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  Daichi ended his versation with Kakashi a. He headed straight for Naruto and Iruka sensei.

  'Naruto's chakra is like a bea for any petent sensor ninja. Even in this rge forest it's easy to find him.' Within a minute he reached his cssmate and teacher.

  Iruka was relieved to see his student e baharmed. "Daichi! You're safe. Are you hurt anywhere?"

  "You're back!" Naruto ran up to him and gave him a tight hug.

  Daichi chuckled and pried Naruto off of him. "Yes I'm here. And I'm fine you guys. You worry too much."

  firming that Daichi was uninjured, Iruka started grilling him for the stunt he pulled. "What were you thinking? You could have gotten hurt or worse.!"

  "Yeah! What's the big deal? I thought you would escape with us." Naruto also questioned him.

  "Calm down. They would have defeated the e easily and I knew you two wouldn't agree to me staying behind." Daichi said with a calm tone.

  Iruka narrowed his eyes. "So you decided to lie to us!"

  "Teically I didn't lie. I said I'd use my e as a distra but I never said they were the ones who'll be distracted." The boy said with a sheepish expression.

  "You could have gotten hurt Daichi! If you had inteo fight them then I could have helped."

  "I had it handled sensei." The boy let out a small sigh. "I figured the dots Naruto found were important sihey were willing to attack us for it. And if all of us had stayed, then there was a ce they would have used us against you."

  He tinued. "Besides, my e told you that he sensed a Jonin was nearby. I'm sure he would have saved my life if anything had happened."

  "Who was it?" Naruto asked curiously.

  Daichi shrugged. "Don't know. He had silver spiky hair and wore a face mask that covered everything except one eye."

  Iruka's eyes slightly widened as he heard that description. 'Kakashi? He was here?'

  The academy instructor pinched his nose a out a long tired breath.

  "Let's go to the Hokage's office. We o report this matter."

  —-

  Naruto, Daichi and Iruka ehe Hokage's chamber shortly after they reached the tower.

  "Gramps!" Naruto greeted the Hokage.

  "Lord Hokage." Iruka and Daichi also quickly greeted their kage.

  Hiruzen looked at the two kids in the room. He had a warm smile on his face as he addressed them.

  "So what troubles have you two gotten yourselves into this time?" He asked, smiling.

  Naruto excitedly recalled everything that happened. From how he was tricked to Daichi finding him, to Iruka showing up and then esg the three enemy ninjas and finally finding out about Daichi's e and then anxiously waiting for him.

  Hiruzen patiently listeo everything and now had a clearer uanding of what had happened. He looked at Daichi.

  "What you did was reckless… But since you're here safe and sound I won't speak oter any further."

  "Thank you lord Hokage." Daichi slightly bowed and said nothing else.

  Hiruzen then asked Naruto for the kunai he found in the forest. Naruto gave the on to the Hokage. The old kage uhe dot from the on and his eyes slightly widened as he looked at the tents.

  'fidential information orol routes and number of guards. If this had gotten out it would have caused me quite a headache. Seems this little adventure of theirs yielded some really positive results.'

  "This is secret informatiarding the security of the vilge. If it had gotten out then it would have created a lot of problems. Good work finding and bringing this back, you two." Hiruzen smiled at the kids.

  "Thanks gramps.!" Naruto grinned as listeo the kage's praise.

  At that moment a quest pletion notification popped up in front of Daichi. He mentally closed the blue message box and stood still without making the slightest move.

  "Alright, Iruka, Naruto you two are dismissed. Daichi, a moment." Hiruzen looked at Daichi after he dismissed the two.

  "Gramps…." Naruto slightly whihinking his friend might be in trouble.

  "Don't worry Naruto. Daichi will be along shortly. I just need his report on what happened with the three enemies. Go on." Hiruzen smiled as Naruto left the room.

  As Iruka was leaving the room Hiruzen spoke up. "Iruka. Wait outside. I need a word after this."

  "Yes sir." Iruka bowed ahe room.

  The door closed and Daichi stood in attention as the Hokage's gaze focused on him. Hiruzen had a small smile on his face as he looked at the uping prodigy of the academy. A grandfatherly smile that would have many drop their guards around him.

  "I know I said I wouldn't speak of the matter but I have to know. You stayed behind to fight them alone. Why?" He asked calmly.

  "Iruka sensei loves teag. He really cares about us. His students. So I knew he wouldn't have let me fight them no matter what. And he wouldn't have been able to defend himself and protect us if he fought. Not that I needed much prote. And if we had ehen there ossibility that Naruto would have gotten caught in the crossfire. And I figured those dots were pretty important. So I couldn't let them get their hands on that… A e wouldn't have dohe job. And I was sure I could hahem and e out unscathed. That's why I stayed behind." Daichi replied.

  Hiruzen smiled for a few seds hearing the response. "An apt answer. Certainly enough to fool young Naruto and Iruka."

  Then the smile vanished from his face. "Now why don't you tell me the real reason."

  Daichi was slightly startled. 'He saw through me. I guess he wouldn't have made a petent Hokage if he couldn't see through people's bullshit. Have to give him credit for that. Too bad this perceptio extend to Danzo… Lying to him is pointless now and I would only jeopardize a useful retionship if I do. Best e then.' Due to the gamers mind Daichi kept his posure.

  The academy stude out a small breath and rubbed the back of his head. "Gramps may not agree but you and him are really alike. I 't get away with anything with that old maher. It's kind of annoying sometimes." Daichi said with a small sheepish smile.

  "When you've lived for as long as we have you learn a lot of things." Hiruzen nodded and replied.

  Daichi then turned serious. "I didn't lie all together. I really didn't want Naruto or Iruka seo get hurt. But that's not the whole thing. The truth is… I wao fight them. On my own with no help or outside interference."

  "Why?"

  "The only person I've been sparring with, and I mean really sparring with is the old man Kensei. I know he was a Jonin before he retired and I have a rough estimate of my strength because of hts… But I wao see for myself where I stand in the real world. Those three were the perfect opportunity. You could say that I was selfish and got excited at the prospect of a fight. And I wao fight them myself without anyone's help." Daichi let out a small breath as he was doh his expnation.

  Hiruzen nodded. He then smiled at the boy. "In our world we're surrounded by people who lie and cheat for a living. You'd be surprised at how far hoy could get you sometimes."

  Daichi tilted his head. "You're not angry I didn't tell you everything?"

  Hiruzen shook his head. "No. I would have been disappointed if you had still lied but everyone is entitled to their secrets. As long as it doesn't cause harm to the vilge, I don't mind."

  "I uand Lord Hokage." Daichi slightly bowed.

  "I almost fot to ask. How far have you e along with the Rasengan." Hiruzen was looking forward to the results.

  "I mastered the jutsu." Daichi replied with a straight face.

  "I'm impressed that you learhe jutsu so quickly."

  Daichi shook his head after hearing the kage. Hiruzen was fused at that.

  "I didn't just learn it. I pletely mastered the jutsu."

  Hiruzen was shocked when he heard that. Learning the Rasengan was hard enough but it was only the beginning. Mastering it would also take several more months. He was somewhat skeptical.

  "Show me!"

  Daiodded and brought up both hands. In a single sed a perfect Rasengan formed on each palm. Hiruzen and the hidden Kakashi were shocked when they saw this. The old kage was quick to analyze the blue swirling balls of chakra in Daichi's palms.

  'He created them together and in an instant. The speed with which the Rasengan formed and the tless chakra nodes spinning i. It shows his perfect chakra trol… It must be even higher than most medijas. And he created the Rasengan on both his hands. It shows his chakra volume. And then there's the power I feel emanating from them… He pletely mastered the sed stage. The size and shape are the same as when Minato pletely mastered the jutsu. And if he hadn't mastered the third step to perfe then it wouldn't keep its shape perfectly like this… Impossible! How did he do it so quickly?'

  "How long did it take you to master this Daichi?" Hiruzen asked while trying to keep his emotioral.

  Daichi let go of the two swirling orbs of chakra. "A week… Well teically 8 days." Daichi said nontly.

  Hiruzen's eyes widened as he heard it. '8 days? It only took him 8 days to learn and master the jutsu?"

  "I began training the Rasengan a couple days after the Uchiha i. With the academy shut down I had the whole week to train non stop." Daichi looked and uood the Hokage's rea. It was a jutsu that required months to master. Him pleting it in a week would be a shock to anyone who khe secrets and specifics of the teique.

  Hiruzen looked at Daichi with renewed focus. 'This is insane… I keep uimating his talent. If he could master ge in chakra form so quickly then it stands to reason that he could master the ge in chakra nature just as fast. Coupled with Kensei's training, by the time he graduates the academy he'll be as strong as a Jonin. This boy could bee a great asset to the leaf if guided correctly… Or he could bee one of the most dangerous enemies of the vilge. His path is unclear. Now more than ever, I need him to form bonds with the vilge. Hopefully Naruto and his cssmates will be able to aplish just that.'

  "You've certainly exceeded my expectations… I take it yoing to start on the ge in chakra nature training." Hiruzen asked just to firm.

  "Yes sir. I nning on starting with earth and then fire. I io master these two elements by this time year." Daichi revealed a small part of his training pn.

  "I see. Do you know what your chakra affinity is?" Hiruzen asked the boy.

  "Earth."

  "A powerful element indeed." Hiruzen got up from his chair and headed for the nearby shelf. He opened a small portion and took out two scrolls. He locked the et and then gave the scrolls to Daichi.

  "I did tell you that I would give you some ge in chakra nature teiques if you learhe Rasengan quickly…. These two scrolls tain Nature transformation training teiques for fire ah elements. It also has some of my personal notes. So make sure to keep them safe and locked up and use them wisely."

  Daichi received the scrolls with a wide smile. "Thank you lord Hokage."

  Hiruzen nodded. Shortly after, Hiruzen dismissed Daichi and he was looking out the window as the hidden Jonin in the room appeared behind him.

  "Do you now uand Kakashi?"

  "Yes. His talent is indeed frightening. To master Minato sensei's jutsu in a week… It's absurd and should be impossible… a he did it. I've seen his skills first hand and now… I'm almost positive that he's just as much of a genius as Itainato sensei." Kakashi could spot talent a mile away. And when he looked at Daichi he saw an o of untapped potential.

  Hiruzen didn't say anything about Kakashi's assessment. 'I have a feeling we're still uimating his talent. There is a possibility that he could be a genius beyond even Minato. It also means there's a possibility that the vilge would have someone who would one day possess eveer strengths than the fourth… Whether that's a boon or a nightmare… Only time will tell.'

  'I o keep an eye on him. And under no circumstances I Iet Danzo anywhere he boy. That's just a recipe for disaster. Danzo may be keeping his head down for now but If he finds out about Daichi, finds out what the boy is really capable of, then he would stop at nothing to get to him. And if Daichi bees Danzo's subordinate… I don't even want to think about that sario…'

  "Kakashi… Keep an eye on that kid. But make sure you're discreet." Hiruzen said with a hardeone.

  "Yes sir. I uand." Kakashi nodded and disappeared.

  Hiruzen looked out the window and looked at the Hokage mo. 'One of the hardest choices a kage has to make is to question and surveil their own shinobi. Evehey have dohing wrong.'

  Hiruze out a long breath auro his seat. He then called back Iruka. The academy instructor came and gave a report on what had happened and after a while he left the office leaving the old kage to his thoughts.

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