Chapter 24

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Shun and his three Wards finally made it to the gates of Konoha, and as protocol demanded, they had to report to the Gatekeepers.

Shun strode as though he owned the place due to his familiarity with Konoha, and stopped in front of a desk.

"Yo. Kotetsu-chan, Izumo-chan." Shun greeted with a toothy smile. "I see you two really love this post, eh?"

Kotetsu and Izumo. Two Chunins Shun rarely ever saw any other place than the gate. To make matters worse, they didnt seem to age at all. It was as though they were created for the post.

"Ah! Shun... tsk. I should have expected to see you here." Izumo said in annoyance as his one exposed eye glared at Shun who kept his smile despite feeling the glare.

"I almost felt goosebumps earlier, turned out to be you. Came for the Chunin exams?" Kotetsu asked with a smirk which failed to hide his distaste for Shun.

"Yup. I had to bring my cute little students to experience the hardship of the world. Wouldn't want them to mature in a flower house would we?"

"I'd personally want that. That way we'd get to see less of you." Izumo replied causing Shun to pout.

"How rude. Humph. I'm not wasting my time on you two anymore." Shun harrumphed and turned to leave, but not before leaving the necessary documents for the two to fill.

"Good riddance." Izumo rolled his eyes at Shun's departing back. "I hate that Guy!" He said to his colleague.

"That makes two of us. He's just... tol perfect?"

"Nah.. quirky will do it. He's far from perfect..if not for his strength, speed, face, voice, and... Damn it! The guy is almost too perfect for a Shinobi!"

"Tell me about that. I really did think it was a girl calling out to us."

"Right? Considering this isn't the time he usually visits... Not counting the times he'd just sneak in."

"Haha.." the two laughed and went about their normal activity, which was to watch the civilians go about their daily activities.

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"They don't seem to like you much Sensei." Haruta said as she looked at the streets with an unimpressed air.

Following Shirogane's talk about being unimpressed by the village, Hagane and Haruta also didn't feel the awe they thought they'd feel from the strongest of the five Elemental Nations.

"What do you know about adult matters? They all love me. The only reason why I'm not being swarmed by the ladies right now is because I'm hiding myself. If I did that, the whole village would be in an uproar." Shun said smugly.

"And you wonder why they don't seem to him, Haruta..." Hagane whispered to Haruta.

"Hey! I heard that!"

"But seriously Sensei, How come this village isn't as beautiful as ours? They're supposed to be the strongest right?" Haruta asked to which shook snorted at her.

"And what have you actually done to make your Village more beautiful than this one?" Shun asked.

"Eh? Nothing, but I'm just saying..."

"You haven't really contributed to the beauty our village holds, what gives you the right to call another Village, built by one man alone as not beautiful?" Shun asked again.

"Bu-but it's not beautiful..." Haruta replied in a shaky voice. From Shun's tone, she could tell he wasn't exactly pleased by her question.

"Unlike our village, this village has been through three wars. Wars fought by Shinobi to protect their interests. To protect the civilian lives. They are doing their best, that is enough to call this place beautiful." Shun shook his head and lectured.

"Remember kids, in this world, everything Is subjective, so make sure not to be quick to Judge. In fact, do not judge at all. It's a very bad habit." Shun said as he stopped in front of a hotel standing opposite the new Uchiha compound.

"This is my hotel, feel free to take a rest here. I'll be visiting some friends. If you want to go out, go out together. Don't get lost and don't cause trouble. This isn't Hanagakure. If you cause me trouble, I'll cause you enough pain to make sure you never repeat that mistake." Shun said with a deep and threatening tone.

"Now then..." Saying that, he disappeared from their view.

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The three kids looked at the two storey luxurious hotel in front of them and couldn't help but wonder... "Sense has an hotel in another Village?"

After a few seconds standing in front, they all shrugged and walked inside.

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As Shun entered the Uchiha clan, he couldn't help but smile in wonder at how far they've come.

The Uchiha clan had undergone a remarkable transformation since the massacre. The wounds of the past had not been forgotten, but they had healed with time.

Under the leadership of the surviving Uchiha and with the support of individuals Izumi and Shusui ,the clan had reestablished itself within Konoha.

Shusui had effectively retired from active duty after Reality had hit him in the face. He had no remaining family, he loved the village and saw it as his family but still...

...In the end, The Uchiha held the same blood as him. He had to come out and help them recuperate during their trying times.

And despite his impairment, he was still very much respected in the clan and village at large.

To the village, Itachi had been the one who stole his eye, but only a select few knew the truth, but decided to leave it that way.

The younger generation of Uchiha, many of whom had been children at the time of the massacre, had grown into teenagers while the babies were still in the academy.

The Uchiha clan, once shrouded in suspicion and mistrust, had worked hard to regain the trust of the village.

In reality, it wasn't that hard. To the village, they were the victim and survivors of a slaughter, brought about by Itachi, a fellow clan member.

Due to this, they garnered the pity of the village, and no amount of Rumour could destroy what the whole world perceived as the truth.

Due to Shun, Itachi and Shusui's threat, Danzo knew better than to scheme against them once again.

With one last look at the thriving clan, Shun disappeared from his position only to appear behind a young black haired lady, sitting on a desk with a frustrated look on her face.

"Boo!"

"Shlink!!" The sound of metal cutting through the air rang out and slice the space Shun had stood a split second ago.

"YO!!" A wide eyed Shun cried out as he reappeared in front of the desk. "Did you want to kill me that much?"

"Oh... It's just you." The lady said and put away the sword before sitting down. "You should've come in like normal people do."

"I am not a normal person, am I Izumi?"

Looking listlessly at Shun for a few seconds. "Oh... For a moment there I forgot who I always talking to. Shun, what brings you here? Wait! Is it about the Chunin exams? Did you bring your students here too? Oh my God!" Izumi fired a series of questions before grabbing her hair and pulling at it in frustration...

Shun didn't know how to teach sonhe just kept silent while chewing his mouth as he watched his friend wallaw in a pit of what he dreaded to want to know...

"So... How's Sasuke?" Shun asked and only then did Izumi pause and looked at him with a smile.

"Oh, Sasuke is doing alright. I suppose you should know. He and Naruto told me about the mission. The one you took part in." She replied.

"Oh yeah. It was a dangerous mission , but I'm glad they both pulled through." Shun nodded and took a seat. "Security details troubling you?"

Izumi nodded and threw him a scroll. "Apparently, this Chunin Exams will be the only one with the largest participants since the beginning of Chunin exams."

Shun picked up the scroll and glanced through it before closing it. "Not to mention the fact that you just broke a high level rule...

"I did, so what?"

"...The fact that so many minor villages are interested in this Exams is intriguing..." Shun continued not minding her frustrated interupption.

"Seriously! I mean, not that I'm looking down on them, but can't they just promote their Genins when they reach a certain level of power?"

"Haha. You should know better than that Izumi-chan. They want to use this opportunity to see how they fare against Shinobi from Great Villages. Not to mention their lack of missions. If they could impress, the many lords around their villages would offer them more missions." Shun summarized.

"I know all that, but our security department is running low. We can't keep watch on all of them at the same time." Izumi complained.

"You're thinking too much. Ask Shusui to have a talk with the Hokage. Ask him to lend his Anbu as well as Root- Nah, forget it. Just ask the Anbu to also help in keeping an eye on the visitors."

"I've already thought of that Shun, but the Hokage was being stupid. He o my gave us 10. Imagine that! 10!"

"Humph. The Anbu Black ops... Weren't they supposed to be the force looking over the village in the dark?" Shun shook his head. "Then what of Hana? Ask her to request of her mother. Their clan has dogs that can be used in situations like this. The Yamanaka clan too. They could assign one person to keep record of all the Chakra signature of foreign individuals. That way, their whereabouts would be accounted for at all times. Also..."

Shun continued to list out the many clans that could be helpful to the village security department to the amazement of Izumi.

"The more I come in contact with you, the more I dread having you as an enemy."

"Eh? Why would you think like that?" Shun asked with an annoyed face.

Shaking her head, Izumi stood up and made to press some buttons on the wall. "To think that you know the capabilities of our clans almost more than we do... You're one dangerous person Shun."

"Oh. I'm flattered." Shun chuckled while waving his hand. For some reason, his face was blushing which served to annoy Izumi who just came back to her chair.

"You're as annoying as ever, Shun. I've missed you."

"I've missed you too, but thinking about it, what's not to miss about me? Sigh..." Shun shook his head with a forlorn look

"Shlink!!"

"Hey! Patience and Endurance! That's the quality of a good leader!" Shun, standing on the roof rebuked Izumi who had destroyed the seat Shun was sitted on a few seconds ago.

"Unfortunately, I'm no leader."

"Humph, my cute little Izumi is no longer cute. Itachi will not be pleased." Shun pouted.

"I've always been the active one with Itachi being the passive. I just don't like violence all that much." Izumi shook her head as she put the sword away, but at arms length in case Shun decides to test her again.

"I beg to differ." Shun said, "Anyways, Itachi would be visiting the village soon to capture Naruto..."

"What!?"

"Hey. Hey. Calm down. Let me finish first." Shun waved his hand to calm her down.

"How can I be calm? He wants to capture Naruto? And how can you talk about it so calmly?"

"Who do you think will burn the world if Naruto is actually captured? Calm the fuck down." Shun rebuked seriously.

"Humph..." she snorted and sat down. "Mind your language in my office."

"Hai. Hai. Anyways. He took the mission to come see how Sasuke is doing. He

knows full well he can't capture Naruto, but since the mission will bring him back here, he took it." Shun explained.

"Oh... You should have started with that."

"How was I supposed to start with that? It won't make any sense."

"Whatever."

"Anyways. His teammate will be a problem, so as soon as he's here, alert Guy. He'll be able to handle him."

"Guy? Why him?"

"Cause he's the strongest person in the village right now, and only him can handle the beast of a man that is coming with Itachi-chan."

"I see... And you?"

"Oh, I'll be having a reunion with my best friend, isn't that enough work already?" Shun replied with a laugh.

The two then went on talking about the minor things that had happened both in the village and out.

They weren't flustered anyone would possibly eaevsdrop on them since Izumi had set a mechanism that prevented that from happening. This mechanism was taught to her by Shun.

It didn't use Chakra or Fuinjutsu, just normal scientific sound proofing.

Moments later, both Shusui and Hana also came along and the four spent their time together. It was a rare occasion for all four to come together like this.

The only one missing from the gathering, was none other than Itachi.

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