Disclaimer:Same as previous , do not own Sasuke and Naruto ( wish I did tho).Copyright exclusively Masashi-sensei's.
Warnings: Massive Spoiler alert Sasuke and Itachi, read at your own peril. The usual Shounen Ai/ Yaoi (no like no ready), Future Mpreg and character OOC (though i tried really hard not to)
I apologise in advance for bad plot, grammar and spellings. constructive criticism MUCH appreciated.
Surprise News
Uchiha Sasuke sat on top of a gigantic skeletal structure facing a massive wall that stretched expansively around him. There were various and random openings spread haphazardly on the wall; entrances to the maze-like catacombs that made up Madara and the surviving members of Akatsuki's hideout.
However, the boy's attention and interest were neither to the massive wall nor its varying access points. Leaning back on the palms of his hands, his knees raised and feet flat on the spine of the structure, he stared absently at the pregnant moon shining brightly above him, a contemplative look pasted on his pale face.
Although he looked completely absorbed in his thoughts, he noticed a slight movement from behind, a sign of someone approaching him despite the fact that the new arrival had made no sound. Ninjas were naturally suspicious people, always ready for an ambush or vice-versa. As a ninja, one never let their guard down in case of an enemy attack and although the one who approached him was an enemy, he wasn't particularly bothered by it, choosing instead, to completely ignore him. He neither moved nor showed any sign of acknowledgement, even though the new arrival knew he'd been detected.
"What are you doing ?" asked the the deep monotonous voice he'd come to associate with Madara , " The preparations are already complete" he added, as he moved nearer to the seated youth.
The dark haired boy smirked slightly at the statement but continued to ignored the much older man, who now stood next to where he sat. Despite Madara's revelations, Sasuke did not fully trust the man and couldn't bring himself to care for the other man's plans. He simply refused to be a pawn for another deranged lunatic like he'd been for Orochimaru .Therefore he focused on staring at the moon in silence.
Madara followed Sasuke's gaze to the big ball of luminous light that shone in the otherwise dark and starless sky. It was a magnificent sight to behold , the masked man thought to himself. He understood perfectly, Sasuke's trance-like fascination for the glowing orb, as he too sensed the sheer hypnotic power it exuded. It was as if Sasuke intrinsically knew what he had planned for the future. If he did, Madara would not be surprised, he mused with a chuckle . The kid was an Uchiha after all and a worthy one to boot. However it was not the time to be drawn into leisurely thoughts, so he turned to repeat what he'd just said but before he could, Sasuke spoke , cutting him off
"When I look at the full moon, I have memories of that night," he started, with a dead tone to his voice that complimented the small cold and mirthless smile which played on his face, "As well as..."
He hesitated, turning to Madara, staring into his masked face with dead dull eyes. Although Madara was the only one, between the two, wearing a mask , the lack of expression on Sasuke's exquisitely handsome alabaster features, reminded him of masks. And though Sasuke did not wear one, his hardened, inexpressive face had become a mask, hiding whatever deep dark secrets and thoughts he did not want to share with the rest of the world. Masks were a generic trait in the Uchiha , Madara concluded with an amused chuckle to himself . He did not, however, say anything turning his gaze back to the sky, sensing that the boy had more to say
"...the memories I tried so hard to forget," Sasuke continued, still staring at Madara although his focus had shifted, as if Madara wasn't there and he was talking to someone else, "...I can remember things about Itachi...faint and fleeing memories surfacing from deep inside my heart."
Sasuke's voice trailed off as he sank deep into his memories , back to that fateful night where he had lost everything.
He remembered facing his brother in the main street of the Uchiha complex. Fear, despair, betrayal wrecked his little body, the emotions so strong they'd almost choked him. He stood there panting and gasping as he stared into the cold dark eyes of his brother. There'd also been a desperate need...a need to understand why his brother had done something so horrific...a need to understand why a brother who'd been so loving to him and his parents , could've killed them in such a gruesome manner... a need to understand why he, Itachi, the Uchiha's most accomplished prodigy had had to stoop so low as to commit genocide
"...Run, and keep running " Itachi had said with a snarl , his Mangekyo Sharingan activated, red and bleeding , "Cling to your pitiful life. And one day when you have eyes like mine, come before me!".
He remembered chasing after Itachi attacking him with anything he could find, rocks, stones, shuriken and kunai knives that had buried themselves in the walls as their owners had tried, in vain, to defend themselves against impending doom. His brother had been too strong for him and had swatted away his feeble attacks with simple ease. Despite his weakness Sasuke managed to knock Itachi's forehead protector from his head. Sasuke had felt his energy suddenly give and he collapsed onto his knees, his hands flat on the ground supporting and struggling to keep him up. Standing a few feet away from him, Itachi bent to pick up his forehead protector and placed it back on his head. Turning to look at his younger brother for the last time, a tear fell from his eye; before he turned away and vanished into thin air.
The sudden insight gained, induced by the memory of that particular moment, shook him with surprise and an intense feeling of agony. In all the years he'd re-lived the memory of that night to fuel his determination for revenge, he had failed to notice two minor but crucial details his young mind had witnessed and stored in the back of his mind.
It all made sense to him now, he thought to himself disdainfully. He knew then, for certain, that Madara had not lied.
Itachi had bent to pick up his forehead protector...Itachi had cried...
Sasuke had been quite young and exhausted back then but the details were still clearly etched in his mind. A ninja who had betrayed his village had no need for his forehead protector. The fact that Itachi had put his back on, only confirmed the truth that Madara had told him. Itachi had not betrayed his village, but had proven his loyalty to it by slaying his own clan. The reason Sasuke was even alive was that in exchange for his brother's life Itachi had himself declared a traitor to keep his mission for the elders of Konoha a secret.
Konoha was the reason his clan was dead!
Konoha was the reason his parents were dead!
Konoha was the reason he had killed his brother with his own two hands .
FUCKING Konoha was the reason he was all alone!
Sasuke slowly shifted his body into a meditative stance crossing his legs and folding them beneath his bottom. His red eyes narrowed as he tilted his head to glare intensely at the moon , his pale hands shaking with indescribable fury. Sasuke swore to himself as an Uchiha and an avenger that he would destroy Konoha if it was the last thing he'd ever do. Sensing the change in Sasuke disposition, Madara turned to head back into the catacombs. He had a good feeling his night was only going to get better
What will you do?' asked the masked man when they'd all assembled in one of the caves that served as a conference room... 'Will you join Akatsuki?"
" No. Taka's goal now is to destroy Konoha"...
The masked man was no happy with the response, but he kept his peace. He would bide his time
" You can say what you want but how do you plan on destroying Konoha"
"How I go about my business does not concern you, but if you must know ...I have a plan"
Two weeks later... Konoha
Naruto had hardly slept a wink the previous night and it was way before daybreak when he'd leapt out of his bed , knowing full well that there was no chance of him ever going back to sleep. The young blond decided that he would get himself ready, instead, for when Sakura came to pick him up . Knowing Sakura, Naruto figured she'd have spent a restless night pacing back and forth in her room, replaying the recent news they'd received over and over in her mind and hardly getting any sleep at all. Not that he would blame her if she hadn't cause he'd felt the same way, if his sleep deprived baggy eyes were anything to go by . He found it difficult to dress, struggling to zip up his black and orange tracksuit jumper over his black t-shirt and protective wire mesh vest, his fingers shaking from barely contained excitement .How he'd got bottoms and sandals on was still a mystery to him.
The day had finally arrived... the day that he and Sakura's had prayed for, for three long years. The day their greatest wish would come true.
Sasuke was coming back home...
Sasuke was coming back home to Konoha and Naruto'd never ever let him leave again, Naruto swore to himself vehemently .
Mind you, it was still quite hard to grasp that their long search had finally come to and end. Naruto chuckled as he remembered the day he first heard the news...
Flashback (Three days earlier)
Naruto-6 ... Konohamaru- 3
" Ne, Naruto-niichan... just how DO you do it?" asked an amazed Konohamaru, at he assessed the level of damage his latest bout with Naruto had caused. All together twelve victims lay sprawled on the ground, passed out from extreme blood loss .
Arms raised, hands clasped behind his head, Naruto 's eyes followed Konohamaru's gaze, admiring the beauty or in this case, the bloody result of their battle. A smug goofy grin grew, almost splitting his golden tanned face in half , his cerulean eyes dancing in merriment and with ill concealed mirth. He had excelled himself this time, he thought, and so had his protégée (though he wouldn't let the boy know, least he got a big head) .
And people said his Oroike no Jutsu was a dud!
" That should teach ya to mess with me gaki! You're thousand years too early to be challenging me 'tebayo"
Konohamaru pouted at that.
"We'll I almost had you, kore. Until you pulled that weird thing with the two girls, limbs all tangled up, " he said crossly, " mind you one of your clones was even doing a head stand ! I didn't even know that people could even bend that way, kore!".
Naruto laughed at that .
"Weeeell, when ya travel with someone as pervy as Ero-Sennin for three years, ya see lotsa weird things an' stuff that's a whole lot crazier than 'The Head Game'*. An' trust me, some of tha' stuff I saw when we were doin' 'research' , had me sufferin' from cold sweats for a month, dattebayo!" he replied with a massive grin and a wink
The younger boy gave Naruto a look that seemed a cross between shock, wonder and pity. Everyone in the village knew that Jiraiya, the Gama Sennin* and one third of the 'Densetsu no Sannin' *, was a massive pervert who used research for his popular erotic Icha Icha series novels, as an excuse to peek at naked women in hot springs,or simply as a way to unabashedly indulge in various acts of debauchery. Konohamaru could only but imagine the weird stuff Naruto had been exposed to during his travels with the sage. His body gave an involuntary shiver, as the thought sent shivers down his spine. No wonder he couldn't beat Naruto when it came to Sexy no Jutsu. His mind was too corrupt.
"Come on," Naruto interrupted his thoughts, as he swung an arm round Konohamaru's shoulder, "remember, the loser buys the other Ichiraku's ramen," the blonde added ,turning the younger boy around and leading him towards the busy village centre and Ichiraku's ramen stand.
"Yeah I know, I know" mumbled Konohamaru, as both he and Naruto gingerly stepped over the bodies of the pervy men they'd knocked out with their jutsu.
Damn, Konohamaru swore to himself. His loss was going to cost him at least four D rank missions' worth of money. When it came to Ichiraku's ramen, Naruto ate the equivalent of four pregnant women! His mother was definitely going to kill him, he sighed. Strutting beside him, Naruto hummed a cheery tune, buzzing with anticipation at the thought of eating ramen. Glancing at the giddy blond, Konohamaru rolled his eyes. For a genius (that is according to Konohamaru, mind), Naruto-niichan was pretty predictable.
"OI NARUTOOOOOO..."
Shikamaru stood in front of Ichiraku's, waiving frantically at the two boys, who seeing his animated state, quickened their pace to meet him.
Something serious had happened, Naruto feared , his heart pounding with trepidation. The act of breathing, alone, for Nara Shikamaru was troublesome, let alone shouting and waiving like a lunatic.
One quick glance at Konohamaru's face showed the younger boy shared the same opinion. Something had to have gone wrong to make Shikamaru this agitated. When they reached him, the expression on Shikamaru's face only served to rattle Naruto and his companion more .
For the first time in his life, Shikamaru looked lost. Like he didn't quite understand what was going on and Shikamaru was one of the cleverest people Naruto knew and that scared him.
'Oi Shikamaru, what's wrong" Naruto asked, his voice shaking despite himself. Shikamaru did not answer immediately. He looked at Naruto as if trying to read something in his eyes. Naruto exchanged a quizzical glance with Konohamaru, who shrugged , clearly baffled by Shikamaru's silence.
For someone who'd only been waiving at them frantically and screaming Naruto's name a few seconds earlier, his silence now, did not make sense to both of them. Naruto was starting to get very nervous and he didn't like it.
'Ne Shikamaru 'teba...' he started again, intending to get to the bottom of it, but before he could, Shikamaru cut him off, finally speaking, though his eyes kept searching for something in Naruto's eyes
"Naruto... Godaime wants you in her office as soon as possible"
"What for? " the blond asked, not sure whether to relax or tense. A visit to Tsunade-baba's office did not necessarily mean bad news . Shikamaru hesitated , clearly debating whether or not to say anything to Naruto.
He had not been given instructions to keep information from him, but knowing Naruto's impulsive and impatient nature he was not sure telling him was the greatest course of action. Naruto's eyes narrowed in suspicion at Shikamaru's hesitation and Konohamaru looked on curiously from one boy to the other.
Why not let the hokage handle it, Shikamaru finally decided. It was her job after all.
Shikamaru's tensed body visibly relaxed when he concluded that this was someone else's problem , namely the Godaime's, and not his
"You'll find out soon enough when you get there. Now hurry up we don't want to keep her know what she's like when people are late" his voice back to its usual lazy drawl. With that Shikamaru nodded to Konohamaru and turned to to head back towards the Hokage tower. Naruto bid Konohamaru a quick farewell to Konohamaru , all thoughts of ramen gone, to follow speedily after Shikamaru, whilst the latter rushed to find his two companions to inform them of a possible scoop for the Konoha Monthly Chronicle.
Hokage Tower
"TSUNADE OBACHAAAAAN!"
Tsunade winced when she heard her door bang loudly against the wall as it was forcibly pushed open. Only one person had the insolence to act in such a barbaric manner and he was at that very moment marching into her office, screaming her name at the top of his lungs.
Shikamaru casually followed behind him, a self-satisfied smirk on his face. The damn smug little bastard . She could feel a headache coming on as she shifted slightly in her seat,located behind her big desk covered in towering paperwork .
Lord, did she desperately need a large bottle of sake for what was to come .
Naruto was pissed. Shikamaru had refused to tell him what was going on , although he'd pleaded with him all the way to the tower. Well if he wasn't talking , he was just going to have to ask the old hag.
Naruto noticed, as he'd burst into the Hokage's office, screaming Tsunade's name, that Sakura, Yamato taichou, Sai, Jiraiya and Kakashi sensei were already present. One look at Sakura and the next words died on his lips his previous feeling of trepidation returning in their stead.
The pink haired girl looked weak and pale, her face a blank and emotionless slate. She was being held up by an equally pale Sai, though with the latter Naruto had to wonder if his paleness was due to the news they'd just received, like Sakura, or just a natural state of being. One quick look around the room at everyone else's expressions, and Naruto suddenly felt very scared .
"Oi ya old hag" Naruto aimed for normal banter , though his stomach felt heavy and knotted with anxiety, " what the hell ya call me here for? I missed out on my ramen" he added as he strolled towards Tsunade's desk "an' everyone here's actin' like somebody died or somethin' dattebayo "
Tsunade sighed. Naruto winced
"Naruto, there no easy way for me to say this but I'm just going to come out and say it. Is that okay with you?" she started somberly
Naruto nodded his assent fiercely, though he did not feel as confident
"Go ahead tebayo, ya know I can handle anything ya throw at me" he answered with a huge grin on his face, hand scratching the back of his head.
Inside he was quivering and he could hardly keep his knees from knocking.
"The ANBU have captured Uchiha Sasuke. They'll be bringing him in the day after tomorrow"
Pause. Confusion...
"I beg your pardon?"
"Naruto, Sasuke is coming home" Kakashi reaffirmed, moving from where he was stationed, at window behind the hokage, towards the young blonde.
Naruto felt the room starting to spin and everyone's faces were blurred in and out of focus. Suddenly Naruto's legs buckled beneath him.
"Naruto!"
And then there was nothing
Present
A knock on the door jolted Naruto out of his trip down memory lane. He shuddered at the the thought of him fainting in Tsunade's office. So embarrassing. It was bad enough that Sai , Shikamaru and even Sakura had seen him faint like a little girl.
If Sasuke ever found out he'd never here the end of it. The raven haired would end up call him a 'dobe' and 'usuratonkachi' all over again.
Or even worse...Naruto-chan.
Naruto grimaced at the thought. No way in hell would he let Sasuke call him that!
Ah Sasuke...
Thinking of Sasuke made Naruto happy . It was only when the knock on the door became pounding followed by Sakura's threats to leaving him behind did Naruto remember he was meant to be in a hurry.
Yelling a 'Coming Sakura-chan', Naruto quickly fastened on his forehead protector, grabbing his keys and green gama purse, hoping to buy something to eat on the way to the village gate, having missed breakfast.
Risking one last look at team 7's group photo on his bedsite table, Naruto ran to open the door to insults from impatient Sakura and annoying silence from an expressionless Sai. However nothing could bring him down cause Sasuke was coming home...
And that's all folks (for now...)
(*The Head Game - A complex sex position, Kama Sutra. *Denstsu no Sannin -Three Legendary Ninjas/ Legendary Three Ninjas) * Gama Sennin -Frog Sage, ero sennin- pervy sage)