Hi, it's my first time submitting a fanfic to , so feel free to flame me all you want. I am open to criticism and suggestions. I can't memorize all of the legal stuff so I'll just say what I can remember.

Naruto and all the characters, and stuff involved in it all belong to Kishimoto Masashi.

The original jutsus are just a result of my attempt at using my 1-year of Japanese class and an English – Japanese dictionary. Please tell me if I have made any errors because I still have a hard time using the language properly.

I am currently still attending high school, so please notify me if I make any grammatical errors, etc because I really would appreciate a more experienced persons advice ;;...

I will be working on fanart for the fanfic sometime in the future, I am not sure when I will be able to submit them onto the internet, but I will put the link to the site when I can.

Now, with all of that done, I will start my fanfic.

Tears of Blood

By: depressedinsomniac

As far as he could remember, he had been trained in the ways of the shinobi. He woke up at daybreak, then trained nonstop until nightfall. From running around the massive training areas located within the clan's grounds to nonstop practice with the kunai and shuriken.

When his father announced that he would be getting a tutor, he never expected much, experience telling him that adults would only give him more physically challenging tasks.

Yuugure(1) sensei was the first person that actually came from outside of the clan grounds. When he had first met him, he couldn't distinguish the man's characteristics because of his entire face wrapped in bandages along with his heavy dark coat similar to Ibiki. He had carefully examined the man during his father's conversation with him. He had found that the man's hair was strange, constantly shifting color from a dark brown to a slightly greenish tint.

After his father had finished his conversation with the currently odd looking person, he came over to him.

"I am trusting you to not shame our clan. The man is Yuugure(1), former ANBU member, and jounin. He will take over your training from now on. He will teach you until he deems you have reached an acceptable level. From now on, you may only call him sensei."

All he could do at that moment was to bow and accept that he would be training possibly harder.

"Yes father, I shall not shame the clan."

He desperately wanted at least a small pat on the head, a handshake, any show of emotion would've been acceptable.

"Very well, from now on, you shall be living in training area #9 with Yuugure(1) sensei."

It was his father's command, there were no objections, his father's order was the clan's order.

It would be the last he would see of his family for a year.

"One more thing."

"Yes, father?"

"I expect improvement before you return."

"...I shall not fail you, father."

"Very well, Itachi."

1 – Yuugure means nightfall

Omg! I managed to finish one chapter ;;...

Please R&R...

I will be posting the next chapter very shortly.

Thank you for taking the time to read.