Konoha Exiles II

The Time Warp

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the world he resides in. I only own Micahamaru.

Chapter 7

The arrival that night of Kakashi at the Namikaze estate that night was like the arrival of a storm. His eyes scanned both boys after giving them both hugs. He looked at Rin who had returned from her time at the hospital. She pulled him into the kitchen to talk.

"What happened?" he demanded.

"Danzo and his Root in conjunction with several civilians attacked the twins trying to capture them." Rin said. "Where's Kushina?" he asked.

"With the Hokage. Keep your voice down, Tsunade's got a patient upstairs."

"What the hell?" he asked.

"Sakura Haruno, Mica's friend." Rin said. "Her father attacked her when he caught her playing with the boys. Root attacked after they lured Lady Kushina away."

"Where were Obito and Itachi?" Kakashi asked.

"Fugaku ordered a meeting." She said and nodded at his narrowing eyes. "A lot of things were set up today. Yasuki Uchiha, the captain of the police force was taken to Ibiki by Anbu as he ordered the police force not to interfere."

Kakashi shook his head. "I'm spending too much time with border patrols." He said, his eyes showing his regret. "I'm surprised they still talk to me with the amount of times that I've broken promises of time with them."

Rin put a hand on her friends and former teammates shoulder. "They understand you baka." She smiled. "You should be proud of your godson."

"What? Why?" Kakashi asked, always eager to hear about whatever the twins had done.

"Mica's asked Tsunade for medical lessons."

"What? Why?"

Rin looked towards the hall where the stairs could be seen. "With what happened to his friend, he told me he felt so helpless."

Kakashi shook his head.

"And Rin-nee-chan severed the teachers spine with that cool chakra scalpel." Mica said peeking around the door.

"Get in here brats." Kakashi said as both boys had been listening.

Kakashi knelt before them. "You know you don't have to do anything. You have plenty of time…"

"I know. I had a long talk with Tsunade-baa-chan."

Kakashi winced. He remembered the day the twins had dubbed her that. She had taken it out on Jiraiya. The boys didn't call her that often, usually when they were in a joking mood and wanted to get a rise out of the Slug Sannin.

"I…I want to learn. I felt so helpless when Sakura was laying there." Mica said.

"It took me till I was seventeen to learn that." Rin said. "That and nearly loosing Obito and Kakashi nailed it in there for me." She said thinking of the war with Iwa and the mission that nearly destroyed their team.

"A good thing your godmother was nearby." Kakashi said in agreement. "I nearly lost my eye."

"And Obito-baka had to spend weeks in the hospital while she had to rebuild his lungs and ribs." Rin said.

"And what of you Naruto? You going to be a medic too?" Kakashi asked the blond.

"Nah. I don't understand a lot of it, and I think I want to be like dad."

"Hokage?" Kakashi asked.

"Yep."

"I'll help you." Mica said and the boys shared their grins.

"You both will go far, and not because who your father was, but whatever you set your minds to, you both accomplish." The silver haired nin said.

They turned hearing the door open and close and Kushina walked in looking ready to explode.

"Lady Kushina." Kakashi said standing.

"Oh…Kakashi. We weren't expecting you back yet." She said her temper seeming to dissolve.

"Hey…yeah." Rin said realizing it now that her friend, mentor and adoptive family mentioned it.

"Lord Hokage sent for me." He said. "I took several food pills to get here as quick as I could once the messenger told me what happened. I know I should report to the Hokage, but I had to be sure they were alright first."

He rested a gloved hand on each boys head and ruffled their hair, grinning behind his mask at their mock protests.

"You might want to wait on that." Kushina said. "He's with Ibiki right now. They caught Danzo." She said.

XX

It took ten minutes to get the protesting boys to bed. Mica stopped to check on Sakura who was in a guest room. Tsunade and Shizune smiled and told him she was resting.

Kakashi sat at the counter, his mask down as he drank some juice. "So they caught him destroying documents and getting ready to flee?"

"Yes. Anbu had to fight their way through his compound. He had nearly five hundred private soldiers, all of them wearing that Root symbol." Kushina said with disgust.

"And the girl upstairs?" Kakashi asked.

"Her own family were loyal to Danzo, he hired a seal specialist to apply several seals to her that would awaken a dormant bloodline giving her multiple personalities. The goal was to turn her into a spy." Kushina shook her head at what parents would do to their own children.

"So what will happen to her?" Rin asked.

"The Hokage has sent for Jiraiya. He'll come and remove the seals and he along with Inoichi will see if there is any mental damage. After that the Yamanaka's have agreed to take her in as an adoptive daughter."

Kakashi chuckled. "Which is a good thing, as we wouldn't want poor Mica too moon over his adopted sister."

Kushina threw a cracker at him, Rin had no problems as she smacked him in the back of the head. "Think before you speak baka."

"Baka? Since when am I dubbed that? That's Obito's nickname." Kakashi said.

"Then think before you speak and I won't place you with him." Rin fired back.

"What else?" Kakashi asked.

"Right now, martial law is being enforced." Kushina said. "While Anbu is rounding up the people on the list they've gotten from Danzo."

"He broke that quickly?" Kakashi asked.

"Ibiki wasn't in a good mood. Seems he was going to go on a date when this all went down. The young woman is leaving Konoha in the morning as she's a merchant."

Kakashi winced. "And his nookie time got ruined. I really don't want to know what he was doing to Danzo."

Kushina smirked. "Well, when I left the old fart had already soiled himself and was giving up names of everyone in his employ and all his spies. Tomorrow the Hokage is going to be rehiring new people for the tower."

Kakashi yawned loudly.

"Get to beg you big goof. You can report in the morning." Kushina said.

Kakashi Hatake blinked his eyes and nodded realizing he'd pushed himself and now was paying for it.

"Besides, you know those two will get you up so they can get you to teach them more of those little tricks of yours."

Kakashi winced and knew that was a talk he wished he had Obito's excuses for.

XX

Mica stood at the foot of the bed quietly watching his godmother check Sakura's vitals.

"She'll be fine once Jiraiya removes some seals." She told him.

Downstairs they could hear Naruto roughhousing with Kakashi and Obito who'd arrived for breakfast.

"Why?" Mica asked.

"What was that?" Tsunade asked.

"Why would her own parents do this to her?" he asked.

"I don't know." Tsunade said. "Parents are supposed to love and protect their children."

Mica looked at his godmother. "Teach me to heal."

Tsunade handed the first book to him. "You will study every book and scroll I give you. You will learn the jutsu I teach you, and you won't experiment without myself or Shizune there. Until I say otherwise you won't use any jutsu until I've told you you've learned it to my satisfaction."

Micahamaru looked at his godmother over the body of his friend and nodded. "I won't fail."

Tsunade saw the look in his eyes, she'd seen the same look in Minato's eyes before he'd gone to fight the Kyuubi.

XX

Hinata looked at her father and mother. "May I go to see Naruto-kun?" she asked.

Since yesterday ever since her uncle had brought her home, she'd worried about the blond haired boy that was her first and best friend.

"Hinata…" Hiashi began.

"Take Neji with you." Her mother said.

Hinata kissed her mothers cheek before rushing off to find her cousin.

"Why did you allow her to go out with things as they are?" Hiashi asked his wife.

"Because she is worried about her friend. I watched her during her morning lessons. She can't focus until she's seen him."

Hiashi looked at his wife. "What are you planning?"

"Nothing bad dear. Just encouraging our daughter to follow her heart." Hitomi said with a smile.

"You've already planned her marriage haven't you?" Hiashi asked with a resigned sigh.

"You disprove?" she asked raising an eyebrow, her tone indicating he better be careful with his answer.

"Not at all my love. But they are young…." Hiashi backpedaled.

Hitomi smiled. "And yet, if you watch them together, you'd swear they were a married couple."

"What?"

"No, there isn't anything beyond hugs and occasional kiss on the forehead or cheek." Hitomi said calmly. "But if you watch them, really watch them, both are hyper aware of the other. You ever notice that when we have dinner here or with the Namikaze's, they never say a word, but know what the other wants. In the team spars you, Hizashi and Obito set up, you ever notice when they are teamed up they have flawless defense?"

Hiashi searched his memories and found what she said to be true.

"If those seals would have corrupted you, and I would have died as the elders planned, Hinata wouldn't have thought twice about leaving the Hyuga's for Naruto, and he'd protect her with everything at his disposal." Hitomi smirked "And considering their godparents, that's a lot of firepower."

Hiashi was glad to be free of the seals. He had sobbed at his wife's knees for how he'd treated her.

"Very well. When they are of age…he may court her."

Hitomi laughed. "Sweet Hiashi. They're courting now. when their of age I have a feeling that our sweet little Hinata will be engaged."

Hiashi had a sinking feeling she was right, but he wouldn't deny his daughters their happiness.

"Thank Kami that Hanabi is too young for boys."

Hitomi laughed at her husband.

XX

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the list that Ibiki provided. "That's all of them?"

"Yes Lord Hokage. The sleeper agents are separated and we await Jiraiya and Inoichi Yamanaka to remove the seals and check how much mental damage there is."

The Hokage nodded. He knew Jiraiya was at the Namikaze compound first.

He looked at Itachi who had arrived this morning looking grave.

Ibiki took a relaxed stance and both listened as Itachi filed his report.

"Damn Fugaku." The Hokage said as Itachi reported what his father was planning.

"The whole clan agrees with him?"

"All save Obito and myself. Sasuke killed our mother to prove himself to our father."

"And you escaped?" Ibiki asked.

"No. Obito and I left during the rest of the meeting. I think my father will send someone to kill me or lead me into a trap."

The Hokage sighed. "This is not good."

"Lord Hokage. I have a suggestion." Itachi said and told him his plan. The Hokage became grim as Itachi finished his plan. "You won't be able to stay in Konoha after this."

"I know. I ask that you make sure Obito is occupied and won't be there while I do this." Itachi said.

The aged Hokage sighed. "Very well." He wrote something out and handed the scroll to Itachi. "Your orders…and pardon."

Itachi sealed the scroll away. "Goodbye Lord Hokage." Itachi said with a bow.

Ibiki watched Itachi leave. "Is this the only way?"

"Unless you want open civil war." The Hokage said. They both remained quiet as Itachi went to do the one thing that would rock Konoha to its very foundations. He was going to kill his clan and raze the Uchiha compound and district to the ground.

AN: well another day, another chapter. Till next time yo.

PS: No chapter next week. Going away for thanksgiving, be back first weekend of December, try to get something out a few days after that.