rocks. All of them ducked inside the rock dome as the explosion was triggered.Boom...A loud explosion inside the cave, the barrier at the entrance of the cave began to shake as the special jounins were unable to hold back the explosion. They immediately stopped supplying Chakra to the scrolls and collected the scroll and jumped back. The cave shook violently as it collapsed. Rocks, debris, and hot water began to pour inside the cave as it was blocked completely.The special jounins looked worriedly at the remains of the cave as they couldn't hear any noise from the remains. The rocks and debris began to shake violently as they saw a jet of water breaking the rocks and opening a passage.'Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet'A huge water dragon was spurted out by Sakumo as the dragon launched a jet of water and began to break the rubbles. After clearing out the rubble, Sakumo and the rest of the Jounins break free from the cave. The special Jounins heaved a sigh of relief as they approached the group.Sakumo immediately stopped them as he signaled the sensor ninja to check their surroundings. The jounin immediately made hand signs as he placed one of his hand on the ground and created a seal,'Sensing Hexagram Seal'He began to detect the nearby area for any Chakra signatures. He spotted a Chakra signature getting further away from them."Two o'clock in the east around four hundred meters away. The rest of the jounins immediately went on alert as they began to dash in the direction of the Chakra Signature."As they ran in the direction of the Chakra signature, Sakumo began to contemplate over the events.'Enemies lured them in a trap to deal with them in one go. Now the question is, had they prepared the trap to intentionally lure us, or is there a spy among us?'Sakumo began to analyze all of the information he gathered during this time. The ashes inside the cave were still warm which meant they left the cave a few hours ago. All of the shreds of evidence and trails were haphazardly cleared inside the cave which means enemies were in a hurry.'My team arrived at the camp late in the evening and spent the night with patrol guards. This means, there is only one possibility, there is a spy among the Patrol Guards who informed the Kumo ninjas during the night time.'

TeamSakumocontinue to chase the enemy Ninja sensed earlier by the sensor Jounin. Seeing that theywere going nowhere, Sakumo appliedsome wind Chakra to his feet and flickered in the direction of the escaping enemy.His speed increased drastically as Sakumo spotted the back of the ninja.The ninja sensed the arrival of Sakumoas he turned around and spotted Sakumo. The enemy ninja panicked and raised his speed up a notch. Sakumo also increased his speed to his limit and closed the gap between the two.Sakumo throws Shurikens towards the enemy ninja which lodges itself into the ninja's back. With a puff of smoke, the enemy ninja is replaced by a log of wood. Sakumo takes out his White Chakra Blade as he gets ready to engage the enemy.'Water Release: Water Bullet'A bullet of water is launched towards Sakumo. Sakumo infuses Chakra into his Chakra Blade and slashes the Jutsu. He is able to locate the location of the enemy from the previous attack as he immediately makes hand signs.'Earth Style: Avalanche'Sakumo slams his hand on the ground, a tremor runs through the earth as the earth near the enemy ninja shook andhe loses balance and gets trapped in the jutsu. Sakumo approaches the enemy ninja as he gets ready to prepare for any surprise attack. A kunai is hurled in the direction of Sakumo as Sakumo blocks it with his Chakra blade and made some more hand signs.'Earth Style: Mud prison'A cage made up of mud encloses the area and traps the enemy ninja. In the meantime, the rest of the members of Team Sakumo also arrives at the location. All of them surround the prison as Sakumo moves toward the prison to interrogate the enemy.All of them were surprised when the enemy turns out to be a member of the Border Patrol Squad. They have found their spy, Sakumo prepared to interrogate the spy but the spy pulls out a scroll from his flak jacket. The scroll was full of paper bombs. The spy makes a hand sign and infuses his chakra in the scroll. The scroll and chakra bombs are ignited as a blinding light engulfs them.'Earth Style: Mud wall'BoomA devasting explosion occurs which blows the nearby area and makes a crater at the location of the spy. The spy self-detonated together with the clue to the enemies."It seems like he was the one who set up the explosive trap in the cave. He followed us to ensure our death in the explosion."One of the Jounin speculated the possibility of spy's action. Sakumo agreed with the jounin as he spoke,"Let's head back to the camp. We have lost our lead, we have to scout nearby areaagain for another lead."All of them returned to the camp and Sakumo informed the Patrol Squad Captain about the spy. The captain was surprised to hear about the spy. Heimmediately summoned the rest of his people and began to inspect them. Leaving Captain to his work, Sakumo took out the map and placed it on the table. He markedthe area of the cave with a cross and began to inspect the map for any other details.The border of Land of Hot Water and Land of Fire had nothing unusual to them except a range of mountains with barren rocks. He marked the mountain range in a circle and began to inspect the area.There wasn't much distance between the mountain range and the cave. Sakumo contemplated for a while but was unable to figure out anything. He closed the map and sighed, he has to continue the search in the afternoon.During the afternoon, the team gathered again. Sakumo address the team,"Let us check the forest around the mountain range. We will split into a teamof three."Sakumo divided the teams in three, each team consisting of 3 members. He decides to move alone to scout the mountain area.The three-team disperses as they decide a spot to meet after two hours. Sakumoruns towards the mountain range as he began to search the surrounding for any trails of enemies. After around an hour of search, he senses some disturbance in Chakra near one of the farthest mountain range.Sakumo approaches the mountain range and stops a few meters away from the position of Chakra distribution. He inspects the surrounding but there wasn't any abnormality. He decides to return to this place with his team as he dashedtoward the meeting spot.After two hours, Team Sakumo gathered near the mountain found suspicious by Sakumo. The sensor Jounin comes out forward and he makes some hand signs and places his hand on the ground,'Sensing Hexagon Seal'He senses the Chakra for a while before a frown appears on his face. Sakumo asks him,"What's the matter? Found something."The sensor Jounins nods to Sakuma as he explains,"There seems to a wide-scale Sensing Barrier surrounding this area. I can also sense a genjutsu barrier and some silencing seals place near the barrier. I am not sure but I also sensed a very powerful Chakra inside the barrier. Also…"The Sensor-Jounins gulps his saliva as he continued,"…it seems like the person with thepowerful Chakra sensed our presence.""What are we waiting for? Hurry and enter the barrier to scout the area. The enemy is already aware of our presence and we shouldn't give them a chance to prepare. "The experienced Jounin rebuked others as they hurriedly trespassed in the barrier. They were startled the moment they entered the area. Team Sakumo was caught in a genjutsu as they entered the barrier, being aware of the situation beforehand, they dispelled the genjutsu as they marched forward.The team was surprised to see various mining carts lined up with Chakra ore and various workers busy mining the area.'Lightning Style: Lightning Bullet Bomb'They were greeted by a big ball of blue lightning heading their way. All of them jumped back and dodged the jutsu. The lightning jutsu hit the ground and created a small crater as small sparks of lightning flickered in the area.All of the Konoha ninjas wield their Kunai as they get ready for the Combat. The dust from the previous attack was settled as they saw a man facing them.The man had a long bicolor hair color of green and white with matching eyebrows. He had a purple mark in the shape of a diamond down the right side of his face. The man wore the standard attire of the Kumogakure shinobi including a flak jacket, over a long-sleeved V-neck outfit with bandages underneath, and carried a fairly long sword strapped to his back.Sakumo immediately recognized the man as the 'Blue B of the Eight-Tails'. He immediately went on high alert as he informed his team of the situation. More and more of the Kumo Ninjas surrounded them as another man appeared alongsideBlue B.The man had dark skin and a muscularbuild, blond hair which were combed back and a small goatee on his chin. His face had pronounced cheekbones and tear troughs under his eyes and a prominent crease across his forehead. He has pointed canines and his top lips have adarker hue than the bottom one.This man is A, the son of Third Raikage A, and another powerful jounin near the level of a Kage."Fool! Ya Fool! I am Killer B of Kumo who is Very Cool! Ya!"An adolescent boy with dark skin, muscular build, and long white hairs styled in a combed back manner and tied by his forehead protector arrived beside A. He wore oval-shaped glasses and one strap over another flak jacket of Kumogakurewith a white scarf tied around his neck."Brother Ya! These Konoha fools will fallbefore my cool! Fool! Ya Fool!"Killer B, the adoptive brother and tag team partner of A. Sakumo had a grim expression on his face. The difficulty of the mission had increased by a notch."Our mission had changed from gathering information to retrieving the stolen Chakra ore from the Kumo Shinobi." Theexperienced Jounin muttered to his teammates."We won't be able to complete the mission. We need to retreat." Sakumoimmediately announced to his teammates."The mission is more important than our lives. We can't afford to allow Kumo to carry such large amounts of Chakra ores back to their village." Another jounin chimed in and all of the other members agreed with him on this matter."We will hold them back Sakumo, you retrieve the scroll and run back to the village. With your capabilities, it won't be easy for them to chase and retrieve the scroll from you. We will sacrifice ourselves for this mission." the experienced Jounin advised Sakumo."No, this won't do. I am your team leader listen to me. Retreat to the village, while I hold them back. Your lives are more important." Without waiting for their reply, Sakumo engaged the three of Kumo Shinobis.The rest of Team Sakumo members looked helplessly at Sakumo and retreated. Sakumo iss their leader and thus is their superior. Disobeying his orders will lead to insubordination. They weren't happy over their leader's decision. It would be a great loss for the village to lose such large amounts of Chakra ores

Lightning Release: Lariat'

A clocked his body in lightning Chakra as he charged towards Sakumo. His speed was fast as he was almost about to slam in Sakumo. Sakumo infused chakra in his White Chakra Blade as it shined brighter,

'Kenjutsu Style: Reaper's Slash'

He swung the sword horizontally right in front of the A's neck. A dodged the attack as he ducked down, but he also lost the momentum of the attack. Sakumo immediately made some hand signs,

'Wind Release: Compression Bomb'

Sakumo launched compressed air from his mouth which hit A square in his chest and threw him back countering his lightning cloak and nullifying it. A was thrown back as he spun in the air, he immediately balanced his body as he stopped drifting.

"As expected from the Konoha's White Fang. You are really on a different level."

Blue B praised Sakumo, as he began to weave hand signs,

'Lightning Release: Violent Thunderclap'

Blue B released a bolt of lightning from both of his hands which traveled towards Sakumo. Sakumo made some hand signs as he infused Chakra,

'Wind Release: Violent Wind Breakthrough'

A gale of sharp wind collided with the lightning jutsu and both of them canceled each other out.

'Lightning Release: Double Lariat'

A and Killer B attacked with their tag team jutsu as both of them slammed in Sakumo, crushing him between their jutsu.

Poof

With a poof of white smoke, Sakumo disappeared from their attack.

'It turned out to be a Shadow clone.'

'Kenjutsu Style: Executioner's Slash'

A large blade made of white Chakra horizontally slashed towards A and Killer B. Both of them were hit by the attack, A blocked the attack for Killer B as shielding him with his body as most of the damage was soaked by his lightning cloak. A coughed out lots of blood as he fainted. A got wounded internally, Killer B carried him onto his shoulders.

Blue B got a serious expression as he said,

"I have no choice but to use it or we may die here today."

A dark red, nearly black layer of Chakra began to envelop Blue B. his muscle mass began to increase as two horns began to sprout from his head. The blue shape diamond could be seen around his eye as Chakra bones began to form on his left shoulder. He entered the Version 2 form of the Tailed beast mode as Eight tails appeared on his back.

'Lightning Release: Lariat'

Sakumo sensed the danger he was in as he quickly made some hand signs and slammed them on the ground.

'Summoning Jutsu'

A big, fat bulldog with a big bone in its mouth was summoned on the battlefield. The bulldog sensed the presence of charging Blue B as he spits his bone which plunged in the ground and expanded. Both of them took cover behind the bone as Blue B slammed in the bone.

Boom

Dust and debris rose as Blue B collided with the bone. Blue B was thrown back from the recoil as he felt dizzy and dropped on the ground. There was no damage on the bone, not even a dent.

"This is the thigh bone of Our Old sage Ancestor, who passed away recently. He left this bone as the parting gift to me. It can't be harmed by you Eight-tails."

The big bulldog taunted Blue B. Blue B opened his mouth wide as black and blue bubbles of Chakra were released from his body. The chakra bubbles began to coalesce together as they formed a highly volatile ball of compressed Chakra.

'Shit! This is bad. We need to get away as far as possible from this.' Both the bulldog and Sakumo thought the same thing.

Whoosh ….Swish…

The tailed beast bomb traveled at a very fast speed as it whizzed in the air and collided with the bone.

Boom

A very powerful explosion occurred as both Sakumo and his ninja dog were thrown away by the force of the impact. Sakumo fainted from the shockwave released by the explosion. The bone blocked the explosion without any dent on it. It shrank and returned to the bulldog who carried over an unconscious Sakumo in the direction of Konoha.

On the other side of the explosion, the version 2 chakra mode from Blue B began to fade as Blue B returned to his human form. The use of Tailed beast mode has exhausted and damaged his body, Blue B felt dizzy as his vision blurred. He staggered back and fell unconscious on the ground.

Shortly later, Killer B arrived on the scene and was surprised to see a big gully carved in the forest which at a point split into two separate narrower gorges. He walked towards the Blue B and checks his body. Ensuring the safety of Blue B, Killer B heaves a sigh of relief.

"Fool! Ya Fool! That explosion was very cool. Now I am stuck here with these two fools who lost their cool." He carried both A and Blue B in the direction of Kumogakure.

Their mission was almost complete as they were able to successfully mine lots of Chakra ore. Now their village can start on their secret Project: Chakra cannon.

--

After a week, back in the village in the Hokage's office,

Hiruzen was skimming through the report of the mission as he looked at Sakumo Hatake. Sakumo I never expected you to fail the mission. The Land of fire suffered a huge loss as the value of that Chakra ore was very high and most importantly it fell in the hands of Kumogakure.

This will spell trouble for us as Kumo had been strengthening their military forces and that amount of Chakra ore can arm them from head to toe. The rest of his team members stood silently there without responding. All of them blamed the failure of the mission on Sakumo as they were ready to sacrifice their life but were ordered to retreat by their Team Leader Sakumo. Sakumo sighed as he gloomily left the Hokage office.

Various rumors began to spread in the Village further defaming his name. Sakumo stopped taking any missions for a while as he just lifelessly roamed around in the village. Kakashi was worried about his father but was helpless to do anything.

--

One year passed in the blink of an eye.

Sakumo had stopped training and as a result, his skills began to decline. This morning, Sakumo came to the street market as thoughts of committing suicide haunted his mind. The murmuring of villagers echoed in his ears as he blamed himself for the failure of the mission. He failed the mission, he failed the village, he failed as a shinobi and also he failed as a father as he wasn't able to fulfill the expectation of Kakashi. He wasn't an Ideal father for his son as people start to call Kakashi the son of a failure.

His train of thoughts was interrupted when an Uchiha boy approached the bench. The boy had hot Takoyaki in his hands and was searching for a place to sit. I raised my head to look at the boy. The boy also looked at me and he looked surprised to see me.

--

Izuna was startled when he saw Sakumo in front of him.

'Wait, Isn't he Sakumo Hatake, father of Kakashi. I don't get it, how he is still alive? Maybe it is the butterfly effect caused by my presence. But looking at him now, it looks like somethings still hadn't changed. Well, I was cooped up the entire time in Uchiha clan and wasn't aware of the news. He seems to be at his breaking point, I have to cheer him and stop him from committing suicide.'

"Hello, Uncle Sakumo!"

I politely bowed to him as I greeted him. Sakumo was perplexed to hear me greet him. In confusion, he asked,

"Do I know you boy?"

Izuna was expecting such a question as he replied,

"You may not know about me, but I know you very well. You are my hero Uncle Sakumo. You are my idol and when I grow up I want to be a great Ninja-like you."

"Eh!" Sakumo was surprised when the boy called him a hero and an Idol. He questioned the boy,

"I am a failure of the village. I failed the mission given to me by the village and the village suffered huge losses. How I am still your ideal?"

"No! I don't know about those matters. But for me, you are the hero who saved my parent's life five years ago. If it wasn't for your timely help, I would be an orphan now as I would've….I would've ….."

I began to sob as I feigned weeping. Sakumo immediately consoled the me,

"Don't worry boy, your parents are fine. They would feel worried if you cried…."

Sakumo stopped as it dawned on him,

'If I die wouldn't Kakashi will be like this boy. Wouldn't he worry about me? Wouldn't he also cry in sadness over the loss of his parents? No, I can't take this step. I have to stop for the sake of Kakashi.'

I saw the change is Sakumo's expression. His depressed expression was gone as he was recovering from his self-reproach. He just needs a final push. So, I spoke with the most sincere smile I can produce,

"I don't want you to stop Uncle Sakumo. I am sure you will save many kids from being an orphan. People may not understand your actions, but when they will return home and see their kids smiling at them they will realize it."

Sakumo was stunned when he heard such profound words from this kid.

'This kid is very intelligent and sharp. His knowledge and IQ far surpasses his age. I am sure he will become a great man in the future far surpassing the likes of me. I should train this boy.'

"What's your name boy?" Sakumo asked Izuna.

"My name is Izuna Uchiha."

Izuna sat on the bench as he began to munch on the Takoyaki. He offered them to Sakumo but Sakumo shook his head as he said,

"Eat and grow well kid. For now, I have somewhere to go, if you want to train and grow stronger like me, then meet me after a month."

I was surprised when I heard this. Being trained by a ninja far stronger than Sannins would shorten my training time as he will train me more efficiently."

"Uncle, why it is one month from now?"

Sakumo laughed as he replied,

"Because for the next month, I would have to train myself as I am feeling rusty."

Sakumo disappeared from Izuna's vision as he flickered away with a new spirit.

--

l smiledatthedistantbackof Sakumo as Imuttered to myself,

"Looks like things are going to change drastically in the future. I have to preparemyself too."

One month passed in the blink ofan eye,

From my second day onwards of the academy, my shadow clone substituted me inthe academy. I will go to the forest near the training ground 3 and practice my Shurikenjutsu and Ninjutsu skills. In the evening, I would train with Kurenai in Genjutsu. She is my perfecttest subject for practicing Genjutsu.

On our first training day, she tried to prank me with a genjutsu but I reversed it on her withmy Sharingan. From that day onwards, she had turned docile and would willingly practicewith me in Genjutsu. My skills with genjutsu improved very quickly as I could cast genjutsu on Kurenai again and again. Kurenai is a fast-learner when it comes to genjutsu and I was surprised by her progress. Before it took her thirty minutes to dispel my genjutsu, now she could dispel it in just twenty minutes. Her genjutsu are getting stronger too.

Uncle Shinku Yuhi was somehow able to get a few genjutsu scrolls from Kurama Clan. I got the benefit of learning them with her. The Genjutsu of the Kurama Clan was different from Uchihas. Our genjutsu techniques affect the five senses of the victim but the genjutsu of the Kurama clan was because of their bloodline and it affects the brain of the user. He also trained me in Kenjutsu twice every week.

'What he just did was hand over a wooden sword and a scroll with few moves like Swing, Slash, and chop and asked me to get proficientin them while he corrects my posture.'

I didn't feel tardiness with the training but the continuous practice of these three moves for two weeks did tire my mind out. Again after two weeks he gave me another scroll with three other moves and asked to practice like usual.

Today, I was practicing in the forest while skipping the classes as usual. There were five targets marked at different angles in the forest. I closed my eyes as I began to focus my concentration.

I took five kunais in one hand and five shurikens in another. I threw up kunais in the air with my left hand, as they began to fall, I aimed my shurikens at them and began to throw them towards the kunais to direct them at thetarget.

Clank… Clank...

Sounds of metal colliding with metal echoed as four of my kunais hit the target but I missed the final kunais from bullseye as it was hidden behind a stone. I could have used my Sharingan to predict and aim properly, but I refrained to do so.

What would be the point of Shurikenjutsu training, if I used my Sharingan to train in it? I wanted to hone my other senses and improve my cognitive abilities. In future battles, a moment of hesitation or bad decision could cost me my life. Training other senses allow meto maintain the balance in my body and I won't be too reliant on my Sharingan. If I would ever go to a mission, I wouldn't hesitate to decisively land the killing blow by using the Sharingan. Training and real battles are after all different things.

Clap…Clap…

The sudden sounds of clapping startled me as I turned around to see the new-comer.

The newcomer had blue eyes and spiky blonde hair. Two jaw-length bangs of hair hang from both sides of his face. He wore a standard Konoha uniform with two bands on both of his sleeves, a green flak jacket, a blue forehead protector, and blue shinobi sandals.

He clapped his hands as he praised me,

"You are pretty good kid. Your skill with Shurikenjutsu is the best I have ever seen on someone of your age."

'Fuck! Isn't he Minato? What is he doing here? He would report my absence in the academy to Hokage. I must run.'

I ignored Minato as I began to run in the direction of Uchiha compounds. But could I outrun the fastest Shinobi ever alive, obviously not?

I was caught in the blink of an eye, as my face got buried into something. I felt something soft pressed on my face as I struggled to get free. I began to suffocate as my struggle intensified.

"You are suffocating him, Kushina! Leave him from your embrace."

I felt the grip around my body loosen as I started to breathe heavily as I looked in bewilderment at the newcomer Kushina,

A fair-skinned woman with a slender build, violet eyes and red hairs appeared in my vision. Her hairs were straight as they reached her thighs with shoulder-length strands framed on both sides of her face and black clip parts her hair to the left. She wore a high-collaredsleeveless blouse under a long, loose-fitting dress with a wristband on her left wrist and standard shinobi sandals.

"Come on! Minato. He is so cute, I couldn't hold back myself to hug him."

Kushina pouted as she complained to Minato. Minato wryly scratched his forehead at the complaints of Kushina. I am aware of their identities, but I still have to act the part of the stranger. This is my first meeting with them after all. I acted wryly as I asked,

"Who are you and why you strangled me?"

Minato was surprised at my question as he replied my question with his question,

"You seem to be an academy student. What are you doing here in the forest, while skipping your classes? Shall I report this matter to your Academy Instructor."

'Fuck! Will he report me to the academy instructor.' I stuttered as I replied,

"Academy is very boring! I have already learned everything they could teach me. So, I substituted myself with my Shadow Clone as I come here to practice my skills. Earlier, when I saw you coming towards me, I mistook you for one of the Academy Instructor. So, I thought of running away when I noticed you. But you caught me."

I looked at Kushina with a blaming gaze. Kushina chuckled as she whistled and avoided eye-contact with me. But her hands were itching to bear hug me again.

Cough…Cough

Minato coughed to get my attention as he spoke,

"I am Minato Namikaze, one of the Jounins of the Village."

He pointed at Kushina as he continued,

"She is Kushina Uzumaki, my wife. Earlier, I was training my ninja team when I heard some sounds from the forest. So, I came to inspect but I am surprised by your skills in Shurikenjutsu."

Minato praised me but he got a stern expression as he replied,

"Still, you shouldn't skip classes like that. If you can do the Shadow clone technique, then you can always ask for early graduation."

I shook my head as I replied,

"My younger brother Shisui is still in the academy. I promised him that we will graduate at the same time. I can't break my promise with Shisui."

'Can't tell them the real reason. Now, can I? After all, I wanted to get stronger and at the same time avoid Danzo for a while.'

"Minato-Sensei, Big-sister Kushina.."

Three voices called to Minato and Kushina in conjugation. I turned around and noticed Obito, Rin, and Kakashi shouting as they approached us. They reached us and Obito curiously looked at me and noticed the Uchiha Crest on my back as he asked,

"Hey! You are also an Uchiha."

He turned around and flashed the Uchiha symbol to me as spoke,

"I am also an Uchiha. My name is Obito Uchiha"

I ignored the antics of Obito as I questionably looked at Minato. Minato noticed my stare as he began to introduce his team,

"This cheerful and active guy is Obito"

He pointed at Rina and Kakashi as continued,

"They are Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake."

All of them greeted as I returned their greetings and introduced myself,

"I am Izuna Uchiha. I am still studying in the academy."

"You are Izuna Uchiha!" Kakashi perplexedly looked at me.

"Yes, I am indeed Izuna Uchiha. Is there any problem?"

"You are the person whom father talks about a lot nowadays. He always seems to praise you a lot." Kakashi replied.

"Oh! You mean Uncle Sakumo. I met him a month ago, he seemed very depressed, so I cheered him a little. Nothing extraordinary to praise me for."

"Thank you very much for cheering my father!" Kakashi bowed to me as his upper body was almost parallel to the ground.

"Oh!"

Everybody present there was stunned by this development.

"The cold and rigid Kakashi can act like this."

Obito teased Kakashi as he gave me a thumbs up.

"Ok!... Ok! Enough everybody. Now let us continue our training. Also, If you don't mind you can join us too with our training."

I got excited when Minato offered to train me. Like come on, he is a Kage level Ninja and he would personally train me. What better could I ask for in my academy days?

I immediately accepted and thus started to train with Team Minato. Kushina cheered us from sides as we trained.

As we were practicing in the ninjutsu, Kushina suggested,"Hey! You guys why don't all of you join hands together and fight with Minato. Minato! What about another bell test for them, this time with Izuna included in the team.""Hmm! That's not a bad idea. What do all of you think about it?" Minato asked his team."I am fine with it sensei," Rin replied."Can he keep up with us, Sensei?" Obito asked Minato."Yes, Sensei I hate to agree with Obito on this matter," Kakashi replied."Hey! What do you mean you hate to agree with me?" Obito asked angrily.Ignoring them I answered to Minato,"Minato-san, I don't have experience in ninja fights, I have only practiced Ninjutsu, some genjutsu, and Shurikenjutsu. I don't even know taijutsu that well. Will it be alright?""You don't have to worry about such things, you will learn all these things as you grow. No one can become a powerful ninja in just a day. Just watch, learn, and practice." Kushina replied to me as she cheered me."Ok! Minato-san, please take care of me." Minato nodded and placed two bells on his belt as he waited for our response."Kakashi Senpai, Obito Senpai, Rin Senpai, do any of you have some paper bombs."Rin and Obito nodded as they handed me over a few paper bombs."Ok! then. On the count of three let's start."Team Minato was quick with their response as Obito threw a smoke Bomb and all of them disappeared in the forest. I have seen their fight from the Anime and was aware of basic Ninja fight rules. I quickly hid in the forest and for the extra assurance, I even coated my body with my new jutsu which I created using Light element.'Light Style: Optical Camouflage'I disappeared from the vision as I hid between the bushes and waited for the perfect opportunity to attack. I also created a Shadow clone who hid himself a few meters away from and also coated himself with Optical Camouflage. My clone began to prepare a trap as he laid the paper bombs on the ground and covered them with soil. The clone made some hand signs as he muttered,'Light Style: Optical Illusion'An illusion covered the trap as it appeared like a bush. My clone hid as I silently observed from the bushes with my camouflage on.Soon, Minato appeared in the forest. From one of the nearby bushes,'Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu'A large fireball was launched towards Minato who did a somersault and landed on a nearby tree avoiding the fireball. A few shurikens and Kunai were launched at Minato who flickered and dodged the Kunais.'Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu'A large number of smaller fireballs were launched at Minato who dodged them by kiting through them. Minato took out many shurikens and threw in the direction of Obito who was trapped between them as he fell from the tree.Rin takes out her Kunai and cut a rope to launch a log tied to some ropes towards Minato as Obito uses the chance to throw a smoke bomb and hide again. Minato dodges the log as he jumps behind another tree to take cover."Obito, in the direction of 2 o'clock" Rin informs Obito as he immediately makes some hand signs and launches another'Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique'Obito panted as he cheered, "Yay, we got him."Minato suddenly appears behind them as he removes a kunai from a nearby tree and places it on Obito's and Rin's neck.'Both of you have grown strong Obito and Rin. Now, where are Kakashi and Izuna?'Minato wasn't surprised much by Kakashi, as Kakashi was a genius and a full-fledged Chunnin. But what amazed him was Izuna, an academy student. He sure is patient, Minato looks around but wasn't able to spot Izuna.'He has hidden very well.'As he was distracted in such thoughts, a shuriken was launched towards him. Minato blocks the shuriken with his Kunai as Kakashi began to engage with him. Both of them traded blows with each other as Kakashi fought with a Chakra Blade and Minato blocked with a Kunai.Kakashi threw a kunai with a paper bomb attached to it at Minato who jumps down to dodge it. As Minato was falling, Kakashi makes a hand seal as many paper bombs were ignited on the ground. Minato somersault mid-air as he lands near the illusory bush set by my clone to avoid the explosion."Got You. Katsu!"The illusion disappears as the Paper Bombs explode."What the…"Minato was shocked when he saw the bush disappear and many paper bombs appear.Boom…The paper bombs exploded as Minato appears on a nearby tree with a kunai embedded in it. As soon as he landed, a huge fireball welcomed him that landed on the tree. Minato was surprised as he barely dodges the fireball. He looks around but was unable to spot me anywhere.Kakashi uses this chance as he attacked Minato and was able to barely touch the bells. Minato attacks Kakashi who turned out to be a Shadow clone.Kakashi who was hidden behind a tree was about to make some hand signs as Minato appears behind him and places a Kunai around his neck."Not so fast! Kakashi.""Yes! Not so fast Minato-san."I appear behind Minato as I placed my Kunai on his neck. Minato was surprised with this development but he smiled as he vanished in a puff of smoke."Damnit! A shadow clone." I shouted as Minato appeared behind me and places a Kunai around me."Yes! That's what I would like to say, Izuna.""Are you sure, Minato-san!" I smiled as I disappeared in a puff of smoke."What?"Minato, Rin, Obito, and Kakashi exclaimed in unison as I came out of my camouflage from the bush as two bells were dangling in my hands as my Kunai was pointed at Minato's back."You got me, Izuna."Team Minato was stunned to see such an outcome. They never expected me to so smart. Minato praised me,"That was a very good move Izuna. But I have a question? How you appeared behind me, so suddenly without even alerting me?""Yeah! We are also curious to know about it." Rin, Kakashi, and Obito asked me.I scratched the back of my head as I answered,"I don't deserve such high praise, Minato-san. I just reaped the benefit from the efforts of Rin, Obito and Kakashi Senpai. They are the ones you should praise for.""No! it was your strategy that leads to victory. It had nothing to do with us." Rin and Obito refuted my words."But still what was that technique you used earlier." Kakashi was curious about my Jutsu.I felt no harm in telling them about it as they won't be able to understand the intricacies of the Jutsu, even though it was a Utility type Jutsu."That's a unique Jutsu I created on my own."I made some hand signs as my body began to fade away from their vision. They could hear my voice but were unable to see at all. The Light passed from my body. I continued to explain,"I have combined this jutsu with Genjutsu to fool the enemies of my presence. I haven't perfected it yet as people with Byakugan or Sharingan would be able to see my infused Chakra and the sensor type ninjas would be able to feel my Chakra. It is still a work in progress.""Wow! That's a cool jutsu, you created." Obito and Rin clapped as they praised me. Minato also nodded in approval. I just scratched my head as they praised me."Damnit! I lost to Kakashi and now even Izuna." Obito complained as he made a long face.Bonk…Kushina placed a heavy basket on Obito's head as she cheered us,"Good Job, everyone! You will succeed next time. But for now, let's have 'Kushina Special'…"She was interrupted by Minato as he pointed at me. Kushina turned in my direction and saw two bells dangling in my hands. She dropped the basket as Rin hurriedly caught it. Kushina ran towards me, she grabbed me and gave me a bear hug. Her soft mounds pressed on my face as I began to suffocate. I struggled for a while until she left me from her panda embrace. I breathed heavily for a while as I looked accusingly at her,"You are so cool Izuna. Wow! You are amazing and also cute." I felt a little hurt as she called me cute instead of handsome."Thank you, big sister, Kushina." Rin thanked Kushina for the lunch."My Rin is cute too!" Kushina spoke as she began to snuggle with Rin.Tch...Obito grumbled as he turned his back to Kushina and hmphed. Kushina became angry as their usual routine started with Obito being bashed on the head by Kushina as a small bump rose on his head.All of us laughed and cheered happily as we ate lunch.