Beneath the ANBU base...
"For this mission, we'll assign Yayu and Root," a masked man said slowly, holding a mission request.
"What?? Can I get a different teammate?" Root asked irritably.
"Sorry, but your teammates Monkey and Terrorist Feces are out on missions and haven't returned yet. This mission requires at least two people, and Yayu is the only other ANBU member available," the man explained slowly.
"...Can I refuse the mission?" Root asked, at a loss.
"Yes, but this is an S-rank mission. If you refuse—"
"I'll do it. I'm leaving right now."
Danzo took the mission report and walked out of the room... An S-rank mission... He had been in the ANBU for a year or two and had never even seen one. This was a first.
"Hey, Danzo."
As Danzo left the base, a familiar voice came from beside him, and his head nearly exploded... Fuck, why couldn't this woman just die on some mission?
He had spent the past two years sneaking around the ANBU Base. Why the fuck did this woman keep haunting him?
"Haha, don't be like that. I am your teammate for this S-rank mission, after all," Milu said with a smile.
"Shut up. Call me Root. Mission. Now. Move." Danzo shot her a headache-ridden glance and ran ahead.
Milu smiled and followed behind him.
At the border of the Land of Wind, night had already fallen...
Milu built a campfire and sat beside it, while Danzo stood in a tree, vigilantly watching their surroundings.
"Danzo, am I really that annoying?" Milu asked quietly, gazing at the flames.
"Yes," Danzo answered without hesitation. Fuck, anyone with a functioning brain would know better than to light a fire on a mission.
Silence settled between them for a while...
Milu suddenly covered her right eye,