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I'm back from my mission, but don't expect me to stick around long. I think it's about time I did something about Janen, and being around prey (Sakon, in other words) so often isn't really conducive to a bonding environment, so as soon as I get permission from Orochimaru-sama, I'm gone.
I should probably feel more depressed than I am, what with Ino finding out I'm a Sound-nin and me almost killing her and then not killing her, thereby directly disobeying Orochimaru-sama's orders. But actually, I feel pretty... good. Now that I've gone through with it, all my indecision is gone. Orochimaru-sama may very well find out about my failure, though it really depends on how much attention he's paying this, but if he does, well then. At least Ino will still be alive, and with me dead, there's no particular reason for him to go after her. So she's safe, though she might need to spend some time in the hospital after she gets back to Konoha. That shoulder wound I gave her was pretty nasty, and she looked rather pale when I left.
Still, for some reason I thought I'd feel more... traitor-ish. But I don't. I'm still going to follow Orochimaru-sama's orders, at least where Ino isn't concerned, and I still don't particularly like Leaf-nins, though if I ever run into Nara Shikamaru, it's a coin toss whether I'll want to kill him or spare him to save Ino some misery. I'm still a Sound-nin... just not a very good one. Of course, it's hard to compete with Kimimaro, who had no trouble with the idea of sacrificing his soul to give Orochimaru-sama a body or with selling me out, so I wasn't likely to win the 'exemplary minion' award anyway. Even so, being back in Sound so soon after my indiscretion bothers me, and I really have been neglecting Janen recently, so he makes for a perfect excuse to get out of Otogakure for a while to train. I just hope Orochimaru-sama will let me go.
One strange thing about all this though; ever since I got back, Kabuto-san looks like the cat that caught the canary. It makes me wonder if he finally scored with that Sand kunoichi. I can't think of any other reason he'd be so happy.
Hey, Kabuto-san, I was wondering if I could ask you a favor. Orochimaru-sama isn't taking personal audiences right now, but since you're his physician and all, would it be possible for you to ask him if I could have a few weeks' leave to go train Janen? Right now my cat is more interested in trying to eat Sakon than anything else, so I thought traveling a bit would make it easier to bond with him. I won't go far. This isn't like the trip I took last year where I didn't come back to Otogakure for sixteen months or anything, I just... need to get away for a bit. Being back in Sound is making me feel claustrophobic.
I should probably feel more depressed than I am, what with Ino finding out I'm a Sound-nin and me almost killing her and then not killing her, thereby directly disobeying Orochimaru-sama's orders. But actually, I feel pretty... good. Now that I've gone through with it, all my indecision is gone. Orochimaru-sama may very well find out about my failure, though it really depends on how much attention he's paying this, but if he does, well then. At least Ino will still be alive, and with me dead, there's no particular reason for him to go after her. So she's safe, though she might need to spend some time in the hospital after she gets back to Konoha. That shoulder wound I gave her was pretty nasty, and she looked rather pale when I left.
Still, for some reason I thought I'd feel more... traitor-ish. But I don't. I'm still going to follow Orochimaru-sama's orders, at least where Ino isn't concerned, and I still don't particularly like Leaf-nins, though if I ever run into Nara Shikamaru, it's a coin toss whether I'll want to kill him or spare him to save Ino some misery. I'm still a Sound-nin... just not a very good one. Of course, it's hard to compete with Kimimaro, who had no trouble with the idea of sacrificing his soul to give Orochimaru-sama a body or with selling me out, so I wasn't likely to win the 'exemplary minion' award anyway. Even so, being back in Sound so soon after my indiscretion bothers me, and I really have been neglecting Janen recently, so he makes for a perfect excuse to get out of Otogakure for a while to train. I just hope Orochimaru-sama will let me go.
One strange thing about all this though; ever since I got back, Kabuto-san looks like the cat that caught the canary. It makes me wonder if he finally scored with that Sand kunoichi. I can't think of any other reason he'd be so happy.
Hey, Kabuto-san, I was wondering if I could ask you a favor. Orochimaru-sama isn't taking personal audiences right now, but since you're his physician and all, would it be possible for you to ask him if I could have a few weeks' leave to go train Janen? Right now my cat is more interested in trying to eat Sakon than anything else, so I thought traveling a bit would make it easier to bond with him. I won't go far. This isn't like the trip I took last year where I didn't come back to Otogakure for sixteen months or anything, I just... need to get away for a bit. Being back in Sound is making me feel claustrophobic.