*AN: Shout out to The Supreme Kitsune Sage for noticing that I accidentally posted the repeat of a chapter. Thank you! And, as promised, the next chapter! Also, you guys let me know if there's any more Omakes you want, okay?*
"The ends never justify the means. Isn't that what you always believed?"
I paused. I had been on my way to the training area when Fu had spoken from behind me.
"Let me put it this way." I said without turning. "If Danzo had been killed before he gained any sort of strength, then the Uchiha Massacre would have never happened. Hell, the order for the Uchiha to stay off the front lines during the nine tail's attack would have never happened, and Naruto's parents would still be alive. Better yet, the actual Akatsuki would still exist. The only reason they are the monsters you see today is because Danzo feared their power, and convinced Hanzo the Salamander that they were a threat to Hanzo's power, and to betray them with a false talk of peace. So, this entire mess could have been prevented if someone had just killed that miserable pile of shit while they had the chance. He was a coward from the very beginning! The instant you start sacrificing innocents to fulfill a cause, you're evil, no matter what way you try to look at it, as well as if you just turn around and walk away from the evil you see. The Daimyo of the Wind is far from innocent, and even if he was, I'm willing to be evil if it means bringing peace, true peace, to this world." I glanced over my shoulder. "I can shoulder that hate, and I can laugh while I'm doing it. That is my birthright, the Curse of the Uchiha. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a war to prepare for."
"The Hidden Waterfall Village."
I paused, mid-step. "What about it?"
"Would you...really have killed them all?"
I pondered the question for a few minutes. "Yes." I finally said. "I would have slaughtered everyone in that place and set it ablaze before walking away."
"But they are innocent!"
I laughed. "NO ONE in that village is innocent. Hell, the only reason Kakuzu went rogue is they punished him severely for failing to kill the fucking First Hokage. It was an impossible task from the beginning, and they knew it. Plus, they were happy when Orochimaru kidnapped you. You think I would have held back against scum like that?"
She seemed at a loss for words, so I ignored her and continued walking.
"Why do you care?" She asked softly.
This time I was so surprised that I missed the turn completely and walked straight into the wall with a resounding SMACK!
"Son of a BITCH!" I said, taking a step back and cradling my nose. "That fucking hurt. The hell did you say?" I said, turning and wiping the blood away from my nose.
"All of these people you keep talking about! Why do you even care about them! Like Zabuza and his team in the Land of Waves!"
My eyes narrowed, killing intent starting to leak out. "Where did you hear about that?"
"From them." She said defiantly, crossing her arms. "So?"
"So what?"
"So why did you kill Gato?"
I shrugged. "Because I felt like it. Because I could. Because he was weak."
"STOP LYING TO ME!"
I went flying, smacking into the wall I had just run into as a wave of killing intent combined with tailed beast chakra hit me.
FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK! YOU PISSED HER OFF! MAKE IT BETTER QUICK IF YOU WANT TO LIVE!
"YOU ALWAYS DO THAT!" She shouted, stomping towards me. "YOU ALWAYS ACT WITHOUT HAVING A THOUGHT TO THE CONSEQUENCES AND THEN LIE TO COVER UP YOUR REASONS! JUST STOP IT ALREADY!"
When she was almost to me, about a second from me activating my Sharingan and engaging in the fight of my life, she turned around and stomped off.
I fell against the wall, sliding down, trying to get my heartbeat back to normal.
"Boy, does she love you, kid." Zabuza said, stepping out of a doorway.
I looked at him like he was crazy. "Are you shitting me? How did that translate into love?!"
He shook his head. "Honestly, I thought your blonde headed friend was an idiot."
"That's what I've been saying!" I heard Anko-sensei yell.
Zabuza chucked and walked back into his room.
I sighed. Jashin-dammit.
... ... ...
The teams with missions left early the next morning.
"You're in charge until I get back." I told Miko. "With luck, I shouldn't be gone more than a few days."
He nodded, and I walked up to Jeki just as he finished talking with Zabuza and Haku. "You guys good to go?"
Zabuza smirked beneath his bandages. "I'm more than ready."
I shook my head. "Just don't kill them, yea? Any of their companions you're more than welcome to take out, though."
"I'll make sure Zabuza-sama doesn't go overboard." Haku informed me.
"Thank you." I said with a nod.
Zabuza put on an air of injured pride. "I never go overboard."
Jeki, Haku, and I just gave him flat looks.
"Alright, everyone." I said. "Make sure you're wearing a disguise so as not to get recognized. If anyone does recognize you, I suggest finding an effective way to silence them or have a damn good cover story."
They nodded, and I pulled on a plain black cloak and pulled up my mask before putting a plain grey mask on over that, not unlike the ones that Mist ANBU wore.
I looked up when I was done. The others had pretty much finished, and I couldn't help but grin. This was it, the first step in the beginning of the revolution of this world. We had our members and were in the process of gathering more.
We were ready.
"Hey, kid. What do you call this little group, anyways?" Anko-sensei asked, unrecognizable underneath the head-to-toe bandages she wore. The only thing she wore over it was her ninja sandals and her customary trench coat.
Zabuza snorted. "The kid doesn't have a name ready."
"Kakumei." I replied slowly. "We are the Kakumei."
"Revolution, huh?" She asked, and I could hear the grin in her voice. "Fine by me."
"I'm impressed, kid." Zabuza said. "I thought you'd come up with a shitty name or something."
I rolled my eyes, not that he could see it. "Kakumei!" I snapped, causing all of them to straighten up. I smirked. "Move out!"
Revolution. For you, Fugaku-sama, Mikoto-sama, Minato-sama, Kushina-sama. We will bring this world crashing down, and forge it better from its own ashes!
... ... ...
Ibukai and Jeki
"Why did you switch around the teams?" Jeki asked me as we walked.
"Because incidents occurred which comprised the integrity of the previous teams." I replied neutrally.
He shook his head. "You guys could always just admit that you are being blockheaded idiots and apologize to each other. Jeez, you're worse than Mom and Ao."
I threw a half-hearted punch at him which he dodged away from.
"Just concentrate on the mission and leave my personal life alone, yea?" I said.
"Speaking of which, what exactly is our mission?" He asked, adjusting his oversized sword.
"During a previous mission, I encountered a small samurai village, and planted the seeds of doubt amongst some of their members. Essentially, I want to recruit them and start forging together the samurai way and the ninja way, using the best of both worlds. The result should be well worth the effort."
His fidgeting stopped. "Wait, what do you mean, 'the best of both worlds?'"
"Think about it. When you think of a samurai, what is the first thing that comes to mind?"
He was silent for a few minutes. "Sharp swords?"
I sighed. "Dig deeper."
He looked up at the sky as we walked. "Loyalty." He finally said. "They're loyal to a fault."
I nodded. "Exactly."
"So you teach them Ninjutsu. What will that change?"
"In all honesty, nothing. That's exactly what I'm hoping for."
He shook his head. "Now I'm just confused."
"Don't hurt your head."
... ... ...
Baki and Hayate
"I think that just letting the Daimyo die is a terrible idea." Hayate said.
Baki kept walking. "The Daimyo has had a stranglehold on the Hidden Sand for years, and his delegating missions to other, cheaper sources created the desperation that drove us to take Orochimaru's bargain and almost help destroy the Hidden Leaf, our longtime allies. Are you actually arguing for his life?"
"..." Hayate honestly couldn't come up with an answer.
"I don't think it's the just decision, per say, but it is the correct one. If his daughter is firmly placed in power, then it will be a betterment of all of the Land of Wind."
"I still don't think it's the right choice."
"Well, we have a day until we reach the Land of Wind's capital, so you have that long to come up with a different idea."
... ... ...
Anko, Sai, Zabuza, and Haku.
"Come here, my pretty." Anko sang, and Sai whimpered, running to the other side of Zabuza, using the larger man as a shield.
Haku sighed. "Anko-san, please remember that Sai-san needs to be in working condition for our mission."
In an instant, Anko was behind Haku, causing Zabuza to make an aborted grab for his weapon.
She draped an arm around Haku's shoulders, pulling him close. "Only if you drop the -san, pretty boy."
"Very well, Anko-chan. May we continue on with the mission?" Haku asked without missing a beat.
"Very well." She purred.
Sai heaved a huge sigh of relief.
"Now that your little breakdown is done, mind getting the hell off of me?!" Zabuza yelled, shoving the clinging Sai away, sending the ex-ROOT flying.
Haku sighed. "This is going to be a long trip. How far away is this Guren?"
"The base that they are currently residing in is four days away. Although it's gonna seem like years with this squad." He muttered the last part.
Anko simply grinned in response.
"Now I see where your team gets their trait of insanity." Haku said neutrally.
"I know, right? Taking after their sensei that way...They make me so proud." Anko said, wiping a mock tear away from her eye and sniffing.
Zabuza replied with a long, pained sigh.
... ... ...
At Base
"I'm bored." Fu said.
No one paid her any attention.
"I'm. Bored."
"Well, I'm concentrating, so would you mind shutting the hell up?" Kankuro asked from his cluttered position on the floor, glancing up from working on his puppet for a millisecond before going back to work.
Fu childishly puffed up her cheeks. The next think Kankuro knew, a raw egg smacked him square on the forehead.
His jaw dropped as he looked up, making his open mouth the perfect target for the next egg Fu threw.
Spitting out bits of egg and eggshell, he lunged for a cupboard, using one hand to ward off eggs as he grabbed flour and oil out, opening the oil up and throwing it at Fu before throwing the flour on her, too.
Yamato came out to a full-blown food war between the two of them, saw what was going on, and promptly turned around and walked away.
... ... ...
Baki and Hayate
Baki and Hayate were currently in a small village about two hours away from the Land of Wind's capital, planning put their next move in an upper room of a small inn.
"Have you come up with a more effective plan?" Baki asked as he sharpened several kunai. Hayate didn't look up from where he sat, cleaning his katana.
"I thought about what I would do if the Leaf was in the same position, the people of the Land of Fire and of the Hidden Leaf suffering because of the Daimyo's greed."
"And?"
"And I will agree to your plan under one condition: Only the Daimyo dies. I will not touch his child or his guards."
Baki nodded. "Agreed. Now, best get ready. You'll need to ambush him probably around dinner. The more witnesses the better. You leap towards the daughter, spouting off something about wanting to kill the family, and I'll burst in to stop you. The timing has to be perfect, understand?"
Hayate nodded. "Time to start planning, then. We'll strike in two days. That should give us ample time to gather enough intel in order to make this work."
"Agreed."
... ... ...
Anko, Sai, Zabuza, and Haku.
"So do we have a plan?" Anko asked as they continued running.
"The base is less than two days away." Haku said. "Infiltrating it will provide the greatest chance of success, especially as Guren is still loyal to Orochimaru."
"I say we just knock her ass out and then hightail it out of there." Zabuza growled.
"What about the kid?" Anko asked.
"Gag him and run." Was the reply.
Anko snickered. "Sounds good to me."
"We'll have to eliminate all opposition or be able to sneak around it. Thankfully this team was designed with stealth in mind." Haku briefed them.
"Awww… Can't we get our hands just a little bloody?" Anko asked with a pout.
"As long as they don't know what hit them, we'll be fine." Zabuza said, hand instinctively reaching for his sword.
"...I suppose stealth is optional for this mission…" Haku admitted.
Immediate regret set in as seals were released and hidden weapons were yanked out, making Anko and Zabuza look like human armories in the blink of an eye.
"Where did they even get all those?" Sai whispered to Haku, who just shrugged, lost, trying to figure out how it would be explained to Ibukai and Miko exactly how a mission with a team that excelled in stealth managed to turn into a full-blown bloodbath without outright saying Zabuza and Anko went looking for a fight.
... ... ...
Ibukai and Jeki.
"So that's the village, huh?"
I nodded in response. "Yes. Several of their samurai got controlled via a new type of jutsu, courtesy of the Akatsuki. They were sent to attack us, and the jutsu was only broken when one of them died."
Jeki let out a low whistle. "They probably don't like ninja very much then, do they?"
"Not especially, no."
"You have a plan?"
"Of course I do. It's a very good plan, too."
"Well, what is it?"
I started walking towards the village.
I heard the snort of disbelief, followed rapidly by a curse and footsteps hurrying to catch up when Jeki realized I wasn't kidding.
"We're gonna get killed." He muttered when he caught up to me, before reaching back to adjust the sword on his back. I glanced at it, actually studying it for the first time, categorizing its abilities just in case this mission went south.
It was shaped like the Executioner's blade, only smaller with no large hole. The edges were slightly jagged, giving the user the ability to tear-
I burst out laughing so suddenly that Jeki grabbed for his blade and several nearby birds took to the skies, squaking idiginately.
"Dude, what the hell?" Jeki snapped.
I waved it aside, grasping at my chest as I tried to stop laughing.
"Sorry...Inside...Joke… You wouldn't get it." I said between chuckles.
"Why do I always get stuck with the crazies?" He muttered.
I laughed softly to myself as we continued on. A swordsman from the Mist with a sword that tears and large chakra reserves on a two-man team with someone from the Uchiha bloodline that possesses the Mangekyou Sharingan. Why oh why does that sound familiar?
... ... ...
Somewhere far off, even with miles separating the former partners, Itachi and Kisame sneezed.
