Chapter 2
The Uchiha massacre or insurrection.
"Yo Sasuke what's up" Naruto waved as they met Sasuke on their normal route to the academy. They had been going to the academy for several months and had fell into a routine of meeting up before class started, having lunch together and training once classes ended for the day. They would've trained together in the mornings before class, but they were all preforming individual study during that time. Naruto trained with Jiraiya in Fūinjutsu, and chakra control as well as how to draw out small portions of the Senako's chakra. Even though Naruto found out that Jiraiya was his Godfather he still hadn't revealed that she was also teaching him things inside of his Mindscape. The only two who even knew about her was Kuroto and Sasuke.
Sasuke now almost exclusively trained with Itachi in the different ways to use his Sharingan as well as swordsmanship and ninjutsu. Sasuke thought his father would show more pride in him after he had awoken his Sharingan, but the man had only become increasingly distant. Despite the praise he received after the Hyūga incident, Fugaku even accepted the fact that Sasuke had been sneaking into the slums to train with Naruto and Kuroto something that should've been below him. Sasuke was happy that he no longer had to hide his friendship with them but his father's change in attitude worried him.
Kuroto was the only one of the trio without a dedicated teacher, and usually preform self-study reading through the scrolls the Third had given him. While he found them to be extremely helpful with developing his Wood-Style, he also found that he also shared Tobirama's affinity for water Jutsu's able to perform some of them without any existing water. Still he could only do so much alone so he would sometimes join Naruto on days were Jiraiya focused on increasing their ninjutsu skills.
A lot had changed for the trio in their time as students. Hinata had started to join them after school occasionally to train together though she was always escorted by another Hyūga member when she did so. Hiashi had begun to allow this after he noticed that Hinata seemed to grow more confident and skilled after a few training sessions. It was not lost on Hiashi that his daughter and the young Uzumaki seemed to harbor some feelings for affection for each other but in his eyes if Hinata continued to advance he'd allow them to remain friends at the very least. Also, it seemed that this year's academy class was filled with many clan heirs and heiresses meaning that the general skill level was higher which provided them with a higher level of competition besides each other.
While the civilian children seemed to hate or despise Naruto the clan children were just uneasy around him at first but over time most of them warmed up and eventually some became close enough to be considered friends even if it was a very loose use of the term. Naruto got along well with the lazy duo of Shikamaru and Choji, while Kuroto seemed to be locked into a one-sided rivalry with the Inuzuka twins Kiba and Tsume (AN: I'm changing things so that Hana is their mother instead of Tsume, and her and Kiba being twins. I like Tsume's design more than Hana's plus I don't see her play any major roles too often in fics so I thought I'd show her some love). Tsume and Kiba seemed hell bent on beating Kuroto at everything and were constantly challenging him to spars or other competitions. Sasuke on the other hand ended up with the worst luck of the three while he got along fine with most of the other clan children, he had one absolute bane…fangirls. Due to him being the second son of Fugaku it meant that there was a decent chance he would become the next clan head if something ever happened to Itachi. With the Uchiha being the most powerful and wealthy clan in the village aside from the Hyūga nearly all of the girls that came from civilian families started to fawn and fight over him from the first day of class even forming a fan club for him. This included the two of the loudest and arguably obnoxious girls in the class the heiress of the Yamanaka, Ino and Sakura Haruno.
With the good and bad however also came the ugly. Shortly before Jiraiya arrived in the village Orochimaru defected, after it was exposed that he had been preforming heinous experiments and delving into forbidden Jutsu in his quest to gain immortality before he fled the village however he put a curse mark on his one and only pupil Anko. She had recently earned her promotion to Chūnin and refused to go along with her former Sensei's plan. Despite that and being proven innocent of having any knowledge of Orochimaru's darker side she had become despised in the village with many people referring to her as 'Snake Whore' or 'the traitors bitch' it probably didn't help that the only ones who really checked on her or cared about her wellbeing were Naruto and Kuroto both of which had their own catchy nicknames of 'Demon brat' and 'False Senju'. Kuroto having been giving that name after it was revealed that Orochimaru had experimented with grafting some of the First Hokage's cells onto other's to try and create another Wood user. Even though he was never successful(as far as anyone in the Leaf knew) people were quick to spread rumors about Kuroto being an experiment even though he had never even once met the traitorous Sannin. Although Knowing Orochimaru Jiraiya had stated that the Snake Sanin most likely had Kuroto marked as a future target.
Anko tried to hide her pain but both boys knew she was going through a hard time and did their best to support her. However, with her being a Chūnin and as such constantly taking mission's and the academy rules changing, making the six-year curriculum mandatory so there could be no more early graduates also apprenticeships were no longer allowed. Where before an elite Jonin could pick one talented student to train under them directly, now graduating students would be split into teams of three and be trained by a council approved Jonin after their six years regardless of skill level. This meant there would be at least six years before the boys could truly support her as fellow ninja and not just as friends.
"Hey, I see you two beat me here" Kuroto smiled as he met up with his friends.
"What took you so long, did you fall asleep while day dreaming about beating me again" Naruto joked.
"As if besides I won our last match" Kuroto smirked.
"It was a lucky shot I didn't know you could extend your escrima sticks using wood style or I would have been ready" Naruto pouted.
"A ninja should always expect the unexpected sounds like your just making excuses again, sore loser" Sasuke smirked.
"Hey, I beat you last time we spared" Naruto shouted.
"I told you there was dirt in my eye" Sasuke yelled back.
"Now who's the sore loser" Kuroto chuckled.
"What was that" Sasuke turned on Kuroto.
The trio continued a three-way argument all the way to the academy gates where Naruto and Kuroto were nearly trampled by a wave of fangirls that all wanted to be the first to greet their precious 'Sasuke-kun'.
"Well that was rude" Kuroto brushed the dirt off his clothes.
"Bitches" Naruto mumbled.
"G-good Morning Naruto-kun" Hinata smiled as she walked over the now dusty duo. She was still pretty shy and soft spoken but now she had more of a confident aura around her and she didn't stutter as much.
"Ah Good Morning Hinata-chan" Naruto smiled back. Kuroto was quick to make an excuse to give the two a little privacy after all the academy was the only time the two could talk to each other with Hinata's usual escort around.
"Well look who it is" a brash voice shouted behind Kuroto as he attempted to give his blonde friend some space.
"Dear Kami, why me" Kuroto groaned as he turned around to face Tsume. Tsume had an animalistic look similar to that of twin brother Kiba. She had long, spiky, untamed brown hair, vertical slit-like pupils, elongated canine teeth and nails. She also had the clan fang markings on her cheeks as well as markings over her eyes. She wore a dark grey and red zip up hoodie with black fur on the sleeves and hood. She had it zipped half way up showing the black mesh armored shirt she wore underneath. She wore normal black ninja pants and sandals. Her ninken Kuromaru was a small wolf like pup with black fur covering most of his body while having a white underbelly. As usual he was riding inside of her hood.
Kiba was next to her sharing many of the same features with the main differences being their attire with Kiba's consisting of dark greyish pants reaching to his calves and a grey, hooded fur-lined coat his own white furred ninken Akamaru poked his head out from inside of Kiba's jacket.
"What do you want Tsume" Kuroto sighed.
"Fight me" Tsume boldly demanded.
"No" Kuroto refused easily.
"Why not" Tsume growled.
"I bet he's scared" Kiba goaded.
"I'm just not in the mood" Kuroto shook his head.
"Like I give a rats ass about that" Tsume lunged forward her claws swiping in a flurry of quick strikes. Kuroto kept a bored expression as he deftly avoided all her attacks.
"There they go again" Naruto had an amused look on his face as he and Hinata made their way towards the classroom. This was pretty much the norm for them. Kuroto either fighting or avoiding Tsume and Kiba while he and Hinata caught up and Sasuke tried not to get raped by fangirls.
"Alright Everyone enough playing around…class is about to begin" Iruka yelled amplifying his voice with chakra. His yelling had the desired effect as all the ninja hopefuls began to filter into the classroom.
"You two really have it tough huh" Naruto laughed as Kuroto and Sasuke managed to get away from their respective annoyances.
"Tell me about it" Kuroto sighed.
"I think Tsume just picks with you because she likes you" Naruto teased.
"As if" Kuroto huffed.
"At least you don't have to deal with being possibly molested every morning" Sasuke frowned.
"Yeah that's tough" Kuroto and Naruto both agreed.
As class started most of the students did their best to pay attention to Iruka as he explained the basis of chakra control and the benefits of having good control over one's chakra. While most of the clan children knew this already, they still took notes on some of the finer points. For Naruto, Sasuke and Kuroto the first year had been torture as it was entirely composed of Ninja theory and History lessons. They wouldn't move on to anything practical until their second year which would start in the Fall giving them only a month in a half before they would start any physical training. Though for Naruto, Sasuke, and Kuroto they seriously doubted the academy would really increase their skills by any significant margin considering Sasuke was being trained by Itachi who was a high A ranked Jonin and Naruto and Kuroto were being trained by a Sannin while the academy instructors were all just seasoned Chūnin.
After an exhausting day of lectures, the ninja in training were finally let go for the day.
"Damn that was boring" Naruto groaned.
"You think anything that doesn't involve Ramen or training is boring" Kuroto joked causing Sasuke to snicker.
"It's called having priorities" Naruto crossed his arms.
"It's called being an idiot" Sasuke smirked.
"What did you say" Naruto yelled getting in Sasuke's face.
"You heard me" Sasuke yelled back.
"NARUTO-BAKA WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO SASUKE-KUN" Sakura and Ino yelled.
"P-please calm down Naruto-Kun and Sasuke are just playing around" Hinata tried to placate the bubblegum and blonde fangirls.
"Seriously you bitches are going to make my ears bleed" Tsume half growled half whined as she rubbed her ears.
Sasuke was about to tell the two loud mouths to mind their business when the group that had gathered around him suddenly went silent and stopped moving. A second later his elder brother and cousin Shisui appeared using Shunshin(Body Flicker). Both were wearing their normal Anbu gear aside from their usual mask.
"Hey Sasuke, I see you are suffering from the Uchiha curse as well" Shisui laughed seeing the crowd of girls around his cousin. "If only we Uchiha weren't born with such attractive looks" Shisui said in an overly dramatic manner.
"It is really annoying" Sasuke agreed.
"KAI(release)" Naruto and Kuroto flared their chakra.
"Not bad you two managed to break out of a high level Genin Genjutsu in less than a minute" Itachi nodded in approval though he expected nothing less. Sasuke was already capable of casting mid-Chūnin level Genjutsu mid-combat and his Sharingan had advanced a stage in his left eye with it now having two tomoe instead of one. Considering that Naruto and Kuroto were Sasuke's training partners it was only natural that they would have learned how to recognize and break out of Genjutsu rather quickly.
"Hey what's up you two, you guys heading out on a mission or something" Naruto asked seeing the two older Uchiha. Aside from Sasuke they were the two Uchiha that had the most contact with Naruto and Kuroto and had even supervised and coached the three on the rare days they had off duty.
"That's right we might be out of the village for a few days. Try not to get into too much trouble while we are gone." Shisui advised.
"Trouble…us…we are model citizens" Naruto said with mock hurt.
"No promises" Kuroto smirked.
"Sasuke I'd like a word with you before we go" Itachi said hinting that it was a private matter as normally Itachi spoke freely around Naruto and Kuroto.
"Okay I'll catch up with you guys later" Sasuke said as he began to follow Itachi, who gave Shisui a subtle nod just before he turned the corner. Shisui gave a heavy internal sigh as he looked back towards Sasuke's friends. They two had become almost like younger siblings to him just as much as Sasuke was in truth he'd like nothing more than to see them grow into fine ninja however fate was cruel.
"Hey, can I ask you two a favor" Shisui said his voice carrying a rare serious tone making the younger boys nod both of them giving him their serious face. "You two know more than most other people in village how cruel life can be. That means you also know how important strong bonds are in this world I want you two to promise to keep your bonds strong with Sasuke. He was always treated poorly inside the clan because of his father, you two are the closet thing he has to family beside me Itachi and his mother." Shisui gave a sad smile.
"Of course, Sasuke is a brother to us we'll stick by him no matter what" Kuroto gave a thumbs up.
"Believe It…besides it gets boring just kicking Kuroto's ass all the time. I like to have some variety in my wins" Naruto smirked.
"Kicking my ass you huh, wanna go right now tomato head" Kuroto yelled.
"Bring it on wood boy" Naruto growled.
Shisui couldn't help but laugh at their normal antics 'I don't even know why I was worried these two would never give up on someone they considered a friend' "Hahaha if you two keep training so hard maybe one day you'll be able to last more than a minute against me" Shisui laughed even harder as the two immediately turned on him challenging him to a match. "Now, now I can't keep Itachi waiting I have to beat you two another time" Shisui smirked before using Shunshin to get away.
"Hey get back here" Naruto yelled.
"Okay if you say so" Shisui appeared behind the two boys in an instant knocking them both out with a swift blow to the back of the neck. "I'm really sorry about this you two" Shisui said sadly as he picked the two boys up placing them on each shoulder before heading to his and Itachi's meeting place. He quickly dispelled the Genjutsu that was effecting the children after implanting a subconscious suggestion for them to all head straight home.
N.S
"So, what did you want to talk about" Sasuke asked as Itachi lead him down a more secluded street.
"Sasuke if I asked you your view on the Uchiha Clan as a whole what would you say" Itachi asked.
Sasuke thought for a few minutes before his eyes hardened "I think the Uchiha have become too reliant on the Sharingan, we've allowed the potential power that our eyes have cloud our vision and we've become arrogant because of it. There are too many Uchiha who see the Sharingan as their source of power and not as a tool to add to their power. Hell, I might even be the same way if I hadn't had you and Shisui teaching me better plus being able to spar against Naruto's speed has showed me that even if I can perceive something it useless if I can't react in time. While I agree that the Sharingan is incredibly powerful at the end of the day it is just another tool and like any tool it's only as powerful as its wielder." Sasuke said.
"I agree for too long the Uchiha have associated the Sharingan with power and negative emotions. There are many Uchiha that believe their Sharingan can only be made stronger with negative emotions, lust for power, envy, hatred. You, however, have proven that the Sharingan can be activated through the will to protect. Sasuke I honestly believe that you could usher in a new age for the Sharingan and Uchiha." Itachi gave Sasuke a rare smile.
"Me but you're the next in line to lead the Uchiha the entire clan respects you and you're one of the strongest Ninja in the village. If anyone can change the Uchiha it would be you." Sasuke said raising his voice a bit more than he intended to. "Besides no one in the clan would ever respect or follow a bastard like me" Sasuke frowned.
"Then forge your own path…Naruto wants to be the next Hokage despite the fact he is a Jinchūriki and hated by seventy-five percent of the village. He plans to force the village to accept him by becoming the strongest Hokage of all time. Are you saying that your ambition is any less than his I never thought you were one to lose so easy" Itachi questioned.
"No way I'll lose to that idiot, I'll become the most powerful Uchiha in History even more so than Madara and I'll change the fate of the entire Clan" Sasuke declared proudly.
"I'm glad to hear that…now I know I made the right choice" Itachi closed his eyes the soft smile fading from his face. When he opened them Sasuke couldn't help but gasp as Itachi's Sharingan was active, but it wasn't normal instead of the three tomoe they had merged into some kind of windmill pattern. "Acquiring these eyes will be your first step to surpassing Madara" Itachi stared at Sasuke quickly trapping him in one of his strongest Genjutsu while inducing sleep. As Sasuke fell forward Itachi caught him quickly Shunshined away.
N.S
"I see you both have arrived" The Third Hokage said with a serious expression as the Itachi and Shisui arrived in his office the two joined the handful of Jonin already gathered most of which were the leaders of many of the Clans inside of Konoha including Hana Inuzuka, Shikaku Nara, Chōza Akimichi, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Hiashi Hyūga.
"So, it really comes down to this" Shikaku sighed as the two Uchiha joined the others.
"I'm afraid so…my father will not see reason and he has most of the clan backing him I'm afraid" Itachi frowned slightly.
"The Uchiha have always been somewhat isolated from the rest of the village as one of the founding clans they have thought highly of since the villages birth with the Senju, and Uzumaki Clans nearly wiped out the only other clan that can stand on equal footing in terms of numbers and strength would be the Hyūga." Shikaku closed his eyes. "However, with the Hyūga and Uchiha possessing two of the three great Dōjutsu they've always argued over who was superior and the village supported both clans equally. After the Kyubi attack however some of the villagers began to suspect the Uchiha had some sort of involvement given that Madara Uchiha was one of the few Ninja ever able to control the beast, that combined the Hyūga incident about a year ago where the Uchiha Police Force seemed conveniently absent in the area where Hinata was abducted and you have a recipe for distrust. With the growing rift in the village we should've honestly been expecting something like this."
"Are you suggesting we brought this on ourselves" Hana growled. "We did our best to try to bring the Uchiha back into the fold, but they always pick their own over the village"
"We could've made Rujin Hyūga's involvement with the Hyūga affair public" Chōza grunted.
"The Hyūga Elders would never allow such knowledge to become public as it would shame the Hyūga by revealing we are not as united as the village believes, or so I was told by them when I brought up the suggestion along with the Hokage." Hiashi crossed his arms. "Since it was an internal Clan issue there was no way to force that it become public to shift some of the blame from the Uchiha" This started a round of arguing between the Jonin gathered with everyone trying to get a word in edgewise aside from the Hokage and two Uchiha.
"Enough! There is no point in arguing or what if's and what might have been the fact remains that Fugaku and the majority of the Uchiha are planning a Coup and they are going to strike tonight. For now, I need you all to make sure that your Clans are ready to defend the village. If we can launch a preemptive strike, we may be able to put down Fugaku's rebellion quietly. Once he his defeated Itachi will take his place as the leader of the remaining Uchiha." Hiruzen stood raising his voice over the arguing. Everyone instantly went silent and nodded accepting the Hokage's words. As Hiruzen opened his mouth to continued he snapped it shut as multiple explosions echoed through the village. Without another word everyone body flickered to the roof of the Hokage building to see multiple explosions and fire ravaging the village.
"Those explosions are coming from the directions of most of the prominent Clan compounds" Shikaku eyes widened.
"Kiba, Tsume" Hana breathed out her eyes mirroring the worry that everyone else shared for their own children. "I thought you said Fugaku wasn't going to attack until tonight" Hana grabbed Itachi by the collar her teeth sharpening as her anger rose.
"Hana calm down, it's likely that Fugaku became aware of our plans and sped up his attack." Ichinose placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Yeah and I wonder who leaked that information to him" Hana's grip tightened on Itachi's collar.
"There's no time to be fighting among ourselves now we need to protect the village first" Shisui removed Hana's had from Itachi his eyes burning crimson as his Sharingan flared to life, Itachi's own Sharingan came to life as the two Uchiha gave each other a nod before heading off to fight their misguided clansmen.
"He's right return to your clans quickly gather anyone you can and defend the village." The Third ordered. No one wasted anytime and quickly rushed toward their clans. "Anbu to me" The Third Hokage said as he placed his hat on the railing. Instantly several squads of the masked black ops ninja appeared kneeling in front of him. "Dog, Cat I need you two to defend these coordinates." Hiruzen handed Dog a piece of paper. "The rest of you go defend the civilian areas, the clans will take care of the Ninja districts."
"But Lord Hokage what about you" an Anbu asked.
"Hmmm I am not so old that I cannot defend myself from a few children throwing a temper tantrum" Hiruzen threw off his Hokage cloak to reveal himself in his old ninja attire. "Now go" The Anbu followed his orders without another word.
"Are you sure that was wise" Fugaku appeared in a mass of ravens.
"I suppose simply asking you to end this madness won't be enough." Hiruzen's eyes sharpened. When Fugaku gave him a harsh scowl he sighed as he knew fighting would be inevitable.
N.S
"This is even worse than I thought" Shisui growled as he and Itachi fought off another group of rouge Uchiha. The damage to the village was growing at a rapid pace.
Itachi had to give his father credit by launching his attack in the mid-afternoon he had threw the village into chaos. Many of the clanless or slow witted ninja had already fallen victim to the squads of Uchiha having no idea their former allies had turned against them, while others who were more quick witted had tried to defend the village only to be overwhelmed as the village defenses struggled mount a counter assault. "We need to do what we can until the Clans can organize a counter assault." Itachi said as he cut down another Uchiha rebel. While Itachi may have seemed distant to some and outright cold to others he took no joy in having to slay his kin or anyone for that matter which is why he ended lives as quick as possible to not prolong suffering.
"Itachi, Shisui you need to get back to the Hokage tower now" Shikaku yelled as he jumped down from a nearby roof his Jonin vest already marred by various blood splatters.
"What's going on" Itachi asked flinging any remaining blood from his tanto.
"It's The Hokage, right now he's fighting against your father and the entire roof of the building is covered in black flames and no one can get close" Shikaku revealed causing both Uchiha's eyes to widen. "Besides with the chaos in the village now that our counterattack has begun you may end up being mistaken as the rebels yourselves if you continue on the streets, I've already had to save Kurenai Yūhi simply because her eyes resemble the Sharingan too much"
Shisui nodded but Itachi looked hesitant until Shikaku placed a hand on his shoulder. "Go, it has to be you two no one else can get through those flames. Lord Third put his faith in you to lead the Uchiha once this is over. Now I'm putting my faith in you to see that he lives to see that day" Shikaku said seriously.
"Alright come Shisui we're going" Itachi vanished in a burst of crows while Shisui disappeared in a smoke less body flicker.
N.S
"Well there's no doubt about it now" Shisui frowned as he appeared just outside the roaring wall of black flame. "Fugaku possesses the Mangekyō Sharingan. If these flames are anything to go from his ocular prowess exceed even yours"
"It would seem so." Itachi frown deepened.
"If it comes down to it I'll use it to give you an opening to finish this" Shisui said his voice filled with resolve.
"Let's hope it doesn't come to that. For now, let's do what we came here to do" Itachi and Shisui's Sharingan burned brighter as their Tomoe began to merge and morph together into their own Mangekyō. Together they summoned their own flames to create a path through Fugaku's.
"Ah Itachi, Shisui how nice of you to join us" Fugaku said his face showing no surprise at Itachi or Shisui possessing the Mangekyō.
"You don't seem surprised to see us" Itachi said as he took in the state of his father and the Hokage both men were covered in wounds, but it was obvious to Itachi that his father held the advantage in the fight.
"I knew we had a traitor in our midst, of all the Uchiha you are the only one whose loyalty to the clan comes second to their loyalty to the village. Shisui always did hang on your every word, it makes sense that he would follow you on your misguided quest." Fugaku spat.
"It is you that is misguided father…I'll will give you one chance to cease this madness and surrender" Itachi said impassively causing Fugaku to roar with mad laughter.
"You think just because you have the Mangekyō you two stand a chance against me, I've had years to perfect my techniques during the Third Great Shinobi War. Now let me give you all a taste of the might of a true Uchiha. Rise-Susanoo" Fugaku yelled his eyes starting to bleed as he began to push them to their limits.
"So be it…Shisui let's end this" Itachi closed his eyes before he and Shisui mirrored his father. "Rise-Susanoo".
Hiruzen was one of the oldest Shinobi around someone that had faced multiple life and death situations and always made his way through the first man to earn the title 'God of Shinobi' since the fabled Sage of Six Paths and even he couldn't stop himself from gasping at the three Chakra giants that had risen in front of him. Fugaku's was a dark crimson color and possessed a large broadsword and shield its eyes were glowing massive of a slightly lighter crimson than its body. Itachi's was an orange color with, yellow eyes while Shisui's was green with similar eyes. Hiruzen knew he was long past his prime but even still he hadn't expected to be pushed to his limits so easily by Fugaku and he vowed that if he survived, he would start training again until he found a suitable replacement. While he had hoped that Jiraiya would take the mantle of Fifth Hokage he was disappointed when even after months of being in the village on and off to train Naruto and Kuroto he still refused to replace him.
Hiruzen sighed as he couldn't do anything other than sit and watch the Uchiha do battle. He had wholly expected Itachi and Shisui to be able to quickly overpower and subdue or kill Fugaku. Hiruzen figured Fugaku would be on his last legs after their own battle and wouldn't be able to stand against the younger members of his clan, however it seemed Fugaku was more powerful than Hiruzen gave him credit for and was holding his own rather well against the two loyal Uchiha.
"You two are more skilled than I gave you credit for it's truly a shame that you didn't side with the Uchiha we could've taken this village with such ease." Fugaku shook his head in disappointment.
"Itachi we're running out of options" Shisui panted his eyes were quickly reaching their limit and he wouldn't be able to maintain his Susanoo much longer.
"I know" Itachi was in even worse than Shisui, he was panting heavily sweat dripping down his face as he struggled not only against his own dwindling Chakra reserves but also against his illness.
"Itachi I'm going to create an opening...you better finish this when you get the chance" Shisui took a few steadying breathes.
"Shisui" Itachi eyes softened a hair.
"We both knew that it might come to this…don't worry I'll see again one day" Shisui did his trademark smile before rushing forwards pushing all his remaining Chakra into his eyes particularly his right eye. Shisui rushed in intentionally exposing himself to a sword thrust from Fugaku's Susanoo though he made sure it looked good enough for Fugaku to take the bait.
"It's over" Fugaku yelled staring Shisui in the eyes as he thrusted his Susanoo's sword into the center Shisui's, the swords point scraping against Shisui's Susanoo's armor before finally breaking through and piercing Shisui through his center. Fugaku yelled out in victory a sick smile on his face as Shisui's blood ran down his blade. Suddenly everything faded before Shisui was once again rushing at Fugaku who once again thrusted his blade forward eventually piercing through Shisui Susanoo and center all over again this time Fugaku's vision faded to black for the last time as his life ended without him even realizing he had been trapped in Izanami.
Itachi couldn't help the tears that streamed down his face as he pulled his sword from his father chest letting the man fall to the ground with the same sick smile on his face he had when he stabbed Shisui. Itachi cradled Shisui body to the ground before looking over at the third Hokage who looked at him with heavy eyes.
"It's over" Hiruzen breathed out.
"So, it is" Itachi walked over to his father's corps and removed his eyes before sealing them inside a scroll along with Shisui's remaining eye. "I will return to the Uchiha compound there are many women and children that didn't take part in the coup." Without waiting for the thirds reply he disappeared in a swarm of crows.
Itachi hadn't expected his return to the Uchiha compound to go well, there were many wives whose husbands had been killed, there were many children that would now be fatherless or motherless due to his father's actions. However, what he didn't expect was for him to return to the remaining Uchiha only to see them slaughtered like animals' corpses littered the compound women, children and the elderly butchered like animals. Itachi covered his mouth to keep himself from vomiting on the ground. One quick look around told Itachi that this wasn't caused by the chaos that had spilled over from the coup. Judging from the area this had been done by several squads of highly trained Ninja. Itachi was recognized that the Anbu would never do something like this, most of the remaining Ninja in the village would've been dealing with the coup which only left one suspect. There was only one other person whose power and influence rivaled the Hokage's and had a personal squad of ninja willing to die for him. Itachi knew he didn't have much time to act he quickly body flickered to Sasuke's, Naruto's and Kuroto's hidden location where the dog mask Anbu was standing guard.
"Itachi what ar-
"Kakashi there isn't much time to explain" Itachi quickly cut him off. Kakashi knew this must be serious for Itachi to use his real name despite him having his mask on and nodded for Itachi to explain himself. "The rest of the Uchiha clan has been slaughtered I have a theory on who did it, but I won't be able to do anything against this person as long as I remain a Ninja of Konoha." Itachi drew his tanto and quickly cut a line through his leaf headband before placing it back on his head and pulling out several scrolls. Five he gave to Kakashi telling him to give three to Sasuke and keep the other two until he felt Sasuke was ready for them quickly telling Kakashi what was inside of them. The other two scrolls were blank and Itachi cut his palm before pulling out a small brush and writing down a quick report for the Hokage, the second was for Kakashi himself aside from the third Hokage he was one of the ninja Itachi trusted the most in the village.
"Give this to the Hokage it will explain what I'm about to do and also a plan I feel will benefit Sasuke in the long run. This is for you open it if Danzō Shimura is ever elected as a future Hokage. I also have one last request for you, not only as a Ninja but as a friend." Itachi's voice cared a variety of emotions.
"Why do I feel like I'm going to regret accepting this" Kakashi sighed removing his mask so he could look Itachi in the eyes.
"If it's possible I'd like you to become Sasuke's Jonin sensei, not only will you be the only ninja left in the village that possess the Sharingan but I feel you may the only one that can keep him on a path that doesn't lead to his destruction" Itachi closed his eyes as he waited for Kakashi's response.
"I'll do what I can, that much I can promise. To be honest though I think you're under estimating Naruto and Kuroto's ability to keep Sasuke on the right path. The three of them may be the unluckiest kids in the village, all three of them have experienced the darker side that people can hide inside of them and each of them possesses a resilience that is rarely seen in even the most accomplished ninja. The bond the three of them share is enough to keep Sasuke from falling into darkness…at least that's what I believe" Kakashi spoke honestly.
"Perhaps you are right in that case please watch over them all" With those last few words Itachi disappeared in another swarm of crows never to step foot inside his home again.
The next day the village would be told that Itachi went mad after having to kill his father and witness his best friend die. They were told that Itachi slaughtered the remainder of his clan before fleeing the Village to become an S-rank missing Nin. After the hate and loss that had been smothering the village as a result of the Uchiha's Coup almost everyone was quick to villainize the Uchiha, with many calling for the death of the sole remaining Uchiha, Sasuke. However even with the villages ire and hate being directed at him it was nothing compared to the emotional turmoil that Sasuke was now plagued with.
AN: Okay so here's chapter 2 I'll be posting chapter 3 soon so I look forward to seeing what you all think of the story and your thoughts on where you think the story is headed.