Major Spoilor Warning
"Itachi…Sasuke worked for Orochimaru right?" asked Ume during the night. Kozue and Kisame were both asleep.

"Yes…" nodded Itachi.

"Well he thinks you're dead right? And he has nowhere to go, right?" asked Ume slowly.

"…And?" asked Itachi.

"Wouldn't Sasuke return to the Village Hidden in the Leaves?" asked Ume.

"Yes…" nodded Itachi.

"But he isn't really that strong because he only knocked you, so that means that he isn't strong enough to kill an s-classed criminal. If he isn't then when Danzo and the elders find out that he isn't very strong and you aren't there to protect him what do you think they'll do…?" Ume asked. Itachi stared at her.

"They'll kill him…" he replied quickly.

"Exactly, we have to save him…" said Ume, her indigo eyes burning into Itachi's onyx ones.

"I can do it…" said Itachi.

"Yeah but I'm doing it too," said Ume.

Itachi sighed, "I don't have time to argue."

"Kozue get up, we're going somewhere with Itachi. I'll explain on the way," said Ume waking her cousin up. Itachi started to run towards the Leaf.

"So we're saving Sasuke by revealing that Itachi's alive?" asked Kozue.

"Pretty much," nodded Ume.

"If we hurry hopefully we'll beat Sasuke to the Hokage's office and we can make them take him in…Otherwise Sasuke will find everything out…" said Itachi.

"Does the fifth Hokage even know anything about this?" asked Kozue softly. Itachi shook his head.

"We should hide our appearances so we can past the guards…" suggested Ume and the other two nodded. They used transformation jutsus and ran through the gates. Lucky enough for them there was only one guard and he was asleep.

"We're too late," said Kozue.

"How do you know?" asked Ume in wonder.

"I sense Sasuke's chakra coming from the Hokage's office," replied Kozue. The three akatsuki members got rid of the genjutsu as they ran into the Hokage's office. What they saw was Danzo, two elders, Lady Tsunade, a young brown haired woman and Sasuke.

"You want to come back?" sneered Danzo, "Like that's going to happen."

"You're a traitor," added one of the elders, "And coming here was suicide."

"Itachi Uchiha is alive!" announced Kozue, "The Village Hidden in the Leaves will not lay a hand on Sasuke as long as he is!"

"What are you talking about? Itachi Uchiha murdered his clan!" said a woman with the brown hair. Ume was glaring at Danzo and the elders like they were something completely vile. Tsuande looked at who Ume was glaring at.

"What's going on?" she demanded with a lot more authority than Kozue had ever heard her talk with before. Of course Kozue hadn't heard her talk much before but still… Danzo shrugged and the elders didn't reply.

"The leaf pinned the nine-tailed fox's attack on the Uchiha. They treated them like crap then the Uchiha planned and Coup D'etat! Under the orders of the village Itachi was forced into the Bingo Book!" said Kozue quickly. Danzo tried to pounce at her to silence her but Ume knocked him to the wall.

"You promised not to say!" said Itachi, he sounded angry.

"Ume promised not to say. I said as I recall, 'Don't worry about it'. I never said I wouldn't say…" corrected Kozue.

"Is this true?" asked Tsunade. Sasuke looked numb, like he was frozen. Danzo and the elders exchanged looks. Finally one of the elders nodded while the other two shook their heads. Tsunade stared.

"It is true… Shizune block the exit!" said Tsunade. The brown haired girl went in front of the door.

"Lady Tsunade, this was going to die along with Itachi, the elders and I…" said Danzo.

"But it wouldn't have, Itachi didn't do it alone, he had help from Madara Uchiha. He is the real leader of the akatsuki. Itachi is the one who came with the information regarding the akatsuki yesterday. He was just encase in genjutsu…" continued Kozue. Sasuke didn't look numb anymore.

"You're all lying!" he shouted, "It was all him!" Sasuke ran towards Itachi but this time Ume stopped him.

"Sasuke, it's not…Please, it was for peace. There were about a hundred Uchiha, there were thousands of people living in the leaf. Not only would the Uchiha be massacred now, but everyone of your classmates could be dead too… You and Itachi could be dead…" said Ume, she sounded desperate.

"It was them!" shouted Sasuke turning to the elders and Danzo who shrank away. Kozue stepped in the way.

"Sasuke, let us get the truth out…We'll stop the akatsuki from dominating the world. You'll see the true Itachi…" said Kozue.

"If the truth ever gets out there will be sure to be an uprising…" argued Danzo.

"No there won't. There is a new Hokage. You three will loose your jobs it'll be announced the truth about Itachi Uchiha and then the akatsuki will be defeated…" said Kozue.

"I didn't want this, for them to know…" said Itachi quietly.

"You don't have to go through everything alone… Everyone in this room knows the truth now…It's up to the Hokage, I think…" said Ume. Tsunade nodded.

"The truth should go out…" said Lady Hokage.

"I'm going to die…" said Itachi, "There's no reason they need to know…"

"Itachi, I know you're ill but Lady Tsunade is a medical ninja…" said Kozue.

"Itachi's ill?" asked Sasuke.

"Yes, he's been trying to stay alive until you got strong enough to kill him-" said Ume.

"It's a heart disease, I seriously doubt she can help…" Itachi said calmly.

"Maybe not her…But I can…" said Ume hopefully.

"What are you…?" Kozue began.

"My mom was a medic…She has a special book I could give to Lady Hokage and…Unless Sasuke decides Itachi still should die…" said Ume.

"No, there's no point anymore," said Sasuke angrily punching the wall.

"Then Itachi, tell me everything about what happened five years ago…" said Tsunade.

"What will happen with Sasuke?" Kozue piped up. Itachi looked thoughtful for a moment.

"If I can stay in this village then I will move into the Uchiha compound and if Sasuke will forgive me…Then I'd love for him to live with me. And if Ume would want to aswell or maybe Kozue then I'd be happy…" said Itachi.

"I see no reason in letting you live in the Uchiha Compound…" nodded Tsunade.

"I still hate you but I want to see the real you. So I'll take up your offer," said Sasuke.

"I will too," added Ume. Kozue nodded.

"I would also like to request something…the people in the akatsuki are just that people. I would hate to see them die…I want to be aloud to hunt them, talk to them and find a way they can live in this society…" said Kozue, her eyes were insistent. Tsunade stared at her.

"We'll see…"

The air was awkward. It was obvious that Sasuke didn't trust Itachi but Itachi was happy. Itachi would smile…

"I don't see why you want to do this…" said Itachi.

"They're human… Sasori could be a puppet maker and Deidara could do a sort of fireworks show. Kisame, I don't know… Konan and Pein, they grew up around the Hidden Rain as orphans, I know my dad did that too and it was really hard on him…I don't know about Hidan, maybe he could be a prison guard or something…" by the time Kozue was finished talking everyone was staring at her in disbelief.

"If it were anyone but Kozue who said that to any of them…That anyone would be dead…" murmured Ume darkly.

"I noticed you didn't mention Madara Uchiha…" commented Itachi.

"I'm sure he's gone. Disappeared in existence to keep on living as long as he can…" said Kozue.

"You betrayed akatsuki, un!" said Deidara's voice. Deidara and Sasori popped out.

"Deidara you never wanted to be in akatsuki, Kozue has a proposition…" said Itachi. Deidara glared at Itachi.

"Deidara, Sasori, the akatsuki will fail, surely you can see this… You could be true artists…Sasori could make puppets from shinobis who have died and Deidara could do a show of explosions… If the other akatsuki members decide to do something like that I'm sure that you'll be accepted in the world without taking control of it…" said Kozue.

"The akatsuki has failed, you are right…" nodded Sasori, "Zetsu and Tobi have fled. Konan and Pein are being the leaders of the Village Hidden in the Rain…They won't be a problem to the world. Hidan disappeared with a bunch of other jashin worshippers…I will take up your offer, what of you Deidara?" asked Sasori turning to his partner.

"I'll take it, un…" said Deidara.

"Then that leaves only one thing to do…" murmured Kozue.

"What?" asked Ume.

"Today is April Sixteenth, my birthday…" replied Kozue, "Today, I'm fourteen."

"I'm sorry," said Kozue staring at her feet.

"Don't be, it's us who were stupid. We should never have believed a psychic…" said Kozue's mom giving her a hug.

"So, Kozue now that the akatsuki's done, what'll you do?" asked Yo to his sister.

"I'm going to be a ninja in the Village Hidden in the Leaves…I'm going to live with Ume, Itachi and Sasuke…" replied Kozue.

"THe Village Hidden in the Leaves?" asked Kozue's dad.

"yes, I know that's far but…" she shrugged helplessly.

"Don't feel bad, this has always been your dream and we should never have help you from it," said Kozue's mom.

"So Sasuke, I know that the Uchiha Compound belongs to you and Itachi but I have a plan for it. Itachi says it's fine with him if It's fine with you…" began Ume at breakfast. Itachi was visiting the Hokage and that left the girls and Sasuke in the house.

"I want to fix up the houses here…Then sell them. We only need one and it's seems depressing for them all to be empty and rotting…What do you say?" asked Ume. Sasuke stared at her.

"That would be cool…" nodded Sasuke. There was a knock on the door. Ume went to get it.

"Sasuke…Kozue…Naruto Uzumaki is here to see you two…" called Ume from the front door.

The End