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Azula

So Orochimaru fled like the snake he is. How predictable.

Azula

(All that planning, and he couldn't even finish the job himself.)

Azula

The Third Hokage dead, but at what cost to the snake? Arms sealed away... unable to perform jutsu.

Azula

I had plans for that old monkey. What a waste of potential.

Azula

Still... I must admit the old man went out with style. Taking Orochimaru's arms to the grave.

Azula

A fitting end for someone who dared call himself a Kage.

Azula

Look at them. Sand and Sound forces decimated, yet Konoha stands strong.

Azula

(These shinobi are more resilient than I expected. Father would have struggled against such determination.)

Azula

The Fire Nation seems so... distant now. A relic of another life.

Azula

Why return to be Ozai's puppet when I could forge my own destiny here?

Azula

This world of shinobi has something the Fire Nation never gave me...

Azula

A chance to rule without my father's shadow looming over me.

Azula

Konoha will make the perfect ally. They're strong, resilient, respected...

Azula

And completely unaware that their newest friend plans to rule everything they hold dear.