Disclamier: Do not own Naruto or any of its characters.
This is my second attempt at a Naruto story as I have writers block on the first. Hopefully this will give me inspiration to finish that one as well.
This story will have some changes from the Naruto storyline but bascially similar. I came up with an idea and decided to try and write it. Enjoy.
Another body dropped to the ground with its head landing a few feet away. The killer walked over the body while putting his sword back in the holder. He then stood still and calmly surveyed the area around him. His eyes memorized every area of the kitchen making sure he had missed nothing. Five people lived in this house, two males and three females. There were five corpses drowning the floor with their blood. Satisfied that everyone was accounted for the man nodded to himself and quietly walked out of the house into the cool night air.
The killer looked down the street calculating his next target. He had already invaded three homes and killed 11 people without making a sound to alert the others. He estimated that his partner had done similar meaning a third of the compound had been killed. Now only two third remained and if things were kept quiet collectively they would be finished in ten minutes. With that thought in mind he ran down to the next house already starting hand signs.
However he was interrupted by the sound of a small explosion. He stopped in his tracks and saw lights of houses with the still living start to come on. Knowing stealth was no longer necessary the killer jumped above the house in front on him and did some hand signs in a flash.
"Grand fire ball technique." He whispered as giant orange flames shot from his mouth until it formed one giant fireball. The fire ball continued its assent downwards and exploded upon impact of the house. The killer landed in front of the flaming rumble not bothering to see if anyone had survived the blast. He was confident that no one did.
The killer was met as several people ran from their houses to check on the disturbance. Some had hastinely put on clothing and a few had their weapon pouches strapped on. Two of these armed people saw him and ran in his direction.
"Itachi, what the hell is happening, are we under attack?" One of them yelled.
The man known as Itachi watched the two approach him without speaking a word.
"Hey Itachi, didn't you hear Shun. Are you alright man, did you get hurt." The other man asked with concern.
Itachi said nothing again but moved without actually appearing to move. He was now behind the two who called out to him.
Before wither could react a kunai was thrust through Shun's back and pierced his heart. Shun opened his mouth is surprise and horror as he fell forward. The other man turned to his falling friend only to meet a swift chop block to his adam's apple. He felt his lungs collapse and his throat start to fill up with blood. As he fell to both knees he glimpsed Itachi walking past him and struggled to sputter out one word before he died.
"Why?" He whispered with the last of his strength.
Itachi didn't stop in his step but answered the question none the less.
"It is not for you to know." He said.
The man didn't know what to make of this answer and soon didn't have to think of it at all as his world went dark.
Itachi continued walking forward as now the other Uchiha's had seen his actions and knew he was their enemy. They started to form up and prepare their attacks. It wasn't suppose to go like this but plans had to be altered as situations occurred.
"Traitor!"
"Coward!"
"Monster!"
"You're dead Itachi!"
"Burn in hell you bastard!"
All these insults and more from Itachi's Aunts, Uncles, and cousins yelled at this him as their eyes turned red as they activated their Sharigans. Some had no tomoes, others had one, and a few even had two. But as Itachi activated his own bloodline he was the only one that had three black tomoes in his eyes. None of his family noticed this to caught up in their own rage. It was an oversight they would regret.
Over two dozen kunai were thrown in his direction. Itachi as quick at lighting withdrew an wind mill shuriken from his back and retracted all four blades. He then threw it forward while performing another technique.
"Multiple shuriken Jutsu!" He said as the one shuriken turned into thirty.
The shurikens strength easily outmatched that of the kunai and deflected them harmlessly. But half of the shuriken continued their course right into the crowd of the attacking Uchiha's. The crowd jumped away to avoid the attack but now all were fast enough. Three were decapitated while another lost his arm. During this distraction Itachi created two shadow clones and all three went on the attack.
Two more Uchiha's met their end as a clone cut them in half while they were in the air from dodgeing the shuriken. Another Uchiha met his end as the other Itachi clone used the earth decapitation technique to leave only the head above ground. From there it was easy for the clone to simply put a kunai threw the vulnerable head and end the life.
The original Itachi found himself surrounded by four members of his clan.
"You'll pay for what you have done here Itachi, we'll make sure of it." Said Tenchi, a cousin of Itachi.
"I will live, you will die, no other words need to be spoken." Itachi replied in a cool manner.
The words as well as the demeanor only seemed to further enrage his clan and they rushed at him.
A round house kick was aimed at Itachi's head in which he ducked. Only to meet a right hand to his face. Itachi smoothly moved his chin a fraction upwards and avoided the punch as well as trapping the hand between his chin and neck. As the Uchiha tried to free her hand Itachi turned lifting her body and slamming her into another member of his family who came at his blind spot. Both went tumbling backwards and hit the ground hard. Of the two still standing one tried to sweep his legs. But instead of jumping to avoid it Itachi raised one foot and brought it down hard on the sweeping leg shattering the ankle. The Uchiha yelled out it agony grabbing his leg in pain.
Itachi was about to finish him when the fourth slashed across the back of his neck. Itachi back flipped over the sword and man and appeared behind him. Before his Tenchi could recover Itachi wrapped both hands around his neck and face and twisted. There was a sharp crack and Tenchi slid to the ground with his lifeless eyes staying open. Itachi then turned his attention to the two he knocked down earlier who were now back up and in fighting position. But they noticed Tenchi's death stare and hesitated in their actions.
This hesitation cost them as the two Itachi's clones appeared behind them and ended their lives quickly.
Itachi turned his eyes away from his clones and to the family member who was still grabbing his shattered ankle in pain. He walked unhurriedly to the man and looked down on him.
"A shinobi is of no use if he cannot walk. Consider this a mercy killing dear cousin." Itachi said palming two kunai.
The Uchiha tried to raise his hands in defense but it proved useless as the two kunai penetrated his eyes sockets killing him instantly.
That finished Itachi turned his eyes to his two clones. There was blood on their clothing and weapons but none of it their own. In the distance he heard more explosions and screams. His partner was finishing up and so should he.
"Only a few remain but time is running short. Those from Konahu will be here soon to investigate. Finish quickly and dispel yourselfs afterwards. I will personally take care of my parents and Sasuke." Itachi ordered them before moving off.
In no time Itachi arrived at a house isolated from the rest of the Uchiha compound. This was the final piece in starting his new destiny. He teleported inside his house and was unsurprised to see his father in full body armor seeming to await his arrival.
"Father." Itachi addressed his with respect.
Manso Uchiha looked at his eldest son with detached determination.
"I had a feeling this day would come. I had hopped your mother was right and that you were just going through a phase. She was convinced you were still the nice man that she had raised. I knew better but I kept hoping for her sake." Manso said.
"Mother always did like to see what she wanted. Even if the truth was right in front of her." Itachi commented.
"True, her ability to always look for the best in people was one of the reasons I fail in love with her. The exact opposite of a man like me. You and I are similar Itachi, which is why I'm not surprised at the way you turned out. I had a hand in making you the emotionless machine that you have become. Which is why I must be the one to put you down." Manso explained.
"You are inferior to me father, this night will be your last as well as all Uchiha's save myself." Itachi.
Manso shook his head at this.
"You always did think you had all the answers Itachi. It is a key weakness that you have yet to out grow. I don't intend to live Itachi, we both shall parish this night. As I am sure you and your mysterious partner have killed the rest of the clan by now."
Itachi blinked as Manso smiled.
"Yes, I know there is another that has influenced you these past few years. I don't know who it is for certain but I have a good idea. My regret is that I will be unable to stop him. Hopefully when sasuke grows older he will be able to. That evil should have never lived this long." Manso said tighting the fingers around his katanna.
"Sasuke would never gain that kind of strength. Not to mention he too will not live past this night." Itachi countered.
"Sasuke and your mother are long gone Itachi. They have already reached the center of the Leaf village by now. Neither you nor your partner can reach them now. This whole conversation has been nothing more than a stalling tactic. Now let us begin my son, there is a special place in hell waiting for both of us." Manso said before charging forward with his sword.
Itachi sent a quick message to his clones and engaged his father in combat. Both of their katanna's clashed sending small sparks flying. These small sparks turned into small fires and the house starting to catch ablaze. The two combatants paid the flames no attention as they were set at a stalemate with their swords locked. Their sharigans spinned at a tremendous rate as they looked at each other. Itachi was about to use his Mangekyo Sharrigan to put his father through three days of torture when Manso deflected his blade away and shoulder tackled him.
Itachi fell back a step before sidestepping his father and cutting at his back. Manso dropped and rolled forward so Itachi only hit the floor . Manso came out of his roll and turned only to meet a feet to the gut. His armor softened the blow and he grabbed Itachi's foot while falling backwards. He then picked Itachi up and threw him into the wall behind him. Itachi turned in mid air and landed feet first on the wall. He then pushed off and launched himself at his father. Maseo met him head on and their swords clashed again. But Maseo directed his sword down causing both their blades to jam into the floor. Itachi attempted to free the blame and was rewarded with a head butt and a fist to the face. To avoid further damage Itachi released his blade and jumped a few feet backwards.
Manso to released his sword and performed a quick series of hand seals.
"Multi fire ball Jutsu." He said as several small fire balls flew from his mouth in the direction of his son.
Itachi moved like a snake and dodged each of the fireballs causing them to hit the wall. More flames started to eat the wood of the house and smoke started to rise in the small room.
Again both shinobi ignored the flames and performed another jutsu.
"Firestyle: Great fire Dragon!!" Both yelled at the same time.
From each side fire formed into a giant dragon head and headed right at each other. The two dragons continued to butt heads until Itachi's broke through and crashed right into Maseo.
Itachi quickly dropped to his knees and spun about slammed his foot into Maseo chin coming up behind him. Maseo sailed through the air and slammed into the already blazing wall. He dropped to the ground and rolled trying to put out the fire.
The room was now coming down around them both and the fumes had made it almost impossible to see. But the two Sharrigan's users could see and that was all that mattered.
Itachi quickly retrieved he katanna and got to Maseo just as he got back to feet. He sliced off Maseo's left arm and watched his father fall to one knee.
"Using the replacement technique was smart to avoid the dragon father but I saw it coming. With my new Sharrigan I see all now. My clones will stop Sasuke and mother from escaping. You will die at my hands. When the time comes I shall resurrect the Uchiha clan and make it stronger than it ever was. I will not make the same mistake as you and allow our clan to become weak and complacent." Itachi told him bending down to look him in the eye.
Maseo fought through his pain and met his sons eyes.
"But before you die father you shall have the honor off seeing the ultimate sharrigan. This is my final gift to you." Itachi said as his tomoe's started to spin.
Before Maseo lost himself in the illusionary world he said one final thing.
"And this is my gift son." He said softly before activating the dozen exploding tags under his armor. Even as Maseo felt three days of torture in one second, that one second was all it took for the tags to go off. Committed to the technique Itachi could not break it and was caught in the huge explosion.
Seconds earlier across the village one of Itachi's clones had caught Sasuke and his mother in the forest as they had tried to back track their way through it to reach Konahu's gates. Sasuke was on his hands and knees in tears as his mother lay on her back from a stab to the heart. She was barly breathing and Sasuke was paralyzed with fear and sorrow to move. Then Itachi moved over him to finish the boy as well.
"Why Itachi, why?" He asked in desperation as tears continued to fall.
"It is destiny." The clone said bringing the sword down.
Suddenly the clone stiffened and its eyes seemed to widen in pain. The katanna fell from its numb fingers and it vanished into dust.
Sasuke saw this happen but paid more attention to his dying mother. He cradled her head in his lap and continued to cry.
"Sa… Sasuke… be strong my son. I don't know what happen to Itachi, but you are different. Some where along the way it heart went dark and cold. He didn't use to be like that, remember sasuke?" asked his mother weakly.
"Yes mommy, I remember." Sasuke said with his lips quivering.
"Something or someone must have changed him. I don't know what but he must be stopped. I fear you will be the only one capable of that my son. This is a huge burden to bear and I wish it wasn't so. No mother should want their son dead but I do. Please god forgive me but I do." She said words getting harder.
"Mother!!!"
She grabbed his face making him look right at her.
"I know your sacred and will one day want revenge. But sasuke please, do it the right way. Remember all you learned, find those you can trust. Stay on the path of right and gain power the right way. Please don't be like Itachi, my son I beg that of you. Promise you will not take that dark path of vengeance with only hate in your heart." She pleaded.
"I promise mother." Sasuke said wiping his eyes.
His mother graced him with a small smile.
"Good, then live well Sasuke. Become the good strong boy that I know you can be. Itachi and those who turned him will be after you, so do what you must do to survive. Farewell, my son, always know that I will love you." She said. Her eyes then closed and her chest stopped moving.
Sasuke looked down at her while he continued to hold her head. He then cradled her closer to his chest and cried some more. He would not forget what she said, he would keep his promise. One day his big brother would answer for this. But for now he cried until he felt the simple peace of sleep.
TBC
I decided the Uchiha massacre would be a good place to start. Also wanted to show that Itachi wasn't all powerful like he appears in the show.
Please review and tell me what you think so far.
