What if in the first world, Itachi had two brothers?

"The Uchiha Massacre had over one hundred casualties, yet there were two survivors. The eldest of the two is Yoro Uchiha of ten years, the younger Sasuke Uchiha of seven years, the two brothers of the one who committed the deed: Itachi Uchiha. We are currently in pursuit of the eldest brother, and the other two are being questioned and trying to keep them together."

The Anbu member, Kakashi Hatake, who is waiting for the elder council of the village to talk it over.

"Kakashi, thank you for this information. Please relax and head home, the council will discuss what else we should do." The third hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, states with a kind smile on his face.

Kakashi nods his head before vanishing, some dust drifting from his location. Hiruzen's smile turn into a sour frown as he stands up and glares at the three council members that sit in front of him, before turning his attention onto Danzo Shimura, his frown deepening to a glare.

"Danzo, council members, I hope you are happy. You have caused two young boys to see the deaths of their family, AND" Hiruzen enforces with a stomp forward, a rare moment to be seen from the third hokage, "you have forced one of our best shinobi to be a murderer. He may be a spy for us, but he will be wanted for his entire life, and his brothers will hate him." Growling slightly as Hiruzen storms to the door before turning to the council one last time. "I will be visiting those two, and trust me, I will protect them." He storms out of the room as he breathes in slightly to calm himself as he starts walking to the medical wing.

As he enters, he sees the two boys sitting next to each other. Yoro holding his little brother's arms as he whispers slightly to him. He stops this however turning to the Third.

"Hello Yoro, Sasuke. Are you two alright?" The Third asks as Yoro gets a slight pained expression before looking at Sasuke, who was shivering with a disoriented look on his face.

"H-he hasn't t-talked to m-me since he tr-tried to talk t-to I-Itachi." Yoro manages to say through small sobs, and hiccups.

"I am sure Sasuke will be alright. The most you can do however, is be there to support him through this hardship." Hiruzen's eyes glaze over with tears, putting his hand on his shoulder, wiping up some of his tears. Yoro gulps once before nodding. "For now you must stay here until the two of you are ready to leave. Yoro, you both will be allowed to continue the Academy." Yoro nods with a determined look as he hugs Sasuke.

"I will find Itachi, and I will make him pay." Yoro states this with such conviction the Hiruzen gulps slightly before nodding grimly before standing up and sneering when he is out the door.

"Those poor boys, they will most likely lead a life of pain and misery, just because of our corrupted world. Please, if there are any gods out there, let these boys have peace in their lives." Hiruzen prays slightly before sighing and heading toward his office, dreading the paperwork that rests for him. He continue thinking about this as he bumps into a raven, as he stares at it, it hands him a note then turns into a swarm of black feathers, going out the window.

"Dear Lord Third,

I hope this message finds you before any of our 'allies' in the council. I have managed to join the Akatsuki, and I will send you information whenever I can. There are no promises however.

Signed, Weasel"

Smiling slightly, Hiruzen opens his office door and sits down onto his chair, sighing as he starts going through the large stacks of paperwork. Finally, getting down to where the two brothers would live. Thinking for a bit, Hiruzen then smiles to himself and puts down one location into the paper. A small house right next to the Academy and the Market. Biting his lower lip Hiruzen thinks for a minute. 'Yoro can be a Genin next year, but he has to train extremely hard… that shouldn't be too hard for him however.'

He sighs and stretches. "These next few years are going to be … strenuous."

A/N: I am really sorry that this is shorter compared to my usually story length. this is just a prologue, which gives me a little right to be flexible with the length... right?