Authors Note: This is Heavenlyspinboy. And this is my second Naruto fanfic as to my first really didn't do to well (630 hits with only 1 review!) so I sadly decided not to continue it. I hope you all like this one better! Please R&R. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but I'm proud to say that all oc's and original jutsu belong to me.
Summary: Sasuke, the last Uchiha and Naruto, son of the fourth Hokage become the greatest team Konoha has ever seen. Guided by Kakashi Hatake and Jirayia, they help save their village. But when an old enemy returns, and an elite criminal organization rises, not only will the duo's alliance break but Konoha itself may possibly fall.
Sons of Konoha
By Heavenlyspinboy
Chapter one: Next stop Konoha!
The sky was calm as the sun began to set over the horizon. A lone blonde boy who couldn't be much older than five, sat in the middle of a beach and watched, thinking to himself, as the sun went down. His eyes were sky blue and he had three whisker-like birth marks on each of his cheeks. He wore a plain white t-shirt and black shorts. "Father…if only I could see you one more time…I have so many questions to ask you…Why does everyone hate me?" he thought.
Another boy with dark hair wearing a blue shirt arrived at the beach, walked up to where the sand met the water and also gazed at the horizon with his hands in the pockets of his white shorts. "Everyone I have ever loved…gone so fast. Why am I alive?" the boy closed his eyes. Later, he heard footsteps slowly walking towards him in the sand. He turned his head, opened his eyes and looked at the young blonde boy standing before him.
Both pairs of eyes were the same as they stared at each other: painful with deep yet curious sadness. Trying to hide his pain, the blonde closed his eyes and smiled. The dark haired boy did the same. They both thought "His pain is the same as mine"
"I'm Naruto Uzumacki." said the blonde.
"I am Sasuke Uchiha." said the other.
The two children turned their backs to the horizon and began to walk away from both the beach and their painful reminiscing.
Timeskip!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The hokage sat in his office asleep. He drooled over official looking documents on his desk. he awoke suddenly when he heard a knock at the door.
"Huh! Who is it? Enter!" yelled the man.
A dark haired woman opened the door and entered the office. "Sorry to disturb your nap time, but an important matter has just come up." The woman said. "Nap time? I wasn't sleeping! I was just…concentrating! But what's wrong Shizune?"
"A man by the name of Raito arrived at the north gate recently and collapsed. He was brought to a hospital room where he was later questioned. However his answers are very disturbing."
"Why?" asked the Hokage when she stopped speaking.
"Well" Shizune continued. "He escaped from his home, the village of the mist which was attacked a few days ago. The Mizukage was assassinated by two people. One was none other than Kisame Hoshikage of the seven swordsman of the mist. He went missing from that village years ago after another assassination attempt. The other…well I may be incorrect but Raito's description of the second assassin accurately matched that of Itachi Uchiha." She sat down in a chair and faced the Hokage.
"What!? Really? Well now this is very bad news. I am saddened by their loss but this could be very dangerous for us. If Kirigakure somehow traces Itachi back to Konoha, we may have a war on our hands."
"But what if we explain that Itachi is no longer a Shinobi of the leaf?" Shizune questioned.
"That might not work. Kirigakure is very proud and headstrong. They won't permit such a tragedy in their village even with a good excuse. They will have to find someone to blame. Did the two have any reason for the assassination?"
"No sir, no reason was stated. Although Raito did say that they both wore the same unusual outfit. He described them as long black robes spotted with red clouds."
"Hmmm... I think it would be best if I had a talk with this Raito personally."
The Hokage closed his eyes and concentrated. A few seconds passed when Shizune spoke up. "I hope you haven't fallen back to sleep because Raito had more to say."
His eyes snapped open. "What else?"
"Well, Raito was the right hand man of the Mizukage. He therefore was an exceptional Shinobi but was defeated easily by the two. He escaped death and came here not only to tell us what happened, but also to warn us. Before he got away, and after he saw the Mizukage fall, he heard Kisame say "That's one down, next stop Konoha!" sir they very well may be on their way here."
"What!? Itachi is coming back here!? Reinforce the border patrol immediately! Tell them to arrest anyone who even barley fits the description of either Itachi or Kisame! I don't want them to step foot in this village after what Itatchi has done! Although a part of me wants to let them come so I can kill them myself!" The Hokage was not only shocked and angered but his eyes showed a gleam of excitement.
"Yes sir!" yelled Shizune about to leave when she was called back. "Oh and Shizune, make sure you keep this information away from Sasuke Uchiha. The last thing we need is a hyped up Genin getting himself killed." He said.
"Yes sir!" shouted Shizune again before she was once again held back. "And one more thing Shizune. Tell Naruto Uzumacki to meet me here tomorrow morning. I need to discuss something very important with him."
Shizune looked at her Hokage questioningly for a moment then shouted "Yes Jirayia-Sama!" and finally disappeared.
"It seems the Mizukage's secret has finally been revealed. Oh Naruto..." thought the toad sage. "…I fear for your life…"
Elsewhere!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Damn it Naruto! Do you always have to slurp so loudly like that?" yelled a boy with raven dark hair.
"Oh shut up Sasuke! I got to decide where to eat tonight so I'll eat however I want!" a blonde retaliated with sky blue eyes. Two young Genin and their Jounin instructor were sitting at the Ichiraku ramen shop.
One Genin had onyx colored eyes that always seemed angry. He always seemed to have a feeling of resentment coming from him. He has good reason to be mad for he is the last of the Uchiha clan in all of Konoha.
He is Sasuke Uchiha.
The other Genin who happily slurped his dinner, is easily identified because of the whisker-like birthmarks on each of his cheeks. He is the son of Minato Namikaze, the fourth Hokage but is hated by most of the villagers because of the demon sealed inside of him.
He is Naruto Uzumacki.
Their Jounin instructor sat next to them reading Icha Icha Paradise while he waited for the two to finish. He had gray hair and one visible eye for the other was covered by his slanted hitai-ite. He heard Sasuke mumble something to himself that sounded like "I detest this place."
"He did win fair and square Sasuke. Anything goes in the game of Janken."
Sasuke spoke more loudly and said "Kakashi-sensei, what is the point of this meeting anyway? You said there was something you wanted to tell us. Well what is it?"
"Oh right. I almost forgot." He put his book away. "How would you like to participate in the Chuunin exams coming up in a couple months?"
"Chuunin Exams!? Alright!" exclaimed Naruto.
"Hmph its about time." said Sasuke
"Yes. I am proud of the exceptional work you two have done on your missions recently considering the…incident." The two Genin fell silent, lost in sad memories triggered by their sensei's last word. "So I have enrolled you both to take the exams which are to be held in two months time. Consider this dinner as a…celebration." He put some money on the table, enough to pay for them all and left the store. His briefness made it evident that he was deeply saddened as well. Naruto's and Sasuke's gazes shifted to the floor. A tear leaked from Naruto's eye.
"S-she should be here r-right now with u-us." He stuttered fists clenched.
"Come on Naruto lets get out of here." Sasuke said sadly. They both got up and left the store after Kakashi. They walked on their way home for a few minutes when they reached the spot where their paths split.
"Hey take it easy tonight Naruto, don't beat yourself up. It would be stupid for you to be a wreck right before a mission or training tomorrow. We did everything we could. You know that." Sasuke wasn't normally so sympathetic, only when this certain subject came up.
"Right I-I know." Said Naruto. Sasuke said nothing more. He turned and went down his path toward home. Naruto went down his own path a few moments later. As he walked, memory after memory of his deceased teammate slipped into his mind. When he neared his home he was stopped by someone who shouted his name and momentarily knocked him out of his gloom. He turned to see Shizune quickly walking up to him.
"There you are Naruto, I have been looking everywhere for you." She said.
"Why? What's going on?" asked Naruto.
"I have a message for you from Jirayia. He says to meet him in his office tomorrow morning. He has something important to talk to you about. Understood?"
"Whatever, I'll be there."
"Are you all right? You seem kind of down." She couldn't help but notice the change in Naruto.
"I'm fine." He said turning away from her.
"This is about Sakura isn't it? Listen Naruto-"
"I said I'm fine!" he stormed away and entered his home slamming the door behind him.
"Poor kid." thought Shizune.
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Naruto lay asleep in his bed, tossing and turning restlessly, trapped in a memory. "No…no…Sakura…"
Flashback Begins!
Naruto and Sakura were both down on their hands and knees, exhausted. They were badly beaten up, and their bodies were full of senbon like two oversized pincushions. They were near death and trapped in a room of ice mirrors, but they didn't give up.
"You both have fought valiantly" said a calm voice coming from the mirrors around them.
"But now I'm afraid it is time for you to die." The masked assailant reflected in all of the surrounding mirrors of ice, raised his right hand. In it were four more senbon. He threw them and many senbon came from all directions at the two Genin. But at the same time Naruto raised his hands and formed a single hand sign.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" he shouted. With a single popping noise, five clones appeared and surrounded Sakura.
"I won't let my comrade die!" the six Narutos shouted as they each drew kunai in both hands and started to deflect the senbon. Two clones were dispelled before the barrage of senbon ended. Four were left surrounding a shaking Sakura.
"How much chakra could this kid possibly have!? That Jutsu is the only thing keeping them alive for so long." Haku thought to himself as he prepared to launch more senbon. He was interrupted with a shout.
"Enough!" Shouted the kunoichi in the middle of the room. She was standing straight up now. "I'm tired of always needing to be protected! I'm tired of always needing to be saved by my teammates!" Her right wrist began to shake violently. "I won't take it anymore! I am Sakura Haruno and I-Am-Not-Useless!" With that, she went into a mad dash toward a mirror directly in front of her, pulling back her shaking fist.
"No Sakura! Stop!" Naruto yelled. He cursed to himself as him and his clones ran after her and surrounded her as she ran.
"Stupid girl!" Thought Haku as he proceeded to throw his prepared senbon. But the rest of Naruto's clones managed to block the attack once again although they all were dispelled. The real Naruto used his body to shield his teammate from the worst of the barrage. Despite the sacrifice, Sakura was still hit by a few senbon. But that didn't stop her rage as she charged forward.
"SHANNARO!" With a battle cry and a fist full of her last bit of concentrated Chakra, the pink haired kunoichi punched the mirror in front of her with all her might. It shattered almost instantly.
"Im-impossible!" stuttered Haku.
"Incredible" whispered Naruto, lying on the ground looking up. She looked back at him and smiled from outside the room. Naruto smiled back. Then she collapsed and lay still.
Flashback Ends!
Authors note: Bad news for Sakura fans: Yes Sakura is dead if you haven't already figured that out. I felt like that needed to happen in order for the alliance of Sasuke and Naruto to really shine. Sorry! But don't let that stop you from reading because…
Good news for Sakura fans: …Sakura's story hasn't ended yet! There is still more to how she died. She goes out like a true Kunoichi and not a useless one! Trust me! But I'm not positive if she is replaced in team 7 or not. And if she is replaced…well I have a few different ideas about that.
One more thing. Naruto's attire is different from his usual orange. It is also different from the outfit his father wore because I wanted Naruto to be his own person and not an exact replica of the Yondaime. He wears a black vest with a white T-shirt underneath, black pants, and black sandals. His vest has the same whirlpool sign on the back as the traditional jounin vest except it is orange. Sasuke keeps his original attire.
Please review and I will update A.S.A.P!