AN: I am so sorry for taking more than a month to upload this chapter. But life has been crazy. I've been sick for more than a week, have been to schoolcamp, and writing this chapters last few scenes seemed to take forever. I however hope you guys will like this chapter as much as I do.. It is quite the revealing chapter so read carefully.
Thanks for all the readers who reviewed last chapter it truly helped me get through some of the hardships i've had while writing this.
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Chapter 13: In which we meet… part two
In the darkness that was lit only by a moon without light, Sasuke saw the one person he truly feared. It was a boy that was standing in front of him. The boy had mid length raven black hair and dull dark almost slit eyes, the boy had pasty almost sickly white skin and an unnatural malicious grin plastered on his face.
Standing in front of Sasuke was not a total stranger but someone he knew very well, himself. It looked like another version of him. A version he did not particularly prefer. Yet it felt like that boy, that was standing in front of him was not him at all.
"Shh, don't be scared. I am just here to let you bask in the glory of your true self, the self you refuse to be or see." The other Sasuke said with a raspy voice.
"You're not real, go away!" Sasuke managed to say without much conviction. Sasuke could see the grin on the fake Sasuke widen. "This is just a nightmare. Go away!"
"I am more real than this entire world you've made up in your head. I am a part of you, Sasuke. Whether you like it or not." The boy said as he got closer to Sasuke.
"We have a problem Sasuke. You see, I am you and thus you are me. But you are weak, and I am tired of being weak! You are a weak gullible child that needs to grow up." the pasty white boy spat, still getting closer to Sasuke's face. "We could be so much more than we are now. We could be great, we could be true avengers! All we need to do is get those same eyes as Itachi, those eyes that have power that can see all that is."
"No! No! No! I am not weak, stop lying!.. Go away!" Sasuke screamed almost in frenzy, but he knew those words were true; they felt like knives cutting into his flesh, every new word cutting deeper into his skin than the last one. But true words none the less.
"The only one lying here is you, Sasuke. You're the one who is literally lying to yourself." The boy said while his grin turned into a snarl, tongue licking his lips. "You believe the kind words, the kind lies that your brothers tell you. But the truth is you are not strong Sasuke. You are weak! And I will not go away until you are strong enough in here to accept that! "The boy's thundering raspy voice said while poking Sasuke on his forehead.
"Your brothers pity you Sasuke; you have seen it in their eyes. They know you are weak, so unlike them. They are geniuses, prodigies." the boy said calming down, while Sasuke felt tears well up in his eyes, ready to fall to the ground.
"You could be so strong, you could be stronger than any of them, but yet you settle for less than perfection, you settle for less than you are worth!" The boy was now hugging Sasuke who in turn was crying silently. "I need you to be stronger Sasuke, how could you ever get revenge for our loss if you stay a weak little boy?"
"I… I don't know." Sasuke muttered, freeing himself from the boy's tight grip.
"We need power, Sasuke. Power to make them all pay for what we went through. Power to destroy not only Itachi but also Harry and then, then we will have our revenge!"
"Destroy Harry?" Sasuke asked in shock. "But he's our little brother, he deserves revenge as well, why should I destroy him?"
"Have you not listened to what he has been saying while you were asleep?" the boy asked of Sasuke. "Have you not heard how Harry knew Itachi was going to kill everybody? How Harry agreed with Itachi? Harry is just as guilty as Itachi, Sasuke. He needs to die as well… But you need to get stronger first, let him teach you! But do not believe his lies, stop being a fool!" At hearing this Sasuke's face shot up with widened eyes. "Take revenge for both of us Sasuke! Rise to heights unknown to others!"
"But… But why would they do that? I don't believe you! They love me it must have been a mistake an accident!" Sasuke almost pleaded.
"Sasuke, I am you. I know you know deep down inside that your brothers love you as much as they love the clan, and they killed the clan. The only one your brothers love more than themselves is power!" the boy said trying to convince Sasuke. "Can you not see that you deserve so much more than this Sasuke? Can you not see that you are better than those two? They killed their own family and they only left you alive because they pity you!" the boy said in disgust. "We don't need pity! We are strong, we deserve better!"
The boys' words struck Sasuke like lightning. "But even if that was true, they are so strong, even father was not as strong as them! They are prodigies; they are both so much stronger than I am! What could I do against them?" Sasuke asked pleadingly, almost desperate to know the answer.
The other boy was licking his lips smiling "For now, you can't do anything." After letting those words sink in he continued: "You should wait and train, take every chance you get to get stronger. And when you are sure you can beat them, you can show them how wrong they were in killing your family. To kill your loved ones. To humiliate you like that… to humiliate us!" the boy spat out, while a white hot rage welling up inside Sasuke.
"Get revenge for the both of us and our life, your life would be so much better! You know this, I am you and you are me after all. All you are doing now is debating with yourself, one part of you wants to remain a weak pawn and feel safe knowing you do not have to do anything. And the other part of you, the other part wants to gain control. The other part wants to be in control of his own life, the only problem is, is that you need to decide which course of action you will take."
The boy took a step back and held up two hands, raising his left hand he said with a look of disgust on his face; "Will you stay weak?" dropping his hand and raising the other one with a smirk "Or will you get stronger than any of them."
Sasuke, in his maelstrom of feelings closed his eyes, clenched his fists and after a few moments stood up straight with open eyes ablaze. "I will take our revenge on those that hurt us, I will kill them both! I will take hold of the reigns of my life."
The boy looked at Sasuke with a smug look plastered on his face. "Very good Sasuke-kun!" the boy said licking his lips and chuckling with a low voice. "But now it is time to wake up and we will see each other sooner or later Sasuke-kun."
Harry could not fall asleep. He had his eyes trained on the door. Sasuke, who was lying next to him was still moving a lot and sweating profusely. Harry could see the door slowly open. It would most likely be a nurse that came to check upon Sasuke.
"I knew I would be able to find you here Harry-san. Would you mind coming with me? The hokage wants to see you finally take that test." A voice said with mild amusement in his voice.
Harry looked at the- man- who- was- obviously- not- a- nurse. "Sure." Harry responded.
This was a perfect turn of events for Harry; he would have his test taken by the Hokage himself! The man would surely see how strong Harry had become and thus he would be able to advance faster in the ninja ranks! Perhaps people trying to kill him actually had positive side-effects in this world.
Harry silently followed the man, neither of them noticing a carefully hidden shadowy figure that was still in the room.
And as the door closed the shadow dashed out of the window and Sasuke's eyes flashed open, finally awake.
Sarutobi was standing near the window; he was waiting for Shimura and the Uchiha boy to arrive while watching the beautiful sunset gracing the horizon. Sarutobi never before in his life had to resort to testing an academy student himself. But the circumstances required him to do it.
Well perhaps require was too big of a word, he could always make young Iruka do it. But if he was entirely honest with himself, this Uchiha boy intrigued him too much not to see the boy in person taking the test.
It was not often that a true genius was born into Konoha, but those that were, usually finished the academy around the age of six; Uchiha Haru was only three years old, almost four. Being that young made him the youngest child ever to be promoted to genin. And already the boy carried himself like an adult, the boy reminded him of his old student Orochimaru. That boy was too smart and too grown up way too young as well. Hopefully this boy would not end up making the same selfish mistakes as his old student once had.
Thinking about his former student made him look at the file that was now prominently lying on his desk, It wasn't the file itself that was interesting. It was the same sort of paper every file in his office had, the same random ten numbers on it were nothing special either but what was written on the paper in the file was what made the Hokage think of almost forgotten times. Apparently Orochimaru was part of an organization called Akatsuki, an organization filled with S-ranked missing-nin, that was all Itachi had send Jiriaya. However for Hiruzen it was enough to know that trouble was slowly nearing the still peaceful horizon.
The hokage was pulled out of his thoughts as he heard footsteps coming closer. So he decided to sit down in the wooden chair behind his desk, to properly welcome his next guests. As he sat down and put the file that was occupying his mind earlier away the footsteps stopped and he heard a knock: "Come in."
As the door opened Hiruzen could clearly see the young Uchiha boy, the boy looked tired even more so than when he had last visited this office. 'I guess even prodigal Uchiha's need their peace of mind.' Hiruzen thought.
"Please take a seat we have a lot of things to do, not the least of importance your genin jutsu exam!" he said amicably to the boy, pasting a smile on his face and giving him his best grandfatherly impression. "But let's talk a bit about what happened today first." At seeing the boy nod he pressed on. "Are you okay?" he asked.
"I am doing fine, sir." The boy responded curtly.
"Can you give us any more insight into what happened earlier today, Haru?" He asked hoping the boy could give him any more insight.
"Mizuki-sensei wanted to… He wanted to kidnap me. He, he told me we were going to take the exam on a specially prepared training ground so I followed him and then he knocked me out." As the boy told him this he could see that the child was clearly bothered by being knocked out, the clenching fists were a clear sign that he had felt powerless, perhaps even careless if his interpretation ofthe downcast eyes was correct.
"When I woke up again we were in the water or somewhere wet and I could feel that he was holding on to me tightly. But all I knew was that I needed to get away, after a short while I could feel myself slipping out of his grip and then I was in the hospital next to Sasuke." The boy was looking at him with eyes that were miles away as if he was reliving the experience second by second. "My wrists still hurt because he held on to them so tightly…" the boy said while gently stroking his left wrist.
"I guess you would feel relieved to know that our Anbu have captured Mizuki and that he is now in confinement." Sarutobi said hoping to sooth the troubled child. Who in turn had looked up to him and locked his eyes on his.
"Why did he want to kidnap me?" the boy asked of him in an inquisitive tone that almost sounded commanding. Sarutobi could see that Danzo eye widened slightly at hearing this come out of the Uchiha prodigy, was it the same kind of tone he had used when talking to Danzo?
Sarutobi folded his hands and leaned forward; "We're not sure yet, but if we find out you will be informed." He told the boy.
"You're not telling me the truth, my Hokage. Please do not treat me like a foolish child, even though I may look the part." the boy said in a whisper. "Tell me truthfully, is Mizuki a spy of one of the three legendary sannin, Orochimaru or am I mistaken. Answer me that, for I am not a child that needs to be treated like a porcelain vase." The boy asked of him.
Sarutobi looked at Shimura and he could see that while Danzo was also taken aback he also looked at the boy as if impressed. "Uchiha Harry, the Hokage cannot say anything concerning this investigation to anyone, not even you, while it is ongoing. You should know that." Danzo said while keeping his one visible eye trained on the boy. "Your inquisitive nature should not get the best of you Harry; you will find that with patience you will get much further in this village, consider that my first lesson."
Hearing that the boy stopped staring at the hokage and turned his now curious gaze towards the one eyed man. After a few seconds the boy sighed, looked back at the Hokage:" I am sorry Hokage-sama. This has been a most testing week for me and I find myself slightly agitated and thus inclined to be more direct."
"I can understand that, care to enlighten me about how you now know it was Orochimaru, while you previously did not disclose that information?" Sarutobi asked of the boy. 'I wonder how you will talk yourself out of that one, Uchiha Haru. You truly are something special…' he thought to himself.
The boy sitting in front of him suddenly gained a small smile "Hokage, we are going to test my jutsu's next, correct?" he asked of him after which Sarutobi nodded. "I will show you how I know about certain things when we reach the jutsu's you will tell no soul about."
"Yes, but that does not answer my question." Sarutobi said while hardening his expression, ready to demand an answer out of the boy.
"I promise, sir, everything that you have been so eager to find out about me will be, somewhat, explained." The smile on Haru's face widened. "The same goes for you Danzo, if you are coming with us that is." At this the boy stood up. "Where will the test take place sir?" he asked.
Standing on training ground seven Danzo realized he was not a man that was easily impressed. This was why he was now lazily looking at the Uchiha boy who was systematically showing off his lower ranked jutsu's, the two ANBU teams that were hiding at the edges of the training field were more interesting than this boy currently was. If Danzo was honest it was impressive for a boy of that age to be capable of such feats but he had seen the boy do things that were of a whole different level than these petty tricks, creating your own universe was not a small feat after all.
It was because of that reason alone that he was still watching the boy perfectly performing his ninja tricks. He had already noticed that the boy was molding his chakra perfectly not wasting even the slightest bit.
The boy was now starting on his bunshin. It was truly a sight to behold. The clones were perfect even his own trained eye could not see anything that could give away the fact that he was looking at a clone. And the amount of different clones was truly something to be excited about. The boy was apparently capable of making clones in all the elements even the coveted shadow clone!
Danzo could see that Sarutobi was impressed; the man had a smile on his face and was nodding his head in improvement. "How many shadow clones can you make at one time, Uchiha-san?" Sarutobi asked after seeing another perfect clone.
The boy looked up at the hokage and Danzo could see that the boy was about to lie. "Tell him the truth Harry, or better, show us. The more shadow clones you can make the higher your score will be" Danzo said knowing that the boy wanted to prove his worth.
Knowing that the boy was eager to show his skills for the same reason he wanted to see the boy excel. To be truly acknowledged by the Third Hokage himself.
Harry's mind was working overtime trying to decide whether or not he should show his full capacity. On one hand he needed to make a statement and show these two men that he was a capable ninja and that he would eventually be strong enough to carry the title of Hokage, but he needed to make sure they would not feel threatened by him too much; assassination was not something these people weren't familiar with after all.
"How many clones do I have to make for a perfect score on this jutsu, sir?" Harry asked trying to turn the tables on the man.
However it was not Danzo that responded but the Hokage. "I will award you one extra credit for each set of three perfectly made clones; I believe that should be fair."
Harry was calculating in his head he needed to get at least two hundred twenty-eight points in total with a perfect score on both his written tests and normal jutsu test he had gotten a total of one hundred and fifty points so he needed at least seventy seven points in total and with all the lower ranked jutsu's he had performed thus far he had gained eighteen credits.
"Do you promise not to feel threatened by the amount of clones? I can only make this many because I have found a way to balance my chakra perfectly..." Harry said trying to ease the two men into what was about to come.
"Worry not Uchiha-san, I have seen the first hokage in his prime when he invented this jutsu. He could make a total of a hundred clones without breaking a sweat." Sarutobi said with pride in his voice.
At hearing that Harry nodded and made the seal for the shadow clone, focused his chakra balancing it perfectly and pushed out all of his chakra making as many clones as he possibly could while still being capable of standing up.
Sarutobi wondered just how many shadow clones the boy could make, what he had seen thus far while exceptional for an almost four year old boy was not all that special for a prodigal genin. Sure the different bunshin were a nice trick and they were perfectly made but it was not the kind of thing he was hoping to witness while observing the boy.
However as the sight of the training field around him was suddenly exchanged with a humongous cloud of smoke Sarutobi could feel the excitement in his bones, yes, this was why he was testing the boy himself.
Slowly the smoke started to clear and he was greeted by a sea of people existing of the same person. "How truly extraordinary Uchiha-san!" he said while trying to count the amount of clones. After failing to count the amount of clones he decided to just ask the boy.
"How many are there exactly, Uchiha-san?"
"I have made a total of ninety-nine clones, sir." The boy said panting slightly. "I will disperse them in sets of six, after which I would like to have a break as I am feeling rather spent about now." Sitting down the Uchiha boy asked curiously; "You don't happen to have any treacle tart around would you?"
Sarutobi looked at the boy in amazement. 'Such control over his chakra was truly a sign of a once in a lifetime genius. To think Konoha would have the privilege of being the home to another genius' he thought to himself. It was something that made him feel proud of Konoha, the strongest hidden village. "I do not believe there is any treacle tart around here." He told the boy.
After having had a short while to recuperate Harry was done with dispelling his clones and he could feel the powerful waves of his chakra flowing back in his body. It felt almost reassuring to know that all that chakra came back to him but just as balanced out as before.
Harry knew that this test had gotten far more complicated than just the normal exam, the fact that not only the Hokage was present but also the illustrious root-leader were clear indications that something bigger than just his exam was going on.
And Harry knew he had to take this chance to showcase his abilities to these influential people and get out of it better than how he went in it.
His goals were too important to hold back now, if he wanted peace for not only himself but his... his family as well he needed to take every opportunity and hold to them tightly.
Deciding that he had rested enough Harry stood up "I am ready to go sirs." He said giving them both a toothed grin.
After a while they were all standing next to the sparring pole and Harry knew he had to take out the big guns now. "I will show you one of my most coveted secrets in the following hour, please keep those secrets with you." Harry asked of the two men, which in turn nodded their head.
"Uchiha-san as a ninja of Konoha, which I can assure you you will become after completing this exam, your jutsu's will not be shared with anyone who isn't of Konoha's upper ranks." The hokage said with an authoritative tone.
Nodding his head Harry closed his eyes and activated his sharingan. "The Uchiha trademark, three tomoed sharingan. These eyes are strong and allow me to not only have clarified vision but also allow me to see the flow of chakra, copy jutsu's and predict muscle movement."
"These eyes however dot not define me and are not my most powerful asset. For my best jutsu's these eyes are not needed." Harry said deactivating his sharingan and giving both men a mischievous smile. "Please take hold of my hands and I will show you something not even the fourth hokage was capable of, I promise it won't harm you."
Both men after a few moments took hold of one of Harry's outstretched hands and with a big grin on Harry's face they were gone with a soft pop resounding on the open field leaving nothing behind but the two anbu teams who were now looking franticly around trying to find the Hokage..
Danzo grabbed hold of the boy's hand and he knew what was to come would be something extraordinary, and if Danzo was half as good informed as he thought he was, he had an idea what was about to happen.
So when all of the sudden he saw the boy grinning he felt an impeding sense of doom.
At once the world around him was no more than strings of black and stretched colors he could feel his insides being pushed together, his eyes being pulled back into his head, his eardrums being pushed into his skull his limbs feeling as if the were being pushed through a rubber ring that was trying to suffocate him.
For a quarter of a second Danzo was frightened, afraid for his life, his whole being. But there was something that reassured him, he could feel that he was still tightly holding on to the Uchiha boy, still holding on to reality.
A moment later he could feel that he wasn't being stretched and pulled together anymore. His stomach felt like it was about to protest and throw up but Danzo took back control of his senses and held them in an iron fist of calmness.
"That was a most interesting experience." He could hear Hiruzen say. At hearing the voice of his hokage he started to realize that he wasn't at the training grounds anymore.
"I am surprised the both of you did not throw up… kind of a letdown actually but being a ninja of your caliber, I shouldn't have set such low expectations." He could hear the Uchiha boy say.
"I believe you should tell us what you just did." He said in return, ignoring what the boy had said earlier. "And why we are at the valley of the end?"
"We are here, sir, because at the training ground we were at did not have enough privacy, those twelve ANBU did not need to see what I am capable of at the moment, beside I like the view of my ancestor looking out for me." Harry said. "I am sure, Hokage-sama that you remember the day you visited the Uchiha district after the big explosion, right?"
The hokage nodded gravely "Yes, yes I do. It was a most intriguing sealing accident your father…"pausing the eyes of the old man widened slightly and an expression of understanding dawned on his face. "So it was not a sealing accident after all, was it?" he asked.
Harry looked at the old man and simply nodded. After a few seconds of uneasiness Harry continued "It was my first jutsu, and ever since that day I have noticed I can do.. Extraordinary things with chakra. Things like creating a huge fire or teleporting the three of us is not that difficult for me." Looking down Harry awaited the hokage's response.
"Well, I guess we truly will see some interesting jutsu's while taking your exam now, won't we young Uchiha?" The Hokage said.
Harry could feel that his plan had succeeded, he had this man under his thumb, he had this man, the most powerful and influential person in the entire village on his side. "You will." He said.
"Let's get all this talking done so we can actually start examining the boy.." Danzo spat out. "I don't have time for all this chit chat."
"Sir, am I correct in assuming it was you who tried to teach me earlier today that patience was a virtue one should not take lightly?" Harry asked rhetorically giving the man a taste of his own medicine.
"Alright, I guess it is time I show you how a true Uchiha handles his fire." Harry said taking a few steps back, knowing that he would have to live up to the expectations he had just created.
Inhaling, Harry collected a portion of his chakra, moving his hands at speeds that were unprecedented by one so young. "Goukakyuu no jutsu" and he exhaled, setting the world a fire with his chakra knowing that every living thing that was caught in those flames would perish, turn to ash. But it was not enough, he needed to impress these two men. He needed to make sure that these two men would see him as a ninja worth investing in.
Pumping more chakra into his jutsu Harry could only see flames and only feel heat.
Danzo was, at seeing the huge fire the boy was making with this mere c-ranked jutsu, finally seeing what he came for. The true prodigious prowess of Uchiha Haru.
To make a Goukayuu that big and strong the boy must have perfect chakra control and huge chakra supplies. But most of all the boy must be nearing desperation for acknowledgement, to truly give it his all.
Yes it really was a magnificent sight to behold. And the best thing about it was that the boy, just as his elder brother Itachi was as loyal as a puppy to Konoha, such a strong ninja would surely make a good hokage.
The fire had been raging for five seconds already but the boy in front of him was not showing any signs of stopping, he actually seemed to be increasing the intensity of the flames he was producing.
The size and heat increasing by the second. Danzo could feel his skin starting to react to the heat the boy was making. Sweat pouring down his face.
The fire seemed to get even bigger, the bright flames in stark contrast to the deep blue night sky. The boy seemed to be so caught up in his concentration he did not notice he was almost burning the entire valley to ash if he did not stop. Danzo looked at Hiruzen who nodded and so he walked towards the boy and laid his hand on the boy's shoulder. "Stop the jutsu." He said with a low voice hoping the boy could still hear him.
At once the boy stopped breathing out fire and blinked at the sight in front of him. "I was not done yet, I can go further." The boy said slightly agitated that he was stopped and not seeming to care that the area was blackened by scorch marks and that huge fires were still burning away trees and plants.
Hiding his surprise Danzo decided that he would double his efforts in getting this child to become hokage; such talent should not go to waste. The boy had already shown that he was capable of playing the political game; it was hard to believe he was but a child, all the boy needed was experience and a helping hand, his helping hand. "I am sure you could, but we have seen enough. Besides the valley is a historic sight and thus cannot be allowed to be destroyed merely because you want to show us your jutsu."
The boy sighed and rubbed his neck. "I guess you are right about that, but I needed those flames for my next jutsu." At hearing this Danzo gave Hiruzen a sharp glance wondering if his old friend had heard the same implication as he just had.
"What would be your next jutsu then?" Sarutobi asked the boy.
The boy flashed a small grin and stretched his fingers. "Well you see flames are useful for my next jutsu because it gives it purpose. The flames should be gone once I'm done."
Could the boy be talking about suiton jutsu? But that meant he not only could use fire jutsu's on this level but also water... That was truly unsuspected. "Well, I would say use it quickly or there will be nothing left of this valley."
"Of course." The boy responded curtly. "This jutsu was one of the first ones I found while reading about the Nidaime Hokage. He truly had some fascinating ideas."
Harry knew that this jutsu would baffle the two ninja's, a jutsu that has not been seen since the first great ninja war. Concentrating on making the huge wild fires that represented his chakra calmer more water-like Harry drenched the area around him with his chakra, converting it into water. Not noticing the shocked faces on the two ninja behind him Harry cried out the jutsu's name "Suishoha" suddenly the water that was forming all around Harry in a typhoon started to crash down on the fires that were systematically put out by the huge flood.
Feeling proud of his accomplishment Harry turned around to face the two man only to find them looking at him in a stupor. "To think.. To think you would have a high water affinity not unlike Tobirama! And in such conditions as well…" the hokage stuttered out.
"Yes, it truly shows just how remarkable you are, Uchiha Harry." Danzo said not showing any emotions other than slight awe. "But this is not the extent of your powers, activate your Mangekyou! Show us… the Heaven of desire. Show us 'Tengoku no Yokubou'" Danzo said looking at Harry with almost pleading eyes.
Harry looked down to a pebble on the ground, a feeling of immense guilt making itself aware. Knowing that the proud man in front of him was almost crumbling, begging and setting aside that pride that made this man who he was, just to feel that heaven again. Just to have some peace of mind in Harry's jutsu. "I am sorry Danzo" Harry said. "I will not take you there again, Danzo. To have experienced such a world once has had a huge impacts on you. I am not sure you could get yourself to leave a second time." Harry told the man. The jutsu that gave the person it was cast upon the perfect world, so Harry thought, was addictive. The pleading and twitching eyes of Danzo confirmed his suspicions.
"I can however, take you there, hokage-sama."Harry said with a glancing to the side. Visiting once should not be harmfull at all, you might actually enjoy it."
Using the Mangekyou should damage his eyes, Harry knew this but after using it once on Danzo he had not noticed any damage to his eyes, so it was most likely not as damaging as some of the other techniques those eyes possessed.
"I believe I will pass that opportunity. Heaven should not be entered before one has died." The hokage said sorrow apparent in his eyes.
"It is okay you know, it is not really heaven, it is my heaven a different dimension all together. Please do not think you are unworthy to enter such a place sir." Harry told the man, knowing that the only reason the man did not want to experience the jutsu was because he blamed himself for too many things to think himself worthy of such a place. "You could see it as a small vacation, how does it sound sir? Fifty years of relaxation and pure bliss in just a second."
"I will pass this opportunity, I will take a vacation once I am retired, which most likely will never happen." The hokage said chuckling slightly.
"I understand sir." Harry said gravely. "But how will I get points for a jutsu I have not performed? It is easily one of my strongest jutsu's sir, I believe it might even be S-ranked."
"That is easily solved, I have been told how your jutsu works by someone who experienced it first hand, you will receive the points accordingly, which means that with submitting this jutsu, you will have gotten the maximum amount of points that can be awarded to a student during this part of the exam."
At hearing that Harry looked quizzically at the Hokage. "I was not aware there was a limit to how many points one could get sir… What is my score?"
"Ah, well that of course is a surprise, you will find that out just like every other student tomorrow morning when you go to the academy." The hokage said with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"Sir, before we started this exam I promised you to show you how I knew Orochimaru was behind my kidnapping." Harry said, taking back control of the conversation again. "I will show you my most coveted skill; it is something that others have called 'passing judgment'!" Harry said those last words in looking directly into the Hokage's eyes.
"My score, sir, is two hundred and fifty." Harry said while pouting. "Well, it is a bit disappointing but I guess it still makes me the best student ever…"
"You can read thoughts!" the Hokage said taking a step back while Danzo started to get a calculated smile on his face.
"Not exactly reading sir, the mind is not a book with an index through which I can navigate. It is much more complex than that. I can merely glance at your foremost feelings and thoughts. If I were to dig deeper than that, it would require a lot more concentration from my part." Harry explained to the Hokage, giving him a bit more insight and easing him.
"From now on you are prohibited from using that technique on anyone who is from Konoha unless given explicit orders, is that understood!" the hokage said with an authoritative voice as if declaring a decree.
"Of course Hokage-sama." Harry said in a humble tone. It was a tricky decision he had made. The hokage could have responded to this in a whole different way, locking him up or worse. But the Hokage he got to know was a kind man that wanted to see the best in people, even if that meant allowing Harry to walk around with abilities that were not fully comprehensible.
"Uchiha-san, I can congratulate you on your passing the exams. You are now a true shinobi of Konoha." The hokage said at which Harry granted him the biggest smile of that day.
"I know you will treat your position with the utmost respect, may the will of fire burn brightly and guide you through this world of darkness." The man said wisely.
"The will of fire… I will carry it within me, nurturing those flames, never letting it cast shadows on those that need the light and warmth." Harry said in return hoping the man understood what he tried to convey.
Coughing and ending the peaceful moment Danzo asked "Can you take us back to the Hokage's office, Uchiha Harry, hopefully the second trip will be more comfortable, that is if you can still teleport us three after performing those jutsu's and draining your chakra?"
"Sir, I can only take the Hokage with me, I am so sorry for the inconvenience." Harry said laughing and taking the hand of the Hokage and disappearing with a small pop.
It was at that moment in time that Danzo truly felt left behind. Only to hear a pop behind him and disappearing as well.
Just outside of the barely moon-lit outer walls of Konoha a grey haired teenage boy could be seen walking lazily. The boy looked rather plain and the only noticeable things about him were the round illuminated glasses that were seated on his nose and the ease in which the boy walked through the forest with his eyes nearly closed.
The boy was actually walking rather comfortably with his hands in his pockets but if one was to look closely at his eyes you could see that the boy was counting the trees.
The boy, seemingly at random, decided to sit down and rest at a huge oak tree that seemed to obscure the boy even more, hiding him in the shadows. After not too long a small white snake slithered down the tree and swallowed the scroll, which the grey haired teenage boy had laid beside him, whole. The boy stood up after seeing the scroll disappearing inside the snake and walked back to the village, a smirk appearing on his face.
AN: About Harry revealing some of his biggest secrets:
Harry doesn't quite know just how treaturous the shinobi world is, even though he has seen a glimpse of it with the massacre and history lessons. Some may consider it a plothole that Harry decided to showcase his legilimency and teleporting.
But I can't consider it a plothole. More of a difference in approach. To be honest I don't really agree with Harry either.. but well .. he had made up his mind and i could do nothing to stop him,we all know how stubborn he can get..
MANGA SPOILER ALERT!
WOW, have you guys read the last few manga chapters.. it is like Kishimoto just woke up after a year and a half of sleeping. It really are some epic major events. I'm rooting for Tsunade BTW, do you guys think she'll live? because I think she will just heal the wounded as she always does.. it still is not her moment to shine.