Author's Note: So yeah! It's now a two shot I guess! Spiffy nifty keen etc. etc. etc. the reason I decided to make this chapter was because I'm now working on a long NaruSaku fanfic called 'The Orange Prodigy' which won't feature the mysterious figure (an OC) in it, he'll be in another fanfic I might work on after Orange Prodigy known as "Shattered World" So here you are! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I totally don't own Naruto, if I did, it'd probably more closely resemble Icha Icha Paradise.

"I double dog dare you to do it Konohamaru." said the apparent leader of the young Genin who stood in front of Konohamaru and his team. Konohamaru gulped loudly.

"Fine!" said Konohamaru, "But you owe us some serious ryo for doing the dare."

The other genin gave the young grandson of the third hokage a smug grin before motioning for him to go. Konohamaru and his team climbed over the fence and entered the old abandoned training ground. There had been many stories for many years that this particular training ground was haunted but Konohamaru wouldn't be scared of ghost.

"Um… Konohamaru-kun…" started Moegi.

"Yeah?" Asked Konohamaru, wanting her to spit it out.

"There isn't really such a thing as ghosts right?" She said as she looked around, here eyes wide and sweating a little.

Konohamaru shook his head. "Of course not! That's silly! If there was a ghost here I'm sure the village would have - oof!" he said as he tripped and face planted into a bed of old leaves, making his team stop and jump over to quickly."

"What happened Konohamaru?" asked Udon.

"Ugh, I dunno, I tripped over a gap or something next to that rock." Konohamaru said as he pointed towards a large stone.

Udon walked over to the stone and looked, his eyes widening a little bit. "Hey you guys! Look at this! This stone is covering some kind of hole, and there's a ladder leading down!"

Konohamaru got up and walked over to where Udon was standing with Moegi in tow. The three of them pushed the rock completely out of the way and looked down into the uninviting darkness.

"What do you think is down there?" asked Moegi, still a little scared by the whole situation.

"Only one way to find out…" said Konohomaru, trying to sound brave as he pulled out a torch from his pack and threw it down into the hole. About fifteen feet down the torch hit the ground but stayed lit, Moegi screamed as hundreds of bugs, mice, snakes and various other forest animals scattered away from the torch. Konohamaru let out a little sigh and began to climb down, his curiosity getting the better of him. Udon followed suit and Moegi climbed down after few seconds after much contemplation on her part.

Konohamaru picked up the still-lit torch and looked around, noticing lanterns on well made stone walls. He looked around and noticed they had descended into a hallway that only went one way. The three made their way down the hall, lighting the lanterns as they went which disturbed many bats and other animals whom had taken refuge in the strange facility. After about five minutes they came into a large chamber connected to several smaller rooms. They were a little shocked to find themselves in what looked like a laboratory. There were strange jars filled with what looked like body parts, snakes, snake skins and other strange things like plants and fruits. Konohamaru lit the lanterns in the room and found himself a little disgusted as he found what appeared to be several human skeletons laying in a corner, still clothed in their garbs, some even wore chuunin vests.

The three kept exploring the room, finding things like surgical tools, strange seals and shackles. Konohamaru and Udon were startled when they heard Moegi's scream come from one of the smaller rooms. The two dashed to help her but stopped in the doorway when they saw what she saw. Konohamaru was particularly surprised, his eyes widening and his jaw dropping as he pointed towards the object which made their female teammate scream.

There floating in a large water filled tank was a strange looking man, his hair was similar to Naruto's, but much longer, unkempt even, as if he hadn't maintained it for years. It still retained it's natural spiked shape though. He had a bloodied bandage on his forehead and his eyes were wide open, they seemed to have no pupil or irises, just sheer white. Except for what looked like a black pair of shorts he was nude, and huddled into a fetal position, he was bloated and obviously quite dead.

Konohamaru's lip quivered as his jaw stayed open. "Th-th-th-that's… that's the guy I was telling you about!"

Udon and Moegi's stares turned towards him.

"Th… That's the guy… who told me to play that prank on Naruto and Sakura… the one who gave me the idea." continued Konohamaru.

Udon and Moegi's eyes widened as they stared at Konohamaru like he was crazy. Konohamaru had played a prank on Naruto and Sakura over a month ago that had gotten them together. In fact, the three of them barely got to talk to Naruto anymore since when he wasn't out on missions looking for their last teammate he was spending time with Sakura.

"Are… are you sure Konohamaru?" asked Udon.

Konohamaru nodded violently. "Come on, we gotta tell the Hokage about this!" he said when he finished nodding.

The three nodded and dashed out of the room, out of the chamber and back up the hall to where the ladder was. They climbed up and scrambled out of the forest and over the fence, completely ignoring the genin team that had dared them who had stayed waiting for them to chicken out. They made their way to the Hokage's office and burst in without knocking.

"What is the meaning of this!?" Tsunade screamed as she shot up from her chair, bottle of sake still in hand.

"Tsunade! We found something in training ground 38! Get your ANBU guards and come quick!" Konohamaru yelled, sounding desperate.

Tsunade's eyes widened at the urgency in Konohamaru's voice, sobering her quickly. She dashed out the door with the three genin and ordered the two ANBU watching the door to come with her. They made their way back to the training ground and climbed over the fence quickly. Konohamaru lead them to where the rock still sat and jumped down the hole. Udon, Moegi, Tsunade, one ANBU and the second ANBU followed after in that order. Konohamaru dashed down the hall to the large chamber, when Tsunade saw it she gasped and her eyes hardened.

"This is just like one of Orochimaru's labs…" she said out loud, causing the two ANBU to look at each other and take an uneasy stance.

Konohamaru didn't stop at the chamber, he headed into the room with the tank and motioned for the others to follow him. Tsunade gasped and stared wide-eyed as she entered the room and looked at the tank.

"This… this was one of the three brothers." The three genin looked at her with quizzical looks while the ANBU started checking out the rest of the area.

"Back when the Sannin were accepting students, three brothers graduated from the academy and people thought that they could grow up to be the next Sannin because of their resemblance to us… the most famous of which became the fourth hokage." revealed Tsunade.

Konohamaru's eyes widened. 'This guy is the fourth hokage's brother?' he thought to himself.

"This brother was known as 'The Black Blanket of Konoha' because of his abilities… he'd smother his foes in terrifying visions with genjutsu or chakra manipulation, they'd be overcome with dread like a blanket was covering the sun. Most of his opponents became so frightened they couldn't fight anymore or took their own lives to escape it…" continued Tsunade, making Konohamaru swallow his saliva, this guy didn't sound like a cheery fellow to him. "He disappeared long before the fourth hokage was inaugurated and no one was sure what happened to him… I guess Orochimaru saw how powerful he was getting and decided to experiment on him. Orochimaru was his sensei, so he had plenty of opportunities to see his real strength."

The two ANBU decided then to burst into the room screaming. "HOKAGE-SAMA! THIS PLACE IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE, THE LANTERNS ARE BOOBY TRAPPED."

Tsunade's eyes widened as she grabbed the three genin under her arms and ran towards the ladder, following the ANBU. They each made one jump to get out of the building and sped away, hearing many loud explosions behind them. When the explosions quieted they returned to the place to find the tunnel completely collapsed with no hope of getting back down there. Tsunade sighed loudly.

"Well… at least those who died down there can rest now." Causing all those present to nod in agreement.

"Um… so Tsunade, what happened to the other brother? And why haven't we heard anything about this before?"

Tsunade sighed loudly. "The Fourth Hokage… well before he was Hokage he was the 'Yellow Flash of Konoha', and in the war against the rock country he decimated hundreds of ninjas single handedly. He and his brothers decided they would shed their last names to protect their families because the ninjas of rock would surely come seeking vengeance. And the story of the other two brothers are embarrassing… it was thought that the 'Black Blanket' had abandoned the village. And the third brother, my student became disillusioned with Konoha when his brother died sealing the fox and left. So it's not necessarily something we like to teach, about great ninjas who abandoned us."

Konohamaru nodded, it made sense to him, if stories like that got out, young ninjas might abandon the village seeking more… or enemy ninjas may look for the traitors to get information out of them.

"Come on, let's get to my office, we need to write a report about everything we saw down there." Konohamaru's team and the two ANBU nodded, heading towards the Hokage tower.

So yeah, he's the fourth Hokage's brother. There's actually a nifty theme for their brotherhood that I quite enjoy, but you'll have to wait for Shattered world to elarn about it. That or pester the hell out of me in reviews. :P