I would like to announce that I released a new fiction titled My Life In The Multiverse, check it out and tell me what you think.
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Everyone in the Hokage's office were left in shock at the thought of something existing beyond the power of the legendary Hashirama, especially after Kurama mentioned how he and Madara combined ended up losing their battle against him! and Kurama's almost unstoppable carnage was still fresh in their minds, to the point that it required the sacrifice of the Fourth Hokage along with many capable ninjas!
So, for something to cause the death of Hashirama… needless to say, it's probably at the level of a calamity for the world as they know it, and even all the hidden villages combined might not be able to deal with it…
'Is Kaguya related to this? No, she's sealed away… Why do I feel like the thing hidden in the shadows is even more terrifying than Kaguya…' Bakorio couldn't help but feel nervous at the thought of the high-level unknown threat that was targeting him…
'Still, that beast Hiruzen is talking about is probably the zero tails I heard about in my past life, it seems that in whatever Naruto movie it was shown, it was probably nerfed to the max as those movies would often be… Many things are starting to make sense, maybe the sudden death of Ginkaku and Kinkaku also has something to do with this… I need to be very careful from now on' Bakorio concluded his thoughts before he turned to the brokenhearted Tsunade, and couldn't help but let out a sigh and say
"Tsunade, I know you are sad, but I'm sure your grandfather's death wasn't in vain… I feel like he sacrificed himself to remove a huge threat that was targeting this world, so you should be proud of him instead of sad"
Tsunade raised her head and looked at the boy that was comforting her, and feeling his tiny hand patting her head made her dumbfounded for a moment as she felt embarrassed, but his words worked their magic as she felt a little bit better when she heard them and said "Thank you" Before she fell silent again…
At this moment, Fugaku shot the two of them a weird look before he turned to Hiruzen and said "Hiruzen, you said that Mito Uzumaki sealed that beast inside a scroll. Do you know where it's located right now?"
Hiruzen nodded at this before he said "Yes, it's hidden inside the top-secret vault protected inside the Anbu headquarters alongside the other forbidden Jutsu the village collected over the years"
Fugaku nodded at him before he said "Please go check out if it's still where it's supposed to be"
Hiruzen nodded and quickly left the office, prompting Fugaku to turn to Kurama and ask "Weren't you sealed inside Mito Uzumaki? How come you know nothing about this? I thought as a tailed beast, you share the senses of your Jinchuriki"
Kurama growled at Fugaku as he remembered his dark times when he was sealed inside Mito "That hateful woman used a very strong seal on me that disconnected me completely from the outside world to stop any attempts I could possibly have in ecaping"
"I see..." said Fugaku before he turned his attention to Bakorio and noticed that although he was trying to comfort Tsunade, he actually had a very distant look on his eyes, as if he was looking at the future directly, and for some reason, Fugaku felt worried when he saw that look so he tried to change the subject… "So Bakorio, what brought you here in the first place?"
Bakorio suddenly snapped out of his thoughts as he was brought back to reality and replied "I came to inform you that I will be leaving for a while, I don't how long It's going to take but I will be meeting Jiraiya as I need a favor to ask of him"
Tsunade hearing the mention of her old friend seemed intrigued by this conversation. Meanwhile, Fugaku said "I see, do you know where he is?"
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Bakorio nodded "Yes, I already collected all the information I need, I just came to say goodbye, but I didn't think I would end up getting involved in this mess because of one single spy…"
Fugaku wasn't surprised by Bakorio already knowing Jiraiya's location since his intelligence network left him speechless a long time ago so he simply said "What do you think about the involvement of the land of the sky in this? You know they tried to attack Konoha during the second world war… Do you think it's possible that they are more involved with this beast than what they are saying?"
Bakorio suddenly let out an evil smile as he said "That's a stupid question Fugaku, there's nothing more tempting than power in a world where fists talks louder than words, so I'm pretty sure no one would say no to that kind of power, including this very same village"
Fugaku's eyes suddenly started shining dangerously at the thought of someone trying to release such a dangerous monster for their own selfish reasons inside the village, while Tsunade's heart was slowly getting filled with rage towards the land of the sky until a hand suddenly landed on her head again, startling her...
"What are you doing?" Asked Tsunade to the boy that was treating her like a little girl… but he simply shrugged at her and said "Don't forget the worlds your grandpa left behind, burdening your heart with this grudge is not necessary"
Tsunade's eyes constricted, seeing how Bakorio easily saw through her, but then he patted her again to her shock and said "leave it to me, I will deal with this mess…"
Hearing Bakorio say this, Fugaku's eyes suddenly flickered with a trace of sadness as he clenched his fists secretly but he didn't say anything while Tsunade suddenly remembered something she took lightly once before…
A promise this kid in front of her asked her to make, 'In case I ever disappear, take care of the people close to me…' but hearing the weird incident behind her grandfather's death, she couldn't help but think 'Impossible, could it be that Bakorio was already expecting the beast's existence and maybe even something more behind it? but how?' looking at Bakorio's black eyes that seemed to be hiding many secrets from the world, she suddenly felt her heart constricting at the thought of losing him…
But as if he saw through her thoughts again, Bakorio simply smiled at her before he turned to look at Fugaku "Fugaku, how's Itachi's training going?"
Fugaku immediately understood that Bakorio's was referring to his newly awakened Mangekyo Sharingan and replied "He's training with Shisui to get used to them, hopefully, he will learn how to use them soon"
Bakorio nodded "That's good to hear, just tell him not to overdo it"
Fugaku nodded back, clearly understanding the danger of going blind if someone overuses their Mangekyo Sharingan, and while they were having some more small talk, trying to lighten the heavy mood covering the room.
Hiruzen finally walked back to the office and said "The scroll is still in place and there doesn't seem to be any abnormalities on that area"
Bakorio and Fugaku grew thoughtful at this before the latter said "We can't assume that someone doesn't know how to use dark chakra without that beast"
Hiruzen agreed with him and with a thoughtful look he said " We should investigate the land of sk-"
"I will do it" Interrupted him Tsunade as she suddenly stood up with a strong determination on her face, and Hiruzen decided to refute her as he didn't want to risk his student encountering some trouble beyond her power " Tsunade, we need you here to take care of Konoha's hospital, I will go, I'm old so I can take the risk"
"No, this is something personal to me" She shot Bakorio a look secretly as she thought 'I can't let a kid shoulder my burden'
"Let her do it" said Bakorio to everyone's surprise "but not before we make some special preparations" he left those special preparations unsaid because Hiruzen was still present in the room and he didn't know about Minato's revival yet.
So, Bakorio was planning to let Minato mark her and give her a communication device before she could go investigate what remained of the land of the sky. And Fugaku guessing these thoughts also agreed…
"You…" Hiruzen didn't understand what was going on and was about to speak his mind again but Tsunade simply said "It's already decided" before she left to make her preparations…
Meanwhile, Bakorio also turned to Fugaku and said "It's also time for me to leave, let me know if you need anything while I'm away" 'Although I believe you won't need me with Minato being a Jinchuriki… right now he's probably unbeatable in this world… probably...' Bakorio's eyes kept flickering with unknown thoughts...
Fugaku nodded at this and said with an unreadable look on his face "Goodbye…"
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AN: Hi guys, sorry for the long absence, had a lot of shit to deal with in my life, but hopefully I will be going back to releasing as I used to. Enjoy!