Chapter 5 - 5 (2/2)

”Sakumo  san, my aunt, and little brother will always be my family. So unless they want to go on their own, our  clan will always be their home.”

”Good! Since that is the case, this matter can only be known to the people in this room.”

”Yeah, I understand” Inoichi's attitude make Chinse feel particularly warm and happy that she has such a family.

After the three people reached a consensus, Sakumo saluted the lot and left the place, as whatever is left to be said is an inner business of the Yamanaka's.

”Ryo, don't be sad.  My father wouldn't want to see you like this.”

The death of Akihito did indeed make Ryo grieve endlessly. But when he awakened the Sharingan, grief got turned into a driving force for advancement. As long as his eyes evolve, he might get the Rinnegan, or any other form that helps him get resurrection powers. So maybe, his uncle can be resurrected. What he needs now is power!

A week later, the 3rd hokage held the funerals of the heroes of Konoha.

In front of the Spiritual Tablets, all the ninjas were in black. On the soothing tablets were carved the names of ninjas who sacrificed their lives for the peace of Konoha.

At the end of the funeral, Chinse called Ryo and Inochi to her room and spoke to them about what happened years ago.

Ryo's father was one of the Uchiha's elite, names Uchiha Houyi. He didn't appear in the original series. He was different from the rest of the Uchiha as he had no fire affinity: only lightning.

The Uchiha's are known for their skill with fire and High ninja skills. But Houyi's lack of fire affinity got him discriminated against by members of his family. That is until he awakened his sharingan at 10 years old!

The earlier the Uchiha's sharingan is awakened, the higher his talent. So houyi was considered a rare genius even among the great Uchiha clan. Trained by his family, 16-year-old Houyi became a special Jonin with his sharingan and his thunder powers. And then at the age of 18, he became a fully fledged Jonin. He was sent to the wind country where he met Chinse who worked as medical Ninja there.

In the country of the wind, the sand puppeteer ninja showed great proficiency at using poison. Konoha's ninja's slightest mistakes resulted in them getting poisoned and the absence of medical ninja meant certain death. As a result, 70% of Konoha's medical ninja were stationed in the wind country.

As Chinse saved his life from poisoning and Houyi saved her in the battlefield heroically, the two ended up falling in love with each other.

Ever since year 31, they were together. Because of the war, the news about their marriage didn't spread. Only their commander Sakumo knew. The next year she got pregnant and Houyi faced Chiyo's son and daughter in law on the field. Even though he fought marvelously, he ended up getting poisoned and he died in his wife's arms as she failed to save him.

As Yamanaka Chinse grieved, Hatake Sakumu contacted her cousin Akihito.

The Uchihas were never really in agreement with the Hokage's. And with the Yamanaka's consistent support for them along the years, Chinse wouldn't have a great life with the Uchihas. Now that Houyi's dead, Sakumo couldn't stand to see his friend's wife being bullied by the Uchiha's. With Akihito, he decided to hide the matter of the marriage, let the Yamanaka's bring her back to her clan where she should be able to raise her son with no problems.

This way, Ryo could grow up peacefully. Chinse intended on speaking out about his origin whenever he developed the Sharingan. But nobody could expect this day coming so soon.

”Mom, are you a medical ninja?”

”Well I learned pharmacy ever since my early days, and when I was 14 I entered Konoha's hospital and only left when I had you.”

”Mom, are we the Yamanaka medically talented?” Ryo remembered that in the original show Ino had a bit a bit of medical ninjatsu knowledge and added that to the fact that his mother was a medic too. With his understanding of the human body, along with medical ninja and his lightning powers, they might form together a potent combination

”Well, our family does have excellent Chakra control because of our practice of mind body techniques so we don't have problems with using simple medical ninjutsu. But studying medical ninjutsu in depth is no easy task.”

”Mom , that…”

”Look Ryo let's talk about this later! You have school to go to and I have to talk to your brother now.”

Although he was curious about what she was going to say to Inoichi, he didn't want to bother her so he just nodded and left.