Once again, I don't know the legal stuff I'm supposed to write, so here's what I know. Naruto and all the characters involved in it belong to Kishimoto Masashi.

All the original jutsus, characters, and stuff I come up with don't matter, if you're gonna use them, go ahead.

Tears of Blood

By: depressedinsomniac

(Almost a year after Itachi began training w/ Yuugure...)

Itachi sped towards the rendezvous point, traveling at speeds much faster than he was capable of a few months before. He arrived at a clearing in the forest, which seemed to have strange looking tree in the middle, covered with seals of some mysterious origin. He quickly scanned the area, not noticing that his eyes flashed red for an instant. He then proceeded to the base of the tree.

"Sensei, I've completed my task."

"Oh, have you? That's good."

Yuugure appeared out of thin air in front of Itachi.

'He noticed me... Yet his sharingan hasn't activated yet... I wonder what it will take for activating it...'

"Now, we will be returning to the main compound, I have taught and trained you enough for now. Your father should be pleased."

"I am ready to leave whenever sensei."

"Okay, then let's start walking then."

They slowly started walking trough the enormous training area, leisurely. Suddenly, they saw 2 shinobi running at impressive speeds toward them. Yuugure slowed down to a halt. Itachi proceeded to follow his teacher, while drawing a kunai in each hand.

"Itachi, you may remove the training suit."

"Hai, sensei..."

Itachi took off the suit, then dropped it on the ground. He then threw each of the kunai at the approaching ninja. The 2 nin dodged them easily, then proceeded to start hand seals.

At this moment, Yuugure started on his own set of hand seals.

"Katon! Goukakyuu no jutsu!"

"Katon! Housenka no jutsu!"

Each of the two nin released their fireballs, which proceeded to fly towards Yuugure and Itachi.

"Sensei... It seems... so slow... and strange... everything... is in... red"

"Itachi, don't worry!" 'His sharingan seems to be forming.'

"Kuchiyose no justu! Kuroi katana!" (1)

An extremely large katana in a sheath appeared with a telltale 'puff' of ninja smoke. Yuugure drew it out, revealing an extremely dark blade which seemed to draw light in. He then swung once while forming seals in his other hand.

"Kuroi kaze!"

Suddenly, a dark aura began emitting from the sword. Then, from the path of Yuugure's swing, wind started pouring out. The air began to turn dark with the dark chakra in the wind. Then, the wind swept through the fireballs. It then proceeded to vanish as quickly as it had come, leaving no trace of the fireballs.

"Itachi, look at me!"

Itachi turned towards Yuugure, showing his eyes to have the telltale marks of the sharingan. Yuugure could see the 2 marks of the legendary eye circling in each of Itachi's eyes. He then realized that he hadn't been paying attention to the two enemy nin.

"Katon! Housenka no jutsu!"

Itachi proceeded to repeat the enemy nin's jutsu right back at him.

"I presume that you were sent by the clan? As you can see, I have fulfilled my expectations. Now, if you will excuse us, we must be on our way. Itachi, let's go."

At this point, Itachi was confused. He had just activated the legendary sharingan, but these men hadn't even been actual enemies. He just smirked, as he had learned two new jutsus.

"Hai, sensei."

He put the training suit back on, then proceeded to follow Yuugure towards the main Uchiha compound.

"Damn, that kid is amazing. Sharingan at the age of 6! A genius among geniuses..."

"Yeah, he's going to be great someday..."

Umm... finally finished this chapter!!!

But it took so long for such a short one... - -;;..

'sigh' my stooped lazy ass...

(1) – Black Katana: I'll talk more about it as the story develops...