The Death of Peace, and Mind

AN: I know I haven't started any of these with a note but I do want to make it even more clear that this is a 3 year time skip that will gloss over a few important key events, I'm thinking of making a thing where you guys could donate, or send me some chump change to support me, let me know if you guys are interested in that.

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Haruko, and Naruto woke up early the next day to a very different dog staying in the room with them. A very large dog aptly named Bull was comfortably sitting on top of Haruko while he slept.

"You comfy there buddy?" Bull didn't bother to respond, but did lick his face before moving off.

Haruko got up, and completed his daily stretches along with Naruto before they set out for their daily training. Knowing they were being watched didn't prevent them from training their hardest, they came to the realization that there was no point in hiding as Danzo would continue to hunt them regardless of what they did. Danzo did continue to hunt them over the next few years. Each attempt was thwarted by either the Third Hokage, Itachi, or Kakashi. After the first attack a lengthy talk was had with Lord Third.

"Lord Third! How was Danzo able to find us, and attack us again? You said he would be safe! Why isn't Danzo taken care of yet?"

"Kakashi, you would do well to watch your tone. Aggravated as you may be, I am Hokage. Danzo will retain his position regardless of his infractions as without him the leaf would destabilize. The best I can do is increase your protection, and apply pressure to prevent it from happening again."

"He is targeting an innocent child, and you're just going to let it continue? He actively wants to brainwash my sensei's kid! How can you just do nothing?"

"I am busy handling the village's affairs. I'm dealing with a rebellion, and my closest confidant is betraying the village. One thing at a time. I will handle Danzo when the time is right. For now continue to train, and protect them. Itachi will be stationed with you when his services aren't necessary."

Kakashi was flabbergasted with the blatant disregard over the seriousness of the situation. Danzo was actively behaving as a traitor, and Lord third was not doing anything about it. Knowing the Hokage had failed these kids he knew what he needed to do. In order to make sure they were safe, and they didn't get manipulated by this man like he was.

While itachi was watching over the kids from time to time he had a few conversations with them which amounted to two or three word sentences, and on very rare occasions he joined in on training them. Due to his participation, Haruko was many times more proficient in his use of genjutsu, shunshin, and the other useful perks of the sharingan. Naruto was trapped in a never ending series of genjutsu, and had to break out from each, and every one significantly boosting his resistance.

Itachi was in the middle of a massive internal struggle over what to do as his clan was actively preparing for a rebellion. He knew it would not work out for them, and the fight would cause an unnecessary amount of chaos, and destruction within the village. Being the inside man for both his clan, and his Hokage was slowly tearing him apart. Even more so after his numerous talk's with Shisui, finding out Danzo's true personality, and the Hokage's hesitation in doing what was needed. Itachi was being forced to mature, and grow much faster than he should have been. Though he held a deep love for his family, and his clan he couldn't put them above the greater peace. In knowing the fact that Danzo wanted to benefit off of his clans death he began hatching a plan along with Shisui in the event things went wrong, and if they went right.

"Itachi, Danzo is paying too close attention to me, and I fear he knows what my eye's abilities are. I can't shake the feeling he's plotting something, and has asked me to meet."

"You shouldn't go then, if you know it's a trap stay away." Itachi pleaded with his best friend.

"I can't refuse. If my actions seem to indicate a coup then peace will be lost." Shisui shook his head while explaining himself. "Even if Danzo does plan something I can always escape, or trap him."

"Shisui if thing's do go south then…." Itachi hesitated. "Then meet up with me, and the kid."

"The one you're protecting, why?" Shisui's curiosity was piqued.

"He may be able to heal you if you're hurt, and if you're too far gone he can guarantee nobody can use you for their gain." Itachi spoke, but tears threatened to well up in his eyes.

"Does he know anything?" Shisui asked.

"No. I don't want to involve him if we don't have to. From what the Hokage has shared with me I understand he was found within a laboratory as an infant, and he is some kind of amalgamation of various great clan's including ours. He has our eye's, and has had three tomoe since he was 4. I don't want the clan to know anything about him."

"Then they won't. If you have faith in his abilities then I'll trust you."

Shisui was led into a trap by Danzo despite Shisui being an above kage level combatant Danzo had him poisoned, and Danzo escaped Kotoamatsukami using Izanagi. His eye was stolen, and his fears confirmed. Despite losing an eye, and having poison raging through his insides he quickly shunshin'd away, and arrived a bit of a mess just outside the estate where Itachi quickly found him, and brought him to Haruko.

"What the fuck Itachi, who is this why is he dying?" Haruko spoke in a paniced tone while rushing to his second mentor.

"Please save him Haruko. You told me of your abilities."

"I can try, but I've never used it on another person! It's only worked on me!"

"Just try!"

Haruko moved over to the dying man, and began his work, but before he could do much he spoke.

"Itachi please take this" The mad man ripped his own eye out, and held it out to Itachi

"What the hell! I can't do anything if he bleeds out from removing his own eye!"

"Just try, please!" Itachi took the eye, and watched closely as the small boy tried his hardest. A large disk of black tendrils spread from both of Haruko's hands which he placed on Shisui.

"I'm sorry Itachi.. I can feel what the poison is doing inside his body. I can't save him…"

Shisui turned his head towards Haruko " Haruko, I know you don't know me, but Itachi told me you could insure nobody used my body to further their goals. I'll hold you to that." Sheisui then turned towards Itachi "It's okay Itachi. Please protect the village, and Honor our clan." His voice was fading, and they both knew he was dying.

'What the FUCK is going on? Shisui was meant to suicide off a cliff, did Itachi really tell him to come here if he was dying? WHY? Fuck what do I do?'

Haruko was looking to Itachi for answers, but Itachi was crying blood, and the tomoe within his eye's very quickly spun before taking on a pinwheel shape.

"Do it Haruko." Itachi's voice was shaking, and the tears were spilling out like rain, he turned away, and shunshin'd away leaving the two alone.

Haruko could feel the life draining from Shisui, and though he didn't personally know him this situation felt very wrong to him. That being said, Itachi was a second mentor to him, and Haruko knows how much Shisui means to him. Honoring his wish's Haruko embraced Shisui. "I'm sorry this happened to you. Rest easy knowing your memory will live on in me. " Haruko felt the tension ease from Shisui's body as black, and red tendrils blew through his body, and every last piece of him was dragged into Haruko.

Haruko learned several things from this experience. Biomass gained was not entirely dependent upon the size of the target, and the chakra gained was also not dependent upon the amount the target had. The two he had killed, and absorbed up to this point, and the many animal's had always seemed to be lacking, and he now knew why. What he gain's from a target is almost entirely dependent on how powerful a person was, and how important, or impactful their memories were. Kind of like how strong their will was.

What he gained from Shisui was nothing short of amazing. Firstly his chakra coils finally finished forming meaning he could use normal jutsu in his base form. Secondly he automatically unlocked the dagger whip, and the agile version of his armor. Thirdly he obviously gained all of shisui's memories, experience, and skill's. All of which would put Haruko on a high Jonin level if his body could use them correctly. Lastly a metric fuck ton of biomass, which unlike every other time he devoted everything to three separate things to take advantage of Shisui's rich fountian of experience, and skills. He strengthened his reflexes, optic system, and his nervous system. This accomplished a large number of things for Haruko, but the biggest thing was his sharingan. His own tomoe began to spin, and revealed….