The Third Raikage

"A..? Is that you?"

A rough sounding voice came from the zombie like Third Raikage. His demonic-looking eyes slowly scanned the crowd in front of him.

Except for his son A, he couldn't recognise any of these people, but because he was also a Raikage, he could tell there were all kinds of people here.

He noticed a Hyuga girl sticking to a boy who was likely from the land of fire; two Uchiha were here as well; both of them seemed to have a three-tomoe Sharingan.

"A, did you steal Konoha's Kekkei Genkai kids again? Wait, I died. How am I even here?"

The Third Raikage rubbed his eyebrows; this was his habit. He used to do this whenever he was stressed because of A's antics.

Watching his father, the Third Raikage, do the same actions he used to do years ago before his death almost brought a tear to A's eyes.

He hid it, of course; he was the Raikage and couldn't show any weakness. At least this proved one thing to him: this wasn't a demon; it was his father, who looks weird because of the revival jutsu.

"Father, a lot has happened since the time you died; we revived you using impure world reincarnation; it's a jutsu we stole from Konoha."

"And I didn't kidnap these kids; we saved them from being killed by Konoha; they are hidden cloud Shinobi."

A explained to the Third Raikage, then showed him a place to sit.

"I will tell you everything, Sato. Can you please take everyone away? I want to spend some time with my father."

Sato nodded and walked back towards his house. Everyone followed behind Sato and left the backyard.

Third Raikage's eyes scanned Sato's back; he was trying to understand Sato's position; everyone seems used to following his lead, and A also told the boy to take everyone away.

"That boy, who is he? Does he have a special status?"

Third Raikage asked while sitting down on a rock. A sat down opposite him and said it with a smile.

"He's my heir, a well-known super genius of the hidden cloud. It's a bit complicated; everything started from the day you died-"

And so, the Third Raikage and A spoke to each other the entire morning. Sato and the rest were about to have their lunch when the door to his house opened again.

"You are Sato Nii? Great job! I heard about about the things you did. You seem to have everything we want in a Raikage, except for one thing."

The Third Raikage's massive body entered the room. He walked up to the confused Sato and grabbed him, lifting him up with both hands.

"Hmm, just as I thought, your muscle density isn't up to par. Potential, your inherent talent is really mediocre."

"In my time, people with your inherent potential would not go above Chunin in their lifetime; the best of the best could become a special Jonin."

Sato had a depressed face; what a great way of introducing himself. Telling him that he sucks.

"You can't say that to Sato Sama."

Itachi stood up and looked coldly at the Third Raikage.

"I didn't talk to you, kid; don't speak before your master allows you to."

The Third Raikage looked calmly at Itachi, who didn't back down from the gaze.

Itachi wasn't just any Uchiha; he was THE Uchiha. It would be weird if he backs down before the Sage of Six Paths, much less the third Raikage.

Itachi's actions made the atmosphere tense, but Sato was calm. People might not know, but he was observing the third Raikage since the second he was revived.

Sato's eyes and ears were set on the Third Raikage for a while now, and he had a very good read on this man's personality.

If he was right, the Third Raikage was trying to help him, and Sato wanted to know what the Third had in mind for him.

"It's okay, Itachi; this is the truth. Only by accepting our shortcomings can we overcome them."

Sato, who was still held up by the Third Raikage, smiled at Itachi and fixed the room's depressed mood.

Sato's words made the Third Raikage crack a small smile too.

"A was right; you are a smart boy. Much better than A was in his childhood. So, Sato, I have a proposal for you."

"You should understand that the way you are right now, you will never become a kage-level Ninja by yourself; it is simply impossible."

"The two tails' chakra can help, but unless you plan to eat her flesh like the gold and silver brothers, her chakra will always be a temporary borrowed power."

The third Raikage put Sato down; he knew Sato would understand the dangers of borrowed power. A while ago, the boy had almost died because his strength was borrowed temporarily.

"I can help you with this problem; you should know that in my final battle, I fought for three days and nights before I ran out of chakra."

"Normal ninjas can't fight beyond 15 minutes; great ninjas can fight for a few hours; even legendary ninja like Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara fought for a day before running out of chakra."

"Now tell me, why is there such a big difference between us? I can assure you right now that I don't have a fraction of Senju Hashirama's or Uchiha Madara's chakra, but I can still last longer than them. Why is that?"

Sato frowned. This was a good question. As far as he knew, even the third Raikage's son, the fourth Raikage A, hadn't shown such massive stamina in the original story.

And he had personal experience fighting against the fourth Raikage. The fourth Raikage could also fight for a long time but definitely can't last as long as the third Raikage does.

Sato wasn't sure why this was the case, but he could guess. The third and fourth Raikage's were similar, but there was one key difference between the two of them.

"If I had to guess, both you and the fourth Raikage have lightening release chakra mode; he can fight for a long time too, just not as much as you."

"This chakra mode should be a reason for your stamina, as for why you are so much better than the fourth Raikage when using the same jutsu. I guess it's because of black lightning."

"This is the only thing that the fourth Raikage does not have, but you do."

The third Raikage's calm face slowly showed a smile, and he laughed loudly.

"Right, I forgot you were supposed to be a smart fellow. I didn't think you would really figure this out; I was going to tell you myself."

"That's right, my stamina is because I use lightning release chakra mode with black lighting. And this is exactly what you will do as well."

The third Raikage bent down and roughly rubbed Sato's head.

"In this life, your chakra will max out around Jonin level, but if you master lightning release chakra mode and black lightning, everything will be different."

"Not only will your strength increase drastically, but your stamina will also go up significantly. You will be a real Kage-level Ninja without borrowing the two tails' chakra."

"Your Jonin chakra reserves won't matter after that; lightning release chakra mode is extremely chakra efficient."

Sato blinked, showed a small smile, and accepted the offer calmly.

He was already expecting the third Raikage to help him, although he didn't think the man would train him personally.

"Great, I was wondering how to learn the black lightning jutsu; only Darui knows it, and he is avoiding me."

"I honestly have no idea how black lightning works, but you are it's creator; your help will be greatly appreciated, Third Raikage Sama."

Sato bowed to the Third Raikage, who directly grabbed his collar and picked him up.

Before Itachi and Sato's squad could say something, the Third Raikage spoke.

"We will start training immediately; a man shouldn't waste time. Let's go. I will train you until you master everything I know."

"Leave all your extra work to other people; don't think about your company, the newly accepted Uchiha clan, or the fight against the Hidden Stone; let A handle it all."

"Your job is to train and train alone; you are still young; this is the best time to gain strength; we will not waste it. Let's go, Sato."

*Bzzt*

The Third Raikage flashed away so quickly that everyone except Shisui and Itachi had no idea how he vanished.

Shisui and Itachi looked at each other at the fourth Raikage.

"Don't look at me; I didn't know my father would do this either. But it's for Sato's own good."

"Let him focus on himself; I will handle the village's foreign affairs; let Yugito handle Sato's company; and Itachi, you will be responsible for talking with Tsunade."

"Seriously, we still need to create a new body for Father; Father left a lot of extra work for us by taking away Sato."

Raikage A shook his head and left Sato's home. He had a thick smile on his face; his father was back, and Sato was about to start his Raikage training.

This training wouldn't stop until Sato reached his maximum potential; that was how it was for him, and that is how it will be for Sato.

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