Sylencia – Why thank you, I love to be called evil, that's my second name. That chapter was painful, I know, but it had to go like that. Here is a tissue *hands tissue* try not to cry too much. I also wish Madara would exist so he could comfort me! Just imagine me as Madara's wife, that would be so awesome! *squeals loudly* I won't answer those question, like I told you, I'm evil and I would like to see you guys suffer and think. ;) Of course I missed you and your kind reviews! I am grateful that you take the time to review and support me! I LOVE YOU! ^.^
intricatesimplicity92 – I know I'm fabulous *flips hair* No, joking, hihi, I love to write this story, it was just that I was busy with having a social life that I couldn't update another chapter. So as an apology I published two chapters, I'm evil and kind to my readers! *smirks smugly* I don't want to disappoint you but there will be no Hashirama/Shisui pairing, you will see their struggling but in the end they won't be together. As for Madara and Izuna, you'll see if I will pair them up. To satiate your excitement I'll be publishing fluffy drabbles with that pairing and I hope you'll take the time to read them. Thank you for your unconditional support, I love you! Enjoy another chapter! :D
SilverIcy – She is, really, I wouldn't be able to do that, I'm too selfless to let something like that vanish from my reaching fingers. I hope the both of them will find true love too, I feel so evil right now! It makes me giddy! ;D Ooooh, I'm so going to put that in the next chapter or maybe even this one, currently I'm writing this chapter. :p Thank you for the nice review and your lovely support and your helpful suggestions! I love you! ^.^
The Ice Sorceress – Hey! That's mean! :( I understand your disappointment but no need to be like that… ;.; Well, I'm not going to force you to stay and read the story, that will be up to you but I'm writing my story with my ideas. If you don't like it anymore, then go ahead, you can leave. I'm sorry but I don't like to be called like that, that was rude. You can call me evil and sadistic but I am not a damn bitch. I understand that you're frustrated and I will forgive you for this once. I'm not someone who harbors a grudge towards someone. :)
Uchihagetsu-san – You're welcome! I'm glad you were excited, that's how it should be! ;D Of course, I will continue my story till the end! And yeah, that chapter where Shisui sacrificed herself for the greater good was heartbreaking. Thank you for your kind review, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :D
treavellergirl – That, and the fact that I love pure drama. ;) It was a sad chapter but even if Shisui had known this beforehand, do you think she would accept a relationship with Hashirama when he was destined to marry Uzumaki Mito to strengthen their bond? I don't think so, which was why I turned things like that. I hope you enjoyed that chapter! Thank you for the review, I appreciate your support! :D
So here are the ages for the ones that are confused, for this chapter only:
Uchiha Madara/Senju Hashirama=23 years to 24 years old
Uchiha Izuna/Senju Tobirama=21 years to 22 years old
Uchiha Shisui=18 years to 19 years old
Dear readers, soon I'll be publishing cute, fluffy, adorable, sweet drabbles with some Hashirama/Shisui and Tobirama/Shisui to satisfy everyone's wish! I'll tell you guys when I publish that side-story. I hope all of you will take the time to read and review it! Until then, my faithful readers!
Love,
Angelbloodlover
Era of the Warring States
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By Angelbloodlover
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~ There is only one will and that is the Will of Fire. The will that doesn't let you give up.
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Sarutobi Hiruzen
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Chapter 18: Konoha's System
Konoha was growing bigger and bigger, even civilians sought after Konoha's protection. After that meeting with the various clans, more clans had started to join the village; the Aburame clan, the Shimura clan, the Kurama clan, the Namikaze clan and so on. Today was the day that they would vote the Hokage and the co-Hokage, of course, Hashirama and Madara would be chosen. At first, many people were against two leaders but in the end they relented when Hashirama, Madara, Izuna and herself were firm behind it. Hell, even the reluctant Tobirama had viewed the advantages of two leaders and accepted it too.
Her friendship with Hashirama was strained and she was saddened about this. They used to be so comfortable with each other but now they had to watch their behaviors around each other. She didn't want Mito to notice anything amiss, let alone the villagers. The rumors would spread like flees and she didn't want that, Konoha was a newly founded village, she didn't want it corrupt it with her love life. She couldn't shatter it for that, although her heart wanted nothing more than that.
In the end, she loved Konoha more than her life.
Mito, Shisui mused, was a very polite, kind woman, she couldn't hate the woman for stealing the love of her life. Occasionally, she would have a cup of tea with the Uzumaki girl and discuss Fuinjutsu. The Fuinjutsu prowess was absolutely amazing, she had so many intricate seals that could even help her with her medical knowledge. She had discussed the working of her Hiraishin no Jutsu and she had found the problem immediately.
Shisui was trying to force a dimension open, which was wrong, she should have opened them through a special seals that only the Uzumaki's knew. After that was solved, she had remembered that Namikaze Minato was in a relationship together with a certain Uzumaki Kushina. It was no wonder he had finished his jutsu, he had an Uzumaki's help. Tomorrow they would meet again and try another one of her proto-type, this time with an Uzumaki's touch. No matter how much her heart despised this woman, she couldn't and wouldn't hate Uzumaki Mito. She was a very nice person to hang with, with a lot of Fuinjutsu knowledge. She had even expressed her interest towards medical Ninjutsu, to which Shisui had recommended her to subscribe in her lesson. She didn't mind more students to train, she wanted to create a solid hospital, even better than Tsunades system.
"It is decided, Senju Hashirama will be voted as the Hokage and Uchiha Madara will be voted as the co-Hokage." Shisui concluded loudly, looking at all the heads of the clans, her eyes resting on Hashirama's. She smiled slightly at him, nodding in respect at him. His face immediately lit up and he returned the gesture. "Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara will the both of you protect Konoha, even at the cost of your lives?"
"Yes, the Will of Fire burns brightly in our veins," was their firm, confident reply as they stood up.
"Will you promise to cherish Konoha with your entire heart?"
"Yes, the Will of Fire burns brightly in our veins."
Shisui smiled softly as she looked at the both of them, "Then, I, Uchiha Shisui, along with Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Izuna and all the attending clan heads; Nara Shuko from the Nara clan, Yamanaka Ichi from the Yamanaka clan, Akimichi Chobou from the Akimichi clan, Hyuuga Husho from the Hyuuga clan, Inuzuka Kame from the Inuzuka clan, Sarutobi Sasuke from the Sarutobi clan, Aburame Shugo from the Aburame clan, Namikaze Teishi from the Namikaze clan, Kurama Muro from the Kurama clan, Shimura Hotsu from the Shimura clan, Kohaku Hiko from the Kohaku clan, Hatake Sato from the Hatake clan and Uzumaki Mito from the Uzumaki clan have witnessed the very first Declaration of the Will of Fire from Konoha's first Hokage, Senju Hashirama and co-Hokage Uchiha Madara. May the Will of Fire burn brightly in all of you." Shisui ended with a sincere smile towards all of the attendants. She suppressed giggling when Sasuke winked at her, mouthing, 'Good job, Shunshin no Shisui.' towards her. And Tobirama smirked in respect towards her, nodding.
Hashirama looked at Madara and started, "As the heads of Konoha we'll be starting to create a solid system. Uchiha Shisui has made some suggestions, together with our opinions." He nodded towards her and she stood up, facing all the clan heads. She was starting to become their representative, no wait, she was their representative, "I have made a list of the workings of the system, together with the help Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna. We'll start with the Academy, there will be two divisions, a normal civilian school and a ninja school where students will be taught the art of a shinobi or a kunoichi. In this Academy there will be all general sets of skills from Fuinjutsu, healing Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Kenjutsu, Genjutsu, Ninjutsu, from tactics, strategies, tracking, surveillance, torturing and interrogating department, elemental training, team-work, traps, reconnaissance, espionage and special kunoichi lessons. The goal of the Academy is to teach every students all the basic skills that a ninja possesses, and only when a students had completed this set of skills will he or she be able to graduate. Next to that, academy students will be doing D-rank missions to understand and grasp the meaning of team work and how serious a ninja career is. We may be living peacefully but that doesn't mean we should slack off. We should invest a lot of attention in our future shinobi and kunoichi's alike because the children of today will become the ninja's of tomorrow."
Shisui saw many approved nods and she was pleased that she had written this all ahead of the meetings and with the aid of her Sharingan she had memorized it completely. "Please raise your hand if you vote yes."
To her surprise no one struggled with this idea and she was glad for that. "The Academy has been voted as 'yes'. Going on, the second program on today's list is the creation of a sufficient council." She looked them all in the eyes, "As you can see we have developed a Shinobi council with all the important head clans who will receive only one seat, which means one vote but the hokage and the co-hokage will have a vote that counts for three. After all, Konoha is a military village that protects the inhabitants with military strength. No objections towards this?" She waited and saw some of them frown until Sarutobi Sasuke raised his hand.
"Yes, Sasuke-san?" She smiled politely and waited for him to voice his opinion.
"What will happen if the Hokage becomes corrupt?" This seemed to create a chorus of mumbles and Shisui smirked, answering, "The Shinobi council has the power to vote the Hokage out only if he or she has broken the rules. Through a legal trial, the Hokage will be punished severely for his or her corrupted acts."
The Hyuuga head clan raised his hand, eye brows arched, "You keep referring to his or her, are you suggesting that a female can become a Hokage?" More displeased frowns appeared and Shisui had to force herself to stay calm.
"Husho-san, like I had stated on our first meeting, Konoha is a place where everyone is equal to everyone. If a female shows tremendous powers and an analyzing mind then I don't see what the problem could be." She scoffed inwardly at him, cursing him and his sexist behavior. Here he was degrading women while he looked like one, preposterous!
Husho narrowed his eyes, "Only if the female shows to be capable of ruling an entire village, along with the Shinobi council's vote, will she be chosen." He averted his eyes towards Hashirama and Madara, sending his warning. At first Hyuuga Husho had been reluctant to join Konoha when they were forbidden to use the cursed seal on their family members to separate them but in the end they had joined Konoha's forces.
Shisui continued, ignoring Husho's piercing gaze, "Uchiha Izuna, Senju Tobirama and I, Uchiha Shisui, have received an important seat in the council because of our heritage, we all have one seat with one vote." No objections came from this, everyone knew how much time the three of the put into the village. No one had the right to kick them out. "Now that aside, we should create a small civilian council with the important merchants from Konoha, they will only be attending the council when it's concerning all Konoha in general. Everyone agrees when I say that the Shinobi council discourse shinobi matters and the Civilian council discourse civilian matters?"
All firm nods, everyone was shocked at how smoothly it was going, wondering how? But only Shisui knew the answer for that.
"Third matter is the mission and their accompanying ranks, which will be residing in the Academy itself, along with the ninja ranks. Konoha will be doing various missions to receive money which in return will be used to enforce Konoha's strength and infrastructure, ranking from D till SS, it depends on the request, the place and the dangers that came with it. Ninja's will be ranked too starting from the Academy students, Genin, Chunin, Tokubetsu Jounin, Jounin, ANBU, ANBU-captain and finally the Hokage." She stopped in case someone had answers. No one. She continued, "An Academy student is a ninja that is in the Academy, they will be doing D-rank missions, a Genin is someone who had graduated the Academy, they will be doing C-rank missions, through the Chunin Exam a Genin will become Chunin, they will be doing C-rank and B-rank missions, through the Jounin exam they will become Jounin, they will be doing B-rank and A-rank missions. Aside from that, the Hokage can appoint a Jounin with a specialized skill in one area as a Tokubetsu Jounin, they will be assigned as subordinates to regular Jounin when their services will be required. Finally, we have ANBU Black Ops, which stands for 'Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai', they will be a special squad of highly-talented ninja who will be doing S-rank and SS-rank missions, such as assassinations and torture. The ninja in the ANBU are hand-picked by the Kage; chosen for their individual capabilities and special skill. They will be wearing animal masks, even in their own village, for their identity as an ANBU agent is to be known only by the Kage and Shinobi council. Branded with a special ANBU tattoo, they will be taking direct orders from the Hokage only." She finished her long explanation and waited for any objections.
Nothing came up. Everyone was impressed by this thoroughly thought out system.
"No objections I see. Fourth matter will be Konoha's Hospital that will serve all the medical needs of ninja and other villagers. I have already started teaching around the two-hundred students who will be specialized in healing Ninjutsu. Of course, next to that, they will have the other requirements of a ninja. But that aside, they will be our future medic-nins, and as a capable, known medical-nin I'll be viewing their skills and accept them as future medic-nins for Konoha's Hospital."
Everyone knew of Shisui's medical prowess since Hashirama and Madara had acknowledged her amazing skills. She had saved Izuna from the brink of life and was researching to find a cure for cancer and many more. No one objected this matter and they moved on to the next.
"Fifth matter will be Konoha's Military Force, their purpose will be simple, to maintain the law in the village within the ninja ranks. They are elite shinobi who will monitor fellow shinobi in case of corruption and crimes against the vulnerable civilians. The symbol of the organization will be a four-point star with the crest of the Uchiha clan where the crest of the Senju clan goes through it, embedded into the center and the attire of the police force consisted of the standard Konoha-nin attire with the symbol of the police force emblazoned on the shoulders," She picked up the very first design of Konoha's Military Force and then a regular Konoha-nin attire and saw many approved glances, coming from the clan heads. They will be chosen by the Hokage and the Shinobi council for their loyalty and trust towards Konoha. They will also run Konoha's Strict Correctional Facility, which is a place where ninja's who have committed serious crimes work off their debt to society. The prison houses murderers and missing-nin who have broken the law." The meeting ended soon, which was a huge surprise for everyone. They were all pleased with the discussed and voted matters and wanted Konoha's system to start as soon as possible. The five of them would have to work their ass off to achieve this but in the end they would be proud of themselves.
More buildings were going to be build, like the Memorial Stone, which was a monument in Konohagakure that listed all of their ninja that were killed in action. Then they created a separate cemetery, Konoha's cemetery, which was the place where the citizens of the village were buried after dying. The cemetery would have a sculpture at the front, representing the Will of Fire of the village. The cemetery maintenance will be the academy student's responsibility, which included cleaning and placing fresh flowers on the graves. Then there was Konoha's Archive Library, which was built into the same mountain that had the Hokage Monument. Information on its ninja — past and current — will be stored there, as well as other points of interest and other sensitive village information. The very first hitai-ate form Konoha had been made and that day was also the day that everyone was evaluated by the Hokages and Shinobi council and in turn had received their very first Konoha's attire along with a head band with the symbol of Konoha engraved on it.
Konoha was growing to look like her Konoha and Shisui was extremely happy with all of this.
"Mito-chan! Wish me luck!" Shisui chirped happily, twirling her three-pronged kunai, just like the Yondaime had. With a deep breath, she threw the kunai and flickered towards the kunai. And then she flickered towards the rest of them, flickering between them and using as less chakra as possible. She felt so alive and damned fast.
Mito looked with amazement as Shisui flickered from one spot, Shisui was moving like lightning, buzzing from one spot, only to appear in another place. She was in awe at the prodigious idea of this special jutsu and she had to be honest with herself, Shunshin no Shisui was a genius. She earned that nickname of hers through her hard work and she was feeling envious of her amazing prowess. She was a strong, overly beautiful kunoichi who had earned everyone's respect, even from the village. Everyone adored her and even saw her as the representative of every kunoichi and women alike.
Uchiha Shisui was everything Uzumaki Mito wanted to be.
"Aniki!" Shisui shrieked in happiness, hopping on her brother's desk with a goofy smile.
Madara scoffed at her, collecting his papers and stacking them neatly, he was a perfectionist unlike Hashirama who was slacking off with his paperwork. His eye brows twitched when Shisui put the Hokages hat on her head, "Aniki! You'll never believe what I have done!"
"What did you do? Destroy the village?" It wasn't rare for Shisui to train with Senju Tobirama or Uchiha Izuna and destroy half a field with her enhanced strength, no one dared to anger her.
She pouted, peeking at him through his hat, "Aniki, you hurt me. Of course I haven't destroyed Konoha. I wouldn't dare." She smirked smugly, "I have perfected my Hiraishin no Jutsu!"
His eyes widened, "No way! Show me!" He demanded loudly, grabbing her hand and flickering towards her special training ground that she received from Madara. He looked with interest as the field was scattered with those weird kunai's and then his eyes bulged out and his jaws slacked open when Shisui flickered from one point towards another, looking like a ghost. "Unbelievable, you really did it…" He spoke in pride and awe and then he collected himself, smirking, "As your co-Hokage, I demand to know the workings of your jutsu."
"Hey! That's misuse of your position!" Shisui complained but giggled anyway. "Come, I'll explain everything..." And she started to teach him the system of her jutsu, helping him to utilize her jutsu. He was very pleased to stash this special jutsu under the Uchiha's special library that was hidden underneath the Uchiha ground, along with her big stacks of medical Ninjutsu. It was filled with every jutsu from the entire Uchiha clan. Madara had requested from everyone to hand over all the jutsu's they had in their positions to create that special library that could only be opened with Uchiha blood.
Madara, Izuna and Shisui were standing in front of a special tomb, which was created to bury the close relatives from the Main House. In this tomb, Uchiha Sachiko, Uchiha Daisuke and Uchiha Tetsu were sleeping peacefully, surrounded by giant, looming Sakura trees, which Hashirama had created especially for this purpose. This was sacred ground for the Uchiha's since only Uchiha's were buried here, let it be half-blooded Uchiha's or pure Uchiha's, it didn't matter.
Once a Uchiha, always a Uchiha.
Shisui placed three bouquets of pure red roses and prayed for their lost life, along with Madara and Izuna.
"Tobirama-kun, can I help you?" Shisui asked softly as she observed her many students, till now only ten had graduated and became full-fledged medic-nin with the signature of both the Hokages and hers. She had been reinstated as the Head of the Hospital and had even healed the villagers with the aid of her many clones and the ten top-graduated medic-nins. Shisui wasn't someone who liked to lead, she was going to pass that title to her best medic, Uchiha Rya with the assistance of Uchiha Setsu and Senju Toka, who calmed down after Hashirama had married Mito. What could she say when Hashirama already had married someone?
Nothing.
Senju Toka was very heartbroken but was gradually on recovering, just like her. Although it was hard, she was slowly on coming to terms that Konoha had to be like that.
Tobirama appeared with crossed arms, looking at her with a calm expression. After Hashirama's confession he started to view her differently, more with respect and equality, even the fact that he had doubted the Uchiha clan and their Curse of Hatred had diminished slowly on. "My brother requested your presence."
She nodded and left a clone to supervise her students. "Alright, we'll use my jutsu." She grabbed Tobirama's hand and flickered towards the Hokage and co-Hoakges office through her lightning fast jutsu. Tobirama didn't even have time to roll his eyes at her antics, she was so proud of her jutsu and even showed off. But he had to admit, she deserved the attention, the idea behind her jutsu was phenomenal and he was envious of it, although his special space-time Ninjutsu wasn't bad either.
Madara smirked at his sister's use of the jutsu and Hashirama smiled warmly at her. "Ahn, Shisui-chan, I see otouto found you." He nodded in gratitude towards Tobirama who leaned against the wall, watching everything in quietness. "We request an official report about the evaluation from your medic-nins and students next week."
"That's all?" Shisui asked in disbelief, this couldn't be all.
Madara shook his head, "You, Izuna and Tobirama will be evaluating the very first graduation of Konoha's Academy."
As if on cue, Izuna appeared, a goofy smile on his face, "I'm sorry I'm late, I got lost on the road of life." Shisui stiffened at those words and glanced at Izuna who stared at her with confusion, eye brow raised. She smiled gently but those words made her churn with so much nostalgia, it made her homesick for her lost life.
Shoving those thoughts away, she giggled softly, "Next thing both of you will say is that we will have to take our own Genin team." She burst into a fit of giggles at that preposterous idea. She was immediately named as a special ANBU captain, along with Uchiha Izuna and Senju Tobirama who took orders from Madara and Hashirama directly, they were viewed as the elite from the elite since they were all three Kage-level shinobi and kunoichi and branded with a special symbol with a growing tree, which was their close affiliation with both the Hokages. She touched her head band that was strapped around her forehead and smiled happily at her brother and Hashirama.
"Err…? Can you read minds or what?" Hashirama spoke seriously, which made her blink at him and then shout loudly, "Nani?!"
She found it weird to be named as a Jounin teacher all of a sudden and looking at Tobirama and Izuna, she had noticed the same distress on their face. They were killers and then suddenly they were named as teachers. Hell, Shisui had a job as the Head of the hospital, they were working her to the bone.
With a deep breath, she started reading the gifted through the list that had been given to her; Sarutobi Hiruzen, Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, Danzo Shimura," Insert a shiver coming from Shisui, "Torifu Akimichi, Kagami Uchiha- What?! Her eyes widened considerably when she saw her future father's name on the list of the top graduated and looked through the crowd to find that certain Uchiha, ignoring her wild-beating heart.
Uchiha Kagami, her future father was on the list and she was going to be his teacher at all cost.
