Short, sweet, boring. I just needed something to introduce the story to you. Gomennassai next chapter will be guaranteed better. Again, gomen.

Disclaimer: i do not own naruto. If i did, it would be called Sai or Karin(shameless stab at I'm in love with an Uchiha23)


Prologue

"...I am actually proud of you... You no longer lack... hatred..." Itachi muttered as a flash of lightning bolted from the sky behind his body, soaked from both the dark rain and his own cold, heavy blood.

"Shut up. You're dead to me." said sasuke as he forced a raikiri enforced blade into itachi's heart, the sounds of chirping birds harmonizing with Itachi's screams of pain. As he finished off his brother he walked away into the storm contemplating his next step.

"... My life's work... finished within a day's work. What now? I don't feel any better. Was Kakashi-sensei right? Is vengeance really overrated? Did I really waste my entire life?

Meanwhile

"Yatta! Our first vacation in six months! And just in time for the holidays! I can't wait!" said a super excited Sakura rushing back to Konoha from a previous A-rank. "So... What are you guys doing for the holidays?"

Silence came from the other three leaving Sakura appalled

"You mean you have NO PLANS for the holiday?"

"What part of demon fox do you not understand?" responded a certain yellow haired ninja, loosing his cheery disposition.

"Root anbu, no family, enough said."

"How do you think I got this eye?" Kakashi questioned causing Sakura to remember the story of Obito and Rin.

"So you're telling me that all three of you plan to sit on your ass and do nothing for the week."

"Right" the three sighed

"Wrong"

"Wrong?" Naruto asked

"Right! You three are coming to my Christmas party tomorrow night!" Sakura declared

"Wait... right, wrong, I'm confused" replied Naruto

"Just come to my house at six o'clock tomorrow."

"Whatever you say, ugly"