I know what you're thinking (or what I'd be thinking if I were you) - again? I mean, this is my third rewrite for the same story, one I planned to never write again. If you want to thank anyone for it being rewritten, thank gamecowboy ( ). Also TeamWorkIsKey (Tonfa) because I read her Uchiha sibling fanfic and it helped revive the flame. Gamecowboy is the one that kept it going. I'll probably be working on it tomorrow, if not tonight. I'm going to completely rewrite it. I'd just transfer the chapters and take out the unnecessary stuff I am taking out (seeing as to tell the truth, I'm not 100% her being an Uchiha is necessary to the plot, but this is fanfiction, not an actual story, so I'm going to go ahead and do it for fun) and make the chapters better quality. For now here is a little "preview" thing similar to that of Cursed Saint (don't know what I'm talking about, you can check it out) so it can get you excited for the story. The second part is winged, so if it's not as good as the rest, I apologize. Also, a lot of the plot will be the same, so I'm sorry if you're from the old Tainted Guardian, but bear with me. I'll try to keep the chapters shorter so this will go along faster. We'll just see where this goes I guess.

Now here you go - the preview. Hope you enjoy it.

What do you do when you're no longer sure who you are?

I stared at the woman in front of me, trying to comprehend just what she was saying. For a long time I'd been wondering what exactly was going on with my life. Now, however, it was so much worse than before. Everything I knew, including just who I was, suddenly seemed to be crashing down on me.

Can you hold on to who you were before?

"You're still the same Sasaui I've always known. Nothing will ever change that," he said, getting down to one knee in front of me.

I pulled my legs closer to me, burying my face into them. "It just helped push Sasuke away from me, though," I murmured. "And it's also just confusing me. It's making me question my family. It's bringing trouble to you guys. I mean, because of who I am, you guys have nearly died. To tell the truth, I can't even figure out who I am anymore."

He placed a hand on my shoulder, making me look up into the small smile on his face. "You're Sasaui Uchiha."

What do you do when a dark flame threatens to control you?

Naruto blinked, swaying as his previously vicious face faded into one of confusion. "Sasaui?" he questioned, his once again blue eyes struggling to focus on me.

A grin spread across my face. Naruto was back – my friend, that is. Not whatever he had been before. "Naruto!" I cried, rushing forward. My father must have been distracted, because when I rushed forward, there was no resistance. It turned out, though, he didn't have to stop me. I came to a jerking halt half way between him and Naruto, my stomach twisting into a knot. Everything seemed to zero in on Naruto. Red tainted my vision, flickering around the edges.

Kill. It was a simple word, but it echoed in my brain over and over again. My breath caught in my throat as a murderous feeling pulsed through me. Kill it. With a start I realized my hand was reaching back, taking hold of a kunai. A kunai to be used against my best friend.

Can you fight it, or will you fall within it?

It was suffocating me, burying me within its cold depth. Yet for the first time, I didn't mind. I wanted to escape. After all, everything outside the darkness was nothing but pain and suffering. If I just let myself fall, would it make my pain cease?

Or would it just bring more to others?