Same old Disclaimer
Chapter 7: The Truth?
It was night time. Late night. Everyone is supposed to be asleep. But I am an exception to so many rules. So naturally I was awake. I wanted to go to sleep but I couldn't. I climbed out of the window and softly landed in our backyard. I listened if anyone woke up. No one did. I carefully climbed over the wall and made my way to the Hokage mansion. The light was still on. Avoiding the ANBU guards, I climbed up through the back window.
"Hey Uncle Naruto."
Uncle Naruto jumped out of his chair. "SAYURI UCHIHA! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?"
"Shhh….the guards are gonna come if you yell. I have a few questions. Promise you will answer them fully."
Uncle Naruto stared at me long and hard. Finally he sighed and said, "All right. I think you figured out a lot of stuff anywhere. I went down to the basement today. A lot of files were missing. I am pretty sure you stole them."
For the first time in a while, I smiled.
"Fire away."
I decided to ask everything, including the stuff I guessed. "Who is Madara and Itachi Uchiha? And what did my father had to do with them? And if he was once a missing-nin, why did he come back without being ordered the death penalty?"
Uncle Naruto didn't look so surprised. He replied, "I was wondering when you were going to ask?"
It took Uncle Naruto about an hour to explain this story. So basically my Uncle Itachi was forced to kill his entire clan with the (secret) help of Uchiha Madara because Konoha forced him. But he loved my father more than the village so he spared him. My father left Konoha after a few years and trained under the snake dude – Orochimaru. My father killed him and then killed Itachi.
After this, my father learned the truth about the massacre (by Uchiha Madara) and wanted revenge on Konoha. So my father allied with Akatsuki and somewhere in the middle Kabuto joined too. Apparently, Kabuto absorbed Orochimaru. That would explain his weird snake stuff.
All of this I knew pretty accurately. Just missed a few details here and here. Everything after this really became hazy to me and I can only guess what happened.
My father obtained the eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (I wonder how) and was a big pawn in this war. Then he 'killed' Madara and Kabuto. After a while he fought Uncle Naruto and lost. He was imprisoned for a few months before he was let out.
I stayed silent for a while. Then I asked Uncle Naruto, "My father killed so many people and almost tried to kill you and my mother multiple times. Why did you want him back? Why did Konoha and the rest of the world accept him."
"I think this question is actually meant for Sakura-chan. She is the best person to ask. Anything else?"
"No."
Actually that was lie, I really wanted to ask him about how my parents fell in love but I think that is a different story. Maybe when this whole thing blows over. The more I hear about my father, the more shocked I am to realize how someone falls in love with a sociopathic murderer.
"I have a question for you Sayuri. What exactly happened in your mission. I visited Kenji but he refused to tell me anything."
I really wanted to lie to him, but he just spent an hour telling me the truth. So I told him everything, including Madara and Kabuto.
"They're alive. I did not expect that. I can't believe it. Good thing the ANBU were there."
That reminded me of something. "Hey, why did you send the ANBU anyway? I thought you said you trusted us."
"I didn't send them. Your father did."
Oh yeah. I forgot the ANBU mentioned that.
"Why?"
"You know Sayuri, your father does care about all of you. He just has a hard time showing it. Now that I told you everything, what do you think of your father now?"
"I don't know. I mean he was a S-ranked missing-nin. He tried to kill my mom. He seemed like a psychopath the way you described him. And if you look at him now…I don't know what to think."
"I think you and your father need to start all over again."
I didn't say anything but started to walk out. The sun was rising. My parents would be awake now. "Thanks Uncle Naruto."
By the time I reached home, I realized something. Uncle Naruto had too many gaps in his story. There is more to this. I knew only two people can tell me what happened. Uchiha Madara and my father. I knew who I was going to ask.
I know this is a really short chapter. I just need something in the middle. The next chapter is going to be longer. I already wrote a good chunk of it. Also thank you so much for the reviews, they really motivate me to continue. And I know I haven't been updating that often but I did experience writer's block for a while. I must have wrote this chapter 6 times 6 different ways.
As always, reviews and constructive criticism are always welcome!
