Tobio was glaring at his Sensei. Nah, he's totally angry at him. Why?
Because the name of his sensei is Hatake Kakashi. And his teammates are Taro and Jiro. And right now they are on the training ground 3 where Kakashi is going to test them. The usual bell test if you're even wondering Kakashi's test. Where in Tobio was pretty sure, they are going to fail.
2 years has passed since Kurama and Tobio became friends along with Naruto who was still oblivious how it happened.
During that time, Tobio polished his skills as much as he could. Especially his Genjutsu where he was able to create a lot of illusion type Jutsu. Albeit low level but if used correctly in combat, it could prove useful which is why he continued creating and mastering them.
In doing so, he was able to exhaust his chakra reserves a lot and he was able to raise it up to mid Genin level. Which is ofcourse on par with some other graduates that belonged to some clans. But some was still ahead of him. He just can't get ahead from some geniuses. He was afterall, just an ordinary civillian from the beginning.
The extinction of the Uchiha clan happened 2 years ago. A few days after Tobio and Kurama's interaction. As per Canon, Sasuke was alive and Itachi left the village. Shisui commited suicide after giving his remaining eye to Itachi while the other was taken by Danzo.
Now Naruto's academy life was not the same as it was in Canon since he has Tobio with him and also Kurama. He was no longer deadlast and was able to compete with his peers. Despite that he was still in the same batch as the others in Canon. He was supposed to be held back but that didn't seem to have happen.
Naruto seldom go out alone when they moved to the new apartment. But when he started going to the academy, he was still met with the same eyes and treatment. But Naruto didn't mind them since he got a big brother waiting for him at home and a friend talking inside his head almost all the time.
Tobio and Kurama also had their talks where Naruto was made not to listen since they don't want him to learn of it yet. Naruto doesn't seem to show any curiosity so they let it be and continued to plan ahead for Naruto.
They decided that once Naruto graduates, that would be the right time to have him train Kurama's chakra. For now they let him enjoy his childhood in the academy since nothing major will happen to him until he graduates. While slowly but surely increase his chakra reserves by leaking out more chakra than usual through the seal.
Not that the Uchiha massacre was not a major event but they didn't care about those murdering individuals. Especially Kurama who loathes them so, courtesy of Uchiha Madara and Obito.
For the knowledge about Tobio's last life. He actually asked the fox not say anything about it to naruto but allowed him to say future details in the right time. They still haven't told him about his parents and who Kurama really is. And other individuals that's supposed to be looking out for him.
If anything, they want Naruto to at least experience normal childhood before shit comes down. The boy deserve it. He lost his parents, his godfather abandoned him and went to who knows where and his father's student left him alone while acting all emo, except he was busy killing people.
But it seems the time for him to stop being Anbu commander just recently developed that Tobio was now looking at him. His blood boils just looking at the hypocrite.
What was that he said? "Those who abandoned their mission are scum but those who abandoned their comrades are worse than scum" Although it came from Obito's mouth. He, as Obito's teammate tried to live to that code and taught it to Naruto.
'But what is Naruto to you? Is your sensei's son not registering to your radar as a comrade? HYPOCRITE!' Tobio was gritting his teeth with clenched fist as Kakashi told them the rules. Who was totally unaware of Tobio's feelings at the moment. The porn on his hand might be the fault of that.
The rules were the same where only 2 will pass and one will go back to the academy. His teammates being arrogant saying they don't need him further infuriates him. Not like he can blame them since he hid his real strength.
"Fine, good luck to the both of you." was tobio's answer as he sat back in the background. Kakashi seeing this didn't even react. In his mind they have already failed. All he needs to do now was to beat their asses.
A few moments later
Well what can you expect other than Taro and Jiro getting their asses beaten out cold? Tobio seeing this stood up from where he was sitting and arrive a good distance from Kakashi. But he didn't even register to Kakashi's eyes as the Jonin continued reading his porn.
"So Sensei. Does this mean we all fail the test?"
"As much as I want to say yes to that question. According to the rules I have stated. You still have until that clock rings. But looking at your teammates' situation. I don't think they'll be waking up any time soon."
"Please, if they're really my teammates. The first thing they'll do would be to stop looking down on me and actually create some plan with me to take you down. Although we'll probably fail in the end."
"Correct! Unfortunately you still need to snatch a bell to pass." was Kakashi's sarcastic reply but his focus was still on his porn.
"Good to know. Although the criteria for passing your test is definitely different. Rules are still rules, and they do apply." was tobio's words as he crossed his hands in front of him.
Shurikens were already in between his fingertips. With a simple gesture, those Shurikens flew towards Kakashi who was still as aloof as ever. But his concentration to his porn swayed a little when he heard Tobio's next words.
"Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
"What?!" Kakashi asked in surprise as his attention was switched to the shurikens which by now multiplied. With a single hand gesture, a kunai was already on his hand, the one not holding the porn.
Although he was surprised a little. His instincts and senses as an Anbu/Jonin were there. With a bit of evasion and blocking. A genin level shuriken jutsu was not a problem to the copy ninja even if it multiplied.
However his eyebrows curved a bit. Since some of those Shurikens passed right through his kunai. And his Genin was not around anymore. Realization struck him. "a Genjutsu.!"
Letting go of his Kunai, ofcourse not the porn, his hands formed the seal to break the Genjutsu. "Kai.!"
As the illusion broke, what caught Kakashi's attention first was Tobio in front of him who jumped to get the bells on his waist. Tobio almost reached it but Kakashi was swifter as he turned and kicked the Genin with a back kick.
But his attack didn't connect! kakashi who was in the air after that back kick just realized it was a clone (Not a shadow clone). His ears perked up when he heard the bells by his waist. A simple turn of his head and he saw Tobio was already plucking a bell.
His instincts and killing intent as an anbu kicked in and leaked out respectively. As soon as Tobio took one bell, he felt the killing intent from Kakashi. Like a hard wired automatic action which Tobio polished over the last 2 years, his hands moved in less than a second as a fist connected to his face.
Tobio was struck by Kakashi's fist as he swayed a little and turned to a wood log. 'Body replacement!'
'This boy' Kakashi muttered inside his head as he turned around to see the genin with a bruise on his face. 'is clearly not strong but, he's definitely not an idiot'. Said Genin was holding the bell in front of him so Kakashi could see.
"I guess I passed the test, Sensei." Tobio said sarcastically. Honestly, he wouldn't have been able to do what he did if Kakashi was serious. And if Kakashi was using his sharingan, his illusion would've been useless too.
"I guess you did." Kakashi answered. Still surprised by the fact that he lost to a Genin. Although it was just a test. He didn't even take it seriously because of that. But in a life and death battle, it doesn't matter if you were holding back or going all out. What matters is who strike first to win.
Tobio used the fact that Kakashi will let his guard down and underestimate him. Even if Kakashi did a background search, it wouldn't have been useful since he was hiding his strength in the academy. In fact no information about him says he can use genjutsu.
Tobio then threw the bell to Kakashi and started walking away. 'Although I'll probably be a genin without a Jonin sensei. It's probably better than having Kakashi as one since he's probably not into teaching a nobody. Even the trio team 7 wasn't taught enough properly.
"Wait." Tobio stopped on his tracks. He turned towards where the voice came from.
"What?" he asked Kakashi in an annoyed tone which earned a raised eyebrow from the Jonin.
"Where are you going?"
"Home."
"Why?"
"Cause we totally failed the real test?"
"Huh?" was Kakashi's confused reaction. 'he told me earlier he passed but now he's telling me they failed. Did I really lost to him?'
Looking at his confused expression Tobio couldn't help heave a sigh.
"Look, although I got a bell from you individually. I still failed to show a teamwork with the others who are still unconscious." he looked at Taro and Jiro by the side.
"Ain't that the real test you secretly set up?" A smile crept up from Kakashi's face as he saw his sensei's shadow from the boy. Although its covered by his face so Tobio wasn't aware of that.
"Well, that's true. But it's also true that according to the rules you passed, but it's only you though. Meet me at the mission assignment desk tomorrow. We will immediately begin taking D rank missions in the morning and train in the afternoon." with that Kakashi turned around and picked up Taro and Jiro like sacks of potatoes. And a moment later he disappeared, leaving a shocked Tobio with his mouth wide open.
"I gotta learn me some of that. Definitely need to learn some of that." he muttered before going back home and wondering why Kakashi decided to take him in. 'This wouldn't change the future too much would it?'
It was lunch break so Naruto came a while later. After eating Naruto asked.
"Hey Tobio-nii, do you know about the Uchiha clan?" Tobio was surprised by the sudden question and looked at Naruto.
"Wut?"
"I said, do you know about the Uchiha clan?"
"Well yeah, but Kurama probably knows more about them than I do."
"But all Kurama is telling me is that they're all a bunch of crazy people and that I should not interact with the last one at all." Tobio could only smile at Kurama's words which was conveyed by naruto.
"Well Kurama's not wrong. But, not all of them are crazy. The last one is just a self centered emo brat." Tobio said while thinking about Itachi, Shisui and Sasuke.
One massacred the whole clan except his brother while the other was blinded by his loyalty to the village leaving him with only one eye and committed suicide after giving the last one to his best friend. While the last remaining heir to the clan is hell bent on revenge without even knowing the reason behind the massacre.
"I take it back. They're all crazy." Naruto tilted his head in confusion hearing that.
"What do you mean.?"
"Well, they possess too much love to their clan that it killed them all. So when thinking about the Uchiha clan or when you interact with the remaining one, always remember to remind yourself that 'too much love will kill you'. It's okay to love, it's okay to feel pain because of love. But don't let those emotions cloud your mind for it might just cost you your life. Got it?" Naruto nodded to that like a good boy listening to his elders.
'That was actually a right way to say it. Naruto listen to your big brother. I definitely support him on that one.' says Kurama inside his mind.
'Got it, Kurama. Thanks. Why didn't you just tell it to me like that earlier?'
'uhh,' Kurama trying to find the words to say.
End of chapter 5
