Birdly The Reaper of Souls, you are the only reason I am finishing this... I deleted the bad chapters and am continuing on...

Thank you for this, I needed the wake up.

I will finish this, and not kill Hinata or Shin, and I will not use Danzo. I realized it was not a good path and I love what I've learned.

Love, you all.


In the Hokage's Office Five Days before the Chunin Exam

Yugao, after The Senseis of Team Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten stepped forward to nominate their teams and Iruka started to bitch, stepped forward and interrupted. "I, Yugao Uzuki, temporary sensei of Mika... herby nominate Mika for the exams."

Iruka choked. "Mika? He's a medic now, there is no way he could take the exam alone?"

She could not stop her laughter. "Mika could best you easily, Iruka, hell he could best Ebisu I am sure. I trained with Itachi and worked alongside him many times, and I am telling you Mika will surpass him." She stunned them all, the entire group. "Academically, Mika is brilliant, his scores surpassing the Fourth. In terms of skills... Mika has enough to be Special Jonin already.

Kakashi, you saw what he could do, imagine him training with me full time for three month, and as a medic. How powerful do you think he'd be?"

To her pleasure, Kakashi sighed. "Mika is an exceedingly competent ninja, not just for his age but in general."

Kurenai pipped up next. "My student, Hinata, has made incredible progress as a result of training with Mika. It's actually amazing to watch."

"My Neji has done the same, losing his old darkness." Gai started. "He talks of Mika often, though I have yet to meet this boy, calling him the fastest learner he has ever met."

Yugao nodded, turning to Iruka. "Do not doubt him, he will crush these exams."

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Mika just ignored the pathetic illusion on the second floor. Shin actually rolled his eyes at it, it was that dumb. "How anyone can or would fall for that... I cannot even fathom."He made it to the doors on the third floor, walking in with bored confidence. Only for a wave of chakra and killer intent to fly at him. He did not react, feigning a slump he moved to chair and started to feign sleep while actually tasting other chakras, having Shin do the same.

'Daddy, some are stronger in terms of chakra, but one chakra... that boy with the red hair... he is a monster. I have never felt such power. It's strong, yes, but wrong. Twisted, evil... hateful.'

Mika nodded subtly, grateful he could still talk passively to Shin. 'We will keep an eye out for him, kay luv?'

They were so focused, they barely noticed Hinata and Neji entering, but that was okay... it was better than being distracted. Still, he missed them having not seem in the last week out of preparations with Yugao and their own teams.

Ibiki, his old mentor, appearing in a puff of smoke did shake him out of his thoughts. 'I missed him. At least I know what project he was gone for.'

:::

Ibiki laughed, laughed as, ten minutes into the exam, Mika sat back petting Shin with a finished paper. He did not need to check to know he had aced it. The boy was an rare academic genius, with Nara like intellect but the drive of Might boy had actually impressed Yugao, an ANBU captain of all people. His kid, he would go far. He could not wait til the month off, he wanted, needed, to see how far the boy had come in his skills. If Yugao was right, his kid was easily skilled enough to fight a special jonin.

Mika was intensely skilled for his age before, but with the proper guidance... he would become beyond them all. He knew that early on, it's why he trained him. Even teh Hokage's needed help, Itachi needed guidance, Shisui, Danzo, Minato... all of them. No, potential needed someone to pull it out to fully be realized, he was just the one to find it in Mika...

And he would one day proudly watch as Mika found his dreams of Sanin ship real...


Chapter end, tell me what you think in the reviews.

This was a joy to write.

Love, your Ninja Overlord,

Mika.