A long night

As we were heading back to the Hokage's office, I noticed many people were staring at me. I don't know if it's a good stare or they want me dead. It's kind of hard to tell in this village.

We reached the Hokage's office and I could feel someone else's chakra with the Hokage.

"Knock knock knock"

"Come in!" 

We entered the Hokage's office.

Just when they entered the office Ryuu realised whose chakra he had sensed.

"YOU!" 

Ryuu frowned and opened his Sharingan. His blood was boiling. It enraged him with whom he saw. His chakra built up without him even realising.

Everyone in the room was silent. The room was tense.

"What are YOU doing here?" Ryuu furiously asked.

"I see your Sharingan has developed further." Danzo coldly replied. 

Ryuu moved closer to him in an instant, everyone in the room had their guard up because they thought he was attacking him. he whispered in his ear.

"You're lucky this old man is here, Danzo, otherwise your head would be rotting by now." Danzo frowned and clicked.

"Now head back to your hole and guard yourself with as many weak shinobi as you can." Danzo frowned and left but just before he left, Ryuu added salt on the wound.

"Oh, and did you find his body? He was quite talkative, that one." 

"Gulp," Danzo's eyes widened, and he gulped in fear, Some small droplets of sweat were on his face; it looks like he didn't know I was the one who killed his shinobi, Hmph.

He left the office in a bad mood.

Everyone in the office was silent. The altercation between Danzo and Ryuu made the room filled with tension.

Minato and Hiruzen had a drop of sweat on their faces. Jiraiya was getting annoyed cause all he wanted to do was "Research." So eventually he was the one to break the silence.

"Anyway, we finished the mission old man, Ryuu's plan was key to our success, although eventually one of us would've come up with the idea but he came up with it quicker than us so that's fine too, so can we go now I'm busy I have things to do." 

He said as he started walking out of the room. Just before he stepped out, he got called back.

"Hold on a minute Jiraiya, I need to talk with you." 

Sigh, he dropped his head and closed the door.

"First, Minato, have you mastered that Jutsu I gave you a year ago?" 

Minato looked shocked to hear that question.

"No, not yet, but if I alter a few things on the Jutsu, I'm sure in a year I could master it, luckily Kushina is willing to help me." 

I see this must be the Flying Raijin they're talking about. It would be great to learn it. Maybe I can even help Minato perfect it.

"Big brother, could you please teach me this Jutsu? It's the flying Raijin, right? The one made by Lord 2nd?"

Ryuu asked shyly., he pulled the innocent card. It always works with Minato.

I looked at him deep in his eyes while fidgeting with my hands. He tried hard to look away. In fact, he almost completely ignored me, but I didn't think I'd have to use this move against him.

Ryuu started balancing his tears, and that's when he broke him. Not even the Sharingan wielded such ocular power.

"Fine, fine, I will just stop looking at me like that and explain to me how you know that Jutsu it's supposed to be forbidden and highly classified."

 Ryuu expected this from Minato and immediately knew what to say.

"Well, when we fought, you had to use that jutsu to escape, but you couldn't use it that much because it used up too much of your chakra."

Minato nodded.

"It explains when you saw that jutsu, but not how you know it. It's not just forbidden, but information about it is very classified." 

I just shrugged and said.

"I just know stuff." He looked at me as if he was about to change his mind.

"I know quite a lot about fuinjutsu as well. I could help you, you know."

He placed his finger on his chin and thought about it. Everyone in the room was silent, and they didn't interfere.

"Fine, as long as Lord third agrees with it, after all, he is the one who gifted his sensei's jutsu to me." 

Hiruzen thought about it for a minute, then nodded.

"Alright, we'll begin training tomorrow morning," Minato said.

We left the Hokage's office, Minato and I went home and Jiraiya stayed in the Hokage's office.

I was on my way home to learn more jutsu from the book, then I felt like someone was following me. 

He had large amounts of chakra but he had no ill will not by how he was following me.

 I'll just continue walking and see what he does.

"WHOOSH" 

He threw four shurikens at me. I easily deflected them all.

"Who are you, and what do you want from me?"

A man popped out of the shadows.

He had pale skin that almost looks ghostly golden eyes with slitted pupils like a snake, purple markings around his eyes and long black hair reaching his shoulders he wears a konoha vest and headband which means he's a jonin from this village, there's only one man that fits this description.

"Orochimaru." He stepped out of the shadows.

"So you're the genius everyone is talking about. Please forgive my attack. I was only testing your abilities. Do not take it as an insult.

 I have heard a lot of praise coming from Sarutobi-sensei."

He had a sore and hoarse voice. He sounded a little emotionless, but had a hint of kindness.

"Orochimaru-sama, it's an honor to meet another one of the legendary sannin." I bowed my head while meeting him.

"Where were you headed in such a hurry?" 

"Oh, I was just looking for some training on wind style jutsu, now that Jiraiya-sensei is probably in the Hokage's office and Minato is probably with Kushina I figured I could go back home and see if I'd learn something from father." 

"I see, well if you want wind style techniques, just follow me. This way, I could learn more about you." 

He said, then we started walking. 

After walking for a while, I did not know where we were going and I became a little impatient.

"Orochimaru-sama, where are we going?" 

He didn't respond and just ignored me

He took me to the training grounds, but this one was different. I've never seen it.

"You want to train me?" 

He shook his head.

"I've heard from Sarutobi-sensei that not only are you born with all five basic chakra nature's but you also have a Sharingan I would like to show you some wind style, it's what I've mastered so it should be useful to you."

I nodded, then he demonstrated some wind style techniques, and I observed all of them with my Sharingan. He even explained all of his ninjutsu and showed me the flaws and drawbacks of them. He was perfect, and I understood everything clearly.

After showing me the jutsus, we sat down on a bench and talked.

"Ryuu-kun, you're someone who has lost people and has taken a life, so what is life? Some believe it's willpower, others believe it has something to do with bloodline and many believe it's hard work, so what would you say it is?"

Hmm, I see from what I know about him, he's always been looking for a meaning to life and a way to find eternal life.

"Orochimaru-sama, to me, life is… something fragile that shouldn't be taken lightly not just one of a ninja anyone can get killed by poison, another ninja or a forest fire started by lightning, it's a shame that people die so easily and if I could figure it out, I'd find a way to achieve an eternal life with that knowledge I can spread it throughout the world and when everyone is equal, there will be no death and just peace but I refuse to die until I know everyone I love is safe that's also the reason I will go through anything to achieve peace."

His eyes widened, and he looked at me.

"Ryuu-kun you… I see, you're wiser than most of your elders and out of everyone I've met after all these years you understand me, I too seek eternal life, you're the only one who understands how fragile we are maybe one day you can help me in the search for eternal life. I look forward to meeting you again." 

We said our goodbyes and left.

I spent so much time with Orochimaru that it's already at night, but it's worth it, I've learned a lot of wind styles and I can't wait to reach home. I have to go read the book now I hope I've unlocked more Jutsu.

As Ryuu was walking back home, he heard a man shouting.

"Youth Youth, This is Youth!"

He went to check it out. He was near a waterfall, a man in a green jumpsuit and long hair that's all Ryuu needed to see.

"That's guy's father. What is he doing here at this hour?" 

He looked like he was sneaking out of his home to do something. He stood near the waterfall and yelled, "Seventh Gate of shock OPEN!" BOOM!

A large blue aura surrounded his body, it's different from chakra smells like sweat,

 "This must be the eight inner gates formation, incredible." He whispered to himself.

After a minute or two might duy lost this aura and was panting, Ryuu went over to him.

"That was incredible!" He looked back at me, surprised to see that someone was watching him. 

"Who are you?" 

"I'm Ryuu, one of Guy's friends from the academy."

He wiped off his sweat and asked.

"And what brings you here? It must be the power of YOUTH!" 

I awkwardly nodded and agreed.

"That was the eight inner gates formation, right? Or more specifically, the seventh gate." 

He looked at Ryuu in confusion.

"Yes, but how do you know that? This Jutsu is kind of like a forbidden technique." 

I looked back at him and said.

"don't worry about that I just want to become powerful in all jutsu Including taijutsu so I can protect everyone."

He looked at me and said, "That's a fine goal, a goal worth all the extra hard work. Yes, I can feel it now, the power of Youth flows through you!"

He said as he gave me a thumbs up.