Chapter 95 – To Repay Debts
"Talk"
'Think'
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto sensei.
Shisui was meditating when he sensed an incoming. He smiled. Moments later, he opened his eye and said "I thought you will be away longer" with a smile at Itachi.
"I was at the borders when bad news reached me; Konoha was attacked and you were injured" replied Itachi as he eyed the bandage on Shisui.
"Well, …"
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Itachi frowned "Where's the injury coming from then?"
Shisui grinned widely "Who said I was injured?"
Itachi gave Shisui a blank stare.
"Noriko overused her sharingan, so while we were talking about the downside of using Mangekyō Sharingan, the subject of Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan was raised and to cut the story short, since we are related, we decided to swap eyes. The attack on Konoha gave the perfect cover story" ended Shisui.
"Sorry to cut short your trip" added Shisui.
Itachi shook his head "It's good that Konoha and the Hokage are alright. I'll take my leave now" Itachi bowed and left.
"Nii-san!" greeted Sasuke happily as he looked up from his clan duty.
Itachi smiled and asked "What are you doing, Sasuke?"
"Oh? Few buildings were damaged during the attack so I'm looking at the clan's finance to see if there's budget to assist with the rebuilding process. Also, Tekka asked me to come up with new evacuation plan"
"New?"
"Well current plan was based on when Konoha Keimu Butai was solely filled with the Uchiha which incidentally, excluded us from engaging with the enemy. But Keimu Butai now has diversified, so I need to come up with a plan not only for the Keimu Butai but also for the clan" Sasuke replied enthusiastically.
"You need help?" asked Itachi.
"Well…I have several scenarios…maybe I can run them through you?" Sasuke gave a hopeful look.
"Sure" said Itachi as he sat down in front of Sasuke
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Hokage Office
"Tsunade-sama, there're visitors wanting to see the Hokage" reported Shiranui Genma.
"Let them in" said Tsunade who was the Acting Hokage since Shisui was 'recuperating'.
Two men entered, one possessed red hair and another was wearing armour.
"Hokage-sama-" said the armoured guy while the red-haired old man was looking at Tsunade with great interest, to her chagrined, "we are-"
"-Han and Rōshi, Iwa's jinchūriki-" said Tsunade, trying to control her temper as Rōshi was winking at her (Han did not notice since Rōshi was standing a bit behind him), "what's your purpose in Konoha?"
"Repaying our debts-" answered Han.
"-and maybe more" added Rōshi with a big grin on his face.
"Hokage-sama! Emergency!" informed an ANBU to Shisui, who was sparring with Naruto and Noriko.
"Where's Tsunade-sama?" asked Shisui.
"Erm…" followed by a loud crash. Shisui sighed, 'I should have asked Kakashi to take over' he thought to himself before going Shunshin himself to the source of the loud crash, followed by the ANBU and Noriko.
"Hey! Not fair! How come I'm the only who don't know Shunshin!" shouted Naruto as he jumped as fast as possible to follow them. (A/N: Noriko knows while learning Zanzō Bunshin).
When Shisui and Noriko arrived-
"… and stay away from me!" Tsunade stormed off from a red-haired man who was sprawling the ground.
Shisui and Noriko jumped towards the man-
"Rōshi-san?" asked Noriko.
Rōshi was lying on the ground, obviously injured but a silly grin was plastered on his face.
"Don't pity him. He's enjoying it" said Han wryly as he appeared in front of them.
"Huh? Han?"
"Wait…Han and Rōshi-" said Shisui, trying to remember where he had learnt the name "-Iwa's jinchūriki?"
"Hait" said Han "We are here to-"
"There you are!" shouted Naruto "Noriko! You have to- eh? Rōshi? What are you- Bwahahahahahaha!" laughed Naruto
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Shisui sighed and said "Why don't you and Rōshi come to our house? We can talk better".
"As promised, we are here to help them with the Kyūbi" said Han.
"How do you propose to do that?" asked Shisui.
"In order to use the bijū's power, Naruto and Noriko have to release the seal, fight the Kyūbi, weaken it, extract its chakra and then, seal it back" explained Han succinctly.
"Why do I have the feeling it's not as easy as it sounds" said Shisui.
"It's not" Han took a deep breath before elaborating "It is general knowledge that bijū are creatures made of chakra; thus many assume they are mindless beasts. They are not. The fight with the bijū is not just a power fight but also a fight of who has a stronger will, the host or the bijū? If the host win, he and she can use the bijū's power and access its ability, but if the bijū win, that's when Rōshi and I will interfere"
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"If you don't mind, I'd like to have Hatake Kakashi and Tenzō to oversee the training. The four of them are a team, and Tenzō can assist you if the worst is happening. I'll ask Kakashi to show you Training Ground Thirteen tomorrow.
"Hait"
End Chapter 95
Konoha Keimu Butai – Konoha Military Police Force
Shunshin no Jutsu – Teleportation Jutsu
Zanzō Bunshin – Afterimage Clone