Hokage's Office.
"Itachi, I think you should help Kosuke-san." Shikaku said.
"Why is that, Shikaku-san?" Itachi asked.
"It's much better if we ask Souji-sama to examine the ninjas from each division at once using his jutsu rather than doing this troublesome and inefficient thing." Shikaku replied.
"So, Souji-sama is the one who exposed their disguises?" Itachi asked.
"Yes." Shikaku nodded. "That's why you don't need to think about this matter."
Itachi thought for a moment, then nodded. "All right, in that case, I'll leave everything to you, Shikaku-san."
"Of course."
Swish
Itachi then left, using his body flicker jutsu.
"..."
"So, all these documents are back to me again."
Shikaku could only sigh as he examined the documents.
He decided to hand over the White Zetsu issue to Souji because he had other village duties to attend to.
'I thought I would be free from these documents.' he thought.
"..."
"..."
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On the outskirts of Konoha, Souji's land.
"So, did you get their memories?" Souji asked Akashi and Aomine, who had absorbed the bodies of the buried Uchiha ninjas.
"There are some missing parts, Master. But we got their instincts and combat experience." Aomine replied.
Souji gave the Sharingan he had obtained while fighting Fugaku and the other Uchiha ninjas to Itachi, because he didn't really want the Sharingan, if it wasn't his.
"..."
"What about the Sharingan? Can you activate it?"
"Forgive us, Master. We lack spiritual energy." Akashi said.
'Is it not possible?' Souji thought. 'Didn't Danzo activate the Sharingan with the Hashirama cells in his hand?'
'Could it be because Danzo himself is human?'
'Could it be that Akashi and Aomine, despite having a chakra core, lack the spiritual energy necessary to activate the Sharingan?'
"Akebi." Souji called out.
"Yes, Papa?" Akebi replied through Souji's ring.
"Can you separate the yin energy in the Kurama chakra that you absorbed?" Souji asked.
"I'll try, Papa."
"..."
Souji thought that, if chakra is a combination of body and soul, then it should be possible to return the chakra to its original body and soul energy.
"..."
"Akebi succeeded! Papa." Akebi said happily.
"Really? Thank you, Akebi. You are indeed Papa's pride."
"Hm...yes, Papa."
"Now, can you transfer it to Akashi and Aomine?"
"Please connect me with them, Papa."
"All right, wait a moment." Souji connected Akashi and Aomine through his ring, which turned into a cable connecting them.
"..."
After that, Akebi transferred the chakra to Akashi and Aomine's chakra cores.
"..."
Using his Soul Sense, Souji could feel that Akashi and Aomine now had a "soul."
'The ninja world, with all its wonders and oddities.' Souji thought to himself.
"..."
"It's done, Papa."
"Akashi and Aomine, is it still not enough?" Souji asked.
"It's more than enough, Souji-sama." Akashi replied.
"And thank you, Akebi-sama." Aomine said.
"All right, thank you, Akebi."
"Yes, Papa."
"..."
Souji looked at them and said, "Activate your Sharingan."
"..."
'Sharingan.' Akashi and Aomine thought.
Then, a three-tomoe Sharingan appeared in each of their eyes.
Souji nodded his head. "Good. Now I have a task for both of you."
"Yes, Master." Akashi and Aomine responded.
"Akashi, I want you to find out if there are any other White Zetsus in the village. If there are, I want you to find and capture them alive." Souji added, "Of course, if the situation becomes dangerous, escape immediately. No need to force yourselves."
"Understood, Master." Akashi responded.
"Aomine, I want you to find Senju Tsunade. Do you know her?" Souji asked.
"Yes, Master." Aomine replied. "From the memories of the previous White Zetsu, as well as the Uchiha I absorbed."
Souji nodded. "Good. If you find her, contact me directly. You are already connected to me."
"Understood, Master." Aomine responded.
"All right, you may go."
"Yes." They both replied, and then merged with the ground.
"..."
'It would be much better to wait for Tsunade to research the White Zetsu, especially since he also has Hashirama cells because Madara combined them.'
"..."
Not long after, Souji received a notification from his Defensive Home Skill that Mebuki had woken up.
'Mebuki, I'm coming.' Souji thought.
"..."
"..."
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Land of Water, somewhere.
"Obito, I've lost contact with my two Zetsu clones in Konoha." White Zetsu said, whose head emerged from the ground.
"..."
"Konoha..."
"Were they discovered?" Obito asked. He was sitting on top of a large rock.
"I don't know. Could it be just a coincidence?" White Zetsu replied.
"..."
"What was the last information you got from them?" Obito asked.
"The Third Hokage went to the battlefield, and his student, Tendou Souji, became the leader of the village for a while." White Zetsu then added, "Also, the Uchiha clan leader and the ninjas who followed him were killed by a masked man."
"..."
"Huh?" Obito felt something was off after hearing that.
"Who killed them?" Obito asked again.
"A masked man." White Zetsu replied. "Is that you, Obito?"
"..."
"Do you know what the masked man looked like?"
"I didn't get the details, but this information might help. The man wears a mask. It's not clear what kind of mask he wears, but he has a Sharingan." White Zetsu said.
"He wears black clothes with a red cloud emblem."
"..."
'How could it be?! Akatsuki?!'
Obito thought, There were no other Uchihas in Akatsuki besides himself. Could the masked man who used the Sharingan to be him?
"Anything else?"
White Zetsu shook his head. "Unfortunately, there's nothing else."
"..."
Who is the person pretending to be him? That man even associating himself with Akatsuki?
'Nagato?' Obito thought. 'No, he has no relationship with the Uchiha, so it can't be Nagato.'
"..."
'Black Zetsu?'
Obito didn't trust Black Zetsu because he was Madara's will. And, It's because Obito wanted to carry out the Tsuki no Me plan without involving Madara.
'Could he already be suspicious?' Obito thought. 'Could the man pretending to be me, was another Uchiha prepared by Madara and Black Zetsu in case I betray them?'
Now, Obito was really wary of Black Zetsu. If he was careless, even a little, maybe Black Zetsu would secretly eliminate him.
"Where is Black Zetsu?" Obito asked White Zetsu.
"He's at the hideout." White Zetsu replied.
"..."
"So, what should I do about Konoha? Should I withdraw my clones there? Or should I try to find out what's going on?"
"How many Zetsu clones are left in Konoha?" Obito asked.
"Five." White Zetsu replied.
"..."
"Leave them in Konoha to find out what's going on. If they're caught, withdraw them immediately. I don't want Konoha to find out about us." Obito said.
"Alright." White Zetsu replied. He then left Obito alone.
"..."
'It seems... my plan to take revenge on Kirigakure will go faster.' Obito thought. He then left, using his Kamui.
Swirl
"..."
"..."
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The outskirts of Konoha, Souji's house.
Souji and Mebuki were relaxing in the living room. They were sitting together on the sofa, which Souji's shadow clone had cleaned.
Souji rested his head on Mebuki's lap while she gently stroked his hair.
"Mebuki, what if you leave your husband and live with me here?" Souji asked.
Mebuki fell silent as she listened. She was still hesitant, but not because of her husband. It was because of her daughter, Sakura.
Despite Sakura's behavior, Mebuki still loved her.
She shook her head and said, "Sou-kun, I'm already old. I'm also thinking about Sakura if I divorce Kizashi." She added, "And again, what about your reputation later? You will look bad because of me."
"..."
Souji sighed and said, "Mebuki, you are too kind. I love you even more." He said this while holding her hand and kissing it gently.
Mebuki's heart bloomed as she was treated like that. "I love you too, Sou-kun." She said it sincerely, and a smile adorned her face.
Seeing Mebuki like that, Souji kissed her hand repeatedly and asked, "Are you going home?"
Mebuki nodded, "Yes."
"Haa... I wish you could stay with me and meet my child." Souji said.
"Eh? Naruto-kun?" Mebuki asked.
"Yes." Souji replied. "I want to bring him here and introduce him to his new mother."
"Oh my god, Sou-kun... You embarrass me, you know." Mebuki was embarrassed and happy when she heard Souji's words.
"Mebuki, you can also invite Sakura to stay here if you decide to divorce your husband." Souji said softly.
Mebuki smiled and nodded.
After that, they enjoyed their time together peacefully.
"..."
"..."
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It was the afternoon at Naruto's apartment.
"I'm home." Naruto said, along with Souji's shadow clone.
"Welcome." Souji replied from the living room.
"Dad?!" Naruto shouted when he heard the real Souji's voice. He ran toward the living room and hugged him.
"Dad! When did you get home?" Naruto asked happily.
"I just arrived. Also, didn't you meet me every night in your necklace?" Souji asked.
Naruto scratched his cheek and said, "Hehe, but I want the real dad."
Souji shook his head and gently stroked Naruto's hair.
"All right, you should take a shower first because we're having dinner with one of my acquaintances. Also, pack your things because we're moving." Souji said.
"Huh? Move?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, I bought a pretty big house."
"Dad, you're amazing!" Naruto said happily.
"Heh? Of course." Souji said. "Come on. Hurry up and take a shower. I'll help you pack your things."
"Un." Naruto nodded and ran toward the bathroom.
"..."
'Wait, if Naruto and Mebuki live with me, won't Kushina find out about my relationship with Mebuki?' Souji thought.
"..."
'Well, it's better to be honest from the beginning, than to end up hurting someone at the end.' he thought. 'Also, I didn't intend to keep it a secret or anything. It would be good if they got used to it and accepted it.'
"..."
"Can I disperse now?" his shadow clone asked.
"Of course. Thank you for your hard work." Souji replied.
"No problem." the shadow clone said, turning into smoke.
Poff
"..."
Souji also received his shadow clone's memories.
"..."
He remembered the events of Naruto and Sasuke.
'Seriously? Isn't this going too fast?' Souji thought.
As far as he could recall, the legendary event had occurred either before or after they had graduated from the academy.
'Yes, this is no longer canon.'
'I hope there isn't a Naruto from another universe or an organization hunting me down for changing the story.'
'Naruto Society, perhaps?'
"..."
'Ah? What about Sasuke and Burrito? Will they come to the past?' Souji thought.
'Or...not?'
"..."
'Well, if possible, I would like to visit the Burrito era.'
"..."
"..."
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Souji and Naruto walked toward Souji's new house. On the way, Naruto asked about everything in their new house.
"..."
Then, they arrived at Souji's new house.
"Wow! It's huge!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Come on in and put your things inside." Souji invited.
"Un." Naruto nodded, and the two of them went into the house.
Naruto looked at every room in the house, and then he chose the bedroom he would occupy.
"Hm..."
Naruto was now confused about which room to choose.
"..."
In the end, he chose the room on the top floor.
After arranging and tidying up Naruto's belongings, Souji and Naruto left their house and walked toward the Uchiha complex.
"..."
'Uchiha?' Naruto thought. This made him feel uneasy.
'It can't be Sasuke's house, can it?' He still clearly remembered the incident.
Without realizing it, Naruto covered his mouth with both hands.
Souji saw this and asked, "Naruto, are you okay?"
Naruto just shook his head to tell Souji he was fine.
"..."
'Heh?' Souji thought, seeing Naruto's reaction. He thought Naruto might remember the incident at the academy.
'Calm down, Naruto. You'll meet your Sasuke soon.' Souji thought.
Suddenly, Naruto's body shuddered in horror.
"..."
Sasuke felt what had happened to Naruto. He was currently helping his mother prepare the dinner, when he heard that she was going to invite Souji and Naruto.
Suddenly, Sasuke's face turned pale, and his hands trembled as he held a plate of food. Mikoto, who had noticed this, asked Sasuke if he was okay. Sasuke replied that he was fine and said that he was just a little tired.
Mikoto told Sasuke to rest, and he quickly went to the bathroom.
"..."
Mikoto heard Sasuke vomiting in the toilet. "That child...he's pushing himself too hard..." She took some medicine for him to drink.
"..."
"..."