Heading off to War

As they returned to the village, Sasuke didn't bother staying with his team all the way to the tower, instead, he broke off from the main group.

Running along the roof he began to think of the implication of the message he received not a few hours earlier after they tore their camp down to continue traveling.

Zabuza called it in, the war was starting and they needed the funding and help as soon as possible.

Having already sent a letter of leave to Kakashi and having it approved, he landed in the backyard of his house, the protective seals easily identifying him as he landed without hassle. Taking a shower and cleaning himself up, he headed down to the secret library which now also doubled as a supply room. Rearming himself for a long journey, as well as a long war just in case.

Anything valuable that he couldn't 'Afford' to let fall into someone's hands would be sealed under his tongue, and push comes to shove he could bite his tongue off and roast it, rendering the seal itself, and all things stored into it lost forever.

Moving to the mirror he began to pull softly at his cheeks, he had grown different in the months he's been a part of this world, he still looked like Sasuke, but his appearance was sharper, with a bolder tone and strength.

Even as he examined his body in detail he noticed the strength that shifted with his movement, his muscles responding well as he flexed and stretched.

Orochimaru's memories gave him a wonderful amount of knowledge of the human body, and he has begun to train, and use his knowledge of it to make him far stronger.

He already knew a lot about it due to his medical training, but now he had many years of mad scientist to back it up, Orochimaru's memories were... Definitely useful, he most likely had a far better understanding of the human body than Tsunade did, not that he would let her know that.

If anyone knew he has Orochimaru's memories rattling around inside his head, some people might question him for basically just becoming the second coming, which... Might not be wrong, at least he didn't plan to perform unethical experiments. But he would use every ounce of Orochimaru's intellect for his own now that he had it.

Making sure he was ready he began to shift his face, thanks to Orochimaru's skill in disguise he made himself a fake human face, indistinguishable from a real one.

Once he fixed everything up, he changed his clothes as well, removing any Konoha memorabilia and making sure he looked like a simple civilian. Once he finished he left the underground library, making his way to go visit where Haku and Zabuza stayed, both of them standing on their porch already armed.

Seeing him Zabuza chuckled softly. ''Damn, you really are good at disguising yourself. Why even be that good at stealth if you're already that good at fitting in?''

Sasuke spoke, his voice had a lighter tone, already changed by using chakra to slightly modify his vocal cords, it was something that came naturally now, an additional accent in his voice that mimicked Zabuza's own, just perfectly.

''Wouldn't be this good at fitting in, if I wasn't that good at stealth.''

''Fuck, that's crazy... Are you ready?''

Sasuke nodded. ''All the funds and everything I need are already packed, let's move. Once we leave Konoha, I'll summon a falcon and we'll ride it low all the way to the meeting location.''

The three of them began to move, using the hidden exit in the compound to leave the village quietly. They continued to travel by foot for about thirty minutes before Sasuke summoned the falcon, large enough for the three of them to ride on.

Despite their additional weight, and the size of the falcon it was still capable of reaching a speed of 120 MPH, meaning they would make a great time.

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It had been a few days since they took flight, changing out falcons as needed so they could rest, all of them understanding the hurry since war was soon to break out again, this time focused around Kirigakure.

As they flew above the mist, Zabuza kept an eye out before he pointed towards a piece of the mountain formation they were flying around.

''Right there, there is a cave there. Land at the entrance.''

Sasuke had already spotted it on their approach, he simply needed to make sure it was the right one, diving down they flew through the mist until they lifted up only slightly out of it to land on the cave entrance.

Feeding the Falcon a treat and then letting him unsummon Sasuke straightened his clothes before he spoke. ''Let's go.''

Zabuza began to flex his chakra at certain intervals, basically letting those near him know who he was as they began to walk into the dark cave.

As they continued to travel deeper and deeper Zabuza raised a hand, stopping them in their tracks as he spoke. ''The Bloody Mist is becoming pure.''

Sasuke gave him a look, causing him to shrug his shoulders as the cave suddenly lit up, the cave going a bit further until it opened up into a massive cavern where many people were gathered, running around with supplies and other things.

The ones standing guard gave a nod as they headed in, Zabuza and Haku both easily recognizable as they headed deeper in, until they found a large tent. Since it was the only tent in the area, it must be the command tent.

As Zabuza entered, letting Haku and Sasuke in he let it fall closed behind himself.

Sasuke looked up to those gathered, his eyes resting on the eyes of a beautiful woman standing at the table, leaning slightly over it. A map of the area over the table.

Watching them for a moment the woman spoke. ''And this... Is the help you spoke of? I thought you said he was an Uchiha. Don't all Uchiha have black hair and eyes?''