Forbidden: Chapter 34 Preview WIP PTII
"It would appear that this letter was opened without my permission or presence," Sakura held it up in her hand, but did not offer it to the Hokage.
"Yes, it was," he responded flatly, "All communications must be carefully monitored here, to prevent infiltration of enemy forces."
"This was a letter addressed to me from one of my ladies at court," Sakura protested, though she attempted to temper her indignation and proceeded calmly, "Surely some exceptions could be made for the sake of my privacy."
"Surely not," the Hokage scoffed, "One can never be too cautious when it comes to the safety of the nation."
"Then am I to assume any correspondence sent by me will be subjected to the same scrutiny?" She had uttered her inquiry wryly, but the Hokage regarded her with the same severity he seemed to with each encounter between them.
"Indeed. You will come to learn that the security of Konoha is my foremost priority," the beginnings of a sneer overtook his thin lips as he said, "I daresay if your father had taken the same precautions, then perhaps he could have succeeded in protecting the empire."
"How dare you!" Sakura spat, "My father is a great man and a better ruler than you could ever hope to be!"
The Hokage huffed and shook his head as he looked down at her.
"Then how is it you came to find yourself in my dominion?"
Full chapter on FF.net: TBD
Full story on FF.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12181727/1/Forbidden
Full story on Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22128229/chapters/52817017
