I'll Make My Own
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Chapter 10
A few days later, Sasuke had to admit that he was nervous. His natural impulse was to kill Danzo now, but he bites it down in favor of the future.
"So you caught Orochimaru." His 'twin' looks at him curiously. "I wouldn't worry about him running off, Itachi Genjutsued him." That wasn't what Sasuke was worried about, but it was comforting to hear all the same. "We haven't alerted the village about who is going on trial tomorrow, so it's unlikely Danzo will bolt."
'Daisuke' as he was called in this world wanted to believe that, but experience had taught him better. "He's probably planning something right now." The impulse to kill the devious fossil was a powerful force, but Sasuke knew he had to be smart about this.
He could kill Danzo with ease. Sasuke could destroy any current threat to their family almost as easy as blinking in this world, but he wouldn't be around forever. Sooner or later, he would die. Of old age, if nothing else.
"Don't worry." A scantily clad Hinata walks over to them. "My family is on the case in the event the leach tries to run."
Bizarre. It didn't matter how many times Sasuke saw this version of Hinata, 'Daisuke' doubted that he would ever get over the complete transformation. Gone was the girl that stuttered and fainted around Naruto, this version scared even him and that was saying something. For the love of the Gods and Goddesses, he had the Rinnegan!
"Probably a good idea." She wasn't alone though.
Somehow Menma had managed to sneak up on him by staying behind Hinata. Whether that was intention or not, Sasuke wasn't sure. Still, he finds himself smiling all the same. It was a shame that Menma hadn't copied Hinata's taste in fashion though.
Sasuke nods at himself. "I imagine that Shisui and Itachi are already tailing his groupies." Right.
'Daisuke' wasn't sure what was more surreal. The fact that his family was alive in this timeline and working together to take out Danzo or that he had just said the word groupies.
"Yeah." What else was there to say on the matter? "Let's go get some food."
The more out of character they acted, the more likely it was that Danzo would try to flee. If they could keep the identity of the man about to go on trial a secret, that would greatly increase their chances of ending this all easily.
"Ramen sounds good!" Menma smiles at him.
He didn't really believe that Danzo didn't already know what was about to happen, but Menma wanted Ramen. So at least there were some things in life that could be counted on. Boy or girl, Naruto or Menma, a certain ninja with the Nine Tailed Fox inside of them would always have a Ramen Fetish.
Maybe it was a good thing though. "Alright." It gave him something to think about other than how much he wanted to rip out Danzo's black heart. "Let's go." With that being said, they all head off towards the Ramen shop.
It was going to be a grand spectacle. Of that much, Itachi Uchiha was quite certain and so was his cousin.
"Have you found anything out?" Shisui flits to the other Uchiha's side.
They had just come from another round of spying and neither of them were alone in their endeavors. Itachi smiles as he remembers what his parents had told them.
"I suppose that I should have expected you all to become skilled detectives." Fugaku smiled wryly. "You are Uchihas, but as tempting as it is to kill the man outright…you did the right thing."
Yes, it had been. Orochimaru was still more useful alive than dead though. Once they captured Danzo, that could change easily enough.
Mikoto shook her head. "We've already got some of our people monitoring his movements." Good. Itachi knew that he wouldn't be able to sleep at all until Danzo was dead.
So he was the reason why Daisuke had suffered so horribly in his other life. Well, at least one of the biggest reasons. He couldn't fathom why he would work with such a loathsome wretch other than to save the world, really.
"Good." He nodded at his parents. "Shisui and I will be doing the same.
His parents nodded approvingly back at him. So that was that. He had his mission and it was one that he could not fail. Lest Danzo somehow weasel his way out of this and found another way to destroy their Clan.
"Just that the village is already hard at work." Itachi couldn't help, but sigh at that. "The gossip is spreading like wildfire about who is going on trial, but I don't believe anyone knows it's Orochimaru."
Shisui frowns at that. "Other than Danzo." Yes, other than him.
Itachi would be shocked, if the man didn't already know. He might very well be plotting to leave the Leaf, but he hadn't shown any concrete signs of doing so.
"True." His brows furrow in concentration. "I suppose that we should try to interrogate Orochimaru further on the matter."
Shisui gives him a look at that. "Knowing your tendency to overdo it when it comes to Genjutsu, I'm certain that he's already told you everything of value."
That was likely true, but it didn't mean Itachi couldn't have some fun. Everyone had sadistic impulses. It was just a matter of how tightly regulated one kept them.
"Watching him squirm is still of value." Itachi smirks at him and Shisui just laughs as the two of them walk off together.
It was becoming such a normal thing to eat with all of them. Whatever had happened to him in the other world, it looked like Daisuke was here to stay. That and he was at least trying not to stare at Hinata's fishnets.
She shakes her head at that and rests her head on Daisuke's shoulder. "Hinata, can you close your jacket?" Not that she could blame Daisuke for that. They were just there. It was like looking at Tsunade.
"Please don't!" Sasuke grins at her and Daisuke shakes his head as places a kiss on Menma's forehead.
He was smart. Trying to avoid a scene. Menma would be lying, if she said she wasn't a little jealous, but she knew the truth.
The main reason Daisuke was 'looking at Hinata' was because she was seated across from him. Her version of Sasuke preferred looking at her and not the Hyuga Heiress.
"You're such a pervert." Menma rolls her eyes at the more childish version of Sasuke.
It was so damn confusing sometimes. They really were like identical twins in so many respects that it was enough to make her head spin.
Sasuke just laughs at her. "Well yeah, but so is he." He shrugs and smiles as if that was some profound observation. "I mean we are the same person. Kinda."
"Don't bring me into this." Daisuke's cheeks burn bright crimson.
Menma had always known the Hyugas and Uchihas were somehow distantly related. No one was entirely sure if the Uchihas had branched off from the Hyugas or if it was the other way around, but their family trees had sprouted in the same forest.
Most of the time, one couldn't tell this just by a glance. Today though, well she definitely could. Daisuke could blush just as red as any Hyuga when properly motivated, it seemed.
"Pft." Sasuke shakes his head. "Are you a ninja or an Academy Student?"
Daisuke raises an eyebrow and flares his Rinnegan. "Do you want to say that again?" Wisely, Sasuke relents and busies himself by playing with Hinata's hair. Smart man.
Menma had never known him to have survival instincts of that caliber before. She laughs at the thought as she subtly places her hand on Daisuke's thigh under the table and he promptly proceeds to choke on the glass of water he had just raised to his lips. Adorable.
On the other side of the Leaf Village, Danzo paces. This couldn't be happening, but his intelligence had never failed him before.
"I'll need to speak with Orochimaru immediately." He sighs as he heads towards the prison where the Sannin was undoubtedly being held.
If that snake had truly gotten caught, then this might very well prove disastrous for him. Not that the elderly ninja cared what happened to that viper, but Danzo knew that the Sannin was likely to betray him.
"He hadn't even agreed to the plan yet." The old man rolls his eyes in disgust.
Fear must have been what kept Orochimaru so cautious. Granted, the Uchihas were a large and powerful Clan. Someone had to act though. The last thing he needed was for them to take over the Leaf.
It would have all worked out very nicely too. Orochimaru could have done his experiments and a major long-term threat to their village could have been eliminated, but no. Orochimaru had to go and get himself caught.
"I need to speak to the prison." He looks at a guard a few moments later.
It hadn't taken him very long at all to get there. Danzo might be old, but he was still just as light on his feet as ever. A fact that the Uchiha Clan would do well to remember.
He hadn't made it to this ripe, old age without reason. Most combat ninjas would be extraordinarily lucky to hit their 30th birthday. He might be fortunate enough to see his 90th, if he played his cards right.
"I'm afraid that I can't do that, Lord Danzo." The guard looks at him apologetically. "I am under orders from Lord Minato that no one is to speak with the prisoner until his trial that hasn't been authorized."
Damn it. His worst fears had been confirmed. There was no way that the man behind that door wasn't Orochimaru.
"I see." He frowns, but quickly composes himself. "Well, orders are orders." Danzo forces himself to smile as if nothing was wrong. "I shall just have to get the necessary authorization. It was likely just a simple oversight on Minato's part."
He wasn't entirely sure if the guard believed him, but Danzo didn't care. The opinions of insects were of little consequence to him.
"Of course, Lord Danzo." The guard smiles at him. "I'm sure that's all that there is to it."
He wasn't alone though. The elderly ninja could see several guards that were visible by the door and there were others who were more well-hidden.
Orochimaru. "Very well." He turns and takes his leave. "I wish you a pleasant evening."
As for him, Danzo knew what he had to do now. He had to move quickly. The trial would take place swiftly and thus, he had only a limited opportunity to do what should have been done since the Leaf's inception. To destroy the Uchihas.