The morning sun broke through the Village, sending light through the window and illuminating Hade's bedroom. Her eyes twitch and slowly blinked open, she felt a bit sore but satisfied for some reason. When she moved she felt something tighten around her, and when she looked up her eyes whent wide when she saw Itachi fast asleep holding her by the waist. Her lips spread into a smile and she slightly kissed his cheeck, he stirred and opened his eyes and smiled as his eyes locked into the beautiful honey hazel eyes of his lover.

"Ohaio" he croaked with a smile.

"Ohaio"

"It's morning?" he asked looking at the window.

"Do you need to go?" she aske, slightly dissapointed that he was about to leave her again.

"The clone would've lasted at least enough time to make it look like I spend the night home but I have to go back."

"If only Shisui hadn't...why did he have to feel that way about me..." she sighed looking out the window. "I never did anyhing to lead him on."

"It's not your fault Hade, your personality and the way you are was enough to make him fall for you." he cupped her chin and turned her to him. "Just like I did for you." he pressed his lips against her enjoying the last few minutes they had left. They showered together (nothing happened XP) and they prepared breakfast together. It was as if they were both adults already living their life, sharing a meal and spending as much time together as possible. But it soon came to an end and it was Itachi's time to leave before the neighbors fully woke up.

"I wish we could spent time like this everyday Itachi."

"I do too but it won't be possible, you know that."

"I know...but." she looked down and Itachi embraced her. "The only way we'll really be together is when we get older."

"If we promise each other to wait till then I'm sure we can....and meet in secret of course."

Itachi opened the back door and kissed her one last time before jumping into the trees. She looks at the spot in the trees before going back inside.

Around midday he whent to see the Hokage and they met in a soundproof room.

"What is it Itachi?"

"You were right Hokage-sama...the Uchiha clan really is planning to attack the village." his tone was completely business, not giving any sign of dissapointment of his clan.

"Then we must act quickly-" the door opened and the elders and Danzo -leader of root- walked in.

"What is the update Sarutobi." the elder woman asked.

"It has been confirmed that the Uchiha are really planing to attack Konoha."

"Then we must act quickly and get this taken care of." Danzo said. "I propose on sending squads of our best anbu and take down everyone."

"But not all of them are involved Danzo we can't put the blame on all of them!" the Hokage exclaimed. What he was proposing was anaialating the entire Uchiha clan, including women and children!

"Danzo is right." the woman contemplated. " even if we did take out the ones involved, it only takes a handfull of rotten apples to spoil the entire basket."

"We will send entire Anbu platoons and execute the clan by putting barries around the compound to avoid the risk of anyone surviving."

"NO!!" Itachi yelled and they all witnessed as he knelt of his knees and bowed deeply. "Let me take care of this...let me be the one to do it!"

"No one will excecute anyone Itachi." the Hokage said glaring at the elders and Danzo. "We will be doing something inhumane by killing everyone!"

"Then lets put it to a vote." the woman said and raised her hand. "Those in favor-" Danzo raised his hand and both looked at the other waiting, he sighed and raised his hand as well. From then on Itachi, Hade, and the Uchiha's destinies have been sealed, there will be no going back and a painful and terrible future laid ahead for them. However, the one who would have to carry the cross on their back with the murder if the clan will be Itachi. He will have to carry the cross of dispair for what he would have to do...but in order for him to kill the entire clan he would have to gain more power for his sharingan. And the answer.....was in the Nakano Shrine. After telling Hokage when he planned on doing the "mission" he headed to the training fields and began training. Training on how he was going to have to kill the entire clan, his mother, his father....a single tear rolled down Itachi't cheeck as he realized...he would have to kill his beloved little brother, Sasuke.

A a few weeks had passed and it was in the middle of the night when Sasuke was woken up by a yell.

"WHAT?! You do know what tomorrow is don't you?!!"

Sasuke climed out of bed and headed to the meeting room of the family and slid open the door a crack without making any noise. What are they doing at this time of night...And the lights out?

"You just don't understand your position do you?!!"

"My mission begins tomorrow."

"What mission?!" his father demanded.

"I can't tell you...it's covert." his mother looked at her husband as he momentarily closed his eyes.

"Itachi...you're the pipeline between the clan and the village's nerve center..." his father glared "You understand that...don't you?"

"Yeah."

"Take that to heart. And attend tomorrow's meeting."

"....Sasuke go back to sleep." both his parents snap their attention to the door and Fugaku stands up.

"-...Ok"

"Why are you wondering around this late?!" he told him "Go back to bed."

"Yes father." he looks at his brother and he lookes back at him.

Two days later Hade was heading to the village gates to meet up with Manna-sensei who she will be going on a two week long mission to help a neighboring village that suffered major damage after a forest fire burned half the village and injured many when one of the Hokage's anbu called her.

"Hade I need you to come with me to the Hokage's office immedeatly."

"What is it?"

"It's about Shisui."

When she arrived at the hokage's building she saw Souma sitting in a chair and greeted her with a look that she didn't like.

"You called me Hokage-sama?"

"Yes Hade take a seat, Souma here needs to ask you some questions."

She took a seat and Souma looked at her with red eyes as if he hadn't slept at all.

"Hade...when was the last time you saw Shisui?"

"Umm...a couple of days ago in the training fields why...please don't tell me he's missing?"

"No we found him....but...he..." this was certainly taking him a huge effort to speak and the Hokage took over.

"Shisui's body was found near the Nakano river." Her stomach dropped and her face whent pale. Shisui....was dead.

"What?!! But...how?!!"

"It seems...Shisui..." Souma began regaining control of him self. "He commited suicide by throwing himself into the Nakano river Hade."

She was speechless and tears formed in the rim of her eyes.

"But...why did he...oh my god!!"

"We don't know...but the police is planning on a full scale investigation."

"Has Itachi been told yet?"

"The officers are on their way to tell him...but he's under suspicion."

"Why?!"

"We had a celebration from one of our family members that had gotten married and everyone was there...except Itachi and Shisui."

"Hade...we can cancel the mission for two days while Shisui's funeral is held-"

"I won't be able to attend it Hokage-sama...I can't set one single foot in that place." Not after the fight Shisui and Itachi had because of me. She thought bitterly, she would have no choice but to do a small prayer for him when she got back from her mission. "I'll leave for my mission as planned and come back in two weeks."

"Alright then...you can leave."

"If I can be excused too Hokage-sama?" Souma said.

"Of course." both Hade and Souma left he insisted on escorting her to the gates. Once there he was hugged by Manna who had heard the news. While she conforted him Hade took out an empty scroll and began writting to Itachi. Before the left Hade gave Souma the scroll.

"Please give this to Itachi Souma...and give Shisui's parents my condolences."

"You know...not all the Uchiha clan hates you."

"What are you talking about?"

"There have been times when they would talk about you when Fugaku's not around...they realy admire you for your talents...and for your kindness." There had been times when Hade would be on missions with different members of the Uchiha clan and she realized that not all of them were stuck up and cold like their leader, and the Uchiha have seen that she's not as evil as Fugaku had claimed her to be.

"Well, tell them thank you."

"I will." he smiled and waved when they grabbed their packs and left the village. Back at the compound Itachi has been informed about Shisui's suicide and his face gave nothing away. The police force gave him Shisui's suicide note to take to the Anbu so they could help with the full investigation.

I'm tired of these missions.

At this rate there's no future for Uchiha.

Or for me...

I can't run counter to the Path any longer.

"Shisui was one of the most talented Uchiha and an the best ever at teleportation." One of ther officers said. "And he was always the first to take on a mission for the sake of the clan."

Itachi told them they shouldn't judge people by appearances or preconceptions and the unit prepared to leave, but not without a warning.

"We have alternate communication with the anbu Itachi...if you destroy the note we will now."

"Why don't you say it?!" Itachi hissed and the unit turned to him, sharingans fully activated. "You think I did this?!!" his sharingan also activated.

"In fact we do...you child."

"Itachi...if infact you did betray the clan...you will pay."

Faster that anyone could blink Itachi attacked all three and they landed on the ground.

"Like I said...don't judge people by apearences or preconceptions." he said with cruel cold eyes. "You misjudge me completely...if you think I have the patience for you."

"Itachi that's enough!!" he cocks his head and looks at his father. "Whats gotten intoyou?!"

"Why...I've been busy with work...that's all."

"You have been acting very strange since you joined the anbu. Shisui had been watching you..." one of the officers said.

"You really are a pathetic clan..." he raised a kunai and threw it dead center into the uchiha symbol painted on the wall making a spider web crack. "You have no idea what my real powers are."

"Itachi where were you last night?" his father asked

"I whent to achive the next stage..."his father looked at him questioningly.

"What are you talking about?"

"Like I said...this clan is pathetic, you don't have what it takes to reach the ultimate power."

"Itachi stop this nonesense unless you want to go to prison!!" his father snapped as he helped on of the officers to their feet and the other two stood by his side.

"Captain, give the order and we'll arrest him!!"

"BIG BROTHER STOP!!" No one had realized that Sasuke had been standing by the door watching everything. His little brother's cry made him flinch, and he surprised everyone landing on his knees and giving the deepest bow of apology, his face almost touching the ground.

"I did not kill Shisui...but I apologize for...my inapropiated remarks...I'm very sorry."

His father looked at him and closed his eyes with a sigh.

"...Lately...the heavy mission load from the anbu seem to have finally taken it's toll on him..."

"CAPTAIN!!" the officers were not please at having themselves humiliated and then their on leader protects his son.

"The anbu are under direct control of the Hokage...even we can't arrest him without a warrant." he began to walk to the house. "As for my son...I'll take full responsibility for him."

"...Understood."

"Itachi...inside." as their father whent past Sasuke Itachi glared at his father's back from behind his three totem sharingan melting together till it looked like a shuriken, sending a shiver through Sasuke when he saw it.

It's been a week since the arresting incident and Itachi and his father hadn't talked to each other. Souma had given Itachi Hade's letter and he read it in his bedroom with the door locked.

Itachi, I heard about Shisui...I'm sorry he had to die that way. Somehow...I have the feeling that it's my fault because I was never able to fully return his feelings for me. I just wish I could turn back the clock and return to that time before he confessed to me and tell him that I loved him like a brother and nothing more so he would of not told me and it would have been easier for him to forget about me.

My mission is going to take me two weeks to finish, according to the hokage the neighboring village suffered severe damage and its going to take some time to rebuild it. I would've wanted to go to Shisui's funeral but you and I know this would've not been possible because of your father's hatred towards me...do you think you can place some flowers on his grave for me? Red roses is what he used to give me when he was always trying to flirt with me so those would be good flowers to put on his grave.

I have to go, I'm writing this as Manna-sensei and Souma say goodbye to each other, if you write back to this send it with Hina I have the responding jutsu so he can travel back and forth between the both of us. I hope I can finish this mission so we can meet in secret again, you're always on my mind my love.

Hade.

Itachi sighed, closing the scroll.

"I don't think we'll be able to see each other when you come back Hade." he whispered. the elders and Danzo have been threatening to send the anbu to the compound if he didn't finish his mission by tomorrow and he was trying to find another way to stop it. But he knew there was no way to procrastinate it any longer and that this mission would be his last one as a true Konoha Shinobi.