Author's Note:
Hello there my darling readers!
It's been less than three days and already 12 followers, you have no idea how happy I am from this. Hehehehe
Anyway, I know it's late but thank you for enjoying my first fanfic and I would like to apologize if I had or will inconveniece you in any way while reading this because...I'm quite impatient as a writer so I might have a lot of typos in my story.
If you have any critiques or suggestion, don't be shy and review, okay :)
So, finally Hiyori arrives at Konoha and will meet more cannon characters.
I honestly wanted to pair Hiyori with one of the cannon but still can't make up my mind who, I mostly 'wing it' when writing the story
Oh, and Rikuo? Well, I had considered pairing them but the more I write, the more I saw them as a close sibling in their long run relationship
Okay, enough note, let's go back to the story shall we?
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN CANNON CHARACTERS OF NARUTO
Chapter 7: Konoha
I'm sure a fellow Naruterd would understand.
The moment I saw the green entrance gate of Konoha with the symbol kanji fire on it.
Teenage Kotetsu and Izumo doing guard duty together.
I was damn fangirling inside.
"We're finally in Konoha" I said with a strain voice, trying my best not to squeal as I said it and was looking restless too.
Tsunade seems to find my action cute and pat me in the head to calm me. When Kotetsu and Izumo recognized the two pigtailed blonde with the big rack, oh you could tell they were flustered.
"Tsunade-sama, you're back!"
"I am, notify the Hokage, I have some business for him!"
After checking her identification, Izumo disappeared, probably rushing toward the Hokage Tower.
I thought that nothing will surprise me from here on out only to be reminded that 'this is Konoha' by a long cried of 'YOUTHFULL' from a green spandex wearing Jonin running past us.
Other than Kotetsu and Tsunade, everyone was stunned and jaw dropped. "He said he lost to Kakashi and now he's running a thousand laps around Konoha"
Only a thousand huh, I'm guessing as years passed the laps escalated.
We somehow able to forget that scene never happened and went our way toward the hokage, it was short but exciting, at least for me. The village is just like how the story imagined it to be. The building weren't that tall, there were row of shops neatly place next to one another, the villagers wore something mix of simple modern clothes and classic Japanese garbs.
We finally arrived at the tower and while being led upstairs to the Hokage's room office. My heart was thumping loud and I couldn't suppressed the curled lip at the corner of my mouth. I tried holding on to Rikuo to calm me down but it barely has any effect.
Once we enter, I immediately met eyes with an old man sitting on his desk filled with paper works. There were wrinkle beneath his eyes similar to long claw marks. He had slightly tan skin and hawk nose. He was wearing his Hokage's uniform; white-red hat with the kanji fire on it, red and white robe that I'm sure had the word Thrid Hokage in kanji at the back. The Hokage curled his lips into a smile as he rest his chin on his wrinkled hand.
"It's good to see you healthy and fine Tsunade, I didn't expect you to come back to the village"
"and I'm not, I'm only chaperoning this two brats to become Konoha citizen"
Hiruzen eyed the two of us, properly examining us before I saw his eyes widen in realization when he looked at Rikuo. "Oh….Jiraiya….." I heard him whispered.
Tsunade couldn't help but smirked seeing his former-sensei looking exasperated, "He's like a mini clone of him, doesn't he?"
"Yes, yes he does, which makes it all the more dangerous if we were to let his enemies knows of his identity."
"Another reason why I want you to make sure you would give them enough protection as long as there inside Konoha's wall." Tsunade began to walked in front of his desk and slam her hand on it hard enough to make everyone in the room twitched, "If I happened to hear anything happened to either of them, I'll run back to Konoha to find anyone hold responsible and make sure to gawk their eyes, minced their family jewel, tie them up and personally throw them as far as I could from above the Hokage Mountain!"
The room became dead silent, looking at the two former teacher-student as they exchange look in their eyes, the tension was high until broke by the God of Shinobi's coughing. "I'll see to them the best I could do Tsunade, you have my word."
"Good" Tsunade nodded, satisfied with his answer while me and Rikuo were both dumbfounded by their exchange. Mostly Rikuo since she didn't know her personality as much as I did. Seeing her outburst first hand was quite….intense.
"At least she asked him to vouch for us like I said"
"More like threatening him."
Tsunade turned around to face us and gently patted both our head, "Okay brats, from now on, Konoha will be your new home. You won't be seeing me around for a long time, but we'll meet if fate let us."
"Oh trust me Tsunade-sama, I think fate has more game for us on store"
Tsunade blinked at me and laugh as her patting became….painfully…..stronger.
She then left just like that, and the two of us were now facing alone with the Third Hokage. "Now then, shall we get started with the paperwork for the two of you" he said with his old-grandfather-smile he made.
A day later since the arrival of two interesting children, the Konoha Council are having a debate whatever to do to them because of one particular child.
Hiruzen had lost count how many times he rub his head at the constant debate of what kind of shinobi they want to make him. Personally Hiruzen would love to have his student's child to become a shinobi, but forcing him is the last thing he wanted after what he heard of losing his home and family from the war between Ko and Ka.
He shouldn't feel forced living here, he should feel at home.
However, considering his lineage, it is safer for him if he learn the way of a shinobi. Enemies might come for him and he needs all the strength he could get to be able to take care of himself.
Though that doesn't mean he would tolerate this.
"No Danzo! He will be taught in the academy and I made that decision final!" or else Tsunade might really come for his family jewels and Jiraiya would be furious knowing his flesh and blood he hadn't met would be taken by the old war hawk.
"Hiruzen, he is the child of one your student, as eccentric his father may be, his potential is endless. Do you think the academy be enough to grow him as a Konoha Shinobi?"
"Whether it is enough or not, that is not your decision to make Danzo." Said Hiruzen, holding back his gritted teeth.
It has become a routine in almost every council meeting that he and Danzo would argue their point of view. They even have the same argument four years ago concerning Naruto. He had known long how much Danzo cherished Konoha in his heart which is why he always tolerated his argument.
After years of argument though, you could feel the trust between them has been waning.
Hiruzen inwardly sigh, he couldn't even trust a member of his own council anymore, how is he going to keep leading the village like this?
"As soft as usual Hiruzen" Danzo got up and left his seat, having the same conversation before but more intense, he knew he wouldn't change his mind for this one either.
The only woman in the council, Koharu, sigh as she looked at her ex-teammate exhausted face. "You know, Danzo recruits in ROOT are known to have exceptional skill under his tutelage. If you wish for him to protect himself, don't you think it'd be best for that child to go with him?"
"That child, Rikuo has lost almost all his connection within his hometown, it'd be best for him to regain new connection and bonds within the village rather than isolating him and solely focus on just being a shinobi or he'll have no loyalty for the village he has no connection to other than his father who he hadn't even met yet."
"Hmmm, I understand your point, then what about that girl that came along with him?" asked Homura, the other elder.
Hiruzen huffed his smoke thinking about the girl who came along side with him. She was quite overshadowed considering everyone's presence were on the child of the Sannin. Her right eye was covered from bandaged and she was about 4-5 year old at least. She was small and looked insignificant that a trained shinobi might not notice her.
"The two are childhood friends and they ran away together from the attack." Explained Hiruzen.
"I see, so the two only has each other." Koharu commented.
"Then if Rikuo-kun is sent to the academy then that girl will surely follow along" added Homura
"Indeed they will, they might become an interesting shinobi in the future." Said Hiruzen with a smile slowly crept up on his face.
"We got our own apartment!" I squealed as I ran around the living room. Our things have already been packed with the help from ANBU (oh how priceless to see elite killers turned as our goffer hehehe) and we were ready to adjust our new place.
"Hey, you don't need to be so happy about it"
"Because…..I always thought we were going to be sent to the orphanage so knowing we got our own place thrills me!"
"Oh yeah, why aren't we send to the orphanage?"
I looked at him as if he was an idiot which he question my reaction, "You're the son of the Toad Sage Rikuo, they need to give you a place where it's easy to monitor you, duh?"
"Oh…..okay"
"and Rikuo, did you set up the tank yet?"
"Yup, come on out Kero-kun!"
Oh, I guess I've been neglecting to mention him did I? He wasn't really important so I mostly left him alone. You don't think we left him at home did you?
Rikuo put him inside the wet tank and his new home cage was set. He looked a little bit sad. "Don't worry Kero-kun, we'll get you out for air when we have time okay?" I cooed to him.
He answered with a ribbit cry.
"All right, now that we have settled everything I'll handle dinner while Rikuo should go meet Son Goku"
"Wow, wow, wow, wait, since when can you cook and how do I meet Son?"
"What I meant cook Rikuo, I meant eating instant ramen and for that second question, you just need to concentrate and figure it out yourself."
"Awwww, Hiyori….."
"No buts, the more you learn about your ability, the less dangerous it is when you try using it."
"Fine but I don't want instant ramen, go and buy some take out or something!"
"Kami fine, will do" I put on my sandal and leave with only my wallet while Rikuo decided to sit cross log at the bedroom as he concentrates.
I ran down the stairs to the streets, the time was dusk but the streets were still busy with people, I ran to the nearest shop since it's late and I don't want to stay out too long so I satisfied myself to have udon for dinner. I then started skipping back home with a warm dinner on hand until someone bumped me to the side and flinging my dinner.
Noooooo, my udon!
Just when I thought of losing and buying another set of it, someone had either luckily or kindly caught my almost dirty dinner. I looked up at my Dinner Savior and my smile was almost wiped off because of the shock.
I'm sure you people had anticipate me meeting canon characters by this time.
The answer is not Naruto though, or Itachi, or Kakashi, you might even guess Genma but no.
"Hey, you should carefully watch where you're going kid, wouldn't want to waste good food right?" said a black haired kid, wearing his hitai-ate on his forehead and smiled brightly at me.
Shisui Uchiha then kindly pull me up and gave me my dinner back, "Th….thank you"
"No problem!" he said with both his hand on the back of his head. "Anyway, it's almost sundown, why is a kid like buying dinner all alone?"
"Because my roommate is a lazy demanding jerk that's why" I covered my mouth from slipping words at the heat of the moment but Shisui just laugh. He looked like he had a great time for something small like me being blunt. I tried to observe him carefully and noticed that he was actually full of cut and bruises and his clothes were dirty. There's even a gash that looks deep beside his left ear and hidden with his bushy hair.
"Shinobi-san, did you have a mission or were you just training?"
Shisui blinked a few times then he eyed at his own clothes, "Ah yeah, I often train with my cousin and we usually take things too far when we're engrossed sparring with each other. I must looked like a mess for you to say that" he said with a laugh.
The gash near his ear was pretty bothering me so I beckon him closer for a moment and softly touched his wound. Shisui twitched, but when he felt the familiar feeling of being healed with Mystical Palm his body relaxes but his expression grew to that surprise mix with disbelief.
"You know Medical Justu! How old are you…..5? That's some difficult stuff for a kid!"
I grinned and winked at him, "I have my ways for that" not that I can tell I learn human body in my past life. "There all better, try not to injure yourself too much Shinobi-san, at least when you're not on a mission."
"Shisui, Shisui Uchiha, and I'll take heed of that advice miss" he ruffled my hair that even the magic hyuuga hair couldn't protect from and I found my hair sticking out.
"Hiyori Myou, just call me Hiyori"
"Then I'll see ya Hiyori" he then walked away and I stare at his back for a moment or two before I walked to my new home.
Only when I arrived in front my apartment door did I freak out.
HOLY SHIT I JUST MET SHUSIN NO SHISUI!
Discreetly I did a happy-excited dance and finally got inside the apartment.
"Took you long enough, what are we having for dinner?"
I showed him our packed dinner and made a peace sign, "Yakiniku Udon, you're favorite"
Rikuo seemed happy enough that he rolled around the floor and stopped at our kotatsu. I always wanted to have a kotatsu, now that's one in my bucket list down. "Oh yeah, Hiyori….."
"Hmm"
"Welcome home" Rikuo softly said.
There was something bittersweet from that and I couldn't help smile at the small kind gesture from his words. As if reassuring ourselves that we are…..home.
"I'm home"
"Greetings Son Goku-sama, it's nice to see you again"
"Hmph, if it isn't Hiyori Myou, what brings you here to your little friend's mindscape?"
Rikuo appeared from the shadows and stood beside me, "Because she said she wants to meet you with me and to practice her Sharingan as well." he said in a nonchalant tone.
"I see you could finally join us brat, but Hiyori Myou, wouldn't that let those watching over you aware of your Sharingan?"
"Hey! Why are you calling me brat when you call Hiyori by name?!"
"Brat, I may have promise to lend you my strength but as long as I don't acknowledge you worthy as my host, then don't think I'll call you by name anytime soon"
Rikuo face became to shade red from anger and I rolled my eyes at his antics.
"As long as they're not watching us with Sharingan or Byakugan than they'll only see us two kids snuggling with each other as they go to bed. I also doubt an ANBU would go that far, it'll insult their pride to waste chakra on their strongest weapon to watch over two kids and the two clan have very high pride in their kekkei gankai" I answered.
"In other words, both have sticks on their asses" Rikuo chimed in.
I snickered at that comment but still hit his shoulder for the unnecessary comment.
"I see, and since you cannot use your two Dojutsu out front, the only safe place is the mindscape of the seal."
"Correct"
"Wait this is the seal mindscape? I thought it was my mind mindscape?"
Son Goku scoffed at that, "Fool, do you think your mind is capable to seal the King of Monkey Sage! This mindscape only adjusted from your own mind but the whole place is another dimension, similar to a storage seal and your body is the paper and bridge between your mind and this dimension."
Rikuo looked like he went black, trying to process his words and probably trying to associate this seal with one he know to make sense how it works. "Basically this…dimension as you called it is like a mirror image of my own mind only with you in it, and the mirror itself is my body which connects and separates us at the same time."
"So you're not as idotic as you look"
"Hey…I'll have you know, I pride my good looks!"
Again, Son Goku scoffed at his comment which only riles up Rikuo more. He began jumping up and down trying to express his anger since he's still not brave enough to jump on a mountain size gorilla. Even I had a hard time not flinching every time he talks.
"Anyway there are some questions I like to ask as well other than training is that fine? I don't think Rikuo ask the important questions while you're here"
"Hiyoriiiiiii, do you lack faith of me that much?" Rikuo's back hunched back and his face looked like he was betrayed.
"Ohhhh hush, don't be a crybaby"
"Sometimes, I wonder which one of you is the older one" Son Goku commented. "So, what would you like to know from the Mighty Monkey King?"
Boy, he never gets tired boasting his title doesn't he?
"Three questions. First, is it possible for Rikuo to achieve Lava Release? Second, can you teach him jutsu you've known in your life in this mindscape? Third, can you teach him senjutsu?"
"That's quite a set of questions you've thought off, for your first question that unless the brat achieve the First Form than no he can't. Teaching him jutsu here, hmm…..getting a bijuu to teach you, ukikikikikiki, what an interesting idea."
"More like out of my mind, but I like to be open minded" I chimed.
"Hmph, well seeing I am an experienced being I have more than a set of jutsu in mind to help both of you. However, I could only explain in theory and the seals for it, you'll need to practice it first hand and no one would be able to show an example for it."
"Better than nothing I suppose" Rikuo murmured.
"and your most interesting question, what makes you think I know senjutsu?"
"Because you claim to be the King of the Monkey Sage?" Honestly at first, I had thought that there was only three summons that could teach you sage mode. Then listening to him boasting his title, I now know that there are more sage mode that most not know of.
"Teaching senjutsu I can, but if I do, then you'll definitely turn into stone ukikikikiki"
I could feel Rikuo shuddered beside me, I already told him beforehand about the few technique he needed if we ever face Akatsuki. He might fare well with Kisame or even Kakuzu, but against Pein, he'll either have it or he'll considered himself dead.
"If you want to learn senjutsu properly then you'll need to deal a blood contract with the Monkeys, when they deem you worthy to learn it, they will lead you to my birth place, the Water Screen Cave and teach you the ways of the Monkey Sage."
"Great….where in the world could we even find the Monkey Summoning Scroll, it's not like we'll be lucky to find it in the middle of a shop or something" Rikuo complaint.
"Not shop….but probably the Hokage Office" Rikuo looked at me surprise and Son raised an eyebrow before he started smirking.
"You knew didn't you?" Rikuo asked with mouth gasping.
It was hard suppressing my grin from him, "I know a lot of things Rikuo, you should get used to it by now"
Rikuo began ducking and scratching his head and looked up to me with a dry smile, "What do I need to do to learn senjutsu anyway?" he asked to Son Goku.
"Extreme chakra level and a sturdy body" I answered for him.
"Ugh, that'll take years!"
"Which is why I'm going to have to push for it" I turn to him and smile with both my Byakugan and Sharingan activated, even if we practice here, our body won't be as par as the skill practice in our mind but as Rikuo said.
Better than nothing.
And we have around 12 years deadline before the start of the 4th Shinobi World War.
I opened my hand and appear on it was my favorite umbrella. Rikuo seemed to read my smile as he readied his own sword on hand.
"You know….can the Byakugan even see my chakra pathways with me not even in my real body?"
"Well even if this place is based on your mindscape, the information we have usually limits your imagination, it's possible for example to grow wings and do all sorts of nonsense, but common sense usually restricts us" explained Son Goku.
"Besides Rikuo" I said to garner his attention with my sword unsheathe, "even if you don't have chakra pathways now. You should know getting chakra in you hurts like a bitch"
Rikuo sweat drop and he nervously laugh.
Thus, that's how we spend most our nights.
