AN: I didn't like the last chapter, it felt too plotish for everyone just to feel that something was wrong with Itachi so made made a better version of the chapter which has character development for Hiruzen. So this chapter is a better version of the old one which I have deleted If guys want another story to read than you can check out Shadow Elite: Rebirth Of Ayanokouji Kiyotaka As Uchiha Sasuke by Sensumo.
Ayanokoji's pov
I looked at the ninja wire in my hands. These thin pieces of wires are highly durable tools that can be used for a variety of purposes, such as rappelling, manipulating weapons, setting traps, and binding or restricting an opponent's movements. Currently I hand them wrapped around a tree. I knew if I pushed chakra into them like I did with kunai I could make the ninja wires stronger.
However what I wanted was to make them more deadly. I wanted to push my lightning chakra into it. I focused on the electricity in my body, I focused on combining it with the chakra in my body like I've done so many times before. I then led my chakra towards my fingers and slowly into the ninja wire. I watched as the ninja wire began to crackle with electricity, at this I pushed even more chakra into the wires, I watched as the tree the wire was wrapped around slowly started to release steam. I then took a deep breath in and as I released it I pushed a large amount of chakra into the ninja wires, I watched the tree become consumed by electricity. Once I stopped sending my chakra towards the ninja wires I watched as the tree was slightly burned.
It's been a month since my surprise birthday party. Everything was the same, I went to the academy, played Shogi every and then with Shikamaru. Trained Hinata and Naruto. As well as keep training myself, improving my skills and learning more about Fuinjutsu.
Everything was normal, yet I couldn't get the feeling like something bad was to come. It was a feeling I had, I couldn't explain if you asked to. I wrapped up my ninja wire and put it back in my pouch. And walked towards where Hinata was helping Naruto learn about the basics on how Jutsus work.
"Hey, I think it's best if we all head home." I told Naruto and Hinata.
"It's not even dark though." Naruto said.
"I know, however, I feel that it's best to go home early these days." I told them.
"But-" Naruto was going to say but was stopped by Hinata lightly flicking his forehead.
"You should already know we should trust Kiyotaka's judgment." Hinata told Naruto. Naruto looked at Hinata and sighed.
"Yeah, yeah." Naruto said dismissively.
"Is that attitude you're giving me?" Hinata said while eyeing Naruto.
"No, ma'am." Naruto said with a cheeky smile.
"Good." Hinata said with a nod before she chuckled which made Naruto chuckle too.
"Hey, how about instead of going home right away we all go and eat something together." Naruto said. "I just found this small little ramen shop that is really good, and the owners are also nice to me." Naruto said. Hinata looked at me waiting to see what my answer was before she answered.
"Sure, I haven't eaten anything since breakfast so I don't mind." I told Naruto.
"I don't mind going either." Hinata said.
"Alright, I'll lead the way." Naruto told us.
As we started walking towards this ramen shop that Naruto just found out about. I couldn't help but stare at the sky, it was getting filled with dark clouds, it seems like it's going to rain today.
As we reached the ramen shop I saw a sign outside with the name of the shop. Ichiraku ramen. As I was about to walk in I was stopped when a crow suddenly landed on my shoulder. I looked into the crow's eyes to see a three tomoe sharingan staring back at me. The crow flew up into the sky and looked down at me as if asking me to follow it.
"Naruto, Hinata. I'll be back ok." I told them, I pushed chakra into my feet and began to follow the crow. This without a doubt was one of Itachi's crows.
Hiruzen's pov
This is odd, the sky was so clear not that long ago and now it's filled with dark clouds. I grabbed my pipe from my mouth and put it down on my table. Speaking of odd Danzo has been acting oddly as of lately.
After I told him that Itachi will handle the Uchiha situation he did not argue with me. People will think this is a good thing but it is not. Danzo is a tricky person and he is a stubborn one as well. He will not simply give up on his goal to destroy the Uchihas.
He's planning something but I just don't know what. Hopefully Itachi will be able to succeed in his plans before Danzo makes his first move. I looked up at the sky as I watched the rain begin to fall.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. If it wasn't for him Naruto would be by himself, he would have no one. I can see that Naruto is also changing because of Kiyotaka, or perhaps he's not changing at all and just showing who he really is. The laughs, smiles, his jokes, they're nothing but a way for him to cope with his pain. Kiyotaka, thank you, thank you for showing Naruto that he can be himself, thank you for doing well where I have failed.
As much as I try to be there for Naruto, the Hokage's job is simply too time consuming. I failed Naruto, there is no doubt about that, truthfully I have been failing more and more as time goes by. Tsunade left the village, many have died because of the absence of her amazing medic skills. I failed to stop Orochimaru from turning down this dark path of his and failed to kill him when I had the chance. I failed to save the Uzumaki clan from their fate. I failed to save Minato and Kushina. I failed to save my wife. I failed to help Naruto. Now I'm failing to keep the peace within my own village and I'm having a child try to keep the peace all by himself. The pressure he must be feeling, I can only imagine how much it's eating him up.
Kiyotaka, he is just like Itachi and Minato. He is smart and powerful and there is no doubt in my mind he will become just as great as those two.
I couldn't help but get a burning feeling in my chest, a feeling I haven't felt since my younger years. A burning feeling.... A burning feeling to step up. For too long have I failed over and over again, I am the Hokage, it is my job to keep this village and everyone in it safe. It is MY job, not the job of a child. Itachi, Kiyotaka, they are both succeeding where I have failed. These two.....if I take them under my wing they can become the future for the village. So young both of them but yet so wise and powerful, and both without a doubt have done more for this village than I have in the past few years. Itachi has been handling the Uchiha issue basically all on his own, although Shisui has been helping it has been mostly Itachi who has been acting as the main driving force to keep the peace within the village. Kiyotaka has been looking after and even started helping train the son of Minato, the Fourth Hokage who gave his life for this village. He is the one who stepped up and gave Naruto his first friend. Being alone your whole life can cause someone to go down a dark path. He without a doubt stops Naruto from the despair he would have from being alone.
Why is it just now I am realizing this? Perhaps because Itachi is an Uchiha I felt as if he had some responsibility in the Uchiha issue as well. Perhaps that's why I've been fine so far putting all the pressure on him. But Kiyotaka, he is just a talented civilian boy who stepped up where I failed. He knows nothing of Naruto but yet befriends him. Kiyotaka has no responsibility, no reason to help Naruto but yet he has. His actions have shown me I'm leaving my responsibilities to people who they do not belong to. I promised Minato and Kushina that I'll take care of their child. I should have been there for the boy so much more. It is my responsibility to take care of the village, Uchiha or not. This is not the reusability of Itachi.
The burning feeling in my chest seemed to burn even more. My thoughts were cut off as I heard something slam into the window. I looked over to see a crow with sharingan in each eye. Itachi? Just as I moved to open the window the crow popped away. I instantly knew something was wrong. The crow would only pop if Itachi ran out of chakra or if something happened to him. Itachi is not out on a mission, are we being attacked? No, the border guards would have sent news of ninjas from another village coming.
Instantly a name came to my mind, Danzo.
"ANBU." I called out as four ANBU landed in front of me. "Go and get every ANBU available, search for Itachi Uchiha, first search within the village and if you don't find him then go into the woods outside of the village. I want every inch of the land of fire to search!" I commanded.
Danzo, if you're doing what I think you are then this time I will not let my emotions get in the way as they did with Orochimaru. I will personally kill you myself Danzo.
Fugaku's pov
I looked up as the rain came down and hit my face. This is rather odd, the sky was so clear just a few minutes ago and now it's raining. Well, the weather is unpredictable I suppose.
I stopped thinking about it and kept walking through the path I was on. I was coming back from a solo A rank mission I was tasked with. It was a simple assassin mission of a bandit boss. He had come into the land of fire with an army of 47 bandits. For the pass 2 weeks they have been going around some towns and robbing, raping and killing people within those towns.
As I kept walking I quickly turned my head to the right as I heard a loud explosion go off. I watched as two crows flew off from the explosions. I narrowed my eyes as I noticed the crows had sharingans in their eyes. Itachi. I pushed chakra into my feet and quickly moved towards where I noticed the explosion.
Itachi is my son, as much as him and I don't see eye to eye a lot. I love him. He and Sasuke are the joy of my life. I'll be damned if I'll walk away from a fight which I believe my son is involved in.
Itachi's pov
For the past hour and a half Shisui and I have been walking deeper and deeper into the woods just outside of Konoha. Shisui looked at me and I nodded as we both came to a complete stop. We were being followed, and as far as I could sense it was by more than 70 people, it could possibly even be 100.
"You know, for a bunch of spies you guys sure do suck at hiding your chakra signature." Shisui told them. Soon Shisui and I watched as people with plain white masks and ANBU gear jumped down. Shisui and I both knew who these ANBU belonged to.
"They're with Danzo, they won't talk with us, considering they're getting their weapons out I'm sure you know what their orders are." I told Shisui as I watched many of them get into their battle stance.
"Yeah I know." Shisui said as he grabbed his own sword. I activated my sharingan and grabbed my own sword as well. It seems like Danzo will stop at nothing to make sure the Uchihas are all killed off. Something which I will not allow. If Shisui and I are able to survive Danzo, you better run as far as you can because I will hunt you down and kill you.
Soon the first ROOT ANBU made their move.