Hekki bottom everyone,
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Mkayemolina: At the moment I think its more difficult for Itachi to face his father knowing what he did in the future because he doesn't even interact with the Uchiha clan at this time. As for Naruto, I would say for him its harder to know that Orochimaru is around after everything he did in the future and that Jiraiya is dead. At this point, Naruto is taking this opportunity to get to know his parents without them knowing who he is.
TigrezzTail: Yeah it is and the ability to get under their skin seems to be a Naruto trait.
yuzukikuran476: Yes in this chapter Naruto is going to find out the truth about the whole situation.
Ita1412: Yeah it is but that comes later after doing a lot more other things together. At this point, Naruto just wants to find out why they got dragged to the past.
sparkling red: Its Itachi's past and what was really going on in the village at the time. You'll see.
naruita14: Je vous remercie.
Enjoy the chapter everyone.
The two went to the kitchen after setting up a boundary seal around the room so no one could hear what they were about to talk about.
"So, what is it?" Naruto asked as he got tea for them.
"It all started the day you were born... I was six years old at the time but I was left to take care of my little brother because he was also still a baby. That night the fourth Hokage Minato your father was guarded by ANBU in a cave outside the village with Sarutobi's wife as the caregiver you later find out that she died in the attack. I can't tell you what happened at the cave that is only something the dead can tell." Itachi said nodding his head as Naruto gave him tea.
Naruto sat down. He knew it was from the day he was born. His birthday was a tragic day for the loved ones who lost someone. It was a day of calamity and sadness including for himself.
"Why did you guys get pushed deeper into the village away from everyone?" Naruto asked.
"I will get to that but we first have to talk about that night," Itachi said getting a nod from Naruto for him to continue. "That night it was oddly quiet when it should have been loud. It... My clan, they didn't go out to help knowing that we could control the Kyuubi's moves with our eyes so instead, my clan helped get civilians and us out to safety. That night three people noticed that someone from my clan was controlling the Kyuubi. One of those people was Sarutobi but before the Kyuubi could destroy the village or do too much damage with the beast bomb Minato through it to another section of the world and transferred the fox away from civilization. That night we lost a good man from the village and one of the only people that could have stopped what happened next." Itachi said stopping taking in Naruto's expression.
"My dad told me so little the day I met him. He told me that he wanted me to be ready for the future and if anyone can control Kurama I could." Naruto said.
"He believed in you and also knew that someday that power would be needed. He also didn't think you would be outcasted the way you were but that was something he couldn't anticipate." Itachi said with a soft smile.
"Did you know my father?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, I liked him he was a good man," Itachi said with a soft smile.
"Tell me the rest," Naruto said with a proud smile on his face.
"After the fourth Hokage, your father died it left Sarutobi taking the spot as Hokage once again which you saw he obviously did. They talked for years about what they wanted to do to our clan. It didn't help that Tobirama the second Hokage instilled to his students that the Uchiha were a bad clan. Sarutobi clearly didn't believe that way because he kept trying to control the tension between the council and the Uchiha. But Sarutobi was well past his prime and knew he couldn't control everything like he used to and Danzou made an organization called ROOT which your dad abolished when he got in power but once Sarutobi took over again it came back and larger than ever. See you don't understand I had admiration for every Hokage before your father and understood what they stood for but certain people don't get to not categorize." Itachi said.
"And the council and Danzou did?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, they made Sarutobi isolate us further and deeper into the village which made the Uchiha grow to dislike the village more. They even made Uchiha that wasn't living by the other Uchiha move back to where the Uchiha clan dwelled that way we were all cut off. My close friend Shisui..." Itachi started but had to stop looking out the window.
Naruto heard that name before he knows he did.
"Was Shisui an ANBU?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, he was and one of the most trusted," Itachi said with a proud smile. "He... was like my older brother both of us becoming ANBU at such a young age. I believed in the village. I believed in Sarutobi. I believed what Shisui planned would save my clan but it was too late." Itachi said.
"What was?" Naruto asked urging him to continue.
"You see Naruto at that time my family wanted to revolt and start a civil war in the village which would have led to so many casualties that weren't necessary. Shisui and I planned to put them all in a trance to make them better but Danzou messed that up. He attacked Shisui stealing his left eye preventing us from going through with the plan. Shisui committed suicide that night they stole one of his eyes and he gave the other one to me. Sadly, I got blamed for that too. That night I got the Tsukuyomi eyes that you see me with now." Itachi said flashing his eyes. "These eyes are from a serious emotional damage or of loss. I wouldn't be able to have them if I didn't experience what I did." Itachi explained.
The moment Naruto realized what was about to be revealed flashed its head and Naruto sympathized with the older Uchiha and wanted to cry for him.
"Now back onto the story... I was the only thing standing between my clan and the village. I couldn't let a ton of innocent people die in front of me and not only that but I wasn't going to be on my clan's side anyway. Danzou gave me a mission saying it was from the Hokage that I had to kill my clan so I did but I said that I wouldn't kill my little brother. It was agreed and I did it. When I went back to Sarutobi that I did it he didn't know what I was talking about I almost broke down in tears but it was too late and I made Sarutobi promise me he would take care of my little brother and I threatened to come back if harm was to come to my brother. Then Sarutobi sent me to work under the Akatsuki and give them information which I was doing until Jiraiya died. Lady Tsunade didn't know who she was getting the information from but it was from me majority of the time." Itachi finalized.
"You killed your clan to protect the village?" Naruto said shocked.
"It was and always will be my village and my home. Not only that but my family is too proud to let someone else aside from clan kill them." Itachi said as he leaned back trying to hold back his tears from the pain in his heart.
He hasn't talked about the whole story of what happened in years and to be honest it felt like a weight off his chest.
"And now you want your brother to kill you?" Naruto asked.
"You don't doubt my story at all?" Itachi asked slightly shocked by Naruto.
"No, I don't doubt your story," Naruto said.
"Why? Why don't you doubt it?" Itachi asked.
"Because I can see the true pain in your eyes. I saw the smiles and the sadness you had when you talked about everything. And if you really hated the village and just committed genocide the way you did you wouldn't be so proud to say you admired all the Hokage's let alone wished for my dad to live." Naruto said with a sad smile on his face.
"You really are unpredictable," Itachi said shaking his head.
"Thank you," Naruto said with a smile. "I also saw how hard it was for you to talk about. If that was all just a lie it wouldn't have been hard to say the story." Naruto said.
"We should go to sleep," Itachi said finishing his tea.
"Now we have a new problem," Naruto said standing up.
"What?" Itachi asked looking at Naruto.
"Your sickness and the fact that we have to solve the problem with Konoha when we get back to our time," Naruto said determination in his eyes that only scared Itachi.
"You gave me your word that you wouldn't say anything," Itachi growled out.
"And I won't but there are things that need to be done about what you told me. Danzou manipulated a fourteen-year-old emotional teenager that just lost his best friend and then got sent to kill his clan. That is not even psychologically right even if we kill people for a living. We normally don't get assigned to wipe out our family and the ones we love." Naruto said.
"Naruto listen I don't need your help in this. It's done and over with." Itachi said.
"And that's your problem," Naruto said.
"What?" Itachi questioned.
"You are just letting him get away with it. Do you really think that is what is best for Konoha? If you can sincerely tell me that you think that is what is best for the village then I will leave it alone." Naruto said.
"What are you even going to do about it? Sarutobi is dead in our time and probably one of the only people to admit that it happened the way I said. Danzou will never admit that he committed genocide." Itachi said.
"Itachi it's not about him admitting it, it's about him taking responsibility for what he's done to you and to Sasuke. Your family I am pretty sure they didn't want Sasuke to be alone and that's what he is. Yeah he is in the village and yeah I am there with him but it's not the same and you're being selfish keeping the truth from him." Naruto said and that alone made Itachi slam Naruto into the wall.
"You will never understand," Itachi snapped flashing back to the memory of when his parents told him to protect Sasuke.
"No, you won't, you have no idea the emotional damage you did to your brother. Not only did he lose his family his clan but he lost the person he cared about most in the world. And now he is set on killing that person do you think it will end for him just because it ended for you? Do you think he will be okay? You think him killing you will relieve him from the pain of the loss. No, it won't and he won't and guess what you won't be there. The pain will eat him alive and do you even care?" Naruto said tears coming out of his eyes shocking Itachi.
Itachi let go of Naruto and for some reason unknown to Itachi he felt those words more than he ever did. They truly hurt and he didn't know what to do about that pain so, in the end, he cried.
"I do care, but what am I supposed to do?" Itachi snapped looking up. "I can't turn back time and stop what I did that night and I don't regret it. If I had to do it again I would protect everyone and my brother." Itachi said.
Naruto moved toward Itachi kneeling in front of him then patting him softly on the back.
"I wasn't wrong but I know that you holding onto this burden is killing you. I know your brother and he wouldn't want to kill you if he knew the truth. Not only that but if he found the truth out, later on, he would end up wanting to destroy the village anyway. How many people know the truth?" Naruto asked softly.
"I don't know, I didn't tell anyone aside from Kisame," Itachi said.
"Okay, but that doesn't mean he can't find out any other way," Naruto said and he got a glare from Itachi. "Hey, I gave you my word I wouldn't tell him," Naruto said.
"I will think about what I am going to do as we find a way to go back," Itachi said.
"At least you will think about it," Naruto said getting up.
They both got into their futons and shockingly went to sleep peacefully. It was going to be different tomorrow because they were going to do something about the future while they were in the past because there was obviously a reason why the two of them were here. Naruto was determined to figure it out by any means necessary.
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Itachi finally got everything off his chest and that weight was lifted so he is feeling better now with Naruto. Naruto on the other hand wants to settle it and he is sure that's why they got sent back in time. And WE all know once Naruto has a plan it's better to just go along with it or you will get dragged into it anyway.
