บท 3: The Sage’s Path
"I did it," Kakoto said as he sat down while resting his back on a nearby tree after running without rest for many hours.
His body was covered in wounds, bruises and blood but at least he got out alive with all his limbs still attached to his body.
His right eye was bleeding and was in pain so much that he had to close it for several hours already.
He was finally able to relax his body and he fell asleep soundly in the forest far away from the village that ended his family's life.
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After many hours Kakoto woke up due to hunger.
He has not eaten anything since he escaped from Konoha.
"My whole body is aching. It seems like using my Mangekyou ability not only affects my eyes but also my whole body." He said.
The aftermath of the wounds and injuries that he suffered seems even worse after he took a nap.
On the bright side, his right eye had completely stopped bleeding.
"That man with the scar on his chin. He is the reason why I am in this kind of situation. And that masked traitor. He was supposed to be the next clan head but instead he. He...." He was clenching his teeth just thinking about the two people that destroyed his life.
He was pissed. He was unable to do anything back towards the man who killed his family and the people who were involved in the murder of his family because he was just a powerless kid who was not even able to use a fireball jutsu.
However, even though he was becoming more and more angry he quickly swept aside those thoughts as his hunger started to feel even more intense.
He searches inside the pocket that was inside his pants to see whether he has some sort of candies or snacks that he could eat to appease his hunger.
Unluckily for him, there was no such thing.
However, he did find a small pouch that contained some money.
It was not much and contained around 5,000 ryo.
"I could buy something to eat using this," Kakato said.
However, then he remembered he was not in Konoha and was now residing in the middle of nowhere.
He walked around the forest he was in to look for food like fruits or small animal tags he could eat.
A few hours passed and to his surprise, there were no signs of fruits or even animals that he could use to fill his stomach.
He realized that there was a reason why he was able to sleep soundly in the middle of the forest without any danger this was an empty forest without any kind of food or animals.
If there was some kind of wildlife present here he might have already been killed by it.
"What is this place exactly?" He thought as he looked around.
Then the bush that was behind him moved.
"What is that noise?" He said as he turned his back to see that there was nothing there.
However, he was sure he heard something.
He activated his Sharingan to see what was the thing that was near him.
He only activated his one tomoe version and not his MS( Mangekyou Sharingan) as he did not want to put unnecessary strain on his eyes and body.
"A snake?" He said as he saw the chakra of a small white snake that was watching him within the bush.
"I was hoping that it would be a boar or a deer but guess you will do." He said as he picked up a small rock that was on the ground and approached the snake.
He was planning to kill the snake after smashing its head with the rock and then roast the snake for a meal.
Then he slowly approached the snake and the snake quickly ran away when it noticed that Kakoto was approaching it with a strong killing intent while holding a rock.
"It disappeared," Kakoto said as he noticed that he couldn't sense the presence of the snake before.
"Hehehehe." Then he heard a laugh. It seemed like someone was playing a prank on him and the snake was just a decoy.
"Who are you? What do you want from me?" Makoto yelled out.
However, there was no reply.
Kakoto panicked. Is it a Konoha ninja that was sent to get his eyes? Is it that traitor who wanted to finish his business? He was terrified.
If it was a Konoha Ninja or the traitor they would not have waited for me to get up and play a prank on me. He thought as his heart was beating intensely at that time started to settle down.
Then he remembered the conversation between a few Uchiha members that he had happened to stumble across many years ago.
He doesn't fully remember all the details of it however there were two things that he really couldn't forget about the conversation that he just happened to hear accidentally.
About a rumour about how there was a location near Konoha where only people who were willing to sacrifice everything for absolute power could enter.
"Should I try finding the way to that place?" He asked himself.
He was really hungry and was barely able to stand up but then the face of a man wearing an Anbu mask popped into his mind.
"If I die It just means that I am not suited to live out my life." He said as he stood up and started to walk aimlessly.
It's better to die in the pursuit of strength compared to living like a coward who has to be afraid of everything and everyone. He thought.
It was an edgy and childish way of thinking but in his defence, he was still a child.
He didn't know where to go, he didn't know how far he had to travel.
But he keeps walking despite the condition that his body is in and the intense hunger that he is feeling like a fool to find a place that he is not sure even existed.
There is only one thing on his mind. If he wanted to keep on surviving he needed strength.
And currently, as an orphan who cannot return to the place he once called home this might be the only way for him to become stronger.
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