[ Over a year has passed since the events of the last chapter, the starting will be the day before the Uchiha Massacre]
The day of removing the bandage on his eye came. The nurse gently cut the bandage and peeled it off his eye.
Yoshino and Shikaku stood there, excited and smiling.
I opened my right eye, what I saw..... Dragged me into a deep unforgiving abyss.
Yoshino's eyes widened as tears dropped down and Shikaku's face fell, they stared at my eyes.
I closed my left eye and I realized just how useless my right eye had become.
Everything was mostly dark with few dim lights here and there, two blurry white figures in front of me, seeming out place of in all the dark.
Tears streamed down my face, Yoshino ran forward and hugged me, "Oh god.... Why.... Don't cry, it'll be okay, we will find a new eye for you, a donor....." Her thoughts consisted of questioning god that why did her boy had to go through this.
Shikaku walked up to the Nurse, "Miss, how long will it take to perform a eye-transplant? Do not worry, I assure you we will find a donor."
The Nurse, saddened by my fate, shook her head, "It's...not about that .. it's just that we can't perform an eye-transplant until he is over 8 years old, the ones who can do it now are either out of the village or dead, Lady Biwako died in the ninetails incident, and Lady Tsunade, Orochimaru and Tsunade's apprentice, Shizune. Are all out of the village, and Orochimaru is a traitor. There might be someone in the other 4 nations, but they are unlikely to help us. Ever since their last attempt to indebt us, they have been less than friendly. I am sorry, its just that there are not many advanced healers in Konoha, most them of died in the war or retired, not to mention it's an art which people don't exactly find fun or exciting, kids like flashy things, so even if there are talented kids out there, they still choose other fields."
Shikaku grunted, "I'll try seeking out T-
---------------over a month later.----------------
Tsunade didn't come, they couldn't even find her and Orochimaru was out of the question.
Shikaku wanted to look for help outside the fire nation, but he hesitated, was he gonna be going to a foreign nation which has been hostile to his to fix his son's sight or just wait 2 years.
He chose the rational option.
So, the doctors performed a chakra technique that seal his right eye, stopping it from opening, as it would only mess his vision up. He had to rest for a month, before functioning normally again.
Right now, he was training in the Nara Training Ground Number 3 With Shisui, who just appeared out of nowhere.
"So... How well are you doing with only eye?" Shisui said while dodging my attacks effortlessly.
I stopped, gasping for air, "It's...Hard...."
Shisui sighed, "Well.... I immediately came here after Sasuke told me that you came to the academy after a month with one usable eye."
Shisui looked like he was thinking about something and then his face lit up, "I've got it!"
I asked, curious as to what he had come up with to fix my eye, "What is it?"
Shisui grinned, "I'll learn Medical Ninjutsu myself! We can continue training for now."
------------ Sometime Later. -------------
Academy Courtyard – Noon
"Sasuke! Quit hogging the targets!" Naruto yelled, hurling a kunai that veered wildly into a tree.
Sakura groaned. "You're *supposed* to aim for the *bullseye*, dead last!"
Kai leaned against the wall, smirking as Shikamaru napped under a tree. "Troublesome," they said in unison.
Iruka's voice boomed. "Kai! Demonstrate the *Shadow Imitation* for the class!"
With a sigh, Kai flicked his wrist. Shadows lashed out, forcing Naruto and Sasuke into an awkward synchronized dance.
"THIS IS THE WORST!" Naruto wailed.
Ding!
Likeness with Classmates +150 – "Respected Show-Off."
------------ Sometime Later ---------
Nara Forest – Dusk
Shikaku's shadow stretched into a spear, pinning Kai's cloak to a tree. "Your weakness isn't speed—it's predictability. *Think*, Kai. Shadows aren't just weapons—they're information."
Kai dissolved into the darkness, reappearing behind Shikaku. "Like this?"
A shadow tendril yanked him into the dirt. "Closer. But I've known that trick since I was six."
**Ding!**
**Shadow Manipulation** → **Rank A** (Jounin-level creativity).
--- sometime later... ---
Hokage Tower – Late Evening
Hiruzen studied the report, smoke curling from his pipe. "Danzō's spies grow bolder. He suspects the Nara's… *herbalism* ruse."
Shikaku shrugged. "Let him dig. All he'll find is Yoshino's terrible flower arrangements."
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Time passes fast.
I jumped up, barely dodging the fireball Shisui had aimed at me, I landed down, panting. "What the fuck is wrong with you? You are all quiet and stuff and now you are using jutsu against me?!"
Shisui's expression stayed as it was, grey and a bit frustrated, "It's.... Nothing... Just some ninja problems... You will experience them too once you become a ninja."
I raised my eyebrow and stood up, "Is it about the clan?".
Shisui looked at me and sighed, "You still remember huh? Well, yes, but it's nothing you need to be concerned about."
I grunted and walked upto him and showed him the burns on my left hand, "What am I gonna say to Yoshino?"
Shisui looked down and grinned, "Well Well! I've been learning medical Ninjutsu remember?"
I groaned, "You still trying to learn it? Well... Let's see how much progress you've made." I extended my left hand.
Shisui grinned and placed his palm on my hand and started gathering chakra.
Suddenly, green chakra spread over my hand and the burns and wounds began to heal.
Once the healing was done, Shisui let go of my arm and grinned, "So? What do you think now?"
I looked at my arm, up and down, they weren't joking when they said this guy was even more talented than Itachi, "This.... Is... Phenomenal.. How?".
Shisui grinned, "Well I happen to have great chakra control, and I am even close to being able to remove that eye of yours." He pointed at my closed eye.
I smiled, "We will see."
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That was the last day I saw Shisui, a month has passed since I met him, I met Itachi every now and there when he came to pick up Sasuke, but we never trained like before even when Sasuke begged for it.
I am afraid, but it's time.
It can happen anyday now, any time.
But there was an eerie feeling about today, from the moment I woke up and till now when I am leaving the academy.
Shikaku and Yoshino had also been showing signs of tention, Shikaku of course had to deal with all of this mess, as the Jonin commander, the head of the Nara Clan and a very close subordinate of the Hokage, he was also being involved with the Uchiha Mess.
That day, when we arrived home and got cleaned up, Shikamaru spoke up, "it feels something bad is gonna happen today."
Shikaku who was sitting near the window, writing down something, spoke up, "I've had the same feeling aswell." Then he turned to me, "Well, how are things going with your toad shadow summons? I heard they caused a mess at Haruto's house."
Oh yeah, well during the time I spent training with the elders, I actually tried to summon the toad, when I did, I had to beat it, which didn't take much effort as my Divine Dogs tore it apart.
It's ability to split into many small parts and join to become a giant toad were incredibly useful, but I didn't use them much as they drained quite a bit of chakra.
I shrugged, "Yeah, it's still hard to control into how much I am splitting the toads into but i am getting the hang of it, ill probably have it down in a month or two."
Shikaku nodded in approval, "Good good. I just wish Shikamaru trained like you aswell."
I chuckled and looked at Shikamaru who had already fallen asleep and shook my head.
Shikaku sighed, "Go rest, we will train in the afternoon."
----------------- At Night ---------------
It was a long tiring day, from the academy to Shikaku's training, everything just exhausted him.
The entire day, he was thinking about the impending massacre that awaited the Uchiha.
Everyday it seemed closer and closer, and not seeing Shisui saddened him, the man had become a big-brother like figure to him.
Something he seeked from his cousin in his previous life.
Alas, there was nothing he could do, so he chose to go to sleep.
------- Midnight -------
The window of the Nara boys' room opened slowly and a bloodied man walked in.
He slowly walked to the bed of Kai and placed his head on his chest and shook him a little.
Kai's only functioning eye slowly opened as he looked at the figure beside him.
It was Shisui, but not in the state he would want to meet him.
One of his eyes was missing, gouged out and he was covered in blood and cuts, his remaining sharingan eye staring at him sadly.
Kai was overtook by terror, he opened his mouth to scream-
Shisui channeled chakra into Kai through his palms, neutralising him for some time.
"I.. I am sorry for coming here at this time and in this state.. I am sorry for doing this to you.." Shisui broke the silence in a hushed tone.
"But... I am about to die.. I've lost too much blood and the root are behind me, Itachi has held them off for a while... I came here.. to give you the last gift from me... Blegh!" Shisui tried to speak but ended up spitting blood all over Kai's bed.
"I am sorry... Hehe.... It was heartbreaking... To see you with only eye, but hey, now we both have only one eye huh... Haha.." Shisui's expression turned serious.
"Listen... I am giving this to you, as my last mark on you and the world.. I want you to have it, I want you to protect the Uchiha Honor when it is time. I wasn't able to stop my clan from being destroyed.. I was a failure... Listen. Take care of Sasuke and look after him, ok? I will cast a seal on you so you won't be able to talk about this to anyone but still, don't tell anyone of this, before it is time. Maybe Unc Shikaku, but no one else, not even Yoshino, ok? Rest now... Tommorow you'll wake up with two eyes.... Well, I'll just leave some instructions with Shikaku. Goodbye, Kai. I want you to have this."
And then, suddenly, everything went dark for Kai, as he felt warm chakra invading his body before he fell completely asleep.
---------------- The Next Morning ---------------
It was sunlight falling on my eyes that woke me up.
The morning was quiet, eerie, carrying a sense of sadness and... Death....
Then I remembered what happened last night, I looked down and-
The blood was gone.
Was it just a dream?
Wait-
His eyes fell on the mirror, and there was the proof, the proof that what happened last night was real.
Instead of his one eye he was getting used to, there were two. One charcoal black and one brown.
I looked at Shikamaru's bed and saw that it was empty.
Then came the sound of a woman crying from downstairs.
I got off the bed and walked downstairs.
There it was, Yoshino standing near the door, holding her face in her hands, crying.
There was Shikamaru sitting beside Yoshino, with a grim and scared face.
And there was Shikaku, staring holes into me, holding a very grim expression.
The question flew out of my mouth, "What happened?".
Yoshino stopped for a moment to look at me and then continued crying.
Shikamaru hesitantly spoke up, "The Uch-The Uchiha..."
"What about the Uchiha?" I asked.
"The Uchiha were all killed..... By Itachi..."
My eyes widened, but there was not much shock.
Afterall, I knew it was gonna happen.
Shikaku called out from the other end of the room, "Come here Kai."
The voice was cold, tired and grim.
I gulped and started walking towards Shikaku.
It seems no one had noticed that I had two eyes now except for him.
I sat down infront of Shikaku and he looked at me, "Channel Chakra into your right eye." He commanded.
Without any protest, I followed, channeling chakra into my right eye.
Suddenly, I could see a blue aura surrounding Shikaku and everything just seemed like it was slowing down.
I could see the movement in Shikaku's muscles, knowing what he was gonna do before he even did it, he was gonna stand up.
But my chakra was getting drained, FAST.
And only seconds after this happened, I fell unconscious because of chakra exhaustion.
Shikaku grunted and rubbed his eyes before standing up and walking to the porch.
He looked up at the sky, breathed in and yelled out-
"FUCKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"