The Power of the Moon

PART 26

Ayumi was at the village center once again, amidst the shuffle of civilians and shinobi alike. She looked through the list of things she had assigned herself to do, and her eyes fell upon one last thing:

... Get shinobi Identification card. LOCATION: Hokage Estate.

Ehhhhh? What's this?

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*AYUMI'S POV*

I stood outside the Shodai Hokage's office, knocking on the door, knowing full well who to expect. Senju Hashirama was titled as Hokage.

"Come in."

I opened the door, and pulled out my to-do list, sliding it across his desk. He looked up at me curiously, his doe-eyes looked the same as ever.

"It's nice to see you, Hokage-sama." I tipped him a courteous bow. "But what's up with the identification card shenanigans?"

"Ah." Hashirama pushed himself away from the table, standing up. "Every shinobi that possesses chakra must create one in order to be able to work legally here."

"Oh." My eyes widened just a bit. "Sounds pretty serious."

"Just fill out this sheet and let Koharu take your picture. A complete copy of all shinobi who work here will be published shortly in the shinobi database book."

"A-a picture?!" My arms over my face. "But I look so..." I looked at my tattered shirt, I had been running errands left and right, and I bet I looked rugged.

"Change into this." Hashirama slid over a green vest with a blue shirt, which bore the Uzumaki clan symbol.

I quickly caught on, nodding my head. "Will do."

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"It's a commemorative photo. Try not to... frown." Koharu held the camera, and back against me was a yellow backdrop.
"How do I look now?" I flickered my hair back, adjusting my stance.

"Good, good. Perfect." She said with a click of a few buttons. "You look..." She pulled the film out, waiting a couple seconds for it to expose. "Pretty."
I couldn't help but childishly grin, feeling a heat rise to my cheeks. "Heheh, all thanks to you!" I shook her hand, inspecting the photo. "Not bad at all."

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A few days had passed, and now it had been Madara's opportunity for his photo. The Uchiha leader had been running left and right working with Hashirama.

"Hashirama, this is absolutely childish." The Uchiha leader crossed his arm.
"Oh please, Madara. For the sake of the village! I won't let you go leave grounds unless you-"
"Enough!" Madara raised a hand in the air. "I'll do it, lest you hold it forever against me."

Madara's eyes fell to the table, and he curiously eyed a book that was titled: Shinobi Identification: Draft.

"Ho? What's this?" Madara picked up the book, flickering through its contents, when coincidentally his finger had landed on her page.

Madara couldn't help but widen his eyes. Judging by Hashirama's reaction, he did not miss how the Uchiha's gaze lingered there on her polaroid for just a tad bit longer than what was normal.