Author's Notes: Thanks for the feedback. I always wanted to try my own gender bender because of all the ones I've read before. Hope you enjoy this chapter...
"That is impossible Hokage-sama. Sasuke Uchiha cannot just turn into a female over night, it is unprecedented!" Tsume said from her sit in the council room.
"I've ran the analysis, and proceeded to do a few tests. All of my efforts have pointed out to the fact that Sasuke Uchiha IS a female," Tsunade said.
"This is no time for useless accusations Tsunade, as if the Uchiha's betrayal wasn't enough to deal with," Koharu said.
"The Uchiha has been captured. He or she is healing as we speak." She was really getting tired of having to prove herself, she was Hokage, her word should mean law.
"I cannot help but think that you are using this as an excuse for your failure to bring back Sasuke Uchiha. Honestly Tsunade, accusing an innocent girl of being Sasuke, when you should be more focused on bringing him back," Koharu said irritably.
"I agree with her," Homura added in.
"How would you explain the curse mark?" She knew it was an idiotic thing to ask, considering that Shikamaru had informed her of more people who had similar curse seals on them.
"Orochimaru had most probably cast that mark upon the young child, along with others, this conversation is becoming tedious." Tsunade could take a lot from this council, but only to a point, she did not have a lot of patience, a short temper as well, a combination that spoke volumes for her lack of tolerance to insolence.
"Are you questioning my judgement as Hokage?" Tsunade asked dangerously as she eyed both Koharu and Homura.
"It is not uncommon for people to make mistakes Tsunade, no one is perfect." Well screw you too! Tsunade will not be made a fool out of anymore.
"Enough of this! I did not come here with vague statistics. I administered a chakra test, which was positively identified as the Uchiha's, a blood test which positively identified the girl as Sasuke. Now, who wishes to denounce my proof?" Silence was her only answer in the room, it seemed that she was slowly getting through to them, although some still refused to believe her.
"How is it possible though? We would have all known if Sasuke was female a long time ago." Mebuki said confusedly, she was filling in for her sick husband today.
"It could have been some side effect of the curse seal. However, a thorough physical exam will be conducted to determine what exactly happened to the boy now girl, an interrogation will also be conducted for further analysis," Tsunade surmised.
"...If that is the case Hokage-sama then we will need to discuss possible punishments for Sasuke's defection," Inoichi said.
"Right you are Inoichi. I have thought long and hard on this decision and I think it would be much easier to permanently imprison the Uchiha to avoid future consequences. If she had tried to defect from Konoha already then it's safe to say that she will do it again when given the chance." It was ODD for everyone, referring to Sasuke Uchiha as a girl did not make any sense to the image of the stoic boy they have all burnt to memory.
"...That would not be a good idea Tsunade. If Sasuke is indeed here then the safest thing for us to do is give him a probationary period and try to sway his ideas of defection away from his thoughts," Koharu said, making sure to ignore the glare Tsunade sent her, she did not believe this stupid farce of Sasuke being a female, but it never hurt to be careful.
"Why on earth would you let the Uchiha free after everything that has happened? The retrieval team suffered greatly because of the Uchiha's betrayal and the only punishment you're suggesting is nothing more than probation?" Tsunade asked fiercely.
"Would you rather we imprisoned him and then have Orochimaru somehow free him in the end? He would certainly hate Konoha and want revenge. We would be looking at a war with Orochimaru AND Sasuke. We would not have the advantage of sharingan wielders and that could cripple the very foundation of the Leaf Village," Koharu fought back.
"And what if she finds a way to escape your 'probation', it would lead to the same result... There isn't any other choice about this. Sasuke Uchiha must die," Tsunade said in realization. It only made sense, if Sasuke was dead then Orochimaru couldn't get his hands on her.
"And what of the sharingan? There is no other way to transfer it without breeding. We cannot afford to loose such an asset that could mean all the difference in future battles," Homura said.
"If Sasuke Uchiha is really a female, then we could subject her to breeding new and capable sharingan candidates. It would only be just punishment for her actions" Danzo said as he made his rare appearance in the council room.
"It would all lead to the same result, betrayal and a thirst for revenge against Konoha. At this moment Konoha cannot afford to loose any valuable shinobi because of risks like this," Tsunade said sharply.
"How about we let her give us a few children and then kill her? We will use the children to develop and restore the sharingan" Anybody in the room could admit that Danzo was truly a disgusting man with no morals. Subjugating Sasuke's offspring to a life of breeding was borderline monstrous, that is something Tsunade would not allow.
"I have come up with a...compromise of some sort-" seeing all eyes on her Tsunade continued,"Sasuke Uchiha will be given a strict probationary period, where she will be watched over at all times, to see if she could indeed be swayed to love Konoha-" there were a lot of happy faces, mainly the civilian portion of the council but she was far from finished,"-however, if Sasuke attempts to flee the village again, or tries to inflict harm among her fellow civilians, then she will be killed without question."
"What about developing heirs to the sharingan cause?" Sometimes Tsunade wished she could discreetly kill Danzo and leave it at that.
"We must give him the option to choose a partner. If we force someone upon him then he will not produce heirs," Mebuki quickly added, already visualizing her daughter with Sasuke. She refused to believe Tsunade's assumptions, Sasuke could not just turn into a girl out of nowhere, the old hag must have been losing her touch with reality.
"For the last time, until it is proven otherwise Sasuke Uchiha is a FEMALE, a girl, so if you're going so far to make sure that she is a free woman then at least have the courtesy to address her as such," Tsunade replied. She wasn't saying this to aid the Uchiha at all, she was getting pissed at people questioning her judgement over and over again.
"Yes Hokage-sama," Mebuki replied curtly.
"As for Sasuke having to choose a partner or even trying to produce heirs, that is out of the question." There was an uproar of demands for an explanation.
"Simple, she is under probation. She will not be trained, not be romantically involved with anyone, and certainly not have sex. She will commit herself to doing nothing more then D-rank missions for a full two years." This time people were really angry at outwaying her declaration, she didn't give two shits about it.
"Two years?!" Koharu screeched.
"Those conditions will be met or the Uchiha will die by my ANBU's hands. Your choice, and I would advice you to make a wise decision." Tsunade said with finality to the gathered council members, she will not hold room for argument this time, although they had the advantage of ou with votes she made sure to limit their choices to completely pardon the Uchiha for her crimes.
After a long discussion the gathered crowd had made their decision.
"You're terms are most agreeable Hokage-sama," Koharu said, using her title for the first time in her miserable life.
"Good, this meeting is adjourned. I will continue my examination of Sasuke," Tsunade informed and then left the council room.
"...Bitch," Koharu hissed under her breath.
She had woken up early in the morning, she didn't know why, but she guessed her internal clock must have been scrambled from her injuries, she was REALY just guessing at this point. She could never forget that battle she had with Naruto, were they were actually equals in strength for the first time, she snorted at that. It was still painful to move, her body had not fully healed and the process was a long way from being done.
She briefly wondered how long she had been in the hospital, she couldn't tell. Had she been here for a few days? Or maybe for a few weeks? If that was the case then how come no one had come in and seen her? Where was Sakura? The pink headed girl would probably be the first to try and see her, because she was in love with her, in love with a lie. It would crush the girl to no end when she realized that she was in love with a fake persona. Oh well, it was Sakura's fault. She had tried to get the girl to see reason, to see that the feelings she felt could never be returned, but Sakura refused to listen, she refused all the signs. Sasuke found herself feeling sorry for Sakura, but it wasn't her problem.
Then there was the person that plagued her recent dream. Naruto, where the hell was the idiot? After all the pushing and shoving to bring her back to the Leaf she thought he would at least come to boast about how great he was for defeating her, albeit not indefinitely, but she would have thought that cocky bastard would come to rub it in her face.
She could just imagine it, he would walk through that door and say, "Hey Sasuke-teme! I told you I'd kick your ass!" Then afterwards he would look at her with those stupid big blue eyes and scream,"Who the hell are you lady and where the hell is that teme?" She had to stifle a laugh at the thought, that would definitely be the way Naruto would react. She sighed, she guessed those times of competitive jabs were over, she was an enemy now. Even if people found out about her gender, it wouldn't change their view of who she was to them, a traiter.
"Like I care," She whispered fiercely, but there was still those thoughts that scared her, even if she didn't want to admit it. She was really starting to regret trying to escape.
The door to the room opened slowly and Sasuke found herself holding her breath in anticipation, only for her mood to sour when she saw Tsunade.
"Good morning, I hope you slept well." The greeting wasn't at all kind, more out of courtesy and mannerism.
Sasuke kept her mouth shut and looked outside the window that was next to her.
"I hope you remember my words from yesterday. You will answer every question I ask," Tsunade said as she grabbed a seat and sat at the Uchiha's bed.
Sasuke was unmoving.
"Are you Sasuke Uchiha?" She knew it was him, or her, but it would do her a world of good if she heard it from the accused's mouth.
"..."
"I will not repeat the question. You better answer or I will break you in half and heal you VERY slowly," Tsunade said indifferently with a glint in her eye.
"...Yes," She replied softly, and then cursed her lapse of weakness. She knew Tsunade was not joking with what she said, so she decided to concede and let fate decide.
"Good, how are you a female?" Tsunade continued.
"..."
"You're lucky you have me questioning you. Ibiki will not be so kind-"
"I was born a female!" Sasuke blurted out quickly. Damn this old hag! Why did she have to bring Ibiki up!
"Okay, how did you cover up that fact?" Tsunade asked.
"My father used a jutsu to change my appearance." She couldn't believe that she was actually giving information to Tsunade, but the thought of Ibiki made her thankful for her choice.
"I will have to do an investigation on that. The jutsu, was it like Naruto's stupid jutsu?" Tsunade asked while raising an eyebrow.
"...No." Sasuke glared at the Hokage, the jutsu that she was administered to was nothing like Naruto's stupid perverted jutsu!
"How so?" Tsunade asked.
"The jutsu was designed to change my body structure to that of a male while keeping my female attributes dormant until the jutsu was released," Sasuke said.
"So are you telling me that you were actually a functioning male?" Tsunade asked in bewilderment.
"To a point yes, although I couldn't reproduce like a male could," Sasuke said indifferently.
"How was the justu released?" Tsunade continued.
"To be honest, I'm not sure. My parents never taught me any specifics pertaining to the jutsu, It could have been released during my fight with the dobe." Sasuke shrugged, and pointedly ignored the glare Tsunade sent her way.
"I must investigate this type of jutsu. It seems too hard to believe." Tsunade said in fascination.
"Well I doubt you'll find any remnants of it. I was the last one to suffer from that kind of jutsu before all the scrolls pertaining the jutsu's information were burned," Sasuke replied.
"Never the less an investigation will be conducted at the Uchiha compound. It isn't like you'll be living there anymore," Tsunade said.
"Do you mean to tell me that you're kicking out of my birthright?" Sasuke said as she glared at Tsunade.
"You lost that right when you betrayed this village. You've also lost any sort of rank you had here. All of your Uchiha assets will be confiscated until further notice," Tsunade said seriously.
"How dare you! I'm an Uch-"
Slap!
"Urk!" Sasuke grunted when she felt the sting of the slap, she could feel the pain slowly increasing again.
"You're lucky I didn't use any chakra or you wouldn't have a head right now. You don't have any right to deem yourself so highly. From this day forward you are nothing more then a civilian, who will do D-rank missions," Tsunade said.
Sasuke opened her mouth to protest, but then quickly shut it again when she saw Tsunade getting ready for another slap.
"You will be in a two year probation period-" she gave a stern look to silence the stupid girl an continued,"-where you'll be watched over for twenty four hours of the day, seven days of the week, and receive no further training" she could see the girl was furious, tough! "-Failure to comply will result in your immediate death, cause any trouble and you will die as well," Tsunade said with finality.
"...Is that all?" Sasuke gritted out in fury. She was expecting nothing less of a pardon for her actions, but a probation period with no training? How was she going to beat her brother now?! She couldn't even escape this place because they would be watching her like a hawk, crap!
"More will be added if I see fit, but that is all for now," Tsunade said as she stood up and started to make her leave.
"Where will I live?" The question flew out of her mouth before she could stop herself, and she dreaded the answer when Tsunade looked at her again, the old hag looked like she was ready to kill her.
"Don't you worry. I will make...arrangements," Tsunade replied critically and then left the room.
Sasuke sighed again, her life truly sucked.
Naruto opened his eyes groggily. He felt horrible, his body felt terrible. He could barely stand the pain but he refused to submit to weakness, so he forced himself into a sitting position, and promptly doubled over in pain.
"Easy Naruto! You're injured, you shouldn't try to move yourself." He felt a hand gently push him down until he was laying on the bed yet again. He looked up lazily, and saw a blurred vision. When he could finally see, clearly focus, he was met with the sight of a worried Sakura.
"Sakura-chan?" Naruto called hoarsely.
"Yeah Naruto, I'm here." She sounded like she was struggling not to cry.
"Oh..." He couldn't think of anything else to say. He realized, to his dismay, that he was back in the hospital.
"Naruto... I-" Sakura looked down, as if she was afraid to speak.
"Yeah?" Naruto prompted.
Sakura sighed and then looked at him again,"What happened?"
Naruto's mouth formed a thin line at the question. He knew what she was talking about, it was obvious, but he didn't know if he could tell her. He remembered the battle with Sasuke, which ended up with him on the ground and Sasuke standing, that's the last thing he had seen before darkness claimed him. He had easily deduced that he had failed in retrieving Sasuke, he lost and Sasuke won, he felt crushed. He gulped when he saw Sakura's face, she had the right to know, she deserved to know.
"W-We chased after them, the people who took Sasuke. We got seperated and I ended up finding Sasuke on my own. We talked and I tried to convince him to come back. It didn't work out and...we ended up fighting-" Naruto looked down, it was difficult to think about it,"-I-I lost and he was the last one standing," Naruto finished with a sigh, he dared not look at Sakura.
Sakura bit her lip nervously, dreading to ask the important question, but she needed to.
"...Did he get away?"
"...Yeah."
Sakura was ready to cry at this point. She had never felt so useless in her entire life. Not only did Naruto suffer but Sasuke was gone now, and never coming back.
"Don't worry Sakura-chan! I will get him back at all costs! I promised you and I always keep my promises!" Naruto said loudly.
Tears were flowing down her face, she couldn't bare this.
"No Naruto, you've done enough. I don't want you suffering like this-"
"I have to Sakura-chan! I never go back on my word!" Naruto said strongly.
"...Then we'll do it together. I won't be useless anymore. I'll become stronger and we'll save him together!"
"...Sakura-chan," Naruto whispered in awe.
"Promise me we'll do it together. Promise me Naruto," Sakura said.
"...I promise," Naruto said with a small smile.
"Good, you need-" her statement was cut off with the door opening and Tsunade walking in.
"Oh good, you're awake," Tsunade said as she spotted the blonde.
"Hokage-sama?" Sakura asked confusedly.
"Hey Baa-chan," Naruto said with a tired grin.
"Stupid brat...you had me worried," She said the last part softly. She barely showed her vulnerable side but when she had seen Naruto's condition her heart had stopped, and she cried, not in the presence of others, but she had cried in solitude. She did her best to heal him as much as possible but the rest could only be done by the Kyuubi. She felt so relieved to see him awake.
"Hehe...nothing will stop me from being Hokage one day," He said weakly.
"Tcha, Like that will ever happen," Tsunade replied with a smile.
"How is everyone?" Naruto asked suddenly.
"All will make a full recovery in due time, so they're fine Naruto," Tsunade said.
"That's good," Naruto said with his eyes closed.
"I must congratulate you on a successful retrieval mission." She knew the questions were coming, no one but the council knew of Sasuke's presence in the hospital. Sasuke was in a secured location, were she wouldn't be easily discoverable.
"Sasuke escaped Baa-chan," Naruto said emotionlessly.
"No Naruto, he didn't," Tsunade said, and mentally prepared herself for the onslaught of questions.
"...What do you mean?" Naruto asked as he stared at the Hokage.
"He was captured and returned to Konoha," Tsunade said carefully, she had to carefully ease them into the life changing news.
"So he's here?! In this hospital?!" Naruto asked in surprise and excitement, hell even Sakura was ready to bolt as soon as she heard which room Sasuke was in.
"Yes-but you have to listen carefully before you can see Sasuke again," She added quickly.
"What?" Sakura asked impatiently.
Tsunade sighed, there was no use of being subtle about it.
"The Sasuke that you knew was false," Tsunade said.
"Whatever! Where is he?" Naruto asked excitedly, completely forgetting about his injuries.
"Listen first! Sasuke...Sasuke isn't who you think he is," Tsunade said.
"Come on Baa-chan, you're wasting our time!" Naruto said angrily.
"You better listen to me or I'll knock you back to lala land, you hear me?!" Tsunade snapped and was met with silence.
"Sasuke Uchiha is-" Kami, this was going to be tough for them,"- Sasuke Uchiha is a girl.."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...What the hell is that supposed to mean?!" Naruto shouted confusedly.
"Exactly how it's said. Sasuke Uchiha is a girl, a female, always has been." She could see that they were refusing to believe her and she couldn't help but sigh, stubborn children.
"This isn't funny Hokage-sama!" Sakura screamed after a pause, she was pissed with Tsunade's untruthful words.
"It was never meant to be a joke," Tsunade replied seriously.
"Sheesh, your old age must be catching up to you Baa-chan," Naruto said after a another pause.
"You little..*Sigh*..I just wanted you to know that so you would be prepared," Tsunade said.
"Where is Sasuke-kun?" Tsunade could already tell that Sakura refused to believe her statement, she tried, it seemed that they needed to see the truth for themselves.
"Room 'B-065', on the fourth floor. Make sure you tell them that you have permission from me to see Sasuke." Tsunade wasn't sure if Sakura even heard her, the girl was already racing to see Sasuke.
"I can't believe that Baa-chan. I would know if Sasuke was a girl or not" Naruto said seriously.
"Do you honestly think that I would lie to you Naruto," Tsunade countered.
"..." Naruto just looked down, if what Tsunade said was in fact true then he really was confused.
Sakura sprinted up the stairs to the fourth floor. When she found the specific room she immediately told the guards that Tsunade had sent her here. She quickly went inside the room and spotted its only occupant. She couldn't really get a clear view of the person since all she was staring at was their back, with long hair, but she needed answers.
"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura called uncertainly.
The figure sighed and slowly started to turn around. Sakura held her breath as her green eyes stared into onyx.
"Well, I was beginning to think that you would never show." Sasuke looked at Sakura carefully, she was expecting the emotion that she saw in Sakura's eyes, anger.
"You are not Sasuke-kun. Sasuke-kun isn't a female," Sakura said in denial.
Sasuke sighed, typical.
"Sorry to disappoint you Sakura, but I am the one and only Sasuke Uchiha," Sasuke said in a hollow manner.
Sakura was furious. She walked up to Sasuke and slapped her hard on the face, not taking note of the injuries Sasuke already had.
"Why does everyone feel like slapping me today?" Sasuke asked indifferently.
"You bitch! How dare you! You think I'm stupid! I know Sasuke-kun, and YOU ARE NOT HIM!" Sakura screamed and then punched Sasuke in the face.
"Grg!" Sasuke grunted as she felt the impact of Sakura fist. Blood started dripping from her nose from the assault. Sasuke had enough. She activated her sharingan, greatly shocking Sakura in the process.
"Wha?" Sakura said in shock.
"I can't believe I thought that you were changing. Tell me Sakura, why do you think I thanked you before I left?" Sasuke asked as she stared at the pink haired girl.
Sakura's mind completely went blank at that statement. Nobody else knew of the encounter except for Sasuke and herself, no, it couldn't be possible.
"When you said that you loved me, when you begged me to stay, when you begged to come with me, why do you think I said thank you? Easy, I actually felt flattered, even if I didn't feel the same way about you I still felt touched by your words, even if it was only a minuscule amount. Now look at you! You refuse to believe the truth, even if it's right in front of you! Tch you know what, I don't have to prove anything to anyone. Believe what you want to," Sasuke said then looked away from Sakura.
"...No" Sakura was horrified, her mind was a jumble of thoughts.
"NO!" Sakura screamed as she ran out of the room, bawling her eyes out, it was too much for her to take.
Sasuke sighed again, that could have ended better.
"...Can I see him-her?" Tsunade looked at Naruto, she could easily tell he was torn between believing her statement or sticking to his own views. Her heart went out to him.
"Alright, give me a minute." She left the room and came a few second later with a wheelchair.
The journey to Sasuke's room was met with silence. Tsunade truly hoped that Naruto would not take the new image of Sasuke Uchiha badly, she didn't want him going insane because of it all.
When they arrived at the door Tsunade had one final thing to say.
"Keep an open mind," she told him softly and only got a light nod in response. She opened the door and they went into the room.
Sasuke was looking out the window from her bed. It never ceased to amaze her on how big Konoha actually was as a village, it truly stood out, especially with that Hokage monument. Her musings were cut short when the door opened, and when she turned around she immediately saw those familiar azure iris boring into her.
"...Dobe," Sasuke addressed after a pause.
Naruto was squinting his eyes and analyzing every aspect of the Uchiha, all the differences and similarities. After some time he stopped and then looked at Sasuke again.
"I've only been a female for a little while and you're already ogling me? You really are pervert," Sasuke scoffed.
"...So, it really is you teme," Naruto said as he eyed Sasuke.
"Do you also want proof like Sakura? Well too bad, I'm not feeling in the mood to do so." Sasuke said offhandedly and flopped on her bed.
"You...even sound like a girl," Naruto said in astonishment, it was hard to miss the similarities to the teme.
"How's you chest? I hope I didn't hurt you too badly," Sasuke mocked.
"...Yep, it's you alright," Naruto said seriously.
"So what of it Na-ru-to-kun? Is this the part where we shake hands and forget about everything that happened?" Sasuke continued to mock.
Tsunade scowled, she didn't like the Uchiha's attitude, but she decided to let Naruto handle it.
"Tch, hell no you freaking teme-"
"The term is MESU now my dear idiot," Sasuke corrected.
"Whatever... There is some good in this though," Naruto said with a grin that Sasuke immediately didn't like.
"What?" Sasuke did her best to hide her wary.
"I kicked your ass all the way back to Konoha!" Naruto chuckled quietly and grimaced, he felt a little pain but he dulled it out.
"Tch!" Sasuke huffed and glared at the knucklehead.
"You, the great Uchiha that always thought he was better than anyone, was beaten by me, the dead last loser!" Naruto chuckled out.
"Screw you!" Sasuke spat in anger, she didn't even consider acting indifferently anymore, Naruto was pissing her off!
Tsunade raised an eyebrow when she saw the Uchiha visibly upset, it seemed that Naruto had an effect on the girl.
"What's even better is the fact that you're a girl! Your tough guy routine won't work on anyone now! The fan girls are gonna freak out! Even that face you're making looks funny!" Naruto full-out laughed when Sasuke narrowed her eyes at him.
"You bastard!" Sasuke shouted in anger, she wished she was better now, she really wanted to strangle Naruto.
"Hey, that's my line!" Naruto laughed and then coughed.
"Don't strain yourself brat! You haven't completely healed yet!" Tsunade admonished.
"*Cough!* Sorry... I'm calm now,". Naruto said more calmly.
"That's good because I have an announcement," Tsunade said.
"What is it?" Naruto asked curiously.
"Sasuke Uchiha has been given a probation period for her actions against Konoha," She bit her lip after she said that, it was an unfair judgement. People suffered trying to bring Sasuke back, and after all the bloodshed Sasuke had not even gotten a prison sentence.
"Bah, tell me something I don't know," Sasuke muttered.
"...Huh, I thought they would send him-her behind bars." It was going to be very difficult to adjust to calling Sasuke a she.
"Believe me Naruto, if it were up to me then I would have killed her." Crap! She realized, too late, that she said something that did not sit well with Naruto.
"I want her to pay for what she did, but not with her life!" Naruto said seriously.
"...Which is why I have come to a decision," Tsunade said, she really hoped this worked.
"What might that be Hokage-sama?" Sasuke added in, sarcasm dripping from her mouth.
"That Naruto becomes your caretaker," Tsunade said.
"What?!" Both Sasuke and Naruto screamed.
"You heard me," Tsunade replied.
"What the hell Baa-chan?!" Naruto shouted.
"Relax and hear me out. Sasuke will be allowed to roam around the village under constant surveillance, if she tries to escape she will be killed, if she causes trouble she will be killed, so she has no choice but to co-operate," Tsunade said to the shocked Naruto.
"What does that have to do with me?!" Naruto screamed once he got his bearings back.
"She will live with you and do whatever it is you ask of her, without question and within reason. She has to follow your orders. Like a slave of sorts," Tsunade replied with a grin.
"You're sick!" Sasuke spat as her sharingan blazed.
"I-I can't-" Tsunade cut off his rant before he started. She knew he would not agree to it when she had said slave, but she took the risk anyway.
"Think about it Naruto. Sasuke is getting away with this much too easily for anyone's liking. I'm giving you the chance to be encharge of the Uchiha. She has to follow your way of living, to experience what it's like beyond the pampered illusion of being the 'Last Uchiha'. It is your chance to show her reality Naruto," Tsunade said.
"What an idiotic idea. Show me reality? You have no clue what you're talking about Hokage. I've lived alone. I've witnessed my clan massacred. I've lived reality! I've lived hell! Your crappy view of my past does nothing to dwindle your incompetence," Sasuke said strongly.
Naruto thought about what Tsunade said. She was right, Sasuke was getting off way to easily for her actions. That stupid village council, blatantly thrusting everything the Uchiha's way. It was unfair to him, unfair to his comrades who risked their lives to bring that tem-mesu back home. He had made his decision.
"I accept," Naruto said suddenly.
"I refuse!" Sasuke retorted, she was shocked that Naruto actually accepted such a ludicrous proposal.
"You have no choice Uchiha. If you refuse then you will live off the streets of Konoha. How would that look for you? The great Sasuke Uchiha, reduced to nothing but a common beggar?" It was a lie however, so many people would aid the Uchiha in her plite, but Tsunade had to back the girl into a corner.
"People will aid me," Sasuke said, but the hint of uncertainty was very prominent.
"Perhaps, but you have more enemies then you can count now after your betrayal," Tsunade countered.
"..." Sasuke sighed in defeat, oh how the mighty have fallen.
AN: Hope you liked the chapter. Please R&R.