A month later:
We were in the inner chambers of the Mizukage office, I now wore the common ninja gabr a jounin of Konoha wore. Since my jacket, armour, hood, mask and headband got destroyed thanks to Yagura, I was forced to borrow gear from my allies.
I so wish I hadn't gotten my coat destroyed, that thing was so cool! And a super rare item! ARGH! Now I wish I killed that stupid three tailed freak!
The only things I still have on me is the power belt which gives me +5 STAR, such a pain.
The month since Yagura's 'death', went quickly and kind of boring for me. After they discovered Yaga's severed leg, which my clone had left behind, people were more ready to accept the fact that he was in fact dead.
Soon the rumours of my battle with the man was spread all across Kiri, and I suspect, all across the Elemental Nations. I overheard some of the rumors and they were getting wilder and wilder. The weirdest one I heard was when I defeated Yagura by summoning a fleet of dragons that fused together to form a giant Ryu who's flames were responsible for destroyed the lake bed, now called the 'Field of Purple Lava'.
Anyway, after that it was a long and boring process of rounding up all rouge Kiri ninjas and bring them all to justice. The ninjas inside Kiri's gates gave up easily enough and Mei has had her hands full for the past weeks getting everything sorted.
I was also busy releasing prisoners for my inventory. It took me all day as I had to make sure none of them tried to escape or die along the way. It was a long process, usually I just had a clone do it while I spent the rest of the time going on patrol to bring back the escaping Kiri ninjas.
And now, finally, after a week, Mei had finally called us into her new office. We walked in and found her sitting behind the desk wearing a white and blue robe. Zabuza and Haku were by her side, both now official Kiri ninjas wearing jonin gear common with the land.
And along with them there was another ninja present, Ao, the man with the transplanted Byakugan. The man had come three days after the fight with Yagura and had been instrumental and bringing the people to Mei's side.
His REP score for me was at 68, but he still creeped me out, weirdo.
Mei smiled, "hello, I suppose this is long overdue."
1 nodded, "Mizukage."
"1, Yami," she smiled, "first, I wish to issue an official thanks from Kiri to Konoha. Without your help this war would have gone on for much longer and would have been much bloodier. For your help in it's speedy conclusion, I the fifth Mizukage, thank you."
We all bowed, "you're welcome Lady Mizukage," 1 replied as he took out a sealed scroll, "I was instructed by the Hokage to deliver this to you."
"What is it?" she asked.
"He didn't say, it was for your eyes only ma'am."
She broke the seal and read it, her eyes narrowing before she smiled, "well, this is fun. Alright, I understand. Don't worry, it's nothing bad, just the promise of a strong friendship."
1 bowed, "ma'am."
"And now, the sword," Zabuza spoke up, glaring at me.
"Right," I walked forward, "do you have the containment seal?"
"Yes," Zabuza motioned over to Haku to brought forth a giant human sized scroll that she opened up on the Mizukage's desk, "place Samehada on the scroll, it won't be able to escape."
I nodded as I opened my inventory and did just that, placing the sword's handle on the seal, immediately it tried to move away, screaming loudly. I was about to activate Swift Release to catch it, when suddenly it stopped moving and screaming and just dropped down still, like a normal sword.
"Seal," Mei said as she poured chakra into the score, sealing the sword into it. Haku then rolled the scroll and took it away, leaving the office.
"Thank you for returning one of the greatest treasures of this land Yami," Mei said with a smile, "I suppose you were right, we never did need that relique to obtain victory. We just needed you, someone who was powerful enough to defeat a biju all by himself."
I chuckled, "yeah well I barely did that. I hell, I almost died twice."
"Still, Kiri owes you," Mei smiled, "if you require any help in any form, you can always turn to us. We don't forget, we'll always remember."
I bowed, "thank you lady Mizukage."
"You're welcome. Now, I don't meant to sound rude, but I'm sue you're all missing home. When do you leave?"
"Tonight if possible," 1 replied, "that is is Yami's feeling up to it."
I nodded, "it'll be fine."
"Well I'm certainly sad to see you go," Mei smiled, "it's not often such a handsome thing like you comes along."
I blushed, "hehe, yeah. Don't worry, I'm sad too, you're literally the second hottest woman I've met, the first being a kunoichi in Kumo, so I'll be sad leaving."
"Oh? Does that mean I'm prettier than every woman in Konoha?" she asked in a baiting smile.
"Yup," I smiled and immediately realised what I said, "ah, I mean, no! Not everyone woman in Konoha- it's just-" I felt killing intent radiate out from my masked female companions as they all slowly turned to me, glaring hole at me back.
I grumbled, "hey it's my fault she's hotter than you! It's also not my fault she has the biggest rack! Honestly, stop trying to kill me with your looks!"
"Oh boy," 5 gulped, "he should have not said that."
"Yami," 2.2 said in a very sweet voice, "you're going to regret those words."
I gulped, "ah...mercy?"
That night:
Mei and the other high level Kiri ninjas gathered at the docks to see us off. Everyone who we fought side by side was there, Koro, Krill, now without a mask, a couple of chunin I worked with and also Yukiko, who was now staying with Mei as her adoptive sister.
Yukiko blinked, "are you okay Yami? You looked hurt."
I chuckled, "y-yea well, things happened," I was covered with bruises that 2.1 and 2.2 refused to let me heal, threatening even more pain if I do so.
"Okay….Yami...I'm sorry I can't come with you to Konoha," she said in a quiet voice.
I smiled, "it's fine, Kiri is your home Yuki, you shouldn't' have to be sad."
"B-but I promised-"
I waved he offed, "it's fine. Just promise me you'll come to visit once in awhile and we'll call it even, okay?"
Yukiko smiled, "deal! Big sister Mei said that I can join the academy soon and become a ninja like you!"
"I said I'll think about it Yuki," Mei said with a roll of her eyes, "after all you're too old anyway, so unless you can catch up no academy for you."
"Bu-but-"
"Then I guess she'll just have to catch up then huh?" I said with a smile.
Yukiko smiled, "right! I'll do just that!"
"See you all around," Zabuza waved, "give the old monkey my best."
"I hope to see you all soon," Haku bowed.
"Have a safe journey," Ao nodded.
"Don't worry, we'll be fine," I smiled as the team gathered around me. I made twenty clones, one for each person and they all vanished in a flash of blue lightning.
I was the last one left, I turned to Mei and winked, "hey, if you're ever in the situation where you're desperate for a lover, call me okay?"
"W-what?!" Yukiko blushed red.
"You little brat!" Ao growled, "don't talk to a Kage like that!"
Zabuza sighed, "typical."
"Well...maybe if you grow a beard," Mei chuckled.
I shrugged, "hey, it can happen," I winked and then took off in a blur of speed, vanishing before their eyes.
The team and I appeared in the Hokage's office. The moment we appeared the ANBU hidden side sprung out, drawing their tanto and leaving them at us while Hiruzen just raised an mildly impressed eyebrow.
"Identification papers," the ANBU with the bear mask asked.
1 handed ours over, they spent a moment looking them over before nodding and stepping back into the shadows.
"Report," the Hokage spoke.
"Sir..." 1 then gave a verbal report of everything that happened since we last met, giving him a quick recap of all our duties and actions. Finally ending with my battle with Yagura and Mei's new position.
"I see, I heard the rumors from Kiri of course, but I never would have believed them," the man looked to me and smiled, "so, a phoenix contract eh?"
"No really sir," I replied, "it was a custom summon I just happened upon during one of my experiments with the time space ninjutsu arts. I found several creatures, though not quite clans of animals, were unique. I managed to tame six of them into working for me. Hinokami is my strongest one."
Lie successful!
"I see, well be careful when dealing with fuinjutsu, especially space time ninjutsu, they're especially dangerous."
I nodded, "yes sir."
"Yami stay, the rest of you dismissed, go home, you have earned a month off. The mission to stop the civil war in Kiri has been officially completed with great success," he instructed.
Ping!
Quest Completed!
Stop the Kiri Civil War
Rewards:
Recipe Scroll: Chakra metal swords with special abilities
+10 skill scroll
Right arm plated armour, S rank
Jutsu scroll: Water Release: Water Clone
Damn, I so want that recipe scroll! But unfortunately I couldn't get it right now.
Immediately everyone else vacated, eager to go home, leaving only me and he Hokage in the office. Sarutobi then looked to me and sighed, "I have to say Yami, you have a way of surprising me every time I see you."
I shrugged, "such is life."
"Over a six months ago you were a chunin, now you're an S level ninja."
"Wait what?"
He put down the bingo book, it looked like this months' edition. I picked it up and turned to the bookmarked page.
Name: Yami
Age: 13
Affiliation: Konoha
Rank: Tokubetsu jonin
Threat level- S
Physical features: Has black spiky hair coming down till his shoulders and black eyes. Wears the common garb of Konoha jonin.
Elemental affinity: Fire, Scorch (claims), Swift
Known jutsus: High ranking fire jutsus, high ranking wind jutsus, enhanced chakra strength, the flying thunder God jutsu, Nova ball (unknown), Mystical palm healing technique, summoning technique (Phoenix)
Prefered jutsus: Scorch release: Dragon's breath, Flying Thunder God jutsu
Yami, no last name, is an orphan from Konoha. He's known to have incredible speed and strength. He mainly uses his daggers, which look handmade and also an Uchiha Gunbai. His main focus is on a quick victory, he chooses not to kill if he can help it.
Notable Acts: Has killed the Fourth Mizukage, Jinchuuriki of the Sanbi
Bounties:
40 million (Iwa) Dead or Alive
5 million (Kumo) Alive
10 million (Sound) Dead or Alive
I blinked, "well this is flattering. Wait, why does it mention my age wrong?"
The Hokage blinked, "did you honestly forget?"
I blinked, "wait...was it my birthday?"
"Yes...three weeks ago...Naruto was angry that you missed it, but he understood you had an important mission," the Hokage sighed.
I nodded, "right, thanks for explaining it to him. Damn...so...this is kind of cool huh?"
"You don't understand the gravity of the situation here Yami," the Hokage said going into his serious mode, "you're now a target, and a big one. That goal you had for yourself? Becoming a new icon that others would think twice about messing with? Well congratulations, you have achieved it. People are comparing you to the Fourth, claiming how you're his second coming."
I groaned, "fuck me."
"Yes, some want exactly that," the man smiled seeing my confused look, "your popularity has made you famous with Kouchis, I suggest to take to wearing your mask and hood once more, it'll be safer for you that way."
I grumbled, "fuck me! That's just what I need! Bloody fan girls!"
"Yes well, such is the bane of all competent shinobis," the man smiled, "but in all seriousness Yami, I'm proud of the man you turned out today. When I heard what you did, fighting off Yagura to allow civilians to escape...honestly your dream of a united world is becoming more and more of a reality everyday."
"Oh please, you never believed in that dream," I scoffed.
"True...but after seeing what you can do? After knowing the kind of person you are….I honestly can't think otherwise," the man smiled, "I suspect Naruto might have a competitor for this hat."
I shook my head, "in all honesty? No way, I would rather die than put on that hat and be stuck as a paper pusher. No offense old man, but your job sucks."
He groaned, "you could at least sugar coat it a little."
"That was sugar coating it."
"Ha, maybe you're right," the man laughed, "maybe this is a useless and thankless job. But….that doesn't change the fact Yami, the way things are going, you're far more qualified to become Hokage than most ninjas I know. It's going to be a long time before Naruto ever even qualifies."
I blinked, "a-are you serious?"
The man nodded, "you're the perfect candidate...which is why it's all the more sadder than you don't wish for the hat."
I chuckled, "yeah...I guess that is a twist...lord Hokage, there is another matter I wish to discuss with you."
"What is it?" the man asked, his glare now serious.
"Alone sir," I motioned to the 'hidden' ANBU, "this could be a potential S rank secret, maybe higher."
"Is it about your parentage?" he asked in wonder.
"No sir...it's something else," I replied.
"Right..." the man made several handsets causing the ANBU to leave and sval sound blocking seals go up, from what I could tell they were all S rank and above.
"So, what is it that you wanted to tell me?" he asked.
"Yagura isn't dead, I managed to capture him alive and am holding him in my status seal," I told the man.
Tick tock, that way the sound of his pipe hitting the floor as his jaw hanged open in shock. "N-no way," he blinked, "I think I'm having a stroke."
I formed the horse seal activating the mystical palm healing jutsu, "er, you're joking right?"
"I hope," he sighed rubbing his nose, "Yami, what the hell were you thinking?! I understand gaining a Biju for ourselves is a great boost in power, but we are just forming an alliance with Kiri! An extremely fragile one at that! A stunt like this will-"
"-He under a genjutsu cast on him by someone with a Mangekyou sharingan," I cut the old man off.
His eyes widened, "w-what?"
"I was about to kill him, really, I was. But just then I felt the presences of a secondary chakra signature running around his mind, altering it. It felt like the chakra signature Itachi used when he tried to cast his genjutsu on me."
"But why would Itachi put the Mizukage under control?" the Hokage asked.
"It wasn't Itachi," I shook my head, "it was someone else. I know Itachi's chakra, that wasn't it."
"Are you telling me there's another Uchiha alive out there? One with the Mangekyou sharingan?" the Third looked serious now.
I nodded, "yes sir. And if my guess is correct, this genjutsu is the reason why Yagura acted so...cruelly, ordering the death of bloodline clans leading to the civil war. He is….under this Uchiha's influence. So you see, I thought this could be useful...or if Kiri found this out, potentially deadly."
"You….you did the right thing Yami," Sarutobi grumbled, "and you're sure he won't be able to escape your storage space?"
"No sir. It's impossible. Only I can release him," I nodded.
"Then keep him with you until we can put him away in a prison he can't break out off," he grumbled, "so much damn paper work! I'll have reassign the entire sealing corps to this as well as put several Yamakas to the process of wiping the genjutsus from his mind. Damn it Yami! If you're going to give me this much work you could at least help by doing some of the god damn paper work!"
I chuckled, "you could just use shadow clones you know."
The man stopped, his eyes widening to a comical degree, "w-what?!"
I sighed, "how the hell do they consider you the Professor when you can't even think of such a stupidly simple solution?"
"Shadow Clone jutsu!" he ignored me and cried out, summoning five clones of himself, "divided the work and get to it!"
"But we don't want to," one grumbled.
"B-bu-"
"-And if you force us we'll just dispel," another snorted.
The Hokage grumbled, "fine! I'll do some with you! Is that enough?"
The clones shrugged and began to work, the Hokage himself looking tired. He turned to me and nodded, "thank you for that, this will make things so much easier Yami."
I shrugged, "it's fine...by the way lord Hokage, have you found anything about my past? My parents? Anything?" I was genuinely curious, did the game mechanics change the real world in any way?
"I'm sorry Yami, btu I could not find anything," the Hokage sighed, "I had one of my best investigating teams on it, but they couldn't find out anything, except for the fact that you were brought to the orphanage by a chunin named To Akuma the day after the Kyuubi attack. He was in charge of gathering the dead children of the shinobis that died that day.
"However, he found you in the wreckage of a building in the South side which is popular for...the more adult situations of a ninja's life. So as far as we can tell, you were a child of a shinobi, but we couldn't track down who's or how they died. But...seeing as your eyes speak for themselves, I suppose at least one of your parents were an Uchiha."
"The south side?" I groaned, "that's...the red light district."
The Hokage nodded, "yes, it would seem so."
"So...chances are my mother was a prostitute and my father was an Uchiha that knocked her up," I clicked my teeth, "damn."
"I understand this is difficult for you Yami, but no one will ever judge you for the actions of your parents. We only care about one thing, the man you are today," the man smiled, "and from what I see, you're origins are far outshined by your actions."
I sighed, "yeah...thanks...I guess that's a good thing huh? If my mom had brought me to the Uchiha clan I would be dead right now, I guess she did the right thing," it was a lie, I know, but I had to act the part, keep up appearances.
"Have you told anyone?" I asked.
"I've spoken to the elders about this," Sarutobi continued, "they were...furious that I let you go on the Kiri mission."
"What did you do?" I asked.
The man smiled, "nothing. The moment news arrived of your defeating a jinchuriki all on your own they shut up. They objected before, since you were one of the few last Uchiha remaining your safety was their top priority. But now, since you have proven even a biju isn't a match for you, they're far more open about this."
I groaned, "I'm surprised Danzo of all people didn't object."
"Oh he had concerns at first," Hiruzen nodded, "but after the Yagura incident he backed down. He actually suggested I give you the full rank of jounin and assign a genin team to you."
I blinked, "please don't! The last thing I need is baby sitting duty!"
The Hokage chuckled, "don't worry, I wasn't planning on it. After all, if you do have a genin team that means you can't take any of the high risk missions that are beginning to obtain."
"Oh hell yes," I grinned at the idea of B and A ranked missions, "when do I begin?"
"A month from now," he replied, "after all, I'm sure you have things to do. Naruto is missing his older brother and I'm sure Sasuke would love to be told that he isn't alone anymore."
"So I have permission to tell him?" I asked surprised.
The Hokage nodded, "yes, and not just him," he took out a form, it was a copy of my ninja papers, except in this one I had a last name, 'Yami Uchiha'.
I sighed, "damn."
"What's wrong? Do you not want people to know?" the old man asked.
"It's not that it's just...all this time I worked hard and fought for my position and place. I didn't even know I was an Uchiha until these eyes popped up after I became a tokubetsu jonin. Now when people find out they'll think it's destiny that I became so powerful, after all an Uchiha is a genius, so why isn't a surprise that he became powerful?"
"I see...well, I understand why you would feel anguish over this Yami, but trust me, people will know the difference. The people who matter. They will know that you didn't gain your title and status because you're an Uchiha, but because you worked for it."
I sighed, "that may be sir, but I'm not going to call myself an Uchiha," I pushed the papers away, "I've been just Yami all my life, and now that I made something off myself, now I get a name? Fuck that. It's like a man abandoning his son, but coming back once the son's makes himself rich by hard work. So if it's all the same to you, I'll keep my name how it is."
The Hokage nodded, "that's reasonable Yami," he took the form and put it away, "very well, as per your request I'll keep your official name out of the papers. But, make no mistake, as far as Konoha is concerned, you are an Uchiha. You may use your eyes and reveal your true origins as per your discretion, but be warned, once you tell people, they will treat you differently Yami."
I shrugged, "I can deal with that. Thank you lord Hokage, this means a lot to me."
The old man smiled, "you're welcome. Now, I'm sure you're exhausted, go on, go home. We'll speak again after your month long break is over."
I nodded, "right," I then activated the seal I kept in my bedroom and flushed away, appearing inside my room which was exactly how I left it.
I opened my senses and found Naruto in his room and Misu in her's, which was my work room that had been remodeled into serving as the older woman's bedroom. I quickly took off my jacket and clothes, slipping into something more comfortable before hitting the bed. I was asleep almost immediately, damn it felt good to be home.
The Next Day:
"Of course I'm going dattebayo!" came a loud scream through the house that woke me up.
I grumbled as I woke up and rubbed my eyes, it was around 7 in the morning. Who the fucks wakes up at seven in the morning and is so goddamn chirpy?!
"Naruto! You need to eat breakfast first!" Misu cried out, "you know Kakashi is always late anyway! And you can't start your day without a proper meal!"
"But grandma!"
"No buts!"
I groaned, 'Uzumakis, all loud and fucking annoying. And a fucking pain in the ass! I so need to buy myself a new apartment.'
"Fine! But if I'm late I'm blaming you!" Naruto cried out.
"Will you both shut up!" I threw open the door, "I'm trying to fucking sleep here!"
"Yami?!" Misu gassed.
Naruto turned form his chair and gasped, his eyes going wide, "Yami! You're back! When did you come home?!"
"Last night," I yawned, "I see some things never change. How have you two been?"
"I'm great!" Naruto cheered, "my team and I saved a princess!"
I blinked, "say what now?"
Naruto chuckled as he began to explain his mission to Snow. It went exactly the same as the movie, they came, they saw, they kicked some ass. And now the land was called the Land of Spring, which was nice.
IT seems along the way Sasuke gained his sharingan, which was nice, I didn't want to think because he never faced Haku and Zabuza his growth was stunted.
So now we sat together, eating the breakfast Misu had made, Naruto winding up his story. "So Naruto, where are you going now?" I asked.
"Eh? Oh, I'm going to meet Kakashi sensei and the others! We're going to have a team meeting at 8!"
I nodded, "I see. Mind if I tag along?"
"Sure! But, don't you have anything to do?" he blinked.
"No, I have some time off," I winked.
"Cool!" Naruto grinned, "then let's do it!"
"So what have you been doing for the past four months Yami?" Misu asked.
I winked, "sorry grandma, but that's a secret."
"Oh come on! Can't you tell us anything?!" Naruto whined.
"Well I can tell you that it had something to do with Kiri, but that's it," I grinned seeing him groan. I put the chopsticks away and got up, "anyway, give me a moment and I'll be with you."
I quickly changed and Naruto and I left, saying goodbye to Misu. We then took off on the roofs, rushing towards training field seven. Well, rushing for Naruto, for me this was like a slow jog.
"We did it!" Naruto cried out as we reached the training field, only see Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi there waiting for us.
"You're late idiot!" Sakura cried out.
"What?!" Naruto gasped, "b-but Kakashi sensei is on time?! How?!"
"Well when it's important I don't show up late," Kakashi replied with a shrug.
"Important?! What's so important?!" Naruto asked.
"I'll tell you, wait for a moment," he waved Naruto down before turning to me and nodding, "hello Yami, I'm glad to see you back home."
"Kakashi," I nodded, "how have you been?"
"Good, can't complain. I heard what you did in Kiri, I have to say, I was very impressed, not many ninjas can survive an attacked from a biju, let alone defeat one."
I shrugged, "it was a combination of luck and skill honestly."
"Hm, from what I heard you came out of that fight with only a broken hand and tattered armour. Other than that you didn't have a scratch on you."
I nodded, "yeah. I ended up losing my battle cloak though, which was kind of disappointing."
"Wait, what happened Kakashi sensei?" Sakura asked, "what did Yami have to face?"
"Sorry Sakura, but that's classified," Kakashi replied.
"Yeah, that's what Yami said too," Naruto huffed, "he wouldn't even tell me what he did!"
"Well...I suppose I could tell you one thing," Kakashi replied, gaining all three genin's attention, "you see Yami over there fought and won against a Kage level opponent."
"What?! A kage level enemy?!" Naruto cried out, "like jiji?!"
Kakashi nodded, "yes, like the Hokage."
"How did you get so strong?" Sasuke asked me.
I shrugged, "I told you, training, planning and skill. You can do it too, you just have to train smart instead of hard."
Sasuke narrowed his eyes and grunted, turning back to Kakashi while Naruto spoke, "just you watch Yami! Soon I'll get strong enough to beat you too! I'll become a jonin too!"
"Well first you'll have to become a chunin Naruto," I chuckled.
"Alright, enough chit chat," Kakashi spoke before Naruto could reply, "it's time for some training. Yami, you want to stick around and watch?"
I shrugged, "sure, why not. I'll just be over there if you need me."
"Right, now, Naruto, let's work on your taijutsu..."
I walked away and sat down under the shade of a tree. I watched them train for a while, focusing on taijutsu today. After a moment I decided to work on myself instead of just wasting time.
I opened my inventory and took out the jutsu scroll I gained as a reward for the Kiri quest;
Ping!
You have learnt a new jutsu!
Water Release: Water Clone, C rank
User creates clones by using water as a medium, the clones possess one-tenth of the user's power and cannot go too far from the original.
CP- 500
Range- 50 feet
Hm, the range limit thing is surprising, but I'm glad I have a second clone jutsu, could be useful. I then took out the one I've been most excited for, the recipe scroll.
Ping!
You have obtained a recipe scroll! Would you like to learn it?!
Y/N?
I pressed yes and;
Ping!
The scroll is based on the chakra natures you control! You have three options to chose from!
Chakra blade types available:
Wind
Fire
Lightning
Earth
Water
Scorch
Swift
Wood
Lava
Boil
Power
Okay, so I have three choices now, that's good, I don't think I could pick just one.
My first choice is Wind, since obviously it would help cutting things. Then would be Scorch, which is slowly becoming my favorite nature release and then...hm, why not go with my most powerful release? Power. It's impossible to create jutsus for it, but it's still powerful and I can still use it.
Ping!
Are you sure these are your choices?
Y/N?
I selected yes and the menu disappeared as the knowledge to make the three chakra blades entered into my head.
Hm, so that's how, I'll have to introduce the chakra natures during the process of smelting along with oiling it up with a condensed oil mixed with my own chakra. Hm, I could use this. Maybe it's time I made myself a weapon.
Ping!
Quest Alert!
Create yourself a weapon!
Rewards:
A new weapon!
2, 000 EXP!
Failure:
Waste of chakra ore
Do you accept?
Y/N?
I said yes and closed the menu. I then opened my inventory and looked through it, finding two skill scrolls inside. Both were +10. I looked over my skills and decided to use one on my chakra enhanced strength skill;
Chakra enhanced strength, Lv- 26 (0%)
Channel chakra into different parts of your body and unleash it with pinpoint accuracy to cause a large amount of damage.
CP cost- 80 per minute
DMG: 40 X STR
I saved the second scroll for later, never know when you could need it in cases of emergencies. I then took out the last reward I gained from the quest, a piece of armour.
It was several black plates tied together with an elastic chain mail that seemed to be able to stretch like cloth. The plates were metal from what I could tell and when I slipped it on, the bands seemed to stretch open before locking back into place, grabbing my limb in a vice.
The forearm were vambracers with a hidden pocket for a kunai on the under arm. There were plates around the bicep and a demon's head on the shoulder stretching outwards with two horns and an oni smile.
The part covering my palms were fingerless with a metal plate on the back of my hand and soft pads on my palms. There were reinforcements around my wrist to prevent it from getting hurt and metal caps over the knuckles.
There were several hidden pockets along the arm, enough space for scrolls and weapons along with a real of wire hidden behind the demon's head.
Right arm plated armour, S rank
Armour crafted by a legendary smith whose name is lost to time. The armour is covered with armour that is virtually unbreakable and cloth that can't be cut by normal kunai. The entire piece of made of a special chakra metal that gets strengthened when supplied with chakra.
Durability- 10,000/10,000
Bonus- 100 CP to double durability
Hidden abilities- ? (Self discovery)
I raised an eyebrow at that last one, self discovery? Meaning I had to figure it out? What a load of crap. Fine, at least it had cool stats, that's enough for me I guess. Plus, it does look pretty cool. Hm, I wonder what will happen if I punch someone with this?
I then spent the rest of the morning just watching them train, intent on just wasting away time. But at around noon though I decided enough was enough and I needed to get back to work. I said goodbye to team seven and walked back into town.
I went over to my editor's publishing office and entered his office. Baroma greeted me eagerly, closing all the curtains and doors to give us some privacy.
"It's been a long time since I saw you last," he said as we sat down at his table, the covers of my book framed and hanging on his wall.
"Long term mission," I shrugged, "how are the sales going?"
He smiled, "couldn't be better. The Potter books have been selling like crazy! I'll admit I was skeptical at first, I only released the first book. But people began eating it up! Two months later I published the second one! However I'm keeping the third one with myself for now, build the tension up."
I nodded, "good. Sell it in like half a year or something, and when you're done tell me, I have the fourth book ready."
He blinked, "already?"
I nodded, "yes, already," as well as the fifth, sixth and seventh. After all I just didn't spend all my time in Kiri fighting and sleeping.
"Well that's good I suppose," he nodded, "by the way, a toy company in Hono called, they were asking if it was possible to license your Justice characters."
I blinked, "really? They took long enough."
"Yes well it's rare to see a book do so well. They had to be sure before they took that risk. So what do you say?"
"What are their terms?"
"Well…."
It was a long boring meeting, I had to change the terms a lot though, so eventually I managed to make myself a nice cozy profit. When that was done Baroma continued to the next topic, "so, have you brought me something? Or is this a social call?"
I smiled, I took out three books, one black, one green and one blue and placed it on his table. The man picked it up eagerly and looked them over.
"The Dark Knight, The Man of Steel and the King of Atlantis? Are these stand alone books?"
I nodded, "yes. In the Batman one he's going to face an enemy that is smarter and far more dangerous than ever before. Probably my best work."
"That's quite a boast," the man sad looking through the pages, "the Joker? Are you sure about the name?"
"Yes, I am," I nodded.
"Fine, I've learnt by now to trust your gut. Now, what about the other two?"
"The Man of Steel is about Superman facing against humanity. Lex Luthor has finally had enough and is planning of destroying him."
"Anything interesting happens in it?"
I smiled, "yes, something interesting," I introduced Doomsday in this book, meaning the Death of Superman arc begins now.
"And this last one?"
"About Aquaman, it's about him gaining his throne back from his younger brother who plans war with the land walkers," I shrugged, "I'm also in the process of writing a Hawkgirl story, a Martian Manhunter and Green Lantern story."
"Meaning it's almost done but you're going to rewrite them several times before you're satisfied."
I smiled, "yup."
"Honestly Yami this is amazing. Your turn out rate is beyond anyone else I know. How do you do it?" he asked.
I shrugged, "I'm a ninja. I have my tricks," having an army of shadow clones at my disposal made my writing rate sooo much quicker. Grinding for the win!
We spoke a little further before I left his office. I then spent the afternoon and evening in the library catching up with Misa. She was so happy to see me again, afraid I would have forgotten about her or something sheesh, as if I would ever do that.
I learnt a few genjutsus for myself, since I can be more open with the Sharingan now I might as well use them. I also picked up a few Earth Release jutsus, though they were far less impressive that I thought;
Earth Release: Rock Pillar Spears, C rank
This technique lets the user create a few rock pillars that will protrude from the ground to skew the target.
CP cost- 500
DMG- 300
Earth Release: Rock Pillar Prison, D rank
A technique that makes use of the rock terrain by creating multiple rock pillars that emerge from beneath the target and trap them.
CP cost- 100
Durability- 50/50
Earth Release: Flying Thrown Stones, D rank
After slamming his hands on the ground, user sends a multitude of rocks from the ground to fly at the target.
CP cost- 200 for 20 stones
DMG- 50 per stone
Earth Release: Earth and Stone Bamboo Shoot, C rank
This technique condenses the soil and rock in the area to sprout out in the form of four large spikes which attack the target from four separate directions in an attempt to skewer the opponent making it harder to evade.
CP cost- 800
DMG- 500
Durability- 1,000/1,000
I then spent the evening watching a movie, it was actually the one staring that princess chic Naruto saved. Not bad, but not great either. Honestly, I could write a better script. Hm, maybe I should? I'm sure there's lots of money to be had, plus I could use the ideas from my home world to make the story, I could rich! Er, richer.
It was late now, well past midnight, I had caught the last show. And as I walked through the quiet and darkened streets of Konoha I felt someone approach me. They tried their hardest to hide their chakra, but it was almost half assed in their attempt.
I took a turn into the public park which was still open, I felt the person following me keep to the shadows. I stopped at the children's park and sat down on a swing set, pushing myself gently, "I can sense you, you might as well show yourself."
"I wasn't hiding," came the person's reply as a figure creeped out from the shadows. I blinked, I honestly wasn't expecting Danzo of all people to show up before me. I narrowed my eyes and studied him, back then I didn't have the time, but now I did.
Danzo Shimura, The Root
Lv- 86
REP- 56
His chakra structure was like a maze, so many different parts from one man. I could sense something pleasant coming from his right arm, like a fresh breeze, but punctured through it was the scent of something else, something powerful.
I felt that scent before, twice, in myself and in Itachi. The scent of the sharingan. Sasuke's chakra pathways haven't yet been affected by it, but Danzo's has. And from what I can tell, he had, one...three...ten...woah.
"Ah, Danzo, I was wondering when you were going to show up."
"Your sensory powers are astounding," Danzo commented as he stepped ten feet before me, "most jounins can't detect me."
"Most jounins aren't me," I replied, "so, what can I do for you oh great elder of Konoha?"
"You have a mouth on you, not a trait a ninja should have," Danzo glared.
"A ninja is only silent when he faces an enemy," I glared at him, "are you my enemy?"
Danzo was silent for a moment before he spoke, "that depends. As long as you are loyal to this village, then we are allies."
I sighed, "well that's kind of silly of you...why are you here?"
"To ask you a question," he replied, "tell me, what does being a ninja mean to you?"
I blinked, "why are you asking me that?"
"Humor an old man, please," he said dispassionately.
I sighed, "well...to me a ninja is someone with power. The power to change the world, whether through a death or through saving a life. A ninja is the best that man can be...or the worst."
"Yes, but what do you think a ninja should be?"
"A ninja should be a hero," I told him, "it's an idealistic view I know, but if no one believes that it can be done, then it will never be done."
"But you believe that a ninja can be a saviour?"
I nodded, "yes, I know it. If a ninja fights for what's right, if he fights for the people, then the world will be a better place for it."
"Tell me Yami, who do you fight for? Konoha, or yourself?"
I shrugged, "I fight for those that can't defend themselves. I find fighting for yourself kind of a boring idea, it's...stupid honestly. And pointless."
"And how far would you be willing to go to save the people?" he asked.
I narrowed my eyes, "what's your point?"
"I am aware that you have the Sanbi locked away in your status seals," Danzo said bluntly, "while Sarutobi believes your story of brainwashing, I find it...a waste of time."
"So what's your idea?" I asked.
"To remove the Sanbi from Yagura and seal it away in one of our own," Danzo replied, "that way Konoha will have true power, power to strengthen its borders and protect it's people. With two bjus on our side, we will be invisible."
Ping!
Quest Alert!
Give the Sanbi to Danzo!
Rewards:
5,000 EXP!
?
Failure:
-40 REP with Danzo
Do you accept?
Y/N?
"I see..." I narrowed my eyes. The man was fucking crazy! I knew he was bad based on the manga but this was just ridiculous! He needed to be stopped, and...maybe it's time I do it.
Ping!
Quest Alert!
Kill Danzo!
Rewards:
Danzo's remains
Failure:
Death
Do you accept?
Y/N?
Hmm...if I'm serious about this...then the best time to do it is right now. He's alone, I can't sense anyone with genin level chakra 200 feet from here, meaning none of his Root members followed him.
I need to get him alone and since this is going to make a lot of noise I need a place to fight. Maybe I can flash him outside of the city, maybe...hm, the desert around Suna sounds like a good place...yes...yes I remember that cave that my team rested in during our courier mission, I hide a marker there. But I'll have to use chakra to get there and the moment he knows, he'll attack me, I need to be at 100%.
And there's also the matter of his eyes, those ten eyes on his hand and the one in his right socket. Out of all of them, the one in his socket is the most valuable, it belonged to Shisui and has some sort of super genjutsu inside it.
One of the rewards for the quest is Danzo's corpse, meaning I can harvest it. Which also means those ten eyes, Shisui's one eye and the Hashirama cells in his body could be useful. I'll have to research more, try and figure out how to make them useful but...yes….I can use this.
I need a plan, a plan to make sure Danzo can't escape death using Izanagi, which will allow him to escape death while taking away an Uchiha eye. I'll have to first remove the eyes from his possession, starting with Shisui's.
I stared at the man, he didn't' seem bothered, I suspect he thinks I'm debating mentally if I should follow him or not. He doesn't realise in actuality I'm planning on trying to kill him.
Five minutes later I had a plan, I selected yes for the quest to kill Danzo and no for the quest to give him the Sanbi.
I stood up from the swing and sighed, "if I do this...how am I going to explain to the Hokage about the Sanbi disappearance?"
Danzo's face relaxed, "I'll help you cover the escape. You can simply claim that while you slept the Sanbi reached out to the Kyuubi and using its influence managed to gain enough power to break out of your seal and escape. It will be difficult, but I'll vouch for your claim."
I nodded, "yeah...yeah that might work...fine. I'll give you the Sanbi, but under on condition."
Lie successful!
Danzo nodded, "what is that?"
"I want to be the new host for the biju."
Danzo opened his one visible eye, "what?"
"You want me to trust you? Then this is the only way. I'm putting my faith in you and giving the Sanbi over for the sake of the village. And in return I want you to trust that I won't abuse that power. Make me the protector for the village, Naruto isn't nearly ready enough for that role, so allow me to take his place."
Danzo was silent for a minute before speaking, "you care for the boy dearly."
"Yes...he's my brother."
"Very well," he nodded, "the Sanbi will be sealed into you. I'll perform the ritual myself, you have my word that it will be done. We'll have to keep your status a secret from Sarutobi."
I shrugged, "won't be a problem, I can control it with my Sharingan if need be."
Danzo nodded, "understood."
"I see from your lack of surprise you know?"
"I do, yes. I was surprised when Hiruzen first told me but...I'm glad you were not lost to Itachi's blade. A powerful shinobi like you is invaluable."
I smiled, "thanks. Now, shall I show you where I kept the beast?"
"It is not on you?" Danzo asked surprised.
"No, if people knew they would come after it, and they would be merciless," I got off the swing and lead them man away, "come, I'll show you where it's kept."
He looked unsure, but followed me anyway. We walked across the park, the same way Naruto and I first did when we first came here. Soon the stone fire statue was seen, I stopped before it and looked down the blue Konoha leaf shined brightly, Danzo walked up to me, the plan was going perfectly.
"Where is it?" Danzo asked.
"In there," I pointed at the fire stone.
"You sealed the body inside the Will of Fire?" Danzo asked, "impressive."
I shrugged, "I do what I can, now," I held out my hand, "it's hidden behind an invisible seal of my own design, I'll show you it's matrix."
Danzo groaned, "can't you just unseal the body?"
"I could but then you still would not be able to see the body," I shrugged.
"Can't you remove the invisibility seal?" he asked.
"It's linked in with the chakra suppression seals," I told him, "I had to sneak the body out of Mist after all, I had to take every precaution."
Lie successful!
"I see...very well," Danzo held out his hand.
I smiled, I took it gently into my own and then pressed the blue glowing leaf opening the natural dungeon menu. I selected the first level option and we both were hit by a flash of light.
"W-what was that?" Danzo asked as he looked around, "where are we?"
I moved, I tightened my hold on his free left hand, Danzo tried to move away, but I was on him. My left hand flew into his right socket, the fingers were covered with wind chakra, allowing it to cut through the bandages and sink into his eye lids.
I made sure not to hurt the eye, Danzo tried to move away, but my finger closed in around the eyeball and a tiny amount of wind chakra was applied to the optic nerve, cutting it. I pulled the eyeball out and let Danzo go, allowing the man to leap away.
"ARGH!" he cried holding his bleeding socket. I was delicate not to harm the eye, but everything else around it was fair play.
I looked at the eyeball in my hand, it was unmistakably a sharingan, I opened the inventory and threw it inside. I then turned to the man, he growled, "what are you doing?!"
I didn't speak, I was focused on the task ahead. I moved through hand seals, Danzo's remaining eye widened in shock, I'm guessing he recognized this pattern. Immediately his right hand came out, he removed the metal gauntlets sealing it and the bandages around it, but just as the last strip was coming off, I vanished from his sight.
'Swift Release: Speed up times 1,000!' I wasn't taking any chances, I wanted that arm! I took out a chakra trench knife and channeled wind chakra into it. I swung at his shoulder, where I could clearly see the arm had been grafted onto his body.
SWISH!
The knife cut through it like butter. Blood sprayed out, but it moved slowly, so very slowly.
Ping!
You gained a critical strike! DMG is multiplied by 5!
500 X 5 = 2,500
Danzo: 98,500/100,000
Ping!
Danzo has gained bleeding status!
-100 HP every second!
Good, that meant he would die in around fifteen minutes even if I did nothing. I'm guessing his HP is so low because he's so old. I expected more from a level 89 threat. Oh well.
I grabbed the arm and put it inside my inventory. I then slapped a Flying Thunder God seal on his lower right back, that way even if he detected it, he wouldn't be able to remove it physically, since he lacked an arm. I then moved away and cut off the Swift Release, allowing time to restart as normal.
"GRAH!" Danzo cried out as he fell to his knees holding his stump of a hand. His visible eye widened, "you bastard! I'll have your head for this!"
"How?" I asked as I formed a shadow clone with 500 CP that began to form a Rasen Nova blast in my hand, "how are you going to kill me? When you're going to die here? Alone...and with no one around to hear your screams?"
"Y-you bastard!" he cried out, "if you kill me then the entirety of Konoha will suffer! Without me leading the darkness it's enemies will come for it!"
I snorted, "I doubt that."
"You'll see!" he roared, "I'm the only thing keeping them at bay! My Root-"
"-Are obsolete," I cut him off, "they're useless to the highest degree. The moment I kill you those emotionless bastards will die off one by one, without no one to lead them, the snake will die."
"You've doomed us all," he growled.
"Maybe...but with people like you who so love war, peace will never be an option" I told him as I handed the Rasen Nova Blast over to my clone, "you're like a cancer Danzo, you need to be cut out."
"As if I'll let you!" he cried out as he got to his feet. The clone flashed away, I moved back as it appeared behind Danzo using the anchor seal and smashed the ball into his back, causing a big explosion that shattered the ground and covered the area in a flash of bright blue light.
BOOM!
I waited until the dust cleared before walking towards the center of the crater. I looked around and found nothing, not even his ashes. Did he manage to escape? No, he was crippled with no sharingan eyes to use the Izanagi with, he was trapped like a rat, I know it.
Ping!
Quest Completed!
Kill Danzo!
Rewards:
Danzo's remains
Ping!
You have gained +100,000 EXP from killing Danzo!
Yami, Protector of Hono
Level- 54 (48,400/100,700)
HP- 14,750/14,750 (+20)
SP- 7,250/7,250
CP- 14,225/14,225
CONTROL- 100%
FIRE- 100% WIND- 100% LIGHTNING- 100% WATER- 100% EARTH- 100%
SCORCH- 100% SWIFT- 100% WOOD- 100% LAVA- 100% BOIL- 60%
POWER- 100%
Allegiance- Konoha
STR- 165 (+5)
VIT- 110
DEX- 110
INT- 110 (+2)
CHA- 330
CC- 250
LUC- 102 (+5)
Points- 21
Nice. That confirms it, he's dead. The fallout from this won't be that bad, maybe a couple of Root members will try to kill me, but I can take care of them. And if it gets really bad, I can just talk to Sarutobi about it.
I then turned to the forest, slowly several Rattatas and Meowth's the locals of this dungeon came out to see what caused the explosion. I sighed, I couldn't leave until I deal with them. Great.
I took out a kunai and in around an hour of lasly killing pokemon, I gained around 1,000 EXP before I was able to leave this stupid dungeon.
I found myself in the park again and I immediately took off, leaving no trace I was ever there. I came home and immediately made several clones to set up booby traps everywhere, if someone tried to sneak in, who wasn't an Uzumaki or me, they would be captured, bound and seal away like a mummy.
And if they managed to get out of that, then he lethal options would kick in. They wouldn't be able to make it past that without making some noise, which will hopefully alert someone who is here who is being targeted, like Naruto, or Sakura is she came over.
With that done I returned to my room, I wanted to begin dissecting Danzo's arm and begin experimenting with the sharingan eyes, but I can't, I need a lab for that and I need to b medically savvy for that. Damn it, looks like it's time to get my own place.
The Next Morning:
Naruto and I were eating breakfast, Misu had already left for the day, she not had a job at the academy teaching seals to the youngsters there. Nothing too advanced, like the Uzumaki seals, but rather basic ones.
Misu insisted on getting a job, she refused to be a moocher for the rest of her life. So the old woman got one, I was honestly amazed someone at her age could still work, but then again she was an Uzumaki, that meant something.
"So what are you going to do today Yami?" Naruto asked as we washed the dishes.
I shrugged, "well, I suppose it's time I get myself my own place. This place is getting a bit too crowded for me. I need my work space back."
"W-wah?! You're moving out!" Naruto cried out.
I nodded, "yup. But don't worry, I spoke to the landlord, I'll just be moving into the apartment below you, so I won't' be that far."
"Oh thank god! I thought you were going to move somewhere fancy now that you're a jounin!" Naruto sighed dramatically.
I chuckled, "no way in hell. Anyway, why don't you go ahead Naruto. If you need anything I'll be here moving or in the hospital."
"Oh? Why? Are you sick?" NAruto blinked as he strapped his stuff away.
"No no, I'm just trying to pick up a few more advanced medical techniques," like body modifications, "anyway, I'll see you later."
"Right, bye Yami!" Naruto cried out as he ran out the door, slamming it shut behind him.
I smiled, hyperactive kid. After washing everything up I went downstairs to the land lord and spoke to him for over an hour, finally settling in on a price to buy off the apartment below my present one.
The paperwork would take a few days, but he handed me the keys already, knowing I was good for the cash.
I then began the process of moving out. I used a hundred clones, each with only 10 CP, to move all my stuff out and set up my new place. I layered my new apartment will security seals as well, liking them with the seals in Naruto's place, to warn me if the Root tried to go in there, thinking I still lived with him.
One of the major factors for me deciding to move out is because of Naruto and Misu, I didn't want them getting involved with me and the Root. That would make things needlessly complicated.
Since this was my place, and I wasn't eager to have more roommates, I decided to change it up a bit. I planned to knock down a wall using an Earth jutsu and connect two bed rooms together, making it larger. I would use this or my lab.
I also planned on layer the walls of my lab with layers upon layers of seals, making it almost unreachable. I even designed a seal that would make the Byakugan's sight hazy while peering into this room, not a full solution, but a solution nonetheless.
If I was going to use this room to experiment with Danzo's arm and eyes I need complete privacy, hopefully I'll get it now.
I left the clones instructions, though at this point it was kind of pointless since they already knew what I was planning to do. I then left my new apartment and made my way to the hospital, intent on asking the head doctor there for some help. I needed more knowledge, hopefully he can spare some time for me.
But just then I felt it, a monstrous chakra princess, sealed away, but definitely there. There was bits of it leaking out...damn, it wasn't as powerful as the Sanbi, but it was still much larger than any Jonin I know. Maybe Kisame could beat it but..it wasn't him.
Wait, the chunin exams, Gaara! Fuck! He's here?! Now?!
I walked towards the chakra signature, I didn't run, I didn't want people's attention drawn to me. Gaara had already entered Konoha, he was slowly walking inside before stopping near the heart of the town. I walked over to their signatures, I could feel two more near him and a fourth suddenly rushing in.
I walked over and quickly found them. I leaped onto a roof top and spied down at the scene before me. Kankuro had Konohamaru in his hands, holding him up as Naruto, Sakura and Konohamaru friends watched in anger.
"Let go of me!" Konohamaru cried out.
"Hey fat ass! Let go of the kid!" Naruto cried out, only to have Sakura immediately hit him up the head and whisper to him to remain silent.
"You're annoying," the puppeteer snorted, "I hate midget kids, especially little ones that are rude, makes me want to kill them."
"I'm not involved in this," Temari sighed as she stepped away from her brother.
"You need to learn some manners kid," Kankuro snorted as he raised his fist to punch a flinching Konohamaru.
"Hey! Stop it!" Naruto cried out as he ran to stop him, only for a stone to come flying out and hit the Suna ninja in the hand.
"What the-who threw that?!" everyone turned to see Sasuke in a tree, tossing a pebble in his hand lazily.
"What is a Suna ninja doing in our village?" he asked.
Temari blushed a little while Sakura sighed, "thank God."
"Hey Teme! Stop showing off!" NAruto cried out in anger.
"Boss!" Konohamaru ran and hide behind Naruto, "why didn't you save me?!"
"I-I was going to!"
"Liar!" he cried out.
"Hey punk!" Kankuro cried out, "get down here! I hate people like you the most!"
"Kankuro stop it!" Temari cried out, "you're making a scene!"
"Not until I teach him a lesson!" the puppet boy said as h took out the giant bandage covered puppet he had on his back.
Sasuke was about to leap down and fight when a new voice called out from behind him, "Kankuro, stop it."
And the sand ninjas went still with fear. Everyone turned and standing upside down on a tree branch was Gaara, looking unimpressed by all of this. He locked eyes with his brother, "you're an embarrassment to our village."
"B-but Gaara! They started it!"
"Losing control of yourself in a fight, how pathetic," the sand jinchuuriki said.
"But-"
"-Shut up, or I'll kill you," Gaara leaked out Killing intent so powerful everyone shivered. It was comparable to the amount Itachi himself leaks out, so it was impressive for a human, but a jinchuriki? He was nothing compared to the Sanbi.
Gaara turned to Sasuke, "I apologize for the trouble my brother caused you," he then vanished in a swirl of sand and appeared next to his siblings, "come, it's time to go. We didn't come here to play."
"Hey wait, why are you all here?" Sakura asked, "you're from Suna right? I understand we're allies and all, but why are you in our village?"
"Shesh, are you clueless?" Temari rolled her eyes as she held up a pass, "we're here for the chunin exams, duh."
"W-what?! The Chunin exams are happening?!" Naruto sounded excited.
"You didn't know?" Temari sounded surprised.
"No! Yes! I finally have a chance to catch up to Yami!" Naruto cheered.
"Hey Boss, who's Yami?" Konohamaru asked innocently.
"Yami's my brother!" Naruto smiled, "he's the coolest ninja ever! He's my age but he's already a jounin!"
"Woah! That's so cool!" Konohamaru said as he and his corps had their eyes wide and glowing.
"Are you talking about Yami the second Flash?" Gaara asked with serious eyes.
"What's it to you?" Sasuke asked as he landed before Gaara, "why does it interest you."
"I heard rumours about him," Gara glare turned deadly, "he would be worthy to prove my existence."
"Prove your existence? What does that mean?" Naruto blinked.
"It means he wants to kill him to prove he's stronger," Kankuro smiled.
"No way!" Naruto cried out, "Yami's a jonin! There's not way black eyes over there can kill him!"
"We will see," Gaara replied.
"You can't do it anyway," Sasuke stepped in, "he's jonin, there's no reason he would agree to fight you."
"That is true," Gaara's eyes then landed on Naruto, "you said you were his brother yes?"
Naruto gulped, "y-yeah."
"Then you will serve as bait," Gaara nodded.
"W-what?! Gaara! You can't do that!" Temari cried out.
"Shut up," he snapped, "or I'll kill you," the blond haired girl nodded as she stepped away. Gaara then turned to Naruto, "now, come with me, lead me to your brother."
"Like hell I will!" Naruto cried out, "you'll have to go through my dead body!"
"Well...if you insist," Gaara stepped forward, time for me to step in.
"Now is that any way to treat your allies?" I called out as I revealed myself to them, sitting on the edge of the roof, my legs swinging about freely.
"Yami!" Naruto cheered.
"He's Yami?" Temari's eyes widened, "is this village filled with dreamy guys?!"
"How long have you been there?" Gaara asked.
I shrugged, "long enough to gather what was going on," I turned to the leaf ninjas, "stand down you guys, I'll take care of this."
"We're not leaving you alone with them," Sasuke replied, "we stick together."
I smiled "wow, I'm surprised to hear you say that, I'm touched Sasuke, really I am. But that wasn't a request, it was an order. You can't fight him, not right now, leave," I turned to the Suna ninjas, "and that goes double for you. If you start a fight in this village I'll make sure all three of you get disqualified, is that understood?" I said leaking out a bit of killing intent that matched Gaara's.
Temari gulped, "y-yes sir." Kankaro nodding furiously the same way.
Sasuke growled, "fine," he looked at the redhead, "what's your name?"
"Gaara of the desert," Gaara replied, "and yours?"
"Sasuke Uchiha," Sasuke announced.
"I see...very well, I'll remember that."
"Hey! What about me?! Do you want to know my name as well?!" Naruto asked excitedly.
Gaara spared him one look, "no."
Naruto looked crushed, "oh man, Konohamaru, am I not cool?"
"No boss," the little kid replied honestly, further depressing Naruto.
Gaara then turned to me, "and you are Yami, the Flash."
I smiled, "oh, I'm a lot more than that Gaara. Now scram," I motioned with my hand. The boy glared at me one last time before leaving with his siblings. I then turned around and spotted three ninjas, all wearing sound headbands watching us, they flinched when they released I had caught them, "I don't like repeating myself."
They vanished immediately.
"Woah! Who were those guys?!" Naruto asked.
I leaped and landed before them, "Sound ninjas, annoying really."
"Sound? I don't remember that village," Sakura replied.
"It's a new one," I shrugged, "very new. Now," I turned to Sasuke, "don't even think about fighting him head on."
"Why not?" he asked.
"Because you will die," I replied, "I doubt even I can beat him head on, unless I go all out from the gate."
"S-seriously?! He's that powerful?!" Naruto cried out.
I nodded, "yes, he is. Now, don't you have a jonin sensei to go bug?"
"Oh, right!" Naruto chuckled, "hey wait a moment! The chunin exams are here! That's what she said right?! Do you think we can join in?!"
I shrugged, "I don't know. Why don't you ask your sensei?"
"Right! Come on Sakura! Teme! We need to let Kakashi sensei let us join!"
"Do you think we're ready?" Sakura asked.
"We won't know unless we try," Sasuke replied.
We sent the Konohamaru corps on their way and went to training ground seven, I walked with them, just to make sure Gaara didn't come back and try to kidnap Naruto again. That would be bad, very bad. I guess the hospital would have to wait.
We arrived at the bridge leading into training field seven and were forced to wait as Kakashi hadn't yet arrived.
So they began to talk instead. Sasuke turned to me, "how strong is he?"
I raised an eyebrow, "if I had to guess? Maybe high chunin, definitely low jonin."
"And me?"
"Low chunin," his level was 38, "sorry."
Sasuke clicked his teeth, "I need to train more."
I shrugged, "yeah, you do."
Sasuke and I spoke some more about how to properly track someone using their chakra, he was ashamed he didn't notice Gaara beforehand, so he asked me for advice. In the one hour make, Kakashi finally arrived.
"Yo," he greeted us.
"You're late!" Naruto cried out.
"Sorry, I got lost on the road of life," Kakashi shrugged, he then noticed me, "Yami? Here again I see. Don't you have something better to do?"
I shrugged, "not really, no."
"Right...well, anyway I know this is sudden but I have nominated all three of you for the upcoming chunin exams," he took out three forms and handed them out.
"Yes!" Naruto cheered, "finally! Now it's my turn!"
"Where are they happening?" Sasuke asked.
"Right here in Konoha," Kakashi explains as he began to go into the details, the genins taking in the information like sponges. When he was done he smiled, "well? Are you interested?"
"Damn right I am!" Naruto cheered, "Yami's already a jounin! If I don' catch up fast he'll leave me in the dust!"
"Being a chunin will help me become stronger," Sasuke's simple reply.
"I-I think so," Sakura said, not sounding sure, something Kakashi and I noticed.
"Well...the exam is in tomorrow at 4 pm in the Academy at room 301. The particulars are on the paper, if you feel you aren't ready, don't show up. Good luck," and with that he vanished, leaving us alone.
"Damn it Kakashi sensei!" Naruto cried out, "you can't just leave! What about training! We need to prepare for the chunin exams!"
I shrugged, "I can train you if you like."
"What?! Are you serious Yami?!" Naruto did a total 180, going from angry to excited in seconds.
"I have a month off, I don't mind," I shrugged, noticing Sakura and Sasuke looking curious as well, "I can help all three of you if you want."
"Y-you wouldn't mind?" Sakura asked, sounding unsure.
I nodded, "you're a team, it wouldn't be fair if only one of you got training. Besides, Kakashi sure as hell won't be training you."
"Yeah! What kind of sensei is he! He never trains us!" Naruto grumbled.
I shrugged, "it's not his job to train every aspect of your life, that's a master's job. You're his genin students, meaning it's your job to pester him for training, not the other way around."
Sasuke grunted, "is that what your sensei did?"
I shrugged, "Ko sensei was a lot nicer about it, but yeah. If we wanted something we needed to ask him, or tell him where we wanted help. In this world things won't be handed over to you, you need to take it. Within reason of course."
They were silent for a long time, digesting my words. Finally though Naruto spoke up, "so Yami! What are you going to teach us first?!" that got their attention.
I smiled, "well that's simple, I'm going back to the the basics, chakra control."
"What?! But that sounds so boring!" Naruto whined, "can't you teach us something cool?! Like a new jutsu?!"
I raised an eyebrow, "boring is it? Well then, tell me," I jumped away from them, a good fifty feet. I pulled my hand back, channeled chakra into it and brought it down onto the ground.
KRAKOM!
The ground around me broke apart, the genin were so scared they leaped away, but I kept the destruction localised, creating a crater twenty feet wide and 8 feet deep.
I leaped out of the crater and landed before them holding my dusty fist, "was that boring?"
Naruto gulped as Sakura looked horrified and Sasuke looked down right afraid. "H-how did you do that?" Sasuke asked.
"I channeled chakra into my arm and let it out the instant before impact. But it's dangerous, extremely dangerous, like a rubber band. Let go too soon and you'll hurt yourself, too late and you'll hurt yourself. You need near perfect chakra control for this, so….do you still think that's lame?"
They shook their heads so fast I thought it would fall off. I smiled, "good, now," I turned back to the crater ad began going through seals ending with dg, "Water Release: Rampaging water!" I spat out a large glob of water from my mouth filing the giant puddle up to the rim with water.
"The second chakra control exercise I'm going to teach you is water walking," I explained as I began walking on the water surface, "the concept is similar to tree walking, except it's a lot harder because you need to account for surface tension and the water movement. Do this, and you'll find yourself wasting less chakra and being more precise."
"Cool," Naruto blinked.
"Thanks, now, Sakura, why don't you go first?" I suggested moving away.
"Me? But why me?" she asked blinking.
"You have the best chakra control out of all three of them," I shrugged as I stepped onto dry land, "you'll probably get this the fastest."
Sakura nodded as she slowly stepped forward, putting one foot on the water and then another. She was shaking, trying hard to keep herself from falling, before finally she stood perfectly still on top of the water.
"Good job Sakura!" Naruto cheered loudly for his girlfriend.
I nodded, "good. Now the rest of you try, and when you're good enough to run on water we can begin training in other areas."
"How will this help me?" Sasuke asked, "I understand Sakura and Naruto, but why me?"
"It'll help reduce the amount of chakra you waste when using the sharingan," I told him, "meaning you'll be able to use it for a longer time. That good enough for you?"
He practically teleported over to the sink hole I made, trying his best to walk on water, but instead sinking into it, "keep trying," I encouraged him, he nodded and pulled himself out before trying again.
Soon Naruto also joined, Sakura stayed dry and stood over them, giving them helpful tips and encouraging them both. Naruto and Sasuke were competing again, good, maybe they might learn this by the end of the day.
I took out a book on advanced seal making my Jiraiya and laid back and began to read, might as well do something to pass the time.
Around noon though I was interrupted. "Yo Yami!" I lowered the book to see Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke all standing perfectly still on the water. Naruto grinned brightly while Sakura smiled and even Sasuke looked satisfied.
"Walk," I told them, and saw them easily do the task. I smiled, "alright, what do you want to learn?"
"A new jutsu!" Naruto cried out.
"C-could you help with my taijutsu?" Sakura asked.
"Do you know any fire jutsus?" Sasuke asked.
I nodded, "alright," I made three clones, "each clone will help you out. But they will only last for about and hour and a half, so try to make the most out of them."
"You're not going to teach us yourself?" Naruto asked.
"No," I told him, "I have to be somewhere else," besides, if Gaara hadn't made a move yet knowing his impulsive nature then he might not do anything just yet, Naruto was in the clear.
"Oh...okay! Bye then!" Naruto cheered as the clones took each one aside and began training them.
I left the training field and headed to the hospital. I managed to get the doctor to allow me access to the medical library, being a tokubetsu jonin gave me special privileges like this.
I took up books on body modification and on mutations, reading them up quicker then a fat man eating pizza.
Two hours quickly went by, meaning my clones had already dispelled. It seems my clone had Sakura go through medical texts in the library and chakra control exercises to improve her control, meaning he wanted her to get a head start of her super strength training.
Naruto had learnt two more wind jutsus from me, though I made sure he understood how important it was for him to learn them properly. And Sasuke had also learn two fire jutsus, though he was more understanding and patient when I taught him, which was odd for him
Around four though I began to noise powerful signatures approach me. Several off them. I took a peek and noticed an ANBU mask wearing individual looking at me. Ah, so Root finally caught on.
Medical knowledge, Lv- 11 (9%)
Your knowledge about the human body.
Chance of success- 55%
I managed to level up my medical knowledge by one, I was just about to continue when I felt another powerful signature approach, this caused the Root members to scatter.
I looked over and saw an ANBU member leap over to the hospital, climbing to the window near me and pushing it open. He was a Wolf mask, "the Hokage asks for your preakness."
I raised an eyebrow, could it be about Danzo? Neah, no proof. I nodded, "I'll be there," I put the books away into my inventory, the ANBU made no comment on it, by now the upper brass new of my storage seals and sort of just went with it.
I took off, leaving the ANBU in my dust. I reached the Hokage's office and entered through the door. "YOu wished to see me Lord Hokage?" I asked stepping inside.
"Ah, Yami, yes, come in," Hiruzen motioned me inside.
I stood before him, "sir."
"Yami...I require you to tell me the truth to this question I am going to ask you," he said seriously, "have you had any contact with Danzo?"
Shit.