“Yep. Found it.” Akihiko said as he brought a bottle filled with red liquid.

“I call this the Health Potion.” Akihiko said as he presented it to Itachi, Deidara, Nagato and Konan with a graceful bow.

*Clap* *Clap*

*Cough*

While the three were clapping, Itachi started coughing again. Akihiko opened the bottle and just grabbed Itachi’s chin.

“Open your mouth.”

Itachi opened his mouth and Akihiko just chugged the whole bottle inside Itachi’s mouth.

Konan, Deidara and Nagato were speechless.

“Yep. This much should work.” Akihiko muttered as Itachi finally finished drinking.

Itachi finally finished drinking all the content of the health potion as he took in deep breaths.

He was so surprised that he even changed his way of speaking.

“Bloody hell. This tastes horrible. There is a metallic taste in this. It’s almost like it’s …. blood?” Itachi asked as Akihiko nodded.

“Yep. That’s my blood.” He then leaned forward and whispered to Itachi so that only he could hear it.

“Your death should probably be delayed by a month or so. I’m still trying to find a cure. My blood can delay it but it won’t take long before you die.”

“Mn. It’s fine even if you can’t find it. You already helped me in lots of things. Even if I die tonight, no. I won’t be happy if I die tonight. I still want to spend more time with my mom, Sasuke and my sisters. I will be happy if I die after a month.”

“Haha, take it easy, Itachi. Anyway, I have to go out. I have an appointment with someone. Anko said that “she” will come today after all.” Akihiko said as he waved goodbye to everyone.

“Konan, look over Deidara and Nagato. Don’t let them cause trouble. I trust you, alright?”

Konan nodded as she started talking.

“Can you help me train?”

“Why?”

“I once said that I will defeat you. I will try to defeat you.”

*chuckle*

“Sure.”

Konan smiled before she went back to her neutral face.

“Then, Boss. I’ll join too!”

“Do you want training or guidance in making cookies?”

“Of course, cookies.”

“Then, I’ll help you in that part.”

Nagato was ignored completely as he didn’t have any power. Afterwards, Akihiko just left the house in a normal way, which was through the entrance. He didn’t teleport away.

——

“What? Konoha was attacked?” Temari shouted in surprise as Kankuro turned towards her.

“Sister, please don’t shout so suddenly. My fragile heart cannot handle it.”

However, he was ignored.

“Gaara, can I go to Konoha? I want to check if he’s alright.”

“Yes. When you meet him, please thank him for me. He saved my life after all.”

“Sure.”

Temari left the room as Kankuro walked over to Gaara.

“Gaara, what do you think about forming an alliance with Konoha?”

“…”

“Gaara?”

“Oh. What did you say?”

‘Damn. Was I fated to be ignored? It must be fate.’ Kankuro thought as a single imaginary tear fell down from his eyes.

He then started talking about it.

—–

“Sasuke, what do you think about changing your hairstyle?” Karin asked as Sasuke nodded.

“Yeah. I should let it grow and then tie it at the back like a ponytail, just like Akihiko.”

He said with a satisfied smile as Jugo and Karin looked at him worriedly.

“He’s obsessed with Akihiko.” Jugo whispered in Karin’s ears as Karin’s eyes widened.

She lunged forward and hugged Sasuke as she and Sasuke both fell down.

“Oi, Karin, what are you doing?” Sasuke said as he hurriedly tried to remove himself with a slightly blushed face.

“Do you love Akihiko?”

“What?”

“What?”

“Of course not. Yeah, his face is very attractive. His body is also attractive. His voice is also very good to listen to. He’s also very strong. His naming sense is also….. awesome.”

Karin’s mouth widened every second as Jugo was very uncomfortable with the atmosphere that Sasuke and Karin created.

“But I still don’t like him or love him. He’s like a role model. Even though we’re the same age, I strive to be like him. Also, he even became my family by mar- nevermind. Forget about that. That’s weird even now. Also, he matured so fast that I sometimes even think that he’s way older than he looks. Maybe he’s a fucking alien.” Sasuke said with a serious face while Karin let out a deep breath.

“Phew, that’s good. I was worried that you would get attracted to Akihiko.”

At that moment, a thought passed through Sasuke’s mind.

“Don’t tell me….. you like Akihiko?”

“No. Of course not! I only like…. you.”

“God damn it! Stop this shit! You guys are breaking my third-wheel heart. Please act lovey dovey later. We still have a mission to complete!” Jugo finally couldn’t handle it anymore and exploded.

*Cough*

“Yeah, you’re right.”

“Anyway, about the hairstyle, I was thinking of letting your hair grow and make it cover your left eye.”

“No. That’s fucking emo. There’s no way that I will have that haircut. Even if there were parallel worlds, I am sure that I would not have that haircut.”

—–

Akihiko was walking down the street as he saw two extremely familiar people walking together while holding hands. He smirked as he appeared behind them.

“Kakashi-san, you finally got yourself a girlfriend, huh? Congratulations.”

“Yes.” Kakashi replied as he just stared back at Akihiko.

“W-what are you saying?” Hanare blushed as she punched Kakashi’s arms lightly.

“Enjoy yourselves. Don’t forget to send an invitation for your wedding~” Akihiko said playfully as he walked away.

“Sure.” Kakashi replied with a smirk right under his mask. He knew Akihiko’s character. Meanwhile, Hanare was blushing hard.

Then, they continued walking as Hanare asked.

“A-are we really going to get married soon?”

“Yeah. Maybe in a few months.” Kakashi replied as they both smiled.

Akihiko continued walking as he finally arrived near an alleyway. A woman’s voice suddenly sounded.

“You got the good stuff?”

There was silence in the air for a while before Akihiko started laughing.

“This sounds like an illegal drug deal. But yeah, I got the good stuff.”

“Nice!” Shiori finally emerged as she gave a thumbs up.

[A/N: If you forgot, Shiori is the name that the Cookie addicted Snek Sage decided to name herself.]

“Well, will you not visit our home this time?”

“Nope. I still have lots of things to do back in the cave. Things are still a bit chaotic from the aftereffects of your massacre. I am trying to solve them all. *sigh* That’s why I need the cookies!”

“Sure. Here. There are around 100,000. It should last you for a long time.”

“Thanks!” She said before she waved goodbye.

“I’ll come back again when I’m free!”

Then, she just ran away like a thief trying to run away without being seen.

*chuckle*

“She’s quite cute, huh?” Akihiko said it as it looked funny how Shiori was turning her head left and right while sneakily running away. He shook his head and then went back to the Uchiha Household.

However, he forgot one thing. Shiori’s hearing was a lot better than normal humans. She stopped in her tracks before blushing and tripping.

“Ow.”

She rubbed her head as she just gave up.

‘I’ll just summon myself back to the cave.’

—–

[Kumogakure]

“Oh ho. He’s that strong huh?” Raikage Ay said with a smile and a nod as Bee immediately replied.

“You already know that, the last time he came here, you both had a fight. You’re lucky no one saw it or you would have gotten laughed at…. yo.”

Yugito, Samui and Mabui all looked at Bee and sighed.

Ay’s eyebrows twitched as he closed his eyes for a second.

“Bee, you’ll be locked in your room for three days.”

“Ah! I’ll call my bro, Akihiko, to beat you up-yo!” Bee said as he sweated a bit.

Yugito, Samui and Mabui were speechless as Bee couldn’t read the atmosphere.

“6 days. You’ll be locked for 6 days.”

“Nooooooooooo!” Bee’s voice slowly faded away as he was dragged away by Darui.

“Lord Jinchuuriki, please don’t cause trouble. The Raikage would be disappointed if you tried to run away.”

“Yeah, I know. 6 days, right? I’ll just practice my rapping with Gyuki as my judge, I will not even budge, bakayaro, konoyaro!”

*Click*

The door was closed as he sat down on his bed.

“Gyuki…..”

Meanwhile, back in the office, Ay was questioning Yugito and Samui.

“Did you manage to gauge his strength?”

“No, Lord Raikage. He was just toying around with Pain.”

*sigh*

“What do you think about forming an alliance with Konoha?”

“I think it would be extremely worth it, Lord Raikage.”

“Yeah, it’s already a huge benefit with his strength alone.”

“Hmmm. Alright. You may leave. I’ll think about this more.” Ay said as Yugito and Samui bowed before leaving the room.

*sigh*

“Damn it. All of this is making my head hurt.”

—–

[Kirigakure]

“Lord Mizukage, we got some news about Konoha.”

“Oh? Tell me about it.”

“Konoha was attacked by Pain, the leader of Akatsuki.”

Hearing that, Mei Terumi was curious about what happened to Konoha.

“Did Konoha suffer lots of damage?”

“No. It was the opposite, Lord Mizukage. Konoha only had a few damages and only a few casualties.”

“Hm? With Pain’s strength, it should not be possible that Konoha didn’t suffer. After all, Pain managed to kill Hanzo the Salamander.”

“It’s just as you said, Lord Mizukage. But there was someone who was more powerful than him. According to our sources, it is said that the one who defeated Pain was a jonin named Akihiko.”

“Oh? Continue.”

“It is said that he easily defeated Pain without breaking a sweat. He’s also the founder of the Dark Side cookies which is extremely popular in Konoha.”

“Mm hm? Tell me about his personality and looks.” Mei Terumi was more and more curious as she had a smile on her face.

The one who was telling the news had a few beads of sweat forming on his head as he thought, ‘Why do I feel like I’m giving information for dating?’

“He’s known to be easy going. As for his looks, they just said he’s handsome. This is all, Lord Mizukage. We only managed to get basic information about him.”

“It’s fine. You may leave now.” He then left as Mei was left alone.

“It seems like my search for a husband might end soon.”

—–

[Iwagakure]

“Lord Tsuchikage, we got news from-”

“AHHHH! MY BACK! MY BACK!”

“I’ll come back later.”

—–

[Back in Konoha]

In Konoha, the mothers and kids were back in the house after all the shopping and playing around at the playground.

“Kids, you have to sleep. It’s time to rest.”

“Noo~ Mom, we still aren’t tired!”

They only got picked up and then placed on their bed.

“We’re… really… not sleepy.” They said as they slowly fell asleep.

“You’re all still young. You need to rest more.” The kids were already asleep so they didn’t know anything.

“Well, I sense that somebody has finally arrived back from his training session. I should probably test it.” Kushina said with a smile as the others shook their heads and sighed.

“Poor Naruto.”

(End-)

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