A note from Takeshi to the readers:
Konnichi wa everyone, sorry this chapter is so short. No action either. I'm sorry! But the next
chapter you might get to see a fight between..well...read the next chapter! Thanks for reading,
and please review!
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"So...who're you?" a feminine voice asked from the shadows. The Fifth Hokage, Yondaime,
Tsunade, one of the "Three Ninjas" taught under the Sandime, Sarutobi. He had heard only
rumors that Tsunade had returned. However, she sat there in front of him, half of her body
covered by the shadows in this one-window room. It was originally an interrogation room, it
seemed, for the shackles on the wall were still there and there was a small, but present, odor of
blood.
"A friend of Sarutobi-sama and Kakashi-sama's." the boy said, "You've probably heard of the
Hou clan..."
Tsunade's eyes narrowed. This boy, could he really be who he said he was? The Hou clan was
one of the Doujutsu kekkei genkai clans. However...it was slaughtered by the village's own Kage.
The entire village went into a civil-war like state and dissapeared. The survivors told nothing.
And this boy....
"This is proof." the boy held up his real hitai-ate. It had a vertical line in the middle, then near
the top two quarter circles and lines branching off those, looking abstractly like a sword with
wings.
"Gah!" Tsunade said in suprise, "Th-thats a...Hidden Blade headband...."
That confirmed it. You can't just fake a hitai-ate, they are imbued with the soul of the village
and in fact radiate some chakara, some people say that the symbols are the soul of the village and
share the power. A sudden flashback of an old conversation with Jiraiya came to her...
- ~*~ -
"Have you heard?" he asked. Jiraiya and Tsunade were at the sake bar. He had his usual clothes
on, his large pack dropped on the ground next to his school.
"Of course not you idiot. I've been away for a while." Tsunade said back
"I thought word of this would've spread pretty quickly." Jiraya's normally playful tone was
dropped, a seirous tone was adopted, "A kid from the Hidden Blade Village turned up. Kakashi
Hatake found him during one of his scouting missions."
"...oh? Do tell..."
"They say he's from that clan...with the kekkai genkai...what's it called?"
"Ketatamashii-Maboroshi.." she replied, "Piercing eye..."
"Yea..." Jiraiya took another sip, "And they say he can already use it...he's six years old..."
"WHAT?!" Tsunade yelled
"Yeah. That's what I said. Kakashi's full report stated: The boy used his technique, the
Ketatamashii-Maboroshi to defeat the attacker of his family. The technique surfaced due to
personal danger, so it's not completely formed. However, in the journey back, it formed
extremely fast...'"
"..." Tsunade was silent, "So the Hidden Blade still lives..."
"It's up to one kid to keep it alive..." Jiraya said, "...but there's got to be millions of bounties on
his head, let alone for his kekkei genkai..."
- ~*~ -
"Takeshi Hou...." Tsunade whispered to herself, "No shit..."
"In the flesh" Takeshi replied, "Can I see Kakashi-sama now?"
"Kakashi....sure. He and his team are training, they'll be out in the field, it-"
"I know where the field is. Mind if I wear this?" Takeshi held up his forhead protector
"Nope." Tsunade said, "Change it."
"Hai, Hokage-sama. Thank you for letting me stay." Takeshi used a simple Genjutsu and made
the Leaf symbol appear, put it over his eyes, and walked out of the door.
"Takeshi! Wait!" Tsunade yelled, "Why are you here?"
"I would like to take the Chuunin Exam." Takeshi said, "I have teammates coming within two
days...but of course...I require your approval. The other two are...along with me...the last
survivors of my village, so there is no Kage to allow it. The Hokage of the Leaf is my guardian,
along as my Jounin instructor. This says so." Takeshi brought out the necklace again
Tsunade smiled, "Alright. Pick up your applications three days from now." Takeshi waved and
left
"This year's exams is going to be interesting..." Tsunade said to herself, chuckling slightly
Konnichi wa everyone, sorry this chapter is so short. No action either. I'm sorry! But the next
chapter you might get to see a fight between..well...read the next chapter! Thanks for reading,
and please review!
--------------------------------------------
"So...who're you?" a feminine voice asked from the shadows. The Fifth Hokage, Yondaime,
Tsunade, one of the "Three Ninjas" taught under the Sandime, Sarutobi. He had heard only
rumors that Tsunade had returned. However, she sat there in front of him, half of her body
covered by the shadows in this one-window room. It was originally an interrogation room, it
seemed, for the shackles on the wall were still there and there was a small, but present, odor of
blood.
"A friend of Sarutobi-sama and Kakashi-sama's." the boy said, "You've probably heard of the
Hou clan..."
Tsunade's eyes narrowed. This boy, could he really be who he said he was? The Hou clan was
one of the Doujutsu kekkei genkai clans. However...it was slaughtered by the village's own Kage.
The entire village went into a civil-war like state and dissapeared. The survivors told nothing.
And this boy....
"This is proof." the boy held up his real hitai-ate. It had a vertical line in the middle, then near
the top two quarter circles and lines branching off those, looking abstractly like a sword with
wings.
"Gah!" Tsunade said in suprise, "Th-thats a...Hidden Blade headband...."
That confirmed it. You can't just fake a hitai-ate, they are imbued with the soul of the village
and in fact radiate some chakara, some people say that the symbols are the soul of the village and
share the power. A sudden flashback of an old conversation with Jiraiya came to her...
- ~*~ -
"Have you heard?" he asked. Jiraiya and Tsunade were at the sake bar. He had his usual clothes
on, his large pack dropped on the ground next to his school.
"Of course not you idiot. I've been away for a while." Tsunade said back
"I thought word of this would've spread pretty quickly." Jiraya's normally playful tone was
dropped, a seirous tone was adopted, "A kid from the Hidden Blade Village turned up. Kakashi
Hatake found him during one of his scouting missions."
"...oh? Do tell..."
"They say he's from that clan...with the kekkai genkai...what's it called?"
"Ketatamashii-Maboroshi.." she replied, "Piercing eye..."
"Yea..." Jiraiya took another sip, "And they say he can already use it...he's six years old..."
"WHAT?!" Tsunade yelled
"Yeah. That's what I said. Kakashi's full report stated: The boy used his technique, the
Ketatamashii-Maboroshi to defeat the attacker of his family. The technique surfaced due to
personal danger, so it's not completely formed. However, in the journey back, it formed
extremely fast...'"
"..." Tsunade was silent, "So the Hidden Blade still lives..."
"It's up to one kid to keep it alive..." Jiraya said, "...but there's got to be millions of bounties on
his head, let alone for his kekkei genkai..."
- ~*~ -
"Takeshi Hou...." Tsunade whispered to herself, "No shit..."
"In the flesh" Takeshi replied, "Can I see Kakashi-sama now?"
"Kakashi....sure. He and his team are training, they'll be out in the field, it-"
"I know where the field is. Mind if I wear this?" Takeshi held up his forhead protector
"Nope." Tsunade said, "Change it."
"Hai, Hokage-sama. Thank you for letting me stay." Takeshi used a simple Genjutsu and made
the Leaf symbol appear, put it over his eyes, and walked out of the door.
"Takeshi! Wait!" Tsunade yelled, "Why are you here?"
"I would like to take the Chuunin Exam." Takeshi said, "I have teammates coming within two
days...but of course...I require your approval. The other two are...along with me...the last
survivors of my village, so there is no Kage to allow it. The Hokage of the Leaf is my guardian,
along as my Jounin instructor. This says so." Takeshi brought out the necklace again
Tsunade smiled, "Alright. Pick up your applications three days from now." Takeshi waved and
left
"This year's exams is going to be interesting..." Tsunade said to herself, chuckling slightly