A Shinobi Awakens - Chapter 60 The Great Revival

7 Years. For a parent even move so for a loving mother it felt like an eternity, everyday without her children she worried about their safety. ‘Are they eating well? Sleeping? Are they alive?’ On earth that last question would not even cross the minds of most parents yet this Shinobi world was full of surprises and unexpected dangers. So to see her children safe she broke out into a huge smile and said to the newest additions to the family “Look Saskue, Sayomi those are your big brothers. Ichizo, How did you grow so much? Why do you look so different from Itachi?”

Ichizo smiled at his mother’s questions no matter how much his status, power, or appearance changed she still had the same warm attitude the he missed out on. While his younger siblings were lost and confused on the two strangers in front of them, so as they walked back to their house he and Itachi filled their mother in on all the events that have passed. From arriving in the Land of Night, meeting the daimyo, Creating the Hidden Darkness, the war with the samurai, Ichizo awaking the Zettigan, and the Upcoming Chunin exams.

Hours passed while Mikoto listened intently to her sons recapping all the events since they seperated from the Hidden leaf. Her children have become leaders of a power that can contend with the old villages, proud doesn’t even properly describe the feeling she was experiencing at the moment. They created something from nothing, ended 2 wars, as well as brought honor to the Uchiha clan all while creating a power that cannot be ignored. The Hokage has been telling the Jonin of the leaf that they should not antagonize the Hidden Darkness but attempt to build a relationship with them at all costs. The Hidden Darkness as well as the Empire it resides in has become the behemoth which no one could offend.

“Ahh Ichizo look how much you and Itachi have grown! Your Father spends his days bragging to the clan elders about you two. Non-stop! ‘You wish you children were as talented as mine? Oooh Your son just activated his Sharingan? How old is he? 10? My sons did that at 2!’ He just goes on and on so much so the Hokage has heard stories of you two everyday!”

“Haha that’s great I’m glad we make him so proud but, now there is something serious we must discuss. When I left the Leaf originally I told you my dream, step by step we are paving the way for that dream to come to fruition. After so many years of being apart it would be nice for our family to be together again, I want you and dad to move to the Night Empire along with my siblings where I can provide them with a better life, education as well as opportunities not available in the Hidden Leaf.”

Mikoto looked at her son with a complicated gaze to have children that were able to accomplish the amazing this her sons have is every parents dream, well the good ones anyway. Not only that but she has many years to watch all of their accomplishments.Her vision got cloudy as tears began to form in her eyes words couldn’t describe what she was feeling.

She looked at all of her younger children then back at the twins she got up from her seat and performed the standard shinobi salute to Lord Yorukage.

“Lord First, It would be an honor to become a shinobi of the Hidden Darkness!”

Ichizo was baffled even though he stands at the same level as the Hokage he did not expect his mother to lower herself before him.

“Mom, no need to be so formal! In the Empire you will be the Queen Mother, as such there is no need for you to lower yourself before me. When father comes home you should tell him the news but now Itachi and I must go see Lord Fourth after our meeting we will head back to the Capital city together.”

With that said the Twins vanished from Mikoto’s sight.

“My Sons have really grown up.”

In the Hokage’s office a shinobi sat at the reception desk with nothing to do, she sat there fiddling with a kunai when two figures appeared before her. Not even bothering to look up at the shinobi she said.

“This is the Office of the Hokage if you do not have an appointment it is not a place that you can just walk into on a whim.”

“Bother it would seem that between the time we left the Leaf and now the shinobi have forgot their basic courtesy. When a Kage appears before them they forget their training!”

“Yes I agree Itachi, yet it is true we do not have an appointment however, I don’t think Minato would mind to much.”

Hearing the exchange between the two the reception shinobi looked up to she two Shinobi of the Hidden Darkness. The a beautifly blue sharingan in the eyes of the smaller one while the taller one had a dojutsu she has never seen before. The Symbol of the Night was was engraved into the Flak of the Taller shinobi, something only Kage are permitted to do. At that moment her eyes went wide ‘THE YORUKAGE!!’

‘The Hokage had once said that he was a major player during the Third Great ninja war and to admit him directly to the office if he ever stopped but I never thought he actually would!’

“Lord First, please excuse my behavior I will take you to Lord Hokage right away!”

She quickly got up and respectfully lead the way to the Hokage’s office in her heart she was cursing her stupidity for being so terrible to Lord Yorukage. The Harbinger of Two suns, the man was basically a walking Shinobi Division no even that is an understatement.

She quickly walked to the Hokage’s office then excused herself like she saw a ghost, Inside of the office Minato Sat before mountains of documents reading each one before signing them, in his heart Ichizo was very glad that he completely overhauled his government or else that would be him as well.

“Nice to see you again Minato, I hope i’m not interrupting something too important.”

Minato looked up to see the King of the Night kingdom well Emperor now.

“Not at all Ichizo, what bring you to the Leaf?”

“The peace that we have all established has truly changed the way the world, however the peace we have may be at risk. During my time as an Anbu I took measures to prevent the upcoming war and during my time as the Yorukage I have continued that task every. Which is why the Tailed Beast now reside within my borders under 24 hour surveillance even with the “Freedom” I gave them to grow. During your First child’s birth who do you think attacked the leaf?”

“Fugaku and I determined that it was Madara Uchiha that wan-”

“If it truly was Madara a shinobi hailed to be one of the most powerful shinobi to ever live do you really think that it would have ended so simply? You are a powerful shinobi, My father is a powerful shinobi but you two would have a difficult time subduing Madara Uchiha at his prime or even now. While that may not have been Madara he was the one behind the scenes orchestrating the entire event. His goal is to make a false directive on the Uchiha stone tablet come to light. To do so he will do anything include jeopardizing the lives of children and the safety of the 6 Great Nations. If I did not take the steps that I have so far maybe we would not even be having this conversation, maybe you and your wife would no longer be of this world. In order to prepare for war we as a whole need to strengthen our nations Therefore we need Lords First and Second Hokage!”

Minato listened intently yet the last line struck him to the core.