A Walk Without Moonlight
Shhirubā spent much longer at the training ground than he usually would after his lessons from Lord Tobirama. He was determined to get more familiar with as many of the techniques as he could before there were any classes focused on Ninjutsu. When the sun had begun to sink below the gate and Shiruba began to fumble over even his slow attempts at the hand signs he decided it was time to head home. With a small yawn and stretch he started the trek from the training grounds in the forest to his apartment.
His apartment was rather close to the hospital, Tsunade had chosen a training ground very close the the main gate near the Hatake Clan compound. If he had been training with Jiraiya this late he might just spend the night there, in this instance he would just have to stick with the long walk. He was just passing by the Police department when the street lamps flickered on.
No one else seemed to be walking around, which wasn’t uncommon near the Police Headquarters and Uchiha Compound. Shirubā’s eyes seemed to kept getting heavier and before long he found himself considering one of the benches for sleep. Before the unconscious child could hit the ground the the Root Shinobi who had been trailing him since Lord Second had left several hours ago. Even though the boy had been exhausted, it took some time for the genjutsu to finally lull him to sleep.
Once the boy was held firmly she made her way through the shadows to the Root Organization hideout. Careful not to draw the attention of any sensory nin who might be familiar with her chakra signature or this child’s, she avoided the streets, going by the ring trees that surrounded the village until she came to the clearing near the main gate of the village, there she scaled the wall using chakra to affix herself. The Root Shinobi walked up to the mid point where the shadows were thickest without bringing her in range of the senses of the Guards stationed at the top of the gate.
She continued like this even past the other side of the clearing, only coming back down once she passed the river that ran through the west side of the village. There she returned to the woodland floor, she passed quietly through the forest the hidden entrance to their headquarters was open awaiting them. She navigated her way through the subterranean base until she came to their meeting chamber where Lord Danzo was waiting. “Excellent. You have done well Nonou, this will secure the future of safety of the Hidden Leaf.”
Danzo came close, she assumed he would place the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal on the boy, instead he just placed a hand on his head. It was a tender action that honestly startled her greatly, but with her face obscured she did not show this shock. “Take him to one of the single rooms, far from the exits,” Danzō said, removing his hand “He’s been learning from too many high profile shinobi for us to assume he will not escape, regardless of his age.” Then Danzō turned and left.