girl?”

 

Iruka just smiled at Sakura as he answered her.

 

“Well, I don't suppose any of you remember Nyoko Hideaki, she and her sister left when Nyoko was just six years old. Chiyo was nineteen and has been raising Nyoko since their parent's deaths. Its still amazing me how at the age of fourteen Chiyo was able to reach the Jonin level.”

 

“So Kakashi sensei and Chiyo sensei grew up together?”

 

“That's right, Sakura, they did.”

 

Sasuke remained silent as Sakura continued to ask Iruka questions. His ebony orbs didn't leave Kakashi and Nyoko until they had disappeared inside of a house.

 

“So she and her sister are the last of their family. Both of their parents are dead, I wonder if they were…”

 

Sasuke stopped before he could think on the matter more.

 

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Nyoko's dark eyes darted through the room as Kakashi stepped aside to let her in first.

 

“It's just like I remember it, but it's so clean.”

 

“Well, now I drop by on occasion when I don't have anything important to do. By the way, there is some one who has been waiting a long time to see you again.”

 

Turning around to look at Kakashi, a smile appeared on Nyoko's lips as she watched a medium-sized dog run out of the kitchen.

 

“Oh, Hige, I didn't think I would ever see you again. I was sure you would forget all about me. You were just a puppy when I left.”

 

Nyoko then looked at Kakashi with two dark questioning pools.

 

“I don't understand, Kakashi. After all this time, how could Hige know who I am?”

 

Kakashi just smiled at Nyoko.

 

“Well, it wasn't completely up to me you know. Chiyo would send me things regularly that had all of our scents on them. After time, it was something that Hige couldn't forget.”

 

Kakashi looked out the window and saw Iruka talking with Naruto and the others. He also couldn't shake the bad feeling he was getting from Chiyo sending a clone with Nyoko.

 

`Something bad is about to happen.'

 

Kakashi turned and then looked back down at Hige and Nyoko.

 

“Nyoko, how would you like to meet some students of mine. They're about your age, you know. Though I'm sure you'd like to change into something that is easier to move in.”

 

There was something in Kakashi's eye that caused an alarm to run through Nyoko.

 

“What is it, Kakashi, is something wrong?”

 

Kakashi just gave Nyoko another smile as he spoke.

 

“No, nothing's wrong, but can you really say you would enjoy your time with the others, in a long dress like that?”

 

Nyoko looked down at the long white and gold gown she had on. Her movements were quite limited in it.

 

“Okay, I'll go change.”

 

There was something amiss, the only thing that Kakashi wished he knew; what was it exactly?

 

`Maybe it would have been better if Lord Hokage had never sent for them. Something foul is hanging in the air and I don't like it one bit.'

 

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“Lord Hokage.”

 

The third Hokage looked up from the paper work he had been working on to address the Chunin who had spoken to him.

 

“Yes, Hiro, what seems to be the problem?”

 

“Intruders have breeched the south wall of the village. We must get you somewhere safe sir.”

 

First Chiyo had sent a shadow clone in her place and now this. Today wasn't turning out to be the joyful day that Hokage had thought it would be.

 

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(A/N: Sorry if this seemed a little short, I just wanted the second chapter to start off with something interesting. So it left me with it ending here. Oh and just to make it clear, yes the attackers are from the sand village but they have nothing to do with Orochimaru.

 

Hope you enjoyed and don't forget to R&R

 

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