To Protect His Dream…
Ten Days Ago: (3rd person's point of view)
"Kagome-san, you have been living in the Uchiha District for six months now. The Counsel recognizes your right to leave if you wish to do so. As atonement for the actions of Itachi, you are granted one request. However, if you wish to seek Him out, you are only seeking out a Death Sentence. The head of the clan is already doing so-please leave it in his capable hands."
A young girl, around 12 years of age, kept her head bowed, her silver hair hiding her eyes. Two Anbu members were standing guard by the door and three Jounins were leaning against the wall. In front of her sat the Uchiha Counsel, made up of six members. Behind her, all the "Uchihas" sat quietly, waiting for her decision. Many of them had already undergone through this and many more will go through the same trial as her.
"Ano…" Her quiet voice quivered in the stillness of the room. "One request?"
"Yes child," Kenji, a grandfatherly figure and one of the oldest members of the Counsel, smiled reassuringly at her. "One request within certain limits."
"My…family…" And with that the girl raised her head up, her fists clenched tightly in front of her, as if to shield her body from an unseen attack. "My family…died. All of them…every single one of them. Why?"
"Please understand that you are not alone in this. Everyone living in the Uchiha District has went through the same thing as you…"
"And yet," She angrily interrupted, "Some have adopted that very monster's Last Name! Why?"
Behind her Anbu Mask, Tenten glanced over to the Uchiha twins. They were standing to the right of the Counsel and facing Kagome, watching over the proceedings. The Jounins were to the right of them. Their posture appeared to be relax and nonchalant but they were actually on high alert. Meetings like these have gotten dangerous in the past. However, this fact did not deter any "Uchiha" from coming and attending.
Kenji again spoke up, his tone kind yet firm. "Please do not disparage their decision. It is what they requested. You have one request. Ask anything within our power and we will grant it to you."
Kagome was still glaring at the Uchiha twins. A slow smirk formed in her pale face. Tenten could see that the other shinobis felt the murderous intent emitting from the child.
"Atonement? Nothing I ask can inflict pain upon that…THAT MAN." She paused as if to gather her thoughts, her eyes flickering between the Counsel and the twins. "However...I would like to punish Uchiha Sasuke for his crime."
A collective gasp echoed throughout the audience. Those who have come to terms with the past frowned while those that were recently rescued remained silent, their minds and hearts still undecided on their feelings. Kagome, it seemed, had settled on hate and vengeance.
"What crime has Uchiha Sasuke done to you, my child?" Kenji's eyes furrowed over his wrinkled face. "He has done no crime in this village, much less to this district. He has been pardoned long ago for leaving Konohagakure no Sato and has traveled many roads in search of Him with the sole purpose of ending His life. He was the one who rescued you."
"How many years has he pursued that MONSTER?" Kagome's eyes took on a crazed look. "Are we even sure he is trying to kill Itachi?" She paused and her voice hardened. "I would have been better off dead than…than living with the nightmares."
A cry went up in the audience as a little boy started bawling in the back. Talk erupted among the audience as Kagome's accusation settled over them like a tightly woven net.
Kagome continued over the voices, her own ringing harsh against the bare walls. "Over ten years. Fourteen to be exact! Fourteen years of searching for Itachi and never succeeding. And due to his failure, families have been destroyed and clans were wiped out in a single night! We should force Uchiha Sasuke to destroy Uchiha Itachi once and for all."
Suddenly, a single slap resounded clearly in the room and silence fell quickly as everyone reverted their attention back to Kagome. In front of her stood Uchiha Sakura, her open hand falling to her side. Kagome's head was tilted to the left and a red handprint emerged on her pale right cheek.
"Itachi," growled out the 8-year old girl, the three dots in each of her sharingan swirled as she glared at Kagome, "is not an Uchiha. He is a murderer, a monster, and wiped out my clan! My father is his first victim. You are not the first nor are you the last. What right do you have to talk like this?"
Kagome turned her head to face Sakura and smirked. She pushed the Uchiha heir off to the side and ignored the angry mutterings coming from behind her. Bowing to the Uchiha Counsel, she straightened up and voiced her one request.
Tenten could do nothing but gape as Kagome declared what she wanted.
"I want Uchiha Shishui to behead Uchiha Sakura and give me her head as Atonement. That is my one request."
I don't own Naruto. I am not making any money off of this fanfic so please don't sue me. I'm just a poor college student. Please review if you like the fanfic. Warning: this is going to be a long fanfic. Here's some explanation: Sasuke, after the birth of his children and the "death" of Haruno Sakura stopped pursuing Itachi aggressive because he had to protect his children. He spent most of his time traveling from village to village, hiding and outrunning Itachi. However, Itachi started playing with Sasuke and started killing off clans and leaving one or two survivors for Sasuke to discover. Sasuke would tend to them and send them to Konoha to live in the Uchiha District for safety. Hence, the Uchiha District is bustling with people-everyone living there with the exception of the Twins are all survivors of Itachi's massacres.