Naruto: Reincarnated Senju Prodigy With Mokuton

"Okay, first of all, if it really is Madara, what do you think he's doing here in the village?" I tried to get Itachi to realize that whatever the supposed Madara's intentions were, they couldn't be good.

"My main theory is that he must be looking for something, or planning revenge for being banished..." Itachi began to reason.

"Revenge, huh? That's strange..."

"Strange? How so?" He asked me.

"Well... a few years ago, the tailed beast attacked the village, and its eyes had the Sharingan, right?"

"Riku, are you trying to say it might have been Madara?"

"Yes!! Are you going to tell me that doesn't make sense? A bijuu controlled by the Sharingan almost destroyed the village and killed the current Hokage, and to make matters worse, she had the Sharingan in her eyes and caused distrust of the Uchihas to grow to the point that Danzou was able to put his plan into action and isolate you guys." I said, trying to expose as much information as I had.

"If he caused all this, he must be planning something else." Itachi replied, worried.

"I have an idea." I said, staring at Itachi with a firm look, who met my gaze, interested in what I was about to say.

"It's risky, but let's try to find out where he'll show up next, and then, you, as an Uchiha, introduce yourself to him, tell him you know who he is and that you're willing to help. That way, we'll find out what his real plans are, and we can set up an ambush. What do you think?"

Itachi pondered the idea I had proposed for a few seconds.

"Okay, we can go with your plan, but if something goes wrong..."

"We'll finish him off, simple." I said before he could finish his thought.

"Hm, you're even more confident now, aren't you?" Itachi said, a small smile appearing on his face.

"My training isn't going to waste, I'll show you soon!" I flexed my biceps, looking confident.

"Anyway, let's try to figure this out before something happens." Itachi interrupted my showing off and started walking to look for clues as to where he might be.

*

We searched for a long time for any sign of Obito inside the village, but without success, at least not in the heavily guarded areas. The idea that he might be looking for something in the old hideout of ANBU Raíz crossed Itachi's mind first, and he led us to the place.

Banners surrounded the entrance, which was certainly undergoing investigation by the Konoha police, and everything would have looked perfectly in place if not for a faint footprint on the dusty ground.

Itachi didn't need to say anything to me, just gave me a look, which I responded to using my sensory technique.

"Mokuton: Rooy Sensory Technique."

The roots ran through the ground, and I began to search for chakra signatures around us, but I couldn't feel anything.

"Nothing... no different chakra..." I stopped suddenly when I felt a presence emerging from a tree near where we were.

Before Itachi could react, I pulled him to hide as quickly as possible.

"Shhh..." I whispered as soon as we hid, then pointed to the middle of the trees.

We saw the masked Uchiha coming out of the forest, walking calmly toward the entrance of the hideout. I nodded to Itachi, who understood exactly what to do, and then he used Shunshin to leave the middle of the trees and get close to Obito.

I could hear the beginning of the conversation before the distance made it impossible to hear them.

"You must be Madara..." Itachi stated.

The masked man turned toward Itachi, responding with something I couldn't hear.

'I hope this works. Obito being in the village means he wants to wipe out the Uchiha clan, right? I can't remember what he might be planning...' I thought.

Before I had time to think, Obito activated his Kamui and vanished, and Itachi also left, leaving me behind.

I wandered around for a few minutes and returned to the abandoned temple.

Itachi was already there, lost in thought once more.

"How did the conversation go? Did he reveal anything?" I asked.

"Actually, yes. Not directly, but it was implied that he was the one who controlled the Kyuubi years ago. He wants revenge against my clan and plans to try to start a civil war, just like Danzou planned..." Itachi said.

"Damn."

"Yes, but I think it's unlikely that will happen," Itachi said before I could respond.

"What? Why do you think so?" I asked, slightly confused.

"For him to have trusted me so easily means he knows he can't do it alone. And with the recent conflict over, the chances of him accomplishing anything significant are slim."

"Hmm... you're right, but anyway, how do we deal with him?" I asked.

"Well, it's probably time to tell the Hokage and inform him about the situation," Itachi said.

"The Hokage!" I replied in desperation, looking up at the sky and seeing that night had already fallen.

Itachi looked at me slightly puzzled.

"I completely forgot about your father's position as advisor! And you, shouldn't you have gone too?!" I asked, preparing to go to the Hokage's mansion.

"Ah, right. I had forgotten too..." Itachi scratched his head, seeming like he wanted to keep talking about what we had discovered.

'I know we need to talk about this, but maintaining good relations with the person who plans to make me a jounin is extremely important.'

"Let's go," I said to Itachi, and then we left for the ceremony.

*

We saw a small crowd of people in front of the Hokage's mansion as soon as we arrived. Our search for clues about Obito Uchiha had delayed us, and the ceremony had already ended by then.

Itachi seemed indifferent, lost in his thoughts.

"Let's go inside; maybe they're still there," he said.

'As long as the Hokage doesn't get mad at us, I'm fine...' I thought, nodding to Itachi, who led us inside.

Although it didn't seem like it, the place was crowded, with several ninjas drinking and talking among themselves. I recognized several iconic faces as I looked around.

Kakashi was there, different from the last time I saw him. He was wearing a ninja vest and had clearly become a jounin. He was talking to an ANBU ninja I recognized as Yamato.

'Yamato... if I could get in touch with him, maybe he could teach me a few more things about mokuton.' I ended up staring at him, and he turned to me instantly but didn't make any move to approach me.

Other ninjas were there; Asuma and Kurenai were talking to the Hokage, Iruka seemed distracted, drinking with my sensei, Tetsu, and Guy.

Fugaku, on the other hand, didn't interact much with the other jounin there and only talked to two other members of his clan.

"Wow, I didn't think it would be so crowded." I tried to comment to Itachi, but he had already gone over to his father.

The atmosphere was light, but being around so many familiar ninjas was still a little tense. I turned my attention back to the Hokage when I noticed he was beckoning me with his hand.

I swallowed hard and walked toward him.

'Don't scold me, don't scold me, don't scold me...'

"This is Riku!" Hiruzen introduced me to Asuma and Kurenai the moment I arrived.

"Riku, these are Asuma, my son, and Kurenai. They are both Jounin instructors," he continued.

"It's a pleasure to meet you," I said cordially while making the classic sign of respect by bowing.

"The pleasure is ours!" Kurenai replied with a warm smile.

"I've heard about your skills. It's great to have ninjas with unique abilities here in Konoha," Asuma added, smiling.

I laughed awkwardly, feeling a little shy, but I was there because I needed to speak with the Hokage.

"Um... Hokage, can we talk for a second?" I asked, looking at him seriously to show the urgency of the matter.

Asuma, Kurenai, and Hiruzen understood the message perfectly. The two Jounin walked away to talk to some friends, while Hiruzen accompanied me to the terrace.

"What happened now, Riku?" he asked.

"A ninja has been invading the village for some time, apparently looking for information that could spark a civil war — or worse..." I said, my tension evident.

Hiruzen was silent for a few seconds.

"The ANBU and the Konoha Police have already begun investigating the matter. Don't worry," Hiruzen said.

"You already know about this?" I asked, incredulous.

"Who do you think we are, Riku? We have to be prepared for any problem," he said with a grin.

"But there's one detail you may not know yet."

I looked at him intently.

"The ninja in question has the Sharingan, and Itachi thinks he might be Madara Uchiha himself," I concluded.

Hiruzen's smile vanished instantly as soon as he heard this new information.

"Are you sure about what you're saying?" he asked, so seriously it was as if he had become a different person.

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