Chapter 17 – Two Thoughts

"Talk"

'Think'

Flashback

Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto sensei. So…yeah.

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Shisui was sitting on top of Hokage Mountain. Tomorrow will be his inauguration as Godaime Hokage since Sandaime has officially stepped down.

Shisui never thought that he would be Hokage. He always thought he would be one of those shinobi that died protecting Konoha, nameless and forgotten. His motto was 'Self-sacrifice. A nameless shinobi who protects peace from within its shadow'.

'Guess I need new motto' thought Shisui 'though Itachi seemed to embrace it'

Following Danzo's demise, Itachi had told Shisui his dream of following Jiraiya's footstep in finding peace, at least for Konoha. Shisui knew that Itachi never embraced his title as clan heir. Itachi was a pacifist and clan politics never suited him.

"I knew you had done something to the clan" said Itachi "From now on, you don't have to worry about them…much. I'll protect the Uchiha and make sure the Will of Fire you've lit will continue to burn in each and every Uchiha. You've paved the way for me to follow. My duty now is to lead Sasuke down the path that you've paved so the Uchiha will never lose their way".

Shisui was touched and deep in his heart, he was thankful to Itachi.

Looking at the view in front of him, Shisui vowed to protect Konoha 'till my last breathe'. At current, Konoha was in alliance with Suna while at hostile with Iwa. Shisui planned to meet with Yondaime Kazekage Rasa as well as sending Iwa a letter along with a couple of their belongings that was taken during the Third War as an olive branch. Shisui did not expect Sandaime Tsuchikage Ōnoki to accept their offer. Danzō was responsible for the failed treaty and by extension, Konoha thus it is only appropriate for Konoha to make the first move.

His view felled on Konoha Hospital. He came across Tsunade's proposal for an Iryō-nin in every four-man cell to lower the chances of dying during mission. He thought the idea has some merit but he needed to discuss with Tsunade first and for that, he needed Jiraiya to be his messenger.

Unfortunately, Jiraiya is off checking the news for his student. 'They must be strong if Danzō viewed them as threat. Depending on whether Jiraiya succeed in locating and meeting them, they could be future ally or future threat' thought Shisui.

Before left, Jirayia had informed him about the Kyūbi's chakra in Naruto and Noriko.

"Minato designed the seal for the Kyūbi's chakra to leak into Naruto's and Noriko's chakra coil" explained Jiraiya "I guessed, he wanted them to get accustomed to the Kyūbi's chakra. While this may boost both of their chakras, this will also weaken the seal over time. I think Minato intended for them to learn how to harness the Kyūbi's power. I heard you've learn how to do it from Kumo"

Shisui nodded and explained it to Jiraiya "Befriending the bijū huh? Never thought of it. I guess we only saw them as a power, menace, threat rather than as a being with feeling. Well Godaime-" Jiraiya turned to Shisui "I'm better off now. I look forward to the kids' progress. Contact me if you need help. My toad is always around. See ya"

Shisui smiled as he remembered after Jiraiya left, he saw an unusual toad sleeping on one of the book shelves 'How come I never noticed that?' Shisui thought. The toad just croaked.

Shisui has been pondering how and when to approach Naruto and Noriko about befriending the Kyūbi. He chuckled when Keiko told him about their reactions upon learning how much chakra they both have.

He also agreed with Keiko's suggestion to teach them tree walking

"I know normally, we started on leaf exercise, followed by tree and water walking" said Keiko "Those exercises are based on kids having small amount of chakra that will increase over time. But Naruto and Noriko are not normal kids. I wanted to know if it's ok to introduce them to tree walking"

"Ummm, ok. But why are you asking me?" asked Shisui.

"Because you are their primary trainer" answered Keiko "I thought I'd run it by you first, in case it clashes with whatever plan you got for them"

Shisui pretended to think "Nope, nada, nothing" he said "You can train them tree walking, water walking…and air walking if you know" he added cheekily.

Keiko just narrowed her eyes "I don't care if you are Godaime. You are still a jerk to me"

"I know" Shisui answered jauntily.

Shisui smiled at the memory. He roused himself from his thoughts and started to go home. Tomorrow is a big day.

The masked man frowned; his plan has gone awry. He thought the Uchiha would pull a coup which will turn Konoha into chaos, but they had adopted the Senju's way. 'Traitor' he thought angrily. Then he planned to kill the clan's heir and blamed it on his sensei but before he could do it, he sensed an incoming of Konoha team which has Hatake Kakashi in it. While Kakashi was on his top list to kill, the time was not right.

Now his tool Danzō had died. With Shisui as Hokage, there is little chance to sway Uchiha's loyalty.

'No, I'm not done yet' he thought. The image of two people came to his mind 'I can use him even though he's quite useless but hey, even a rusty kunai can be made sharp again. If he failed, then I'll use him to eliminate the Uchihas'.

"Soon Rin…soon"

End Chapter 17