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Chapter 2: Meeting Team 7!

Akira Otsutsuki sighed as he walked out of the hospital. Having been held there for a couple weeks, he was glad for the breath of fresh air as opposed to the cleaning chemical filled air of the hospital.

"Finally free at last!" said Akira as he cracked his neck. Since he learned that the crest on the back of his jacket was the crest of the Otsutsuki Clan, Akira decided to continue wearing it to honor the clan he had no recollection of (and he guessed that most people didn't know about the Otsutsuki, so it was safe). Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a map of the Hidden Leaf the Third Hokage had given him yesterday and informed him that he would be tested by Kakashi in the training grounds. He had even given Akira a Leaf headband that was a white cloth with a silver metal forehead protector with the Hidden Leaf symbol carved into it. However, rather than wear it, Akira kept it in his back pocket for the time being.

"Let's see..." said Akira as he looked at the map. He looked over the map with great detail and immediately memorized the way to the training grounds before noticing that the Hyuga compound wasn't very far from here. Remembering Hinata's face, Akira closed and pocketed the map.

'Well, I do need to thank her for helping me.' thought Akira as he made his way to the Hyuga compound.

-Hyuga compound-

Akira was surprised when he arrived at the Hyuga compound to see the sheer size. 'Whoa! That's definitely something I could never afford.' thought Akira. Making his way to the front gate, he was halted by two guards.

"Halt! State your name and business!" ordered one of the guards. Akira looked up at the guards and noted their identical white eyes.

'Must be a signature trait in the Hyuga.' thought Akira. "Um, I wish to speak with Hinata Hyuga, please."

"State your name!" said the second guard.

"My name is Akira Otsu-." Akira cut himself off as he realized that he probably shouldn't announce his clan name until Sarutobi revealed it to the council. "Otsumi." The two guards looked at each other before looking at Akira.

"Lady Hinata is busy training with Lord Hiashi and has no time for commoners." said the guard. Akira quirked an eyebrow at this.

"But surely Hinata can spare a few minutes just to talk to me. It wouldn't cut into her training at all." said Akira. The first guard shook his head.

"Begone!" ordered the guard. Akira narrowed a glare at the guards before turning and starting to walk away. However, he stopped and looked up at the building to see an open window. Watching it, he saw the girl he had wanted to speak to pass by it, indicating that the guards had lied to him.

'So that's it, huh? They lied because they didn't want a commoner anywhere near their precious heiress. Well, that won't stop me.' thought Akira.

-With Hinata-

Hinata was busying herself about her room. Once again, her father preoccupied himself with Hanabi's training over her own because she showed more promise. The Hyuga heiress sighed as she sat down on her bed.

'I'm trying my hardest, but it never seems to be enough for father.' thought Hinata. She then thought of something.

'Maybe someone else could train me, but who...' thought Hinata as she ran over a list of potential people she knew. Kakashi was training Team 7 so that was out of the question. Neji? Definitely not, considering he hated her guts as well as the main branch. Naruto? (She blushed as she furiously shook her head.) Her thoughts then trailed off to a certain white haired boy that she and her team brought back to the Leaf.

"Maybe Otsutsuki would help me train..." said Hinata.

"Well, I'd love to help ya train, Hinata," said a voice causing said Hyuga to yelp in surprise as she looked toward the window to see said boy sitting on the window ledge, "but I'm supposed to have my power tested by a ninja named Kakashi Hatake soon so it'll have to wait. By the way, my name is Akira."

"A-Akira, w-what a-a-a-are y-you doing h-here?" asked Hinata.

'She needs to get that stutter looked into.' thought Akira. "Oh, well I came by to thank you for helping me a few weeks ago. The guards, however, decided to lie to me and said you were training with a Lord Hiashi because they saw me, as a commoner, not worth your time." Hinata shook her head.

"Y-you don't have to t-thank me." said Hinata. Akira shrugged his shoulders as he pulled his left leg up to his chest and rested his left arm on his knee.

"Well, if it weren't for you, then I'd probably being laying in that forest dead from blood loss." said Akira. "Plus I got this, too." As he said this, Akira reached into his back pocket and pulled out the white Leaf headband. Hinata's eyes widened in surprise.

"Y-you're a Leaf ninja now?" asked Hinata. Akira nodded his head.

"Offically, yes. After I signed a document that granted me asylum in the Leaf." said Akira. "You can also come watch my test at the training grounds if ya want." He then stood up in a crouched position.

"Anyway, I'd better get to the training grounds. I'll see ya later, Hinata." said Akira before he leaped out of the window. Hinata stood up and walked over to the window in time to catch a glimpse of Akira as he jumped away along the rooftops.

-Training grounds-

Akira appeared in the training grounds and took immediate notice of the three logs in the center of the grounds. Looking behind them, he noticed the large stone.

'I wonder where this Kakashi Hatake is.' thought Akira.

"HEY, WHO ARE YOU!" shouted a voice. Akira quirked an eyebrow as he looked to his left to see three genin, two boys and a girl, seated by a tree. Akira noticed that the first boy, who had yelled, had blonde hair, blue eyes and three whisker marks on both his cheeks. He wore an orange and blue jumpsuit with blue ninja sandals and had a Leaf ninja headband tied around his head that had a blue cloth with a silver metal forehead protector that had the Hidden Leaf symbol on it.

'That's too much orange for my taste.' thought Akira. He then looked at the second boy. The second boy had black hair that was spiked up in the back and onyx eyes. He wore a blue short sleeved shirt that had a high collar that hid his chin, white shorts and blue ninja sandals. He also wore a Leaf ninja headband that was a blue cloth with a silver metal forehead protector with the Hidden Leaf symbol on it.

'That one seems a little too serious.' thought Akira as he noticed the serious look on the boy's face. He then looked at the girl. The girl had long pink hair that reached down to her waist and green eyes. She wore a red short sleeved dress with black shorts and blue ninja sandals. She wore her Hidden Leaf headband on top of her head which was a blue cloth with a silver metal forehead protector with the Hidden Leaf symbol on it.

'She's pretty, but she seems more focused on her looks.' thought Akira as he noticed the girl run a hand through her hair to comb it down a bit. "Um, I was told by your Third Hokage to come here to be tested by a Kakashi Hatake. My name is Akira Otsumi." The black haired boy was the first to speak up.

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha." said the boy as he thumbed himself before pointing at the pink haired girl. "This is Sakura Haruno." The girl, now identified as Sakura, waved to Akira. Sasuke then pointed at the blonde.

"And that idiot there with the loud mouth is Naruto Uzumaki." said Sasuke earning a hard glare from the blonde.

"YOU LOOKING TO GET A BEATING, SASUKE?!" exclaimed Naruto. However, before Naruto could carry out the beating he had planned for the Uchiha, Sakura punched him in the head causing him to faceplant the ground.

"WOULD YOU SHUT UP, IDIOT!" shouted Sakura causing Akira to quirk an eyebrow.

'She's got a temper.' thought Akira. Sakura then looked at Akira.

"Wait, you said "your Third Hokage." You're not from this village?" asked Sakura. Akira shook his head.

"Well, no actually. I was brought here when I was found in the woods badly injured after fighting off Hidden Rock ninja." said Akira causing all three's eyes to widen in shock.

"Huh, Hidden Rock ninja?" asked Naruto as he sat up while nursing the lump that had formed on his head where Sakura had hit him. Akira nodded his head.

"Yup. Although I have no idea why they were after me." said Akira. "I think somewhere between escaping wherever I was being held and getting to the forest near this village I must've hit my head pretty hard. I can't remember anything before fighting off those Rock ninja."

"You have amnesia?" asked Sakura. Akira nodded his head.

"Yeah, that's what the doc at the hospital said." said Akira. "All I remember is my name and fighting off those Rock ninja. Anything before that is just a blur." However, when Akira looked at Naruto and Sasuke his eyes widened. Why did his eyes widen, you ask? Well, when he looked at them he saw the silhouettes of two people. He couldn't make out who they were, but for some reason they seemed familiar to him. Naruto had the silhouette of a man with red eyes and swirls for pupils while Sasuke had the silhouette of a man with brown eyes.

'The eyes and body of the Six Paths...' said a voice in the back of Akira's head. Akira quickly shook his head.

"Are you all right, Akira?" asked Sakura as she stood up and walked over to him. Akira looked back at Naruto and Sasuke to see that the silhouettes were gone.

"Yeah, I'm okay." said Akira as he looked at Sakura. He then reached into his back pocket and pulled out his headband.

"But I was made a member of the Hidden Leaf by the Third. I just have to clear this test and I'll be made an official Leaf genin." said Akira. Naruto jumped to his feet.

"SERIOUSLY?!" shouted Naruto. Akira looked at the blonde and nodded his head.

"Yup." said Akira as he stuffed the headband back in his back pocket. He then looked around.

"Soo...where is this Kakashi?" asked Akira. Everyone sweat dropped at this.

"Who knows! We've been here for three hours and he still hasn't shown up!" said Naruto as he plopped back down on the ground. Akira's eyebrows rose into his hair.

"Seriously?" asked Akira as Sakura walked back over to her teammates and sat down.

"Yup." all three answered in unison causing Akira to sweat drop.

'Looks like I'm in for a long wait.' thought Akira as he walked over to one of the logs and proceeded to sit down whilst leaning against it and closing his eyes.

-4 hours later-

Kakashi Hatake appeared in the training grounds whilst reading his favorite little orange book. "Hey guys! Sorry I'm late." said Kakashi.

"YOU'RE LATE!" shouted Naruto and Sakura in unison with anime white angry eyes. Kakashi chuckled as he pocketed his book.

"Sorry, but I got lost on the road of life." said Kakashi.

"BULLSHIT!" shouted Naruto and Sakura in unison. Kakashi sighed before looking over towards the three logs and seeing Akira leaned against the middle one snoozing away.

"And who might that be?" asked Kakashi.

"He's Akira Otsumi, sensei." said Sakura. "He told us about how he fought off a whole bunch of Hidden Rock ninja that were after him. However, he can't remember anything before that. He's got amnesia."

"I see..." said Kakashi. 'So this is the one Lord Third told me about. However, he's hiding the fact he's an Otsutsuki and he's hiding something under that genjutsu.' Walking over to the sleeping boy, Kakashi tapped the boy on the head. Akira opened his glazed over eyes and looked up at Kakashi. What happened next surprised all who were witness to this. In a swift movement, Akira had swept Kakashi's legs out from under him and pinned him against the ground with a hand on his throat. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura stared wide eyed at the scene with one thought.

'HOW THE HELL DID HE DO THAT!' thought the three genin members of Team 7. Akira was breathing heavily as he stared down at Kakashi with a panicked look. His eyes changed back to their normal blue before they widened in shock. He quickly jumped off of Kakashi.

"I-I'm sorry, I didn't realize-!" Akira apologized as Kakashi stood up before he held up a hand cutting off the Otsutsuki.

"It's all right. Lord Third told me about what you went through so it's only natural you would respond that way." said Kakashi. "This only shows me that you have some potential." Kakashi then pulled out a single bell before tying it to his jonin jacket.

"I did this when I first took on Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura as my students so I figure we'll do this." said Kakashi. "It's called the bell test and all you have to do is take the bell from me." Naruto grinned.

"Good luck getting it from Kakashi-sensei, Akira. Even we couldn't get the bells from him!" said Naruto. Akira sighed as he got into a ready stance.

'I'm screwed.' thought Akira. Kakashi got into a relaxed stance.

"Ready...set...GO!" said Kakashi. Before the jonin knew what happened, Akira vanished from sight before reappearing in the same spot. Kakashi's lone visible eye widened in surprise as he looked down at where he had tied the bell only to find that it was gone. Looking back at Akira, he saw the bell in the Otsutsuki's left hand.

"Um...does this mean...I pass?" asked Akira as he looked at the bell before looking back at Kakashi. The Hatake blinked a couple of times before composing himself.

"Yes, I suppose. I must say that your speed is quite impressive." said Kakashi. Akira scratched the back of his head as he tossed the bell back to Kakashi.

"Um, I honestly have no clue how I did that." said Akira. Kakashi nodded his head as he caught the bell.

"Well, we'll see what else you can do. For this next part, it'll be a one-on-one spar." said Kakashi. "But before that, why don't you drop the genjutsu disguise you have on yourself and tell us your real name." This caused Akira's eyes to widen in surprise.

"W-what are you t-talking about?" asked a now nervous Akira. Kakashi sighed.

"Exactly as I said. Drop the genjutsu disguise and tell us your real name." said Kakashi. "Lord Third told me about who you are from what Inoichi found. He swore me to secrecy until he has informed the council, but you can trust me and my team." Akira looked back at Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura who were all confused as to what Kakashi meant before looking back at the jonin. Sighing, Akira closed his eyes as he muttered the word "kai" while making a single hand seal.

"My name isn't Akira Otsumi." said Akira as he looked back at Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura. "It's Akira Otsutsuki." As he said this, he opened his eyes revealing his rinnegan. The three genin's eyes widened in shock at seeing his eyes were completely different.

'So that's...the rinnegan, huh? The legendary eyes of the Sage of the Six Paths are real after all. I've got a bad feeling about what the council will want to do with him once they see his eyes and learn of his heritage.' thought Kakashi. "All right, before you three break into questions, why don't we get this spar over with first, hm?" He then looked at Akira.

"I think that your first opponent shall be...Sakura." said Kakashi. Sakura got wide eyes.

"W-wait...m-me?" asked Sakura. Kakashi nodded his head.

"Yup. I think you would benefit from this just as much as the rest of us." said Kakashi. Akira looked at Kakashi with a nervous look.

"Um...I'm not too sure about this, Kakashi." said Akira earning a questioning look from Kakashi. "I mean...I'm not sure what I'm capable of. What if I seriously hurt her?" Kakashi chuckled.

"Don't worry about that. If things begin to look dicey, then I'll step in and stop it." said Kakashi. Sakura sighed as she took a few steps forward. Akira turned toward Sakura.

'I guess I'll just try to finish this in one blow.' thought Akira.

"Ready?" asked Kakashi as Sakura pulled out a kunai from her kunai holster on her right thigh while Akira slipped into a battle stance. "BEGIN!" Sakura rushed at Akira and threw a punch. Holding up his right hand, Akira caught the punch before having to grab her right wrist to stop Sakura from cutting him with the kunai. Akira quirked an eyebrow.

'Why do I feel movement behind me? Wait, did she-?' thought Akira. Reacting quickly, Akira jumped over Sakura, flipped and landed right behind her just as another Sakura reached them causing the two to slam into each other.

'So that's the clone jutsu that the Third told me about.' thought Akira. He watched as the Sakura that tried to attack him from behind disappeared while the real Sakura quickly turned, reached into her kunai holster, and pulled out several kunai before tossing them at Akira. The Otsutsuki quickly drew out a kunai from his own kunai pouch and used it to block the incoming kunai. Akira then ran at Sakura. Seeing this, the pinkette tossed another kunai at Akira, who side-stepped the thrown weapon without losing momentum. When he nearly reached Sakura, the pinkette threw another punch, but Akira disappeared. Sakura's eyes widened in surprise before she felt a tap on the back of her neck and her vision went black.

Akira, who had reappeared behind the pinkette and struck her on the back of her neck, quickly caught Sakura before she fell.

"Um, she's out cold." said Akira as he looked over at Kakashi. The jonin nodded his head as he walked over and picked up the pinkette before depositing her under a tree. He then turned back toward the others.

"All right, your next opponents will be...Naruto and Sasuke." said Kakashi causing Akira to give the jonin a questioning look.

"Why both at once?" asked Akira. Kakashi sighed as he walked back over to Akira and leaned closer to the Otsutsuki.

"Because those two need to learn to work together. When on a mission, they seem to be able to work together fine, but during sparring sessions it's like they're against each other." said Kakashi. Akira nodded his head with an "oh."

"Plus Lord Third told me to inform you that once this test was over that you need to go see him at the Hokage Tower." said Kakashi. Akira quirked an eyebrow, but nodded his head before turning to face Naruto and Sasuke.

"Hn, don't get in my way, loser." said Sasuke. Naruto got a tick mark as he glared at Sasuke, but slipped into a fighting stance.

"Don't YOU go getting in MY way, bastard!" said Naruto.

"Ready?" asked Kakashi. "BEGIN!" Immediately, Naruto put both his hands' index and middle fingers into a cross shape.

"MULTI-SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!" shouted Naruto before smoke erupted all around. When the smoke cleared, Akira's eyes widened in shock when he saw hundreds of Naruto shadow clones.

"Fuck me." said Akira. Naruto grinned as he pointed at the Otsutsuki.

"CHARGE!" shouted Naruto before all his shadow clones rushed Akira.

'Shit, shit, shit! What do I do?' thought Akira. Suddenly, an image of him holding his right hand out flashed through his mind. Deciding to go for broke, Akira held out his right hand. As the shadow clones got close to Akira, they were suddenly blown back by an invisible force. Naruto stared wide eyed as the clones were blown back and disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"Idiot." said Sasuke as he activated his double magatama sharingan before rushing at Akira. The Uchiha threw a right hook at Akira, but the Otsutsuki caught the punch before delivering a kick to Sasuke's stomach and sending him flying back a few feet. Naruto rushed at Akira and tried to sweep the Otsutsuki's feet out from under him, but Akira jumped over Naruto. Landing on his feet, Akira turned toward Naruto just as the Uzumaki turned toward him and sent an uppercut crashing into Naruto's chin. The blow lifted the Uzumaki off his feet before Akira added in a few quick jabs to Naruto's chest. Akira then sent an open palm strike Naruto's chest that sent him flying back and crashing into a tree.

'Behind me!' thought Akira as he turned around in time to see Sasuke perform a few hand seals before taking a deep breath.

"FIRE STYLE: GREAT FIRE BALL JUTSU!" shouted Sasuke as blew a large fire ball at Akira. The Otsutsuki held up his right hand just before the fire ball struck causing it to dissipate upon contact. Kakashi, who was on the sidelines with a newly awakened Sakura, quirked an eyebrow.

'That wasn't like the attack he used to repel Naruto's shadow clones. This one actually absorbed the jutsu. Could those two jutsu be techniques of the rinnegan?' thought Kakashi. Naruto, having recovered from the blows dealt to him, rushed at Akira and threw a left hook. Akira leaned his head to the right to avoid the punch before turning and punching Naruto in the stomach. Upon contact, however, Akira could feel a strange chakra being pulled out before his vision went black.

-Mindscape-

Akira's vision cleared up only for him to find himself in a strange place that resembled a sewer with ankle-high water.

"Where...am I?" asked Akira to no one in particular. However, upon feeling the same strange chakra he had felt earlier coming from deeper within, Akira followed it. As he walked through the sewer-like place, Akira soon came to a large jail cell door with a paper on it that had the kanji for "seal" on it.

"What in the-?" asked Akira before being cut off by a dark chuckle.

"Well, well. I didn't expect someone else to be able to get into the brat's head." said a dark voice. Akira looked around the room for the source of the voice.

"W-who said that?!" exclaimed Akira.

"Heh heh heh. Look at the door." said the voice. Akira looked towards the door and squinted to see through the darkness from inside the cell. The darkness seemed to evaporate slightly revealing, to Akira's surprise and shock, a large orange fox with crimson red eyes and slits for pupils along with large nine tails.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" asked/shouted Akira as he took a few steps back. "W-who are you?" The fox chuckled.

"I am known as the Nine-Tailed Fox." said the fox. "It's been a long time since I last saw an Otsutsuki. I thought your kind died out sometime ago."

"Nine-Tailed...Fox? Why does that sound so...familiar?" asked Akira as he scratched his head. Nine-Tails kneeled down to where his head was near the cell door.

"The Otsutsuki have history with the tailed beasts. History, like most, that has been lost to the rivers of time. Your rinnegan is proof because of how rare it is." said Nine-Tails. "I would watch your back if I were you. Some of those villagers and even the ninja would try to control you for the sole purpose of your heritage and your power." Akira gave Nine-Tails a questioning look.

"What do you mean?" asked Akira. Nine-Tails chuckled as he sat back up.

"Oh, you'll find out soon enough." said Nine-Tails. Suddenly, Akira felt a tugging sensation and looked down at his hands to find that he was disappearing.

"You don't have any recollection of your past because you're not meant to. Not yet, anyway. Soon, though, you'll meet someone from your past who was the cause of your memory loss." said Nine-Tails. Before Akira could ask what he meant, though, he vanished.

-Reality-

Akira blinked twice before removing his fist from Naruto's stomach and kicked him away.

'What did Nine-Tails mean when he said that I'll meet the one responsible for my memory loss? If it was the caused by someone else, then who?' thought Akira. He didn't have long to ponder before he back flipped over Sasuke who had tried to strike him from behind. Once he landed on the ground, Akira delivered an open palm strike to the Uchiha's back and sent him flying into Naruto just as the Uzumaki managed to stand.

"GET OFF ME!" shouted Naruto as he kicked Sasuke off of him. The Uchiha landed on his ass with a grunt before fully sitting up and looking at Akira.

'What is with this guy? He has some weird eye dojutsu that I don't know about, he's an Otsutsuki which I have no clue what is, and he's beating Naruto and I like it's nothing! On top of that, he claims to have no memory of his past. If that's the case, then why is he this skilled? He shouldn't be this skilled if he has amnesia and even if he was this skilled before, then he should have no recollection of it!' thought Sasuke. However, he became confused when he saw Akira looking at his hands in surprise.

'Wait a minute.' thought Sasuke as it became clear. 'He really doesn't remember anything. He's going off instinct. His mind doesn't remember, but his body does.' He then looked at Naruto who was perched on his ass while glaring at Akira.

"Naruto." said Sasuke gaining the Uzumaki's attention. "I've got an idea and while I hate to admit it, we'll have to work together on this." Naruto seemed to glare a little harder before sighing.

"Fine! Just spill!" said Naruto. Akira shook his head.

'What's going on? I shouldn't be able to do this stuff. I beat Sakura with ease and now I'm beating Naruto and Sasuke. Was I this strong before?' thought Akira.

"Rinnegan..." said a voice in Akira's head causing the Otsutsuki to shake his head again as he held it.

'Rinnegan? Wait, is what I'm able to do coming from the rinnegan? Whenever I'm about to be attacked, or about to launch an attack, it feels like something is pushing information into my head. I see flashes of someone performing a jutsu, or launching an attack and then I just copy it.' thought Akira.

"What's wrong with Akira, Kakashi-sensei?" asked Sakura as she noticed the Otsutsuki shake his head and hold it. Kakashi didn't reply as he watched the scene.

'Akira must be close to remembering something.' thought Kakashi. Shaking his head again, Akira looked to Sasuke and Naruto to see the latter jump into the trees. He then watched as Sasuke pulled out a single shuriken before making a hand seal and changing it into a demon-wind shuriken. Hefting the large four bladed shuriken up, Sasuke cocked his right arm back and tossed it at Akira. Seeing the immediate danger, Akira jumped over the demon-wind shuriken.

"GOT YA!" shouted a familiar voice causing Akira's eyes to widen as he looked back to see the demon-wind shuriken transform into Naruto.

'HOW?! I SAW HIM JUMP INTO THE TREES!' thought a surprised Akira. Naruto cocked his left fist back as he landed on a tree before shooting straight at Akira.

"YOU'RE MINE!" shouted Naruto as he swung his fist forward. Akira's eyes stayed widened before they underwent a transformation and white wisps flowed out of his body. Everyone's eyes widened as they saw Naruto's fist connect with a strange white shield that resembled a mechanical ribcage that formed around Akira. Said Otsutsuki had his eyes shut and his arms crossed in front of him. Not feeling any pain, Akira opened his eyes, which had changed into their rinne sharingan form, to find the strange shield around him.

"What the hell?" asked Akira. However, noticing that his strange shield had left Naruto open, he willed the shield to disappear before striking Naruto with a punch to the face that sent the Uzumaki flying back. Sasuke, shaking his surprise off in favor of questioning Akira later, wove through hand seals while taking in a deep breath.

"FIRE STYLE: PHOENIX FLOWER JUTSU!" shouted Sasuke as he blew several fire balls at Akira. Sensing the incoming attack, Akira quickly turned around and held out his right hand. Upon reaching the Otsutsuki, the fire balls dissipated, the resulting smoke clouding his vision. When the smoke cleared, it revealed Naruto and Sasuke with their left and right fists cocked back, respectively.

"RAAAAGH!" shouted Naruto and Sasuke as they swung their fists forward and struck Akira in the chest, sending the Otsutsuki flying back. Akira landed on his back and skidded to a stop before sitting up. As he did, though, he thought he caught a glimpse of a silhouette behind a tree. Filing that away for later, he stood up while holding his chest.

'Damn, that hurt!' thought Akira. His eyes widened, though, when he saw the silhouettes of the two men behind Naruto and Sasuke.

"The eyes and body of the Six Paths. Together, they're unstoppable." said the voice in Akira's head. He then felt his vision go black.

-Vision-

Two children stood apart from each other. One with a dream of destruction, one with a dream of preservation. The two faced each other in combat on a white field with white mountains and under a star filled sky.

"...Taking your eyes...too dangerous...no recollection..." said the first boy as he made a few hand seals. The second boy, who looked similar to the first, but with paler skin glared at the first boy.

"...MAKE THEM PAY...WEAPONIZING...DESTROY THEM ALL...!" shouted the second boy. The first boy shook his head before disappearing and reappearing directly in front of the second boy with his right hand near the second boy's eyes.

"...Forgive me..." said the first boy before he shot his hand forward.

-Vision end-

Akira's vision cleared back up just as quickly as it had faded to find Kakashi walking between Naruto, Sasuke and himself.

'What was that? Was that a...memory? Where was it taking place? Who were those kids? And why did the second one sound so familiar?' thought Akira.

"All right, that's enough." said Kakashi. "You three are obviously exhausted so I'm stopping this now!" Naruto sighed as he plopped down on his ass and, much to everyone's surprise, Sasuke did the same. Kakashi then looked at Akira, noticing his rinne sharingan.

'So that's the legendary rinne sharingan. The rumored fused version of the cursed sharingan and the holy rinnegan.' thought Kakashi. "Well, I have to say that this spar has displayed potential not just in you, Akira, but in team seven, as well. It has also shown that there is room for improvement. So, all in all, you pass."

"Thanks..." said Akira who was breathing a bit harder than usual. Kakashi gave him an eye smile.

"Now, I would suggest that you get going to the Hokage tower. Oh, and make sure to wear your headband from now on. It's a bit of sign between combatants that they acknowledge each other as equals." said Kakashi. Akira had the decency to blush as he removed his headband from his back pocket and tied it around his forehead.

"Uh, sorry." said Akira, more so to Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura than Kakashi. Naruto waved his hand dismissively.

"Don't worry about it, Akira." said Sasuke as he shook his head. "When you're done at the Hokage tower come by the Uchiha compound. I wanna ask you about something." Akira nodded his head as the six magatama disappeared leaving his regular rinnegan. Throwing up his genjutsu disguise, Akira waved good-bye to team 7 before making his way to the Hokage tower.

-Leaf Village-

Akira was walking through the Hidden Leaf Village as he made his way to the Hokage tower.

'I wonder what Lord Third wants to see me about. Could it be announcing my heritage to the council?' thought Akira. He then stopped as he felt that someone was following him. Looking back, he found that no one was following, but he knew better as he couldn't shake the feeling. He had felt this feeling when he was at the training grounds. Deciding to take a wild guess, Akira called out to the person.

"You know, it's not a good idea to follow people around like that, Hinata!" said Akira. Hearing a soft "eep" from behind a light post, Akira got a small smirk before masking it as the Hyuga heiress slowly came out from behind the light post she had been hiding behind.

"I-I'm sorry. I-I was just..." said Hinata as she trailed off while blushing in embarrassment and poking both index fingers together. Akira shook his head.

"It's fine. Although, you didn't have to hide while following me. I don't mind talking to ya." said Akira.

"W-well, I'm n-not really s-supposed to be o-out right now." said Hinata. Akira quirked an eyebrow before shrugging his shoulders.

"Well, if daddy-dearest has a problem, then he can take it up with me. I mean, all I'm doing is talking to you. It's not like I'm trying to do anything to you." said Akira. "Anyway, what did you think of my test?" Hinata walked up beside Akira as the two continued walking toward the Hokage tower.

"W-well, you c-certainly are v-very strong. Y-you were able to b-beat Sakura and hold your o-own against Sasuke and N-N-Naruto." said Hinata as she blushed at mentioning the Uzumaki's name. Not missing the moment she blushed at mentioning Naruto's name, Akira began putting the pieces together.

"Say Hinata?" asked Akira earning the Hyuga heiress' attention. "Do you like Naruto?" Hinata's whole face went red at the question.

"W-w-w-w-what?! I-I-I-I n-n-never m-mentioned a-a-a-anything l-l-like that!" stuttered Hinata.

'Yup, she likes Naruto. Her stuttering increased ten-fold and her whole face is red.' thought Akira. "Hinata, you don't have to deny it. It's not a bad thing." Hinata gulped while forcing her blush down and trying not to pass out.

"Though, I think he likes that Sakura girl more. I may have amnesia, but I can tell when someone likes someone else just by looking and paying attention." said Akira. "All I know for certain, though, is that instead of hiding your feelings you need to tell Naruto about them. When you do, if he returns your feelings, then great, but if not, then there are other guys out there." Akira placed a hand on the Hyuga heiress' shoulder.

"Either way, at least you won't have any regrets about telling him. And plus, you can always come talk to me when you need someone to talk to." said Akira. Hinata looked at Akira with surprised eyes before smiling softly.

"Y-you're right. Thank you, Akira." said Hinata. Akira smiled as he rubbed his head.

"Don't mention it." said Akira. He then looked up to find that they were at the entrance to the Hokage tower.

"Well, I gotta go talk to Lord Third." said Akira. "I'll see ya later, Hinata." With that, Akira headed inside.

"Bye Akira." said Hinata just before the door shut.

-Hokage's office-

Akira knocked on the door to the Hokage's office before opening it to see that Sarutobi was seated at his desk. "You wanted to see me, Lord Third?" asked Akira. Sarutobi looked up from his paperwork before smiling at seeing the newest addition to the Leaf Village.

"Ah, yes I did! I've called the council and they are waiting in the council chambers. Please come with me." said Sarutobi as he stood from his seat and walked out of his office with Akira in tow.

"I'm guessing this is about my heritage and my...power?" Akira stated rather than asked. Sarutobi nodded his head.

"Yes, I figured it would be best to get it over with as soon as possible rather than put it off." said Sarutobi. Akira sighed, but resigned himself to his fate. He knew it would get out one way, or another. Might as well rip off the metaphorical Band-Aid quickly. When they reached the council chambers' door, Sarutobi pushed them open before he and Akira stepped inside.

-Council Chambers-

Sarutobi and Akira walked inside to find a table with several seats lined up. The seats to the right were for clan heads while the ones to the left were for civilian council members. Akira looked towards the clan head's side to first find Inoichi, whom he had met at the hospital. Next to him was the Nara Clan head, Shikaku Nara. He then noticed the Akamichi Clan head, Choza Akamichi. Looking further down, he noticed a Hyuga he assumed to be Hiashi Hyuga, the Hyuga Clan head.

'Stuck up bastard.' was the first thing Akira thought of the Hyuga Clan head. He noticed there were a few empty seats and guessed that one of the chairs belonged to the Uchiha Clan. During one of his visits to the hospital, Sarutobi had told Akira about the fate of the Uchiha Clan that had left Sasuke as the sole survivor save for his older brother, Itachi Uchiha, the man who had carried out the massacre. Akira couldn't imagine the pain and trauma that had been dealt to Sasuke by that sole act. And carried out by his own flesh and blood older brother no less. He then noticed another man who Sarutobi informed him of as Danzo Shimura. Sarutobi warned him to be careful of this man. Looking to the left side, he saw that the civilian council composed of the rich and socially powerful. In his opinion, that's the only reason they were even on the council.

"I'm afraid the Aburame Clan head couldn't be here due to a small stomach virus so we'll get on with the meeting." said Sarutobi as he took a seat in the middle chair. "Now I've called this meeting because I wish to inform the council that the Otsutsuki Clan, once thought extinct, is still alive."

"Lord Third." said Danzo. "What do you mean by the Otsutsuki Clan still lives? They died out shortly after the Sage of the Six Paths passed away."

'Ah, the prick speaks up first.' thought Akira. Sarutobi shook his head before pointing toward Akira.

"Akira, if you would, please state your full name and release the genjutsu disguise you have on yourself." said Sarutobi. Everyone looked at Akira with questioning looks.

'Yeah, no pressure.' thought Akira. Closing his eyes and making a single hand seal, Akira muttered the word "kai."

"My name is..." said Akira as he opened his eyes to reveal his rinnegan, "...Akira Otsutsuki."

-To be continued-

UltimaShishigawa: Well, that was a doozy. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Please read, review, comment and don't flame! Peace, I'm out!