*I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE NARUTO CHARACTERS! (Except the Uchiha dragon and Jerocho, they're mine).
Summary: What if Sasuke had something about him that was secret? How would his life turn out? AU
The Uchiha Dragon
Many know the story of the nine-tailed fox. Many people know that the fourth Hokage sealed the fox inside of his own newborn son. But no one knows the full story of how the nine-tailed fox was sealed away. No one knows that the Hokage had help from the Uchiha dragon. The Uchiha dragon was not one of the tiled beasts that existed in the world.
No…the Uchiha dragon was the sole protector of the Uchiha clan. The dragon had help battle the Nine-tailed fox and was then sealed away to protect the very village he wished to protect.
*FLASHBACK*
The Nine-tailed fox continued its rampage…each time it came closer and closer to the Hidden Leaf Village. Minato summoned Gumbata to help him hold back the fox. Every time he tried to push the beast back, he just got closer.
"I don't know what to do…he's just too strong," Minato said. The Nine-tails lunged at Minato, ready to kill him. Minato froze, prepared fro the impact.
He wondered why he didn't feel anything. Opening his eyes, he noticed a white barrier had formed around him.
"I think it's safe to say you shouldn't die on us yet,' an old man said. The man rode up on a dragon, the same one who had created the protective barrier around him.
"Jerocho Uchiha…what are you doing here," Minato asked.
"We're here to help you. The Uchiha dragon sensed an evil chakra blanket the village and he wanted to stop its descent," Jerocho answered. Minato looked over at the dragon that his friend was riding.
He had heard many stories about the great dragon that protected the village and the Uchiha clan. The dragon was covered in white scales and had a path of green fur running from his head to his tail. The dragon posessed long whiskers and two short horns on the top of his head and his piercing green eyes stayed trained on the tailed fox they had to fight.
"Are you sure you've come to protect the village…or your clan," Minato asked.
"We come to protect the village. It is our home as well," the dragon answered. Jerocho and Minato fought alongside to try and stop the Nine-tailed fox. But in the end, even Jerocho couldn't have stopped Minato and Kushina's sacrifice by sealing the beast's chakra into their own newborn son.
Tears slipped down his face as the reality of the situation weighed on him. Minato and Kushina had died…and left their son to a terrible fate.
"Jerocho…I want you to seal me away," the dragon said suddenly.
"Why would you want me to do that," he asked.
"There has been too much pain and suffering already. It was Madara Uchiha that caused this mess and by sealing me away you can ensure that our clan will not suffer that kind of betrayal again," the dragon answered.
"But where am I going to seal you away," Jerocho asked.
"Seal me inside of the youngest of our clan, then we can assure absolute peace and give the young Uzumaki a companion," the dragon said. Jerocho's thoughts came to his family…they had recently had a new addition to their family.
"Sasuke, my youngest grandson. He's at home with Itachi," Jerocho said.
"Bring him to Uchiha Lake and seal me inside of him," the dragon commanded. Jerocho quickly headed over to Fugaku and Mikoto's house. Luckily both Sasuke and Itachi were fast asleep.
Sasuke, only a couple of months old and I'm putting a tremendous load on your shoulders…please forgive me he thought as he left the house. When he arrived at the Uchiha Lake he saw the dragon was waiting for him.
Quickly and efficiently as he could, he sealed the dragon inside of Sasuke's tiny body. Sasuke began to cry and obviously realized something had happened. Jerocho weakly walked over to the youngster.
"It's all right young one, you'll be fine," he said. The seal on Sasuke's body appeared and showed that the sealing was complete.
Nearly collapsing to the ground, Jerocho knew he had to get Sasuke back home. He headed back to their house under what strength he had left and found them outside.
"Father what happened? Why do you have Sasuke," Fugaku asked worried. Mikoto carefully took her baby out of Jerocho's shaking arms.
"The Uchiha dragon…asked me to seal…him away in your youngest son," he ground out.
Collapsing to the ground, Jerocho died both from his battle wounds and the strain of the sealing technique.
Mikoto and Fugaku looked at their infant son. The seal on his tiny belly meant that what Jerocho had said was true. This event would ensure that Sasuke's life would be changed forever.
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