Summary : Itachi wasn't the one who massacred the Uchiha clan. Sakura is actually from a prestigious clan, on par with the Uchiha clan, and has an older sister. Naruto was taken in by the Uchiha's and was told of his lineage. With these new factors in mind, how different would the story have been? SasuSaku NaruHina ItaOC

Disclaimer : I do not own Naruto. They belong to Masashi Kishimoto.

Note – in the prologue, Naruto has already been adopted by the Uchiha's. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura are 5 years old. Itachi, Shisui, and Yuuki are 12.

Prologue

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Splash! (sound of someone running)

Blood…

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

A world covered in red…

Bang!

"ITACHI!!" a girl shouted as she forced the shoji door open, only to stop in her tracks, on the verge of losing everything in her stomach.

Of all the gruesome sights, this was the worst. There on the floor was the patriarch and matriarch of the great Uchiha clan, lying in a pool of their blood. Their bodies were covered in wounds. Some deep enough to separate a limb. Standing – No. HOVERING. Above them like a dangerous predator, was Uchiha Shisui. And off to the side was Itachi, crouched in a defensive stance.

"Ara (1). If it isn't the Haruno prodigy and heiress, Yuuki-dono (2). Have you come to enjoy the show? Well, you're just in time for the grand finale." Shisui sneered.

"Shisui…! What is the meaning of this?!" the girl, now identified as Haruno Yuuki, shouted.

She turned to Itachi for some answers, only to face something she has never seen before. The turmoil of emotions visible on Itachi's face was overwhelming. Hate – at the man, his BEST FRIEND, that massacred his clan. Anger – at himself for not being able to prevent this. Grief – at his loss. And most of all, pain – at the thought of a future without everyone, most importantly, his beloved parents.

"Yuuki…" Itachi turned towards her, his sharingan glow an eerie red in the darkness.

"Hai… (3)"

"Take Sasuke and Naruto back to the Haruno compound…" Yuuki looked past Itachi and saw little Sasuke wrapped in what seems to be Itachi's jacket all huddled behind his big brother with Naruto next to him.

"But what about you - !"

"Go! I will take care of this. Keep them safe…"

Yuuki nodded and slowly made her way to Sasuke and Naruto, keeping an eye on Shisui for any sudden movements. Grabbing the two young boys and pulling them close, she looked down at them and saw that they were unconscious.

'Good. Then they wouldn't be awake to witness anymore blood on the way out.' Yuuki thought, tightening her hold on Sasuke and Naruto.

"And Yuuki. If you could…" Itachi hesitated.

"Yes?"

"Use your bloodline limit on them."

"But that would – "

"Make them forget this night. Sasuke doesn't need to remember his family being massacred by someone he knew. Nor does Naruto need to know that he will no longer have a family he came to love." Itachi said calmly. "Now go."

Yuuki stared at Itachi for a second before nodding and reluctantly started for the door. Seeing this, Shisui made a move for Yuuki, only to be blocked by Itachi. Yuuki turned around in shock.

"Your business is with me." Itachi glared at Shisui."Go Yuuki!"

But before Yuuki could make it out the door, she was stopped by Shisui's voice.

"You can run to the Haruno compound, but you won't be safe there either." Shisui cackled.

"What are you talking about…" Yuuki asked, turning around to face Shisui with narrowed eyes.

"Heh. If I'm not mistaken, my partner should be there by now. The Uchiha clan is not the only clan in Konoha with 'treasures'." Shisui implied.

"What..!" Yuuki stopped, with one thought in mind.

'SAKURA!'Yuuki panicked. She look at Itachi and he nodded. Without faltering any further, Yuuki dashed out of the Uchiha compound, heading towards the Haruno compound.

'Please! Get there in time!!' Yuuki screamed at herself as she raced against time to her home.

When she got there, she nearly broke down right there. Her home. Her beloved home…was washed in thick, red, liquid. Under the full moon, the place looked like some twisted horror movie. Her whole body was shaking as she walked towards the compound. People, innocent people, she recognized lay about in a scattered manner. People she recognized, who were smiling only a few hours ago, now lay lifeless and cold on the ground. Yuuki held Sasuke and Naruto even closer as she choked back a sob. She ran to the main house and walked in only to grow dizzy from the overwhelming stench of blood. There, in the middle of the main hall were the bodies of her parents. Not being able to take it anymore, Yuuki let the tears flow down her porcelain cheeks as she sobbed. Putting Sasuke and Naruto down carefully as to not wake them, Yuuki walked towards her parents' bodies.

"Oto-sama…Oka-sama… (4)!" Yuuki cried.

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

Jerking her head up, Yuuki looked around for the source of the noise. Walking closer to her parents, she realized it was coming from underneath them.

'Could it be…?!' Yuuki thought.

She carefully lifted her parents cold bodies off the ground and lay them side by side before returning to the spot. She could barely make out an outline of a small trap door. Taking the blood soaked handle, she lifted the door and peered inside. There, huddle at the bottom, was her little sister, Sakura.

"O-onee-sama (5)!" Sakura sniffed.

Reaching down, Yuuki lifted her up into her arms. Sakura looked around and saw Sasuke and Naruto on the floor sleeping. Then she spotted her parents.

"What's wrong with Oto-sama and Oka-sama? Why are they sleeping? Does that mean the bad guys are gone?" Sakura asked.

"Yes, Sakura. The bad guys are gone. Oto-sama and Oka-sama are tired so they wanted to sleep for a while. Let's let them rest, ne (6)?" Yuuki said, as she cried silent tears while holding onto Sakura as if she were her lifeline.

"Okay…" Sakura said, confused at her sister's odd behavior. She snuggled up to her sister and buried her face her Yuuki's hair, falling asleep.

"Yuuki…"

Yuuki turned around and pulled out a kunai at the intruder, only to find herself staring at Itachi. Dropping her kunai, she got up.

"Itachi…T-t-they…E-ever-o-one…GONE…" Yuuki sobbed.

"I know…" Itachi said, looking sympathetically at her.

"And Shisui…?"

"Tch. He got away…" Itachi growled, his fists tight and shaking by his side.

Itachi walked over to Sasuke and Naruto and picked them up.

"We need to go see the Hokage about this." Itachi said.

"But what about the children? Should we take them with us?" Yuuki asked.

"…Yes. I don't feel safe leaving them alone or with anyone else."

"Okay." Yuuki held Sakura tighter.

With that, the two new heads of the Uchiha and Haruno clan raced to the Hokage's tower, leaving the job of burying the dead to the Anbu's surrounding the area.

(1) Ara – it's like an exclamation or like an "oh?"

(2) –dono – a title for those of nobility or higher rank

(3) Hai – yes

(4) Oto-sama…Oka-sama… - father…mother… (formal speech)

(5) Onee-sama – formal way of saying sister

(6) ne – okay?; right?

Okay! So here's the prologue of my story haha. Hope you guys liked it. Please read and review and give me any of your thoughts or suggestions of what to include in the story or if you liked it or not. :]

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