Hiro
I'm awakened by chakra fluctuations. Incredibly strong ones. It feels as if I'm holding onto lightning in both my hands. Lightning filled with barbs as it runs up my arms towards my chest.
The pain is so bad I can't even scream. I'm paralyzed. I don't know how long the pain persisted. But when it did and I could move my head, I looked down to see a mark on each side of my body. Both originating from my palms.
I see it slowly come back toward its origin and what's left is two golden diamond seals. Now I knew something was wrong. I'd only seen diamond naruto seals in two situations that I can remember.
One of them is Tsunade Senju's strength of a hundred seal, later passed to her disciple Sakura. A truly powerful jutsu to allow a medical shinobi to also be a frontline fighter. Given the importance of bloodlines in this world, the fact that someone like Sakura could fight in the 4th Great War like she did is impressive enough.
But I also remember another seal that was on the same spot as both of mine. The Kama. Pretty much a more sophisticated, otsutsuki version of the curse seal made by orochimaru. Rewriting the hosts dna in order to make the body suitable for resurrection of the otsutsuki who implanted it.
That makes me worried. I know of a few of the clan. Kaguya and her sons of course, toneri, momoshiki, and urashik. This isn't even mentioning the 10 tails becoming human in the form of Jura.
But all of those people put their kama on someone else. More notable is the fact that mine are golden instead of black or white like I've seen before.
I sit up and decide even if I want to go to the leaf village, isn't it extremely dangerous? Both for me and the people there. I have no idea what two Kama marks mean. Nor do I understand the significance of their color.
But I do know I can't let someone or multiple someone's take over my body. The nine tails is bad enough. They aren't equipped to handle a rouge otsutsuki right now.
I'm broken from my thoughts by Jiraiya's voice, "is everything okay Hiro?"
I look to him, I'm actually scared. Scared of being possessed by some alien parasite, scared of anyone finding out this isn't my first life, just scared.
I do the best I can to lie to the man who's been trained for decades to see through them, "I'm…im fine. Just a bad dream." I say breaking eye contact as quickly as I can to keep my cover up. Who knows what would happen should they find out the truth about my Kama.
I see him give me a skeptical look before nodding slowly, "you know you can trust me right?"
"I'm sorry Mr.Jiraiya. Forgive me. I believe everyone is entitled to secrets. Maybe in time you will know mine, but today is not that day." I say ending the conversation and turning on my side try to and fall asleep. Forget running away. The otsutsuki bloodline rests in Konoha. At least there I know most of the ninja population is decent in heart.
While I'll have to beware of Danzo and his root, when the opportunity presents itself I will help in his death. As a true naruto fan I know many of Danzo's hidden plots. He was the one who's actions helped start the akatsulki. He was the spearhead against the uchiha after his mentor tobirama senju passed the title. He coveted everything he wasn't born with. In my humble opinion, Danzo is 200 times worse than orochimaru.
Orochimaru from my memories of the anime and manga is that he's a symbol of change. Of evolution. While Danzo was a symbol of tyranny and control.
If there's anyone I'd gladly kill it's him. Danzo is more a creature than a man. That's the root, pun intended, behind many of Konoha's problems. I don't remember seeing the root fight during the suna and sound invasion. Not during pains invasion either.
The man just talked about the good of the village while never doing anything good. I went to sleep remembering that arm full of sharingan and the reverse 4 symbol seal he used as a suicide bomb, but not before crushing shisui's eye.
I began thinking back to the Kama abilities, to absorb chakra. Does that include all chakra? Say the chakra of an eye? I know Kama users usually awaken the dojutsu of the ones who implanted the seal on them. But what would absorbing powerful dojutsu do? Could it even work? I remember one of the otsutsuki eating his own eye to evolve.
Whatever, that's a long time away. And I have mountains of strength to gain and control before I think about something like that. Looking down at my palms though, I know this is just the beginning of a journey even I wasn't prepared for even after coming to terms with my situation in this world.
Slowly but surely true sleep takes me. My mind and body are so tired. Hopefully, tomorrow I can start down the path of strength. In this world, only the strong can feel a modicum of safety.
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Next morning
Jiraiya
I decided this morning to help Hiro. It was clear lastnight something happened. I just don't know what. Sending a clone to catch some fish before Hiro awoke and another to go check the base underground base he mentioned last night, I began compiling all the surface level information I had on the boy.
The first was that his chakra pool was huge. I doubt any genin save my future pupil has a larger one. Secondly, he's clearly related to orochimaru somehow. Maybe he'd tried cloning himself? The boy clearly isn't orochimaru though, even with all his elaborate disguises and body changes he couldn't hide ride beside me and I not know.
He doesn't look like my old friend in any way other than his eyes. The shape and color is something I'd recognize anywhere. His skin is also even more pale than orochimaru's, something I didn't know was possible.
Lastly, there are those two seals I saw appear on his hands. That's the most mysterious thing. I'd seen Orochimaru's curse mark before. Was this an updated version?
I decided I'd need to summon ma and pa soon to try and find some answers before we arrive in the village. I need to know who and what I'm dealing with. Especially considering that orochimaru is planning something during the exams coming up. I need to make sure this isn't a plant by my old friend to gather intel on Konoha from inside the village proper.
Deciding I'd better do it quickly before Hiro awoke, I bit my thumb, dragged it across my face in a pattern and began going through hand signs, in a second I finished the, having gotten the sequence shorter and shorter over time and practice. "Summoning JUTSU"
Two puffs of smoke appeared on the ground next to me, right as I'm about to speak my clone I sent to orochimaru's lair popped. Sending me information. It was indeed one of his. But I'd stepped on a trap before I could reach the bowels of the facility.
Deciding I needed to go myself, I greet ma and pa quickly, "hey guys. Here's the situation," I say to them explaing about Hiro's appearance and the strange seals on his hands. I then mentioned my need to go see orochimaru's base for myself and asked them to observe Hiro while I'm gone and tell me what they learn when I return.
With a quick shunshin i race toward the lair. If I can find where Hiro was being kept, it may yield some answers as to where exactly he came from.
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Hiro
About 15 minutes after Jiraiya left
I woke up feeling good, really good. The hard ground and the chakra I feel circulating through my body makes me understand I'm still here, but that's less important right now. I've accepted my situation, can't cry over spilled milk or wasted chakra. Just got to keep moving forward.
My senses come back to me in a rush. I slowly open my eyes while my hearing clears up and I hear two elderly voices speaking.
"...passively taking in nature energy…"
"…..two seals are powerful, dangerous."
I shoot up into a sitting position to see two old toads in the spot I remember Jiraiya sleeping lastnight. Upon further inspection I recognized these toads. The ones who fought with Jiraiya in sage mode against pain.
I can't remember their names. Only that they were called ma and pa. They must've known I was about to wake up because neither seemed super surprised by my jolting up. "Oh hello little hatchling." The female toad spoke to me.
"Hatchling?" I ask not understanding what it meant. I knew they wouldn't say that specific word without reason. My theory was answered by the male toad.
"You smell like a snake. Of ryuchi cave. Hatchlings are what snakes are called when they're born." I nod. So I smell like a snake? Not surprising considering who my maker is.
"Sorry?" I say because I remember the two of their races were never friends. I get a wave from them.
"Don't be. It wasn't your decision." He says back to me.
"Thank you." I bow while still sitting. Last thing I need it to make two sages angry.
"Ah enough of this pa. Let the boy breathe." Ma said to him and hopped up to me. "We need to ask you something else little one."
I nod as I pick her up to put on my shoulder, "if I know the answer I will gladly give it to you."
She nods, a happy look on her face before it becomes more serious, "what are the two seals on your palms?"
I almost suck in a breathe. Of course they could sense it. Old sages like them clearly feel the powerful chakra in the Kama seals.
"I do not know. My time from before I broke out of my tube is very blurry and hard to describe. Only a few things stick out, but none of them mention these seals. I didn't even have them on my hands until I met Jiraiya." I said semi honestly.
"And what do you remember?" Pa asked.
"I heard the name Warhawk a lot. Along with monkey and sensei. The man who stood outside my tube also called me a failure. One he himself committed." I said just letting my words flow. This body had heard those things. I'd just not recalled them until now.
I see both of them look sharply at eachother. Knowing I'd said something important I played the semi innocent and curious kid. "Who are they? Who was the man outside the glass? How can I be a failure if i never stepped outside the glass before yesterday?"
They go to answer but thats when Jiraiya makes it back. "Hello Hiro, ma and pa here were making sure you were alright while I went to check out the place you said you woke up in."
I give him a nod of acknowledgement before looking to the toads who still looked uncomfortable by my questions. After realizing they were going to answer I stood and went to Jiraiya. "Can we go? I'm ready to move around."
He smiles. "Yeah, let me get my stuff and say goodbye to ma and pa then we can. Go get some water." He says to me handling me a canteen.
I realized he wanted to speak to the toads alone so I just did what he wanted. Maybe after they talk I can get some answers myself.
I walk away toward the direction Jiraiya pointed in while they began to speak once I was out of earshot. As soon as I got to the tree line I used some chakra to sprint into the Forrest. Even if im not running away, I just want to feel free.
Almost on instinct I began jumping off the sides of trees to move around, becoming more and more attuned to the chakra running through me. I reach the water and see my reflection. I truly do look like mitsuki. Down to the eyes. The only difference I can see is my hair is a bit more white. While I also have those two seals imprinted onto my palms.
After filling my water I decided to let the sage come find me. I walked to the nearest tree and decided I'd start at the beginning. Tree walking. Chakra control is the basis of all jutsu. If I aim to be able to feel free in such a dangerous world, then I must have good chakra control.
I put my foot onto the bark and began using chakra slowly. After I couldn't remove my foot I decided to do the same with the other foot. Soon, I was standing parallel to the ground and decided to try walking.
One step.
Two.
Three.
Four. I began to get excited. That caused me to lose focus and my chakra control slipped, causing me to tumble off the tree. Hitting the ground with a thud, I coughed and got onto my butt to help catch my breath.
After a few seconds I made my way back up to the tree. Again I went slowly.
One step.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
Six.
Seven.
Eighth step, here I began to feel excited again but held myself in control. Staying focused on the chakra flow going through my feet. A few more steps and I made it up the tree.
Standing sideways at the top and breathing heavily I smiled. I don't have it mastered yet, but I completed my first chakra control exercise. I slowly but surely made my way down the tree toward my canteen right as Jiraiya appeared next to the riverbank. He saw me on the tree and smiled himself. "Come on kid! We've got to get you up to par before going to my home."
I smiled. There's very few i'd rather teach me the basics than Jiraiya. All of his students were insanely strong. Naruto and his dad. We may not fit together like they did, but I just need a little bit of guidance. The rest will come with Time I know.
I jumped down the rest of the tree and walked toward Jiraiya. "Sounds good to me." I said.
With that, our journey began.