The Nine-Tailed Copy Cat

Prologue

It was the second generation of Konoha. The Second Hokage, picking up where his brother left off, brought economic and military power to the growing village that was up until now only dreamed of. But, as any philosopher will tell you, it is at times of peace that you should prepare for war. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, the Second did not heed this warning. And so, it was on the evening of the birth of the heir to the Uchiha throne, whose father was a very close friend of the second's, that fate decided to rear it's ugly head...

As the Second Hokage watched in horror the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox destroy Konoha, his good friend, Fugaku Uchiha, leader of the powerful Uchiha clan, and his prized pupil, Sarutobi, approached him quickly.

"Are you sure you want to do this?", asked the Second Hokage. Fugaku replied, "The sealing method you invented is ingenious. That seal, in combination with his bloodline, will turn him into the ultimate ninja. And I will always be there to stave off any prejudice." The second nodded, and turned to his former student.

"When all this is over, I formally hand down my responsibilities as Hokage to you. You've earned it, Sarutobi-san." With that said, the Second Hokage took his leave, performing the new sealing jutsu he created with his brother for the first, and last time. As the greatest chakra the world had ever known was sealed into baby Sasuke, the boy could be heard crying from one corner of Konoha, to the next...

Eight years later, the village has slowly regrown to its once great state, under the leadership of the wise Third Hokage. Back at the Uchiha Estate, Sasuke Uchiha was rushing home to show his father his newest scores, straight A's, as always. It wasn't just the grades, Sasuke had been excited ever since he mastered the Great Fireball Technique the week prior and was accepted into the clan as a true Uchiha. He just felt bad that he couldn't help his younger brother, Itachi. Father never looked at him the same way as he looked at Sasuke. Arriving at the estate, Sasuke found the walls coated with blood, corpses hung about like towels put to dry. He rushed to his parents' room. Inside, he found Itachi, huddled over his parents' dead bodies. Itachi looked up, and his eyes were completely changed.

"Like my new eyes, brother? I finally have something that you don't. I have to say, these things are amazing. I didn't even have have to do anything. Just looking at people would be enuf to drive them mad. Made them want to...kill somebody." Itachi hissed, smirking at the last part. Before Sasuke could respond, Itachi locked him in his new genjutsu, forcing him to watch the massacre that Itachi had commited. After Sasuke began to faint, Itachi decided to leave. His last words would fuel Sasuke for years to come.

"I'll let you live, foolish brother. My job is done, and I'm interested in seeing if you'll avenge these peons that pampered you from the moment you were born..."

Sasuke awoke wet, naked, and hungry. Then things got worse. From then on, the villagers only seemed to neglect and ridicule him. The only time they payed attention to him was when they would take turns destroying him mentally, then physically. Soon, he devised a set of goals that would fuel his ambitions for the rest of his life.

"The Uchiha were the strongest clan of ninja in the known world. I won't let them be erased from history like this. I will rebuild my clan, maybe even make it better, stronger. But, to do that, I have to kill the person who did this to me, who did this to my family. Itachi Uchiha, I swear, you will die by my hands! And then I will force all these decieving bastards into acknowledging me for the great ninja I am, and there's only one way to do that. I swea, someday, somehow, I will become Hokage!"

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