Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, never will, don't even want to.
This story is mostly conversation, a little bit of action. But still mostly conversation… so sorry if you find that a bit boring. But it's not something that can be skipped :( There is something probably unexpected at the end of the chapter, something you've never known about Mayumi
( In the hospital )
"Rise and shine sleepyhead!", Mayumi twitched and slowly managed to open his eyes, the image blurry but he could see somebody standing next to him… he seemed familiar…
'Where have I seen this man before? 'although the image was blurry he still managed to make out some features 'silver spiky hair… dark eyes… so familiar…'
Then it clicked, right next to him stood a man now all so familiar… the man that almost killed him and his former master "White Fang…"
The man smiled "I told you I would see you again later…boy…"
"And you can stop calling me 'White Fang'… that's just my title, my name is Sakumo Hataka, and as you already know I'm a Jonin of Konoha."
Mayumi looked at the man, he hadn't changed a bit in those years, but he didn't seem as scary as his former master told him. Before him stood a smiling man that treated him like a person, not like a thing. "Sakumo, what are you doing here? Am I in Konoha?"
Sakumo looked at Mayumi 'the boy doesn't even use honorifics, it's almost as if he's never been taught such things. I have to find out how deep the problem is…'
"You know boy it's proper respect to give your own name when somebody told you theirs, just as it is seen as disrespectful not to use honorifics. So tell me, what's your name? I can't just keep calling you boy now can I?"
Mayumi was perplexed when he thought about it… in all twelve years of this life he had never been asked what his name was. Thinking back further to his previous life the majority of that one was the same, he was just a slave, he had no need for a name… 'it's strange to give my name to somebody again after so many years…'
"Mayumi, my name's Mayumi… you know Sakumo that nobody has ever asked me for my name in all of my life? Just like nobody had ever taught me anything except how to kill, so tell me, what are honorifics?", he honestly didn't know, in his previous life such things weren't used and in this one just like he said he's been taught nothing else but how to kill. That was his purpose, knowledge of other things only took precious time…
'Damn… I knew it was bad but this is worse than I could've imagined! When I saw him two years ago killing A-rank shinobi I knew something was wrong, but I didn't give in to my gut feeling!', Sakumo had to take this slow, it was going to take time to teach the boy before him the world outside of killing but he deserved it… his childhood was taken away from him, he needs to make up for lost time!
Sakumo Hataka took a chair and sat next to Mayumi's hospital bed "Mayumi-kun, this is going to take a while to explain, is it okay with you if I stay here to do so?"
Mayumi had nothing else to do anyway except recover in a boring hospital 'why not… it can't hurt, and I've always wanted a life next to killing people. He seems to genuinely care about me for as far as that can be said, so I should give him a chance.'
"That would be nice… but first I have one more question. How come you treat me like a child and not like a demon like everybody else?"
He had to admit, the boy looked like a demon, but if you looked beneath his outward appearance the only thing that Sakumo saw was an empty shell… the shell of a person that's been through hardship his entire life and is now just an empty husk. Seeing him as a demon, especially after his previous actions of saving an entire city and risking his life while doing so would be a crime beyond compare in his opinion...
"Because, Mayumi-kun, that is just your outer appearance. Whatever you may look like that is not your fault, you are not to blame. Many people wouldn't do this however… you are right about that… but I try to look beyond that, and you are still only a boy. Does that satisfy your curiosity?"
Mayumi nodded, it was acceptable, that could not be the entire truth but he accepted the limited explanation for now. "For now… I won't lie to you Sakumo, I know that isn't the entire truth but continue, what are honorifics? I hear you saying 'kun' after my name, what does that mean?"
Sakumo smiled 'it's a small victory, but he's at least giving me a chance'. "Thank you Mayumi-kun, now as for what honorifics are…" he began explaining to the boy things like honorifics, when and how you used them and even teased him a bit when it came to using them with girls… sadly the boy didn't seem to respond to that part very well. Maybe he likes other men? There are some cases like that, but no need to think too deep about things like that yet!
Mayumi listened to the man before him with all the attention he could muster, glad of the new information he was getting and thinking about the possibility of a new life. For whatever it was worth, the few hours he's been awake in this hospital have been nicer than most of the twelve previous years…
"Thank you Hataka-san"
He was cut off before he could say any more as Sakumo smiled "Mayumi-kun, no need for such formalities, call me by my first name I insist."
"…Okay then… Sakumo-san", Mayumi noticed that the man's smile grew when he said that, 'so even a thing as little as that can please somebody?', "could you tell me where I am? The only thing I remember was destroying the army attacking Uzushiogakure before I lost consciousness"
Before Sakumo could respond a man stood in the door opening of Mayumi's hospital room "Care if I take the explanation from here Hataka-san?"
Mayumi looked at the man, he was average in height and had red wild hair up to his shoulders and violet eyes to accompany the look. Mayumi could say that the man was good looking for his age! Just a few wrinkles here and there were the only signs that the man was well over his forties. He had a gentle face that radiated peace just like the sound of his voice, it instantly made Mayumi calm hearing it. But still one of the most noticeable things was the large hat on the man's head, signifying that he was the Uzukage!
"Uzukage-sama please do, I only came a few days after the battle was done, you have more knowledge about the events that passed." Sakumo bowed before the man to show his respect while Mayumi didn't know what to say, it wasn't every day that a Kage came to talk to you and the last time it happened he was nearly killed!
The Uzukage stood in front of Mayumi's bed and looked at the boy before him 'So he finally woke up, the saviour of our city… if it weren't for him I wouldn't be standing here, nobody would. But I have to handle this gently, the power he showed was far too great to take lightly.'
He smiled at Mayumi "I heard your name was Mayumi-kun correct?"
"Yes Uzukage-sama!" he responded in the same way he did to his previous master, not wanting to anger the man before him. He may look gentle but Mayumi couldn't be certain.
The Kage smiled at the boy's response 'respectful, if not forceful as if he's always been a servant'. "First Mayumi-kun I would like to apologize, as you must have noticed you can't use your chakra at the moment. That is because of a seal we placed on you, we couldn't take any chances with your powers losing control when you were unconscious, I hope you understand"
'That certainly explains why I can't use the power of my eyes or flames even though I didn't see any chakra shackles. But it's reasonable, the power I showed was far too great to take lightly.'
"I understand Uzukage-sama, I would have done the same if I were in your place. You almost lost your city once, you can't take the risk of it happening again."
He got a nod as a response "Thank you Mayumi-kun, we will remove the seal when you are fully healed but there are still come complications that I will explain later. Now as for what happened at the battlefield seven months ago…"
"I was one of the people standing on top of the wall and will be honest with you when I say that I gave the command to open fire on your position. The power you showed was far too great and I am sure it could have turned this whole city into nothingness just like you showed with the army attacking us."
"But… then I saw what you did right before you fired. Your mouth was moving in the same pattern time and time again. I used a seal to look more closely at what you were trying to say and then I noticed… you were asking us to save you, the boy that would be our destruction wanted us to save him"
"Now you can imagine my surprise and confusion, why would somebody do that in such a situation? I didn't take note of it and didn't cease fire, not wanting to take the risk of it being a trick"
"That was until you unleashed your jutsu… it was unlike anything I had ever seen or could have imagined! You turned almost the entire army that was laying siege on us into nothingness right before our eyes! Total silence reigned on the entire battlefield for a few minutes afterwards"
"A scream from the Tsuchikage destroyed this silence, he ordered his army to kill you as quickly as possible, that was when I knew what you meant… you planned for this to happen, you planned to defend us from certain destruction! You planned to betray your master and seek refuge in our walls!"
"I immediately ordered my men to save you, they jumped down from the walls and a massive battle ensued for your life, one side intending to kill you while the other wanted to save you. Needless to say my forces managed to reach you first and we brought you into our city"
"But… we noticed a problem when you finally entered the walls! Our defensive system saw you as a threat! That black flaming chakra that you produce was so full of malicious intent that you were seen as a demon by the very thing that was meant to protect you…"
"… we then decided to seal your chakra for the remainder of your time here. It was the only option that we had or you wouldn't have survived, we can't just shut off our only defence you must understand."
"Weeks went by and you didn't wake up whatever we tried, you slowly healed with the help of our healers but that didn't seem to wake you up. Therefore we decided to use our strongest and highest level seal on you… the seal of stasis. Your body gets frozen in time and space, it would give your mind and body time to heal from the inside, nothing from the outside could influence you any longer until you woke up."
Mayumi was in total shock! A seal that was able to do that! 'No wonder I'm not skin over bones after seven months of lying in bed', "So… that's how you knew I woke up? The seal broke and Sakumo-san went to my room?"
Sakumo answered the question this time "Yes Mayumi-kun, but aren't you supposed to thank the Uzukage for saving you? You shouldn't be disrespectful…"
Mayumi interrupted him "No why would I? If not for my actions his whole city would have been destroyed, if anything he has to be the one to thank me."
The Uzukage and Sakumo sweatdropped 'Well, he is technically correct… if only extremely blunt' they both thought.
The Kage interrupted the awkward silence that ensued "Sorry Mayumi-kun, you're right.", he bowed as deep as he could before the boy and spoke with power in his voice "Thank you for saving us Mayumi-kun, my city and I can't thank you enough!"
Mayumi smiled at the action 'so he's willing to show respect to somebody like me, it seems that he's a man worthy of my respect as well'
"Please stop bowing Uzukage-sama, you're welcome. As you've previously said it was my plan all along to save your city, Sakumo-san, do you still remember two years ago when you found me and my previous master?"
He nodded "Yes Mayumi-kun, you told me you were with him voluntarily, that wasn't the case, was it?"
Mayumi made small laugh "technically it was, I knew something was going to happen, whatever I told you was a complete lie. But, I did voluntarily stay with the man for whatever he wanted from me"
"So, the next thing that you're both too afraid to ask", Mayumi could see both men getting nervous when he started with what he was about to say, "you are wondering if I am indeed a demon, correct?"
The silence that followed could only be taken as a confirmation, they didn't dare to either deny or confirm the question… "The short answer is no, I am not a demon"
The two men relaxed a bit, but noticed that Mayumi wasn't done speaking yet.
"But although I am not a demon, I am a being of pure malice, or better said, I am born of pure malice. Technically I am still human but all the malicious energy that inhabits my body changed some features, my hair and eyes became black and represent this energy."
He could hear the faintest whisper from the Uzukage "Just like the Kyuubi… a force of nature…"
Mayumi could see that Sakumo seemed lightly shocked by that whisper and tried to not show any signs on worry outwards.
"But even if I am a being born of pure malice, that does not mean that I have to act according to that. I and only I decide if I am a threat, it is my choice if the black flames do any harm. Does that comfort the both of you?"
Silence ensued yet again, both of the men not being sure how to respond to such information.
The Uzukage finally spoke "Yes Mayumi-kun, but it's a lot to take in… although the majority of Uzu doesn't see you as a demon, there are still a few that claimed I had to kill you even if you saved the whole city. Even as we speak they are protesting for your death…"
"And that is if you take in the fact that you saved all of our lives, even under such circumstances they still deem you a demon. I can't for all honesty imagine what the people outside of these walls will think about you when they see you and hear about how you saved us."
"The world of men is dark Mayumi-kun, even for all the positive things that happen around them they put most of their focus on the few things that are negative. It does not matter to them that you saved thousands of lives, only that you killed even more."
"That… that Mayumi-kun is the harsh reality of the world we live in. Some villages are better than others, but people overall are no different, the majority has a dark heart, only a few look beyond the outer appearance."
Deep inside Mayumi already knew this… in the years of travel he hadn't seen much of the world. But the things that he had seen didn't please him, people had a smile on their face but he could sense their negative emotions that were hidden behind their façade. Only a few rare people were pure…
That was one of his powers, the power of his eyes that he unlocked over the years. With them he could see into one's soul, he could see what colour their soul was. Most were grey to dark, signifying that they cared the most about themselves. The whiter colours were extremely rare, and the ones that he had seen were often oppressed by others, just like in his old world.
The people with power still ruled over the weak, he hadn't seen any real slaves yet, but that didn't matter. You didn't have to be labelled a slave to be oppressed, to be used.
"I know Uzukage-sama… I travelled for most of my life, and I've noticed the same wherever I went. People claim that they are good people, but deep down they are usually worse than those that seem evil from the outside."
Sakumo acknowledges this "You're both right… however much I would like to say that Konoha is different, I can't honestly say that it is. Still, Mayumi-kun for the issue at hand. As the Uzukage has said their defensive system is triggered to kill you if you were to have your chakra unlocked again. I believe that is not something that you want, correct?"
Mayumi nodded at the question, he wanted to have control over his chakra, never would he be weak again, to be at the mercy of others.
"Then here is my question Mayumi-kun, even though Konoha isn't any better than the places you've seen. Would you be willing to come with me to my village? I've already discussed this with the Uzukage and the Hokage and they agree with me. You can't live by yourself anymore, not after what you did. It's not that we want to keep watch over you, but you will know what I mean when you see this…"
Mayumi saw that Sakumo gave him a small book. He opened it and immediately recognized what it was "A bingo-book!". They didn't deny it, he nodded through the pages until he saw a familiar face… his face…
Name : Unknown
Danger level : S – Rank
Kill on sight, reward 500.000.000 Ryo to be issued from the land of earth.
Skills : Kenjutsu A, Taijutsu A, Ninjutsu S, Genjutsu unknown
Special notice : Do not touch his black flames at any cost, extremely dangerous, beware of malicious energy and killing intent. Used Jutsu unknown, none left alive after encounter
'Wow… this is unbelievable, 500 million Ryo?! I've never seen such a high bounty!', he was gobsmacked with eyes wide open, he just couldn't believe what he was seeing! He knew that there would probably be a bounty, but with one like this it would tempt even the best person!
"As you may have concluded Mayumi-kun, with such a bounty you can't roam the lands, everybody will be coming for your head! The only safe chance is to live under the protection of a village and pray that they won't betray you for that amount of Ryo."
Sakumo continued "Konoha is willing to give you that protection, life won't be pleasant for the most part, but there will be people supporting you. I am one of those, I hold a lot of authority in Konoha and will put myself as your caretaker, that will hold back the majority of the threats"
'It is a tempting offer, I can't stay here in Uzu sadly or that would have been my preferred option. But with Konoha being close allies to them it would be the next best thing. No other village is safe, it could very well be my only real option left…'
"Sakumo-san, will I be required to work as a Konoha-shinobi?"
"I'm sorry to say Mayumi-kun but you will, you will however be put under my direct supervision. I don't have a real team and we will therefore be making a two man team, is that satisfactory?"
He thought about it some more, it was better than getting put in a random team with people that might betray him when they had the chance… and he had to honestly admit that he liked fighting. He hated killing, but he loved the thrill of battle"
"Sakumo-san, I accept your offer. But! There will be some things I have to discuss with your Hokage like where I will live and some other things"
Sakumo knew this was coming 'he's a smart kid, he knows his options but will give certain requirements himself before he accepts. He knows that Konoha will want his power and can make conditions for us to get those.'
"Mayumi-kun, we have ourselves a deal. Uzukage-sama, when will he be ready to leave?"
The Uzukage witnessed the entire encounter and watched in wonder at the boy, he was more like an adult than a child. But he owed him too much, he wanted to keep him in his own village but he knew that it wasn't an option, he couldn't make sure Mayumi-kun would be safe.
"I estimate he will be ready to leave in one week. As the Kage of the village that he saved I will require Konoha to sign a few contracts regarding Mayumi-kun as well. These will be blood-contracts between him and the Hokage, you will know what they say when you read them together with your Kage, but rest assured that it is only in Mayumi-kuns best interest."
"As Konoha's representative in this matter I accept his requirements Uzukage-same" Sakumo said with a deep bow towards the man.
"Now, Mayumi-kun, we will leave you to rest for now, I will be coming back during this week to go over the contracts with you. Sakumo-san I will see you later as well" and just like that the Uzukage and Sakumo turned around and left Mayumi's room
'This is an interesting development' was the only thing Mayumi could think as he saw them leave 'only time will tell what will become of me and this life, but first it's time for some well needed peace and quiet all by myself!'
( One week later )
It was the day Mayumi was to leave Uzu, the next part of his journey was to commence. You could see Mayumi sitting in the Uzukage's office going over the contracts before them.
"So Mayumi-kun, are these satisfactory the way they are?"
They sure were! Konoha was going to be in for a surprise when they saw them! "Hai Uzukage-sama, thank you for all the help you've given me over the past couple of days."
"No thanks needed Mayumi-kun! I just hope you will visit me again once in a while, this old man enjoyed his time getting to know you! And don't forget to take the gifts with you, you will disrespect me greatly if you turn them down, Mayumi-kun..",
'well, he didn't really give me any chance to say no, did he?' although Mayumi thought that he couldn't help but have a smile on his face, the last couple of days were really nice. The Uzukage was a friendly man that took time out of his already busy schedule to talk with him, introduced some of his family members to him as well and helped him however he could. He was especially happy about one of the requirements in the contract!
"Now, I will lead you to the gate, Sakumo-san is waiting there for you with his team."
Mayumi walked next to the Uzukage towards the gate, when he left the Kage's building he noticed a crowd of people had formed to send him away. They cheered for him, throwing flowers and other signs of their appreciation, of course there were a few disturbances with people yelling that the demon had to die. But they were the vast minority.
He just couldn't get used to the sight of those massive gates, every time he saw them he wondered how anybody could break through them with regular force. They were grand and beautiful with decorations adorning the inside of it wherever you looked!
The gate opened and there stood a familiar face "Sakumo-san! It's been a week since I last saw you!", Mayumi had grown to like the man from their interaction in the hospital, he was honest and genuine, two qualities that he could appreciate.
When he stood just a meter away from the team he saw that two of the four shinobi that had come to pick him up had a look of disgust on their face. "Uzukage-sama could you remove the seals from me now?"
"Of Course Mayumi-kun", he could feel them being removed, the familiar feeling of chakra flowing back into him. His hair black and dancing in the wind and especially his eyes, finally recovering their power.
He took a closer look at Sakumo's team with the power of his eyes, just as he thought the two that looked at him with disgust had blackened souls. "Sakumo-san" Mayumi pointed at the two men "Why did you bring those two pieces of filth with you?"
The two men became utterly enraged "What did you say you disgusting demon?! Watch your mouth before I cut you do…" the one on the right couldn't finish his sentence as Mayumi had his sword sticking at his throat "You will do what? You wanted to cut me down?"
Sakumo interrupted them "Mayumi-kun stop! What are you doing?!"
"Proving my point, they are filth! Their souls are pitch black signifying that they actually enjoy this kind of life, they enjoy taking lives and murdering others! They aren't shinobi, they are just trash that should be removed from this world, turned into nothingness just like the barren earth behind you!"
"Now tell me why I shouldn't just remove them from our presence?" Mayumi was serious about this, if there was one thing he concluded in his time on this world it was that he genuinely believed such people should be removed.
Sakumo didn't know what he could say, he knew that he couldn't stop Mayumi from killing them if he actually wanted to. He may be an S-rank shinobi, but he knew the boy wasn't a joke either. Sure he could beat him in a straight up fight, but not without collateral damage! "Please, Mayumi-kun leave them be for now, they are still Konoha shinobi, you can't just kill them!"
The man still with Mayumi's sword at his throat slowly went to grab a kunai from his belt, hoping that nobody would notice as Sakumo was reasoning with Mayumi.
"Now Mayumi-kun, could you lower your sword?"
A few seconds went by, Mayumi was reluctant but finally agreed "Fine, this time…"
Just as Mayumi lowered the sword from the man's neck, that man took his chance "Die Demon filth!" with a kunai aimed straight for Mayumi, intending to kill him even if his captain was standing right next to him!
'Sigh, I told Sakumo that he was filth, but they surely send the trash Jonin to escort me, just look at how slow he is!', Mayumi changed the direction of his sword and rotated it so the cutting edge was now facing the man. He sliced upward with a calm expression, not fearing the incoming kunai.
Blood sprayed and an arm fell to the ground, kunai still in the closed hand "Now that, Sakumo-san was pure self-defence. You can't disagree with me as the Uzukage is my witness. Be glad I didn't kill him"
Said man was kneeling on the ground, remaining hand holding his bleeding stump and screaming from the pain. "Shut up you filth", Mayumi sent a kick towards the head and knocked the screaming man out cold. "Now, finally some silence." As for you remaining piece of filth", Mayumi looked to the other escort "will you be just as stupid as your friend?"
He didn't move, but you could see his face getting red from rage, trying his best to hold himself back from attacking Mayumi. Not even thinking clearly about the fact that he was no match for the boy. "Sakumo-taichou! Kill this Demon! He cut of Kanta-sans arm he must pay!"
Sakumo was getting extremely frustrated 'Damn this situation! I thought I brought trustworthy escorts with me, the problem in Konoha is worse than I thought!'
"Shut your mouth Jonin! Mayumi-kun acted in self-defence! I am still your captain, follow my orders or I will send you to T&I for some proper punishment!"
"Fine, Taichou.." Mayumi could hear the venom in his voice but was saddened by the fact that he couldn't just cut him down like the other, but he would remember the face. 'Mark my words filth, one day you will suddenly disappear and nobody will know where you went!'
"Sakumo-san, what are you going to do about the one on the ground? I estimate he will bleed out in a few minutes", Sakumo walked to the man and laid his hand on the bloody stump "Katon: Scorched hand"
"That should do for now, he will stop bleeding but needs medical attention within a few days. Best we start heading towards Konoha"
"Aww, are we at least going to take the scenic route? You know Sakumo-san, see some nice landmarks and such?" Mayumi teased, that would take a few days longer and the filth would die, it seemed like a great idea to him!
Sakumo Hataka sighed… this was going to a long journey if this was any indication "No… come on, say goodbye to the Uzukage, it's time to go"
Mayumi waved to the Uzukage "See you later Oji-san!", the Kage couldn't help but get a smile on his face 'Oji-san? Heh,', "Goodbye Mayumi-kun, see you later" waving back with a smile plastered on his face. He was going to miss the kid…
( Three days later, Gate of Konoha )
Three people could be seen walking towards the gates of Konoha, the person walking in front had Silver spiky hair and was none other than the White Fang of Konoha, Sakumo Hataka. Next to him stood a boy no older than maybe twelve or thirteen years old.
This boy had pitch black eyes lacking pupils, long black spiky hair that seemed to be alive all the way to his hips and an outfit that was totally black, only leaving his face revealed. The outfit seemed alive just like the boy's hair, moving with the wind blowing against it and small black flames being present on areas such as the shoulders. On his back was a long black katana. Altogether it gave him a menacing look, even without the eyes and hair people would still feel afraid when looking at him. This of course, was Mayumi.
The last person walking was average looking except for the long blonde hair signifying that he was a Yamanaka. He was apparently brought along with the escort for his ability to judge Mayumi's personality. He had a man slumped over his right shoulder, the man was missing an arm and looked pale and sick. But the escort team didn't seem to care and walked to the gates in leisure.
The fourth man that was supposed to be present with the escort seemed to be missing.
The approached the gates and Sakumo walked to the Kunoichi guarding it "Hey Maki-chan I've returned!" and ruffled her hairs making her seem extremely cute with the blush on her face.
"Gheesh Sakumo-san can you stop doing that?" She said shyly, her whole face starting to become red and steam almost coming out of her ears. If he only pushed a bit more than it wouldn't be strange to see her faint.
Mayumi couldn't help but look at her '…so cute!', in his previous life he was always a fan of cute things when he had the chance. Wanting to hug them whenever he could, he hadn't had any chance so far and sadly didn't dare to try now, thinking about how he looked and all… 'I will get my chance to give her a hug! Ooeeh a cat!'
He began leaving the group and slowly walked towards the cute black cat before crouching on the ground "Kitty kitty kitty, psstt cmon kitty" he held out his hand hoping the cat would sniff him before letting him pet her.
The young little black cat curiously walked towards Mayumi and sniffed, apparently liking what she smelled and started brushing her little head against his hand.
'Kyaaa soooo cute!' he became zoned out, not paying attention to anything around him and just sat down on the ground to play with the little cat. If there was one thing in the world that Mayumi loved it was cute little animals, he may seem like a demon but deep inside he was anything but!
The people standing at the gate couldn't believe their eyes 'Is he… playing with a cat?! Did Mayumi-kun just seriously leave our group to play with a kitten?!"
'Is that a Demon playing with a kitten?!' was what most of the people were thinking, never having seen anything so out of place!
The Yamanaka had his mouth gaping open 'I saw him slice up one man brutally and chop of the other's arm! My judge of character must be totalled messed up… I have to relearn my family techniques! I was about to tell Hokage-sama that he was just a cold-blooded killer!'
"Mayumi-kun!"
"Mayumi!"
"MAYUMI WAKE UP!"
"Huh? What's up Sakumo?"
He tick mark appeared on his face… "Are you serious?! You suddenly started spacing out petting a kitten for ten minutes! Even I have my limits!"
'Wait, it's been ten minutes already? Time sure does fly when you're petting cute things…', "Oeps, sorry Sakumo-san! It's just… look at it! It's so fluffy and adorable! Can I take it?"
Mayumi saw that the man was starting to become angry, maybe he took things a little bit too far?
"I DON'T CARE!"
"NOW LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE YOU OLD MAN! YOU SCARED THE KITTY AWAY!"
"JUST SHUT THE HELL UP BOY!"
"MAKE ME!"
( Meanwhile at the Hokage's tower )
"Homura is this all the things we have to discuss today?!", seated behind a desk full over paperwork was the Sandaime Hokage 'Hiruzen Sarutobi'. But he didn't look anywhere near as dignified as his role would suggest. No, he was crying on his desk while looking at all the work he had to finish before today's end!
"Hiruzen you know that it's been a stressful period with Uzu getting attacked. We're still busy deciding our actions even after all those months, something like this is just too much to handle in a few months…"
Hiruzen sighed, this had been continuing for months now! Ever since that blasted attack and the boy that stopped it by reducing the army into nothingness all he's been doing is filling in paperwork! He's gotten sick and tired of it! "I know! I know… we've been over this many times… fine, let's start…"
Sadly for him that would not happen… he would have to make late hours today, the already huge amount of work was going to become even larger "Hokage-sama! Hokage-sama!" His secretary stormed into the room, not paying attention to the meeting that was going on.
"Hokage-sama! Hataka-san is fighting with some demon outside of the gates and they're destroying the landscape!"
He really couldn't handle this at the current time! "Tell the Anbu to make them stop!"
"They've already tried Hokage-sama but they can't get close!"
"…..Excuse me for a moment Homura, I seem to have to stop some runts from destroying our gates. Can you start thinking about a suitable punishment while I'm gone?"
The advisor smiled "Of course Hiruzen, I believe Tora is on the loose again and I can think of something I'm sure…"
( Meanwhile at the Konoha Gates )
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DISLIKE CATS?! HOW ARE DOGS ANY BETTER?!"
"ARE YOU BLIND BOY?! JUST LOOK AT THEIR PUPPY EYES AND FUR! THEY'RE A LOT SMARTER AS WELL!"
Sakumo and Mayumi were clashing with their blades, the residual force from each strike blowing up the area around them. Mayumi was burning with his pure black flames while Sakumo had a white glowing Tanto that evened out the blows. They couldn't gain any ground on each other as they seemed on par when it came to Kenjutsu… Luckily they weren't using any Ninjutsu or there would be nothing left of the surroundings!
"I WILL PROVE THAT I'M RIGHT WITH MY NEXT MOVE YOU BRAT! "KUCHIYOSE NO-JUTSU: NINKEN!"
Three cute young puppies popped up before Sakumo "Wuff! Sakumo-sama why did you call us?" the three cute little puppies blinked their adorable eyes at their summoner who almost melted from the cuteness before him, little hearts popped up in his eyes as he suddenly stopped fighting and went to cuddle them
"No fair! Give me that jutsu Sakumo-san! Let me cuddle with them too!"
Sakumo laughed in victory! "Muwhaha no! only if you admit I was right!"
"Noooo you can't make me! I can't admit that they're cuter!", one little puppy used his hidden skill for a finishing blow and looked at Mayumi with sparkling eyes and cute little bark! He won… Mayumi fell to the ground crying "so adorable! Cmon puppy, come here! Pleeeaaase!"
"Admit it and he will let you cuddle him brat! Say it!"
"WHAT IN KAMI'S NAME ARE YOU TWO RUNTS DOING?! SHUT THE HELL UP AND FOLLOW ME!", Hiruzen was beyond enraged, the whole area before his gates was in ruins! This would take weeks to repair and worst of all, even more paperwork!
They both stood up as quick as they could with sweat dripping from their faces, horrified at the sheer killing intent coming from the Hokage "SORRY HOKAGE-SAMA, YES HOKAGE-SAMA!"
"I SAID SHUT THE HELL UP! YOU WILL CLEAN THIS UP THIS AFTERNOON, WITHOUT USING YOUR JUTSU! AM I UNDERSTOOD?!"
They nodded, too afraid to respond with words, following the Hokage as he walked back towards his office, not speaking another word of the previous argument. A silent agreement having been made that they would discuss the issue at a later time.
'And they call me a demon! Kami-sake that man is much more terrifying!'
( Hokage's office )
The two of them stood in front of the Hokage's desk, waiting for him to calm down from the previous 'incident'. There were moments when Sakumo and Mayumi shot a quick glance at each other, sparks flying between the two. 'I will prove him wrong later!' was what they were both thinking. The discussion between cats and dogs was an age old discussion, this couldn't be finished in just one fight!
Hiruzen spoke making them quickly focus their attention at the Hokage instead of each other. "So, you're saying that the whole fight outside of my gates, the destruction that you've caused. Was because you couldn't think of the clear fact that Monkeys are the better animal?!"
They sweatdropped "We're going to end that discussion once and for all on the training fields tomorrow! Boy, your name was Mayumi, correct?" Mayumi nodded in response "Good, Mayumi-kun, I thank you for your help with Uzu, but I will judge your skill tomorrow with the help of Sakumo-san"
"Hai Hokage-sama!", Mayumi already spoke as if the man before him was his new Kage, the agreement was that he was to stay here as a shinobi of Konoha so that title didn't seem like a problem for him.
The Hokage continued speaking "According to the skill you show and the conversation we're going to have with my council this afternoon I will determine your rank and position."
"I've heard the general things about you, and I must say that most of the reports seem true. It is not your fault that your appearance is as it is, but that will give you problems. Just like the powers you've shown, they scare people. Especially in the hands of a twelve, almost thirteen year old boy most believe you are not safe to have around."
Mayumi couldn't hold his tongue when hearing this part "No, they are just jealous of my powers, they believe that if they are not the ones to hold it then nobody should! They are filth filled with arrogance and greed!"
The Hokage held up his hand signalling for Mayumi to stop talking "Don't judge too quickly Mayumi-kun, how are you to know what they think?"
"Because I can see their souls! They are pitch black and filled with negative emotions! They are not human, they are filth that has to disappear!"
Hiruzen's face grew frustrated 'this is going to cause some problems, his eyes may be special but telling a person his soul is black will only cause further trouble…even if I agree with him"
"I know Mayumi-kun, I know… even in Konoha there is darkness that has deeper roots than I anticipated, but that is an issue for another day."
He faced Sakumo next "Now for the matter at hand, Sakumo-san I sent four people in your escort yet only three returned, and one of those is in a questionable condition. Tell me, what happened"
"Hai Hokage-sama! On the way to Uzu we encountered no resistance, the journey went smoothly and we arrived at the arranged time to meet up with Mayumi-kun. There were however.. some problems that started at this point… one of the escorts, Jonin Kanta disagreed with us escorting what he believed to be a demon. He attacked Mayumi in cold blood with a kunai while we were having a conversation."
"And, what happened next? The boy is obviously unharmed, so what happened to my Jonin?"
"Hokage-sama, Mayumi-kun showed his mastery of Kenjutsu and cut of the Jonin's arm before he could strike. I then burned the bleeding stump to stop the bleeding, the Yamanaka is carrying him to the hospital as we speak. I request he is put into T&I when he is stable."
The Hokage nodded "that will be arranged, he is no longer a Jonin of Konoha and will be placed into interrogation. Now, I sent out an escort team of four people, yet only two returned. What happened to the last escort?"
"He perished during one of the nights. Just like former Jonin Kanta he saw Mayumi-kun as a demon and meant to purge the world of him. This obviously failed as Mayumi noticed what he intended and burned him with his black flames, leaving nothing left of the former Jonin. There is nothing to give as identification Hokage-sama"
The Hokage grew worried as the report was given 'so not only did they disobey my orders in treating the boy with utmost respect. But they even tried to kill him, believing he was a demon. Two of our Jonin lost just like that, for nothing! Maybe Danzo's teachings have some truth after all, at least his ROOT follow orders without question.'
"Thank you for the report Sakumo-san. Now as for the council meeting, Mayumi-kun you will be present for this, and the chance is high that just like those two Jonin most of the council will see you as a demon… They will order me to put you to death."
Mayumi's face grew grim "Those filth will do no such thing! If they even dare to then I can't promise their safety Hokage-sama…"
"I wasn't done speaking Mayumi-kun. But! That will not happen, I will not allow such a thing to happen trust me on that. For the next matter at hand, I received a message from the Uzukage that you are to bring a number of contracts with you before I admit you into my village?"
A wicked smile was plastered on Mayumi's face that could only give Hiruzen a sense of foreboding. "Indeed I have Hokage-sama, and I believe you will like what they have to say."
He placed three contracts on the Hokage's desk "These are the contracts, they are non-negotiable and are bound by our blood in case you agree. No future Kage will be allowed to change the contracts when they are signed."
Hiruzen looked at them and could already spot a few lines that made him smile 'Oh this will be extremely useful! They council will have no choice but to accept Mayumi-kun into the village!"
Blood contract between Mayumi and Konohagakure
The following contract is bound by blood and can't be changed or destroyed after it has been signed on penalty of death and the severing of any ties between Konohagakure and Uzushiogakure.
Refusal to sign this contract means the severing of any ties between Konohagakure and Uzushiogakure for the next twenty years. This contract is non-negotiable.
Mayumi will be admitted into Konohagakure as a shinobi with the rank of Jonin.
Mayumi will be given a continued salary consisting of a high rank A-class mission reward every month even if he has not performed any missions.
Mayumi can choose to decline a mission or to change the parameters of the mission if he so pleases. If he deems the mission target to be not worth killing then he can order the cancellation of the mission without any negative actions taken again him as a result.
The following signature is from the Hokage of Konohagakure to show he is in acceptance of the terms above.
'Damn… this is full proof, it basically gives us no control over Mayumi when he serves as our shinobi! And this is only the first contract, the following two can't be any better for us!'
The start of the contracts was the same as the first one, only the terms were different.
Mayumi will be allowed to live in the so-called Forest of Death. The area where he resides will be closed off from the general shinobi population and only accessible with Mayumi's permission.
Konohagakure will help in providing Mayumi with a house at the above mentioned location. This house has to meet Mayumi's demands.
A seal of silence is to be placed around Mayumi's house. This seal will also signal any person that they are about to enter Mayumi's property.
Mayumi is allowed to use any action he deems appropriate with anybody intruding on his property without his approval. Mayumi will not be held responsible the death of any shinobi when they are killed on his property.
Any actions against Mayumi, be it direct or indirect that are negative to his life in Konohagakure will be punished as an S-class act of treason. This counts for every inhabitant of Konohagakure.
Clan laws that would have any negative impact on Mayumi will not be in effect for him.
Mayumi can only be given orders by the Hokage of Konohagakure.
Mayumi will be provided with two kittens, the highest class food will be provided for these kittens provided by Konohagakure. Any harm done to these two kittens is punishable by death.
Konohagakure will provide all possible assistance in investigation if any of the mentioned terms in all contracts is violated.
'…..They can't be serious, can they?! These terms are insane! But with the repercussions of not signing the contracts they pretty much leave me with no choice! And not to imagine all the extra paperwork this will give me, kami damn it I shouldn't have agreed to take the boy in! wait, what's that? There's something at the bottom of the last contract in fine print…'
On agreement of the contracts the Hokage of Konohagakure will be given the solution to his paperwork problems. He will be provided with seals to be put on his desk that will solve a majority of his curse.
Hiruzen immediately signed the contracts without any indication of doubt. Two scrolls popped out of the contracts that floated in front of him. He opened the one that said 'read me first'
Hiruzen, I thank you for accepting Mayumi into your village. I know the contracts are going to give you lots of trouble so as a sign of my appreciation I give you the solution to paperwork. I've worked on this with my best experts for many years! In the second scroll you will find a massive seal that is to be put on your desk, just place it on an empty desk and put in the majority of your chakra to activate it.
This seal will summarise every paper you hold in front of you in two to three lines instead of the usual five or more pages. It filters out all the bullshit. And the second solution to your problem, I can't believe you haven't thought about it in all those years, I did immediately when you taught me the jutsu… are you getting old on me?
He didn't even have to read the last part as he hit his head repeatedly on his desk while crying out loud. "I am such an idiot! Such an idiot! Shadow clones of course!How did I not think of that?!"
Mayumi and Sakumo watched in awe as this went on for a good fifteen minutes before a healer was called for the severely injured head. For some reason the desk seemed to be doing fine though, that's one strong desk…
When the awkward ordeal was done Hiruzen stood up and bowed to Mayumi "Thank you Mayumi for the gifts you have provided this old man. You will forever hold a position in my heart and I give you my eternal thanks!"
Before Mayumi could respond a knock was heard on the door and it slowly opened "Hokage-sama, you are running late for your council meeting. It starts in five minutes."
"No! Why do I have to meet with a bunch of senile old farts when I've just found the solution to my eternal problem?! I was about to go out and celebrate! Fine… Mayumi, Sakumo, let's go meet our doom"
'It can't be that bad, can it?' was the last thing Mayumi could think before they flickered away to the meeting.
( Council chambers )
Mayumi walked into the chambers together with the Hokage and Sakumo. He was left standing in the centre of the room alone as Hiruzen went to his council position on the seat of Hokage, meanwhile Sakumo went to the position of the Hataka-clan.
He looked around to see what other positions there were, there seemed to be a lot of prominent clans in Konoha if the number of seats gave any indication. He read the tables with names on them from left to right.
Uzumaki, Aburame, Akimichi, Hataka, Yamanaka, Nara, Sarutobi, Uchiha, Hyuga, Senju. Next to these clans he could see four positions for the so called civilian council members. On the last of those seats he saw a man with bandages over the right side of his face and arm and a cane in his left hand.
'The Uzukage told me to watch out for him, apparently he is known as Danzo the Warhawk. But why is he in the civilian council and not the shinobi council instead?'
Mayumi was utterly surprised to see that most of the shinobi clanheads had pure souls. They almost all leaned towards the white side of the spectrum. The only real exceptions were the Uchiha and Hyuga clans who had pitch black souls worse than he had seen in a long time, the civilian council members though were almost the same. There was only one exception, one of the four had a perfectly grey soul, signifying that he had both ends of the spectrum but that they balanced each other out perfectly.
Then the shouts started, and of course as Mayumi had expected from the look of the souls they started from the three civilian council members.
"Hokage-sama why did you bring a demon into our chambers?! Execute the abomination immediately!", various similar cries could be heard over the span of a minute as Hiruzen sighed 'I expected this to happen but it's even worse than I would have thought…'
Mayumi had never been so angry, he had trouble holding himself in from speaking back until the demands started getting worse and worse. "Silence you filth! If there's anybody that should be executed it's you three with your disgusting souls! You're filled with greed, arrogance and contempt! And who in kami's name do you think you are to demand things from the Hokage?! You are just council members, civilian ones at that! I am to be a shinobi, so you have no right to even be here for this meeting, so get out you filth before I make you disappear!"
This didn't solve the problem however, as expected "HOW DARE YOU DEMON?! ANBU, KILL THE DEMON!"
Hiruzen had had enough! "SILENCE ALL OF YOU! AND YOU THREE, HE IS RIGHT! DISAPPEAR FROM MY SIGHT, YOUR SPOTS ON THE COUNCIL ARE HENCEFORTH WITHDRAWN! ANBU, REMOVE THEM FROM MY SIGHT!"
Everybody just watched in total silence and shock as the Anbu removed the three councilmembers from the chambers. "And you Danzo…"
Mayumi stopped the Hokage "No Hokage-sama, let him stay. He is as much a shinobi as he is a civilian member. He has the right to hear what I have to say, and I believe he isn't against my admission, are you Danzo-san?"
Danzo was surprised beyond words, something that hadn't happened in years. He was always in control over his emotions but this was just too interesting a development! 'That boy knows I want his power for Konoha and uses that to his advantage! I expected a runt I could manipulate, but he is more than he seems!'
"You are right Mayumi-san, I have no qualms against you entering Konoha." He acted respectful to the boy, something that even surprised Hiruzen. "Hiruzen, I ask to be left on the council for this meeting, is that to your agreement?"
"Very well. We will start the meeting henceforth. Now, before we begin with the discussion I will first show you the contracts that Uzu gave me. These are the terms to his admission"
Hiruzen showed the councilmembers the contract terms and you could see the rage starting to build up the in the faces of some of the clanleaders. This was mostly the case for the Uchiha and Hyuga. The Nara however had a serious expression on his face as he was thinking about all the things those contracts meant.
"This is an outrage! You can't agree to those terms! He is just a demon, a twelve year old whelp without any power! He is nothing before the might of my Uchiha clan and I will never agree to those conditions!"
"I agree with the Uchiha for once! He is just a no-name clanless orphan with no backing, the Uzukage will never follow up on his claims! If it weren't for this meeting I would strike him down where he stands to rid the world of that demon mongrel!"
Just like with the civilian councilmembers Mayumi got angered, how could people be this arrogant. To believe they are above all others just because they have a clan backing them? Just because of some 'special' bloodline!
Mayumi summoned his soul extinguishing flames filling the whole council chamber with an insane amount of negative pressure. All the people present feared for their life as they felt the power that one flame held! Sweat started piling up on their faces and a few even had to support themselves so they wouldn't pass out.
"You two aren't any better than the three that were just removed! You, the so called 'great' uchiha clan is nothing but a clan of jutsu stealing filth that is filled with arrogance and hatred! You only think about yourselves and the so pathetic 'power' or your disgusting eyes! You are worth NOTHING in my eyes!"
"And as for you mister almighty Hyuga! Your eyes are worthless as well! So what if you can see the chakra pathways and Tenketsu? All you have is that pathetic gentle fist and system of slavery while you boast about your power while sitting safely in your mansion served by slaves! You aren't almighty at all and the world would be better off without both of you!"
He receded the flames and the pressure lifted "I thought you were so strong? Where was all that power you boast about? I used just one of my skills and you are pissing your pants in fear not even able to speak back! Pathetic filth…" the venom in his words couldn't be missed, the Uchiha and Hyuga grew enraged beyond belief
"HOW DARE YOU DEMON! I WILL EXECUTE YOU MYSELF FOR THAT TRANSGRESSION!"
The Uchiha clan leader's eyes became red with a black pinwheel in the middle and blood leaked down his face as if crying tears of blood. "Amaterasu!" "Die you demon!"
The Hyuga body flickered from his spot to appear in front of Mayumi, beginning his attack "Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms!"
Mayumi just stood there and took the blows, wanting to show how pathetic they were before him. The Amaterasu black flames covered him while the Hyuga shut down most of his Tenketsu but he just didn't care and continued standing even after the assault was over.
"Hokage-sama, from the contracts you signed I'm now allowed to execute the both of them, correct?"
Hiruzen started sweating! The loss of two clan leaders would be horrible to the strength of Konoha, not to mention the backlash it would create from their clans! "Mayumi-kun, please don't kill them! Punish them if you want, but please… don't kill them even if you are justified in doing so…"
The Hokage begged Mayumi not to execute his attackers and he sighed 'I should just rid the world of their filth… but the Hokage has done enough for me already and I should respect his wishes, for now… it would only create more trouble if I killed them here, but, I will still punish them!'
"What are you talking about?! How are you not dying you demon abomination!"
Mayumi laughed "Oh, you mean from these pathetic flames and those taps on my body? Sorry to say this but..," the black flames just receded into his body, being swallowed by his own black flames. The Amaterasu from the Sharingan was an attack of malice, and no attack of malice would ever have any effect on him! The same counted for those little love taps from the gentle fist, every time a Tenketsu was supposedly shut down his black flames just opened them up as they deemed it a minor injury!
"… your attacks of that level can't possibly harm me. You underestimate me far too much! Didn't you see the difference in our levels from my little show earlier when you pissed your pants?!"
He only again ignited the soul extinguishing flames on his arm, making the Hyuga next to him and the Uchiha still sitting in his seat unable to move. He casually took his sword from his back and held it before the Hyuga's face "So, you love those eyes of yours right?"
The man feared for his life as the sword was just centimetres from his face, the words Mayumi was saying terrifying him even more. There was nothing worse for a Hyuga than to lose his eyes! Especially for a clan leader!
Mayumi didn't care, he slowly pressed the sword against the Hyuga's face and slid one of his eyes in half! "That will be your punishment"
The Hyuga began screaming in pain and fury! His precious eye, destroyed by a demon brat!
Mayumi took the hilt of his Katana and slammed it against the man's face to shut him up. Nobody could stop him from his actions, they just watched at what he did. The Uchiha became terrified for his fate, seeing at what had just happened to the Hyuga!
He body flickered in front of the Uchiha and put his sword back. Instead he put his fingers around the man's right eye and gouged it out as slow as he could. Wanting to increase the pain the man was feeling as much as he could!
The Uchiha clutched his empty bleeding eyesocket with his hands, screaming in pain. Mayumi held up the still intact eye before his face "You see this eye? One of the eyes you just wanted to kill me with?" The Uchiha could only watch as Mayumi closed his hand around the eye as he heard it pop, his eye was gone!
"You Uchiha and Hyuga are pathetic excuses for shinobi! If you can't use the power of your eyes then you are worthless! You value your Dojutsu far too much, one only has to counter it and you're powerless! Let this be a lesson" he slammed his hand the Uchiha's head, knocking him unconscious as well.
Turning towards the Hokage "I let them live Hokage-sama, shall we continue with the meeting?"
'If this is his idea of solving the problem then he is wrong! Sure he let them live, but they won't stop from trying to get revenge on the boy! The contracts protect him, so they can't force me to take action luckily… but this won't be pleasant'
"…Yes Mayumi-kun… Thank you for letting them live…", what was supposed to be a council meeting ended up with two injured clan heads and the removal of three civilian councilmembers, Hiruzen could only wonder what else was going to happen.
Hiruzen swallowed "Let's continue, but first, Anbu bring the two to the hospital, they are in need of treatment.", two Anbu flashed to pick up the unconscious men and left just like that.
Danzo looked at what had happened in total fascination 'That is how you handle a situation! Hiruzen, look at the boy, he doesn't show weakness to those that don't deserve it! He is respectful to those that deserve his respect, but ruthless to those that show him injustice. I'm starting to like this boy, he is what Konoha needs!'
Hiruzen continued the meeting "As you may have already noticed, I have signed the contracts from the Uzukage. They were non-negotiable and the drawbacks of not doing so would be far too great to risk. You have all seen the rules regarding Mayumi-kun, and you WILL follow them!
"And as for those that questioned his strength, had doubt that he single handedly protected Uzu, look at the skill he just used. That was just one of his Jutsu and it made us all vulnerable!"
"I have spoken with Mayumi-kun and he is a fair person. He will show respect to those that deserve it, but won't take any transgression done upon him. The village will shun him I am already sure of that, especially after the things he's just done. But he will live in the Forest of Death away from the villagers, if you have any further questions to either me or Mayumi-kun, ask them now."
The Nara spoke first and had a smile on his face "Mayumi-kun, are you free to play a game of Shogi with me sometime this week?"
'What's Shogi? Well, he has a pure soul, he seems calculating and I think he wants to see for himself what kind of person I am. I don't blame him for that', "Sure Nara-san, I will make some time. Feel free to visit me after a few days to discuss a time."
"Thank you Mayumi-kun. I can also help with the issue of your two kittens. The Nara clan mainly deals with deer that inhabit our forest. But we share you love for cats so I'm sure we can help you find two of your liking."
This however really got the attention of Mayumi! 'He loves cats! I knew I was right! Somebody with such a soul can't be a cat hater!" His face beamed with happiness "Thank you Nara-san!"
The rest of the meeting was uneventful, they discussed what kind of home Mayumi wanted. What his plans were as he stayed in Konoha and more importantly what happened at Uzu.
"The meeting is now adjourned, I will see all of you again at a later time. Danzo, will you come to my office later this evening?"
"Gladly Hokage-sama"
"This evening I will hold an announcement to Konoha, please notify the villagers that it will happen at around 9 in the evening in front of the Hokage Tower. Mayumi-kun, it will take a couple of days before your house is finished, pick any hotel you please during these days and I will take care of the finances."
They walked out of the building and a crowd of angry villagers was already waiting for them, yelling "Kill that demon!", apparently the Uchiha and Hyuga thought it fitting to cause the situation in retribution.
The Hokage took the front "SILENCE! I WILL HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AT 9 IN THE EVENING ABOUT THE BOY. YOU ARE NOT TO HARM HIM IN ANY WAY! THIS IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH!"
There ya have it. Mayumi is in Konoha! And hooray they seem to hate him even more than they hated Naruto! What can I say, he has a short fuse and isn't that tactful. All the more fun for what that can cause, right? And surprise surprise Danzo doesn't have a black soul! In all honesty I actually agree with the dude, so he's going to have a decent role in the story. Oh yeah and I hate Uchiha and Hyuga so have fun seeing them suffer!
And most of all, cats 3 although I also like cute dogs! Next chapter has the fight with Hiruzen and Sakumo. And before you disagree, there is nothing wrong with a catloving demon…!