NLS171-180
Chapter 171
I closed the boxes and kept my eyes active. I then opened the perk list
up yet again, intent on gaining another perk when I saw a new one I
hadn't seen before;
Mangekyou sharingan- LOCKED! (Conditions to unlock- Kill
someone with 80 REP).
Technically, since I was famous in Konoha, the average person did
hold 60 REP with me. So I can just pick someone up in random, talk
them up and when they get 80 REP, slice their necks open and gain
those eyes but...I couldn't. I couldn't bring myself to do it. So sadly, I
dismissed that option. Besides, the more I use those eyes the quicker I
become blind.
I then looked at the other options and picked the handful perks I
wanted to buy;
Pokemon Breeder- Unlock the breeding function for all your
pokemon! (Conditions to unlock- Gain over 50 REP with two of
your pokemon.) Cost- 20 PP
Totally going to make me an army of Moltres's.
Hero maker- Every 10 levels, randomly obtain a power from one of
the heroes you have fictions heroes you have made. (Conditions
to unlock- Be published over 5 times.) Cost- 50 PP
Please, I need super speed! Or super abs, I'm fine with either or!
Pokemon talker- Speak with your pokemon. (Conditions to
unlock- Have over 5 pokemon with REP higher than 50) Cost- 50
PP
Very useful! Duh!
Ladies man- +40% more success with the ladies. (Conditions to
unlock- Have five women with over 60 REP.) Cost- 20 PP
I'm coming for you ladies!
Lightning Lover- +20 REP with everyone from Kumo. (Conditions
to unlock- Gain +40 REP with someone from Kumo.) Cost- 10 PP
I'm coming for you Samui's boobies!
Weapons master- 500% more damage towards all ninja weapons.
(Conditions to unlock- Gain over 60 REP with a weapons master.)
Cost- 20 PP
Meh, why not? I have money to burn.
Nobel's tongue- Gain +30% success rate when trying to convince
someone. (Conditions to unlock- Gain over 60 REP with a nobel.)
Cost- 5 PP
Same reason as perk listed above.
Chakra Beast- Grants +50 XP every time you level up. (Conditions
to unlock- Gain over 60 REP with Naruto) Cost- 10 PP
Because I need it. All this and I still only spent 185 PP, nothing more. I
still had 389 PP left. I sighed, looks like I'll just have to make more
friends or enemies and see where that get's me.
I closed the menu options and jumped down from the tre. By now it
was getting late I'm sure Kakashi was getting worried even if he never
showed it. I made sure to deactivate my eye before I left, don't want
anyone seeing those. For now I'll keep them a secret, but one day,
soon everyone will know, Sasuke's not the only Uchiha in town.
A week Later:
Team seven I looked at the bridge in quite relife. "I can't believe it's
finally over," Sakura said in relief.
"Well, you don't need to sound so chipper...but yes," Kakashi nodded
as he looked up from his book.
"Thank you, without the help of you four, this bridge wouldn't have
been made," Tazuna said as he and the rest of the village stood at the
mouth of the Great Hope bridge. They wanted to name it the Great
Yami bridge but I'm not that vain.
"Inari," Tsunami said pushing her son forward, "isn't there something
you would like to say?"
The kid looked a little happier, he smiled at me, "when I grow up, I want
to be a ninja just like you!"
I blinked, "like me? Why?"
"Because' you're my hero!" he smiled.
"You all are," Tazuna smiled, "and please, apologise to the Hokage for
me. I didn't mean...I didn't mean to trick anyone I'm more than willing to
face the punishment."
"No need," Kakashi snapped his book, "I have already spoken with
him. He said in exchange for a trade agreement he would be more
than willing to look over this matter. As far as Konoha is concerned,
we're square."
"So then...I guess it's time for us to leave huh?" I smiled, "take care, all
of you. And if anything happens and if anyone even ties anything,
remember," I pointed at the top of the arch over the entrance to the
bridge where one of my daggers hanged, "just pull on that and I'll be
here as fast as I can."
"Right!" Inari smiled as everyone gave us their well wishes, wishing us
a safe journey.
We began to leave, eager to finally get back home, when Misu came
running out with traveling clothes on, "wait a moment! Don't you dare
forget me!"
"Grandma Misu?" Naruto blinked, "what's going on?"
"Did you think you could just leave me and go off little Naru? Especially
now after I finally found another living Uzumaki? Oh dear God no! I'm
coming with you!"
"You are?" Sakura asked in surprise, "but your home-"
"Home is where the heart is girls," Misu smiled, "and I'll be home as
long as I'm with an Uzumaki, especially if that Uzumaki is my
grandson."
Naruto blushed, "oh come on grandma, you're making me blush!"
"Good, now come! I have heard much about Konoha and have only
ever visited it over thirty years ago!" Misu smiled as we walked, with
her setting a reasonably fast pace for a civilian.
"By the way," I asked her, "where will you be staying?"
"Oh, I'm sure I'll find some place," she waved off my worry, "I have a bit
of money saved up you know, I'll be fine."
"You could just move in with us," I shrugged.
"Really Yami? You won't mind?!" Naruto asked sounding excited.
"Oh dear I couldn't do that, it's not fair. I'm sure you have your own
expenses to take care of," Misu smiled.
"It's not a problem grandma! Yami's rich! He can buy ten houses if he
wants to!"
I rolled my eyes, "maybe not ten, but I can afford to live on my own.
You and Naruto could use the place we have right now, I can move in
next door, I'll have more room, some privacy too. It's honestly not a
problem."
Misu blinked in confusion, "I'm sorry if I seem rude Yami, but I was
under the impression you were an orphan, how come you are rich
enough to afford your own place? Are ninja missions these days really
that beneficial?"
"No, not really," I chuckled.
"That's because Yami's a famous writer!" Naruto blurted out.
"Oh? Anyone I know?" Misu asked.
"Yeah, he-MPH!" I covered his mouth with my hand shutting him up.
"Naruto, are you forgetting the fact that I told you that's supposed to be
a secret?" I growled at the end.
Naruto blinked and immediately stopped struggling. I removed my
hand and he sighed, "sorry Yami, I forgot. Sorry grandma, but Yami's
sensitive about his work, he doesn't like people finding out."
"Oh? What genre does he write?" Kakashi asked.
Naruto tapped his chin, "mainly superheros, he-MPH-"
"-Not one word Naruto! Or I swear to God I'll die all your clothes pink!" I
growled covering his mouth again.
"Is he Stan Lee?" Kakashi asked.
"You son of a Bitch!" I yelled before I glared at Naruto, "I'm going to
make your life a living hell you bastard." The Blonde Uzumaki gulped
as he began to sweat.
"Wait, Kakashi sensei was right?! You're Stan Lee?!" Sakura gasped,
"oh my God! Ino is going to freak out!"
I sighed, time to do some damage control. Damnit Kakashi! And stupid
Naruto! ARGH! This is just what I need right now!
Chapter 172: Escort Missions are so stupid
"-And then when the laxities start to kick in and you rush to the
bathroom, the moment your hand touches the door, the seal will
activate, teleporting you into the middle of the market. So you'll either
shit yourself, or make the road brown. Do you understand me?"
"Yes! Perfect!" Sakura said with tears in her eyes, "I swear I won't ever
reveal your secret! Ever!"
I turned to Sasuke, who's eyes had widened frighteningly, I didn't even
say anything to get him to agree. I then turned to Naruto who was
shaking his head faster than Sakura's. And then finally to Kakashi.
"Hm? Did you say something?" Kakashi asked.
"You say something, and next time Gai comes looking for you I'll use
my sensory skills to track you down and deliver him right to you. You
can hand hide for now, but cross me and I promise you'll need to leave
the Land of Fire to get away from me Kakashi Hatake."
The jonin looked up at me and sighed, "deal."
I smiled, "good," I turned it Misu.
"No trouble from me sonny boy," she held her hands up in surrender, "I
know better than to get on your bad side."
I sighed, "thank God," I turned to Naruto, "this is why I don't tell you shit
Naruto, you can't keep quiet!"
"I'm sorry okay! Besides, I don't know what the big deal is, it's not like
people can love you even more," he said with a grumble.
"Yami, I have a question," Sakura said, "why doesn't Diana wear leg
armour for her thighs? Isn't that impractical?"
I sighed, "because the garb of the amazons don't call for thigh armour,
hence her armour doesn't have any."
"But why? That seems stupid," Sakura blinked,
"The Amazons were a female warrior race, as such the people who
came to fight them wanted them as slaves to be used. Thy wouldn't
risk damage their potential sex slaves by striking them near the groin,
hence it was pointless to wear armour there."
"Amazing," Sakura said, "you have it all planned out to such an
amazing degree."
"Batman," Sasuke asked, "why did you make a character like him?"
I blinked, "oh, right. You can really a lot I guess with such a figure,
wanting to avenge his parents murder and all. Believe it or not, I
actually did write that character around the tragedy you faced Sasuke."
"You did?!" Naruto asked, "but you never wrote about me!"
I smirked, "I did, you just never payed attention. Anyway, back to my
point. I wanted to show many things with the Batman character, but the
most important for you, would be knowing the difference between
vengeance and justice. Bruce didn't at first, but he learnt too as he took
the title of Batman, he became more than just a man, he channeled his
pain into making sure such an act would never befall another person
again," I looked at Sasuke, "or in your case, another clan."
The Uchiha looked like he had a lot to think about, he just nodded and
continued waked. "But what about her lasso?" Sakura asked, "that isn't
a warrior's weapon, so why a whip?"
I sighed, "because I thought it would sound cool alright? Not everything
is planned out."
"Oh….why is Superman's weakness a rock?"
I turned to Naruto, "this is why I didn't want people to know," I sighed
and turned to her, answering all her questions, and believe me, there
were a lot.
Three days later:
It took us quite some time to get back home. I know find myself
standing near the back with Misu while Kakashi debriefed the Hokage.
"...we were then approached by more of Gato's hired goons but
managed to fight them off. Yami took care of them single handedly, he
didn't kill any of the six hundred, he let them walk. With a few broken
limbs and internal bleeding. After that Tazuna managed to finish
building the bridge and our mission was completed. There is the matter
of Gato trying to get his claws into that land for his drug trade
operations that Yami discovered on his day off, it could possibly get
him to try and take over the Land again."
"I see," the Hokage puffed his pipe, "and in your professional opinion
how do you think Gato should be handled?"
"He should be snipped into the bud, permanently. I suggest sending
the ANBU, or a more qualified team," Kakashi looked over at me,
"someone who's more open to the idea of taking care of an issue."
"I can do it if the mission requires it," I told him, "I just prefer not to
commit mass murder before I hit puberty."
"Yami does have the moral high ground on us Kakashi," the Hokage
chuckled, "but either way, I'll take your advice and see what I can do.
Congratulations team 7, you have officially completed your first B rank
mission, though I'll admit, it did get a little dangerous out them. Yami,
thank you for taking care of them, I'm sure you saved them a lot of
heartache."
I grinned, "not a problem sir, not a problem at all."
Ping!
Quest Completed!
Protect the bridge builder!
Rewards:
Unlock Kiri Civil War storyline!
Uzumaki relics
20,000 EXP
Ping!
You have leveled up!
Yami, Little Professor
Level- 44 (13,800/68,900)
HP- 9,000/9,000 (+20)
SP- 4,475/4,475
CP- 5,800/5,800
CONTROL- 100%
FIRE- 100% WIND- 100% LIGHTNING- 100%
SCORCH- 100% SWIFT- 100%
POWER- 88%
Allegiance- Konoha
STR- 150 (+5)
VIT- 100
DEX- 100
INT- 100 (+2)
CHA- 300
CC- 250
LUC- 100 (+5)
Points- 7
Perk Points- 389
Cool! My control rose by 60% Nice! Now I only have to level up one
more time to gain full control over Power Release!
Ping!
Quest Alert!
Stop the Kiri Civil War
Rewards:
?
?
?
?
Failure:
Death
Do you Accept?
Y/N?
I blinked, okay what's this quest? Usually I'm told the details and then I
get an option to accept but this..hm, why not? It's not like I have
anything better to do. I selected yes.
Chapter 173
The Hokage looked at Misu and smiled, "I see that once again Konoha
can play host to an Uzumaki. Kakashi has informed me beforehand of
your circumstances Misu Uzumaki, of course you're more than
welcome to stay in Konoha."
Misu bowed, "thank you lord Hokage, I'm grateful for the chance to stay
with my grandson," she smiled at Naruto, "it means the world to me
that I found my family once more, thank you for letting me stay here."
"Of course. Now, we can provide living arrangements for you, it won't
be anything fantastical, but it should be suitable. I'll have someone
show you around and-"
"-Actually, Yami and Naruto have offered me their home to stay," Misu
smiled at me, "after all it seems this young man here can afford it, so I
was convinced to take him up on his offer."
"Ah, I see, very well, that's fine too," the Hokage nodded as he took out
a file from his table, "you'll have to fill these forms up in order to
officialise the process. Naruto, why don't you and your teammates help
your grandmother out with these papers? And I'm sure she would love
a tour of Konoha as well."
"You got it jiji!" Naruto grinned as he took the forms, "come on
grandma! I'll show you around! Come on Sakura! Sasuke!"
I don't know if Naruto realised he was being dismissed, but he sure
moved fast. The moment the three genin and old woman were out the
door the attitude in the room change. It was no longer fun and games,
the Hokage had his game face on.
"The ninjas you sent us were...peculiar to say the least," Hiruzen
sighed as he put the pipe away, "do you know who they are?"
"Zabuza, the Demon of the Mist," I replied, "I'm not sure who the
second one was though."
"Not that you gave him enough time to introduce himself before you
beat him into a coma," Kakashi murmured form inside his book.
The Hokage smiled, "yes, I heared about that. I must say, your speed
is already one of...great talk. But I must say, six hundred enemies in
five minutes? I doubt even the Fourth could have done that."
"The Fourth didn't have the Swift Release," I spoke up.
The Hokage nodded, "yes, you're unique kekkei genkai. I must say I've
given it some though and I have to say your theory on being in such
control that you can make you own elemental affinities sounds a bit
odd….if I didn't just see you do it myself in the fight with Orochimaru.
As such I believe you'll be the perfect flag man for this new mission,"
he took out a scroll with the label 'S' on the front.
I raised an eyebrow, "an S rank? What's the mission?"
"Free Kiri," was his simple reply.
"Okay….a little more information please. Last thing you mentioned
were about the prisoners we brought in."
The Hokage nodded, "yes. Tell me Yami, what do you know about the
situation in Kiri right now?"
"Two factions, one with the Mizukage and blood purists and the other
lead by bloodline supporters. I'm not really sure who's winning though."
The Hokage nodded, "it's a close war, which is why I want you to make
sure that one side wins."
"Which side will Konoha be supporting?" I asked.
"The bloodline users," the man explained as he leaned back on his
chair, "can you guess my reasoning?"
"Because...because if we win the entirety of Kiri will owe us one,
making them valuable allies which will encourage Suna to continued
their friendship with us and make Iwa and Kumo to back off. If we lose
however we can offer the bloodline users trying to escape a safe haven
in Konoha, thereby gaining more kekkai genkais for ourselves. And
there would be no question of their loyalty since they would owe us
their lives."
Kakashi closed his book and looked at me, "Asuma wasn't kidding, you
do sound like a Nara."
I shrugged, "it's a gift."
"As you said Yami, Kiri's instability is our opportunity," the Hokage
looked serious, "I wouldn't even consider this an option, but after
seeing your abilities on display, I believe we just might have a chance
to make this work."
I nodded, "I'm ready sir."
"Good," the man nodded as he got up, "come with me, it's time we
talked to our Kiri guests," we left the tower immediately, the Hokage's
ANBU guards followed us from a distance, while we stood out in the
open, walking towards the East where the T&I office was located.
We reached there soon enough and the Hokage entered. The moment
we stepped in we were greeted by two familiar individuals, Ibiki Morino
and Anko Mitarashi.
Ibiki Morino, Sadist
Lv- 79
REP- 60
Anko Mitarashi, Sexy and Single
Lv- 75
REP- 87
Woah, 87 REP? What did I do? Oh wait, she hates Orochimaru, and I
did kind of kick his ass...hm, cool.
Ibiki wore his trademark black overcoat and black uniform while Anko
had her brown overcoat and a skin tight mesh that hugged her curves.
They might now be as impressive as Samui's, btu I can say for certain
she was the bustiest ninja this village had at the moment.
"Lord Hokage," Ibiki bowed, "we've prepared them, please, this way,"
he guided us into the building. I felt my chakra sense flare, Ibiki's
charka was normal, around jonin level. But Anko's, she was like a
painting, a bicoloured painting. Her chakra was a mix of hers and
Orochimaru's, immediately my eyes were drawn to her neck where it
came flying off in waves.
Anko looked over and smirked, "like something you see her squirt?"
I smiled, "if I said you would that be too corny?"
"Oh, I like you. But sorry, you're too young for me," she winked, "call
me when you start growing some hair down there okay?"
"Does that mean you'll give me your number then?" I asked.
Anko blinked, "are you serious?"
Chapter 174
I smiled, "very. You're probably the hottest chick in the village," I
sighed, "which is really really depressing considering you're like what?
20?"
"Yup!" she smirked.
"See! Argh! This is so unfair! Why couldn't I have been born sooner! All
the hot chicks are at least 20!"
"Give it time Yami, I'm sure your generation has many beauties in it as
well," the Hokage smirked.
"Like who? Sakura is with Naruto, Hinata loves Naruto, Ino is a gossip
queen with the emotional depth of a teaspoon, China's a fangirl," que
my shiver of disgust, "and Tenten's would rather date a sword then a
guy! And you know the worst part?!"
"They All have flat chests?" Kakashi guessed.
"EXACTLY!" I cried out, "oh, and by the way, Kakashi sensei, you're
kind of a perv."
"Ah, now I see why you were so interested with that kumo kunoichi,"
Hiruzen smiled, "and here I was thinking it's because of her
personality."
"Did have some nice personalities," I snickered.
"Are you seriously the same kid who fought Orochimaru?" Anko asked
with an amused smirk, "you sound like a horny teenager."
I shrugged, "how can I be, when I'm not even a teenager?"
Anko rolled her eyes before turning to the Hokage, "did her seriously
face Orochimaru? Or was that just some rumor we heard?"
The old man nodded, "I assure you Anko, it was no rumour. Yami here
did face my old student, and he almost won."
Anko turned to me with wide eyes, "how?"
I shrugged, "I can use the Flying Thunder God jutsu."
"You can?!" Anko's eyes widened, "how?!"
"I'm somewhat of a seal master," I told her before my eyes went to her
neck, "and speaking of seals, you have a particularly nasty one on you
right now. And it reeks of Orochimaru's chakra."
Anko's steps halted for a moment before she continued, "how can you
tell?"
"I'm a seal master, plus I can sense chakra signatures. His is right
there, inside of you, just above the surface, itching to break out. You
need to do something about it, the restrictions you place around it
aren't very good."
"Jiraiya himself designed that restriction," the Hokage explained.
"And yet, it's not strong enough," I hummed, "I could take a look if you
want, try and see if I can fix it."
"Can you?" Anko asked, going over the Hokage's head.
I blinked, "I can try."
Anko turned to the Hokage, "can he?"
"I know Yami is a skilled seal maker, he has to be considering his
accomplishments with the Flying Thunder God jutsu," the Hokage
hummed, "it couldn't hurt for him to take a look."
Anko touched her neck, "I'm free right now."
I turned to the Hokage, "should I try after we meet Zabuza?"
The man nodded, "yes. Take how much every time you need. Oh, and
try to get Misu involved as well. An Uzumaki's eyes will always be an
asset."
I nodded as we continued into the dungeons. Finally we stopped at a
door, Ibiki opened it and inside was a table and chair and bounded
before the table was Zabuza and Haku, bot covered with chakra
suppression seals and chains.
They both looked at me, and immediately they recognized me. "You
little shit!" Zabuza cried out, "I'm going to fucking kill you!"
I snorted, "yeah yeah, sure you will."
"Sir Ninja, can you do me the honour of telling me your name?" Haku
asked, far more politely, but the anger was still there.
"Sure, it's Kakashi Hatake, I like reading porn because I'm going to die
alone and a virgin," I gave him a thumbs up.
"What?" Kakashi turned to me, "you think I'm a virgin?"
"Aren't you?" I asked him.
"No."
"I don't believe you."
"Why?"
"Because why do read so much porn on a daily basis when you could
instead physically touch someone?"
"Because women are trouble."
"Okay, then why not men?"
"I'm not gay."
"Your best friends wears skin tight green spandex and always tries to
get physical with you. YOu may not be gay, but you sure so attract a lot
of gay looks."
"Kind of like how Zabuza is looking at you?"
"Exactly."
"I'm not gay!" Zabuza cried out.
"Oh, someone's very homophobic isn't he?" I snorted.
"Such a prune," Kakashi nodded.
"Obviously he's just doing his best to deny it. I mean look at the
company he keeps. A guy that looks like a girl? Obviously he's gay, but
isn't man enough to admit it."
"When I get out of here I'm going to fucking kill you! You hear me brat?!
I'm going to gut you!" Zabuza roared as he sent out waves of killing
intent which I easily brushed off thanks to Gamer's Mind.
"Enough," the Hokage said, his voice cutting through Zabuza's anger,
"we aren't here to fight like babies. We are here Zabuza Momochi, to
offer you and your allie, an offer."
"Whatever it is you can shove it up your-"
"-We're offering to help you free Kiri," Hiruzen cut in, stopping Zabuza
in his tracks and making Haku widen his eyes in surprise.
"W-what?" Zabuza asked.
"We're aware of why you were kicked out of Kiri," the Hokage
continued, "we're offering you a chance to make things right and bring
stability back to your land."
"In exchange for what?" Zabuza growled.
"In exchange for a partnership," Sarutobi replied, "Kiri and Konoha
have never been allies…, perhaps it's time to change that yes?"
"How? What are you willing to provide? What guarantees can you
make?" Zabuza shot off.
"I have yet to speak with the Daimyo about this, so I cannot guarantee
the full support of the Land of fire, yet. But I can make you one,"
Sarutobi said before pointing to me, "he will be coming with you."
Chapter 175
Zabuza halted, he turned to me and glared, "what's your name kid?"
"Yami, orphan," I replied.
"I heard about you," Zabuza snorted, "I heard you fought off that snake
bastard single handedly. They call you the second Flash of Konoha."
I shrugged, "honestly I would prefer a cooler and more original name,
but hey, it's not like I care."
"Just him?" Zabuza asked the Hokage, "we need more! The Mizukage
has forces of jonin and chunin, the resistance barely has a handful of
jonin level fighters."
"I can also spare you some chunin, but until I gain permission from the
Daimyo, that's all I can do," the Hokage sighed.
The Demon of the Mist growled, "fine! What do I have to do."
Hiruzen then began to lay down the terms for the mission. They would
first got to Hono and get permission from the daimyo, fi he denies it,
they we would go over his head and sneak into Kiri secretly and help
the resistance. If he does give us permission then we'll send a team of
50 chunin ninjas, and me, over and publically fight with the resistance
movement. Either way, it looks like I'm heading to Kiri.
After the little 'integration', Zabuza and Haku were sent back to their
cells and the Hokage dismissed Kakashi and me, ordering me alone to
return tomorrow morning for a new mission. And the moment I was
dismissed, Anko grabbed me and pulled me aside.
"Alright kid, when do we do this?" she asked nervously.
"I'm free right now," I shrugged, "come with me to my house, we can
use my work room. I'm sure Misu will be there by now as well, she can
help."
"Who's Misu?" she asked as he ran off through the village rooftops.
"An Uzumaki seal mistress," I told her as we arrived at my place fairly
quickly, "she' good. Very good."
Anko nodded as we walked up to my apartment door, I felt Misu and
Naruto inside, good. I opened the door, "hey guys, I'm back. And I
brought a friend."
"Who?" Naruto asked from the kitchen.
"Naruto, this is Anko," I said introducing her to them, "Anko, Naruto and
his grandmother Misu Uzumaki."
"Oh who's this? Your girlfriend?" Misu asked in a teasing tone.
"I wish," I snorted.
"He's too young for me," Anko replied.
I rolled my eyes, "anyway, Misu, I was hoping you could help me out.
You see Anko has this nasty curse seal on her neck, you think you can
help me remove it?"
Misu blinked, "well, it's certainly not my area of expertises, but I'll do
my best. But maybe we can do it after lunch yes? I'm famished, I'm
sure Ms. Anko feels the same."
"Oh please ma'am, Anko's fine," Anko smiled, "and yes, I could eat.
Where do you want to go? I know this great dango place we can try!"
"Dango? Pft please, let's go to Ichiraku's! We can have some ramen!"
Naruto exclaimed.
"Ramen?! You want to eat ramen for lunch?!" Anko gasped, "that's
disgusting!"
"You wanted to have sweets!"
"So? Dango is the food of the Gods!"
"No! Ramen is the food of the Gods!"
"Dango!"
"Ramen!"
"Dango!"
"Ramen!"
"Shut up!" I cried out, "not another word for the both of you!" I groaned
as I pinched my nose, "God, it's like I'm stuck with two Narutos!"
"Hey! Take that back! I'm nothing like this pipsqueak!" Anko cried.
"Oh yeah?! You should be honoured to be compared to me crazy lady!"
Naruto yelled.
"What did you say brat?!"
"Enough!" I yelled once more, "for the love of God enough! We aren't
going out, sit down the both of you, I'll make us something. Just please,
for the love of God don't start yelling again!" I groaned as I took off my
coat and jacket, putting them up to hang before I unzipped my armour
loosening the straps up.
"You can cook?" Anko asked in surprise.
"Yeah! Yami's the best cook I know!" Naruto grinned, "his food always
makes me feel powerful!"
I rolled my eyes as I took out a bunch of ingredients to make some
curry and rice, "that's because it's home made, and not store bought," I
made three clones and each set out to help me make lunch.
"You know you could just let them do all the work," Anko suggested as
she and Naruto sat down by the kitchen counter to watch.
"Hey!" a clone cried out, "that's slavery man!"
"If he did that, then we would make clones to do our work for us!"
another replied.
I smirked, "that's the problem with three different versions of me. All of
them are cocky little shits. Plus, if I'm not willing to do the work, they
won't either."
Anko snorted, "that's silly, taking orders from a clone."
"Says the woman wearing nothing but skin tight mesh," I smiled, "not
that I'm complaining. It's certainly helping me reach puberty faster."
"Yes, you can't you wear something decent," Misu snorted, "you're
giving kunoichi's everywhere a bad name."
Anko groaned, "bit me you old prune."
"Relax Anko, she' just jealous," I smirked, "you see, every woman who
has ever insulted you because of your looks is doing so because of
one reason, you are the hottest woman in this village and they know it."
"What?! No way! Sakura is much prettier!" Naruto cried out.
I rolled my eyes, "Sakura has the curves of a chopping board, that is to
say, none."
"There is more to what make a woman attractive then just her body
Yami, I thought someone as mature as you would know that," Misu
huffed.
"I'm surrounded my kunoichi's grandma,they're all intelligent and
powerful, so the only way one can be considered superior to the other,
is because of their body. And Anko over here has the best body in the
whole of Konoha!" I cried out, "isn't that right boys?!"
"Hell yeah!" the clones cried out.
Anko grinned, "okay, now you're laying it on a little thick there. I know
I'm hot, but there's no way I'm the hottest chick in the village."
Chapter 176
My clones and I looked at her and raised an eyebrow, "really?" I asked,
"name me one kunoichi with bigger breasts and a hotter body that
you."
Anko smirked, "that's easy…..ah….wait a minutes….give me a
second," she groaned, "I….oh my God! I am the hottest kunoichi in the
village!"
I sighed, "yes, and you're like 20. Why can't chicks my age be just as
hot?! ARGH!"
"This is frustrating!" a clone yelled.
"What's the point of being super awesome if you don't have a chick to
share it with?!" another yelled out.
"It's like the Academy all over again. The only chicks who get us are
older and wouldn't be caught dead looking at us!" the clone to my right
cried out.
"Now now Yami, I'm sure there's a girl out there just for you," Misu
smiled, "and I'm also sure she'll appreciate it if you stopped looking at
women as sexual objects."
"There's nothing wrong with appreciating someone's beauty you old
bag of bone," Anko snorted.
"Bag of bones?! How dare you!"
And it went like this for some time until lunch was served. We sat down
in the rarely used dining table as the clones set up the table. I served
everyone some curry with rice, the food gaining a 64% bonus from my
cooking skills.
"Looks good," Misu said with a smile.
"Thanks for the mean!" Naruto yelled as he began scarfing down the
food.
"Honestly ramen boy, can't you act with some decency?" Anko snorted
taking her own spoon, "honestly, animal."
"Naruto tends to get enthusiastic about food," I shrugged as I ate
some, "please, try some."
"Right," Anko scooped some curry and rice and swallowed it.
Immediately her eyes widened, "this is amazing!"
"You're a good cook Yami," Misu nodded as they began to scarf down
the curry and rice.
"Oh please, you flatter me," I smiled as they quickly finished their
plates, "you might want to slow down there guys."
"More please!" Anko cried out, ehr plate empty and her eyes shining.
I blinked, "ah, okay," I filled her plate up, and then Naruto's and then
Mitsu's. Guess they really liked it.
Twenty minutes later and we were all on the couch stuffed. Anko
groaned as she patted her belly, "how does it taste so good?"
"I told you, Yami's a great cook," Naruto groaned.
"Good isn't cutting it," Misu sighed, "that was amazing. It's like I have
twice as much energy as before."
I smiled, "you're welcome. By the way Anko, I also give great oil
massages," I winked.
She snorted, "still not interested short stuff."
I smiled, "one day when I'm all grown up and hot and your old and you
boobs start to sag, you'll regret not going out with me now."
Anko waved her hand, "yeah yeah, I'm sure."
"Right...anyway, shall we begin?" I stood up, game face on.
"Right," Misu looked serious as well as she turned to Anko, "where
shall we do this?"
"My workroom," I lead them inside. The clones had worked and cleared
it out, setting up a futon on the floor and scrolls and ink around.
I took out my tools and removed my armour, relieving the plain cotton
shirt I wore underneath. I rolled up my sleeves and pointed to the futon,
"please, take off your coat and lay on your stomach."
Anko nodded as she did just that, putting her hands under her chin to
look up straight. I turned to Naruto, "Naruto, this is sort of a private
thing for Anko, so if you could step out."
"It's fine," Anko said, "I don't mind. Just don't ask too many questions
ramen boy."
"Yeah yeah dango lady," Naruto huffed as he closed the door behind
him.
I kneeled next to her neck and pulled the mesh down revealing her
curse mark. It was in the form of three tomoes, similar to the
sharingan's commas. I observed it;
Cursed Seal of Heaven, S rank
The user receives increased chakra levels and physical
capabilities when the seal is active.
SEALED: Evil Sealing Method
I snorted, "pathetic. The seal itself is impressive, but the way it's sealed
off from you. Honestly, it's like a bandage for a gaping wound."
"Can you do something about it?" Anko asked.
Misu hummed as she approached the seal and channeled chakra into
her fingertips. "This might sting a little," she wanted.
"Do it," Anko gritted her teeth.
Misu pressed her fingers on the seal and turned them clockwise,
causing the seal to suddenly explode into kanji that spread all over
Anko's body.
"Shit!" Anko hissed, "what did you do?"
"It's called a revealing touch," I explained, "it allows us to view just how
the seal was constructed and what different parts makes it up. You'll
need to remove your mesh Anko, we can't see some of them."
"You sure this isn't just a plot for you to look at my breast?" Anko
snorted.
"Believe me Anko, I would rather see you magnificent breasts when
we're not trying to remove a curse seal. But hey, if you want you can
show me them again after we're done," I chuckled.
"Yeah, keep dreaming kid," Anko snorted as she slowly removed her
mesh. I made sure not to stare, I just saw a hint of her nipples before
she went back down. I looked back and saw Naruto looking away, his
face red.
Chapter 177
I sighed and got back to work. Misu and I scanned the seals on her
back, they were intricate and...well, complex. But I think I'm beginning
to understand how they work.
I hissed, "this is both the most amazing and disgusting seal I have ever
seen in my life. It's so complex and brilliant, but at the same time it's so
disgusting and perverse."
"Hm, I can't seem to decipher this part Yami, can you?" Misu asked.
"Hm," I looked at the kanji, "it says how the seal's going to store away
Orochimaru's chakra...no...wait, not chakra...oh shit!"
"What? What happened?" Anko asked.
I needed to get a look at this thing, a good look at it. I need...my
Sharingan eyes, they could see chakra networks, but I can't reveal
myself. Shit! No choice.
I looked up, "Misu, Naruto, I need you both to look away for a moment."
"What? Why?" Naruto asked.
"I'm about to try something...different," I told him, "please, just for a
moment."
"Hey there, don't go getting any ideas kid, I'm not afraid to cleave a
kid's dick off!" Anko yelled back.
"Oh hush you," I grumbled before turning to the two Uzumaki's,
"please, don't ask questions."
They both nodded and turned away. I looked at ANko and channeled
chakra into my eyes and once again my vision began to slow down, it
became clearer and more controlled. I looked with my red eyes and
saw the way Anko's chakra moved and interacted with the seal and
with what was inside the seal. A bit of Orochimaru's chakra, and his
soul.
I could see it, that disgusting purple aura, so much more condensed
than chakra. It generated its own chakra, it couldn't be anything else
but his soul.
I deactivated my eyes and sighed, "you can look again."
"What did you find?" Misu asked.
"It's a fucking horcrux," I spat, "you can put your mesh back on Anko.
I'm done."
"What's a horcrux?" Misu asked.
"It's an idea I toyed it, just on paper," I quickly said as Anko got up and
looked at me, "it's basically...it's a way for you to become immortal."
"I'm sorry what?" Anko blinked, "immortal?"
I nodded, "yeah. It's like this, you take a piece of your own soul and put
it into another container. That way if your main body dies, you have a
backup in another body and eventually, the soul will take over the host,
like a fungus."
Anko's hand went to her seal, "t-this is supposed to kill me and change
me into another Orochimaru?"
"Not if you don't use it, and since you don't nothing will happen to you.
You see the more you use it the more tired you become with his chakra
and the easier it will be for the host to take over. It's...it's fucking
disgusting."
Anko looked pale. Even Misu looked horrified, "I have never in all my
years ever heard of someone doing something like that."
I sighed, "welcome to the modern world grandma Uzumaki."
"Can you remove it?" Anko asked immediately, "you know what it is,
can you destroy it?"
"I can't destroy it," I sighed, "not without killing the host."
Anko groaned, "fuck!"
"But," I sighed rubbing my eyes, they were itchy, I really need to get
used to using my red eyes, "I can do something about it."
Ping!
Quest Alert!
Heal Anko! Remove the Seal!
Rewards:
?
?
?
Failure:
-50 REP to Anko
Do you accept?
Y/N?
"How?" Anko asked.
I selected yes and explained, "the purpose of the seal is to serve as a
container for a soul. Only the thing inside is like magma, you try to do
anything and you'll destroy the vessel, you try to remove it, it'll melt the
container along the way. But, if you use it like it's designed to be
used...then the vessel if left unharmed."
"Y-you want to turn me into Orochimaru?!" Anko cried out.
"No, not you," I told her. I grabbed a scroll and opened it up, "what I'm
saying is, we pour his soul into something else, something that can
contain it."
"Do you have something like that?" Misu asked.
"No...but I can make on," I groaned, "a pot maybe, something to pour
the magma into and the seal it away for good."
"C-can you actually do that?" Anko asked rubbing her neck.
I nodded, "I can try," I turned to Misu, "with your help."
The Uzumaki woman nodded, "I'll help where I can. Might as well show
Konoha how grateful I am by helping one of their own."
"Right," I smiled and looked at Anko, "I have a mission tomorrow, I
don't know how long I'll be gone, but I'll talk to the Hokage and try to fix
something up for you."
Anko smiled, "thank you!" she leaped hugging me tightly by shoving my
head between her breast, "you're the best!"
I grinned, 'Oh GOD YES! I love this! I should be nicer to people more
often!'
The Next Day:
After her examination Anko stayed for an hour, arguing with Naruto
about which was better, ramen or dango. Obviously the two morons
enjoyed making such a stupid argument. Anko may be hot, but boy is
she dumb.
Chapter 178
I arrived at the Hokage's office right on time and waited for him to finish
up with his previous meeting. The doors open and a man I was weary
off walked out. He had his right eye bandaged, his right arm tucked
away and walked with a cane. He had an 'X' shaped scar on his chin
and a deadly presence about him.
Danzo Shimura, The Root
Lv- 86
REP- 56
He looked at me, and I looked back. He bowed, an action I copied. He
then said nothing as he walked away, tapping his cane. I looked at his
back and activated my red eyes. I could see the uchiha implants on his
right arm and under his bandaged right eye. It was...pervers.
"Yami, please, go in," the Hokage's assistant called out. I deactivated
my eyes and walked inside, closing the door behind me.
"Yami, sorry about making you wait," Hiruzen sighed as he puffed his
pipe, "that was….a difficult meeting."
"That man was Danzo Shimura yes?" I asked.
The Hokage nodded, "yes, my old friend."
"He still had black hair, how old could he be?"
Sarutobi smiled, "I suspect he dyes it, would never admit it though."
I saw a chance to expose the man, I could claim that I could sense the
first Hokage's chakra inside of him, or maybe even the sharingan eyes
but...if Sarutobi hasn't done anything about Danzo by now, chances are
he never will.
I cleared my throat, "right...the mission sir?"
"First we appeal to the Fire Daimyo," the Hokage said as he got up
from his chair, causing five ANBU agents to come to his side
immediately, "we shall be leaving by two today," he motioned me over
as we left his office, the ANBU following us closely, "be ready for a
difficult journey, you'll be making few stops and traveling at chunin
speeds."
I smirked, "I think I can handle it."
The Hokage returned that smile, "yes, of course. I'll be coming along
with elders Mitokado and Utatane separately, you and the ANBU team
will go on ahead and protect the Fire Daimyo and his court, escorting
them to an agreed upon location. Eagle," he motioned for an ANBU
member wearing an Eagle mask, "have Yami ready, he'll be serving as
a gaurd."
"Yes Lord Hokage," Eagle bowed as he stepped back.
"Yami, you are not allowed to reveal you identity under any
circumstances unless ordered too understood?" the Hokage stopped
by the door.
"Yes. But what if I'm forced to use the Flying Thunder God jutsu to
protect the client?" I asked.
"Exceptions can be made. And do not use your scorch release of swift
release if you can help it. I don't want the Daimyo to think you are our
only trump card," he ordered, "dismissed."
Ping!
Quest Alert!
Protect the daimyo and his court!
Rewards:
+20,000 EXP
Failure:
Demotion to chunin
Do you accept?
Y/N?
I accepted the mission and nodded. I then turned to the ANBU who to
motioned me to follow them. They lept out an open window and I
quickly followed them.
As we hopped along the village roof tops I stopped to realise just how
much slower they all were when compared to me. I found myself
having to slow down to let them lead. Maybe it was because they didn't
want to use their full strength right anyway, or maybe it was because
they were just slow.
We made it to a tall ten story building near the edge of the village. It
was a fortress, obviously the ANBU headquarters. They directed me
into a large vent on the roof and motioned me inside. I guess that
meant this was the actual entrance they used.
The vents were a maze, I had to cut to fit in and follow them through,
memorising the vent's pathway. They finally opened a gate and I
dropped down into what looked like a looker room with a wall filled with
masks.
"Here," Eagle, who I'm guessing was a guy, pointed at a locker, inside
of which was the standard ANBU uniform.
ANBU uniform, A rank
Uniform worn by Konoha's elite ninja squad.
+20% to stealth
Durability- 300/300
Damn, the bonus is nice, but the durability was shit. My jonin jacket
has the same stats. I sighed as I quickly took off my coat, vest and then
armour. The ANBU squad didn't bother looking away as I stripped to
my boxers.
I took out my daggers, pouches of poison, kunai and shuriken pouches
and sealing materials before sealing my armour into a storage scroll. I
then put on the ANBU uniform, it fitted my small frame perfectly, guess
they knew I was coming.
The flak jacket was grey and extended down to my groin. Instead of
half sleeve going from my wrist to my elbow, my entire arm was
covered. I strapped a tanto onto my back, an unfamiliar weapon, but
whatever, and put on my face mask on.
I then loaded my new uniform with all my neat little toys, not to mention
the sealing cloth I had wrapped around my arms and legs. When I was
done I turned to Eagle, "do I have to carry the damn blade? It's not my
style. I haven't even trained with one before."
Chapter 179
"You haven't ever trained with a tanto before?" a Puma mask wearing
ANBU scoffed, "how did you ever manage to become a Tokubetsu
jonin?"
I looked up at her name;
Garumo Holo, ANBU
Lv- 73
REP- 32
"That's simple Ms. Holo, by being clever," I smiled as I saw her twitch.
"H-how did you know my name?!" she cried out.
I shrugged, "I'm special. Next time read the damn mission briefing you
moron. I'm guessing you got one about me yes? And what I can do?"
"We were told you were a chakra sensor," Eagle stepped in, "not that
you knew the identities of ANBU agents."
I shrugged, "a chakra signature is like a face, you don't forget it if you
met them before," I turned to Puma, "and I don't forget."
"Hehe, got you there Puma," Spider snorted.
"Shut up!" Puma cried out.
"You don't have to wear the tanto, you may use any tools you are
comfortable with," Eagle supplied, "come, it's time for your mask."
He guided me to a framed wall of red velvet that had white ANBU mask
hanging off hooks. There were so many hanging off the hooks, Eagle
grabbed one with the features of a panda and tossed it to me.
I looked at the mask, it looked old and worn out, "really? A panda?"
"It's tradition," Eagle shrugged.
"Does that mean I'm ANBU now?" I asked as I put the mask on.
"Yes, for this mission alone," Eagle nodded as we all moved back into
the vents and out too the roof.
Eagle then began to use his hands to communicate, 'can you
understand me?'
'Yes. Please continue.'
Eagle nodded, 'Objective: Reach Hono within the day and enter
Daimyo's court. We will then escort them into the agreed upon location
where the Hokage will be waiting.'
'What's the location?' I asked.
'Red Moon castle,' Spider replied.
'Right, move,' Eagle nodded as we all took off.
We didn't even have to stop by the gate to log out, we just left, rushing
out of the gates at full speed. Well, full speed for them, a walk in the
park for me. Ever since I put VIT into 100 I found myself faster than
anyone else in the village. And if this squad is supposed to be known
for their speed and I'm still kicking their ass, well then that's saying
something.
Around noon time Eagle called for a break. Which confused me, 'I
thought Hokage said no breaks?'
'Giving you time to catch your breath,' Eagle replied.
'I'm fine, let's continue,' I insisted.
'Don't be cocky kid,' Puma snorted, 'we don't want you half dead by the
time we reach Hono.'
I snorted, 'I could have been in Hono right now if I wanted too. Believe
me, I'm not considered the second Flash of Konoha for nothing. Let's
continue.'
Monkey, the fourth member of our group, shrugged, 'he says he's fine,
let's continue.'
'Agreed,' said Snake, the last member of the group.
'Fine,' Eagle nodded and with that we were off.
By seven that day Hoho was in our sights, and Puma was exhausted, I
could tell. But her pride refused to let her stop. So we managed to
reach the city and began the long climb up it's sloppy roads, to the very
top where the Daimyo's castle rested.
We actually passed by Socio's castle, I could see the familiar gaurd
movements on the compound walls. I actually stopped for a moment to
try and look inside to see Moe, but Eagle urged me on, so I tore myself
away and moved on.
We soon approached the castle and it's giant compound walls. The
castle itself was huge, at least a hundred feet tall with a giant stone
compound wall. The walls were red with red and gold lanterns covering
the castle walls.
We were a block away when another squad of ANBU appeared before
us. These guys wore red and gold instead of black and grey. They
looked like an elite gaurd, even their masks were different. Bright red
with numbers instead of animals to differentiate them.
"Are you S squad?" Number 1 asked;
Ro, Leader of the Daimyo protection detail
Lv- 71
REP- 50
"Yes," Eagle stepped forward and presented a scroll to the man.
One took it and looked it over, he then looked over at me, "you brought
a Panda on this mission? Are you joking?"
"The Hokage himself assigned him to this squad, I assure you, this is
no joke," Eagle replied.
"Fine," One tossed the scroll back, "follow us. Keep up, Panda."
"Right," I decided to show off a little, using my max speed to leap
forward and out run the entire protection detail, reach the compound
walls in a burst of speed before they even got off the roof. I looked
behind me at the shocked royal guards, "coming or what?"
They ignored my bait as we all went into the castle. We followed One's
lead, as instead of crawling in the darkness and ceiling, we walked on
the ground like normal civilians, which confused me, but I'm guessing
it's because they don't like to spook these nobles too badly.
We walked into the heart of the castle, One slid open the door slightly,
walking into a room which was a grand hall. There were around fifty
nobles, all sitting around a grand table that could seat a hundred.
Chapter 180
And at the head was an old man in royal black clothes and the kanji for
fire on his robes. On his head was a black head pieces that covered
his hair and back. The man was old with beady eyes and a fan that he
used to constantly hide his laughter.
One came forward and bowed before the man, "my lord."
"Oh, One, what's the matter?" the daimyo asked looking down.
"The ANBU lord Hokage sent are here," One spoke as the rest of us
came inside, allowing them all to take a good look at us. Eagle and the
rest bowed, going down on one knee. Obviously I followed as well.
"Oh? This is the team Hiruzen sent? How pitiful," the Daimyo scoffed, "I
had at least hopped that he would send someone proper, like Kakashi
Hatake or even Ko Hyuga and his team. Moe dear, what was their
names again? That genin team that saved your life and captured those
awful Iwa ninjas?"
My head came up as I followed the Daimyo's line of sight. I found her,
Moe, she hadn't change in the short time since I saw her, still the same
blue hair put up in the nobel fashion. She wore a skin white kimono
with red highlights and a lot of makeup on. I almost didn't recognize
her.
"Their names were Zumo Sarutobi, China something and Yami," her
tone softened at my name, "quite powerful genin, but obviously not
ANBU level."
"Hm, maybe, I heard that Yami boy became a jonin yes?" Daimyo
hummned.
"Tokubetsu jonin lord Daimyo," Eagle spoke.
"Hmm? What was that?"
"Yami, the member of team Ko, he was promoted to a tokubetsu jonin,"
Eagle spoke as Puma turned to me and looked for a moment.
"Ah...is there a difference? Whatever, you ninja have your own odd
rankings," the Daimyo scoffed, "anyway, since you arrived I suppose
we might as well begin this awful journey. Where did Hiruzen wish to
met again?"
"Red Moon castle my lord," Eagle replied.
"That's a four hour journey," the Daimyo sighed, "you know what, it's
too late, we'll go tomorrow."
"B-but the Hokage expects us by tonight," Eagle stuttered.
"Hmph, how can I leave now? It's the middle of the night! You expect
me and my court to travel in such conditions?!" the daimyo scoffed.
"W-we must my lord, for your safety, as well as the fact that this is
meeting is meant to be of the utmost secret," Eagle said quietly.
"But-"
"Oh come now my lord," lord Socio said with a smile, "I'm sure your
carriage is plenty comfortable enough. You can sleep away the journey
like it was nothing!"
"But what about the courtiers?" the daimyo asked in a worried tone.
"We'll be alright my lord!" and enthusiastic man cried out, "after all you
will only be taking five of us! I'm sure if they all agree it won't be a
problem."
"I am willing," one nodded.
"As am I," another smiled.
"So am I," a woman dressed in a tight purple kimono replied.
"And me," Socio smiled, "as well as my daughter," Moe bowed.
"And I," a tough looking man with battle scars growled.
The daimyo sniffed, "I couldn't ask for a better court! You're all so
selfless, to travel in such conditions! Truly you all deserve a round of
applause!"
...was this a joke? Nope, it wasn't, they were actually clapping for
themselves. Damn...so this is a nobel's court.
In an hours time they were ready to move out. A caravan of over one
thousand armed soldiers escorted six carriages out of Hono. Each
carriage was bigger than a poor man's house, and each lavishly
decorated. The Daimyo rose in the center, surrounded by the most
guards, while the other nobles rode around him, surrounded by the
army.
The royal gaurd and my team however were on patrol duty, sent to the
edges of the escort team to serve as a lookout. And since I was a
sensor, I took the lead, making sure to clear the path for everyone
behind me.
The mission, surprisingly enough, was over in a quick four hours.
Nothing had gone wrong, no bandits, no rogue ninja. We arrived at the
Blood Moon castle by midnight. And waiting for us already was the
castle's lord and servants. And the Hokage.
"Ah! Lord Hokage! How have you been?!" the daimyo said as he fought
back a yawn, sand still in his eye.
"Lord Daimyo," the Hokage bowed, "thank you for seeing me under
such conditions. I understand if this was inconvenient."
"Not to fear! With a court such as mine, the Land of Fire can face any
obstacles!" the man chuckled as the Hokage guided him and his
courtiers inside.
I followed Eagle's team as we entered the conference room at the
distance. We watched from the corners of the room as the Elders of the
Konoha council, the Hokage, the Daimyo and his court all sat down in
front of a large table.
"So Hiruzen, what' this about?" the daimyo said as he began to fan
himself.
"This is about Kiri and the civil war currently underway there," Sarutobi
replied.
The Daimyo blinked, "you wish to interfere? That isn't like you Hiruzen."
"Agreed lord Daimyo," the female elder, Utatane nodded, "I'm glad to
see my old team mate finally taking some initiative."
"What convinced you to change your mind lord Hokage?" the large
warrior like nobel asked.
"A particular ninja who showed me that one needs to fight if they wish
to bring about any semblance of peace in this world," he smiled as his
eyes came towards me for a moment before looking back at the
daimyo.
"Alright...what do you need Hiruzen?" the daimyo asked.
And slowly the Hokage explained the entire issue to the lord, going
slowly and explaining why it would be in Konoha's best interest to
interfer. And when he was done the daimyo sighed, "this sounds like so
much effort, why do we have to bother? If they want to kill themselves
they should just do it, fewer enemies for us to face."