Scarlet Kunai
By Ginta and Hakakku Fangirl
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, or any of the characters
A/N: Original Character's name is Kyoko, female, only a few months older than Uchiha Sasuke, no Kekki Genkai, ANBU-ranked kinoichi, more info in story.
Rated M for violence and language.
*This story starts with the Uchiha brothers' last fight.
Chapter One: Flash Forward! The Last Fight and a Strange Chakra
Sasuke leaned back as Itachi lifted his finger, readying himself for whatever genjutsu his older brother might try on him. Instead…
"I'm sorry Sasuke. There won't be a next time."
Then Itachi's finger--that finger, that had cast genjutsu over so many--simply poked Sasuke's forehead, the same as Itachi had done so often only years before.
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Hours later, after speaking to Madara and learning the truth about Itachi's "betrayal," Sasuke stood staring, motionless, at his older brother as Itachi lay where he had left him, then started.
'Chakra? It's not this Zetsu guy's, or Madara's…it feels like…Deidara? No…Definitely female…a female bomber? What the fuck?'
Sasuke reactivated the Sharingan and spun on the spot towards the strange chakra he had felt. Nothing. Nothing, except…
'Was that a braid?' he thought, as something black--too black to be a shadow--seemed to move. 'This chakra…I can almost smell it. Gunpowder. Definitely an explosives expert…and…tears? This kinoichii is…crying? Why?'
Sasuke tensed, all thoughts of his brother left; he placed one hand on his katana; the other reached for a kunai. The shadow moved again. Then again. She was coming towards him. Sasuke gripped the kunai harder. He tensed again, and released. The kunai sunk solidly into the trunk of a thick tree, three inches from the face of the kinoichi with the strange chakra…then Sasuke straightened, confused. She hadn't even flinched. And now that he was closer, her chakra seemed almost familiar. There was no way that it could be Karin… She had to be from the Leaf. Sasuke heard something behind him and jumped around, katana drawn.
'What the…?!?'
A young ninja, clearly an member of the ANBU Black Ops, and with the mask of a dog, held Itachi's lifeless corpse, his arm slung over her shoulder. The kinoichi ignored him.
Sasuke smirked. He didn't know what Konoha wanted with Itachi's body, but he wasn't about to let this girl get away. Defeating his brother hadn't worn him out; instead, Sasuke was now practically twitching, he had so much energy. Besides, how hard could a normal ANBU be to defeat? His brother had been ANBU as well, right before he had destroyed their clan and joined Akatsuki.
But he couldn't move. He glanced down, then froze. The ANBU had placed two clones in the ground, and they now held him in place.
Growling, Sasuke threw a second kunai. The ANBU kinoichi jumped, but the weight of Itachi was too much, and the blade still caught her mask. The face of the dog fell away in two pieces and Sasuke stared.
Tears were falling softly across skin softer and paler than Sakura-chan's, over high cheekbones and blood red lips. But the color of her mouth was dull compared to her crimson eyes.
'SHARINGAN!' Sasuke's thoughts screamed. But that was impossible! There were only three--two--Uchiha now alive. And even if that weren't the case, this girl might have black hair, but she definitely wasn't an Uchiha. She almost looked like…
"Kyoko?" Sasuke asked, shocked. The ANBU just stared at him, before turning away and running back into the trees, Itachi's cadaver at her side.
'What the fuck is going on?' Sasuke thought.
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A/N: Okay, that concludes the first chapter. If I misspelled anything, please tell me! Um…Review, constructive critisism is greatly appreciated, as this is only my second Naruto fic…okay, I'm going to star the next chapter now, before I start to ramble…
--Fangirl