CHAPTER IV

I've been in this dimension for twenty years now. Many things changed during these twenty years.

I am now 34 years old, physically at least. I am six feet two inches tall, with a swimmers build, shoulder length thick lustrous blood red hair and purple eyes. But thanks to the Pure Uzumaki and Modified Kryptonian bloodline that I possess, I look like a twenty years old eye candy.

I am also the First Otokage.

That's right folks, I have established the Hidden Sound Village. It is the only true Hidden Village in existence. It's been ten years since the birth of Otogakure no Sato and the Five Great Ninja Villages are still unaware of us. And I hope to keep things this way as long as possible.

Currently there are three hundred ninety eight active Ninjas of various ranks that are loyal to Otogakure no Sato and me.

Thirty four of them are Uzumaki survivors and/or descendants. The rest have various ancestry. Among them the noteworthy ones are two Yuki Clan orphans, a Kaguya half blood, a Hyuga and the rest are Clans native to the Land of Rice Fields.

I used Slave Seals on the Land of Rice Fields Daimyo to keep him under control. It helps a lot. To be hidden in plain sight, The Original Hidden Sound Village is underground. Using and abusing the hell out of seals, I secured my village. Even Kamui or Hiraishin is useless against the Barriers of Otogakure no Sato.

Above ground is a civilian town acting as a decoy.

Otogakure no Sato has a dozen Senjutsu squads. They have the Sage Seal on their body which lets them enter a Pseudo Sage Mode instantly without any negative side effects.

There are eleven people who are proficient in using the Flying Thunder God, not including me. They are the Flash Corps.

Then there's the Seal Corps and Medical Corps.

The Subsonics are the equivalent of Konoha ANBU. The Ultrasonics are the Elite of Elites from all departments.

The Banshee are bounty hunters.

Currently very few civilians know about the existence of Otogakure no Sato. Those who know are the immediate families of Oto Shinobis. So there's no need to deal with civvies yet.

The Oto ninjas don't have official missions available since we don't exist officially.

So the missions they take are aimed towards training, keeping their skills sharp and earning money and resources all the while remaining hidden. So far it's been working spectacularly.

Anyway, the Third Great Shinobi War is about to begin. Turns out I landed here the year of Minato's birth.

I have decided, with the full approval from the Council, to take small groups of Shinobi and let them participate in Live Fire Exercises to let them gain some more experience. The Shinobi from other villagers would be the ones we would practice upon. The chaos of war would mask our activities with very little difficulty. And members of the Flash Corps would accompany each group to minimize damage and prevent exposure. No Shinobi under the age of thirteen will be there with us. And since all of them has killed before, doing bandit extermination and execution according to the training method of Otogakure no Sato, it would be easier for them.

Although it means I'll be away from my wives and children for a long time...there's little that I can do otherwise.

You shocked? Don't be. I am married. And I have a son and a daughter. Five years old fraternal twins. From my first wife. She's an Uzumaki Pureblood from Uzu. My second wife is only seventeen and the marriage is yet to be consummated. I have two more betrothed who are both fourteen years old currently.

What can I say? Uzumaki Clan has to be revived but Uzumaki males are rare specimens now. Except myself, Nagato is the only other known male Uzumaki. And if you don't count my wives and fiancees, the other females are either yet to hit puberty, or in relationships with other Oto Shinobis. And the half blood Uzumaki children born from them so far have been females, all of them.

Anyway, it's time for the Sound of Silence to be heard.