Disclaimer: Naruto and its characters are by no means mine

Disclaimer: Naruto and its characters are by no means mine

WARNING MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD!!

Please read Author's Notes at the end of this chapter. Thank You )

Chapter 1

"Sasu-Chan!!" A 7-year-old blonde haired blue-eyed girl shouted to a smiling 7-year-old raven boy sitting by the lake.

"Hn." Said boy showed off his trademark Uchiha© smirk.

"What are you doing?" the girl questioned him.

"Nothing much."

"Yeah right. You're sweating and covered in ashes. You've been practicing your Katon haven't you?" She said as she sat beside him.

"Hn." He answered, turning away from her, looking at the still blue lake.

"You know, you shouldn't push yourself like this. I know Fuugaku-jisama is pretty hard on you, but he does love you, you know? Ita-nii too." She told him with a slight worry in her tone.

The boy's smirk dropped a bit into a slight pout. No, Uchiha men are NOT allowed to pout. His pout drew back into a flat unemotional glower. "Ita-nii was able to do this jutsu when he was my age, I'm an Uchiha too, I should also be able to master it." He answered her.

"Sasu-Chan, it's not a competition you know. Mastering a jutsu takes time and you'll get it when you're ready."

"Easy for you to say, you're as much as a genius as Ita-nii is."

"Pfft… Me?! A genius?! Are you kidding me? I had to practice day and night for months and months just to get one jutsu right." She laughed.

"Yeah, when you were like what? 4 years old?!" He scoffed jokingly.

"…"

"See?! You are a genius. No one, not even Ita-nii learned a jutsu when he was that young."

"… Fine then. I'm just… different."

"Hn"

"Don't give me that look. I swear that look is hereditary."

"Hn" he smirked.

"Geez, that 'hn' thing, is that a family tradition too?"

Glare

The girl laughed and raised her arms in surrender. "Just kidding… Anyway, I gotta go home, Naru-chan is craving ramen… AGAIN…I have to go home and cook some with vegetables in it before he scoffs down a dozen instant ramen."

"Hn, when does your brother not eat that trash?!"

"Never… I guess it's like his comfort food."

"But surely one doesn't eat comfort food for every meal of every day."

"… Touché."

"Hn" he smirks.

"I have to go now. I'll see you later ne?"

"Yea." He smiled.

"Ja Sasu-Chan!!" She waved goodbye as she ran home.

- The Next Day -

Hokage's Office

"You both understand what your mission is, yes?"

"Hai, Hokage-sama." The 7-year-old girl replied, standing in her 17-year-old henge form in an ANBU uniform, standing beside her, her ANBU partner and co-captain. Clad in his ANBU uniform, stood Uchiha Itachi.

"Now all that's cleared up, prepare for your mission. You're both dismissed."

With that note, both shinobis bowed their respect and exited the room.

Night of Uchiha Massacre

Sasuke walked home with a bounce in his step. He was excited to tell his parents and his nii-san that he was elected top male student of his year group and he finally mastered the Katon: Gyougaku no Jutsu that his father and brother taught him. He was oblivious to his eerie surroundings until he finally stopped dead in his tracks. He noticed something felt…odd. He could smell something metallic; and it was completely overwhelmed his senses. He felt like throwing up. He quickly ran to his house, the Uchiha Main house and instantly shouted for his parents.

"KAA-SAN!! JI-SAN!! Where are you?" He continued to look around until he reached his father's private study. The door was closed and he could see something red flowing through the cracks of the door. He hesitantly reached out to slide the door open, wincing at the thought of what he knew he would see beyond the door. He slowly opened the door and looked up to find flashing red eyes staring at him from the darkness. Sharingan. Oh God, no, no, no. An Uchiha did this. The man stepped out of the shadow to reveal… Itachi. Sasuke's eyes widened in surprise.

"Nii-san, what happened?" He looked down to see the corpses of his mother and father. Oh God, what happened here? "Nii-san who did this? Why are Kaa-san and Ji-san dead?" Sasuke shifted his gaze back on the floor to find another corpse. It was a girl with long blonde hair. OH GOD! NO! Natsumi! "Natsumi! Nii-san please tell me, what happened, why is Natsumi dead too?"

Itachi chuckled darkly, "Foolish little brother. You want to know who did this? Let me tell you. I did."

"W-why?" He stuttered.

"Simple little brother, I want power and they were in my way." He smirked and the tomoe of his Sharingan spun, bringing Sasuke into a genjutsu.

Sasuke screamed as he saw his brother's replay of the massacre, how he had slain every last Uchiha. Suddenly, Sasuke was brought out of the illusion and on the main streets of the Uchiha Compound, tears streaming down his face.

"Foolish brother, if you wish to kill me, hate me, detest me, and survive in an unsightly way. Run, run and cling to life. And one day, when you have the same eyes I do, come before me." With that said, Itachi left his mentally scarred brother behind and left the village, meeting up with his now raven-haired, raven-eyed team-mate to leave behind their previous lives.

Natsumi turned back one last time. Gomen Naruto, Sasuke… I'll miss you both. She turned around to follow her team-mate out of the village, with a tear rolling down her cheek.

Sasuke dropped to his knees, the genjutsu finally dissipating as Itachi was out of the village perimeters. No, this isn't real. How could he?! He killed everyone I loved. Mother, Father and… Natsumi. At the thought of the blonde-haired girl, the torrent of tears he shed sped up, she was his best friend, the only girl and person in general that accepted him for who he really was, she never stalked him like the other fan girls, no, she was genuine, she actually cared about him, she was his first love. How was he going to tell Naruto that his psycho brother killed Sasuke's entire clan and also his (Naruto's) twin sister? Cupping his face in his hands, he screamed out at the top of his lungs. "NOOOOO!!"

10 Years Later

- Uchiha Warehouse -

"I'm sorry little brother, there won't be a next time." A smiling and dying Itachi came up to a battle-worn Sasuke, tapping his index and middle finger onto his younger brother's forehead, just like when they were younger. Itachi's eyes became blank as he started to drop onto the ground, after their battle to the death.

Sasuke's eyes were wide with terror as he initially presumed Itachi would gouge out his eyes while he was in a vulnerable position. He didn't know if he should feel relieved, satisfied or regretful. He had finally accomplished his life-long mission of killing his brother and avenging his clan and his first love. He felt a tug of regret at his heart. Shouldn't he feel more… happy… that his bastard of a brother finally died in his hands? He was so tired. He felt himself slipping to the ground beside his brother, unconsciousness creeping up to him, dragging him into a long slumber.

Sasuke woke up in an unfamiliar place. He tried to lift his upper body up from the bed or whatever he was lying down on. Suddenly an unfamiliar voice called out to him.

"You're finally awake."

"Hn."

"What a typical Uchiha answer."

"Who are you?" He glared at the man wearing the orange swirl mask.

"My name is Uchiha Madara."

"You're an Uchiha?"

"Yes, I am. One of the first actually."

"…" Sasuke continued to glare at the man.

"Which makes me your great great grandfather."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

"Gawd, I just made myself sound so old."

"Hn."

"Is that a habit of yours?"

"What do you want with me?"

"You know it's not polite to answer a question with another question."

"Why did you help me?"

"I thought I should share with you something about Itachi that you don't know about."

"…"

Madara started to take off his mask. Sasuke's eyes started to bleed red and his Sharingan blazed, Mangekyou activated. Madara saw this and put his mask back on.

"I see your brother gave you some protection before he died."

"…"

"Your brother did not kill the clan out of hatred." Sasuke instantly glared at the man. "He did it because he was ordered to." Madara continued.

"What do you mean?"

"Konoha ordered for the annihilation of the Uchiha clan because it was getting powerful and could easily destroy the whole Fire Country."

Sasuke stiffened at the answer.

"Your brother did it so there wouldn't be a Fourth Ninja War. He left you alive because he wanted to give you all his powers. Uchiha siblings are special, they share a bond. I'm sure Itachi has mentioned this to you before his death. If you take your sibling's eyes, all their powers will be transferred to you. You will instantly 'upgrade' your Sharingan ability. He was praying earnestly so you would come to him sooner and kill him so he can transfer all his powers to you. He's been sick and dying this whole time. He's doped himself up on medication just so he can stay alive long enough to die in your hands. He didn't spare your life on a whim. He planned all this out so that in the end you would be powerful enough to defeat your enemies."

"Enough! Lies, all lies."

"Hn, you didn't know your brother at all. He killed everyone he loved, his mother, his father, his friends, and his girlfriend, but he couldn't kill you. Isn't that proof enough? Do you still not get it?"

"…"

"He valued your life over the village. He loved you and let himself suffer for your well-being. He let you kill him, defeat him, so that in the eyes of the village, you are the hero and he would be the villain. All for his beloved little brother."

A tear rolled down Sasuke's cheeks.

"He pushed you to the point where you were completely desperate for power that your hidden parasite finally showed himself. Itachi wanted to free you from Orochimaru. To protect the village and most importantly you, he lived as a fugitive, a traitor, a criminal, praying for the release of death. He traded his pride for disgrace and your love for your hatred, even so, Itachi died with a smile on his face. He left the name of Uchiha to you and deceived you to the very end."

Sasuke stood on a rock, looking at the crashing of the waves, while replaying the words that Madara told him in his mind. He finally broke down and cried, mourning for the loss of his beloved brother, the brother that has protected and watched out for him, even without him realising it. What have I done?

Sasuke was determined to get payback for what Konoha has done. His new mission was to destroy Konoha, for destroying his life. You will all pay for what you've done to my loved ones.

A.N. Ok so since the first four chappies are short, I shall be kind and give you kiddies all four chapters now. I based most of this story on the original storyline of Shippuuden (from Manga), so I apologize for any spoilers. I'm currently having writer's block. Please don't flame. If you wanna criticize, do so nicely. I haven't written creative writing for more than 4 years so I'm a bit rusty. If you have any suggestions regarding what you want to see next in the installment, feel free to leave your ideas. I will try to accomodate everyone's likes as much as I can, although I can't guarantee it. Please rate and review!! I need motivation to continue this story... I don't know what to write anymore... stupid writer's block... Oh P.S. I have left an extra bonus chappie to explain some stuff about the OC's. I may not be able to mention all of them in the story but at least you guys will know what I'm talking about. Ok... Enough of my rambling! On with the next chapter!