Me: Alright, tenth chapter. Even if it's the same people reading this, I'm about to break 1000.
Shinkou: Impressive. You retelling the story of my life is paying off.
Me: You're still alive. A ton of stuff can still happen while you're away.
Shinkou: Enjoy, ladies and gentlemen.
Chapter 10-Secret to Serious
All five Kage are wide eyed at Shinkou's conclusion.
Tsunade speaks, "You have to be kidding, there's no way! Can you even tell if you're his descendent?"
"This is the only way that I may be his descendant," He activates the Rinnegan, his eyes turning purple with black ripple-like rings. The five Kage are even more shocked than before.
Hinata grabs Shinkou's arm, soon ready to defend for him, "He protected me twice with it, the first at the training area a few weeks ago, and the second against Sasuke. If he has to go I will, too."
"I will promise you this, Madara's mistake was already made when he was reanimated. I have to be the one to kill Madara again. I have to be the one to cleanse his evil."
Tsunade protests "Handling Madara is a huge responsibility. You can't be up to this, not even by yourself."
"It's what I must do-"
"It's suicide, Shinkou."
Gaara sighs, "Your darkness has changed, I feel pure light from you. I expect the best from you, Shinkou."
All kage follow and claims their support for the Uchiha. Tsunade was the only hesitant one.
"Thanks. As long as I have people to back me up, then there's nothing I can't do."
Tsunade smiles, "Let's head back to Konoha. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, is waiting for you."
"So everyone know who I am now."
"Except for Naruto, Sakura. and Ino. I was gonna leave it to you."
"Yeah, there is a possibility of them freaking out. Probably a bad choice leaving them to me."
Tsunade, Shinkou and Hinata progress to Konoha. Their arrival was on the crack of dusk that descended upon the land. Kakashi stood at the gate, waiting for the three.
"Welcome back, Tsunade, Shinkou, Hinata. How was the long mission?"
Shinkou was smiling, "I feel much better. These eyes of mine no longer need secrecy. I thought my secret was too big in the way it sounded to you and what happened with the Uchiha clan itself."
"What do you mean 'no longer need secrecy?'" Naruto and Sakura had overheard.
"My existence, and what it's worth."
"What about your existance? You're Shinkou, right?"
"Yes I'm Shinkou. I am an Uchiha."
Naruto and Sakura stayed silent, speechless anyhow. They just couldn't believe what they were hearing. A million thoughts rush through their heads. Naruto couldn't stand it. He charges at Shinkou with a Rasen Shuriken.
"I thought this would happen," Shinkou activates his Eternal Mangekyo and transforms into a flock of crows.
"How could you keep this from all of us? Kakashi! Shinkou! Hinata!" The Rasen Shuriken is launched.
"Combination Jutsu: Amaterasu Fireball."
The two jutsu collide and cause a major explosion. Naruto rushes Shinkou with his Nine Tails Chakra Mode, launching several small Rasen Shuriken. Shinkou simply uses his red Susano'o rib cage as a guard, blocking every strike.
"Why are you attacking me?"
"You kept something like this from us!"
"We kept it from you, Sakura, and Ino. Beside, it's something that can't really be fought about. I won't change."
"You won't change? That's exactly what Sasuke had said when I last fought him!"
Shinkou is irritated as red Susano'o arms grab Naruto, "You better control yourself, boy. The Sasuke you knew is obviously gone forever. If you are going to return him here, it would take a miracle to revert him to his former self."
"I don't care if it's a miracle, right now, you lied to us from the very beginning!" Naruto breaks free from Shinkou's grasp and prepares another jutsu, "Planetary Rasengan!"
The jutsu is stopped immediately against the Twin Lion Fists.
"Hinata!"
"I thought you'd be better than this," She starts pushing Naruto back, "I left you alone, but I was wrong to think you would have changed. I guess what you're showing us now is how you truly feel."
"Hinata…"
"I can't allow you to hurt someone I love either way."
Naruto grits his teeth. He didn't want anyone to see him shocked at what Hinata said.
Hinata drops Shinkou's special kunai and he appears behind her, using the opening between her arm and body to push a black Rasengan into Naruto. He drops after ramming into a tree.
"Naruto!" Sakura rushes over to the injured jinchuriki.
"Your supposed to be the hero of the Fourth Great Ninja War. You better get your act together and represent your title. As I said before, fightning about my existence is pointless."
"I won't forgive you either way!"
"I never asked for your forgiveness. Everyone knew this would happen, so I'm taking care of this matter personally."
"How could you?" Ino passes Naruto and Sakura up to Shinkou, "How could you take care of this?"
"It was difficult to keep my true status from leaking out. Even if I told you I was an Uchiha the first day I came back to Konohagakure, would you all have felt differently? Would you?"
Everyone is silent. They knew he was right.
"Exactly. Nothing would have changed whether you liked it or not. I will protect everyone and bring justice to those who oppose the peace. Plain and simple. That is my true intention."
Ino slaps him across the face, "I can't be protected by someone whom I barely know. Your intentions aren't enough to win us over. You still lied to us. How can we ever trust you again?"
"You can start by telling me the tasks TO earn your trust back."
"Clear out any of Konoha's problems."
"I said this once and I'll say it again. I will do any means necessary to destroy the Reanimated Madara Uchiha."
Naruto growls, "You can't possibly destroy Madara! We're still trying to figure a way to kill him ourselves!"
"Then look no more. As you can see, I easily repelled and countered your attacks. It also seems you have not been introduced to the power of the Eternal Mangekyo. I'll do anything to bring light and fight the darkness. If that Tobi is also a difficulty, I will gladly take care of him, too."
Naruto is still angry, as he rushed to land a strike on Shinkou, "How about you quit sounding so outrageous!"
Hinata stops him once more, "Please, Naruto. Give him a second chance."
He calms down, "Fine, but don't expect help from me anytime soon."
"I have gathered my data with my new copy ability. All the versions of the Rasen Shuriken is now in my jutsu arsenal to experiment with other techniques, as I did with Amaterasu and the fireball. Your jutsu is all I need for now."
Kakashi places a hand on Shinkou, who watches the three ninja leave, "Naruto, Sakura, and Ino were obviously not ready to be told you were an Uchiha like that. Let's hope thing clear up tomorrow, they do have quick mental recovery."
"I'm just hoping that everyone else in Konoha is not the same way," Shinkou looks at the ground, regretting the little fight between him and Naruto.
Tsunade shakes her head and reassures him, "Not to worry, I had told everyone. Surprising enough, they were happy to know more about you."
"Sounds like you're popular, Shinkou. Whenever you're ready to head in."
Shinkou smiles, "I actually wanted to thank you, Kakashi. I feared if everyone found out my true self, then I would have been deeply hated and resented. I'm also glad of the mission, Lady Tsunade. Oh, and thank you, Hinata-" He stops by a finger pressing his lips closed.
"You're welcome. You don't have to go through all that."
"Normally, you would stutter. When did you become more assertive?"
"Only at rare times. I'm still myself," Hinata ignores her own blush and smiles, "Besides, I had said I love you."
Shinkou flushes a deep red and looks off to the side. Funny, he thought, I didn't hear that.
"Don't tell me you're surprised."
"Then I won't. I…just don't really know what to say anyway."
"The tides have turned, haven't they? You don't really need to say anything," Hinata's lips lock with Shinkou's, creating a new sensation within both of them. Tsunade and Kakashi are forced to look away from the public display of affection. To Shinkou and Hinata, it felt as eternal as the Tsukuyomi itself. They didn't want to stop but break apart anyway.
Hinata is found breathing slightly heavier, "Carried away with affairs, as usual for both of us."
"Indeed. Kakashi and Tsunade had turned away. I'm surprised they didn't leave."
Speaking of Kakashi, he was shaking his head, "Young love, it gets to all of us. Alright, lovebirds get inside the gate already."
"You heard him, let's go!" Hinata grabs Shinkou's hand dashes inside with him.
"Hey! Wait a second!" Shinkou started to stumble.
A day later, Kakashi walks over to the Hokage's office, "Shinkou's a great kid."
"I know," Tsunade reveals a stack of papers, "Everyone is so proud of him. They even recommended positions for him in shops and stuff."
"How many have recommended?"
"Forty-five percent wanted him in a special military field. Twenty-two percent, including the other Kage, wanted him as the seventh Hokage. and the last wanted him to just do odd jobs."
"Wow," Kakashi lingers and leans on a wall, "He's become really popular. I'm glad he can deal with the pressure. He never said anything about being Hokage, though, nor was he interested anyhow. I think he'll just stick with his family's loyalty."
"Yeah, you're probably right. How about the Anbu Black Ops?"
"That doesn't sound half bad. It does sound more suitable for him. I had sent a pigeon last night to have him and Hinata over for another training session. Could you have an answer before then?"
"Certainly."
Shinkou wakes up to Hinata towering over next to him, having him jump, "That's very creepy!"
Hinata flushes red again, "S-Sorry. I-It's just…"
"Wait a minute, were you watching me sleep?"
"N-No! I-I mean, I-I just c-caught you sleeping while I had t-to get breakfast ready and-"
"Stop, stop, stop. Enough of that. All you're gonna do is make me laugh harder than I should. How much have you started?"
"Nothing," was the guilty reply.
"Nothing to worry about. Kakashi had sent a pigeon for us to meet at Ichiraku."
"When did he…"
"He sent it last night before I went to sleep. Come on, I can't leave without my girlfriend."
"G-Girlfriend?"
"Yeah. You kissed me, remember? I'm sure that makes us boyfriend and girlfriend."
"I-I guess…"
"Give me a couple minutes and we'll head out, alright?"
Shinkou had his clothes tailor made. He wore a red shirt with a black light jacket with the Uchiha symbol on the back, pants that were blue like Hinata's, but no headband. He looks over to Hinata while closing his bedroom door, "Well? You still coming?"
"Y-Yes," She grabs hold of Shinkou's arm.
Naruto is seen outside rushing himself, but what for?
Me: What? Too soon?
Shinkou: No, it's one hundred percent accurate. I think you did a good job.
Me: Good, I was a little worried.
Shinkou: You're doing pretty good. Now end this segment already, you gotta get going on Chapter eleven.
Me: Yeah, yeah. Until next time everyone!