(Ganju's POV)
-My lord, I promise, I will definitely get help.- Ganju, a young man with short brown hair, spoke with tears in his eyes, his hand holding that of a dying old man lying on a straw mat.
The old man could barely open his eyes, he couldn't speak, so he squeezed Ganju's hand with all the strength he could muster, before closing his eyes never to open them again.
Ganju made no sound, but leaned over the old man, tears falling even more heavily.
-Ganju, we need to go! Now!- Not far away, a middle-aged man with a nasty scar on the left side of his face and an eyepatch over his left eye called out quickly.
His voice was harsh, seemingly devoid of any emotion, but the anger in his one good eye could not be hidden.
-Itomaki, I know.- Ganju finally stood up, wiping the tears from his eyes, looking one last time at the deceased. His eyes no longer watered, though they were still red, they contained the same impotent rage as Itomaki's.
-Hanai said they were going to raid a nearby village tonight, including those ninjas. This is our chance, we don't have much time.- Itomaki said, walking ahead out of the house.
Ganju left the dilapidated house soon after, looking out at the poor village surrounded by mountains. The place smelled of burnt charcoal and damp earth, it had once been a place of peace, but now...
The pair gathered the few things they could carry and quickly entered the dark forest. Itomaki shifted his position, staying on their backs and cleaning up the tracks they left behind, his experience as a hunter was working in their favor at that moment.
But there were ninjas among their executioners, they needed to hurry and get to Konoha as quickly as possible!
//-//
In a city in the north of the Land of Fire belonging to a minor nobleman, Toji was in a tavern, calmly drinking wine while a blonde woman with large breasts and little clothing leaned against him.
Toji was no longer following the path of restraint, instead, he was letting himself be carried away.
He squeezed the waist of the woman beside him, who bit her lip, running her hand over his abdomen with barely contained desire.
He didn't hire this woman, she came on her own, and Toji simply accepted it calmly.
He had left Otogakure a week ago, and in those few days he had met some bandits on the road who financed his first pot of gold.
Sure, they weren't rich, but it was better than nothing.
-Toji, shall we rent a room?- The woman whispered in Toji's ear.
Toji looked at her thoughtfully and activated Devil's Tongue. - What do you really want?
-Well, I really want to have some fun with you.- The woman smiled back suggestively.
Toji, on the other hand, noticed the half-truths within the lies. Toji's earlier squeeze was to check the woman's musculature, she was a ninja, that much was clear, but she also seemed serious about wanting to sleep with him.
Perhaps she was a spy.
-You don't want to take me to a room to make me let my guard down and then rob or kill me, do you?- He probed again, in a light and playful tone.
The woman seemed a little confused, but he noticed that her pulse quickened slightly.
-Of course not, darling, I just want to have fun.- the woman said quickly, acting as if she were offended.
Toji snorted slightly, but he could sense that it was true, which made sense, he had just been "born", so there was no reason for ninjas to be after him.
Knowing this, Toji ignored the rest, smiled, and pulled the woman closer, making her let out a seductive giggle.
...
Two hours later, Toji casually left the bar, still with his hands in his pockets. He began to walk away, his left hand slipping out of his pocket and a small book being pulled out.
A Bingo book.
He began to look calmly, but stopped as he turned a page, glancing at the woman he had just left passed out on the bed in the rented room.
-I knew I recognized her, a rogue ninja from Iwagakure, Five hundred thousand... just a genin... not even worth my time.- Toji shrugged, the woman amused him, so he ignored her.
Of course, the woman was disguised, her blonde hair had been dyed, she added a mole to her left chin, and she used makeup to soften her features. Normally, it wouldn't be easy to spot her.
Unfortunately for her, after sweating so much, her makeup was quite affected, and Toji had a good eye.
Shaking his head, he put the book away and continued walking away, leaving the city behind him.
//-//
(Hanami's POV)
A few hours later, Hanami was woken up by a slap, literally.
-Hey, bitch, did you have fun?!- Another female voice pulled her from her dreams, her body still aching after the "exercise".
-Ah... Hina, I'm so tired, leave me alone! - Hanami ignored Hina, trying to put a pillow over her head, even ignoring the slap due to exhaustion.
But in the next moment, Hanami was kicked in the ribs, sent flying and hitting the wall with a dry thud, her sweaty, naked body lying on the floor as she coughed and groaned in pain, rage burning fiercely inside her.
-Hina, I'm going to kill you!- the woman screamed.
-Idiot! The boss only gave you one job! Find those idiots before they get to Konoha! You, you bitch, forgot about that and went playing with men?!- The woman was already on top of Hanami, grabbing her head and slamming it against the wooden floor, breaking Hanami's nose, blood splattered across the floor.
Hanami screamed in pain, but she also woke up after that, she was a little embarrassed, finally remembering what she seemed to have forgotten.
At first she just wanted to play with Toji a little, it wouldn't take long, but who knew that bastard was so strong that he played with her body until she was exhausted!
It wasn't her fault!