Warnings: Slight Konoha bashing. Dark fic. Violence. Blood. Gory scenes. Lemon scenes

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters, but the OC characters belongs to me

Chapter Twenty One: Itachi's Dilemma

Konohagakure no sato
Fire Country

Namikaze Minato, Kaiga (Nara) Shikamaru, Hibiki (Hyuuga) Neji as well as Katou Dan, Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Chouza and Yamanaka Inoichi were all very confused.

It had been nearly a year ever since the Kyuubi attack, and the rebuilding of the village is nearly done. The Fourth Hokage is curious about the person who had just about saved the entire village and the lives of his wife and child that night, and he didn't exactly make it a secret that he wanted to meet him or her, and to thank them.

The reason why the six jounins and one Hokage were confused is because of the fact that the famous White Fang of Konoha is currently fretting over something unknown, and running his fingers through his silver hair so many times for the past hour that it had all but stood up from his head. The White Fang of Konoha had been one of Konoha's best, being one of Minato's right hand men, with the other being Katou Dan who is the head of the jounin forces, with Sakumo having been promoted to the position of ANBU commander after the previous commander had perished during the Kyuubi attack, and he also happened to be one of Minato's close friends, despite the fact that he is at least three to four years older than the man himself.

After the Kyuubi attack, several ninjas have found themselves promoted hastily to fill in the empty positions left behind by their predecessors who have either passed away during the attack, or were simply too injured to continue as a ninja.

With the death of the Oinin commander, Taji, Neji had been selected to fill the post, with Shikamaru being Konoha's head tactician, and Sakura being one of the top medics at the hospital.

"This is troublesome…" Shikaku almost groaned, nursing a cup of sake. "Alright, what's wrong, Sakumo-san? I've never seen you so stressed out before. Hanesawa dumped you or something?"

Neji almost snorted in his cup of sake, turning unseen eyes towards the head of the encryption unit of Konoha, who, like nearly everyone in Konoha, felt unnerved at having Neji face him with seemingly seeing eyes, despite the bandage around his eyes. "Unlikely, seeing as how Sakumo-san is the only guy that Sakura had gone out with the longest. And she simply couldn't stop talking about him whenever Shikamaru and I met up with her."

"Okay…so she's not dumping you then." Chouza muttered before glancing over at the stressed out White Fang. "So what's the problem here?"

Sakumo muttered something beneath his breath.

"Pardon?"

"The engagement ring." Sakumo finally spoke in a loud enough voice for all the surrounding jounins to hear him. "I have completely no idea what women's tastes are for things like rings. With Noriko, it is easy, as she is a civilian, and the owner of the shop helped me with the ring selection then. But Sakura is a ninja, and well…"

"Hold on, Sakumo." Dan held out one hand, stopping him in mid-rant, a puzzled look on the man's face. "What ring?"

"An engagement ring." Sakumo muttered, missing the fact that two certain ninjas happened to be passing by the sake stand that they were all at. "I'm going to ask Sakura to marry me this autumn."

Inoichi's face broke out into a grin. "Way to go, Sakumo-san!" he chirped, slapping Sakumo on the back. "About damn time, I think! I know that Sakura-san has been waiting for you to pop the question, and I know for a fact that Yoshino, Yurika and Airi were just on the verge of introducing you to a crash course on Kunoichi Interrogation 101 if you don't pop your question soon."

Anything that Sakumo wanted to say was cut off as a shout of "Kakashi!" rang through the air, and all the jounins turned only to see a panicked Nishimura Rin shouting after the departing back of her silver haired teammate who had ran off faster than anyone thought that they would ever see a kid his age move, never mind his rank.

Sakumo half got up from his seat, knowing that his son had never liked the fact that he is seeing the pink haired medic who is the head of the A&E department of the hospital. His relationship with Sakura aside, probably the fact that Sakura had been team Minato's psychiatrist after the death of Uchiha Obito has to do with that as well.

Minato placed one hand on his shoulder just then, preventing him from getting up. "I'll talk to him. You stay here."

The Fourth Hokage was then gone in a flash of yellow. He had a distraught student to comfort and talk to.

Minato found Kakashi where he thought that he'd be – at the civilian graveyard of Konoha where his thirteen-year-old student was sitting before his mother's grave, speaking to her.

"—and then Dad came home last night, telling me that he intend to marry Sakura-san. I don't like it, and said so to Dad's face, and I thought that that is the end of the matter, but then—"

Minato sighed. So Kakashi is jealous of the fact that he had to share his father's love with his potential new stepmother? The Fourth Hokage knew Sakura personally, as she had been his wife's personal physician when she was still pregnant with his daughter, and she had also been the one that Tsunade had recommended to help with the birth that disastrous night when both the blonde medic and her dark haired apprentice have to both assist with a tricky case concerning chakra transfusion that night.

And even before that, Sakura had been his team's psychiatrist and medic after Obito's death. Rin had turned to the pink haired medic as a form of surrogate mother or sister, as her own family had died out on the frontlines against Iwa even when she was still in the Academy. After that, Sakura had taken Rin on as her apprentice, and Minato had seen for himself just how much Rin had improved in skill, and how much she had grown as a person, becoming more confident in herself.

"I hate to say this, Kakashi, but don't you think that you're being a little too selfish here?" Minato stated bluntly as he walked up to his student, his cape fluttering around his legs in the wind as he did so.

"Sensei." Kakashi muttered sullenly, turning away from his teacher. "And what do you mean by that? Hanesawa-san has no right to replace my mother! I won't accept her!"

Minato sighed. For once, he wished that Kushina is here with him, helping him with his stubborn student. Kushina could always manage to make Kakashi see things the way she wants to, though sometimes, she has to resort to a few smacks here and there.

"I don't think that Sakura has any intention to replace your mother," said Minato patiently. "No one can replace your mother, Kakashi. Noriko-san is Noriko-san. Sakura is Sakura. They are two different people. Besides, if it eases your mind any, I actually had to push Sakumo towards Sakura's direction when he tried to reject his own feelings about her. Sakura actually tried to hide from him after that for two weeks for some reason. But Neji and Shikamaru actually forced her to meet him. And then, well…" He gestured with his hands. "Things just happened from there. I think that Tsunade and Dan actually had some part to play with them both getting together after that."

"But…"

Minato knelt down to his student's eye level, glancing at the gravestone that he is sitting in front of before turning towards his student. "Kakashi, I had been around your age, maybe even a little younger when my own father had died," he said simply, and Kakashi turned to face his sensei. "I remembered how lonely my mother had been then. A few years later, just before I became a genin, she passed away due to loneliness." He sighed. "I remembered thinking that if maybe, just maybe, if my mother had only opened her heart and let someone else in, she wouldn't have died. My mother is quite a beauty, and plenty of men fell at her feet. But she refused to let anyone into her heart sans for my father. I miss my father, of course, and I also knew that no one could replace him. But I also know that I wouldn't have minded in the least if my mother did remarry. She deserves to be happy." Minato turned to face a guilty looking Kakashi. "The same way that Sakumo deserves to be with someone that he is happy with. Your mother has been dead for over a decade. I'm sure that Noriko-san wouldn't have minded even if your father remarries."

"But…"

Minato sighed. "Kakashi, Sakura wouldn't be replacing your mother," he said patiently. "Besides, you do know her personally. It's not like your father will be marrying a complete stranger. Sakura is your teammate's teacher, and also your medic and psychiatrist. You do know her well, don't you?"

"Well, yes." Kakashi mumbled.

"And is she a nice person? Someone whom you could see that your father will be happy with for the rest of his life?" Minato prompted.

"W-Well, yes." Kakashi reluctantly answered.

"Then what is the problem here then?" Minato asked with a raised brow. "Sakura wouldn't be replacing your mother. Besides, I think that you think of her more as a sister anyway, given the age differences. The love that your father had for you and her are different, so it's not like you will be sharing him." He shook his head. "Sakumo is still young, Kakashi, barely bordering on thirty. Do you really want him to spend his last years as a lonely old man? You will grow up, 'kashi. You won't always be there with him. You will have your own life to lead after that. Sakumo deserves to be happy, Kakashi, and I know that Sakura will make him happy. Do think about it. Besides, I think that Noriko-san will agree with me. Think about it."

Minato then left the graveyard, leaving Kakashi with a whole lot to think about, and a decision to make.

XXXXXX

Eight Years Later
Uchiha Clan District

"Are we all here?" Uchiha Fugaku asked, glancing around at all the faces of all the Uchiha ninjas in the clan, all assembled in the shrine area where they have always held their secret meetings.

Uchiha Shisui put up his hand, an apologetic look on his face. "Ano… Itachi isn't here, Fugaku-sama," he said hesitantly.

Whispers started to break out across the room at that. The clan heir not at this meeting called by the clan head for all Uchiha ninjas in the clan? Fugaku frowned from his place. Itachi had been acting very strangely for days now, and he seemed to be taking on as many missions as he could that might take him out of the village for days on end. In fact, Fugaku himself hadn't seen his elder son for nearly a week now.

"Let's just start without him," said Fugaku briskly, making a mental note to speak to his son the next time that he sees him. "I'm sure that all of you here agrees with me that we had just about enough of how the council and the village had been treating the Uchiha clan ever since Madara-sama and Sayo-sama's 'betrayal' of the village. I'll say that we should do something about that unjust treatment."

Shouts of agreement went up at that, and one of Fugaku's best detectives looked doubtful at that. "But Fugaku-sama, isn't the Fourth doing something about that?"

Fugaku looked weary at that. "Yes, but even Minato could do so much," he stated. "The Senju oriented councilors – particularly the civilian council and the Third's old teammates have blocked every notion that Minato had made regarding the Uchiha clan's treatment. They claimed that he is doing that just because I had been his teammate. And the only clan who backed his support in this is the Hyuuga, and that is because Hiashi had been my teammate as genin. And not to mention the fact that we definitely didn't make ourselves any friends, with our bloodline's abilities and all. And not to mention the fact that there have been rumours around the village of how only someone with a Sharingan could control the Kyuubi."

Similar looks of outrage appeared on the faces of nearly everyone present. "Fugaku-sama, are you saying that the village is saying that we the Uchiha clan who had served Konoha faithfully ever since the village's inception had set the Kyuubi upon Konoha nearly eight years ago?" One of Fugaku's cousins raged, fury on his face, and he even activated his Sharingan unconsciously.

Similar bursts of outrage burst out at that.

"How dare they?"

"They have no proof!"

"We would do no such thing!"

Uchiha Mikoto, Fugaku's wife frowned. "Does the entire council, sans for the Hokage and Hiashi-sama, believes that, and are against us?" she asked quietly.

The voices died down as every single pair of eyes went to Fugaku. The clan head coughed into his hand. "No. Danzo-sama had been backing the Fourth in his notions about the Uchiha clan, but you know of his rather 'shady' reputation among the council, and thus, his power in the council is minimal at best. He only has power and authority over the ANBU and the missions that our shinobis undertake. In other words, shinobi affairs."

Several of the clan members looked crestfallen at this. Even the person who had been helping them all along could do nothing about this?

Uchiha Shisui sighed, massaging his temples to ease his headache. "Back then, the clan should have listened to Madara-sama," he muttered. "Fugaku-sama, what are the reasons behind Madara-sama's wish to attack the Senju clan back then?"

Fugaku frowned. "I'm not too sure, as it wasn't specifically stated in clan records," he said. "But it is stated that the Shodaime Hokage, Senju Hashirama had done something against his wife. The clan head after Madara-sama, my own father, Uchiha Haruki took a much more aggressive stand against the Senju clan after that, and after the First had died. But it was stated that Madara-sama and Sayo-sama left not long after the dispute that Madara-sama had with the clan council at that time, and the First went after them both. You know what happened after that." Grim nods were exchanged. "The First died during that battle, and it is presumed that Madara-sama did as well. The only two who have witnessed the fight are the Nidaime and Madara-sama's wife, Sayo-sama."

Mikoto sighed. "Anyway, we will try just one more time to convince the council to return the Uchiha clan our rights and power in the council," she said briskly. "If it fails again…" She glanced at her husband uneasily. "If it fails, we will have no other choice but to launch a coup against the village."

Fugaku sighed. "If truth be told, I really don't wish for it to end up that way," he admitted. "But I don't want Sasuke to grow up the way that I did, the way that Itachi and all of you did as well – being suppressed and oppressed all the time. My father, Uchiha Haruki's era is an era otherwise known as the Uchiha clan's golden era, with the Nidaime's support. But after the death of my father, and then the handing of the Hokage seat over to the Third, the Uchiha clan was then forced into a position that we are now in. I don't want any of our descendants to grow up the way we did."

Silence fell after that. Finally, Uchiha Shisui put up his hand. "Fugaku-sama, a question if you please?" Fugaku nodded with a frown. "If we ever went through with this…coup, what of Itachi?" Shisui questioned with a frown. "He has been acting strangely of late."

Fugaku sighed. "I'll talk to Itachi," he said. "I'll make him see things our way. All of you are dismissed. Do not let anyone learn of this meeting."

His clan members nodded before leaving the room that they are in. Fugaku then frowned as he noticed one of the few kunoichis in the clan standing at the back sighing and placing two fingers at her forehead before disappearing in a quick shunshin.

'Who is that?' he wondered. 'I've never seen her before. And I don't even remember seeing an Uchiha kunoichi with red hair.'

XXXXXX

Uchiha Mansion
Tsukigakure no sato

It was late at night, and most of the village was asleep sans for the few that were on guard duty at the sentry points of the village. One Uchiha Madara is also still awake, standing at the window in his bedroom, staring at the moon in the sky that gives their land its name of 'Tsuki no kuni.'

His senses pricked up just then, and he turned around only to see the signs of a shunshin taking place in the middle of the room, and his wife soon appeared there, a serious look on her face. Madara sighed. "Tell me what I need to know," he said briskly.

Sayo nodded. "I got a little worried about the rumours circulating around Konoha regarding the Uchiha clan and the Kyuubi attack, and coupled with what Orochimaru had told me…" she sighed. "Well, I snuck into Konoha myself, slipping into an Uchiha clan meeting. Apparently, the clan decided that they had enough. They're only going to attempt just one more time for the Leaf council to give them back their rights. If that fails, they're going to launch a coup on the village."

Madara said nothing for several moments. "A coup, huh?" he mused. "I thought that they might pull something like that sooner or later. Without Tobirama's support, the Senju orientated councilors have taken the chance to suppress the Uchiha clan."

Sayo sighed. "What are you going to do, Madara?" she asked, walking towards the window and looking out of it. "I mean, yes, we have four Uchihas here in Tsuki, with both Seina and Obito back to their own feet about six years ago. But we can't possibly house the entire Uchiha clan of over four hundred in Tsuki. Tsukigakure is one of the great six, after all. Four Uchihas in our village, we might be able to avoid the eyes of Konoha. But an entire clan of over four hundred disappearing from Konoha only to appear in Tsukigakure? Even Konoha is smart enough to put the pieces together."

After Seina and Obito have recovered from their injuries, and were able to function properly as ninjas again, Sayo had insisted for them both to move in together with them, as they have plenty of rooms in their house anyway. And as anyone who knew Sayo could tell them, you don't win an argument against Uchiha Sayo. As Seina and Obito are two of the few Uchihas who could function properly in battle without the usage of their Sharingan, they have been able to escape the radar of Konoha and the other villages so far. But if they took in an entire clan of four hundred… No way would it slip under Konoha's notice.

Madara sighed and nodded, agreeing with his wife. "I have no intention of helping the clan anyway," he said. "Konoha or not, the Uchiha clan still belongs to the Leaf village. Seina and Obito are both listed as KIA (killed-in-action), so it is all right for them."

Sayo nodded absently, barely noticing it as Madara came up behind her. She only noticed it when she felt Madara's tongue licking at the exposed skin on her neck, and as she turned around, Madara pinned her against the wall next to the window with his body, pressing his lips against hers, one hand tangling itself into her hair, the other hand resting against the back of her waist.

"That's true in a sense." Sayo gasped slightly as Madara nipped gently at the skin on her neck. "But the Uchiha clan is different. They are still citizens and ninjas of Fire Country, and they must follow the law set by the Lord, the daimyo. No one is above the law. By trying to overthrow the Hokage, they have overstepped their boundaries. No one is allowed to lay a hand on the Hokage but the commanders of the Oinin and the ANBU. This is the law that I've set down with the daimyo himself secretly back then with Konoha's founding." Sayo moaned slightly as she felt Madara's hand groping one of her breasts through the fabric of her clothes. "Madara…you're going a little fast."

Madara smirked as he began attacking Sayo's neck, his hands roaming all over her body as his mind worked furiously.

What Sayo had said is true in a way, as when Konoha and the ANBU were first founded, the first law that Sayo had laid down is a secret law known only to the commanders of the ANBU and the daimyo himself. If the Hokage of Konoha ever strays from the path of good and walked on the path of evil, and if the commanders of the Oinin and the ANBU felt that the Hokage is too gone to be saved, they are the ones with the responsibility to destroy that disease by assassinating the Hokage themselves. That is the secret law of the ANBU, known only to the daimyo and the commanders of the ANBU and the Oinin. Not even the Hokage himself will know of this law.

"If the council rejects the Uchiha clan's request, and I believe that they will, what do you think that they will do?" Madara asked, plunging his tongue into Sayo's mouth, with the redhead gasping at this sudden action. "What do you think that the village will do?" He muttered against her lips.

"You know the laws of Fire Country like the back of your hand. What they're attempting to do is pure treason in itself. What do you think will the Hokage do?" Sayo muttered before she gasped, as Madara plunged his tongue back in, one hand tangling itself into her hair, tugging her head backwards before exploring the cavern of her mouth with his tongue.

"Elimination of the clan." Madara muttered, drawing back from Sayo, his eyes glittering with lust as he looked upon his wife. "But as the village is still recovering from the Kyuubi attack eight years ago, they can't make this an official execution, or they'll probably risk civil war in the village itself. In that case, they'll probably make this out to be a horrible crime done by one of their own. Is that right?" he asked, looking at his wife whose eyes were half glazed over.

"Y-Yeah…" Sayo gasped as she felt Madara's hand slipping within her shirt and snaking up her body, further arousing her. "Politics passed." She muttered in his ear as she arched into Madara, her body moulding perfectly into him as she trailed her arms up around his neck, pulling herself slightly upwards. She shivered lightly as she felt Madara's touch on her body.

Madara then deepened his kisses as he pushed Sayo back against the wall, his powerful hands snaking down her sides as he pulled her closer to his body, bringing their hips in close intimate contact. Sayo's eyes fluttered close as she was rendered helpless by his touches.

"Who do you think will the council send as their executor?" Madara muttered huskily in her ear, even as he attacked her neck next. "Gods… You're as desirable and delicious as always."

Sayo would probably have fallen to the ground at this point if it weren't due to the fact that Madara is holding her up. This isn't the first time that they've engaged in acts of intimacy, but every single time that they engage in acts like that, Madara never fails to make Sayo feel like how she does.

"Who better to send than one of their own?" Sayo muttered before she gasped as Madara slowly began pulling the bottom of the navy blue jounin uniform that she had been wearing up her body. His eyes burned with an unknown passion as he eyed the porcelain-like skin that he could see there with lust in his eyes. "If that is so, then there is only one Uchiha that the council will trust with this dirty job and proclaim him as a criminal after this."

"Uchiha Itachi." Madara stated.

Sayo nodded before she gasped as Madara caressed the exposed skin that he could see. "Madara… Please…"

"Moan my name again…" Madara muttered huskily into Sayo's ear, licking at her earlobe as he did so, slipping one hand beneath Sayo's loose shirt and caressing the skin there. "I like it when you do that."

"You're…" Sayo gasped as Madara wedged one knee in between her legs, bringing his knee up and pushing against the area in between her legs. "You're sure passionate tonight." She moaned, as she couldn't even begin to describe the feelings overwhelming her at this moment. "Madara…"

Madara smirked at this before he sucked on the tender skin of Sayo's neck, his right hand sliding gently up her body beneath his shirt, feeling her light shiver beneath his touch, his hand resting against the fabric of her bra. He was slightly taken aback when he felt Sayo's arms snaking down his body and pressing against his chest. "Gods… Sayo, what are you trying to do to me?" He grunted, and Sayo gasped as one hand slipped within her bra without any warning, cool fingers pressing against her breast, his thumb circling around her nipple.

Sayo moaned as she rested her forehead against his shoulder even as Madara grunted at this action, one arm wrapped around her waist, slipping his other hand out from within her shirt and tugged at the collar of her jounin uniform gently, trying to get at more of her body. Finally, tired of trying and failing, Madara lifted Sayo into his arms effortlessly, bringing her over to their bed where he pinned her down, leaning over her with lust shining in his eyes.

"M-Madara…"

{Lemon scene starts here! Don't read if you don't wish to! I will not be held responsible for any scarring left behind!}

Madara grinned at her, his eyes glinting with lust. "Shall we start 'work' then?" he purred, his hands roaming all over Sayo's body, exploring every inch of it tenderly, loving the little noises that his wife gave out whilst beneath him.

"Madara…" Sayo gasped as her eyes fluttered close in helplessness as she felt Madara's hands roaming from her hips to her chest, as his hands found her breasts and began to fondle them before caressing them slowly, before slowly kneading them. "Oh Gods…" She moaned even as she felt a slight draft of wind as Madara unbuttoned the first button of her jounin uniform, exposing a decent amount of cleavage. She then gasped as Madara gave up on unbuttoning her shirt and slipped his hands within her shirt from the hem, kneading her breasts through the fabric of her bra.

"Madara…"

Madara smirked even as he leaned in closer to Sayo, flicking his tongue out and licking at the skin in between her breasts. "You're sure impatient tonight," he grunted, slipping his hands under her bra without any warning, squeezing her breasts gently. A light gasp and moan from Sayo pleased him, and the redhead began moving her body slowly in accordance to his.

Madara soon felt a pair of hands trailing around his waist and pushing the hem of his shirt up, pushing it as far as it could go. Getting the hint from his wife, Madara undid his cape with one hand, tossing it to the ground, before pulling his shirt over his head, tossing it to the ground as well. He then fumbled with the rest of his clothing before discarding them to the ground, turning back to his wife.

Madara then slipped off the pants that Sayo had been wearing, discarding it to the ground, before being followed by her panties. He then began to work at the buttons on Sayo's jounin uniform, finally managing to undo it all, and discarding it to the ground. Madara then bent down towards her neck and began to suck on it, feeling her breasts pushing against his bare chest. Not liking the feel of the fabric of the bra covering her breasts, Madara slipped one hand beneath Sayo's body and unclasped the article of clothing, throwing it to the ground to join the pile of discarded clothing there.

"Madara…" Sayo gasped as he inserted one finger into her entrance, slowing increasing the number of fingers as he did so, pumping her slowly. "Oh Gods…" She moaned. "Madara… Please…"

Madara chuckled as he positioned himself at her entrance. "Looks like I'm not the only one impatient tonight," he teased, pushing in and out of Sayo teasingly, yet never fully going into her.

He then kissed her on the lips passionately before drawing back. Without any warning, Madara then thrust himself hard into her. Sayo's eyes shot opened as a sharp searing pain tore through her, letting out a scream of pain as she did so, with her wrists being pinned down onto the bed by the sides of her head by Madara. He then pulled out of her only to thrust back in again, moving faster and harder each time, with the redhead wiggling about beneath him from the pain that came whenever they made love to each other.

Eventually, the pain lessened to a dull ache, and her breathing evened out as she did so. Sayo moaned as Madara thrust into her once more, with Madara grunting as he was milked for what it was worth.

"Madara…!" Sayo gritted her teeth from the intrusion. "Please…!"

Madara then pulled out of Sayo again before slamming back into her again harshly, causing her to give a startled scream of pleasure.

Three rooms down the hallway away from the master bedroom (Sayo and Madara), Uchiha Seina blearily blinked her eyes opened, wondering just what had woken her from a nice dream consisting of just her and Izuna, and wondering just what had made her dream such a…perverted dream of her and Izuna together.

As a light scream reaches her ears, she groaned and tried to bury her head beneath her pillows. "Oh god… Those two are at it again?" She groaned. "They are like rabbits!"

After Seina had recovered completely and had moved in with Sayo and Madara, there are times that had made her wish that she hadn't agreed to such a thing, especially when Sayo and Madara engaged in one of their…nightly activities.

Seina then blushed when she remembered the time when Sayo had been living with Izuna and her back during the time of the shinobi clan wars, and many a time in the morning, she had seen Sayo almost falling asleep into her breakfast. And when Izuna had enquired the reason behind her lack of sleep, the only answer that the redhead would give is "A pair of rabbits kept me up all night."

Seina isn't as dense as her beloved and could understand what Sayo had meant, but fortunately or unfortunately, Izuna didn't understand. "I think I understand what Sayo had to go through now." Seina muttered.

As another scream reaches her ears, she groaned and formed a single handseal, putting up a silencing jutsu in her room. Happy that she could get a good night's sleep at last, Seina went back to sleep, wondering just how in the nine layers of hell could Obito sleep through something like this, considering the fact that his room is just two rooms away from the master bedroom.

In Obito's own room, the guy himself was snoring lightly, hugging a giant bear plushie to his chest that is nearly as large as he is, cotton wool stuffed in his ears as he turned over with a grunt.

Not even a thunderstorm would be able to wake him up tonight.

Back in the master bedroom, Madara smirked as Sayo screamed for him again. He then started to quicken his pace, with Sayo starting to move with him unconsciously.

'Oh God… This feels so good.' Sayo thought breathlessly as Madara came into her again and again. 'I want more.'

Almost as if Madara is reading Sayo's mind, he quickened his pace and did her harder, causing Sayo to scream in delight as he brushed against a spot that left her feeling extremely lightheaded. "Gods…" Madara grunted as her walls clammed down around him. "You're sure wild tonight, Sayo."

Madara then grunted as he quickened his pace, thrusting in and out of her, going faster and faster each time, both of them almost reaching their climax. But at the same time, he wanted more as he thrust in even deeper into her. Madara has to increase his strength to keep Sayo's wrists pinned down as she writhed about beneath him, as they both climaxed at the same time, as Madara spilled his semen into her at the same moment when her walls clammed down on him.

{End Lemon}

Sayo let out a sigh as she fell back onto the bed, her eyes fluttering shut from exhaustion. "That felt so good," she muttered.

Madara smirked before kissing her passionately on the lips, feeling her starting to return his gestures. "I'll never tire of this," he muttered, as he broke their kiss. "Ready for round two?"

XXXXXX

ANBU Roots' Headquarters
Konohagakure no sato

It was a strange sight one Thursday afternoon when the Uchiha clan heir, Uchiha Itachi could be seen by several of the Roots' agents walking into ANBU Roots' headquarters. But as it was known that Itachi had the Roots' commander's favour, he was allowed to pass, and the thirteen-year-old made his way towards the office of Shimura Danzo himself where the man was sipping his tea calmly, seemingly waiting for him.

"Itachi-kun." Danzo nodded to Itachi as the young teen appeared at the doorway of his office, breathing heavily, his breathing hitched, and slight panic and fear could even be seen in his eyes. Danzo sighed inwardly. 'So they really went through with that order.' Danzo thought, scowling inwardly. 'I would like to blame the Leaf council here, but this time, even I agree that the Uchiha clan is taking it too far, though technically, they were pushed to their limits. Sensei, what would you say if you knew that your clan had fallen to this?'

"Sit down. And close the door behind you." Danzo motioned to the seat across from him. Itachi did as he was told before dropping himself in the chair opposite Danzo, and the War Hawk was pleased to see that the young teen across him showed none of the weakness that most ninjas were prone to showing at this age.

He hadn't seen a ninja with such talent ever since his teacher and Orochimaru. No wonder even Orochimaru had an interest in Itachi, and was even planning to take the boy as an apprentice once he becomes of age. But things happened. Even now, the village still refused to believe that Orochimaru is now a traitor of the highest order, and the apprentice that Orochimaru had left behind – Mitarashi Anko, had now turned out to be a very angry young woman. Orochimaru's name had almost become taboo for her, though Danzo knew enough to know that the young woman is smart enough to not believe in everything that everyone had told her. She wanted her own teacher to tell her everything with his own mouth.

"So what is it?" Danzo asked calmly, though he knew just what Itachi had come here for. He had been present at the meeting that Hizuren's two old teammates had called for with the Fire daimyo and the Fourth Hokage. The Oinin and ANBU commanders – Hibiki Neji and Hatake Sakumo, along with their head tactician – Kaiga Shikamaru, have been in on that meeting as well, along with him. That meeting is simple: they were simply reporting on what Itachi had reported to the Hokage about the planned Uchiha coup. Danzo already knew what the Fire daimyo would order even before he had opened his mouth, as he had been the first one that Itachi had gone to with this piece of news before he had gone to the Hokage. Danzo might have been protecting the Uchiha clan all these years because of his teacher and Uchiha Haruki, but even he knew where his priorities lie.

Itachi was silent for several moments before he spoke. "I don't think that I have much of a choice here," he muttered. "The clan isn't budging in the least. I'm going to have to execute them with my own hands."

Danzo sighed. "Not to speak ill against our Lord, but he must be high on pot if he thought that one person could slay an entire clan of Sharingan users without anyone knowing," he muttered.

Itachi looked at Danzo with desperate eyes. "Danzo-san, don't you have any way out of this?" he asked desperately. "I really… I really don't want to have to kill them if I could help it. It is true that the clan had fallen from how they originally were, but…"

Danzo sighed. "Itachi-kun, believe me, I do not want to sentence your entire clan to death as well, but I have little choice," he said. "Why do you think that I've been protecting your clan all these years? It had been an Uchiha who had been my teacher. She taught me everything that I knew about war strategies and war tactics, and I promised her and your grandfather to take care of the Uchiha clan."

Itachi blinked owlishly at this. "An Uchiha?" he echoed.

"That's right. You had probably learnt about her during your Academy days," said Danzo solemnly. "The founder of the ANBU corps as well as the developer of the ninja system and security system that we use in Konoha until today. She is also the first seals master ever known, and is also the legendary kunoichi who is the only known summoner of the legendary Night Wolves." He looked at Itachi in the eye. "Her name is Uchiha Sayo."

Itachi looked as if he had just swallowed a lemon. An extremely sour lemon. "The…first ANBU commander…" He managed to croak out. "And the legendary kunoichi who had been one of the four founders of the village that the Uchiha clan worships as kami-sama…is your sensei?"

Danzo nodded. "That's right. Her and Madara-sama," he answered. "They built this village to what it is today, not the Shodaime and Nidaime." He scowled. "After they left the village due to certain reasons, the Senju supporters jumped at the chance to isolate the Uchiha clan from the ruling of the village. Remember that it had been the Senju clan who wanted to build Konoha, and both the Senju and Uchiha clans have been rivals and enemies for generations prior to the founding of the village. After Madara-sama and Sayo-sensei left, things got pretty bad for the Uchiha clan. It was especially hard for the Uchiha clan head then, Uchiha Haruki, to prevent his clan from flying off the deep end. Haru-sempai had been your grandfather, and he is the nephew of Madara-sama and Sayo-sensei." Danzo sighed. "I would like to take the side of the Uchiha in this matter, but even I agree that they've gone too far this time. I wonder what sensei would say if she knew about this?"

XXXXXX

Senju Forest
Konohagakure no sato

In the forest surrounding Konoha where he had often trained at, Uchiha Itachi watched the back of the departing pigeon forlornly.

Unlike the rest of Konoha and his clan, he had never really believed that Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Sayo are dead. The latter's appearance at one of the war camps during the war set aside, the fact that someone had stopped the Kyuubi's rampage eight years ago spoke tales of their involvement. Their actions proved that they still cared for the village, or maybe just some of her inhabitants. Thus why Itachi believed that they would help him, if the pigeon got to them in the first place.

"You can't contact Madara like that," said a soft voice, and Itachi stiffened.

How the hell did someone sneak up on him without him sensing or hearing anything? He spun around quickly, a kunai in one hand. "Who is there?" He demanded.

A redhead stepped out from behind a tree just then, and Itachi's eyes widened. He had seen this kunoichi before – in a photo on Danzo's desk.

"You want to see Madara, don't you?" Uchiha Sayo questioned. "I can help you."

XXXXXX

Tsukikage's Office
Tsukigakure no sato

"So this Danzo contacted you, and told you about the coup and what the Fire daimyo had ordered?" Seina questioned, and Sayo nodded. On Seina's other side was seated Obito who had a frown on his face. The then boy and now young man had grown and matured a lot ever since his near death at the hands of Iwa-nins. Seina sighed. "Damn Sayo, I know that I've said this before; but your predictions are always so accurate that it's almost scary!"

"I don't like to speak ill of my clansmen, but even I agree that they've started believing that they're gods even when I was a kid." Obito admitted. "I remember Itachi. He had been one of my younger cousins, and the kid is sharp, and different from all the others even when he was four. I can see why the daimyo would order him out of all the Uchihas to do such a thing." Obito frowned. "Probably, if I am still in Konoha, they would have ordered the same of me. There are few Uchihas in recent years to stay loyal to the village and not the clan."

Madara sighed. "Yeah, I guessed as much from your talks about the clan when you've woken up," he muttered. "And Danzo didn't seem too happy with them in recent years as well. And this Itachi…" He smirked. "Never thought that I'll ever see a decent Uchiha in this generation."

Sayo sighed. "Whatever it is, I'm going to help him with this," she said solemnly. "If the Uchihas' current state is due to our actions in the past, then the only way to right this is to kill majority of them off – those with heads too big for their shoulders. The survivors can start a new Uchiha clan – one without our sins."

"Survivors?"

"Itachi wished to leave his younger brother alive." Sayo informed them. "I agreed with him on one condition. If his brother didn't grow up the way that he wanted, I will end his brother's life myself. I'm planning to take Itachi into Tsuki. If Uchiha Sasuke don't turn out the way that we want, then a new Uchiha clan will bloom in Tsuki, one without our sins." She sighed. "The bloodline won't die out, but the clan name will die out in Konoha. In the first place, I've never liked the fact that the Uchiha clan had lowered themselves to the rule of the Senju."

XXXXXX

One Week Later
Konohagakure no sato

"This is the end." Sayo muttered, cleaning the blood off her sword, leaning against the wall of one of the Uchiha houses near the western exit of the Uchiha district.

The Uchihas had thought that they'd seen a ghost come back to life when they saw Sayo and Obito for themselves, and it is that element of surprise that had enabled the three of them to take out the entire clan of four hundred by themselves. After it had all ended, Itachi had then asked Sayo and Obito to wait near the western exit whilst he showed himself to Sasuke.

"I don't like them all that much myself, but it makes me feel ill to have to take the lives of my own kinsmen." Obito muttered, looking quite green. "It makes me wonder how Itachi could even handle it."

"Sayo-sensei?"

Sayo stiffened and spun around, before she relaxed as she saw the dark visage of Shimura Danzo decked out in a black cloak to prevent anyone from recognising him, an unconscious Uchiha Itachi under one arm.

"Danzo." Sayo nodded to her old student.

Danzo handed Itachi over to Sayo whom Obito took, carrying Itachi on his back, mildly surprised at how light the boy is. Obito even wondered if the boy had even eaten anything ever since the elders revealed his mission to him.

Danzo sighed as he looked at the unconscious form of Itachi, feeling angry at the Fire daimyo and the Elders for forcing such a task on a thirteen-year-old boy. The Fourth Hokage is the only one apart from himself to protest for imposing such a task on Itachi as well, but he was outvoted, and as this is the daimyo's order, he had no other choice.

"Sensei, please take care of him." Danzo said quietly.

Sayo nodded. "I will," she said. She then turned towards Obito. "Let's go."

Obito nodded before the three then disappeared, leaving Danzo standing where he was, an unreadable expression on his face. 'Good luck, Itachi-kun,' he thought. 'Live the life that you want to live, instead of what you had to live for the past thirteen years. I trust your safety and well being with Sayo-sensei. Create a new Uchiha clan in wherever sensei is taking you to. Good luck…' He vanished with a quick shunshin. '…Uchiha Itachi.'