Waking up
'Ugh... my head.'
It was the first thought the Uchiha had once waking up. Eyes still closed, not wanting to be opened yet, he listened to the sweet melody of nature.
'Wait, nature?!' He immediately sit up, wincing at the sudden headache he got from doing so. It was the first time in years he felt pain, making him even more confused than before.
He looked around, instead of seeing a war zone filled with corpses, he was met with a peaceful forest overflowing with life.
Birds were chirping.
Flowers were blooming.
As if nothing ever happened.
Then he remembered.
The Sage, the talk, going in the past, a justu...
He was alive, everyone was alive. Literally nothing has ever happened.
Yet.
He stayed like that, enjoying the warmth of the sun delicately touching his skin, the feeling of the grass softly caressing his hands and the calm breeze gently messing his curly hair.
He had never noticed how much he missed those small things.
But even if he wanted to stay like that, he knew he had something to do.
So, with a small grunt, he pushed himself to stand on his feet. He got an Hokage to talk to and a world to save.
•*•*•*•*•
Shisui knew where Konoha was.
If he woke up at the same location of Naruto's death, that would mean he was already in the fire country, more precisely at the South of the village hidden in the leaves.
So he went North.
He didn't bother using any justu to go faster, he wanted to take as much time as possible to appreciate the beauty of nature.
Don't judge him, the behavior is quite normal when you understand that there were almost no trees left after the war. The jutsus that were used during that time were astronomical. The thought that people were actually able to survive that was absolutely crazy.
So it was an understatement that the landscape was quite new for the teen. He walked for about three hours at a civilian pace. Never once tiring up or stopping to take a break.
If his memories were rights, which they certainly were, he was only a few miles away from Konoha. He calmly made his way in that direction, thoughts drifting into space.
But he suddenly stopped.
His mind was thinking of what to do once he would have set a foot in the village. Then he noticed that it would be a terrible idea to go there the way he was now.
Like honestly, how would the guards, or in fact anyone react if they saw Shisui Uchiha casually walk past the gates of Konohagakure?
Badly, that's for sure.
'I'm stupid' He deadpanned.
So, with a sigh, Shisui henged himself and made a short detour to a civilian village where he *cough* *cough* borrowed a huge ass black coat.
He will be damned if the Hokage didn't notice the henge, so at least the black coat would prevent that.
'...Wait... wouldn't that make me even MORE suspicious?'
"..."
You know what? He wasn't in the mood to deal with this.
At first he thought he could act as civilian to pass the gates incognito, but fuck it. They will notice anyway so why not just go for it.
And that's exactly what he did.
He dashed at his top speed utilizing continuous shushin to go even faster.
He was called Shushin No Shisui for Christ's sake!
He passed the gates with no problem, way too fast for anyone to see anything other than a blur. Giving absolutely zero fuck, he crashed through the open window of the Hokage office.
The anbus were on him in a matter of seconds, each pointing a kunai to his throat.
Shisui, still in his henge and black coat, rose his arms up in the air to show that he meant no harms. And then, the teen made eye contact with a very shocked Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"...op! ...et...away...rom..me!!"
"I...an't... I'm...orry....ensei..."
iM sO soRry.
His gaze quickly landed on the floor,
Putting the images far away in the back of his mind.
He suddenly remembered that he literally broke in one of the most heavily guarded place in Konoha. With regrets and a tiny bit of nervousness, he bowed in front of his Hokage. He had been in anbu when he was alive so it was like a second nature to show respect to his leader.
That, and he was also glad to finally see someone he recognized that was well and alive.
...He had a hard time looking at the man in the eyes though.
After a few moments of silence, Hiruzen gave his personal anbus a sign to lower their weapon, deeming that the stranger wasn't an immediate threat.
He stared at the stranger in disbelief before coughing and regaining his composure. Even if this boy wasn't going to attack anytime soon, his presence still isn't justified. "May I ask who you are?"
His voice was exactly how Shisui remembered: firm and strict, with a small tad of gentleness that only come with age.
That somewhat made him at ease.
The teen straightened his back, his face impassive. Even if he had absolute trust in his Hokage, that didn't mean he could drop his guard. People were watching. He had to be very careful with his words.
"I cannot disclose this information now Hokage-sama."
Hiruzen's eyes narrowed. This was very unusual. "And why is that?".
"They are too many ears listening, Hokage-sama." Hiruzen nodded.
His gut feeling told him that the boy didn't have any bad intentions, and Hiruzen trusted his gut feeling.
He knew the young man wanted a private audience, it was easily understandable. He motioned to his personal anbu to leave the room, which they did, although not without sneaking suspicious glances at the teen as they passed by him.
Now they were alone in the office.
The old man stared at the other one. He noticed the simple henge he had on him.
'Why?'
But before he could ask the question, Shisui beat him to it.
"Hokage-sama, could you please activate the privacy seals? I wish to only speak with you and cannot afford the risk of someone spying on us."
Now that made Hiruzen curious.
'Only anbus, clan heads and a few elite jonins know that, who is he?'
As if reading his thoughts, the teen gave the older man a small tired smile. "Please, trust me on this, Hokage-sama."
Shisui was sure that if Root, or even worst Danzo had any idea of his existence, all hell would broke loose.
Figuratively speaking.
Of course.
Anyway, the Hokage complied and activated the privacy seals. What would be said in the office, would stay in the office.
Hiruzen then returned his attention on the intruder, voice strict but betraying the genuine curiosity he had for the entire situation. "Now would you tell me why you are disguised behind an henge in my presence?"
Shisui gave a small chuckle. He removed his coat and released his henge, leaving the Hokage to see what he really look like.
Behind all this disguise stood a boy, no older than seventeen, adorning short curly black hair and bottomless pitch black eyes with amazing eyelashes.
Hiruzen stared at him, something about this teen was familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Then his eyes widened.
'Pale skin, black hair, black eyes... is he-'
"Are you an Uchiha?" That was a dumb question, everybody knows that there are only two Uchiha left-
"Yes."
The almighty Hiruzen Sarutobi spluttered. He stood up. "But that's impossible! There is only two Uchihas left!" But inside, he somewhat knew it wasn't false. That boy was just too familiar. Where did he knew him from?
"What... is your first name?"
Shisui was disappointed. He knew it's been a while, but he really thought the Hokage would be able to recognize him. After all, he was one of the only Uchihas who were actually loyal to the village. But he guessed he shouldn't be surprised, Hiruzen was very old.
He sighed. "And here I thought I was unforgettable. That's sad, I really believed you would know who I was as soon as I undid the henge." He chuckled quietly. "I guess I took too much precautions, my bad."
The Hokage stared at the teen. Brain working ultra fast to review every shinobi he had. After some time, he searched the name of each Uchiha he knew in the deepest part of his mind.
It suddenly clicked.
'No... That's impossible!' But everything lead to him. There is no way that the boy in front of him isn't this shinobi. But at the same time, how?! He clearly d.i.e.d.! And that was even before the Uchiha massacre!
"Shisui... is that you?"
The raven let a smile slip in. He was visibly pleased with the answer.
"Yeah, Hokage-sama. Took you long enough."