Disclaimer= I do not own Naruto.
A/N= I'm trying a different format for this fic using three genres (drama, action, romance). I usually go heavy on the romance but after doing brainstorming for this fic, it would not make sense. I intend for the pairing to be InoSasu. You may be thinking how they will end up together… since this is fanfiction and anything is possible… you'll simply have to read to find how things pan out. With that being said, I hope this story is an enjoyable read for you.
Sasuke sat straight up on the table, eyes bandaged up after having the sharingan transplant surgery. Madara was cleaning up when he bluntly asked him if everything was alright. "I can feel Itachi's power flowing through me… with his sharingan now mine, I am now invisible." Madara could feel dark a dark aura coming from Sasuke, which caused him to drip in sweat. "He has truly let the darkness take over him; therefore, there is no way of pulling him back."
"So Sasuke, do you still plan on going to Konoha?"
"That plan has not changed. I will crush Konoha and avenge Itachi and my clan." Madara just shook his head, reminding himself of his influence over Sasuke.
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She was fed up with not being able to do anything. Ino wanted to be able to do more than just enter peoples' minds and heal cuts and scratches. After improving her strength and medical ninjutsu , she felt that a couple of more tools would place her amongst the upper echelon of Konoha shinobi, right up there with Root and ANBU nins. What could she possibly want to know that would warrant such thoughts? After spending much time reading up on elements at the library, Ino steps out of the library to find a messenger bird looking at her with a letter in its mouth. She reads the contents of the letter and her eyes are in shock. "These could be the jutsus I need to be one of the best; thank you birdie." With that, Ino began exchanging correspondence that eventually saw mysterious people from a few random villages come to equip her with the stuff so she could train with the jutsus and perhaps further the elements, maybe creating new techniques along the way. I know what you are thinking, INO? While the other Konoha women are happy with what they have, Ino wanted much more. Ino would not disclose to anyone the stuff she acquired because of potential exile and also her personal goal which could be summed up by the following:
"I'll be ready for him."
He was ready. After killing all of the people and many intense sparring sessions with Madara, Sasuke was indeed ready. "So you're still going through with it eh Sasuke?"
"I'm going to crush Konoha and there is nothing you can say that'll change my mind." Madara only chuckled to himself, faintly wondering if this was the right course of action for him. "You do realize Sasuke that Konoha was reduced to nothing by Pain right - -"
"Pain made my mission all the simpler."
"Do you even have a plan? You went and failed with the Hachibi, barely escaping with your life. While Uzumaki Naruto is away, there are still many powerful shinobi clans still on their guard in Konoha, most notably the Aburames, Yamanakas, Inuzukas, and Hyuugas. Can you sit there with a straight face and tell me that you can defeat them ALL?" Sasuke was getting annoyed by Madara's pestering. "This will not be like the Hachibi mission… I will not fail on my revenge."
"Are you still sticking with whatever plan you have?"
"For the last time, YES - -"
"Even killing innocent people?" Madara barely evaded an Amaterasu by Sasuke, who was on his way out of the cave. "I will kill those bastard elders, then all of the ANBU and Root people. IF anyone that is not them decides to get in my way, they will feel my wrath at the cost of their life. It is likely that all of them will try to kill me, but I have a plan."
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The girls were all chilling, eating and drinking sake. Sakura, Tenten, Hinata, and Ino were doing and saying typical things. "Looks like we'll be okay," said Tenten. Everyone was in accordance, including Ino, who had other things on her mind. "Ino you alright, you have not touched your dumplings."
"Oh I'm sorry, I guess I'm not hungry." They all noticed/complimented on how different Ino looked now. She was decked out in all black and her hair was cut to the length of her younger days. Her waist was still revealing, but the big difference was that she wore sleeves to cover her arms. "Why are there bandages on your hands, did you get blisters? They are getting really annoying. Before Ino could answer, she heard a blast coming from near the Hokage's office. Everyone started to panic, but not Ino because she knew who was coming. "Its show time ladies!"
"What do you mean Ino?"
"ARE YOU ALL SLOW? Who left the village 2 years ago? Who is here to exact revenge on everyone in our village for the destruction of his clan?" The women were in shock, not believing Ino that he was here. "That's right ladies, Uchiha Sasuke is back."
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado had no chance. Both layed in the middle of dead ANBU and Root members paralyzed with fear, staring straight into the eyes of the last remaining Uchiha. "I see you took Itachi's eyes," said a severely weakened Utatane. "Whatever I have done is none of your business. You bastards ordered my brother to kill my clan and you had no remorse whatsoever for doing so. You two deserve to be where you currently are." Mitokado tried to do another jutsu, but Sasuke used his sword to cut his and for good measure Utatane's hands off at the wrist. "Both of you die a painful death for what you did to my clan."
"That is okay Sasuke," started a pale-looking Mitokado, "but please don't kill any innocent people. We tried warning our old teammate, Uchiha Kagami, to not interfere with the massacre, but he would not listen and clashed with your brother but that resulted in his death as well." Bad move on Mitokado's part because he just enraged Sasuke further to the point of instantly busting out his full Susanoo. "…yet another person that did not need to die. You people will join that bastard Danzo in hell!" There was no need to fire the bow because it took a couple of chidoris to finish off the elders. Just after killing the elders, Sasuke was surrounded by an army of Aburames, Hyuugas, and Inuzuka's which led to busting out the full Susanoo again. "I just killed every ANBU and Root person… what challenge could ANY of you possibly pose?" Trying to rationalize democratically with a gone person will only lead to failure and more carnage. "Do you see what's engulfing me? I know each of your respective clan's jutsus; it will not penetrate my Susanoo in the slightest."
"Underestimating us will not serve you any good."
"I see that you all would like to die. Allow me then to fulfill your requests." Sasuske turns off the Susanoo and makes some lightning clones, then bites his thumbs. "Tajuu Kuchiyose no jutsu." Each of the clans had no chance, seeing as the snakes crushed them to death and if they somehow managed to live through that, the hawks used their talons to rip them to shreds. Sasuke spared the lives of the heads of the clans. When they asked why he spared their lives, he simply said, "Itachi likely would've preferred it." With that, Sasuke was gone, satisfied that all that opposed were dealt with.
The majority of the village was sparred. "They should thank me for not killing them," Sasuke thought to himself as he was swimming in the lake. As he got out of the water, a giant tsunami was heading towards him, but he didn't bat an eye, using his chidori sword to slice the wave in half. "I never thought you would have that kind of power… Yamanaka Ino." Ino stood in the middle of the now waterless lake. "There's a lot of things that you do not know about me Sasuke."
"Are you actually planning to fight me? I do not wish to kill a woman, especially a weak one - -"
"HAGANE TSUKI!" Ino punched the lake and scores of earth came hurling towards Sasuke, who simply batted it away with his Susanoo. "I won't take the same approach as Sakura, that I can assure you."
A different approach! Next chapter: Ino's new powers defined… and executed?