Sarutobi Hiruzen was surprised to receive an invitation to dinner from the young Uchiha clan head, but he could see whatever it was, it was serious.

He accepted the invitation and ventured into the Uchiha district after many years. The war was taking so much of his time that he couldn't roam the village as he once used to. Entering the clan head's home, he was surprised to be introduced to Fugaku's 'brother' Uchiha Sasuke and his two children Karasu and Sarada, who had apparently returned to the village after Sasuke's long term mission, which while he knew he hadn't such mission to any Uchiha. He concluded that this was what Fugaku had wanted to talk about, and was proven right, when he was led to his office along with Sasuke. He tried not to let his astonishment show when Sasuke asked Fugaku for allowing him to talk to Hiruzen privately. Fugaku, however, was not very successful in hiding his displeasure at that, but compiled.

Hiruzen decided to start the conversation. "I have never given a mission to any Uchiha Sasuke."

"Not yet." he replied.

"Are you implying that you are from the future?"

"Yes. Me and my daughter are from 35 years in future." he said, as if it wasn't the most ridiculous thing Hiruzen had ever heard.

"And Karasu-kun?"

"He is Itachi from 10 years in future."

Hiruzen remembered noting the similarities between the boy and the toddler, during the dinner. Against his better judgment, he found himself believing the man in from of him. The story was too ridiculous to not be true and could be easily disproved.

"Why invite me here, then? Why not simply come to my office?"

"I don't wish Danzo to be even aware about Sarada.... and Karasu. He was responsible for the massacre of my clan, leaving me the only survivor ,when I was 8."

"Do you have any proof of such vile accusations?" Hiruzen asked projecting killing intent.

The Uchiha brushed it off as if it wasn't there. "I cannot provide proof of something that wouldn't happen for 10 years. But I can definitely tell you what he is doing right now. You have allowed him to form his private army, haven't you? Do you know that less than half the recruits graduate in ROOT, because they are supposed to kill their best friends in a death match to graduate. Do you know that he has already inducted Orochimaru in ROOT and is encouraging him to experiment on children to obtain mokouton?"

Hiruzen felt his mouth go dry. He could deny these accusations but in his heart he knew they were true. He was the Hokage, he was only blind when he chose to be and it appeared that the children of Konoha had payed the price of him being willfully blind to Danzo's actions.

"The Rokudaime had even found proof that he had deliberately sabotaged Hatake Sakumo's mission, whose failure led to the start of 3rd Shinobi war. I don't have anything to prove it to you, though." he continued.

This headache wasn't something he had expected to acquire when he had expected Fugaku's invitation.

"Very well. Your identities will remain between Fugaku and me, assuming Mikoto doesn't know." he said. "Now, you better have some worthwhile information about the war, after the headache you've just given me."

"Most of the information I learned about the 3rd war in academy was nothing more than propaganda. However, I know that the war with Iwa came to an end when Kanabi bridge, which was a main part of their supply line, was destroyed by Team Minato, loosing Uchiha Obito during the mission. Kiri backed out when they lost the Sanbi in a failed plot to unleash the biju inside Konoha by defectively sealing it inside Nohara Rin, who chose to commit suicide. With Kumo, skirmishes and ceasefire continued to five years from now, when they sent a diplomat for a peace treaty, who tried to steal the Byakugan during his visit."

"Hatake Kakashi was your jonin sensei, then? He concluded.

"Yes." he said, not volunteering anything.

Hiruzen sighed. "All right. I can work with this for time being. But I will need more information than that. I'm giving the rank of chunnin to you and your children can get themselves registered as genin tomorrow."

He got up to leave, lamenting the increased paperwork.