Reborn in Naruto As Madara's grandson

by Masami Naoki

A medical student died because of negligence of the authorities. Later, he is granted a second chance in life with some boons. But being an Otaku and Naruto fan, he chooses to live in the chaotic world of Naruto. The story will follow canon for the initial part with a new plot. Major changes will reflect in the later part as our MC grows up. The story has strong AU elements op Mc

17. Top secure mission

Insidethe Hokage Office,

Izuna and his teamlisten to the details of their latest mission as Minato and Hiruzen explains to them,

"Konoha has received a backup request from Takigakure. Accordingto the intel, The Hidden Waterfall Village is under attack from a group of unknown shinobis. In this crisis, the Village Head Hisen of Takigakure sent a request mission to Konoha.

Since this mission involves conflict between nations after the Third Shinobi War, we can't deploy normal shinobi teams to handle the situation. It may cause unrest if they discover the involvement of Konoha. So, I am assigning this task to your team. Help Hidden Waterfall deal with the crisis."

Hiruzen passes an intelscroll to our Team Leader. All of us flicker out of the Hokage Office, but Hiruzen stops the Captain.

"I have a task for you. Hidden Waterfall Village has a specialized liquid called 'Hero Water'. It is produced once every Hundred years and has some special properties. Try to negotiate with the Village Head for this water when you ask for compensation."

--

All of us gather at the outskirts of Konoha as we march towards Takigakure. Takigakure is a hidden village in the Land of Waterfalls. It borders with the Land of Stone and Land of Fire as major Nations.

Takigakure isn't a major hidden village, since it doesn't have an officialKage. But it survived previous wars and is still standing after three wars.

The most notable shinobi of Takigakure is Kakuzu, a missing-nin who was ordered by the higher-ups of the Village to assassinate First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. He failed to complete his mission and returned to the Village only to face the harsh stigma and punishment on the failure of his insurmountable mission.

Kakuzu came to hold a violent hatred Takigakure and escaped from his imprisonment. Before he escaped, he violently massacred the Elders of the Village and plucked out their hearts. He fled the village, not before stealing one of the most prized 'Kinjutsu' of the village.

After the first war, Takigakure signed a peace treaty with Konoha, and since then it has been in a non-aggression pact with Konoha.

I skimmed through the intel provided by our captain on Takigakure. Not much detailed information is available regarding Takigakure, as my clearance level is not enough.

The flourishment of Takigakure is credited to its high number of Jounins. It has never been successfully invaded despite being surrounded by four other countries, a feat they are very proud of.

I can't seem to recall much of the information of Takigakure from anime. I only know about Kakuzu, since that guy was popular.

Our journey lasts for an entire day as we reach the borders of Takigakure. We reached near a very large tree, whicheasily dwarfs nearby trees. A large waterfall flows near the tree. We have reached the meeting spot assigned by Takigakure as we wait for our guide.

I sense a gaze on our team.

'Probably, they are monitoring us to confirm our hostility.'

The Captain walks up tothe tree; he takes out a whistle from his pocket and blows it. The whistle produces some inaudible sound. This is the signal given by Takigakure to prove us as a friendly force. After waiting for a while, a team of Takigakure Jounins walks out from behind the tree.

'They have probably used a secret passageway to reach here.'

One of the Jounin walks to over Captain and stretches his hand. The captain passes a scroll to the Takigakure Jouninand waits for his response. The Takigakure jounins read through the scroll and used some sort of seal to check its authenticity.

After a while, he nods to us and leads us to the waterfall. The Jounin makes some hand signs and touches the waterfall. The water screen shifts a little, and a large stone with some seals appears in front of us. The jounin makes some more hand signs and slaps his hand in the center of the seal.

The boulder shakes as it moves from its position to reveal a passageway. One of the Jounin walks inside the passage and the other signals us to move inside.

Our team follows them inside, but all of us were on high alert for any suspicious activity. Some Jounins stay behind as they make some hand signs and the boulder covers the entrance once again.

"It is for safety measures. We don't want any invaders to infiltrate our village." The Jounin reassures us as we closely follow him.

The entire passage is anunderground cave system with many passages and dead ends just like a maze. If not for the Takigakure Jounin leading us, our team might get lost in the maze. Using Ninjutsu to blow this place won't be a good idea, as the entire passage will collapse on top of us.

After walking for a while, we reached near a large water reservoir which has a barrier to isolate the water. We entered inside the barrier and swam toward the surface. After swimming for a while, we reached in the middle of a large lake.

We stood atop the water and followed the Jounin. The lake is in the center of the Village. There is a gazebo in thecenter of the lake. The jounin leads us to it. We could spot a man sitting in the center of the gazebo.

"Welcome friends from Konoha. I am pleased to see you here, I hope Hokage-sama is doing fine."

"There is no need for suchpleasantries, Village Head Hisen-sama. Hokage-sama received your message, and he immediately deployed us to help you. Since it is a secret mission, we can't reveal our identities. Here is a message from Hokage-sama." The Captain passes a scroll to the Village Chief.

I scrutinize the VillageChief of Takigakure.

He had short smooth brown hair that greys on outside with only top maintain the brown color. He wore a black Takigakure forehead protector around his forehead and his hairs hang over the left and right side of it and he also had brown sideburns. He had smallblack-colored eyes and a small brown-colored goatee.

I could sense an enormous amount of Chakra from him, but if I were to rate him in strength, then he can be considered slightly weaker to Sannins.

'I think that's part of the reason why Takigakure doesn't have a Kage yet. Their strongest shinobi is quite weaker compared to other Kages.'

I assumed him to be the strongest shinobi of Takigakure. Well, you need strength to be accepted as Village Headby all shinobis of the Village.

After exchanging pleasantries with Captain, he directs the conversation to the main issue,

"Recently, just after the end of the Third Ninja War; a group of unknown shinobis starts to attack Shinobis from our village. Whenever they spot a team of Shinobis on a mission, they would attack and slaughterthem.

We sent a team to deal with them, but they were strong enough to repel our efforts. The situation escalated when they forced one of our genins to reveal the location of the village. Since then, they would frequently assault our village in the wake of night and would kill lots of innocent civilians.

We haven't been able to figure out their motive. Our village stayed away from the previous two Ninja wars and we have maintained a friendly relation with other Nation after the First Hokage Incident."

The Village Chief Hisen sighs as he explains the details of attacks to us.

"I have requested Iwagakure and Konohagakure for the aid, but Iwagakure denied our request because of lack of personnel on their sides because of the war. Thankfully, your people from Konoha arrived to help us."

He points to a nearby jounin as he continues,

"Suien will help you with your lodgings, we will need your help during our night patrol. From the recent attack pattern of enemies, they are most likely to strike us today."

Suien had long spiky hair,small dark eyes, and a goatee. He wore a dark bluejacket, grey pants, black shinobi sandals. Hewore his forehead protector like a bandanna on his forehead.

'This guy has the aura of a villain.' Somehow, this Suien guy gives me the vibes of a villain of some small arc. I ignore this feeling as I follow him to our lodgings.

The Village Head has reserved quite a luxurious inn for us near a large waterfall. After we are settled in the inn, I explored the Hidden Waterfall Village and I ask Captain for permission.

"As long as you don't break the protocol, you are free to do anything. However, keep your guard up in the village."

I change my appearance using Transformation Jutsu and walks out of the inn to tour the village.

The village had SoutheastAsian Aesthetics to it. I sightsee various places in the village as I enjoyed the local cuisines.

'It seems more like a holiday, then a top-secret mission to me.'

Later at night,

All of us gather at the outskirts of Hidden Waterfall Village as we hid over selves. Village Chief Hisen also hid nearby with his Jounin teams. We wait for enemies to attack the village.

In the direction of 1 o'clock I sense some movement inside the lake as I warn my team with gestures. I am the only sensor in my team, so I am assigned to locate the enemies. I raise my guard as I patiently wait for enemies to appear.

One by one, many shinobis cloaked in black clothes appears on the top of the lake. I count their numbers. There are nearly a hundred shinobis on the lake's surface.

'That's a large group of people. They can almost form a small hidden village with these many shinobis.' I try to speculate on their origin.

One person who seems to be their leader makes some hand gestures to them. The shinobis disperse after their leader's orders.

"This is our chance." The Village head Hisen orders his men as he jumps out from his hiding place to engage in combat with foreign shinobis.

Soon, a heated battle starts between both sides as one jutsu after another flies around. I lazily fight with a jounin as I am interested in their origin.

Hisen is engaged with the leader of the foreign shinobi group. He makes some rapid hand signs,

'Water Style: Lotus Light Rupture'

Drops of water start to rise from the lake. The water droplets fuse as they formed Razor-sharp 'Lotus Petals'. The petals expand in size and spin rapidly. Hisen points them at enemy shinobis as the petals emit explosive energy.

The lotus petals made the atmosphere similar to a scene within a Zen garden as the melody of death plays. The enemy commander sensed the danger from the technique as he immediately made some hand signs,

'Radiation Release: Radioactive Decay'

His body generates a deadly amount of radiation. The surrounding air heats as it ionizes, the nearby lake water boils from the extreme heat. All the 'Lotus Petals' evaporates from the heat, nullifying the jutsu.

I jump back to avoid the deadly radiation. I immediately activate my Sharingan as I record the new Nature Transformation.

Hisen also dodges the radiation directed at him as he makes some more hand signs,

'Water Release: Water Prison Dome'

He makes a water prison around the enemy commander to isolate the radiation. But his efforts seem to be futile as the water evaporates from the heat.

I quickly make some hand signs,

'Water Release: Water Bullet Jutsu'

I shoot a water bullet at an enemy commander who dodges the first bullet but is hit by the second one. He is flung out of the lake and crashes on to the shore.

"Village Chief and I will take care of the enemy commander, rest of you stop other enemies." Our Team Captain orders us.

I engage with other enemy shinobis, but most of my attention is on the enemy commander. I have never seen such a weird Nature Transformation.

I quickly checked the body of the enemy commander, and I got my answer. The Nature Transformation Radiation Release is a mix of Fire Release and Yang Release.

He is using fire release to produce fire and empowering it with the Yang Release, which results in this deadly radiation.

'This seems pretty suicidal. He is compensating some Yang Chakra with his life energy. How desperate is this dude to blow Takigakure? Does he have a backstory like every Naruto Villain?'

I question myself. The area around Enemy commander turned into a dead zone of Radiation. The enemy commander makes some more hand signs,

'Radiation Release: Matter Decay Bomb'

He spews out an enormous amount of green fire. The fire starts to condense into a dense ball as it pulsates. He launches the ball towards the village.

"Damn! He is targeting the village. If it hit the village, everyone inside will be toast."

I curse him as I start to think of counter-measures. Village Chief Hisen makes some hand signs as he slams his hand on water,

'Summoning Jutsu: Ryurimaru'

A giant crimson, white catfish six times the size of a human appears in the water.

"Ryurimaru transform to protect the village," Hisen commands the summon.

'Dragon God Transformation'

The fish turns into a giant golden dragon. The dragon swiftly moves in front of the Radiation bomb, The dragon opens its mouth and fires an energy beam at the ball.

Boom…

This results in an explosion as the dragon is able to redirect the bomb towards a nearby hill.

Boom…

The Radiation Bomb collides with the hill and explodes. A large mushroom cloud rises in the air as all the life-forms die on the hill. Green Radiation envelops the hill, the hill has become inhabitable for years to come.

'Damn! That's a pocket atom bomb.'

I gaped at the scenario of the hill. Tailed beast bombs will only detonate and explode, but this jutsu leaves behind deadly radiation as it aftereffect.

The enemy commander is drained of his Chakra at this point. We have also dealt with pretty much all the enemies. The skills of Anbu are a notch higher than regular Jounins and our team is one of the elite.

This outcome breaks the mind of the enemy commander. He frantically starts to shout,

"Why… why, this outcome must happen? Twenty years…I spent twenty years to plan for my revenge.

Twenty years ago, my village was wiped by a shinobi from Takigakure.

At that time, we were engaged in a war against Konoha. The Third Hokage launched a surprise attack and our village lost the war. When we returned to the village, death and devastation of our Torigakure village welcomed us.

We were a small village located in The Land of Birds who had a conflict with Konoha on some interests; what had those innocent villagers done to anybody to face such a grueling death where their hearts were ripped apart from their body? My wife, my daughter, and even my newborn son were slaughtered in that massacre.

After investigating the perpetrator, the trails lead us to Takigakure. Kakuzu of the Takigakure slaughtered our entire village. From that day onwards, I decided to take revenge from Takigakure.

I spent the past twenty years of my life practicing the 'Kinjutsu' of my village, hoping to avenge my family. I can't fail now, No! I won't fail now.

Haha…. Haha…

All of you must die with me. I will join my family in the afterlife together with the entire Takigakure."

The enemy commander laughs hysterically as he made some hand signs.

I could see his life force draining at an extreme rate. His body inflates as deformation rose on his body. His body condensed into a small green sphere as it shines.

"Stop him! He is about to detonate himself with that Radiation Release. If he is successful in his jutsu, then the entire Takigakure Village will turn into a dead zone filled with Radiation." I warn all the shinobis who are staring with wide-eyes at the enemy Ninja.

'Radiation Release: Nuclear Detonation'

The village Head Hisen fished out a small gourd from his pocket as he immediately uncorked it. He gulps down the crystal clear water.

'So, that's the legendary 'Hero Water' of Takigakure, which made it known throughout the world. Most of the invaders attack the village for this water, but the village successfully repelled them. How ironic, they are facing an existential crisis because of revenge, not because of this water. I guess this dude is more desperate than others, part of the reason he succeeded in his invasion.'

I look at the village Chief, then I direct gaze towards the enemy shinobi who has turned into a green ball at this point.

'I am not a part of this shit! Don't blow me up, you motherfucker!' I silently curse that enemy shinobi in my mind.

A large amount of Chakra starts to rile up from the Village Head as the blue Chakra is visible to our eyes. I check his body with my Sharingan and I can see a sharp spike in his chakra reserves.

There is a tenfold increase of Chakra in Hisen's Chakra reserves. The Chakra is so potent that it pushed away nearby water and forms partial Chakra arms. The Chakra Network of Hisen is frantically pumping this extra Chakra through his body as some of his Chakra meridians start to snap.

His life force is draining quickly as his remaining brown hairs start to turn grey. Wrinkles appear on his skin and his body starts to hunch a little.

'So, this is the side-effect of 'Hero Water'. It makes you a hero for a few instances, then zero for life. This name is appropriate for this water.'

The village chief gets ready for his Hero Moment.

'Should I pop some popcorns for this moment.'

I joke in my mind as I turn serious to face the explosion as I really might die here.

Boom…

An enormous explosion covered the area as Village Chief Hisen used his enhanced chakra prowess to carry the enemy shinobi further away from the village.

A large pillar of light engulfs us as I create some earth walls together with my skeletal Susanoo to protect myself. I can see an extensive amount of high energy radiation particles shooting towards us.

The earth walls blocked most of the radiation, but still, a fair amount of radiation escaped and bombarded my Susanoo. The penetration of these things is too high, and only pure chakra constructs could stop them.

The explosion lasts for a while as the tall pillar of green light finally disappeared, leaving lots of deadly radiation behind. A major outer area of Takigakure got annihilated in the process, though the village is unharmed from the explosion.

I checked all of my teammates and I could see large amounts of radiation in their body. If they aren't treated quickly, then they might die real soon. I hope Tsunade can figure out a way to save them. For now, I will give them basic treatment to prevent further damage to their cells.

I heal my teammates using Medical Ninjutsu. Takigakure jounins also lined up in front of me for treatment.

I checked the body of Village Chief Hisen and shook my head.

"He is a lost cause. The Hero Water and Radiation have done extensive damage to his meridians and vitality. He won't live for long. I would advise you to groom a successor for your position."

Hisen sighs after hearing my words,

"I knew such a day would come eventually. I have protected the village in past years from lots of invaders, and continuous use of Hero Water took a toll on my body. I have finally reached my limit. Could you tell me how much longer would I live?"

"You have a year at most. If you use Hero water in this interval, then you will die immediately." I warn him.

"Also, this radiation has done extensive damage to bodies of involved jounins. I would recommend getting treated immediately, otherwise all of you will follow Hisen's footsteps."

My warning scared them as they frantically begin to question me. I answered their questions one by one. Now it is time for our remuneration.

"Hokage-sama demands a gourd of 'Hero Water' as our compensation for this mission." Our team captain informs Hisen.

"It's fine with me. I will provide you with a gourd of 'Hero Water' tomorrow. I hope it will improve our relationship with Konoha in the long run."

"Of course, Konoha will be ready to help Takigakure anytime, if the situation demands it." The Captain answered.

All of us returned to our lodgings to relax. We will depart for Konoha tomorrow.

"Village Head Hisen-sama, I oppose using 'Hero water' as a reward for the mission. The 'Hero Water' is limited and is a source of strength for our village. It is isn't wise to give it away just like that." Suien disagrees with Hisen's decision.

"We will be able to forge a good relation with Konoha with 'Hero Water'. It is such a small cost to pay to get their support." Hisen assures Suien.

"But they are part of a Large Nation and you can never trust them…"

"I have made my decision and I don't want to hear any further argument on this subject." Hisen cuts off Suien.

In the next morning,

They invite captain and me to the village head's house by a jounin. We follow the jounin to visit Hisen.

Village Chief's residence is a wooden cottage built near some trees with a sign 'Taki' in kanji engraved on the entrance. The interior of the cottage seems to be rather spartan. It doesn't contain much space or unnecessary furniture, like a table or chair. Hisen sat on a raised Dai on the floor as he welcomes us.

"It was nice to have you here. Once again, we thank Konoha for their support. I hope our relation with Konoha will prosper in the future."

Hisen passes a gourd with crystal clear 'Hero Water' to us together with a scroll.

While returning a kid collides with me and fells down on the floor.

"I am sorry." The kid immediately bows and apologizes to me.

"It's fine." I inspect the kid.

He has ink-black eyes and long, dark brown hair similar to Hisen. He is around my age, albeit a bit older.

"He is my son, Shibuki. He will be my successor in the future."

Hisen introduces the kid. The kid hides behind his father as he stares at us.

'He has a cowardly nature.' This is my impression of the kid.

'Well, I ain't have anything to do with this kid.' I walk out of Village Chief's residence.

Takigakure's shinobis escorted us out of the village through another passage. We start our return journey to Konoha.

On our way back, Captain coughs up some blood. He rests against a tree as another Anbu questions him,

"Are you alright, Captain? You don't seem to be in excellent condition."

After coughing for a while, the Captain takes a deep breath and assures us,

"I am fine. The earlier injuries flared up. I will visit Village Hospital for treatment."

I secretly investigate his body. I am shocked to see his condition. Large amounts of Radioactive particles are deposited in his lungs. They are corroding the alveoli of his lungs.

'Captain was closest to explosion after Village Head Hisen. Looks like he suffered a lot of damage from the radiation. If he isn't treated on time, he will lose his life in the next few years.'

--

Inside Hokage's office,

I start to report the details of the mission to Minato and Hiruzen. The captain and the rest of my team are admitted to emergency wards inside the Konoha Hospitals. Tsunade is trying to figure out a cure for them.

'Maybe I shall help her later.'

After hearing my report, Hiruzen mumbles.

"I remember that village. Twenty years ago, our village was engaged in a war against them. They possessed a powerful Kinjutsu capable of blowing an entire village. It is the same 'Radiation Release' you mentioned earlier. Many small villages were struggling with the possession of remaining tailed beasts.

They used this forbidden Kinjutsu to annihilate another small village in the Land of Forests. Our village had to step in to prevent them from further devastating other small villages.

We successfully repelled them, but the village suddenly disappeared in thin air. I never expected there to be survivors and the cause of their destruction to be a rogue ninja Kakuzu from Takigakure.

Anyway, I am quite surprised by your performance Izuna. I would promote you to the rank of Vice-Captain of Team Ro. I hope you continue to do well in the future."

Honestly, I am surprised by this promotion. Now, I have a higher level of clearance and I can have access to more forbidden Jutsu.

'I hope I can find something useful among them.'

I return to Uchiha compounds as it has been a while since I got some free time. The rest of my team excluding Kakashi are hospitalized. I can take a break and check Shisui's progress.

After Izuna's departure, Hiruzen passes a scroll to Minato as he informs him,

"Recently a group of Ame shinobi's formed a group called Akatsuki. This group was active during the Third Shinobi War, and they recruited lots of Ame shinobi during this time.

We aren't sure about their motives, but I don't think Hanzo of the Salamander would like the idea of a separate organization residing within Amegakure.

I have left Root to take care of this matter. I hope Danzo won't disappoint me in this matter."

"I agree with your arrangements, Lord Third. But I would also like to receive intel regarding Akatsuki. I heard Jiraiya-sensei trained some orphans in Amegakure during his stay. So, I am a little curious about the motives of this organization."

"Very well, I will talk with Danzo regarding this matter. How is the situation at borders?"

"There isn't much improvement in the situation. Many shinobis from small nations are still invading our borders. My hands are full dealing with this situation.

Minato looks at the large stack of Paperwork and sighs.

"Lately, I have spent no time with Kushina."

"These are the duties of a Hokage. Paperwork is one of the major trouble, you will soon get used to it." Hiruzen advises Minato.

"Well, let me finish this stack of paperwork and I will return home."

--

Inside Uchiha compounds,

I visit Shisui's house, but he isn't present there. Aunt Fumiko informs me of Shisui's location.

"Shisui is training Itachi in training ground three. You should meet with them. Recently, Shisui has been complaining a lot about you. Spend some time with them, your Uncle Yagami is out on a mission."

I enter training ground three and hide myself to monitor Shisui and Itachi.

'Thankfully, a certain pervert has stopped his peeking.'

I hid on a nearby tree as I eavesdropped on Shisui and Itachi.

"Big Brother Shisui, Can you teach me a jutsu? I have already unlocked my Chakra and I am ready to train in Ninjutsu.

Father promised to teach me a jutsu, but soon after he went on a mission. Mother seems to be sick.

She told me that she is pregnant, and I will be a big brother soon. So, she can't teach me jutsu."

Itachi requested Shisui.

"Shisui scratched his back and smiled.

"I think you should probably learn your first jutsu from Uncle Fugaku. I will train you in Shurikenjutsu if you want to learn it."

"That seems fair too, then Big Brother Shisui teach me Shurikenjutsu." Itachi cheered up a little bit.

'Oh! Shisui is about to flex in front of Itachi. I am interested, it has been a while since I last saw Shisui's skills. I wonder how much he has improved with Shurikenjutsu.'

Shisui puts many targets on nearby trees and rocks. He draws out a large number of Kunais from his holster as he held them in his hand. He grips the tip of the kunais between his fingers and flicked his hand.

The kunais vanishes as Shisui turns his palm over and shows them to Itachi. He flicks his hand again and kunais re-appear in between his fingers.

'Oh! He learned some party tricks.'

Shisui throws all the kunais at target. All the kunais hits the bullseye, and Itachi is surprised to see it.

Shisui grabs more kunais from his pocket and throws them randomly in the air. He draws out more kunais and hit the previous kunais to redirect their trajectory. All the kunais hits the bullseye. Itachi's eyes are shining at this point.

"After some practice, you will be able to do the same. Izuna Nii-san is even better than me. I learned this trick from him."

"Oh! I would also like to get trained by Izuna nii-san, but he is always on his missions." Itachi complains.

'Oh! I guess I should give them a surprise then. It is time to test my new cool jutsu.'

Winds start to blow in the training ground as many particles start to gather in front of Shisui and Itachi. They are surprised to see this, and both of them raise their guards.

All the particles start to combine as they form a humanoid apparition. A figure starts to form within the particles and they finally shatter like glass to reveal my figure.

Tadaah…

I appear in front of Shisui and Itachi as I wave my hands at them. They are shocked to see me as they stare with wide-eyes at me for an entire minute. Their jaw is wide open as they gawk at me.

"Are you guys surprised at me? You guys missed me, right? So, here am I." I speak to them to hear their response, but they point at me with shaky hands.

'Did my new jutsu surprised them to this extent? Well, I got the idea of this jutsu from one of my favorite games from my previous life. So, I thought of putting it to use and created this new jutsu.'

'Light Style: Transmat'

"Hey! Are you two listening? Answer me, boys." I try to calm them down.

"Are you really Izuna Nii-san? You aren't a ghost right?" Shisui steps back and looks at me with wariness.

Bonk…

I bump my fist on Shisui's head as I angrily shout at him,

"I am your real Izuna Nii-san. That was my new jutsu. It is rude of you Shisui to label me a ghost."

"So, you really are Izuna nii-san. It has been a while since I last saw you." Shisui smiles sheepishly.

"Izuna nii-san, what was that jutsu you used now? It is so cool, can you tell me about it?" Itachi asks me in enthusiasm.

"That's a new jutsu, I created Itachi. You know, the normal Substitution jutsu with a log appears dull to me. There is no creativity in that jutsu, so I replaced it with my brand new creation."

"Can you teach this jutsu to us?" Shisui and Itachi ask me in unison.

"Hmm…how to say it to you? But this jutsu is unique to me, I can't teach this jutsu to you." I burst their bubble of excitement.

Shisui and Itachi dejectedly hang their neck. I try to appease them,

"Although, I can't teach it to you. You can create your own Substitution jutsu. For example, you can use summons to create such an effect. Shisui, if I heard it right; you recently signed a summoning contract with Crows. Uncle Yagami helped you with the summoning contract.

Why don't you partner with crows to create your own substitution jutsu and arrival? You can teach that to Itachi. Also, if you successfully completed this jutsu, then I can promise to do one thing for you. How is it, do you like my idea?"

Shisui contemplates for a while before he nods to me,

"Ok! Nii-san, you must promise me. I will create this jutsu very quickly."

"Ok! I promise to you. Now, what are you guys doing here?" I ask Shisui.

"Oh! I am just teaching some Shurikenjutsu to Itachi. Nii-san, why don't you show your new Shurikenjutsu technique for us? I have already mastered all the previous techniques and I even created a trick of my own."

Shisui demonstrates his party trick technique as he flexes again.

'Now, it's time for me to flex.'

"Ok! Watch carefully."

I throw out many kunais randomly in the air. The kunais starts to fall down after reaching a certain height. I take out a shuriken from my holster and throws it towards a kunai.

The Shuriken collides with the kunai and deflects its trajectory. It then collides with another kunai and deflects its trajectory too. This continues for a while as Shuriken continues to deflect all kunais. Finally, it hits the bullseye on one of the targets together with all other kunais.

Shisui and Itachi are shocked by this development. Both of them start to clap as they praise me.

"That's too awesome, Izuna nii-san. Please teach this to us."

"I will teach this to both of you. But Itachi you have to master basic techniques first, then only you can move to advance stuff.

Also, you need to unlock your Sharingan to predict their trajectory and aim accordingly. Once you get the hang of your Sharingan, you can repeat my feat without Sharingan just like me. It will become muscle memory for your body, and your normal perception will also increase.

Shisui, I will teach this technique to you. Itachi you can watch me and learn something from observation."

I start to teach them the advanced techniques of Shurikenjutsu. The training lasts for a while as the sun sets on the horizon. We decide to return to clan compounds as all of us walk together.

"Itachi, you are going to join the academy soon?" I ask Itachi.

"Yes, nii-san, I will apply for the academy after father return from his mission. It is going to be a new session by then." Itachi replies.

"Ok! Once you join the academy, I will teach you Shadow Clone Jutsu. You can send your clone to academy and train with Shisui using your real body."

Itachi nods to me. Shisui starts to grumble,

"Nii-san, you used Shadow clone to skip academy too. Now, you are teaching this bad habit to Itachi."

"Shisui, think about it. Academy is a waste of time for talents like Itachi. Academy is only meant for civilian kids to learn some jutsu and know more about Ninja's life. We are from the Uchiha clan, and we have already learned this stuff in our clan.

Besides, Itachi will send a Shadow Clone to the academy. Whenever he will dispel the Shadow clone, all the information gathered by the clone will appear in his mind. So, technically, he is still attending the academy." I try to convince Shisui.

"Well, you have a point there, Izuna nii-san. I will keep this a secret from Uncle and Aunt then.

We reached Uchiha clan compounds as we conversed. Soon, we reached the clan head's residence.

"Oh! If it isn't Izuna-kun and Shisui-kun. So, all three of you were training together." Aunt Mikoto looks at the dirty clothes of Itachi and Shisui.

She had a big bulge in her stomach, and she took support against a wall.

'Oh! Sasuke is about to be born. So, I have one year's worth of time to prepare for that incident. I won't allow anything to happen to you Minato and Kushina nee-san.' I remind myself.

"Mom, you should rest inside the house. The doctor advised resting to you." Itachi supports Mikoto and leads her inside.

"Itachi-dear, I was waiting for you. Izuna and Shisui, both of you come and join us. It has been a while since you visited us."

Aunt Mikoto invites us inside the house, and we follow her.

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