Firstly, to Markami. I'd like to ask for your sincerest apology for not thanking you to recommend a good translator as well. It was my bad. I was uploading the 3rd chapter in a quite a hurry; I forgot to put your names on my thank you list as well along with Ghandarah and Surrarin. I've never thought it will upset you so much. Again I'm terribly sorry. I promise to be more careful next time. (Kneel down and show my bare neck begging for forgiveness.)
2ndly, the third chapter reviews reply section will be updated sometime but I really appreciate it. I wish to show you all that I really respect your opinion and reviews. So don't think about me bad for this…
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NOTE:
"Chidori!": normal talking
"Rasengan!": in Naruto's case, him in berserker mode. However, I will use this format for other purpose when it's necessary.
'Darn!': thoughts
GWA HA HA HA: Kyuubi demon form speech
The chance of me having Naruto and Gundam SEED is like the chance of Jiraiya burn his entire Icha-Icha Paradise series… which will never happen
4th chapter go!
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Chapter 4:
Masters and Apprentices
Haruno Sakura was walking to the library to kill some time when she accidentally overheard the conversation between a certain Chuunin and a Hokage. She listen to several terms such as "medic Nins, Crucial, perfect, deadly and absolute." She had enough to be registered to her mind before set out to hospital.
Ever since the accident in the hospital, guilt and sorrow had been haunting her thoughts. She realizes that she's the weakest of her team. She always looks up on Sasuke, seeing him the strongest one on their time. Imagine her surprise when Naruto, the dead last, the loser, out best them all? The only one that doesn't change… is herself. No, actually, it was rather… she refused to change. She saw that Sasuke is superior to her, and she intend to keep it that way. But…Naruto isn't. He break the line, and now become what probably the strongest Genin in Konoha. Something that her crush, the prodigy, the Uchiha Sasuke, should've reached. At first she was going to scold on him. But no, that's out of question. Who is she, to limit one's advancement? Yes, that's definitely out of question. If she wants a change, she has to change it herself, and in order to do that, she has to change as well.
Sakura start walking towards the hospital. She was going to check up on her blond friend, see if he's alright (no matter how useless it sound) and the most importantly, she must ask his forgiveness.
She has to change.
Definitely.
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Somewhere else in the depths of the unknown…
9 figures that wear a black cloak with red clouds garmented on it appear out of thin air one by one.
"Ku ku ku… I wonder how long it has been… all of us gather together like this…"
"It's probably 7 years ago, when Orochimaru left the organization…"
"…Zetsu, what's your report?" A figure, who supposedly to be the leader of Akatsuki spoke.
"…Kyuubi last sighted at the valley of the end, he was fighting your brother, Itachi."
"…" Itachi was silent. If other sees his face, you could see he had his Sharingan eye twitching.
"…and where is the Jinchuriki now?"
"Presumably, at Konoha."
"Presumably? Zetsu, you know the rules of Akatsuki do not tolerate information that is uncertain. I'm surprised, you who are often come with accurate information could presume."
"I was going to stay for a longer time… if Kyuubi hadn't found me and shoot a fireball at me."
"Found you?"
"Yes. During the fight with Uchiha Sasuke, he purposely shoots a fireball to him, with me on the line of fire. I have to get out of there soon."
"Perhaps it was just a coincidence, yeah?"
"No. The Jinchuriki is at half transformed state when the Kyuubi's head appears. The head had been targeting me ever since."
"…I see… So we can say that Kyuubi's Jinchuriki's location is uncertain." A short figure with 5 pointy hairs followed.
"You could say that." The Venus trap flower shinobi tilt his head in shame.
"Itachi, Kisame."
"Yes."
"You two are to go to Konoha once more and locate the Jinchuriki."
"Roger." Kisame chuckled.
"…Hai." Itachi obliged, but there is something in his voice that resembles irritation.
"Something troubles you, Itachi?"
"Don't be impatient…yeah. Someday Orochimaru will be killed…yeah. But more importantly, we have three years… yeah. If we do it together, we'll succeed…yeah?"
"…Yes…Our ambition… If we include Kyuubi, everything will be on our hands!"
"…What do we do after we finished our assignment?" Itachi spoke.
"You and the rest of you as well, will report to me after 2 years. After that, you are free to do what you wish, but refrain from doing something that will cause trouble."
"Understood." Everyone replied.
"Also, be preparing for that."
"…Hai." Itachi spoke simply.
Soon the figures dispersing one by one.
That was the last memory one Uchiha Itachi had when he finished the meeting with the Akatsuki. And now, together with his shark-like friend, he goes to Konohagakure once more.
'Orochimaru… you after my brother didn't you? If you dare to possess him, prepare to die painfully…'
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'I came here to have a little nostalgia with this village… but it seems I've missed a LOT of things…'
That was the thought of one Kira Yamato when he was walking together with a prodigy Hyuuga and a weapon Mistress. Nobody could see his face with his outfit closing his features. Sure he had been away for quite some time. But he never thought that the village could change so much in just 8 years.
'Sarutobi-san died. Orochimaru had gone missing Nin. Heh, just like I thought… Tsunade-chan is the Hokage now, eh? A woman can finally be recognized as a Hokage…' He had put that in his head when he was chatting with the two genins.
The thoughts keep slithering in his mind that he didn't realize the band had reached their destination: Ichiraku Ramen.
"Ichiraku Ramen! Wow! I didn't know it still open." Kira exclaimed.
"You love them too didn't you?" Neji looked at the cloaked figure beside him.
"Love'em? If I could I'll eat it every day! But… you'll be dead if you keep on eating only ramen."
"At least you're better than Naruto." Tenten giggled.
"Naruto? Who is he?" Kira asked as he sits down.
"Uzumaki Naruto…" Ichiraku Genji spoke up. "…Is our most honored customer."
"Huh?" 'Uzumaki? An UZUMAKI here?' Kira inwardly shocked beyond belief.
"50 bowl per day. He's our main customer and the reason we still keep on running." Genji add.
"Sounds like he's some short of Ramen Glutton here." Kira gulped at the amount. Sure, he loved Ramen, but he only knows one man who loved Ramen that much. 'Could he be…? That Naruto… Uzumaki Naruto… Arashi-kun… is he…'
"You can bet about it. I think he could beat an Akamichi when it comes on eating ramen contest." Tenten add.
"I do wonder where all the calories go though. I mean, sure he moves a lot. Not to mention the number of pranks he did each day. But… with that kind of rate of ramen-feast… how on earth he never gets fat goes out of my understanding." Neji look at the menu and decide to have a seafood ramen.
"Mystery of a lifetime." Tenten sigh as she remembers her blond friend again. Then she picked a veggie ramen.
'…even the same rate of bowls…' Kira picked a jumbo bowl of Ichiraku special. (Basically, it's a ramen where all ingredients (Pork, Chicken, Beef, Shrimp, Shark fin, Miso) are all put into one bowl.) "Sounds like you have a very interesting friend here…"
"He's more than just a friend. He's… well we really can't explain it… but he's truly someone you can look up upon. He always stands up against all odds… no matter what you threw at him. In a way… he's strong."
"But you're also strong, Neji-san. In fact, according to what your girlfriend said…" Kira chuckled as he saw both of his companion blushed like tomato. "…you, who are Bunke, are 100 times stronger than a Souke."
"Well… perhaps that's what you think… but I don't think I'm as strong as Tenten-chan had said…" Neji couldn't be redder. The same goes with his blushing teammate. "…But… see him, and you'll find a new definition of strong." Neji finished.
"…I see… where is this…Uzumaki Naruto now?"
Neji's look saddened at that. "Naruto… was badly injured after a mission we undergo together."
"What mission?"
"We have to retrieve an Uchiha who gone deserting."
"Uchiha… But I thought I heard they were massacred?" Kira's still listening, though his mind drifted somewhere else. 'Itachi-kun… you still has heart weren't you?'
"Yes they were massacred, save for one. Uchiha Sasuke. I don't really know the details, but so far as I know, I think Sasuke had been trying to kill his older brother. His name is… Itachi wasn't it? Uchiha Itachi." Neji explained.
'Great, you spare him only to make him an avenger.' "What happen to the mission?"
"Failed. According to what I hear, we managed to 'secure' Uchiha Sasuke, but a sound shinobi interfere, and the mission fails."
'Sound… Orochimaru's village… So… you haven't forgotten that lunatic dream defeating death and mastering every jutsu in the world have you? Even went so far of killing your own sensei. And also trying to get your hands on Uchiha Sasuke… you've been after Sharingan for years… I even remember you keep asking on how their eyes work that it could copy a jutsu in a flash when you're a Genin…'
"Ano, Mr.?" Tenten looked at their hooded friend curiously.
'Orochimaru… I still found it a bit hard to think that the one who is predicated as a genius by Sarutobi-san must be obsessed with immortality. Cheating death means you're already dead from the beginning. It is death that makes one's life meaningful. Why you… why you undergo the same path like your ancestor did? Sarutobi-san had sacrificed everything in hope for you to change your ways, but you…'
"Hello… anybody there?" Neji called at Kira.
"Hm?" Kira blinked. He had been drifting again. He always does that… Lacus had told him to stop drifting around. He looks to his two companions. They had finished their lunch, while his order is still in the table. Untouched. "What is it?"
"Well… the order had come about 20 minutes ago, we called but you seem… out of it." Tenten spoke again.
"Huh? Oh! Sorry about that. It's a bad habit of mine. So… this must be mine." Kira grabbed a chopstick and prepare to have a feast. Oblivious with the intense glare from both of his companion.
'Okay. Now he's going to remove his god-damn hat off, we might be able to see his face now.' Neji inwardly thought out loud.
'Yes, that's right… Just pull it up now! Just a little bit more…' Tenten's eyes bulging at her mysterious companion. Genji and his daughter Ayame are also wondering out loud. They know this strategy for team 7 had done that before on their teacher. Both of them had luck on seeing the one Sharingan Eyed Jounin's face. And this mysterious person was just as interesting as Kakashi.
'Why do I feel uneasy?' Kira place his hand on his straw hat and start pulling it up a bit to reveal his purple eyes and a bit of his dark brown hair.
Four people glared at him.
'Must be the weather…' Kira snapped the chopsticks. The (God-damn) hat is still on his head.
Four people's eyes are almost out of their socket. They really have to fight an urge to kick that hat off his head.
Kira, still oblivious with the tension around him prepare to eat his ramen while lowering the collar that covers his mouth… "Okay then. Itadakima…" …before he suddenly snapped and slammed the chopstick back to the table. 'What? What was that? This feeling… it's him!'
He immediately stood up; put his attire to its place; pay his ramen without looking at it. "Neji-san, Tenten-san, thank you for the meal. I just remember I have something to do. Later." Then, without further ado, he makes his way out of the place.
"…" Everyone was silent.
"All I know… is that he has purple eyes and brown hair… and that's it." Neji concluded.
"…I learn this trick from Sakura-san… she said we can't do the same trick for some time on the same person." Tenten add.
"…" Everyone was silent again. Then they sigh in exasperation. 'And we're just so DAMN CLOSE!' The same thought revolve on their minds.
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Sakura was walking towards the hospital to visit his blond friend when she has to encounter the Konohamaru Corps who had taken their daily patrolling in Uzumaki Frozen throne room.
"Aaa! It's the plain chested ugly forehead girl!" Konohamaru exclaimed.
"Konohamaru… what are you doing here?" Sakura asked the sandaime Hokage's grandchild.
"We are the proud guardians of the Uzumaki Frozen Throne room. The resting place of our proud leader: the entombed Uzumaki Naruto!"
"YES! THE FLAMES OF YOUTH TRULY BURNS DEEP WITHIN US ALL!" One Maito Gai roared as he made his appearance. Next to him was Rock Lee.
"Sakura-san! Worry not of your visit shall go disturbed, for we, the Konoha Green Beast duo, shall guard Uzumaki Naruto's resting place with our lives!" Rock Lee roared, loader than his sensei a few decibels.
"OH LEE! YOUR UNWIELDING FLAMES OF YOUTH BURNS BRIGHTLY IN YOUR SOUL!"
"GAI SENSEI!"
"LEE!"
"GAI SENSEI!"
"LEE!"
"Stop it or I'll scream!" Moegi exclaimed.
"Yeah whatever." Sakura sweat dropped at the two's antics. 'After all, with Gaara protecting Naruto is like putting a heavily armed fortress around him. So nothing to worry about.'
"Haruno Sakura." A cold voice sounded from behind her.
Sakura turn almost instantly to meet face to face with the red haired sand demon child.
"Hallo there… Gaara."
"What are you doing here? Are you trying to break through on Naruto's room?"
"Oh no, no. I came here to pay him a visit and… and… to ask for forgiveness…" Sakura look saddened again. 'That's right… I owe him a huge apology…'
"…Useless." Gaara spoke again.
"Even so, I'm still going to talk to him."
"No. What I mean is your apology is useless. As useless as your vary self."
"I…!" '…he's right… I AM useless…'
"Gaara-san! You shouldn't disrespect Sakura-chan in such a way!"
"I only tell her the truth. A shinobi life is not easy. Sure you have know that when you join right? Or is it because you're just a fan-girl after a romantic way of life? If that's the case, you're on a wrong address, Haruno Sakura."
"…"
"Uchiha Sasuke. He disappointed me. He failed to prove his existence once, and he denied the fact that he had failed. BIG time."
"Sasuke is not a failure! It's just that Orochimaru bastard tampering his mind!"
"The moment he receive the power from Orochimaru, so gone the Sasuke you knew. He didn't realize it, but he was corroding. Slow but sure, for he was losing himself and become dependant on that power. That, he has failed to prove his thyself once."
"…"
"But what becomes his greatest failure is the fact that he refused to accept that Uzumaki Naruto has out do him. He denied it till the very end, even when he was battling Naruto at the valley. He was forced to acknowledge Naruto's existence in the end."
"…You… saw them fight?"
"Yes. And that, that had surpassed the battle of techniques or wits. It's a colliding of screaming souls. Two warriors clashed each other, drowning themselves in pleasure of fighting, betting one's life on the line…" Gaara look at the pink haired Kunoichi in front of him.
The Konohamaru Corps looked at the sand shinobi with awe. Lee had flames and tears in his eyes. Remembering that 'burning' (well, literally) battle. Sakura, though utterly confused, ask again. "…Why don't you help Naruto?"
"It would be impolite to disturb a duel of two fighters. That's the way of fighting of an honored warrior. Two fighters, one on one, to the end."
"…"
"Haruno Sakura. You are selfish."
"…?"
"You said you wish to ask for forgiveness from Naruto? Doesn't that mean you were asking for his acknowledgement for your existence?"
"…well… in your terms… short of that."
"…You are indeed selfish. Tell me, what makes you think that you are worthy of his acknowledgement?"
"!"
"That's why I call you selfish. Naruto, from what I see during my first fight with him, had shown how much he cares for you. He had shown me how much he acknowledges you as his friend. You have the honor to become his main pillar of everlasting strength. Yet after all that, you still didn't acknowledge him. And here you are now, after all that, asking for more of his acknowledgement!" Gaara growled.
"…" Sakura frowned sadly. He remembered the battle with the said Sand Shinobi in front of him. She was knocked out cold soon after. He remembered thinking that Sasuke had safe her. She was surprised when she founds out that Naruto had safe her. With his life on the line. Gaara's right. She never acknowledged Naruto's existence. All his deeds, he put it as Sasuke's. '…Naruto… I'm not worthy of your acknowledgement am I?'
"…if you want acknowledgement, prove it!"
Sakura snapped out of her thought. "What?"
"If you really thinks that you are worthy of his acknowledgement, prove it!" Gaara flared his Chakra. His sand suddenly appears. The Konohamaru corps back down a great deal. While Sakura… just standing there.
"O…Oi Gaara-san! Don't start a ruckus in hospital!" Gai tried to interfere, only to be welcomed by a cold deathglare from the sand user.
"You've done that already by screaming in hospital, supaa gejimayu (Super Thick browed) Busy Body."
Gai slumped at that comment.
'…prove it?' Sakura was deep in thoughts. 'Yes… I have to prove it. I'm not worthy of Naruto's forgiveness. I wish to change; no I should've change a long time ago. I just couldn't bring myself to do so. That's right. I have to prove it.' Sakura tilt her head. Her green emerald eyes wield a glowing determination.
"If you really think you are worthy, try to break through my defense!" Gaara exclaimed as his sand form a wall in front of him.
Sakura still standing still. Then suddenly she grabs her forehead protector. Gaara looks confused.
"…Sabaku no Gaara. You were right. I'm a selfish person indeed. Right now, I'm not worthy of Uzumaki Naruto's acknowledgment. In fact, I doubt my existence is worthy enough to be acknowledged."
Gaara's chakra flared down as his sand drop down. Lee and Gai looked at the pink haired Genin. So does the Konohamaru corps.
"Therefore, I'm not worthy enough to even see his face, or even worthy enough to wear this!" Sakura grip on her headband tightened.
"Then what are you going to do?"
"Gaara… could you give him this when he's awake? Tell him that I will take it back someday when I've proven my existence!"
A hand made of sand grab the Konoha Hitai-ate and brings it back to Gaara's hand.
"Still… I want to pay a visit to Naruto. I have something to tell him."
"…Go on through." Gaara put Sakura's hitai ate at his pocket.
Sakura continue her walk calmly. She turns around the corner and…
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Yup! That's it! That's the 4th chapter for you.
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A few moments ago, in Konohagakure streets…
'I have a bad feeling about this…'
Itachi thought that when he was walking through the streets of Konoha under a disguise. That feeling keeps hounding his mind ever since he saw Konohagakure in his view. The funny thing is, it felt strangely familiar. He didn't felt it when he came there last time. But he shook it off as he continues his walk with Kisame. They have got the information they need on the occasion that had happened lately. With Mangekyou Sharingan: Tsukiyomi (Kaleidoscope Sharingan: Moonlight Hell), Itachi tortured a guard shinobi that just happen to recognize him and force him to spit out everything he knew. The poor shinobi was, accidentally, the shinobi that had incurred the wrath of Tsunade for break and entering the hospital. Now they know where to go. The only problem would be confirming the target. They have to get pass the security. And if he heard right, the infamous Sabaku no Gaara, one of their target, is also one of the Kyuubi Jinchuriki's line of defense.
"Oi! Itachi! Are you sure you're okay? You don't look so good…"
"…I just have a very bad feeling… let's be done with our mission and get out of this place immediately."
"You seem a bit… out of it though."
"Just shut up and let's finish this quickly. I'll breathe again when we left this wretched village."
"Okay, okay. Don't get moody all the sudden."
And so there it goes. The two, under a very powerful henge, enter the hospital when they saw a Jinchuriki, 5 Genins, and finally, a Jounin under the name of Maito Gai. Kisame had to fight an urge to unravel his henge and give the Konoha Bizarre Beast a good piece of his mind or two. However, the Sharingan user managed to hold him off. And convince him not to make any ruckuses in hospital.
First, Kisame create an ice in his palm and crush it into minuscule particles of ice mirrors in the air. Nearly invisible to human eye. Itachi later used a Dou-Genjutsu (Eye-Genjutsu) on one of the minuscule mirrors. The effect of his eyes reflected on the tiny mirrors around the genins. Without them realizing it, they're already engulfed in the Genjutsu. After making as if they were invisible, Itachi and Kisame dropped their henge. He already heard everything he needed to hear.
'So… Foolish brother… you're still so weak after all…' Itachi thought as the two quickly get pass Sakura, who still talking to Gaara.
"Heh, so this is the Uzumaki Frozen Throne Room they're rambling about? Heh! My Samehada could tear off that ice easily." Kisame chuckled.
"If it doesn't work, then I think I'll use Amaterasu." Itachi still had that eerie feeling but tried to shake it off to no avail.
"Ku ku ku… let's get started then." Kisame was preparing to tear down the metal gates with his Samehada. Then they were alarmed when Sakura finish his sentence.
"Still… I want to pay a visit to Naruto. I have something to tell him."
The two Akatsuki members steady themselves at that. 'Kuso, the effect of the Genjutsu is going to be unraveled. They'll see us now!'
"…Go on through."
They heard the Shukaku Jinchuriki spoke.
Then steps could be heard. Slowly but sure, it's coming their way. The pink haired Kunoichi was walking closer and closer. She was just around the corner…
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Sakura continue her walk calmly. She turns around the corner and turns her head and sees the metallic door with seals on it and a writings saying: FORBIDDEN ROOM. TRESPASSER WILL BE EXECUTED ON THE SPOT. Aside from that, she saw nothing else.
Sakura smiled. She walked in front of the door and sit down on the floor right in front of Naruto's room. "It's been a while… Naruto."
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Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame were utterly confused to say the least. Here they was, almost caught wet handed by some rookie Genin. And then suddenly, when the Genin is about to put another final step that will blow their cover, her steps disappeared… and so does all the voice around them. No more voice of people talking, no more voice of medical instrument blinking… simply put, there is not a single sound in the air anymore aside their own voice.
"…What's this? A Genjutsu?" Kisame look bewildered. How can someone put a Genjutsu on them? He gathered a lot of chakra and held a single hand seal to release the supposedly Genjutsu. "Kai!"
Much to his dismay, the 'Genjutsu' remains.
"What kind of Genjutsu is this? Oi! Itachi! Can you unravel it?" Kisame looked at his partner. He's… trembling?
"…I have my Sharingan inactive…" Itachi's voice was… shaky.
"Then activate it!" Kisame look a bit confused and exasperated.
"…I can't. Something makes me unable to. But I know what this is."
"Oh! Good! Than you can break this darn Genjutsu out?"
"The problem is… one, I can't…no human can…" Kisame look confused at this statement. "…and two, this is not a Genjutsu."
"What? Than what is this? Ninjutsu?" Kisame was completely confused to no end. A bit terrified as well as he saw his supposedly cold blooded and merciless partner trembling… in fear.
"…a kekkei Genkai (Bloodline Limit)…"
"Ura Satori: Kami no Angouka (Reverse Enlightenment: Encryption of the Gods). I'm glad you remember that, Itachi-kun."
Itachi's eyes widen to a size, in Kisame's opinion, of a teacup. The Sharingan user was trembling like there is a huge tremor in his place. Kisame was startled. He had NEVER seen his supposedly fearless partner like this. He saw behind him there is a man, slightly taller than Itachi, wearing a black cloak with blue dragon ornament and a straw hat with a diagonally gashed Konoha symbol on it.
"…Of course, you DO remember what would happen now… right?" Kira appear right a few meters behind them.
"Oi! So it was your bloodline limit? Unravel it now!"
"And if I do, what would you do, Hoshigaki Kisame?"
"We got some business to take care off. So get lost!"
"Kisame… Let's get the hell out of here!" Itachi is still trembling. 'Oh no… with him here, it's senseless of trying to kidnap Naruto-kun now…'
"What the hell is wrong with you? I ain't gonna back down without a fight!"
"Kisame! This guy is way OUT of our league! We can't… no… no human can beat him! We have to run!"
"Why, I'm surprised Itachi-kun. You should've known. When one is inside the space of Kami no Angouka, no one can get in or out without my permission… You should've remembered that also. This one is impossible to break, unlike Jiraiya-kun's Gamakuchi no Shibari."
"This place is in another dimension created by our mind. In another word, we're still in the same dimension but in a different dimension where every matter, every thing in this place is affected by the performer's mind, I remember that very well… Kira…shishou (Master or sensei)…" Itachi slumped on the floor. 'That's why I've been having this familiar bad feeling… Kira-shishou… so it is you… you have returned again…'
To say that Kisame weren't shocked beyond belief was an understatement.
"HE'S YOUR SENSEI?"
"Private sensei, actually. Uchiha Fugaku once asked if I could spare some time by giving his prodigal son a private tutelage. That was… 10 years ago. (Itachi is 17 at present. That means, in this story, he received Kira's tutelage at 7) I haven't seen him since I left the Leaf village 8 years ago."
"…" Kisame was out of words.
"Now, I do wish to talk to you Itachi, but I think your friend here wants to do something."
"…Look, I don't know what you have done in this space to Itachi. But you better unravel it or else!" Kisame prepare his Samehada and put away his cloak. Revealing his battle suit. It's a piece of dark blue Jounin vest with two piece of armor on its shoulders. His exposed pale blue arm show some scars. There's a piece of arm protector in his left fore arm with shark fins-like blades protruding from it. He's not going to hold anything back. To hell with not making any ruckuses in hospital. This guy could even make THE Uchiha Itachi tremble in fear. This person, Kira, whoever he is, is definitely someone.
"You better get us out of this Angouka space of yours or I'll make you!" Kisame growled.
"I'm afraid I can't do that Kisame-san. After all, if I unravel the jutsu, you'll be trying to disturb the Jinchuriki's peaceful slumber. I… can't let that happen now, can I?" Kira chuckled again. However his purple eyes, under the straw hat, which is now no longer his usual eyes, but rather a plain deep dark purple with a small black dot as a pupil (Kira SEED Mode), are constantly alert.
"Then I'll force you!"
"Kisame, don't!" Itachi exclaimed but too late, the shark guy had charged at his Ex-shishou.
With a roar, Kisame slash his Samehada on Kira. Kira dodge it with an ease.
"Not done yet!" Kisame gave a horizontal roundhouse slash this time. Kira simply disappear and reappear, standing on Kisame's sword.
"What the…" Before he knew it, he met up with Kira's foot that 'lightly' kicked his chin. Surprisingly, the 'light kick' sends him backwards a few meters off the ground before he hits the wall, creating a small crack on it.
'What…power!'
"Heh… I guess I'll just use one of my arms then. Seeing how my light kick could affect you greatly…"
"GRWAAAH!" Kisame charged blindly at the cloaked figure. The Samehada torn off its bandages, revealing a monstrous sword which is covered with spines all over it. Several spines are longer than others. Making it look more deadly than it already has.
Kira simply unravel his cloak a bit, showing his right arm, which is covered with a darkish blue gauntlet with bright white lines on its surface. And a purple bright orb with a demon eyes-like feature on it.
Kisame start with a vertical chop, which miss the target by a paper-thin margin. He gave another quick horizontal slash which again missed its target by the same margin. Kira keep dodging flawlessly again and again with the same margin, pissing Kisame to no end. All of a sudden, Kira tap his finger on the shark-man's forehead before pushing him off the ground and throw him back to the wall.
"Why you…" Kisame charged again, this time, he throws his Samehada before making rapid hand seals. "Suiton!"
"Kisame! Suiton jutsu is out of question against this guy!" Itachi yell again.
"Same Abarewamaru! (Shark Rampage!)" Kisame burst water out of his mouth that forms a shark before it envelops his sword. The sword, covered in water, turn into a large demon like shark with 4 sharp fins, 3 rear fins and spiky skin. The water demon shark charge out to Kira who simply stood there.
'To cast a water jutsu in a place where there's no water at all… impressive indeed.' Kira inwardly smirked.
The attack suddenly died down when it almost hit Kira by a few centimeters. The water dispersed almost instantly, revealing the floating Samehada.
"Wha… What the? How is that possible?" Kisame had his round eyes widened as veins appeared in his twitching eyes. "…This space must have affected my jutsu. Damn you cheating bastard!"
"Kira-shishou… is a master of Water and Thunder. He doesn't need the power of his Kami no Angouka space to alter water the way he pleases." Itachi explained. Still slumping in disbelief.
"Couldn't explain better. That's right Kisame-san. I'm a master of water. All Suiton jutsu is useless against me. I use Kami no Angouka to trap my enemies, or imprison them here… But I never use it to alter other things even though I could…"
Kisame's skin gone even paler than it already has. Being trained as a mist shinobi, most of his powerful jutsu are comprised of Suiton jutsu. Now he has no choice but to resolve on Kenjutsu and Taijutsu.
"Oryaaaa!" The mist nuke-Nin charges at the figure, raising his fist. Kira tilt his head to the left, missing the punch from Kisame, only to be welcomed with a roundhouse kick to his rib-cage, which he blocks, before deflecting it. Kisame took the chance and grabs the Samehada with his left hand and swing it at the cloaked figure. Kira immediately blocks the roughly spiked sword. Kisame sends another kick to his opponent's head. Kira back down a bit after deflecting the spiky sword, and miss the kick just a few millimeters from his nose. Off course, Kisame didn't see that because the straw hat is in the way. "What's wrong? Maybe you're just so full of yourself?" Kisame taunted.
"I hate resolving to violence…" Kira jerked his palm to Kisame's stomach, and the next second, lightning bolts shot out of his hand, and throw the missing Nin a few meters backwards again, with his legs barely touch the ground. Kisame quickly stomp the ground in order to gain footage and stop his involuntary movement. Much to his dismay, his legs do little effort on holding his body. He tried to put chakra into it and he finally stop after being darted backwards a few meters off.
Kisame look at his opponent angrily. Then he felt a surge of electricity in his right palm. He looks at his hand to see small lightning bolts jumping from his fingers. 'What the? Is this the after-effect of his attack?' He shook it off immediately. Being a user of Suiton jutsu, electricity is his greatest weakness. He looks at his opponent again and saw that his right arm is enclosed in electricity. 'Itachi had said he's a master of Raiton jutsu. Kuso… this just ain't my day…' Kisame make another hand seals again. "Suiton: Kirigakure no jutsu!" Mist filled the room soon after. "Heh. Try to locate me now." Kisame's voice howled from the entire place.
"…can we not just talk about this?" Kira spoke again. His gentle voice doesn't change all the time.
A sudden incoming attack of Samehada, which materialize from the mist behind him, answers it. Kira block it… lazily… without even looking at it. "…I'll take that as no." He sends another spark of lightning that shock the demon shark-nin again.
"What the fuck? Did he have eyes at the back of his head?"
"Kisame, it's useless! With Kira-shishou's Satori, he'll know every movement you WILL make! It's senseless trying to beat him! Stop this now!" Itachi yelled at him.
"N…Never!" there is fear in his voice now. 'Just who the hell is this guy?'
"This takes to long already. Fuuton: Gufuu no jutsu (Wind element: Typhoon)!"
A small typhoon appears at Kira's palm, and then he threw it at the center of the mist. Almost instantly, the mists disappear in a flash, revealing a panting Kisame.
Kira smirked. "Found you."
"(Pant) (Pant) DAMN YOU!" Kisame charge blindly again towards the cloaked figure. Raising his Samehada. He slashed his sword vertically which the target blocks it… with his two fingers holding one of the spines.
"Kisame-san… You are truly worthy of being one of the Mist Seven Devil Swordsman. However, I see that you still can't use the true power of Samehada… No?"
"The hell you know! Samehada, eat his Chakra!" Samehada do nothing. "Wh… What? Samehada, what's wrong?"
Kira smiled calmly. "Of course he can't. After all, I'm his father."
"WHAT?" Kisame's eyes bulging at the statement.
"…That's right… I created Samehada a long time ago, using fangs of shark demons… Your name is Kisame (Demon Shark) right? Samehada is truly suitable for you… however…" Kira sends a surge of ocean blue chakra to Samehada, who start shaking violently afterwards.
"What… What have you done?" Kisame had a bit trouble holding the sword in his hands. "Samehada! What's wrong with you?" The moment the trembling ends, the spiky sword is more horrible than he could imagine. It no longer colored in usual grey, but rather ocean blue. Several huge spines with figures written on them protruding from the sword's base. Near the hilt, several big, long, shark-like fangs grew out. The blunt edge of the sword gone sharper by the second. Finally, to top it all, the entire countless spines that cover the entire sword drop down on the floor, replaced with fewer yet bigger spikes. There is a Dark Blue kanji in the middle of his new sword written: Same (Shark). Kisame was gawking at the transformation of his sword. "What the…"
"Meet SameGiri. (Shark Hunter) The true form of Samehada (Shark skin)." Kira smiled as he released the now transformed SameGiri. Kisame was holding the new sword with a greatest effort.
'What? I never knew that Samehada could do something like this… I know he eats up chakra… but… What is this… it feels like the sword is eating MY chakra! But it holds a great power… right?' Kisame raise the sword slightly, before pull it up over his head with a roar and smash it to where Kira had been. A HUGE explosion occurred when the sword hits the ground.
The two Akatsuki members were gawking. 'Shishou… you're still an impressive blacksmith…' Itachi marveled at the sheer destructive force of the sword. 'But then again… your weapons are always a picky when it comes about choosing their masters…' Itachi look at the spot on where Kisame's standing…
'Holy knobby! This thing destructive alright… but I never thought will be THAT destructive!' Kisame look at the place where Kira had been. There's huge crater in where his sword sank. Funny thing is, the crushed floor looks like appear have been… bitten by a HUGE shark.
"SameGiri, is at least 10 times more powerful than Samehada. If the usual Samehada eats chakra, in this form is where all of them came out. The more chakra he throws out, the more powerful it gets. I see you've feed him well." Kira smiled as he explained at the panting (and gawking) Shark Nin.
"GRRrrrhh…! Wha… I can't pull it out!" Kisame was trying his hardest to pull the sunken sword out.
"The number of chakra you pour on the sword will determine how much chakra he throws out. Judging by the size of that crater… you pour a lot didn't you? Now you don't have much chakra left…"
"You asshole! I didn't pour any chakra into it. This thing sucks my chakra!"
"But you intend to smash me with SameGiri weren't you? Samegiri detects killing intent and bloodlust, Kisame-san. When the intent came from the wielder, he will automatically suck the user's chakra. The amount of Chakra it will suck out of you will depend on how big your killing intent is. And I see here…" Kira observed the crater again. "…you really want to kill me didn't you?" He chuckled again.
"FUCK YOU TO HELL!" Kisame let go of his sunken sword and charge at the chuckling figure. Intent on using hand to hand. He slam both of his hand to the floor, raise a huge piece of floor beneath him, and throw it at cloaked figure before giving it another punch, breaking it to pieces that is thrown towards Kira in high speed.
Kira inwardly smiles as he used his one arm to lazily punch all the smaller rock fragments that is heading his way with equally inhuman speed. Kisame was heading towards him, jumping from one flying rock fragments to another. Kira only continues to smile.
When Kisame reach the point blank range, he dash out, intent on giving Kira a good punch or two… before he realize that the target was nowhere in sight. 'Where the hell is he?'
"Here." A voice from his back stated.
Kisame turn his head and saw Kira was standing on one of the midair rock fragments. His right hand grabs his leg.
'What? I don't see him move?'
Kira jerk the shark Nin's leg and throw him off to a wall.
Kisame managed to land on his legs at the wall and stick there with his remaining chakra. But the force of the throw was so great; his feet sank deep into the wall, creating cracks all around him. He could've sworn all bones in his legs are screaming. Meanwhile, the surviving rock fragments continue to make their merry way and smashed themselves to a wall behind the untouched Kira.
The mist Nin was panting heavier by the second. 'Hell, no wonder Itachi's so strong. This is his teacher?'
"Correction, Itachi-kun is strong because he's a true genius. He absorbed everything I taught him like a soak. Right, Itachi-kun?"
"What? You read my minds?" Kisame was shocked, he land on the normal ground soon after.
"Short off. I can see it from your expression."
'Gah… You've got to be kidding me…' He tried to stand up again. He's not going give up like this! He hasn't planted any solid punches on the so-called Itachi's sensei god damn it!
"You definitely have pride but… I had enough of this… It's time to end." Kira raise his hand, which is glowing with an ocean blue chakra and, "Suiton, Suiryuu Arashi! (Water element, Water Dragon Storm)" a huge water swirl appears on Kira's palm before shot out a ferociously swirling water dragon at the shocked Kisame with blinding velocity.
He gathers all strength he had left on his right arm, and then he smashed the water dragon to smithereens. 'Ha! Who's the bad-ass water master now?' Kisame saw a small single line of purple flash and…
"Gomen ne Kisame-san… I think I'll hold on to that title for now." Kira spoke with his back is right behind Kisame's back. His gauntlet, which once had a flat surface suddenly 'bloomed', making it look like more devilish with spikes and thorns that suddenly appear from the surface. Electricity flowed through the horns.
'!' Kisame didn't even have the chance to say anything as he just realized that the target is not in the vicinity when he felt a huge electricity surge through him.
He drops on his knees. "Ghwack!" Kisame was holding his heart. Veins appear at his hands. The next second, he starts coughing blood.
"With electricity, I've alter the iron in your blood, resulting in the alteration of the flow of your blood as well. I've reversed the blood circulation in your body… it will return to normal soon… until then… don't move too much."
"Cough! Cough! Damn you!" Kisame cough more blood.
"Kisame, I suggest you listen to what Kira-shishou says." Itachi spoke again after being silent throughout the fight.
"…" Kisame gone silent.
"Now… Itachi-kun! Get up! Let me get a good look at you." Kira turn his head towards the other Akatsuki member. Itachi do as he was told. He looks weakly at his sensei.
"The last time I see you, you were just this tall." Kira point a finger below his chest. Kisame who saw that snorted out of his will. 'Itachi's a midget when he was 7?'
Itachi glared at the snorting wounded Shark Nin. 'I'll get you if we survive this, you Same Darou (Damn Shark)!'
"Growth spurt I guess." Kira continue to observe Itachi. Seemingly oblivious with the situation. "You know me. So I'll just straight to the point. What happen 4 years ago? What force you to massacre your own clan Itachi?"
"…Nobody force me."
"Lie."
"…I do that on my own free will."
"More lies."
"…I want to do it!"
"Lying again." Kira smirked.
"I…" Itachi was lost at words. Trust his sensei to see trough someone's façade. He's really good at that.
"Lost at words?" Kira smiled at his former student.
"…Shishou…"
"…Fine! I'm not the type of a guy who forces someone to talk. If you're not ready now, than so be it. However, I've heard of your activity these years. You were with this… Akatsuki? Do you realize that you were trying to tap into something that is way out of human's border?"
"…"
"…If it's going to be like this Itachi-kun. I have no choice. I don't know what have happened to you to have such a…" Kira frowns a bit "…dark thoughts."
"Shishou… are you going to kill me?"
"…" Kira goes silent before electricity start to gather again in his palm.
Itachi silently closed his eyes. 'This is it… farewell… foolish brother.' He waited 2 seconds… 3 seconds… Nothing happened. He dares himself to open his eyes to see that his sensei creates a door at one of the intact wall.
"…This door will warp you straight to where you were before you enter Konoha, which is right outside Konoha forest border. Tell your superior that the Kyuubi and the Ichibi is under my constant surveillance."
"…Hai…" Itachi moved towards Kisame and put him on his shoulder. Using a bit of his chakra to carry the obviously bigger person. Itachi look at the Samegiri… who has transformed back to Samehada. "Kisame, could you…"
"No need. It will answer to your touch as well, Itachi." Kisame speak calmly. Itachi grabs the sword and walk slowly towards the door. Before he grabs the handle, Kira pats his shoulder.
"10 years ago, although we didn't spend much of the time together back there, I understand you very well Itachi. And I still trust you. Meet me 6 months from now on Wave country. You know where. I'll listen to your reason."
"…Hai." Itachi's pale face brightened VERY slightly.
He grabs the handle, pull it down, only to be welcomed with a blinding light. When he regains his sight, he was already outside Konoha forest border. Surprisingly, it still afternoon. It was as if only one second had passed since the match between Kisame and Kira since the sun haven't changed its position even the slightest. 'Time and space distortion. I forgot Kami no Angouka could also do that…'
Meanwhile, in the Hospital, Angouka realm…
"Phew… Look all this mess…" Kira look around. A huge part of the floor was ripped of, a 5 feet crater could be seen, and cracks filled the walls. "You have a very destructive friend here, Itachi-kun. How on earth he could become one of the seven devil swordsman who are experts in silent killing, I don't really want to know." He swept his arm once, and the whole damage disappeared in a flash. He looks at the frozen door in front of him. "Lucky it's not the real world…" There is a slight crack on the frozen door. With a swept, the crack instantly vanished.
"…Kyuubi no Kitsune… …Uzumaki Naruto... Never thought in my mind that both of the fate of both of us will cross like this…"
The frozen door gives its unspoken reply.
"…Be safe…Naruto-kun…for Arashi-kun's sake." Kira muttered again.
He vanish in thin air soon after.
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Meanwhile, in the Hospital, normal realm…
Sakura smiled. She walked in front of the door and sit down on the floor right in front of Naruto's room. Oblivious with the battle that just happened in another realm at the exact same place she was sitting right now. "It's been a while… Naruto."
She stares at the frozen door in front of her. The door that was nearly torn apart in another dimension…
"How you've been? I bet you were terribly out-cold in there… weren't you?" Sakura chuckled. Yes, Naruto IS out-cold… literally.
"Well I came here, actually to see how you are doing… and ask for forgiveness for treating you like a jerk all this time." Sakura thought again all this time. She dis Naruto, while he loves her so much. It gives a pain in her chest when she thinks about it. "But… someone nearly beat me into dropping the idea… but he was right. I won't ask you to forgive me Naruto, for I'm not worthy of your forgiveness…"
She inhaled for a moment before exhaling again. "But I promise I will try to make myself worthy. I will make myself worthy of your forgiveness, and I will make myself worthy to be called your teammate!" Sakura thought a moment about Sasuke. "…And I promise… next time, we'll do it together! You have my word!" She stood up. Before make her merry way to the Hokage office.
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Itachi dropped Kisame, purposely, head first. Kisame grunted while Itachi smirked slightly. Kisame sat down below a tree for a moment until his blood circulation back to normal. After a moment of silence, Kisame breaks out.
"Okay. Itachi, explain."
"What do you want to know?"
"Who the F--K is that guy? And I've never heard of you having a master THAT powerful. Also, he said he created Samehada. Who the hell is he actually?"
"…Like he had explained, he was my private tutor. He suddenly shows up when I was only 7 years old. We spend 2 years together, as master and apprentice. Over time, we become good friends as well. Not best, but close nonetheless."
"And then?"
"He left Konoha soon after, and he didn't come back again… until today."
"What about him and Samehada? How on earth he knows the secret of Samehada that even I don't know about?"
"Kira-shishou is a master blacksmith. During the old times, as what he told me back there, he creates swords. He has an incalculable collection of swords. And it just so happens that apparently, he created Samehada or Samegiri as well."
"As for the third question… Who… What the hell is he?"
"…apparently he's the last of his clan. That's all I know."
"What? That's it?" Kisame growled in frustration. He never knew such… being existed.
"…sadly… …yes. But I do know one thing. This guy is almost invincible. With him on the Leaf, only a man without sane thoughts who dare to go there and wreak havoc in there, for I know that he originated from the Konoha, and he's still loyal to the village. No Human being can beat him…"
"To think such a human existed…"
"No… I don't think he's a human."
"What? Than what is he?"
"He's… I don't know… but something in him gives me the idea that he was a human… but now… he is not… I don't want to think what he is now…"
Kisame shivered as well. Being pummeled down like that was enough experience for the shark Nin. "So… what are we going to do? Are we going to report to boss?"
"No. Our job is practically done. The leader only told us to locate Naruto-Kun. You're the one that came up with the idea of capturing him. Things like this are… off his concern. Besides, when he starts doing that he can't be disturbed for at least 2 years."
"Are you sure about this?"
"Positive. Besides, why don't you start training using that new sword of yours? Kira-shishou is a perfectionist. Surely he won't make something that weight more on attack power only."
"Really… Well I think I'll do that than. Damn… it's been a while since the last time I train…" He looks at his Samehada again. "Well my friend, I thought I know everything about you. Thought I was wrong. So tell me, what else are you hiding, little shark?" Kisame asked jokingly at his sword. The sword seemingly gave a friendly rumble in reply.
Itachi… chuckled. This doesn't go unnoticed by his shark friend, who looks at him as if he was the 8th wonder of the world.
"I… Itachi… you… You CHUCKLED?" Kisame's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Oh? Well I guess I have…" 'Why do I feel easy all the sudden?' Itachi smiled slightly before his face. 'Heh… right… it's good to see you again… Kira-shishou…'
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Sakura was walking at the Hokage office. She knocked the door and met up with Tsunade.
"Come in!" Tsunade let the pink haired Kunoichi in.
"I… have a request."
"What is it?"
"Please… make me your apprentice!"
Tsunade look at Sakura… '… She's the girl from team 7… right?' "Why do you want to be my apprentice?"
"I want to be a medic Nin."
"It's not easy. What made you think a rabid Sasuke fan-girl like you could become a good medic Nin?"
"First of, because I'm weak, I've let my team become the state they currently in now. 2ndly, I've failed a friend of mine who is a proud shinobi of Konoha. But I've already given him my word that I will become stronger, and make myself worthy of being called his teammate!"
Tsunade was taken back. She never expects the answer would be like that. '…matured haven't you… so you are also troubled… right?'
"Haruno Sakura… I've heard from Kakashi that you excelled in intelligence and have a strong spirit also… guess he's right."
"…I'm not that strong. Not strong enough to believe in my friends… But I promise you, I will be!"
"…" Tsunade smiled again. "From now on, I won't go easy on you!"
"O…OKAY!"
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Back with Neji…
After parting with Tenten, Neji went to the training field and trained there for some hours before make his way immediately to the Hyuuga compound. When the gates of the branch family manor in his sight, he tensed up slightly when he saw Hyuuga Hiashi walking back and forth in front of the gate.
"Neji?" Hiashi saw him and stop walking around.
"Hiashi-sama?"
"I've been waiting for you. Come, we'll talk inside."
"…Hai."
The two walk inside the branch family's living room. When they had reached the living room, before Neji could say anything, Hiashi dropped on his knees and kneel down to Neji.
"H… Hiashi-sama! What… What are you doing?"
"First of all… As a hyuuga head, I would like to give you my sincerest apology. I'm terribly sorry for what Hyuuga Zoshi had done. You may rest assured that he had been punished. I've heard about what happened to him from Ms. Tenten."
"Tenten did? How…"
"I was taking a stroll when I ran across your teammate. Then Zoshi appeared that evening and said to me that you have disrespect the main family. Ms. Tenten yelled saying that Zoshi had tortured you out of jealousy. Zoshi became angry, and he attacked Ms. Tenten."
Neji run furiously towards the door. "I gonna teach that bastard never mess around with MY teammate!"
Hiashi immediately grab the outraged Neji. "Calm yourself. I've seen through the truth in Tenten's word and Zoshi's action. I stopped him. And Ms. Tenten suffered no injuries."
"…" Neji stop abruptly. He muttered something about kicking Zoshi's butt. Before he calmed down and Hiashi continues.
"Off course, I need proof that Zoshi had done what Tenten said. Than I start gather information, asking some people who saw the commotion. They all said the same thing more or less. I held a court soon after, and Zoshi had been punished severely charged for unauthorized use of curse seal and an assassination attempt on one of a hyuuga member… He objected at that saying that you're not even worthy of being called a hyuuga member… …which earned him an even heavier penalty: banished from the council and Hyuuga clan and the lost of his Byakuugan by severing the nerves on his eyes done personally by Tsunade."
"Serves him right…" Neji inwardly smirked at this.
"Yes… attacking a civilian. Not just once. Twice. TWICE! For Kami's sake. That's was clearly unforgivable. One was when he attacked Ms. Tenten, and then this blacksmith guy, according to the story of the citizens."
Neji chuckled. "…I wouldn't call a former Konoha Jounin a civilian."
"?... Konoha Jounin? How did you know?"
"…One, he had this gashed Konoha symbol on his hat, two, I've talked to him and he somewhat admitted that he was a Jounin… and three… he… performed a Kaiten."
"He WHAT?" Hiashi was inwardly shocked beyond beliefs.
"…and he said he's not a Hyuuga."
"…Did you see his face? His eyes at that?"
"I can't see his face. He was wearing some short of enchanted hat that obscured the view but I did see his eyes. They were just normal purple eyes. Nothing fancy about it."
"…!" Hiashi was greatly alarmed. Never anyone performed a Kaiten without a Byakuugan. Things like that are thought of impossible to do.
"…there is something funny about his Kaiten though…"
"What is it?"
"…his Kaiten… it's purplish blue."
"Purplish Blue Kaiten?" 'Wait a minute… according to the old literature of Konoha…'
"Our normal Kaiten is colored in yellow right? This guy's Kaiten… it somewhat… purplish blue with oceanic blue aura emitting from it. And a very powerful… no offense, but I think it even surpassed yours, Hiashi Sama. Do you know anyone who could do such thing?"
"…Not that I remember of… Anyway, how's your head now?"
"I'm fine. You can check it if you like."
"Byakuugan!" Hiashi checked Neji. "…well I'll be damned. Not even a single trace of wound in your brain cells… Did you meet Tsunade before coming here?"
"No. I… I just drink a tea from that blacksmith. Nothing else."
"…" 'Incredible… Brain cell damage caused by the Hyuuga curse seal can be healed that easily…'
"Is there anything else, Hiashi-sama?"
"Well… I guess that's it… Oh! And yeah, I was thinking of moving you to live in the main branch compound."
Neji jaw dropped. "R… Really?"
"Well, your status is still a bit same… but hopefully, this way we can nullify the division system little by little…"
Neji's face brightened a great deal.
"Well than I say you've agreed, pack up tonight. You'll be moving to my house tomorrow. For now, I'll take my leave."
"Arigato Gozaimasu, Hiashi sama!" Neji kneel down in respect.
'One matter done… now… to the library it is… blue Kaiten… only one man in Konoha history that is able to do that…'
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There. Now the 4th chapter finished. Again. Rewritten with the forgotten scene about Neji in the end. (That's right, it supposed to be there, but I forgot to put it.) I never thought Hiashi as a bad guy. And I guess that makes all of us. (Well… I think.) Hope you like the battle between Kisame vs. Kira in this chapter.
Till next chapter, Ja ne!