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Rebuilding
Ryuu leaned against the tree as Sasuke looked around.
"Alright," Sasuke nodded. "Let's hear it."
"I've met Danzo," Ryuu stated. "As you know. He knows about my abilities and wants me dead. He sent an army to kill me and Yugao. When I was dead, I was able to see Pein's memories. He attacked us, more or less, because of Danzo. Danzo allied himself with a tyrant and Nagato, Pein, lost his best friend because of it. Before that, Danzo had sent a pair of shinobi into a seemingly deserted village for supplies and Nagato's parents died as a result. He wasn't here to destroy Konoha so much as to kill Danzo. Something I think you and I can sympathize with."
"Is that why you let him live?" Sasuke asked. "I wouldn't have. You always were a better man than me."
Ryuu nodded and looked back toward the village.
"Kakashi will be suggested for Sixth Hokage," Ryuu stated. "Shikaku Nara will probably do it. Kakashi makes the most sense. But Danzo will be present and I think we can agree he will be making a case to become Hokage himself."
"If he succeeds?" Sasuke asked.
"We'll see," Ryuu sighed. "Chances are, he will succeed. He'll use the chain of who taught who that Kakashi happens to be a part of. I also think it's safe to assume the village will want to do something about the Akatsuki, as will the other Five Great Shinobi Villages once they hear about this."
"Agreed," Sasuke nodded before a thought occurred to him. "Five Kage Summit?"
"Probably, actually," Ryuu nodded. "We'll need to make one of the others call it. I hear the Raikage is pretty protective of his Jinchuriki of the Eight-tailed Beast."
"And the Akatsuki probably knows that he'll be hidden away someplace where a rampage won't end in death," Sasuke stated.
"Probably training," Ryuu stated.
"Undoubtedly more than a match for the two of us," Sasuke nodded.
Both gained a matching grin and wordlessly turned in the direction of the Hidden Leaf Village.
"I'll help rebuild after I get my brother's Sharingan from Naruto," Ryuu stated. "Then, you and I will go after Danzo."
"Deal," Sasuke nodded. "I'll go collect my team."
Ryuu appeared behind Naruto who was enjoying Hinata's company on top of the Hokage Monument. Naruto pulled back after a moment and looked back at Ryuu.
"Hello Ryuu," Naruto smiled. "What's up?"
"I need something that Itachi hid inside you for safekeeping," Ryuu stated. "It'll just take a minute and won't hurt. It will involve something crawling out of your throat though."
"Oh not this again," Naruto groaned. "Itachi, Toads, Orochimaru. Does everyone have a regurgitation fetish?"
"It would seem so," Ryuu stated. "Ready?"
"Go for it," Naruto sighed.
Ryuu formed the Ram Seal and Naruto's eye bulged. He doubled over, dry heaving before standing up and tilting his head back, mouth stretching wide open as a crow scrambled out of his mouth, flying over and landing on Ryuu's shoulder, its left eye a Sharingan with a round, fat, tree-bladed, black shuriken around its pupil. Ryuu reached up, pulling the eye out of the crow's head, the crow shrieking in discomfort but making no move to flee. Once the eye was out, the crow's normal eye regrew and the crow burst into a cloud of feathers as if it had been popped like a balloon.
"Thank you," Ryuu smiled. "I'd make him wash his mouth out before you kiss him again Hinata."
"Dick," Naruto grumbled spitting sideways.
Ryuu laughed and left, finding Shizune beside Tsunade.
"Hey Shizune, I need you to transplant this eye into my left eye socket," Ryuu stated.
"Why?" Shizune asked.
"It'll make it so I can use that one without it going blind," Ryuu stated. "I'll be getting the other one soon enough."
Shizune stared at him for a moment before shrugging and nodding.
"What do I do with the one you have now?" Shizune asked.
"Destroy it," Ryuu instructed. "The last thing I want is someone getting ahold of it."
She nodded and they went to the hospital, one of the few buildings not destroyed, and summoned Sakura. When Sakura arrived, they carefully switched Ryuu's eyes out and then destroyed Ryuu's old one, cutting it into pieces then burning it. They wrapped Ryuu's eye and gave him some pain killers then returned to what they had been doing. Ryuu headed to the crater, finding Yamato and several other shinobi standing near the center. After several hand seals, Yamato slammed his hands into the ground, two lines of row houses rose in front of him, painted but with empty window openings. Ryuu smirked and copied the hand seals, slamming his hands down as four lines of houses rose, more than doubling the housing capacity Yamato had made. The moment it was done, he fell to his hands and knees, gasping for breath and sighing, glancing up at Yamato who looked stunned to see another Wood Style user. After a moment, Ryuu stood and turned to Yamato.
"Useful jutsu," Ryuu stated. "Shouldn't take long to rebuild with it."
"Impressive," Yamato commended. "You've got a lot of chakra to be on your feet. I agree that it won't take long. But I'm guessing you won't be standing around long."
"No," Ryuu agreed. "When I get back I'll help with rebuilding. But for now, I'm going to have to hit the road."
Yamato nodded.
"I'll tell the others," Yamato promised. "Better pack."
"Well, my house was destroyed in the fight so there isn't much to pack," Ryuu shrugged. "Fuck. I just remembered, my tanto's destroyed."
"Yes, about that," Kakashi spoke up, appearing behind Ryuu. "You'd probably be fine without it but here."
He held out a tanto with a tsuba and a single-edged blade. He swung it experimentally and it left a white streak trail following the blade.
"Is that the White Light Chakra Saber?" Yamato asked. "I thought you lost it."
"I just decided not to break it again," Kakashi shrugged. "I know yours was a gift from your brother but, I figure this would be better than nothing."
"Thanks," Ryuu smiled taking it and putting it in his sheath, smiling to find that it fit. "I appreciate it."
"Don't lose it," Kakashi warned, smiling all the same. "It's a gift from my father."
Ryuu nodded then turned, and left the village, finding Sasuke waiting. Sasuke tossed him a bag filled with kunai, shuriken, and paper bombs and Ryuu put them away. The two of them turned and left the village behind.
"Nice tanto," Sasuke smirked. "I heard about yours. Sorry."
"It's not your fault," Ryuu stated. "Let's just hurry up. The sooner we get done the better."
Sasuke nodded and the two of them began to use the Body Flicker Technique to move faster.
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