Hello fellow readers!
Well, here's the new (and improved) story!
I hope you guys enjoy the adjustments.
I LOVE Kishimoto's work.
So to show it, I'm writing my own version of the series.
Other than the story and the added characters used in it, I OWN NOTHING!
Disclaimer: I just said it…
Chapter 01: It Begins
Carefully but quickly, Sasuke started to unwrap the white bandages that constricted his eyes. Every strap removed sent a chill to his system, an eagerness to see a brand new world through the eyes of his beloved brother.
"How does it feel?" the masked man asked him as he watched the Uchiha remove the last strip of cloth, letting it to flow to the ground. The young Uchiha slowly opened his eyes and saw a vision clearer than he has ever witnessed before. Every detail of the room was highly—definitioned. From the carvings of the orange walls, to each streak of fire that escaped from the flame burning through a wooden shaft.
Adrenaline pumped through his very veins as not only did the vision constantly got better, but the power that emitted through him from behind his eyes were giving him a new rush of power he never imagined he could have.
"I feel," Sasuke awed, "immortal."
Through his mask, Madara gave him a small smirk, "most of what makes you up are." He watched as the amazed teenage boy rose from his sleeping mat and walked around the room. He mused when he watched the young Uchiha's smirk constantly grew as he saw and motioned.
"Now I see why Itachi was praised so much," Sasuke made a fist in his bandaged hand and stared at it, "He has all the power in the world."
Doubtfully, Madara shook his head and looked down, "Not all of it."
Sasuke briskly turned his head to the masked man that leaned against the walls of the cavern, "What is that supposed to mean?" Sasuke hissed, dark chakra emitting from his body.
Madara reached for a kunai in his pouch and held it, "Nothing really," Madara replied as he twirled the kunai in his hand, "You shouldn't let your emotions get to you so easily," thrusting the kunai against the ground, "An enemy can easily use it as an advantage against you," he added.
Sasuke turned and scoffed and he took a few steps towards an oil lamp, satisfied at the clarity his eyes were providing, "Then you have nothing to worry about," focusing on every streak of flame, "I'd never let anything stupid like that get in the way of my goals."
Madara looking curiously at him behind his mask, "Do you still plan on destroying the Leaf Village?" he asked.
Sasuke slouched against the walls and clenched his fist. Looking at the ground, "I do," he responded. Grinding his teeth, "and Naruto knows it too, along with the other shinobi determined to protect the village at all costs. It's not that I can't take them all," tightening his fist, "It's just a pain to know that it won't be easy."
"Then allow me to help with the process," Madara suggested, "There are some things I want to inform you about."
Sasuke looked at him with his own version of curiosity, "What?" he demanded.
"You've been gone a while Sasuke-san," Madara started, "Your recovery took longer than we expected. Your body took its time accepting the great power vested in Itachi's eyes."
Sasuke inwardly smirked at the statement before Madara continued, "While you were recovering, a war raged between the five shinobi villages combined against, well, me."
Sasuke widened his eyes in surprise, "I was gone for that long?"
Madara shook his head, "No, the war only lasted for a month and a half. It was the shortest lasting wars among all the other wars."
"What was the war about?" Sasuke asked.
"The war in general was caused because I wanted the eight and nine-tailed demons for my own," He explained, "Fearing my power, the five nations have joined forces to compete against it. So generally, the war was about protecting those demons from getting into my hands."
"They feared your power that much," Sasuke began with a hint of jealousy, "that they pushed away all their differences just to fight it?"
With a little pride, Madara nodded, "I allied with Kabuto Yakushi during the war," Sasuke widened his eyes, "and used most of the great shinobis Kabuto brought back to life and force them to fight against their villages, loved ones, old enemies, etc. I'm sure after working with them, you couldn't be so surprised."
"You worked with Kabuto?" Sasuke demanded, "Are you aware that he and Orochimaru are plotting against you?" Sasuke informed, "That's why he aided Naruto's team once when they were trying to look for me; He knew they wanted to stop you as much as they did."
Madara nodded, "I do," he stated, "that's why he is no longer with me."
"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked.
"His shinobi showed excellent results when it came to fighting in the war, but were all eventually defeated. One of the victors was of course, none other than Naruto Uzumaki," Madara started before Sasuke gritted his teeth at his last statement, "After the war, he disappeared without another word. He hasn't been heard from since."
"He couldn't have had enough power to do a resurrection jutsu that powerful," Sasuke commented, "He doesn't have the power for it."
"That's why he didn't do it alone," Madara stated.
Sasuke frowned, "What are you talking about?"
"Orochimaru gave him a lot of help," Madara answered.
Sasuke widened his eyes, "That's not true!" the atmosphere getting darker by the second, "I killed him!"
"A shred of his body seems to have attached itself to Kabuto's body," Madara countered, "It won't be long until that shred turns him into his new body."
Sasuke clenched his fists in anger, "I can't believe I wasn't powerful enough to completely kill him."
"You could if you want," Madara suggested. Sasuke looked at him curiously.
His fists loosened, "What are you talking about?" he asked.
"The demons," Madara started, "The eight and nine-tailed demons, I still want to obtain them, but I believe only you could get them for me."
"What does your interest in those demons have anything to do with me?" Sasuke snapped.
Madara stared of at the wall in front of him, "The eight and nine-tailed demons have befriended each other. If I try to take either one of them, the other will not hesitate to head into the battlefield and protect the other. They would risk their lives or use the power of their demons to fight me. Surely you understand what I mean, right Sasuke?"
Sasuke clenched his again, remembering the times he and Team 7 would sacrifice their lives to protect each other. He seethed at all the memories when Naruto would use his power to win all the fights, defeat all the enemies and leave Sasuke weak, defeated, and useless. Sasuke glowered, he vowed to kill him.
"But if you fight to obtain the demons Sasuke, it would make a huge difference," Madara continued, "Whether you presume the eight-tailed demon first or last, the results would be the same. Naruto will be in the battlefield and force you to fight him."
Sasuke widened his eyes in realization, and Madara inwardly smirked in response before he added, "Naruto wouldn't bring himself to kill you without killing himself along the process, just as he said to you before you two went your separate ways."
Sasuke's chakra grew dark when he replayed the memory in his head, seething at the fact that it has been one of the things that have been haunting his dreams during his entire recovery.
"If he tries to kill you both with one final move, I'll be there to pull you out of it just before the damage fully reaches you, leaving him to die by himself," Madara explained, "Of course, not before I extract the demon from him first."
"And once Naruto dies, then the eight-tailed demon will be outmatched if we fight him together," Sasuke guessed.
"Precisely," Madara confirmed.
"So how will this give me power in any way?" Sasuke asked suspiciously.
"If you are able to defeat Naruto, then it will obviously show that you have enough strength and experience to kill Orochimaru," Madara explained, "That's a great deal. You know how much stronger Naruto has become."
Clenching his fists yet another time, Sasuke also seethed once more. Just talking about Naruto was enough to make the chakra rush through his body like angry rapids waiting to fall off a waterfall. He was enraged with that boy, and ever since their last encounter, he made it a goal in his life to kill him.
"In that case," Sasuke started, "I'll face the two demons by myself," he stated, "I would gain nothing if you were there to help."
"Don't be irrational Sasuke," Madara scolded, "You—"
"Are going to kill them myself," Sasuke finished, "I won't gain any power if I had any help, and I don't want you to stand in my way," turning to face the masked man with cold eyes, "I'll bring you the demons. I don't need your help. And besides," he glared at the ground, "I want tokillNaruto. This is my fight."
Madara turned his head to look at him. He observed the seriousness in his eyes before he looked at the wall across him. There was no use trying to convince the stubborn, raged Uchiha. He had no problem with that though. He will fight until he gets his way, just like him.
It's perfect.
"Fine," Madara complied, "Just take time to train yourself before you do the job," he suggested, "You need to know and get used to those new eyes of yours so you can use them properly in your battle with Naruto. He's probably doing the same thing with his demon as we speak."
Sasuke scoffed in anger before starting towards the dark hallways, "He should try to live his life as much as he can instead of wasting it all to lose to me," he commented before disappearing into the shadows.
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