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The last of us.
An ANBU was standing in the courtyard of what was The Uchiha compound. The Uchiha's were all dead.
Many of his comrades, the Hokage, and Danzō were around him.
What had led Itachi Uchiha to do this? None could answer this question that he knew of.
He heard a faint cough on his right. He looked over and a girl with long brown hair had just flipped from her stomach onto her back.
"Medic!" He yelled as he ran to her.
He kneeled next to her.
"Itachi...Kun." She said as she passed out once again.
The girl had a stab wound in her gut. Itachi must have failed to kill her. She had said 'Kun' so she must have been close to him.
The ANBU medic ran over and started healing her until they could get her to hospital.
"Medic!" He heard another ANBU say on the other side of the courtyard.
"It's Sasuke!" He heard.
Another ANBU medic ran over to Sasuke.
Maybe Itachi couldn't bring himself to kill either Uchiha.
The ANBU moved on to check for life in the other Uchiha.
The next day.
The Hokage, Danzo, and the two elders sat in one room at a table facing each other.
"Hiruzen, this was not how it was supposed to turn out. The mission was to only leave his little brother alive. We have to kill this girl. We can use her being in the hospital to our advantage." Danzō said.
Hiruzen slightly bowed his head in thought.
Sasuke needed someone to raise him.
"As it stands, we have no clue on how Sasuke will take to the news since he has not woken. He could grow to hate the leaf. But he could also grow to love it-"
"Well then we should kill them both." Danzo said.
Hiruzen let out a sigh.
He couldn't help but think Itachi spared her on purpose.
"You did not let me finish." He said.
Danzo held his tongue.
"The possibilities of the situation are endless. But I feel keeping Izumi alive will beneficial for Sasuke. Izumi has a kind heart even if she is a shinobi. The truth won't leave this room. Since Itachi gave up everything dear to him then became rogue to spy on this forming group called the Akatsuki, I believe we should keep them alive because of this. He has taken on a heavy burden for the village." Hiruzen stated.
Danzo shook his head.
"That is foolish! You are putting the village in harms way." He said.
"I am the Hokage. You may have talked me into letting Itachi kill his clan, but I will not allow what is left to be killed. You cannot change my opinion on this. Leave your trust in fate." He said.
The two elders nodded in agreement. Making the vote three to one.
Danzo had no say.
Sasuke opened his eyes. He looked up at a white ceiling.
Where was he? The hospital? He was alone in a room.
The last thing he remembered...
His eyes widen. His Nii-San had killed his family. His entire clan!
He tried to sit up but failed. He was just to weak at the moment.
Did anyone survive? Where was Itachi?
How was an eight year old boy to deal with this?
Izumi was next to wake up.
Everything was white around her. Was she dead?
The last thing she remembered was Itachi killing everyone. He had put her in a genjutsu. They were in love. They got married. They had kids. Their children were babies when the genjutsu was stopped and she felt a pain in her gut as she woke up.
"I'll be back for you. Until then, watch after Sasuke." Was all she heard before she hit the ground unconscious.
Was his little brother the only other one who made it?
She moved her body the wrong way. Ouch!
Izumi's eyes widened as a Doctor came in.
"The Hokage will be in here shortly. Let me look at your wound." He said.
Izumi's eyebrows knitted in confusion.
"Itachi ran a sword through you. Luckily, nothing ruptured." He said as his hands glowed with chakra.
Izumi nodded.
"Alright, I'll help you sit up. I need to change your bandages." He said as he slowly helped Izumi sit up.
When the Doctor was done, he helped her lay back and left to go get the Hokage.
What was going to happen to her and Sasuke? Why did Itachi kill everyone? Why did he just spare them? Was it on purpose?
So many questions. She hoped the Hokage could answer them.
Hiruzen walked into the room.
"Hokage-sama." Izumi greeted weakly.
Hiruzen walked forward to sit in the chair next to her bed.
They made eye contact. He saw the pain in her eyes.
"I won't ask how you are. My answer is clear in your eyes. I can't imagine your pain. The only ones who lived is you and Sasuke." He said.
Izumi felt tears come to her eyes.
"Why would Itachi-Kun do this? To his own clan." She asked.
Hiruzen looked sadly at Izumi. "I do not know. He has left the village."
"Why did me and Sasuke have to be the only ones? Itachi-Kun was always so kind. I don't understand why he would do this." She stated as she started sobbing into her hands.
Hiruzen closed his eyes for a moment in thought. 'You and Sasuke don't deserve this. If only I could apologize to you both. I can't tell you the truth.' He thought.
He stood and turned to walk out.
"When you have recovered enough to be discharged, you will come to my office where Sasuke will await you. We will decide what happens from there." He said as he turned and walked out.
Two weeks later.
Izumi was on her way to the Hokage's office. Today was the day she would see Sasuke. She had finally been released from the hospital. She was weak but she could walk just fine.
When she made it to his office, she lightly knocked.
"Come in Izumi." She heard.
She did as she was told.
She walked in the door and walked up to stand next to Sasuke who stood in front of the Hokage's desk.
Sasuke had his hands on his pockets and his eyes closed.
He was surprisingly calm for someone who lost their family just two weeks ago.
She remembered the first time she held Sasuke. She tried to convince Itachi that he wouldn't cry. Boy was she wrong. As soon as he did she quickly handed him back to Itachi. Sasuke instantly stopped crying.
The memory made her sad now.
Hizuren looked at Izumi.
"From here on out you will be Sasuke's Guardian. Once he gets adjusted and you have fully healed, you will be able to go back on missions. Your housing will be paid for until that time. It is in the Uchiha compound. Sasuke's old home." He said.
She looked at Sasuke who had stiffened up.
She looked back at the Hokage.
"Don't you think that's alitt-"
"Let's go." Sasuke interrupted as he turned to walk out.
Izumi looked at Hizuren and bowed. She then followed Sasuke out.
They walked in silence until the gates of the Uchiha compound came into view.
Sasuke stopped and stared at the gates.
Izumi could only imagine what pain Sasuke was in.
They both had no one. The moment her parents got pregnant with her, her father's family disowned her. That's why she inherited the Uchiha last name. Originally her father was of the Kinzoku clan. They pull metal from the palms of their hands to form weapons.
She had learned some of it on her own but she had a long way to go.
The pain that her and Sasuke was in was unbearable. Making them stay in their own compound was just an extra slap in the face.
They continued to walk. Once they made it to the gate she sensed a familiar chakra.
Sasuke stopped when she did. She looked around as if looking for something. She then turned to look at Sasuke.
"I'll catch up. Okay sweetheart?" She said with a kind smile.
Sasuke gave a silent nod and continued walking. She hated not being there for him. But she needed to figure out where it was coming from.
When Sasuke was out of sight she continued to look around.
She then noticed a crow perched atop of a building.
Itachi was the first thing she thought of.
It flew down and landed ten feet in front of her.
Was it in connection with Itachi?
The crow called out at her.
Her assumption was correct when it eyed her and jumped forward alittle bit.
She looked into the eye of the black crow. Her eyes went from angry to soft.
"Why would you do this?" Was all she could ask. She knew Itachi could probably see her through the crow. If she wasn't emotionally and physically stressed, her heart would've fluttered at this.
The crow called out as it flew off.
She stood there in silence for a moment. She then went to catch up to Sasuke at a fast walking pace. She couldn't wait to heal up.
Why couldn't she not be harmed like Sasuke?
She let out a sigh.
'Itachi-Kun.' She thought.
This was going to be the beginning of a long and hard journey.
A/N: That's the end of the chapter! Please let me know if it's worth continuing.