20 Bold Actions

/Konoha, Senju Compound/

/Zasu Pov/

After talking to Tsunade, I went to a new room to get some sleep. Shizune was in charge of looking after Roberta, although hesitant. I understood that a 'normal' human wouldn't be a threat in this world, even if it's the infamous Roberta.

'Black Lagoon, huh' I wondered if it was good that Roberta came to this world. I couldn't get much sleep since I had too much to think about, mainly the meeting I would have with the Hyuga two days from now. Although Roberta was important, it wasn't as big of a threat since any of us living in the compound could restrain her.

The next day, I headed to the kitchen after waking up and getting ready. After entering, I met with Tsunade, who was up surprisingly early.

"What are you doing up? I asked with a smile "figured you slept in after last night."

"sleep? I haven't slept a bit since last night." she said with a frown "your luck that my grandmother put up so many barriers, or we would have alerted the Anbu to our new guest."

"Well, with your screaming, I'm sure the entire village would've woken up," I said teasingly.

"Shut up! Do you not understand the situation? Your eyes summoned someone from another world! What else are they capable of? "she yelled at me "what if the next time that happens, you get noticed by someone? Do you know what they'll do to you?"

"OK, Tsunade... I understand your worry." But, I said with a soft smile, "I'm sure that after experiencing it for the first time, I should be able to control it or at least know when it will happen."

Tsunade sighed before speaking again "well, what are we going to do about that woman? She's young, but the amount of blood lust she emits is pretty terrifying, plus her body is well developed. She must have experienced many battles throughout her life."

"Well, I'll see if she's up, although you almost killed her. We at least healed her completely, even her old wounds." I said a little upbeat, "but first, breakfast!"

/1 hour later/

After breakfast, I headed to the room Shizune had placed Roberta in. After arriving, I saw the black-haired ninja fidgeting in front of the door.

"Shizune?" I called, slightly confused "what are you doing?"

"You're here! Hurry! Come over here!" Shizune was startled at first but quickly ran up to me and grabbed my hand, dragging me to the side of a cracked open door.

"she's been that way since she woke up; it's been a little over an hour," she whispered.

Through the crack, I could see a pale-skinned woman with purple hair and a sad expression sitting on the bed, lost in thought. She was currently wearing a loose shirt that left much to imagine; I could tell she was confused, but surprisingly I could see a little relief.

"Hold on a bit, Shizune; I'm going to talk to her alone," I said while placing my hand on the door.

"no! I'm going with you!" Shizune told me, "although she's weak! But, you never know; what if she has poison?"

"poison? Really?" I said blankly, "you know I'm immune, right?"

Shizune's face stiffened before she sighed "fine, I don't feel comfortable about you meeting her alone. Please let me go in with you."

I looked at her face deeply before I sighed "alright... fine, you can come, " I said softly before grabbing her hand gently; you owe me, though." I whispered to her before pulling her into the room.

Entering the room, I could feel a gloomy atmosphere; letting go of Shizune's hand, I walked closer to the bed that Roberta was currently on.

"Hello?" I called out to the purple-haired woman.

She turned to look at me with eyes that seemed to have lost their light, and we locked eyes for a few seconds before she looked back down.

I cleared my throat a little before continuing, "my name is Za..." "Zasu Doku. You already told me." I started to say before Roberta interrupted me.

"oh... yes, I already did though I'm surprised you remember; you seemed a little out of it last night," I said softly

she kept looking down at the bed before she gritted her teeth and clenched her hands into a fist. "I... remember... everything." she kept that up for a few seconds before suddenly relaxing and becoming lost in thought all over again.

"Do you need anything?" I was a little worried for her.

"No... I want to be alone..." she replied softly.

I stared at her for a few seconds before I turned around and faced Shizune, who now seemed a little concerned about our new guest.

'And to think last night she released killing intent towards her,' I smiled, thinking about how Shizune was ready to kill Roberta for me last night. 'I'll make it up to her.' I thought before taking her hand and pulling her toward the door.

"Take as much time as you need," I told Roberta before leaving, never turning back to glance at her reaction.

"Let's go, Shizune! You're my training partner for today!" I told the now blushing Shizune, who now realized what we were doing.

"Are you sure that's all you want to say? You barely said anything." Shizune said, a little confused

"She will not listen to anything I say while in that state. But, eventually, she will open up. Or at least get bored enough to explore the compound." But, I said with a smile, "it's not like she can leave the house; with all the barriers here, no one Tsunade wants to keep in can leave."

"Well, that's true." she told me before making a wry smile, "but why are you still holding my hand?"

"Do you want me to stop?" I asked bluntly before turning and staring into her eyes.

Shizune blushed before looking down to hide her expression "N... no..."

"Good," I said with a bright smile before turning back and heading toward the Senju training field.