Chapter 8

[Timeskip 1 year]

Konoha

One year has passed since the uchiha meeting and now we meet our redheaded protagonist currently sitting in his academy classroom gazing outward. Now in his final year, he had perfected the hummingbird style and was now a level six seal master but was approaching level seven. His seal knowledge allowed him to make progress with his father's jutsu and continuously wore the resistance seals on his body. Without them, his speed was around mid to high chunin while his strength was only around high genin to low chunin as his style revolved around speed and not strength. He was now three quarter way through the second stage of fire manipulation and could now heat up the rock but not able to complete the exercise yet. However, the results showed as his fire jutsus became hotter, consumed less chakra and was more powerful than before. He was also able to use the 'triple windmill attack' in conjunction with a fire jutsu to cause more damage to his opponents.

The image of 'class dobe' that he portrayed was still very much intact and his teachers ignored him which he wasn't worried about. The only sensei that was impartial to him was Iruka who he held great respect for. His handseal speed increased as well to the point where ninjas under the rank of chunin wouldn't be able to follow it. Izumi told him that when he completed his elemental manipulation, he could reduce the amount of seals needed for his jutsu. Over the last year, naruto found izumi to be acting strangely. She no longer had the energy for a spar or training but she still came and hung out with him. Needless to say, he was completely fine with that but his concerns were increasing as of late especially when she told him that she wanted to spend time away from home. He asked nothing further and she was exceptionally grateful for it. Her time as a double agent for the hokage now stretched her to the limit and as the position worsened day by day, she knew that it would not be long before drastic actions were needed. The peace talks had failed and the coup was entering its final stages of planning.

Next day

Hokage office

Sarutobi was now sitting in front of two anbu agents who had been assisting since the beginning. To his sides were the elders: Koharu, Homura and Danzo. He did not want it to come to this but the Uchiha clan had left no options. Closing his eyes for a moment, he spoke, "as you both know the negotiations have failed. I did not want it to come to this as the uchiha are comrades in arms but I have made the decision to exterminate the clan." The two shinobi looked down in shame and sadness as no matter what, it was their families and clan members that were marching towards their own destruction.

"One week from today, you will kill everyone over the age of twelve and those who are involved or know of the rebellion. The rest will be taken care of by the village until such a time where they can fend for themselves," spoke the hokage in a voice that betrayed no emotions. Immediately, Danzo was livid as he spoke out "Hiruzen, you cannot be serious. You've become soft. Are you going to give them another chance even after all this? Have you gone senile?" Hiruzen became furious at this and raised a bit of his killing intent at danzo. "First of all danzo, I am your hokage and you will address me as such. Next the uchiha are old comrades-in-arms from back when the village was founded." Homura and Koharu said nothing in fear of the 'God of Shinobi' as they knew that he still held the power to hold that title. Danzo was fuming in his mind and with gritted teeth replied "Hai hokage-sama."

Izumi and Shisui both looked at Sarutobi gratefully who nodded with his patented grandfatherly smile and they looked at Danzo with contempt.

"Your orders are clear that this will be a black-ops mission which will commence at midnight. The details will be revealed to the public the next day and you will both report directly to me and to no one else," said the hokage and everyone knew that the last part was meant for Danzo. "Dismissed," he said and both anbu agents disappeared and the elders left the room as Hiruzen sat back in his chair and thought of the order he just gave out.

Izumi had spent the entire week with naruto lightly training. Naruto became worried as she retreated into her blank, stoic mask and showed no emotions during the week. Asking about it but she just said that she was tired. He found it suspicious and thought that something was wrong in her household but didn't push the subject any further.

1 week later

Uchiha Clan Compound

Day of the Slaughter

Two figures can be seen standing on the walls of the uchiha compound dressed in black anbu armor. One had a weasel mask with silky hair flowing in a high ponytail and was 5'2" while the other stood at 5'9" with curly black hair and wore a bird mask. The moonlight illuminated their forms as they soon disappeared to their tasks.

Moving through the compound, from house to house and killing the inhabitants except the children and innocent ones they kept their silence as everyone slept not knowing what was happening. Blood. Blood painted the streets of the compound red as bodies littered the streets throughout. Eyes going cold while izumi became numb not feeling anything. Shisui had tears in his eyes as he moved through and slaughtered members of his clan, the guilt building up. However, they did not stop…. Could not stop. Killing everyone and making their deaths swift and painless as they did not even realize when the life left their bodies.

Arriving at the head household, they looked at each other and nodded before entering. Moving through the halls via the shadows to the place where Fugaku slept, izumi opened the door and went in and saw fugaku looking out the window. Turning to face his daughter, he said in a monotonous voice, " So you have made your choice. You always were a kind child, don't think that this was your fault. Know that I will be proud of you always."

Izumi then plunged her blade through his heart as shisui killed mikoto in her dreams. Their mission was finished. They had slaughtered their entire clan without an ounce of remorse and they vanished into the night. Arriving at a training ground, shisui was finally able to let his emotions out. He began to scream freely as the tears continued to roll out of his eyes and down his cheeks. Meanwhile, izumi stood there with her face impassive. After some time, shisui got up and told her that he was going to report to the hokage as she nodded and he left.

As izumi stood there alone in the field, she looked at her blood covered hands. The blood of her clan, her family's blood. She went to the stream and began washing them rigorously. She kept rubbing until her hands began to hurt. She threw off her anbu armor and mask into the water and watched as it flowed down the river.

She began to recall the events of what had just transpired. She killed everyone she knew. All her family, her clan dead by her hands. She started to hyperventilate and ran. She ran without thinking where she was going and before she realized it, she was pounding on the door of an apartment desperately.

Inside the apartment, naruto slept with a soft smile on his face. He was having a great dream when suddenly he was awoken by loud pounding on his door. Getting up he glanced at the clock and saw that it was 3:45 in the morning. Thinking that it was urgent as it was still so early and the pounding of the door was very loud, he wondered exactly what happened that they would come to his door. Moving towards the door, he opened it and was shocked to see just who was on the other side.

He was met with the sight of izumi, her hair flowing freely in the wind and dressed in a sleeveless black top, black anbu pants and black shinobi sandals. Suddenly scared that something was wrong, he was about to fire off questions but stopped himself as she threw herself into his arms and buried her face in the crook of his neck. He immediately wrapped his arms around her and felt something wet on his neck. Knowing that they were tears, he tightened his hold on her as one hand wrapped around her waist and the other cradled her head as he ran his fingers through her silky smooth locks.

As soon as his arms were wrapped around izumi, her emotional dam broke and all the emotions she locked away began to flow freely. All the guilt, grief, despair, sadness and loneliness exploded and she screamed. Naruto just stood there unmoving as he allowed her to cry in his arms saying nothing except whispering words of comfort in her ear.

He knew that she was holding something back all that time but never expected it to be this heavy. Feeling weak from the emotional drain, izumi's knees began to weaken and shake. Naruto quickly swept her off her feet and brought her inside, closing the door with hos foot. Carrying her bridal style, he moved towards his bed while she had her arms around his neck and continued to cry and scream into his chest.

She proceeded to tell him everything from her father's coup plan, how they went to the hokage, her being a double agent and finally her orders and the mission she just completed. Naruto's eyes were wide as she told him and he held her tighter as her screams turned to sobs and she finally fell asleep from the emotional drain.

Putting her on the bed, naruto tried to leave to go to the couch but she squeezed him and buried her face in his neck and curled up against him. He laid down and went under the covers noting the time to be 7:00 in the morning as he wrapped his arms around her waist earning a satisfied sigh from izumi tickling his neck and he drifted off to sleep.

With Shisui at the Hokage Office

Hiruzen sat in his office gazing out into the village not having even an ounce of sleep as he knew the events that are happening right now at the uchiha complex. He looked to the clock on the wall and saw that it was almost the end of the operation as shisui entered the office.

"Mission accomplished Hokage-sama," said shisui. The old man nodded and simply replied "report."

"All members except twelve children have been eliminated and the threat of rebellion has been quelled and is no more," said shisui. The hokage nodded and asked the question on his mind since shisui came in, "where is izumi?"

"She's fine hokage-sama. She went her own way after the mission. She probably wanted to clear her head of the guilt and sort out her emotions and need recovery time. She did not shed a single tear nor did she show any emotion when I was there with her," spoke shisui in a worried tone.

Hiruzen nodded knowing how tough it was for her to carry out those orders as she was always too kind hearted for cold hearted killing. Looking to shisui, he spoke "you both are now releived of your shinobi duties and are placed on the reserve list until your mental sessions with Inoichi is over. Please inform izumi of this as well. You can go now." Shisui nodded and left the office.

The hokage lit his pipe and thought about the announcement he had to make and the necessary damage control to be done as they had lost one of the major clans in the village. Leaving the office, he made his way home to get his much needed rest.

To be continued