I took three kids with me to the Hokage tower. At reception as expected my mother works as a receptionist.
"Mom, did you have lunch?"
She was surprised by my sudden arrival. "Huh! Hirata, why are you here?" She looked at the kids clinging to me. "Who are these kids?"
I smiled, "I want to meet Hokage-sama to talk about these kids."
Just then their stomach rumbled enough for us to hear clearly. While they tried to hide by holding it mother looked towards the kids who were clinging to me and smiled and said, "First, we will have lunch since the kids were hungry. I will inform the Hokage-sama on your behalf, but what is the reason for you to meet the Hokage?"
"Tell him it's about the orphanage. Kids from the orphanage wanted to meet him so I brought them here to talk directly with him."
Soon after, she filed a complaint and forwarded it to the secretary. After she finished we moved towards the cafeteria for lunch. After two hours, Hokage-sama permitted us to meet him. I took the kids to the Hokage room and while standing in front of the door, I looked towards the kids, "kids, when you meet the Hokage, you should greet him politely. Tell him what your day is like at the orphanage and don't miss anything, okay?"
They nodded as I opened the door before entering the Hokage office. The Hokage-sama seems to be busy since he is looking through various documents and his secretary and two more people were also present.
I walked in and saluted Hokage-sama. Thus, watching me, kids imitated me and greeted the Hokage. The Hokage-sama stopped his work and looked at the kids and then looked at me. "Hirata you interrupted my precious work. If the problem is not major enough you will be punished for this."
"I will accept punishment if I am found guilty. I will present my report shortly. I met them while they were playing on the ground without guardians. After asking them I thought there was some problem in the orphanage. Since the orphanage is directly under your jurisdiction, I thought it would be better to inform you. Another reason for me to come directly to you is that..." I lifted the boys' shirts so everyone could see clearly. The backs of two kids were covered with red and black lashes.
At first, I didn't know but after seeing their behavior I assumed child abuse was likely. That's why I headed straight to the Hokage office instead of filing a complaint against the orphanage head.
I reported everything from the moment I saw kids lying in the dirt to the moment I decided to bring them to the Hokage. After listening to everything Hokage-sama looked at the kids, "hohoho… kids don't worry about anything. Now tell me how things are going at the orphanage."
After hearing about the daily life in the orphanage from the children, Hokage-sama's face darkened but soon returned to normal. He looked at me, "Hirata can you take care of these kids for today? It would be better if you were the one since they were already close to you."
"Yes Hokage-sama"
"Then you can leave now. You will take care of these kids for one day and that will be a D-rank mission for you."
Listening to him directly issue a mission, I was overjoyed and happily said, "yes, Hokage-sama"
After that, we left the Hokage office. The moment we left the Hokage office, Hokage-sama's face darkened again and he ordered, "Investigate everything about the orphanage and I won't report by tomorrow morning. Apprehend if needed."
I headed to the reception desk where my mother worked. She is working at reception and I said to her, "Mom, Hokage-sama gave me a mission, babysitting three kids for one day."
Mom chuckled, "ho… then best of luck."
I snorted and said, "I want your help, okay? I don't know how to babysit."
"Ok… ok… you bring the kids home and wait for me. I will come home after my working hours are over."
I shook my head, "nope, there are still three hours left. So, I will bring them to play until then and after that, we will go home together."
I walked to the ground with the kids so they could play. Slowly three hours passed and I brought them to mom so that we could go home together. Along the way, we brought necessary items for kids to live comfortably. But they can use them until they get clean.
Tonight our family has grown by three, one adult and seven kids including me. After dinner, the kids started playing with themselves. I was a bit surprised to see how quickly they got closer and started discussing who was taller and who was smaller.
Apart from my mother and me, Hana is the oldest and thus the first big sister after me. Asmya is the next oldest, a few months older than Riku and Ichiro, so she is the second big sister. Riku and Ichiro were the third and fourth brothers. Finally, Matsuda, a four-year-old, is the fifth brother, and Misaki, a three-year-old, is the sixth.
Though these three will stay only for one or two days they still become closer, which may be due to the same origin. That was when I felt a sharp pain in my heart, as though a nail had been nailed into my heart. In my previous life, I was also an orphan, but now by the grace of God, I have a mother. So, I am eternally grateful to her. Maybe that's why I was closer to these children. Even though this is going to be a short moment I want to enjoy this short moment to its fullest. It seems the same for mom also.
Two days later, I was told to report on the mission's progress. So, now I am standing in front of Hokage-sama. After listening to my report, he said, "OK... your mission is completed. You can go and receive a reward from the mission center."
Then I asked him, "Hokage-sama can you tell me what happened to the next orphanage head?"
He looked at me. "He got what he deserved for his crimes."
I nodded my head with satisfaction, but I still had doubts, so I asked him, "Can you tell me if the next head is selected?"
Hearing my question he looked at me sharply. I know I am overstepping my boundaries, but I have my agenda.
"And why do you want to know?"
"If no one has been selected, I want to recommend someone."
He was surprised. Although I am only nine years old and soon to be ten years old, since I am a student of teacher Danzo, he cares for me as his student. This is coupled with me being a prodigy of Senju along with Tsunade.
"Who is that?"
I smiled, "My mother, Aika Senju."
He smiled and said, "Ok, I will consider. You can leave now."
I then went straight home after saying "Yes, Hokage-sama".
The next day I was at the training ground by 8:00 am reporting to teacher Danzo. Along with me, Daiki and Inabi were also present. Teacher Danzo arrived and looked at us with satisfaction. "Your training is over and your performance is good. From today onwards you can walk on your path. I've recommended you to Root, a part of Anbu that works under my wing. If you wish, you can also take the Anbu test, which works directly under Hokage. You should think about it and make a decision."
Just when teacher Danzo gave us some time to think, Daiki stepped forward, "teacher Danzo, before we part ways, I want to battle with Hirata with your permission. Please judge our battle."
I am surprised by Daiki's request to battle. Since becoming a team, we have never engaged in a full-scale battle. We either competed during training to see who would complete training first, or we battled on a small scale, taijutsu, ninjutsu, genjutsu, etc. I know I always felt restricted during our training sessions and I am sure Daiki also felt the same way.
When I looked at Danzo I felt chills run through my spine and my body jolted. His eyes were glowing with greed. Seeing his expression I always have this same doubt 'am I the only one who is getting a creepy feeling?' I felt like maybe I was the only one who could see his hidden nature since I knew his true nature from the original Naruto.
Daiki challenged first, so there is no need to decline. So, I also step forward, "teacher Danzo with your permission I am willing to accept Daiki's challenge."
After five minutes we were equipped with our battle gear. Daiki holds two large shurikens on his back and two long swords on either side of his waist. In addition to Hokage-sama, Tsunade, Jiraya, and Orochimaru, teacher Danzo informed them that he would like to show off his students' performances. I can hear Tsunade and Jiraya cheering for me.
Seeing me, Daiki smirked and turned his black eyes toward Uchiha trait and two tomoe Sharingan. Looking at his intense desire to battle with me, I decided to respond in the same way.
Teacher Danzo signaled, "Start"
Initiating the attack, I tried to punch his face with my right hand. He stopped my punch by catching it with his left palm and tried to punch my stomach with his right fist. I stopped the incoming punch at my stomach with my left palm.
Now we were locked together and using brute force to push one another. I pulled him towards me and kicked his stomach with my right knee. Daiki let slip his left hand and jumped into the air to avoid my knee hitting his stomach. I tightened my grip to keep him from escaping. However, he grabbed the kunai and slashed my left hand.
Without a choice, I opened my hand and jumped back to escape the Kunai. I jumped back to create a gap. We both looked at each other. Though for others we were standing still, for me and Daiki it was a mental battle. We are evaluating the opponent and possible steps to overpower the opponent.
This time Daiki made his first step, Snake → Ram → Monkey → Boar → Horse → Tiger
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu"
A giant fireball of very high temperature can kill ninjas if unguarded. In nature transformation, the basic five elements support and suppress each other to achieve balance. Same for the fire element, the fire element is supported by the wind element and suppressed by the water element.
Any fire technique is naturally weak against water jutsu and coincidentally I am proficient in water nature transformations. Tiger → Ox → Tiger → Rat
"Water Style: Water Bullet Jutsu"
I then knead the chakra in my stomach into water chakra and expel a torrent of water aimed at the approaching fireball. Water quickly evaporated due to the high temperature of the fireball upon contact. Though the fireball is suppressed steam surrounds us and our vision is blocked.
Since I couldn't see my opponent clearly, I heightened my senses. A few shurikens were thrown at me. He could see me because of Sharingan. To avoid shuriken attacks and to locate Daiki, I jumped into the air.
The moment I jumped into the air, Daiki fired another jutsu at me. I think he expected me to leap into the air.
Rat → Tiger → Dog → Ox → Rabbit → Tiger
"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu"
A series of small fireballs were thrown at me while I was still in the air. At this moment my options were very limited since I couldn't change my trajectory in mid-air. I am pretty much defenseless.
Tiger → Boar → Ox → Dog → Snake
"Substitution Jutsu"
My position was replaced by a log and I landed on the ground. I looked at Daiki. Instead of two tomoe, he now has three. I'm shocked; normally a three-tomoe Sharingan is the same as a jonin rank ninja. And for Uchiha to unlock three tomoe it will take ages. Daiki achieved this feat at the age of ten.
Now I can understand why Daiki challenged me to battle. I can see his mocking face filled with pride for being an Uchiha. The difficulty of battle from now on will be at least ten times greater than the battle until now.