Shisui Uchiha made his presence known in this strange world and he was set to depart the next day because the villagers now knew it was possible to fight back against the bandits.
It wasn't his job to see if they survived this battle or faltered at the hands of the bandits.
He had given the spark and it was up to them to maintain that spark and the Uchiha knew it was time to depart.
He applied a very powerful genjutsu on the family and made sure that they forgot about him, replacing the information with something a lot more covet.
A normal person came into the house that looked nothing like, effectively altering not only their perception of him but covering up his tracks.
"How did I get here…" Shisui thought to himself, he knew this wasn't a genjutsu or he would have noticed.
Everything that was happening was real so who could be the caster of such a powerful technique?
This was what worried him the most but there was one name that came to mind.
A person known as the seeker of all knowledge and that was Orochimaru.
The Uchiha massacre was already a thing of the past, an event the couldn't stop in this timeline as well.
He, however, had to find Orochimaru but the thing about this serpent was that he couldn't be found unless he wanted to.
He couldn't believe Itachi became a traitor but knew his best friend must have his reasons.
Itachi wasn't one to do something unless there was absolutely no choice and the fact that he spared Sasuke told him that.
This Itachi in this world must be different from the one in his as he had no problems cutting down his brother, that was how he was able to challenge the Uchiha clan in the first place.
He had the Mangekyou Sharingan but Shisui had alll these thoughts while traveling to the last known location of Orochimaru in his world which was the Land of Waves.
Shisui disappeared in a blur, using his famous body flicker technique that was so fast, people mistook it for teleportation.
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Shisui journeyed to the Land of Waves but he disguised himself with the transformation technique to take the form of a regular farmer that wouldn't raise any suspicion should he be seen but to his surprise, the road was almost deserted.
This place was always bustling with people and traders in his world but it was the opposite in this.
He could tell the moment he stepped within the borders that this place didn't have or see the same success as the Land of Waves in his verse however this didn't concern him.
He was here to find Orochimaru, a man he has been watching under the orders of Hiruzen but it was clear that if Orochimaru was here, the influence he had must have been limited for this place to be in such a state.
"Hey! You there! What are you doing?" A voice called out to Shisui but Shisui didn't need to panic because he was in a transformed state.
"I-I'm just a farmer… I am here to sell my goods…" Shisui said, his voice sounding tired matching his unkempt appearance.
The man simply chuckled as he walked up to Shisui, Shisui knew instinctively that this man was trouble.
"Trade? There is no trading here! Everything here goes to Lord Gato and I am sure he would appreciate your… offering," The man mocked, kicking Shisui to the ground in the process.
Shisui could easily dispose of him but he couldn't raise any attention, who was Gato?
"Gato? Who is Gato?" Shisui asked in a weakened voice but his body language showed no signs that he was about to resist.
"Huh? Are you dumb? Did I say you could ask me questions?" The man asked before kicking Shisui right in the face and proceeding to take everything of value off him.
Shisui had a bruised face but the damage was minimal and Shisui barely felt any pain in reality.
After the man was done robbing him, Shisui got on his knees and bowed his head.
"P-Please my village needs help! I can bring as many goods as you want but we need help with the bandits plaguing it!" Shisui pleaded and this was ironic because the villgae in this scenario was the one he had just come from.
The man took a bite of the apple and found that it was one of the sweetest he has eaten in his entire life, the richness wasn't something that could be found around here.
This farmer, whoever he was, had access to some highly nutritious fruits and he was certain that Lord Gato would like to meet him.
Shisui knew that if Gato was the leader of these people then that would be his best chance at getting to Orochimaru but he was well aware that these individuals weren't good people either.
He had to thread carefully and figure out if there were ninjas or not among them because if there was, his transformation might be seen through even though Shisui was confident in his skills.
"Follow me old man!" The man instructed, Shisui knew that if he was younger or otherwise, this man would have been more cautious but who would be wary of a man that could barely walk on his own two feet?
Shisui picked the perfect transformation for this task and he made headway into the Land of Waves.
Gato was a powerful man that liked to isolate and monopolize certain businesses and if Shisui does give him the location of the village that he had just come from.
There was no doubt that what happened in the Land of Waves would befall them.