Chapter 70 - A Safe Haven

Daichi was watching everything from the corner of the room. His eyes widened at the brutality displayed in front of him and even more at the person committing the deed. Daichi couldn't believe what he was seeing.

'No way. That's not Itachi. That's… That's… Obito.'

The masked Uchiha brutally and efficiently killed the Uchiha couple in seconds before they could do anything.

As if feeling the death of her parents, at that moment baby Reo woke up and started to cry. But being under the effects of the cloak no sound was heard by anyone other than Daichi.

He tried to calm the baby down while he himself was going through several emotions. His gamer's mind helped him a great deal in staying focused on the task.

Daichi held Reo tightly in his arms. "It's ok. I'm here… Don't cry. Everything is going to be alright."

Daichi was about to leave but then stopped as he saw Obito do something unexpected.

The masked Uchiha took out two containers and quickly plucked the eyes of Ren and Kimiko Uchiha. "The eyes are always fresh even when plucked right after death." He said looking at the dead couple.

Once he completed his task he left the house for his next targets.

Daichi gritted his teeth in anger as he saw what happened. 'That bastard… He… He took their eyes.' At that moment a certain memory came to his mind. The image of dozens of Sharingan in containers at the mountain hideout as Obito replaced Sasuke's Sharingan with Itachi's.

'I can't waste anymore time here, I need to leave.' Without wasting time Daichi bolted from the place. He held Reo tightly in his arms and fled the Uchiha clan compound.

Daichi pushed chakra to his limbs and used the sprint skill to increase his speed. But he made sure the baby in his arms didn't feel any major discomfort.

His destination - Aiko's Orphanage.

Daichi had a plan in mind and he had to make sure everything went perfectly. 'No secret stays buried forever. Someday this village will find out about the existence of Reo and then about what I did tonight. Since Reo is going to be in Aiko's care, the village will question her and then Aiko will no doubt tell them about me. Everything that happened tonight. Every action I took and every word spoken. So I need to be absolutely careful not to say or do the wrong thing. I need my defense to be rock solid.'

Daichi thought about what he would say to convince the orphan matron. After thinking for some time he had a solid idea.

The orphanage was on the opposite side of the Uchiha compound so it took Daichi more than half hour at full speed to reach the place.

Daichi stood in front of the building he lived in for the first 5 years of his life. He took a breath and quietly picked the lock of the front door.

He entered the building without alerting anyone and used Mana scout skill.

'Looks like the children are asleep and the only other person here is Aiko. Good. That will make things easier.'

He made for Aiko's room and once he reached the door he let go of the invisibility. 50 minutes had already passed with him using the cloak. And Daichi only had 40 minutes remaining to complete the quest of rescuing Reo.

'If I enter her room without alerting her then she might react badly. She was a former ninja after all… This way she would recognize my chakra and wouldn't do anything rash.'

Daichi quietly knocked on the door several times.

"I'm coming." The voice of the matron was heard from inside the room. After several seconds the door opened and Matron Aiko was shocked to see Daichi standing there holding a baby.

"Daichi?.. What are you…"

Daichi quickly interrupted her and entered the room. He closed the door behind him. "I'll explain everything."

"What are you doing here? And who is that? What's going on.?" Aiko was shocked at what was happening.

"Ok in order. I'm here because I need your help. And this is Reo Uchiha and Itachi is killing the Uchiha clan." Daichi said with a straight face.

Aiko stood still as she processed what she just heard. "What? I'm going to need you to explain."

Daichi sighed. He already had in mind what he would say to her.

"I was training my shurikenjutsu in the woods near the Uchiha clan compound after classes were over. After I was done and on my way home, when I got near the clan compound I heard a commotion. I went to take a look and saw a dead body. It looked like he died a minute or two before I got there. I went to call for the Uchiha police force but on my way I saw several more bodies in the compound." Daichi stopped and looked at the shocked face of the matron.

"What?... I can't believe Itachi would… Diachi!! We need to alert the Hokage." Aiko turned around as if to get ready to leave but Daichi stopped her.

"You can't! You can't tell anyone." Aiko, hearing the boy's words, turned around.

"Daichi, this isn't a small matter. If Itachi is killing the people of the clan then we need to alert the Hokage. And why are you so sure it was Itachi?"

"I saw Itachi kill my friends. It was him. And you can't tell anyone. You need to trust me."

"Daichi, this isn't a game. I need to alert the Hokage. You stay here with that baby and once I inform the hokage-"

"I think someone high up in the village is helping Itachi kill the clan."

Aiko stood still as she heard the words. "What did you say?"

"Look. You need to listen to me. Please. Otherwise there is a good chance Reo here will die." At this moment he used his Mana puppetry skill on her.

'Trust him. He's a good kid. Listen to what he has to say.'

Daichi could see the struggle Aiko had with herself for several seconds. At that moment baby Reo started crying in Daichi's arms.

Daichi tried to console the baby. "Sshh… It's ok. I'm here. Big brother Daichi is here for you… Don't cry."

Aiko's face showed sympathy as she saw the scene.

For Daichi, at that moment a notification came.

[Target has accepted the suggestion.]

'Yes.'

"Ok Daichi, tell me everything."

Daichi nodded. "I didn't know who was killing everyone at that time. So when I saw more bodies I went straight to my friend's home. Ren Uchiha. We met a while back. After I reached his place I told him everything. He had a powerful sensor ability so he checked the chakra of everyone in the compound. He realized I was telling the truth and felt that most of the clan were already dead. Then he sensed the person killing them coming to the house." Daichi paused to take a breath.

Aiko motioned for him to continue. Daichi looked as if he was struggling with his words. He took several breaths and then continued.

"He handed me his daughter and told me not to trust the higher ups of the village and keep her existence a secret… I held Reo in my arms and hid. I saw Itachi killing my friend and his wife. Once he killed them he left. The instant he left I ran from there before anyone saw me."

Aiko knelt and hugged Daichi. "Oh Daichi. I'm so sorry you had to go through that."

She then looked at the baby and took Reo into her arms. She asked, looking at the baby. "Why do you think someone is helping Itachi kill the clan?"

"On my way here I didn't see any ninja near the compound. It was as if the whole area surrounding the compound was deserted… I thought about it a lot on my way here. I'm supposed to believe that one person is strong enough to kill an entire clan? And that too without anyone knowing about it? I think someone high up was helping Itachi kill the clan."

"Daichi, that doesn't make any sense. Itachi killing them doesn't mean someone from the village helped him. We need to speak with the Hokage. We need to save those people who might still be alive while we still have time." Aiko looked at the boy.

"It's probably too late. It took me over 30 minutes to reach here. Itachi has probably killed everyone. Going to the Hokage won't change anything."

Daichi looked at her and used Mana puppetry.

'Let's hear what he has to say. Once he's done explaining then we can decide whether to go to the Hokage or not.'

After a few seconds.

[Target has accepted the suggestion.]

"Are you sure it was Itachi?"

Daichi nodded to Miss Aiko's question.

"How did you get out of there without anyone noticing?"

Daichi used his chakra suppression skill and lowered his chakra. "I learned a lot during the last three years." He said with a small smile.

Aiko looked at him with an impassive face. "You expect me to believe that you ran all the way here from the Uchiha compound, while holding a baby without anyone noticing with just your chakra suppression technique?"

Daichi's smile vanished as he heard her question. 'She's smart.'

"If you want me to trust what you're saying then you need to tell me the truth." Aiko told the boy.

Having no choice, Daichi activated the ability of the cloak.

Aiko was shocked that Daichi just vanished in front of her. She quickly used chakra to sense the boy and even then couldn't find him. A second later Daichi reappeared.

"How?" Aiko was shocked he could do something like that.

Daichi held the cloak and answered. "Gramps gave this to me a few months ago. Told me if I was in any life threatening danger then I should use this. It can only be used a few times."

"I see…" Aiko couldn't believe something like this was in Kensei's possession. 'If that could help him vanish from the senses then he could easily have gotten out.'

"But one thing still doesn't make sense. Why do you think someone in the village helped Itachi do something like this? What would they gain from this?" Aiko asked.

"I don't know. But whoever helped him has some serious resources and power. My guess would be someone high up near the Hokage." Daichi was careful with his words.

"You don't know that." Aiko said to the boy but doubt was beginning to form in her mind.

"True. I don't know for sure. But in a village full of people who can see through walls, smell blood a mile away and have powerful sensors, you expect me to believe that none of them saw or even sensed that a clan was being killed? Are you telling me our village is that defenseless?" Daichi had a stony expression on his face as he spoke the words.

Aiko thought about Daichi's words. 'Is that even possible? Could it be true that someone…'

Daichi saw that Aiko was having an internal debate. Not taking any chances, he used the Mana puppetry skill on her again.

'Danzo Shimura. He could do something like this…'

Daichi wanted to make sure Aiko kept everything that happened here a secret. So he gave her a possible suspect.

[Target has accepted the suggestion.]

That thought took root in her mind and it shook her. 'Is it possible? I know he's dangerous but… Would he really kill an entire clan?'

She then looked at the boy. "Daichi, whatever the case is, we need to tell the Hokage about her and this theory. If there is a traitor within the village committing something horrible like this, then he needs to know."

Daichi, hearing her, vehemently shook his head. "You absolutely can't. If Itachi or the person who helped him finds out she's alive then they will come for her. And then possibly me for saving her. And maybe even you."

Aiko was taken aback by Daichi's words. She looked at the baby sleeping in her arms.

Daichi used the puppetry skill one more time.

'Trust him. Keep this a secret for now. It's best for everyone.'

Daichi waited several seconds and then saw Aiko sigh.

[Target has accepted the suggestion.]

[Skill Mana Puppetry's level has risen by one.]

Aiko looked at the boy. "Fine. I'll keep what happened here a secret. But… I need to speak with Kensei first thing in the morning."

"Gramps isn't here in the village. He went to the capital to meet his old friend. He'll only be back in a few days." Daichi said, looking at her.

Aiko sighed, hearing the kid. "Alright… The moment he comes home you send him my way. I'll keep what happened here quiet but I'll need to have a word with Kensei."

Daichi nodded his head. "Thank you."

Aiko then took the baby in her arms to her bed while Daichi opened his quest list. He looked at the rescue quest that was still ongoing.

Daichi was confused. 'I saved Reo. So why isn't the quest marked as completed?'