Chapter 22: Uchiha Clan

The next day, at Konoha's training field number 5, my new disciples arrived on time.

Anko, my former disciple, and Might Guy were also there, but I didn't ask Guy to join the Anbu squad because of his lack of darkness, and I don't want to be the one to taint the boy.

Behind me stood a member of the Death Squad, wearing a completely black, featureless mask, who kept staring at Guy for some reason.

"Orochimaru-sensei!" they all said in unison.

"I see you've all come, in that case, let's not waste time," I said, and instantly, a clone appeared by my side.

"Face my clone and try to hit it, whoever manages to land a hit, I'll teach them a ninjutsu," I said as the clone walked toward the center of the training field.

Pov Anko ~

Orochimaru-sensei's clone stood in the middle of the training field, adopting a relaxed stance, but a chilling sense of death ran down my spine as I watched him.

'I can't underestimate him, the last time I did, I couldn't leave the hospital for a week,' I thought bitterly.

"Sensei, don't worry, let me show you the power of my youth!" said Guy as he dashed toward Orochimaru-sensei with impressive speed.

Guy threw a punch directly at his face, causing ripples in the air, however, Orochimaru-sensei tilted his head to the side, dodging the blow with ease.

Using his momentum, Guy spun on his axis, launching a circular kick aimed at Orochimaru-sensei's torso.

Whoosh!

Guy's foot sliced through the air, but Orochimaru-sensei stepped back, narrowly avoiding the attack by mere millimeters, and extended his left hand toward Guy, aiming to grab his wrist.

Guy reacted by jumping backward, but Orochimaru-sensei took advantage of the minimal distance to slide his leg forward and sweep Guy's feet.

Guy lost his balance momentarily, but instead of falling, he propelled himself backward with an acrobatic spin, landing on one hand before getting back on his feet.

"Not bad, boy," said Orochimaru-sensei, looking at Guy with appreciation.

"Thank you, Orochimaru-sensei, I hope you can help me explote my youth!" Guy responded, his eyes burning with passion.

"You shouldn't let your guard down, Sensei!" said Kakashi, appearing behind Orochimaru-sensei with his hand crackling with lightning, with a simple movement, he struck.

Poof!

Kakashi's eyes widened in astonishment as wooden logs appeared in front of him with a puff of smoke, he immediately turned his head and raised his arms to defend.

With a kick, Kakashi was sent flying like a projectile into a tree, the three tomoe in his left eye spinning slowly.

"Kakashi, have you already forgotten what Minato taught you?" asked Orochimaru-sensei from the side.

"No, I haven't, Sensei," Kakashi replied with a grin, suddenly, ten Shisui clones surrounded Orochimaru-sensei's clone.

Clank! Clank! Clank!

The clones attacked from various directions, their kunai clashing against Orochimaru-sensei's, he managed to react each time.

Pov Shisui ~

I kept attacking Orochimaru-sensei's clone, but he always managed to anticipate my moves, blocking me every time.

'Shisui, try changing your position once you've broken through his defense.'

Suddenly, Orochimaru-sensei's voice echoed in my mind, it seemed to be a Yamanaka communication technique, but the important part was what he said, change position after breaking through his defense? I think it might work.

I decided to try it and waited until my clone had broken through Orochimaru-sensei's kunai before switching positions with it, with a clean slice, a cut appeared on the clone's cheek.

Poof!

The clone vanished in a cloud of smoke, which made me smile, but not for long, as several wooden logs appeared in front of me.

A burning sensation ran down my back as I was hurled like a projectile, crashing directly into a tree trunk, I was careless.

Pov Orochimaru Clone ~

"Don't let your guard down, or you'll lose more than a few ribs next time," I said, looking at the unconscious Shisui.

"The same goes for you, Orochimaru-sensei!" Suddenly, a mischievous voice reached my ears it seemed to be Anko.

Boom!

Suddenly, the ground around me exploded, revealing several buried explosive tags.

'A trap? When did she set it?' I wondered in surprise, I hadn't paid much attention earlier. Regardless, it didn't do much damage.

"Kuchiyose: Hidden Snake Hand!" Anko shouted, and several snakes emerged from her arm, advancing toward me at high speed.

"Tch, Katon: Great Fireball!" I pursed my lips in irritation, forced to use ninjutsu.

A massive fireball appeared before me, incinerating the snakes and leaving Anko in a vulnerable position.

"Damn it!" Anko shouted, barely managing to evade the flames.

"Ugh…" Anko let out a groan of pain as a punch landed in her stomach, causing her back to arch.

After defeating everyone, I gently placed Anko on the ground, then formed the release seal, dispersing myself.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Pov Orochimaru ~

"Well done, everyone, you lasted longer than I expected," I said as I approached them, Kakashi's soul still seemed to be escaping through his mouth, without a doubt, they had taken a good beating.

I sighed and created four level-two healing seals, tossing them their way.

"Mm… this feels amazing…" Anko moaned with a perverse expression.

"These are level-two Healing Seals, you can use them after training, but don't use the lower-level ones, or you'll age rapidly…" I said, showing a ghostly expression that made their hair stand on end.

"Alright, as promised, even though you didn't land a decisive hit on me, I'll teach you all a ninjutsu," I said once everyone gathered in front of me.

"What ninjutsu will it be, Orochimaru-sensei?" Anko asked excitedly.

"First, inject chakra into this; it will help me determine your primary elements," I said, handing them chakra papers.

Kakashi got Earth, Water, and Lightning, Shisui got Water, Fire, Wind, and Lightning, Anko got Water, Fire, and Earth, and as for Guy, he only got Wind.

"Shisui, your teleportation technique is good, but it can improve, I'll teach you a mist village technique: Hidden Mist," I said after careful thought.

"Thank you, Orochimaru-sensei!" Shisui replied, he had heard of the technique but never had anyone to teach it to him.

"Anko, your mastery of the Ryuchi Cave is sufficient for now, you just need to keep improving, but I'll teach you a jutsu I just developed, Kuchiyose: Parasitic Snake"

"What does that jutsu do, Sensei?" Anko asked.

"You must place a Chakra Extraction seal on the snakes you want to summon, then they just need to coil around the enemy and they'll drain all their chakra in seconds," I explained.

"Thank you, Sensei!" Anko thanked me, the jutsu seemed very useful and goes well with her own techniques.

"What about me, Sensei? I can't use Ninjutsu," Guy suddenly said, his chakra reserves are very low, so he can't even use the Fireball Jutsu, which only needs 25 points.

"Guy, let me introduce you to someone, he'll help you with your training until I can help you solve your chakra problem, he is Atlas!" I said, pointing to the masked man behind me.

"Atlas?" Guy asked, looking at the person who seemed oddly familiar to him.

"That's right, he'll guide you in your training, he used to be a good friend of your father, he knows a lot about Taijutsu," I said, clearing my throat.

'There's no way he believes something this ridiculous, right?' I thought, there's no way he doesn't recognize his father.

"Oh, it's great to meet a friend of my father's, thank you, Atlas-sensei!" Guy shouted, giving a thumbs up.

'He believed it!' Impossible.

"What about me, Sensei…" Kakashi couldn't help but ask, seeing how everyone else was getting good jutsus and unknown teachers.

He already mastered the Chidori thanks to the Sharingan he received from his best friend, and I don't think his new sensei can teach him anything useful unless it's Minato-sensei's Hiraishin no Jutsu, but unfortunately, he doesn't have much talent in that area.

"Kakashi… come with me," I said as I created two clones to teach Shisui and Anko, Guy walked to another part of the training field with Atlas.

Kakashi nodded and followed me to a remote area of the training field.

"Kakashi, how much do you know about the Uchiha clan?" I asked, crossing my arms as I carefully watched him, Kakashi frowned, thinking.

"I know they are one of the founding clans of Konoha, famous for their Sharingan and innate talent in ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu, they're also known for their strong affinity with Fire," he replied.

"You're right," I nodded.

"However, maybe you don't know the potential of the Sharingan, the potential of the eye you received from your best friend," I said, pointing to his left eye.

"What do you mean, Orochimaru-sensei?" Kakashi asked, frowning.

"As you know, Konoha was founded by both the Senju and Uchiha clans, on the Senju side was Hashirama Senju, but not many know who the leader of the Uchiha clan was at that time, correct?" I asked, and Kakashi nodded, clearly not knowing.

"The leader of the Uchiha clan was Madara Uchiha, the possessor of the Mangekyo Sharingan, that's right, the Uchiha traitor," I explained.

"Madara possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan, the evolution of the three-tomoe Sharingan, a power with which he was known as the Shura of the Ninja World, a power you also possess, Kakashi," I revealed, causing his pupils to contract.

'The same power as Madara Uchiha?' Kakashi thought, he knew that his Sharingan seemed to have more power than a regular Sharingan, but from that to being a ninja god?

"But you don't belong to the Uchiha clan, meaning you can't fully exploit the potential of the Mangekyo Sharingan, also, those eyes have another weakness, the more you use them, the more they lose their light until they are completely gone," I said, pointing to his eye.

"Blindness?" Kakashi asked.

"Exactly, but don't worry, I think I know how to counter this problem, all your problems actually, you can use the Samehada seal to solve the chakra problem and the healing seal to counter the side effects," I explained.

I know it works because Obito was able to use the Mangekyo Sharingan at any time like it was a regular monday for years, all thanks to the Hashirama cells.

"So, do you want to learn how to control your power?" I asked.

"Please, Orochimaru-sensei, teach me how to use Obito's power to protect the village, I know that's what he would have wanted!" Kakashi said firmly after thinking for a while.

That way, we spent almost half the day training, after everyone was exhausted, we parted ways, as for Guy and Atlas, well, they should still be wandering around the village.

...

"Orochimaru, do you think it was a good idea to use so many human lives to form this organization?" asked Hashirama, worried.

"I've already told you, they were enemies, they would have died anyway, this way, at least the village can strengthen itself," I replied, looking at Hashirama with a mask in front of me.

"Hashirama, you know I'm right, I also wanted to do it at my time, unfortunately, there weren't enough prisoners, anyway, it's done, there's nothing you can do about it," Tobirama supported.

"What about the Daimyo? Why do you want to eliminate him?" continued Hashirama, frowning.

In his opinion, the Daimyo is just a tool to control the civilians and gather resources without increasing the administrative work.

"There can't be two kings in one kingdom, that's basic, you may have had to do it when Konoha was founded, at that time the rivalry between clans would have made it impossible to unite the entire Fire Country, but the situation is different now."

"The Fire Country is just the first step, when the time comes, it'll be all the elemental nations, the smaller countries, and even the whole world will be one country, under one government, that's the only way to bring peace to this world," I said, staring at both of them.

"Peace isn't achieved through invasions, mutual understanding is necessary!" said Hashirama, frowning.

"You're right, however, peace isn't begged for, it's imposed, if you and Madara had decided to impose peace instead of begging for it, like when you handed over the tailed beasts on your knees back then, three wars could have been avoided," I replied.

"You're saying I made a mistake?" Hashirama asked, annoyed.

"Yes!" I replied and continued managing the paperwork, Hashirama gritted his teeth and decided not to continue, after all, he's already dead.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Suddenly, several knocks came from behind the door, and Tsunade peeked her head in with her cute blonde hair.

"Darling, I brought you lunch," Tsunade entered with a bright smile and placed the lunchbox on my desk.

"Thanks, Tsune," I replied, taking the lunchbox.

"You look so busy," murmured Tsunade, looking at the huge pile of documents, then frowned when she sensed a murderous aura nearby.

"Damn…" I couldn't help but curse, no need to be a psychic to know what's going to happen next.

"Who are you?" Tsunade asked, turning her head toward the strange Anbu beside her.

"Tsune… Tsune… Tsune… Tsune…" Hashirama kept murmuring softly with a dark aura around him.

Suddenly, he felt the urge to remove his mask and reveal himself to his granddaughter, but an invisible force made him stay still.

"Oh, Tsunade, these are Zero and Alpha, they just joined the Anbu, don't pay them any mind," I said, pointing to Tobirama and Hashirama.

"Grandfather?" Tsunade asked suddenly, which froze me.

"Sigh, forget it, both of you can reveal yourselves, it doesn't matter," I murmured, admitting defeat.

"Orochimaru, are you dating my Tsune-chan?!" Hashirama asked, taking off his mask, his face red with rage.

"Well… didn't I tell you?" I asked, whistling foolishly.

"In fact, I'm also pregnant with his child," Tsunade said, adding fuel to the fire, she could already imagine what was happening.

"Oro-chi-ma-ru!!" Hashirama's teeth chattered with rage.

"Hashirama, calm down!" said Tobirama beside him, only to be met with his brother's devilish glare.

After a while, Hashirama finally regained his calm and looked at his granddaughter: "Tsune-chan, tell me it's not true what you said…"

"I'm sorry, but I'm not sorry, and it's true," Tsunade said, shrugging, causing Hashirama to return to his demonic state, preparing to destroy the Hokage Tower.

"Grandfather, second grandfather!" Tsunade suddenly hugged them, causing Hashirama's demonic state to turn back into a cute puppy again.

"Tsune-chan!" Hashirama whimpered, and the three of them started talking for a long while, catching up.

"So, did you use that jutsu?" Tsunade asked, not knowing what to say, on one hand, she was happy to be reunited with her loved ones, but on the other, she felt uncomfortable knowing that a life was sacrificed for each of them.

"Don't worry, Tsune-chan, they were enemies of Konoha, nothing wrong with that!" Hashirama suddenly affirmed.

'Damn it, a bank vault loses out…' I thought, admiring his thick face.

Tsunade nodded and decided not to ask more questions.

"Tsune-chan, you need to take care of yourself, and also that baby," said Hashirama in a serious and paternal voice.

"And if that brat does anything to make you unhappy, tell me, and I'll beat him up!" Hashirama said, looking at me with a murderous glare.

"I'll tell you, don't worry," Tsunade nodded.

'Betrayal, betrayal, my friend!' I silently cried.

"By the way, do you know if it's a boy or a girl?" Hashirama asked excitedly, if he had a tail, he'd be wagging it right now.

...

That night, one of my clones infiltrated the village and snuck into the Uchiha complex until reaching Fugaku's house, where he was sitting, staring at the stars outside.

"It's a beautiful night, don't you think?" I asked, sitting beside him.

"Hokage-sama, do you need something from me?" Fugaku asked, raising his guard.

'I couldn't sense him until now, if I wanted, he would be dead already!' Fugaku thought, tense.

"You know the situation of the Uchiha clan with Konoha, right?" I asked, staring at the stars, Fugaku nodded, as the clan leader, he knew the relationship had worsened over the years, although it wasn't as bad as it would become in the future.

"I know, the Uchiha clan has sacrificed a lot for the village, but it's always excluded and pushed into the worst situations whenever something happens," Fugaku replied, his only achievement being gaining control of the Konoha police force.

"Meet me tomorrow morning at the Hokage Tower, I have a proposal for you," I said before disappearing in a puff of smoke.

Fugaku kept frowning, not knowing what to think.