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  Daichi's group.

  Kakashi and his student bowed and followed the Daimyo's advisors out the room.

  "This is your first time in the pace isn't it?" One of the advisors said to the two ninjas.

  "Yes." Kakashi and his student nodded.

  "e. I'll show you around." The court member gave a small tour of the pace to the two ninjas.

  Kakashi and Daichi were well aware that their every move was being observed by the guards hidden throughout the pace.

  As Daichi looked arou several people. One in particur caught his attention. It was a thin servant woman carrying out her duties. 'Her features… She seems…'

  A picture came to his mind and Daichi pared that to the thin maid. He finally reized who it was.. 'There's no way. That's Madam Shijimi or her terpart from . So here she's a maid and not the wife of the Fire Lord. Another ge… I o find the reason behind it.'

  Daichi was about to ask the advisor the history of the Fire Daimyo but decided against it. 'Its best I ask the Hokage for that information. And I also o pay a visit to Kenichi and Hirohito. I have a feeling they'll have the answers I'm looking for. Their family would definitely have records of some sort.'

  Sooour came to an end and at that time the Hokage came to meet them.

  "We'll be here for a few days. The diplomats from other tries will arrive and I need you to prepare a detailed report Kakashi."

  The Jonin nodded.

  "Dismissed."

  Kakashi and Daichi went their separate ways. Hiruzen looked at the disappearing form of Daichi Hekima. He sighed ao his guest room.

  —-

  Kenichi looked at the boy in front of him with a tired sigh. The events of the st few days were stressful for him. "What brings you here Daichi?"

  "I want to know more about yreat grandfather?"

  The man uzzled at that request. "Why?"

  "Call it curiosity. And I don't have much else to do at the moment. I'm curious about the ordinary man who saved a Daimyo's life."

  Kenichi was suspicious but he couldn't deny Daichi's request after everything that's happened. He took the Genin to his personal library and took a few worn out looking books from the shelf.

  "These were his personal journals. These should help you learn more about him." The man hahe books to the boy.

  "Have you read them?" Daichi asked Kenichi.

  The man shook his head. "No. I have no i in wasting time and reading something that happened almost a tury ago." With that answer he left the room.

  Daichi began going through each journal. He thought his ces of finding something unusual was slim but he was wrong. After just an hour he stumbled on a critical piece of information. Daichi's eyes carefully read the lines written in the book.

  'An hour after I opened my shop a straraveler came in. The only thing I could see was his eyes... Everything else was shrouded in bck clothing. The Komugi d the Hyuga had a small battle not too far from here so I was wary of the stranger. Even though I was slightly scared, I served him without hesitation. At the end he gave me the needed s and something else. It was a small pouch with a herb in it.'

  "Thank you. This tea is indeed very good. So as a reward I'll give you somethira. This pouch tains a very special herb. It is the rarest medial herb in the world. It has the ability to defeat any poisoore vitality and cure any disease. Use it wisely."

  'Those were the words he said to me as he handed me the pouch. He didn't even give me his name. And I didn't believe him. But I didn't throw it away. What if he was telling the truth? That questi in my head and it bothered me. So I kept the small pou a safe pce. Two months ter on a Saturday evening a man ihy clothing barged into my store. He was breathing hard, bleeding from his mouth and had a wound on his leg. He didn't tell me who he was but I could see that he was going to die. The sed I was rushing to take the pouch the stranger gave me and I gave the man the herb ihe stranger was saved. I didn't knorompted me to do what I did but I'm gd it happened. It was only ter that I learhat he was the Daimyo of this nation. As a reward for saving his life, the Daimyo gave me wealth, nd and a precious heirloom… But still, all this couldn't have been possible without that stranger. Whoever you are, thank you fiving me a new life.'

  Daichi finished reading and leaned ba his chair. 'So that guy didn't have a knowledge about medie or herbs. A er gave it to him. But there is no way some guy would just hand over a herb that valuable to a tea stall owner without any reason… He must have known about the atta the Daimyo. It's the only logical expnation. But how could he predict that the Daimyo would end up at that stall? Or that tea stall owner would help him? And why not warn the Daimyo or save him directly? Why use a random ordinary civilian as an intermediary?... Still it's clear now. Kenichi's great grandfather was just a pawn in someone else's pns… I'm sure of that. But who and for urpose?... Whoever that person is, he must have some great knowledge about herbs to have something like that… '

  Daichi closed the book and closed his eyes. Several theories went through his head but without evidence he couldn't make a final judgment. 'I o see Hirohito as well. I have to know more about Kiyoto Inagi. And why did that man decide to burn something as valuable as that cloak.'

  Daichi left Kenichi's home shortly after and headed to the hotel Hirohito was staying at.

  "When will you be leaving?"

  "Tomorrow. Is there something the Hokage needed?" Hirohito was unsure as to why Daichi had e to him.

  "Don't worry. You're not in any trouble. I just came to see if you still had the books that were taken from your father's safe house."

  The man nodded and led Daichi inside. During the recovery of items from the first location, Kakashi and Akai came across the Thief's personal notes and journals. They took it and after thh examinatioermihat it didn't tain any relevant information. And thus returhem to his son.

  Daichi went through the journals and notes and like Kakashi, didn't find anything of significe. At first.

  'Wait. This guy used Atamagai's Cloak. That means there is a strong possibility that he could use Mana powers… Is it possible?'

  Daichi trated Mana energy to his fiips and pced them on top of the books. Nothing ged oside. But Daichi opehe book and saw exts appear on the back of the book.

  'I was right. He use Mana. So that's how he hid it. He wrote mundane information in normal ink from the right and hid valuable secret info with Mana from the left side of the book. No one would get suspicious at that… Now time to find out what secrets you're hiding.'

  Daichi read through the information and found several pieces of i. 'During his childhood he met a strange man who taught him the ability to use Mana. And Kiyoto was given a book with clues that lead to the 3rd cloak. He was ing but also a rebellious man aed his father. The Eternal Red e was the House Sigil of his mother. And when it was ged Kiyoto didn't want it to be fotten and looked for a way to mark it forever. He solved the clues in the book and found the cloak. He used it not only for his robberies but also to spy on his petition and enemies…'

  Daichi closely read the st few parts of the secret texts written by Kiyoto.

  'This cloak is slowly killing me. Whenever I used it I felt a small pain in my head but now… I feel like I'm dying. If I use this again, I know I surely will… Since I've aplished my goals I have no need for it. Now that I've pleted the 40th mark I rest…'

  'That man Ichiro Garoya. He found out about my secret identity or at least found the location of my treasure. I don't know how that's possible. I was so careful. But it doesn't matter. His memory is failing him a slip that he khe location of a treasure to his friends. They thought the disease was affeg his memories and didn't take him seriously but when I heard it I knew I couldn't take the risk. After his death I used the cloak o time. I searched everywhere and made sure to throw off the ones who will look for me from my trail… I ot use this cloak any further. It's time I destroyed it.'

  Daichi thehe text below that addressed him.

  'If you are reading this, then that means you have the ability to use this special energy. In all my life I haven't e across ahat had this power other than the man who taught it to me. So if you are reading these words then you have that power too and you found out who I really am. I'm sorry I destroyed the cloak. I did it so that it wouldn't kill you. You have a unique power. Carve your mark on this world. Just like I did. Good luck.'

  Daichi closed the book a out a breath. 'So there was someone else who could use Mana… Aaught it to Kiyoto when he was young. But what could he possibly gain from this? What reason could he have had to teach Kiyoto about Mana?... Maybe someone asked him to? An obligation? Or did this person do it on a whim?'

  Daichi thought about the two cases. The man who gave Kenichi's great grandfather the herb and about the unknown man who taught Mana to Kiyoto. 'In both is two unknown people helped them without seemingly getting anything iurn… Strange… Very strange. Both is happened several decades apart. So I'm sure there is no e between Kiyoto and the old tea stall owner… Hmm…'

  Daichi stood from his chair and soo Hirohito's pce. He had one more person to see.

  —-

  Hiruzen was enjoying a warm fortable tea when someone knocked on his door. "e in."

  He was surprised to see that it was Daichi. "What do you need?" The old man smiled and asked.

  "Do you know the history of the Fire capital?"

  Hiruzen frowned upon hearing that question. "What exactly are you looking for?"

  "I'm curious about the attack that happeo La's aor. An atta the Daimyo would definitely not be the work of some random person."

  "Why the sudden i in an ihat happened almost a hundred years ago?"

  "I have an inquisitive mind, Lord Hokage." Daichi replied with a smile.

  Hiruzen chuckled when he heard that. 'It seems we both have simir inquisitive minds.'

  "You're not the only one who thought that. When I heard about it I went through the Library here and found out the truth."

  Daichi was excited. He wasn't sure the Hokage would have the answer he was looking for but it seems he was wrong.

  "What was it?"

  "Before I tell you, you must uand that this is information not known to many. Especially in today's time. Make sure to keep it that way." The Hokage's tone had a warning to it and Daiodded in seriousness.

  "I'm only saying this because of your ret exploits… The Daimyo at that time had a younger brother. The brrew jealous and wahe position of Daimyo a assassins after his older brother. If the Daimyo had died his brother would have taken power. But the man survived the attad soon found out his own flesh and blood was responsible for the attempt on his life. Saddened and enraged, he had his brother killed i and he made sure to erase this shameful family history from the public. But it's recorded in the private archives here."

  "I see… Brother rising against brother and leaviion behind. Hic." Daichi spoke in a low to that moment the battle between Itachi and Sasuke came to his mind.

  Hiruzen also agreed with that se. "Yes. Indeed… Is there anything else?"

  "No sir."

  Hiruzen nodded and Daichi left the room with several thoughts swirling in his mind.

  He went to the garden in the papound and sat in a meditative pose. 'Think Daichi. Do these is have anything in on? Or were they all just random ces? In the first case a stranger gave a herb to a random Tea Shop owner and a couple months ter the Daimyo who assing by was attacked and saved. The Daimyo must have also iigated the man who saved his life. He must have been suspicious that a random nobody could have saved him in the nick of time. So assuming that's the case and the fact that he rewarded the man means the Tea Shop owner wasn't involved or the Daimyo couldn't find anything.. I was right in my earlier assessment. He awn. Someone wahat Daimyo to stay in power. If I'm right the Daimyo must have been a desdant of the younger brother. Since he was killed, the terpart was never born. Makes sense… But that doesn't expin the i with Kiyoto.'

  Daichi spent his time in the garden analyzing the information from different angles. 'e on Daichi. Think outside the box. Find a different perspective…'

  Daichi reviewed the is as if they were a py in a theater and he was the director. 'The ones who be from all these are Kenichi's great grandfather, Kiyoto, the Daimyo…. And me…'

  Daichi's eyes snapped open aook a deep breath. 'No way… A stranger who's knowledgeable in herbs. A stranger who use Mana. And someone who's as influehe timeli 't be… Me…? it?'

  Daichi let out a deep breath and focused. 'Up until now I've assumed the unknowns who helped were two different people. But what if it wasn't… What if it was one person. That's why his as influehe timeline. Because that person wasn't part of . Because it was me… Or there was someone else in this timeline like me… Someone from outside the story… but that probability is low…'

  That moal realization struck Daichi like thunder. '34 million is a lot of money. And there's much that I aplish with it… So sometime iure I travel bad set events in motion that bes me…? I time travel…? Was it the dragon veins… Or was it something else?'

  Daichi stood and walked to a nearby pond. He looked at his refle and sighed. 'This is still all just a theory… Without any proof… Still, assuming I time travel iure, still a big if… What else did I do?'

  Daichi sighed and slowly walked back to his room in the pabsp;'Looks like I'll just have to trust that 'future me' didn't screw anything up for 'me' me... I hope.'

  —-

  The diplomats arrived aiations were proceeding without any problems. The Hokage had to stay at the capital for a few more days but Daichi, Kakashi and Akai Hyuga returo the vilge.

  Daichi went to his room and looked in the mirror. 'For the moment, I'll focus on the here and now. Whatever I might do iure regarding time travel stuff, that's not my right now…'

  Author's Note.

  Show of hands. How many of you saw this ing? And how many like it?

  Just a remihat it could also not be time travel and be all a huge ce… And Daichi's imagination was just running wild… IF it were time travel then that stuff won't e into py for a long time and if it does there wont be much of it....

  Who knows… well, I do… :)