"Uchiha Sasuke,what are you doing here?How did you bypass the Yamanaka cybersecurity?"Inozen narrowed his eyes before Sasuke's buzzing hologram.
"I merely came as here as a guest,the Yamanaka clan is alert of my presence here.Just wanted to have you a little warning…"Sasuke replied in a serious manner.
"A threat ?Why?Do you want me perhaps to stop my service in favor of this village and country? Sasuke my man,I thought you were a patriot!"Inozen scoffed sarcastically in an attempt to hide camouflage his nervous and raged behaviour,something that Sasuke would find suspicious.
"Cut the crap,kid,I am not here to joke.Im pretty sure that Sayako's cheap kunai arm cannon wasn't the reason you took her on a mission to test her strenght.You wanted to test her eye prowess didn't you?"
"So?"
"You Yamanaka freaks better not having any fancy ideas in your mind.Her dojutsu is registered in Konoha's database in the same security rank as the Rinnegan! "
"Sasuke,I get why you try to say but,if the Yamanaka clan wanted a Byakugan I would've snatched a pair out of a random Hyuga!Like,come on dude!"Inozen chuckled sarcastically.
"Quit acting dumb!You are one of the few people in this world that know about her…special DNA!"Sasuke exclaimed intensely,yet his expression remained bland.
"Heh…Otherworldly DNA,you could say."Inozen still somehow managed to joke,considering Sasuke's dead serious attitude.
"But no worries!We have no intention in playing with the DNA of the gods!We are not like this freaky snake bozo that you affiliate yourself with."he continued.
"You certainly talk a bit too much,kid!"
"So what?No one is going to hold a sword near my throat and threaten me to stop doing so.Fortunately,I'm the one holding the sword."
Sasuke stared at him for a second,thinking that he managed to convey his message.He despised interacting with the Yamanaka clan,since he thought that his daughter gave them too much freedom handling Konoha's intelligence and database,causing theme to achieve a very cocky attitude.
"This was message to you.I don't want to discuss anything more."Sasuke declared,retaining his cold and calm demeanour.His hologram buzzed and disappeared.
"This shady dude,Uchiha Sasuke.Perhaps he might be able to help me in preventing the whole conspiracy that the Elders are constructing.They may be able to listen to me and feel my emotions,but they can't read directly my thoughts.He must be informed about their plan,as soon as possible.But…I have to find a way to share the info with him without being detected"! a thought passed through Inozen's mind,yet he deeply knew that this plan would be futile,since the Elders monitored him 24/7.He had to become more…unpredictable.
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The next day,early in the morning,Inozen rushed to the Yamanaka Neuroclinic,where Hayato's surgery would occur.His expression was bland,so Shiro Yamanaka wouldn't suspect anything of his plans .
Inozen barged through the doors ,ignoring the personnel's greetings.He stood behind the doctor's door ,a hidden camera in the doorknob's panel scanning him.The door did not open,obviously Doctor Shiro wasn't happy about Inozen's arrival.Yet,a small lightning spark arched from Inozen's right arm and the door opened instantly.
"Wassup Doc?"Inozen greeted him with a smile sarcastically.Shiro flinched upon the sighting of his nephew ,scratched his grey hair and pushed his glasses up on his nose.
"Oh I-it's you!"he stuttered "It's gonna be a difficult day today.Lots of work,y'know."the awkward tone prominent in his voice.
Inozen did not respond,he slowly strolled towards the center of his office and simply stared at him with his hands in his pockets.Shiro simply tried to ignore him,he turned on his computer and a hologram was erected from a scroll in front of him.
Shiro browsed through his work in his PC,yet Inozen kept his gaze nailed at at him.
"Do you know where you have gotten yourself into?"he asked,dead serious,yet the doctor tried to ignore him,browsing different work-related stuff in his computer.
Inozen kept staring at him,making him uncomfortable and forcing him to answer.
"Just make sure to do your best to cover me up,okay?"Shiro replied with a smile,a gesture that infuriated Inozen.
"Unfortunately,I doubt the Elders care much about you.I don't think they give a shit about you getting arrested or even executed!"Inozen exclaimed as he felt a rapid,sharp pain piercing his head.The microchip implanted in his head was controlled by the Elders,a self destruction mechanism,in fact.They could detonate it whenever they wanted and an abrupt headache was a signal that the microchip could explode anytime.Thus,Inozen should be careful of his words.
"Even if they don't,I'm still eager to do it!The reward of the upcoming surgery is beneficial for the whole country.Konohagakure will achieve a tactical,walking powerhouse ,capable of-"
"In this era,the most fearsome person is not the one that with the most combat attributes,but the one that controls and alters every piece of information in this world.Control over the most powerful resource,information,means total domination over the media,press ,internet and intelligence.It's the closest you can get to altering reality itself!"Inozen cut him off.
"Our intelligence capabilities are top notch,I won't disagree."the doctor responded "But we have to take into consideration the current arms race,a race that Konoha is losing! "
"Uncle…Oh goddamnit bozo!You don't understand!So what if Kiri or Iwa have achieved a heavier industrial military complex than us?Like,you think I don't know about Kiri's Frogmen Division, the cyberware that are equipped with and their amphibious tactics?Or about about Iwa's Airborne Shinobi Corps and the stealth airships that carry them?Or even Kumo's massive chakra railguns? Or even about Suna's drone puppets?"Inozen let out a huge sigh of exhaustion.
"What I'm trying to say is…"he continued "What's the point of winning an arms race if the enemy knows about your whole arsenal?"
"It's too early to judge,we have to wait for a month to witness the fruition of our plan."the Doctor replied,retaining his composure ,as If he didn't pay any attention to Inozen's arguments.
"Alright then…"Inozen swiftly turned his back at him and strolled towards the door "I guess serious reformations will have to happen to the Yamanaka clan.
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Inozen hastily walked through the reception of the Yamanaka Neuroclinic,cleaning his red glasses with a piece of cloth while his head remained lowered.As his vision was focused on his glasses,he bumped onto someone ,a child in fact .A child with pitch black eyes and a cold expression,with his characteristic haircut,with an undercut all around and the rest of his hair tied in a bun.He wore a cyan shirt with the logo of the Neuroclinic behind it and pants of the same color.
The child's eyes changed,they displayed terror,intimidated by Inozen's imposing stature.Not only that,as soon as he laid upon Inozen's bionic eye and scar,a feature that caused discomfort to pretty much anyone,he let out a small gasp.
"You must be Hayato Uchiha,eh?"he noticed the child's malaise and spoke softly,quickly wearing his glasses afterwards. "You appear much quieter than your sister."
"Danger!Danger!"voices spoke in Hayato's mind,yet he remained unresponsive.A few meters behind him stood a woman,definitely not older than thirty,bearing the white uniform of Konoha's Medic Corps.A strange symbol was engraved on her forehead,while the color of her short hair was bizarre,pink in fact and her green eyes stared at Inozen with visible irritation.
"And you are Inojin's brat,aren't you?May I ask you,what are you doing here?"
"Pfff…Inspection,I guess?"Inozen shrugged awkwardly.
"And who are you to inspect a medical facility?A doctor?A psychiatrist?Doubt it!"her attitude was profoundly negative against him.
"Look,I might not be a psychiatrist but I surely do know a lot about the human psyche!"Inozen replied with a drop of sarcasm,yet truth as well.
Little Hayato simply stared at them,without paying a lot of attention to the conversation.The woman then kneeled to his height and placed her hand on his head.
"Honey,can you wait on the couches right there for me?I'll come in a minute."the woman asked softly with a smile and so he did.
"At least Sarada could come and drop him in the clinic."
"She's being working hard during those days,okay?she deserves rest!And it would be better if someone familiar with medical section accompanied him here.He feels less pressured more confident !"
"Aight,whatever you say."Inozen shrugged once again indifferently and headed towards the door.
"But before you leave,I want to tell you something ."she grabbed him by his vest and halted him,yet Inozen simply turned insolently his head towards her.
"I don't like the fact that I see your face everywhere in Konoha's serious matters."
"Are you talking about-"
"No,no I am not talking about Sayako's Byakugan .Im speaking generally."
Inozen then scoffed at her words and fully turned himself at her.
"Look…Uhm."he grinned awkwardly "Someone's gotta keep this country clean and,no offense,your daughter isn't qualified for it!"
"How so?"she frowned and raised an eyebrow,struggling to not weave a punch against his face,as she knew how much her daughter struggled to attain the Hokage's position.
"She's too kindhearted and fair "Inozen then sarcastically tapped her shoulder,made a swift turn towards the exit and left,as he had no interested in this conversation anymore.He received a glaze of disgust from her and she quickly turned towards Hayato.
"Grandma?"he got up from the couch."Who was that guy?I don't like his face!"
"Nothing to be afraid of ,I can assure you that!Besides,I don't like his face either!"she answered with an awkward smile.
"Now,we should get you comfortable in your new room!"
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Back in Shiro's office,a man with the clinic's robes barged into his room.A pair of cybernetic goggles was implanted in his eyes that gleamed a dim red light,making him appear ominous.
"Tomorrow is the day."he spoke
"It's gonna be a long day tomorrow,certainly."Doctor Shiro replied nervously.
"I wouldn't have that face if I was in your shoes,doc!Don't you understand?Tomorrow is the day we are witnessing the birth of a god!"
"I just hope we are not poking at a force stronger than us,incomprehensible even.Just…look at this boy's genetic makeup!"
"He bears a gene,Shiro,you know that!The gene that leads to the awakening of-"
"The Jogan!"Shiro's face changed,light sparked in his eyes.
"That's why tomorrow's surgery will pass in the history books!"
TO BE CONTINUED...