3 Fight To Protect

One year later

As the rising sun caused a rosy hue across the morning sky and on the streets, bringing with it a flurry of early morning activity. The sounds of birds chirping could be heard in the village of Konoha, signalling a new day but today especially felt special.

A family of four could be seen sitting down on the dinner table eating a lot quicker than usual, as their eyes were lit up, complimenting the starry expression on each of their faces.

All of them stared at one person. In particular, his most outstanding feature was probably his black pupilless eyes, which gave the feeling of sturdiness and security.

Also, his black and long shoulder-length hair was in a ponytail tucked into the back of his t-shirt.

Even the outfit he was wearing wasn't too special, which consisted of a black and a loose high collar short sleeve t-shirt and some grey shorts that had a custom ninja pouch attached to it. Also, bandages were wrapped above his black sandals, which came up to his lower shin.

A middle-aged woman, still having hints of her youth, stood up from her seat and started piling the plates on top of each other.

Then glanced at Yokuma and mentioned in a quick tone, "Did you remember all your stuff, even if you have double check to make sure you have everything."

"Yes mom, this is third time you have said this since we have woke up", a tired and helpless voice declared.

"He's right you know just give him a break, it's his first day the less pressure the better it is for him and us", Hiroto gave a voice to calm down his wife.

"Big Brother I am going to the academy next year too, I will get strong and be useful to the family as well", Yuumi yelled, trying her best to put a determined tone on.

But everyone just became quiet and looked at her for a while, HA-HA-HA-HA all three of them laughed hard in sync while Yuumi was looking at them with a pout.

Yokuma just strode towards her, crouched down and looked at her with soft eyes, then pulled her cheeks while his parents were behind him were looking gleefully at these two.

"Oh, I'm sure you will become useful", he muttered in a strange voice as a strange glint arose in his eyes for just a split second and then disappeared like it was never there. 'For a while, you will be at least.

After he said this, Yokuma started walking towards the front door while his parents were right behind him. As he opened the door, he quickly grabbed his black jacket and stepped outside. He turned to look back only to see his parents and sister waving him off.

"Make sure you come home early, behave well and study hard", Riko yelled but soon got shut up by his dad.

Walking away, he put his hand inside his jacket pockets and started walking at a medium pace while contemplating something.

--POV MC--

This is one of the day's I was looking forward to, and I have to say, the river of time never ceases to amaze me how fast time goes.

I am 5 years old with pretty average strength. I reckon I could beat three or four fully grown adults, but I have never tested my strength on someone except Guy.

Even then, he still beats me in taijutsu 9/10, but I have once gotten lucky by throwing sand in his eyes. My most improved aspect is weapons, chakra control and endurance, plus my defence and speed are definitely above average.

There are probably only a few odd people that can compare to me in chakra wires, shuriken, kunai and senbon. My shortcomings are mostly to do with my stamina and chakra reserves. As an Uchiha, I should already have more chakra than the average person.

But there was my father. Who was not an Uchiha and also a chunin. My mother was also a half Uchiha and also a genin.

Even with these genetics I got, I tried my best to make up for it with exercise, but it is still improving quite slowly even after a year of building up my speed every day.

My speed improved significantly, and my endurance, but stamina is a huge problem for my body and chakra. But in the meantime, I can use chakra control to cover up this flaw.

It's just like putting a bandage on top of a wound, essentially taking a bit of time to close it permanently.

If I use chakra efficiently, such as only using the bare minimum for a Jutsu and not using more than the required amount like Naruto in his early days.

This is relatively easier for me because of my average reserves, just like Sakura. Still, she had a lot less than me as I have mid-near high academy-level chakra reserves.

POV END

As Yokuma was immersed in these thoughts with a blank expression, whilst walking towards the academy with a laid back pace, a person was currently hiding on top of a tree, on the same path Yokuma was walking.

This mysterious person wore a green jumpsuit and had a bowl cut and a natural optimistic expression on his face, making people around him feel a sense of closure.

Since it was only 7 AM, hardly anyone was strolling through the streets, maybe just a couple of kids heading towards the academy, but other than that, it felt eerie and deserted.

As soon as Yokuma was right under the tree, Guy's expression suddenly changed as his eyebrows were knitted together, followed by a deep breath.

"AAHHH" On his way down after leaping into the air, he tried aiming for Yokuma's back with a flying kick.

"Huh?" It wasn't what he expected as Yokuma just wasn't there anymore.

With a confused and expression of disbelief, he turned around only to see a person with his hands in his pockets throw a front kick pinpointed onto the centre of his chest.

That was the last thing he saw before having been laid flat on his back, staring stupidly at the light blue sky of Konoha whilst the sun was reflecting directly in his eye, causing him to cover up with his arms.

Standing up after he had just been beaten, he didn't show any expression of anger or disdain, but a look of him being cheated.

"Hey! wait up for me, you already knew I was there right that's not fair", shouted Guy while running over to Yokuma to stand side by side.

"Well learn how to conceal yourself from me better, then you will have a chance and weren't you the one that wanted to sneak up on me in the first place" Yokuma retorted with a confident yet calm tone.

"Yeah yeah whatever, I want to introduce you to two people you haven't met yet" He tried changing the subject because he had nothing to say, and he knew Yokuma was right.

Yokuma just looked at him in curiosity, but Guy just carried on, "One is super strong and my rival" while saying this, he clenched his fist and made his elbows point upwards as his eyes burned with a strong sense of determination.

'So it's time to meet him huh, I haven't met him once considering we live in a different residence as well as Obito as he is in the Uchiha compound.'

While Yokuma was thinking about this, Guy asked with a suspicious face, "How did you know I was there anyway?"

"On top of a tree, come on Guy and here I thought you would know your mistake considering how highly I think of you.

'I never even saw him on top of the tree, it was his voice because he even screamed before he even jumped down'

"Hey! Bu-"

*Yo Guy, who is this smug looking GuyGuy that your hanging around with!?"

Just as Guy was about to make an excuse, a naturally loud and immature voice spoke that could cause people to cover up their ears.

As they both turned around to the left at the same time, they saw two people.

One of them had hair that could stand out in any crowd considering it was white. He was also wearing a grey short sleeve top with a scarf around his neck.

On his face was a blue mask that covered the bottom half of his face showing his eyes that drooped low, making it seem like he was bored.

On the other hand, another person would stand out in a crowd full of people with his oversized blue goggles and an orange lens. This perfectly matched his orange and blue themed tracksuit bottoms and jacket.

'Hmm, Madara's soon to be a puppet and the son of a father who has a mental breakdown and commits suicide just because of his tarnished reputation.

His exterior appearance looked different from the thoughts in his head, as he was smiling politely to both of them as he was trying to maintain a good relationship with these two as necessary.

"Obito this is who I have been telling you about Yokuma, he is in an Uchiha just like you" Scolding a bit him because of his impoliteness.

"Huh? an Uchiha him", Obito muttered under his breath but still loud enough for everyone to hear.

"What is their something wrong with me?, you have never seen an Uchiha before", Pretending to be offended.

"N-no n-"

"I'm joking ha-ha, it's nice to meet you to Obito."

He held his hand out in front of him, and Obito then did the same thing, after which came a firm and short handshake.

"You to Yokuma" While he mentally re-evaluated his judgement on him and nodded to himself.

After that, Obito just started awkwardly scratching the back of his head with a sheepish smile which I didn't pay any mind to.

"Don't worry about him he is just really excited, the names Kakashi" as he also stretched his hand out after speaking in a monotone voice, waiting for Yokuma to do the same.

'Is this a power play? you want to test my strength he-he your free to do so.'

As Yokuma extended his hand out and was shaking Kakashi's, not once did both of them break eye contact that was until Yokuma just gave a courteous smile he could muster, and in an innocent voice, he said,

"You know we got to go the academy right Kakashi?"

He just nodded and let go squinted his eyes when Yoku went ahead to talk to Obito and Guy, 'He shook my hand loosely and Obito's firmly, his hands to they are rough, just as rough as mine or was it just a coincidence?'

'Surely enough him becoming a join at 12, chunin at seven and genin at 6 wasn't just luck he is naturally gifted, intellectually and physically

'His analytical skills are quite a thing considering his young age. He is probably going to prove my strength from Guy as he knows my natural power, and I couldn't beat Kakashi in a one on one without resorting to tricks'

3 hours later

*Chomp* *Crunch* *Gulp*

"Ahh, that was so boring I thought we were going to learn ninja stuff but this is lame ", said a boy with a weird looking cosmetic item on his eyes after gulping his food.

Another boy who had a green jumpsuit replied,

"Didn't you hear what they said, we are going to be put in 3 separate groups so we might not be together."

Kakashi took off his mask at this time to eat his food, and he said

"Who cares we can just hang out together at recess, its just 4 periods with 1 20 minute recess and another 1 hour recess for lunch in between the span of two lessons."

"I agree *Chomp* " Yokuma voiced out.

"Ok lets go now it's time to check out which classes we are in", uttered Obito.

As they all were walking down the corridor and into the hall, there was a massive crowd of little kids facing in the same direction towards one giant billboard.

"Yes! I am in class A, Yosh! I will work hard to surpass you my rival Kakashi" His eyes lit up like flames while pointing to Kakashi in a stupid stance.

Kakashi just nodded when he saw his name in 1-A like he already expected it and looked towards Yokuma.

"Ha-ha Kakashi me to, and sooner or later I am gonna surpass you", yelled Obito while placing his index and his thumb on his goggles, slightly moving it a bit.

'1-A to I am not surprised since that class is full of people in a clan, and I will soon meet the new generation of Nara, Choza AKA Ino-Shika-Chow, a few more, I think.

"Ahem!"

As soon as everyone found out what class they were in, a loud and deep voice came from the stage in front of them.

All the kids now wearing different expressions on their faces suddenly changed into a curious one, making even Yokuma's face slightly vary.

On the stage was a person wearing a standard ninja outfit such as a flak jacket, pants and sandals, and glasses, making him look intelligent.

Gasping is what was heard everywhere as even Kakashi's eyebrows rose when that man came on stage. An accomplished man the whole world fears, respects and acknowledges, A man who is at the top in this day and age as not even one person can even come close to beating him.

A person who was no taller than 5 feet was currently wearing a full-length red robe and a loose white coat.

The most distinctive feature was his face that screamed the word wisdom, and the red coloured hat he had on top of his head which had the phrase Hokage on it. Looking at everyone frozen and gobsmacked expressions with an amused look, he nodded and took out the pipe that was currently lit up out of his mouth.

MC POV

'I of course had to play the part in being a shocked little kid seeing the powerful and righteous hokage, but looking at him from here it seems there is more to him that meets the eye.'

'An ordinary person my age wouldn't be able to discern this, including Kakashi, but every step he takes exerts pure confidence and authority.

'Even looking at his grandfatherly expression could deceive even the most intelligent men, but from his eyes they say it all about the kind of person he is.'

'Don't they say the eyes are the windows to the soul, well this so called kind and righteous hokage we see in the series is completely different to the person I see in front of me now'

'Them eyes and that look, he is not looking at us as children but objects or tools. Which he could dispose of in seconds after our use is fulfilled for betterment of the village and peace.'

'But do I really care, no because he is just a man trying to fulfil his ambitions, I could guarantee he would slaughter this whole village without even a second thought for eternal peace including his own family'

'Why because, wouldn't he kill his family for the betterment of the village which is just another tool for peace, and he is a man who is entering his oldest days so he has already made his stance on his life decisions firmly.'

"When the tree leaves dance, one shall find flames. The fire's shadow will illuminate the village, and once again, tree leaves shall bud anew."

This is a place where shinobi are born, raised, grow old, fight, and die to protect their home every year. These people are precious to me. We share a home, we share a life, and though we may not share ties of blood, We still trust, rely and protect one another no matter who they are and where they come from! So will you all do the same, to protect the village at the cost of your life? Or will you cower away from the obstacles that hinder your path!

"NO!" said everyone with this newfound steelike determination and expressions full of worship.

"I can't hear you, is it because you guys are not competent enough for the task!"

"NO! WE WILL FIGHT TO PROTECT!"

"NO! WE WILL FIGHT TO PROTECT!"

"NO! WE WILL FIGHT TO PROTECT!"

Everyone chanted with their arms raised and down in the air.

'Ha-ha interesting, my family will be gone soon enough for my future plans of getting the sharingan but until then I hope you guys won't be needing protection.'

Yokuma shouted, "NO! WE WILL FIGHT TO PROTECT", with a strange glint in his eyes.

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