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  Hokage Residency.

  In a private chamber in the Hokage residency, Hiruzen Sarutobi was sitting in a chair pting the events that took pce st night. His fists ched in anger as he thought about what Danzo did and what Itachi had to do. He thought about the versation he had with his former sed in and and the nue ninja.

  Fshback.

  Hiruzen was walking through the Uchiha district. Several bodies could be seen all over the pce. He was surrounded by three of his Anbu members. All of them, cheg for survivors.

  "What the hell?"

  "To think something like this would happen!"

  "How horrible!"

  Even the Anbu members who had seey of death aru were taken aback by the massacre that happened.

  The Hokage looked at the Uchiha smen ying on the ground. "Rescue aill alive!" He shouted the order.

  The Anbu checked the bodies one by one.

  Suddenly someone shouted. "We have a survivor!" The masked ninja was cheg the body of Sasuke Uchiha.

  Hiruzen immediately looked at the person. "Get him to the medical Unit. Hurry!"

  Another Anbu with silver hair checked the other bodies near him. "No one else survived. It seems everyone else has been killed."

  Hiruzen had a stony expression as he looked at the bodies. "Take away the corpses. All of them. Thehe buildings."

  "Yes sir." As the silver haired nin got to work another anbu posed a question. "Who could have done something like this?"

  "It was Itachi Uchiha." A new voice joihem.

  Danzo Shimura walked towards them and stopped. He looked at everyone present.

  "Itachi!?"

  "But why would he do something like this.?" The Anbu questions the man.

  "Itachi despised his . He killed Shisui Uchiha and then took his eyes. He also caused infighting within the . And now… It seems he chose to end the . He is responsible for this massacre."

  "But…" As the Anbu were about tue, Hiruzen interrupted them.

  "Stop wasting time ao work!"

  All the Anbu present at the se left. Danzo walked up to Hiruzen and stood in silence. Several seds ter Danzo spoke.

  "This ends our problems."

  The Hokage turo Danzo. "Aly what does this end? 't you see the troubles we're left with?"

  "I see the troubles that would arise from this as minor as pared to what would have happeherwise." Danzo replied.

  "You crossed the line Danzo! I 't allow you to operate on your own authority any longer. As of this moment you are relieved of your duties as the sed in and and you are removed from the cil."

  "Hiruzen, don't be rash. I did it…"

  "For the good of the vilge?" Hiruzen finished Danzo's sentence. He looked at the one eyed man. "How many times are you going to use that excuse?"

  Hiruzen turo look ahead, uo look at his former teammate anymore.

  "The Uchiha art of the vilge. Regardless of what they were about to do, they were still leaf vilgers. And this indiscriminate massacre… We could have found another way…"

  "Do you really believe that Hiruzen?"

  "Yes. We could have dealt with the spirators and the ones pushing for the coup, and given the i ones another ce. But now…"

  "That wouldn't have worked. If that had happehen years from noould have the same problem crop up again." Danzo tried to justify his as.

  "You don't know that!" Hiruzen was furious listening to Danzo's justificatiohen sighed and spoke.

  "As of this moment, I'm removing you as the head of the foundation. The root forces will be dissolved and ied with my forces. And until I decide how to deal with you, you are fio your quarters! Now get out of my sight."

  With those words the Hokage walked away.

  Hokage Tower.

  In a secret chamber deep beh the Hokage tower, Hiruzen was waiting for the arrival of someone. After a few minutes he spoke.

  "There is no one else here. Speak your mind…"

  Several feet behind, Itachi Uchiha was kneeling and bowed his head as he addressed his leader.

  "Thank you for the opportunity to meet with me."

  "Itachi, first of all you have my gratitude. A civil war has beeed and now peace is maintained within the vilge."

  "Yes…" Itachi didn't say anything else.

  "Regardless… I regret that it had to be this way."

  "Five me. I saw no other choice."

  "No! I'm the one who should be asking for fiveness…Itachi, heh you'll be branded a traitor and a rogue ninja who killed his …You'll be added to the bingo books as a criminal. Dead or alive…"

  "I uand! I'm prepared."

  "What are you going to do now?" The Hokage turned around and looked at Itachi.

  "There is an anization I want to keep an eye on. The Akatsuki. I io join them!"

  "The Akatsuki huh…" Hiruzen had heard of the anization but he didn't have muformation on them.

  "Lord third…" Itachi started. "Swear to me that you will protect Sasuke!"

  Hiruzen looked at the teen kneeling in front of him. "You have my word. He'll be safe. Your brother will ti the academy and wheime es he'll bee a leaf ninja… But I won't be able to erase his hatred for you…"

  "I know. I'm prepared to bear his anger and hate."

  "You should go. The Anbu had been dispatched. I'll leave the jutsu formu for the vilge barrier unged. This way you check up on Sasuke whenever you want."

  "Thank you lord Hokage."

  "No. There is no need for thanks. I don't deserve it. It was my weakhat led us to this moment."

  Fshbad.

  Hiruze out a tired sigh. At that moment the door to the room opened and the cilors Koharu and Homura entered.

  "We just heard what happened. You removed Danzo from the cil?" Homura asked as he and Koharu sat down fag the Hokage.

  "Yes. It was necessary."

  "Hiruzen. We need Danzo to maintaiability…"

  "No we don't!" Hiruzen interrupted Koharu.

  "He's been ag in his own is for a while. I turned a blind eye because I believed that he had some measure of respee and the title I hold and wouldn't cross certain lihat was my mistake! I should have dohis a long time ago." The anger tained in the Hokage's voice was clear to the other two. They decided not to push the subject.

  The three sat in silence for a short while.

  "What do we do now?" Homura asked the Hokage.

  "I'm going to dissolve the foundation and have them ied with my Anbu." Hiruzen replied.

  "We should also sider what to do about the police military force?" Koharu spoke up.

  "I know. This time instead of one ag as the military police we'll have an open recruitment. Anyone capable will be selected. And we o find a suitable leader." Hiruzen has been thinking about this for a while and this was his solution.

  The three discussed the steps to be taken to protect the vilge. The meeting tinued for a while and then cluded with several key deade.

  Hiruzehe meeting and theo the Hokage tower. He was standing on the roof of the tower looking at the vilge. An Anbu appeared behind him, kneeling.

  "You called for me Lord Hokage?"

  "Yes. I believe it's time for you to walk a different path, Kakashi…"

  —-

  Land of Fire - Capital City.

  Kensei was reminisg with his long time friend Jin. They both grew up in the leaf vilge and were cssmates. Jin moved to the capital and was once part of the Twelve guardian ninjas. He art of the first geion guardian ninjas before ninjas like Asuma, Chiriku and Kazuma repced him and his teammates. He settled in the capital once he retired.

  "I wish I could meet this Daichi kid. He sounds iing." Jin said while drinking a gss of sake.

  "Yeah. Me too." Kensei didn't have Jihusiasm.

  "Oh e on! Are you still upset that I didn't tell you about it sooner."

  "Yes. You're one of the few people left I sider as friends. So you, keeping this a secret…" Kensei sighed. "Well… I'm not happy about it."

  "I'm sorry. I didn't want to worry you." Jin replied.

  "You ever think about Isen?" Kensei asked his friend.

  "Sometimes… I still wonder. If he had just e to us… Maybe things wouldn't have happehe way they did…"

  "No point in having that regret now I suppose." Kensei looked at the sake cup in his hand and then took another mouthful.

  At that moment someoered the room ao Jin. They spoke quietly for a minute. Kensei could see that Jin was armed by whatever the person had just said. Ohe ma Kensei spoke.

  "Is everything alright?"

  Jin looked at Kensei unsure as to how to answer.

  "No. It's the leaf vilge. Something has happened."

  "What!? What is it?" Kensei was armed. The image of Daichi came to his mind at that moment. 'Please be alright kid.'

  "It's the Uchiha . They have been massacred." Jin had a serious expression on his face.

  Hearing those words Kensei jumped to his feet shocked. "What?"

  "How aire be massacred. And who could…" Kensei couldn't believe something like that would happen.

  "They say it was Itachi Uchiha. The tragedy took pce st night. The leaf vilge is in lockdown and information about what happened is kept tight. I only know about it because of my taside the Daimyo court." Jin said uanding Kensei's s.

  "Is there any other news? Did Itachi go after anyone else?"

  Hearing his friend's anxious tone, Jin quickly replied. "No. It seems the only ones who died are the Uchiha members."

  "Is there any other news? Is he in custody? Or did he die during the frontation with the vilge ninjas?" Kensei questioned.

  "her! Based on what my informant told me, Itachi has escaped the vilge. He's alive and in the wind."

  Kensei sat down hearing those words. "How could something like this happen?"

  "I've heard of Itachi Uchiha. The prodigy and heir of the Uchiha . I 't believe he would do something like this."

  Kensei looked at his friend. "Yes… It's almost too hard to believe… isn't it?"

  Jin narrowed his eyes. "What exactly are you getting at?"

  "e on Jin! There is just no way one person kill aire atter how strong he is. And on top of that, he got away! I don't buy it. There's more to this." Kensei crossed his arms and thought about the matter.

  "You should keep in mind that you're retired. This isn't your problem. Let Hiruzen deal with this headache."

  Kensei sighed hearing his friend's words. "You're right…"

  Kensei finished his sake and stood up. "Looks like I have to cut our reunion short. I better get back to the vilge."

  Jin smirked as he looked at his friend. "You're really worried about him aren't you?... I definitely have to meet this kid one day."

  Kensei and Jin spoke for a little while longer and then Kensei left for the leaf vilge. The trip took a little over half a day. Kensei reached the vilge gates by evening. He noticed that the ninjas patrolling were far more serious and alert than usual.

  'The vilge must have issued a level 1 emergency alert. This reminds me of wartime circumstahe guards at the gate are far more on guard than usual.'

  Kensei got through the vilge gates after a thh cheg. He quickly headed for his home. He reached his house mier and quickly ehe barrier. Kensei sensed Daichi's chakra in the backyard of the house. He went to look and saw Daichi doing a handstand oer and pleting push ups. Several es were also training in what Kensei deduced as chakra trol exercises.

  Daichi looked at the approag old man. "Gramps! I thought that was you… You're early."

  "Yeah. I heard what happened." Kensei said as he sat at the back porch of the house.

  Daichi dismissed his es and got out of the pond. He went near his grandfather and sat down.

  "Are you alright Daichi? You seem… down." Kensei knew something happeo the boy the moment he saw him.

  After several seds of pting, Daichi spoke. "Gramps. I o talk to you! It's about what happened with the Uchiha ."

  "It's a tragedy what happeo them. And I'm sorry about Ren. I know you saw him as a teacher." Kehought that Daichi set about Ren's death.

  "Yeah… See the thing is… I was there… When it happened?" Daichi was a bit unsure as to how much he should tell his grandfather.

  "What are you talking about?" Kensei was fused.

  Letting out a long breath Daichi spoke. "I was there at the Uchiha pound… When Itachi was killing the ."

  Kensei's eyes widened as he heard those words.

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