Akito Uchiha.
Disclaimer :I don't own Naruto.
An : My apologies for the long delay, real life is quite busy for me lately.
Chapter 33.
He jumped quickly, landing on a small branch which miraculously was holding his weight, his black eyes narrowed, as he scanned the area for his target.
When his target walked into the village he wasn't there, being on a mission only returning a few hours prior.
But seeing the boy with his ridiculous attire rang an alarm bell in his mind.
Finding his target he smiled lightly, the boy was walking through the narrow alley, his painted face telling anyone who knew something about Suna what his specialty was.
The boy passed through the alley before turning right, toward where the guests were to sleep.
Nimbly the black haired assassin vanished into the shadows as he approached the building where his target vanished to, his eyes scanning the windows until he stopped at one of them and his blood froze.
Their seating near the window was a boy, his hair red and his eyes light green, and a single word tattooed over his braw.
"What is he doing here?" the assassin wondered his eyes narrowing.
The boy suddenly stirred, his cold gaze moving toward window staring out if it.
Without wasting a moment Akito vanished from the area, his mouth set in determinatdetermination.. He needed to repot this to the hokage.
Seating behind his desk Inoichi cast his gaze toward the window and the numerous stars in the dark skies.
A sigh escaped his mouth as he looked over the report given to him by Ibiki.
"How disappointing" he muttered casting the report aside, his hand clenching in anger.
"Yakushi" he hissed "it seems that you were the only big fish in this pond.. Taking all your secrets with you to the grave" he yawned tiredly "If only there was a way to interrogate the dead" he mumbled and stopped a small dark smile crossing his face.
"Realy Inoichi" a weary voice sounded from the door "You don't really mean to use itb, do you?"
The newly minted hokage looked up toward the voice and couldn't help but smile at the sight of the man to who it belonges.
"Shikaku" he greeted his freind who walked in "While I am always glad to see you, I would also like to remind you to knock before you come in" he said "Honestly even Akito understands this".
A mischievous smile crossed the
man's face.
"You're one to talk hokage sama" he replied "As if you were any different when lord third was still in the office".
Inoichi barked a laugh before shaking his head "Something concerns you Shikaku, otherwise you wouldn't have come here at such an hour" he said "Why don't you tell me what bothers you?" he
The Nara sighed "You mean aside from you planning to use a kinjutsu? Not that I don't approve" he said humorously before his expression turned serious.
"You trust the boy to much Inoichi, even though right now the two of you are on the same page there is no guarantee it will stay this way" the man said as he sat down in front of his replacement.
A small frown spread on the blonde's face.
"You have been talking to Hiruzen haven't you?" he asked.
Shikaku didn't try to deny it.
"I have, still even with the two of them not seeing eye to eye you have to admit that he has a point"
Inoichi shook his head "You only say that because you don't understand the boy old friend " he said "Have you read more thoroughly the report on his psychological condition you would understand" he said closing his eyes lifting his hands to stretch.
This picked the man's interest "Would you elaborate?" he asked.
"It's not that complicated really" the Yamanaka replied "Akito suffers from a very and I mean very low self esteem" he started before being interrupted by his friend.
"Low self esteem?" he asked surprised "Are you sure we are still talking about the same boy?".
"Let me finish." the hokage replied annoyed "Ever since I met the boy I noticed his problem, think about it he was abused since he was a kid and there was never anyone to help him there besides Itachi who abandoned him later on. He was always told he was trash, the result was simple he started to hate them and through the hate he tried to establish his own self esteem" he lifted his hand to stop the black haired man from speaking.
"This is normal by the way, people with low self esteem will try to bolster themselves subconsciously in many ways, often by mentality belittling others. However when his clan was slaughtered he lost the target of his anger and yet his self image stayed as low as before. Subconsciously he was looking for a way to bolster himself and he found it in the village as a whole.. ".
"And then the incident at the trip changed his opinion on the civilians and thus he made a distinction between the shinobi and the civilians" Shikaku finished the explanation as he caught on to what his freind meant.
"Precisely" the blonde hokage nodded "And while he didn't hate the civilians he couldn't trust them, so when the old man endangered his belief by giving a chance to the civilians it wasn't out of spite that he retaliated but rather in his eyes as self defense." he massaged the bridge of his nose as he waited for his friend to respond.
"So In other words, Akito is a damaged boy who is loyal fiercely to the shinobi of this village and thus as long as something won't endanger us.." shaking his head he sighed "How troublesome".
The Yamanaka couldn't help but smile "As you see there is nothing to worry about." he said when someone knocked on the door.
"Hokage sama" the voice of the Uchiha came from over the closed door "May I enter? I have an important report" he said.
"Of course, please come in Akito" he said before turning to the Nara.
"Shikaku, can I ask you to prepare all that is necessary for the kinjutsu?" he asked.
The man nodded "Don't worry about it, I'll do it" he said before getting up and turning toward the door and passing by the Uchiha inclined his head before walking out leaving the two alone.
Akito walked in before bowing to the leader
"Good evening hokage sama" he greeted the man.
Inoichi smiled lightly "Akito, please take a seat, do you want to drink anything?" he asked.
The boy shook his head "Thank you sir but I am not thirsty" he declined.
"Very well" the man said "How was your mission?" he asked.
"Nothing out of the ordinary sir, the target was neutralized. My report has nothing to do with my mission" he said.
The hokage raised his brow "Oh? Than what is it about?" he asked, curious.
"I've spotted someone here in the village, a boy I've met in my own chunin exam" he said.
"Oh?" the hokage looked more surprised than anything "And who might it be that the mere sight of him caused you to rush here and report?".
"He is a jinchuriki sir, and an unstable one to boot" he said causing the blonde man to widen his eyes.
"A jinchuriki?" he asked "Are they nuts? It's already quite the risk sending your jinchuriki to another village but an unstable one?!" biting his lip the man got up and started pacing back and forth.
"What the hell are they thinking? Why would they send him here?" he mumbled, worried.
"I know not sir, but I've seen him slaughter a team effortlessly when he lost control" the assassin reported.
Inoichi stopped his pacing "This is indeed worrying, we should raise our security.. Whatever it is that they are planning we will be ready" he said "I will also personally assign a few anbu operatives to keep an eye on him" a smile appeared on his face.
"Thank you Akito, this knowledge is extremely useful".
The boy bowed "Of course sir, this is but my duty" he replied.
"Duty or not, you did well.. Please go and rest. The first phase of the exam will take place in three days" the Yamanaka said.
Akito bowed before turning around to walk out when the hokage's voice stopped him.
"Oh by the way Akito, Ino was looking for you, asked me to tell you if I'll see you" he said.
"Then I'll go look for her, good night Inoichi sama" the boy replied before walking out, closing the door behind him.
He walked through the dark night, the houses of the village behind him until he arrived at a small training ground where he found the person he was looking for.
She was dressed in dark shinobi clothes, her mouth covered by a mask and her hair combed into a long pony tail.
She jumped around, blending into the darkness as she trained.
Smiling lightly he Purposely stepped on a small brunch.
The noise caused the girl to turn around and throw a senbon toward him, a senbon which he easily caught between his fingers.
"Realy Ino.. Throwing a senbon without looking who it is.. What if it was some kid?" he asked her amused by her reaction.
The girl approached him lowering here mask and reveling a soft smile.
"Hmm, I knew it was you.." she replied lightly "In any case it's nice to see you again, how was your mission?" she asked.
He shrugged "Nothing interesting... Killed some merchant and his guards" he replied "I doubt though that you were looking for me just to ask me how I am doing..".
She snorted "True, not like I want to see your ugly mug more than necessary" she said "I was actually looking for some pointers on the exam".
The boy nodded as if expecting it.
"There is no much to it" he said "The first part will be a written exam, most likely some kind of trick will be involved" a yawn escaped his mouth.
"The second part will be survival and gathering most likely, this one is the most dangerous of the three stages" he explained "There are no rules there, you can kill or do anything to your opponents so be careful and don't underestimate your opponents. As for the third traditionally its a tournament.. One on one fights" he finished.
She looked at him annoyed "I know all of that" she said "I do read you know" shaking her head she tried to smack him over his head only for her hand to be caught by the boy.
"What I meant is some insight about the opponents and general tactics" she said as he released her hand.
The boy nodded and closed his eyes.
"I don't know much about your opponents, I never even heared of this sound village so I won't be much of a help there" he said before lifting his hand "But I do know one team there.. They are an extremely dangerous team from Suna so if you can stay away from them" he warned her "One is a puppeteer which means poison... The blonde girl I am not sure, however the most dangerous of them is the red head boy.. Stay away from them" he said forcefully.
The girl nodded "I'll be careful, but if I will encounter them I won't back off from the fight" she said.
The boy suddenly moved forward and caught her forcefully by the shoulders.
"No!" he said forcefully "If you meet them run away or call for help and leave the exam.. I won't have you dying!".
Ino gulped as her friend's eyes turned red as his sharingan activated.
"Is he really that dangerous?" she asked surprised by the boy's forceful attitude.
He nodded "He really is".
She nodded "Very well, I promise" she said.
A small smile appeared on Akito's face "Good, as for more general pointers try to keep the element of surprise. Bring with yourself as much shinobi tools as possible including explosives and poison.. Try to create as many traps as you can and never unless you have no other choice show your enemy all your tricks, remember that many of your opponents will hide and wait to see as much of your capabilities as they can before striking. Oh and don't forget to take medical supplies" he finished.
The girl nodded her golden hair fluttered as she did "Thanks Akito" she said "And since you're here how about a small spar?" she asked.
The boy smiled and moved into stance.
"Gladly".
End of chapter 33.
Next chapter the chunin exams.