Author's note: This is my first story, but I'll try my best not to make this horrible. This story is based on Reineserpent's challenge.

Disclaimer: I am not Masashi Kishimoto, therefore I don't own Naruto.

"Damn… what was that?"

Sasuke looked around to find himself in what appeared to be Amegakure. He was lying there on the ground with his raven mane getting drenched in the rain. Alone. How did he end up like this? He gathered his memory from what he assumed was the cause of this.

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"Sasuke Uchiha," Tsunade began formally.

"Since Sakura and Kakashi are currently occupied elsewhere, I thought I'd give you a solo mission that might help you improve your stealth. It's a B-rank. I warn you, though, this is a bit more dangerous than what you're used to. It's fairly simple: I need you to infiltrate an ancient library in Kusagakure."

A stealth mission, eh? He was more of a social individual; he didn't care for holding back words when he was with cute little Sakura-chan, shy as she may be. He wouldn't mind some "teamwork", but he wasn't giving everything very much effort. It seemed futile to him, anyway. The Uchiha had opted to spend time conversing instead of training.

"There, you should find many abandoned scrolls on clan secrets and kinjutsu. You must retrieve any and all that contain unknown information on the Uzumaki clan."

Sasuke thought of Kushina Uzumaki. She, along with her husband Minato Namikaze, had died on a mission a few years ago. She was the last full blooded Uzumaki, so why would the hokage want information on a clan that no longer exists?

The flat chested woman handed him a map. "The point marked may not be exact, but it'll still be helpful to you." She gave him a small smile while pushing her glasses back up to the bridge of her nose. "Good luck," she added softly.

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Traveling to his destination hadn't taken as long as he thought. Just about three days was all it took. The first was alright, though the other two the young man had spent sleepless. His legs were almost giving out when had finally reached the ruins. It was a good thing the area it was located was practically deserted.

But something felt awfully wrong about it.

Of course, Sasuke continued his mission somewhat warily. Usually, the raven wasn't like this, and if he was with his team, he would've played it off as best as he could. His teammates weren't in his presence, though: That was all the more reason to worry. He wandered into a dark entrance with dim light.

After surveying the place, he finally found where the library was. It was tiring going through winding hallways and many suspicious rooms. There was an eerie feeling here- almost as if there was another person hidden somewhere. Sasuke was cautious as read from one scroll to the next to see if any of the content had at least mentioned the surname "Uzumaki". Soon enough, he came across one that hadn't made sense. The writing on it looked like gibberish, but it suddenly revealed to have an old seal.

Stones started to crumble from the ceiling, and a blinding light engulfed the genin.