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  "The items recovered will be returo their inal owners. But since we're the ones who found the treasure, the moary reward for finding the items as per the inal iations must be handed over first." Nomoru Nara said as he looked at the other diplomats.

  "What about the one who stole the treasure? What is the identity of the Phantom thief?" The diplomat from Sand vilge asked.

  "His identity is irrelevant as he died months ago." The Nara replied.

  "How you expect our cooperation if you 't even reveal to us his identity? What are y to hide?" This question came from the man who represehe Stone vilge. He had an aggressive air as he looked at the leaf ninja.

  "He has a point. How do you expect us to believe that the Leaf vilge had nothing to do with the Thief if you don't reveal who he is… What deceitful tricks are y to pull…" A man with dark skin who wore the head band of the cloud vilge asked.

  Nomoru narrowed his eyes at that question. "This ing from the man from the vilge which orchestrated a fake peace treaty to get at one of our heirs…"

  "Careful with your words Nara."

  "I could say the same for you." Nomoru took several dots that were on his side and hahem over to the others in the room.

  "Those dots taies and locations of all the pces the Phantom Thief hit. He stole from the Fire try just as much as he did from the other nations. And during the 3rd war his as forced the Hokage to divert some forces from certain areas which allowed your vilge an advantage itle… Do you really think if the thief was from our vilge and ag uhe Hokage, he would make a move like that?"

  The diplomat from the Cloud vilge was silent as he looked at the event iion. "Maybe it was a ruse… And as I recall, that battle ended in your favor."

  "Not without avoiding casualties. The robbery that happened here 4 years ter… Do you really think the Daimyo would show mercy for an insult like that? The Hokage has spoken with the Fire lord and it was his decision that the identity of the thief not be revealed. Not because we want to hide something but because of what will happen to his family. The thief is dead and his family had no idea about the double life he led. They are i."

  "Getting back to the distribution of all the items. How long do you expect that to take?" The Sand vilge ninja asked.

  "As soon as the ditio forth by the Kages are met, we will return the properties..."

  "682 million. That's a lot of money." The ninja muttered and looked at the dots on two Leaf ninjas who uncovered the treasure.

  'Kakashi Hatake and Daichi Hekima. Based on the report it was the Genin Daichi who solved the puzzles that led to the identity of the thief… Aalented ninja growing in the Leaf.'

  The sand diplomat sighed and moved on with the iations.

  —-

  It took a few days but with the Daimyo overseeing the meetings, it all soon came to an end.

  Hiruzen bid farewell to the Fire Lord and made his way back to the vilge. Meanwhile the Fire La Hinoō was having tea and rexing in his garden.

  "My Lord, Did you really want that Genin to Join the ranks of imperial guards?" Ryuga's closet advisor asked him.

  "Even though it ur of the moment decision, I wao see his response."

  "And what did you find my Lord?"

  At this questia turo his closet advisor and smiled. "There are three types of people in this world. The first are the ones who only know to follow orders without question. Ones who ot be a leader. The ones who follow behind everyone else. The Sheep. The sed and third are wolves but they are of a different nature. One looks for freedom while the other looks to quer. But regardless of what category they fall into, they want ohing. Power. Be it physical or the political power to rule. There are people who achieved one or the other but ones who achieved both of those things… Those people are a rare breed."

  "You mean someone like you my Lord… You have the strength to rival a kage and you are also the ruler of a great nation…"

  Ryuga ughed at that… "Yes. But I was lucky. I was born into one of those roles and had to work hard for the other. But I'm talking about the people who had none of these when they were born but still mao achieve both."

  "Someone like the Kages…"

  "Yes." The Fire Lord that.

  "So that child, is he a wolf?"

  "He's a wolf. Of that there is no doubt. But I don't thihe kind that's looking to rule over anyone. I could tell when I was looking in his eyes. He's someone who wants freedom and he knows that to have it, he needs strength."

  La thought about the question the Hokage asked.

  Fshback.

  "Yes. But before that, I wao ask… Did you ask young Daichi to stay here because of this?" Hiruzen gazed into the man's eyes as he posed his question.

  "No. I was genuinely ied in the boy. What his grandfather to wasn't a for me."

  Hiruzen nodded and leaned ba his seat. "Daichi has a passionate heart. He wao bee a strong ninja from a young age. He is quite dedicated."

  "Of that I have no doubt." Ryuga had a smile as he said that.

  "I'm surprised you let it go so easily. That's not usually the case." Hiruzen said as he looked inta's eyes.

  The Fire Lord just shrugged and smiled. But there was something else in his smile that Hiruzen missed.

  The Fire Lord took a cup of tea and slowly drank it as he remembered Daichi's eyes. 'He's dedicated to being more powerful but loyalty… I tell that he is loyal to himself first and foremost. I've seen eyes like his plenty when I looked in the mirror in my early days. When I just wanted my freedom. I yearned for it. But I ko achieve that freedom I would need power. '

  The Fire Daimyo looked at the clueless Hokage in front of him. 'A child like him, he won't submit to anyone for long. Because I wouldn't if I were him. It's why I didn't push the matter of recruitment any further… Well, I'm not going to interfere iter of the vilge, Hiruzen. So I'll just stay quiet.'

  Fshbad.

  "I'm curious to see what that boy will do iure… But right now, he isn't all that important." Ryuga said and closed his eyes to enjoy the calm peaceful atmosphere.

  It wasn't just the Fire Daimyo discussing Daichi but various powerful ninjas across the world were being aware of him.

  Hidden Sand Vilge.

  The Kazekage looked at the reports his men had sent after the meeting at the Fire capital.

  'The vilge is already in a precarious position and this will put the ey in even more of a struggle. At a time like this…'

  The leader of the Sand vilge took a look at another file on his desk. He flipped the page and in it were the pictures of Kakashi Hatake and Daichi Hekima.

  "So the son of White fang took an apprentice huh."

  It wasn't the Kazekage who spoke but an elderly woman who came near him. He looked at her as she and another elderly man came to the room.

  "Who that man takes as his student is of no to me. So what was so important that you had to call us here? You know that we are retired, correct?" The old oke with a slight irritation in her voice.

  "Yes. And I apologize for calling you in at this time but there is a matter that you should be aware of. The Phantom Thief has been found and the stolen items have beerieved…"

  Both the newers were shocked. "This is certainly news. To think that after all this time someone would discover the identity of that Thief." The granny spoke as she digested the information. "I assume it was this team who did it?!" She said pointing to the Leaf ninja duo.

  "Yes. But there is more. This child. Daichi Hekima. He's not just the student of Kakashi Hatake but he is also the apprentice of Tsunade Senju the Sannin."

  Lady Chiyo was shocked. "What?"

  The red haired Kage nodded. "Yes. And based on the information we found, his mediinjutsu skills are already parable to hers. Or at least that's the rumors at the Fire Capital hospital. I did some more digging and it seems this child is touted as a genius by the Leaf vilge."

  Lady Chiyo frowned upon hearing that. "That Slug girl has caused me quite a bit of headache during the war. Every poison I created, she had a ter. When I heard she left the vilge with only a little girl as a panion I was happy. Happy that she wouldn't be a thorn in our side again. But now you're telling me she took on another apprentice? Oh genius potential?"

  The Kazekage sighed and nodded his head. "It seems so."

  At this time an elderly man who has been silent the whole time spoke up. "Have you spoken to the Wind Daimyo? Will he still tio send missions to the Leaf and not us?" It was Lady Chiyo's brother Ebizo.

  "For the moment a rge amount of missions es our way but he has been slowly decreasing it. He finds that sending missions to the Leaf is easier sihey charge less. And it also doesn't help that two of the missiorusted us ended in failure…" The redheaded kage ched his fists as he said the st part. He was angry thinking about the i and he made sure to punish the shinobis iion.

  Rasa stood from his chair and walked to the window in his office. He sighed as thought about his move. "I'll pay a visit to the Daimyo. But I want you two to apany me. You still have some power with him… There is also the matter of repossessing the precious items. But we will have to abide by the terms set. Only the Daimyo will be able to help us out in that matter. It's why I called for you two."

  "And here I thought I could retire and leave everything to you…" Chiyo said as she came and stood by his side.

  Hidden Cloud Vilge.

  A bck muscled man in kage attire was looking over the dots in front of him. "So they will only returifacts after the sum has been paid huh."

  "Yes Lord Raikage. They were quite adamant. It didn't help that the ditions were set forth by the Kages and Daimyos themselves." A ninja reported.

  "682 million. And even only a 10% of that will boost the Leaf's ey by a good margin."

  "That's assuming that the money isn't given to the two ninjas who found the treasure, Lord Raikage."

  The leader of the hidden Cloud vilge looked at his men. "You think the Hokage will give the moo the two ninjas? It makes sense for him to give half to Kakashi Hatake. His reputation is known far and wide but the other 34 million to a Genin? I doubt he'd do that."

  "Well sir, the Genin iion is also one of the rising prodigies of the Leaf vilge. And it's also firmed that he is the apprentice of Sannin Tsunade Senju."

  A was shocked. "What?"

  "Yes sir. We've firmed it. He was seen training with her for two years."

  A became silent and thought about the st iion he had with the woman. It was when he had to save his men from chakra parasites. 'I thought that girl Shizune was her only apprentice. And from what she told me Tsunade was still traumatized from losing her brother and fiance. But now she has audent? How did that happen?'

  Unaware of the thoughts of the Raikage the rep ninja spoke. "Regarding the identity of the Phantom Thief, it was agreed that a sealed scroll taining the details and identity of the thief would be sent to only the Kages. The Hokage and Fire Lord made this decision. It had some pushback from the diplomats the other Daimyos sent but certain cessions were made. It's all in the report."

  A nodded in silence. His eyes still on the picture of Genin in front of him. "I need you to get me everything you have on this child. Daichi Hekima."

  "Yes sir." The ninja nodded.

  Hidden Stone Vilge.

  A short old man looked at the file in front of him and frowned.

  "Seriously. Is there something in the Leaf vilge's water that we don't know about? The moment one Genius disappears from that vilge another one pops up. Orochimaru, Minato, Kakashi, Itachi and now him."

  The Tsuchikage muttered in displeasure as he looked at the details his ninjas sent. He was sitting at the end of a fereable and several important figures of his vilge were there. The cil of the Hidden Stone vilge.

  "It was said that he along with his sensei was responsible for finding the Phantom's hidden loot." One cilor said.

  "A two man Genin team. That's certainly a first from that vilge. They usually alreach about teamwork and all that but this is ued." Another one gave their opinion.

  Onoki looked at the picture of Daichi and had a twitch above his eye. "Based on the reports, this child pleted his medical training usunade in just two years and already the people at the Fire Capital are paring his skills to hers… Tch! Learning mediinjutsu to that degree in just two years. Absurd. This could be some kind of trick from those tree huggers."

  "Lord Tsuchikage, I'm afraid there is some truth to the rumors. His skill and abilities are verified. And he is currently under Kakashi Hatake. The copy inja." One of his ninjas standing by his side said.

  "The prodigy of Yellow Fsh." The Kage frowned as he recalled the face of the man who decimated his ninja during the st war.

  "Lord Tsuchikage, the in exams will start in a week. Do you think the Hokage will send this child here to participate?" A cilor asked.

  Onoki took a breath and was silent for a few moments. "There is a ce that Hiruzen won't send the child but if he does, we'll crush him in the exam."

  "What about the moary payment proposed in the agreement sir?"

  At that, Onoki jumped to the table and crushed the papers into small balls. He then threw them to the ground and proceeded to stomp on them. "That's what I think about their payment."

  "Crack." At that moment a bone breaking sound was heard throughout the room.

  "OW my back!"

  Hidden Mist Vilge.

  It was night time. Clouds were gathering in the sky and it looked like it was about to rain.

  In a dark room in a tower at the ter of the Mist Vilge, a ninja was giving his report to his leader.

  "Is that everything?" A voice came from the shadows.

  "Yes, Lord Mizukage."

  "Hmm… You're dismissed."

  The ninja bowed ahe room. A sed ter a short young adult with messy grey hair and pink eyes reached forward and took the report his subordinate submitted. He looked over every detail in silehe fourth Mizukage of Hidden Mist vilge.

  At that moment a light from outside shihrough the window and a shadowy figure could be seen standing behind the Mizukage. A man with a spiral mask and one eye hole. The ominous glint of the Sharingan could be seen.

  'Kakashi, I thought you would take a team under you. Not a single Genin… How strange.'

  The masked man took the small picture and looked at it very closely. "Daichi Hekima. I wonder what's so special about you that my old teammate would take you as his apprentice…" He muttered in a small tone.

  Lightning struck outside and illumihe Kages room again but this time, the masked man was o be found.