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  Hokage Office.

  Hiruzehrough the scrolls detailing the status of the teams ready to attack the enemy strongholds.

  'All seven teams are getting into position and currently analyzing the enemy movements. It won't be long now.'

  As the old kage looked over the reports his unicatiome him, he heard a kno the door.

  "Enter." Came the soft voice from the old man's lips.

  A guard ehe room and gave a short bow. "Kakashi Hatake and Daichi Hekima are here."

  "Send them in."

  The in guard nodded and a few moments ter the members of the only 2 man special Genin team in the vilge were present.

  "There have been some new developments regarding Orochimaru." Hiruzen began addressing them. He mainly looked at Daichi and wao know if the Genin would have any insights once he heard the update. "I know you're worried about them and have questions. So I'll try to ahe ones I ."

  Daichi paid close attention to every word the man spoke and nodded.

  Without wasting time Hiruzen got straight to the point. "We've identified several bases belonging to Orochimaru in the Land of Fire."

  Daichi had a stoic expression when he heard that. "When?"

  "Yesterday. I've already sent teams to those locations."

  Daiodded. "You said several bases. How many?"

  "Eight base of operations to be exact." Hiruzen replied.

  Daichi crossed his arms and was silent for a few moments. He then gazed at the old kage. "Eight strongholds. Attag that many at the same time will stretch us thin and there is a good ce these are just put io stall us."

  Hiruzen nodded. "I agree. But this must be done. Among these eight, 7 of them might very well be decoys, but the eighth base, I believe we might find some ahere."

  Daichi was slightly surprised. "What makes you say that?"

  "The seven bases have several merary ninjas guarding it. Over two dozen each. But none of them are strong. But i ohere isn't anyone and the eructure is underground. Scouts have reported tw chakra signatures ing from that location. But we are uo identify who they are. There are strong defensive barriers in pd the entire base is in a location not easily accessible."

  Daichi uzzled. 'There is no way it could be Orochimaru or Tsunade sensei. So who could they be?'

  "Lord Hokage, what about the prisoners?" Kakashi asked the old leader.

  The Hokage leaned ba his chair and csped his hands. "Guren and Rinji are dead. They died during the interrogation. Orochimaru had pced several extreme defensive measures within their bodies. But Inoichi did mao gain some useful information before the curse jutsu pletely destroyed their brain."

  He looked at the two shinobi standing in front of him in silend tinued. "Guren was tasked with bringing you to that eighth location I mentioned. She knew some of the defensive measures of that location. The only other thing she knows is that there would be someorong to defend the base if we had tracked you to that area."

  Daichi's mind was quickly going over the implications and soon he came to an answer. 'Orochimaru doesn't have many strong subordinates aside from Kimimaro, Kabuto and Guren. So unless he recruited someorong, then I'm pretty sure the ones whuarding that location are reanimation ninjas. Most probably kage level.'

  Just then ahought fshed across his mind. 'Wait a minute. Reanimation ninjas track their creator. I have Shisui's eye! If I get to that base and turn the reanimation to obey my and, I get them to directly poiowards Orochimaru…'

  But Daichi immediately saw the fws in that pn. 'No. That won't work. I haven't even studied the Sharingan eye and don't even know how to properly activate the Mangekyo Sharingan. Not to mention, I o impnt that eye in something and program ands to make it work. That's not something that be done in a few hours. Damnit.'

  Suddenly an idea came to his mind. 'The Dungeons. They solve my ck of time. I use them to take as much time as I o study and program ands into that eye. I use the dungeons I got from Orochimaru and experiment with Shisui's eye and the other Sharingans.'

  Daichi suddenly began to calcute the viability of this pn in his mind. 'But there is still a problem. I o impnt the Sharingan into a living creature. Dungeons don't have any living creatures… Hmm… Maybe I capture a few from the forest nearby. But I'm sure they're monit my every move. If I do anything against what they're expeg they will definitely suspeething… Then again, I use my Mana skills and bee invisible to all senses… Yes, that should solve my problems. Then once I have it ready I'll use my Dragon persona to appear in front of the re-animations and put them under my trol.'

  All these ideas and pns ran through Daichi's mind ihan a few seds. He looked at the Hokage with a serious gaze. 'But all that preparation won't help me if I don't get to that area. If I don't know where it is I won't be able to use Shisui's eye on them. If he doesn't let me go to that eighth location, it'll just be time wasted.'

  Daichi looked at the third and spoke. "Lord Hokage, please let me be a part of the team going to iigate the eighth base."

  Hiruzen narrowed his eyes as he looked at the boy.

  Daichi tinued. "The ces of sensei and Shizune senpai being there is small but if they are there I have to be there too."

  Hiruzen sighed as he heard the Genin's request. "I'm afraid I 't allow that. It's too dangerous. Anything happen. I already have Jiraiya and two other powerful shinobi assigo this task. If you go there and Orochimaru tries something, it will make the situation more difficult for me. I'm sorry Daichi. I 't allow this request."

  Daichi bit his cheek and looked down. 'Damn it. I had a feeling he'd say that. I 't ask for the location of that base. If I do and Dragon shows up they'll certainly know something's up. Guess that pn's a bust… Well, using Shisui's Mangekyo Sharingan n B after all. Looks like I o go back to pn A.'

  Seeing the Genin's silehe Hokage and the Jonin wao know Daichi's thoughts.

  "What's on your mind?" Hiruzen asked.

  Daichi looked at the kage and was silent for a few moments. 'I o be careful. 't let him get suspicious or think that I have more info on Orochimaru thahinks.'

  "Assuming the Eighth base is the location to hold me as a prisoner and would o defend it in case of an attack from the vilge, it would need powerful ninjas proteg that pce."

  The Hokage nodded. "As I said, scouts have reported tw chakra signatures ing from that location."

  "Yes. There is a good ce they're S rank or maybe even Kage level ninjas. But people like that just don't grow on trees. So unless Orochimaru viwo S rank ninjas to work for him, there is a ce that one or two of them could be reanimation ninjas."

  Hiruzen looked at Daichi while crossing his arms. 'It seems he's e to the same clusion as I did.'

  Kakashi, standing on the side, was surprised. "How do you know about the reanimation jutsu?"

  "I met someone Orochimaru reanimated years ago, while I was still in the academy." Daichi replied with a shrug. He then turned his attention back to the old kage. "This is assuming he doesn't have extremely strong and loyal shinobis of his own."

  The Hokage nodded. "Yes. I've already taken what you've said into sideration. I have a three man team on the way to that locatiht now. They're strong. Jiraiya is among them. They'll be able to successfully infiltrate the base and locate Tsunade and Shizune if they are hidden there."

  But Daichi didn't seem vinced. "I still believe this is just a waste of time. Orochimaru wouldn't take such a risk. We should be fog our efforts towards the Land of Earth."

  Hiruzen was silent. He remembered what Inoichi's report said. 'Orochimaru told Guren he'll join her a few days ter. So ces are he's not in that location but…'

  "Yes. I'm aware, Daichi. The odds of finding Tsunade or Orochimaru in that location is slim. Inoichi read Guren's mind and found out that Orochimaru might be outside Fire try." Hiruzen answered as he looked at the boy.

  Daichi frowned. "Then why are you-"

  "Because Orochimaru could have lied to her. It could be a misdire. He could have also takeo that location if he ged his mind or if any ges in his pns had occurred. The truth is, we don't know anything for sure, Daichi. I 't just ignore such a threat in my own try while sending a team to attaother. Even if they're not there, I'm certain Jiraiya and the others could find some clues to where they are..."

  Daichi was silent when he heard the old man's reply.

  "Are the defenses of that location different from the other seven hideouts?" Kakashi asked.

  "Yes. There are multiple chakra barriers preventing anyone from probing deeper. My scout team could only sehese two but they couldn't pry deeper because of the defenses put in pce." Hiruzen replied. 'It's why I'm still holding on to some hope that those two are there. The sooner we find them the better.'

  The Hokage turned his gaze to Daichi. He sighed and spoke in a somewhat softer tone. "I uand your s Daichi, but I've already made up my mind."

  Daichi sighed and became silent. 'He's the Hokage. And he's w with the information he has. Right now crossing borders to reat nations and sending a rge-scale search party is just asking for trouble. So he's doing the best he with what he has. Guess I 't fault him for that.'

  "Lord Hokage, what did Orochimaru want with Daichi? Did that woman know?" Kakashi asked and Daichi focused his attention on the kage.

  Hiruzen looked at the Genin and was silent for several moments. 'Should I tell him?' aation arent on his visage.

  After a few moments of internal debate the kage decided to ahe question. "Orochimaru has developed an immortality jutsu."

  The eyes of Kakashi and Daichi slightly widened in surprise for different reasons.

  'An immortality Jutsu?'

  'As I suspected. His target did switch from Sasuke to me.'

  Hiruzen, unaware of Daichi's true thoughts, tinued. "Orochimaru transfers his soul through a forbidden jutsu and uses the body of someone else to live longer."

  "There has to be more to it, I'm assuming. Otherwise he could have taken anyone's body and wouldn't specifically go after Daichi." Kakashi deduced and asked.

  The old kage agreed. "Yes. After Orochimaru takes trol of the new body he will have access to their unique bloodlines and abilities."

  Kakashi was just about to say that his student wasn't from a but stopped himself and g the boy. 'Even if he's not from a , his body has incredible potential and strength. He's far strohan anyone his age. I suppose it's no surprise Orochimaru would take an i in him.'

  "Wait. Could he be using Lady Tsunade for his immortality Jutsu?" The silver haired Jonin suddenly asked.

  "The thought had crossed my mind. But I believe the probability of such a situation is low. He must want her for something else." The kage replied and then looked towards the boy.

  "Are you afraid now Daichi?" Hiruzen asked.

  "No." The calm tone in his voidicated that Daichi wasn't lying. "I'm ed but I'm not afraid. If he es for me, he'll find that I'm not an easy prey."

  "Hm… I have no doubt you won't go quietly. But don't worry. You'll be safe within these walls. You have my word." Hiruzen gave the child a small smile as if to reassure him.

  "For the moment that's all I have for you two. The military operation will begin shortly. O's pleted I'll inform you of the situation."

  "Yes." Kakashi nodded but Daichi was silent and in thought mulling over something.

  Seeing this, Hiruzen spoke. "Do you have something on your mind?"

  'Time to go with Pn A.' The Genin nodded his head. "Yes Lord Hokage. I'd like to have access to all the ret information you have on the Land of Earth and the movements of the border patrol units of the Hidden stone vilge. Preferably all the intelligence you've collected for the st six months."

  "You truly believe Orochimaru has Tsunade in the Land of Earth?"

  "Yes I do."

  The kage of the Leaf vilge was silent and was weighing the pros and s of giving Daichi suformation. "I already have a few people analyzing the intelligence reports on the Land of Earth and the shinobi of the Hidden Stone vilge. They're smart. If there is something to be found they'll find it."

  But Daichi was unvinced. 'Orochimaru is familiar with the vilge's surveilactid intelligework. He would defiry to avoid those. So even if it's a Nara shinobi going over those reports, they might not be able to find anything abnormal. But I might be able to. bihe information my e is sending me along with what I learned from Prisuya, I'm sure I'll be able to spot Orochimaru. Or at the very least narrow down the search list.'

  "Another pair of eyes wouldn't hurt. I take a look at that information from a fresh new perspective." Daichi replied. He couldn't give out all his reasons to the Hokage but he was desperate to get that intel from the old leader.

  Hiruzen saw Daichi's somewhat desperate expression and sighed. After several moments he decided to give the boy what he had gathered. 'He's smart. Maybe he'll be able to find something they missed. And this will also keep him busy till the attack is over.'

  Hiruzen gazed into Daichi's eyes and saw something that made him internally smile.

  "Very well. I'll inform the Analysis department to send you a copy of the information you want." Hiruzen wao keep Daichi occupied for a while and figured having him gh the rge amount of information collected would be a good start.

  Daiodded and Hiruzen dismissed him. O was just Kakashi and Hiruzen in the room, the Kage spoke. "With each hour passing by the ces of a successful rescue are dwindling. I tell that he won't be able to hold on while doing nothing for much longer."

  "What makes you say that Lord Hokage?"

  "He cares deeply about Tsunade and Shizune… And because I see some of you in him…"

  Kakashi was taken back by that statement.

  Hiruzen tinued. "When Rin was in trouble, you were able to tih the mission but ultimately you made a choid turned around. You ighe mission and you went and rescued your teammate from enemy ninjas."

  "Yes. But in doing so I lost another."

  Kakashi looked down for a moment as the memories of that day came to the forefront of his mind. "I saved Rin that day but I lost Obito. And what's worse… I couldn't even keep my promise to him."

  "I'm sorry fing up unpleasant memories… but Daichi is like you. He truly believes that Tsunade and Shizune are in the Land of Earth. So it won't be long before he goes looking for them himself."

  Kakashi nodded as he sidered that a giant possibility.

  "Moreover, even if we find Orochimaru in the Land of Earth, the ces of a successful rescue of both Tsunade and Shizune are slim. There is a great probability that one of them might perish."

  Kakashi was somewhat on edge as he looked at the Kage. "What exactly are you askio do, Lord Hokage?"

  "If Daichi finds something new or any information we missed or if he pns to go to the Land of Earth…" Hiruzen closed his eyes and sighed at what he was about to say.

  Kakashi's jaw ched and he was slightly tense as he waited for the Hokage's words.

  Hiruzen opened his eyes as if finally making a difficult decision. "Help him. Apany him to the Lard of Earth."

  "What!?" The silver haired Jonin was taken back.

  Hiruzen smiled at the Jonin. "Yes."

  "Why?"

  "Because it's what I would do if I was in his position. Wasting more time arguing and w about the rules won't help him and it won't get us anywhere. I have certairis due to my position but you and Daichi. You don't have such burdens."

  Kakashi let out a breath of relief. "I uand sir." 'Being Hokage… He has to think about the welfare of the whole vilge. But a Genin and a Jonin has no such problems.'

  "If the current atta those bases yields nothing, I'll send Jiraiya and someone else to the Land of Earth to covertly help you two. But Kakashi…" Hiruzen's face took on a serious expression. "You should know that should you two go into the Land of Earth and anything goes wrong or if you two get captured, it'll put the vilge in a very difficult position. There might not be much I do and the vilge will deny any involvement in your as. Especially if Onoki bees unreasonable."

  Kakashi uood the implications and the seriousness of the situation.

  "Not only that, if Orochimaru does in fact have Tsunade and Shizuhere and you somehow mao find ao them, someone might have to stay behind for the mission to bee successful… You uand what that means, right?" A tinge of sadness could be heard in Hiruzen's voice.

  Kakashi smiled and simply nodded his head. "Yes sir. If something like that happens, I'll make sure Lady Tsunade, Shizune and Daichi escape safely."

  Hiruzen's heart pained for a moment as he gazed at the Jonin's expression. "Kakashi…"

  "You shouldn't look so worried, Lord Hokage. Besides these are all the worst case sarios." The silver haired Jonin spoke with a calm tone. "I should probably take Daichi to the intelligence department."

  Hiruzen nodded and soon the Jonihe office leaving the Hokage aloh his thoughts. He stood from his chair and walked up to the window and looked down at the vilge.

  'Yes, what I described was ihe worst case sario, Kakashi. You and Daichi are valuable ninjas of the vilge. I won't let anything happen to either of you that easily… If this attack truly yields nothing then I'll have Jiraiya and Tobirama sensei shift their focus and infiltrate the Land of Earth. Coupled with Kakashi's resourcefulness and Daichi's skill, I'm sure my fears won't e to pass.'

  Author's Note.

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