Chapter 92.3- One Thousand Hands

“Did you do it?” I asked, not looking up from the seal I had decided to busy myself with as she walked into the room. I’d spotted her even before she entered the clan compound and had been bale to figure out her intended direction relatively easily.

“Fuinjutsu, puppets, poison, and perhaps passable wind release. He was no true challenge” She said. I nodded, not saying anything about the state of her clothing, or even the freshly healed cut on her cheek that was somewhat obvious to my eyes. The Kazekage had been a challenge. Admitting it though, that was one step Uzume would never take.

“Good. Good that he is dead. But perhaps we should have left him alive so he could suffer for Chiyo’s actions.” I said.

“Things seem in order outside now” She said.

“You should have seen it shortly after it happened. It was a mess. A flaming mess.”

“Indeed. Your clones have done a great job”

“One of them told you where to find me, yes?”

“I didn’t know you could make so many. You’ve been holding back on me Shori”

“I have only about as much chakra as a chunin in this state. You’d tear through the clones like paper if you put your mind to it” I reassured, not wanting to create the impression that I had been holding back on her out of not feeling she was strong enough. She was much older and wiser now, but there was still enough of the old Uzume in there that I knew not being back on that impression would not end well.

“Hmmm. I see it. Uraume and Shika are looking into the explosions” She said.

“No need. My clones already found fragments of some of the explosives. It was definitely triggered by fuinjutsu— Chiyo’s work.” I said.

“Is that what you are working on?” She asked, stepping closer to look at the seal.

“No. Just a bit of revenge. But enough of that, have you been able to look at the clan compounds?” I asked. It was one of the blind spots I had in the village. I would have my clones check more closely but since I had confirmed they hadn’t suffered any serious damage in the attack, I’d ignored them in favour of more pressing issues.

“The Uchiha compound had some rubble fly in, but no one was armed. Much seems to be the case with the other proper compounds. The smaller clans that lived closer to the Civilian districts have more damage and a few injuries, but I didn’t notice anything more serious while looking around” She said. I nodded. That was good at least.

It was a terrible thing to say, but the clans were the ones with the power to make things inconvenient for me so it was best for me to keep them happy for the time being.