Chapter 24: New Adjustments
Author's Note: Hello everyone, I'm back with a new chapter of Rewinding History. There won't be that much action taking place in this chapter, but we will be seeing some new events happening to some of the characters. Plus, I will be working on Akatsuki Watches Death Battle after this chapter. Anyway, enjoy the chapter.
Sasuke's POV
I woke up to a blinding light. I quickly covered my eyes to shield them from the light. Where am I? The last thing I remembered was seeing Itachi before he died. What he did before unnerved me. He tapped my forehead before apologizing, saying there won't be a next time. I think he was referring to the times when I asked him to train me, but he would refuse.
Before I went into my thoughts, I quickly looked at my surroundings. I'm in a hospital, but which hospital? Why would my team bring me to one? They knew we couldn't risk being exposed. Konoha is still coming after me, but then again, where would we go. I already defeated Itachi. I guess it won't hurt to go back. I remember promising myself that I would restore my clan.
I heard a knock on my door. Before I could respond, it opened. I was a bit annoyed that the person knocking didn't wait for my permission to enter. The person who entered the room was a blonde woman with a diamond mark on her forehead. She had a green jacket, a gray top, and blue pants. I made sure not to look at her chest. If I remember from what Orochimaru told me, she's Tsunade Senju. She's supposed to be the world's best medic, the current Hokage, and the strongest woman alive.
If she's here, then that must mean I'm in Konoha. Was it Naruto who found me? If so, then where is my team? I have a lot of questions that needs to be answered. I don't care if she's the Hokage or not, my questions while be answered.
As I was about to get up, I let out a cry of pain. My body still hurts. I couldn't even reach for my sword.
"Don't bother getting up," Tsunade said. "You're still injured from your fight with Itachi." I'm still injured, and she's supposed to be called the world's best medic. Bullshit. "Do you know the how much pain you put my shinobi through?"
"Enlighten me," I remarked.
"Why you damn brat! If it wasn't for Naruto and your "special eyes," I would have had you locked up for going rogue from the Hidden Leaf Village!" she shouted at me. "When you left three years ago, some of my shinobi ended up injured trying to look for you."
"So? I didn't ask for them to come get me. I was leaving on my own accord. It was their fault for getting hurt," I simply replied. I can sense the anger coming from her glare. However, I didn't let it affect me.
"Your friends, which you are lucky to have, are waiting to see you," she told me. I rolled my eyes in response. After a quick 'hmph,' she left my room. So much for a warm welcoming. I suddenly heard a loud crash that caught my attention. Suddenly, my "friends" came inside to see me.
"Sasuke, so glad you're awake!" Naruto shouted at me. I winced at the loudness of his voice. I was hoping he would talk at a much quieter tone.
"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled, embracing me into a hug. Something else didn't change as well. Sakura is still clingy, clingier than Karin. Is she the same weak girl as those years ago or has she gotten at least stronger?
"Sakura, let go now," I told her.
"Oh sorry," she replied with a blush. Yup, still the love struck girl as before. I then see my former sensei, who is reading that smutty book of his.
"I don't know what you've done to make Tsunade so angry. She demolished a whole wall with just a single punch," Kakashi said.
"Yeah, it was kind of scary," Naruto said with a sheepish grin. None of them has changed a bit. I don't know whether to be okay with it or be disappointed. I merely shrugged.
"She's just hotheaded the way I see it," I replied.
"She can have a temper, but she means good," Sakura said.
"Whatever," I responded.
"So Sasuke, it's been three years since we've last seen you. I want to see how strong you have gotten," Kakashi told me.
"Yeah! I can't wait to show you how strong I became," Naruto said to me.
"Me too!" Sakura replied.
"I can't wait," I sarcastically said, rolling my eyes. I don't really care how much they gotten. Right now, I need to know where my team is. "Where's my team?"
"What do you mean? We're right here," Naruto answered. He still thinks we're teammates?
"I'm pretty sure we're no longer a team since I left. Now, where is my team?" I asked once again. The blonde had a pained look on his face, considering since I told him we're still not teammates.
"If you mean those guys who were with you when we found you, then they're at a hotel that Tsunade booked for them," Kakashi explained.
"How exactly did you find them?" I asked with an eyebrow raised. I knew that my team would allow me to be taken to Konoha so easily.
"Well, we and Team Kurenai found you with them as they were walking. When we told them we would have to take you back to the village, they surrendered even though one of them almost got into a fight with Kiba and Naruto," Sakura explained to me.
"Hey, he started it!" Naruto shouted, probably referring to Suigetsu. That's how I got here. Karin wasn't a fighter and I was unconscious, making Jugo and Suigetsu the only capable fighters left. We were outnumbered and my team would have ended up dead since I was the only one Konoha cared about. To be honest, I was pissed about that. My team had no choice but to surrender because of these guys.
"I'm going to them," I announced.
"What, but we're your teammates!" Naruto yelled.
"Correction, you were my teammates. They're my new team now," I replied. Suddenly, the door opened. Suigetsu and Jugo rushed into the room. I noticed that there was tension in the air.
"Jugo, Suigetsu, where's Karin?" I asked, seeing that she was absent.
"That's just it, she's gone!" Suigetsu answered. I raised an eyebrow. She's gone? That's unlike her.
"Explain," I ordered.
"Well, she was pissed like the rest of us at that Tsunade person for not allowing you to be leader of our group. Then for some reason, she didn't want to visit you at the hospital and left to the hotel room. When we woke up this morning, she and all of her stuff was gone," Suigetsu explained.
"Did she leave a note for why she left?" I asked.
"Actually, she did," Jugo answered, handing me a folded piece of paper.
Dear Sasuke-kun, or rather, Sasuke,
I never knew what you had in store for us after you defeated your brother Itachi. Would we disband, go to Konoha, or have a new life just for the four of us? I didn't know what we were going to do until we were found by Konoha's shinobi. After they took you, we were offered be Leaf shinobi alongside you. It wasn't till later that I learned I have family in the Hidden Rain and that I'm part of a legendary clan. The only thing that kept me from leaving was the chance to gain your love. However, I began to doubt if you ever were going to love me. You ignored all my advances and were obsessed with your revenge on Itachi. When I saw those Leaf Shinobi with you, I thought you would have a better life here in the village as they seem happy with you. I doubt you would have a happy life with me. Did you ever once considered my feelings for you? Did you even love me? Did you even thought about loving me? It pains me to leave you, but you don't have to worry about me. You should be happy about me right now because I now have a family, which I never had in a really long time. Anyway, enjoy your new life as I will enjoy mine.
Love, Karin.
I couldn't believe what I read. She left? I didn't know how I should be feeling right now. Right now, I felt both sad and betrayed. I was sad that she left and betrayed since she was my teammate. However, I began to blame myself. I knew about her feelings for me, but I never considered them. I never once thought about romance until my revenge on Itachi was complete, though I once considered restoring my clan with her. Because of me she left.
Then another question was raised. She has family? She stated on the note that she never had a family for a really long time. What happened to her previous family? I'm glad she found more members of her family. There's also the fact she's part of a legendary clan. Realization then struck me.
She's going to the Hidden Rain Village. That's where the Akatsuki is located. There's also someone I know is from the Hidden Rain Village. Hikaru Uzumaki! He's part of the Uzumaki Clan…which used to be considered a legendary clan. Karin's an Uzumaki! No wonder her hair reminded me of Hikaru.
They're both from the same clan, making them related. She said she later learned of her family after arriving on Konoha. He must have visited her sometime before she left last night. Well, at least she's with people who care about here. I still feel guilty for driving her away, so I need to make it up with her.
"Hey, what does it say?" Naruto asked, taking a peek to read the letter. I instantly punched him across the face. This is private matter! He had no right to read it!
"Oi, what the hell was that for!" the blonde yelled at me, glaring daggers. I ignored him and turned to the remaining members of my team.
"Suigetsu, Jugo, we're going after Karin," I told them.
"Is she in danger?" Suigetsu asked. I shook my head.
"No. She seems to be doing fine. I just want to check on her," I answered him. I tried to get up, but I once again felt pain coursing through my body.
"Easy there Sasuke. You aren't fully healed," Kakashi told me.
"Yeah, no thanks to that bitch of a Hokage," I replied coldly. That comment earned me a slap from Sakura.
"Don't talk about Lady Tsunade that way! Besides, I was the one who healed you, not her!" the kunoichi scolded me.
"Well, you didn't do a good job," I replied. I could see tears forming around her eyes. I ignored that and rubbed the area where she slapped me, which really hurts. She had gotten stronger physically, but she's still weak emotionally.
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Naruto yelled at me. I snapped.
"You want know what's wrong with me?! I am pissed because I never asked any of you Leaf shinobi to bring me back to this god damn village! All I have here are bad memories that won't leave me alone! I'm also pissed by the fact how you forced my team to surrender as they knew they would lose and die fighting you all! Now, someone who I just realized is important to me has left!" I screamed. Everyone in the room was surprised at my rant.
"Sasuke, we can go after Karin when you're healed. You said that she isn't in any danger so there is nothing wrong for Suigetsu and I to wait for you," Jugo said.
"Fine then," I replied.
"Come on, Suigetsu," the orange haired teen told our other teammate. The two of them then left my hospital room.
"We'll see you later, Sasuke," Kakashi muttered, taking Naruto and Sakura with him as he left my room as well. I was now alone. Just like how I used to felt my whole life.
Karin's POV; Meanwhile
I opened my eyes and woke up. I sat up from the bed I was sleeping on and looked around. I'm not in the hotel room. I'm in the Uzumaki Clan Compound in the Hidden Rain Village. Under my pillow is the photo of the daughter Sasuke has with that other girl. I kept it to remind myself that there's no reason to go after him anymore, and that I need to move on. From now on, I'm living a new life here!
I heard the sound of raindrops coming from outside. For some reason, the sound helped me sleep. Yawning, I opened my closet to find new sets of clothes. They were black pants and red tops with a black spiral on the back. Nice clothes. I changed into a pair. I soon went to the kitchen when I saw three, no, four people at the table with three of them wearing Akatsuki cloaks.
One of them is Hikaru. Another person looked like a grownup version of Hikaru, except his eyes are different. They're purple with rings. I'm guessing he's Hikaru's father. Another person who's at the table is a grown woman with blue hair and piercings at the bottom of her lips. She has the same eyes as Hikaru. She must be his mother. In her hands was a baby boy who had red hair and amber eyes.
"Hello Karin, it's so nice to meet another member of our family," the woman greeted me with a smile. "My name is Konan. I am Hikaru's mother."
"So nice to meet you too," I replied with a smile. "Who's this little guy?"
"This is Hikaru," she answered, referring to the baby. I was immediately surprised.
"So you know where that Hikaru is from?" I asked, pointing at the red haired teenager.
"Yes," said the grown man. "My name is Nagato. I am Hikaru's father."
"So why exactly did you come back in time?" I asked the older teenager.
"Well, I came back in time to save the lives of my parents. They died and I lived my whole life as an orphan without getting to know them," the older Hikaru answered.
"Another reason was to prevent a war, a Fourth Shinobi World War to be exact," Nagato added.
"A Fourth World War?" I asked, terrified at the thought of war.
"Don't worry. Two people started this war, but they're now dead thanks to us. There's no chance of there being another world war," Konan assured me. Well that calmed me down.
"So why can't you go back to the future?" I asked the older Hikaru.
"Because I created a jutsu that sent me back in time, but it was a one way trip," he answered. I nodded. Despite being a scientist, this was still a bit confusing.
"Who else knows about Hikaru being from the future?" I asked.
"Only his teammates since they came with him as well," Konan answered. Rei is from the future as well? This is a lot of information to take in.
"I know this is a lot confusing, but we're still family. We still care about you," the older Hikaru told me. I nodded.
"I know. It's exciting to know that time travel actually exists," I replied.
"It is. Anyway, I would like to for you to be a shinobi of the Hidden Rain," Nagato told me. "From then on, you will be trained to learn new jutsus and medical ninjutsu."
"Medical ninjutsu?" I asked.
"Yes. The Hidden Rain doesn't have that much shinobi medics. We only have a few skilled medics as well," Konan explained to me.
"Plus, I doubt you would want to continue to heal people by having them bit you. medical ninjutsu is a much better alternative," the older Hikaru said.
"You're right," I said. "I always felt violated when people would use my ability as a tool, especially at the Hidden Grass Village. Every time I tell them to stop, they just continue. I felt so weak, so defenseless. I only thought of myself as a tool."
"Well you won't feel that here anymore. We're going to help you get stronger so that no one will ever make you feel weak again," Nagato told me. I smiled.
"Thanks uncle," I replied. He looked a bit off guard, but he smiled. "Quick question, am I going to be in the Akatsuki?"
"It depends if you want to be a part of the Akatsuki," he replied. "Another thing is that you need skills that will deem you S-ranked."
"But we're here to help you get to that level," Konan said.
"Thank you. To avoid confusion, is there another name I can call young Hikaru?" I asked them.
"Yahiko. That was the name they were initially going to give me," the older Hikaru stated. I gave a nod. I looked at young Hikaru, no, Yahiko in Konan's arms. He does look adorable.
"Okay. Anyway, I accept your offer to be a shinobi of the Hidden Rain Village, and I would like to receive training for both new jutsus and medical ninjutsu," I told them. Konan smiled while Nagato nodded his head in approval. Hikaru gave me a flash of thumbs up.
"Very well then. Karin Uzumaki, as leader of the Hidden Rain Village, I hereby pronounce you a full fledge shinobi of Ame," Nagato stated, presenting me a forehead protector. On the metal plate were three vertical lines. I placed it on and smiled.
"Thank you sir," I responded with pride.
"Your instructor on medical ninjutsu should be here any minute now to teach you," Konan told me. Just as I was about to ask who my instructor would be, the door to the compound opened. The three figures entered, but I immediately recognized one of them as Rei.
"Rei!" I called out. She looked at me and smiled.
"Hey Karin!" she called. Next to her were two males. One of them was dressed in black and purple clothing. He also has black hair and dark purple eyes, but they were different than Nagato's since they didn't have rings on them. The other male looked like an older teenager but had what seem to be wooden features. He has light red hair, but I doubt he's an Uzumaki. He's wearing an Akatsuki cloak, identifying him as a member of the organization.
"Leader-sama, Rei and Aito told me that you wanted to see me," the red headed Akatsuki member told Nagato.
"That's right Sasori. I have an assignment for you," the Akatsuki leader replied.
"And what will that be?" the newcomer asked.
"You're going to train her in medical ninjutsu," Konan said, gesturing to me.
"I have to train a brat? If I may ask sir, why me?" the newcomer, now named Sasori, asked me. Did he just call me a brat? How dare him!
"Hey, you're about the same age as me, so I doubt you can call me a brat!" I shouted at him.
"I'm thirty five years old you brat," Sasori said bluntly. I was shocked to even respond. He looks so young!
"That's impossible! How can you be thirty five yet look so young?" I asked.
"Hey everyone, let's have story time with Sasori!" the black haired teen shouted. The mentioned Akatsuki leader looked at him with annoyance.
"I turned myself into a wooden puppet," the Akatsuki member said. "That way, I can have the perfect body and achieve immortality but mostly to become art." Great and I thought Orochimaru was the only one who wanted immortality.
"Art?" I asked in confusion.
"To me, art is eternal, something that lasts forever. That's the true reason I achieved this body," the Akatsuki member explained. Alright then, creepy and insane factor coming off of this guy has just gone through the roof. "I don't know why I have to teach her. She asks to many questions!"
"Sasori, she was a lab assistant to Orochimaru. Seeing that he used to be your partner in the Akatsuki before his defection, you're the perfect instructor for her," Nagato told his subordinate.
"Wait, you were partners with Orochimaru?" I asked the living puppet.
"Yes. Before Deidara, my partner in the Akatsuki was Orochimaru. He was alright, a bit creepy though. However, he betrayed me and the organization by defecting," the Akatsuki member explained.
"Alright then, how about I properly introduce you two to each other so there won't be any tension," Hikaru announced. He turned to Sasori. "She is Karin Uzumaki, a new member of the new Uzumaki Clan. She's a former shinobi of the Hidden Grass Village. She needs to learn Medical Ninjutsu, so she doesn't need to use her healing ability no more." He then turned to me. "This is Sasori of the Red Sand. He is a legendary puppeteer from the Hidden Sand Village who is now a member of the Akatsuki."
"Leader-sama, I may be skilled at medical ninjutsu, but I'm nowhere near the level of Tsunade at that field. Puppetry and poisons are my expertise," the former Suna ninja told Nagato.
"Sasori, you are the best that the village and the Akatsuki have to offer. Train her in puppetry and poison as well if you must. I want my niece to get stronger," my uncle told him.
"I will teach her then," the puppeteer said. He then looked at me. "Alright brat, I will meet you back here later. Another thing that you should know is that I hate to be kept waiting." More like you're impatient. He bowed to Nagato before leaving.
"Is he always like that to newcomers?" I asked.
"No, he's like that to everyone," Rei stated. "Anyway, I believed that you have been told the truth about us?"
"Oh yes, I have. It's still surprising that you're from the future," I told Rei. "Where is your younger self?"
"My younger self is a year old. She's currently living in an orphanage in the village. Other than her and I, there's no one else in my clan. I can't take care of her because of the missions I go on," my friend explained. I feel bad for her now.
"So you live by yourself?" I asked.
"Yeah, but it's nice and quiet since these guys don't have to be around," Rei answered, referring to her teammates.
"We're not that loud," Hikaru said.
"Yeah, well not most of the time," the black haired team said as well before turning to me. "By the way, I'm Aito."
"Oh yeah, you were that hologram guy who appeared those days ago," I said.
"He was. Anyway, the three of us have to go now. We'll catch up with you later. Good luck on your training with Sasori, you probably will need it," Rei told me before she and her two teammates left the compound. Wait, what did she meant by that. What kind of training am I going to have with that guy? Before I could ask, Nagato got up as well.
"I have to go on a mission to retrieve certain items from an unknown location," my uncle said. He then looked at me and smiled. "Anyway, good luck on your training with Sasori." Why did he say that? What kind of training am I going to get from Sasori? Before I could ask, he had already left the compound. Maybe Konan could tell me?
"I have to look over the village since Nagato will be gone for a while. I'll have to take Yahiko with me as well. Anyway, good luck on your training with Sasori," my aunt told me with an assuring smile. She then left with the young version of Hikaru. Why the hell is everyone wishing me good luck? What kind of training am I going to get?
After I made and finished eating breakfast, I heard a knock on the door. I went over there and opened it. Outside was Sasori, looking at me with an emotionless expression on his face.
"Hello brat, time for your training," the puppeteer said. Something tells me that I might not like it and will somehow be painful.
Nagato's POV
I did feel sorry that Karin has to have Sasori to train her, but the puppet master is the only one suitable for her. He is the skilled medic in the Akatsuki and out of all the medics in the Hidden Rain Village.
I was a bit surprised when she first called me uncle, but I immediately liked it. It's nice to know that I have more family. She lost her family at an early age, and she deserves to have one again. I'll make sure that I am going to be the best uncle to her.
I began to wonder if the rest of the Akatsuki are family as well, but will their roles be. Kakuzu could possibly be the crazy grandfather while the rest could be uncles. Deidara, as a matter of fact, can be a cousin. Happy thoughts aside, I need to focus on my new objective.
I recently discovered a hidden map of Obito's that leads to a secret hideout. I found it while inspecting his old room. I always done inspections since his demise, but this was the first time I found the map. It has been proven that he kept secrets from me, so what kind of new ones does he have this time.
According to the map, the route to the secret hideout starts from the Akatsuki's hideout. Once I arrived at my organization's base, I followed the route that the map instructed. After leaving the Rain Country's territory, I continued to follow the route. It leads me to a forest in the outskirts of the Land of Fire. Hopefully this hideout isn't anywhere near the Hidden Leaf Village. I don't feel like getting into a large fight with them right now.
After walking a few more miles, I found a cave. Is this where the hideout is located, a cave? I headed towards the entrance before stopping. Using my Rinnegan, I saw numerous trap and alarm seals. If I wasn't careful, I would have triggered them. Seeing how they were made, I could tell that Obito wasn't a professional seals master.
After disarming all of the seals, I went inside the cave. At first, there seemed to be nothing in here. But as I went deeper into the hideout, I found something interesting. There was a coffin. Why would that madman keep a dead body in this hideout? Why would he keep a dead body at all? I found a label on the coffin with a name written on it.
Madara Uchiha. Now this surprised me. This coffin contains the body of the Madara Uchiha? I remember Hikaru telling me that Obito planned to have me revive the ancients Uchiha at the cost of my life. Well then, let's see if this is the real deal. I opened the lid of the coffin, revealing the corpse of the dead Uchiha.
It surprised me that the body is still preserved. Corpse didn't decompose at all. I don't think Obito would allow it considering he was going to use me to bring back his dead master back to life. Still, the body was old and frail. His once black hair is now pure white. I can't let this body be intact. It must be destroyed. I explored the other parts of the secret hideout until I found something much more disturbing.
On a shelf was a jar of eyeballs. More importantly, each of those eyes has the Sharingan on them. Itachi wasn't the only one who participated in the Uchiha Massacre. Obito participated as well. For every Uchiha he killed, he took a pair of Sharingan eyes. Considering how many pairs are in this jar, he killed a lot.
These eyes must be destroyed. They're too dangerous to be kept around. I picked up the jar and stared at the contents inside. Disgusting. I don't know how that madman can live with himself. Only an insane person would keep a jar of eyeballs. Setting the jar down, I opened a storage scroll.
Once I sealed the jar, I immediately remembered someone else who has storage of Sharingan eyes. Danzo. From what Hikaru told me, that man has ten Sharingan eyes implanted onto one of his arms and another for an eye. Danzo was an old associate of Hanzo and helped participated in Yahiko's death.
The man was also responsible for ordering the Uchiha Massacre and caused Itachi to live a criminal life. He will be facing judgment from the Akatsuki very soon, along with the rest of the Elder Council of the Hidden Leaf Village. I looked around to see if there's anything else in this hideout.
To my luck and lack of surprise, there was. Hanging on a wall was a large gunbai (army arrangement). It had a purple tint color with a black border and a tomoe design. It had a long handle with bandages at the base. It had a long chain that is connected to a kama (sickle). This is Madara Uchiha's gunbai.
I picked up the weapon and inspected it. It didn't feel that heavy and seemed highly durable. The gunbai was passed down through the Uchiha Clan for many generations. If Itachi was still alive, I would have given it to him. The only Uchiha left is his younger brother Sasuke, who I believe doesn't deserve to have this weapon.
I could've given the weapon to the Senju Clan since they helped the Uchiha Clan rebuild Konoha, but they only have one member left and that's the current Hokage Tsunade. She's the last of her clan and seeing she didn't marry Jiraiya-sensei, she doesn't have any offspring to pass it on to.
The only logical choice is to keep the weapon in the Uzumaki Clan and make it a family heirloom. Hikaru is still fifteen years old, so he needs more experience. Pretty soon, he'll take over as clan head. As for now, I will be using the weapon. Strapping the gunbai onto my back, I checked to see if there's anything else in this hideout.
I found one last thing. It was a set of new clothing and a mask. The mask was white with a purple tint. The design looked like a combination of the Rinnegan and Sharingan, three tomoes and a spiral rings. The clothing included a purple, high collared, long sleeved mantle that splits down the lower half and has the Uchiha crest at the back. The waist also has a simple, light-purple obi and a belt. Along with it are black pants and gloves.
He must have been planning to wear this some time. I have to admit, the designs and outfit are cool if it didn't belong to a madman. Then again, he's dead so it no longer belongs to him. All it needs are a few new adjustments and changes to make it perfect.
Seeing that there is nothing else in the hideout, I decided that I would take the clothes and the gunbai with me. As for the jar of Sharingan eyes and Madara's corpse, they will no longer exist. Throwing the storage scroll that contains the jar on top of the corpse, I prepared a set of hand signs.
"Katon: Goka Mekkyaku (Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation)!" I shouted, setting the corpse and scroll on fire. The body will be burned to ashes and since the scroll is being destroyed as well, the sealed eyes will be lost from the world forever. The fire began to spread, and I realized I may have overdone it a little. I ran out of the hideout as the flames spread. Once I got out, I threw a kunai with a paper tag attached at the roof of the cave. Once the tag exploded, the cave entrance collapsed. The body and eyes are forever gone now. Now, time to go home with my prizes.
Later
I arrived at the compound to see Team Hikaru see sitting on one couch, talking. Karin was lying on the other couch, panting. At least she survived Sasori's training. Konan was in the kitchen making dinner.
"Hey Dad, you're back," Hikaru greeted me.
"Indeed I am. How was your training Karin," I asked my niece.
"Training? More like torture," the teen girl responded.
"Sasori's method of training may seem difficult, but it will improve your abilities and help you get to the level you're aiming for," I told her.
"Hey Dad, what's on your back?" Hikaru asked. I unstrapped the gunbai.
"Oh, you mean this?" I replied, showing off the weapon.
"Whoa, is that what I think it is?" Aito asked.
"I think so," Rei responded.
"What? What's going on?" Konan asked as she came in. "Nagato, what's that and where did you get it?"
"This is the gunbai that once belonged to the legendary Madara Uchiha," I announced.
"How did you even get it?" Karin asked. "People thought it was long gone."
"It was until I found it in a secret hideout of Obito's," I explained.
"Really? What else did that scumbag have?" Konan asked with venom in her voice. Even though he's dead, my wife still hated Obito.
"Wait, who's Obito?" Karin asked.
"Obito Uchiha was the one who started the fourth war and killed my mother in the alternate future, pretending to be Madara Uchiha. He was trained by the real Madara himself. He has done many terrible crimes, but he's dead now thanks to us," Hikaru told her.
"Obito had other interesting things in his secret hideout. One of them being a jar of Sharingan eyes," I replied.
"Eww," Rei said. Karin and Konan responded the same way.
"Don't worry, the eyes are destroyed now," I assured them. "Another thing that was there was the preserved corpse of Madara Uchiha."
"You actually found the dead body of Madara?" Aito asked in disbelief.
"Please tell me you destroyed the body," Hikaru pleaded.
"I did," I replied to my son. "The last things at the hideout were these set of clothing and this mask." I presented them the clothes and masks. "He must have planned on wearing them at some point."
"He did actually wear in during the war," Rei stated.
"So, what are you planning to do with them?" Konan asked.
"The mask, clothes, and gunbai will be used by the Uzumaki Clan. The mask and clothing are mostly for battle while the gunbai will only be used by the clan head," I explained.
"What you're saying is that you will be wearing those clothes and will keep the gunbai until Hikaru becomes clan head," Karin said.
"Exactly," I replied. "Anyway, all of us will be on a mission in the next few days."
"What kind of mission?" Aito asked.
"It's a two-part mission. The first part will be assigned to the Uzumaki Clan while the second part will be assigned to the Akatsuki," I told them.
"What are we going to do?" Hikaru asked.
"We'll be going to the Hidden Leaf Village in the Land of Fire. There is a shrine in the outskirts of the village that contains important items that belongs to the clan only. The Uzumaki Clan will be retrieving those contents. The Akatsuki, after that, is going to pass judgment on a specific group of people," I answered.
Author's Note: That is it for this chapter, and I'm now going to work on Akatsuki Watches Death Battle. Nagato has taken and claimed Madara's Gunbai, Karin is learning medical ninjutsu from Sasori and becoming his apprentice, and the Uzumaki Clan are going to Konoha for a new mission. On the next chapter, we're going to see the Akatsuki face off against Danzo and ROOT. Who will win? Read and Review.