Everything was completely still in the Uchiha district, not a soul to be seen or a noise to be heard, the moon in its glowing fullness reflected of the cold, still waters of the small lake near that of the house of the clan's head. It is here, where a small child, Sasuke Uchiha, called home.

It was past midnight and everyone in the household was in deep slumber, of course, all other than the tall, sturdy figure that walked around the outside porch that circled the house, normally at this time of night he would be in his more comfortable attire of kimono and pants, but for a reason unknown to anyone else, he was in uniform.

He walked around the corner and placed his hand on the sliding door leading into the room of the younger of his son's, slowly opening it as to not wake any other that may hear the noise, when it was open enough only for him to fit through he walked in and stood next to Sasuke's sleeping form, he knelt down and gently shook the child awake. Tired onyx orbs met his as Sasuke leaned up slowly, he opened his tiny mouth to ask of the reason he had been disturbed at such a strange time when the one known as 'father' placed his hand over his mouth, telling him silently to be quiet, Fugaku stood and walked out of the room, signaling his youngest son to follow after him, the kid didn't know where they were going but he did know that he was never to question the action's of the leader of the mighty Uchiha clan.

He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes as he followed in the shadow of his father, they were now walking out of the entrance that led into the family's land. Maybe Fugaku was taking him to the police station? Or maybe to teach him a new jutsu? The thought of it made Sasuke wake up very quickly, he was sure to not fall behind lest he get lost in the fog, but after awhile, it seemed as though they had been walking way too long to be going to the station, he was about to ask his dad about their destination when Sasuke looked up to see giant stone walls to the left and right of him, inside his mind he was trying to think of a good way to ask the chief of Kohona's police force why he was leading him straight out of the village they called home? With no more than a glance at the guards who recognized him, Fugaku was granted access to leave Kohona.

It wasn't until they were surrounded by trees and fog that Sasuke decided to speak up and ask the question that had been nagging his mind since he had been awoken.

"Father? Where are we going?"

Fugaku stopped for a moment, not saying anything.

"Father?" the small Uchiha tried again, that's when he heard a noise of a twig breaking behind him, he turned around quickly out of instinct, that's when everything went black………….

later that morning

Mikoto Uchiha stood infront of the stove, humming a sweet tune as she prepared breakfast for her beloved family, her oldest son, Itachi, walked in with a passive look in his eyes as he sat at the low table, resting his chin on his hands as he contemplated the outcomes of a recent mission, not saying a word of greeting back to his mother who had wished him 'good morning', or even acknowledging his father when he walked in, his hand resting in the folds of his green kimono.

Mikoto kissed her husbands cheek as he walked by, he hugged her from behind as he looked over her shoulder at what she was cooking before making his way to the table.

"Sasuke! Time for breakfast! Get a move on!" the loving mother called, it was something she had to do often since her youngest son would stay up late practicing throwing his shuriken for homework. After making plates of food and placing them infront of her husband and elder son, but there was still no Sasuke, she was about to go and see what was keeping him, but a deep voice from the table stopped her.

"don't go, he needs to learn to not stay up so late messing around if he wants his breakfast" the child's father stated firmly between bites of chopsticks full of rice. Mikoto felt bad about it, but her partner had a good point, and it was her duty to reinforce his decisions.

Soon after the meal was finished and the dishes were being washed, Fugaku was in his police uniform and Itachi had his black cape and white mask, they were both leaving out the door, Mikoto knew it was out of her Sasuke's character to not come to the kitchen right after he woke up, she was going to ask his father to go check on him, but the man left much too quickly for her to get a word out. She shrugged as she dried off her hands, if that boy didn't leave soon he would be late for his training at the academy.

She walked down the outside of the house and stood outside the door to the child's room and knocked on the wall beside it.

"Sasuke? Are you awake?" she asked in a sweet voice.

No response.

"Sasuke?" she called as she knocked again, now starting to become abit worried. When no signs of life could be heard, she cracked the door open and peered in. the bed was empty, and Sasuke was nowhere to be seen. She tried to think of several excuses as to why he wasn't there, he could have left early to go to the academy?

No, his clothes she had laid out for him the day before were still there, folded and untouched.

Maybe he had gone to a friends house for the night? Yes, maybe that was it.

No, she knew her Sasuke too well, he would never forget to tell her personally, and she knew she would never forget it.

Her mind was racing, her hands starting to shake as she went into panic mode.

Where was Sasuke?