Two years passed since then.
In Land of Waves, a pink-haired boy did push-ups with a girl sitting on his back.
"98, 99, and 100," The girl counted as she looked at the boy doing push-ups with a red face and she looked at his naked back and his muscles.
"Get up, Shizu," Akane said as deactivated the gravity seal on him and got up. He wiped his face which was full of sweat from the towel given to him by Shizuka Uzumaki, one of the six Uzumaki he found in the world.
It's been two years since Akane maintained contact with Black Zetsu and many things happened in the two years.
Starting with Akane looking for the Uzumaki in the world and beside Nagato, he found four more.
Shizuka, Makoto, Kishimo, Mina and Honoka Uzumaki.
Shizuka is the daughter of Mina Uzumaki, while Makoto and Kishimo are brothers and sisters. Honoka was found on an island that Akane didn't know the name of, and in the end, they all were brought to the Land of Waves to live with them.
Nagato was supposed to be brought but the Ninjas sent to bring him were killed, and Mito dropped the matter when she understood that someone had kept an eye on him.
She asked Akane to contact Nagato and explained the matter to him. Nagato got to know that someone was after him and didn't let him join them.
Since he couldn't be brought to Land of Waves, every few days, Akane conducted a Family gathering in Dreams and Nagato was involved in it. However, Mito made sure to send supplies to Nagato and everything else he needed in a Land full of rain.
After Akane was done with the exercise, he looked at Shizuka staring at him and asked, "Do you want anything?"
Shizuka shook her head and stared at him, and Akane rolled his eyes at her unabashed staring.
'She really is the mother of Karin,' Akane thought in his mind and he turned his head to look in a direction.
"How are Makoto and others doing?" Akane asked with a flicker in his eyes and Shizuka closed her eyes. Unlike Akane, who took a year to awaken his Kagura's Mind Eye, Shizuka was natural and she said, "Mom and Aunt are in the Kitchen. Mako-Nee and Kishi-Nii are fighting. Honoka-Nee is studying in her room."
Akane nodded at her words with a thoughtful look on his face. The past two years have been good for him, and under Mito's teachings, Akane learned many new things and gained strength.
Since he doesn't have to worry about showing the things he could, Akane decides to use cheat the technique, and he makes others cheat too using the Shadow Clone Technique.
It won't be wrong to say that in two years, the time spent in training is thrice or more than others would with the help of Shadow Clones. He could leave the things on Shadow Clones and spend time with others in Dream without any worries.
Besides Yang Release: Enhancement and Fuinjutsu, Akane checked his affinities, which were Lightning and Fire. He cheated the Lightning Release Chakra Mode from Kumogakure and had Mikoto teach him Fire Release techniques in a dream.
Yeah, Akane made contact with Mikoto half a year later and with Kushina as a common friend, they became friends with each other quickly.
At first, Mikoto was surprised and amazed by the ability, and with Akane helping her awaken her Sharingan without losing anyone, Mikoto had good feelings for him.
Beside Mikoto, Mito introduced him to Tsunade, who was also amazed by the Kekkai Genkai. It was easier for Akane to get along with Tsunade, who had interest in games, and gambling.
He just created a few games and had Tsunade play with him. The reason why Tsunade liked Akane is that, unlike others, she would win against him, instead of losing always and her bad luck wouldn't act in the dream space.
Besides, he had many games and strange things, that made Tsunade curious to him and know more about him.
Akane, who was thinking about the past, noticed the tremor on the ground. His expression changed and looking at Shizuka, he said, "Shizu, tell Kaa-Chan and Oba-Chan to prepare."
Shizuka's expression changed at his words and she rushed inside the house to call them.
"How many are there and what are their strengths?" Akane asked while looking at the ground and a white Zetsu came out of the ground.
"Two Jonin, Four Chunin and Ten Genins. They are from Kirigakure," The White Zetsu replied and Akane nodded at his words.
"Keep an eye on them and inform their movements every two minutes," Akane said as he changed his clothes and took out a mask from his storage seal.
He moved his hand to his hair to change his style, and the pink-coloured hair turned into pure white.
"Kiri, huh! Last time, they were from Kiri too," Akane muttered as he made a seal, and disappeared from the place.
In the house, Shizuka informed Mina and Kana about Akane's words. Their eyes turned cold as they understood that they were enemies and they washed their hands and changed their clothes.
Honoka, who was paying attention to the outside, clenched her hand while feeling powerless and she continued to study so that she wouldn't feel the same in future.
In the jungle, Akane stopped and waited for Mina and Kana to arrive. The White Zetsu had informed him that they had decided to split into two teams, with one in charge of reconnaissance while the other rested.
"Well, it's good for us," Akane muttered with a grin on his face and the white Zetsu disappeared when it sensed Mina and Kana coming.
"One Jonin, Two Chunin are on reconnaisance and One Jonin, Two Chunin, and Five genin are resting."
Akane said to Kana and Mina, who nodded at his words. Kana looked at Akane and asked, "Where are they from?"
"Kiri,"
"Tsk, Kiri again!" Kana clicked her tongue and said, "I will deal with the team on reconnaissance, you two can deal with the ones on rest,"
"No, attack together," Akane said while shaking his head and Kana looked at him for a moment. A sigh escaped her lips and said, "Okay,"
"Follow me," Akane said with a cold look in his eyes and he wouldn't allow something to happen that happened in past, again.
Kana looked at Akane with a guilty look in her eyes and she shook her head to remove the thoughts out of her mind.
'This is not time to think about the past,' Kana thought in her mind and a few minutes later, they stopped with Akane stopping at a place.
"500m southeast," Akane muttered and Kana and Mina got ready. They hid their presence and sneaked into the place. They looked at three maxed men and understood that they were Hunter-Nin of Kiri.
Akane looked at Mina and Kana, and after a nod, he made hand seals. Kana and Mina did the same and they created a Three-Yang Barrier around the group.
The Hunter-Nin tensed as they noticed the barrier and went on guard. A fishy smell appeared in their nose, and the Hunter-Nins held their breaths. They dodged Shurikens thrown in their direction, and Akane rushed at them with a Rasengan in his hand. Mina and Kana were the same as they rushed at the other two, and attacked with their small swords.
One of the Nin dodged the attack and used the Hiding Mist technique to hide their presence. Akane sneered at the seal, and Mina used the Wind Release technique to blow away the mist. Kana took the chance and used a Fire Release technique on the other two.
Sparks of lightning appeared Akane, and he used Lightning Release Chakra Mode to increase his speed and rushed at them.
He used Hell Stab and pierced the heart of one, and continued to rush at the other two. The other two Nin noticed and they understood that they won't be able to escape. So, they did suicide attacks to exchange injuries but Kana didn't let them and blew one's head with Rasengan.
The other was killed by Akane and he looked at the three dead bodies.
"Oba-Chan, seal them. I will send them somewhere that would divert Kiri's eyes."
"Kumo?" Mina asked and Akane nodded at her words. They removed the barrier and after resting for a few minutes, they continued for the other group.
"This time, there is no need for a barrier," Akane said and they understood what he meant.
"You two send a Shadow Clone and I will sneak attack them. If I leave someone, you two can take care of them."
Akane said with sparks around his body and Mina and Kana sent four Shadow clones together. The group that was resting went on guard when they heard the sounds of footsteps and they looked at the group of redheads.
"Uzumaki," The Jonin said with a gleam in his eyes and the others attacked together. Taking the chance, Akane rushed at them at high speed and in just a few moments, he killed all Genins and a chunin.
Mina and Akane struck the Jonin, who used the Waterwall technique to defend against their attacks. The Chunin was taken care of by their real bodies, and Akane struck all of them with Hell Stab and sealed their bodies.
Biting his thumb, Akane performed the Summoning Technique and Katsuyu appeared on his shoulder.
He rubbed her soft head, and Katsuyu looked at Akane and said, "Akane-Kun, do you need anything?"
"Mm, Can you send these scrolls to Tsunade-Nee, and ask her to throw the bodies in the territory of the Land of Rain?"
"I will, anything else? Also, can you please stop touching them?" Katsuyu said, making Akane chuckle and he shook his head. She took the scrolls away and Akane looked at Kana and Mina, who nodded at him. They disappeared from the place and rushed back to their house, while Akane had asked Zetsu to look around.
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