Sorry for the late update. I had some troubles with word and my computer in general. Hope you enjoy the chapter.
LD: I do not own Naruto
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While the tensions between the village and the Uchiha were temporarily resolved, the discontent amongst the clan spread like fire and the clan shut down from the rest of the village except for the training of the younglings and the missions the village gave them. And while the villagers mostly didn't find it particularly weird. Sarutobi however did retire Danzo's men as he was asked, after all, that was his part of the deal. Fugaku however didn't send any information regarding the revolution's talk and the elders began to grow impatient. Even the Daimyo and the government of the nation were getting involved.
The Hokage had several reunions with Fugaku, but the clan's leader insisted everything was fine and the Hokage did not do anything but take their word for it. Two years after that fateful reunion the first son, Itachi, achieved the rank chuunin and chose to enter the Anbu. And two years after that Mamoru graduated and became a chuunin entering the ANBU as an aprentice. That gave the Hokage a chance to know more about the Uchiha's compound situation, though the clan began to distrust them and Itachi's best friend appeared murdered in the river which caused the rumors to fly around the brothers.
In the four years of isolation the revolutionary faction had grown stronger and Fugaku could not control it anymore. A senior ANBU heard Itachi talking to Mamoru about it and informed the Hokage. In a rush to prevent the rebel forces from getting what they wanted the Hokage ordered the ANBU attack an inn where the heads of the revolutions were staying. None of the Uchihas there made it back alive.
And so two days later.
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Fugaku with Nobunaga at his right side and his sons Mamoru and Itachi behind him, observed his family members discuss the situation. Fugaku knew the village actions had been harsh and that their clan had suffered a lot because of it, yet Nobunaga asked for dialogue as elder seemed to fear that a battle against the village would bring the clan down. Many amongst the clan leaders begged to differ.
"If we strike now we'll catch them with their guard lowered. It will be our chance!" One of the clansmen was saying.
"That's right!" another one agreed. "They think they have ended with the threat! It is now that the Uchiha should claim their rightful place as the leaders of the village!"
"Please be reasonable!" Interrupted Nobunaga. "War is never the solution! Besides we do not have the resources to go against the village, and the daimyo's army would also get involved."
"It would take the Daimyo's army a week to arrive here and three days to at least prepare to leave the capital! There's plenty of time for us to defeat the village forces in a surprise attack!" Shouted another one. Everyone present at the reunion screamed in agreement.
"Father. I do not agree with the honorable council." A raven haired black eyed man with a small pony tail falling on his back spoke.
"Itachi. Keep in mind that you and Mamoru are here as observers, you do not have a voice nor a vote" said one of the clansmen not allowing Fugaku to reply.
"He was not talking to you!" A short raven haired, black eyed boy who looked like his father and brother replied.
"Mamoru!" Fugaku shouted. "That's no way of talking to a senior member of the clan. Apologize at once!"
"Not necessary. We will take our leave now father." Itachi interceded. After saying this both boys left the room and closed the door.
Once they were gone, the members of the clan began to talk again.
"We should also think in banishing them from the clan. They are not trustworthy" Said a voice on the back of the room. Many of the clansmen nodded in agreement.
"That's right Shishui's incident is still unresolved but I bet they were the ones that killed him" Another one agreed.
"Those are my sons you are talking about!" Fugaku exploded.
"They are ANBU! Village dogs!" The voice at the back argued.
"I'll join the revolution!" Fugaku said quieting the clansmen down. "If you swear on your ancestors that are also mine, that my children, will not be harmed nor banned."
In the back of the room one of the clansmen smiled wickedly.
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The week following the reunion, the Uchiha clan carried on with their preparations for war trying to keep Itachi and Mamoru in the dark. Unfortunately for them their effort were useless as both ninjas easily caught wind of what was going on especially since the elder Nobunaga retired to the mountains. That brought them to where they were now, before the whole council of Konoha Danzo included. It had taken them a two hour discussion to finally decide what course of action to take but they had finally decided to take it to the authorities. Hearing Danzo talk now, it hadn't been such a good idea.
"I told you the Uchiha clan was up to no good! But you wouldn't listen Sarutobi! I told you we shouldn't have stopped at the inn, we should have ended them all!" Danzo exclaimed.
"This is certainly a bothersome situation" Said Sarutobi's former teammate, Homura Mitokado, while taking his glasses off to clean them. "If the report we have just received is true, we should act now, let Danzo take care of it."
Sarutobi's former female teammate, Koharu Utatane, spoke. "I agree. I know it's hard on you Sarutobi but the village is more important than your moral values. We should exterminate them before they take action."
Mamoru and Itachi stood knelt before them in silence. They wanted by all means to stop the council from making what they thought they would do but they knew it was futile, Danzo would have it his way and their was nothing they could do about it.
The hokage played with her beard as he thought of what to do. What the elders were suggesting was a massacre to exterminate a clan. That would imply the deaths of women and children as well as the combatants but somewhere deep inside him he knew it was too late for diplomatic negotiations. Itachi interrupted his thoughts.
"We'll do it. We'll go with an ANBU team and neutralize the menace. There is no need to exterminate everyone. Mamoru and I will take care of the ones we know that are the brains of the operation."
The Hokage looked at the young Uchihas with wide eyes.
"Itachi do you know what you are implying with this?
"That we'll go against our clan for the village. We will save those who we know aren't involved in the conspiracy, even if it is a 5 % of the clan we will rebuild ourselves. But we can't live knowing some of our people are traitors" Mamoru answered as if reading his brother's mind.
"But we want absolute freedom to spare whoever we want, if we are absolutely certain that they are not involved in the conspiracy" Itachi finished.
Danzo tried to protest but Sarutobi rose his hand signalling to shut up. The Hokage smiled warmly at the two young ANBU before him.
"It shall be done your way"
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As the night went on both ANBU carried on with their mission. They both wore wolves masks and the standar black uniform. They silently killed the clan's guards, some of whom they had known since childhood. They hunted down some of them who tried to flee. They took no pleasure on their job and behind the masks the tears were falling. What they were doing was an insult to their ancestors and a violation of their sacred obligation towards their clan but it was necessary. At least that's what they told themselves to be able to do it.
They were quick and deathly and in only two hours most of the clan members they found laid dead at their feet. However, they were quick to realize that most of their clan's women and children were missing. It was then when they realized the clan had anticipated their arrival and had sent them to the Uchiha sanctuary, only voluntary women and men had remained to allow them to escape. When they finished massacring the rest of the guarnison they went to their home just to find it empty. Mamoru let out an angry scream.
"Shit! Mom and dad are part of the plot too! They have left!"
"Calm down" Itachi said. "They may just have fled because they feared for Sasuke safety"
Mamoru smiled.
"That's... Itachi watch out!" He screamed as a ball of fire entered and burst in front of them, making the room burst into flames. Quickly recuperating from the attack both boys left the burning house and looked at their assailants. Their parents stood before them with their sharingans on.
"I see you have gotten Mamoru" Said their mother with a smile that didn't make her less threatening. Both Itachi and Mamoru adopted fighting stances as their parents did the same.
"I see you don't intend to speak in your defense." Their father said with a slightly angry tone.
"No need" Itachi replied as he and his father began a contest of Katons.
"That's right" Mamoru said as he took out a short blade and attacked his mother.
Both combats were pretty much even. The four fighters used the sharingan to anticipate their enemies movement and so on. Neither Itachi or Mamoru were surprised their parents had been elites on their days and their abilities had not gotten rusty with time. Mamoru decided that it was time to get serious.
He threw his blade towards his mother and formed a seal with his hands.
"Special weapon technique, Silent Dragon." He said as the blade began to attack his mother moving on its own from all kind of angles. The woman was having troubles blockating it with wind chakra techniques.
Meanwhile Fugaku was trapped and rendered helpless by Itachi's illusion.
"Father, please don't resist. Give up." Itachi pleaded.
"I don't wanna hear that from a traitor." Fugaku spat. "I'm sorry then." Itachi said. "Katon"
Fugaku dissappeared in a ball of fire, but before he did, Itachi could swear he heard him mouth the words "I'm proud of you son" before dissapearing. Mikoto was also defeated by Mamoru when her chakra was no more, her eyes widened as she looked at the blade and fell lifeless to the ground with a smile on her face. Itachi and Mamoru understood that the combat has been a trial to check if they were ready to face the dangers that life would throw at them and wept.
After that and checking the compound for more Uchihas Itachi and his brother left as silently as they arrived with their actions weighing down on them. Their parents were dead and their brother in an unknown location.
"We will find him" Itachi said trying to reassure his brother.
Mamoru just nodded as both of them went to report to the Hokage.
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During the following days the ANBU and root searched for the remnants of the clan to no avail. Itachi and Mamoru remained in the village as the Hokage personal ANBU. The massacre was atributed to an unknown force and only the ANBU knew what really happened. And that was the end of one of Konoha's most prestigious clan, which was ironically foretold by their elder.
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So this is it for the past Now on with the main story...
