Time Loop: Uchiha Massacre

9

Uchiha Toshiko woke up on a dusty floor, before rolling over and letting out a groan.

She was killed by a random Root shinobi. After Madara, it had to be a no name Root shinobi.

That was just pathetic.

It wasn't the time to feel sorry for herself though.

Toshiko got up and decided to continue her self appointed mission to get Tsunade back to Konoha. It would be a lot harder since she didn't have the tragic backstory of 'being kidnapped and forced to become an emotionless child soldier' anymore, but she'd do the best with what she had.

She left the village again by jumping off the northern wall, and made a mental note about that hole in security. It really shouldn't be thus easy to get out of a ninja village.

Toshiko had no idea of Tsunade's actual whereabouts and her search was largely based on visiting her usual haunts that she had observed when she had travelled with her lives ago, and keeping an ear for any news of Legendary Sucker. Her patience bore fruit two months into her search when she found Tsunade in a small gambling town near the border of Land of Rivers.

Tsunade was not impressed at seeing her.

"How old are you, three? Are they recruiting children in diapers now?" She asked her incredulously.

"I'm five, Tsunade-sama. And I'm not a ninja." Toshiko answered.

Tsunade scoffed at that. "If you're not a ninja, kid, then I'm not drunk. I can sense your chakra signature, it's larger a few Jonin I've met, and I've a feeling you're suppressing it."

Toshiko grimaced at that. Tsunade was the one who had taught her the technique to hide the strength of her chakra reserves, which were now, after so many lives, perhaps comparable to Hoshigaki Kisame, the tailless biju.

"I admit I'm more advanced than kids my she, I haven't even the attended the academy yet." The 'yet' part of the statement was what prevented it from being a lie. She had never attended academy before this period in time.

"What is a pre-academy Uchiha brat doing here then?"

"I've come here to ask you to come back to Konoha and take up the position of Godaime Hokage." Toshiko proclaimed.

Tsunade burst out laughing at that. While Toshiko had expected that, it still put in perspective the enormity of the task she had set for herself. She had travelled with Tsunade for years and knew her complete reluctance of ever returning to Konoha, let alone become the Hokage. But Naruto had somehow achieved it. She didn't know how since she had been kidnapped by Orochimaru by that point, but he had done it. It was possible.

"Tsunade-sama, Konoha needs a new Hokage. Sandaime-sama had retired for a reason. He took up the hat once again after Yondaime-sama's death, but...."

"And why should I care about all that? I've left Konoha, for good. Why do you care about it, anyway? You're just a kid, nit even a ninja, according to you." Tsunade interupted.

"I care because I wish to become Hokage one day." She said with as much conviction as she could. "But I can't do that now, and I want Konoha to be standing by the time I'm ready to defend it."

Tsunade only rolled her eyes at that. "Go back home, kid. This is above your pay grade."

"Konoha administration has been segregating the Uchiha. Kids have been going missing- orphans, clan kids. The new Kyuubi container, who is just an infant, is being demonised and vilified by the villagers." Toshiko recounted. She wished she could talk about Root, but realistically had no way of knowing about that.