Sunagakure
"Big Brother Shisui, the Land of Wind is really dry and barren. Thank God we asked Big Brother Itachi for help or we might have been lost in the Death Desert for weeks." Natsuki, finally seeing Sunagakure in the distance, said to Shisui while panting and sweating.
Previously, when Natsuki approached Shisui for help, Shisui asked Itachi for his opinion unlike a certain Uchiha, who thought it was fun and left with Sasuke. Itachi, seeing Natsuki's eyes, of course couldn't reject her and teleported the two of them a dozen kilometres before Sunagakure.
" Halt, all those who wish to enter Sunagakure will have to register their name, place, and profession." Before the duo could enter the village, two Sunagakure chunin stopped them and handed them two sheets of paper.
" We are envoys of the Uchiha Clan, wishing to meet the Kazekage. He is Uchiha Shisui and I am Uchiha Natsuki."
Hearing their introduction as well as seeing the Uchiha symbol on their clothes, one of the chunin hurriedly went to look for his superior while the other took the Uchiha duo to a hotel at the edge of the village.
Kazekage Office
" Kazekage-sama, Uchiha Shisui and another Uchiha girl acting as envoys of the Uchiha Clan have requested a meeting. We have confirmed their identities, they aren't imposters."
Rasa, hearing this, was confused but immediately became alert. In the past year, the Uchiha Clan had been making one move after another, even snatching the Seven Tails. Although Sunagakure was much stronger than Takigakure, he felt that the arrival of the Uchiha was not a good omen.
" Are there any other ninja near Sunagakure?"
" No, Kazekage-sama, we have already checked twice. These two travelled here alone, and we have also asked Elder Chiyo and Ebizo for help." Hearing that Chiyo and Ebizo knew of this news before him, Rasa became displeased.
But he couldn't do anything about it. His control over Sunagakure is comparable to Minato's over Konoha. Chiyo and Ebizo held major positions in Sunagakure, and he had to pay a major price to those ninja clans to take control of Shukaku, making him the least influential Kazekage in Sunagakure's history. Even though it has improved after taking over Land of Wind but, these ninjas still trust Chiyo and Ebizo more.
" Tell them that I have agreed to this meeting. I will be there in an hour." Rasa, calming himself down, said to the ANBU.
" Yes, Kazekage-sama."
One Hour Later
Natsuki looked at the three people in the office and calmly sat down on the chair opposite them. Shisui, on the other hand, just nodded and didn't say anything sitting a littme behind Natsuki.
" Ahem, greetings Kazekage-sama. I am Uchiha Natsuki. We have arrived in Sunagakure for two reasons. First, to inform Sunagakure of the unfortunate destruction of Konoha yesterda— "
" Wait, what do you mean?" Before Natsuki could complete her sentence, Rasa asked with a frown while looking at Shisui with displeasure. Why the hell are you sitting quietly like this doesn't involve you?
" Don't look at me like that. For today's matter, unless you wish to fight, she will handle everything."
" Ahem, I know you all have doubts. We have some recorded scenes of the destruction of Konoha by big brother Itachi. If you want, you can see it now." Natsuki, having the attention of everyone after Shisui finished speaking, said calmly while taking out a video recorder and tape from the sealing scroll.
" Yashamaru, play it." Rasa, having no choice, ordered Yashamaru.
Thirty Minutes Later
By now, Rasa, Ebizo, and Chiyo were sweating bullets. For Rasa, Itachi's fight was a battle between a demon and a god. As for Ebizo and Chiyo, who had seen Hashirama and Madara in their prime, they were even more scared. Even the God of Shinobi was nothing more than that, and this time there wasn't a Hashirama to stop the Uchiha Clan.
Seeing the destruction of Konoha and even the burying of Konoha beneath a few kilometres long lake, Chiyo could already see the future of Sunagakure becoming a sea.
" Hahaha, Little Friend Natsuki, what's the second reason for your travel? Hmm— someone, guests have arrived and you haven't even given them snacks and water? What will others think of the hospitality of Sunagakure? Immediately bring juices and cakes for our guests."
" Yes, Kazekage-sama."
" Kazekage-sama, you are too polite. I was rude to come here uninvited so suddenly."
" Hahahaha, no, no, no. Consider it your own village. I still remember the days when Madara-sama and Hashirama-sama had night-long discussions with the First Kazekage-sama about the future of the ninja world. Now it seems with the leadership of the Uchiha Clan, peace will finally arrive in the ninja world."
Hearing Rasa's flattery, Chiyo and Ebizo looked at him with disdain. You weren't even in your father's balls when the First Kazekage was meeting with Madara and Hashirama.
Five Minutes Later
Natsuki looked at the dozen or so pastries along with the finest biscuits and cookies on the table, along with many varieties of juices, in a daze. Who said that this was a difficult mission? She would like to do this mission every day.
" Then, Niece Natsuki, four hundred years ago, the Uchiha Clan Patriarch came to the Land of Wind for supplies after they were caught in the conspiracy of the Senju and Hagoromo cla... "
Shisui, on the other hand, was impressed. Itachi was wrong. Who said that Rasa was a simpleton who didn't understand human relationships? In the past five minutes, Natsuki had become Rasa's niece and even came to admire the thousand-year-long non-existent co-operative relationship between the Sunagakure ninja clans and the Uchiha Clan.
If left for another hour or two, the Uchiha Clan might become the founders of Sunagakure and the heroes of the Land of Wind.
" Right, Uncle Rasa, we forgot the main purpose of coming here. Today, Big Brother Itachi will become the new Uchiha Clan Patriarch. Remembering the close relationship between our two sides, Fugaku-sama told us to send invitations to Sunagakure. Though forgive us for the hurry, this decision was just taken last night."
" Hahaha, it's no worry. Sunagakure, as the Uchiha Clan's long-time friend, will definitely come to Itachi-sama's succession ceremony."
" I thank Uncle Rasa for his understanding."
Ten Minutes Later — Guest Room
" Uncle Rasa is a good man." Natsuki, while looking at the barren mountains of Sunagakure, said with a smile.
" Yes, yes... " What could Shisui say? Rasa had won over Natsuki with food and companionship. Though, he was indeed a clever man. Knowing the gap between the two sides, he immediately closed all the estrangement of the previous wars.
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Kazekage Office
" Rasa, I didn't expect you to be such a kind and loving man towards children. If Gaara saw this scene, he would be devastated." Chiyo, seeing the departure of Shisui and Natsuki, mocked Rasa. Even though she knew that Rasa did nothing wrong, flattering a child as a Kazekage was still a shame to Sunagakure.
" Hmmm, a good idea. My niece being able to bring Shisui along and act as the leader of this meeting must mean she has good backing in the Uchiha Clan. If Gaara marries her then, with a marriage alliance, both the Uchiha Clan and Sunagakure can prosper together."
Chiyo, hearing this, shook her head. Rasa got the support of the ninja clans by marrying Gaara's mother, and now he wanted to do the same. But she didn't object to it.
As for the Uchiha clan taking control over Shukaku, if giving Shukaku means an alliance with the Uchiha then that's worth it. If the Uchiha clan wants Shukaku they can't stop them anyway.
The current Uchiha Clan could only be befriended, not offended.
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AUTHOR'S NOTE
Hello everyone!
I have decided that I will not be writing the invitation chapters for Kirigakure and Iwagakure. Most of the content there would end up being very similar to what I already wrote for Kumogakure and Sunagakure.
The reason I wrote the Kumogakure part was because I was really interested in covering Killer Bee and his appearance in the story. As for Sunagakure, it was mainly because of Gaara, the future Tengoku member, who is an important character for the future plot.
But for these other two villages, I honestly do not think they will have much importance in the future story. There is not much plot relevance connected to them, so I thought it would be unnecessary to increase the word count just for the sake of adding more chapters. Because of that, I will be skipping those parts and moving directly toward the final section of this storyline — the succession ceremony of Itachi.
Now, this was the first part of the author's note.
The second thing I wanted to ask all of you is about a future arc idea.
Would you all like to read an absolutely OP battle — something on a Six Paths level — between Itachi, future Sasuke, and future Haruto in a parallel ninja world?
I actually have a very interesting plot in mind for this arc, along with a complete battle sequence already planned out. Through this fight, I can introduce many new lores, future mysteries, and even reveal Itachi's Bankai.
If I decide to write it properly, then this battle arc will probably last around four to five chapters.
So I wanted your honest opinions:
Would you enjoy reading such a long OP battle arc, or would it feel unnecessarily stretched?
Also, if any of you have interesting ideas for a parallel ninja world, feel free to share them in the comments. I will try my best to include good ideas if they fit the story.
And to all the ghost readers silently reading without commenting…
At least leave one comment on this author's note and share your opinion!
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