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  Kensei's Home.

  A week had passed since Jiraiya's visit. Hiruzen and Kensei were sipping tea as they discussed how to move forward. The Hokage also expressed his desire to have Daichi leave the vilge and train usunade Senju.

  "So you want Daichi to travel with her for the hree years?"

  The Hokage nodded. "Yes. To the public, Daichi will be going with you to the capital so he could learn about your business and its operations. But privately he'll be training in Mediinjutsu usunade."

  Kehought about it for a minute and found a problem. "Your pn has a fw. You know full well that Danzo has spies all over the try. It won't be long before he gets wind that Daichi isn't with me. And if he suspects something then things will beuch more difficult and dangerous."

  "I've taken that into at." Hiruzen's face remained unged. "I've already thought of that and I've figured a way around it. Daichi will stay with you at the capital for a couple months and at that time Tsunade will visit the capital a Daichi. A pure ce. Daichi will impress her with his talents and due to his eagero learn mediinjutsu and her unwillio let go of such a talented child she will take him with her and teach him till he bees ready to graduate… And you being the good grandfather lets Daichi go with her for training…"

  Hiruzen took a sip of the herbal tea and tinued with a small smirk. "Or at least that's the story I'll tell Koharu and Homura. And it won't be long before this information reaches Danzo. He must be aware of Daichi's talents. So he will believe the story." Hiruzen stopped and took another sip of his tea.

  Kensei went through the pn in his mind. 'This could work. Even if Danzo suspects something, he wouldn't be able to tell what it is… Unless he learns of the iigation…' Kensei sighed and stared at the Hokage.

  Seeing the still unvinced face of Kehe Hokage spoke. "Daichi will learn much more usuutege. It will be beneficial for him." Hiruzen said as he looked at his former Anbu captain.

  Kensei was a bit apprehensive about the whole thing. But he khat Daichi would be retively safe uhe Slug Sanin's prote.

  "Do you really think she'll agree to teach him?"

  "She will. Once she sees the boy's talents I'm sure she'll take him in."

  Kensei leaned back, crossed his arms and looked at his kage. "And what about the academy?"

  Hiruzen already had an answer for that. "I'll have an instructor at the academy duct a private test for Daichi at the end of each year. I'll also have them prepare a special curriculum for Daichi at the beginning of each year."

  Kensei narrowed his eyes as he listened. "Yoing through a lot for a siudent in the academy! Why?"

  Hiruzen was silent as he heard the question. 'Daichi's inborn talent is far beyond normal. And his strength is growing at an expoial rate. I o make sure he forms some strong ties to the vilge… And… There is also that…'

  He then looked at his friend and replied. "I don't want Daichi to waste his time and potential. If I hadn't implemehe age restri, then Daichi would have graduated from the academy in his first or sed year… For someoh his talents I believe this much is appropriate."

  Kensei looked at Hiruzen for a few seds and then nodded his head.

  "And what about Isen?" Kensei asked.

  "I have a pn. But it will require Tsunade's help." Hiruzen freshened his cup and spoke.

  Kensei patiently waited for the Hokage to eborate.

  Hiruzen instead of expining took a scroll from his sleeve and ha to Kehe man took it and exami.

  "You'll uand once you open it."

  Kensei was about to open and send chakra through the scroll but Hiruzen stopped him.

  "Not now. The tents of that scroll are delicate. You o meet with Tsunade and hahe scroll. She'll know what to do."

  Kensei looked at the scroll and nodded. "When?"

  "Around three weeks from now! She'll meet you at the Silverstone safe house in the capital."

  Kensei's eyes slightly widened. "Isn't that…?"

  Hiruzen nodded in affirmation. "Yes. It was Lord Sed's safe house. Only myself and Tsunade have access to it… Until now." Hiruzen then handed a small square paper seal to Kensei.

  "That seal will get you inside."

  Kensei nodded and both of them sat down in a fortable silence for a minute. Hiruzen then finished his tea and got up.

  "I better head back…" Hiruzen was about to leave but suddenly stopped. He looked at Kensei and had a serious expression.

  "Kensei, when Daichi gets back, I know you'll tell him about the trip to the capital, but under no circumstances you tell him about your iigations… The less people know the better." There was a sharp edge to the Hokage's tone.

  Kensei narrowed his eyes. He stared silently for a while and then slowly nodded. Hiruzen looked at the man for a few more seds and seemed satisfied. He left the pd headed to his office.

  Kensei slowly paced around the house thinking about the meeting that just took pce. It would be a few more hours before Daichi returned home from the academy.

  He sat down on the pord thought about what he would say to his adopted grandson. 'Hiruzen is right. I'll keep everything about Danzo to myself for now. But Daichi will need information to make informed decisions. If I feel the need arises then I'll tell him…'

  Kehen thought about how Daichi would react when told that he will be training under a Sanin. A smirk formed on his face.

  'He'll be absolutely floored… No! I'll tell him that he'll have someoeach him medic teiques but I'll keep Tsunade's name a secret. It'll be a surprise.'

  Kensei spent his time mediating and exerg. When it was evening, at the usual time he sensed Daichi's presence.

  Daichi greeted his grandfather ao his room to freshen up. He returned a while ter and Kensei beed him over.

  "Daichi… I o tell you something…" Kensei began his expnation.

  He told Daichi that he would be leaving with him to the capital for three years and would learn mediinjutsu under a special trainer and that he was to keep the whole thing a secret.

  Daichi was surprised at the information. "This is a lot to take in."

  'That's what she said!' Kensei chucked to himself at that.

  He then got serious and agreed with Daichi. "Yes. Take your time to digest the information… I'm sure you'll be ready."

  Daiodded and got up for a walk. He had a lot to process.

  The Day.

  The academy csses had ended and Daichi took his bag and was about to leave but was stopped by Naruto and Kiba.

  "Hey, we're gonna py find the spy? e on! You wanhe spy or the ninja?" Naruto asked with a wide smile.

  Daichi had been spending time with his friends and they were happy with the ge. But today Daichi had other pns.

  "Not today guys. Got something to do. Aime."

  Naruto and Kiba let out a sigh. "Fine. But ime you better join us."

  Daichi left them with an apologetic smile. He walked through the streets of the vilge with several thoughts running through his mind.

  His jourook him to the forest where he first met Ren Uchiha. Before long he reached the spot in the forest with the round wooden targets.

  Daichi was thinking about what his grandfather had said yesterday. He had some s. Mainly regarding his quests.

  'If I leave the vilge and the academy before I bee a Genin, then will my quest bee invalid? Will it be sidered a failure?... Then again the old man did say someone would duct special tests at the end of each year. So teically I'll still be training and be part of the academy roster…'

  Daichi sat down under a tree and thought about the most likely oute. 'It's not me quitting. This decision was made by Kensei and the Hokage. I could reject it but… The ce to travel outside the vilge and learn Mediinjutsu… It's too good to pass up… The most likely oute would be that my quest would be modified to suit the situation. At least that's my assumption… But if somehow this quest is marked as a failure because of this decisiohe penalty is death…'

  Daichi frowned as he thought about the sequences of failing the quest 'Path to the Stro.' Daichi opehe quest and looked at the description.

  [The System will help the Pyer on his jouro bee the world's stro. plete a set of tasks to receive System rewards. Failure to plete any task will result in activation of the Penalty Dungeon.]

  'Hmm… It doesn't specifically say that I have to stay in the academy. As long as I plete the tasks, it looks like I'll be fine. I think.'

  Daichi made his choice. He was going to the capital and train for the few years.

  Daichi became excited. 'I'll finally see what this world has to offer. I wonder what kind of people I'll meet.'

  At that moment ahought struck his mind. 'I'm sure I'll meet a lot of people but at the same time I'll miss Naruto and the others. Not to mention… Reo… I'll miss her the most. I won't even be able to make it to her birthdays… I really trust Aiko with her safety?'

  Daichi went through all the memories he had of the woman. 'Yes. I trust her... And right now to everyone Reo is just another ordinary kid. The only proof of her Uchiha bloodline is her Sharingan. And that will only awaken in stressful situations. Something that won't happen anytime soon with how careful Aiko is with the children. And by the time she joins the academy, I'll be a in at the least… I'm sure I'll be strong enough to handle any problems that arise.'

  Daichi let out a breath and rexed. With his s about the quest and Reo faded, Daichi's mio his training.

  'I've mastered two elements. 3 more remain. I'll traier chakra nature and increase my genjutsu and ninjutsu arsenal this year. I'll also o refine and Max out as many skills as I . I'll train the lightning and wind chakra natures in the ing years. I suspect that pleting them will take time since I'm going to be training in medical jutsu as well.'

  With a somewhat more solid training pn in mind Daichi sat there and started meditating. He found that meditation always greatly improves his mood.

  Even passively his senses were now much more enhanced. Daichi could hear the various life forms scurrying about through the forest. He felt the wind blowing through the forest and the sts of various animals, pnts and flowers.

  Half an hour went by as he sat there in his meditative tra that moment Daichi's senses picked up something. The first thing Daioticed was the unique st. Then he heard footsteps. Daichi was not alone in that forest. The footsteps were getting closer to Daichi's location. Daichi was well aced to the person with this st.

  'I wonder what he's doing here?'

  —-

  A few meters away from the mediating Daichi, Sasuke Uchiha stood behind the cover of the trees. He didn't know why he came to the pce where he once used to train with his brother. And it was even more of a surprise to find his cssmate here.

  It has been over a year sihe massacre and Sasuke had been training even harder than before. But he felt like he hadn't made any progress. In fact, fighting Daichi made him feel like he was getting weaker.

  Sasuke cursed his weakness in his heart. He walked through the forest near his pound to clear his head and he actally found his rival meditating under a tree.

  Sasuke stood behind the tree without making a sound. He ched his fist as he looked at Daichi's peaceful face.

  Suddenly he heard Daichi speak. "Are you gonna just stand there or you gonna say something?"

  Daichi opened his eyes and looked at the wo in his css.

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