16 Aliments.

"The time has come. The Uchiha clan will be eradicated." thought Sato.

Sato did not plan to intervene into the affairs of the Uchiha clan. The powers hidden behind it's demised are some god like shinobi. Sato did not want to get embroiled with those powers.

But the news would still be a major event and nobody in Konoha would not be able to keep themselves from the gossip of the coming events.

While Sato was out for his daily run he was thinking about the events that will befall Uchiha Sasuke.

He pitied him but he knew from the anime that sasuke would use this as fuel to gain his power.

Although he will eventually walk the wrong path Sato knew that Naruto would be there to bring him back in the end.

Then Sato started thinking about the other powers. Those like Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju and the mastermind behind everything in this shinobi world the Kuro(black) Zetsu. Then there were other powers like Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki or better known as the Sage of Six Paths.

Thinking about the Sage of Six Paths, Sato knew that he was responsible for creating ninshū (Literally meaning: Shinobi Sect) and he was the son of Princess Kaguya Ōtsutsuki the precognitor of chakra.

The powers these people held could not be comprehended with Sato meagre skills at the moment but he knew that once he got more powerful, things would not be so difficult.

Then Sato started pondering on the Ten Tails and how Princess Kaguya Ōtsutsuki the matriarch of the Ōtsutsuki clan found the world tree and ate the fruit from it. Doing so, she awakened the Rinne Sharingan and became the sole person on the planet endowed with chakra. After establishing peace and changing somehow, Kaguya used the Infinite Tsukuyomi on humans to transform them into an army of White Zetsu over the course of years. Not wanting mankind to perish, she freed some victims of the genjutsu and erased their memories. She then gave birth to her twin sons Hagoromo and Hamura, she dispersed chakra to them, making the pair the first people born with chakra.

After a while Kaguya found herself ruled by her own desire to possess all chakra, which eventually turned her against her sons earning her the name Oni (Demon). Having formulated a plan to absorb their chakra, she integrated with the God Tree and became the Ten-Tails, followed by her challenging her sons to battle. The two sons assumed that the Ten Tails was attacking them to regain the chakra from it's stolen fruit and decided to seal the beast's chakra within it's former body while using it's husk as the core of Six Paths Chibaku Tensei (Six Paths Planetary Devastation) creating a celestial body that would become known as the moon.

Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki then became the Ten Tails jinchūriki and freed the world from Kaguya's infinite tsukuyomi. After entering priesthood he travelled the world and spread his ideals and religion of ninshū and giving chakra to everyone in the world. Hagoromo had two sons, the older son was named Indra and the younger one was named Asura. Indra unlocked his powers and awaken the sharingan. He became the progenitor of the Uchiha clan. Everyone thought that he was the most suitable to inherit his father's teachings but Hagoromo did not see him fit.

Asura was the younger brother and he showed no special abilities or natural talents but he struggled and grew more stronger making friends along the way. He inherited the teachings of his father and learn ninshū. Asura was also credited with being the progenitor of both the Senju and Uzumaki clans.

All this was swimming around Sato's head while running and unknowingly he came to the training ground where he found Uzumaki Naruto. He saw Naruto training again and he thought, "This is the saviour of out world."

Sato did not want to leave his fate in others hands. He kept on running and did not look at Naruto anymore.

Naruto on the other hand was exhausted with his hands and legs spread lying on the ground.

Then he heard someone coming close and tilted his head a bit to look and saw a six year old kid running through the training ground. Naruto saw Sato running and looked at him and notice that he was really handsome and his features looked a little bit like a girl's.

"How beautiful" commented Naruto.

"But why is someone like him training so hard?" he questioned.

Naruto was not adept at thinking. Things that was not about combat weren't something he could contemplate about. He did not know why Sato was training hard nor why with his features would Sato not just be laid back and flirt with girls.

Naruto did not know what had happened in Sato's life and that he was planning for the future. But seeing that a six year old kid was training so hard Naruto was even more determined now to practise.

Sato continued his run and came back to the residence. He started practising his battle techniques and comprehended more about them. He had fist arts that he implemented and after each strike

Sato would stop and think for a couple minutes trying to perfect his form and unleash it's power with more efficiency. He also did this with his palm arts and kick arts.

Midori was doing her training as well. She could not just sit around and did not know why or what Sato was doing here training on his own like this. She thought that he would not make any progress like this and he needed to be trained by a master.

She knew that Sato needed a teacher to help him with his skills but Midori could not worry about him much at the moment.

Midori herself needed to train and push herself. She was almost jonin level and she wanted to train to become acknowledged as a jonin level shinobi.

Sato noticed Midori training but he said nothing and focused on his own. After some time Sato was back in his room again meditating.

He was getting closer and closer to the major stage and would soon breakthrough. Sato tried to condense his qi and attempted to breakthrough tonight but he was not able to and felt a pain in his body.

The pain was intense and he puked some blood up before passing out. Sato did not know that by attempting to force a breakthrough he would injure himself and what happened that night was exactly what happened.

Sato's meridians could not hold the qi he accumulated and they burst forth and injured him forcing him to puke blood and lose conscious.

When Sato woke up the next morning he surveyed his surroundings and then closed his eyes to examine his body.

Noticing his injury to his meridians Sato could only shake his head. He had a disappointed expression on his face and he was angry at himself.

He did not think that forcing his breakthrough would result to this. Sato could only practise his taijutsu now and recuperate his body until his meridians healed back.

Sato was despondent and quickly had to formulate another plan to increase his strength before he was able to utilize his qi again.

Thinking for a long time Sato came out to see Midori eating breakfast and there was some for him as well.

In low spirits Sato thanked Midori and began eating. Midori noticed his behaviour and asked him, "What's wrong? you seem down this morning".

Sato did not know what to say. He never thought that Midori would ask him of this and he could not explain to her about his qi or meridians.

"It's nothing. I just have not been able to see any results with my training" said Sato and dismissed it with a wave of his hand.

Midori knew Sato was upset and did not want to talk about it but this was her nephew, her little sister's son.

Unbeknownst to her, she had brought out her motherly love and was caring for Sato as her own child over the past year. She wanted to do something for him and when she thought about it some more she decided to pay the Hokage a visit.

Sato did not know of her plans but was thinking about something else at the moment. He was worried about his injury and wanted to visit the shops in the village to see if he could find something to help him.

After finishing his breakfast he bid aunt Midori goodbye and left to the shopping district in an attempt to find something to help him.

As he came to the district Sato saw the buildings located in them that had signs hanged in the front of them. Some read, [Clothing shop] while others were [Shinobi Buki] and others. Sato started walking about these shops and noticed a flower shop.

He came before the flower shop and looked at the flowers they were selling. After taking in a breath sato felt relaxed and his injuries somehow became lighter.

Thinking something was weird Sato entered the shop and walked around it. He noticed that while he was walking around his injuries was becoming less of a burden to him.

The store attendant noticed Sato walking around and thought that he seemed suspicious. The store attendant approached Sato and asked, "May I help you sir".

Sato was still a six year old kid and he did not look at all like an adult. The shop attendant addressed him as "Sir" out of respect as a customer.

He turned to look at the attendant and was stunned to notice that it was Yamanaka Ino's mother.

She had eyes without pupils and brown hair which is tied into a bun with two strands on the sides of her face.

She had fair skin and slight wrinkles are visible near her mouth. She wore a dark teal elegant dress with a aquamarine colored gem around her neck.

Sato looked to her and said, "I am interested in the herbs that you might have here and I am searching for a specific herb. Do you mind showing me what you are selling?".

Ino's mother was stunned by the speech that Sato delivered. She was a calm and classy type of person and was impressed with how Sato spoke with respect.

She decided that she would help him but not before saying, "We do not sell herbs here and we only sell flowers... but I can make an exception and show you some of our herbs."

"I have a condition though I wonder if you will accept it" she continued with a devilish smile on her face.

She also brought her arm to caress the side of her face with her open palm.

Sato had a bad premonition about what she was going to request.

He did not know that she was looking at his features and his mannerisms and was considering them for her daughter.

She spoke once more "My condition is, I want you to be friends with my daughter."

Sato heard what she said and he noticed the smile on her face. This smile resembled the smile he saw on the face of the old grandma back when she pinched his cheeks and this caused that trauma to spring back up to his mind.

While thinking about this Sato had black lines form on his face and beads of sweat start forming on his forehead.

Sato knew what she had in mind by asking him to be friends with Ino but Sato wanted to look at these herbs. He thought that one of them was able to heal his injuries and if he could obtain it, it would not be long before he could start his cultivation again.

Gulping down the saliva stuck in his throat Sato becoming fidgety and looked at the woman before him. He tried to calm himself and then responded, "If I become friends with your daughter, would I be able to look at the herbs?"

Hearing the question she nodded her head and heard Sato speak once more.

"Okay then. I will be in your care". said Sato nervously.

Then they both went to the back of the shop and she brought Sato to the area that grew herbs.

Sato passed by each herb separately. He did not know about herbs.

Sato was only using his injuries as a way to seek out the herb that would help him recover from them.

He saw all different kinds of herbs some of them were Haungqi (Astragalus: basically normalizes and helps the immune system) and others were ginger and ginseng.

Then Sato came to another herb and it gave a reaction this time. He felt a warm feeling that invigorated his body. This herb was Guizhi and Rougi (Cinnamon).

Ino's mother saw that Sato stopped at a herb and looked over and explained to him what it was.

Then she continued to say, "This herb is said to warm the body, invigorate the circulation, and harmonize the energy of the upper and lower body."

Sato heard her and stated, "I would like to obtain this herb from you. Would mind parting with it?".

When she heard this she was once again shocked and then replied, "If you meet with my child now, I would not mind parting with it."

Sato nodded his head to show his agreement and she quickly wrapped the herb and give it to him. She had no idea why he wanted the herb, but she did not want to pry. Even then if both her daughter and Sato became friends, then she can ask about it later when their relation deepened.

After giving him the herb she quickly brought him to meet Ino.

When Sato thought about it again he wondered if obtaining this herb was worth meeting Ino. The events in the timeline might be changed for her family, and he did not know what might happen afterwards.

Even if he didn't obtain this herb his injuries would still heal only it would take more time.

After deliberating the entire time, Sato did not notice Ino had already arrived.

When her mother called her Ino was out with Shikamaru and Choji at the time. Being called by her mother, she came back and Shikamaru and Choji also came.

"What's going on mom?" asked Ino looking at Sato behind her.

"I called you back to meet someone." said her mother gesturing to Sato to introduce himself.

Sato saw it and then he step forward to the three and told them, "I am Yuki Sato six years old and I want to be your friends."

Ino, Shikamaru and Choji looked at Sato and noticed that he had dark black hair and his face was rounded, he had brown eyes and his pupils were a dark black.

He wore a purple robe with a fishnet vest underneath. He had black pants and had on the sandals that shinobis like to wear.

His pale skin brought out his features even more as his cute face was enhanced with it. When Ino looked at him, she blushed a little. Sato also had a feminine charm to him that rivalled some girls and this was even more apparent when Shikamaru could not look at him too long.

Choji did not care however and asked, "Do you have any snacks".

Stunned by what Choji said Sato had a smile on his face and his eyebrows twitched, and he had some dark lines forming at his forehead once more.

"I do not have any snacks at the moment but we could go get some" suggested Sato.

"Okay then let's go, it will be your treat" replied Choji.

Shikamaru heard the conversation and punched Choji on the top of his head and said,

"It's our first time meeting him and you're already asking to be treated to food".

Choji hold his head and then said, "Ouch".

Ino on the other hand looked at Sato with a smile on her face. She wanted to find out more about this cute kid who wanted to befriend her. She also wanted to know just what her mother was up to.

Sato told them, "It's fine as I do not have any snacks before meeting you I do not mind treating you as my introduction gift."

Hearing this the four of them then set out and Sato brought along the herb that he had received.

Ino's mother put her hand to her face and had a bright smile on her face, looking at the backs of the kids.