Chapter 290 - My SI Stash #90 - Reincarnated into the World of Naruto PT2 by onetim3 (Naruto)

-Yes the story wasn't the greatest but damn the author actually finished his SI Naruto fic! Most SI usually just gets dropped or takes years to update... Props to the author for actually finishing what he started~ In this sequel, we get to see Izaya pretty much exploring continents and giving out wake-up slaps to Naruto & Sasuke as they're gettin a lil' bit rusty!

Sypnosis: The 4th GNW is over, but the hidden danger and threat of the Otsutsuki clan remains. Izaya has done his best to search for clues and answers, but it just seems that the more he discovers the more questions he has. More Divine Trees? Who are the Jashinists? Where is the Heavenly Plane? But the journey is not his alone as a new generation of young promising shinobi enter the world!

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Chapter 1-2 (exceptional)

Swish Swish Swish!

At this moment three young shinobi fell from the sky and expertly landed on a train currently running on the outskirts of Konohagakure. One shinobi had bright and spiky yellow hair and light blue eyes. He had a black jacket and black athletic pants on and whisker like birthmark patterns on his cheeks. He was exactly Uzumaki Boruto. The one and only son of the current 7th Hokage Uzumaki Naruto and Hyuga Hinata.

The second shinobi had a green jacket and blue pants on with semi-long black hair tied up above his head. The son of Nara Shikamaru and Temari, Nara Shikadai.

As for the last shinobi he had short messy brown hair and purple eyes. He wore a white t-shirt with an auburn colored jacket and black pants as well as a necklace that had a small ornament of a Flying Thunder God kunai on it. His name was Karasuma Hiroshi. The son of the 6th Hokage Karasuma Izaya and Hyuga clan head Hyuga Hanabi.

The three of them sat down on the train as it continued traveling around the outskirts of the village. They had rushed out early in the morning to get one of the new limited edition green chili hamburgers. Boruto looked down at his lunch and shouted excitedly, "Alright! Made it just in time! The new limited edition green chili hamburger!"

Shikadai just let out a sigh as he remarked, "Why did I have to come also?"

Hiroshi plopped down next to them and commented, "Is it even going to taste good?"

Boruto smiled at his cousin's comment and replied, "Heh! Burgers are the best! It's a limited edition so it's gotta be good!"

Despite all the hype they still stared a bit doubtful at the burgers in their hands before all three of them took a bite. Not a second had passed before all three of them coughed aloud and quickly took a sip of the drink in their hands.

"Spicy!" Boruto remarked.

"You can say that again!" Hiroshi agreed.

The three of them sat in comfortable silence as they relished the feel of the wind on their skin as the train took them around the village. The large stone faces of all seven Hokage's could be seen in the distance. As Boruto took in the sight before him he remarked, "This train sure is convenient. It's nice not having to walk and run everywhere."

Shikadai quickly chimed in, "Well, Konoha is getting more and more modern. Don't forget that we have to attend the academy tomorrow."

Boruto widened his eyes in surprise as he forgot. "Oh? You're right! It is tomorrow huh?"

Hiroshi nodded. "Right. Did you guys choose to continue your shinobi training? Or did you guys choose to do something else?"

Boruto just let out a sigh. "Haaa…"

He stared at the Hokage stone faces. Particularly at the 6th and the 7th.

"Hey. Hiroshi. Your dad was the 6th Hokage. How often do you see uncle Izaya anyways?"

Hiroshi gave a thoughtful look before replying, "Mnnnnnn...Well, dad is away on missions a lot. Mom says that dad abdicated his position as the 6th Hokage for uncle Naruto because there were things that only dad could do which required his attention outside of the village. Honestly I don't really understand, but dad tries to come back home as often as he can. Sometimes he comes back every month for a few days. Other times he stays for a few weeks. It's rare but there are times when he's home for a few months at a time."

Boruto frowned. "Aren't you frustrated or mad that he's gone so much? What about your mom? Doesn't she feel lonely or sad? Or what about your sister Iraia? What does she think?"

Hiroshi just tilted his head to the side as he gave it some serious thought. "Hmmm...I mean it would be nice to have dad around more. Mom always looks happiest when dad comes home. And dad always looks happiest when he's with mom. Every time dad comes home he always tells us how much he loves her. And every time he leaves I can tell how sad he is. I can't say that I'm really frustrated or mad that dad is gone so much. Every time he comes home he smothers Iraia and I, telling us how much he loves us. It gets a little embarrassing at times. So what I'm trying to say is that I guess I'm okay with our family's current dynamic. After all, even though dad is gone a lot he taught me all of the skills I know. As for what Iraia thinks, I can't really speak for her."

Boruto let everything Hiroshi said sink in before Shikadai interjected, "So? Boruto did you choose to continue your shinobi training?"

Boruto shrugged and replied, "What do you mean? Are we supposed to choose or something?"

Shikadai and Hiroshi simply stared at each other in disbelief from what they just heard Boruto say. Boruto took note of their strange expression so he asked, "What? Did I say something weird?"

Shikadai face-palmed as he replied, "Boruto, don't tell me that after all this time you don't even know how the academy system works?"

Boruto laughed awkwardly and awkwardly scratched the side of his cheeks. "Haha...Well, you know I've always been more of a go with the flow kind of guy."

Shikadai just let out a loud sigh before saying, "Boruto. Listen. I'm only going to explain once okay. We've been attending the academy since we were 5 years old. I'm really surprised you don't know how the system works. Enrollment into the academy begins at 5. For the first 3 years all students learn the basic subjects such as Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and History. During the 3rd year attending the academy, that is when we're introduced to the ways of shinobi. Everyone learns about the ways of shinobi and learn basic self defense and basic knowledge essential for Ninja's for the next 2 years. We just completed that course. So tomorrow is when we can choose to either continue our studies as a Ninja or to drop the subject completely. For those who drop the subject they can choose to focus on another area they want like Business, Politics, Medicine, General Studies, etc. For those who choose to continue their studies as a Ninja they will have to keep up with their General Studies as well as their Ninja Studies. They will focus on learning Taijutsu, Bukijutsu, Genjutsu, and Ninjutsu for the next 2 years. During the final year they must take several milestone exams. The first is a written exam covering the basics of their General Studies. The second is the tree climbing and water walking exercise. This tests a shinobi's ability to mold, infuse, and control chakra. The third is the ability to create a basic Clone and use the Transformation Jutsu. And these tests can be taken as many times as needed throughout the final year. If you pass these three milestone tests during the final year then you can take the Final Graduation Exam. This system was developed and created by the 6th Hokage after the 4th Great Ninja War. Isn't the 6th Hokage your uncle Boruto? I thought you'd at least know how the academy worked."

Boruto widened his eyes in surprise as he remarked, "EHH? Uncle Izaya was the one who created the current educational system in Konoha?" He then turned to Hiroshi for confirmation as Hiroshi nodded his head and replied with a bit of pride, "Yup. Dad's awesome!"

Boruto gave a doubtful look. "Really? Well...I've only gotten to meet uncle Izaya a few times before but they were really brief and I was pretty young back then. Is uncle Izaya really that awesome?"

Shikadai turned to Boruto and said, "Honestly you don't read much history books do you?"

"Eh? Why? Should I?"

"If you did you would know at least a bit more about Lord 6th Hokage. Even your own dad for that matter."

"Ehhh? That seems bothersome."

Shikadai let out a sigh. "You know Boruto. Your dad and Lord 6th are considered war heroes from the 4th Great Ninja War."

Boruto nodded with disinterest. "Yeah yeah I know. So many people in the village talk about it that it gets old hearing about it you know."

"Well it's true. I hear that Lord 7th is known as The Hero of the Hidden Leaf. In the history books Lord 7th has several titles that were granted to him such as The Child of Prophecy, Saviour of the World, The Demon Fox Shinobi, The Orange Hokage, and the 2nd Eienkage."

Boruto tilted his head a bit confused. "2nd Eienkage? What is that? Isn't dad the Hokage already?"

Hiroshi interjected at that moment. "Oh! Dad also has the title of Eienkage except he's called the 1st Eienkage. Supposedly it was a title that was granted to only five shinobi in the entire world and it means the eternal shadow. It was a title given by the 5 Daimyo's for their outstanding military service during the 4th Great Ninja War. The title of the 1st Eienkage was given to dad. The 2nd Eienkage to Lord 7th, the 3rd to uncle Sasuke, the 4th to uncle Haku, and the 5th to uncle Kimimaro."

Boruto raised his eyebrow seemingly interested. "Ehhhh? Really?"

Shikadai coughed bringing Boruto and Hiroshi's attention back to focus. "Oi, Boruto, you still haven't answered the question. So, are you going to continue your shinobi training?"

Boruto laid down on the train and simply replied, "Yeah. I guess so. None of the other things really interest me."

Shikadai looked a bit doubtful."Boruto. Don't go doing stuff to embarrass your dad since it'll probably reflect on me too."

"What?!"

"Oi, your mom is always telling me to watch out for you."

"Eh? Mom does?"

Hiroshi lightly chuckled and placed an arm around Boruto's shoulder. "Heh, my cousin does get in trouble often."

Boruto grumbled, "Oi, Hiroshi. Who's side are you on? You're supposed to be my cousin."

After a few more minutes of playful banter the three of them went their separate ways. As Hiroshi dashed off towards the Hyuga residence he stopped midway and stared towards the great stone Hokage faces. Particularly the one at Izaya's stone face.

Dad...I wonder where you are right now.

After thinking to himself for a moment he quickly continued on his way. Just as he opened the door to the Hyuga compound he was greeted by the sight of his sister Iraia in the middle of her Taijutsu training. She had soft snow white hair just like Izaya and her personality was similar to Izaya's as well, whereas he was the opposite. His hair was brown like Hanabi's and his personality was similar to hers also, however, they both had one similar feature and that was their purple eyes. Although neither Hanabi nor Izaya had purple eyes their eye color was the product of a unique and natural mutation in their genes. He and his sister were born as fraternal twins, although he was older by a few seconds.

Hiroshi smirked as he sneaked around the corner of the compound to hide in the shadows. Just as Iraia turned her back towards him to perform a spinning kick he dashed out and attempted to tackle her to the ground, however, the moment he successfully grabbed her by the waist he was met with a puff of smoke as he held nothing but a piece of log in his arms. Too late into the dive he plopped on the ground with the piece of log and groaned. "Ugh...How long have you known I was there Iraia?"

Iraia had a look of indifference on her face as she leaned against the fence in the courtyard and replied, "Ever since you got back."

Hiroshi just stuck out his tongue in a playful manner at his sister. "Next time." He then walked off inside.

As Iraia watched Hiroshi's retreating form the indifferent expression on her face changed to that of a light smile as she whispered to herself, "You haven't changed at all. Big brother."

The next day all the students who had chosen to continue their shinobi training gathered outside the academy as Lord 7th stood at the very front in preparation to address the new young prospective shinobi, however, the speech was delayed as two individuals were missing. They were a boy named Denki, the young heir to the Kaminaron corporation and of course Boruto. Hiroshi and Shikadai stood next to each other as they gave each other a knowing glance.

Shikadai whispered, "Seriously that Boruto. Didn't I tell him not to do anything to trouble his dad? Even I made it on time."

Hiroshi just sighed. "It can't be helped. We're talking about Boruto here you know."

Shikadai simply nodded his head in agreement before taking a quick peek at Iraia who was standing by Sarada and Chocho. Her hair was snow white and seemed silky soft. It flowed beautifully down her back reaching just above her waist. She wore a white battle dress that just covered her shoulders down to just above her knees and on her arm she had black arm sleeves that partially covered her hands up to her elbows. The dress had an open part on the right side of her lower waist slightly exposing the white shorts she wore underneath. A long black ribbon was tied around her waist area and she wore long white stockings that reached the middle of her thighs with snowflake patterned designs on them. A necklace with a small Flying Thunder God ornament on it was worn around her neck.

Shikadai couldn't help but be memorized at the natural charm and beauty Iraia emitted. There was something about her that just seemed pure, yet dangerous. She gave off an air of mystery just like her father the 6th Hokage did in the past. And that feeling of being mysterious is what drew him and many others into wanting to know more about her. Hiroshi noticed Shikadai's distracted look so he turned to see what Shikadai was staring at, however, he only took note of Chocho, Sarada, and his sister and got confused. "Shikadai, what're you staring at?"

Shikadai flinched and his cheeks turned a hint of pink as he realized Hiroshi caught him red handed. He lightly coughed and responded, "Ahem. Nothing."

Hiroshi gave a doubtful look but simply shrugged his shoulders. It wasn't long after that a single train cart burst through the air and crashed into the stone face of the 7th Hokage on the cliffside revealing Boruto and Denki as Boruto loudly declared his presence. Everyone on the ground stared dumbfoundedly at Boruto's extravagant entrance. Especially Naruto. Due to that incident everyone was dismissed early. As Iraia took her leave another girl quickly jogged over to her and greeted, "Iraia. It's been awhile. You doing alright?"

Iraia observed the girl in front of her. She was a beauty with pretty red hair that fell 3 inches below her shoulders with dark brown eyes. She wore a light blue shirt, blue fingertip-less gloves, and black shorts with black stockings. This was Yuki Asuka. The daughter of Yuki Haku and Uzumaki Akane.

Iraia nodded in acknowledgement of Asuka's presence and replied, "Hey Asuka. I'm fine. You?"

Asuka grumbled in annoyance. "Can you believe Boruto? If he was going to make an entrance like that where we had to cancel the opening ceremony he should have let us know. I could have slept in then!"

Iraia's lips curled in a light smile before she resumed her indifferent expression. It was at this moment that Hiroshi jogged up to them and greeted, "Asuka! You're here!" Asuka glanced at Hiroshi matter-of-factly and replied, "Of course I'm here. My dad would be passive aggressively nagging me all day about it otherwise." Hiroshi smiled at her answer.

Iraia sighed inwardly to herself as she watched her happy-go-lucky brother converse with Asuka. They had known Asuka ever since they were little since their fathers were sworn brothers. And ever since she could remember, her big brother Hiroshi had always had a soft spot for Asuka. She lightly coughed and made up a convincing lie to excuse herself from them giving Asuka and Hiroshi some more time alone together. She wandered about the village before finding herself in front of the large cliffside where the stone faces of all the Hokage's were. She looked up at the 6th Hokage's stone face. The face of a handsome young man with a blindfold covering the eyes was carved on the cliff. Her father's face.

Papa. Where are you? I miss you. Mom misses you too! It's already been two months since you last came home. Are you alright? Are you safe?

As she stood there lost in her thoughts she failed to notice the footsteps of someone approaching behind her until right at the last moment. She flinched and was just about to dash backwards to distance herself when she heard the familiar voice of the 7th Hokage.

"Woah! It's just me. Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you."

Iraia quickly reigned in her emotions and saluted Naruto as she said, "Greetings Lord 7th."

Naruto just scratched the side of his cheeks awkwardly before saying, "Iraia. It's been a long time since I last saw you. Hiroshi too. You've gotten taller since then."

Iraia simply nodded her head. "Mn."

Naruto was at a bit of a loss for words at how short Iraia kept her responses. He racked his brains for how to keep the conversation going when he took a glance up at the Hokage stone faces and instantly knew why Iraia was here. "Hmmm...Thinking about your dad huh?"

Iraia flinched at Naruto's comment but nodded. "Mn. Lord 7th?"

"Hm?"

"Do you know where papa is?"

Naruto felt completely stumped since he actually didn't know where Izaya was but didn't want to tell Iraia that for fear that it might cause her to needlessly worry, so he rubbed the back of his head and amiably replied, "Your dad is on an S-rank mission. Um...Well you see, S-rank missions are kind of classified so I can't really go into the details, but just know that where your dad is right now he can definitely handle it. I know it's been awhile since you last saw him but I've known your dad for a long time. He'll turn up when you least expect it."

Iraia simply nodded at Lord 7th's explanation and whispered, "Okay."

Two weeks came and went as all students went to their respective classrooms. The two weeks also marked the end of Boruto's suspension so today was technically his first day of attending the shinobi geared class courses. Everyone gossiped amongst themselves as Boruto entered the room. Boruto ignored them and took a seat right next to Shikadai and Hiroshi. Before long Shino entered the room as he was their class instructor. As Shino gave some introductions and instructions everyone followed him outside for their daily Taijutsu exercises. While everyone was practicing their Taijutsu, Shino had Boruto complete the obstacle course in the courtyard meant for evaluating his current proficiency standing as a shinobi. As Boruto breezed through the course and reached the end Denki walked over to congratulate him.

"Nice Boruto! You tied for the second spot time-wise in completing the course."

Boruto raised his eyebrow with a bit of surprise and remarked, "Eh? I wasn't first? Who is then? And wait, what do you mean tied for second place?"

Denki opened his laptop and pulled up a chart. "Hm...Well it doesn't look like the first place holder is here right now. Apparently he thinks it's a waste of time hanging out with a bunch of amateurs. As for the person you tied with, it's-" Before Denki could finish Hiroshi dashed over and wrapped an arm around Boruto's shoulders replying, "It's me!"

Boruto widened his eyes in shock. "EHHH? Hiroshi? So it was you?"

"Hehe! Surprised?"

Boruto simply grumbled as he shook out of Hiroshi's grip. "Honestly I didn't know you were actually that skilled as a shinobi."

Hiroshi simply grinned. "Hey, we may have grown up together but we never actually sparred. We just played around."

At that moment Shikadai walked over and commented, "Yeah. That's what you guys call it but in truth you both just played a bunch of pranks on people."

Boruto awkwardly coughed and replied, "Hey, people just need to learn to lighten up a little. That's all."

Shino watched this banter go on as a doubtful and worried expression filled his face. How did the son of both the 6th Hokage and 7th Hokage end up to be such troublemakers?

It wasn't long before lunch time rolled around the corner. As Shikadai, Denki, Boruto, and Hiroshi waltzed back into the classroom to discuss what to eat they heard a loud and rude voice. "Go find some other place to be noisy. I'm using this place right now. You're bothering me."

The four of them turned to see a student get up from a desk in the back as that student glared at them in annoyance. Boruto tilted his head unamused. "Who's he?"

Denki quickly replied, "That's Iwabe."

Shikadai chimed in as well, "He's the repeater Iwabe. Rumors say he failed the graduation exams twice."

Boruto simply smiled amiably. "Oh? So you're our senior. Nice to meet you!"

Iwabe frowned and snarled, "Don't get all friendly with me! You damned Hokage's son!"

Not only did Boruto frown but Hiroshi also clenched his fist in disapproval. Boruto replied with a dark undertone, "It doesn't matter who's son I am."

Iwabe immediately jumped down and gripped Boruto by the collar. "Well I don't like the idea of having a guy like you around all the time."

Hiroshi stepped forward and slapped Iwabe's hand away as he retorted, "Keep your hands to yourself. We didn't do anything to you yet you're picking a fight where there doesn't need to be one."

At that point many of the other students began trickling back into the room to witness what was going on. Iwabe smirked mockingly. "Oh? So the son of the 6th Hokage and the son of the 7th Hokage are teaming up huh? How disappointing."

Hiroshi gritted his teeth holding back his frustration. "Hokage this Hokage that. Does it matter who our parents are? It just sounds like you're making up excuses to pick a fight."

Iwabe frowned. "You both are eyesores. Two brats riding on their father's coattails!"

Boruto snarled and dashed at Iwabe as he shouted, "Bastard! Take that back!" However, Iwabe parried Boruto's attack and gripped him by the shirt tossing him against the chalkboard in the room as he provoked, "What's the matter? You aren't even worth my time. If you've got a problem with me then come at me."

Hiroshi frowned and just as he was about to step in Boruto said, "Wait. Hiroshi. I'll handle it."

Iwabe smirked and slammed his ninja staff on the ground. "Listen up! Strength is everything for a ninja! What's the use of studying like all of you? Even the present Hokage was the strongest in all of history! As long as you're strong you can get away with anything!"

Hiroshi frowned at Iwabe's speech. "You're wrong! My father told me that those who have strength have a responsibility to ensure it is used in the right way! It is because powerful shinobi in the past abused their strength which caused the 4th Great Ninja War! Father and many others fought to end that war and held accountable those who began it! This was only possible because they studied and understood the history of the shinobi world!"

Iwabe scowled. "Hmpf! You're the son of the 6th Hokage. You've been in the limelight all your life. Of course you would spout ideological nonsense so easily. The 6th and the 7th used power to end the war."

Denki frowned and retorted, "But the 7th Hokage has even stated that he wishes to use Ninjutsu in more peaceful ways!"

Iwabe snarled and gripped Denki by the shirt. "Weaklings like you are a nuisance." At that moment Boruto intervened and freed Denki from Iwabe's grasp.

"So your definition of strength is bullying people into doing what you want? Hmpf! I had decided that I wouldn't fight here and cause much trouble, but I'll take you on. What do you say?"

Iwabe simply smirked.

Soon after the entire class had relocated underneath the school compound where the training arena was located. Everyone stood or remained seated in the stands as Iwabe and Boruto stood in the arena. At this moment Hiroshi and Iraia stood by Shikadai, Denki, Sarada, Chocho, and the class representative Sumire. Boruto and Iwabe began their fight as everyone simply watched.

"How annoying." Sarada commented on the side.

Iraia simply nodded her head in agreement before turning to Hiroshi and whispered, "Good job."

Hiroshi smirked. "Good job? I'm assuming you're referring to the fact that I didn't let my emotions overcome me and pulverize that guy to death when he spoke about dad like that."

Iraia simply didn't comment as she watched the fight. Mn. Boruto's Taijutsu skills are pretty impressive. He's keeping up with that senior student Iwabe, but he lacks Iwabe's overall physical strength. Boruto has an edge in speed and agility though. Not bad. His skills are close to that of Hiroshi's. Maybe even on par. Taijutsu-wise at least. Hm? He can even do the Shadow Clone Jutsu huh?

Denki turned to Hiroshi and whispered, "Hey, do you think Boruto is going to be okay?"

Hiroshi pondered for a moment as he tracked the fight before responding, "Mn. There's no need to worry. He lacks Iwabe's physical brawn but he makes up for it with his agility and creativity. To be honest Boruto and I are probably even in our Taijutsu skills. We haven't actually fought before but I can tell by the way he moves."

Denki tilted his head as he caught a glimpse of Iraia and whispered, "You and your sister are twins right? Is she just as skilled as you in Taijutsu?"

Before Hiroshi could answer everyone heard Iwabe scream out in frustration and anger as he dashed away from a worn out Boruto and over to his weapon picking it up. Iraia frowned in disapproval as she glanced over at Hiroshi who nodded at his sister in silent understanding. Iwabe gripped his weapon and slammed it on the ground causing a giant wave of rock, earth, and debris to come crashing towards Boruto.

Hiroshi narrowed his eyes in disapproval.

Hmpf. This guy said he wouldn't use his weapon but ended up going back on his word. Since you cheated don't blame me for intervening. Boruto is my cousin!

Hiroshi quickly formed the hand signs of Rat, Dog, and Tiger and said, "Wood Style: Wood Dome Jutsu!" Just before the giant mass of earth could smash into Boruto a wooden dome appeared in front of him effectively blocking Iwabe's attack. Everyone widened their eyes in complete shock. Sarada fixed the glasses on her head to make sure that she wasn't seeing things.

"W-Wood Style? The same as the 6th Hokage?" Shikadai glanced at Hiroshi with incredulity but no words came out. Boruto also looked at the wood dome in front of him in a daze before turning towards Hiroshi with a complicated expression. Hiroshi frowned and said, "Iwabe. You promised not to use your weapon so don't say I'm being meddlesome or unfair. Boruto nor I are riding on our father's coattails. I hope you can see that now."

Iwabe flinched and stared dejectedly at his hand that held his weapon as he apologized. It wasn't long after as Shino rushed into the arena hall in shock and began to strictly lecture everyone. After that incident the days passed by quite peacefully aside from a few minor strange incidents happening in the village. Iwabe began coming to class regularly and started to interact more with others in a more friendly manner. He even attempted to study diligently.

A week came and went as Iraia and Asuka were walking towards the Hyuga residence. They had just gone out to a food stall and bought some meat skewers. Meat skewers were the favorite food of Asuka's dad Haku and overtime Asuka took a liking to them as well. She had asked Iraia to accompany her to which Iraia agreed. As they were walking in comfortable silence they took note of Boruto, Shikadai, and Inojin hiding behind a bush as a distraught and angry looking Metal seemed to be searching for them. Asuka tilted her head in curiosity and walked over to them as she said, "Yo! What're you guys doing? Playing hide-and-seek?"

At Asuka's loud words the three hiding in the bush immediately had a deadpanned and panicked expression on their faces. Metal turned to look at them and smiled sinisterly. "So there you are."

Asuka only remained confused and asked, "Metal? You okay? You seem a bit...out of it."

Boruto widened his eyes in alarm and quickly said, "Asuka, Iraia, run! There's this weird aura around Metal and it's making him crazy! He's attacking anyone and everyone! It's just like the other weird incidents that happened this week!" At Boruto's words both Iraia and Asuka flinched in surprise as Metal quickly dashed over and attacked, however, just as Metal threw a palm strike at Asuka she expertly sidestepped and countered gripping Metal's wrist and swinging him in a circle before tossing him through the air.

Metal quickly spun his body in several somersaults to stabilize his body before landing perfectly back on the ground. Asuka narrowed her eyes in surprise and a bit of excitement. "Oh? Not bad. Very interesting. Metal is the son of the famous Taijutsu expert Rock Lee. Then let me see just how good you are!"

Without further notice she and Metal began to engage in a fierce whirlwind of hand-to-hand combat all the while Boruto, Shikadai, Inojin, and Iraia stood on the side watching. Iraia watched with indifference, however, the three boys simply had their jaws drop in shock. Inojin awkwardly smiled and commented, "I didn't know Asuka was skilled in Taijutsu."

Shikadai nodded in agreement. "It's not only that. Metal is extremely agile and speed is one of his strongest attributes. Not to mention he's extremely strong, but Asuka is matching him blow for blow! How?"

The three of them turned to Iraia for an answer as she simply shrugged. "Asuka isn't as physically strong as Metal. But there's no one faster than her. She has a unique Kekkei Genkai. Metal won't be able to keep up. It's Asuka's win."

The three boys only became more shocked as they gave the same dumbfounded expression. "EHHHH?"

Boruto quickly asked, "Asuka has a Kekkei Genkai? First Hiroshi and now Asuka? Isn't that like, supposed to be super incredibly rare? What kind of Kekkei Genkai is it that lets her move so fast?"

Iraia stared at Asuka's fight with Metal without answering for a few moments before saying, "It's called Swift Style. I heard from papa a long time ago that it's an extremely unique and rare combination of Wind nature and Yang nature. The Wind gives rise to incredibly swift speed and the Yang allows it to manifest as an enhancement to the body's physique."

The three boys could only stare on in even more astonishment as they returned their attention back to the fight.

Boom! Bang! Smack!

At this point both Asuka and Metal had exchanged more than hundreds of punches as their fists moved as fast as the wind, however, Asuka was slowly becoming faster and faster and faster to the point that Metal's attack and eyes could no longer keep up. Just as Metal struck out with his fist Asuka disappeared from his sight and appeared right behind him striking his back with a sharp elbow blow.

Bang!

Metal was instantly flung into a tree. Before he could recover Asuka appeared by his side and kicked him right in the head knocking him out. At that point Boruto's vision obscured slightly as he saw the dark aura detach itself from Metal and vanish into thin air. He tilted his head in confusion but thought nothing of it as his vision returned to normal.

Asuka took a deep breath in before taking a deep breath out and commented, "Mn. That was a good fight. Metal definitely lives up to being the son of one of Konoha's greatest Taijutsu users. If I lost focus for just a moment I could have been the one who lost." She quickly returned to Iraia's side and said, "See you guys. Come on Iraia. Let's go."

Iraia simply nodded and walked off along with Asuka leaving Boruto, Shikadai, and Inojin completely dumbfounded.

The next day at the academy there was a loud shout as Sarada and Boruto fought over the last piece of the yakisoba bread in the cafeteria. The guys stood behind Boruto while the girls stood behind Sarada. Iraia simply watched in quiet amus.e.m.e.nt as she ate her own yakisoba bread. Just as they were about to fight Shino quickly appeared and mediated, however, things didn't quite go as everyone expected as Shino quickly said, "After class I'll prepare a battleground for you all."

Iraia slightly flinched in surprise after hearing what Shino-sensei said and gently placed her yakisoba bread back down. And just like that, after class the boys and the girls were split on either side in front of the academy gates. Iraia just sighed to herself. How did I end up getting dragged into this mess?

Hiroshi stood on the opposite side of the girls by Boruto and the others with a fiery expression in his eyes. Hehehe! This oughta be fun!

Shino stood between the boys and the girls as he said, "There's one rule. You will start here at the entrance. The first to grab the flag atop the roof of the academy building wins. Losers will listen to the winners. Understood?"

"Yes!" Everyone responded.

The moment Shino gave the signal to start everyone dashed towards the academy building. Before any of the girls could make it through the gate Iwabe shouted, "Earth Style: Mud Wall!" A giant wall made of earth rushed out from the ground and obstructed all of the girls from moving forwards as the boys all rushed through.

Chocho smirked and activated her Partial Expansion Jutsu greatly increasing the size of her arm and smashed right through the earthen wall knocking Iwabe into the ground. As the girls gave chase close behind, Shikadai quickly turned and activated his Shadow Paralysis Jutsu capturing many of them, however, Iraia and Asuka quickly dashed in the air and performed a flip successfully out of the shadow's reach. Just as Asuka was about to counter Hiroshi formed the Snake sign and said, "Wood Style: Silent Strangle Jutsu!" Several wooden tendrils erupted from the ground aimed straight for Iraia and Asuka, however Iraia quickly countered forming the Tiger sign and said, "Lava Style: Severing Stream Jutsu!" From her mouth a powerful concentrated stream of hot lava cut and melted Hiroshi's Wood Style.

Asuka smirked at everyone's distracted and baffled expressions and quickly activated her Swift Style to move at inhuman speeds arriving right next to Shikadai and pushed him off balance freeing the girls from the Shadow Paralysis. It was at this moment that the boys who were ahead of the pack stopped in their tracks due to a large boulder falling from the sky and blocking the entrance into the school.

Inojin frowned. "Shino-sensei placed Traps? Let's go around."

At this point both the girls and the boys were neck and neck in the race. They all entered the school through the windows as they all began rushing to the stairs leading up to the roof. The only boys left in the race were Denki, Boruto, Inojin, Shikadai, and Hiroshi. As for the girls they were Sarada, Sumire, Iraia, Asuka, and Chocho. Denki quickly found a control outlet and plugged it into his laptop as he hacked the academy system forcing a metal shutter to drop down in the hallway right before the girls. Inojin quickly activated his Super Beast Scroll Jutsu and created a giant lizard-like drawing to come to life, however, Asuka quickly retaliated as she formed the Ram sign and shouted, "Water Style: Gunshot Jutsu!" She opened her mouth and released a powerful pressurized water bullet that shot straight through Inojin's Jutsu.

Shikadai frowned and stated, "Oi oi, doesn't this feel more like an actual ninja battle than a race?"

Boruto gritted his teeth and shouted, "Let's go! We gotta get to the roof first!"

Sarada frowned and also shouted, "Don't let them get to the flag!"

The race continued once more. As Boruto and the others disappeared, Sarada and the girls continued rushing to the roof. Just as they made it and Chocho was climbing upwards to get the flag, Boruto appeared. He smirked as he held a large scroll and created some blood on his thumb before forming some hand seals and shouted, "I won't let you! Summoning Jutsu!" A flash of purple light filled the area as a strange creature with a large snake-like tail appeared. It roared and was just about to strike Chocho when Hiroshi immediately became alarmed and formed the Snake hand sign shouting, "Wood Style: Wood Snake Jutsu!" Quickly a wooden snake shot from his arm and bit down on the strange creature's tail just in time to prevent it from hitting Chocho.

Iraia acted next as she immediately arrived before Chocho and pulled her away to a safe distance. Hiroshi gritted his teeth as the giant creature was much stronger than he had anticipated. The tail of the creature wrapped around his wooden snake that was attached to his arm and pulled thrusting Hiroshi into the air eliciting a scream from him.

"AH!"

Iraia widened her eyes in alarm and panic at the sound of her brothers scream. Just as the strange creature was about to attack Hiroshi, Konohamaru appeared and shouted, "Rasengan!"

BANG!

In a flash of bright light and but a mere moment the strange creature disappeared. Just before Hiroshi crashed into the side of the building Asuka dashed out with extreme speed thanks to her Kekkei Genkai and caught him in her arms like a knight in shining armor. Hiroshi smiled awkwardly in their current position.

"Uh...Ahem, thanks Asuka."

Asuka furrowed her brow and simply dropped Hiroshi on the rooftop. "Hmpf." She let out before slowly walking away.

As they all settled in front of the academy yard getting a lecture from Shino-sensei a loud creaking and quaking noise could be heard from the academy building. In but mere moments it caved in and crumbled in on itself leaving everyone dumbfounded. Off in the distance watching the entire ordeal happen was Mitsuki as he stared at the entire event with great interest.

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A warm breeze blew by in a desert wasteland as the sun began to set in the horizon. It painted a colorful orange and red hue across this desolate looking area casting two shadows across the ground in its glow. One taller than the other. The shadow of two shinobi. The first shadow belonged to a shinobi who wore a white dress shirt with black buttons. The sleeves were rolled back to his elbows and he wore black pants to match. He donned a white haori over his shoulders with black fire patterns along the border. Black falling leaf images were printed on it as well. A katana was strapped to his waist and a leaf headband was tied to the sheath. A silver ring was worn on his left ring finger and a necklace with the letter H hung from his neck. His snow white hair softly swayed in the direction the wind blew brushing it off his blindfold covering his eyes. This shinobi was precisely the 6th Hokage, Karasuma Izaya.

Walking beside him was a young shinobi with handsome features and messy black hair that made him seem a bit imposing. His eyes had a distinctive golden hue to them giving many the impression of danger yet keeping them drawn by a mysterious feeling of intriguement. He wore a black dress shirt with gold buttons and a black pants to match. A golden colored cloak covered his frame and a locket in the shape of a jade colored magatama was worn around his neck. At this instant Izaya stopped walking prompting the young shinobi to stop as well. After taking a sweep of the surrounding area Izaya pointed to a large single tree in this desolate wasteland and said, "Zen, we'll camp there for the night. It doesn't seem like what I'm looking for is here. We'll head in the direction of Konoha tomorrow morning."

Zen simply nodded with great respect and replied, "Alright, Karasuma-sensei."

Chapter 2

AN: Hey everyone and welcome back to another chapter of RITWON PT2! So far we've gotten to meet several new characters as well as several familiar characters like Naruto, Boruto, Sarada, etc. Stay tuned for meeting KimimaroxKurotsuchi's kids in the future! To help refresh your minds of who's kid is who's I'll help you out.

HakuxAkane: Asuka Yuki (Daughter)

IzayaxHanabi: Hiroshi Karasuma (Son-Twin), Iraia Karasuma (Daughter-Twin)

Izaya's Disciple: Zen Yagami

And if you haven't read RITWON PT.1 yet then copy here for the link and paste it in the search bar: s/13397148/1/Reincarnated-into-the-world-of-Naruto

Or search "Reincarnated into the world of Naruto"

Reminder:

-Italics is how I will show that someone is thinking to themselves. Their thoughts.

-If you see this: 888 it means that there will be a scene change.

And always, thank you for your continued support and thanks for reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto/Boruto or anything originating from the original story and plot of these universes. They all belong to Masashi Kishimoto, Ukyo Kodachi, Mikio Ikemoto, and their team. I only own my original plot and characters.

Yes, Sorry, I renamed the First Chapter "A New Generation!" So Second Chapter is "The Hidden Leaf"

I felt the title name was actually more appropriate for Chapter 2.

Chapter 2

Zen woke up with a shout as he heaved in and out with a heavy breath. Sweat completely drenched his back and forehead as he stared down at his still trembling hands. He gritted his teeth trying to calm down his emotions as tears streamed down his face. It was then that he heard Izaya's voice behind him. "I see your nightmares haven't gone away."

Zen clenched his fist and quickly wiped away the tears from his face. He took a minute to finally calm down his emotions before replying, "Sensei...why do people kill each other?"

Izaya stared at the back of his disciple with a complicated gaze before replying, "Power, hunger, greed, want, need, l.u.s.t, hate, desire. There's too many to name."

Zen frowned. "Did my mother die because the one who killed her was simply overcome with one of these emotions? If so, then wouldn't it be better to have no emotions. No one would feel any of those things. And no one would kill."

Izaya let out a soft sigh at the sight of his pitiful disciple. "Zen. What was the last thing your mother said to you? Do you remember?"

Zen flinched at his sensei's question. "She said that she loved me."

After replying to his sensei's question he elected not to tell his sensei about the other thing that his mother told him. It's true that mother told me she loved me. But the last thing she truly said to me was to find the blindfolded warrior who wore a katana on his waist and who had snow white hair. She said that he was the one who saved us when I was just a baby. That he could be trusted.

Izaya stared at Zen in silence for a moment before responding to what he said. "So...your mom said that she loved you huh? That's a relief. You know, some children are born without any parents. Like me. Some children are born with parents who don't love them. Some parents abuse their children. Even try to kill them. And some wouldn't bat an eye if their child died right in front of them. You told me that your mother died protecting you. She made the ultimate sacrifice. So why do people kill? Why do people have to die? If I had to give you an honest answer then it would be simply because we are human. You think that having no emotions would break this insanity that is bred within us, however, it doesn't. People would probably still kill. It would just be an emotionless killing. People would kill logically or illogically. But emotions are important. They give us the power to feel. When we feel the pain of losing someone we love we have the power to choose better. We have the power to choose a path that doesn't lead to a dead end. Am I saying that you should forget about the people who killed your mother? Of course not. You've killed them already, haven't you?"

Zen simply nodded his head as he listened to his sensei.

Izaya let out a soft sigh at Zen's answer. He then continued, "You must have felt better after killing them right?"

Zen once again silently nodded his head.

"You feel better, but your anger, sadness, frustration, it's still the same isn't it?"

Once again Zen nodded before replying, "Sensei. I don't know what to do. I've taken revenge for my mother, but...why don't I feel any less grief? I killed those sc.u.mbags who took my mother's life and it felt good to watch them die beneath my feet, but I don't understand. It still doesn't hurt any less inside."

Izaya's expression faltered slightly before he stood up from his seated position. He made his way slowly to Zen's side and sat down beside him as he dr.a.p.ed an arm over his disciple's shoulders and brought him into a comforting hug. "Even if you exact revenge you need to have something else that drives you or else you'll be left with nothing in the end. The reason why it doesn't hurt any less is because you loved your mother so much. And that love will never leave you. And that isn't a bad thing. Zen, the love your mother showed you, don't ever forget it. But also don't let it weigh you down. Your mother wouldn't want her love for you to plague you and chain you down. Don't you agree?"

A few tears fell from Zen's eyes as he was held in his sensei's warm and comforting embrace. He recalled how his mother always tucked him in at night and how his mother kissed him goodnight. He recalled how his mother always told him to show kindness to others and to be well behaved. He recalled his mother's scolding and his mother's terrible jokes. He recalled his mother's nagging, always telling him to do his best so that he could have a bright future. He recalled his mother's sad smile every time she spoke about his father who had died when he was born. He recalled the moment when she had died. The blood that pooled non-stop from her body. And yet, he recalled how she had died with a smile on her face. Telling him to live on. To find a blindfolded warrior. That he could have a better future with him. That he shouldn't look back. He cried for awhile longer before he finally reigned in his emotions.

Izaya waited for a moment as Zen finally wiped away the last of his tears before saying, "Zen. Always remember how much love your mother showed you. I hope that one day, in the future, you can find someone whom you can give all of your love to just as your mother gave to you. Having someone to give all of your love to is the greatest power we can ever have. It is the greatest gift we can ever give. It is also one of the greatest feelings we can ever feel. Although it is the most painful when we lose the one who gave it, we'll always feel it. Their love. And we should cherish that. Even after the one who gave it is gone, we should cherish that we can still feel the gift of their love. It will always live on within us. Not as a chain, but as a source of our strength."

Zen nodded. "Karasuma-sensei. Do you have someone like that? Do you have someone whom you can give all of your love to?"

Izaya smiled at his disciple's question and glanced at his ring as the image of three people popped into his head. Hanabi, Hiroshi, and Iraia.

Zen looked up to his sensei questioningly after a long moment of silence. "Sensei?"

Izaya looked back down at Zen and simply replied, "Mn. I do."

He then quickly stood up and started walking. "Since we're up. Let's go. I don't think either of us are going to get anymore sleep tonight so we mind as well set out towards Konoha."

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Naruto sat in his office as night blanketed the sky over Konoha. Shikamaru walked in and placed a doc.u.ment in front of him as he said, "This is Kakei Sumire. She was the daughter of a former surviving foundation member. She's been the source and cause of all of these strange incidents. Her father's name was Shigaraki Tanuki. Before he died he entrusted her with the Gozu Tennou that he had perfected. Sai is searching for her right now since she has just disappeared from the hospital room. Well, that aside there have been a lot of complaints about these incidents from the people since the police force didn't detain everyone who was involved. What should we do?"

As Naruto was in deep contemplation Kakashi walked in and said, "Well. It can't be helped. Back when Danzo and Root were disbanded it was the 3rd Hokage's, 5th Hokage's, and my decision at the time to not expose the identities of all those who were involved in the foundation."

Shikamaru turned and replied, "But even if their identities weren't exposed didn't Lord 3rd, 5th, and you do any kind of background check to ensure no loose ends?"

Naruto sighed and said, "Let me guess. During that time the village was still in a hectic state. The 4th Great Ninja war occupied everyone's attention and a lot of lives were lost in that war. The village had to focus on recuperating and so it would only breed fear, distrust, and suspicion amongst the villagers should some form of investigation of them take place. And I'm guessing that Izaya wasn't aware of the fact that there were any remaining foundation members left when he took office as the 6th Hokage."

Kakashi nodded. "Right. The village was in turmoil and chaos after the war. It slipped my mind and Lord 5th's mind about this detail. And now it's manifesting itself into an issue. This was our fault."

Shikamaru frowned. "Well, you made the right decision at the time. If the identities of those in the foundation were exposed, the first to be suspected would have been Sai. Anyways, the problem is what do we do now? Sumire is undoubtedly responsible for the incidents taking place in the Leaf."

Naruto frowned. "Are you suggesting we punish her like a criminal?"

"Our priority is to maintain the order in the Leaf. We can't afford to be soft. Even if she's still a child. By the way, Kakashi, why are you here? I thought you were on vacation?"

Kakashi let out a sigh. "Well. I would like to. But, the truth is I've been looking into some of Danzo's past. I happened to come across some information about the Gozu Tennou. Apparently it's embedded on the body of this girl."

Shikamaru furrowed his brow. "No wonder we couldn't find it no matter how hard we looked. This means that Sumire is the gate to which the Nue creature is summoned."

At that moment a loud rumbling and crashing sound could be heard near the outskirts of the village grabbing the attention of Shikamaru, Naruto, and Kakashi. In the outskirts of the village appeared a giant tiger monkey chimera-like creature with a giant snake tail attached to its body. It roared and screeched as it slashed at the forest below swiping the tops clean off. This creature was exactly the Nue. Just as its giant snake-like tail was about to attack Sai who was attempting to suppress it, Kakashi quickly appeared and struck its tail cutting the head of the snake clean off. He then proceeded to, with several other shinobi, activate the Earth Style: Multi Mud Wall Jutsu entrapping the Nue within a barrier of earthen rock.

However, in the next moment multiple snakeheads shot forth from where its wounded snake tail was and aimed straight at all the shinobi in the vicinity. As some shinobi were struck they fell to the ground as their chakra was absorbed by the Nue. Just as Kakashi and the others were racking their brains for a strategy, Naruto quickly appeared and said, "Tsk. I'll settle this in one go!" He prepared to enter his chakra mode, however Kakashi quickly interjected, "Wait! Naruto, this thing absorbs chakra. Using that isn't a wise decision. Once it absorbs your enormous chakra it will most likely detonate itself. That was how it was designed to be used after all."

Naruto frowned and clicked his tongue in frustration, however, everyone became shocked in the next moment as the Nue suddenly crashed into the ground creating a large crater beneath it. It screamed in anger as it thrashed around before standing back up to reorient itself.

Naruto widened his eyes in confusion. "What just happened?"

Kakashi and Sai were also confused until they all heard a very familiar voice behind them.

The voice of the 6th Hokage.

"If that thing absorbs chakra then perhaps I can help."

Naruto turned around in shock. "Izaya?! When did you get back?"

"Just now. Looks like you're having some trouble dealing with this creature here. What is it?"

Kakashi quickly replied, "It's a creature called Nue. It has the ability to absorb chakra and once it stores up enough inside it'll detonate. Its creation was a product of the foundation's research."

Izaya frowned a bit at the mention of the foundation but quickly replied, "The foundation? Remnants of Danzo's faction? I'll expect to be filled in on this later Kakashi, Lord 7th."

They both nodded as Izaya stepped forward to face the Nue. As the Nue roared and charged at Izaya he stared at it with indifference and placed his hands together shouting, "Wood Style: Multi Wood Dragon Jutsu!" The ground trembled as several large wooden dragons quickly ensnared the giant Nue restraining it of all movement and draining it of its chakra. Izaya then formed the Snake hand sign and said, "Wood Style: Wood Snake Jutsu!" Instantly a giant wooden snake erupted from beneath the Nue and wrapped itself around it several times before biting right into its neck suppressing its ability to mold chakra. Just as everyone breathed out a sigh of relief a giant distortion appeared before the Nue and dragged it into a different dimension leaving everyone baffled at this unexpected turn of events.

Naruto frowned as he commented, "The Transportation Jutsu?"

Kakashi furrowed his brow in confusion. "What the heck is going on?"

Izaya simply scratched the back of his head as he saw everything play out. A crow of his was flying high in the sky as it had watched Boruto, Mitsuki, and Sumire's fight in the distance. He also took note that it was Sumire's connection to the Nue that caused the spatial distortion to appear. He let out a sigh as he weaved the signs of Horse, Ox, Rat, Bird, Hare, and Ram. Naruto took notice of Izaya's hand signs and said, "Did you already mark it?"

Izaya simply nodded. "I did when I knocked it into the ground earlier." He then smiled and said, "I guess our kids can't leave things alone either when they see the village in trouble. Just like us when we were kids."

Naruto and the others just looked at Izaya in confusion, but before they could ask what he meant Izaya disappeared. He teleported into Nue's dimension and curiously watched Boruto and Mitsuki fight. He sat in the corner nodding in approval at the skill Boruto and Mitsuki were displaying. It wasn't too long before Boruto and Mitsuki had defeated Sumire and the Nue and were in the middle of coming to an understanding. That's when the dimension also started to collapse.

Boruto panicked as he said, "Th-This is bad! We have to get out of here!"

The ground began to collapse beneath them as rocks fell from the ceiling of the giant cave. Before Boruto could rush out to reach Sumire the ground collapsed in front of him. Mitsuki quickly dashed forward and stopped Boruto before he could fall.

"Class rep!" Boruto shouted in panic.

Sumire remained seated in defeat as she lamented her fate and said to herself in dejection, "I'm sorry everyone...It was fun...At the academy. Studying and training with everyone. I never had so much fun before."

It was at that moment she heard a voice beside her. "Well then, why not continue attending the academy?"

She flinched in startelement and turned to see an unfamiliar person, however, she knew exactly who it was because the face of this person matched the face of the 6th Hokage's rock face on the cliffside of Konoha. She stuttered in complete shock. "L-L-Lord 6th?"

Izaya turned to her and smiled. "Hello. I don't know all the details but...how about we get the other two and get out of here? All the hard thinking can come after we're all safe. What do you say?"

Sumire couldn't help but feel a sense of safety and ease being in the presence of Lord 6th and simply nodded. After Izaya saw her nod her head he quickly picked her up and teleported right next to Boruto which startled and shocked him greatly eliciting a shout from him.

"AH! Eh? Uh? U-Uncle Izaya?!"

Izaya simply smiled at his reaction. "Boruto, it's been a long time. How's my nephew doing?"

Boruto had on a deadpan expression as he replied, "Is this a good time to be asking that? We need to get out of here!"

Mitsuki simply stood on the side as he stared curiously at the 6th Hokage. Izaya nodded at Boruto's comment and replied, "Don't worry. That's what I'm here for." Not a moment later, with a simple touch on Mitsuki's shoulder and Boruto's forehead they all disappeared and reappeared by Naruto.

Naruto breathed out a sigh of relief as he saw Izaya return, but was instantly shocked when he saw that not only did Izaya return, but he returned with Sumire, Mitsuki, and Boruto. With his eyes raised Naruto remarked, "B-Boruto?! Don't tell me that you were involved? You went into the dimension the Nue was in?"

Before the situation could escalate out of control Izaya gently placed Sumire down on the ground and said, "Ahem! The children are alright. How about we let Sai and Kakashi take over from here. They are the chief of Konoha's police force and Jonin Commander after all, so I'm sure they can manage the situation here. More importantly Lord 7th I would like an explanation on what we talked about earlier."

At Izaya's words Naruto let out a defeated sigh and nodded. "Right. Let's discuss this back at the office."

Boruto simply stared in wonderment at the fact that his dad just so simply agreed to what Lord 6th had said. No way?! Dad didn't continue to scold me? Instead he just decided to listen to what uncle Izaya said? Is uncle Izaya that amazing? And wait? How did uncle Izaya even get to that dimension?

As Boruto was left to his thoughts Naruto and Izaya returned to the Hokage's office as Naruto began to give an in depth explanation of all the events that had happened in the past 2 months. After Naruto finished his report Izaya simply let out a long sigh. "I can't believe that there were actually still remnants of Danzo's organization around. What a pain."

Shikamaru who also happened to be in the room smirked and commented, "Heh. That's my catchphrase."

At that moment there was a knock on the door.

Naruto tilted his head in confusion. "Who could that be?"

Izaya simply smirked. "You'll see." He then turned to the door and said, "You can come in Zen."

The door then opened to reveal a young shinobi who seemed no older than Boruto. And if he was older then it wasn't by much. Naruto and Shikamaru gave a confused look at Izaya as Naruto asked, "Zen? Is he with you Izaya?"

Izaya nodded. "Correct. This is Zen. Yagami Zen. He is my disciple."

"EEEEHHHHH?!" Naruto and Shikamaru nearly had their eyes pop out of their sockets in extreme shock. Shikamaru stared at Zen with great interest for a few moments before asking, "When did you get a disciple?"

Izaya thought for a moment calculating the approximate time frame. "I met Zen about a year ago. He's a native from the Sage continent. But he also seems to have some sort of ties with our continent."

Naruto and Shikamaru slightly flinched at the information Izaya just gave them. Naruto inspected Zen more carefully before he said, "Hello Zen. I'm Uzumaki Naruto. The 7th Hokage of the village Konoha."

Zen simply nodded and replied, "It is an honor to meet you."

Naruto then asked, "Zen, since you're from the Sage continent are you familiar with the structure of the shinobi system and villages yet?"

Zen simply nodded once more. "Karasuma-sensei has taught me how this side of the world functions so I wouldn't be too shocked when I come here."

Naruto nodded and turned his attention back to Izaya. "I assume you brought your disciple to Konoha for a reason?"

Izaya nodded. "I want you to register him as an official Konoha shinobi and member of this village."

Naruto nodded as if he had expected this answer. "Alright. Since it's you who is requesting it I'll do just that. I'll get started tonight and have everything ready by the morning."

Izaya nodded in appreciation before turning his attention back to Zen. "Zen, starting from today, Konoha will be your home. You don't have to wander anymore. You can make real friends here. You don't have to be alone."

Naruto and Shikamaru flinched when they heard Izaya address Zen and instantly pieced together that this kid Zen must have had a tragic past. Zen nodded at his sensei's words and with a nearly inaudible voice he said, "Thank you...Sensei."

A moment of silence passed through the room before Naruto asked, "So Izaya, where have you been to this time?"

At Naruto's question Izaya furrowed his brow. "Zen, why don't you go take a stroll around the village. Take a look at what your new home is like."

Zen caught the hint that the conversation was probably going to reveal some classified information that he wasn't supposed to hear, so he nodded and quickly left the room. Izaya then turned his attention back to Naruto and Shikamaru.

"It's been a rough two months. I was exploring a dimension filled with some strange creatures made of pure shadows. Most likely a heavily Yin oriented dimension. The creatures there were highly intelligent and as you can guess, they utilized Yin style Jutsu. They were difficult to deal with. Their planet didn't seem to have a Divine Tree on it though. I searched for any traces of the Otsutsuki clan being there but couldn't find anything. I did, however, find traces of the Jashin cult existing there."

Shikamaru frowned at the mention of the Jashin cult and chimed in, "This is strange. Not only was there a Jashin cult here in our dimension, but if you include the one you just mentioned plus all the other ones you've mentioned to us before in the past, that makes a total of three dimensions with Jashinists. Just what is this cult? Don't tell me that the Jashin cult also comes from this place called the Heavenly Plane like the Otsutsuki? If that's true then this could get messy."

Izaya nodded at Shikamaru's analysis. "I think you're on the right track Shikamaru. I also believe that the Jashin cult comes from the Heavenly Plane. That's the only way it makes sense for it to span across so many different dimensions that happen to be so far away from each other. Anyways, although I found traces of the Jashin cult there I couldn't find traces of any of their members. Most likely any of the Jashinists who were on that planet got consumed by the natives there. The natives were quite dangerous. With no leads on the Otsutsuki and a dead end on the Jashinists I quickly took my leave from that place. I didn't return to our dimension until just a few weeks ago. I met up with Zen in the Sage continent before we both ended up back here in Konoha. How about Sasuke? Has he reported anything?"

Naruto shook his head. "No. I haven't heard from Sasuke yet but he's still exploring around. I'm sure he'll make a report sometime soon."

Izaya nodded his head before preparing to leave. Naruto quickly chimed in, "You aren't leaving again already are you?"

Izaya let out a soft sigh. "Not for a few days. I'm gonna try and stick around for a bit. After all, I can't just leave and not say hi to my precious Hiroshi and Iraia. And I miss Hanabi. I need to see her. Being away from her for so long is bad for my heart you know."

Shikamaru massaged the bridge of his nose and remarked, "You know Lord 6th, don't you ever get embarrassed voicing out loud your affection for your family in front of others?"

Izaya simply smirked. "Never. Because a long long time ago I never could have imagined that I could be blessed with such a wonderful family." And with that Izaya disappeared from the Hokage's office. Shikamaru just sighed and said, "Well, at least he's honest about it. It may seem embarrassing but it's actually quite endearing of him. Actually I think you could learn from Lord 6th's example a bit Lord 7th."

Naruto simply rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.

At this time Zen was taking a stroll around the village taking in all the sights. He marveled at how developed and modern Konoha was. From where he was from the difference was like night and day. Just as he turned a corner he caught a glimpse of a kid getting pushed around by three other kids. That one kid was actually Denki. As he was pushed to the ground the other three kids swiped his laptop from him and mocked and ridiculed him. Denki clenched his fist in anger and frustration but was powerless to do anything. The three kids bullying him were also shinobi, but shinobi from a different class. Just as Denki turned to face the bullies once more he froze in fear as he pleaded, "P-Please, no! Don't break my laptop! Please! I-I'll do whatever you want! Just not the laptop! It's important to me!"

The three kids simply smiled sinisterly as they watched Denki plead for mercy, and just as they were about to break his laptop they froze in their action. Fear welled up inside of them as they saw a giant ferocious creature in front of them. It snarled and growled releasing its murderous aura in the surrounding area. The three bullies screamed in fear as they dropped Denki's laptop and ran as fast as they could into the distance and out of sight. Denki panicked as he dashed out to grab his laptop before it could hit the ground, however, he tripped in his panicked state and fell back on the ground. He watched with bated breath as his laptop fell ever so slowly towards the ground and just before it hit, Zen quickly caught it in his hands. This turn of events startled Denki as he looked up at this new and unfamiliar person, but he looked up with immense gratitude. Zen held out his hand towards Denki to which he gladly accepted.

As Zen pulled Denki back up off the ground he handed him back his laptop and said, "Here. If it's that precious to you then defend it with your life." Just as Zen turned around to leave Denki stuck out his hand and said, "Wait! Um...Thank you. For helping me out. I'm Denki. May I know your name?"

Zen thought for a moment before responding, "Zen."

He then disappeared into the night leaving a very stunned and confused Denki. Zen huh? Is he a shinobi too? I haven't seen him around before. Is he a student in one of the other classes? Plus, why did those guys run away earlier? They looked like they saw a ghost or something.

Denki shook himself out of his thoughts as he held his laptop close to his chest and began his walk home.

Zen watched Denki leave from the shadows ensuring that the three bullies didn't come back before he took his own leave. It was at this moment that Izaya appeared before him.

"Sensei? You're back."

Izaya nodded. "I am. Did you get a chance to see the village?"

Zen nodded in response. "It's a beautiful place. Almost too beautiful. I can't really believe that I'll actually be able to live here and call it home."

Izaya smiled and patted his shoulder comfortingly. "Come on. You can stay at the Hyuga residence for the time being. Lord 7th is going to arrange a place for you to have on your own in the next few days, so until then you can stay with me and my family. And if you want, you can stay with us indefinitely."

Zen felt his emotions stir at his sensei's offer but shook his head. "Thank you sensei. You've done so much for me, but the last thing I want is to intrude upon you and your family. If it wasn't for you I'd still be on the streets fighting for my life everyday struggling to get by. I'll take the living quarter arrangements made by the 7th Hokage."

Izaya stared at Zen for a moment in contemplation, but in the end he let out a soft sigh. "Alright. If that's your wish. Just know that if you ever change your mind, my offer still stands. And you'll always be welcomed to our home." Izaya then walked off to the Hyuga residence with Zen in tow. It wasn't long before they reached the entrance. It was already past midnight at this point so most of those within the residence were already fast asleep. Izaya carefully opened the gates without making much noise as he and Zen walked in. They didn't make it very far when loud footsteps could be heard rushing in their direction. Izaya simply smiled as he knew exactly who those footsteps belonged to.

In less than a few seconds several doors burst opened so loudly that it resonated throughout the entire residence. Hanabi ran with all her might and tackled Izaya to the ground gripping him in a tight embrace. Tears streamed down her face as she rubbed her head in his chest and stammered, "Y-You idiot! Two months and 18 days! How dare you leave me for so long!"

Izaya gripped Hanabi in just as tight of a hug as he too missed her more than anything in the entire world. "Hanabi! I missed you so much! I'm sorry!"

Zen was at a loss for words. He didn't know how to react as he awkwardly stood there completely forgotten by his sensei and obviously completely ignored by Hanabi. But even though he stood there awkwardly he felt a warmth in his heart at the sight of his sensei's reunion with his wife. He could feel just how strong the bond between them was and a thought crossed his mind. This must be who sensei said that he has given all of his love to. And I can tell that she did the same. Will I be able to find someone like that one day? Someone I am willing to give all of my entire being to?

As that last thought crossed his mind an old memory of his resurfaced of a beautiful little girl whom he once saw. He would never forget her. That girl had left a lasting impression on him. She looked like an angel that came down from the heavens. It was back when he was merely 6 years old. It was a cold and rainy day as he scavenged for food outside the dumpster of a tavern. Some mercenaries and thieves started causing trouble for the tavern owner and their daughter. Pushing them around. Physically and verbally abusing them. It was then that this angelic looking girl stepped in to defend the poor tavern owner. He remembered thinking that this girl was so incredibly brave and fearless, but at the same time naive, for she was putting her own life in danger. He recalled that beautiful snow white hair of hers and that strong unyielding character of hers, however he also recalled the part where she was physically beaten by those sc.u.mbags. No matter how much they beat her she never yielded and continued to defend that poor tavern lady and her daughter.

He felt incredibly angry and insurmountable rage at the sight and stepped in to help, however even he was no match as he was also beaten. He recalled how she pleaded for them to stop beating him. He recalled how she dashed out with all her strength to even try to shield him! A small little girl who had taken a physical beating and couldn't even defend herself tried to shield him! He was completely baffled. He couldn't understand it. All he knew was that she left an everlasting impression on him and that he would never forget her. He felt a warmth from her that he thought he'd never feel again after he had lost his mother when he was 4. However, in the end she was simply beaten back again and he was simply tossed aside into an alley. He never did find out what happened. All he remembered was that when he came to, she was gone and so were all those inside the tavern. Only the remains of those thieves and mercenaries were left. Strewn all about the floor in what could only be a horrific bloody massacre.

Zen was snapped out of his thoughts and brought back into reality when he heard two voices speak out at this moment.

"Gross! Mom! Dad! This is the courtyard! Can you not be like that for everyone to see. It's embarrassing!" Hiroshi exclaimed, however he was inwardly elated that his dad was back.

Iraia didn't care as she ran as fast as she could and dashed to the ground embracing Izaya in a tight hug as she exclaimed, "Papa!"

Zen could only widen his eyes in complete shock as he watched Iraia dash over to his sensei. The flash of her snow white hair. The feel of her angelic aura. Although she was much older now her appearance was nearly the same as he remembered, only a bit more mature and defined. His heart beat hard in his chest as his entire being froze.

How can this be? It's her! It's really her! B-But she just called Karasuma-sensei papa! N-No way! It has to be a coincidence! It has to! Right?

He was snapped out of his thoughts once more as Hiroshi was the first to take notice of Zen's presence and said, "Um...Yo! So who are you?"

Izaya looked up from the ground as he was still embracing Iraia and Hanabi in a tight hug and responded, "Right. Let me introduce you all. This is Zen. Yagami Zen. He's my disciple."