enter night; 06 | voice; accidental again

[sealedcurse]

--no, no, it can't, it can't --

Oh shit, he saw me --

[the transmission ends with a screech of static and a clatter, and as the signal fades the sound of what might be someone running ... and something slithering after.]

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[voice]

[scales_shed]

[Trying not to sound nervous, so he speaks through clenched teeth]

He found you?

1/2 | voice

[sealedcurse]

Sasuke? But ...

| voice

[sealedcurse]

[she collects herself with a sharp breath.]

I -- think I lost him ... but probably not for long. I -- I'm not the one he's most interested in right now.

[voice]

[scales_shed]

[stays silent for a long moment]

Tch. He's always had a one track mind.

| voice

[sealedcurse]

[a brief, weak laugh.]

In a situation like this ... for a shinobi, there are no second chances.

[voice]

[scales_shed]

Which is why I'm moving cautiously.

[mumbles something incoherently before raising his voice some so she can hear]

Don't cut him. I don't know what will happen here...but he uses his blood to infect bodies.

| voice

[sealedcurse]

[she hisses softly in response to that, with her tongue against the back of her teeth.]

... Naruto said you killed him before.

[voice]

[scales_shed]

Technically.

| voice

[sealedcurse]

Dammit! ... isn't there any way to kill that bastard and make it stick?

[voice//private]

[scales_shed]

[figures he might as well explain this now]

I had killed his body and he tried to infect my body. I managed to suppress his conscious. When I fought Itachi, he tried to take over again. Itachi removed him from my body. As far as I know, he is dead.

Apparently not now.

| voice; private

[sealedcurse]

[WEL. she doesn't really know how to respond to that. so she's just going to ... not, and file it away for a moment when she has the time to spare for going "but ... how ... what?" at it. preferably a moment when she's not being chased by a giant snake monster that used to be her sensei.]

... yeah, apparently not.

[an awkward pause.]

I set up a few makeshift traps around the city, here and there. Tripwires with chakra triggers, that sort of thing. One of them could be rigged to explode if the need arose. Nothing very elaborate, but it might slow him down a little.

--or piss him off a lot, but unless you have any better ideas ...

[voice//private]

[scales_shed]

It will probably just piss him off. And trust me, if I had any better ideas I would tell you.

| voice; private

[sealedcurse]

[she doesn't intend for her voice to shake, but it does.] --I can't just wait for him to come after me again.

[she takes a long, slow breath.]

... I'm going to go rig a trap. I'll give you the location in a second. If -- when he comes after either of us again, it can't hurt to lead him into it.

If not ... there is one way I can think of to kill him. Maybe.

[voice]

[scales_shed]

Good idea.

And wha-

[goes quiet for moment]

Hn. Sorry. Thought I heard something.

What exactly are you planning?

| voice

[sealedcurse]

--be careful.

And you mean, if we can't figure something else out?

[pausing, thoughtfully.]

... Soujasousai no Jutsu. It's the only other option I have.

[voice]

[scales_shed]

[quietly]

I am...you too I guess.

[confidence re-enters his voice but it doesn't get any louder.]

There's no reason to do anything that stupid. I killed him before, I can do it again. I just need to come up with a plan.