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Death.
Death is indiscriminate.
It is the one and only truth of this world.
Good or bad, young or old, it doesn't matter. Death is unrelenting and equal to all.
That is why it is so terrifying.
However, there once was a clan that defied all those beliefs, essentially declaring war on the heavens.
A clan that seemed to be able to withstand incredible punishment to their body, mind, and very soul in battle or otherwise, known only to surrender to death when they knew there truly is no way of avoiding it.
Some even looked forward to it, rushing towards their demise.
Not because they had given up on their time in this plane, but to find out if they were really alive in the first place.
Any normal person would have been afraid of their death, but the members of this clan were often seen laughing or smiling greatly when they were about to die, as if they seemed to accept their death when they cannot escape it and display no apparent fear towards the unknown.
Death was merely a sign that they had lost their battle against the heavens.
This was what led the Clan of D. to become known as the cursed clan. From the time of their birth, they were the natural enemy of God and would continue to rebel against the borders of life and death for as long as the lived. As punishment for their actions and the actions of the previous D's, those that were closest to them slowly died one by one.
A cursed clan with a cursed fate.
The world was merciless like that.
It seemed that the current D's are still being punished for the crimes of their ancestors, the unfortunate history of Trafalgar D. Water Law and Portgas D. Naruto is proof of that.
Though, it seemed as if the war that has gone on since the beginning of time was finally drawing to an end as there were only two final descendants of the Clan of D left.
Every D is related to one another, if not by blood then at least by their fates. As of now, it was more common than not for it to be the latter as all the families that pass down the initial "D" have died out.
Even if the bloodline of D has been extinguished, their flame has yet to disappear from this world...And in that way, even from far away and long ago, their will has been continually passed down time and time again. And one day...Perhaps today or even hundreds of years into the future, all of it will be engraved into the history of this world.
Someday someone will appear, carrying all those centuries of history on his back, and challenge this entire world to a fight. Whatever the outcome of that fight, it will lead either the rise, or the fall of D...Their final stand. It will be the product of thousands of millennia in the making.
Whatever the case, once D leaves their mark on this world once again, it will never be the same.
Not so different from a month ago, Konoha was bustling with activity. Every single person, whether it was man, woman, child, shinobi, or civilian, wore a broad smile on their face. Just for today, the workers had taken a break from the final stages of rebuilding the village and were enjoying the festivities like everyone else. It wouldn't be an understatement to say that not a single person currently within Konoha's walls were in the streets or shops enjoying the mood that seemed to have swept over the village.
All previous problems had been forgotten, and everyone had chosen to be happy. A drastic change from feeling of the village this past week and a half. There was no festival being held, no special ceremony, no important event. The reason for the shift in mood was that earlier this morning, a new Hokage had been named.
The villagers weren't celebrating because they disliked Minato or they wanted him out of office, but because they were celebrating all the years that he had led the village in prosperity and the reign of a new Hokage who would hopefully do the same for years to come.
Uchiha Obito was certainly a shinobi worthy of following in Namikaze Minato's footsteps.
Obito was well-known throughout the village even though he had been absent from it over the past few years due to his duties as the liaison with Kiri. His reputation spread far and wide, being known as untouchable due to his signature fighting style. He was currently hailed as the strongest S-Rank shinobi within Konoha, as Jiraiya and Tsunade were getting old and Minato was now crippled due to the loss of his arm. He was an excellent choice for the position.
He and Kakashi had been the only real candidates for the Hokage position and with how lazy and perverted Kakashi was, Obito was the only option that both the Hokage, the advisors, and the council would accept.
With the disbandment of his team due to each of their promotions to chūnin and the village's time of crisis, it was decided that Obito should take the position as soon as possible. Normally the ceremony would have waited until the village was rebuilt and until all of the shinobi in the field were back within the village's walls, but time was of the essence. Minato had lost one of his arms during the invasion and was currently unable to preform any jutsu besides his two signature ones and perhaps his fūinjutsu, therefore his strength had dropped dramatically. If Kumo of Iwa caught wind of his condition, they might have chosen it as their best chance to exact revenge for his actions during the Third Shinobi World War. If Konoha wanted to maintain its image of strength, a new, younger Hokage needed to be chosen as soon as possible.
Obito was currently sitting in behind his desk in the Hokage's Office. No matter how many times he had previously been in this particular room, it still felt strange to actually be sitting behind the desk and giving orders. Sure he had always dreamed of being Hokage when he was younger, but his illusions of what that the Hokage did were shattered when Rin died and because of what he had learned during the void period when he went missing.
That did not mean that he would reject the position though. If Kakashi were to be chosen, then far more injustices may be committed, such as how it was decided for the Uchiha to be dealt with years prior. Kakashi may have been his best friend, but the man believed in their sensei's naïve ideals far too much. Peace, teamwork, having to endure all the suffering and pain that the world throws your way for the good of the village. Obito couldn't let this village be led along by lies and and foolish ideals any longer.
There were so many things that he could change now that he was in the position to. First off would be teaching the children about the realities of the shinobi world and how much they are risking by taking this path in the academy. Straightening out the fangirls would also be at the top of his list. While he personally didn't have a fangirl assigned to him on Team 11, which he was thankful for, he had seen many of them over the years and was classmates with quite a few of them. Every single one of them was dead now. After seeing Ino's and Sakura's performance and attitude during the preliminary stages of the chūnin exams, the sad truth of their existence was once again brought to the front of his mind. Then, though Danzo had disappeared years ago, Koharu and Homura were still causing problems in every one of the council meetings, yet Minato had done nothing about them. It seemed that it was about time for their retirement. The civilian council was also vastly unnecessary as most of the concerns in the village revolved around shinobi.
Ultimately, he would like to remove Konoha's evil ideology to make personal sacrifice 'for the village'. It was those very ideals had torn apart countless families and led thousands of shinobi to their untimely demise. It had also cost them phenomenal shinobi such as Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui. Obito wanted nothing more than to reveal the truth about the Uchiha Massacre to the public and bring all of the shadows into the light, but doing so would compromise Itachi's position within the Akatsuki and that information could save the lives of countless shinobi across the Elemental Nations. That was one thing that must be left in the dark.
Though, those ideas would have to wait as he was currently assigning an important mission to the shinobi present in the room. The traffic flow of missions was continuous and slightly overwhelming at the moment. Every able-bodied shinobi were being sent on field missions in order to maintain the balance of power within the Elemental Nations. The recent performance of the Konoha shinobi in the chūnin exams had only increased the amount of missions that were being requested of the village. Normally, this would be good. The village was benefitting greatly economically because of the excess missions being assigned, but at the moment they had less than their usual forces to take on these missions. Almost half of their forces had been killed during the invasion well over a week ago, and many other shinobi were still in the hospital suffering from serious injuries or recovering.
At the moment, almost every Konoha jonin and chūnin were out performing missions in the field. That was the concern for the current situation. In his hands, Obito held a report he received from a team of his shinobi that had been sent back via messenger bird before they were killed. And the message that the report contained was more than troubling. That was why he summoned the best shinobi he currently had at his disposal to the office.
In front of him stood Portgas D. Naruto, Uchiha Satsuki, Uzumaki-Namikaze Natsuki, and Uzumaki-Namikaze Narumi.