Chapter III:Lampo's Nightmare/Daemon's Amusement
Lampo couldn't believe his eyes.
He was alive again.
Not just that,he was in an anime/manga that was called "Naruto" that he saw his descendant watching with I-pin,Fuuta, and Fran.
He knew the events in it.Like,what would happen and all that wotnot.
After all,he did watch the whole series and read the manga.
Aaand he was also in a clan called the Nara Clan--he was also the future father of one of the smartest Naruto characters in the Narutoverse.
Lampo felt doomed at what his future will be as he thought of it.
He tried to deny reality...but fate was simply just cruel to him.
Oh,you should know his name by now...what was it,you say?
Isn't obvious?He's the one and only Nara Shikaku,the future father of Nara Shikamaru and the future-will-be-a-deceased-
grandfather to one Nara Shikadai.
...He was lamenting his fate already and regretting being alive again so early into his life.
How was that even possible?!Who brought him back to life again?!And as if it wasn't enough,a certain marshmallow addict visited him and told him to follow all the events and go with the flow and to tell it to the others too when he meets them.
...Was this former-deranged-psycopath-now-marshmallow-addict idiot saying that he should allow himself to just die then?!When he just got back to the living and had a new life too?!
Personally,he wanted to beat the shit out of the annoying little waste of space called Byakuran('cause why the hell not?)and just be done with it.
Well,he can do that since he's strong:he wasn't hailed as the Primo Fulmini Custode for nothing...he--and especially the other Vongola members--were famously known to be the most powerful flame users in the all history,with the 10th generation as the second coming of the First Family.
Lampo paused in his musings,a thought coming to him:there was something that he seemed to overlook...
The ravenet went into a thinking pose,before he remembered it and came to a conclusion.
...The albino that visited him came fromthe future!
That means that he wasn't born yet,but for some reason the albino visited him just to tell him the 'news' and why they were reincarnated in the first place!
Though he wondered why the Mare Sky chose him to be the one to hold the valuable information:it's not like he's saying that he's untrustworthy or incapable of keeping the information safe or anything...
...He just thought that it would have been someone else from the guardians.
Lampo--no,he was Shikaku now(Lampo sounded waay better since he was used to being called that:then again,he has no choice but to just follow the events)--had actually thought over on how maybe...just maybe,they could fake the events?
Perhaps when he meets Primo and the others again(yes,he knows that the others got reincarnated too 'cause a certain albino told him)he can tell them where they were and that they should just go with the flow and fake some events up on the way.
That way,there won't be too many problems or death or something like that.
Shikaku had to remind himself that while he wasn't the real Shikaku,he had the feeling that the real one's personality and wotnot was mixed in within him so he didn't need to worry that he wouldn't be able to live up to his future job,which is being the Jounin Commander,the head of all Shinobi armies and the one behind their war strategies.
Shikaku paused in his thoughts.
Was it just him,or did Byakuran just mentioned something that he really really wouldn't like?
The boy shrugged his shoulders,ignoring the feeling of dread within him.
...He'll remember it later!
With that,the ravenet went on his way to the academy.
(He was seven yours old by then and had recently just received his memories.)
He wondered why Byakuran had to tell him of all people on why he and the others were reincarnated:I mean,since he knew where the others were,couldn't he just tell them instead?
Shikaku will later regret that he didn't remember the nagging feeling in his mind.
He was doomed!
His life was finished!
Why did it have to be him of all people?!
Couldn't it have been someone else?!Like,Knuckle or G?!
Heck,he'd willingly encounter Alaude first,instead of this-this...this psycopath!
Shikaku trembled slightly,a horrified expression on his face.
He knew that smirk.
The way he held himself...and that creepy and dark aura.
It none other than Daemon Spade.
"Oh Primo...questo meglio non essere reale...(Oh Primo...this better not be real...)" He bemoans,wanting to just kill himself at the moment.
He wasn't that much afraid:the opposite,really.
He was happy to have met a fellow guardian,but he wished that it was anyone but Daemon!
Why?Because this person has a bit of a few screws loose on his head or something...why else would he go around framing up Cozart,planning Giotto's demise if said blond hadn't retired in time and if he hadn't known then,and killing most of the descendants of Cozart Shimon,and plotting the demise of one Sawada Tsunayoshi and his famiglia!?
...Well,then again,it was better than nothing.
The smug smirk being aimed at him right now might as well been a sign of his impending doom.
"Ciao,Lampo.Benvenuto all'inferno~.(Hello,Lampo.Welcome to hell~.)"
Shikaku groaned.
"Yare,yare.What a drag...it's Nara Shikaku now,stupid Yamanaka."
The other chuckled as they sat beside his desk table.
"Nufufufu~!I'm surprised that you knew my new name now...its been two years since I've been waiting for you guys to appear.I haven't been able to confidently point out just who the others were..."
The ravenet snorted in response,leaning forward to relax onto his desk.
"Of course I would:we're the heirs of our allied clans!And just so you know...I can show you who the others are.Everyone else is here,all save for Knuckle...he hasn't been reincarnated yet.That,or he may simply be staying quiet." Shikaku hummed.
(What Shikaku is saying is that according to his' and Inoichi's past memories,they've been friends since they were babies.)
The blond pursed his lips a bit as he was surprised,then he raised an eyebrow of disbelief at the last part.
"You know where the others are?And what do you mean that the idiot boxer 'may simply be staying quiet'? This is Knuckle that we're talking about..." Inoichi rolled his eyes.
The ravenet gave a frustrated huff at him.
"I know that they're here and where they are because a certain former psycopath from the future decided to visit me this morning:this is really causing me a headache.And to make matters worse,we're in an anime slash manga world of a popular shounen series that my descendant watches with the others!" He groaned,hitting his head on his desk.
A thoughtful hum was heard,before his companion gave him a reply.
"Oho~,I think I've heard of this before...it's that series called 'Naruto',yes?"
Shikaku nodded,pleased that he knew before he reacted.
"What?!How did you know?!" He demanded,slamming his hands on his desk.
Only to stop talking,he glanced around at his classmates giving him a weird look or a glare:even thought the classroom was pretty noisy,his voice seemed to echo all the way throughout the room...good thing that there was no teacher yet!
Said boy cleared his throat,before quickly sitting down...his ears and face slightly flushed in embarrassment.
Then he turned back to his companion.
"How the hell did you knew?!Did your descendant watch it too?!" He whispered in a hushed tone.
Inoichi shrugged nonchalantly.
"Nufufufu~,no way.My descendant isn't the type to watch those things:his gang was the ones who were watching it,namely Fran,Ken,and Chikusa...MM joined from time to time though.Chrome was more on...into fantasy or isekai genres." He snorted,his voice low to prevent anyone from hearing them as well.
Shikaku slumped down at that,pouting.
"Ah,so you watched it with them from time to time?"
"I always watched it all the time.I never missed an episode:it was actually very interesting and entertaining as we had nothing like it back in our time."
The ravenet nodded in full agreement,grinning proudly.
"Well,wadd'ya expect from Japan?They've always been on the weird,but interesting category:that's why Asari was a great source of fresh stories to hear from...though I bet for him,Primo's the best source of fresh stories!Speaking of...I might as well point out who the others are..." Shikaku decided,sitting up straighter in his chair.
Then he leaned his chin on his hand as it rested on the desk table,deciding to subtly point at the others.
"We'll have to wait for the others to approach each other though...during that time,we should gather as much information that we don't know from this village.Even if we knew a lot about this world from back in Decimo's time,this is reality now so there may be some things that we don't know about here.Even if we read the Wikipedia of this world back then,there are still secrets that one themselves must uncover and discover with their own eyes..." He explained with caution,seeing his fellow former guardian nod in agreement.
"Oya~?I didn't expect you to finally have a brain...this must be a miracle,nufufufu~!" The other mocked the ravenet who flushed.
"Tsk.Shut it and just listen,okay?"
"I take it that we'll be the information gatherers for the team for now?" The Yamanaka heir confirmed.
"You've always been one of the information gatherers." The Nara heir pointed out.
The two nodded again,before the ravenet began pointing at their supposedly reincarnated famiglia members.
"...That blondie over there is getting bullied by the Uzumaki again." Inoichi interrupted,before Shikaku can even speak.
The other deadpanned him.
"This was kinda meant to happen in the plotline since they're aiming for the same goal,remember?And he's not getting bullied,he's merely being riled on by Uzumaki."
"Nufufufu~of course I know.They just look adorable."
"...That 'blondie' that you're talking about is Giotto."
"...What?"
"Unbelievable,I know;but Namikaze Minato is indeed,the one and only Vongola Primo,Giotto."
"Pfft--!No,no,that is not what I'm really surprised,I mean--I kinda expected this already.But to witness this with my eyes?Oh,this is gold! I can't wait until the Skylark hears that Primo--an 80 year old oji-san--is crushing on a kid that's only about seven years old!What a lolicon!" Inoichi laughed,his body trembling as he tried to silence his laughter.
Shikaku's face turned a bit green.
"Well...now that I think of it...that is definitely disgusting!H-he's basically a pedophile!B-but then again,due to his past self's memories of Kushina,he's strongly attracted to her,but still--urgh.I'm gonna puke..."
"Wait a minute...your calculation is wrong,man." Shikaku complained.
"Oh?And why is that?"
"Giotto retired at 40 and got married at that age...he died when he was 80.Lived as a ghost made from his will that was sealed and kept alive in the Vongola ring to advice his descendants who needed his help for 400 years.And lived with the young Vongola for 40 more years...he's 520 years old!"
"..." The two stared at each other in shock as they realized this.
"Yeah,definitely a pedophile." The two agreed with synchronized nods.
Inoichi slapped the other on the back when he saw that the other's complexion still looked green.
"Nufufu.Don't go puking and fainting on me now...you haven't mentioned the others yet..."
"R-right.Moving on,that Uchiha Fugaku over there is G.Those twins,Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi are Alaude and Asari respectively.That's what I heard so far...and by the way,from what I heard from the Mare kid is that your future wife is,well...Elena."
"What...?"
"I know.Shocking,right?I didn't expect that either."
"That's bullshit."
"Hey,no cussing!"
As Shikaku scolded Inoichi,he didn't notice that their other fellow heir had approached them.
"Hey,guys.You seem to be arguing quite early in the morning...which is rare,since Shikaku usually thinks that it would be too much of a drag."
The ravenet and blond flinched slightly,before turning to the person who spoke.
"Choza!Glad you could make it on time."
"I'm always early though?" Said person sweatdropped,before smiling and shaking his head at them.
"Nevermind.I saw the teacher on his way here...we should settle down by then."
"Nufufu--ehem,hahahha~sure.Let's do that." Inoichi laughed,covering up his old habit,not noticing that the Akimichi heir was staring at him with wide eyes filles with realization and a bit of doubt.
...Neither of the Nara heir and the Yamanaka heir noticed his reaction.
Shikaku sweatdropped,and gave a lazy smile.
"...Yare,yare.Another troublesome day...what are you waiting for?Hop in." He offered a seat between him and Inoichi,to which Choza gladly took and sat.
Finally,the bell rang,and the teacher came in as the students scurried to get to their seats.
