Today was another interesting one in Etsuo's life as he was currently outside of the village. He made the connection that his mother's clan of origin was the Uchiha, owners of the Sharigan eyes. She had changed her name to Yukimura after she met his father and fell in love. But why was there such a mystery surrounding his mother, Uchiha, and the Sharigan. She had died, when he was 3 but why didn't she inform his older brother of the clan that they were from. Also, why did there father not tell them about it either. It was not likely that he forgot and he out of all of them should of known. Actually, Etsuo was positive that he father knew from his reaction towards the Sharigan eyes and the death of his brother's life.

"Why didn't you speak up father and tell me and brother?" He would ask himself as if the thin air could give him an answer to it.

He was well prepared for the journey because he always wanted to go into a new village and experience life as it is there. This meant new as in new to him, not the entire world or a group of people. He had his change of clothes already on him and he was ready for the change of the world around him. Etsuo wasn't going though just for the change in the environment. It wasn't for a mission from the village either. No, he was going to Konaha to find other Uchiha members because he wanted some answers from this family. He nearly wanted this mystery and suffering to be over by any means that would accomplish that. Even if that mean he would be spend a lot of his time in Konaha or any other village beside Kumo.

He hoped though that he would be there though when his father woke up from his coma, although he wouldn't complain for him waking up at all. The things that he has been through have created quite a bit of suffering. This has given him great power that he is still a bit clueless about, the Sharigan eyes. He definitely deserves them after the death of his brother and his father's coma. Both of them though were caused by one man that was skilled in the use of puppets. If he ever wanted to defeat this man he would have to st least become on his father's level of using puppets.

This journey would not only be one of discovery and mystery, but also training of elements and jutsu. He expected to come back to Kumo and his father as a new warrior. A shinobi that can answer the question that was forced in him by a nightmare. He would be able to hopefully look back on his brother's death with not a single regret in his mind. He hoped that his father would awaken and forgive him for rushing at the stranger and not looking for help, putting them both in a place of danger.

Who ever the stranger was he definitely caused the awakening of his Sharigan eyes, if he got anymore into it. The suffering would probably come from him and no one else. There was only a small chance that it would be otherwise but it was very much doubtful. He had a journey ahead of him indeed and it was only the first step of one thousand. He also was not going to walk this path alone because he going to find new friends or those that he could also call family.

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