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  As they made the decision, Daichi looked at the quest pletion notifications that appeared when he escorted the isnders bae.

  [Quest 'Back up Team Guy' pleted]

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  [Rewards]

  [50000 Exp.]

  [7500 Exp.]

  [on Blueprints are in your iory.]

  [Reputation increases with Leaf Ninjas and citizens of the Land of Sea.]

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  [You have leveled up.]

  'Good. Level 55 and it's already halfway there. I o train in the dungeon and increase my power when I get home… Hmm… on blueprints? Sihey're in my iory I'll check them out after I get home.'

  Just as the Leaf ninjas were about to take off a vilger came hem.

  "Excuse me. I couldn't help but overhear that you're all going to the Demon isnd."

  "Yes. There is something we want to iigate on that Isnd." Kakashi replied but didn't eborate further.

  "Please don't. If you go to that Isnd, you'll be taken away by the demon as well. I don't want to see our saviors disappearing at the hands of the demon." The vilger pleaded with the ninjas.

  While Daichi knew what the man was talking about, others were fused.

  "Demon?" Tenten and Lee looked at each other but her of them had heard anything about the demon.

  Kakashi slightly narrowed his eyes but quickly put a disarming smile on his face. " you tell us more about this demon?"

  Guy was silent and he didn't interrupt his friend. The mahe more information they had, the better.

  The vilger was silent for a few seds ahen told them about the legend of the mysterious demon that haunted demon isnd.

  "This is a story that's been passed down feions by fishermen. The Legend of demon isnd. At the beginning the waters of demon isnd were ri fish but the hidden reefs made it dangerous for boats. Most people were weary and stayed away from that isnd. Around 10 years ago the fish in the o started disappearing. But there were fish he demon isnd. So in order to make a living many people wehat Isnd. But they all went missing. Sihen there have been many disappearances around that isnd. Even the ones who were sent to search for the missing were gone. All of them disappeared without a trace."

  "Wait! They all just disappeared?"

  The vilger Tenten.

  "But how that be? What could have happeo those people?" Lee crossed his arms and thought about the story but he didn't have an answer.

  But Kakashi and Might Guy, hearing the story about the demon and the disappearance of people, g each other. They had an idea as to what may have happened.

  Neji noticed the silent unicatioweewo Jonin. He looked at Daichi and saw that the boy wasn't surprised about the whole thing as well. 'They all know something.'

  "Now no one will go to that Isnd for fear of being taken away by the demon. So please, I beg of you. Do not go."

  Kakashi gave the vilger a gentle smile. "It seems we have no choice. We're not going into that isnd. It's better to stay safe and be cautious."

  The vilger smiled hearing that. "Thank you."

  "We'll be going bae then. Everybody. Time to go." At Kakashi's orders all the ninjas got on the boat and the vilgers left for their homes.

  "We're not really going back just yet are we Kakashi?" Guy asked the man with a knowing smile.

  "No. We o iigate that isnd but I didn't want those people to worry and spread the news." The Sharingan ninja replied.

  "You think this is his doing?" Guy turned serious and asked his rival.

  "Yeah. This is definitely his style of approach." Kakashi nodded his head.

  "Um, what are you talking about Guy sensei?" Lee asked his teacher.

  "They know who's behind the abdu of those people." Neji suddenly spoke. He then turned his attention to Daichi. "You also know what's going on don't you?"

  Daichi sighed as he looked at the Hyuga genin. "I do. That vilger said these disappearaarted 10 years ago. So it's probably Orochimaru."

  "Who is Orochimaru?" Lee asked.

  It was Kakashi that answered. "Orochimaru is a former ninja of the Leaf vilge. He is a very dangerous individual who fled the vilge after itting several crimes."

  "Wow… This Orochimaru person sounds like bad news." Tenten excimed.

  Daichi s that. "That's an uatement."

  Guy turo Daichi and asked a question that's been on his mind. "Daichi, you trained under Lady Tsunade. How much did she tell you about that man?"

  "Enough for me to know to give that guy a wide berth if he's in the area." Seeing the questioning look of the enins, Daichi eborated. "Orochimaru, Tsunade Senju and Jiraiya. The former members of Team seven and Lord Hokage's students. They are known as the Legendary Sannin. Orochimaru was sidered a genius. His talent, insight aermination were praised by the Third Hokage. During the sed world war they were the only team to battle Hanzo the Samander and lived to tell the tale. From what Tsunade sensei has told me, Orochimaru was sent to the battlefield quite often during the third world war, right sensei?" Daichi looked at his teacher.

  Kakashi nodded his head. "Yes. He was a very effit and effective ninja otlefields of the third war. In fact his performance was so great he was sidered as a didate for the position of Fourth Hokage along with my sensei Minato Namikaze."

  "But then what happened? Why did he bee a rogue ninja?" Lee asked.

  "Because Orochimaru only wahe title of Hokage to further his goals. Lord Hokage saw the evil in his student ae his efforts Orochimaru strayed to the dark path. After my sensei became the Fourth Hokage, he went into seclusion and people rarely saw him."

  Daichi took over and tinued. "After that Orochimaru started dug illegal experiments. Human experimentation, immoral research, kidnapping Leaf citizens, all sorts of things that would make your skin crawl. The Hokage found out about it and Orochimaru had to flee the vilge. Right now he's one of the most dangerous missing ninjas in the world."

  The three Genins of Team Guy were armed to learn that there was someone so dangerous out there. Neji quickly remembered something. "Wait! You said the man you fought before was one of Orochimaru's test subjects. So if this b at Demon isnd belongs to Orochimaru and he ducts human experiments thehat mean…"

  Daiodded his head. "If you're thinkihe one behind the disappearances of the people around the isnd, then yeah. Most probably."

  "Daichi is right. It's far too much of a ce that his Lab is here and we enter stories of people going missing." Kakashi spoke. "Our mission is to iigate the b, take anything of value and theroy the b. If it is Orochimaru's boratory then we o make sure he 't use it again."

  Guy looked at Daichi and spoke. "Daichi, do you know the entrao the b? What did that man say to you? What information did he give?"

  The Genin nodded. "From what Onizaki told me, he was a former ninja of the Rain vilge and was captured by Orochimaru for human experimentation. Orochimaru was trying to create a Human Fish Hybrid ninja who could breathe and fight effectively uer."

  The other ninjas nodded in uanding. "That expins his fish-like appearance."

  Daichi tinued. "He told me that Orochimaru left the experiments in the hands of his assistant ahe isnd more than a year ago. And several months ter the lightning twins broke in and killed everyone except him. For saving his life, Onizaki joiheir crew and has been with them since."

  "Did he give you any information on the assistant?" Kakashi asked.

  Daichi shook his head. "Just the name Amachi. But he told me that the man was killed during the Twin's attack."

  "Did he give you a way into the b?"

  "Yeah. There are two entrances. One uer and one above through a cave. The traps have been disabled. At least that's what he told me." Daichi said.

  "We're nearing the Isnd." Tenten said as she looked ahead and saw Demon isnd.

  Daichi used 'Observe' skill on the isnd as he got close. At that moment along with information he already khere was something else that he got.

  [You have found a Key Dungeorieving the key to the dungeoo this dungeon has been pced in the iory.]

  Daichi immediately took a look in his iory and saw a new dungeon key. 'I'll check this out after I get home.'

  "Neji, use your Byakugan and find us a clear path. We don't want to get the boat damaged."

  Neji o his sensei's orders. With his help the ninjas were able to steer the boat without hitting any reefs and safely made it to the isnd. Ohey made nd, they secured the boat and began to move towards the location in Daichi's description.

  It wasn't long before they came upon a small cave. Neji used his Byakugan and saw the steps leading to a steel door.

  "This way. The traps are indeed disabled." Neji spoke.

  "Let's go. Guy and I will take the lead. Daichi, you'll be in the rear. Be on yuard everyone." Kakashi spoke and they all cautiously went ihe two teams slowly made their way to the door and Kakashi slowly opened aered. Guy followed and sooher Genins were inside as well.

  They saw several rge tanks filled with green nutritional fluid with dead creatures inside.

  "I think I'm going to puke." Tenten said as she looked at the body of a mangled creature inside oank.

  "How horrible! How could someone do something like this?" Lee had a slightly scared fad even Neji looked grim at the se they saw.

  Guy had a solemn expression as he looked at his Genins. "I'm sorry you have to enter something like this so early my students but this is part of the shinobi life. An ugly cruel part that we o deal with."

  Kakashi gave a sad sigh as looked around the room. 'Sometimes I fet they're still only kids with a simple view of the world. I guess I've been around Daichi for so long that I didn't see enins as just kids starting out.'

  "Daichi and I will check the lower floors." Kakashi said.

  "I will stay here and see if there's anything else. My team will sweep the area." Guy said. "Lee, Tenten, Neji. I need you three to do a quick search around the isnd. We o make sure there isn't anything hidden outside this hidden ir. Once your search is pleted, return here."

  "Yes sensei." The three genin nodded a outside while Guy, Kakashi and Daichi searched ihe b. They meticulously searched through the area, made notes and Kakashi took some pictures. The two Jonins sealed any dots they came across and looked through every cell. After a couple hours they were doh the iigation and the two teams pced paper bombs all over the isnd b.

  They made their way to the boat and ohey were a few hundred meters away from the isnd, Kakashi made a seal.

  BOOOMM!

  A giant explosion took pce but since most of the b was underground there wasn't much smoke or fire.

  "Let's head home, Team! Our work here is done." Guy gave ahusiastic cheer as they made their way to the mainnd. They reached the port in Tea try after several hours and made their way to the Leaf vilge.

  Before long they were home.

  Same time - Near Fire try.

  Two ninjas wearing bck cloaks with red clouds were on their way to a certain location. They were walking through a small road with a rge forest on both sides.

  One was a tall tan skinned man with green irides and red sclerae. He had a bck mask and a grey hood to cover his hair. The Hidden Waterfall vilge forehead protector with a scrat the middle was also visible on his head.

  "Aarrgh! We should be going after someone here. I don't want to get on a boat for who knows how long with you!"

  "Be quiet! The two we're after have a big k of bounty on their heads. And st I heard they're he Land of Sea operating as pirates. So they would also have others operating uhem with bounties on their heads."

  "All you care about is money. 't you think of anything else?"

  "Hmph! Money is all that matters. Money runs the world. Unlike your ridiculion, money actually matters."

  "What did you say you bsphemous heathen? How dare you mock my religion!" The seember of the Akatsuki was enraged hearing his partner's words. The man was wearing the Akatsuki cloak, had medium length grey hair that was slicked bad distinctive purple eyes. The most noticeable feature was the red Triple Bded Scythe he had on his back.

  The first man stopped and looked at his partner. "So what if I mock yion? What are you going to do about it, Hidan?"

  "Kakuzu, you bloody bastard! I'll kill you, you non believing son of bitch!" Hidan with lightning quick speed took his scythe and sshed at Kakuzu.

  The former ninja of the Hidden waterfall vilge merely raised his hand and blocked the bde with just his forearm.

  "I'm going to shut you up Hidan!" The sed he sent a punch aimed at Hidan's throat. But the man quickly raised his left arm and deflected the punch. "You'll o do better than that Kakuzu." The sed he jumped back with his ons ready to attack.

  Both the Akatsuki stood a few meters apart and looked as if they were ready to battle. But at that moment someone else ehe se. A pnt-like creature appeared with a half bd half white face.

  "Are you tw to get the attention of the patrolling ninjas?" A gruff voice came from Bck Zetsu.

  "Aww. But I wao see them fight." The White Zetsu whined.

  "Zetsu? This is nothing you o yourself with. I was just teag my idiot partner what was really important in this world." Kakuzu said in a nont tone.

  "Hey, who are you calling an idiot, you greedy bastard!" Hidan yelled at his partner.

  Kakuzu didn't pay any attention to him and turo Zetsu. "We're on our way to the Land of Sea to take out the Lightning Twins and cash in their bounty. So we'll be busy for a few days."

  "Yes about that…" Bck Zetsu began and Kakuzu narrowed his eyes.

  "You're te. Someo you to it." White Zetsu said in a sing-song voice.

  "What?" Kakuzu fot his aggression with Hidan and focused his attention on the spy of the Akatsuki anization.

  "Yes. It was two teams from the Leaf Vilge. They were on a mission to take down the Gdiator Pirates and rescue the people taken from Mother Isnd. The Lightning Twins and their entire crew are dead. I just learned of this a few minutes ago." Bck Zetsu replied.

  "Arrrgh!" Kakuzu ched his fist a out an irritated growl. "Who were the ones who fought the twins?"

  "Hmm… Based oel, it was Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy along with their students." White Zetsu spoke.

  Kakuzu was silent for a few moments hearing that info.

  "Kakashi Hatake…? Where have I heard that name before?" Hidan mumbled as he tried to pce the familiar name.

  "He's the one responsible for finding the hidden treasure of the Phantom Thief." Kakuzu replied in an angry, irritated tone.

  Hidan nodded his head in realization. "Oh yeah! I remember now. You were really bent out of shape after you heard that news. Didn't he have a genius student or something?" He asked.

  "Yes. Daichi Hekima. That boy is also a student of Tsunade Senju the Sannin." Bck Zetsu replied.

  "Really? Then I think he would make a great sacrifice for Lord Jashin." Hidan licked his lips and pced his bde on his back. "Hey, Kakuzu. What do you say we head to the Leaf and stir up some trouble huh."

  "Nht now we o keep a low profile. And Pain has new orders for you two." Bck Zetsu. "There's aarget with a rge bounty in the Land of Stone. You two are to track him down and finish him. There's also another mission you o carry out. The details are in here." Zetsu tossed Kakuzu a scroll.

  "Fine. I'm not happy but missions are absolute after all. Let's go, Hidan."

  "Hey, don't tell me what to do Kakuzu!"

  Kakuzu Bck Zetsu and two Akatsuki members headed in the dire of the Stone try.

  As the two ninjas walked away White Zetsu spoke to his terpart. "Do you think that boy Daichi Hekima will bee a problem? He's the one who ruihe pns we had for the Fire Capital after all."

  Bck Zetsu was silent as he recalled the day he informed Pain of the failure of Jedayu.

  Fshback.

  Zetsu was watg the pound where Jedayu was. They were hidden a a safe distance from the ninjas patrolling the area. The two Zetsus watched as Daichi, Genma, Yondu and The Third Minister went into Jedayu's home. Several mier there was an explosion but the four were unharmed.

  'So Jedayu died huh… I didn't think they would get to him… Looks like the pn will be a failure.' Bck Zetsu narrowed his eyes and looked at the four.

  "Want to go to the hospital to see if Daichi save his life?" White Zetsu asked him.

  "Hmm… Sure. I'm curious to see the result as well. If Leorio is saved then we'll have to abandon our pns." Bck Zetsu replied and the two disappeared. They soon reached the hospital and after waiting for a few hours they heard news of Leorio.

  "Looks like Daichi was able to save him. He's certainly a skilled medic." White Zetsu said.

  "Yes. It seems even Sasori's special poison was uo stop him. Let's get out of here."

  With those words the spy disappeared and made their way to the Land of Rain. They quickly went to meet the Leader of the Akatsuki.

  "The pn to raise tensioween the Fire try and Stone try is a failure." Bck Zetsu informed Pain.

  A man with e hair and several small metal rods embedded on his face turo Zetsu. "What happened? I thought they couldn't traything to that mert Jedayu?"

  "I don't know how they did it, but they were able to find out about Jedayu and they got to him. Even more, that Genin Daichi Hekima was able to save Leorio's life. So our pn to use a high level individual he Stone Daimyo as a scapegoat for the attack is also a failure." Bck Zetsu replied.

  Pain was silent as he listeo the report. "Hmm… We could have created tensioweewo nations and used the opportunity to create a few small flicts and used that situation to raise our capital. But it doesn't matter. These pns were only made due to the opportunity that arose from the situation with that mert Jedayu and his need for revehey are not of that much importahere are still other priorities we o sider."

  "Should we try it ourselves?" White Zetsu asked.

  Pain shook his head. "No. The reason I allowed Sasori to create that poison is because Jedayu was the one who was going to use it on the Minister's family. And if his pns fail only he would have been exposed. Sasori joining anization is still secret information. So we're insuted and we should stay that way. Now the Fire Daimyo will be far more on guard and so will his people. We should focus oher matters first."

  "Uood Lord Pain." Hearing the Leader's decisiosu disappeared bato the ground.

  Fshbad.

  Bck Zetsu spoke. "As I recall, the Third Minister requested Daichi's aid specifically and this time it was Might Guy who was inally sent on the mission to eradicate the pirates. He must have called Kakashi Hatake for backup. And I doubt it was the boy who took down the rogue Jonins. Might Guy and Kakashi are powerful. They must have fought the twins while their Genin students dealt with the rest. The is are just ces. I don't think Daichi will be a threat to our pns. But still, it's best we keep an eye on him on a while."

  "Right." The pnt-like creature soon disappeared beh the ground headed to an unknown location.

  Hokage Tower.

  Team Guy and Team Kakashi were giving a detailed oral report on their missions. The two Jonin and the fenin gave their version of events with the Jonins pg the evideaken from the b on Hokage's desk. Almost half an hour passed and Hiruzen rubbed the bridge of his nose.

  "So we're not sure who requested our help for the mission. And their objectives remain unknown. But that's only a small pared to the rest. To think you would e across the Lightning Twins. Guy, you made the right judgment calling for Kakashi as backup. And Daichi, you found one of Orochimaru's bs. That's valuable information for us. Overall, well done. All of you."

  "Thank you Lord Hokage."

  "Did you recover anything from the warship?" The old kage asked the Genins.

  "No Lord Hokage. The entire ship was on fire. We didn't have much time."

  Hiruzen rubbed his and nodded his head.

  "I wish we could have gotten the blueprints for that on. That would have been cool to build here." Tenten said with a sigh.

  Hiruzen chuckled when he heard that. "While that on you described indeed sounds impressive there are several fws present as well."

  Tenten and Lee were fused at that. "What do you mean Lord Hokage?"

  "For one, even if we build it here, it would be ineffit because we wouldn't be able to hit eargets. The enemy shinobi will be too fast and they'll be able to dodge the attack. And if a few enemy ninjas get past the guards they could destroy the whole mae and make it useless. I think the lightning twins also khis and perhaps that might have been one of the reasons that they created the on on a ship."

  "That makes sense." Daichi spoke. "Their warship is mobile and that keeps the on safe and out of enemy hands under most circumstances. And with that on they could take out other ships because ships 't move fast enough to evade. And with two Jonins and others proteg the warship a on would be an excellent on."

  "Exactly. Now, while you may not have gotten the on you defeated one of the most dangerous pirates on the o. You be proud of that."

  Lee, aen had a big smile and even Neji smirked hearing the pliment from the kage.

  Hiruzen turo Kakashi. "Kakashi, take the scrolls to the intelligence department. They might be able to get something. The rest of you, I want a detailed report by tomorrow."

  "Yes sir."

  "Lee, Tenten and Neji. You three are dismissed. Take the week off to rest and rex."

  Guy's students bowed ahe office leaving him, Kakashi and his student.

  Hiruzeuro Daichi. "You have a sword that create Ice? May I see it?"

  Daiodded and took the sword from a ste scroll. 'I knew he would ask to see it. So predictable.'

  Daichi gave the sword to the old Kage and the man stood from his chair. He walked a couple feet to the side and eled his chakra to the sword. And pced the tip on the floor.

  Small Ice started gathering where the sword ced and there was a small drop in temperature in the room.

  Hiruzen looked at the sword in wonder. "Fasating. This reminds me of the Thunder sword of Lord sed. It had a simir ability but instead of ice it created thunder."

  The old kage gave the sword to Daichi. "The man who created this sword and the special Armor? He's dead?"

  "Yes sir. He didn't leave me much of a choice." Daichi replied with a serious tone.

  "I uand. What are you pnning on doing with that sword?" The kage asked.

  "I want to study it. I feel that this sword will help me take my profi Water chakra nature to its highest level."

  "You're pnning on replig its effects aren't you?" Hiruzen was amazed that Daichi had reached such a profi Water Nature in such a short amount of time.

  "Yes sir. I'm going to be focused on some interaining for some time. That's why, I would like to ask for a few weeks of leave." Daichi slightly bowed and asked the Hokage.

  Hiruzen nodded with a smile. "Very well. I'm curious to see the results as well. Take the month off and train. I'm looking forward to seeing if you actually replicate the Kekkei Genkai ability. If you need any help I'm sure you find Kakashi."

  "Yes sir." The Genin and Jonin nodded.

  "You're dismissed. And Daichi, well done on the mission." Hiruzen said with a gentle smile.

  Daichi smiled and nodded. "Thank you sir." With that he left the tower.

  Hiruzen then looked at Kakashi and Guy. "If what you're describing is accurate then Daichi's physical strength and chakra trol is far greater than I ever expected. Tsunade certainly didn't hold back when it came to teag him."

  "Yes. Even I was scared wheook that attack from the on head on. But it seems he's able to replicate Lady Tsueiques in jun with his own jutsus and safely take the attack head on."

  "But chakra trol alone wouldn't have been enough to aplish what he did. Unless I'm mistaken his physical strength is on par with a Jonin. And even then, his muscles and bones would no doubt be far strohan the average shinobi." Guy gave his observation as well.

  Hiruzen nodded his head. "I think you're right, Guy."

  The old kage then turned his attention to Kakashi. "It seems you're still not that capable in using that jutsu."

  "That jutsu requires a certain intuition and skill to master. I'm afraid I don't know if I learn it like sensei did." Kakashi said, rubbing his hair.

  "Uanding the seal and the pos is important. But the Jutsu formu is just a small part of it. It is a space time ninjutsu after all and a difficult o that. It will take more than a few months to master it. Take this time to improve your skill with it."

  "Yes sir."

  "Dismissed, both of you."

  With that Kakashi and Guy left the office leaving Hiruzen to his thoughts.