One Change: By Seisin no Hime.
Okay so this is a big 'what if?' This is my interpretation of what could of happened should the Uchiha massacre never have taken place. Yes, this is another generic non-massacre story but it will be told in a series of one-shots so expect there to be time skips.
The first few chapters will likely be getting to know the characters and their capabilities and seeing them grow to truly become a team. Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi and the rest of the rookie 9 will be in this story but not for a few chapters.
So, I hope you enjoy.
Standard Discliamer Apply.
Itachi Uchiha never thought he would be a sensei. He definitely didn't think that he would be a sensei when he was just 15 years old.
The only requirements for actually being a teacher were to have passed Jounin rank and be willing to devote a large amount of your time to brats that are likely to ignore about 80% of what you try to teach them.
So when he was assigned his team he didn't hold out any hope that his experience would be any different. The day that he'd gone to meet them he had arrived punctually, it was best not to give them any reason to dislike him before they even saw what his training methods were like.
He was having trouble picturing what he would find when he arrived but what he saw was not what he could have anticipated by a long shot.
The room was full of children, all around the age of 12. Notably, there were several Uchiha's scattered around the room whom he could name and list of every tactical skill that they may possess. There was one group that stood out amongst the large gathering of newly minted genin. In the very corner of the room sat 3 children, a short girl with pink hair, a boy with dark blue hair and lavender eyes that made him identifiable as a Hyuuga and a boy with ice blue hair that seemed to be glaring at the other two.
He probably wouldn't have noticed them at all but he prided himself on observing and noting absolutely everything about his surroundings.
He cleared his throat and every single person in the room stopped what they were previously doing and turned to look at him, some shrank back from his imposing presence.
"I am looking for team 2, would the team in question please follow me to the 7th training ground?" he stated clearly, allowing himself a final, cursory glance around the room before turning and leaving. He was sure that the team would follow.
He only stopped when he'd finally reached the previously mentioned training grounds. To his surprise, although the emotion wasn't visible on his passive face, it was the quiet group from the corner that had followed him. Now that they were standing, he could tell that they were noticeably shorter than the rest of the students in the class.
Although he was relaxed and his stance was far from hostile the genin in front of him were far from letting their guard down. It looked as though they had taken their shinobi training very seriously and they were glancing around the desolate field warily before finally turning to face him.
For a moment none of them spoke. However, after a few moments the kunoichi of the team spoke warily.
"You are Uchiha Itachi, are you not?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest and fixing him with a steady gaze. He was impressed, it seemed as though he was somewhat famous and even after all that the pink haired girl had surely heard about him she didn't seem to be afraid.
He stared straight back before deciding what he was going to say in return. "Indeed I am little Kunoichi. I would like you to start by introducing yourselves. Tell me your name, your age, why you want to become a ninja and what your ultimate goal is. I will start.."
He looked at them critically for a second before beginning to speak again. "My name is Uchiha Itachi, I am 15 years old. I became a ninja because it was what was expected of me by my clan and I want to protect this village and all of it's inhabitants. Ultimately, my goal is to take over the Uchiha clan and change the way that things are done so nobody else ever has to suffer through what I have."
The genin looked at him for a minute, at a loss for what to say. Once again, it was the pink haired girl that decided to speak first.
"My name is Haruno Sakura, I'm 10 years old. I became a ninja because I learned of Tsunade Senju who proved that being a ninja could be just as much about helping people as hurting them. My goal is to become the greatest medical ninja of this generation and eventually make the Haruno name known." she stated confidently, never once breaking his gaze.
In answer to her statement he simply nodded his head and turned to look at the Hyuuga boy with the dark blue hair.
"I am Haruki Hyuuga, I'm 12 years old. The reason I became a ninja is becausemy clan expects me to carry on the legacy. Also, I have two younger cousins who I want to be able to protect, Hyuuga Hinata and Hyuuga Hanabi. My goal is to abolish the curse mark among the branch members of the clan and finally unite the Hyuuga as one clan." his clear statement interested Itachi. He knew of the unrest within the Hyuuga clan, but for it to have effected one so young, it must be getting worse.
The last member of the team stared at him defiantly, almost as if he was daring the Uchiha to ask him to speak. After a brief but intense staring contest he sighed and turned slightly to the side so that he wasn't looking at anything in particular.
"My name is Shinnosuke Ashimatsu, I am 12 years old. The reason I became a ninja is because I wanted to to and my goal is to become the most powerful ninja in the village to that they will remember the sacrifice that my older sister made for this stupid place." he didn't say any more than that and nobody asked him to. His mood had suddenly turned sour and nobody wanted to deal with a verbal lashing.
Itachi felt his lips pull up into a small grin, this was going to be interesting. Never let it be said that being a sensei was boring. He was looking forward to assessing their skills and finding out what their hidden talents were.
Especially the pink-haired kunoichi of the team. Ten years old huh? The same age as Sasuke and she had already graduated the academy. It would be interesting seeing where he limits lie and how far he could push her in the future.
Even if they looked like a somewhat dysfunctional team, he was sure that they would complement each other in ways that many genin were unable to. He would train them to be some of the most powerful ninja in the 5 shinobi nations. Of that he was sure.
So that's the end of the first installment of this series of one-shots. They will follow a chronological timescale and will document their growth as a team. It will eventually be ItaSaku but only after Sakura turns 16 for obvious reasons.
Review to let me know what you think and what you think could be improved or what parts you liked ^^
Sei x