Okay so this is my first story.
So I made up my own history for this to work and hopefully you will like it,
So enjoy.
Disclaimer: The only thing I own is the Haruno kekkei genkai, story plot, and some characters...pretty sad I know but hey Naruto won't let me take him or the other's home with me.
If Not For You
Chapter 1
Almost a millennium ago before the first great shinobi war and the start of Konohagakure three brother's roamed the lands.
The oldest was Fuguwa Igiwata, his hair was as black as the night sky and eyes as black as coal until his power was released. Fuguwa had the affinity of the fire element, and he was able to change the colour of his eyes from charcoal to red with three swirling comas in an instant. This eye technique was known as the Sharingan and he was the only one in the world to have it, it allowed Fuguwa to vastly improve his perception to the point of allowing him to copy another's movements and even jutsus. Another ability the sharingan had was to induce hypnosis, more or less catching the target in a genjutsu that felt and looked real to the captured person.
The second eldest was Hideki Igiwata, his hair was a chocolate brown and his eyes were the colour of opals with no pupils. Hideki's affinity was air allowing him to attack his opponent without touching them, along with his air affinity Hideki had an eye technique like his older brother's but when in use veins were visible around his eyes and an almost unnoticed pupil was seen in the middle. This technique allowed Hideki to see the chakra network of his opponent and allow him to see almost 360 degrees around him and through objects such as walls, lessening the chance of his opponent sneaking up on him. This eye technique was called the Byakugan.
The youngest of the brother's was called Noboru Igiwata, despite being the youngest of the three Noboru was the strongest with an affinity for two elements, one being water and the other being lightning. Noboru had the palest of blue eyes and hair the same colour, along with his elements Noboru also had an eye technique that had similarities to the byakugan and sharingan. He was able to read an opponent's jutsu before it was released just like the sharingan, and able to see all around him like the byakugan. But was not able to copy all of the jutsu's only ninjutsu and he could only see the chakra network in a ninja like the Byakugan but was unable to see through objects. This technique was called tomokugan, it also allowed Noboru to control all of the five elements when his eyes changed from their pale blue to a deep red with electric blue streaks forming in the middle and moving out in five jaggered lines to the outer eye, making it look like an electric storm in his eyes.
Although Noboru was the strongest with his ability he was actually the weakest of the three, as he only used the tomokugan when it was really needed. Unlike his two older brothers' who used their abilities to show their power to any and every person around them.
Eventually when the three brothers came into their full powers and returned to their birth place of birth in the Fang country, they began fighting amongst themselves for power and the approval of their father who favoured Noboru. Fuguwa and Hideki became so obesest with wanting power and their father's approval they made up a plan to get rid of Noboru.
The plan worked to a degree, Noboru found out about their plan and disappeared before they could kill him. He was unable to retaliate as they were still his brother's no matter what they did. After he escaped Noboru Igiwata became Noboru Haruno and neither Fuguwa nor Hideki saw or heard of their brother again.
A few years after Noboru's disappearance their father died from a missing piece of his heart taken the day his Noboru left, leaving Fuguwa and Hideki alone and without what they wanted from their father. Both men were furious and blamed each other for their father, they fought each other to the brink of death before going their separate ways. Fuguwa becoming Fuguwa Uchiha the first of the most powerful clans in the fire country, and Hideki becoming Hideki Hyuuga of another very powerful clan in the fire country.
It wasn't until Senju Hashirama and Madara Uchiha founded Konohagakure village hidden in the leaves that the three clan's came to live together in relative peace. Each not knowing the link to each clan, and each staying away from the other in their compounds at three different ends of the village.
That is until Madara Uchiha found out about the Haruno clan and their kekkei genkai that no others knew about for it wasn't used (Of course the Haruno clan knew about it) and he felt intimidated about it and made to attack the clan and wipe them out. The leader of the Haruno clan Saburo was able to stop him with the tomokugan but was unable to kill him, and Madara got away.
After that fight Saburo's tomokugan was recorded and most of the village stayed away from the clan in fear, as his kekkei genkai was stronger than the sharingan which was one of the most powerful kekkei genkai's and for the fact that no one knew who had the kekkei genkai as the Haruno's kept their affairs private. The only time it would be revealed that another person had this powerful bloodline was when they were in great danger, or to protect someone close to them as they were a peaceful clan who prided themselves on the love, care, and protection that was shown throughout their clan.
Later Madara challenged Senju Hashirama the first Hokage of Konoha in hopes of taking control but was stopped for a second time, after having his own clan turned against him in favour of peace. This time everyone thought Madara was killed but his body was never found.
64 years later
"Sakura honey, don't forget we have to go to your uncle's for your grandfather's birthday after academy today" A woman with long red hair and deep green eyes said to her six year old daughter as she came into the kitchen to make breakfast for her family. "I know mummy" Sakura responded as she sat down at the table.
Sakura Haruno was the only child of Shiro and Aki Haruno, she had bright emerald green eyes that she got from her father, and pink hair a combination of her mother's red hair and her father's pale blue hair. Sakura was a very unique girl, she was the smartest kunoichi in her generation and her chakra control was floorless at the tender age of three. She was able to control the water element by the time she was five, but she wasn't the best fighter. She knew the basic taijutsu and hadn't come into her kekkei genkai as of yet.
As Aki placed a plate in front of her daughter, the front door opened and a man with long pale blue hair that was in a low ponytail reaching his mid back walked in. Sakura spotted him and jumped up off her chair running to him with a big smile.
"DADDY!"
Shiro had just enough time to catch his airborne daughter as she jumped into his arms almost knocking him down. Shiro chuckled at his overly excited daughter "I missed you too baby girl" Shiro had called Sakura baby girl ever since she was born, it was his special name for his only child he loved just as much as his wife if not more.
Aki smiled as her husband and daughter hugged before walking over to Shiro "Welcome home my love" she said as she hugged him. Shiro hugged her back not letting go of either of his girls for he had just got back from a month long ANBU mission. "It's good to be back...god I missed you two" he said before kissing his wife on the lips then his daughter's forehead.
After another bout of hugs kisses and giggles, the family moved to the kitchen and sat down to breakfast. Sakura asked if her father could walk with her and her mother to the academy after breakfast. So after they ate, the family made their way to the academy. As they reached the school Shiro spotted his teammate dropping off his little brother, sure the guy was young but he was a prodigy and soon he would be an ANBU captain himself 'You are doing a great job Itachi just talk more and you'll go far' Shiro chuckled to himself as he thought back to their mission and the quiet time with Konoha's youngest ANBU at age 12.
The two looked like copies with black hair only Itachi's little bother had tints of blue through it and his spiked out at the back. Whereas Itachi's was longer and in a low pony-tail. Both boys had eyes as black as coal (A trait of the Uchiha clan) if you looked closely at their faces you could tell the difference between them. Itachi had a more hardened face and lines under his eyes making it look like he was constantly tired.
Whereas his little brother had a softer rounder face as he was still a child, but as he grew he would have strong features just like his big brother.
"Hello Itachi" Shiro greeted as they came together, Itachi inclined his head with a quiet hello back to his captain. The youngest members of the group hid behind the males of the group, both being too shy around others outside their clans. Shiro chuckled as his daughter clung to his leg and Itachi's little brother clung to his leg both peaking out every now and then catching each other's eyes before hiding again.
"So this is your little brother Itachi?" said male answered with a nod and a chuckle at his little brothers antics. "Yes he is, captain Shiro this is Sasuke" Itachi said pushing the boy in front of him.
Sasuke tried to go behind his brother again but found it a little difficult having his brother holding his shoulders. Shiro crouched down on one knee causing Sakura to hide behind her mother. He held his hand out to the shy boy "Hello Sasuke my name is Shiro Haruno and I'm on your big brother's team" he said with a warm smile, Sasuke looked at the offending hand then to the owner before looking to his brother as if to ask if it was safe. Itachi got the message and nodded his head, Sasuke looked back at the man with funny blue hair before hesitantly taking his hand and shaking it with a very quiet "Hi".
Shiro stood back up "This is my wife Aki and..." Shiro gently pulled Sakura from behind her mother "...my daughter Sakura...Aki, Sakura this is Itachi Uchiha my second in command" he introduced.
Aki stepped forward "It's very nice to finally meet you Itachi, Shiro often speaks of you" Itachi inclined his head before shooting Shiro a half-hearted glare, Shiro scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed chuckle.
Aki then crouched down to the six year old boy "It's very nice to meet you too Sasuke" she said with a bright smile and an extended hand, which Sasuke took with a smile 'she's just like mother I like her...i like them both so nice' he thought as the woman stood up again, then his eyes landed on the little girl with pink hair.
"Aren't you going to say hello to our new friend's baby girl?" Shiro asked, the pinkette shook her head earning a chuckle from both Itachi and her father. Shiro knelt down next to her and she turned and hide her head in his chest "Come on baby girl, you don't want to hurt Sasuke and Itachi's feelings do you?" she shook her head "Then you should greet them, then you'll have two new friends...they won't bite" Shiro added with a chuckle at the look on his daughter's face.
Sakura slowly turned around to face the two dark haired boys with a bright blush on her cheeks "H..hi" she said timidly as she clung to her father. It was Itachi's turn to step forward "It's very nice to meet you Sakura" He said ruffling her hair chuckling when she shot him a glare 'Just like Sasuke'.
Sasuke clasped Itachi's pant leg and tugged on it getting his attention, Itachi bent down to Sasuke's level and Sasuke whispered something in his ear. Itachi looked at him for a moment before chuckling "Yes she is very pretty Sasuke" he said looking at Sakura, who had wide eyes and a blush that could rival that of her hair colour.
"Itachiii" Sasuke whined "You weren't s'posed to say anything" the three older people laughed at the embarrassed boy.
All the academy students started to make their way into the school after Iruka opened the doors, Itachi bid a goodbye to his brother along with the Haruno's before heading off. Sasuke was making his way into the school as Sakura and her parents bid a goodbye to each other. "Sakura honey your dad will be here to pick you up after class finishes ok" Aki said, Sakura nodded before hugging her mother.
Sasuke watched as this happened, his chest tightening when the blue haired man hugged and kissed the pretty little girl 'I wish father would hug me like that' he turned and walked faster into the school.
"I'll see you after school baby girl" Shiro hugged and kissed Sakura before they parted and Sakura made her way into the school, her parents heading to the hospital for Shiro's after mission check up arm in arm.
It was lunch time at the academy and Sasuke was looking for the girl he had met this morning, but was unable to find her as yet. He had walked around the school for ten minutes, even asking Iruka sensei if he had seen a girl with pink hair but he hadn't. He walked past the blonde haired kid that always was alone and ignored by all except for Iruka sensei, intending to do the same Sasuke put his head down and his pace quickened.
"Hey!" the kid called, Sasuke ignored him and kept walking. He could hear footsteps behind him 'Great he's following me...just ignore him like father said to' "Hey wait up" he called again. Sasuke was about to make a run for it when a hand grabbed his shoulder, Sasuke turned and glared at him "What!" he growled. The blonde retracted his hand and took a step back "I...I j..just wanted to tell you where the girl you're looking for is"
Sasuke gave a half smile at the news as the blonde continued "I seen her walking down to the meadow 15 minutes ago" Sasuke nodded his head and made to go to the meadow, but stopped and looked at the retreating blonde "Hey" the boy turned to look at him "Thanks" Sasuke said, the blonde gave him a bright smile and a thumbs up "No problem" he said before he ran off away from Sasuke.
Sasuke was nearing the meadow when he heard someone crying and voices, as he got closer he was able to make out the voices to be girls.
"Hey billboard brow...you have a big forehead" a girl with long black hair known as Hoshi said who was standing next to a tree.
Sasuke wasn't able to see who the girl was talking to as they were behind the tree, Sasuke moved closer to see who was crying.
What he saw made his blood boil, for there sitting at the base of the tree and surrounded by Hoshi the most popular girl in school and two brunettes known as Aya and Kanon (Hoshi's brainless followers) was the pink haired girl he had been looking for. She was in tears with the three girls standing over her.
"You are so ugly with that big forehead and pink hair...who would want to be friends with a freak like you" Aya stated with a laugh. "Good one Aya I don't even think anyone could even love this thing" Hoshi added as she poked Sakura, all three laughed as the pinkette stood up "That's a lie...m...my mummy and daddy love me" Sakura said losing her courage half way through her rebuttal. All three girls laughed at her before Hoshi stepped forward and violently pushed Sakura to the ground.
"Yeah right, not even they could love you" she said. Sakura was holding her arm and started crying again "Th...that's not tr...true" Sakura said as her voice cracked through her sobs.
Sasuke had enough of these girls picking on the pinkette, so when Hoshi was about to say something else he ran over to the group and stepped in front of Sakura pushing the three girls over at the same time. "Leave my friend alone" he growled at them.
They all looked at him in shock, three not believing the heart throb of the academy defending the freak, and the other not believing he called her his friend.
"Sa...Sasuke" Hoshi squeaked as she stood up, Aya and Kanon standing behind her blushing and giggling at the sight of him. Sasuke sweat-dropped 'Geeze they get over things quick' He glared at them "Get out of here and don't come near any of my friends again or you'll deal with me" He said as threatening as he could, and it worked...somewhat because they all squealed and smiled before running off laughing. For the second time in two minutes Sasuke sweat-dropped.
When Sasuke turned to Sakura his heart clenched, she had her head down with her hair covering her face. Silent tears ran down her face with a sniffle every now and then, her right hand rested over her left elbow.
Sasuke bent down to her level, not saying a word he reached for her arm and moved her hand to see a scratch that was bleeding. Sakura gasped at the contact, not used to the tenderness of anyone other than her family. She looked up at him and saw a smile on his face "Hey come on let's go get this fixed, then you'll feel better...kay"
Sasuke stood back up and offered his hand to his new friend, Sakura hesitantly took it and they began walking back.
It was a few minutes before either spoke, when Sasuke broke the silence "So your names Sakura right?...just like the tree's" Sakura nodded her head in answer, 'she isn't much of a talker' he observed her a little longer before Sakura gained enough courage to speak "W..why did you help me?" Sasuke looked at her as if she was mad "I helped you because I don't like people picking on my friends" he said as he stopped walking. Sakura looked at him with utter shock "Y..you really m..meant that?" Sasuke nodded his head with a big smile, Sakura looked at him for a moment working out whether he was lying or not, when he looked sincere she smiled back at him and they continued on their path to the nurse.
After their first moments together Sasuke and Sakura weren't seen without the other for the rest of the day, giggling and playing and talking up a storm with each other until class was over. The pair walked out of the academy together, Sakura spotting her father straight away and ran over to him dragging Sasuke with her.
"DADDY!...daddy I made a friend" she said as she hugged him still holding Sasuke's hand, who was blushing. "I can see that...hello Sasuke" Shiro detangled himself and Sasuke from his daughter and ruffled the boy's hair. "Hello Sakura's daddy" Sasuke said shyly, Shiro chuckled "Just call me Shiro" Sasuke nodded.
The two Haruno's were about to head to the Haruno compound, when Shiro noticed no one was there to pick up Sasuke. "Sasuke would you like us to walk you home?" Shiro asked knowing that the boy's father never came to pick his children up and that Itachi had a small mission from the Hokage so he wouldn't be there for him.
Sasuke shook his head "I don't want to be trouble...I can walk home by myself, but thank you" he politely declined. But Sakura wouldn't have her first friend walking home alone so she reached out and grabbed his hand and started walking for the Uchiha compound...or the direction she thought it was in (She was walking in the opposite direction) "Well I guess you changed your mind then" Shiro chuckled after turning Sakura in the right direction.
When they got to the compound Sasuke opened the gate just as someone else was coming out, causing him to bump into them. Lucky it was Itachi and not another family member "Itachi your home" Sasuke sounded just as excited as Sakura was when she greeted her father, only he didn't hug him.
Itachi greeted Sasuke before looking to the other's "I was just on my way to collect him...thank you captain for bringing him home" Shiro nodded "That's okay if I hadn't Sakura would have been upset with me" said girl was half hiding behind her father. Itachi chuckled and bent down to Sakura's level "Well thank you Sakura for bringing my little brother home" Sakura blushed and gave him a shy smile.
"Well come on baby girl, we better get to grandpa Saburo's birthday party" Shiro said, Sakura looked at her father with sad eyes before running over to Sasuke and hugging him "See you tomorrow" she said before going back to her father and holding his hand. Sasuke was blushing madly but managed a "Yeah see ya" and a wave as the pair walked away.
Itachi was watching his little brother interact with the girl 'he seems happy now he has someone other than me to pay him attention' was the thought going through his head as they walked into the compound.
What neither noticed was their father watching the whole interaction between the Haruno girl and his youngest son, and he did not like what he had seen.
When Sakura and her father reached her uncle's house her mother was waiting outside with her sister and four month old niece in her arms. After giving her aunt and cousin a hug and hello Sakura hugged Aki, gaining a kiss from the woman "Hi honey how was school?" Sakura beamed at the thought of her day at school. Shiro came up and wrapped his arms around his wife trapping their daughter between them "Our baby made a new friend" "Daddy, I wanted to tell mummy" Sakura whined as she tried to push the pair apart. By this time Aki's sister had been given her daughter back and gone inside to rejoin the party leaving the family of three alone.
"Well daddy didn't tell me their name" Aki said with a giggle at her daughter's pout before a bright smile replaced it. Sakura bobbed up and down in her parents arms "Oh, oh his names Sasuke...that boy we met before class" Sakura's parent's smiled at her, happy that she was happy.
After calming Sakura down Aki spoke in a calming voice to her daughter as she and Shiro had some news for Sakura and she didn't know how the child would take it "Honey daddy and I have some new for you" Shiro placed his arms around Aki in a reassuring way "Baby girl" Shiro said with great affection "Mummy and daddy are going to have another baby, and you're going to be a big sister"
There was a moment of silence before Sakura registered what her father had just said before she exploded with excitement "Really, I'm going to be a big sister...just like Sasuke's big brother...I can't wait to tell Sasuke...can I go tell Sasuke now...I want a little sister so I can play with her and teach her how to be a ninja...when can we pick her up?" At that both adults released the breath they were holding only to start laughing at Sakura's excitement and babbling.
"Honey we have to wait for the baby to grow inside mummy's tummy and we won't know if you're going to have a baby brother or sister for a while, and you can't tell Sasuke now because it is getting late" Aki said "But you can tell him tomorrow morning, we'll go by his home so you can walk with him to class okay" Shiro added at the deflated look on Sakura's face.
Sakura smiled again, before a frown appeared "Daddy will I still be your baby girl when the new baby is here?" Shiro gave her a smile that could melt anything before taking her from her mother's arms "Sakura you will always be my baby girl no matter how many children I have because you are my baby girl and nothing will change that" He explained Sakura wrapped her arms around his neck.
Aki hugged the two "Honey never forget that we love you more than anything in the world and when you're brother or sister comes it will just mean that we will have more love than before because of two children to love instead of our one special girl" Sakura gave her parents a beautiful smile that showed she understood.
The family then made their way into the house and joined the celebration, as a dark figure lurked outside the house filled with a loving peaceful clan. "Soon, soon I will have my revenge" the figure cackled before disappearing.
The next day
Sasuke had walked to class alone as Itachi was called away early in the morning and Sakura and her father hadn't come past yet which he had hoped they would so he could walk with them. When he got to the academy most of the students were heading into class so he followed keeping an eye out of a head of pink. Once in class he looked around the room but couldn't find Sakura anywhere 'I wonder where she is, maybe she's sick' he thought as Iruka sensei came in with a sombre mood clouding him.
"Class we will not be learning anything today as the Hokage has called for an important announcement to the whole village, so everyone up and follow me please"
The whole class got up and began following Iruka out into the village to the front of the Hokage tower where everyone was waiting for the Hokage to appear, 'I wonder what's happening' Sasuke thought as he followed. It was another five minutes before the Hokage appeared and right off the bat Sasuke noticed something missing from the assembly. There were no Haruno's, there was the Hyuuga's off on one side and his own family next to him. 'Where' Sakura and her parents?'
"I'm very sorry to call you all away from your previous activities" the Hokage Sarutobi said "But I have some grave news that will undoubtedly affect the whole village" he continued "In the early hours of this morning our village was infiltrated" there were gasps heard from all around the area "The invader who was helped by one of Konoha's own ninja committed a heinous crime before he and the ninja were found they managed to get away" Some of the villagers were outraged that one of their own could do this.
"I am regretful to say that we have lost a vast quantity of our best jounin and ANBU with the slaughter of an entire peaceful clan...the..." Sasuke didn't need to hear any more as he already knew which clan the Hokage was talking about "N...no Sakura" he turned to run to the Haruno compound but was stopped by a hand on his shoulder. His head shot up to the person holding him back, glaring at Itachi "Let me go I have to find her!" he shouted gaining the attention of most of the village.
Sasuke struggled to break away from his brother who looked at him with sad eyes, as tears rolled down Sasuke's face. Sasuke was so distraught that he didn't even hear the Hokage as he continued to explain the attack and dismiss the village. Sarutobi came over the the silent boy and his brother who still had a hand on his shoulder. "What seems to be the problem Itachi?" Sarutobi asked, Itachi turned to him not letting go of Sasuke.
"I'm sorry for the interruption lord Hokage but my little brother is upset about the news of his friend's family" Itachi explained as Sasuke stopped struggling and stood still shedding tears. It was a silent moment before Sasuke spoke looking to his brother "Pl..please...tell me it's not true...Itachi...please" he whispered, his eyes also pleading for Itachi to tell him they had it all wrong and that his only friend and her family wasn't dead.
Itachi didn't say anything as Sarutobi spoke for him "I'm very sorry my child but it is true" Sasuke looked to him with wide tear-filled eyes "But there was one survivor" Sarutobi said quickly not wanting the boy to have that look of total heart-break anymore, Sasuke felt hope well up inside at those words.
He didn't want to, but the question had to be asked.
"W...who?"
I Had to leave it there, not bad...at the first chapter and already I'm leaving you hanging lol, anyway I had to stop it there for the next chapter which I will try to put up as soon as I finish touching it up.
If you have any questions or are confused about something, please don't hesitate to ask and I will try my best to answer it for you.
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