Chapter 1: 15 Years Later
Naruto Uzumaki ran down the lane, laughing his ass off. He just sent a bunch of flowers to Lady Tsunade. Little did she know that concealed within was a paper bomb. He blew up half her office, because she made a smart-aleck remark about him and Sakura. He wiped a tear of laughter from his eye.
As he rounded the corner, he nearly ran into Kakashi. His sensei looked at him with what may have been an inquisitive face (he couldn't tell with the mask) and dropped the groceries he had been holding. He sped up and struck the back of Naruto's neck, immobilizing him.
"Lady Hokage, I found your prankster," he said. His eyes smiled,
"Good," replied the aged Hokage. She proceeded to lift Naruto up and throw him in the air. On his way down, he saw a fist, blue with chakra, and felt the tremendous impact. He flew clear across the village, landing in a pond and startling Rock Lee.
"What happened?" Lee asked.
"I pissed off the Hokage," Naruto replied. "One of the biggest mistakes of my life."
Kami walked impassively on the placid waters. He knew with a shocking realization that his destiny began here. He found a large red arch. Behind it was a big brown boulder. On the boulder was a fist-sized tag with the kanji for "seal." He walked up to the boulder, and without batting an eyelash, blasted it to smithereens. He smiled slightly in alacrity. He walked into the lair of the organization known as Akatsuki.
"Where is Pein?" he asked. His voice was cold, and his eyes bore through the guard.
"He's not here," replied a nervous Konan. The levels of chakra this strange man was emitting were off-the-charts.
"Fetch him," came the cold voice.
"What for? When Pein is on a mission, nobody in the Akatsuki can recall him!" she said.
"I wish to fight him. I wish to challenge him for the dominance over Akatsuki!" he said.
"I believe my associate just told you that Pein was out. But if you're looking for a fight, I might be able to give you what you want." This new voice was deep, carefully measured. Out of the shadows stepped a man with black eyes. Even in his twenties, the wrinkles on his face gave him the appearance of a wise sage. He had seen death, and caused it, too. This man had wisdom beyond his years, and it made him formidable. The man was none other than Uchiha Itachi.
"You'll fight me?" Kami asked. "You crack me up." He drew a kunai knife.
"Ninpo: Fu Ansatsu no Jutsu!" Itachi flashed behind Kami. He seemed to move on the wind. A long katana extended reverse style from his arm. Kami felt the cool metal on his throat. "Sharingan!" Itachi eyes turned scarlet and his blood burned hot. His inheritance revealed itself as he pulled the sword, plunging it into Kami's neck.
But Kami was clever. He dissolved into a pool of brilliantly colored birds. They flew away. Kami then activated what may have been the most formidable of the Jyubi's abilities. His eyes turned white. He whirled around, stabbing the man before him. He licked the blood off of his kunai blade. He then recited, "Utsuru Chi no Jutsu!" His eyes turned red. He had activated the sharingan. Itachi gasped.
"Mangekyo Sharingan!" It was Itachi's signature Jutsu. The swirls in his scarlet eyes melded, and formed a large, black kaleidescope in the center of his eye. "Tsukuyomi!"
Kami froze. He was caught. Itachi had him trapped in an alternate dimension, one where he was nailed to a board, and being stabbed. He had activated the sharingan from this man, so he decided to try copying the Mangekyo Sharingan from him to. He focused his energies into his eyes, and felt a change.
His could no longer see. Everything had turned black. He knew from the blood that he had succeeded. He opened his eyes and reflected the Tsukuyomi. Within seconds, Itachi was trapped in his own nightmare realm. After the three seconds of the Jutsu were up, Kami grabbed Itachi's sword and ran him through. Itachi's eyes became black once again.
"You are strong," he whispered. He then dissolved into numerous black crows. Kami turned around to kill Konan, but she too was gone. He let loose an unearthly howl of rage.
Itachi and Konan had found safety. They hid in Akatsuki's other lair. It was there that they found fellow members Kisame Hoshigaki and Zetsu. While Konan sped of to contact Pein, Itachi told them the news. He predicted that the Akatsuki would collapse. They agreed that it was time for them to return to the homes that they had rejected. Without Konan knowing, three figures in black cloaks with red clouds left the cave. Not one of the three even looked back.
"You have a new mission," began the Lady Hokage. "Orochimaru has become active again. I intend to finish him off. The Tsuchikage, Raikage, Mizukage and Kazekage are all sending shinobi on this mission."
Naruto grinned in excitement. He was being sent on his first ever official S-Rank mission. He saw the roster for the troops. From the Leaf Village, the ninja would be himself, Sakura, Kakashi, Sai, Jiraiya, Shikamaru, Choji, Neji, Lee, Kiba, Shino, Hinata, Gai and a few other names he didn't recognize. The Sand Village delegates were Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, Baki, Ebizo, and many more he didn't recognize. Those were the only names he knew on the list.
Suddenly, a bird flew in through the window. It carried a scroll on its leg. Lady Tsuande opened it and read it.
"WHAT THE FUCK!?" she screamed. A collective wince went around the room.
"What appears to be the matter, Lady Hokage?" Kakashi asked.
"Itachi Uchiha is at the gates. He's flying a white flag!"