Forgive me my rubbish fighting scene! Lol But my wonderful beta RaeRae says it isn't that bad! lol

NARUTO

It wasn't long before they were on the brink of war. Jiriaya had sent Danzou to the Hokage summit in his place. He did not want that evil man anywhere near the place, but he was also aware of just what was to take place along the way. Danzou had suggested it and Jiriaya played right into his perceived role: the man that had no idea about the inner workings of a village, but refused help.

He was most definitely not the Sandaime's prized student, but he was not oblivious to the Hokage role. He was a ruthless man that could easily kill his old friend, Orochimaru, if it came down to it. The reason why he could not be Hokage was merely because he found it far too easy to give the killing order. Just as he found it easy to put Itachi's life in danger as his informant in Akatsuki.

The problem was that it was not supposed to be easy.

Time and time again he saw guilt and regret in the Sandaime and the Godaime; his once long time unrequited love, Tsunade. Jiriaya felt that was what it really took to be Hokage. The Hokage was a name given to the only person in the village that could love even those they needed to kill. That was an act that was far too kind for the hardened Shinobi that Jiriaya had become in his old age.

Therefore, when he was called to a meeting with the even older and harder worn Shinobi of the Elder council, he played like he was too overworked for the job. Immediately, Donzou suggested taking his place. Not being able to argue too much in front of the other elders and having Danzou out stage him with a calm tactfulness came to his advantage.

"The summit would never go for it!" Jiriaya growled. "They're expecting the Hokage, not some decrepit old man!"

"They're expecting Tsunade." Danzou replied calmly back.

"Well they're not going to get her, are they?! We haven't got time for all this stupid politics! For all we know, one of us going could jeopardise the whole thing! We should just tell them about Tsunade!"

"And risk being invaded because of our weakened state? No. I suggest this is dealt with more tact. Tact you are surely lacking."

"Don't think I'm just going to let you get your own way, Danzou. I may not be the Hokage, but-"

"Exactly" The older of the two interrupted. "Neither of us are the Hokage, but I have had more battle experience. You on the other hand, have a duty here, with the Jinchuriki. The last thing we need is another rampage of the Kyuubi."

"Tch." Jiriaya bit his tongue. "Fine, but you're taking two of my best ANBU. If you run into trouble, I want to know about it immediately."

"No need." Danzou impassively stated. "I will take two root members."

"At least take a medical ninja and a summons with you, so we can send reinforcements if needs be."

"I have the perfect team in mind." The voice Danzou used was ominous to Jiriaya's ears, but it gave him resolve that by the end of the day, they would have one less pest to deal with.

Even if Naruto would never forgive him, Jiriaya had the best intentions for his village to attend to. When playing with vile things, one sometimes had to sink just as far into the darkness.

NARUTO

Danzou wanted the Uzumaki girl and she was only a pawn to the Uchiha. With Sakura, Sasuke didn't need another medical ninja and with Danzou, his problem of finding the Dobe was solved. He would leave the village under the disguise of one of Danzou's operatives; fooling everyone with his Sharingan birth right and passing straight through. Karin would tell him where the Dobe was and he would leave her with the old man.

Except everything wasn't quite as simple as it first appeared. The further out they travelled, Karin still could not sense anything. Danzou of course, had known the blonde was being held in a cabin across the opposite side of Konoha, but would not risk anything coming between his plans. The cabin was littered with Shinobi and he needed solitude to take both the girl and another Sharingan.

"Meeeh! I can't sense anything, Sasuke! Are you sure the old geezer is taking us in the right direction?"

"I assure you miss, this is the correct way. You should start to sense something soon." The tone, devoid of emotion, betrayed nothing.

"Why are you helping us, anyway?" She asked. "Isn't he your precious Jinchuriki?"

"He is disposable."

The matter-of-fact and easy way the Elder could throw away someone's like made Karin shiver. What was Sasuke's deal with this man that could rival Orochimaru in cruelty? She looked to the mask of her Sasuke and was given nothing. Sometimes she wished she could let the man go, but deep down she knew she couldn't. She had lived for him for so long that she didn't know another way.

"Have you got anything yet, Karin?"

"Sasuke! No, but we're almost out the sensory range of the village so I'm sure I will soon!"

"Hn. Trust the village to be extra cautious."

They seemed to travel further and further until Karin's impatience overwhelmed her fears and nervousness. "There's nothing out here, Sasuke! The old geezer was lying to you!"

Sasuke stopped and turned to the Elder, a scorn on his face. "Explain."

"Did you really think I would hand over the Kyuubi to an Uchiha; the cursed disgrace of Konoha?" Came back the bitter reply.

No sooner had the man spoken his piece, Karin felt the blade through her chest, puncturing her lung and scraping along her bones.

"Then I have no further need for our trade agreement."

Karin fell to the ground as the blade was removed. She coughed up blood and began gasping for breath. She never knew it was so difficult to breathe with only one lung. She tried to move her arm to lift herself up, but found that she couldn't. Something within her must have become severed to cause this paralysis. As she tried to ask why, she just coughed up more blood.

"If you don't tell me where Naruto is, I will just kill her completely."

"As if I would let you!"

With his words, the two root operatives Danzou had brought with him went on the offensive. As bugs swarmed around Sasuke, halting his movements, Karin was swept out from his swords reach and further into the fielded clearing. Sasuke growled as he let his electrical pulse fry the insects that were trying to feast on his chakra. An Aburame he could definitely deal with.

So caught up in the thrill of the battle, Sasuke paid no mind to the decrepit old man that relied on a cane to walk. The madness took him over as hid cursed seal started to pulsate beneath his skin, craving for blood and death; to which he gladly gave in until it consumed him. It was in a haze that the blood started to soak his skin and his sword began thrashing wildly.

If he was thinking in a rational mind, he would have been thankful for his curse, when the only thing that saved him from a violent onslaught of wind was a giant clawed wing. His fast reactions, of course, also played a part. Previously, he was too busy sadistically enjoying the sight of insects feasting upon their once-master. Only, when he blinked, there was no dead body or insects and immense pain was rifling through him.

With his Sharingan, he could see the bugs, as tiny as they may be, injecting him with their venomous poison. He forced the electrical chakra pulse through his own cells so violently that he overloaded the bugs' systems and fried them. With the cause of the pain gone, his volatile, cursed chakra and prolonged time with the overly-cautious hebi-sanin nullified the poison trying to take over through his veins. He laughed maniacally at the disgusting foresight of the snake.

With a start, Sasuke realised his body had stopped moving according to his will and felt the uncomfortable sensation of someone in his mind. He was forced to turn to the distributor of the force of wind. The old man he had so clearly disregarded was staring at him; his face as firm as ever, unyielding to emotion. Slowly, he was uncovering the disgusting disfigurement of his arm.

"I think I will add your Sharingan to my own. To think, Itachi sacrificed himself for a traitor." A smirk crept upon his face, knowing the boy knew nothing about the deal his brother made with the devil. "I knew it was a mistake for me to allow Itachi to keep you alive. The thought did occur to me to have you killed after he left, but there was already much suspicion and nobody else left to frame with your murder."

Even though the cold-hearted, war torn man knew that the Uchiha could hear him, none of Sasuke's emotions came through. The Aburame came into view, carrying the man that must be a Yakamana, as he was controlling him, under his arm and dragging the unconscious but roughly healed Karin with the other hand. He felt the presence in his mind and tried to fight it, but without much luck.

"Danzou-Sama, this one is hard to control. What are your orders?" Sasuke felt the words coming from his lips and his body move, but from a murky, restricting corner of his mind.

"Exactly as planned, Fu. To think, this pathetic excuse of a Shinobi managed to kill Uchiha Itachi. Quite ironic that the boy he fought to save would be the one to kill him. The blood of the cursed Uchiha clan definitely runs strong in this one. Hateful and ambitious, just like the boy's arrogant Father. He made it so easy to give the order for the clan's annihilation."

Sasuke felt his body sit into a crossed legged position and his arms lifting off his torn top, even as the Chakra from his cursed seal stirred in opposition at being man handled. But honestly, he seemed to have given up the fight. For one brief moment, the constant hate and malice that flooded his mind was replaced by an intense grief he had not allowed himself to feel in so very long.

Of course, while he was in shock, his mind on the past, another mind stirred within the dark recesses, where he had sealed it. Suddenly shooting from his body, the cursed Chakra took on the form of Orochimaru. He barely had time to recognise it as he sat there like the helpless little boy that had his family swiped from him by his very own brother; the very brother that he had killed in retribution.

With his grief came tears, even as he realised there was no force controlling his mind and that the snake was engaging with Danzou. The Aburame was never close enough to the illusive Orochimaru to deliver the bugs, even though they would have no effect; with the multiple anti-sera the man had developed and implemented into his immune system, the bugs would be a mere itch on his Chakra.

As if realising this, the Aburame returned to the frozen Uchiha, bringing out a paintbrush and ink, intending to fulfil the plan of sealing the boy and his Chakra with seals, ready for his master to overtake his mind. As an Uchiha, he may be trickier. The moment, however, that the cold paintbrush touched his skin, Sasuke's eyes snapped open, tears flooding his cheeks and the mangekyou blazing to life in his irises.

The body in front of him of the one that controlled his mind suddenly burst forth with black flames. The man had only just re-entered his own body and screamed in agony at the relentless fire burned him to ashes and refused to die. Sasuke blinked and the flames vanished. He spun and sliced at the Aburame with his lightening, grazing him before he jumped back.

"And yet…you and I know differently." Sasuke said the words that Negato had said, thinking now that they must not have been a dream. The Dobe knew! He knew everything! Knew everything and let him kill his brother.

A cry of tortured rage flew out of Sasuke's mouth as he went on another rampage. In the after effects of his rage, he couldn't remember much except the delighted scream of the bastard that had turned his brother into a murderer. Strangely, he had the feeling that he didn't pass out alone, even though his vision swam out of focus and he was sure it would never return to the perfection it was before.

NARUTO

The ANBU arrived on time to see the flaw in the step of the young Uchiha. They saw the Sharingan implanted in the arm of their Elder and the mess that was becoming of the battle between whatever part of Orochimaru had crept out of the woodwork and the Aburame root operative. They were there on direct order from the Hokage. Even though there were some questionable motives of more than one of their group.

It seems the sub-Hokage did have a soft spot after all.

They saw the older man implement Izanagi. With so many Sharingans to save his life, it did not matter if he lost a few to complete blindness. Of course, he did not expect the arrival of ANBU, escorting the newly awoken Hokage to the summit. Even though, it was on the orders of the sub-Hokage. After all, Tsunade was still in a vulnerable position. The woman was concentrating on reinstating her anti-ageing chakra seal.

With the precision of a well-oiled ANBU team, the attack was flawless; even if one of them was still quite weak and another still quite new. Sasuke fell as one transfigured into him, another took over the mind of the reputed fallen Elder and another held off the monstrosity of the seemingly immortal Orochimaru, alongside the Aburame. That left the second in command with the Hokage, building up the perfect trap.

Wood separated the arm, easily disrupting the flow, as the first Hokage's cells were stronger in this subject than the despicable replica of an arm Danzou had. This separation seemed to go unnoticed as Danzou was tricked into thinking he had used all of the Sharingan with Izanagi with a careful Genjutsu, with the one transfigured as Sasuke sliced through the traitorous Danzou with a Chidori.

Orochimaru, sensing the inevitable fall tried to retreat into Sasuke, failing by little more than a centimetre. All the ANBU present seemed to be against him; which wasn't really unthinkable. Mere milliseconds away from safety, he burnt into nothingness, a meaningful and irreproachable sentence spat out at him as his target was pulled well out of reach.

"Keep your filthy hands off of my Otouto."

NARUTO

Meanwhile, Naruto woke up with new ANBU guards and sighed. He really wished someone would keep him in the loop. He was, by far, most definitely not a little kid anymore.

NARUTO

Hope to get another chapter out to you soon! And that you enjoy this one! ^^ And thanks soooo much RaeRae for Beta-ing!

TIMELINE

October - (Late) SasuNaru begins.

November - (Early) Pregnant, (Around 10th) Party, (Mid) Day mission, SasuIno (Late) Mission starts.

December - (Early) Mission ends, Sakura Pregnant, (Week later) SasuSaku marriage told, Naruto moves teams, (Late) Failed visits, Observe NejiHina, KakaNaru talk.

January - (Early) Kakashi makes a lie, NejiHina told to be false. (Mid) Sakura tries visiting. (Week later) last failed visit.

February - (Early) Questions of father stop, (Mid) Sakura's baby's sex, Sasu rapes Naru, Naru moves. (Late) Meets Sakura, Stops training.

March - (Mid) Finds Itachi, Saves Itachi, finds Itachi's curse seal, InoSaku talk, Stag do (interrogation), SasuSaku wedding, ItaNaru consummated, Naruto taken out of Konoha, the aftermath (Late) In world of summons

April - (Mid) Found answer to Kyuubi's seal

May - (Early-Mid) Shizune, Tsunade and Ino in the world of summons. (Mid) NejiHina

June - (Early) Attack on Konoha. (Late) In cabin.

July – (Mid) Naruto's induction date

August - (Early) Naru's due date.

September - (Early) Sakura's due date.

In order of occurrences (bold is this chapter), tell me if I've missed anything and I'll add more as it's revealed.