The Story of Hagami III [Naruto Fanfic | Uchiha] [Completed]

12 | Declaration

Itachi shot an arm in front of Sasuke when he tried to lunge. The elder Uchiha drew his katana slowly when they saw something warp into being in front of the Five Kage. The other body guards leapt down from their spots in the rafters, each drawing a weapon or beginning to weave hand seals to defend their respective Kage.

A man sat a top the ledge of the rafters, the banners representing each of the Kage laying on the floor now. He looked casual, his arm resting on his bent knee and the other one dangling seemingly carelessly. He looked amongst the Kage and then the body guards, his eyes looking for someone specific.

"It seems like Ao was right, the Hokage did make an escape." A muttered beneath his breath.

"Yes," he shrugged casually, "because of me though his body guards still remain. He must've known that his farce wasn't going to last long, it's a wonder how he managed to become the Hokage." He emphasized with distaste. However, he didn't have time to ramble on as A lunged at his with an incredible speed. But he only plundered through the masked man causing the Raikage to destroy the wall behind him.

"Nothing planned by Akatsuki is going to be good!" A snapped from behind the masked man. "Who knows what you're up to?" He asked rhetorically.

"Then listen to my explanation." The masked man suggested. He angled his head toward A and then toward Itachi and Sasuke specifically.

"Calm down, Raikage." The Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, floated up beside A due to one of his jutsu. With his arms tucked behind his back, he seemed the least tense of the Five Kage present but he was ready to retaliate at any second. "Let's here him out, and take it from there."

Before the masked man had a chance to begin explaining, he leapt down to the ground level in order to make himself appear that he wouldn't become a threat to them unless need be.

"So that's Madara's ability?" Kankurō, one of Sunagakure's Kazekage body guards, asked rhetorically. He already had his puppet ready which happened to be Sasori.

"A Space-Time Ninjutsu." Temari clarified. She on the other hand, contrary to her brother, hadn't bother with her weapon yet.

"Now then, are you ready to listen?" He asked in a lighter tone now that he wasn't going to be attacked. He took a casual seat on the curved desk where A hadn't destroyed it.

"Why have you bothered coming to the Five Kage Summit at such a peculiar time?" Gaara first asked.

"A Sharingan capable of awakening the Susanoo is rare..." Tobi let his words sink in with a deliberately long pause. "And even more seldom is to have two pairs of Sharingan who can right in my presence, not to mention Danzō as well. I like to stock up on good eyes."

Itachi and Sasuke froze.

"The reason behind collecting such good eyes is to smoothly implement the aforementioned Project Tsuki no Me. It'd be a shame if I lost my eyes amidst war." Tobi put it coldly but simply.

"It's quite shocking to learn that Uchiha Madara is still alive," Ōnoki set aside the mention of war to focus on another threat that stood in front of them all, "but why would a man of your skill resort to such a roundabout method?

"Surely, you have the strength to bring any plan to fruition." Ōnoki didn't resort to his usual sarcastic borderline snooty tone with Tobi. He maintained both respect and dignity in his voice as he maneuvered in front of both Itachi and Sasuke.

"The injuries I sustained during my battle with the First Hokage Hashirama were to severe." Tobi contradicted Ōnoki's words smoothly. "I have no strength comparable to my original time period in me now. You could say I am merely a shell of my old self."