"-And then when the laxatives start to kick in and you rush to the bathroom, the moment your hand touches the door, the seal will activate, teleporting you into the middle of the market. So you'll either shit yourself or make the road brown. Do you understand me?"

"Yes! Perfectly!" Sakura said with tears in her eyes, "I swear I won't ever reveal your secret! Ever!"

I turned to Sasuke, whose eyes had widened frighteningly, I didn't even say anything to get him to agree. I then turned to Naruto who was shaking his head faster than Sakura. And then finally to Kakashi.

"Hmm? Did you say something?" Kakashi asked.

"You say something, and next time Gai comes looking for you I'll use my sensory skills to track you down and deliver him right to you. You can hand hide for now, but cross me and I promise you'll need to leave the Land of Fire to get away from me Kakashi Hatake."

The jonin looked up at me and sighed, "Deal."

I smiled, "Good," I turned to Misu.

"No trouble from me sonny boy," she held her hands up in surrender, "I know better than to get on your bad side."

I sighed, "Thank God," I turned to Naruto, "This is why I don't tell you shit Naruto, you can't keep quiet!"

"I'm sorry okay! Besides, I don't know what the big deal is, it's not like people can love you even more," he said with a grumble.

"Yami, I have a question," Sakura said, "Why doesn't Diana wear leg armor for her thighs? Isn't that impractical?"

I sighed, "Because the garb of the Amazons doesn't call for thigh armor, hence her armor doesn't have any."

"But why? That seems stupid," Sakura blinked,

"The Amazons were a female warrior race, as such the people who came to fight them wanted them as slaves to be used. Thy wouldn't risk damaging their potential sex slaves by striking them near the groin, hence it was pointless to wear armor there."

"Amazing," Sakura said, "You have it all planned out to such an amazing degree."

"Batman," Sasuke asked, "Why did you make a character like him?"

I blinked, "Oh, right. You can relate a lot with such a figure, wanting to avenge his parents' murder and all. Believe it or not, I actually did write that character around the tragedy you faced Sasuke."

"You did?!" Naruto asked, "But you never wrote about me!"

I smirked, "I did, you just never paid attention. Anyway, back to my point. I wanted to show many things with the Batman character, but the most important for you would be knowing the difference between vengeance and justice. Bruce didn't at first, but he learned eventually as he took the title of Batman, he became more than just a man, he channeled his pain into making sure such an act would never befall another person again," I looked at Sasuke, "Or in your case, another clan."

The Uchiha looked like he had a lot to think about, he just nodded and continued waked. "But what about her lasso?" Sakura asked, "That isn't a warrior's weapon, so why a whip?"

I sighed, "Because I thought it would sound cool alright? Not everything is planned out."

"Oh…why is Superman's weakness a rock?"

I turned to Naruto, "This is why I didn't want people to know," I sighed and turned to her, answering all her questions, and believe me, there were a lot.

Three days later:

It took us quite some time to get back home. I now find myself standing near the back with Misu while Kakashi debriefed the Hokage.

"...We were approached by more of Gato's hired goons but managed to fight them off. Yami took care of them single-handedly, he didn't kill any of the six hundred, he let them walk away. With a few broken limbs and internal bleeding. After that Tazuna managed to finish building the bridge and our mission was completed. There is the matter of Gato trying to get his claws into that land for his drug trade operations that Yami discovered on his day off, it could get him to try and take over the land again."

"I see," the Hokage puffed his pipe, "And in your professional opinion how do you think Gato should be handled?"

"He should be snipped into the bud. I suggest sending the ANBU, or a more qualified team," Kakashi looked over at me, "Someone who's more open to the idea of taking care of an issue permanently."

"I can do it if the mission requires it," I told him, "I just prefer not to commit mass murder before I hit puberty."

"Yami does have the moral high ground on us Kakashi," the Hokage chuckled, "But either way, I'll take your advice and see what I can do. Congratulations team 7, you have officially completed your first B rank mission, though I'll admit, it did get a little dangerous out of them. Yami, thank you for taking care of them, I'm sure you saved them a lot of heartaches."

I grinned, "Not a problem sir, not a problem at all."

Ping!

Quest Completed!

Protect the bridge builder!

Rewards:

Unlock Kiri Civil War storyline!

Uzumaki relics

20,000 EXP

Ping!

You have leveled up!

Yami, Little Professor

Level- 44 (13,800/68,900)

HP- 9,000/9,000

SP- 4,475/4,475

CP- 5,800/5,800

CONTROL- 100%

FIRE- 100% WIND- 100% LIGHTNING- 100%

SCORCH- 100% SWIFT- 100%

POWER- 88%

Allegiance- Konoha

STR- 150

VIT- 100

DEX- 100

INT- 100

CHA- 300

CC- 250

LUC- 100

Points- 7

Perk Points- 389

Cool! My control rose by 60% Nice! Now I only have to level up one more time to gain full control over Power Release!

Ping!

Quest Alert!

Stop the Kiri Civil War

Rewards:

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Failure:

Death

Do you accept?

Y/N?

I blinked, okay what's this quest? Usually I'm told the details and then I get an option to accept but this..hmm, why not? It's not like I have anything better to do. I selected yes.

The Hokage looked at Misu and smiled, "I see that once again Konoha can play host to an Uzumaki. Kakashi has informed me beforehand of your circumstances Misu Uzumaki, of course you're more than welcome to stay in Konoha."

Misu bowed, "Thank you, Lord Hokage, I'm grateful for the chance to stay with my grandson," she smiled at Naruto, "It means the world to me that I found my family once more, thank you for letting me stay here."

"Of course. Now, we can provide living arrangements for you, it won't be anything fantastical, but it should be suitable. I'll have someone show you around and-"

"-Actually, Yami and Naruto have offered me their home to stay in," Misu smiled at me, "After all it seems this young man here can afford it, so I was convinced to take him up on his offer."

"Ah, I see, very well, that's fine too," the Hokage nodded as he took out a file from his table, "You'll have to fill these forms in to officialize the process. Naruto, why don't you and your teammates help your grandmother out with these papers? And I'm sure she would love a tour of Konoha as well."

"You got it Jiji!" Naruto grinned as he took the forms, "Come on grandma! I'll show you around! Come on Sakura! Sasuke!"

I don't know if Naruto realized he was being dismissed, but he sure moved fast. The moment the three genin and old woman were out the door the attitude in the room change. It was no longer fun and games, the Hokage had his game face on.

"The ninja you sent us were...peculiar to say the least," Hiruzen sighed as he put the pipe away, "Do you know who they are?"

"Zabuza, the Demon of the Mist," I replied, "I'm not sure who the second one was though."

"Not that you gave him enough time to introduce himself before you beat him into a coma," Kakashi murmured from inside his book.

The Hokage smiled, "Yes, I heard about that. I must say, your speed is already one of...great talk. But I must say, six hundred enemies in five minutes? I doubt even the Fourth could have done that."

"The Fourth didn't have the Swift Release," I spoke up.

The Hokage nodded, "Yes, you're unique Kekkei Genkai. I must say I've given it some thought and I have to say your theory on being in such control that you can make your own elemental affinities sounds a bit odd…if I didn't just see you do it myself in the fight with Orochimaru. As such I believe you'll be the perfect flagman for this new mission," he took out a scroll with the label 'S' on the front.

I raised an eyebrow, "An S rank? What's the mission?"

"Free Kiri," was his simple reply.

"Okay…a little more information, please. The last thing you mentioned was about the prisoners we brought in."

The Hokage nodded, "Yes. Tell me Yami, what do you know about the situation in Kiri right now?"

"Two factions, one with the Mizukage and blood purists and the other lead by bloodline supporters. I'm not sure who's winning though."

The Hokage nodded, "It's a close war, which is why I want you to make sure that one side wins."

"Which side will Konoha be supporting?" I asked.

"The bloodline users," the man explained as he leaned back on his chair, "Can you guess my reasoning?"

"Because, if we win the entirety of Kiri will owe us one, making them valuable allies which will encourage Suna to continued their friendship with us and make Iwa and Kumo back off. If we lose however we can offer the bloodline users trying to escape a safe haven in Konoha, thereby gaining more Kekkai Genkai for ourselves. And there would be no question of their loyalty since they would owe us their lives."

Kakashi closed his book and looked at me, "Asuma wasn't kidding, you do sound like a Nara."

I shrugged, "It's a gift."

"As you said Yami, Kiri's instability is our opportunity," the Hokage looked serious, "I wouldn't even consider this an option, but after seeing your abilities on display, I believe we just might have a chance to make this work."

I nodded, "I'm ready sir."

"Good," the man nodded as he got up, "Come with me, it's time we talked to our Kiri guests," we left the tower immediately, the Hokage's ANBU guards followed us from a distance, while we stood out in the open, walking towards the East where the T&I office was located.

We reached there soon enough and the Hokage entered. The moment we stepped in we were greeted by two familiar individuals, Ibiki Morino and Anko Mitarashi.

Ibiki Morino, Sadist

Lv- 79

REP- 60

Anko Mitarashi, Sexy and Single

Lv- 75

REP- 87

Woah, 87 REP? What did I do? Oh wait, she hates Orochimaru, and I did kind of kick his ass.

Ibiki wore his trademark black overcoat and black uniform while Anko had her brown overcoat and a skin tight mesh that hugged her curves. They might not be as impressive as Samui's, but I can say for certain she was the bustiest ninja this village had at the moment.

"Lord Hokage," Ibiki bowed, "We've prepared them, come this way," he guided us into the building. I felt my chakra sense flare, Ibiki's chakra was normal, around jonin level. But Anko's, she was like a painting, a bicolored painting. Her chakra was a mix of hers and Orochimaru's, immediately my eyes were drawn to her neck where it was oozing out in waves.

Anko looked over and smirked, "Like something you see her squirt?"

I smiled, "If I said you would that be too corny?"

"Oh, I like you. But sorry, you're too young for me," she winked, "Call me when you start growing some hair down there okay?"

"Does that mean you'll give me your number then?" I asked.

Anko blinked, "Are you serious?"

I smiled, "Very. You're probably the hottest chick in the village," I sighed, "Which is depressing considering you're like what? 20?"

"Yup!" she smirked.

"See! Argh! This is so unfair! Why couldn't I have been born sooner! All the hot chicks are at least 20!"

"Give it time Yami, I'm sure your generation has many beauties in it as well," the Hokage smirked.

"Like who? Sakura is with Naruto, Hinata loves Naruto, Ino is a gossip queen with the emotional depth of a teaspoon, China's a fangirl," cue my shiver of disgust, "And Tenten would rather date a sword than a guy! And you know the worst part?!"

"They all have flat chests?" Kakashi guessed.

"EXACTLY!" I cried out, "Oh, and by the way, Kakashi sensei, you're kind of a perv."

"Ah, now I see why you were so interested in that Kumo kunoichi," Hiruzen smiled, "And here I was thinking it's because of her personality."

"She did have some nice personalities," I snickered.

"Are you seriously the same kid who fought Orochimaru?" Anko asked with an amused smirk, "You sound like a horny teenager."

I shrugged, "How can I be when I'm not even a teenager?"

Anko rolled her eyes before turning to the Hokage, "Did she seriously face Orochimaru? Or was that just some rumor we heard?"

The old man nodded, "I assure you Anko, it was no rumor. Yami here did face my old student, and he almost won."

Anko turned to me with wide eyes, "How?"

I shrugged, "I can use the Flying Thunder God jutsu."

"You can?!" Anko's eyes widened, "How?!"

"I'm somewhat of a seal master," I told her before my eyes went to her neck, "And speaking of seals, you have a particularly nasty one on you right now. And it reeks of Orochimaru's chakra."

Anko's steps halted for a moment before she continued, "How can you tell?"

"I'm a seal master, plus I can sense chakra signatures. His is right there, inside of you, just above the surface, itching to break out. You need to do something about it, the restrictions you place around it aren't very good."

"Jiraiya himself designed that restriction," the Hokage explained.

"And yet, it's not strong enough," I hummed, "I could take a look if you want, try and see if I can fix it."

"Can you?" Anko asked, going over the Hokage's head.

I blinked, "I can try."

Anko turned to the Hokage, "Can he?"

"I know Yami is a skilled seal maker, considering his accomplishments with the Flying Thunder God jutsu." the Hokage hummed, "It couldn't hurt for him to take a look."

Anko touched her neck, "I'm free right now."

I turned to the Hokage, "Should I try after we meet Zabuza?"

The man nodded, "Yes. Take how much every time you need. Oh, and try to get Misu involved as well. An Uzumaki's eyes will always be an asset."

I nodded as we continued into the dungeons. Finally we stopped at a door, Ibiki opened it, and inside were Zabuza and Haku, both covered with chakra suppression seals and chains.

They both looked at me, and immediately they recognized me. "You little shit!" Zabuza cried out, "I'm going to fucking kill you!"

I snorted, "Yeah yeah, sure you will."

"Sir Ninja, can you do me the honor of telling me your name?" Haku asked, far more politely, but the anger was still there.

"Sure, it's Kakashi Hatake, I like reading porn because I'm going to die alone and a virgin," I gave him a thumbs up.

"What?" Kakashi turned to me, "You think I'm a virgin?"

"Aren't you?" I asked him.

"No."

"I don't believe you."

"Why?"

"Because why would read so much porn on a daily basis when you could instead physically touch someone?"

"Because women are trouble."

"Okay, then why not men?"

"I'm not gay."

"Your best friend wears skin tight green spandex and always tries to get physical with you. You may not be gay, but you sure so attract a lot of gay looks."

"Kind of like how Zabuza is looking at you?"

"Exactly."

"I'm not gay!" Zabuza cried out.

"Oh, someone's very homophobic isn't he?" I snorted.

"Such a prude," Kakashi nodded.

"Obviously he's just doing his best to deny it. I mean look at the company he keeps. A guy that looks like a girl? He's gay, but isn't man enough to admit it."

"When I get out of here I'm going to fucking kill you! You hear me brat?! I'm going to gut you!" Zabuza roared as he sent out waves of killing intent which I easily brushed off thanks to Gamer's Mind.

"Enough," the Hokage said, his voice cutting through Zabuza's anger, "We aren't here to fight like children. We are here Zabuza Momochi, to give you and your allies, an offer."

"Whatever it is you can shove it up your-"

"We're offering to help you free Kiri," Hiruzen cut in, stopping Zabuza in his tracks and making Haku widen his eyes in surprise.

"What?" Zabuza asked.

"We're aware of why you were kicked out of Kiri," the Hokage continued, "We're offering you a chance to make things right and bring stability back to your land."

"In exchange for what?" Zabuza growled.

"In exchange for a partnership," Sarutobi replied, "Kiri and Konoha have never been allies, perhaps it's time to change that yes?"

"How? What are you willing to provide? What guarantees can you make?" Zabuza shot off.

"I have yet to speak with the Daimyo about this, so I cannot guarantee the full support of the Land of fire, yet. But I can make you one," Sarutobi said before pointing to me, "He will be coming with you."

Zabuza halted, he turned to me and glared, "What's your name kid?"

"Yami," I replied.

"I heard about you," Zabuza snorted, "I heard you fought off that snake bastard single handedly. They call you the Second Flash of Konoha."

I shrugged, "Honestly I would prefer a cooler and more original name, but hey, it's not like I care."

"Just him?" Zabuza asked the Hokage, "We need more! The Mizukage has forces of jonin and chunin, the resistance barely has a handful of jonin level fighters."

"I can also spare you some chunin, but until I gain permission from the Daimyo, that's all I can do," the Hokage sighed.

The Demon of the Mist growled, "Fine! What do I have to do."

Hiruzen then began to lay down the terms for the mission. They would first head to Hono and get permission from the daimyo, if he denies it, then we would go over his head and sneak into Kiri secretly and help the resistance. If he does permit us then we'll send a team of 50 chunin ninja and me over to publically fight with the resistance movement. Either way, it looks like I'm heading to Kiri.

After the little 'interrogation', Zabuza and Haku were sent back to their cells and the Hokage dismissed Kakashi and me, ordering me alone to return tomorrow morning for a new mission. And the moment I was dismissed, Anko grabbed me and pulled me aside.

"Alright kid, when do we do this?" she asked nervously.

"I'm free right now," I shrugged, "Come with me to my house, we can use my workroom. I'm sure Misu will be there by now as well, she can help."

"Who's Misu?" she asked as we ran across the village rooftops.

"An Uzumaki seal mistress," I told her as we arrived at my place fairly quickly, "She's good. Very good."

Anko nodded as we walked up to my apartment door, I felt Misu and Naruto inside, good. I opened the door, "Hey guys, I'm back. And I brought a friend."

"Who?" Naruto asked from the kitchen.

"Naruto, this is Anko," I said introducing her to them, "Anko, Naruto and his grandmother Misu Uzumaki."

"Oh, who's this? Your girlfriend?" Misu asked in a teasing tone.

"I wish," I snorted.

"He's too young for me," Anko replied.

I rolled my eyes, "Anyways, Misu, I was hoping you could help me out. You see Anko has this nasty curse seal on her neck, you think you can help me remove it?"

Misu blinked, "Well, it's certainly not my area of expertise, but I'll do my best. But maybe we can do it after lunch yes? I'm famished, I'm sure Ms. Anko feels the same."

"Oh please ma'am, Anko's fine," Anko smiled, "And yes, I could eat. Where do you want to go? I know this great dango place we can try!"

"Dango? Pfft please, let's go to Ichiraku's! We can have some ramen!" Naruto exclaimed.

"Ramen?! You want to eat ramen for lunch?!" Anko gasped, "That's disgusting!"

"You wanted to have sweets!"

"So? Dango is the food of the Gods!"

"No! Ramen is the food of the Gods!"

"Dango!"

"Ramen!"

"Dango!"

"Ramen!"

"Shut up!" I cried out, "Not another word for the both of you!" I groaned as I pinched my nose, "God, it's like I'm stuck with two Narutos!"

"Hey! Take that back! I'm nothing like this pipsqueak!" Anko cried.

"Oh yeah?! You should be honored to be compared to me, crazy lady!" Naruto yelled.

"What did you say brat?!"

"Enough!" I yelled once more, "For the love of God enough! We aren't going out, sit down the both of you, I'll make us something. Just please, for the love of God don't start yelling again!" I groaned as I took off my coat and jacket, putting them up to hang before I unzipped my armor loosening the straps.

"You can cook?" Anko asked in surprise.

"Yeah! Yami's the best cook I know!" Naruto grinned, "His food always makes me feel powerful!"

I rolled my eyes as I took out a bunch of ingredients to make some curry and rice, "That's because it's homemade, and not store bought," I made three clones and each set out to help me make lunch.

"You know you could just let them do all the work," Anko suggested as she and Naruto sat down by the kitchen counter to watch.

"Hey!" a clone cried out, "That's slavery man!"

"If he did that, then we would make clones to do our work for us!" another replied.

I smirked, "That's the problem with three different versions of me. All of them are cocky little shits. Plus, if I'm not willing to do the work, they won't either."

Anko snorted, "That's silly, taking orders from a clone."

"Says the woman wearing nothing but skin tight mesh," I smiled, "Not that I'm complaining. It's certainly helping me reach puberty faster."

"Yes, why can't you wear something decent," Misu snorted, "You're giving kunoichi's everywhere a bad name."

Anko groaned, "Bite me you old prune."

"Relax Anko, she's just jealous," I smirked, "You see, every woman who has ever insulted you because of your looks is doing so because of one reason, you are the hottest woman in this village and they know it."

"What?! No way! Sakura is much prettier!" Naruto cried out.

I rolled my eyes, "Sakura has the curves of a chopping board, that is to say, none."

"There is more to what makes a woman attractive than just her body Yami, I thought someone as mature as you would know that," Misu huffed.

"I'm surrounded by kunoichi grandma, they're all intelligent and powerful, so the only way one can be considered superior to the other is because of their body. And Anko over here has the best body in the whole of Konoha!" I cried out, "Isn't that right boys?!"

"Hell yeah!" the clones cried out.

Anko grinned, "Okay, now you're laying it on a little thick there. I know I'm hot, but there's no way I'm the hottest chick in the village."

My clones and I looked at her and raised an eyebrow, "Really?" I asked, "Name me one kunoichi with bigger breasts and a hotter body than you."

Anko smirked, "That's easy…ah…wait a minute…give me a second," she groaned, "I…oh my God! I am the hottest kunoichi in the village!"

I sighed, "Yes, and you're like 20. Why can't chicks my age be just as hot?! ARGH!"

"It is quite frustrating!" a clone yelled.

"What's the point of being super awesome if you don't have a chick to share it with?!" another yelled out.

"It's like the Academy all over again. The only chicks who get us are older and wouldn't be caught dead looking at us!" the clone to my right cried out.

"Now now Yami, I'm sure there's a girl out there just for you," Misu smiled, "And I'm also sure she'll appreciate it if you stopped looking at women as sexual objects."

"There's nothing wrong with appreciating someone's beauty you old bag of bone," Anko snorted.

"Bag of bones?! How dare you!"

And it went like this for some time until lunch was served. We sat down at the rarely used dining table as the clones set up the table. I served everyone some curry with rice, the food gaining a 64% bonus from my cooking skills.

"Looks good," Misu said with a smile.

"Thanks for the meal!" Naruto yelled as he began scarfing down the food.

"Honestly ramen boy, can't you act with some decency?" Anko snorted taking her spoon, "Honestly, animal."

"Naruto tends to get enthusiastic about food," I shrugged as I ate some, "Please, try some."

"Right," Anko scooped some curry and rice and swallowed it. Immediately her eyes widened, "This is amazing!"

"You're a good cook Yami," Misu nodded as they began to scarf down the curry and rice.

"Oh please, you flatter me," I smiled as they quickly finished their plates, "You might want to slow down there guys."

"More please!" Anko cried out, her plate empty and her eyes shining.

I blinked, "Ah, okay," I filled her plate up, and then Naruto's and then Misu's. Guess they liked it.

Twenty minutes later and we were all on the couch stuffed. Anko groaned as she patted her belly, "How does it taste so good?"

"I told you, Yami's a great cook," Naruto groaned.

"Good isn't cutting it," Misu sighed, "That was amazing. It's like I have twice as much energy as before."

I smiled, "You're welcome. By the way Anko, I also give great oil massages," I winked.

She snorted, "Still not interested in short stuff."

I smiled, "One day when I'm all grown up and hot and your old and your boobs start to sag, you'll regret not going out with me now."

Anko waved her hand, "Yeah yeah, I'm sure."

"Right...anyway, shall we begin?" I stood up, game face on.

"Right," Misu looked serious as well as she turned to Anko, "Where shall we do this?"

"My workroom," I lead them inside. The clones had worked and cleared it out, setting up a futon on the floor and scrolls and ink around.

I took out my tools and removed my armor, revealing the plain cotton shirt I wore underneath. I rolled up my sleeves and pointed to the futon, "Please, take off your coat and lay on your stomach."

Anko nodded as she did just that, putting her hands under her chin to look up straight. I turned to Naruto, "Naruto, this is sort of a private thing for Anko, so if you could step out."

"It's fine," Anko said, "I don't mind. Just don't ask too many questions ramen boy."

"Yeah yeah dango lady," Naruto huffed as he closed the door behind him.

I kneeled next to her neck and pulled the mesh down revealing her curse mark. It was in the form of three tomoes, similar to the Sharingan's commas. I observed it;

Cursed Seal of Heaven, S rank

The user receives increased chakra levels and physical capabilities when the seal is active.

SEALED: Evil Sealing Method

I snorted, "Pathetic. The seal itself is impressive, but the way it's sealed off from you. Honestly, it's like a bandage for a gaping wound."

"Can you do something about it?" Anko asked.

Misu hummed as she approached the seal and channeled chakra into her fingertips. "This might sting a little," she warned.

"Do it," Anko gritted her teeth.

Misu pressed her fingers on the seal and turned them clockwise, causing the seal to explode into kanji that spread all over Anko's body.

"Shit!" Anko hissed, "What did you do?"

"It's called a revealing touch," I explained, "It allows us to view just how the seal was constructed and what different parts make it up. You'll need to remove your mesh Anko, we can't see some of them."

"You sure this isn't just a plot for you to look at my breast?" Anko snorted.

"Believe me Anko, I would rather see your magnificent breasts when we're not trying to remove a curse seal. But hey, if you want you can show me them again after we're done," I chuckled.

"Yeah, keep dreaming kid," Anko snorted as she slowly removed her mesh. I made sure not to stare, I just saw a hint of her nipples before she went back down. I looked back and saw Naruto looking away his face red.

I sighed and got back to work. Misu and I scanned the seals on her back, they were intricate and...quite complex. But I think I'm beginning to understand how they work.

I hissed, "This is both the most amazing and disgusting seal I have ever seen in my life. It's so complex and brilliant, but at the same time it's so disgusting and perverse."

"Hmm, I can't seem to decipher this part Yami, can you?" Misu asked.

"Hmm," I looked at the kanji, "It says how the seal's going to store away Orochimaru's chakra...no...wait, not chakra...oh shit!"

"What? What happened?" Anko asked.

I needed to get a look at this thing, a good look at it. I need...my Sharingan eyes, they could see chakra networks, but I can't reveal myself. Shit! No choice.

I looked up, "Misu, Naruto, I need you both to look away for a moment."

"What? Why?" Naruto asked.

"I'm about to try something...different," I told him, "Please, just for a moment."

"Hey there, don't go getting any ideas kid, I'm not afraid to cleave a kid's dick off!" Anko yelled back.

"Oh hush you," I grumbled before turning to the two Uzumaki's, "Please, don't ask questions."

They both nodded and turned away. I looked at Anko and channeled chakra into my eyes and once again my vision began to slow down, it became clearer and more controlled. I looked with my red eyes and saw the way Anko's chakra moved and interacted with the seal and with what was inside the seal. A bit of Orochimaru's chakra, and his soul.

I could see it, that disgusting purple aura, so much more condensed than chakra. It generated its own chakra, it couldn't be anything else but his soul.

I deactivated my eyes and sighed, "You can look again."

"What did you find?" Misu asked.

"It's a fucking Horcrux," I spat, "You can put your mesh back on Anko. I'm done."

"What's a Horcrux?" Misu asked.

"It's an idea I toyed it, just on paper," I quickly said as Anko got up and looked at me, "It's basically...it's a way for you to become immortal."

"I'm sorry what?" Anko blinked, "Immortal?"

I nodded, "Yeah. It's like this, you take a piece of your soul and put it into another container. That way if your main body dies, you have a backup in another body and eventually, the soul will take over the host, like a fungus."

Anko's hand went to her seal, "This is supposed to kill me and change me into another Orochimaru?"

"Not if you don't use it, and since you don't nothing will happen to you. You see the more you use it the more compatible you become with his chakra and the easier it will be for the host to take over. It's...it's fucking disgusting."

Anko looked pale. Even Misu looked horrified, "I have never in all my years ever heard of someone doing something like that."

I sighed, "Welcome to the modern world grandma Uzumaki."

"Can you remove it?" Anko asked immediately, "You know what it is, can you destroy it?"

"I can't destroy it," I sighed, "Not without killing the host."

Anko groaned, "Fuck!"

"But," I sighed rubbing my eyes, they were itchy, I need to get used to using my red eyes, "I can do something about it."

Ping!

Quest Alert!

Heal Anko! Remove the Seal!

Rewards:

?

?

?

Failure:

-50 REP to Anko

Do you accept?

Y/N?

"How?" Anko asked.

I selected yes and explained, "The purpose of the seal is to serve as a container for a soul. Only the thing inside is like magma, you try to do anything and you'll destroy the vessel, you try to remove it, it'll melt the container along the way. But, if you use it like it's designed to be used, the vessel is left unharmed."

"Y-you want to turn me into Orochimaru?!" Anko cried out.

"No, not you," I told her. I grabbed a scroll and opened it up, "What I'm saying is, we pour his soul into something else, something that can contain it."

"Do you have something like that?" Misu asked.

"No...but I can make one," I groaned, "A pot maybe, something to pour the magma into and then seal it away for good."

"C-can you do that?" Anko asked rubbing her neck.

I nodded, "I can try," I turned to Misu, "With your help."

The Uzumaki woman nodded, "I'll help where I can. Might as well show Konoha how grateful I am by helping one of their own."

"Right," I smiled and looked at Anko, "I have a mission tomorrow, I don't know how long I'll be gone, but I'll talk to the Hokage and try to fix something up for you."

Anko smiled, "Thank you!" she leaped hugging me tightly by shoving my head between her breast, "You're the best!"

I grinned, 'I should be nicer to people more often!'

The Next Day:

After her examination Anko stayed for an hour, arguing with Naruto about which was better, ramen or dango. The two morons enjoyed having such a stupid argument. Anko may be hot, but boy is she dumb.

I arrived at the Hokage's office right on time and waited for him to finish up with his previous meeting. The doors open and a man I was weary of walked out. He had his right eye bandaged, his right arm tucked away, and walked with a cane. He had an 'X' shaped scar on his chin and a deadly presence about him.

Danzo Shimura, The Root

Lv- 86

REP- 56

He looked at me, and I looked back. He bowed, an action I copied. He then said nothing as he walked away, tapping his cane. I looked at his back and activated my red eyes. I could see the Uchiha implants on his right arm and under his bandaged right eye. It was...perverse.

"Yami, please, go in," the Hokage's assistant called out. I deactivated my eyes and walked inside, closing the door behind me.

"Yami, sorry about making you wait," Hiruzen sighed as he puffed his pipe, "That was…a difficult meeting."

"That man was Danzo Shimura yes?" I asked.

The Hokage nodded, "Yes, my old friend."

"He still had black hair, how old could he be?"

Sarutobi smiled, "I suspect he dyes it, would never admit it though."

I saw a chance to expose the man, I could claim that I could sense the first Hokage's chakra inside of him, or maybe even the Sharingan eyes but...if Sarutobi hasn't done anything about Danzo by now, chances are he never will.

I cleared my throat, "Right...the mission sir?"

"First we appeal to the Fire Daimyo," the Hokage said as he got up from his chair, causing five ANBU agents to come to his side immediately, "We shall be leaving by two today," he motioned me over as we left his office, the ANBU following us closely, "Be ready for a difficult journey, you'll be making few stops and traveling at chunin speeds."

I smirked, "I think I can handle it."

The Hokage returned that smile, "Yes, of course. I'll be coming along with elders Mitokado and Utatane separately, you and the ANBU team will go on ahead and protect the Fire Daimyo and his court, escorting them to an agreed upon location. Eagle," he motioned for an ANBU member wearing an Eagle mask, "Have Yami ready, he'll be serving as a guard."

"Yes Lord Hokage," Eagle bowed as he stepped back.

"Yami, you are not allowed to reveal your identity under any circumstances unless ordered to understood?" the Hokage stopped by the door.

"Yes. But what if I'm forced to use the Flying Thunder God jutsu to protect the client?" I asked.

"Exceptions can be made. And do not use your scorch release of swift release if you can help it. I don't want the Daimyo to think you are our only trump card," he ordered, "Dismissed."

Ping!

Quest Alert!

Protect the Daimyo and his court!

Rewards:

+20,000 EXP

Failure:

Demotion to chunin

Do you accept?

Y/N?

I accepted the mission and nodded. I then turned to the ANBU who motioned me to follow them. They leaped out an open window and I quickly followed them.

As we hopped along the village rooftops I stopped to realize just how much slower they all were when compared to me. I found myself having to slow down to let them lead. Maybe it was because they didn't want to use their full strength right anyway, or maybe it was because they were just slow.

We made it to a tall ten story building near the edge of the village. It was a fortress, obviously the ANBU headquarters. They directed me into a large vent on the roof and motioned me inside. I guess that meant this was the actual entrance they used.

The vents were a maze, I had to crawl to fit in and follow them through, memorizing the vent's pathway. They finally opened a grate and I dropped down into what looked like a locker room with a wall filled with masks.

"Here," Eagle, who I'm guessing was a guy, pointed at a locker, inside of which was the standard ANBU uniform.

ANBU uniform, A-rank

Uniform is worn by Konoha's elite ninja squad.

+20% to stealth

Durability- 300/300

Damn, the bonus is nice, but the durability was shit. My jonin jacket has the same stats. I sighed as I quickly took off my coat, vest, and then armor. The ANBU squad didn't bother looking away as I stripped to my boxers.

I took out my daggers, pouches of poison, kunai and shuriken pouches, and sealing materials before sealing my armor into a storage scroll. I then put on the ANBU uniform, it fit my small frame perfectly, guess they knew I was coming.

The flak jacket was grey and extended down to my groin. Instead of half sleeve going from my wrist to my elbow, my entire arm was covered. I strapped a tanto onto my back, an unfamiliar weapon, but whatever.

I then loaded my new uniform with all my neat little toys, not to mention the sealing cloth I had wrapped around my arms and legs. When I was done I turned to Eagle, "Do I have to carry the damn blade? It's not my style. I haven't even trained with one before."

"You haven't ever trained with a tanto before?" a Puma mask-wearing ANBU scoffed, "How did you ever manage to become a Tokubetsu jonin?"

I looked up at her name;

Garumo Holo, ANBU

Lv- 73

REP- 32

"That's simple Ms. Holo, by being clever," I smiled as I saw her twitch.

"H-how did you know my name?!" she cried out.

I shrugged, "I'm special. Next time read the damn mission briefing you moron. I'm guessing you got one about me yes? And what I can do?"

"We were told you were a chakra sensor," Eagle stepped in, "Not that you knew the identities of ANBU agents."

I shrugged, "A chakra signature is like a face, you don't forget it if you met them before," I turned to Puma, "And I don't forget."

"Hehe, got you there Puma," Spider snorted.

"Shut up!" Puma cried out.

"You don't have to wear the tanto, you may use any tools you are comfortable with," Eagle supplied, "Come, it's time for your mask."

He guided me to a framed wall of red velvet that had white ANBU masks hanging off hooks. There were so many hanging off the hooks, Eagle grabbed one with the features of a panda and tossed it to me.

I looked at the mask, it looked old and worn out, "Really? A panda?"

"It's tradition," Eagle shrugged.

"Does that mean I'm ANBU now?" I asked as I put the mask on.

"Yes, for this mission alone," Eagle nodded as we all moved back into the vents and out to the roof.

Eagle then began to use his hands to communicate, 'Can you understand me?'

'Yes. Please continue.'

Eagle nodded, 'Objective: Reach Hono within the day and enter Daimyo's court. We will then escort them into the agreed upon location where the Hokage will be waiting.'

'What's the location?' I asked.

'Red Moon castle,' Spider replied.

'Right, move,' Eagle nodded as we all took off.

We didn't even have to stop by the gate to log out, we just left, rushing out of the gates at full speed. Well, full speed for them, a walk in the park for me. Ever since I put DEX up to 100 I found myself faster than anyone else in the village. And if this squad is supposed to be known for their speed and I'm still kicking their ass, well then that's saying something.

Around noon time Eagle called for a break. Which confused me, 'I thought Hokage said no breaks?'

'Giving you time to catch your breath,' Eagle replied.

'I'm fine, let's continue,' I insisted.

'Don't be cocky kid,' Puma snorted, 'We don't want you half dead by the time we reach Hono.'

I snorted, 'I could have been in Hono right now if I wanted to. Believe me, I'm not considered the second Flash of Konoha for nothing. Let's continue.'

Monkey, the fourth member of our group, shrugged, 'He says he's fine, let's continue.'

'Agreed,' said Snake, the last member of the group.

'Fine,' Eagle nodded and with that, we were off.

By seven that day Hoho was in our sights, and Puma was exhausted, I could tell. But her pride refused to let her stop. So we managed to reach the city and began the long climb up its sloppy roads, to the very top where the Daimyo's castle rested.

We passed by Socio's castle, I could see the familiar guard movements on the compound walls. I actually stopped for a moment to try and look inside to see Moe, but Eagle urged me on, so I tore myself away and moved on.

We soon approached the castle and its giant compound walls. The castle itself was huge, at least a hundred feet tall with a giant stone compound wall. The walls were red with red and gold lanterns covering the castle walls.

We were a block away when another squad of ANBU appeared before us. These guys wore red and gold instead of black and grey. They looked like an elite guard, even their masks were different. Bright red with numbers instead of animals to differentiate them.

"Are you S squad?" Number 1 asked;

Ro, Leader of the Daimyo protection detail

Lv- 71

REP- 50

"Yes," Eagle stepped forward and presented a scroll to the man.

1 took it and looked it over, he then looked over at me, "You brought a Panda on this mission? Are you joking?"

"The Hokage himself assigned him to this squad, I assure you, this is no joke," Eagle replied.

"Fine," 1 tossed the scroll back, "Follow us. Keep up, Panda."

"Right," I decided to show off a little, using my max speed to leap forward and outrun the entire protection detail, reach the compound walls in a burst of speed before they even got off the roof. I looked behind me at the shocked royal guards, "Coming or what?"

They ignored my bait as we all went into the castle. We followed 1's lead, as instead of crawling in the darkness and ceiling, we walked on the ground like normal civilians, which confused me, but I'm guessing it's because they don't like to spook these nobles too badly.

We walked into the heart of the castle, 1 slid open the door slightly, walking into a room which was a grand hall. There were around fifty nobles, all sitting around a grand table that could seat a hundred.

And at the head was an old man in royal black clothes and the kanji for fire on his robes. On his head was a black headpiece that covered his hair and back. The man was old with beady eyes and a fan that he used to constantly hide his laughter.

1 came forward and bowed before the man, "My lord."

"Oh, 1, what's the matter?" the Daimyo asked looking down.

"The ANBU lord Hokage sent are here," 1 spoke as the rest of us came inside, allowing them all to take a good look at us. Eagle and the rest bowed, going down on one knee. I followed as well.

"Oh? This is the team Hiruzen sent? How pitiful," the Daimyo scoffed, "I had at least hoped that he would send someone capable, like Kakashi Hatake or even Ko Hyuga and his team. Moe dear, what were their names again? That genin team that saved your life and captured those awful Iwa ninja?"

My head came up as I followed the Daimyo's line of sight. I found her, Moe, she hadn't changed much in the short time since I saw her, still the same blue hair put up nobly. She wore a skin white kimono with red highlights and a lot of makeup. I almost didn't recognize her.

"Their names were Zumo Sarutobi, China something and Yami," her tone softened at my name, "Quite a powerful genin, but not ANBU level."

"Hmm, maybe, I heard that Yami boy became a jonin yes?" Daimyo hummed.

"Tokubetsu jonin lord Daimyo," Eagle spoke.

"Hmm? What was that?"

"Yami, the member of team Ko, he was promoted to a tokubetsu jonin," Eagle spoke as Puma turned to me and looked for a moment.

"Ah...is there a difference? Whatever you ninja have your odd rankings," the Daimyo scoffed, "Anyway, since you arrived I suppose we might as well begin this awful journey. Where did Hiruzen wish to meet again?"

"Red Moon castle my lord," Eagle replied.

"That's a four hour journey," the Daimyo sighed, "You know what, it's too late, we'll go tomorrow."

"B-but the Hokage expects us by tonight," Eagle stuttered.

"Hmph, how can I leave now? It's the middle of the night! You expect me and my court to travel in such conditions?!" the Daimyo scoffed.

"W-we must my lord, for your safety, as well as the fact that this is meeting is meant to be of the utmost secrecy," Eagle said quietly.

"But-"

"Oh come now my lord," Lord Socio said with a smile, "I'm sure your carriage is plenty comfortable enough. You can sleep away the journey like it was nothing!"

"But what about the courtiers?" the Daimyo asked in a worried tone.

"We'll be alright my lord!" an enthusiastic man cried out, "After all, you will only be taking five of us! I'm sure if they all agree it won't be a problem."

"I am willing," one nodded.

"As am I," another smiled.

"So am I," a woman dressed in a tight purple kimono replied.

"And me," Socio smiled, "As well as my daughter," Moe bowed.

"And I," a tough looking man with battle scars growled.

The Daimyo sniffed, "I couldn't ask for a better court! You're all so selfless, to travel in such conditions! Truly you all deserve a round of applause!"

...Was this a joke? Nope, it wasn't, they were actually clapping for themselves. Damn...so this is a noble's court.

In an hour, they were ready to move out. A caravan of over one thousand armed soldiers escorted six carriages out of Hono. Each carriage was bigger than a poor man's house, and each lavishly decorated. The Daimyo rose in the center, surrounded by the most guards, while the other nobles rode around him, surrounded by the army.

The royal guard and my team however were on patrol duty, sent to the edges of the escort team to serve as a lookout. And since I was a sensor, I took the lead, making sure to clear the path for everyone behind me.

The mission, surprisingly enough, was over in a quick four hours. Nothing had gone wrong, no bandits, no rogue ninja. We arrived at the Blood Moon castle by midnight. And waiting for us already was the castle's lord and servants. And the Hokage.

"Ah! Lord Hokage! How have you been?!" the Daimyo said as he fought back a yawn, sand still in his eye.

"Lord Daimyo," the Hokage bowed, "Thank you for seeing me under such conditions. I understand if this was inconvenient."

"Not to fear! With a court such as mine, the Land of Fire can face any obstacles!" the man chuckled as the Hokage guided him and his courtiers inside.

I followed Eagle's team as we entered the conference room at the distance. We watched from the corners of the room as the Elders of the Konoha Council, the Hokage, the Daimyo, and his court all sat down in front of a large table.

"So Hiruzen, what's this about?" the Daimyo said as he began to fan himself.

"This is about Kiri and the civil war currently underway there," Sarutobi replied.

The Daimyo blinked, "You wish to interfere? That isn't like you Hiruzen."

"Agreed lord Daimyo," the female elder, Utatane nodded, "I'm glad to see my old teammate finally taking some initiative."

"What convinced you to change your mind lord Hokage?" the large warrior like noble asked.

"A particular ninja who showed me that one needs to fight if they wish to bring about any semblance of peace in this world," he smiled as his eyes came towards me for a moment before looking back at the Daimyo.

"Alright...what do you need Hiruzen?" the Daimyo asked.

And slowly the Hokage explained the entire issue to the lord, going and explaining why it would be in Konoha's best interest to interfere. And when he was done the Daimyo sighed, "This sounds like so much effort, why do we have to bother? If they want to kill themselves they should just do it, fewer enemies for us to face."

I couldn't help a growl escape my lips at the man's lack of human concern. This is the guy I'm supposed to obey?!

"That may be my lord, but you see by fighting in their war and supporting the resistance, we could help foster better relations with them, making them our allies," the Hokage explained.

"We are already allied with Suna are we not?" Socio asked.

"That may be, but relations with them have been rocky, to say the least," Mitokado, the male elder of the council, replied, "If we gain another ally in Kiri it would grant us more power."

"And will serve as a warning to Suna to stay allies," Utatane nodded, "And if the resistance does end up losing, well then Konoha can serve as a haven for all the bloodline users that are persecuted."

"Giving us more clans," the purple clad lady smiled, "So either way, we win. Hmm, interesting idea, I support it!"

"What about the Water Daimyo?" the Warrior noble asked, "What's his say in all of this?"

"Nothing," the Hokage sighed, "He's putting his head down and looking away, allowing the shinobi to settle their arguments among themselves instead."

"Hmm, would he not be displeased by our interference? Maybe we shouldn't," the coward I called my Daimyo said with a whimper.

It took an hour for Sarutobi to convince the moron to agree to Konoha's movements in Kiri. It wasn't much, just the authorization of two genin teams, 20 chunin, and ten jonin. It wasn't much, hell, it was barely a quarter of the forces we had, but the Daimyo refused to let more ninja go, especially since he now believes Suna should be watched.

And so we began the tiresome task of getting these fat asses out of the castle and back to Hono. We were ten minutes out from Hono, I was excited to finally have this lame escort mission done when I felt it. Two chakra signatures, both easily crossing Jonin level, maybe even...Kage level.

I created ten clones, each with 100 CP, and sent them out to warn everyone. Immediately Eagle and my team were by my side, "What's wrong?" he asked.

"Two Kage level ninjas coming right for us," I informed him.

"What?! Two Kage level ninja?! Kid are you joking?!" One scoffed.

"No," I growled, "They're around 6000 feet away and closing fast."

"Shit! We need to get everyone away from here! Now!" One cried out.

"Panda," Eagle turned to me, "I grant you permission to use your daggers, can you teleport everyone to Hono?"

"Hono is around...70 Km away yes?" I calculated in my head, "Yes, easily but...I don't have a marker there."

"What?! You don't?!" Eagle cried out, "How could you be so stupid?!"

I growled, "You said no markers! I….wait! I got it! Give me one second!" I closed my eyes and felt around for my markers, they were all connected to me, allowing me to discover that yes, there was one marker in Hono, it was in Moe's bedroom, the dagger I gave her, she kept it!

"Got it!" I opened my eyes, "I have a marker in lord Socio's castle! I can teleport all the nobles there!"

"Do it! Now!" Eagle cried out.

I created twenty shadow clones and sent them away to do just that, I panted, "What's the plan Eagle?"

"The plan is to get everyone out! Which we aren't doing!" One cried out, "What are you all talking about?!"

I took out a fanged dagger and showed it to him, "The Flying Thunder God jutsu, they'll all be fine, I promise."

"W-wait, then that means," One looked at me, "I see, the second Flash."

I nodded, "Right. So the nobles will be fine," just then there was a flash of twenty blurs of blue lightning, "And that was just my clones transporting the nobles away."

Ping!

Quest completed!

Protect the Daimyo and his court!

Rewards:

+20,000 EXP

Ping!

Quest Alert!

Survive!

Rewards:

+30,000 EXP!

?

Failure:

Death

Do you accept?

Y/N?

"Are you serious?" Three asked.

"Yup," I nodded, "Now what's the plan?"

"The plan? The plan is kid we run!" One scoffed, "If you're right there's no way we can handle two Kage level threats! We'll split up and meet up at Hono's gates, they won't dare attack us there."

"B-but what about the soldiers?" I asked, "There are still around a thousand soldiers marching behind us! We can't just leave them! The ninjas will kill them!"

"So?" the man shrugged, "They knew what they were getting into, they all will gladly die for their country."

I growled, "Just because they can die doesn't mean they have to!"

"So what? Do you want to save them all? God kid, you do know you're a ninja right?" One laughed.

I growled, "That's not the kind of ninja I am," I stopped and turned around, "You all go ahead and run, I'll make sure everyone makes it out alright."

"Is he serious?" Seven asked as they watched me run back towards the soldiers.

"I think he is," Eagle replied.

I ignored them and moved on, creating a plan in my head before creating a clone and dispelling it, allowing every active clone to understand the plan. After the nobles and their company were taken to Hono, they would then place another marker outside the city and bring all the soldiers there, since I doubt Moe would like having her room stuffed with over a thousand men in sweaty armor.

I appeared before the convoy, immediately the lieutenant at the head stopped and looked at me, "Ninja! What is going on?! Where did you take the Daimyo and the nobles?!"

"There are two Kage level threats approaching," I told them, "The nobles have already been extracted and kept safe."

"What?! Where are they?!" the man asked from horseback.

"Safe in Hono," I replied, just then a clone popped, it had placed a dagger at the gates of Hono, "Which is exactly where I'm going to take all of you," I made the shadow clone jutsu seal.

There was a puff of smoke as suddenly 55 clones appeared beside me, each with one hundred CP, enough to make one trip before having to wait a minute and then come back.

"What?! We aren't going anywhere, ninja! We are going to stand here and fight!" the man cried out, his men roaring behind him.

"You do that, you will die, needlessly," I growled, "This is a Kage level ninja! Not some army of ronin or bandits!"

"We are sworn to serve our lord's!" one cried out.

"Then do it in a battle which has meaning!" I cried, "One that matters! Don't die here needlessly when you can instead serve to protect the land from outside invaders! Live! Fight another day!"

The men looked at each other, whispering.

"We are not cowards!" the man in front cried out.

"Is it cowardliness to retreat into a more optimal battlefield?" I asked.

"N-no, it is not! It's common battle tactics!"

"Then that's what you're doing! You think they'll stop if they find the Daimyo isn't here?! They'll go to Hono and attack it! A single Kage level ninja can level that entire city! If you all die here, then Hono falls! So what do you wish to do? Die here for nothing, with no one witnessing your sacrifice? If allow me to help your army to move to Hono where you can defend your lords and die a proper death! Not like a dog, but like a warrior?!"

Ping!

You have successfully convinced them!

The people began to node, repeating my words. Even the man in charge looked convinced. "Very well ninja, proceed with evacuating our army! Begin near the back! The front will be the last, will you be able to take us all away before the enemies arrive?"

I checked, they were 200 feet and approaching fast, "No, they are only two hundred feet away."

"Then while the rest fight in Hono, we will buy the city time here!" the man roared as he drew his sword.

"HONO!" the men cried out. Immediately my clones moved, grabbing two people at a time from the back and zipping away in a streak of blue lightning.

I turned around and faced the direction from which the two Kage-level threats seemed to come from. The army of Hono stood ready behind me. And also, I had three surprise guests.

Eagle, Puma, and Seven landed before me. Eagle looked at me, "You realize I can have you court martialed for disobedience."

"You never said I couldn't do this, you just said I should leave," I told him.

Puma scoffed, "You have balls kid."

"Thanks, if you want after this I'll show you just how big they are," I snorted.

"I have never seen a Panda behave like this," Seven replied as they stood beside me side by side. Eagle took out his tanto while Puma and Seven drew a kunai in each hand, "Usually their more nervous and filled with fear."

"I'm not a panda," I chuckled, "I'm more like a..well...I don't know, I never wondered what animal I was."

"A dragon," Eagle put in, the two Kage level ninja were close, only fifty feet away, "You're as prideful and steadfast as a dragon."

"Plus your specialty is breathing fire," Puma put in, "Yeah, that's right, I did read your file kid."

I smirked, "Right," I saw my first wave of clones return, now taking the second wave of soldiers away. Slowly the two ninjas slowed down as they walked towards us at a leisurely pace, "They're here."

And out of the trees walked two figures in black cloaks with red clouds on them. One was around eight feet tall with blue skin, sharp teeth in a grin with gills on his neck. On his back was a great sword which was wrapped up in bandages and a yellow metal handle. He wore a Kiri headband on his forehead which had been crossed out;

Kisame Hoshigaki, Tailless tailed beast

Lv- 94

REP- -40

The other man was shorter, he wore a straw hat that covered his eyes and nose. He had one hand hanging out limply from behind his cloak and the neckline covering his mouth;

Itachi Uchiha, Inheritor of the Will of Fire

Lv- 98

REP- 70

I felt fear dig in before Gamer's mind removed it. Kisame, a monster in human form, has enough chakra to make Naruto's normal reserves seem tiny in comparison. He hated my guts. And then Itachi Uchiha, the man who 'betrayed' the Leaf, the true hero that everyone looked over.

"Oh, what's this? You were expecting us? Hmm, I did find it odd that we didn't find an advanced guard, did you manage to sense us out?" Kisame asked with a shark like grin.

"They probably sensed your massive reserves Kisame," Itachi said in a bored voice, "Hmm, don't see anyone else here except the army...tell me, where are the nobles?"

"We'll never tell you, you traitor!" Puma growled.

"Is that so?" Itachi lifted his hat, showing his red eyes.

"Ack!" Puma stiffened before falling to the ground.

"Shit!" I cried out as I felt his chakra enter her body, "Genjutsu! Don't look at his eyes! Don't even look at his fingers! He can use that as a focus as well!"

"Right!" Eagle and Seven lowered their heads, looking away from the Uchiha. There was another wave of Blue Lightning, my clones returned for the third wave of soldiers. One looked over and noticed Puma down, he came over and flash her away, I sighed, at least now she would be safe.

"Hmm, I see, clever boy," Itachi removed his hat and threw it aside, "You figured out my trick. And that blue lightning, you must be Yami, the second Flash of Konoha."

"Yup! I'm also friends with your little brother! You know he misses you so much?! He keeps going on and on about how much he just wants to pummel his hands into your chest and rip your hearts out."

I smiled at my talkative side coming out, wishing to get more time. I moved one hand behind me and motioned to the men behind me to get ready, they could attack at any moment.

"Sasuke was a dreamer," Itachi nodded, "I'm glad to see that hasn't changed."

"Hey Itachi, what do we do?" Kisame asked, "If this kid is the Flash he probably has all the Nobles tucked away safely. Our mission was a failure."

"Sadly, that seems so Kisame," Itachi sighed.

"Hey, how about if I have a little fun then heh? The kid might grow up to be someone someday, if we kill him now it'll save us a lot of trouble!"

"Hmm…why not, go ahead," Itachi turned around and walked away, "Make sure you kill them all, I don't want any survivors."

"Fuck!" Eagle growled as the fourth wave of soldiers left, he turned to me, "How many more?!"

"Only 200 have made it so far," I grumbled, "Maybe another ten minutes?"

Kisame laughed, "Isn't this a treat? You all are staying here to save these soldiers?! You tree huggers are soft!" He removed his greatsword with one hand and slammed it into the ground, "Besides, you won't last ten minutes, you won't even last five."

"Permission to go full force, sir?" I asked Eagle.

"Granted, show him hell," Eagle nodded.

"Right! Swift Release: Speed up times 10!" I vanished into a blur of white and grey. I activated my chakra enhanced fists and approached Kisame at full speed.

I grew my fist back ready to break his face, when suddenly he moved, blocking my punch with his sword, "Is that the fastest you can go?" he asked.

My eyes widened, I felt my chakra being drained away by the sword. I cursed and immediately moved back. I needed to go faster, "Swift Release: Speed up times 100!" And this time, time began to slow down so much, even sounds began to slur together.

"Woah," Kisame's eyes slowly widened as I came at him again. This time I went around, charging my fists and colliding them into his back, several at his neck, back of his head, spine, and a kick right between the legs, twice.

Ping!

Chakra strength- 15 X 150 = 2,250

You gained a critical strike! DMG is multiplied by 5!

2,250 X 5 = 11,250 DMG!

11,250 DMG!

11,250 DMG!

11,250 DMG!

11,250 DMG!

Total DMG: 56,250

Kisame's HP: 1, 293,750/1, 350,000

I felt my chakra reserves going down, and being so close to the sword is draining my chakra as well. So I was forced to stop, ran back to my allies, and cancel the jutsu, leaving me with 1,800 CP and raising.

Kisame gasped as he coughed out blood, his hands immediately going for his balls, "You bastard!"

Itachi stopped and turned around, his eyes widening in shock, "What? How did he hurt you?"

"I'm just that good," I made a shadow clone with 200 CP and held out my hand. He began to make make a Rasengan using Scorch release chakra.

"W-what is he doing?" Kisame gasped as he slowly got back on his feet.

"Something dangerous," Itachi said as he made eye contact with me, his eye suddenly turning from the three tomoe normal Sharingan into his Mangekyo Sharingan, the wheel spinning furiously as he whispered, "Tsukuyomi."

The eyes began to spin, I felt Itachi's chakra come at me, attacking my body, trying to take over my mind. But, thanks to Gamer's mind, my mind was resistant to the genjutsu. But, that didn't mean I was going to give up an advantage.

I clutched my head with one hand as the clone continued to create the Nova ball, "My head! What did you do?!"

"Why isn't he going down?" Kisame asked as he readied his blade, "This shouldn't take this much time, right? Is something wrong with your eye?"

"No...something's off about this boy," Itachi said, his eye slowly bleeding as he changed them back to normal, "He's fighting it, I think. I can't...I can't seem to grasp his consciousness."

-900 CP!

I grinned, the Nova ball was ready. I held it up over my head, by now over 50% of the army had evacuated, "Alright assholes! I'm giving you one warning! Run, or I'll end you!"

"Please! I'll absorb all that chakra in your hands! My sword's itching for a meal!" Kisame roared as he charged forward.

Itachi's eyes roamed around before landing on Kisame's back, "Kisame no!"

Zoom!

I tossed the ball to a clone who teleported to the marker I placed on Kisame's clothes when I kicked his groin, twice. The clone appeared between Itachi and Kisame and closed the ball into himself, making it collapse like a supernova before a burst of energy came out.

KABOOM!

A 20 feet area was cleared out as the entire forest was covered in a flash of light. I felt my clones return and take the soldiers once more, this time three at a time.

Kisame and Itachi had escaped, I turned and pointed at the tree they were hiding behind, "There!"

"Tsk," Kisame said as he and Itachi revealed themselves, their cloaks not even singed. I hadn't done a single HP of damage, "Kid's a sensor."

"Impressive," Itachi whispered, "Kisame, let's go, this fight is pointless."

"But I want to fight the army!" the man whined.

Itachi sighed, "Fine, I'll deal with the Flash," Itachi vanished in a blur of speed, appearing before me and grabbing me by the shoulder, "Let's talk."

"No thanks!" I slashed at his hand with a dagger before punching at him. Itachi disengaged and leaped back, I created five clones with 500 CP each and sent them after him. Itachi moved back before substituting himself with a clone of his own, the real one trying to sneak up behind me.

I turned and blocked a kunai to my back, I moved back as Itachi engaged me in a taijutsu spar, forcing me away from my ANBU allies.

"Great! With the brat now gone, I can finally play!" Kisame said as he charged at age who dodged the initial strike and moved back, throwing a fireball at Kisame which the shark man easily absorbed.

My attention however was forced back to Itachi as he kept me on my toes, struggling to push him away with my daggers.

"You know, there aren't many people in this world who can resist my eyes," he said as they slowly transformed into their Mangekyo state, "Let's see if you can do it twice."

I felt his chakra attack me again, but I knew it wouldn't affect me. So I continued fighting, but slowly, his movements began to go faster, his reaction time several times quicker than mine. I was thinking about using a marker to leave him when I heard Puma cry out.

"EAGLE!" she screamed. I turned to see Kisame's blade sherd into the ANBU's side, ripping his gut, blood flashing everywhere.

"NO!" I felt rage, he was a good man, a ninja who returned for his allies! He didn't deserve to die! I tried to disengage Itachi to move to his side, but the Uchiha didn't let me.

"Is this the first time you saw a friend die?" Itachi asked as he swiped at me, sparks flying as I deflected his swings, "Don't worry...you'll get used to it."

"No!" I growled, "No one will ever die on my watch! No one!" I needed to be faster! I couldn't make the hand seals for the Swift Release, I had no choice.

"That's quite a claim, you don't know how...this….those eyes, but how?!" Itachi's own widened in surprise.

"Kiss my ass," my Sharingan flashed alive behind my mask, but he could tell they were there thanks to his eye seeing the chakra work inside my eyes. My anger filled my movements, allowing my reaction time to improve several times over.

I pushed into the attack, I saw Kisame fight and wound several soldiers as Seven tried to push him back while Puma took Eagle away from the fight. I needed to go there, now! I managed to find an opening, these eyes let me see one right over his shoulder.

I nicked his shoulder by throwing my dagger. Itachi winced for a microsecond and that was all I needed to disengage from the battle, rushing to Eagle's side. I made three clones, one grabbed Eagle and flashed away while the other grabbed Puma and Seven, taking them away as well.

There were only 200 soldiers left, the next wave of clones coming to take the next fifty away. I was about to make more before flashing away myself when I felt a fireball coming right at me.

I turned, my hands blurring through seals as I saw the Great Fireball twenty feet away. I finished with a half bird and half tiger seal as I sucked in a gulp of air. The fireball was ten feet away, I could feel the heat on my brow.

I gasped out a breath of blue flames that tore through the Great Fireball right in front of me, the flames so powerful the orange fire disappeared into nothing as the Dragon's Breath came at Itachi who skillfully dodged away.

Just then my fifty-five clones came again and evacuated more soldiers, now only a hundred and forty remained.

"Hey! Stop taking away my victims!" Kisame cried out from on top of a pile of soldiers. Around a hundred lay dead before his feet, the rest struggling to fight with injuries.

"Kisame, this is pointless," Itachi said appearing at his side.

I came towards them, stepping between them and the soldiers. The Lieutenant of the army was still alive, his horse dead and his head bleeding, but alive. I moved through the hand seals for Swift Release, finishing with the last hand seal but waiting to see what Itachi and Kisame do.

"I only hurt a hundred people," Kisame growled, "That brat sure is a handful."

"It is to be expected," Itachi nodded, "He is of course one of my clan members."

"W-what?! He's an Uchiha?! But I thought you killed them all?!"

"He was an orphan, it seems one managed to get away," Itachi growled, "Either way if he is a member of my clan I'm curious to see how far he will grow."

"Are you nuts?! We should kill him now!" another wave of clones came and took half the army away, leaving only around 60 soldiers and me behind, "And stop taking away my kills!"

"He won't," Itachi smirked, "It seems his Nindo is to refuse to let people die, isn't that right, Yami Uchiha?"

I smirked, "I'm not sure about the whole Uchiha thing, but you are right about not wanting anybody dead."

"An idealist, how...interesting," Itachi murmured, he turned away and left, "Come on Kisame, I'm sure we can play with him again soon enough."

"But Itachi! He's right there!" Kisame cried out. And just then the final wave of clones came, grabbed everyone, and vanished, leaving me alone on the battlefield, along with the bodies of the dead soldiers.

"God damn it!" Kisame cried out, "Fine! This is a waste of time anyway! I'll see you later Uchiha brat! And next time I'll rip your fucking eyes out!"

I nodded, "Bite me fuck face," I made finished the hand seal, activating a Swift Release jutsu, "Swift Release: Speed up times 1,000!"

I needed to do this fast. I opened my inventory and took out a chakra metal trench knife that I had made. I infused it with wind chakra making it extremely sharp. I moved to Kisame's side, his hand tightly wrapped around his sword, Samehada. Now I couldn't touch the blade with my chakra, it would just absorb it, but, I could touch him.

I swept the knife across his wrist, the hand coming off in one straight go as slowly blood started to drip out. Guess even a thousand times faster isn't faster than slowing downtime.

I put the trench knife away, grabbed the man's hand, and used it like a tong to put the sword into my inventory. That's right, I just stole Kisame's fucking sword!

Now I couldn't kill him, due to gaming logic, even if I cut off his head with my trench knife, he wouldn't die unless I remove all his HP first. So I did the next best thing.

I used the daggers and plugged them into his eyes, making his mouth slowly open. I looked over and noticed Itachi's eyes slowly move towards me, they were moving at normal speed, he could see what I was doing. Good.

Ten seconds left, better make this count. I plunged the daggers into his rib cage over and over again, puncturing his lungs. Time's up, I jumped away as suddenly time restarted.

"ARGH!" Kisame cried out in pain.

"Kisame!" Itachi cried out in surprise, guess while his eyes could follow me, his brain still hadn't processed what it was seeing.

"So long shit heads!" I cried out as I flashed away in a blast of blue lightning, appearing outside Hono's gates in front of the whole army I managed to teleport away.

"Where is the enemy?" the lieutenant asked as he came forward on a brand new horse.

"I left them behind, they might try and attack us, but I managed to injure one of them badly enough that he might require healing. I don't think they will follow us here."

"And if they even think about it Hono will make them regret it!" the man cried out as suddenly the walls of the city were lined with soldiers and ninjas, all highly alert and all around level 50 and above.

Ping!

Quest Completed!

Survive!

Rewards:

+30,000 EXP!

+Ultra Ball

I smiled, I could so use another Ultra ball, in case I happened upon another legendary. I nodded and looked to the man in charge, his name was Fumo, "All right then, if you have this handled then I need to see my teammates, one of them is injured and will need medical help."

"Go ninja, you have risen above and beyond the call of duty. You have acted with great honor today, we, the army of Hono will not forget this gesture Yami Uchiha."

I saw all their REP scores go up by 20. I sighed, "I'm not an Uchiha, it's just Yami."

"But that man said you were," Fumo argued.

I sighed, "I'm a clanless orphan, believe me when I say that if I was an Uchiha, someone would have told me long before Itachi Uchiha. Goodbye, and good luck," and with that, I leaped over the city walls and ran into the city.

I felt Eagle's chakra signature slowly stabilizing near the top, right inside the Daimyo's castle. I ran over there without a second's thought, leaving over the guards and ninjas who tried to stop me.

I ran inside and to the room where I felt Eagle's chakra, I threw the door open and came in, finding Puma, Spider, Monkey, and Snake all gathered around Eagle, whose torso was wrapped in bandages, his mask was cracked, they moved it and kept it aside revealing a man with deep blonde hair with brown eyes.

He looked around forty and had a small scar on his nose. And over his head was his title, which now read, 100 REP. Guess me saving his life made him like me, who knew right?

"Panda," Eagle noticed me first. Everyone looked up from Eagle, blinking in surprise at seeing me, "Is everyone safe?"

I nodded, "Yes Eagle. Everyone is safe. Around a hundred soldiers got hurt, but I managed to get them all out. They are now forming a perimeter around the city."

"What about Itachi and Kisame?" Eagle asked as he tried to get up, only for the woman next to him, a medic by her title, pushed him back down, telling him to rest.

"Itachi isn't much of a fighter, he won't attack a city filled with the chunin level ninja, he isn't that crazy. And Kisame...he's a little banged up at the moment," I grinned.

"What did you do?" Puma asked.

In response I opened my inventory behind me and slowly took out Samehada, displaying over my head, "Ta-da!"

"SCREECH!" the sword suddenly screamed as its handle exploded into spines cutting into my hand. Everyone jumped in shock, the ANBU circling their hurt commander.

-200 HP!

I let go in shock as it suddenly moved, rushing to the door. "Oh no, you don't!" I activated Swift Release, making me ten times faster. I grabbed the blade and shoved it into my inventory once more.

I grumbled as I walked in. I used the Mystical Palm healing jutsu on my left hand, healing my right, "Right, it has sentience, forgot about that."

"Where is that blade?" One asked.

"I have it sealed away," I sighed as the wounds on my hand healed, "It's fine."

"We need to bring that back to Konoha at once," Eagle said as he raised his torso, "Panda, is there any chance of it escaping again?"

"No," I shook my head, "Once it's inside my storage seal it can't do a thing. It'll only be a problem if I remove it once more."

"Good, keep it in there. Doctor, when can I return to the field?" Eagle asked.

"Not for another three days," she sighed, "I'm sorry, but this is the best I can do."

"It's fine," Eagle turned to me, "Can you flash me back home?"

"Can you flash all of us?" Snake asked.

I nodded, "Yes. Do you want me to do it now?"

"No," One replied as he walked in with his team, "Not yet. The Daimyo wishes to see you all, now."

"Eagle can't move," Spider argued.

"Doctor, get him a wheelchair," One ordered.

"R-right," the woman nodded as she quickly moved to obey. We put Eagle in the wheelchair and put his broken mask on his face. It wasn't much, but it was protocol. I pushed him along as we followed One to the main chamber, the other's guarding us on either side.

"What you did back there Panda...it's nothing short of amazing," Puma spoke, "Sorry for treating you lightly kid."

I shrugged, "Not a problem," I looked down, "I'm sorry you got hurt Eagle."

Monkey snorted, "He saves the entire army of the Daimyo, fights off two S rank missing ninja, and he's sorry about getting Eagle hurt? Now I've seen everything."

We reached the hall, One walked in and introduced us. This time when we entered there was no table, instead, each nobleman and their house sat down on their side of the Daimyo, creating a pathway of sorts with the fire lord in the center looking very flustered.

"You there," the Daimyo pointed at me, "It was you who saved all of us yes?"

I stepped from behind Eagle's wheelchair and bowed, "Yes lord Daimyo."

"How are you able to use the Flying Thunder God jutsu?! I demand you show us your face ninja," Socio ordered, his face looking very curious.

"I can't sir," I bowed, "It's against ANBU law."

"Which can only be overturned by the Hokage...or the Daimyo," One supplied.

The Fire Daimyo perked up, "Oh? Is that right? Then I order you to show us your face ninja!"

I turned to Eagle who nodded. I sighed and got up, removing my mask with one smooth motion, meeting the Daimyo's eyes.

The man squinted, "Who are you boy? I don't recognize your face."

"But I do," said Moe, who was sitting by her father's side, "His name is Yami, he's the genin who saved my life."

"Oh?" Socio said blinked, "It's you. I see… I guess you were serious about your ambition on learning more about the Fourth's seal yes?"

I smiled, "That is correct lord Socio," I then turned to Moe, "Sorry for using the marker I gave you to transport everyone, I honestly didn't have a choice."

Moe smirked, "Well, it was strange seeing lord Daimyo and his court in my bedroom, but I suppose it was an emergency. It's...it's good to see you again Yami."

I smiled, "It's good to see you as well Moe. I hope you've been well. Any annoying shopkeepers I should know about?"

Moe smirked, "He's kept his nose down. Haven't heard a peep from him since."

"So you are the genin who learned the Flying Thunder god jutsu, interesting," the Daimyo hummed, drawing attention back to him. Frankly, I think he was jealous that I focused on Moe, "Tell me Yami, is it true what they're saying? That after rescuing us you went back to save my men? My soldiers?"

I nodded, "Yes sir."

"Why is that? Why did you risk your life for a bunch of soldiers?"

I shrugged, "What was I supposed to do? Just let them die?"

The Daimyo blinked, "I would watch that tone young man, I am your lord."

I sighed, "If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors," I looked at the nobles around me, "Not his equals."

The Fire Lord's eyes widened, "That's quite a philosophy you have ninja. Tell me, do you fancy yourself a philosopher?"

I shrugged, "I'm just a hired gun. Who I want to be doesn't matter."

"Really?" the Daimyo snorted, "You have a mouth on you boy. I would watch it if I was you."

I bowed, "A thousand apologies my lord, I meant no offense. You merely asked why I wanted to save your soldiers, I told you why. I don't think of them as a noble or a soldier, a life is a life, regardless of who's it is. I completed my mission by getting you all safe and sound. After that, I was allowed to do what I wish, and I wished to save the lives of the brave men who pledged their blades to you."

The court murmured, the Daimyo looked happy at my apology and even more so when I kept mentioning it was his people I saved. The man smiled, "Well then ninja boy, I suppose you deserve a reward for your actions yes? Well, what do you all think we should give him?"

"A title perhaps?" Socio suggested, "Something befitting of his status?"

"A title? This lad saved our lives and the love of over nine hundred soldiers and all you want to give him is a title?!" the scarred noble scoffed, "He deserves more!"

"Perhaps we should just ask him?" the purple wearing noblewoman said as she turned to me, "Well? What is it that you wish for shinobi?"

I blinked, "Ah...I guess peace would be nice," I shrugged.

The noble laughed, "Oh that is rich!"

"Come now ninja be serious," Socio scoffed.

"He is serious father," Moe spoke up, "His dream is for world peace."

The Daimyo blinked, "Is that true little Moe?"

Moe nodded, "Yes, it is. But...we can't grant that, sadly. Chose something else Yami."

I blinked, "Ah…I don't know...I don't want anything."

"Come now, isn't there something you desire?" the Daimyo asked, sounds bored, I guess he was tired, it was around 5 in the morning right now.

"Ah...I guess if you could spare more soldiers for the Kiri mission that would help solve that entire issue a lot faster. That is if you don't mind."

The Daimyo sighed, "Sadly I cannot do that. That is the one thing I cannot change. How about something else? Money? Land?"

I shrugged, "Useless and doubly useless."

"A ninja can't make that much," a noble scoffed.

I shrugged, "Still, I have no value over money. I was born an orphan, I would just be happy...wait, that's it! I would ask that you build three more orphanages in Konoha and supply the existing one with money from your personal vaults. Make it so that no child will ever have to live on the street again. That's all I ask."

I saw REP go up by 5 for everyone in the room. Moe herself was at 89 right now, higher than anyone else.

"Very well, if that's all you require, it shall be done," the Daimyo and, "Socio, see to it that it happens."

Socio bowed, "Of course my lord."

"Good, then it is time I go to bed," the man yawned once more.

"A moment my lord," the soldier noble spoke, "There is still the matter of his new title."

The Daimyo sighed, "Fine. I name you Yami of Konoha the Protector of Hono, there, enjoy," he grumbled and left, the nobles leaving with him.

Ping!

You have gained a new title!

Protector of Hono- +40 REP with all residents of the Land of fire

I sighed and attached the new title to my stat. This was the only decent one I had, the others were..boring, to say the least. I moved back to my team, putting my mask back on, "Sheesh, that guy was a grouch."

"You're telling me," One scoffed, "Anyway, get your team back to Konoha, I'm needed at the walls. Good luck, protector of Hono."

He vanished in a blur, leaving us behind. I looked over my shoulder and noticed Moe waiting in the middle of the room, I turned to my team and made five clones, each with 500 CP, "They'll take you back home. Go on ahead, I have some unfinished business here."

Puma whistled, "Go Panda, who knew you had such nice taste."

Eagle snorted, "Kid's already breaking hearts," I grumbled, but luckily they couldn't say anything else as my clones flash them away.

I turned around and approached Moe, I removed my mask and smiled, "Hey."

"Hey," she smiled back, "I thought you weren't allowed to show your face unless the Daimyo or the Hokage ordered you to."

I shrugged, "I'm not technically in the ANBU. I'm just...well, I guess you can say I'm the temp. Anyway, sorry I didn't tell you before."

"No, it's fine, I understand. Ninja, secrets come with the job," she smiled looking me over, "Did you grow taller?"

I chuckled, "I think. You certainly grew as well."

"Thank you," she smiled, "It hasn't been that long, I know, but I still miss you Yami, you were the best friend a girl like me could have. How have you been? Is it true you faced Orochimaru?"

I nodded grimly, "Yeah, the guy was…something else."

"You survived a fight with both Itachi Uchiha and a Swordsman of the Mist. I doubt you were that worried," she held my hand looking worried, "I was worried sick you know? After you saved me, I knew it had to be you who did it. You're the only person I know who is familiar enough to decipher that seal...I was worried I wouldn't be able to see you again."

I smiled, "I promise you, Moe, I'm not going to die if I can help it. Relax...I'll be fine."

Moe smiled, "Right, I suppose you have to go now yes?"

I smiled, I looked out, the sun was slowly rising from the horizon, "Actually, I think I have a few minutes. Want to watch the sunrise?"

Mos smiled, "Yes. I would love that."

I offered her my hand, she took it and I swept her off her feet, leaping into the air and jumping to the top of the castle. I landed on the roof and we sat down side by side, watching the sun slowly rise off the horizon.

We didn't say anything, we didn't have to. She put her head on my shoulder and I wrapped an arm around her side. To make sure she didn't fall back. No other reason. No, not one. I wasn't interested in lolis. Not at all.

Ten minutes later:

I flashed back to Konoha, finding myself back in my home. I quickly dashed off towards the Hokage tower. I could sense Eagle's chakra coming from the hospital, it was slowly increasing, good, he needs his rest.

I made it to the Hokage's office and entered through the window. Zabuza and Haku were already here, both wearing Konoha vests, except they were grey instead of green. And instead of the Konoha leaf, they wore their Mist headbands.

"Ah, Yami, you finally arrived," the Hokage nodded, "I thought something had gone wrong."

I sighed, "I just needed to take a breather. Sorry," I removed the mask and placed it on the Hokage's table, "And I also apologize, I couldn't keep my identity secret lord Hokage. I was forced to use Search, Swift, and the Flying Thunder God jutsu."

"Someone forced you into doing something kid? Who?" Zabuza snorted.

"Kisame of the Mist and Itachi Uchiha," the Hokage supplied.

"W-what?! You fought Kisame?!" Zabuza asked in horror, "How are you still alive?!"

I shrugged, "Luck and planning."

"And from what your ANBU teammates tell me, also a skill," Hiruzen puffed his pipe, "Tell me, is it true what they said about his blade?"

I nodded, "Yeah. I managed to capture Samehada, but the moment I take it out it starts attacking everything and tries to run away."

"You have Samehada with you?! How?! Kisame would rather die than let anyone take that blade from him!"

"I cut off his arm and took it from his stump," I told Zabuza narrowing my eyes at him, "Oh, and I also blinded him. Though I doubt that will do much to reduce his monstrous strength."

"You cut off his arm?" the Hokage blinked, "May I see?"

I nodded as I opened my inventory, luckily it registered Kisame's hand and Samehada as two separate entities. I took out the arm and placed it on the Hokage's table. Blood spewed out slowly, drenching his table with the crimson liquid.

"The arm looks fresh," the Hokage noticed picking it up and looking it over, "You have some powerful status seal there Yami."

"Thanks," I nodded, "Though, I honestly didn't realize it could do that."

"What about the blade?" Zabuza asked quickly, "It belongs to my village. It is a treasure of Kiri."

"It belongs to Konoha," I shrugged, "After all, we did steal it first."

"Why you little brat!" Zabuza growled as his hands reached for his butcher's blade, still attached to his back.

"That's enough," the Hokage flared his killing intent silencing Zabuza, "For now Yami keeps the blade locked and safe, where no one can touch it. The moment Kiri is freed I swear to you I will order him to return it. Is that a suitable compromise Zabuza?"

The man grumbled, "Yeah, fine. The kid can hold onto it for now."

"Good. Now, onto other matters. We have obtained the Daimyo's permission to launch an official liberation effort into Kiri. I'll be sending with you Yami, ten jonin, and 20 chunin. I'll also be assigning you two ANBU teams, which will be off the records and follow you a month after the mission begins to keep tabs on you. Any objections or concerns?"

Zabuza shook his head, "No. When do we begin?"

"In one week," the Hokage turned to me, "Prepare for a long trip Yami, this might take a year, or maybe more."

I shrugged, "Question if I just kill the Mizukage, would it be over sooner?"

Zabuza snorted, "First of all, I doubt you could kill anyone. I heard you don't like to kill. And second, before you can even approach the Mizukage you'll have to get past his army of guards."

"No problem," I held up a dagger, "I can use Swift Release and pass his guards and then just teleport him and me somewhere else, maybe even a trap where we can tag team him."

Zabuza's eyes winded, "You can do that? What am I saying, of course, you can. Fine, if you can do that we'll discuss it later. After we establish contact with the resistance movement," he gave the Hokage a small bow before leaving, Haku following right behind him.

The Hokage sighed, "This job doesn't get easier."

I sighed, "Yup...but maybe that's how you know that you're doing the right thing?"

"Possibly...good work out there Yami. I heard from Puma how you held Itchai off and saved Eagle's life. I also heard how you saved the lives of over nine hundred of the Daimyo's men. This will shine well on us, and especially you. Your wish of being a legend that can shoulder Konoha's strength into the next generation is coming true one step at a time."

I sighed, "Well...there's just one problem with that."

The Hokage raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

I decided to tell him. The lieutenant and over fifty of his men knew, and if they knew that meant soon the whole of Hono will know, which means soon word will reach Konoha. This means I better just come clean now.

I sighed and looked at him rubbing my eyes, "When I fought Itachi...I was barely keeping up with him. His eyes…they were something else. They made him faster than me, I could barely fight him off, adding to the fact that he kept trying to plant me under a genjutsu and it made it a futile battle. But then...I saw Eagle get hurt and...something changed."

"What happened Yami?" Hiruzen asked.

"I became faster, I became more controlled...my eyes...they changed," I channeled chakra into my eyes revealing their red hue.

Sarutobi gasped in shock as he saw my eyes. His pipe fell out of his mouth as he gaped, "The Sharingan. But how? Y-you….you're an Uchiha?"

I closed my eyes and allowed them to return to normal, "Itachi thinks so. He declared me an Uchiha in front of the Daimyo's Lieutenant and his men. I…I think he might be telling the truth."

"Damn right he was," the Hokage said getting to his feet as he looked at, really focusing his eyes, "Yes...yes, I suppose….I suppose your eyes do make sense. You have the Uchiha hair, and he eyes and the face of one. But your heart... it's all Senju. You lack their arrogance and their cold attitude. Their bloodthirstiness and their sense of pride. But...you do have their strength...you look to me like the perfect combination of the First Hokage and his rival, Madara Uchiha."

I blinked, "I don't remind you of Madara do I?"

Sarutobi nodded, "Yes, you do. You have his face," he took out a small box filled with what was definitely not tobacco leaves and stuffed it into his pipe, guess he needed something to calm his nerves, "I'm surprised I didn't see it before. It's so obvious...one of your parents must have been an Uchiha...I don't know how you ended up in that orphanage but...if you weren't, then Itachi would have."

The man sighed as he lit his pipe and took a deep drag, letting the fumes calm his mind. He sighed, "Yami, for now, keep your eyes a secret. Tell no one, absolutely no one. If the guards start rumors it will take some time for it to reach Konoha and by then I'll have found out enough about your past to tell you how this happened. For now, your status as an Uchiha will be an S rank secret, do you understand?"

"Yes sir...but, what about Sasuke?" I asked feeling a little sad, as I would be expected to behave in such a situation, "The kid thinks he's the last Uchiha...it would be kind of cruel."

"Naruto and his team came by yesterday morning and got a new mission to the Land of Snow," the Hokage informed me, "They won't return for another two weeks, by when you will be in Kiri. Maybe after you return you can tell him. I understand how you feel Yami, know you aren't alone when you've been raised your whole life to think differently can be challenging. But if people find out you are an Uchiha as well as a seal master and possess several Kekkei Genkai? Well...not even I can stop them from going over my head and appealing to the Daimyo."

I groaned, "Fuck me. I wish I never got these damn eyes."

The Hokage smiled, "Trust me Yami, you'll grow to love them...tell me, knowing what you are now...does it make you hate Itachi Uchiha?"

I blinked, "Well...not really. I mainly feel bad for the guy."

"Why's that?"

"He went crazy and killed his family. Why wouldn't I feel sorry for a psychopath like him?" I shrugged before rubbing my eyes, they were still itchy, "I...I think I need to go. My eyes are itchy and I think I need to sleep."

"Of course, dismissed Yami. Take care," the Hokage nodded, "Oh, before you leave return the ANBU uniform and mask to the ANBU headquarters. They still require it."

I nodded and left through the window, putting the Panda mask on again as I made my way to the ANBU HQ to give everything back.

I want him and slept, I was exhausted. My CP, HP, and SP may be full, but my brain was exhausted. After everything I went through, I needed rest. So I slept like a log, not even bothering to remove my flack jacket as I collapsed onto my bed.

AN: Remember to show the OG author some love and if you want to finish the story now you can always go finish the original Yami: The Gamer Kage by I'mjusttryingtofindmyway