Chapter 1:The pact
A/N: Hey guys so i thought i would give you a little context for this story or else it might get a little confusing. Naruto and Izuna (yes no sasuke… yet, there's a reason for that but you have to wait for now) are sent to the Naruto timeline from their own after they kill each other, by the sage of six paths to end the feud of his sons (Izuna is a girl by the way) once and for all. Their original timeline is non stop war and the hidden villages never existed, so they have no knowledge of this new world they find themselves in. Naruto has the same parents as he did originally but Izuna has a change, Mikoto (her mother) is a Hyuga main family member. It was a marriage arrangement to improve relations between the clans, as a result Izuna and Itachi have a different dojutsu. (Sharakugon though i am open to suggestions on a new name) it's a combination of the Sharingan and the Byakugan, Basically it has the veins and the colour of the latter but the appearance of the former. The fine details of it will be touched on further into the story,so while Naruto and Izuna have memories of their past, their strength does not carry over. However due to their extensive combat experience they will gain strength very fast, also they still know all their old techniques so with some training they will be getting back to their old selves rather quickly. So onto what i figure people may ask, Naruto did have the fox in his past life with all its power (kurama cloak) but he will not be able to access it until his seal is unlocked, which means unless Jariya gives him the key he will have to make do with the cloak he used against orochimaru in cannon. Izuna had the eternal Mangekyou but again she will not have this in her new world, once her eyes fully mature she will have her mongyekyo but it won't be eternal. This has been a long ass intro thingy but i felt like it had to be said, i'll try to answer questions at the start of future chapters, i also don't care if you guys hate the story or whatever feel free to say what you want in reviews and stuff and any suggestions will be taken on board and considered… thanks guys on with the content.
The End And The Beginning
They awoke to the sound of dripping water and the feeling of peace, which was odd considering they had just been in pure agony. Izuna remembered having her arm blown off in the last clash as well as her chest caving in, she also remembered cutting Naruto in half… almost in half but he was definitely dead before her. Naruto remembered much the same but he wasn't confused as to where he was, he came here all the time after all. He turned his head and saw Izuna lying in the water looking back at him, she was clearly confused and now he was to.
'How did she get here' he thought to himself although he didn't need to think for long.
"So you're awake, please join me i wish to speak to you both" the deep voice rang out in vast empty room, a light echo bouncing around them. This made Naruto smile, he never noticed an echo before and figured whoever was speaking was creating the echo on purpose.
Naruto and Izuna sat up and turned to the source of the voice, an old man with grey skin, two rinnegan and a third blood red eye on his forehead stared back at them with mild interest written all over his pale face. Black orbs floated behind him and a black staff held in his right hand, Izuna glanced around for a brief second to check her surroundings and frowned, there weren't any.
"Before you speak allow me to introduce myself, i am Hugaromo otsutsuki however you know me as the sage of six paths." Naruto and Izuna opened their mouths to speak but then closed them, not knowing what to say or where this was going.
"I understand if you have trouble believing me but this is the truth, I came to offer you both a way out of the endless war of your world. I can send you to a new one, a better one however only if you both desire a new start." he spoke softly but his voice easily carried to them both.
Izuna didn't believe such kindness existed she also wasn't sure if this was even real, she looked at Naruto who looked back at her with the same question in his eyes, Izuna looked back at the grey sage and asked what was on both of their minds.
"What exactly do you get out of this?" she asked the sage glanced at her with a frown before she continued "No one would do something like this without a motive, so what's the catch?" the sage nodded his head and spoke.
"Very well… i will explain i wish to end the never ending war brought on by my mistake, i will not go into detail however this blood is on my hands and i wish to end it… with you, both of you."
Izuna and Naruto thought long and hard over his words they both hated war, they had clashed countless times over the years and killed each other's friends and family but despite this they never truly hated each other. They respected each other's strength and skill but never more so than in that last fight where at the very end they died smiling as they finally killed the other and where free from war, free from pain and free from each other. But now that was gone and they had a chance to live a better life, but with one catch they both go to this world together.
"I don't suppose you can tell us about this new world?" Naruto asked he hadn't spoken since they arrived.
"I'm afraid i cant you will learn of the world they same way everyone else dose, i will say this, the world is not without conflict."
'Was that deliberately vague?' Izuna and Naruto asked themselves in unison.
Naruto broke the silence first "Im in" he stated with confidence, the sage smiled at him and looked to Izuna she was at a loss. She had died and had been happy to be free, but now she wanted to take a chance at a new start but at the same time wanted to pass on and rejoin her family in the afterlife. She knew they would want her to live on but… is that what she truly wanted? After some time passed she looked at the sage and nodded her head, that was all he needed.
"Before i send you off i will tell you that your strength will not follow you, whether you wish to re-obtain it is your choice. Brace yourselves." The sages last words echoed through the room Naruto glanced at Izuna who had her eyes closed and was slowly fading into light blue light, he looked down and saw it was happening to him now, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
"Your kidding right? Go get the clan head now!" Izuna heard this while looking around she could tell she was in a hospital, she also knew she was using her dojutsu because she could feel her tiny chakra reserves straining. She could see all around her 360% although she knew it was only the first stage of her eyes development because of the small range.
She looked to the door and saw her father rush in (Fugaku) following behind was Itachi her older brother, her father picked her up and stared in disbelief, never had an uchiha or a hyuga baby unlocked their dojutsu at birth. Yet here he was holding his baby girl who had done just that, he couldn't believe it he never thought his second child would be able to live up to Itachi but here she was a newborn and already making his jaw drop.
"Great things await you my child, I can already see it clear as day you will make me proud." Izuna was a little conflicted. She was so happy to see her father (but as a baby couldn't really show it) but on the other hand his first words to her, in front of her brother no less were those of the clan head and not as a father. Although she knew her father better than that he had loved her like any father, he just couldn't express it well.
Itachi
Itachi was shocked to say the least when he saw his sister for the first time, she had awakened her eyes at birth. He himself had only awakened them last week at seven years old, he wasn't jealous though he was afraid. He didn't want her used as some tool for the clan, he vowed right then and there to push himself to be the very best of the clan. To take all the attention off his sister so she can live without worry or fear of the elders, he wanted her to live a happy life which is something most Uchiha don't get.
All these thoughts passed through his young but mature mind in just a second or two, with his face showing no signs of such thoughts. His mask of indifference was perfect as was expected of the hair to the clan.
Five Years Later
Itachi was frustrated Izuna was a true prodigy, one year after she was born she could speak in full sentences, sure the words weren't always perfect but she was easy to understand. She had shocked him and his father while they were discussing clan affairs when she just started talking. The very first time she threw a shuriken or a kunie it was a bullseye and she had never missed since, once her training started properly she improved by leaps and bounds.
Itachi was working himself ragged to take eyes off of her but it wasn't working anymore, she was too talented for that. She asked him if they could train together every time she saw him, he would just poke her head and make excuses but she was always content to simply sit and talk with him about anything that came to her. It was one of the few times she ever truly smiled, their mother was the only other person that could make her smile.
Itachi would sometimes watch her train by herself, he didn't think anybody knew she was doing it so he never brought it up but what he saw further frustrated him. He watched as she practiced the fire style techniques, he was baffled at how she knew them. No one had taught her yet and some of them even he didn't know, he considered that she was just experimenting with hand signs and chakra manipulation but then thought better of it. She was using the jutsu like a master, he was almost angry.
But what made Itachi truly upset at his sister was when she turned five she had fully matured her eyes, Itachi had as well but she was only five. All his efforts felt pointless she was the talk of the clan and he was hearing whispers about her skipping the academy all together. This all fueled Itachi's anger he wanted to keep her from this, the elders were probably talking about getting her sent to anbu already which would put her far to close to Danzo and Itachi would rather die.
The Massacre: Izuna
Izuna was walking home late tonight she had been training all day and thinking about this new world, all in all she rather liked it. The village system was rather clever in her opinion and the clans were on much better terms. She still hadn't seen Naruto since getting here but he was likely in another village and she hasn't really explored this place well. She was focused on training and enjoying herself, she even smiles sometimes which is way more than in her past life. She hasn't used her mongyekyo since she matured her eyes, mostly because she doesn't actually have enough chakra to use it.
Her eyes were different than she remembers when she matured them in her last life she could see two kilometres in any direction, but now she could only see about fifty metres or so. She figured it was because of her age and chakra reserves but didn't know for sure. She also wondered why her brother did so many missions, in a world at peace you would think there would be less work for ninja but no apparently not. She was keen to start at the academy, her father kept her out so far only saying that it would waste her time but she was sure to convince him to let her go eventually.
She was brought out of her thoughts by… a feeling, something she had almost forgotten in this world of peace… danger. She activated her sharakugon and scanned the area but found nothing, but she noticed the lack of any sound in the district. Something was happening she ran through the streets lit only by the moonlight, she noticed a body and blood and knew her instincts were right.
She kept moving at a fast pace passing body after body in the streets while working her way home. When she made it to her house she jumped on the adjacent wall and pulled out a kunai, though she didn't remember why and pushed off as hard as she could. With her speed and strength she burst through the doors and clashed with another blade, she attacked with reckless fury, punches kicks, slashes and stabs. She only stopped when the other blade slashed across her face and down her neck (kinda like kylo ren's injury in star wars)
She took the time to size up her opponent and look around her house, she pushed her parents dead bodies to the back of her mind a very good skill she learned in the war. Then she realized who was standing against her, covered in blood and wearing his anbu gear it was Itachi. She began sweating and panting in pure rage, then trembling then she lost it.
"ITACHI!" she screamed at the top of her lungs she started making hand signs for the chidori that she had re-learned but was stopped in an instant by one word.
"Tsukuyomi" she watched in horror as her brother showed her the deaths of everyone she knew over and over for what felt like eternity, once it was finely finished tears streamed down her face and she collapsed face first into the blood soaked floor.
"Why?" she asked before passing out, Itachi looked to her with pain in his eyes and without another word he left praying that she will suffer no more but knowing this was not possible.
Izuna was in a coma for two weeks following the massacre, the Hokage had told her what happened even though she already knew. He had told her a few days later that she was enrolled at the academy, the Hokage wanted her to be around others her age he thought it might help. She had skipped her first day and went to think, she couldn't understand why her brother did this. In both her lives he was a great man, someone so kind and loving, so why had he done this? She didn't know and that bothered her to no end, she also wondered how he pulled it off, he was strong sure but the whole clan in one night? No alarm? No fighting? And what about the anbu that patrolled the village? There was no way they didn't notice anything… right?
She was brought out of her thoughts by the sound of footsteps approaching, she was sitting on a peer over a lake watching her reflection in the water, bright blond appeared next to her in the water.
"No way" she said in disbelief as she turned to look at Naruto, he was standing there a grin on his face. "We ended up in the same village" she said more to herself than to him, but his grin widened.
"Yo, I honestly didn't think I'd see you again." She turned back to the lake before responding.
"Don't act like your happy, i did kill you after all" he moved closer.
"Yeah and i killed you too, move on already we aren't enemies anymore." she turned back to him a little annoyed.
"You expect me to believe you just moved on, yeah right." she stated a little harsher than intended but no less true.
"Not at first no, but i've been here for years and with time i moved past it. But… i've never been good at holding grudges anyway so… lets start over im Naruto Uzumaki, and the furry asshole sealed in me is Kurama." Izuna was a little surprised by this but in truth she had been forgetting her old feelings gradually since coming here.
"Fine im Izuna Hyuga Uchiha, but this doesn't make us friends." she stated firmly after that day they would ocasinaly train together, Izuna noticed he avoided topics like family whenever possible which she silently appreciated. He knew her family was dead and didn't want to bring it up, it was quite nice for a former arch enemy to do. All throughout the academy they dominated the others in everything practical, Izuna and Naruto were tied at the top of the class. She made no real friends whilst attending although she did play shogi with Shikamaru a lot, with him winning most of the time but not always. Kiba would hit on her all the time but she would just ignore it, Sakara and Ino basically joined at the hip would always talk to her but she couldn't figure out why, she had never once spoken to either of them throughout all her time in the academy yet they acted like they were friends.
Naruto and Shikamaru were the only students she spoke to, not because she hated everyone else but they seemed to understand her without having to speak at all. She would always catch Hinata staring at her when Naruto was around, though she didn't care to ask. She was happy when the genin exams finally arrived, she could leave the village on missions and maybe track down Itachi for some answers. Though secretly for some reason she hopped Naruto would be on her team, though she denied it to herself right after.
Squad Seven
Naruto and Izuan had been put on the same squad after all and she couldn't help a smirk after hearing it, but it disappeared when Sakura had been announced as her other teammate. She didn't hate Sakura but she knew she wasn't very good at being a ninja, at least compared to her and Naruto. But that isn't a fair comparison her and Naruto have years of war under their belt and Sakura didn't so she decided to try and be… civil.
After about two hours of waiting she was very unhappy, but didn't show it her mask was perfect after all. She knew Kakashi in her last life. His clan was an ally of the Uchiha and he trained her to use the chidori, but he was never late back then not even by a second so what was different here? She didn't know but figured it must have been something big. Naruto was pissed off and very vocal about it Sakura was just trying not scream in rage, Naruto was saying all kinds of things under his breath usually ending with "then ill cut them off" it was all very amusing.
Then in he walked looking almost the same as she remembered except for the headband covering his eye.
"Sorry i'm late i stopped to help an old lady with her groceries." he spoke softly in a bored tone not even looking at them, Sakura was furious at his lame excuse but said nothing. Naruto was grinning like a mad man and Izuna looked indifferent as normal.
"Meet me on the roof in five miutes." he said then poofed Izuna didn't realize it was a shadow clone until it disappeared but she should have guessed he did always like them.
Kakashi
After his clone popped he took in the memories slowly going over all the details in his head, he took in Izuna first long black spiky hair in a ponytail with two large bangs framing her face reaching just past her chin while her ponytail hangs below her neck. Her eyes weren't large like the hyugas but they definitely looked like them, ironic that she would appear blind but have better vision than almost everyone. her outfit was interesting designed for combat, her top was cut just below her breasts showing off most of her stomach jet black with a zipper at the back. Long Hakama pants also black no shoes but instead wrapped ankles in black bandages, Gloves that reached almost to the elbows with purple trim and fingerless and finally two, one handed katanas on her left hip strapped by a purple sash Kakashi had be told they were chakra blades and that the blades themselves were pure purple. All in all he was impressed by her appearance
He moved on to Naruto, his sensei's son and he really looked the part too. A long black jacket one of his arms was wrapped entirely in bandages and long orange pants (just picture what he looks like in the last). Finally on to Sakura (she looks the same as cannon)
He watched as Naruto was the first to arrive and site in front of him followed by Sakura, Izuna wasn't with them and as he was about to ask them where she was he saw a grin on Naruto's face and realized that maybe this team was going to be the death of him. So he just started reading his book not caring how long this took he did have plenty of books after all.
It was exactly fifteen minutes later when Izuna took her seat next to the others.
"Your late" he said straight faced.
"Sorry i thought i would follow your example and help an old lady with her shopping."
'Cheeky' he thought to himself "introduce yourselves and tell me a little about you before i spot someone who needs help and leave you here for another hour. Oh and your dreams for the future." he said with an eye smile.
"Naruto Uzumaki, i like ramen, i don't like the way the village treats me, the only thing i consider a hobby is comparing how good ramen is at different restaurants. As for a dream… well i'll let you know when i think of one.
Kakashi took this all in trying to dig through his words and hear what he didn't say, he knows Naruto hasn't been treated well by the village but he also knows he didn't take the abuse lying down. He had put many people in hospital over the years, in self defence of course he never attacked anyone but he wasn't shy about hurting them either. "Pinky your next"
She was clearly upset with the nickname but didn't comment on it. "Sakura Haruno and i like hanging out with my friend Ino, i don't like the nickname she calls me though. I don't really have a hobby but i have dream, i want to become a jonin." she said the last part while baling her fist in a determined gesture. Kakashi like the energy but didn't say anything he simply looked at Izuna.
"Izuna Hyuga Uchiha, my hobbies are playing shogi with Shikamaru, reading and training. My dream is to find answers." Kakashi figured it was about the massacre but was surprised by her answer, she wanted answers and not revenge.
"Meet me at training ground seven at five-am. Don't be late." he said the last past staring at Izuna who in turn smirked at him, she was going to push his buttons he could feel it. He them disappeared from sight leaving them alone.
Naruto
Naruto to put it lightly was pissed off, he had been waiting with Sakura for four hours now and Kakashi still wasn't there and neither was Izuna. Cursing the whole time about what he will do for payback he continued to wait, Sakura was much the same just less vocal about it. Naruto started to drift into thought about this new world while he continued to wait.
He liked this place very much though he didn't like how he was treated, in his old life people hated him too but they always respected him as a ninja so he didn't suffer abuse like he did here. But even though he suffered he still enjoyed this life, not fighting a war everyday is a great trade off for a little misery. The people at the academy were all good people too. He only knew shino in his past life though but he was more or less the same. The real big difference was Izuna, despite the constant blood shed from his old life he knew nothing about her back then but now. He had to admit he kind of liked her, she was sarcastic, strong and pretty, and she was also a great training partner. But more than that even when they don't talk just being around her made him comfortable and he thinks she feels the same.
He doesn't know if they are friends but they definitely aren't enemies in this world and that was enough for him. He was brought out of his thoughts by Izuna appearing next to him in a feat of impressive speed.
"Your late" he said quietly but loud enough for Sakura to hear, who only just now noticed her arrival.
"And yet i still arrived before Kakashi" she stated as if it didn't matter, Sakura spoke up next.
"You can't just go against orders like that."
"I don't remember him giving any orders, plus if he isn't going to arrive on time neither will I, i have better things to do than sit and wait." Sakura turned a little red and stopped talking after Naruto burst out laughing, though Izuna would never admit it she was only doing this to get a rise out of Kakashi.
Naruto knew she would do this and simply let her be, he found funny as hell after all. Then in poof of smoke arrived Kakashi.
Kakashi
He had arrived before Izuna but stayed hidden to see how long she would take, he found this little act of spite amusing because no other genin ever dared to try. Secretly he was starting to like this team, it wasn't long before she arrived five minutes tops. He found her timing impressive and wondered if she already knew how late he usually was to things like this. After they finished talking he made his entrance.
"Sorry i'm late a black cat crossed my path so i took a different route." when that failed to get even so much a scoff he pressed on showing them two bells. "Alright it's time to start the real genin exams, get these bells from me by twelve-pm. Anyone who fails to do this will go back to the academy."
Izuna
She saw through the act immediately she had done her research, genin teams are three genin and one jonin each which means that he is lying. She also figured that being late may have been to get them angry so they turn on each other in order to pass, which means that the goal here was team work. All this went through her head as Sakura was asking Kakashi questions along with Naruto, she stayed silent thinking of a solution. Which was obvious but she didn't want to work as a team. Not because she didn't like them or think them worthy, it was because the person she trusted most in this world betrayed her. So if she couldn't trust Itachi how could she trust anyone else, she decided to do it alone and see what happens if she failed that was fine by her, she wanted answers but she wasn't in a big hurry to get them.
"Ready start"
A/N: yes i know this is a little fast but i never liked how some fics spent so long on childhood stuff where nothing happens. I just wanted to get it out of the way and maybe show more through flashbacks but that's up to you guys. And i won't put sensei after Kakashi's name because that's annoying so just pretend i'm doing it. Itachi is stronger in this timeline because of Izunas growth rate and Naruto is not the same as in canon, he has seen war and killed a lot of people so he isn't too worried about hurting people but he isn't totally different. He still saved Hinata as a kid but this time he kicked their asses so she is even more infatuated. Also Izuna is not just a female Sauske so she isn't the revenge crazed emo he was (i don't hate his character just saying) she is more like a Nara, she thinks things through and considers other options. She has also already been through a cycle of hatred in her past life so she knows how to deal with it better. Also not opposed to major character death i would love to hear some suggestions if you guys want some drama like that. Again review and ask questions say what you won't all criticism is valid to me even if you just hate everything about this let me know why i'm interested in that stuff. And lastly thank you for reading.
