hihihi!!! first story coming at ya! this is officially my first fanfiction EVAH so, please be patient, this baby might take more time for me to finish than some of my other projects... please enjoy! the first chappy is a bit on the boring side, but it introduces Sasuke soooooo it's necessary :P Naruto will appear in about one to two chapters...THIS BE A YAOI!!! DONT LIKE? DONT READ!!! sasunaru

btw, my grammar SUCKS major bigtime, so just try and read it as best you can mkay?

Takes place in the 1600's, but I will most likely get some stuff wrong, bare with me.

The Power To Change

By mabbeHUNYsun

Naruto and it's characters belong to Kishimoto, I in NO WAY own Naruto, this is purely fanmade

Prologue

" Within the child, lies the demon fox," the woman croaked as her pale, lavender eyes shone in the fire's dying light, " a power so deadly, if it falls in the wrong hands, we will all be destroyed." The young woman slowly turned her head towards the dark haired boy seated next to her. " Search for the one with hair of the sun and eyes of the ocean," her frightening gaze bore into the boy and she said, in a barely audible whisper, "he will become the most important to you. He is the one with the power to change."

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chapter one

(flashback)

"Morning Uchiha-sama!" The heavy set woman behind the counter screeched, "shall I tell my daughter that you've arrived? She will most definitely want to see you.." the large woman cooed as she squashed her broom to her large chest.

Sasuke's eyes widened in fear at the mention of the woman alerting Ino to his presence. He fumbled his hot beverage and nearly spilled the scalding tea onto his lap.

" Ina..that's alright, I'll see her later at the shop I'm sure." Sasuke winced at the thought and mumbled out of the corner of his mouth, "She's ALWAYS there.."

" Hai, i'm sure she'll be there Uchiha-sama...would you like some more tea?" The woman asked, smiling fondly at the handsome boy in front of her. He shook his head and swept his eyes over the tiny tea shop. His future marriage to Ino would greatly improve the Yamanaka's status in the village. His ebony eyes lingered on the beautiful flower arrangements on the table beside him. Tsubaki and Yuki Yanagi, two of his favorite flowers. Yes..Ino would make an excellent wife... But...

Sasuke couldn't put his finger on it, but something was wrong. He knew that in order to keep his family running properly and to insure the future of the family shop, he had to marry and produce offspring. His elder brother, Itachi, had married a sweet village girl and HE seemed happy enough.

"But..I'm only fourteen," Sasuke thought sadly, " I'm supposed to do so much more with my life. He stared at his reflection in the remaining tea at the bottom of his cup, and lifted it to his trembling lips. Taking the last sip, he gently placed his china cup on the counter and said his goodbyes. He slipped his tatami sandals on in the entrance way, and adjusted his yukata before saying his thanks to the heavy, pouting woman. "Arigatou gozaimasu!" he called as he headed out the door.

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Sasuke Uchiha was sixteen years old, and almost a man. He was dreading the day he turned eighteen. He would be married to Ino, and Sasuke couldn't help but wish that that day would never come. Not that she was unbearable or ugly or smelled bad; Sasuke just couldn't see himself married to that girl.

Sasuke was handsome. He had been told so by many people, many times. With his porcelain white skin and jet black hair and eyes, he was considered one hell of a catch, and unfortunately, completely taken. He had been engaged to Ino Yamanaka since they were both five, and their parents had settled on an agreement. Ino would marry into wealth and prosperity and in return, the Uchiha's could learn where the Yamanaka's got their famous tea. Sasuke's future was bartered for tea. It made him angry at times, but all of his other friends had arranged marriages. He was no different... but... sometimes, he felt he was. He felt trapped in this tiny village with it's gossiping women and drunken men. Sasuke wanted to be on his own, away from village life and it's noise and smells. He wondered what rain felt like.

soooo? was it okay? i may or may not continue, depending on people's reactions..

sidenote: sasuke wonders what rain feels like because he was a sheltered child who was most likely never allowed to hop in puddles ): poor little chap..

tata for now!!