An Itachi Fanfiction [EDITING]

The All-Knowing

The four Hokage stood before us in varying states of confusion.

Hashirama looked around first.

"What exactly is going on?"

Hiruzen was the one who answered.

"I suspect Orochimaru released the Reaper Death Seal and then used the Reanimation Jutsu to summon us."

My father smiled faintly.

"Correct."

He gestured toward the mask he'd used.

"The Reaper Death Seal was originally an Uzumaki sealing technique. After losing the use of my arms, I spent quite a bit of time researching the ruins of their clan and collecting what remained of their knowledge."

Minato glanced around the chamber.

"So we've been recalled to the world of the living."

Hashirama turned toward him.

"Who are you?"

Minato blinked.

Then slowly turned around and pointed toward the back of his cloak.

"I'm the Fourth Hokage."

Hashirama's face lit up.

"The Fourth?! Then the village survived!"

Minato's smile became awkward.

"Well... I died fairly young, so I can't really say how things turned out after me."

Hashirama's excitement faded.

"Then who's the Fifth?"

My father answered casually.

"Your granddaughter."

Hashirama's face immediately fell.

I couldn't help myself.

"You sound worried."

He looked genuinely distressed.

"I spoiled Tsunade terribly when she was little. And she inherited my gambling habit."

I stared at him.

So that was where she got it.

Despite everything happening outside, a smile tugged at my lips.

"You don't need to worry."

Hashirama looked toward me.

"She's my godmother. And she's a good Hokage."

His expression softened.

"She loves the village more than almost anything. She'd do anything to protect its people."

I pointed toward Orochimaru.

"She even became Hokage partly because someone had to clean up the mess he left behind."

"You weren't even in the village at the time," my father muttered.

I glared at him.

"Details."

Suigetsu snorted.

The moment of levity didn't last.

Orochimaru turned toward Tobirama.

"Many of the policies you created—and several of the techniques you invented—caused significant problems later."

I shrugged.

"Some of the techniques are useful."

Suigetsu muttered, "You're only saying that because you can use one."