Aah…
"It feels so good. I haven't had such a pleasant sleep in the past two years."
Izuna lazily stretches out his hands and yawns. Before he could open his eyes properly, he is bear-hugged by somebody.
"My Izuna, you are alright. Thank god, nothing happened to you."
"I am alright, mom. I was just exhausted from the fight. Nothing happened to me." Izuna hugs his mother.
"Ok! Ok!... Mother was worried about you." Aiko leaves Izuna from her embrace.
She picks up an apple from the nearby basket and peels it for him.
"Izuna Nii-san… Izuna nii-san… IZUNA NII-san… Captain…
Shisui, Itachi, Sasuke, Naruto, and Kakashi barge inside the room. He slowly sits up and greets everyone.
"Yo!.. you all seem quite energetic as usual."
Naruto jumps on Izuna and hugs him. Shisui, Itachi, and Sasuke walk near him.
"Thank God, Nii-san! You are fine. We were worried about you."
"Your Nii-san won't go down this easily. It will take more than that to take me down." Izuna flashes a smile to them.
"I will become a strong Ninja-like you, Izuna Nii-san. Dattebyo!" Naruto raises his fist.
"Yes, of course. Our Naruto will become the strongest Hokage right." Izuna cheers Naruto.
"Yes, Dattebyo!"
Izuna notices the gloomy expression of Sasuke and Itachi.
"What's the matter, Sasuke? Why are you so upset?"
Sasuke hugs Izuna and tears up.
"Nii-san… I was sleeping with Mother. Then… then…
Sasuke continues to sob. Izuna pats his head to calm him down.
… I heard a large explosion. The explosion woke me up. Mother tried to make me fall asleep, but I pretended to fall asleep. Later I saw Uncle Yagami carrying father on his shoulders to our house through the window. Sob… sob…
Father's entire body was purple. I think he was poisoned, I read the symptoms of poison in a book. Mother left me to tend to father…."
Sasuke pulls Izuna's sleeves.
"Father will be alright, Nii-san!... He will, right?�� Sasuke questions Izuna with teary eyes.
"Yes, yes… he will be alright. Tsunade-san is the best doctor in our village. She will nurse Uncle Fugaku to full health. Everything will be alright."
Sasuke continues...
"Then.. then I saw a man wearing a cloak with a red cloud pattern enter inside Grandma Furi's house. I heard Grandma Furi's scream and… and… I saw the cloaked man… stabbing a kunai in Grandma Furi's neck. Waah…"
Sasuke starts to wail.
Izuna pats Sasuke's head while consoling him,
"Everything will be alright, Sasuke. We will find the culprit and will make him pay for his crimes."
Sasuke cries for a while. Tears flow from Sasuke's eyes as he hugs Izuna and passes out.
Izuna senses a small flux of chakra in Sasuke's body directed towards his eyes.
'Looks like Sasuke awakened his Sharingan. It must have put a burden on Sasuke's body since Sasuke is such an emotional kid.'
Izuna closes his eyes and gathers some Nature energy. He directs the Nature energy in Sasuke's body and rejuvenates his body.
Sasuke soundly sleeps in his arms. Izuna picks him and lays him on the bed beside him. Aiko walks towards Sasuke and caresses him.
"Poor kid!... He suffered such trauma at such an age." Aiko continues to caress Sasuke. She turns towards Kakashi.
"How are you doing, Kakashi-kun?" Aiko asks Kakashi.
"I am doing fine, Aiko-san. Father is also fine, he is mostly busy with the elder council and stuff." Kakashi takes an apple from Aiko.
"So, what are you doing here, Naruto? Shouldn't you be at home?" Izuna question Naruto.
"Nii-san… Tsunade Baa-san and Shizune Nee-san are busy in the hospital. There are lots of sick people today for some reason. So, Tsunade Baa-san brought me to the hospital. I saw Shisui nii-san and others. So, I followed them."
Izuna pats Naruto's head.
"Ok! Naruto, I have to talk some serious matter with Itachi and Shisui. You should go and play over there."
"Ok! Nii-san." Naruto dashes away.
Izuna looks towards Itachi for a while. Shisui walks up to him and mutters something in his ear. Izuna nods and addresses Itachi.
"Itachi, you are strong. Both in mind and body. Don't allow this incident to break your strong will and resolve. It is fine to feel hatred. Channel that hatred towards your enemies and burn them with it…
Itachi clenches his fist and closes his eyes as the memory of that incident appears in his mind. The sense of helplessness and despair tries to overwhelm him.
"… don't get consumed by your hatred. Hatred is born in order to protect the love. You have a family behind you. All of us worry and care for you. Channel that love and make it your strength.
I am sure you will be able to overcome this incident and will be able to lead the Uchiha clan in the future. You will be the future leader of the Uchiha clan."
Itachi opens his eyes to reveal Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Yes, Izuna nii-san. I will try my best." Itachi nods his head with firm resolve.
"Yes, I believe in you."
Izuna nods his head.
Knock… knock…
A medical-nin knocks on the door.
"Come in, please."
The medical-nin enters the room and informs them.
"Fugaku Uchiha has gained consciousness. I am sure all of you are eager to meet him."
Itachi quickly dashes out of the room. Shisui and Aiko follow him.
The Medical-nin nods to Izuna.
"It has been a while, Izuna-kun."
"Yes, it has been a while, Sayori-san. I am fine. Please look after other people."
Sayori walks out of the room. Only Kakashi and Izuna remain in the room.
Kakashi walks near Izuna and speaks,
"How are you doing, Captain?...
"Kakashi, I am not your Captain anymore. Just call me Izuna like you did before." Izuna interrupts Kakashi.
Kakashi ignores Izuna's remark and continues.
...this incident... I never expected Danzo was involved in this matter. He tried to win me over multiple times in his Root... but I refused him every time.
I never expected him to possess such sinister means." Kakashi takes support against the wall while eating the apple.
Izuna silently stares outside of the window while pondering on something.
'Should I reveal the identity of the masked man to Kakashi?'
Izuna ponders for a while before shaking his head.
'Kakashi is not ready yet. He may have overcome the grief... but deep down I can still feel a guilty conscience from him. If I reveal Obito's identity to him, then I am sure just like canon Naruto... Kakashi will chase after Obito.
Things are different for Obito. He is being manipulated by Zetsu, but Sasuke was different. I think it is not viable to reveal the truth yet.'
Sigh…
Izuna sighs and looks towards Kakashi.
"Kakashi!... Danzo hired Akatsuki for the job. Akatsuki is full of S-rank criminals and above.
In the future, we will have to face them again. I want you to grow stronger. So, if you meet them in the future, you will be able to fight evenly against them."
"This… Captain… are Akatsuki members really so strong? The village doesn't have much intel on their members." Kakashi asks him.
"Yes, they are very strong. You can not fight them alone." Izuna throws a scroll towards Kakashi.
Kakashi catches the scroll and reads it. His expression turns ugly as he reads the scroll. Kakashi returns the scroll to Izuna.
Sigh…
"All of them are monsters. The Akatsuki members are powerful. I never expected this. They have a god, zombie, and undead on their side. What a drag!"
Kakashi sighs and finishes the apple.
"…"
Izuna speechlessly looks at Kakashi.
'Looks like he has picked my habit of using words from my former world. But what's with this Nara clan's verbal tic.'
"Kakashi! You lazy bum. You should train, otherwise I will inform Uncle Sakumo about your new hobby."
Izuna pulls out a book from Kakashi's rear pocket.
"Icha Icha Paradise! Quite a weird hobby you have picked Kakashi."
Kakashi immediately snatches the book and caress it.
"I am a man of culture, and this book is the holy grail for every man of culture. It is such a great book by the Legendary Sannin Jiraiya…"
"..."
"… it is a complex book involving the adventures of a brave hero. How the hero falls in love with his heroine? How both of them confess their first love to each other and how their adventures entail with many ups and down?" Kakashi explains the plot of the book as he has a perverted expression on his face.
"Really…"
Izuna remarks with disinterest and disapproval.
"That pervert Jiraiya has come up this. Should I inform Tsunade about it?"
"No… don't do it or I will expose your dark secrets to the entire village." Kakashi immediately shouts at Izuna.
"My dark secrets! What dark secrets?"
Kakashi reaches near Izuna's ear and mutters something. Izuna's expression turn ugly.
"No! you don't Kakashi. Don't you dare reveal it to anybody?"
Izuna screams in fluster.
"Ok! Ok! I won't. This is a promise between man. You won't do anything to my holy grail, I won't reveal your secrets." Kakashi smirks.
"You got me, Kakashi Hatake. Fine, it's a deal, but keep your end of the promise. Also, let's meet up in Training ground 7 for more training at a later date."
Whistle… whistle…
Kakashi walks out of the room while whistling.
'Damn! How did this jerk found about that?'
Izuna chomps down an entire apple to release some of his frustration.
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At the Leaf Village Cemetery,
The remaining members of the Uchiha clan are silently mourning the death of their loved ones. Fugaku Uchiha silently stands at the front of the clan as his eyes are closed.
'My clan has met with such an unfortunate incident and I was powerless to do anything.'
Fugaku clenches his fist as he stares at the gravestone of his friends and clan members.
"Almost sixty percent… almost sixty percent of Uchiha clan members died in this incident."
Fugaku remembers the tally of dead clansmen.
"Seventy people were slaughtered in this attack. They were assassinated silently and most of them were killed in gruesome ways."
Nerves popped out in Fugaku's hand as he clenched his fist harder. Blood leaks from his palm.
"Our once noble clan of elites has fallen to such a down crest position. Most of the remaining members are non-shinobis and only a handful of them are ninjas."
Mikoto pulls Fugaku's hand and shakes her head. Fugaku sighs and closes his eyes.
The remaining Uchiha clan silently prays for the rest of the dead as tears flow from their eyes. Izuna silently mourns the death of his clan members as he remembers the faces of some clan members.
'Many of them were so kind and friendly to me. But I allowed them to die such an unfortunate death.
Some things still happened despite my presence. But I never expected Danzo to be alive and hire Akatsuki to start a slaughter.
Next time, if I see any Akatsuki member; I will kill them with no hesitation. There will be no mercy for them.'
Tears flow through his eyes as he recalls the state of many corpses. Most of their eyes were missing. Some corpses have even their heart stolen and some of them were dismembered beyond recognition.
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Crunch… crunch…
Izuna lifts his head as he hears the sound of footsteps crushing the gravel in the cemetery.
"It was an unfortunate turn of series; all of you have my condolences."
Hiruzen and the rest of the elder council members slowly approach the Uchiha clan and stand beside them.
They close their eyes to pay homage to the dead.
"Uchiha clan has fallen out of grace. With their downfall, they are no longer a part of the noble clans of Konoha."
Koharu closes her eyes as she mutters these words.
"Looks like some subtle changes are going to happen in the power scale of the village…."
Homura remarks as he closes his eyes.
Izuna raises his eyebrows as he hears the content of the conversation.
'These pairs of old bones are playing politics at such an occasion. I have to somehow kick them out of the elder council. They have corroded the village together with Danzo.
It's time for some new people to join the council. I have to think of a way to instate Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage.
Sigh… But she won't abide by my request. I have already asked too much from her.'
Izuna looks at the carving of Minato on the Hokage Monument.
'Minato, Kushina, I will revive you soon. Just wait a bit longer.'
"Koharu, Homura!... let's leave the political matter for the later meeting. We are in the middle of a funeral." Hiruzen reminds them.
Koharu and Homura stop their conversation and closes their eyes.
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After the funeral ceremony,
The Uchiha clan members slowly disperse as they tend to the graves of their loved ones.
Fugaku slowly walks in front of his family. Sasuke is holding Mikoto's hand as he silently stares at the grave of an old woman.
"Sasuke! Let's give some company to Grandma Furi." Mikoto carries Sasuke towards one of the grave.
Fugaku stares at Izuna, Shisui, and Itachi for a while before a sigh escapes from his mouth.
Sigh…
"You three are the hope of the Uchiha clan. With so many capable ninjas gone, the Uchiha clan will suffer from further prejudice and scorn.
The nine-tails incident had already soiled our reputation with false rumors and then the Coup d'état."
Fugaku stares at Shisui and Itachi.
"You were aware, father!" Itachi gulps his saliva.
"Who do you think am I? I already suspected you as a double agent when I saw you snooping around near various elder's house."
Fugaku activates his Mangekyo Sharingan and shows it to Itachi. Shisui and Itachi are surprised to see his Mangekyo..
"During the third Shinobi war, I lost a close friend of mine and gained the power of Mangekyo."
Izuna activates his Mangekyo Sharingan and shows Fugaku.
"You aren't the only one who lost a friend in the third war, Fugaku-san."
Shisui and Itachi also activate their Mangekyo Sharingan.
"What?" Fugaku's eyes widen as he stares at the group.
"I expected Izuna-kun to have the power of Mangekyo. But Shisui and even you Itachi?"
"Father! I awakened my Mangekyo in this massacre." Itachi replies sadly.
Sigh…
Fugaku sighs and pats Itachi's shoulder.
"You have gone through a lot recently. I don't want Sasuke to go through similar things. So, let's try to protect that smile of his."
Itachi looks at the sad expression of Sasuke, who is praying in front of the grave.
"Yes, father! I will protect that smile of his."
Itachi turns to Shisui and speaks,
"Shisui nii-san, I think I have found my Ninja way. I don't have any big ambition or goals. I just want to protect the smile of my family. I don't want to feel the same sense of despair and helplessness again. So, I will grow stronger to protect that smile."
Shisui smiles at Itachi and pats his head.
"Yes, you will. I will always have your back." Shisui places his arm on Itachi's shoulder."
"And I will have yours." Izuna hugs both of them.
Fugaku looks at their interaction and a smile replaces his ever-present frown.
'Looks like there is still hope for my Uchiha clan. But first, I have to deal with the dirty politics of the village.'
Fugaku frowns as he spots an Anbu member walking towards him.
Izuna and the rest notice him too. Izuna nods to Shisui and Itachi. Both of them flicker away.
After relaying the message to Fugaku, the Anbu member flickers away.
"I will accompany you Fugaku-san." Izuna walks towards and stands in front of Fugaku.
Fugaku ponders for a while before he nods his head.
"That would be great. Let's go to the meeting."
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Inside the meeting room,
Various elders of the village sit around a large round table. Hiruzen sits in the middle of the table with Koharu and Homura on his sides.
Many other clan leaders are also taking part in the meeting. Fugaku and Izuna enter inside the meeting room.
Koharu and Homura frown when they notice Izuna in this meeting.
"What's the meaning of this, Fugaku Uchiha? It is a meeting of council elders and clan leaders. Why have you brought a clan member in this meeting?" Koharu questions Fugaku.
Izuna stares at Koharu.
"It's fine, Koharu. Izuna Uchiha is an elite jounin of our village. His achievements are more than enough to grant him an elder position in the village council. If it wasn't for his age, I would have upvoted him for Hokage's position." Hiruzen interrupts Koharu.
'What?... This pervert old geezer has such a high opinion of me.'
Hmph…
Koharu snorts and ignores Hiruzen's remark.
'This granny wants an early retirement. She fricking lived till Naruto's reign as a Hokage and interferes in his rule. Soon, I will give her a long vacation.'
Izuna takes a seat beside Sakumo and calmly looks at the rest of the clan leaders.
'Hmm… From their expression, I can see that Hyuga clan, Aburame clan, Nara clan, Yamanaka clan, and Akimichi clan have no feud with Uchiha clan…'
He continues to stare at the rest of the middle-sized clan members.
'Huh!... Kurama clan leader seems to be excited a little. From his heartbeat, his erratic breathing, I can feel his excitement. Hmm… let's see what he has to say during this meeting.'
Soon, all clan leaders arrive for the meeting. Hiruzen raises his hand and signals the start of the meeting.
"Let's start the meeting."
Hiruzen stands up and walks to the center of the round table to address the clan leaders.
"As all of you know, the Uchiha clan was attacked two days ago. In the night's silence, Akatsuki members attacked the Uchiha clan and killed most of their members."
Hiruzen pauses and stares at the rest of the people. The clan leader nods their head.
"This attack placed a heavy burden on the power structure of the village. We have lost almost all of the Police Force members and the security of the village is in jeopardy. So, I would like to…"
"I have something to say, Hokage-sama." Izuna interrupts Hiruzen.
Homura frowns and rebukes Izuna.
"Brat! We are still in the middle of our discussion. Don't interrupt the meeting and waste our time."
Hiruzen silently stares at their interaction as he awaits Izuna's response.
Bam…
Izuna smashes the table and stands up.
"The matters of village politics has got nothing to do with me. I want to ask the elder council, especially you two…
Izuna points fingers at Koharu and Homura.
"Why haven't you announced the name of the instigator of the Uchiha Massacre event yet?"
Bam…
The table breaks from the force exerted by Izuna. Fugaku looks at Izuna and wonders.
'It was worth it to bring him here. He can voice his opinion and thoughts much more openly than me.'
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A/N:- Uchiha clan is in a weird spot right now. They are suspected of the Nine-tails incident and the Coup d'état. This massacre has declined their power. I want Uchiha clan to assert their dominance. So, the next two chapters will have some politics stuff involved. This is required for the plot and for the Uchiha clan to grow as a powerhouse.
PS: Hyuga Affair Part-3 will be released tomorrow alongside regular chapter.
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