I took a deep breath, by two teammates flanking me as we began to leave our room.
It had been a tense week of negotiations about the terms and conditions for who would be the people in charge of the Ame Academy students.
The Hokage was especially displeased about Sasori being one of them, given that we were allies of Suna and didn't need the political backlash having their most infamous missing nin at our village.
After a very stressful week of this, an agreement was made.
Sasori would have to assume a different name while in the village and use a mask should any Suna shinobi come visiting.
We didn't give a flying fuck about Mist, so we didn't care about hosting Kisame. The giant sharkman was free to visit. They had already begun their civil war, curtsey of my estranged brother. If I recall correctly, two or three of the proposed Academy students were even from there.
Though the Hokage made it blatantly clear that two ANBU teams would be escorting us to Konoha and that there would be a team for each missing nin to guard them whilst inside.
And that Ame would be paying for it all.
Ah politics, what a pain.
I was more than familiar with it, given Jenn's past life, but that didn't mean I was a fan of it at all. Thinly veiled threats, clever wordplay, and a dangerous undercurrent of tension was just, as Shikayuu liked to say occasionally, troublesome.
"Bye bye, Hitomi-chan! Tobi will miss you!" My bother chirped, waving his arms back and forth like a moron.
What was I supposed to do? How was I supposed to feel?
"Goodbye, Tobi-san." I said formally, easily leading my team out to group up with the Academy students and the Akatsuki teachers sent to guard them.
I know I'm the one who suggested it, but even I'm feeling the headache from that horrible idea.
Kisame may be able to refrain from outright killing the children, but I didn't put much faith in Sasori. He was rather famous for being impatient.
"Introductions should be made before travelling." I said to the group as we arrived.
Sasori gave me a bored look while Kisame only revealed a toothy- damn those look sharp- grin.
I won't lie, Sasori totally looked stoned as fuck, even as a puppet. Maybe it was just his vibe or there was something he needed to share with the rest of the class.
"Akasuna no Sasori." The redhead drilled out.
"Hoshigaki Kisame." The giant sharkman said before giving a pointed look to the children.
"Aah, um, Kyou Arashi." A mousey looking brunette boy squeaked out.
The girl next to him, a pretty thing with white hair and purple eyes, shook with fear as all eyes landed on her. "Hozuki Manna."
"Yuki Sho." The quietest one of them all said softly, refusing to meet anyone's gaze.
"Yuri, and yes I am a boy." A snarky boy with dark blue hair spoke up next, most likely the loudest of the group.
"Yamamoto Karasu." A pale blonde spoke up next, his eyes on all the ninja with a suspicious gleam in them.
"And last but not least, I am Eri." The girl said, her sand hair and pinkish eyes reminding me of one three tailed Jinchuriki.
Perhaps an unknown bastard? I doubt many would be happy with Yagura's legitimate daughter wasn't in Kirigakure.
"Kyo Akane." My teacher said with a nasty smirk.
"Hatake Kakashi." The silver haired man said, slouching with a lazy eye on them all.
"And I am Uchiha Hitomi, your caretaker and sensei for your duration in Konoha. We will be meeting two Konoha teams upon exit of Amegakure to help escort us to Konohagakure safely. Any questions?" I asked, my face schooled to appear as the typical stoic Uchiha.
Yuri sneered at me. "Tch, why do we even have to go? Konoha is filled with nothing but weak tree huggers."
Needless to say, I snorted. "Oh you adorable, sweet child. I can wait to see the horrified look on your face when we start your first lesson." My eyes went red as a dark smile grew on my lips.
I relished in the look of fear the children gave, wondering if this is how the Oni felt around us.
I gave her a discreet look, raising my eyebrow to ask my silent question.
The smirk she gave me only confirmed my suspicions, making me wish I could chuckle. "Either way, we need to leave now. Better not waste time, I can be rather impatient." I commented, noting the small nod of agreement a masked Sasori gave.
With little fuss, we left.
Given that the children weren't even genin, we would be forced to walk the entire way, making was was a few day trip for my team and I into a two week long walk.
Oh joy.
An hour after we had left Ame territory, the ANBU showed up, making a few of the little ones squeak at their sudden appearance.
"Uchiha-sama." The two captains of the teams regaled me.
I nodded my head, allowing them to return to the showed to guard us.
Our group moved as efficiently as we could, but it's was still a hassle to deal with the children.
And then there was the tension.
S-rank missing nin being allowed into our village, no doubt there's a lot of nerves going about.
Sighing to myself, I plopped down next to my teammates, ready to being out meal.
Thankfully we were nearly to the village, but it didn't change the absolute stress that clung to my very being.
I tried my best to just focus on what was to come, to focus on my plans, but each time I got to comfortable it happened.
The betrayal of my brother would hit me again full force, pulling me down as I felt the earth shatter around me.
My brother was the big bad.
Maybe not the end game villain, but he was quite literally the mastmind behind much of the suffering in my life.
Mom, dad, and even our brother, he sacrificed them. And for what? His own delusions?
The bitterness was consuming me and feeding into my already poor mental fortitude.
And then there was Kakashi and his bitch ass still being a stubborn jerk. I just wanted my friend back, but I refuse to give in for this argument.
I'm standing my ground.
I will not allow him to look at me and see Obito any longer, especially given that I now knew of his current alignment.
"Omi, here's some food." Sensei said, handing me a ration bar and a small bowl of soup.
I gratefully took the food with a nod, surveying the camp until my eyes rested on my future students.
How I continuously kept being saddled with children, I'll truly never know.
Quiet, too quiet. Undoubtedly they were feeling out of place, alone, and depressed.
And there wasn't much I could do for them.
I was to be their sensei for only a short time, and even then I would still be limited due to inter village politics.
I couldn't truly be a shoulder for them to lean on, I can only do my best to build them up so they can be string enough to find that for themselves.
With a bitter smile, I took a bite out of my food, cursing this world and my inability to truly help those who needed it.
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Hitomi Uchiha: Survivor
Fanfiction(Being Rewritten in a separate book) Hitomi was just another clan kid. She went to the Academy, did her best, and followed the norm. But how will she change when she comes home from a mission to find out her family's been slaughtered? Especially whe...
