āHomusubi-sama, the meeting requested by you is scheduled to be held in half an hourā¦ please be preparedā¦ā ā said Bishojo-chan while respectfully kneeling.
Kuroto who was currently using the Tsukihi Clone, and disguised as Homusubi nodded lightly, āI understandā¦ā
After the unremitting efforts of Homusubi, Orochimaru, and the group of researchers working under Shimura Danzo, the improvement in the Chimera Jutsu has finally entered the last stage of development.
From here on out, proceeding any further is difficult just by means of experimentation, for the next stage Homusubi has to formulate the specific Kekkei Genkai absorption plan and corresponding fusion ritual.
This is an unavoidable problem, as such, Homusubi has recently requested to hold a meeting.
After nodding to Bishojo-chan, Homusubi started to sort out all the reports spread on the table, and requested Bishojo-chan, āNaomi, would you mind helping me sort all the reports spread on the table?ā
Naomi nodded and started to help Homusubi, after the two quickly sorted out all the reports, Bishojo-Chan took out a scroll and gave it to Suijin, āThese are my latest findingsā¦ā
Homusubi received the scroll, and while reading it, she suddenly said to Bishojo-chan, āBy the way, Naomi, you do know that you can remove your mask when you are here to report the situation to meā¦ā
āYes, I doā¦ butā¦ā the Bishojo-chan, whose real name is Naomi, Shimizu Naomi hesitated a little as she looked at the researchers working in the laboratoryā¦
āIf you are worried about them realizing itā¦ then donāt beā¦ they are all under my control so they wonāt even see youā¦ they see and feel only the things I want them toā¦ā said Homusubi, then she waved her hand in front of a few researchers, and tapped their shouldersā¦
And just as Homusubi said, the researchers did not react to Homusubiās waving and tapping at all, āDo you see? Donāt worry, nobody will realize that you are now working for meā¦ā
Naomi nodded lightly and then removed her maskā¦
For those wondering what the hell is going on here, the answer is quite simple, Shimizu Naomi a.k.a. the Bishojo-Chan is no longer working for Shimura Danzo, she is now loyal to Homusubi, and is spying on Danzo under Tsukihiās ordersā¦
Of course, there is a reason why Naomi is now working for Homusubi, and for that, we have to go back a few days agoā¦
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Flashback no Jutsu: Start
Homusubi after doing another gruesome experiment walked out of the lab while wiping off the blood, and said to Bishojo-chan who was guarding the entrance, āBishojo-chan, itās been a few days since you have been coming to meā¦ and I can see that you want to say somethingā¦ you donāt have to hesitateā¦ā
Exactly as Homusubi spoke, Bishojo-chan has been coming to the laboratory for the past few days, of course, she has been appointed by Danzo to keep a watch over Homusubi, but Tsukihi can tell that Bishojo-chan has something in her mind that she wants to say, but she is hesitatingā¦
Seen through by Homusubi, Bishojo-chan hesitated a little, and then asked, āHow is Fujin-sama?ā
Homusubi quirked her eyebrows, then she decided to answer, āHis injuries are terrible, but he is aliveā¦ā then she questioned in a confused tone, āBut why the sudden curiosity about him?ā
Bishojo-chan shook her head, āNothingā¦ā then she paused slightly, and asked, āHomusubi-sama, I wanted to question somethingā¦ā
Homusubi became curious, āYou want to ask me something? What is it?ā
āShinobis have a code of conduct according to which they must keep all the information related to their mission confidential, and not reveal the identity of the person who has requested the taskā¦ does the Amatsukami Organization follows this codeā¦?ā Bishojo-chan asked in a serious tone.
Homusubi frowned, but she answered nonetheless, āWell yeah, a mercenary organization such as ours have to follow certain code of conduct, and Amatsukami has a reputation to uphold, so we are even more strict in these matters, aside from the leader and the person who is performing the mission, no one else is ever aware of its contents. after all, the tasks we receive are generally shady onesā¦ and may cause a lot of problems if any sort of intelligence is leakedā¦ā
Hearing this response, Bishojo-Chan said, āIn that case, I want to issue a task to Amatsukamiā¦ā
āOh?ā Now Homusubi was indeed surprised, but she first questioned, āIs it from Shimura Danzo?ā
Bishojo-chan shook her head, āNoā¦ itās not from himā¦ā then she passed a scroll to Homusubi, and said, āI have written everything related to the mission on this scrollā¦ you can read it, and then tell meā¦ as for the payment for the task, name your price and I will do my best to pay you.ā
Homusubi curiously unfolded the scroll after making sure it wasnāt some kind of trap, then read the content on the scrollā¦ after reading it, she was quite surprised and looked at Bishojo-chan with a surprised look, āI seeā¦ it clears away a lot of my doubts, and at the same time I finally understand why you are not loyal to Danzoā¦ well, I guess I can help you, but for my fees, I donāt want money from you, how about doing a mission for me in returnā¦ā
āI am willing to do anything if Amatsukami can help meā¦ā Bishojo-Chan immediately replied without any shred of hesitationā¦
āI guess we have a deal thenā¦ā said Homusubi as she brought out her hand for a hand shakeā¦
Bishojo-Chan hesitated a little then shook Homusubiās hand, and just as she did her eyesight aligned with Homusubiās activated Mangekyou Sharingan who said a smile, āOne thing I forgot to mention my dear, firstly, I would like to verify whether whatās written in the scroll is really the truth or notā¦ā
Bishojo-chanās eyes dimmed.
Flashback no Jutsu: End
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Apparently, the task Bishojo-chan gave was indeed genuine, not only Homusubi verified after reading Naomiās memories, but also after some of her own personal investigations. So, she agreed to complete the task, and what she asked Naomi in return was āSpy on Shimura Danzo for me, and report all the intelligence about his movements to meā¦ā to which Bishojo-Chan agreed and as such, here we areā¦
After Homusubi read the scroll, she praised Naomi, āGood work Naomiā¦ā then she too took out a scroll and gave it to Naomi, āAnd hereās your rewardā¦ it records all the intelligence that you needā¦ā
Naomiās expression changed, and there was surprise and excitement clearly visible in her eyesā¦ she quickly took the scroll from Homusubi, and immediately unfolded it and read everything in it, as she started to read it, tears started to flow down from her eyesā¦ āI knew itā¦ I knew she was alive! Danzoā¦ he lied to me! I knew Mika was aliveā¦ I knew she didnāt dieā¦ā
Homusubi nodded lightly, and said, āWell, your niece is indeed aliveā¦ after I did my own investigation, I found out that she never really suffered from any diseaseā¦ the deformation in her limbs was the result of a unique Kekkei Genkai that your niece awakened at that time.
It was unlucky for the girl to be found by Shimura Danzo before anyone else, and Shimura Danzo found this Kekkei Genkai to be very interesting, he understood that her Kekkei Genkai will make Mika a perfect Kunoichiā¦ Exactly the kind of ātoolā he needs, so she is being trained by himā¦ā
Naomi nodded, and explained, āI never really believed him when he told me about Mikaās death, and for the past 4 years, I have been trying to find any clue about her, but Danzo has always been vigilant against me and never left any clue in front of meā¦ Finally, now I knowā¦!ā
Homusubi nodded but then she questioned with a confused expression, āIf thatās the case, then why did you never go to Konohaās Hokage or Tsunade-hime for help? Given that Mika carries some Senju blood from her fatherās side, they would have definitely helped you, you knowā¦ā
Naomi answered, āTsunade-sama was never in the village up until a few months ago, so obviously I couldnāt go to herā¦ As for Hokage-samaā¦ I wasnāt sure if he would be willing to have a conflict with Danzo for the sake of Mikaā¦ soā¦ā
Homusubi nodded, āI suppose that makes senseā¦ā and then asked, āSo, now that you have the informationā¦ what are you going to doā¦?ā
Naomi answered, āOf course, rescue her immediatelyā¦ā
Homusubi suggested, āYou shouldnāt be hastyā¦ Given Danzoās character, she should have been brainwashed by nowā¦ so, rescuing her right now wouldnāt be the best optionā¦ it will also be problematic for my plansā¦ as Shimura Danzo will become highly alertā¦ā
Naomi understood, and asked, āThen what do you suggest Homusubi-samaā¦?!ā
Homusubi thought for a while, then said, āIn about a few weeks from now, you will get the perfect opportunity to rescue herā¦ wait until thenā¦ā
Naomi hesitated, āBut what happens if he plans to use her before that?ā
Homusubi shook her head, āHe wonātā¦ trust me on thisā¦ā
After thinking for a while, Naomi nodded, āAlright thenā¦ I will wait until thenā¦ā