Chapter 16
While he was observing the village, a cloaked black figure appeared behind him and kneeled before saying, "Danzo sama, I have something to report."
The man on the balcony was s.h.i.+mura Danzo. He was the head of the s.h.i.+mura clan, a close friend of Hiruzen, and the leader of a portion of the ANBU Black Ops known as Root. Without turning to his subordinate he said, "Well, get on with it."
The cloaked man then said, "The Uchiha and Senju clan heads met last night for an unknown reason. Toka sama and her two children had dinner at the Uchiha estate. That is all I know at this time."
Danzo was intrigued. Since he was taught by Tobirama, he inherited his lack of trust towards the Uchiha clan. He would prefer them dead. It was no easy task but he was sure he could figure out a way to accomplish his goal over time. He then said, "Keep monitoring the situation. Report back to me when you know more. Something is happening and I want to know what it is. You are dismissed." The figure nodded before saying, "Yes Danzo sama." As he said this, he was gone.
Meanwhile, Nawaki had just finished his breakfast. While he was eating, he was thinking about what had happened the previous night. He had noticed something when he entered sage mode.
He could sense the presence of several people surrounding the Uchiha estate. It was as if they were keeping tabs on the clan head. Nawaki decided that he should inform Shunsui of this and give him some advice to improve the clan's reputation.
As he made his way over to the Uchiha estate, he sensed someone tailing him. He kept moving to pretend that he didn't notice. He noticed a dango shop and entered. He bought a stick of dango but the real purpose of entering the shop was for the other thing he did. He created a wood clone and had it exit the shop while he sat down inside the shop and at his dango with his eyes closed. He sensed his clone continue towards the Uchiha estate. As it did, he also sensed the unknown person continue to follow him from the roofs above.
Nawaki sighed. He had a feeling that he knew exactly who was following him. He didn't know the ident.i.ty of the person but he knew who they a.s.sociated with. He slipped his free hand into his kunai pouch and pulled out one of his three p.r.o.nged kunai with the flying raijin seal on it. He flipped it around his finger a few times as he stood up and exited the dango shop.
Once outside, Nawaki closed his eyes and lightly gripped the kunai in his hand. He lowered the kunai to his left hip. In one fluid motion, he snapped his hand in a diagonal motion across his body and released the kunai that flew right over the roofs above. In a flash, he was gone.
On the roof, a cloaked figure was tailing what he thought was Nawaki. In a flash, a blur appeared behind up. Nawaki's real body had teleported to the kunai he threw and while still in the air he twisted his body and delivered a spinning kick to the back of the person's head.
Once he landed, Nawaki looked at the victim as he dismissed his wood clone. He immediately recognized the attire. He had just taken down one of Danzo's root operatives. Nawaki sighed and placed his hand on the operatives shoulder. In a flash he was gone with the unconscious body.
He reappeared in the hallway outside Hiruzen's office. Nawaki knocked on the door and Hiruzen said, "Come in." Nawaki opened the door and dragged the body into the Hokage's office. Hiruzen's eyes widened as he noticed the body. He then said, "Is he dead?"
Nawaki chuckled and said, "He'll wish he was. This guy was tailing me as I was making my way through town earlier. I've sensed guys like him watching me and my family since he had dinner with Shunsui last night. What is going on? Does Danzo have
Hiruzen raised his brow and asked, "What do you know about Danzo?" Nawaki then replied, "I know enough. Oji sama told me a bit about him. He hates the Uchiha and is involved in the ANBU. This guy isn't one of your ANBU so that means he must be one of Danzo's. You do realize giving that man power will come back to bite you in the a.s.s right?"
Hearing this, Hiruzen sighed before saying, "As you said, this guy you brought me is one of Danzo's. He is part of Root. It seems you already know about them. Seems like I'll need to have a talk with my old friend."
Nawaki scoffed and then said, "That you do Hokage sama. And just so you know, my mother and Shunsui will be hearing about this. Don't come crying to me when Danzo's actions come back on you. Despite what he says, he only works for himself. He does not act in the interest of the village. I will be going now. I hope you can deal with this situation and prevent it from escalating."
Hiruzen said nothing as Nawaki walked out of his office and closed the door. He knew this would spell trouble. Especially with the newfound friends.h.i.+p between the Uchiha and Senju.
Hiruzen sighed and quickly wrote up a note. As he sealed it, be signaled and two ANBU emerged from the shadows. Hiruzen handed him the letter and said, "Tora, deliver this to Danzo immediately. I expect him to be in my office within the hour. Inu, deliver the Root operative to the interrogation unit. Make sure they check him for seals before doing anything. I want to know everything."
Once Nawaki was in the hallway, he teleported back to the Senju estate. He entered the front door and navigated through his house to the study. Inside, he found his mother reading some intelligence reports. She turned to him and said, "What can I do for you Nawaki?"
Nawaki sighed and said, "Would you please come with me? We need to go have a chat with our new friend." Toka raised her brow before saying, "Okay. This must be important if it can't wait. Lead the way sweetie." Nawaki and Toka then accompanied each other across town.
As they walked, Nawaki signaled to his mother. She saw it and understood that they were being tailed. Nawaki tilted his head towards the weapons store on his right and she nodded. They both entered. Similar to before, Nawaki created two wood clones and transformed one into his mother.
Seeing this, she nodded. Nawaki made some hand signals to her. There were 3 root operatives observing them. Nawaki sat down on the floor and entered the lotus position. After about a minute, he entered sage mode. Toka smiled as she saw the marking form on his face. They looked exactly like her father's.
Nawaki had the two clones exit the shop with a bag of various items he purchased to keep up appearances. He observed that two of the operatives remained as the third followed the two clones. It seemed as if they had learned from their previous mistake. Nawaki sighed and created another two clones. He had them leave the shop.
Yet again, just one of the operatives left to tail the clones. Nawaki smiled when he noticed this. It was time to put his plan into action. He walked up to the counter and purchased two masks and cloaks. He created one more wood clone of himself. Nawaki and his mother looked at each other and nodded. The clone and Toka put on the masks and cloaks and exited the shop. They pretended to look around and then they took off down the street.
Once Nawaki sensed the last operative begin tailing the clone and his mother, he reached into his kunai pouch and removed another three p.r.o.nged kunai. He then exited the shop. Closing his eyes he threw the kunai and disappeared in a flash.
As the kunai flew past the operative, Nawaki appeared and knocked the man out with one hit to the head. His taijutsu was extremely lethal when in sage mode so he had to hold back. In a fluid motion, he grabbed the unconscious man's collar, grabbed the kunai, and threw it again.
Once again, he teleported to the kunai, knocked out the next operative and repeated. He had quickly incapacitated all three Root operatives and knelt down on the roof with the three bodies. He sighed, grabbed the three bodies, and teleported to the hallway outside Hiruzen's office. Without knocking, he flung the door open.
Hiruzen looked up from his paperwork with surprise. Nawaki shot him a glare. If looks could kill, he would have dropped dead on the spot. As soon as Nawaki dropped the bodies, he disappeared in a flash. Just like last time, Hiruzen signaled and 3 ANBU agents emerged from the shadows. Without having to say anything they picked up the bodies and transported them to the interrogation unit.
Nawaki reappeared next to his mother. He had given Toka a necklace with a small charm on it. It was inscribed with the seals for the flying raijin. He did this so that he could always get to his mother if anything ever happened. He turned to her and said, "It's done. You can remove the disguise." Toka removed the mask and cloak to reveal an angry face. A slight amount of killing intent leaked out but she took a deep breath and controlled herself. The aura dissipated.
As she did, Nawaki's wood clones returned and he reabsorbed them. He looked to Toka and said, "Here's the plan. There were three tailing us. However, there are going to be more surrounding the Uchiha compound. I want you to approach the estate like nothing is wrong and greet Shunsui. Please inform him of what is about to happen. I'd give it about 30 seconds after you enter before I start dropping the bodies next to the two of you."
Toka nodded and she turned to walk towards the Uchiha estate. Nawaki entered the shadows and erased his presence. Once she arrived at the Uchiha estate, she knocked and was greeted by a smiling Shunsui who said, "To what do I owe this pleasure Toka?" Toka looked to him with contempt and motioned that they should go inside. Shunsui frowned and led her inside.
Once they entered the study Shunsui activated a set of seals on the walls to conceal the room. Toka sighed and then said, "I don't know all the details but Nawaki is about to deliver some ANBU operatives to us." As she said this, there was a flash as a body dropped on the floor next to them. One by one, 15 bodies piled up next to them. Once the last one landed, Nawaki appeared next to his mother with the sage markings on his face and a disgusted expression.
Shunsui then sighed and said, "Nawaki, please enlighten us." Nawaki then explained what was going on. He revealed how he sensed the operatives around the estate the previous night and how his family started to be observed after their dinner.
Once Nawaki finished speaking a large amount of killing intent was released. Both Toka and Shunsui were furious. The two clan heads looked to each other before Toka said, "Let's go pay Hiruzen a visit."
As the three furiously walked towards the Hokage's mansion, Nawaki thought to himself. 'Well s.h.i.+t, I've really done it now. Might as well throw almost everything I know out the window.' Kensho then said, "Yeah, you just completely changed the course of history. I'm quite excited to see what happens." The three of them entered the building and blew past the front desk. They stormed right up to Hiruzen's office. Without knocking, Shunsui slammed the door open as they walked in.
The two men in the office were slightly startled as they turned to the door. Shunsui let his killing intent fly as he said, "Danzo, thanks for being here. You have spared me the effort of finding you myself." Hiruzen sighed as he prepared himself for the s.h.i.+t show that was about to take place.