Naruto: My and Obito's mutual redemption

"How could this be..." Yu Yan's mind was in a mess. He didn't understand why he had to face the death of his parents after being reborn. Was he destined to be alone?

Although he was a time traveler, Yu Yan's soul, which was not supposed to appear in this world, appeared here. Rather than occupying the baby's body, it was more like... merging? His soul merged with the soul that was supposed to be born in this body, which meant that he belonged to this world but was independent of the rules of this world.

The pain from the depths of his soul made him almost breathless. This was the pain of blood severance and the death of his relatives. However, because his body could not bear the huge soul, his consciousness blurred again in the pain.

"It's this hazy world again, is there nothing..." In the spiritual world, Yu Yan's soul wandered, unable to find any exit.

“It’s raining…?”

Yu Yan's spiritual world was originally a gray and boundless world. But now it was raining abnormally, and the raindrops kept penetrating his soul. Although he could not get wet by the raindrops, he felt inexplicably cold and sad.

This is the soul crying.

The gray sky is unclear, the gray earth is endless, and the freezing rain is freezing cold. This is Yu Yan's current spiritual world.

Land of Fire, Hidden Leaf Village

"Hokage, the mission has been accomplished." Three figures appeared in the Hokage's office. They were the ninja captain who brought Yu Yan back. His team completed the mission and now came back to report to Hokage.

"Thank you for your hard work, kids." At the desk, the old man wearing the Hokage hat looked at the three-person team with a smile, "As long as the mission is completed, you are all excellent ninjas."

When the three heard Sarutobi Hiruzen praising them with a smile, they all blushed and said excitedly: "Yes! Lord Hokage, we are not tired. Completing the mission is the duty of the ninja!"

"Alright, alright." After winning over everyone, Sarutobi Hiruzen changed the subject: "Then I'll look at the mission report later. Now you should tell me where the child in Fujiwara's arms came from?"

The captain of the three team turned to the Fujiwara team member behind them and said, "Fujiwara, bring the child over here so that the Hokage can see him!"

Fujiwara took two steps forward, held the child in front of the Hokage and said, "Hokage-sama, this is a child we found on the way back from the mission. His parents died in the rebellion of bandits. Only the child is still alive. We couldn't just watch the child being left there, so we brought him back."

After that, the team leader explained the situation in detail. After understanding it, Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "Well, since he is a child with a miserable life and no one to rely on, he should stay in the village. The child is called Xiao Yuyan, right? Show me the necklace you mentioned."

Fujiwara found the necklace and jade pendant and handed them to Sarutobi Hiruzen, but Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't take his eyes off the necklace from the first time he saw it.

"What is this?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was a man of his time, so he could tell at a glance that the necklace contained a lot of chakra. After taking the necklace and examining it carefully, he said, "There is a lot of chakra in it. It should be sealed by a sealing technique, but I have never seen this kind of sealing technique. You said that the parents of this child are just two ordinary farmers?"

"Ah? I'm very sorry, Hokage. We can only sense that there may be chakra inside, but we don't know if there is a sealing technique and a large amount of chakra... and... there is indeed a farmer couple at the scene..." The captain's forehead was sweating at this moment. He really didn't think so much, and he didn't see anything particularly strange. Now that the Hokage asked, he didn't know there were so many details.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes narrowed and he said, "This child's background is probably not that simple. This is a matter of great importance. You three must not reveal any of this matter. Do you understand?"

"Yes! Lord Hokage!" The three of them quickly agreed. Background? It doesn't matter to me. They don't want to be quietly killed because of being involved in the family secrets...

"Okay, you don't have to be so nervous. Since you brought the child back, you should be responsible for finding a good family to adopt him. This is your mission."

"Yes!"

After letting the three people leave, Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the necklace and jade token and examined them carefully. "It doesn't look like any of the sealing techniques currently known to the Uzumaki clan... Why would they seal such a large amount of chakra in this necklace... The shape of this string of connected objects is also... a bit like the necklace of the first Hokage on Tsunade, but not quite the same... Hmm... Maybe it's a descendant of the Senju or Uzumaki? Never mind, maybe Mito-sama knows something..."

After looking for a long time, the old man still didn't come to any special conclusion. "Yuyan... no last name..." He picked up the pipe at hand and took two big puffs. "Huh~ It seems necessary to investigate it clearly. I hope that this child will grow up to be a good child who inherits the will of fire."

Sarutobi Hiruzen personally selected a few people from his direct Anbu to conduct the investigation on Yuyan. As for why he did not let Sakumo investigate, it was because... simply because White Fang was on a mission, and his Anbu could also complete this kind of work.

Seeing that the matter was over, Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief and quietly took out a crystal ball from his desk drawer. Driven by chakra, the scene of the village appeared in the crystal ball.

"Hehe, I am a genius. The teacher didn't invent the telescope technique... Hehehe... Let me see what the children in the village are doing today~" After reveling in himself for a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen could not wait to mobilize his chakra and use the crystal ball to look at the various situations in the village. "Hehe... This is good..."

"boom!"

The door to the Hokage's office was suddenly flung open, and an old man with a bandage on his head and a cane walked in. Sarutobi Hiruzen was startled by the sudden intrusion and angrily said, "Danzo! How many times have I told you to knock before you come in!" He was observing the beautiful scenery of the village and was suddenly interrupted, feeling very unhappy.

The person who came was none other than the leader of Konoha's Root, Shimura Danzo. The Root, a department almost identical to the Anbu, was directly under the Hokage on the surface, but in reality it was only responsible to Shimura Danzo.

Danzo saw the crystal ball on his desk and knew what he was doing. He said with a dark face: "Hiruzen, you are doing this kind of boring thing again! You should use this energy to think about how to develop the village!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen blushed when he heard Danzo's words: "Ahem! I'm just observing the younger generations practicing hard! Also, what are you doing here?"

"I heard that the team you sent on a mission brought back an abandoned baby? Hiruzen! Do you know what you are doing? What if it is an enemy spy? You will bring ruin to the village! Hiruzen!"

"Ahem. Danzo, it's not as serious as you say. You said it's just a baby. Can a baby be a spy? Besides, the war is over now and all countries have signed peace treaties. I think you are worrying too much." Sarutobi Hiruzen retorted.

"How can you be so sure? A baby? What if it's some ninjutsu that we don't know about, used to steal Konoha's information and the peace treaty? Hiruzen, do you believe in such a bullshit? Don't be so naive..." Danzo still refused to give in.

"That's enough! Danzo, I told you, this kid can't be a spy!"

"Huruzen, since you are so sure that he is not a spy, why don't you send him to the Root? Anyway, he has no family or relatives, so sending him to the Root is just right! Train him into a spy without any emotions, and sneak into the enemy country to gather intelligence! It will be a great help to you, me, and Konoha!" Danzo said with a dagger revealed.

"Huh? How did you know that this child has the potential to become a ninja?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked grim. The Root was really quick. The child was only sent to the village in the morning, and Danzo came to find him in the afternoon. Could it be that... "Have you looked for Fujiwara and the others?"

"Humph! I didn't do anything. I just asked them a few questions!"

Just this morning Sarutobi Hiruzen had told Fujiwara and the others not to reveal anything, but... "Yamamanaka..." Sarutobi Hiruzen understood the secret technique of the Yamanaka clan.

"Danzo, don't go too far!" Sarutobi Hiruzen growled with a dark face.

"Huruzen, leave the child to the Root, you understand!"

"Impossible, Danzo, there is no room for negotiation on this matter! This child's background is not ordinary!"

"Damn it, Hiruzen! You're going to regret this!"

"Don't forget, Danzo! I am the Hokage!"

"boom!"

Danzo slammed the door and left.

Under the Hokage hat, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was gloomy. He thought to himself: "Old friend, you'd better not go too far. This child's identity is probably..."