Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Akatsuki or any of the characters/concepts featured. All characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto.

Note: this can be classed as SasoDei. If you do not like the pairing, please do not read.


'They're fucking disgusting things!' slurred Madara, violently slamming his drink down on the table for the fifth time, 'I'll be glad to see them go!'

The group Uchihas surrounding him nodded silently in agreement with their leader. That was true. Flyers were no better than animals and deserved no place among humans. Their peaceful nature made them weak and useless, and their weapons were primitive. It was a good thing Madara was rallying all the humans in the city tomorrow to drive them out; only a few remained after the series of attacks and it would be good to be rid of them once and for all.

One of the men grinned maliciously. 'So the plans are all set then?'

Madara glared at him. 'Of course you imbecile, haven't you been listening for the past hour?'

The man flinched and nodded hurriedly. In truth he hadn't heard a word and had been too busy flirting with the waitress that stood behind the bar. Madara sneered and threw his glass of alcohol on the floor before standing on top of the long wooden table. 'My friends, as the strongest of the city it is our responsibility to protect our species! Flyers are nothing more than a burden to us; they're weak and stupid, and deserve to be driven out. What did the Pied Piper of Hamelin do when the city was overrun with rats? He removed them! He lured them away!'

The group of man cheered in support of their leader's claims. Madara laughed darkly and continued, 'These things hinder our success! If they stay we will pay the price. There are some who wish to befriend them and help them. Some even want for us to mate with them!'

The crowd of Uchihas hissed at the statement and began to argue amongst themselves, making snide comments about the vile species they were going to get rid of. Madara smirked and held up one hand for silence. Then he spoke again and held up another glass, 'My followers, someday history will judge us for this noble act and in years' time our descendants will praise us! A toast to humanity for we are humans – Earth-Walkers – and we are superior!'

The group erupted into joyous laughs and cheers at the final words and there were several clinks of glasses.

The next day all the humans in the city gathered outside their homes and - under the guidance of the Uchiha clan - demanded that all Flyers leave their land immediately. Where they went no one cared, as long as they no longer resided among their society. Hashirama, the passive leader of the Flyers at the time, stated that he would respect their wishes and led his people from the city. The Flyers spread their great wings and flew after him towards the mountains never to return.

Ever since that day the two species became separated and over time a few of the humans came to regret their choice. All but the Uchiha clan. They maintained that their decision had been for the best and that the Earth-walkers were far better off without the winged beasts.

But unknown to them those 'beasts' still watched over the city and vowed to protect each human citizen with their life. Their philosophy was that hate could only be stopped by love, even if that love was unrequited. They became guardians of the city and were rarely seen by humans. Eventually the days of Madara and Hashirama ended, and the legend of the Flyers had to be passed on by word of mouth.

An Earth-Walker was deemed to be blessed or lucky if he or she ever caught even a glimpse of the beautiful winged creatures that did not age.

Very lucky indeed.


I have been re-writing this for a while and I have changed several plot points. I am also going to take a reviewers advice and fix the problem with the sugar in one chapter. Now that I know it doesn't cause hyperactivity, it shall be replaced. I'm kinda OCD when it comes to accuracy of stuff.

Please don't hate me for this, my friends, I'm so sorry. :(

Thank you for reading; I appreciate it more than you could imagine.