trigger warning:

- mentions of suicide. Please be careful and mindful while reading. Sending love to everyone out there that needs a hug or form of support right now, you are not alone


Orochimaru picks up the baby and cradles her as if she is his own as he walks back down the hallway to the main room. He turns the baby in his arms to witness her father dead at the end of the hallway.

"This is what happens to people who stand in my way. Let this be our first lesson, child." Orochimaru says allowing his true voice to seep through. The first threat disguised as a lesson, knowing there will be many more to follow.

As he steps into the main room he notices that there is only one seatable chair, a rotting wooden rocking chair. It obviously hasn't been used since the baby's mother passed away during childbirth. He couldn't help slightly rocking back and forth in the rocking chair in excitement.

Orochimaru pinches the baby's cheek like a mother, the baby instantly turns her head away from his cold fingers. He grasps her cheeks between his thumb and pointer finger in response, forcing the child's small head to look straight at him.

"It would be wise to always look your superiors in the eye," He narrows his eyes at the baby as if to test her to try to look away again, "Escaping now is futile."

He then runs his finger that still has remnants of poison residue, over her lips to prove his control. The baby wriggles in his grasp, the attempt to move away from the finger results in his finger to be pushed past her lips.

The baby's instinct acts without a second delay as she suckles his poisoned finger. Orochimaru's eyes grow wide with curiosity. He did not want his efforts tonight to be wasted in the span of a few seconds. The baby would surely die from the effects of the poison, and he would have to do another search tomorrow night.

He pulls his finger from the baby's mouth with a slight POP. When the baby doesn't instantly die in his arms he rests his hand over the baby's chest to read her chakra.

His eyes grow wide once again, this time in silent acquiescence. His hand stays on her small form as he feels her chakra combat the poison before it fully enters her system. Her chakra takes control and burns through the poison before it can leave any effect. It is as if she was immune, her chakra fighting to save her, without the baby's knowledge. Acting without the baby willing or telling it to do so.

"I wonder.." Orochimaru hums.

The baby looks up at him, eyes clear and with steady breaths.

"Yesss. You will surely survive my experiments." He decides with a death-dealing smile.

He has never met any human who has ever had immunity to his poisons because of their chakra control. Even Kabuto and himself had to continuously ingest their poisons in small amounts to gain an immunity. He knew instantly that this baby's perfect chakra control would allow it to survive his experiments. He already was conjuring ideas of the many tests and trials he was aching to do.

With his hand still resting on the baby he could feel the tiny chest rise and fall with each breath, as well as the rhythmic pumping of her fragile heart. He took the opportunity to read her chakra once more, more intensely. Allowed her warm, luminescent chakra to surround and engulf him.

"Unacceptable. A killer's chakra cannot be as delicate as your own. I doubt you have any killing intent." Orochimaru sneers in disappointment.

To test his theory he releases a small scale amount of his own killing intent at the child. Enough that the baby will feel it, but not enough to alert the neighbors. The baby stares up at Orochimaru blankly with unmoving eyes, not revealing any sign of fear.

Orochimaru can't help but grow despondent at the baby's lack of response.

"How unentertaining…" He grumbles.

Without realising how many silent moments passed Orochimaru feels his chest grow heavy, lungs constrict, and his throat closing up making him barely able to wheeze in a breath. He hesitantly looks down and notices the baby's green eyes narrowed. He perceives that the baby is realising a killing intent towards him, one that is able to compete with his own.

"Now that is entertaining." Orochimaru chuckles grow into a hiss.

The baby's killing intent steadily increases as Orochimaru continues to hiss in delight. Her killing intent must be a natural response for the child because of her fathers constant abuse since birth. All the baby poses is her fight or flight response.

"Well, well, well, aren't you full of surprises little one. Yes, yes, you will do perfectly." Orochimaru says as he controls his chakra to soothe the baby in his arms.

He rests the baby in the rocking chair as he walks towards the desk in the corner of the room. Using his sleeve to cover his finger as to not leave a trace of DNA, he picks up paper, a brush and ink. Orochimaru makes his way towards Kizashi's dead body.

Orochimaru wraps his hand around Kizashi's to have full control of the dead hand, using it to grip the brush dipped in ink. With full control over Kizashi's dead hand he will leave no finger prints and only allow Kizashi's DNA on the writing utensils and paper. Orochimaru maneuvers the dead hand to begin writing a fraud suicide note.

Orochimaru knows Danzo will take care of the rest of the plan, like they had done with many children before. This was Orochimaru's favorite part, it was as if he was the reaper himself, controlling how others perceived death.

Orochimaru takes the little he knows about Kizashi to make the contents of the note believable. He finsishes the suicide note using Kizashi's hand grasped in his own to write it, mispelling a few words and not bothering to be neat or clean up the sploches of ink that drip off the brush. The more incoherent it is, the more believable it was written by a drunk Kizashi Haruno.

Orochimaru leaves the finished note under the dead hand of Kizashi and puts the brush and ink back onto the desk. He finds Kizashi's hanko, and uses it on the letter as Kizashi's signature. Orochimaru then returns to the rocking chair and cradles the baby in his arms.

"Time to head home little one," Orochimaru says, the words feeling natural as they leave his lips.


Kabuto's eyes dart between Orochimaru and the baby in his arms that is suckling his finger. "Newest experiment... Do you think this one will last?" Kabuto drawls.

Orochimaru ignores the question, he doesn't feel the need to state the obvious. Why would he be cradling a baby that meant nothing to him, or feel the need to introduce the baby to Kabuto if it didn't have a purpose.

"What is it about this one that has piqued your interest?" Kabuto knows he shouldn't be questioning Orochimaru, but he has never seen his master cradle one of his experiments before.

"I always have my reasons," Orochimaru replies, not feeling he needs to explain himself any further to Kabuto.

After a moment's thought Orochimaru adds, "It's human nature not to realize the true value of something."

Kabuto grumbles something under his breath and continues to clean his lab from Danzo's earlier outrage. Orochimaru notices how Kabuto's posture has straightened and his shoulders has stiffened since he has noticed the baby in Orochimaru's arms.

Orochimaru tilts his head to the side in curiosity, "Kabuto, you aren't feeling threatened by a mere experiment to do something that would disappoint me?"

Kabuto slowly puts down his cleaning supplies and bows below the waist, "Never Orochimaru sama, I would never do anything to displease you or set back your experiment."

Pleased with Kabuto's reply, Orochimaru smirks and turns to walk out the doorway.

Without turning to face Kabuto, Orochimaru says, "Once you're finished cleaning, let us give our newest experiment a warm welcome home."

The lack of warmth in Orochimaru's voice tells Kabuto his idea of a welcome will be anything but warm. Kabuto shivers remembering his initiation, the scars on his body won't let him forget. Kabuto nods even though Orochimaru isn't facing him to see.

Kabuto can't help but mutter, "Danzo's mess..."

Orochimaru moves faster than Kabuto's eyes can follow and in a moment Orochimaru has Kabuto pinned against the wall. Before Kabuto can process what Orochimaru is doing, Orochimaru's tongue wraps around his throat, choking him.

Orochimaru releases his killing intent, and tightens his tongue wrapped around Kabuto's neck. Saliva dripped down Kabuto's neck and shoulders. The baby in Orochimaru's arms releases her own killing intent towards Kabuto. Kabuto momentarily stunned looks down at the baby, who is glaring at him.

Orochimaru smirks, pleased that the baby is already used to his presence and able to discern his intentions. Orochimaru releases his tongue from Kabuto's neck and turns to walk out of the room. Kabuto falls to the ground coughing and gasping for breath.

As Kabuto is hunched over wheezing, Orochimaru hisses, "Kabuto, you are as weak as always."

Kabuto tries to stand but falls in an eruption of coughs, again.

Orochimaru turns away from Kabuto in disappointment.

"We will repay Danzo for destroying your hard work, this little experiment in my arms will be proof of that." Orochimaru states, then walks out of the room without waiting for Kabuto's reply.

Kabuto's continued wheezing could be heard from down the hall.


Danzo's office received the least amount of sunlight in ROOT headquarters. It made it difficult to read Danzo's facial expressions and body language in the dark shadows. Luckily for Shisui, his sharingan allowed him to see in the dark room as he entered.

Shisui stopped to stand in front of Danzo's throne, "You called for me?"

"Yes I've become aware of your impressive progress through ROOT ranks. You are now capable of joining the rotation of my personal guards. Is that something that you would consider?" Danzo asks with his monotone voice.

"Anything you want, Danzo sama." Shisui replies knowing that even though Danzo formed it as a question, it's an order.

"For me to feel confident in your loyalty and obedience to me, I need you to complete a top secret mission for me."

Shisui continues to listen after nodding his head, "It is confidential. Do not speak of this mission to anyone, not even me when it is accomplished."

Shisui knows not to question Danzo's authority or directions and simply nods, "Yes sir."

"This is your last chance to stay in your current rank in ROOT. Once you agree to this mission you will become a traitor to the village, and become completely loyal to me." Danzo lets the words fall from his lips slowly, as if tasting the poison laced with his words.

Shisui already knows too much to have the option of refusal. The underlying message Danzo is expressing is that Shisui can choose to be compliant to every one of Danzo's orders or die.

Shisui also knows that Danzo will do anything to have an Uchiha in his ranks, and that if he does not continue and give himself up to become fully loyal to Danzo, Danzo will go after his family.

With this thought in mind Shisui nods and bows low enough to kiss Danzo's shoes.

"I'll do whatever you wish." Shisui swallows the bile that rises up his throat from hearing his own response.

Danzo throws a scroll that Shisui catches as he straightens from his bow. He opens it to see a layout of civilian farmland, coordinates of where the civilian family's land is located, and a list of names that all end with Haruno. This is the most undescriptive mission scroll he has ever received. There is no description of the desired goal of the mission and there is no information at all to help calculate a plan. Shisui can't help but wonder what is expected of him? Or wonder what this Haruno family must have done to captivate Danzo's attention. Shisui looks up to meet Danzo's gaze.

Danzo begins to explain the mission in a low controlled voice, "For this mission to stay confidential, I will state the instructions and they will never be repeated."

Danzo waits for Shisui to nod in understanding to continue.

"You are to discreetly dispose of all the names on the scroll, then burn down the Haruno family land to hide the massacre. I want nothing to survive. No men, women, children, or animals. It is an old farmland, should be easy enough to stage it as a misfortune calamity. Even a genin can succeed in disposing of a civilian family, I have no doubts you will return successful in two days."

Danzo paused before allowing his threat to sink its teeth, "Any longer than that and I will assume you have been compromised, and you will be disposed of."

Shisui knows better than to ask what a civilian family could have done to have Danzo want them to be eliminated, the genius mind of his realizes there could only be two reasons that could explain. Danzo wants something from the Haruno family or the Haruno family wants something from Danzo. Shisui can't decide which idea makes him feel more uneasy.

Shisui straightens his shoulders and posture, and bows low enough for it to be respectful, "Yes sir. There won't be any problems. Is that all?"

Shisui should have known better than to assume it would be a one step mission.

"No. I also need you to use kotoamatsukami on Obaachan Haruno. She will be on the farm, I need you to use the technique to enter her mind and manipulate false information and experiences. Make it seem it is of her own free will that she left her home after all of her family passed to be with her last remaining family, her granddaughter and son in law, here in Konoha. When she arrives she will find them both dead and alert the hokage. Make her sadness tangible, and make note of her burying her granddaughter with her mother in Konoha's graveyard on the way to alert the hokage. I need you to cover any loopholes that may arise. Due to this genjustsu being of the highest calibre, I know you will make sure that Obaachan Haruno will be completely unaware and will believe your manipulated story to be her own." Danzo sternly states.

When Shisui has processed what is being asked of him and nods to show he is capable of performing what is asked, Danzo continues, "You will then Kill Obaachan Haruno when she will be escorted out of the village. It would be wise if you found a way to be the one escorting her."

Shisui doesn't allow his disapproval or unease to seep through his controlled demeanor. He continues to stand firm and tall, gaze never faltering.

"I do not need to remind you that this mission will prove your devotion and commitment is to only me. Your loyalty to me will be rewarded with you joining the rotation of my personal guards. The secrecy of this mission is of utmost importance, you will communicate with no one on your way out. As soon as you leave my office your mission begins." Danzo declares.

"I will not fail you Danzo sama." Shisui replies.

Danzo nods approvingly, signaling Shisui's approved departure. Shisui opens the scroll while his eyes graze the content as he memorizes it, then burns it in the palm of his hand. Shisui bows before he exits the room without paying Danzo a second glance.

Only once Shisui had exited ROOT headquarters did he take a deep calming breath. He knew this was too much to ask of a 6 year old, But he was not a normal 6 year old. He couldn't allow his emotions to end up controlling him, that would lead to failure, which would lead to Danzo hurting the only ones he loved. The hokage had asked Shisui to be the liaison between the Uchiha clan and Konoha as he grew older. Which forced him into ROOT a year ago. He had worked hard trying to gain the trust to get into Danzo's personal guards, so that he could spy on Danzo's effect on the Uchiha clan. He knew it wouldn't be easy, but he couldn't give up now. His family's lives were at stake. He had a plan, and he knew exactly who he needed to talk to before he departed on his mission. He just needed not to get caught.


notes ch2

-had to change the age gap between shisui , itachi and sakura a little bit for the story to fit better

I only sped (Itachi and shisui's age) up by a year. I did this to better fit the plot of the story .I want itachi and shisui to have a bigger impact at the begging of the story and in sakura's life so i needed them to be old enough to fight and comprehend the stuff going on. I hope you all understand and arent too affected or annoyed at this. Again this is not meant to be canon but lightly based off of it, it is my story but i still want you guys to appreciate the changes i made and atleast understand how the changes i have made fit into my story. If anyone has constructive criticism about the changes i am making i would like to read them and take them into consideration. again this is my first story and im trying things out as i go, im only human and cant make every decision i make perfect. alas … technically shisui met a 5 year old itachi two years after the war, so im only speading their age up by one year.

-obaachan means grandmother

(like serisuly i tried to find sakura's grandma's name but couldnt find it. So i find obaachan haruno fits and sounds cute/endearing)

-shisui has already been through a war which awakened his powerful sharingan abilities

-Kotoamatsukami sharignan: sharingan technique allows the user to enter the mind of any individual within their field of view, and manipulate them by giving them false experiences, making it seem as if they were doing things of their own free will. It is regarded as a genjutsu of the highest calibre, due to the victim being entirely unaware that they are being manipulated.