A Black Rose in the Great Forest
By Jiraiya the Gallant
For the Senju and Uchiha who showed me, even the most sworn enemies can become friends, and even lovers. This story is dedicated to them, a tale about a young pair of warriors who overcome differences to end a war.
Chapter 1: Wildfire Spreads Over the Forest
War was brutal. It was, the Senju clan of the Forest and the Uchiha clan of the Sharingan have been fighting for years and years. Generation to generation of war have shaken the land of fire to its knees. There's no one to stop this war and both sides will continue the war until one side falls. There is no compromise, no negotiation, no deal, just war. Every Senju and Uchiha born knows that the next day they could die. It was a battle that never ended throughout almost 100 years so far. So long that some question why the war is going on in the first place. But no one will cease fire, no one, the two clans are perhaps doomed to fight forever. Until...
A small rose appeared in the great forest and this rose shall bloom into not a beautiful flower, but something greater, something to stop the oncoming wildfire...
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Uchiha Complex, Uchiha Village, Land of Fire
In a small room gathered the heads of the Uchiha clan. "The Senju clan have crossed our western border. It's only going to be a matter of time until they cross the barricade and invade this village." Fugaku Uchiha, the current head of the Uchiha clan said.
"How shall we go upon this, Lord Fugaku?" Minzoku Uchiha, the Uchiha Military Force Commander.
Fugaku pondered it for a moment and then sighed before sternly saying. "We cannot hesitate any longer, we must call forth the newest and most powerful forces of Uchiha we have. It's our only chance to survive the next attack by the Senju clan."
"Understood, I shall call up the most powerful forces. I want my son, Obito to lead them, if that's fine with you?"
"Very well. He shall be leader to the first force, he shall work closely with my eldest son Itachi, who shall be the leader of the second force and his close partner Shisui who leads the third force." Fugaku stated.
"Thank you very much, Lord Fugaku." Minzoku bowed to show his appreciation. "I promise, Obito will not let you down. He's well on his way to surpassing his forefather Madara Uchiha."
"Hmmf, Madara Uchiha? Our great ancestor? You have such high hopes for the boy. However our first priority is to win the war." Fugaku stated.
"Yes of course." Minzoku nodded.
"My youngest son Sasuke, shall also participate in this war. He is a true prodigy, perhaps he will surpass even Itachi soon. As Itachi doesn't seem to want the position, I will have Sasuke become the new leader of the Uchiha clan when I pass away." Fugaku stated. Minzoku and the other elders nodded in agreement.
"I want to discuss another matter." One of the elders said. "The Uchiha clan is running awfully low on warriors, this is the lowest we've had in years since the Senju clan has murdered so many, if we lose the next assault from the Senju, the entire clan might be slaughtered. We need more prodigies to emerge from the clan, it might be our best hope to win the war."
"I see..." Fugaku wondered about this situation. "Then more Uchiha including my sons shall marry early, and the chances are their children shall inherit their skills and talent."
"Are you sure?" One of the elders asked. Fugaku cared about his sons, so it wasn't like him to make such a decision, but the clan was just as important. Sacrifices had to be made.
Fugaku nodded. "Itachi is already in a relationship with an Uchiha named Izumi. She is also above the average skill so it should work out. However Sasuke does not seem to be interested in women as of yet, though he will probably be willing to simply do it for the clan." Fugaku then ponders another issue. "Though, I do not know of anyone with skills worthy of marrying Sasuke."
Minzoku then realized. "Let him marry my daughter." He said quickly.
Fugaku looked at him and asked. "Your daughter? I do not know of her skill."
Minzoku described them. "Though her physical strength is lacking, my daughter has the most impressive control over the Uchiha's fire style techniques. It's perhaps enough to match Obito's skills and yet they are 15 years apart in age."
"I see. Then it is settled. Sasuke shall marry her, the weddings for both couples shall take place in the next month."
Minzoku looked happy, but then his face turned to concern. 'Only if Sidra's ideals don't get in the way.' Minzoku thought about his previous arguments with his daughter. They didn't have the best father-daughter relationship. Sidra was often distant, mumbling 'nonsense' about her ideals to end the war without bloodshed. It wasn't how the ninja world worked, it was pure fantasy. He had told her to give up those ideals time after time, but she wouldn't. The Uchiha clan wouldn't know about these ideals, but those ideals meant a lot more than he first thought.
Meanwhile...Uchiha Complex Courtyard...
The sun shined on the two Uchiha sparring. Obito throws some shuriken at Sidra who deflects them with her black sword known as Kagetomoe. Obito then runs at Sidra slashing with his kunai to be blocked by Sidra's sword. Sidra spins around and slashes at Obito from the left, but it simply goes through Obito and as soon as the sword left Obito's body, he kicks Sidra down who then tumbles a few times before slowly getting back up. "Ha...you're as strong as ever big brother." Sidra panted while still smiling at Obito.
"It's where 20 long years of training got me." Obito said, he had been working day after day, month after month to become the strongest he could be. He had to protect his clan and family, that's what motivated him to become stronger. "You're getting stronger too. Your kenjutsu is improving now that your Sharingan is awakened and your fire style is almost as superior as mine." Obito said while putting his kunai away and picking up the shuriken from the spar they had.
Sidra nodded and responded, "Thank you. Still, the war is becoming more dangerous each day." Sidra mentioned putting her sword on her back.
Obito kindly put his arm around his sister and looked towards the sky like an endless universe not knowing what the future held. "I know, one day I'm hoping the Uchiha clan will win the war." Obito sighed. Even with the Sharingan, no one could see the future, anyone could only pray for the best to come in the future, and hope destiny will be at their backs.
"But Obito." Sidra began to speak, Obito turned to face her in curiosity. "Can't we just compromise? The war has been going on for years, can't we just make a deal with the Senju to stop?" Sidra asked.
Obito smiles at his sister's simple minded, yet foolish question. Their father had grown tired of listening to Sidra's ideals, but Obito always listened, he somewhat agreed, but it was just so out of their reach that Obito just couldn't support those ideals. "I wish. But it's not so easy. 100 years of war isn't so easy to stop. I don't think the Senju would accept a deal to stop fighting, neither would the Uchiha. We're warriors, the only way to stop the war is to win it."
"Okay..." Sidra looked down in depression, she didn't like wars. It wasn't in her nature to fight without end, she just wished others could see things her way, but almost no one did. It's just how this horrible ninja world worked, since 100 years ago, it's been the same system and probably always will be. It was this type of war that awakened the Sharingan, it was when Sidra first awakened it that she wanted to stop the war without more bloodshed.
"Don't worry." Obito kneeled down to face his sister and looked her in the eye putting his hand on her cheek comforting the soft skin, they gazed at each other Sharingan to Sharingan. "I'll protect you, no matter what. The Uchiha clan will win the war, I promise." Obito said with a smile.
Sidra smiled too, Obito always knew how to cheer her up. "Thank you big brother." Sidra hugged him tight, she wanted to shed tears of joy, but her father hated tears thinking they symbolized weakness.
Obito let his sister hold on to him, he cared about Sidra so much. "Let's go inside." Obito and Sidra walked inside the complex for a break from their training.
A few hours later, Minzoku comes through the door. His wife Siandara was in the kitchen preparing dinner. Obito and Sidra were setting the table. "Honey." Siandara greeted Minzoku. "Father." Obito and Sidra both said greeting to be respectful to their father. Minzoku calmly nodded to them and sat down. "How was the meeting?" Siandara asked while filling a teacup with some green tea she personally made.
Minzoku slipped the tea before speaking to his family. "There's something you should know. Obito." He began to speak. Obito's attention was instantly on him. "The Uchiha clan is at the peak of endurance for the war between us and the Senju. I personally requested for you to lead the troops in the war, and the clan head agrees with the request."
"Thank you father. It would be an honor to do so." Obito said.
"You shall leave tomorrow for the battle lines." Minzoku added. "You will be working with Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha."
"Yes. I will not fail, for the Uchiha I will succeed." Obito claimed, he was fully confident. Compared to the other Uchiha, he was one of the few Uchiha that possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, as well as the unique ability Kamui.
'But...those who go to the battlefront...die.' Sidra thought concerned. Any other Uchiha dying in battle she could bare, but Obito dying would crush her entire world to pieces.
"I shall prepare to leave." Obito said as he walked towards the weapons storage. Sidra got up quicker than ever, she moved so quickly to block Obito with her arms out completely sealing off the door. She had her eyes closed, but she knew Obito was there.
"Sister?" Obito wondered, though his wondering was halted instantly when he caught a tear running down her eyes.
"Obito you can't go!" Sidra cried out to him, tears streamed down her eyes as she looked at him.
"Sidra..." Siandara mumbled. Minzoku only frowned upon this, but he knew this would probably happen.
"Sidra. Please move." Obito said sternly.
"NO!" Sidra instantly replied. "Everybody who goes to war dies!"
"Sidra, I must go." Obito said again, his voice lightening up.
"NO! I won't let you! Please! Don't leave!" Sidra said shaking her head violently and continuing to block the door.
Obito sighed, he knew what Sidra was feeling. He too was actually nervous, but it was his duty as an Uchiha to go to war. "I'm sorry. But I must go. I will ask again, please move."
Sidra shook her head again, she wasn't moving. Minzoku glared at her with his own Mangekyou Sharingan, it felt like daggers, but despite that Sidra wouldn't move from her spot.
"Then, I'm sorry." Obito said, surprising Sidra for the moment, he then planted his fist into his sister's stomach. Sidra falls to her brother's feet who then walks by her. "I'm sorry." Obito said as he walked to get ready to leave the next day. "Obito..." Sidra mumbled.
Siandara was about to go comfort her daughter, when Minzoku walked up to her himself. "Sidra." He said sternly. Sidra looked up to him. "Uchiha do not cry." Minzoku said, his tone said the period as if it was an actual word. Sidra only looked down, she couldn't stop letting tears fall out. Minzoku angrily crushed Sidra under his foot pinning her to the ground. "Uchiha do not cry!" Minzoku said emphasizing the words this time.
"Yes father." Sidra said quietly, but enough for Minzoku to hear it. He took his foot off and starts walking to help Obito prepare. Siandara comes over to Sidra's aid. She brings her daughter close in and holds her tight.
"Please, calm down." Siandara softly says.
"Mother...I don't want Obito to die..." Sidra mumbled.
"I don't either. But we have no choice, we just have to believe in his abilities, and hope he comes back." Siandara said softly. She kept Sidra close to her the whole time.
It was night, the moon shone brightly on the Uchiha complex. Sidra couldn't sleep, she stood on the roof of the complex. She gazed at the stars, that was what her name meant after all, starry. 'Why can't anyone see things my way?...' She thought while gazing at the endless space. 'Obito...' Sidra closed her eyes for only a brief moment. And opened them again, the three tomoe in her Sharingan moved and changed into blade-like lines with another three tomoe appearing in the interiors of the spaces made by the lines. A small tear was transparent by the red glow of the newly awakened Mangekyou Sharingan.
"That's the first chapter." Jiraiya said as he closed the book.
"Wow Pervy Sage, it's pretty good. A lot better than those dirty Icha Icha Paradise series you write!" Naruto laughed.
"How many times do I have to tell you there is nothing dirty about it! And stop calling me Pervy Sage!" Jiraiya snapped back.
"There so is..." Dias chuckled. "And the name suits you." He added. Sidra giggled a little as well putting her hand on her mouth to try and hold them back.
"Oh great..." Jiraiya sighed.
I haven't written a story that focuses completely on my OC, Sidra Uchiha yet so this one focuses on her. If you go to Naruto OC Wiki, she has a page titled with her name, so you can go there if you want to know more about her. Appearance, abilities, personality, etc.
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