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Chapter 15
Time for a break part 4
"Was the neckless useful?" she asked even if she believed it was cursed and hated it she knew it was useful for those who had a tail beast inside of them and it also belonged to him as his heritage.
"Yes it helped for a while but when Naruto lost control upon advancing to his six-tailed form" Naruto and everyone who knew the power of the tail beast paled at that so Hinata continued before they misunderstood" at that was the moment the necklace activated in an attempt to stop the transformation." everyone sighed in relief
"However, due to the overpowering influence of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, it broke the necklace." again everyone paled" Yamato, claimed that without the necklace, it would be impossible for him to help Naruto suppresses the Nine-Tails' chakra any longer, were it to resurface. However, he may have been underestimating himself, as Yamato once again tried to suppress the transformation while they were in the Falls of Truth, without the necklace's assistance and succeeded." when she finished she looked at her friend and like she imagined he wasn't looking at her he had never been good with compliments.
Hashirama continued he was getting tired of only her speaking and besides, he did think she needed a bit of rest so he said:" I was able to control a tailed beast and, by proxy, it's Jinchūriki this ability was enhanced by the necklace, which responded to my chakra, allowing me to control the chakra of the tailed beasts."
Hinata continued " Hashirama's 'Hokage-Style Sixty-Year-Old Technique — Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands' responds to this necklace to suppress the Nine-Tails' chakra when it influences Naruto. Through Yamato did add a seal to the necklace that would activate when Naruto called upon too much of the Nine-Tails' chakra, attempting to restrain him, and alerting Yamato to what was happening."
"Thank you," said Naruto looking at the man who surprised everyone and smiled at him
Suddenly Naruto felt something on his neck looking down he saw the neckless that was being discussed at the moment he turned to its owner and she smiled at him a smile that still looked unsully familiar to him and gave her a confused look so she said:" You are going to need that to learn how to control the tail beast if you want to become a Hokage and the faster you start the faster you will succeed."
"Really?" he asked excitedly he had remembered the words future Hinata had said if you win her approvement he had a chance to become a Hokage.
"Yes but I want you to become a great Hokage after all, you are going to compete with my son in that regard all right."
"Yep I promise I will be a great Hokage." sida Naruto smiling and Tsunade felt her heart stop beating as she looked at the exact smile her son had but she didn't let those thoughts show on her face, after all, she had had lots and lots of experience doing the exact same thing with her son.
Kakashi looked at his grandmother and he knew what she was doing as the granddaughter of the First Hokage her word had a lot more weight than the console if she put her trust in him the others would too. He smirked she will only have to do that until everyone learned who his father was after that everyone would be begging for him to take that position one day he knew that.
"So what else happened to Orochimaru?" asked Jiraya
"Well, Orochimaru performed various experiments on his prisoners, some being fellow Konoha shinobi he kidnapped." a slam was heard and Hinata knew very well that Minato was trying very hard not to appear in front of the Snake Snannin and kill him right now so she continued really, really fast" He used them as human guinea pigs to develop techniques that would grant him immortality, the end result being 'Living Corpse Reincarnation'.
"I don't even know why he wants that being immortal is not as fun as he thinks," said Tsunade and everyone looked at her
"You are immortal Lady Tsunade?" asked Sakura
The Slug Sannin shook her head and said" No, true immortality doesn't exist everything that is born has to die one day. Trust me I know very well." her eyes become sad at that remembering those that she had lost" But what you can do is extend your lifespan. That's what I have done as a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, I already have a longer lifespan than most and I have invented a few techniques that made that lifespan even longer."
"Wait doesn't that mean Naruto too will live longer than most of us?"
'I wish.' thought everyone who knew the truth
"No," said Tsunade
"Huh, Why?" asked Shikamaru" Your grandmother was an Uzumaki and it has made it possible for you to have a longer life span so why won't work for Naruto whose mother is an Uzumaki."
"Yes and because of that he will live much longer than most but not long enough."
"What does that mean?" asked Naruto
"Well like the Uzumaki Clan was known for their long lifespan your grandfather's clan were known for their short lifespan in males very few lived past the age of twenty."
"Really. Dammit, it so I will never become the Hokage," said Naruto
"I wouldn't bet on it right now after all your father did live until the age of twenty-seven as did your grandfather for that matter." said Hizuren" so it is possible for you to live much more not to mention the fact that you are the Jinchūriki so it's unknown how everything will affect you."
"He does outlive both his father and grandfather if you are curious to know," said Hinata the Slug Princess nodded her head.
"So I look like my father but have my mother's personality until now, I have a grandmother and older brother who is Kakashi-sensei and my parental grandfather's clan was known for very short lifespans in males." every one of the Konoha 12 was giving him strange looks and he said," I am going through everything I know about my family."
"You also have a first cousin once removed," said Hinata making the younger blond nod his head
"What is 'The Living Corpse Reincarnation?'" asked Kiba having heard the technique name while the older version of his teammate was speaking
"' The Living Corpse Reincarnation' is a technique that was developed by Orochimaru that allows him to transfer his soul to someone else's body. It is also referred to as the 'Eternal Youth and Immortality Technique'. It was developed in order to fuel Orochimaru's dream of acquiring all the knowledge in existence, a feat that cannot be achieved in a single lifetime. 'The Living Corpse Reincarnation' immortalizes one's mind, transferring it to a stronger body before the current host rots. By repeating this process periodically, this effectively allows the user to remain in the realm of the living, so long as they can keep the host body alive while residing within. Orochimaru can only perform this technique once every three years. When the three years are almost over, he is forced to move into another host, as the previous one begins to weaken and reject him. Through if he had a proper container, he could stay in the host for a full life according to him that is. One of the hosts he wanted to have was Sasuke."
Itachi stood up glaring in no particular direction that came mostly because he couldn't see that well and said," If he dares touch my brother, I will kill him."
Sasuke stood up looking at his older brother he had been curious for a while as to why he would almost never look anyone in the eye but he put that at the back of his mind and said:" I can protect myself just fine thank you very much."
"I still am your older brother Sasuke and it is my job to protect you," answered Itachi not looking his brother in the eye which greatly angered his little brother.
Hinata sighed sadly and said," You will understand where your brother is coming from when you are in a place similar to him Sasuke."
"Hn." was the only answer she got
"Anyway," said Hinata ignoring the younger Uchiha used to his way of speaking a long ago" To perform this technique, Orochimaru reveals his true form which is a gigantic white snake composed of smaller white snakes, by abandoning his current host's body. Orochimaru then swallows the new host and takes him or her to a separate, mental plane where he envelops the mind of his victim. The snake body then dies and falls apart, and Orochimaru's soul dominates the body. Though the Sharingan is able to negate and reverse the process against Orochimaru. The souls of the hosts are kept alive within Orochimaru, leaving them "still alive", in a sense albeit suppressed, and when Orochimaru switches hosts, the souls leave with him. If the host of these souls' chakra level falls enough it is possible for them to resurface in material form. After taking over another body, Orochimaru modifies it to suit his theme of snakes, in order to increase his survival capabilities. This ensures that if Orochimaru cannot transfer body within the three years' time, he can allow it to greatly heal and evade attacks, rendering him virtually immortal. Sasuke actually refers to this as the 'Power of the White Snake' Orochimaru also alters the face of his host body to look like his original form."
Naruto shivered and asked," He doesn't get Sasuke or Itachi right?" his blue eyes were wide and moist with tears he was trying to suppress braking everyone's heart.
Looking at the boy who was her friend she shook her head saying no and making him smile" So sometimes later, Orochimaru was at the outskirts of Kirigakure as he found Kimimaro, the sole survivor of the Kaguya clan. Soon after, thanks in part to Kimimaro, Orochimaru's research on the source of Jūgo's powers led him to find the Ryūchi Cave and master Senjutsu. Unable to enter Sage Mode because of the fragility of his host body, Orochimaru instead developed an alternate method of harnessing his Senjutsu chakra through cursed seals, which he tested on Anko and several others before eventually using the finalized versions on Kimimaro and the Sound Four. He also found the Iburi clan living underground near Konoha. Taking an interest in their ability to become smoke, Orochimaru took advantage of the clan's fear of their imperfect and potentially fatal transformation by partially stabilizing it with his cursed seals. Telling them that he needed more research to perfect the process, the clan willingly gave Orochimaru test subjects. He also witnessed Itachi performing training runs normally meant for older and more experienced users due to the danger of it."
Itachi frowned at that he had made sure none but a chosen few saw him train after the Kyuubi attack and he was sure no one had seen him but apparently he had been wrong" After Itachi flawlessly completed it, Orochimaru instantly became amazed and excited at Itachi's advanced growth rate. He also allied himself with Amachi out of interest for creating a shinobi capable of underwater combat, kidnapping Land of the Sea villagers for their experiments, while introducing Anko to the project. Sometime after, Orochimaru lost interest in the project and ordered Amachi to cancel it, while also seeing Anko as a lost cause for her refusal to use the cursed seal, and wiped her memories as she left him."Anko glared at nothing in particular at that she still wanted to defeat him but she still knew that she wasn't strong enough to do it"Orochimaru was later sent on a mission by Danzō to Iwagakure to ensure that both Kabuto and Nonō, killed each other as they had become major liabilities."
"That's not nice at all," said Naruto crossing his arms and his bright blue eyes turned slightly violet in anger
"Yes, well Orochimaru isn't known for being nice," said Minato his face and eyes identical to his son smoke basically coming out of his ears.
Fugaku wasn't any better through his eyes weren't that dark at least so he wouldn't be attacking anytime soon.
Looking at Shikaku she could see that his shadow Jutsu was holding in place, both Minato and Fugaku and her hit the realization 'I had wondered why they weren't getting ready to attack Orochimaru I guess I should have thought that to be the case.' thought the former Hyuuga
Hinata continued before her father-in-law and the former Uchiha Clan exploded" Orochimaru instead brought Kabuto to his hideout, which would become part of his personal hidden village, Otogakure, and revealed Root's intent for Kabuto's life and the role he was to play in it. Though Orochimaru revealed that he was also sent to kill the one who survived this ordeal, he told Kabuto that he saw a bit of himself in the boy and decided to kill him would be a waste of great talent. Therefore, Orochimaru offered Kabuto a position as his right hand and spy with the promise of an identity."
"Great deal," said Ino and Hinata chuckled she knew her friend hated those who used others and she couldn't wait to see the glare her friend would direct to the old Shinobi after she learned about the Root and what it had done to her future husband.
"What is the Root exactly I have never heard it," said Shikamaru
"If it isn't mentioned in those future videos I will tell you what it, it." Danzo glared at the woman he hated that she would be revealing that secret and quite a few others but the woman was unaffected and just gave him a look that said ' I don't fear you.'
"As his test subjects began to die off, Orochimaru was caught red-handed by the Third."
"Thank God," whispered Minato he didn't know how long he would be able to hear about people dying because of the Snake Sannin.
Everyone looked at the blond Hokage they knew he hated people getting hurt even if they were his enemies it wasn't in his nature.
"During his escape, Orochimaru was found by Kakashi. Despite the young prodigy's best efforts, Orochimaru swiftly defeated him."
"He didn't hurt you did he because I can still change my mind and kill him," said Minato looking at his oldest son with a hard look daring him to lie to him everyone else took a step back away from the scary former Hokage.
"No, I was fine don't worry." Answered the silver-haired man
"Letting his guard down at the approach of a snake, Orochimaru was greatly injured by an explosive tag concealed in the snake's mouth. Cursing Hiruzen for ruining his plans, though greatly injured, Orochimaru quickly regained his composure."
"Good to know I helped him," said Hizuren not at all bothered that his student was cursing him.
"He then resumed his retreat from the country. Seriously wounded, Orochimaru visited the cave where the Iburi clan lived and killed them all, trying to restore his power. Upon the arrival of the youngest member, Yukimi, Orochimaru pursued her while being chased by Kakashi and Kinoe. Eventually, he managed to take a sample of Yukimi's blood, but he was attacked before he could do so and quickly escaped. Orochimaru managed to destroy most of his research facilities and booby-trap the rest."
"Yeah," said Tsume" That was very problematic for us because we're didn't even know what he was working on or how far he had gone in his studies."
"Orochimaru ultimately escaped Konoha, leaving his emotionally broken mentor, with Jiraiya's plea for him to reconsider falling on deaf ears. Orochimaru soon became affiliated with and joined Akatsuki. Orochimaru was then partnered with Sasori, with whom he did much good for the organization."
"Wait how is it that possible Sasori should be dead." said the Kazekage speaking for the very first time
"Who is Sasori?" asked Neji
"Sasori is a shinobi from Sunagakure also is known as Sasori of the Red Sand. He was an S-rank missing-nin from Sunagakure's Puppet Brigade and a member of Akatsuki, where he was partnered with Orochimaru and later Deidara. His grandmother was Chiyo."
"Sorry who is she?" asked Naruto those from Suna looked shocked that he didn't know who she was but looking at everyone even those from the other villages they realized that very few actually knew who she was.
Tsunade spoke surprising, everyone she was the most famous kunoichi in the world and many outside the village thought she had a very big head which likes with the Yondaime was proving to be untrue " Chiyo is a brilliant Kunoichi actually one of the best in history also a retired counselor of Sunagakure, a famed puppeteer, the leader of Sunagakure's Puppet Brigade, and a medical-nin. Chiyo is very knowledgeable when it came to handling poisons and used her skills often during the Second Shinobi World War."
"Yeah only to be countered numerous times by Tsunade's medical expertise." shot Hinata back Chiyo was a good person and her death had saddened everyone but she could also, hold a grouch for quite some time with the two most prominent being Sakumo Hatake and Tsunade Senju something which wasn't good quality on her.
Tsunade chuckled and said," So she still has a sore spot about that."
Dan looked at his fiancé and said smiling" See I told you, you would become a better medical-nin than your grandfather."
The blond-haired future Hokage blushed looking, very much like her only son again causing quite a few people to see the resemblance between the two blonds through like every other time they put in the back of their minds.
Hashirama looked proud of his granddaughter, as was Tobiram, their father and brothers and her little brother which was the most vocal by saying" Yeah my sister is the best." earing a smile from his big sister
"This fact caused Chiyo to hold a grudge against Tsunade, who she came to call "that slug-girl"." the 'girl' in the question crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes she never liked being undermined it reminded her the times they used to call her The First's Grandaughter and putting her archives down because of her gender " She also has a grudge against Sakomo Hatake and the first time she met Kakkashi she confused the two of them."
"It's not the first time that has happened through the last time, it happened was during the Third Shinobi War it didn't go well for the guy," said Kakashi
"What happened?"
"Minato killed him," said Hinata making everyone turns to the blue eyes, man
Minato looked at everyone else and said plainly" What he was trying to kill Kakashi and his teammates I had to intervene."
Sakumo looked at the young man whom he had seen grow up and said," Thank you for that." Minato just gave him a look that said it's ok
"During the war, she also fought Hanzō and his salamander numerous times, learning how frequently it can use its venom and eventually developing an antidote against it. Chiyo also was responsible for sealing the One-Tailed Shukaku inside of Gaara under the orders of the Fourth Kazekage, noting that of the Kazekage's three children, Gaara was the only compatible one."
"That's not fair," said Naruto glaring at the Kazekage in question he was starting to like the younger boy and it wasn't fair what he had to go through
Hashirama ruffled the boy's hair and said" I agree with you young man." getting a smile from the glaring young man a smile very familiar to him for some reason
"Yes I agree to now we will go back to Sasori Ok." everyone nodded at that" Chiyo attempted to cheer him up after the death of his parents by teaching him puppetry, Sasori's innate aptitude for the art became apparent, and he even began to devise masterful ways of eliminating a puppet master's weaknesses in battle."
"He was really brilliant," said Kankurō the other man had been his idol and had tried becoming as great as him" Sasori's moniker 'Sasori of the Red Sand' came from him spilling his enemies' blood on the sand and turning it red."
Naruto wrinkled his nose and said" I am pretty sure you can get you moniker another way. It is possible to the right?"
"Actually no matter how you see it the moniker comes from a technique or skill the person has there is no other way."
"Really so do any of you have any Monikers well except for the Hokage because everyone knows theirs," asked Naruto with stars in his eyes imagining him have a name as well known as the Fourth
"Yes they do through not all of them are as integrated into everyone's memories as that of the Fourth." sais Kurotsuchi" But that might be because I am from Iwagakure and he isn't the most well-liked person there."
"So that what they said about him is true?" asked Butsuma Senju looking at the blue-eyed man
The future Tsuchikage nodded and said" Yes when I was young he was still alive but no one would dare even think of stepping foot inside of Konoha without permission let alone actually attacking the village. By the time he ended the Thrid Shinobi War his name alone made enemies shinobi retreat and he was only seventeen at the time."
The others were looking thoughtful yes they had heard it before but to hear it one more time made it even more real and the fact that he had done all that by the time he was seventeen having people many times older than him running just by the mention of his name was impressive
"I think you think too much of me, Lady Kurotsuchi." said the former Hokage like before being completely honest
"Perhaps but if you hadn't been there that day Iwa would have been able to win the war or at least would have continued for a while longer."
The blond-haired man looked at the pink-eyed woman and said" I believe in the Shinobi of this village and you not going to win the war as long as they were there." everyone smiled they had liked that the Hokage trust their abilities more than they trustest themselves."But I am glad you don't seem to hate me like everyone else in the village."
"Well, that's because of the fact you saved my life once." at the confused look form the former Hokage and her grandfather, she continued" It was during a Kage Summit a rouge Iwa shinobi wanted revenge at my grandfather, so he thought it to kill or kidnap me I am not sure at the time you were just walking by and saved me..." she chuckled and said," he then asked you to continue walking if you didn't want to get killed and you just glared at him..."
Minato chuckled and said" I remember now after that Fugaku decided he had done enough hiding and put the men in a Genjustsu." he glared at the younger woman without any fire and said," And I believe I clearly told you to not tell anyone about that."
The future Tsuchikage nodded and smiled at the older man and then said:" But even after all these years I still, don't understand why you did what you did you didn't know me so why save I could have become someone that started another war or destroyed your village."
"There is nothing to tell you needed help I could help everyone deserves the chance to live no matter what they became in the future it's the what you are in the present that is important not what you can become in a few years." answered the blond-haired man smiling at the younger woman
Everyone was shocked at the former Hokage especially those from Iwa hearing him say those things.
Hinata continued smiling it was good for everyone to see the real Minato, not the Yellow Flesh, those name alone brought fear in every enemy" Sasori's skills even allowed him to create two puppets in the image of his parents in an attempt to discard the terrible loneliness he felt. However, as the puppets were unable to give him the real parental love that he desired, Sasori lost interest in them, and they later fell into Chiyo's possession. Sasori created many other ingenious puppets. However, motivated by his desire to make works that last forever, Sasori began experimenting to create puppets out of people. Twenty years ago Sasori left Sunagakurea it was also around this time he converted his body into a puppet with his core of living flesh remaining as his only human part."
"What!" said Kankuro" Why would he does that?"
"He was a child who didn't have a real childhood and was raised to be loyal to the village first and everything else put in the second plan. It's something that happens to shinobi raised to be weapons it was what would have happened to Kakashi if my father-in-law hadn't adopted him after his father died and Itachi would have been in the same boat if Fugaku hadn't protected him from his Clan elders. If brilliant and strong shinobi don't feel love only loyalty they don't have any real emotions and as long as they complete the mission. Sasori is just an extreme case they are quite rare."
Kankurō nodded vowing to be closer to his little brother so he didn't end up that way and said:" What happened next?"
"By doing what he did he appearing to maintain the youth of the time of his departure. About ten years ago, Sasori secretly assassinated the Third Kazekage."
"What!" said the Kazekage" Great." he sighed and continued" Well at least I know what happened to him."
"Yeah, the Third Kazekage was murdered and that was discovered after Gaara became the Kazekage. Sasori had made the former Kazekage into one of his human puppets. Despite this, Sasori noted the Third Kazekage did not die without giving Sasori a struggle."
"Well he is the strongest Kazekaage in history so I would be surprised if he didn't," said Temari
"Orochimaru was there when Itachi joined the organization. Later, when Orochimaru saw his opportunity to steal his body to gain possession of the Sharingan, Itachi used his Sharingan to stop him from doing so, while also cutting Orochimaru's left hand off to prevent him from breaking the Genjutsu he was under, which lead to him leaving Akatsuki to acquire a new body."
"Wish I had cut his other arm too." said Itachi " just so he wouldn't be able to look for someone else."
"You know he wouldn't be able to use your body," whispered Hinata into the older Uchiha's ear making sure no one heard it" Right?"
"Yes but you also know that I have a mission to complete and I can't die before that right?" the former Huyyga nodded her head.
Itachi's death was devastating for both Sasuke and Naruto more then he would ever think thankfully with Tsunade here maybe they will be able to save him.
"For Orochimaru's defection, Sasori developed a grudge against him and used Kabuto, whom Orochimaru had sent to serve as his spy within Akatsuki, to counter spy as his sleeper agent. However, Orochimaru discovered and undid the technique Sasori had used it on him. When he was tipped off by Kabuto that Sasori was on his trail, Orochimaru chose to use this as an opportunity to test his development of the Second Hokage's Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation. Against Sasori's Third Kazekage puppet, Orochimaru summoned the actual Third Kazekage through his technique. While proving his reincarnated ninja being stronger than the human puppet, the technique ultimately proved incomplete as the Third Kazekage was able to regain control and break the summoning contract."
"Yes the technique is incomplete because of the fact, I didn't want to finish it bringing the dead back to life is disrespected of them," said Tobirama
"Yes it is but it did help us a lot during the Fourth Shinobi War with the technique being used in the four of you. Orochimaru had also been on a life-long search for the Totsuka Sword, an ethereal sword, but was unaware that it was in the possession of Itachi's Susanoo."
"That's good I don't want him to know." said Itachi" Is what makes my Susanoo invincible."
"I am sure you can do great even without it." she said smirking at the oldest Uchiha brother" Orochimaru also witnessed Mizuki killing a comrade during a mission. Under the pretense as a gift for Mizuki's bold actions, Orochimaru granted him a specialized cursed seal. In truth, however, it was an incomplete experimental tool that would destroy whoever used it, to which Orochimaru was merely curious as to how the effects would happen on Mizuki."
"He has lots of luck with finding people who would join him doesn't him," said Anko
"So I was saying for the first Akatsuki Hanzo also became aware of Akatsuki and perceived them as a threat to his rule, a belief encouraged by Danzō Shimura. Hanzō approached Akatsuki offering to help them broker peace between Konohagakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure. When Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan arrived to meet with him, however, they were ambushed by Hanzō's men and Danzō's Root, who took Konan hostage and forced Yahiko to commit suicide in order to save her. Enraged by Yahiko's death, Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and used it to slaughter their attackers, though Hanzō himself escaped."
"So Yahiko is dead," said Jiraya he had been hoping that all of them were alive but it seemed it wasn't meant to be
"I am sorry but yes. The other members of Akatsuki were tipped off to Hanzō's plan and attempted to provide backup to Yahiko and the others. Tobi and Zetsu intercepted them and after a long battle, Tobi killed the remaining members of the group."
"The next Akatsuki is Nagato's Akatsuki the one created after Yahiko's death. With Yahiko's dying breath he entrusted the pursuit of peace to Nagato. Nagato, grieved by Yahiko's death, came to believe that the world would never willingly consent to peace and that Akatsuki's previously pacifist approaches were therefore futile. He concluded that the only way the world would turn away from its constant warfare would be to experience such catastrophic death and destruction that it could never again stomach the idea of conflict. Intending to be the one to show these horrors to the world, Nagato began using the alias "Pain" and formed the Six Paths of Pain, into which he integrated Yahiko's corpse so that he could symbolically continue leading Akatsuki. Nagato sought out Tobi, under the guise of Madara Uchiha, and accepted his earlier offer of support, which he provided in secret. After the Third Shinobi World War, Akatsuki began recruiting S-rank missing-nin, its members' competing personalities and aspirations unified behind Nagato's claimed objective of world domination; this may involve a certain level of force, as Deidara experienced. Once Akatsuki recruited its target of ten members, Akatsuki began following a three-step process to achieve this stated objective:"
"Which were?" asked Hashirama
Itachi answered the question" First, obtain enough money to support their organization. Second, provide mercenary services at well under the competitive rate, using the money gathered in the first step to offset costs. This will make countries increasingly dependent on Akatsuki's services, corner the entire market for shinobi missions, and eventually put all of the shinobi villages out of business because they can't compete with Akatsuki's prices. By capturing and strategically deploying the tailed beasts, Akatsuki could quickly start and then quell wars, thereby speeding up the process. Third, once all other major shinobi forces have dissolved, Akatsuki will be able to quickly conquer all the countries of the world."
"Great." groaned all the Kage
"I don't see why you are complaining Hizuren-sensei in the other reality you didn't have to deal with them I had," said Tsunade knowing them would be a pain the Thrid was patting his only female student's shoulder trying to console her.
"Because of, their, shrinking numbers, Tobi pressures Nagato into taking a more active role in capturing the remaining tailed beasts. He and Konan are first sent to capture the Six-Tails, which was captured. They were afterward sent to Konoha to capture the Nine-Tails and in the course of the resultant Pain's Assault, the village is destroyed. "
"WHAT!" every Konoha shinobi dead or alive yelled looking pale and with wide eyes at hearing that
"Don't worry the village was rebuild and not many people died." everyone nodded feeling a little better still not as much until they learned what had happened" When Nagato was finally located and meet with Naruto, Nagato begins to doubt the direction he has taken Akatsuki in since Yahiko's death. After Nagato's Six Paths of Pain were defeated, Naruto convinced him that a bloodless peace is worth pursuing no matter how impossible it may seem."
"You are right," said Minato looking at his son who smiled and nodded his head "While you have to fight to achieve peace and do anything about it if there is even a single chance for a bloodless peace you have to pursuit no matter what."
Naruto smiled listening to his heor saying the things he believed in.
"To make up for all the missteps he took, Nagato gave his life to revive everyone in Konoha that died during his attack," everyone cheered" using his last breath to encourage Naruto to achieve the peace that he was never able to. With Yahiko and Nagato went, Konan opts to leave Akatsuki."
Naruto was crying and Itachi moved closer and asked," What is wrong Naruto?"
"He is dead because of what I told him does that mean I killed him." his blue eyes were sparkling with unsheared tears
"No, you didn't, he chose to do that you didn't force him to do that and it was his final wish."
"So tell me more about the other members except for Itachi, Orochimaru, and Sasori," said Jiraya
"Deidara was an S-rank missing-nin from Iwagakure. During his time in the village, he was a member of the Explosion Corps. During his time as an Iwagakure shinobi, Deidara came to know Ōnoki and became familiarised with his fighting style."
"He was a good shinobi and had a good technique but he was too immature and too full of himself also he didn't like losing," said Ōnoki
"Yes, he had an interesting technique he possessed the Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai which he used as a member of the Explosion Corps. Though praised highly for his clay sculptures, Deidara's desire to reach even greater heights in his art resulted in him stealing one of his village's Kinjutsu that allows one to knead their chakra into substances. Using explosive clay to take out his pursuers. He remembered the first moment whenever he detonated his explosive clay, he recalled the process that allowed him to reach this art. Since then, Deidara became a missing-nin and offered his services as a bomber to insurgents in various countries. Deidara's exploits eventually caught the attention of Akatsuki, and Itachi, Kisame, and Sasori were sent to recruit him. Deidara refused at first until he accepts a challenge from Itachi on the condition that Akatsuki let him be if he won."
Hana smirked and said," Why do I have a feeling I know-how that fight went."
"Well, of course, you know what happened Deidara was easily defeated by Itachi's Sharingan and begrudgingly joined the organization where he was partnered with Sasori. Sasori and Deidara were immediately tasked with eliminating Orochimaru for betraying the organization."
Jiraya snorted "They would never use as much as I hate to admit Orochimaru is a great shinobi and an almost unparalleled genius."
"Well upon arriving in the Land of Wind and witnessing the 'Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation' by Orochimaru, the Sannin retreated after his technique proved incomplete. After Deidara attempted to kill him by blowing up his base, Deidara and Sasori searched the ruins but were unable to confirm his death as they didn't find his corpse. Afterward, Deidara returned to Iwagakure and left it in destruction after detonating a bomb within the village, as he flew away."
Onoki shook his head" Thankfully there weren't that many casualties from that."
"With his ego crushed from his defeat at the hands of Itachi's dōjutsu, Deidara carried a murderous loathing for Itachi and his Sharingan for the rest of his life."
"Of course he does," said Itachi hoping the blond-haired Akatsuki member wouldn't turn the hatred he had for him to his brother
"Acknowledging that Itachi was a more powerful opponent, Deidara took steps during his time with Akatsuki to ensure he could get revenge on Itachi, such as training his left eye to counter Genjutsu and devising the means to create C4. "
"Well, at least I helped," said Itachi smirking
"Hidan meanwhile is an S-rank missing-nin who defected from Yugakure and later joined the Akatsuki. He was partnered with Kakuzu."
"Ah, yes the Zombie Combo," said Kisame
"Why do you call them that?" asked Shikamaru looking at the sharklike man
"You will understand later on," answered the Akatsuki member getting a nod from the Nara genius
"During Hidan's childhood, after hearing rumors about the Valley of Hell, Hidan went and found it out of curiosity. There, he was disgusted by the smell of sulfur and discovered corpses all over the area. After returning and telling others of the corpses, they weren't surprised that the Chinoike Clan couldn't survive living in the valley, prompting Hidan to correct their assumptions and informing them that the bodies weren't skeletons but actual bodies, with their blood not dry. His story led to people suspecting Hidan of murdering them, as well as Yugakure ninja being dispatched to the area to investigate, during which they determined the slaughter to be a clan act. After Yugakure deteriorated from a shinobi village to a tourist site, Hidan became infuriated with how things were turning out. He believed that the shinobi that resided there were meant to kill, and thus slaughtered his neighbors..."
"Really what with the members of Akatsuki killing people they knew," said Minato
"You do know I killed my clan too right?" asked Itachi
"Yeah but you had a reason it's not like you went crazy and decided to kill everyone or you just wanted to prove you were better Ita-chan." answered the blue-eyed shinobi looking at the younger man in the eye
"...after he did that Hidan left Yugakure, and then joined the cult-like faith known as Jashin, a religion that worshiped a deity of the same name. The primary teaching of this faith appears to be an outright slaughter, where anything less than utter destruction is considered a sin. Through experiments with Jashin's secret technique, Hidan was granted immortality."
"I thought immortality was impossible." said, Ino.
"It is. Hidan's immortality is as a result of extensive experimenting with the Jashin religion's various techniques, it's his main advantage because he can survive virtually all causes, with the exception of malnutrition. His immortality allows him to survive numerous fatal injuries and almost any form of dismemberment; he even retained his ability to speak after having his head cut off. However, his head still needed to be connected to his body in order to control it, Even attempts to blow Hidan into pieces using hundreds of explosive tags adhered to his entire body only succeeded in decapitating him and damaging his body. Even though he could survive most physical attacks, even ones that actually impaled him, he was still susceptible to pain, which he came to find pleasure at the expense of his opponents."
"Well he is sick," said Naruto looking disgusted
"I agree with you," said Itachi
"Yeah, but his inability to die was the primary reason for Hidan's partnership with Kakuzu. Since Kakuzu couldn't kill him, Kakuzu didn't need to find new partners after his fits of rage. Although the two dislikes working together, they are the ideal team for each other." said Kisame
"Yeah and his immortality is exploited by Kakuzu, whose destructive techniques could be utilized to their full extent without fear of harming Hidan," said Itachi
"So they are one of the hardest pare to kill." said Hizuren" How were they defeated the first time if one of them can not be killed?"
Hinata gave them a smirk that said ' It's a secret'
"Furthermore, Hidan also has impressive healing abilities." continued Hinata
"How the hell did he end up working for the Akatsuki?" asked the Mizukage
"Yugakure requested that Akatsuki eliminate Hidan for his homicidal acts, leading to Pain dispatching me, Konan and Kakuzu to handle the matter. Upon Hidan encountering the organization, he attempted to kill Kakuzu and managed to destroy one of his hearts. The confrontation led to Konan offering Hidan the chance to join their organization, which he accepted, mainly because he took an interest in Kakuzu since he was a pioneer in immortality as well. After joining, he was partnered with Kakuzu and tasked with capturing the Two-Tails jinchūriki."
"Great so we should be worried." said the Kage of Kumogakure
"Sometime later, they were tasked with capturing the Seven-Tails jinchūriki, Hidan accompanied Kakuzu with tracking his target down. Upon encountering Fū, Hidan was baffled as she wanted to befriend Kakuzu, despite knowing the rogue shinobi's history. "
"Well I am not surprised by what I have heard about her she likes to befriend everyone," said Jiraya
"As for Kakuzu, he was an S-rank missing-nin from Takigakure. When under the servitude of Takigakure as an elite ninja, Kakuzu took on a mission to assassinate Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage."
"Oh so he was one of them," said Hashirama, not at all affected by what he heard
"Just how many times have people tried to kill you?" asked Naruto
"Quite a few times I have lost count many long ago." answered the First Hokage
" This mission, however, ended in failure. Despite the insurmountable danger faced in the mission, what awaited his return to his village was the stigma and harsh punishment associated with the failure of his objective."
"Well I would say I was sorry but it was many years ago and he did try to kill me." said the First Hokage
"In response to this treatment, which I say it was unfair Kakuzu came to hold a violent hatred for Takigakure as he escaped from imprisonment. In his flight from the village, Kakuzu killed the village elders, took their hearts, and fled with knowledge of the village's most prized forbidden techniques. He made a living off bounty hunting on the black market and tearing out the still-beating hearts of powerful shinobi to extend his own lifespan and arsenal. At some time he encountered the Gold and Silver Brothers and witnessed Kinkaku's jinchūriki transformation. After his defection, he became affiliated with and joined, Akatsuki. During his early years in Akatsuki, he had four partners that he eventually ended up killing due to his short temper, and would come to use their hearts for his Earth Grudge Fear. Eventually, he found a new partner, Hidan who was convinced to join, taking an interest in Kakuzu, thinking of him as a pioneer of immortality. This made Hidan a fitting partner for Kakuzu as he could not be killed because of his own, similar immortality despite their mutual dislike of each other."
"Well Kisame is next he is feared as 'The Monster of the Hidden Mist' and is a shinobi of Kirigakure's Hoshigaki Clan. After joining the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, he became an S-rank missing-nin and was partnered with Itachi when the latter joined Akatsuki. Originally, Kisame was to guard the Cypher Division under orders from his superior, Fuguki Suikazan of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. When the group was cornered by Konoha-nin under Ibiki during a mission, Kisame chose to kill the Cypher Division members to keep their intel from being leaked out through Ibiki's interrogation, as instructed by Fuguku."
As everyone was looking at him he said" What those were hard times and every good shinobi is always willing to die before they give information to the enemy." getting nodes from every older shinobi" And besides Ibiki Morino during is the second-best shinobi when it comes to getting information out of unwilling people."
"Second best?" asked Tobirama
"Yeah from what I have heard his teacher was better though I only learned it right now who that teacher was, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised to learn that the Yondaime was his teacher."
"No you shouldn't have," said Ibiki looking at the sharklike man
"Well, eventually, after learning that Fuguki was selling information to other ninja villages, Kisame killed him and took Samehada for himself. Though the Fourth Mizukage commended him for his loyalty to Kirigakure, killing his comrade caused Kisame to become disillusioned and came to realize that the world was filled with lies. It was soon after that Kisame was approached by a mysterious figure who was, calling himself Madara Uchiha."
"He wasn't Mardara wasn't he?" asked Kisame and Hinata shook her head" But he was an Uchiha right because of the fact, he had the Sharingan."
"Yes, he was an Uchiha. How about you explain what happened next?"
"After explaining his motives and the Eye of the Moon Plan to me, I was of course initially skeptical of the mysterious ninja, but the notion of a 'word of truth' did interest me."
"Kisame became a missing-nin when the Land of Water sought him for plotting to overthrow its government and being involved in numerous assassinations that included another country's daimyō. With his departure, he also took Samehada with him, causing Kirigakure to lose one of its seven swords. Kisame joined the Akatsuki and, due to his history of killing people close to him as well as traitors, he was partnered with Itachi to keep an eye on him."
"Well good to know," said Itachi smirking at his friend
"Well, they were right or not?" asked Ino
"No, they were not my loyalty will always be to Konoha first and forevermore everything else has to take a back seat to it. So I couldn't be a traitor to them if my loyalty didn't belong with them."
"Yeah you say that and you still didn't mind killing your own Clan," said Sasuke
"They were planing a coup to this village. They were going to destroy the village I couldn't let that happen not after what our father sacrificed for this village."
Many turned to question the two oldest Uchihas but no one of them answered.
"And it's not like I had a choice if I allowed someone else to do it they would've killed you to so I choose and I don't regret it," answered Itachi again not looking anyone in the eye
"Though Itachi and Kisame initially greeted each other with hostility, they became good partners," Hana smirked at her best friend only to get a firm answer by him
"Partners in business Hana get your head out of the gutter." the future head of the Inuzuka Clan stuck her tongue to her best friend.
"The Akatsuki seeking members, approached Deidara to join their organization. After getting caught in Itachi's Genjutsu, Kisame laughed at how close the clueless shinobi came to dying."
"Well I was right he was very close to it." said Kisame" And if you are undesiring after the fight ended me, Itachi and Sasori succeeded in recruiting Deidara."
"Yes and at first, Kisame warned a hostile Itachi to be careful of him. But later Kisame became one of the few members of Akatsuki got along well with his partner despite the fact they had opposite personalities."
"Very opposite," said Kisame embarrassing the word very
Hinata chuckled and continued" Yeah and the only common ground between the two of you was that both of you betrayed those close to them well in Itachi's case was what everyone thought. Kisame different from many shinobi is perfectly aware of his weaknesses and shortcomings and is also perfectly aware Itachi is extremely capable of compensating for him."
"I am pretty sure everyone would be sure about that if they were in my place." said Kisame" Because like me Itachi knows his weakness and shortcomings and doesn't think too much for himself."
"That's because of the fact uncle Minato always saif that a good shinobi is the one who is always pushing past his earlier limits but still knows his momentary limits and I try to live to his advice."
" As such, he is perfectly loyal to Itachi as he would only take action after being ordered to or after being given permission by him. While he was excited about fighting Kakashi, he had no complaints about letting Itachi handle him when Itachi pointed out his capabilities and personality were not the best way to handle the situation. He immediately obeyed Itachi's order to capture Kakashi and kill Asuma and Kurenai without any questioning and despite his love for battle, retreated when Itachi ordered him to do so. Despite his pride, Kisame acknowledged Itachi as the stronger and more intelligent of the duo, as was evident by Kisame saying to Itachi that he himself was no match for Jiraiya but stated that maybe Itachi could go one-on-one with the Sannin. "
Everyone turned to Itachi and he said:" I trusted them to not get killed I am sure about it."
"He did that without any questioning and despite his love for battle, retreated when Itachi ordered him to do so. Despite his pride, Kisame acknowledged Itachi as the stronger and more intelligent of the duo, as was evident by Kisame saying to Itachi that he himself was no match for Jiraiya but stated that maybe Itachi could go one-on-one with the Sannin. "
"Can he?" asked the shark-like man
"Yes, I am sure he can if he really wants too," said Jiraiya