Like a steady stream, time seemed to move constantly forward.
The next 6 months run on schedule without deviating, time waits for no one.....
Todays is just like any other day at the academy...
By this point the class has already mostly mastered the mechanics of the transformation jutsu and managed to reach a basic proficiency in the clone jutsu which is just a technique used to summon illusory clones of yourself...can't get any simpler than that….the technique was simpler to learn and master than the transformation technique, as long as you're not naruto that is.....even yojin somehow didn't manage to mess up the jutsu and we know that shouldn't be realistically possible in any universe.
Now we are just trying to bum rush proficiency in the substitution jutsu the hardest technique a genin would have to learn...
"Why are you struggling like this yojin? Where did the bravado you had go after you mastered the clone jutsu?" ok I'm starting to see it.....I'm definitely related to our dear chiyoko-nee…..
"UGH! You-sigh…" yojin seemed to be regretting his life choices at this point…..WHERE DID HIS SPEECH ABOUT COMRADERY AND BULLSHIT GO?-"you know you can't just put comrades down like that we should be lifting each other up and encouraging each other. Bullying the lesser comrade and friend isn't right-" Oh there it is...I was about ready to tune him out but-
"We can't all be equal yojin.~ and stop using that weird friendship speech to cope you idiot~" ofcourse yojin number one teaser, Inoue laughs out. She really seems like she has a thing for yojin at this point. The almost religious bullying coming from her make her seem like a tsundere childhood friend who can't express her feelings other than playfully bully her part-
"yuyu~ I feel like you're thinking something non-sensical about now! You are aren't you.~" Her words sounded playful but I can sense it in her tone-it is ANYTHING BUT, her face also told a story I would not like to hear the end of too....
'DAMN WOMAN INTUITIONS ARE SCARY!! Especially sharp kunoichi like inoue' there was a bit of a sweat trailing down my face but as the good actor I am I just shrug it off with an aloof air "What I think is not anyone's business and don't even bother trying to read my mind" I fired back like I was an innocent man with way too much serious shit on his mind...…which honestly isn't that far off-
My thoughts were cut off by a 100% unnecessary smack to the back to the head by yojin who clearly couldn't sense the undertones coming from inoue "QUITE TRYING TO PLAY COOL!! YOU EMO KID~" He shouted out with pure mirth and humor in his voice.
The shock held me for a moment before I lash out "YOU DUMBASS-" yep.....you can't really blame me for getting caught up in the cliché protagonist x rival trope of always arguing and fighting but are actually true comrades when it comes down to it because that's kinda exactly how my predecessor and yojin were before I took over and I can't really change it now if I want things to go well for me but regardless I was about ready to kick yojin's ass until my action was cut off by a laugh from not only Inoue but also a chuckle from the GODDAMN DOGEN-SENSEI CHILLING AT THE DOOR JUST WAITING AND COUNTING THE TIME BEFORE THE CLASS FINALLY NOTICES HIM AND SETTLE DOWN-WHAT KINDA AIZAWA ASS ENTRANCE IS THAT-
The whole class went silent....they look, they turned back around like his presence hadn't fully registered and were just about to ignore him when finally the whole class decided to fully wake up.
They looked back again with wide eyes before blitzing about into their preferred seats in complete silence...me included.
Hachi dogen, our teacher, takes a walk to the podium while looking at us all 'what's he searching for?-'
"It seems one of you is missing and-" Dogen-sensei was cut off by the previously closed doors sliding again to reveal-kanebiri? She witnesses the silence….turns to look at dogen-sensei…..gives a small nod-like anything more would be too much effort for very little gain, doesn't even bother to explain herself and just leisurely walks to her preferred seat. What's crazy is dogen-sensei didn't even bat an eye at that. No reprimands, no nothing.
'Well she is the blessed second coming of a nara I wouldn't be surprised if she decided to skip entirely' I shake my head.
"Third time this week. Are you planning to become the queen of late~" I hear yojin mock her as she takes a seat beside us. Kanebiri gives him a look…..I know your a lazy ass but still, use your words woman!
"Atleast she doesn't do anything offensive like you on a regular basis you damn commoner." Ah nidoro hyuga the discriminator huffs out-still sore from the ass beating I gave him a week ago, yojin just gives him a dastardly look for that....
'Dogen-sensei really likes pairing us against each other…..using us for his sick amusement I.-' my thoughts were cut off by an authoritative voice from none other than the man himself
"Alright, today we have a special guest who wants to speak to you all! I don't want to see any funny business from ANY of you. He is a very respected figure in our village so behave yourselves!" Dogen sensei imparts the disclaimer on us like it'll be our last day on earth if we offend this person.
'Who the hell could it be that's got our dogen-sensei a bit mild now? could it be his wife?' my humorous thoughts were broken up by a voice I didn't expect to hear so soon...…
"Aaaah~ today should be a lovely day for a chat isn't it~" a deep raspy…..slithery voice.....my heart literally races 'shit.'
......….Orochimaru....clad in the normal jonin uniform.....with the casual predatory grin on his face you would expect from him.....his aura...….it just sends chills
I was sweating. But I fought to keep my composure and be as normal as can be because I know that if I acquire his interest then it almost definitely won't end well for me...….the whole class was having a tough time handling the oppressive atmosphere I can see out of the corner of my eye the trembling of Kanebiri hand yet the nonchalance on her face remained somehow the rest was a mix of gasping breaths and complete mental blackouts-
"I think you've toyed with them enough orochimaru-sama, I still want their heads in the game for my class after this..." Dogen-sensei sounded out as if he had absolutely no fear to who he's talking to, the balls of steel he had with that reprimand couldn't be understated but-
As soon as dogen made his piece the piercing aura coming off Orochimaru receded abruptly and his predatory grin relaxes into something more...…..human than beast...
"My apologies~ I couldn't help myself. I'm sure you yourself found yourself enjoying the 'hazing of newbies' from time to time or so they say kukukuku~" It may sound unbelievable to say this but this predator of a man just decided to prank us for shits and giggles-THE OROCHIMARU.
From all around me I hear a large release of breaths of relief....me included, being scared shitless like that...….but then when the class finally settled a bit they finally register the name dogen-sensei casually tossed out in his reprimand-I see it on their faces, the shock and awe, right because its not everyday you expect the OROCHIMARU OF THE SAN'NIN TO SUDDENLY SHOW UP TO YOUR CLASS AS A GUEST.
"What I just showed you all was a form of auxiliary technique called killing intent, of which I just gave you an infinitesimally small taste of. It's something that you all will eventually face when you reach the battlefield crumbling under it would lead to certain death. So please take heed and resist...or don't...…one less mouth the village has to feed, I will especially take care in looking after your bodies kukuku~" Orochimaru rasped out….can I just say, what a guy. Turning something like this into a teaching experience
The very last statement sent a shiver down the classes back and I couldn't help the shudder.
Regardless he continued with his lesson "the best way to counteract this metaphysical spell is with your own killing intent~ I won't say that the lot of you could possible muster anything more than a measly amount of killing intent. That is strictly up to talent and experience but the defense and capability to endure it is a skill worth having for all war ready shinobi." IS IT JUST ME OR DOES OROCHIMARU SEEM MORE....APPROACHABLE?? I MEAN I GUESS....his vibe somehow feels different to canon.
'It feels like he hadn't gone off the deep end yet. Like he still got dignity and atleast a small bit of faith in the village. Like he-' My thoughts halt not from external distractions but a realization on my part...
'Right....this isn't exactly canon...canon hasn't really begun yet this reality will be completely different especially with me here, you can't expect me to sit down and do nothing to change the canon. And I'm absolutely gonna change somethings, certain plot points I want to definitely be changed in order for this world to benefit me and whoever I'm close to. infact alot of things must change especially in the lead up to the uchiha massacre...alot of seeds have already been planted for it to happen in the future, our clan on the cusp of isolation, the lacking respect in the uchiha police force in the eyes of the public.....shoutout tobirama for the banger idea ha....I'm gonna deck him in the face when-no IF he actually returns as an Edo Tensei with the 4th great ninja war somehow still happening....obito.....the more I experience this world the more I realize. the core of my new reality. It...is bendable. Canon is bendable, characters are bendable, even decisions are bendable. You need not look no further than the Orochimaru in front of me. this Orochimaru hasn't fell off a cliff into complete darkness yet.....and maybe he won't this time as the future can be ever changing...' my thoughts would of kept going if I had the balls to ignore what lessons orochimaru is imparting not because orochimaru would really care if I listened but because its genuinely good tips and precautions for when we join the war efforts.
Orochimaru's lessens basically amounts to explaining supply lines, field tactics that won't get you killed if you follow them.....which you can still choose not to follow them, you'll just get killed anyway.....real sinister that one. And ofcourse the general gist of battlefield sense when commanding teams and teams of soldiers because as of right now orochimaru is a field commander, the one who makes the bigger decisions in the war efforts. he didn't bother trying to impart anything about scientific research and innovations because he knows all of that is just gonna fly over our heads and its useless information to give to your village's next batch of fodder but promising upstart shinobi. ill still keep an ear out for when he eventually masters hashirama cells though. 'I definitely need me some of hashirama's meat!-that came out way to fucking weird, why did I bother completing the thought sigh...' I hit PAUSE on my thoughts and wake up to reality....shoutout madara.
Orochimaru really made his presence known, because as soon as he entered he had us HOOKED. "kukuku~ dogen it seems you've really raised such loyal subjects, I haven't been interrupted at a single time....such a shame~" I'm really trying to wrap my head around what the shame actually is here??
"I try to install as much discipline as possible, they're never this quiet though." dogen-sensei mostly answers the mystery that orochimaru voiced.
I mean can you blame us Orochimaru's entrance had us EMBARRASSED. the purposefully, pitifully small killing intent from him was enough to cause such emotional and mental damage no ones gonna jump up in defiance after that......
Just look at our faces-I mean there is awe in their, we're meeting a san'nin for the first time but its definitely mixed with the fear of god he just spread to that class.
"If Being scared shitless is the price for learning....oh the sage....." I hear a mutter from nara shikasen, what surprised me was that I didn't hear 'troublesome' from him-yeah pedomaru terrified the 'troublesome' out of him.
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After orochimaru left dogen-sensei had us practicing substitution jutsu and we went outside for another sparring session, still taijutsu, only and then after that we did, shurikenjutsu practice something most members of my clan and by extension I, excel in.
walking out of the academy entrance
"I want to find a quieter hangout spot now. We've been at the same restaurant for weeks." we hear kanebiri state.
"hey! we could always just hike a mountain and picnic out if that's what your looking for." yojin fired back.
"If you guys are going for a picnic you can invite us too. I haven't had much picnics since the academy started." We hear akimichi choge holler out while still munching on chips the rest of the ino-shika-cho following with him like he's the leader.
"Ofcourse you haven't....." I let loose a dry tone at that "but can we decide a different date for that picnic I have plans" I make a compromise.
"TCH, you always have plans. your probably cheating on us with a different friend group I CAN TELL!" Yojin complains.
"hey! its not a friend group....." I acquiesced. "But I am cheating on y'all with family" I smirk.
"Mm I guess I cheat on my family alot now that I think about it" We all give kanebiri a look.
"...anyways, I'm just saying you gotta invite us" Choge continues.
"we'll make it worth your while~" A declaration from none other than our inoue. I just know her 'worth while' is just the sweets and candy she'll be carrying for the picnic....especially the dango.
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After setting up a date for the picnic i trot home, just taking in the scenery of the village....the ninjas dashing on rooftops and the people praying their families don't die on some battlefield....quite a bit gloomy right now.
Reaching the uchiha clan district, the first person I see is the man, the myth, the legend, UCHIHA SHISUI and some other uchiha too including one, uchiha togata.
"oh small world....that the little kid chiyo says hangs off her hips constantly?" I hear a teasing voice from who? shisui ofcourse.
I look up with sweat drop at that one "So she's slandering my name now, I should really spit a fireball at her" I fire back with a tick mark on my forehead.
Shisui seemed surprised at first but just breaks out into a laugh "She's gonna have a field day when she hears that threat! you can call me shisui by the way, maybe you've heard of me~" ofcourse leave it up to him to play coy with his identity.
Feeling like a troll today. I stare at him with a blank look and said "never heard of you."
that seemed to have gotten into his feelings a bit as I see him slouch with a look of pain on his face. Togata tried to comfort him "heh You can't expect your popularity to reach everyone"
"Yeah sometimes there are people who live under rocks~" I tease him back with a smirk....winning against shisui in the troll business is a surreal feeling.
that got a laugh out of shisui "hahaha ofcourse your related to her~"
"hmph! I'm nothing like that woman who bullies me constantly!" I couldn't help the defiance. Ever since I Picked up the burst flame spear jutsu, of which my chakra allows me to only use 3 of them currently, she has taken it upon herself to force me into constant spars like WHAT THE HELL. there's probably gonna be another spar this evening.....
"OH! don't worry just invoke my name and it'll protect you from her" Shisui thinks something like that would work but I only feel that she would laugh at me and then go even harder on me.
time would tell.............
Ok, so boom another chapter and you didn't have to wait as long heh. There will ofcourse be another fight scene next chapter as alluded to in this chapter and this will mark a turning point in this story, just stay tuned. until then bye.