Once a Murderer, Now a Hero
Prologue-
"The moon, its colour is different and the village is dead quiet almost as if they knew what was happening. I hope he makes it back" thought Sarutobi, the third hokage while standing on the roof of the Hokage building eagerly awaiting Itachi Uchiha to give him the mission report, as he was requested to. "How do I look at the boy, after making him do something as cruel as this killing women, children and not to mention his own family." Then all of a sudden, Itachi appeared before the Hokage.
"It's done, Hokage-sama" Sarutobi, turned in the other direction "I see, there are no survivors I take it" said the Third Hokage "Actually, there is one survivor, one person whom I couldn't, or should I say won't kill" Sarutobi with curiosity in his voice asked "Who is it?".
Itachi looked down at the ground "My little brother...Sasuke" Sarutobi again with the same curious voice asked "Why did you spare you're little brother?"
"Because Sasuke doesn't need to grow up like this, he doesn't need to grow up with all the hate his clan had for the village. It's better if all his hate is directed to me, that way he can rely on the people of the village to make him stronger, and protect it as I would expect him to. I see the mistakes of our clan wiped clean by Sasuke's hands" tears stream down Itachi's face, as well as Sarutobi's but Sarutobi's were more tears of joy than tears of guilt.
"Hokage-sama, please promise me one thing"
"What?"
"Please, never tell Sasuke about why I did all of this to him, never tell him the truth about our clan." Sarutobi wiping the tears from his eye's nodded his head in agreement. Itachi bowed his head and left.
Walking through the streets of Konoha, Itachi's memories of happier times with his family flood his mind, making it more and more difficult to leave the village. One memory after another, tears keep building up in his eyes, then all of a sudden he bumped into someone, or rather someone bumped into him. "Why are you crying mister?"
Itachi wiped his tears, and looked a blond boy with piercing blue eyes and whiskers on his face. "I don't know, I guess there was just something in my eye" the blond haired boy gave Itachi a suspicious look that reminded Itachi immediately of Sasuke. Itachi smirked "What you don't believe me?" The boy smiled and said "Hey mister it's okay if you cry, I've seen a lot of adults cry too"
Itachi gave a small laugh "What's your name?" the boy put on a wide grin and pointed his thumb towards himself and pronounced with enthusiasm "Naruto Uzumaki."
"It was nice to meet you Naruto, why are you up so late?"
"I wanted to walk around town, it's the only time when they don't bother me" Itachi confused asked "They?"
"The kids who pick on me every day, they like to make a punching bag out of me. I don't get it, what is it about me that's so different about them? why are they picking on me so much? and why do their parents want them to avoid me?"
"So this is the nine tailed fox jinchuuriki" Itachi thought to himself "Hey Naruto, what are your ambitions for the future?"
"Ambitions?" Naruto was confused by its meaning
"Ambitions, you know, goals, achievements, dream and such"
"Oh, why didn't you say that in the first place? Anyways my dream is to be the Hokage of the village someday so that people would acknowledge me." Itachi smiled as the boy's dream. "Hey Naruto, I have an offer for you"
"What is it?"
"How about I train you?" The boy's face beamed at Itachi's question
"Totally, when do we start? can we start now? what jutsu's will you teach me?"
Itachi laughed a little at the boy's impatience "All in due time, however I have some conditions if you want me to train you."
"Like what"
"Well for starters we will be training outside the village, so you're going to have to pack what you can, and the second one is that we will be gone for 7 years, and I will not return you any earlier than that." Naruto scratching his head says "7 years does seem like a long time, but I will accept."
"Good"
"So wait mister, when do we leave?" Itachi, considered if staying any longer would be a good option. However it is imperative that he leave now. "We leave now Naruto. Pack your bags quickly, I'll be waiting at the village entrance gate, be there in 10 minutes" Naruto giving a single nod responds "Got it"
10 minutes later
Itachi is sitting on top of the archway of the entrance doors, waiting for Naruto to show up. Itachi then watches Naruto coming from a distance. "Alright, I'm ready to go, let's start my training. Oh by the way, I never got your name mister"
"My name is Itachi, Itachi Uchiha"
Naruto nods and smiles at Itachi; His new sensei. Together Naruto and Itachi head out of Konoha, Naruto in his mind thinking "I will definitely come back stronger."