A/N: Well, here's the newest chapter! I'm so glad many of you have liked the first chapter and hope you'll stick around for the rest of this story! I would like to personally thank all of those who've favorite(ed)/following and reviewed this story, you guys and gals are awesome!
This chapter will include: Raiden getting introduced to the village. A certain Uchiha doesn't like it, therefore he does what prissy Uchiha's do and throws a temper tantrum which he'll surely regret. Also the Elder Council try to take Raiden, but the young Mokuton user has other plans.
Hmm, there's pretty much it for now.. Be sure to leave reviews! It really gives me an idea how I'm doing and I enjoy your thoughts as well. Oh and a apologize for grammar and spelling mistakes, I sometimes miss them so yeah... Anyways Enjoy this installment of:
RAIDEN SENJU-POTTER and the SHINOBI MAGE!
Chapter Two: Mass Chaos within the Village Council
June 2nd, 1988, 6:30 am
Senju Compound, Konohagakure no Sato, Hi no Kuni
The melodic songs of the morning birds echoed throughout his room as he woke up in his bed. The young Mokuton user stretched out, like a cat, humming quietly as he felt the warm sunlight caress his face and let out a jaw breaking yawn.
["Good morning cub, sleep well?"] Matsu asked his little brother as he followed Raiden's suit and stretched out his limbs. His ten tails wagged lazily behind him as he walked around the open field in Raiden's mindscape.
Raiden scratched the back of his head, "yeah." He replied softly, "that was perhaps the best sleep I've ever had since ever." He stated truthfully.
Matsu chuckled, agreeing wholeheartedly with Raiden. He didn't had to work overtime making sure Raiden didn't freeze to death as he's done in the past as the Dursley's forced him to sleep outside or in his cramped, damp cupboard. Not to mention the days he had to heal all of the broken bones, lacerations, and burns those despicable monsters gave to Raiden as a reminder.
Raiden shoved his sheets aside and quickly made his bed. Once he made it and went towards the bathroom to take a nice hot shower. It's been at least week since he had a chance to take a shower and he was certainly going to take full advantages in his new home. He had to admit he loved his house/manor. It was at least four times if not five as large as the Dursley's house. It also had other smaller houses around the main houses which included a large garden and even a section of the forest where he could train his Mokuton and Souton in peace.
He wondered if there was a library as well inside the main house. He wanted to know much more about his clan and their history. Matsu has told him what he knew about the Senju Clan, but he was sure there was much more to learn. Especially when it came to jutsu that was specific to the Senju.
He knew that he wanted to become a shinobi. He wanted to be strong to not only protect himself but to protect those weaker than him. He absolutely hated people who bullied those who were weaker than them only because they can. To him, they were the worst of the worst and had no moral.
After how the Dursley's treated him, he vowed to become strong and defend himself. He wasn't going to let anyone bully him into submission ever again. Sure, Matsu called him a 'hard headed, stubborn as a mule, brat' but it didn't matter to him, because he knew Matsu was saying it fondly and was right. He knew he was stubborn, but he knew when he should be and when not to be stubborn. Especially when it came to his training, both: physically and mentally.
Matsu taught him how to meditate and center himself, before he taught him anything else. Matsu spent hours working with him how to block his mind and control his emotions to prevent others from reading them, and of course, having an ancient wolf demon living in body help keeping intruders out. Matsu has also taught him how to locate and differentiate his chakra reserves from his magical core. He took in everything Matsu taught him seriously and listen Matsu when to stop and regroup when he was losing his focus and getting frustrated.
He knew he had a long way ahead of him in his journey to become a shinobi and he was going to make sure he knew everything he needed; which, was the main reason he was going to looking for any books that could help him.
It took him a good thirty minutes to get clean up and dressed properly. If he was going to be a member of a prestigious clan he had to dress the part, of course it was Matsu who insisted on it. If it were to him we would've just worn a black T-shirt, a pair of shorts and his sandals and be done with it. but Matsu insisted he should wear his clan's insignia branded jacket and dressed accordingly.
"Aww, do I really have to wear this? I mean, it's the middle of the summer over here! It's too hot to wear pants! Can't I just wear those shorts instead?" He whined childishly, acting his age for once.
Matsu glared mockingly at him but relented, knowing how stubborn Raiden was he sighed exasperated, ["fine, but wear the gray shirt with the Senju insignia instead of the jacket and grab your sandals. After you're done we'll go explore the compound."]
Raiden beamed brightly as he got to wear something more casual rather than formal. Matsu just shook his head and said nothing.
Once Matsu approved of Raiden clothing; they explored the rest of the main house and were astonished by the mere size of the building. It could easily hold at least ten full families with enough room for everyone to live comfortably.
As the walk towards the west wing of the house Raiden felt some force tugging him towards a pair of old looking wooden doors. It was as if there was something pushing him towards the right direction, much like the feeling he felt yesterday on how to open the gate. Putting his trust into his gut feeling, he pushed the heavy doors open to reveal a massive library.
["Whoa looks like we hit the jackpot, cub."] Matsu whistled appreciatively as they enter the massive library.
Raiden hummed in agreement as he notices the huge arrays of tomes, books, and scrolls which were all over the place. A huge smile broke out on his face as he realized this was exactly what he was looking for. He walked into the library and inspected the sections the books were organization and much to his satisfaction the Senju's were well rounded.
On the far east-side of the library, there was the whole history of the Senju and other clans as well, including Konohagakure history. Next to the history section was personal research notes that belong to previous Senju on various subjects. Many; however, were dedicated on family Taijutsu styles and weaponry styles.
Next to the personal research was Fuuinjutsu, the art creating seals. Many of those books weren't from the Senju; they were many from the Uzumaki's; who, according to Matsu, were masters in Fuuinjutsu.
He certainly was going to check those books out on a later date.
In the center of the library was dedicated to the social structure and political aspects of Konohagakure no Sato; while it might be extremely boring to read, Matsu demanded him to read them. Seeing as he was the last or at least one of the last members of the Senju clan, he would need to learn how to properly control his assets and know his right.
"Ugh, political are really messy." Raiden stated sourly, glaring at the section with great distaste.
["Yes, but you can't avoid it forever. You still have to go back to England someday and you'll have rather huge political power over there too. Just see this as training for what's to come."] Matsu said sympathetically.
Raiden growled, "Fine. But it does mean I like it." He said stubbornly as he eyed that section with disgust and hatred. It was humorous to see Raiden glare at the books as if he wanted them to fall into submission under his death glare.
The next section was dedicated solely on Genjutsu and went into detail about the Uchiha's prowess in that field and explained their Dojutsu, their Sharingan, into vivid detail. He was going to learn how to cast, dispel, and recognized Genjutsu. He didn't want to fall into a Genjutsu.
The last sections were dedicated to family Ninjutsu, and there was a huge variety to choose from. It was going to take ages for him to learn every single jutsu within the library.
["You'll have to be at least eleven years old to start learning most of those jutsu and even then you're body wouldn't be old enough to handle the stress. Relax for now and learn Fuuinjutsu, work on your chakra control and basic Genjutsu for now. We'll cover Taijutsu and weaponry once you're eight years old. Just keep exercising like you've been doing and eat healthy, and you'll be good."]
Matsu looked at Raiden amused. He knew his little brother wanted to learn as much as possible and having this large library at his disposal tempted him, but Raiden was just too young to perform half the jutsu. "Fine." Raiden agreed, "But could I at least look through them sometimes? I promise I don't try any unless you give me a green light."
["Hmm, I suppose it wouldn't do any harm if you look through them. . . But you must finish reading through the Law and history books."] Matsu told him sternly.
Raiden pouted, trying to look as adorable as possible but Matsu shields his eyes from Raiden's deadly puppy eyes. Raiden sighed, "it was worth a try." He grumbled a bit, disappointed Matsu didn't fall for his puppy eyes.
Looking at the history section he grab a tome called, 'The Birth of Konohagakure no Sato' by Shira Haruko. He started reading the old weathered book silently, he sat on a red comfortably looking chair in the library with occasional commentary of Matsu who retold the battles that the book discussed and other facts which were quite interesting to hear that weren't mentioned by the book.
After an hour passed by Raiden finished the scroll and Matsu told him he should eat something before the Hokage came by to pick him up.
Heading toward the kitchen he noticed they weren't any food within in the cabinets or refrigerator. Considering how many years it's been lock, it wasn't a surprise there wasn't anything to eat. He figures he'll ask the Hokage about any money he'll be able to access to buy food, new clothes, and other necessities. If worse comes to mind, he can grow some fruits or vegetables and sell them.
"Guess I should grow some peach tree for now." Raiden commented to himself and heard Matsu agree with him. He walked back to his room and took out three peach pits he had inside his knapsack and went outdoors to find a location to grow the peach trees within the compound. He found a great location towards the far ground and picked up his pace. He gently got on his knees and dug three holes, placing a single peach pit within each hole. He covered each hole with the dirt and placed his hands over them as he flowed his chakra to his hands.
[That's it. . . Just a little more cub,"] Matsu encouraged him, watching Raiden focusing more of his chakra into his hands making them glow gold as the trees began to grow. Beads of sweat began to form on his forehead as Raiden guided his chakra into the peach pits making them grow. Slowly, two of the three peaches pits began to sprouts saplings and they grew in size until they became full grown trees bearing just ripe peaches for his picking.
He grabbed a couple of peaches and bit into one. He sighed happily as the sweet, tartly flavors of the peach exploded in his mouth in pure bliss. It was one of his favorite fruits he's ever tried and always made sure to carry a pit or two just in case he ever feels like eating one.
Matsu chuckles as he sees Raiden enjoy his fruit in bliss and the waves of astonishment from two familiar Shinobi who just entered the grounds. He lets Raiden know of the two presences and the boy turns offering a peach to the newcomers.
Kakashi quickly takes the offered peach and savors the sweet taste of the peach. In his personal opinion, Raiden grew the best peaches in all the Elemental Nation. "Mm mm. Thanks for the peach, Raiden-kun. Is there a ch-" he was cut off as Raiden threw him another peach which he quickly devoured.
Sarutobi bit into his peach and held back a moan as the flavors exploded in his mouth. It was the best peach he has ever had in his life. He wondered if he could ask Raiden if he could have a couple. "Thank you, Raiden. That's the best peach I've ever tried. Would it be possible to take a couple more?" The Hokage asked the young Mokuton user.
Raiden smiled at him, "of course Lord Hokage, take as many as you'll like; you too, Inu-san."
Kakashi brighten up as he stuffed his pockets with peaches. Fitting as many as he could; Sarutobi shook his head at the masked ninja, but didn't blame him. He too, would've stuffed his pockets with the peaches, but he didn't have any on his Hokage robes.
Raiden noticed the Hokage was going to be carrying the peaches in his arms all the way to wherever they'll be going and decided to make him a basket out of vines. He focused his chakra into his feet pulling out dark green vines from the ground and started to weave them into a basket using his chakra. Slowly, the vines began to shift in place, weaving them into a simple basket for the Hokage.
Raiden grinned proudly as he presented the basket to Sarutobi who took it and inspected thoroughly, checking the craftsmanship with keen eyes.
'For a child who was still learning how to use his Mokuton this was rather impressive especially considering it's harder to grow fruit trees than regular trees.' Sarutobi thought to himself as he enjoyed his peach wantonly.
"Thank you, Raiden. This basket is wonderful." He thanked Raiden but the boy just waved it off.
"It's no problem, Lord Hokage. I was planning to practice some of my Souton anyways. Do you think I'll be able to grow some other trees and plants here?"
"You can technically do anything within reason in this compound seeing as of yesterday it's all yours. The only other person who has claims to this would be Tsunade who would be your aunt but she gave up her right to the Senju name for whatever reason she had." Sarutobi told him.
Raiden looked at him thoughtful.
'I have an aunt? Maybe I'll meet her someday.'
"Hmm alright then, I'll start planting some more trees and couple plants I'll need. . . Oh by the way where are we going?"
"Well we need to do couple of things before I introduced to the village council. We need to go to the Hospital for a quick checkup and blood test, I know for a fact couple of the council members will ask for one." He heard Kakashi snorted in the background but said nothing to the teen as he knew exactly why he snorted. The Elders, Danzo and the Uchiha would've demanded for a physical evidence to prove Raiden's blood.
Raiden nodded understanding the logic behind it.
"We'll also need to go to the bank and unlock your vaults so you'll have an allowance and monthly money to buy food and other things you'll need or might need. By the way have you decided whether you'll be joining the Academy?"
Raiden nodded, "I wish to become a ninja but I haven't decided what I wish to be. Matsu has told me of a couple descriptions of certain careers: ANBU, Chuunin, Jounin, and Hunter-nin, but I know there's other careers I can choose."
Sarutobi looked at him stunned. Most of the Academy students weren't thinking far into their ninja careers. Many of them just wanted to become Shinobi and Kunoichi, because it appealed to them, especially the civilian children who yearned to travel the world and fight. It was a childish way to view the Shinobi life, something the civilians loved to glamour the harsh reality of what of it means to be a Shinobi. They don't realize the hardships true Shinobi face, or how death can change your outlook on life.
Unlike the civilian children: children who come from clans usually knew that they wanted to become because their clan specialize in a certain ninja field, possess a certain Ninjutsu, or had a Dojutsu that ran through their blood.
Like the Uchiha; for example, they were the ones in charge of ensuring the public's safety as the Military Police Force. Their Sharingan was perfect to investigate crime scenes and look for evidence that wouldn't be seen by those who didn't had the Sharingan. Or like the Yamanaka who were known for their unique mental jutsus to enter another's mind and acquire vital information from an enemy or traitor; which was the reason many of them worked in the Torture and Intelligence Corps, also known as the T&I Corps.
"That's rather mature and great way of thinking about your future career. I would suggest you wait until you're a Genin and see what you're good at. I remember when I was your age I didn't know what I wanted to do. It wasn't until Tobirama Senju, your granduncle and the Nidaime took me under his wing. He taught me everything I know today and inspired me to follow in his footsteps becoming the Sandaime Hokage." The elder Shinobi smiled fondly at the memory of his mentor. He would never forget him.
"I would suggest you keep your Mokuton and especially you're Souton to yourself or at least until graduate from the Academy." Kakashi commented.
Raiden looked at him strangely, "Why?"
Kakashi shifted, "well if you think about it, if you hide your Kekkei Genkai you'll have an advantage from others. It'll make you unpredictable to your enemies as well. Of course it's your decision. "
[" Cub, he has a point. It'll help you in the future if you decide to hide it for a while, especially your Souton. It doesn't mean you can't use it at all, just make sure nobody sees you use it,"] Matsu explained
'Alright, if you think it's wise I'll take Kakashi's advice.'
"I guess you have a point. It'll be better for me to have an advantage over my opponents and it'll be stupid of me not to use it to my advantage." Sarutobi gave him a proud smile. He couldn't believe how mature Raiden truly was. He was sure if another person was in his position they wouldn't try to hide their skills in favor of showing off.
The point of being a ninja wasn't to show off techniques someone has learned through hard work and get attention for it. It was to keep the techniques you've worked hard for hidden from your opponents and surprise when they least expected. If you're enemy knows you're fighting style or jutsus beforehand, there's a huge chance they'll know how to counteract it and ultimately it could lead to death.
"Alright, are you ready to go Raiden?" Sarutobi asked him.
Raiden nodded. "Yes, Lord Hokage."
Sarutobi nodded and ushered them out. Kakashi walked right beside Raiden making some small chat as they walked through the village. Many of the village stared at them as they walked passed them pointing and talking quietly to each other wonder as to why the Hokage was with a child and an ANBU. Raiden could make out what the villagers were talking with his enhanced hearing but he quickly blocked it. He didn't want to hear what they were gossiping about, the less he knew the better.
Occasionally, Kakashi would point out couple of shops that might interest him like Karachi's Weapons shop, a shop that supplies the latest ninja gear whether it's weapons or clothing. Raiden made a note to check it out later. He was definitely going to buy some gear. He was tired of using wooden shuriken or wooden kunai to use as weapons, while they did their job perfectly he wanted to feel the difference between using a steel weapon versus his wooden ones. Plus, he couldn't use his wooden weapons now considering he going to hide his Mokuton. Although he could carve them out himself and only sharpen them with his chakra.
Kakashi also pointed out some of the best restaurants he should try out sometime when he has a chance. One place stuck out in particular, it was a small ramen shop called Ichiraku's Ramen. He has always wanted to try out real ramen but never had a chance. After couple more minutes, they arrived at the hospital and were greeted by a nurse. Sarutobi told her about the appointment with Yuki Akira, his personal medical-nin who takes care of him, whenever he needs to go to the hospital.
The nurse smiled at them and leads them towards Akira's room. She excused herself once they arrived and returns to her station.
"Good morning Akira, how are you doing?" Sarutobi asked the medical-nin with a smile.
"Good morning Hiruzen, I'm doing great. Thank you for asking, now if I remember correctly you asked me to run a physical on a child as well as a blood test." Sarutobi nodded, motioning for Raiden to step forwards.
"Yes, this is Raiden Senju-Potter. He just became a citizen and we'll need his data for his records." Akira's eyes widen dramatically as she stared at her long time patient and friend. She lets her violet eyes wander through Raiden body intensely making the poor boy slightly uncomfortable under her stern gaze. She notices and softens her gaze. "Hmm, he does have Tobirama's gravity defying hair and Hashirama's hair color. As well as the Senju facial structure. I assume you'll want a genealogy test as well." Sarutobi nods and she sighs.
"Alright Raiden, let's get started. Why don't you sit on the bed while I'll bring the proper supplies? Just lay back and wait for me. I shouldn't take long." Raiden nodded and sat on the bed as she instructed. He doesn't really know what to expect seeing as he's never set a foot inside any hospital in his life. All of his healing has been done using his magic or Matsu helped speed up his healing.
Akira turned around to look at Kakashi and Sarutobi and tilts her head. "I take it you'll both stay here and observe, yes?" Sarutobi nod while Kakashi just takes a seat next to Raiden.
"Only if you allow us to stay in during the tests," Sarutobi answers back.
She shoots a look at Raiden and asks. "Normally I wouldn't allow it as it a breach of privacy, but if Raiden allows you to stay you're more than welcome."
"They could stay if they wish to, I don't mind. I trust them."
Akira nodded, "alright you may stay. However, I hope you'll keep anything you'll learn about Raiden to yourselves for Raiden's sake." She says seriously before she left the room.
Moments later, she returns with two assistants by her side carrying couple of scrolls and medical supplies in their arm. The taller of the two assistants was a tall, lithe man with a kind smile on his face. He had short brown hair that was spiked up and light hazel eyes. Raiden could tell the man was honest and loved to take care of others just by looking to his eyes. The other assistant was a petite woman in her mid-twenties if he had to guess. She was slightly serious showing that despite her young age she was dedicated to her job. She had brown hair as well but it was a shade or two lighter than the man and had murky green eyes.
"Alright, let's get started. These are my apprentices, Ichiro Daichi and Yuko Miko. They'll be helping be with the test and before you ask they've sworn the same oath as I have."
"Okay, Raiden. When was the last time you've been to the hospital?" Akira asked him as Daichi passed a clipboard to her.
"Uhh, I've never been to a hospital. My previous caretakers didn't want to spend money on a 'useless freak' like me. Whenever I had injuries or got sick I had to tough it out." He says quietly.
Akira paled and curses out loud. "You mean to tell me you've never been to a hospital for a routine checkup nor gotten you're inoculations!?" She shrieked, causing Raiden to flinch slightly.
"Correct, they were extremely negligent of me in favor of spoiling their son rotten. I was treated like a slave doing all of the cooking and housework all day while they never lifted a finger. They would often punish me for making too much noise whilst cleaning or because they had a bad day. If I hadn't learn how to sneak out and hunt for my food I wouldn't been extremely malnourished. There was a man who used to heal my wounds if they were too severe, but usually he would give me healing balms because I would get a worse punishment if I healed my wounds completely."
All of the grown-ups in the room feel as their blood drain from their faces in utter horror as Raiden told them a bit about himself. The medical-nin felt nothing but rage rush through their veins. They didn't condone child endangerment of any kind. If they ever find evidence of child abuse they would notify the authorities.
"And was there a reason they abused you?" Akira asked sternly, clutching onto her pencil with unnecessary force.
"Because I'm just like my parents; both of my parents were shinobi, but my mom's sister, my aunt, lacked the chakra coils needed to become. Instead, she became jealous of my mother and took it out on me. She encouraged my cousin and uncle to physical beat me up on countless occasions trying to beat out the 'chakra' out of me."
The loud crackling wood of Akira's pencil was heard as she broken and it hit the ground. Sarutobi stared down at the floor looking furious and slightly sympathetic. Kakashi curled his hands into tight fists trying to control his anger and not going back to kill them. He was, however, stunned at how smoothly Raiden lied about his past. He would've believed him if he didn't know the truth prior to this.
Meanwhile, Matsu was comforting Raiden a bit. It took couple of years to make him admit his so called 'family' was abusing him and no matter how much he tried he'll never be able to be apart of their family because he was a wizard. It was still a sore topic, but Raiden wasn't afraid to admit it to someone else.
He understood why they abused him whether it was mental, emotional, or physical. He knew they were afraid of him and were doing their best to put him in his place before it was too late. It hurt. It hurt him knowing that his last connection to his family hated him, but with Matsu he pushed through.
"Okay, we'll have to give you a couple inoculations for now. It seems you've missed four. How old are you, Raiden?"
"Eight." He replied.
"You're a little bit taller than most children your age, that's a good thing. It means you're not being affected by the abuse you've lived through. Can you take off your sandals and stand on the scale so I can take your height and weight. Miko can you bring me the inoculations for Raiden?" Miko nodded and left the room to fetch the inoculations for the child.
Once she left, Raiden took off his sandals and walked barefoot on the icy cold floor. He stepped on to scale and turned his back against the scale. Akira measured his height carefully before she wrote it down and checked his weight. Just as she predicted Raiden was 4' 6" just two inches taller than other children his age and was within the healthy zone for his weight.
She politely asked him to return to the bed and asked Daichi to check his reflexes, heartbeat, and ears for any complications. While Daichi was conducting his test, she asked Raiden whether he had any allergies he knew of but Raiden shook his head.
Once Miko returned, Akira got started injecting the inoculations Raiden needed. Raiden tensed as soon as he saw the needle in her hand but she manage to calm him down by explaining exactly what she was injecting and what they'll do to him.
"Everything seems to be in order, so far. You're at a healthy weight and height for your age and as long as you keep a balanced diet you'll be fine. Now for the blood and genealogy tests I just need a single drop of blood. It'll give me your blood type, your iron intake and any blood relations you'll take going as far as six generation. If you could give me your index finger we'll begin."
'Uhh, well it show my real parents, Matsu' Raiden asked Matsu using their mental link they share.
The wolf demon titled his head to the side thinking thoughtfully.
[Well cub, it will show your real family tree including any relations to other families you have. Seeing as your mother was a Senju it'll show, but if you want I can change my chakra to change their names into their Japanese counterparts."]
'That would be perfect, thank you Matsu!'
[Anytime cub,]
Raiden felt his index finger pricked by a needle and a single drop of blood fell into a scroll. He watched mystified as a family tree began to expand using his blood.
Thanks to Matsu, he was able to watch the English version of the family tree and saw who his ancestors were: from his mother side he saw couple of names that seemed rather normal except for two names.
Senju Ryuichi who was clearly from the Senju clan who married a woman called Tabitha Gryffindor who birthed Hashirama and Tobirama. He didn't know why the Gryffindor name seemed vaguely familiar to him. He was going to research it on a later time.
On this father's side he saw couple of names that seemed strange to him: like "Black (Kuro), Peverell, Gryffindor, and surprisingly Ryuusuke.
["Whoa, the Ryuusuke were a clan much older than the Senju and Uchiha. They were known to be the only clan to ever hold a Dragon contract and created some of the strongest fire jutsu known to exist until their scrolls were lost through time."]
Before Raiden could ask Matsu about the dragon summoning contract Akira whistled loudly as she saw the Senju, Kuro, and Ryuusuke Clan's names on the scroll.
The Kuro clan was a clan that's been gone for 50 years. They were feared for their Genjutsu which was said could drive their enemies insane. They were also one of the best Kenjutsu users known to exist. Their blade work was like a beautiful but deadly dance which would cut down anything within its grip.
Sarutobi looked satisfied as he watched Raiden had a strong relation towards the Senju and surprisingly, the Kuro clan as well.
"I'll get you an authorized copy of his genealogy tree and we'll be done for today. I hope you'll be able to knock those old bags of bones and the self-righteous bastards a peg or two.
Sarutobi chuckled, "we'll see how it goes later on today. It'll certainly be an interesting day for them."
Raiden didn't understand who she was referring to as the ' self-righteous bastards' as Akira kindly mention so we asked Kakashi.
"Who is she talking about?" He whispered to the teen; that was standing next to him.
Kakashi leaned down and whispered quietly, "the old bags of bones are the village Elders, Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and Danzo Shimura are war veterans. Danzo, however, is known as the war hawk and love to milk every single moment to his advantage. Many of the Clan heads don't like them but have to respect them. They're the main reason I have taken up my title of my clan. It's too messy and I'll rather do something interesting rather than hear a bunch of closed minded adults discuss amongst them, who's better than who. Especially the Uchiha who are the ' self-righteous bastards' and believe they're the best of the best. Many of them are downright corrupt, taking money 'under the table' and looking the other way."
Raiden snickered, "that, or you're too lazy. You're about in your early twenties at least."
Kakashi pouted behind his mask, "Took you long enough to notice" with a puff of smoke the teen sized ANBU grew into his original size. He reached other and ruffled Raiden hair, "and for your information I'm twenty-four. Plus politics are just too messy."
Raiden pouted, "That's just mean. Don't need to rub it in my face. They'll expect me to take up my mantle and become my clan head when I'm fourteen years old! I hate politics."
Kakashi chortled, "That's right Raiden-kun. You'll be stuck dealing with them while I'm free taking a nap somewhere in the village." He says as he takes out his favorite orange colored book. Now that he was in his original body he could read his book and not be looked at strangely as he would've if he was in his teen from.
After Akira returned with the proper copies she handed them to Raiden. He thanked her and her assistants before they left the hospital.
"Where to now Lord Hokage?" Raiden asked the elder man.
Sarutobi rubbed his chin thoughtfully wondering how much time they had left before the council was going to call a meeting. Seeing as they left the hospital thirty minutes early, they had more than enough time to open Raiden's account and enroll him into the Academy.
June 2nd, 1992, 3:00 pm
Naruto's Apartment, Konohagakure no Sato, Hi no Kuni
In the opposite side of the village, a small blonde child with cerulean eyes stared out his window motionless as he looked at happy families walking through the village with their children.
He wondered how it would feel to hold his mother's and father's hand as they walked together as a family. He wonder if his mother would fester him to eat his vegetables or how would it feel if his father would help him with his ninja skills.
Many times he would wish he had someone with him. Whether it was his parents or a simple friend he could hang out with, but he didn't. He was alone. Utterly alone, inside his quaint apartment with nobody to talk to, he didn't understand why the villagers would sneer at him as they passed by, or the malicious glares they shot at him for no apparent reason.
But what hurt more was that they didn't care if they accidentally killed him one day and nobody would mourn for him.
He desperately wanted at least one friend. Just one friend you'll play with him on occasion and tell each other secrets, but even the children hated him. The first year at the Academy was horrible for him. The teachers would constantly mock him and laughed at him whenever he made a mistake. They would love to make him read out loud knowing he couldn't read because nobody taught him.
The teachers would encourage other students to sabotage his work. There was even one teacher who made the students use him as a practicing tree to test their accuracy. That year he almost gave up being a shinobi because how harsh they were to him, but instead he taught himself to read and write as best as he could and steeled himself to finish that year.
Unfortunately, he failed the graduation and had to wait for this year to try out again. He did better this year, but it wasn't enough. He failed creating a proper Bunshin. It frustrated him that he couldn't make out a single Bunshin! No matter how much he tried they always came out knockout and dead looking and if he doesn't graduated on this third try he'll never be able to become a Shinobi.
He sighed sadly as he heard his stomach growl loudly demanding some food. He walked towards his kitchen sluggishly and looked through his cupboards taking out a ramen package. He heated some water and waited until the water was ready. He grabbed one of his manga books he had laying around and started reading as he waited.
Couple minutes later, he poured the boiling water into the ramen cup and covered the lid. He stared at his ramen cup intently as of staring at it will make it heat faster.
As he waited for his ramen to be done he thought of couple of things he needed to do. He was running out of basic groceries which mainly consisted of ramen, some fruit and milk. He made a note to go to the grocery store later and checkout the bookstore to see if they had a new shipping. He might have just enough money to buy another manga book.
Carefully he opened the lid of his ramen and inhaled the heavenly aroma of ramen. It was nothing like Ichiraku's but it was still ramen. He sighed deeply. "If only I had someone to share my ramen with." He said quietly as he finished his ramen in complete silence.
June 2nd, 1988, 4:00 pm
Hokage's Tower Lobby, Konohagakure no Sato, Hi no Kuni
"Whew, we got everything done just in time for the meeting. Are you ready Raiden? "Sarutobi asked the green-eyed boy.
Raiden thought for a second before answering truthfully. It was rather nerve wracking for him to be introduced to the most influential people in Konohagakure.
"If I'm complete honest with you, I'm quite nervous. But feel slightly better with the crash course on the clans and their head of clans you gave me." Kakashi ruffled his hair playfully trying to break what little tension Raiden had. Raiden shot the silver-haired a grateful look.
"Maa, maa. Just relax and keep your emotions concealed from them. They'll try to sniff out your fear and exploit it. They're scary like that." The ANBU shivered dramatic as he remembered his experiences in front of the council. Sarutobi chuckled at the aversion Kakashi had to politics. He couldn't blame the man.
The trio entered the meeting room and notice they were the first ones to arrive. He asked Kakashi to take Raiden to another room as they waited for everyone to arrive and start the session.
Sarutobi sighed tiredly as he sat on his chair. It was a long day for him, but he had to admit he enjoyed it. It wasn't often he had the chance to walk around Konoha and enjoy it freely without worrying about completing any paperwork or going over treaties.
Plus, Raiden proved to be great company. The eight year old was truly something else. It was clear to him Raiden didn't had a pleasant home life before he came to Konoha. Not from the things he revealed in the hospital. He assumed the wolf demon helped him get through those painful years and healed him both physical and mental. Something told him Raiden was going to do great things in the future. He was going to make an excellent shinobi. His thoughts were broken as people began to take their seats. Many of them showed their respect at him by conversing with him for a little bit, mainly catching up with each other.
The doors opened abruptly to reveal a tall, lithe man with long black hair and dark obsidian eyes. The man walked regally, taking his seat painfully slow as he was trying to tell everything he was better than them.
Immediately, Raiden made the connection. That man was Uchiha Fugaku. He saw more than a handful frustrated looks on couple of the other clan heads such as, Tsume Inuzuka who glared at the Uchiha with much disdain. It could've been because one of the Uchiha Military Police Force agents rejected her request to look into the latest robbery of some of her nin-dogs.
Finally, the remaining two Elders walked in and took their seats next to Danzo and the session started.
He gathered up his nerves and hoped he wouldn't get a headache after the session.
Koharu cleared her throat while Homura whispers quietly into Danzo's ear. "Our monthly council meeting has begun. Does anyone have a certain topic they wish to talk about, if not we'll continue our last session regarding the Academy." She says opening the meeting.
The civilians looked between each other and unanimously picked their leader to speak up.
"We've been wondering about the demon spawn." The brown-eyed man spat out venomously, the rest of the civilians nodded in agreement shaking their heads rapidly.
Sarutobi narrowed his eyes at the man. He clutched his fists tightly underneath his table as they walked mean spirited of his surrogate grandson. The golden haired boy was such a sweet boy. He was so full of life and passion yet the villagers treated him worse than trash because he housed the Kyuubi no Kitsune. If Minato hasn't sacrificed his own son to save the village, everyone would've died by the wrath of the fox demon.
Instead of being treated like a hero, like Minato wanted the village despised Naruto for something he had no control over. It infuriated him watching how couple of the villagers would chase Naruto down and beat him to a pulp. It wasn't until he had couple of his ANBU look after Naruto that it has decreased. He remembered the times Naruto would cry coming to him asking him why everyone hated him and called him demon brat. It made his heart clench with sadness that a boy his age had to go through something like that.
It wasn't until the civilian were demanding his death that he took action. He slammed his hands onto the table and pushed his chair back.
"ENOUGH!" He bellowed out, surprising many with his sudden outburst.
"I've had enough with all of you punishing an innocent child as if he's the devil incarnate! Have you all forgotten, if the Yondaime Hokage hadn't sealed the Kyuubi no Kitsune within Naruto the village would've been destroyed! You all would've perished if it wasn't for Naruto so I suggest you all shut the hell up and be grateful for the sacrifice he has to carry!"
Tsume raised her eyebrows mildly surprised by the Hokage. She never had a thing against Naruto and she was grateful of his sacrifice and burden he had to carry. She knew how protective the Hokage was of Naruto.
The civilians started at him shocked by the anger that was directed at them. It took them a while for them to recover before a pink haired woman stood up.
"That's no child! That's a demon that'll someday destroy that village as it's done in the past. It needs to be put down!" Haruno Midori sneered viciously earnings shouts of agreement from the other civilian.
Sarutobi seethed, "how dare you!? You know nothing of that child! You've never spared a single second to talk to Naruto like a human being he is! You want to kill an innocent eight year old child and you call him a monster!? How's the real monster? And how about those incidents were we had to detain countless civilians beating him up in a dark alley leaving him to die!?"
They all look down ashamed. Not because they're guilty for beating Naruto up, but because they were caught in the act.
Shikaku and Tsume applauded Sarutobi in their minds. It's been a long time since they've seen him so fired up about something. The other clan heads just stay silent not really caring about Naruto. Many of them didn't dislike the blond because they didn't know him, but they didn't do much to help him either.
However, Fugaku was a different case. The Uchiha despised Naruto as much as the civilians. They would constantly ignore the yells for help and even join in giving Naruto a kick or too. They would also confiscate many of his possession if he had anything good and wouldn't acknowledge him when he asked for help whenever a villager would destroy his apartment.
"There will be nothing done to Naruto. He will continue to live his life and go to the Academy next year." Sarutobi told them.
"However, if he fails one more times he'll be banned from ever becoming a shinobi and forced to become a civilian." Danzo stated stoically from his seat. Sarutobi knew Danzo has been trying for years to sink his claws into Naruto but Sarutobi forbid him from being anywhere close to Naruto. Sarutobi nodded tensely knowing Danzo was right. If Naruto fails again he'll have to give up his dream to become a Shinobi.
The rest of the meeting went along quite stagnate from then on. They discussed, but it mainly concerted on the civilian problems which the clan heads dislike. They were discussing the integration of the civilian students; being able to attend the Academy where only children who wanted to be ninjas could attend. They civilians wanted them to allow their child to attend the school for free, instead of paying the fee required to attend the Academy.
As they were reaching the end of their meeting it was time to bring in Raiden.
"I have something to add before we adjourn this meeting." He said, catching everyone's attention. "Yesterday, I received an interesting guest into the village I didn't expect much less his relation towards a long thought dead clan." Sarutobi paused for a second and noticed how everyone was staring at him intently. He signaled Kakashi to bring in Raiden and he continued from where he left off. "Much to my astonishment, an eight year old boy was escorted to meet me and discuss this recent development." He heard the doors burst open and Kakashi came walking in with a closed off Raiden by his side.
Sarutobi motioned Raiden to step up. "This is the young man I met yesterday. His name is Raiden Senju-Potter. . ." As soon as the Senju name leaves his lips, chaos erupted inside the room. All of the clan head's jaw dropped as they heard his last name. Even Hyuuga Hiashi, the proud Byakugan user is left gaping like a fish. The civilians sputter as they glance at the boy with greed hiding behind their eyes. Raiden notices their darker looks, making a note to never bump into any of them. Sarutobi watches at Danzo looks at Raiden with hunger behind his eyes.
He recognized that look.
It's the same look he gave Naruto when he wanted to use him as a weapon for his picking. The Elders gaped as they hear the news. They knew the implications if the boy proves to be a real Senju and it wasn't good for them. They'll be demoted from their position and lose their hold.
The same thoughts were running through Fugaku's mind. He wasn't going to let a merely child take his political power away from him. Since Tsunade's withdrawal from her Clan, the Uchiha were able to take control over half of the political power the Senju had until a legitimate heir was announced; while the Elder Council took the other half.
He glared at the brat with disdain trying to intimate him but it didn't work. Raiden looked at slightly bored and dismissed him completely. The elder Uchiha seethed as he was brushed off as he was nobody. "Have you lost your mind Hiruzen! This brat cannot be a Senju. The last Senju was killed of twenty years ago. This brat is obviously an impostor." Fugaku sneered harshly.
Raiden's eyebrows twitched slightly at the amount of contempt behind the elder Uchiha voice. He looked at Sarutobi asking if he could speak. Sarutobi nodded and stand back to watch the show. "Thank you Lord Hokage, for introducing me," he thanked the Hokage politely.
He turned his attention towards the Uchiha and looked at him right in the eye. "I didn't know it was common protocol for a clan head to insult another clan heir, not once but twice, a clan heir, which I might add; is from the clan funded and created this exact village. Is this how you treat other clan heirs who'll someday become the clan head as well?" He tilted his head to the side and looked as innocent as he possible. Sarutobi and Kakashi choked down the laughter that was threatening to escape at his how the Uchiha was gaping widely.
The other clan heads looked at him in awe as he just indirectly insulted a man they all hate with ease and looking completely innocent.
The Uchiha blushed profusely as he just realized what the brat has done to undermine in front of everybody. "Why don't you just go and run back to your whore of a mother instead of pretending something you're clearly not." He shoots back snarky before doing the unthinkable and spat out a medium sized fireball at him trying to intimidate him.
Not realizing what he's done, he feels temperature in the room plummet drastically becoming icy cold. The fireball decreases in size before Raiden caught it in his hand and crushed it as if it was nothing. Fugaku gaped in disbelief as his jutsu is rendered useless.
A sudden wave of chakra lashed back at the Uchiha making him gasp and pushed him back into his chair. Everyone in the room could feel the huge amount of power surging from the boy before it disappeared. Raiden took a deep breath and calmed down. He reeled in his chakra and the temperature began to rise slowly. "I'm afraid I cannot go back to my mother or father because they were killed in a mission they were doing." He said coldly, making everyone flinch by his harshness in his voice. Something they wouldn't expect from a young child.
"I've traveled from far away to come here, alone, to Konohagakure no Sato where I thought I'll be able to live a nice calm life. It wasn't until I read the note my mother wrote to me that I should talk to the Hokage about my heritage." He took out the scroll he got this morning at the hospital and opened it. "This is my blood test I took this morning with Yuki Akira, the current head medical-nin in Konohagakure. She checked and confirmed I am from the Senju Clan. It has her signature as well as two witnesses who were present when I took the test." He hands the scroll towards Tsume and asks her if she could pass it around for everyone to see.
"Now if that isn't enough I also took a genealogy test which shows my ancestors going back five decades. Which, may I add was overseen by Yuki Akira, do you wish to see more evidence or have you seen enough." He glared at Fugaku who looked rather pale as he read through the blood test and sees the boy was telling the truth after all.
He screwed up badly.
"No, that won't be necessary. Please accept my apologies." The Sharingan user says weakly, ashamed by his outburst. It was unbecoming of an Uchiha. He also realized he insulted and attacked the other founder of the village openly, in front of everyone. There was nothing he could do to changes that. Not only has he shamed himself, but his family as well. If the Senju heir doesn't accept his apology he'll be in his debt until he's forgiven.
Raiden looked at him seriously. "I don't mind being insulted, but insulting my deceased mother who gave up her own life to save mine is something I cannot forgive. Nor can I forgive you attacking me, an eight year old child just because you didn't like the news and decided to act out." Fugaku dropped his head down, looking properly scolded by a mere child. He tightens his fists and remains quite trying to fade into the background wishing he could disappear.
Danzo looked at the boy with great interest at the display of his power. He could tell the child would become a valuable asset to his collection; if he can get his hands on him.
The Elders look through the authorized scrolls detailing the boy's ancestry and connection with the Senju and they couldn't refute it. It was out of their hands, but that didn't mean they'll make it easy for him. "It seems you went over our head Hiruzen, you gave the boy citizenship without consulting us first." Homura chided, looking disappointed at Sarutobi for not letting them know beforehand. Koharu looked disappointed as well. "You should've contact with before you've made this decision. You know there is a trial period before someone's given citizenship."
Sarutobi's eyebrows rose as he caught what they were planning to do and shook his head. "Now, now Homura and Koharu, have you forgotten that only applies to people who aren't from Konohagakure. I do recall we allowed the Sawatari clan and the Fukimi clan gain theirs citizenship after the end of the Second Shinobi War. Both clans were registered within Konohagakure until they were killed. It wasn't until the end of the war some of the survivors came back into Konohagakure with open arms." Both Elders shot him a nasty glare. "If I remember correctly, both of you demanded we sped up the process for them and went over my head to do so." And with that the Elders remained quiet, not being able to counter.
"You might've given him citizenship, but he's still a child. I cannot in allow a child his age with no proper guidance. I'll take him in and teach him what he needs to know." Homura added.
Raiden arched an eyebrow, "I'm afraid I cannot allow you to adopt me, much less anyone else as the matter." He stated firmly. Looking at the Elders uninterested, he continued. "I've read up on the laws of Konohagakure no Sato and there's a certain law, called 'The Last Clan Heir Act,' by Tobirama Senju, which states: 'should a last clan heir of any clan ever live within the walls of Konohagakure no Sato, he or she cannot be adopted by anyone nor put in an orphanage. He or she will remain in their family compound for as long they want. No civilian, clan head, nor public official can claim the child as their ward.' "He quoted from the book he read this morning.
He heard the faint, 'I told ya so' from Matsu who was full out gloating inside his mindscape.
"That been said, you cannot adopted me or you'll be breaking Nidaime's Law." Homura made a face at him. It was clear to Raiden, the man was beyond furious but he kept his fake smile on and nodded.
"The child is right," Sarutobi commented. Everything was goings along as planned, if not better seeing as Raiden made Fugaku lose his cool and attacks him and now he owes Raiden.
The Elders sighed slowly knowing they didn't have a chance. They knew when to quit and stayed silent. They needed to regroup and think about how they'll be able to lure Raiden to them. With the child's sudden arrival, he manages to change the tables within the political system within Konohagakure no Sato.
It'll be twice as hard getting votes on in their favor to pass certain laws and ruling if the child votes against them. They needed to act fast before the child chooses a proxy in his places until he's old enough. Things weren't looking up for them. They hope they'll be able to recover soon or else they'll be losing a lot of power and it was all because of an eight year old child.
June 2nd, 1988, 6:00 pm
Senju Compound, Konohagakure no Sato, Hi no Kuni
"That's why I hate politics!" Raiden whined loudly as he slumped into his couch pouting.
Kakashi looked at him sympathetically. He pushed him lightly trying to cheer him up. "Hey, don't you start pouting. You did a great job out there by yourself. Many of the Clan heads looked at you in awe as you stood up to Fugaku and pushed him off his high pedestal. Not to mention you also stood up against the village Elders quite boldly. I know you've earned Tsume's, Shikaku's, Asuma's, Inoichi, and most importantly, my respect." He smiled at him and patted his head.
"I did?" Raiden asked slightly, taken aback by the information.
Kakashi hummed, "yeah. Couple of them asked for you after the Hokage had me escort you out. I left a clone behind to catch any juicy gossip and that's you. By tomorrow everyone will know who you are so be prepared for some ass kissing."
Raiden groaned loudly. He didn't want to deal with any ass kissers, nor any woman you'll be trying to get him to marry their daughter. He shivered at the thought. Matsu heard his thoughts and laughed at his predicament.
"Great, now I'll have to hid from all of the women in the village. . . Well only the mother's who'll hound me to marry their daughter. Did you see the look in the pink one?" He shivered making Kakashi laughed at the poor boy.
"Aww, don't like girls then?" Kakashi poked his side playfully.
Raiden slapped his finger and sighed. "I don't know, I'm barely eight years old. I haven't gotten flooded by hormones yet, but if those women don't calm down I'll remain asexual, thank you very much."
"Maa, maa. Give it time you'll be at that age where you'll be chasing anything that moves." He stated giddy.
Raiden shot him a bland look. "Hentai," he whispered under his breath.
Thanks to his sharp hearing Kakashi caught it and ruffled his hair. "Gaki," he tells him as boy. The pair of them sat in silence for the next couple of minutes enjoying each other's company, until Kakashi breaks the silence. "So you want to be a Shinobi, huh? What do you know so far?" He asks the boy slightly curious how much he knows.
"Hmm, well not much really. I spend the majority of my time working on mediation in order to control my chakra and magic better. I've learn how to run on trees without falling. It was rather painful experience, but it was awesome once I got the hang out it." He grins wolfishly at the man.
"I've learned how to make shurikens out of wood and summoned vines or tree roots to trap someone or something. Hmm, and couple katas Matsu taught me. We've been trying to find a fighting style which suits me."
Kakashi whistled, glad to know what Raiden has learned. Especially, the great control needed for the tree climbing exercises, but there was only one way to test how great his chakra control really was. He stood come from the couch and asked Raiden to follow him towards the back of the compound which was at the edge of the forest.
Kakashi took out a kunai from his pouch and send it flying toward the tallest tree within reach. He turned towards Raiden and said, "Show me." Understanding his request, Raiden nodded and gathered his chakra and pushed it into his feet until they were glowing blue from his chakra. Raiden tested it out before he dashed towards the tree and began climbing it with ease.
Kakashi stood back as he watched the boy climb the tree with no difficulties. He was mildly impressed. Most children his age didn't had a good grasp of their chakra control until they become Chuunin, at least. When Raiden returned back with Kakashi's kunai in hand, Kakashi smiled. "Good, you have a grasp of chakra control. However, there are more exercises you should try to improve your chakra control. Normally, I shouldn't be teaching someone who hasn't become a Genin, but I'll make an exception for you since I could tolerate you."
Raiden grinned widely, "You mean, you'll teach me?"
Kakashi scratched the back of his head bashfully and nodded. "Sure, why not. But you have to keep it a secret. Don't want anyone to know I'm going soft." The wind was knocked out of him as Raiden threw himself at him, hugging him tightly. Kakashi hugged him back awkwardly.
"I won't be teaching you any jutsus because you're too young, but I'll help you teaching you how to control your chakra better, some Taijutsu, and how to become the best ninja you could be. Just follow my advice and you'll do great." He stated matter-of-factly.
'Hehehe, just they wait. There'll be another Shinobi to carry out my legacy!' Kakashi cheered to himself mentally. He wasn't going to change Raiden much, just nudge him a bit.
"Alright, when do we start Inu-sensei?" Raiden was a bit disappointed he wouldn't be learning any jutsus yet, but he understood why he couldn't learn any just yet.
At least he'll be learning other techniques to improve his chakra control which he'll need. With the huge boost of demonic chakra, Matsu gave him it takes years to master it all.
The tree climbing exercise help to acquire basic chakra control by learning how to gather chakra and focus it onto an appendage, which are the feet. Matsu was the only who taught him how to use his chakra and has been teaching him a thing or two, but he's limited on what he could teach him since he's inside of him and can't show him how to do it, unless they practice in their mindscape.
"Call me Kakashi, gaki. I'm only Inu when I have my mask on to keep my identity hidden."
Raiden shrugged. "When do we start Kakashi-sensei,"
'Kakashi-sense, huh. . . It does have a nice ring to it.' Kakashi thought to himself.
"Well," he said thoughtfully thinking about his schedule for a moment before he continued. "We can start tomorrow. Meet me at the same training ground we visited today. . . Let's say 4 in the morning."
Raiden shook his head excitedly. "Okay!" He grinned.
Kakashi put his hands behind his head, "well I got to go report to the Hokage. I'll see you tomorrow. Oh and before I go here," he handed him a couple of a kunai and three shuriken.
"You can train with these for now until you get your own." Raiden took the weapons from Kakashi and smiled softly. He has never been given a gift before.
"Thank you, Kakashi-sensei." He said gratefully, accepting the gifts.
Kakashi waved it off, "maa, maa. It's nothing. Just work hard and make me proud. See ya later, gaki." He ruffled his hair before he jumped out the windows and left a smiling Raiden behind.
June 2nd, 1988, 8:00 pm
Hokage's Office, Konohagakure no Sato, Hi no Kuni
"You wanted to see me, sir?" Yamato asked as he entered the Hokage's office, closing the door behind him. He saw Kakashi standing in a corner reading his orange as usual while Sarutobi was reading a report as he smoked his pipe. Sarutobi set the latest Intel report on the security report he requested last week and motion Yamato to take a seat.
"Ahh yes, I need to inform you of something that might directly affect you." He said secretive. He looked around the room and activated his privacy seals. "There's a new child in the village that'll benefit from your unique Kekkei Genkai." Yamato's eyes widen.
"You mean to say there's another child Orochimaru has experimented on!?"
Sarutobi shook his head. "No, we stopped all of Orochimaru's experiments when he found out and destroyed everything he had." He explained to the man calmly.
"Then how does the child have Mokuton?" Yamato questioned.
Sarutobi took a puff from his pipe and blew out the smoke. "Because the child is a Senju by blood and inherited how to use Mokuton and surprisingly, Souton as well."
Yamato eyes widen comically. "Souton!? That's even rarer than Mokuton!?" He exclaimed in shock.
Sarutobi nodded. He grabbed a peach from the ones Raiden gave him earlier. "Here, try this and tell me what you think." He tossed him at peach.n Yamato took a bite from the peach and moaned at the taste. It was one of the best peaches he's ever tried. He devoured the rest before he tossed the peach pit away.
"Where did you buy the peach?" He asked wanting to buy a couple on his way home.
"I didn't buy it. Raiden grew the peach from a peach pit using his Mokuton and made this basket from using his Souton. He's rather resources with his Kekkei Genkai and he'll need you to teach him out to use it properly."
Kakashi kicked himself from the wall he was leaning on to and took out a wooden shuriken Raiden gave him before he left. He handed the wooden shuriken to the Hokage. "He also knows how to make effective wooden shuriken just as sharp as regular shuriken."
Sarutobi checked the sharpness of the wooden shuriken and pricked his finger. A tiny drop of blood emerged and he wiped it off. Yamato looked at the wooden shuriken in awe and he moved it in his hand and threw it against the wooden blocks he made and watched as the shuriken embedded into his wood with ease.
"You want me to teach him, don't you?" Yamato asked already knowing the answer.
Sarutobi nodded. "Yes, however before you accept I might let you know that the child is also a Jinchuuriki; the jailer to the Jyuubi no Okami. The child is in complete control over the demon and both of them work in harmony. I've talked to the demon and trust him. As long as no harm befalls upon the child that isn't intentional, the Okami won't harm anyone." The Hokage assured the man.
"That's a lot to take in for one day. . ." He murmured to himself. He ran his hand through his hair and sighed. "I'll do it."
Sarutobi smiled, "I assure you the child isn't like other children his age. He's mature and smart. He managed to foil the Elders plans and make Fugaku look like a fool in front of everyone."
Kakashi snorted, "It's about time someone knocked some modesty into Fugaku. He's always raving on about how the Uchiha are always best than others."
Sarutobi laughed, "It didn't take much for Raiden to push his buttons. Especially since Fugaku was afraid he'll lose half of his political power. Which he has,"
"Huh, so that's why Tsume was all cheerily all day long. I was wondering is she lost a screw or too. She's always so serious and well scary." Yamato shifted rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. That woman scared the crap out of him especially with her abnormal strength.
"So when will I need, Raiden?" Yamato asked, looking forwards to meet the kid.
"Hmm, I'll say probably around noon, tomorrow. I'll send him a note telling him you'll be coming by tomorrow."
Yamato nodded. "Okay. Was that all, sir?" He asked.
"Yes," Sarutobi replied. "You are dismissed," Yamato nodded and left the room.
'Perhaps it'll be nice to have another Mokuton user.' He thought to himself.