Chapter 20 : The Fall of Yagura(2)

Shimura Danzo was the Second in Command of Konohagakure no Sato. He was an old veteran, and best friend and rival to Sarutobi Hiruzen. This very man was in the Hokage's office for his weekly private meeting. They discussed many things in these meetings, from recent events to important foreign matters. At this very meeting, Danzo was bringing up their little issue in Mizu no Kuni.

"We need to react to the Mizukage's blatant disrespect to Hi no Kuni." He repeated, his voice the only thing heard in the Hokage's office. "If we let his transgressions against us go unpunished we will look weak in the eyes of our enemies."

Hiruzen sighed. This was always how the man reacted. He thought there couldn't be peace among the Hidden Village's. In his eyes, Konoha was the greater and all the other nations should bow their heads to them. It was hard to handle him, and even harder not to have him around. If Sarutobi was the light, then Danzo was the darkness, and they needed to coexist in order for the village to survive. There were things that the Lord Third just couldn't do, necessary things to protect his people, which Danzo was more than willing to accomplish.

It was all for the sake of the village and her people.

"It is being taken care of, my friend." Sarutobi stated.

Danzo looked at his long-time friend and raised an eyebrow. "Oh?" His voice was laced with curiosity. "Who did you send, Hiruzen?" He asked, wanting to know who the God of Shinobi sent to Mizu. He had thought that his Hokage had become too soft, unable to make the right decisions for Konoha. It was very rare for the aging man to send in a team to end such an important man's life without being forced by him and the village elders.

"I've sent my shadow to shine our light upon Kiri." Danzo understood the cryptic words. Word of a child with the power greater than the five Kage serving under the Hokage in his personal ANBU unit, Ro, began to spread a year ago. It was just a rumor but Danzo knew better. He and the elders were given confirmation that the boy actually existed, but his identity was still kept from them.

They weren't happy about it either. Such a strong child should belong to all of Konoha, not tucked away in the soft man's pocket. Danzo had thought the boy's gifts would be wasted with his old friend. That's why it surprised him so much when he was told that the boy, whoever he may be, was in the field, taking the life of a man who needed to die for Hi no Kuni to prosper.

"I must say, I wasn't so sure you'd wield him properly." The war hawk said. "It's good to see you're using your tools properly." A rare small smile ghosted his face.

For Hiruzen, it was the opposite. A frown appeared. "Our shinobi are not tools, Danzo." His voice showed the power he was known for when he was younger. "You'd do well to remember that." He finished, lighting the Tobacco pipe he had taken from his desk with a small Katon jutsu, or what he called a simple flick of his fingers.

"Ah, there's the Professor I used to know." Danzo chuckled softly, which would have been incredibly creepy for someone who didn't know him as long as Hiruzen had. "It would seem that your shadow has brought back the warrior in you." The Sarutobi couldn't help but smile at those words. It was the truth.

Naruto, or what he and Team Ro now referred to as his 'shadow,' had brought back a piece of him he thought was long lost. When he began training the blond with Kakashi and Jiraiya, his body felt old and weak. After the first two years however, his body felt like it was in his prime. When you train with someone like Naruto it's impossible not to get back in shape.

"I was shown that I'm far from the incompetent old man that so many see me as." Hiruzen said. He hadn't felt this good in years, and he no longer felt like he needed to rely on his teammates to help lead the village he was chosen to command.

"It is good to hear you say that." Danzo stood as he spoke. "This village needs the man who was given the moniker 'God of Shinobi.'" With that said, the leader of the Foundation left the Hokage's office, content on letting the Lord Third finish the job. If he could do what needed to be done then there was no need for him to get involved. Danzo needed to remember to properly thank this shadow of Hiruzen's, the boy had brought back his friend.

Rattling chains was all that could be heard in the streets of Kirigakure. The Kiri people watched as the Yondaime Mizukage, in the company of two Hunter-nin teams, escorted what looked like a child in a Konoha ANBU uniform. Rumors of the Demons of the Resistance were even heard by the civilians. It was kind of hard to keep something like that a secret for very long.

Most of the inhabitants of the Mist secretly hoped that the boy was not who they thought he was, because they wanted to be freed from the psychotic Kage just as much as the Bloodline users. He was a terrible man who cared very little for his people, sacrificing his shinobi like they were little more than livestock.

It was so sickening that most of the people who sided with him did so just to save their lives. There were a lot of loyal followers, though, and they were just as sick as their leader. The situation in the village was horrible, and news of the Demons of the Resistance gave the helpless people hope.

Every few seconds a Hunter-nin would yank on the chains that secured the boy as their prisoner in an immature attempt to trip him as he walked. He never fell, but when he stumbled the Head Hunters would laugh. These men were obviously some of the Mizukage's loyalists, the disgusting filth of the world – all of them.

The boy showed no fear, but that might have been because he was wearing a mask. His steps were heavy, like he was someone walking towards his destiny. Most of the gathered people thought that he was destined to die very soon.

If they only knew.

The blond boy kept his head high, not allowing himself to look weak. A lot of the Kiri-nin who stuck around for survival respected him for that. The devil only knew what their monster of a leader would do to him. Even the civilians knew of the man's harsh punishments.

Public executions were a popular practice; there had been five this month alone. The barbaric events would be carried out in the children's park in the middle of the village. It was an idea that the people liked as much as the old Academy Graduation Test. The man had a hard-on for incredibly horrible ideas.

The boy was covered in what appeared to be inked symbols, a lot of them, all looking alike. The shinobi knew that they were Chakra Suppression Seals, special seals made to lock away a person's chakra. The amount of them said that either Yagura was being overly cautious, or the blond had incredible reserves. Both had an equal chance of being the reason coming from a man like the Mizukage. The man was so strange that not a single soul could guess what he was going to do next, he was all over the place when it came to the decisions he made. Some began to think that not even Yagura himself understood the reasoning behind some of his actions. The man was a certified sociopath.

The thought that Konoha had such a young child in the ranks of their ANBU was somewhat of a shock to the people of Kiri. The shinobi knew that the Leaf produced more child prodigies than all of the other four combined. It was a known fact; Konoha was on the top of the shinobi food chain, even after being attacked by the strongest of the Bijuu and losing their Hokage.

The loss of the Yondaime Hokage had the other nations hoping that they could take up the mantle of the strongest, but with the God of Shinobi still breathing, it was impossible to match the first of the ninja villages. Kiri had only vaguely knew about the happenings of the outside world, being in a civil war made it kind of hard to be up to date with foreign affairs. Even still, the death of a Kage was always something that reached even the most secluded of places.

The thing with Yagura was he didn't fear or respect the Lord Third Hokage, which was a fatal mistake. Every Kage had at least a little fear and some respect for the man. He was the third human ever to hold the title of God of Shinobi, along with the Rikudo Sennin and Lord First Hokage, Senju Hashirama. He had held the longest time as a Kage in history, the only other man who was able to claim such achievements was the Sandaime Tsuchikage, Onoki. For the Mizukage, who hadn't had much experience in anything but causing civil wars in his own nation, it was incredibly foolish on his part.

Even in the presence of a Kage and eight Hunter-nin, the blond boy stood out most prominently. He had an air about him that caused all eyes to watch him. He was chained thoroughly, and had the most powerful shinobi in Kiri escorting him to the Hunter-nin Headquarters to get information not only on the Resistance, but Konoha. That's why it confused the spectators; it felt like he was the one leading them to something. It was absurd, but that's the way he carried himself. All of this coming from a child made it even more disbelieving.

Sometimes, the people of Kiri wondered how Yagura managed to become the man he was today. When he was elected to be the Mizukage, he was a kind person who cared very much about his nation. Now though, he was proving the people who thought a Jinchuuriki shouldn't be in office correct.

It was hard to not accept their words now; Yagura was the worst thing to happen to Mizu no Kuni. Ever. That wasn't saying that it was the Bijuu inside him causing all the trouble, but that's how a lot of people saw it. Something goes wrong with a Jinchuuriki, blame the Bijuu.

The boy was now almost out of sight for the citizens, but they could still tell that he was in their village. It was kind of scary that a boy could leave such a huge impression on people without saying a single word. He was no doubt one of the Demons of the Resistance. That was too bad; the people had hoped he would save them from Yagura's reign. Ah well, there was always the other one. A lot of people had thought the same thing.

Hopefully he'll be the one.

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