Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Kray Torishi owns everything with the name Torishi, Alicia owns anything with fangs.

AN: This is a companion fic to Kray Torishi's Secrets of the Clan, it's a good read, go read it now. This chapter takes place 19 years before the Uchiha Massacre and the subsequent chapters will take place 4-5 years before Naruto.

Prologue

Knock Knock. Who's there? Not another knock-knock joke!

"What is it?" mumbled a tired 35 year-old Haijime of the Uchiha clan while he opened his door.

His eyes popped open in surprise when his eyes fell upon his guests: the Third Hokage himself, accompanied by a strange man with rust-colored hair who appeared to be in his 40s.

"Look if this is about the status report that was due last week, I told you I'm running behind and you'll have it soon, Hokage...sama." His voice trailed off.

He then glanced at the Hokage's companion, "Oh, and who might this be?"

" 'This guy' is Subaru Torishi-san of Keshigakure—" started Sarutobi, but he was soon cut off.

"Keshigakure? They exist? Aren't they like witches or werewolves or something?"

"Yes, something like that..." the Torishi answered awkwardly.

"So may we please come in, Haijime-san?" asked the aging Hokage.

"Very well. Come in."

The Torishi and Hokage were led to a round table, and were shortly greeted with the Uchiha and a bottle of imported champagne.

"So, why are witches and werewolves that were supposed to be just a legend interested in the Uchiha?" questioned Haijime.

"Well you see—" started the Hokage, but was soon interrupted again.

"Actually I'll answer this one, you see, us Torishi are the only clan of Keshigakure that aren't 'witches and werewolves,' as you so politely put it, and because of this situation, we are very vulnerable."

"And this concerns me because...?"

"Because we wish to move to Konoha as a servant clan."

Haijime finally understood what was going on.

"Now I'm sure the werewolves have certain conditions for your move."

"Yes, the Keshikage demands that a representative of his village, his daughter in fact, stay in Konoha under my clan's protection, and report any infractions of the agreement that Hokage-sama agreed to."

The Uchiha then literally spat out his champagne.

"What? How could you possibly agree to that? What's next? You're going to let the Mizukage's son live with us too?"

"Haijime-san, what's done is done. Do you want to know why I let the Torishi have you as their first choice of a clan to serve? It's because if it is indeed an elaborate trap, I know that I could trust the Uchiha to fight them back. And if it's not, I know that if they serve you, the legendary Uchiha, one of the founding clans of Konoha, no ninja would dare to openly persecute them. Now if you don't accept, we'll be on our way."

Haijime then took a gulp of champagne. "First this Torishi guy has to tell me something."

Said man nodded.

"Is it true that those Keshigakure guys could turn me into a newt?"

AN: LOL Kray named a character after a car