Chapter Five
All the seven deadly sins are peccadilloes but without three of them, Pride, Lust, and Sloth, poetry might never have been born.-Vladimir Nabokov
Hokage's Office, Flashback
Hirzuen slumped back into the chair as he took a long puff on his pipe. {Minato...why…is it true.} his eyes glanced over to a picture of his late predecessor/successor. Chōjo was sitting on the shoulder of Otōto, and cleaning her sword. Everyone was silent trying to process what they just heard. Minato Namikaze ordered the creation of Chōjo which was done by a mysterious westerner known only as "Father". The reason? He had a vision that the village would try and kill his son Naruto just for holding the Nine-Tails. In the event his son was to be killed or the nine-tails would be released, the 7 as the Homunculus would be called, would destroy Konohagakure. The council then learned that Naruto was transformed into Otōto, and because technically he was dead, they will destroy Konohagakure soon.
Chōjo interrupted Hirzuen's thoughts. "I would like to attend the Ninja academy with Otōto." she spoke affectionately at his name and wrapped her feet around his neck and rubbed her head on his forehead. Hirzuen swore he heard purring coming from the mummified giant. He sighed and furrowed his brow, "Fine. But please tell your...Father to give us another chance. If what you say is true, we have messed up badly." Chōjo paused and seemed to think about it. "It's not my call..but I will bring it up with Father tonight and let you know tomorrow." Hirzuen nodded, Danzō had fainted after learning much of his root was destroyed prior to Minato's death. Chōjo and Otōto left the room, with Chōjo holding his hand and leading him downstairs past a grey-silver hair man reading a book he then paused in his stride and looked up. "Hey You!" he called.
Chōjo paused and placed her hand on her brother's shoulder, calming him down, Kakashi backed up upon seeing the seven foot tall man. He cleared his throat, "I swore I've seen you somewhere." he replies as he gives her an eye smile. Chōjo tilts her head, "I don't recall meeting an perverted old man." she peaks bluntly before turning on her heels and dragging her brother away from a confused and insulted Kakashi. "AM NOT OLD!" he huffs before stomping off muttering about its a natural hair color and reading doesn't make you a pervert. Unknown that he was being watched by three hooded figures. "Kakashi, Kakashi, you have never changed." spoked the 1st hooded figure. He removed his hood, revealing a man who looks remarkable like Minato Namikaze, minus the black hair and black bandages covering his eyes. "Falling for him? Eh Ani?" teased the 2nd hooded figure, as she removed her hood revealing a female who looks like Mikoto Uchiha minus a Black visor covering her eyes , her hands were covered with fingerless gloves connected to loosely tied black bandages on the palms of her hands were the Moon and Sun tattoos. "Can it Itoko." replied Ani, the other figure shuffled and removed their hood revealing another female wrapped in a straitjacket and a muzzle around her mouth. Her eyes are a dullish grey white, and looked remarkably like Kushiana Uzumaki, minus black greenish hair covering her forehead. "You okay Hari?" asked Itoko affectionately as she pet Hari's hair, the latter leaned her head back.
"Lets go...we have work to do, Father has tasked us with ensuring nobody intervenes with our work." ordered Ani, as the other two nodded, and all three vanished into thin air. Father meanwhile sat underground on his throne, the upper part of his face was covered by shadows. His red eyes glowed in the darkness, the sounds of old ancient gears were heard as pipes pumped a bloody red liquid into a pool that surrounded his throne. He sat there looking at a map of the Ninja world. "Soon...our work will be completed, Minato...it's a shame you died...But now you are alive again and your revenge will be yours." He chuckled as he drank a wine glass containing a red liquid.
[Soon the promise day will be upon us.]
Ani paused, as he sat on a tree branch overlooking the Uchiha clan district, he looked up like he heard something, he had two gauntlets one with an Ice alchemy symbol and the other with a fire alchemy symbol. He smiled softly.