Thoughts

I am currently digesting all the memories, so that i won't be suspected of something, anything. For all how the anime is shown as funny, I don't think this world works that way. The people are experienced shinobi, it is in their job description to be suspicious of anything and everything and are also attentive to detail. This world is extremely cutthroat and to thrive here, you either are extremely cunning or extremely lucky. Even looking at the current situation, for all his strength and the acclaims the fourth hokage is not in control of the ANBU or any major decision making. For all intents and purposes, he is a puppet kage of the third hokage who had to back out of the limelight due to political attacks. If the fourth was a little less naive or little less brainwashed, as a prodigous and accomplished ninja he could have found many other alternatives than sacrificing himself, his wife and his child.

I should not bring attention to myself needlessly and also be careful of the hidden players, everyone could be a spy. I know that there is no danger for me now because the fourth will handle the issue and for the next twelve years till the chunin exams arc where orochimaru invades with the sand, I should be relatively safe. I should also try to unlock my chakra quickly but not be in a hurry to train everything or it will bring unwanted attention to me. I could train a little and it can be explained away as a fright from the nine-tails attack. The academy enrolls 7 to 8 year olds. So for now I should try to unlock the chackra, I doubt the children surrrounding me or the matron for that matter can find if I awaken chakra, I know I said that I should consider a potential spy but no one spy or not can resist the urge to get out of danger especially infront of scared children.

I know that the chakra is a mixture of spiritual and physical energies and that the chakra is everywhere, so I try meditate and concentrate on anything out of place in my own body. After a period of time i find the slight buzzing and tingling sensation. It's neither easy nor am I a genius, it's just that the fear I feel due to the bloodlust in the air is a great motivation and I remember that chakra is initially used by sage of six paths to connect people so that they can understand each other which means the paralysing bloodlust I feel from the Kyuubi which is in essence a chackra constuct affects my body through my own chakra, which now that I think about it is extremly similar to the paralysis genjutsu orochimaru uses on team 7 in the forest of death.

I have by now unlocked my chakra and wait to see if there is any reaction from the people nearby, after an hour of observation I concluded that no one was wiser of my actions. I also make a mental note to remind myself to study the bracelet later.

I am an orphan with no support, no connections and in a world where strong are respected and the clans control everything else that is not controlled by the hokage. I am 4 now, so there are four more years till the academy enrollment traditionally, but because of this incident there is a dire need of ninja to replace the deceased ones so for all I know they could reduce the age requirement for the enrollment so may be by the time I am six I would be enrolled i the academy and since this is the year protogonists are born Itachi Uchiha would be at my age and enroll the academy in a year or two, depends on the weight of expectations from his clan. So I don't think I will have any contact with him for years and it's not like I want to make contact with him or any other characters.

I am neither the kind to be a hero and save others nor naive enough to think I could or should do something due to my foreknowledge. I just want to live my own life my own way, and since this world is a lot less hung up on the morals I should enjoy myself and do whatever I feel like doing.