Escape Plan.

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For this fan-fic:

Jutsu: Shadow clone jutsu

Type: Universal (every village knows it)

Rank: B-rank

Optimal clones: 7 (kept for 5 hours and above)

Max clones: 25 (kept for 10 minutes)

(A/N: this is from Aki's mastery right now

but the optimal number will not increase throughout)

Jutsu: Multi Shadow clone jutsu

Type: Forbidden (Konohagakure only)

Rank: A-rank

Optimal clones: 1,000

(can be less depending on the user's fatigue state or intention)

Max clones: error

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LET THE CHAPTER BEGIN

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~~ Back to Konohagakure ~~

 Aki greeted new dawn with baggy eyes, but a determined look at his face. He cleaned up the scene he made during the night. Tidied up his bed and went in to take a shower.

Now freshened up and ready for the day, he put three of the scrolls, he had sorted prior to going for a wave of freshness granted by the water droplets hitting the face, into his small backpack and put rest in his storage scroll.

Aki was now ready to face the world, but before that, there was something very important a shinobi must do.

"It's time to eat."

Today was one of those days that Aki would miss modern food, 'I seriously want to eat pizza with a bottle of Coke'

Aki could also go for a Biryani right about now. This dish was introduced to him by his Indian friend Sameer.

Aki has been crazy about it since. He even learned how to cook it. But never had the chance to cook it in this new world.

In his musings, Aki went over every one of the foods he couldn't eat or hadn't had the chance to cook yet. He reached in front of Teuchi's, the Sage of Six Bowls, Ichiraku Ramen.

Aki purposefully came late today so he wouldn't meet Naruto which might shake his resolve to escape from the village today.

"Teuchi-san, give me the usual ramen, I'll have six bowls" Aki ordered hoping that this god would bless him with luck, so he could escape.

How did he eat that much ramen? Blame it on Anime logic, let's move forward.

Aki finished his ramen while paying no mind to the customers coming in or out of Ichiraku Ramen.

"See you later, Teuchi san, wish me luck" Aki called out as he moved out of the store.

It was soon time for his pep talk with Hiruzen and Hiashi, he could not miss that if he didn't want to raise guard of the leaf village but first, it's time to visit Naruto's now empty apartment.

Aki soon found himself near his destination, he sneaked inside and hid the orange scroll he had written for Naruto somewhere hard to find.

Each of his scrolls has its contents locked until the specific chakra signature touches them. So, even if anyone other than Naruto finds it, they won't be able to read.

Like this Aki dropped scrolls at multiple locations stealthily and then went to Hiruzen's office, who would usually talk to him before Hiashi's arrival.

Aki was contemplating about telling some things to Hiruzen directly. After all, he was portrayed as a good guy regardless of fanbase or his own opinion.

'Maybe I should test if he isn't actually a Hypocrite.'

But Aki dropped the idea immediately, due to the fact he has no way to explain his information about the future or crimes of Danzo.

Aki stood before the Hokage's office, heart steady, gaze sharp. He reviewed his plan in his mind. The scrolls had been placed, and his final messages to Naruto and others delivered in secret.

Now came the real challenge — leaving the village without alerting the ANBU or causing suspicion.

As he waited for Hiruzen, Aki went through his mental checklist, reinforcing his resolve.

'I can't mess this up. Not today.' He thought.

The door to the Hokage's office opened, and a fox-mask ANBU ushered him inside. Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, greeted him with his usual grandfatherly smile.

"Aki, good to see you. I hope you are doing well today."

Aki forced a smile and nodded. "Yes, Lord Hokage. I've been reflecting a lot lately. I think it's time I take on more responsibility."

Hiruzen nodded, listening patiently, but before Aki could go further, the door creaked open again — Hiashi Hyuga entered the room.

"Shall we begin?" Hiashi's voice cut through the silence.

The three sat down to discuss Aki's future in Konoha, but his mind was elsewhere. He answered their questions with practiced ease.

A few hours passed during this pep talk; Aki was now free to leave the office so he visited a few places one last time.

'it's time to move' Aki thought as he gathered his resolve.

Hiruzen didn't restrict his freedom while inside the village but he wasn't allowed to go outside so as he moved towards the outskirts of the village, shadows followed.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu."

POOF (x25)

Twenty-five replicas of himself appeared beside Aki, each of them summoned their partial lightening chakra mode and used the flash step to boost their speed even further, while they moved using body flicker jutsu for maximum speed.

This strategy sent the following ANBU ops shinobi in chaos, as clones moved in every single direction.

Hiruzen who was observing Aki with the special device he used to spy on the genius children of the village was surprised and immediately ordered the entire ABNU ops army under him to move.

Danzo Shimura, similarly, was monitoring the situation of the Uchiha clan and was also alerted by the members of his private branch of the ANBU called ROOT.

His agents from ROOT had been following Aki's movements for days, suspecting something like this might happen. The moment Aki made his move, Danzo barked orders to his agents.

"Capture him. DO NOT let him escape." Danzo commanded coldly.

Now it was the rare situation where both the ROOT and FOUNDATION(Hokage's) ANBU shinobi chased a single ninja, the village was alert against since his arrival a week ago.

Aki moved unhindered for a while, which made him think that escape might be as easy as it was for Sasuke Uchiha after the Chunin exams.

But his Byakugan, one of three great dojutsu, told him a different story. Anbu ninjas were closing in fast. He still hadn't grown to be the third fastest shinobi around and people existed who could beat the first two.

'Raikage and Shisui'

Hiruzen could beat them both if they came at him together in his prime. However, it was debatable if he could beat Shisui with the existence of Kotoamatsukami.

'It's time' Aki thought as the enemy was closing in on him.

"Byakugan: Chakra Pulse"

All of Aki's clones released a shockwave, killing ultra-low-level ninjas like the Genin immediately and pushing others away. It was a blessing that Hiruzen and Shisui weren't on the move.

He'd be totally captured, but the Hokage had a lot to do, so he couldn't move. Aki could not spot Shisui's chakra in the village.

"Wood Release: Binding Woods!"

Yamato, along with Team Kakashi from ANBU, confronted one of Aki's clones. As the binding tendrils of wood encircled the clone, it struggled briefly before dispersing into smoke.

"Damn Kakashi…" Aki cursed his luck. Why was this guy still active in the ANBU?

The top ANBU were hardly fazed by Aki's chakra pulse, recovering quickly. The leader of one squad shouted an order, his voice calm but authoritative.

"Formation!"

Several agents moved in perfect synchronization, flipping through hand seals. Moments later, earthen walls erupted around Aki's clones, trying to trap them.

"Earth Style: Mud Wall!"

Massive walls of stone and dirt shot from the ground, boxing in Aki's clones. In the air, kunai rained down, while other agents unleashed elemental ninjutsu aimed at overwhelming Aki from all sides.

But Aki's clones were relentless. Lightning crackled in their palms, and they moved with terrifying speed, darting between the walls.

In the blink of an eye, one clone delivered a lethal strike to an ANBU, only for the clone to vanish with a POOF! as another moved to engage.

Aki, meanwhile, was racing away. He couldn't let his guard down yet, not until he was certain he'd escaped.

His clones continued to distract the elite forces, buying him precious time. But even though things seemed to be going well, he knew better than to deactivate his Byakugan.

And that's when it happened.

A kunai, which he hadn't seen, embedded itself deeply in his shoulder. He hadn't even caught the throw motion of the ninja with his Byakugan, a rarity. His movements faltered.

'Must have been a stray from someone deflecting a kunai.'

His mind barely had time to register the attack before several suppression tags latched onto his body, weighing him down and restricting his chakra flow. The momentary drop in speed had allowed the nearest ROOT agents to close in.

ROOT, Aki thought with dread. I should've known.

Though not the most elite, this group had gotten lucky. Aki gritted his teeth as they engaged him in close combat. With his chakra restricted, he had to rely on his taijutsu to hold them off.

They were good—better than he'd hoped—and as if to add insult to injury, seven of them were users of the Gentle Fist. He barely had time to think before they attacked.

"Rotation!"

Aki spun, creating a barrier of spinning chakra that deflected the immediate assault. But to his dismay, two of the Gentle Fist users managed to slip through the barrier, striking with pinpoint accuracy.

His body staggered, but his mind sharpened. He needed to end this quickly.

Aki kicked away from his attackers. He had gotten rid of the suppression tags. The chakra started to crackle around his hand forming a small unstable orb of lightning.

"Lightning Release: Lightning bomb"

Aki threw a swiftly but roughly created jutsu against the overwhelming number. ROOT agents evaded with only one member getting caught in and paralyzed, but Aki did not have time to finish him off.

Without hesitating, Aki switched to his next move. He was still outnumbered, and even stunned opponents would recover quickly.

"Wind Style: Wind Blade!"

The air itself sliced through the battlefield as Aki unleashed razor-sharp blades of wind, aiming to cut through the remaining ROOT agents. One agent barely dodged, only to be slashed at his arm by the edge.

Still, they kept pressing him.

'I need to create distance.'

"Water Style: Water Bullet Jutsu!"

With one swift motion, Aki spat out several high-velocity bullets of water, each one capable of blasting through solid rock. The attack sent two of the ROOT agents scrambling to avoid the impact, while another was caught directly in the chest, knocked back into a tree with a sickening crunch.

But Aki knew it wasn't enough. ROOT's suppression tags had weakened his chakra flow, and the Gentle Fist users were closing in again.

'There's too many of them...'

Several minutes later.

Aki's breathing was ragged now. His speed and resolve had allowed him to hold on as long as he did, but ROOT's members were relentless.

Even with the entirety of his arsenal, Aki was only delaying the inevitable. ROOT agents quickly subdued him and knocked him unconscious.