Warning! Huge (10 year) time skip! Why? Because if I didn't, this story would never have gotten finished. Trust me. I know myself.
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Throughout their lives together, Kiba Inuzuka and Madara Uchiha accomplished great things.
The first great thing they did together was have Kiba pass the Chunin Exams with a rather great victory over the rest of his old classmates. This occurred after months of rigorous one-on-one training that had prepared Kiba's body in a way that none of the other Rookies had been able to do at the time. Shikamaru had also been promoted at the same time- after a shit-storm had occurred because of a sudden invasion from Orochimaru.
Now that he thought about it... The second great thing they had done together had been hunt down Orochimaru's pawns, murder them all, and save Sasuke from the evil snake's claws. After that, Madara had worked together with the rest of the Village to hunt Orochimaru down and kill him off. After a year of searching for him, an elite squad- which they had been a part of because of their noses and knowledge of tracking (and lack of other trackers because of a sudden surplus of missions)- had hunted him down and killed him swiftly.
Madara and Kiba: 2. Evil Forces of the World: 0.
When his friends had heard about his first S-Ranked mission, they had not believed him. They had thought it was too dangerous for a mere chunin to have gone on it. But Kiba had known that Konoha was desperate to get rid of Orochimaru and he had been there as auxiliary tracking support to help his mother out. Even though it had been a high stakes mission, he had been mostly safe.
At one point, a man named Danzō Shimura contacted Madara to recruit his aid in some sort of experiment or mission or something... Kiba didn't know any of the intricacies of that. What he did know was that a couple of weeks after he had first been contacted, Madara was given the green-light by the Third Hokage to get rid of Shimura and the air in the Village was a bit less suffocating after that.
Madara and Kiba: A tentative 3. Evil Forces of the World: 0.
The great thing about Madara was that he didn't just focus on helping Kiba improve. He also aided the rest of his friends and helped them reach their highest potential as shinobi as quickly as their bodies could handle. He offered knowledge unlike anything their teachers were able to give and under his tutelage, his friends reached chunin status the year after Shikamaru and Kiba had.
In that time, some shit went down with a group that called itself Akatsuki. They tried to kidnap Naruto and Gaara, but their plans went awry when the oldest Uchiha dispatched Sasori with Team 7's aid. Then a world-wide alert went out for all the containers of the chakra monsters and, soon enough, they were all allied to Konoha and the Akatsuki disbanded in record time.
With a small sigh, Kiba smiled over his Village.
Madara insisted that he wanted Kiba to become Hokage, even ten years after they had first met. Kiba didn't think his soulmate understood just how young they were, but it was kind of adorable to see that he still held onto his beliefs. And rather firmly as well.
"We will create an empire, my love."
"A... An empire?"
"I have seen death and pain for most of my life. What I have before me is an opportunity I will take. I have a dream of what I wish to accomplish and now that you are here with me, I want you to be part of this wish."
Madara wanted more than just Konoha. He wanted the world.
Madara Uchiha was adorable.
Kiba had the support of some of the strongest up-and-comers in the Village: Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Ino Yamanaka. Aside from that, he had the civilian vote because of Sakura Haruno and Tenten. And the great Clans of the Village believed in him as well because of his great connection with their heirs.
It had taken years of patience and bidding his time, but Madara knew he would be able to see his plans come to fruition in no time.
Molding this group of disjointed children into a working and prosperous group of capable and powerful shinobi had not been an easy endeavor. It had taken years to have Kiba convince his friends to seek his aid out. And, after that, it had taken years of grueling work to get them to a level where the Konoha 12, by themselves, could decimate an army of mediocre ninja without breaking a sweat.
They were known for being the strongest generation Konoha had ever seen- and it was all because of Madara.
When he had been scouting them out to see their hidden potential, Naruto and Sasuke had both been givens. An Uchiha was a natural force of nature and Naruto was the container of the Nine Tails- it was simple to decide on them. But Ino Yamanaka... The girl, a twelve year old with a pitiful attraction to Sasuke, had not stood out to him at first... At least, not when it dealt with her skills.
No, what drew him to young Ino was her heritage- a Yamanaka. Not just a Yamanaka, though, the only daughter of the Clan Head. A daughter with a natural affinity for mind jutsu and a callous disregard for the minds of her enemies... She had been a budding sociopath and Madara had pounced.
Now the three of them stood before him, clad in their dark ANBU clothes, hidden behind their respective masks.
"Crow. Cat. Fox. A pleasure; as always."
They nodded stiffly, their posture rigid and military.
Just as Kiba, these three had taken to his lessons like a fish to water.
"It's only a matter of time before the Fifth Hokage decides on my successor. Are you prepared for the shift in your handler?"
He had been the auxiliary Commander of ANBU for the past five years- ever since the short-lived Fourth Shinobi War had broken out. The old Commander had been killed because of Pain's assault on the Village and they had scrambled to find a cunning replacement in the middle of war. After it had ended, he was supposed to have stepped down... But Tsunade had never asked it of him. So he never had.
Now his three greatest agents were the highest standing members of ANBU. And he had another handful embedded into the Covert Operations team- his influence within was assured and heavy handed.
Once again, they all nodded.
Madara smirked beside himself.
"Kiba Inuzuka and Shikamaru Nara are whispered to be in competition to become the next Hokage's Head Advisor. I would like for you to shift the voting in young Nara's favor. Kiba is destined for much higher heights."
A final nod and all three disappeared without leaving a trace behind.
This was the second time he was twenty two years old. And this time around, he had a much more optimistic outlook on how his life would go.
As he walked out of his home, Kiba couldn't help but wonder where Sasuke and Hinata had disappeared to. Sasuke was an active ninja, so it didn't surprise him at all to see that he was gone. But Hinata was heavily pregnant with twins and was not supposed to be waddling around like crazy... Madara insisted that it was necessary she remain safe to ensure the longevity of his heirs.
He did see Itachi skulking around the shadows in that way of his that always amused him, but Kiba didn't question it. It was a miracle Itachi was even allowed out anywhere near the general populace. If he wanted to stay in the shadows and not be seen by anybody, Kiba thought the guy had a right to skulk around like a creep.
"Yo, 'Tachi, you seen your brother?"
With a flash of a glare, Itachi shook his head and melted further into darkness.
Kiba shrugged to himself and continued on his way to the Hokage's office. Lady Tsunade had said that she had some urgent news she needed to tell him and that he better hurry his ass.
As he walked down the streets of Konoha, Kiba greeted every single villager by their first name. He gladly accepted the free breakfast Old Lady Mononoke offered him, even though her bakery was in a small amount of monetary crisis at the moment, and promised to come back with his friends to waste all of their money in the place. And he hugged, clasped hands, and waved in return to whoever greeted him.
From ten year old runt to twenty two year old hero, Kiba knew that he owed all of his success to the amazing intellect of his soulmate.
Itachi was a rescue from the Akatsuki. Just like Kakuzu and Konan. These three were the only ones that had been excused from actual prison time (or death) and had instead been put under the care of one of Konoha's greatest ninja to make sure they worked to pay back their debts to society.
Speaking about those two... Ah! Right on time!
"Good morning, fellow Konohagakure shinobi!"
Kakuzu growled at him from his perch in the accountant's room beside the Hokage's office. Konan smiled softly at him and returned his greeting with a nod of her own before getting back to work on Shizune's bouquet of paper roses.
That Konan… She was so in love with her soulmate that it was absolutely refreshing. And Shizune was so in love that those two together could rot teeth... In their socially awkward, slightly stunted way.
In all honesty, the only reason why these three had been allowed any sort of leeway had mostly been because they had aided Kiba and the rest of the Konoha 12 take down Pain in the end. Kisame had helped too... But Kiba didn't want to think about the callous yet entertaining man with the jaded heart of gold they had lost to a particularly harsh ambush...
"Get in there before Tsunade drinks any more." Kakuzu warned and Kiba nodded with his smile still in place.
He was dressed in a dark form-fitting jacket he knew Kiba loved. His hair was pulled into a low ponytail and his bangs partially covered up his forehead like he knew Kiba liked. And his pants were dark, with a kunai pouch wrapped around his thigh with the rest of his look finished with one of Konoha's typical flak vests and dark blue sandals.
If he were seen on the street, none would take him to be a dangerous adversary... Maybe that's why he now enjoyed dressing so plainly.
Kakuzu and Konan were hard at work in the accountant's office, even though Madara could tell that Shizune was milling around outside in wait for the lunch hour to be able to take her soulmate away for a small date.
"What're you doing here?" Kakuzu gruffly questioned, leaving Madara to smirk at him.
"Just waiting for my soulmate."
Kakuzu didn't like him. Madara assumed this was because he saw him as a danger to Kiba. Because Kakuzu adored the Inuzuka- much like the rest of the Village.
It was sort of cute, really. Kakuzu actually thought he would be able to fight Madara off... Adorable.
There was a sudden whoop of joy from the Hokage's office, followed by a rather harsh crash. Then the door burst open, allowing them to hear Tsunade yelling out, "You're supposed to be acting your rank, dammit!"
Rank?
What had Tsunade done?
Madara's eyes narrowed as he turned to look at his overjoyed soulmate, all the while the Inuzuka bounded towards him and grabbed him in a tight hug. Tsunade followed after him with a harsh frown marring her features. And when she noticed Madara's own look, the frown deepened.
"She finally promoted me to Team Leader rank! I can finally lead my own army of midgets!"
Ah...
Madara felt it was easier to breathe after that.
Good. He did not need Kiba stuck as the following Hokage's advisor- he needed Kiba to be the following Hokage.
"That's great to hear, Kiba." Konan congratulated in that monotonous way of her's. "But please do stop shouting. You're interrupting the rest of the employees."
Kiba smiled broadly at her and nodded, then pressed a quick yet harsh kiss to Madara's lips. "We gotta go celebrate!"
When they returned to the Uchiha Compound after they had shared lunch together, it was to find Sasuke and Hinata walking around the koi pond in the gardens. Itachi was inside of his house with his own soulmate, most probably getting busy to finally give grandpas Kiba and Madara those grandchildren they so wanted.
… Yeah... His husband insisted on the revival of the Uchiha Clan. And seeing how Sasuke and Itachi were both young and virile enough, they were perfect to help him with this endeavor.
They had talked with Sakura about possibly finding a way for Kiba and he to have their own genetic children, but the science behind that was still in the testing stages. It was a good thing they were still rather young.
"Ah, you're back." Sasuke smiled at them as they walked up to him and his wife.
Hinata smiled peacefully at them and Kiba beamed back.
He had just received some of the best news in the world and there was nothing that could bring him down!
"I'm finally going to be a team leader on an S-Ranked mission, Sasuke-Jerk!" Kiba couldn't keep the excitement to himself. And Sasuke smirked at him... Even though he nodded at Madara.
… Odd.
"Congratulations, Kiba-kun! That is great news!" Hinata walked up to him to hug him tightly, then offered, "We should throw a small party to celebrate. I'm sure the rest of the Konoha 12 is available."
Wasn't it weird that even now they called themselves that? That name had once only been used by a handful of adults. But now everyone knew them as this... Even themselves.
"That'd be great."
"Tonight!"
Kiba blinked at his best friend.
"Uh... isn't that kind of last minute?"
By eight at night, he had been proven that, no, it was not kind of last minute. All of their friends arrived at the Uchiha Compound with assorted foods and much cheers and hugs for the newly promoted Kiba.
Kiba found that there was no actual need for an impromptu party, seeing how the promotion hadn't even been that great. But all of his friends congratulated him on the new position and offered advice and aid whenever he might have needed it. Tenten even offered to give him a spare key to the biggest weapons' vault in Konoha- her greatest responsibility and pleasure to date.
It was kind of odd to Kiba how his friends were all able to get together so hastily and last minute, but he just decided to be grateful to have so many wonderful people in his life.
Chouji, Rock Lee, and Neji were tasked with distracting Kiba while the rest of the Konoha 12 came out to the garden to give Madara their status report on their individual missions.
"All of the civilian sectors of Konoha agree." Sakura Haruno spoke with her posture stiff and her eyes narrowed- a determined pose. It had taken him some time, but eventually Madara had managed to break through the teenage girl bullshit of this young woman and had helped her become something great... With Tsunade's added strength as a bonus to her intellect. "Kiba Inuzuka would be the Jounin they would vote for to take Lady Tsunade's place."
Tenten nodded beside her soulmate, "All of the merchants and smugglers think that the proposition about a looser market would be disastrous. Things are perilous as is. If Kiba stands behind restricting the market, they all stand behind him."
"I understand the smugglers..." Shikamaru mumbled softly with his hand on his chin, "But why would the honest merchants agree with such restrictions?"
Tenten shrugged and smiled, "The ones that are well-off lose nothing and the ones that are struggling would be given a fairer competition." Then she smirked at Madara, "Short run, it'll be great. Long run, it'll bankrupt a lot of businesses."
"And when that future comes we will loosen the market yet again." Shikamaru waved her words off, then closed his eyes. "The academic sectors still wonder what an Inuzuka will do to help the educational system."
Madara frowned at the tone, but Hinata scoffed and answered for him. "With the backing of the great clans, there will be more funds to aid in the structure. The ninja academy and private sectors are fine- we know this. It's the public sectors that are struggling. And they will each receive money from the funds the Hyuga Clan will specifically create for them."
Harsh yet promising words from the Hyuga Advisor. Luckily, Hanabi listened to her sister when it came to just about everything. So her promise meant something.
"Shikamaru is a shoe-in for Advisor, Madara." Naruto spoke up, all the while Shino materialized from a cloud of insects beside him. "Some blackmail here, a bit of intimidation there, and a lot of promises made later, there's no doubt who will win."
Shino huffed after his soulmate had finished speaking, "I still do not understand how Kiba was offered as Advisor. Strategic and tactile as he may be- his place is in the Hokage's seat. Not beside it."
Ah, yes... All of the Madara 11 agreed, Kiba was to be the next man to take the Hokage's place.
How he loved the sound of that... Madara 11.
His greatest and most useful tools for creating an empire.
Now Ino- cold hearted, frozen eyed Ino- stepped forward with a harsh smirk on her pale lips.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Ino had all grown up and strong before his eyes. The rest of the Madara 11 were powerful to a degree. But these three were powerhouses in their own right. These were the very three that had collected the wayward Obito and dispatched of him while Kiba and the rest had dealt with Pain. These three had been the ones to ensure the Fourth Shinobi War's quick end- without the mastermind behind the Akatsuki, they had been left with nothing but failure.
These three were the very assassins he sent when any of Kiba's enemies became too loud to ignore and dispatched of them in a brutal yet efficient manner.
"The great clans all back Kiba's run. And the lesser clans are slowly being... persuaded to agree with us." Ino made it sound more dangerous than it actually was. She knew that torture was for the enemies. The less fortunate villagers were merely talked to until they saw the error of their ways.
Madara would not build an empire on too much blood... Well, at least... Not it's foundations.
"And all of Konoha's shinobi branches agree- we could do worse." She finished, stepping back with a smirk sent in Hinata's direction.
There was something unhinged in Ino now. Madara was proud of this.
"Then everything is going according to plan."
It was only a matter of time before Kiba was crowed Hokage. And when that occurred, Madara's first step to creating an empire would be reached.
"Now let us go back inside. My husband will be wondering where we have all disappeared to."
This world without a Senju Clan and with a wonderfully gullible and moldable soulmate was certainly the kind of world Madara could come to love.
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And this story is officially complete! So sorry for the time skip, but I know myself, guys. If I try to drag this story out, I will lose interest and it will never be finished.
But it's still pretty complete, if you ask me. Shows off many of the changes occurred because of the Madara Effect and placed Kiba in the perfect spot to be Hokage.
… I should write a story where Kiba becomes Hokage one day...
Anyway, please review and tell me what you thought about this story!