17 Part 2 (2/2)

The noble laughed, ”oh that is rich!”

”Come now ninja be serious,” Socio scoffed.

”He is serious father,” Moe spoke up, ”he dream is for world peace.”

The daimyo blinked, ”is that really true little Moe?”

Moe nodded, ”yes, it is. But...we can't grant that, sadly. Chose something else Yami.”

I blinked, ”ah….I don't know...I don't really want anything.”

”Come now, isn't there something you desire?” the Daimyo asked, sounds bored, I guess he was tired, it was around 5 in the morning right now.

”Ah...I guess if you could spare more soldiers for the Kiri mission that would help solve that entire issue a lot faster. That is if you don't mind.”

The daimyo sighed, ”sadly I cannot do that. That is the one thing I cannot change. How about something else? Money? Land?”

I shrugged, ”useless and doubly useless.”

”A ninja can't make that much,” a nobel scoffed.

I shrugged, ”still, I have no value over money. I was born an orphan, I would just be happy...wait, that's it! I would ask that you build three more orphanages in Konoha and supply the existing one with money from your personal vaults. Make it so that no child will ever have to live on the street again. That's all I ask.”

I saw REP go up by 5 for everyone in the room. Moe herself was at 89 right now, higher than anyone else.

”Very well, if that's all you require, it shall be done,” the Daimyo and, ”Socio, see to it that it happens.”

Socio bowed, ”of course my lord.”

”Good, then it is time I go to bed,” the man yawned once more.

”A moment my lord,” the soldier nobel spoke, ”there is still the matter of his new title.”

The Daimyo sighed, ”fine. I name you Yami of Konoha the Protector of Hono, there, enjoy,” he grumbled and left, the nobles leaving with him.

Ping!

You have gained a new title!

Protector of Hono- +40 REP with all residents of the Land of fire

I sighed and attached the new title to my stat. This was the only decent one I had, the others were..boring to say the least. I moved back to my team, putting my mask back on, ”shes, that guy was a grouch.”

”You're telling me,” One scoffed, ”anyway, get your team back to Konoha, I'm needed at the walls. Good luck, protector of Hono.”

He vanished in a blur, leaving us behind. I looked over my shoulder and noticed Moe waiting in the middle of the room, I turned to my team and made five clones, each with 500 CP, ”they'll take you back home. Go on ahead, I have some unfinished business here.”

Puma whistled, ”go Panda, who knew you had such nice taste.”

Eagle snorted, ”kid's already breaking hearts,” I grumbled, but luckily they couldn't say anything else as my clones flash them away.

I turned around and approached Moe, I removed my mask and smiled, ”hey.”

”Hey,” she smiled back, ”I thought you weren't allowed to show your face unless the Daimyo or the Hokage ordered you too.”

I shrugged, ”I'm not technically in the ANBU. I'm just...well, I guess you can say I'm the temp. Anyway, sorry I didn't tell you before.”

”No, it's fine, I understand. Ninja, secrets come with the job,” she smiled looking me over, ”did you grow taller?”

I chuckled, ”I think. You certainly grew as well.”

”Thank you,” she smiled, ”it hasn't been that long, I know, but I still miss you Yami, you were the best friend a girl like me could have. How have you been? Is it true you faced Orochimaru?”

I nodded grimly, ”yeah, the guy was….something else.”

”You survived a fight with both Itachi Uchiha and a Swordsman of the Mist. I doubt you were that worried,” she held my hand looking worried, ”I was worried sick you know? After you saved me, I knew it had to be you who did it. You're the only person I know who is familiar enough to decipher that seal...I was worried I wouldn't be able to see you again.”

I smiled, ”I promise you Moe, I'm not going to die if I can help it. Relax...I'll be fine.”

Moe smiled, ”right...I suppose you have to go now yes?”

I smiled, I looked out, the sun was slowly rising up from the horizon, ”actually, I think I have a few minutes. Want to watch the sun rise?”

Mos smiled, ”yes. I would love that.”

I offered her my hand, she took it and I swept her off her feet, leaping into the air and jumping to the top of the castle. I landed on the roof and we sat down side by side, watching the sun slowly rise off in the horizon.

We didn't say anything, we didn't have too. She put her head on my shoulder and I wrapped an arm around er side. To make sure she didn't fall back. No other reason. No, not one. I wasn't instead in lolis. Not at all.

Ten minutes later:

I flashed back to Konoha, finding myself back in my home. I quickly dashed off towards the Hokage tower. I could sense Eagle's chakra coming from the hospital, it was slowly increasing, good, he needs his rest.

I made it to the Hokage's office and entered through the window. Zabuza and Haku were already here, both wearing Konoha vests, except they were grey instead of green. And instead of the Konoha leaf they wore their Mist headbands.

”Ah, Yami, you finally arrived,” the Hokage nodded, ”I thought something had gone wrong.”

I sighed, ”I just needed to take a breather. Sorry,” I removed the mask and placed it on the Hokage's table, ”and I also apologize, I couldn't keep my identity secret lord Hokage. I was forced to use Search, Swift and the Flying Thunder God jutsu.”

”Someone forced you into doing something kid? Who?” Zabuza snorted.

”Kisame of the Mist and Itachi Uchiha,” the Hokage supplied.

”W-what?! You fought Kisame?!” Zabuza asked in horror, ”how are you still alive?!”

I shrugged, ”luck and planning.”

”And from what your ANBU team mates tell me, also skill,” Hiruzen puffed his pipe, ”tell me, is it true what they said about his blade?”

I nodded, ”yeah. I managed to capture Samehada, but the moment I take it out it starts attacking everything and tries to run away.”

”You have Samehada with you?! How?! Kisame would rather die than let anyone take that blade from him!”

”I cut off his arm and took it from his stump,” I told Zabuza narrowing my eyes at him, ”oh, and I also blinded him. Though I doubt that will do much to reduce his monstrous strength.”

”You cut off his arm?” the Hokage blinked, ”may I see?”

I nodded as I opened my inventory, luckily it registered Kisame's hand and Samehada as two separate entities. I took out the amr and placed it on the Hokage's table. Blood spewing out slowly, drenching his table with the crimson liquid.

”The arm looks fresh,” the Hokage noticed picking it up and looking it over, ”you have some powerful status seal there Yami.”

”Thanks,” I nodded, ”though, I honestly didn't realise it could do that.”

”What about the blade?” Zabuza asked quickly, ”it belongs to my village. It is a treasure of Kiri.”

”It belongs to Konoha,” I shrugged, ”after all, we did steal it first.”

”Why you little brat!” Zabuza growled as he hands reached for his butcher's blade, still attached to his back.

”That's enough,” the Hokage flared his killing intent silencing Zabuza, ”for now Yami keeps the blade locked and safe, where no one can touch it. The moment Kiri is freed I swear to you I will order him to return it. Is that a suitable compromise Zabuza?”

The man grumbled, ”yeah, fine. The kid can hold onto it for now.”

”Good. Now, onto other matters. We have obtained the Daimyo's permission to launch an official liberation effort into Kiri. I'll be sending with you Yami, ten jonin and 20 chunin. I'll also be assigning you two ANBU teams, which will be off the records and follow you a month after the mission begins to keep tabs on you. Any objections or concerns?”

Zabuza shook his head, ”no. When do we begin?”

”In one week's time,” the Hokage turned to me, ”prepare for a long trip Yami, this might take a year, or maybe more.”

I shrugged, ”question, if I just kill the Mizukage, would it be over sooner?”

Zabuza snorted, ”first off all, I doubt you could kill anyone. I heard you don't like to kill. And second, before you can even approach the Mizukage you'll have to get past his army of guards.”

”No problem,” I held up a dagger, ”I can use Swift Release and pass his guards and then just teleport him and me somewhere else, maybe even a trap where we cal tag team him.”

Zabuza's eyes winded, ”you can do that? What am I saying, of course you can. Fine, if you can do that we'll discuss it later. After we establish contact with the resistance movement,” he gave the Hokage a small bow before leaving, Haku following right behind him.

The Hokage sighed, ”this job doesn't get easier.”

I sighed, ”yup...but maybe that's how you know that you're doing the right thing?”

”Possibly...good work out there Yami. I heard from Puma how you held Itchai off and saved Eagle's life. I also heard how you saved the lives of over nine hundred of the Daimyo's men. This will shine good on us, and especially you. Your wish of being a legend that can shoulder Konoha's strength into the next generation is coming true one step at a time.”

I sighed, ”well...there's just one problem with that.”

The Hokage raised an eyebrow, ”what do you mean?”

I decided to tell him. The lieutenant and over fifty of his men knew, and if they knew that meant soon the whole of Hono will know, which means soon word will reach to Konoha. Which means I better just come clean now.

I sighed and looked at him rubbing my eyes, ”when I fought Itachi...I was barely keeping up with him. His eyes….they were something else. They made him faster than me, I could barely fight him off, adding to the fact that he kept trying to plant me under a genjutsu and it made it a futile battle. But then...I saw Eagle get hurt and...something changed.”

”What happened Yami?” Hiruzen asked.

”I became faster, I became more controlled...my eyes...they changed,” I channeled chakra into my eyes revealing their red hue.

Sarutobi gasped in shock as he saw me eyes. He pipe fell out of his mouth as he gaped, ”t-the Sharingan. But how? Y-you….you're an Uchiha?”

I closed my eyes and allowed them to return to normal, ”Itachi thinks so. He declared me an Uchiha in front of the the Daimyo's Lieutenant and his men. I….I think he might be telling the truth.”

”Damn right he was,” the Hokage said getting to his feet as he looked at, really focusing his eyes, ”yes...yes, I suppose….I suppose your eyes do make sense. You have the Uchiha hair, and he eyes and the face of one. But your heart...it' all Senju. You lack their arrogance and their cold attitude. Their bloodthirstiness and their sense of pride. But...you do have their strength...you look to me like the perfect combination of the First Hokage and his rival, Madara Uchiha.”

I blinked, ”I don't really remind you of Madara do I?”

Sarutobi nodded, ”yes, you do. You have his face,” he took out a small box filled with what was definitely not tobacco leaves and stuffed it into his pipe, guess he needed something to calm his nerves, ”I'm surprised I didn't see it before. It's so obvious...one of your parents must have been an Uchiha...I don't know how you ended up in that orphanage but...if you weren't, then Itachi would have..”

The man sighed as he lit his pipe and took a deep drag, letting the fumes calm hi mind. He sighed, ”Yami, for now keep your eyes..a secret. Tell no one, absolutely no one. If the guards start rumors it will take some time for it to reach Konoha and by then I'll have found out enough about your past to tell you how this happened. For now your status as an Uchiha will be an S rank secret, do you understand?”

”Yes sir...but, what about Sasuke?” I asked feeling a little sad, as I would be expected to behave in such a situation, ”the kid thinks he's the last Uchiha...it would be find of cruel.”

”Naruto and his team came by yesterday morning and got a new mission to the Land of Snow,” the Hokage informed me, ”they won't return for another two weeks, by when you will be in Kiri. Maybe after you return you can tell him. I understand how you feel Yami...know you aren't alone when you've been raised your whole life to think differently can be challenging. But if people find out you are an Uchiha as well as a seal master and possess several kekkei genkai? Well...not even I can stop them from going over my head and appealing to the daimyo.”

I groaned, ”fuck me. I wish I never got these damn eyes.”

The Hokage smiled, ”trust me Yami, you'll grow to love them...tell me, knowing what you are now...does it make you hate Itachi Uchiha?”

I blinked, ”well...not really. I mainly feel bad for the guy.”

”Why's that?”

”He went crazy and killed his family. Why wouldn't I feel sorry for a psychopath like him?” I shrugged before rubbing my eyes, they were still itchy, ”I...I think I need to go. My eyes are itchy and I think I need to sleep.”

”Of course, dismissed Yami. Take care,” the Hokage nodded, ”oh, before you leave return the ANBU uniform and mask to the ANBU headquarters. They still require it.”

I nodded and left through the window, putting the Panda mask on again as I made my way to the ANBU HQ to give everything back.

I want him and slept, I was exhausted. My CP, HP and SP may be full, bt my brain was exhausted. After everything's I went through, I needed rest. So I slept like a log, not even bothering to remove my flack jacket as I collapsed onto my bed.

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