Board Thread:Konoha Missions/@comment-30269418-20161109154158/@comment-30269418-20161112185221

The sound of chains rattled as a boy fell from the darkness of the passage exiting the cave. He skidded across the floor, stopping at the little girl's feet. He got up and he was clearly in pain; Shotaro stood to his feet. He was shackled and worse for wear, but alive. "Why are you doing this?!" He barked, an aggressive streak of emotion coming from him.

"Shotaro, you should know that I loved your mother more than I loved anyone else. I had no intention to involve you in any of this but you wouldn't stop digging." A man that looked like an older version of Shotaro stepped from the shadows. "You have your aunt's annoying personality. Although, I don't think she's alive anymore; she got too close to the truth and she had to go down for it." He was referring to Yuzume.

"You're family too, Shu!" Shotaro's eyes narrowed. "You're my brother. Don't act like you're not! When you disappeared, I had to know where you went. I found all those creepy tools in your bedroom and I knew you were in over your head! Making people do all of this, and for what?!"

"So I can become powerful, Shotaro. I need to make a proper stone; one that gives me what I need. Power through sacrifice is the way of this world. The greater the sacrifice, the greater the power." With that, Shu withdrew a katana and swiftly brought the blade down on Shotaro. "You're a greater sacrifice than you can possibly imagine."