Prologue

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The 10th Hokage filed the last of his papers into his drawer and put away a new book he was reading. It was a long day. He had revised the list of the new genin and had done countless paperwork which accumlated into a messy and unsorted pile on his desk.

He picked up his hat and his briefcase and left the room. He scanned his office one more time for anymore loose papers and found a couple of doodles on the floor. He picked them up and threw them in the trash and locked the door. After locking the door to Hokage Building he stepped back and looked at Hokage Rock. 10 resplendent faces staring out into Konohagakure, two with the same distinct spiky hair. He strolled to the central park and walked around its monuments. Two statues, standing there, both of them Uchiha and both of them Missing-nin. The legendary battle took place here, lasting an entire day. The statue of the Uchiha in the Akatsuki uniform is the grave for Itachi Uchiha, who died here on the spot, buried by his younger brother after his cursed seal had deactivated. Sasuke went on, over the next 20 years, raised a family, and learning from his father's mistakes, tried to give his children equal attention. He died unexpectedly, but happily at the age of 35.

The Hokage sighed and walked on. He arrived at Ichiraku Ramen, and ordered his favorite, Tempura Ramen. He slurped satisfactorily away at his meal, and after draining the soup, departed for his home. He lived in a solitary apartment that he lived in since he was a kid. It was a nice, quite, cloudless night, with only the owls to sing songs to him. He sat down on his living room couch and opened his journal.

"Dear Journal,

I'm having more ideas, and I think I've got it all figured out. It is an epic story, and being myself, I could probably publish it into a book-"

He stopped.

A book, something that appealed the Hokage. He always liked to write in his spare time. He was probably the only Hokage to have published 7 books, 3 of which have been bestsellers for over 6 weeks. He stared into space, remembering...

The next thing he did was grab out a piece of paper and his writing pen. He began writing.