Team Harmony

P11: Team Minato? (Time Skip #1)

Two Years Later

Danzo Shimura sat in his house reading over secret scrolls taken from the restricted section of the library on the Sharingan. His Root members were still tailing Shisui Uchiha, but soon they would have the information he needed. He knew the boy was very skilled and had great talent—though not as much as his younger cousin Itachi—and he would come in handy for any plans he could make.

He'd hoped Hiashi would see his way, but it seems the Hyuuga and Uchiha Clans were becoming friendly with one another and that worried him. Realistically, he knew he had until Hinata Hyuuga was of marrying age at sixteen, but he was concerned the Uchiha would use their genjutsu abilities to influence any decisions Hiashi makes politically, gaining the Uchiha the upper hand they so desperately wanted. He was running out of time to push the Uchiha out of the village as Minato Namikaze was to be Hokage in just a couple of months' time.

Suddenly, Root members appeared in his living room, internally startling him out of his thoughts. "Danzo-sama, we have information on Shisui's sharingan," the leader said.

"What are his abilities?" Danzo asked, nearly on the edge of his seat.

"It appears to be something capable of casting an incredibly strong genjutsu on many people without alerting his targets," the man explained.

Danzo leaned back in his chair and smirked to himself. A genjutsu that powerful could come in handy. He crossed his arms as he thought more, slowly forming a plan in his mind to rid Konoha of the Uchiha forever.

"I see. Continue tailing him. Dismissed." Instantly, the three men were gone and Danzo was left to work through all the possibilities of this plan, whether it succeeded or failed, he had a backup plan.

He looked down at his bandaged arm and his smirk widened. Ever since Orochimaru had given him this arm already laced with two sharingan the experimenter managed to get his hands on, he felt the power coursing through his veins. His deal to turn a blind eye to Orochimaru's work on Konoha villagers in exchange for body modifications helped him in becoming powerful, but he knew that once Minato took the seat it would be difficult for him to leave the village to see the defector. Despite Orochimaru having created his own village of Otogakure, the man very much knew the ins and out of Konoha. Danzo knew it was too risky to have Orochimaru defect, but his experimental work was crucial to him gaining the abilities necessary to further his plans. Once his goal was reached, he would take care of the missing-nin himself.

For now, soon, he was going to have a talk with Shisui Uchiha. If Shisui said no to joining him, then all he needed was his eyes.

*

"Hinata, Naruto!" Sasuke called out as he ran to his friends waiting at the gate. "Sorry, I had to lose Sakura and Ino."

"Are you okay?" Hinata asked, worriedly when Sasuke leaned over slightly panting.

"They're getting really fast."

Naruto started laughing in his face, causing Sasuke to punch him on the shoulder. "Ow! What, it's funny!"

"Let's see how you handle it when you become Hokage," Sasuke shot back.

Ever since Naruto found out his dad was in line to be the next Hokage, Naruto expressed his desire to follow in his father's footsteps and continue his legacy; as a result, both Sasuke and Hinata were pushing each other harder and harder. Hinata wanted to be strong enough to help advise Naruto as well as help Itachi lead the Hyuuga and Uchiha. Sasuke wanted to personally stay beside Naruto and protect him or the village should Naruto be unable to do so along with advising Hinata and Itachi on different clan matters. They each had a goal they wanted to achieve and they were determined to help one another get there.