The ninja tools and weapons class passed without any major incident. Now, it is time for the Chakra and hand seals class. Nothing major, I wasn't aware of. The instructor began to teach the twelve basic hand seals. He took out a chart depicting the skills and hung it on the blackboard.
The kids began to memorize the hand seals. The instructor performed the hand seals one by one to show them to us. After we memorized the seals, he gave a leaf to all of us present in the class and taught the 'Leaf Concentration Exercise' to help us focus better and improve our Chakra control. I was pretty bored in the class and all my excitement from before died down. I can learn better things at home from mother and father.
Guess, I will just send a Shadow Clone from tomorrow onwards. My Chakra reserves are very high, so nobody will be suspicious of me for using clone as a substitute. If it comes to worst, I can just ask for early graduation. Afterall, Kakashi graduated from Academy in just 4 months at the age of five and became a Chunnin at the age of 6.
After the academy lessons were over, I walked out of the Academy with a bunch of fangirls chasing behind me. This was the perk of being an Uchiha with the cool looks and cold attitude, but I got a headache from their continuous pestering.
'I am thinking of a way to survive here and enjoy myself at the same time. But the balance is hard, I will have to relax from time to time. When the Ichiraku Ramen will open, I will be the first customer to try that Ramen.'
After getting out of the Academy entrance, I flickered out and disappeared from their vision. The girls continued to search for me for a while. I watched them while hiding behind a tree when all of them dispersed I went back inside the Academy to meet the Jounin Instructor.
I went to the front Training ground and sat below a tree as I meditated while waiting for the Jounin instructor to appear. After 15 minutes of wait, the jounin instructor appeared in front of me. There was a girl around 9 years of age with him, apparently his daughter.
During the class, I didn't particularly pay any particular attention to the Jounin. But now I began to check his appearance.
He had black hair and ringed red eyes. I was surprised when I saw those eyes and for a moment I mistook him for an Uchiha. I intently stared at his eyes and noticed the lack of tomoes in his eyes.
'So, he is not an Uchiha.' As I continued to inspect him.
He had a distinctive jawline and his standard jounin outfit had longer sleeves than usual. He wore blue Shinobi sandals and tied his forehead protector like a bandanna to his head.
I ignored the girl as I continued inspecting the Jounin. The girl got irritated by my attitude as she angrily snapped,
"Father, why you brought me here to the academy? I am a genin already, why I have to come to the academy?"
She pointed at me and asked,
"And who is this rude guy?"
I was perplexed by her behavior.
'How come am I rude? Aren't you the rude one? You called me here without any reason, I have training to do. Stop wasting my time if there isn't any matter.'
"My name is Izuna Uchiha. I just joined the academy today."
I introduced my self to the girl as I start to inspect her.
She has long black untamed hair reaching all the way to her upper back. Her eyes were similar to her father, red eyes with a ring in them. She wore the standard kunoichi genin outfit with her forehead protector tied on her forehead.
Her appearance seemed familiar to me as it clicked my mind.
'Damn! Isn't she Kurenai as a child? That's pretty wild, I didn't expect to meet her. I tried to recall Kurenai's father's name but wasn't able to recall it. Maybe he was never mentioned in the anime or was a minor side character.'
As if right on cue, Kurenai began to introduce herself,
"I am Kurenai Yuhi. I graduated this year from the academy and I am genin now."
She flashed her forehead protector to me. I looked at her like I was looking at an idiot. Though I won't mind hooking up with her but for now I have priorities. I looked at Kurenai's father and asked,
"May I ask why you called me here today? I think I didn't do anything in particular to warrant your interest except the genjutsu in the morning."
He nodded at me as he began to introduce himself,
"I am Shinku Yuhi. One of the jounin instructors of the academy. Though you harmed your classmates, it wasn't an intentional act. I haven't called you here for that. What I am interested in is your genjutsu? I specialize in genjutsu and kenjutsu, but I am busy with the work from the academy."
He pointed at Kurenai as he spoke,
"Your genjutsu skills are pretty good. So, I would like you to practice with my daughter Kurenai and help her train in genjutsu."
I shook my head in denial as I said,
"I am sorry Sensei! I am just a kid. What can I teach a genin and also I have to do some training after the academy and I won't be able to help her."
Shinku was disappointed by my response but he tried to persuade me as he pointed out.
"Besides Genjutsu, I am also skilled in Kenjutsu, if you want I can train you in Kenjutsu while you help my daughter with her genjutsu training."
I pondered for a while, 'This doesn't seem to be a bad idea, I can learn kenjutsu while also practicing genjutsu. Also, I can skip classes with the help of a Shadow clone and in that time train in Ninjutsu and Shurikenjutsu.
I made my plan as I nodded to him,
"Ok sensei! I am ready. Tell me when and where to start the training."
Shinku replied, "We will start from tomorrow after your classes are over. The location would be training ground 5 of the village if it's fine with you."
"Ok! I will be there after the academy every day. Thank you Sensei!, I will be taking my leave now."
After Izuna left, Kurenai questioned Shinku,
"Father, why you want this kid who just joined the Academy to teach me genjutsu. Aren't you a better substitute for teaching me? What can that kid teach me?"
Shinku shook his head and replied,
"That kid has a very high talent in Genjutsu. It took me some effort to dispel the genjutsu cast by him. He is only 5 years old and is still growing. Imagine if he was at your age, how powerful would his genjutsu be? So, that's the reason I choose him to help you with your genjutsu training. Other than him, I can only think of Kurama clan members, but they are hard to deal with."
"I will believe you if you say so, father."
Kurenai nodded to her father but she wasn't convinced by her father's words and wanted to test it for herself.
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I strolled out of the academy as I decided to neglect the training for today and just tour the village. It was my first time strolling in the village on my own. I had some pocket change given to me by my mother. So, I decided to spend it to taste the street food of Konoha.
After roaming for a while, I spotted a food stall selling some Takoyaki. My stomach growled as I felt hungry. I went to the stall and bought a serving with six Takoyakis. I began to drool as I looked at the golden balls of fried batter filled with pieces of octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger, and onion. The fragrance was enchanting as I began to look around to find a nice spot to eat these Takoyakis.
Looking around for a while, I found a bench at the corner of the street. A person was sitting on the bench with his head hung down. I approached the bench and was about to sit on the bench when the person noticed my presence and looked at me.
Both of our eyes met and I was surprised to see this person here.
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Just after Akira and Aiko were escorted to Konoha,
Sakumo was worried about them. So, he decided to secretly trail and protect them. He left the responsibility for Patrol to the Vice-captain and left the borders for Konoha.
He wasn't worried about the border Patrol team as he had just warned the Iwa Anbus when he went to save Akira and Aiko. Iwa Ninjas were aware of his prowess, so they won't pull out any surprise attack on borders.
He safely escorted Akira and Aiko to the Village. After confirming their safety, he went to Hokage's Office to report about the matter.
Hiruzen was stunned to see Sakumo in the village as he questioned him,
"Sakumo! According to my knowledge, you were supposed to guard the Fire Nation's Borders. What are you doing here, neglecting your duties?"
"I was indeed on the Guard duty at the border. Yesterday, I saw Kagami Sensei's son who informed my team about his mission and asked for re-enforcement. I went as their backup and saved them from Iwa Anbus. I confronted them and successfully drove them away. The situation at the border is stable for the next few weeks as the Iwa nin would be preparing for counter-measures against me. Also, their Jounin commander is dead and their assault team is wiped out. It will take a minimum of a week for them to gather and assign a new team at the border. They have suffered considerable losses after all."
Hiruzen nodded at this as he spoke,
"It seems like Iwa was hell-bent on killing the Uchiha trio. I am surprised they were able to make it out alive, well I suppose it is because of you. I will visit them later in the hospital. So, what is your plan now Sakumo? Will you return to Border or stay in the village. Your son is quite a genius and his performance in the academy is outstanding."
"I will stay in the village for a week and then return to the Border to complete the remaining days of my duties. For now, I will go and visit Kakashi. I am sure he would be surprised to see me." Sakumo smiled as he informed Hiruzen.
"Ok! You can continue your patrol duty later." Hiruzen dismissed Sakumo as he prepared to visit the Uchiha couple in the hospital.
Sakumo went to his house to change his Ninja outfit and get washed as he was exhausted from the long journey. He was alone in the house as he was welcomed by the picture of his late wife smiling gently at him.
"Our Kakashi is five years old now Tsumi. He misses you a lot, I miss you too."
A drop of tear trickled down his face. He wiped it away as he went to take a bath.
His wife died two years ago in the Second Shinobi War. Her jounin team was lured into a trap by Amegakure and all of them were killed. Kakashi was only three at that time. Since then, he has to fulfill the role of a parent to Kakashi. But my ninja duties won't allow me to always be with Kakashi. Sakumo sighed in melancholy as he took a bath.
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Later outside the academy,
Sakumo was impatiently waiting for Kakashi to complete his classes.
"Youth!...this is youth."
He was startled by this voice as he turned around to look at the source of this voice.
A tall and well-built man with high cheek-bones, a bulbous nose, dark hair, thick eyebrows, and body hairs on wrists and forearms was walking upside down on his hands as he shouted. He had a haircut in Bowl style that was combed to his right and had a slight lift. There was a bristling mustache and a small goatee and stubble on his face. The man wore a green jumpsuit, orange striped leg warmers, and a yellow scarf around his neck.
Sakumo immediately recognized the incoming person as Might Duy who was infamous in the village as 'the Eternal Genin.' Sakumo greeted Might Duy as he asked,
"Might Duy san! How come you are at the academy?"
Might Duy stood up straight as he wiped away the dust from his clothes and replied,
"Guy was accepted in the academy as an alternate in the Academy's class course. It is time for the classes in the academy to end and I thought of training Guy a little more after his classes. After all, he is still in his ….Youth."
Sakumo nodded at Might Duy who was doing push-ups while waiting for his son.
Soon the bell of Academy rang as children began to run out of the Academy.
"I will defeat you one day Kakashi! My eternal rival."
A six-year child with a shiny bowl-style haircut with his hairs reaching his chin shouted at Kakashi. He had thick eyebrows and wore a sleeveless green jumpsuit with a red scarf tied around his neck.
"Do whatever seems fit to you." Kakashi replied nonchalantly as he prepared to go home."
"Kakashi!"
Kakashi was stunned to hear this familiar voice as he lifted his head to see the person. He was greeted by his father smiling at him. He walked to his father as he asked,
"You were supposed to be on a mission. How come you are here?"
Sakumo sighed as he reprimanded Kakashi,
"You saw your father after three weeks and this is how you greet him. I returned early due to some urgent work and Hokage-sama agreed to give me a break for a few days before I return to my work."
Kakashi began to walk expressionlessly towards their house but deep down he had a smile on his face below his mask. He turned around and spoke,
"Train me during your stay at home. I will surpass you soon."
'This kid he only thinks about training.' Sakumo shook his head as he followed Kakashi.
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Two weeks later,
Sakumo was at the entrance of the Village, he had to return to the borders to continue his patrol duty for two more weeks. Kakashi waved his hand to him to say goodbye. Sakumo waved back then he flickered and disappeared in the forest.
A few hours later, at the Hokage's office,
Hiruzen sighed as he looked at the mission request posted to them. It is an S-Rank mission posted by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. A scroll containing the various shady businesses of the Daimyo was stolen from his house by some ninjas. From the likes of it, they appeared to be mist ninja. The Daimyo is afraid of them releasing the info to peoples of the Fire Nation. This can cause huge unrest among the masses and could lead to instability in the Land of Fire.
Hiruzen clutched his head as the Daimyo had offered a huge sum of reward to handle this matter. But also warned that if they failed the mission then the funding provided by Daimyo would be reduced by 20%. That is a massive number and they couldn't afford to fail the mission.
Hiruzen began to look through the list of the candidates suitable for the mission.
'Tsunade, she isn't in the village. He crossed her name over. Jiraiya had left the village to roam around the world, that lazy disciple of mine. I can't blame him though, his information network is very useful to the village. Orochimaru is out on a mission, he will take a while to come back. Fugaku Uchiha is still wary of us because of the death of so-many Uchiha clansmen during the past few years. Sakumo, Oh! Sakumo would be the best choice.'
Hiruzen waved his hand as he summoned an Anbu.
"Go! and summon Sakumo to my office. It is an emergency."
The Anbu jumped out of the window and disappeared on the roofs. Hiruzen began to contemplate over the list of other people for the mission.
After a while, the Anbu member reappeared in the Hokage's office as he informed him about the departure of Sakumo for the borders.
"So, he left for the borders earlier this morning. Considering his prowess it would be hard to meet and inform him about the mission before tomorrow."
Hiruzen had a headache as he thought of this matter. For now, gather these people in my office. He gave a list of names to the Anbu.
Outside his office, in the lounge, the fat Daimyo was sitting on the sofa as he covered his face with a fan and sipped some tea prepared for him. He anxiously looked towards Hokage's office as he shouted,
"I want to meet Hiruzen now. Inform him, we can't delay this matter anymore or my reputation will be besmirched which won't fare well for Konoha. Deploy as many ninjas as you can, I want the mission to be a success."
The receptionist had cold-sweat trickling down her head as she tried to appease the Daimyo.
"Daimyo-Sama… Hokage Sama had sent someone to call some Jounin to work on the mission. They will be here soon, Please wait a little bit more.
Humph…
The Daimyo harrumphed angrily and continued to sip his tea.
Inside the Hokage office, ten jounins were saluting the Hokage with their one knee on the floor and head bent down. Hiruzen nodded to them as he began to explain the details of the missions.
The Jounins accepted the mission as they were ready to depart for the mission.
Later on, during the mission, the ninjas were faced with a difficult situation of saving their comrade or continuing the mission. They chose the mission over their comrades. Although the mission was accomplished, Konoha lost Two Jounin Commanders and five other jounins and ten special jounins in the mission. This was a huge loss for Konoha as many of its capable ninjas died in the mission. The heavy involvement of Seven Swordsmen of the Mist was found in the Mission.
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This is a side story chapter. I wanted to save Sakumo, as he was supposed to die during this period when Kakashi was still in the academy. So, I used the butterfly effect caused by the birth of Izuna to save Sakumo for a while. But I will only delay the inevitable for a while as I want Izuna to stop Sakumo from dying. Continue reading to figure out what will happen next.
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