PinkiePieParty122894: I'm glad that you liked the last chapter and I hope that you like this one :)
Luis Mont: I like that you're enjoying it and hope you continue to like it.
Animaman: Yeah Danzo would have no problem with the two clans eliminating each other. As for Naruto facing any ROOT, that's actually kind of a spoiler so I can't tell you that just yet. I also can't say whether Minato will fight ROOT or not, but you'll find out soon.
Stephane Klein: Had to translate your words online, but don't worry I'm not planning on giving up. I'm way too invested as are all of you and giving up on this story would be disrespect not only to myself but to all of you as well.
JaguarSupreme2: I get that Sasuke and Shion is not a typical pairing, but I've tried to shape Sasuke in a way so he's a lot different from the anime and manga. I also thought that the pairing would be a fun one because there really aren't that many for the two. The more time they spend together, the more you'll like the pairing (at least I hope).
thor94: Umm, have you been spying on me? Haha, no but those ideas had crossed my mind multiple times. I can't say that they will come to fruition, but I will say that ... Nah, I'll let you figure it out :)
TheHiddenLettuce: Oh I plan on the pairing of Naruto/Yakumo to continue as long as possible. By the way, love the name.
Yozakura Quartet: I'm sorry that you fee it is boring. I know that in the beginning, it was kind of rough. But I think that it gets more interesting the longer that you read on.
Shanks 1: I picked Naruto and Yakumo because I wanted the pairings to be unique. I wanted the story to be unique. That's why I chose pairings such as Itachi/Konan and Sasuke/Shion. I liked the idea and I liked the uniqueness of it all.
lara5170: To start it off, Naruto's sword is arguably the most powerful weapon in the world and he learned from arguably the greatest swordsman in the world at the time. I plan to go more into his time with Sera in future chapters to kind of clear up some things. Yakumo is helped out by Ido kind of, but Naruto and Itachi have developed her quickly. Itachi is a good sensei. Minato knew he was walking on thin ice with his son therefore he didn't directly question Naruto for fear of driving him away again. Hope that answered some of your questions.
LionFist56: Thank you for the compliment on my writing. I really appreciate it. As for the futures of clans and Konoha, there will definitely be changes in the aftermath of everything. In terms of sadness, I will say that there is a time and a place for Sasuke to truly express it, whether its this chapter or another.
(Streets of Konoha)
Sakura had been walking to Ino's flower shop to hang out with her friend when the explosion in the Hokage Tower occurred. Immediately adapting her battlefield mentality, she prepared to go to the site of the explosion but was taken by surprise when twelve men dressed as simple mercenaries dropped down in front of her. Each man had dirty smiles on their faces as they examined the pink haired kunoitchi. Sakura narrowed her eyes at their stares and raised her fists. "Hey creeps, you better get out of my way unless you're ready to take a pounding" the pink haired girl shouted.
The men chuckled. One of the mercenaries spoke after the chuckles ended. "Trust me girl, the only one who will be taking a pounding today is you" the man said with a dirty smile that caused his fellow mercenaries to resume chuckling and a look of pure disgust and mild fear to appear on Sakura's face. Taking a step forward, he took out a large amount of rope out of a large pouch on his body. The other men stepped forward as well, some taking out weapons and others cracking their knuckles. "We can rough her up boys, but not too much. After all, it's no fun if we can't hear em scream" the mercenary announced to his comrades.
Sakura clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. Despite the fear she was feeling at the moment, she was prepared to fight. She had never killed anyone before, but her ninja instincts were telling her that she might have to take her first life today. She knew it would come sooner or later and knew that she couldn't hesitate, Tsunade and Yakumo had made sure to emphasize this. Taking a breath, she dashed forward before any of the mercenaries could take another step and landed a chakra powered punch to the man that had been talking. The man was sent flying backwards until he collided with the wall of a nearby building. Turning around, she raised her fists again and glared at the mercenaries. "Who's next?" the pink haired kunoitchi asked as she prepared to fight.
(Konoha Hospital)
A pile of dead bodies filled the room of Jiraiya. Tsunade stood guard over Jiraiya, panting and covered in blood. One of the walls of the room was completely gone and under the rubble of it were three dead ROOT ninja. About twenty dead ROOT ninja filled the room and fifteen filled the halls. Despite the losses that the ROOT ninja were taking, they just kept coming and it was starting to take its toll on Tsunade. She had tried to summon, but would be interrupted by another ROOT ninja every time she tried. At the moment, she was taking on three ROOT ninja, making sure to protect Jiraiya.
Landing a super powered punch, Tsunade killed a ROOT ninja leaving two left for the moment. Before she could take another action, she felt a sharp pain in her shoulder. Quickly turning around, she grabbed both of the ROOT ninja and slammed their heads together, essentially popping them like balloons due to the force of the impact. Breathing a little heavier but thanking Kami for the slight reprieve, she stood up tired. Reaching back, she felt for the cause of her pain and her hand reached a kunai embedded in her shoulder. Without any flinch or hesitation, the woman pulled the kunai and dropped it to the ground.
Jiraiya watched as his former teammate fought her hardest to protect him. He watched as she killed every ninja that came through the door, and they weren't low level ninja. These ROOT ninja were elite jounin level, each one at least ANBU captain level. He saw his teammate and knew that she was tired. Despite the Sannin being legendary ninja, they were still human. It killed him that he couldn't help. That he was stuck in this bed unable to assist the woman he loved. A few tears had started to fall but with great effort to move his arm, he wiped them away immediately. With a sigh, he got his teammate's attention. "Tsunade" he beckoned getting the woman to turn and look at him. "It's time for you to get out of here and save yourself" he said making Tsunade's eyes widen and then adopt a look of anger.
"You idiot, if I leave then they will kill you. Now if you're done with the dumb suggestions-", "ENOUGH!" interrupted Jiraiya with a shout making Tsunade's eyes widen once again as the former Toad Sage now had tears flowing from his eyes. "Tsunade, I have caused enough pain in this world. I have destroyed a family, I have turned two kids who I loved as my own grandchildren evil. I have alienated my oldest grandson and made his life a living hell. I won't be the cause of your death. I'm not worth it, so please, just leave" the man said begging the woman he loved to go.
Tsunade's eyes started to slightly fill with tears before she turned back towards the door. More ROOT ninja were on their way. "There is always time for redemption Jiraiya. Once you get out of the hospital and all of this is over, you will get your chance to make things right. So shut it about letting you die because you're not getting off the hook that easily" the woman said as a tear fell and she readied for battle. The Slug Sannin didn't have to wait long as ROOT ninja in a force of seven started to pour in, each with weapons ready. The first ROOT ninja in threw a handful of shuriken, each of which Tsunade caught and threw back landing them in the ninja's head. The second one came after her with a kunai charging fast. Tsunade stepped to the side and dodged the ROOT ninja's strike, grabbed his kunai hand, took the kunai, and stabbed the ninja in his temple killing him.
By now the other ROOT ninja had made it into the room, each one standing on a dead comrade as the relatively large hospital room was littered with dead bodies. Turning with a growl, Tsunade jumped at one of the ROOT ninja and grabbed his face. She took him and slammed his head into the wall creating a large hole and killing the man. Two of the ROOT ninja attacked Tsunade while her back was turned. She simply thrust both of her elbows backwards sending the ninja flying out of the hospital window where they fell to their deaths. Turning around, she caught the blade of a sword swung by a ROOT ninja just in time. The blade caused her hand to start bleeding, but she held onto the blade. While she was preoccupied with the sword, another ROOT ninja drop kicked her in her stomach knocking the air out of her and sending her back against the wall. The ROOT ninja capitalized on her vulnerable position by slamming his fist into Tsunade's face, then another, and another. He kept punching until, Tsunade finally came back to her senses and grabbed the ninja's hand before he could hit her again. With a growl, she held onto his fist and ran forward slamming him into the wall that held the broken window. After the man hit the wall, Tsunade quickly released him and sent a punch to his chest. The punch was thrown with such force that it went through his chest and out his back killing him.
Tsunade stayed with her fist through the ROOT ninja's chest panting heavily as she tried to breathe right. Pulling her fist out, she slowly turned around only to see the last ROOT ninja that had his sword ready to kill her. She watched him come after her and everything seemed to go in slow motion. She was too tired to defend herself and prepared to die, but a figure appeared in front of her as the ROOT ninja stabbed forward taking the attack. For a second, Tsunade was confused, but then she recognized the figure that took the strike for her. Tsunade looked in horror as her teammate was impaled by the ROOT ninja's sword. Without a second thought, she rushed forward and punched the ROOT ninja in the head splattering it.
The sound of something hitting the ground caused Tsunade to immediately turn around. She dropped to the floor and picked up the fallen Jiraiya placing him in her lap. Looking at the wound, she removed the sword and started the Mystical Palm Technique. Her jutsu was interrupted however when Jiraiya raised his hand and grabbed hers. The man looked at Tsunade with a smile and slightly shook his head causing the tears to flow from Tsunade's eyes. "You idiot, why? Why would you do something so stupid?" the woman asked.
Jiraiya smiled despite the pain in his chest from his wound. "I couldn't let that scum kill the woman I love" Jiraiya said causing Tsunade's breath to hitch and the tears to fall even harder. "I'm sorry that I never told you how much you really meant to me Tsunade. It was and will be one of my biggest regrets. You said that there was always a chance for redemption, I want you to tell Naruto that I am so sorry for all that I did to hurt him. Tell him that until now, I didn't realize how much he meant to me. As for you my queen" Jiraiya said reaching his remaining hand up to try and wipe away some of Tsunade's tears. "Everything will be okay Tsunade. This is the greatest death that I could ever wish for and one I don't deserve" he said causing Tsunade to sob.
Tsunade held Jiraiya close to her. "Please Jiraiya, don't leave me. Please, I love you too, just don't leave me. I need you Jiraiya, I can't live without you, I-" she was interrupted by a chuckling and cough from Jiraiya. "Are you kidding me? You're Tsunade Senju, the most badass kunoitchi of all time. You'll be just fine. But I do have one last request Tsunade. One thing I have wanted since the day I met you. A kiss" said Jiraiya with a soft smile that made Tsunade continue to cry. The woman nodded and lifted her love up slightly. She lowered her face to his and gave him what he wanted most feeling activity on his part as well. It was magical, something that she couldn't explain when her lips met Jiraiya's. Just as she started to get more into it, she felt Jiraiya stop taking part. Opening her eyes and separating her lips from his, she wondered what had caused him to stop. She sobbed as she saw the reason.
Jiraiya, student of the Third Hokage, first summoner of the toads, most powerful of the Sannin, teacher of the Fourth Hokage, and her love, was dead.
Lying in her arms, the man had a peaceful smile on his face. Tsunade cried in anguish and tightened her hold on Jiraiya. There she sat, Tsunade Senju crying into the arms of her true love.
(In front of the Forest of Death)
Orochimaru, Anko, Tayuya, and Kimimaro, stood across from twenty ROOT ninja. Orochimaru scowled at the ninja, recognizing who they were and reaching one conclusion. "Danzo is trying to take over the village" the Sannin said surprising his comrades. "Anko, Tayuya, Kimimaro, I know these types of ninja. They have no emotions, they have no hesitation, they feel no pain. You can't hold back, these ninja must be killed" Orochimaru said as he prepared to fight. Anko nodded and got ready to show these ninja who they were messing with. Tayuya got her flute out and growled at the ninja while Kimimaro looked ready to do what he must. "These cocksuckers are going down" shouted Tayuya which caused Orochimaru to sigh, Anko to smile slightly, and Kimimaro to hesitantly nod.
As if Tayuya's words got to them, a ROOT ninja sprang forward to kill Tayuya. Before he could get within five feet of the red headed kunoitchi, he was stopped by something obstructing his movement. Looking down, the ROOT ninja deep down was surprised to see the hand of the Snake Sannin going through his chest. Orochimaru pulled his arm out of the ROOT ninja letting him fall to the ground dead and then turned to face the other ROOT ninja. The snake summoner gave them a glare that sent fear into everyone who came across it. A glare that was so intense it caused even the emotionless ROOT ninjas to take a step back.
Off to the side, Anko smirked. Her sensei was serious now, these guys had no chance. "Congrats assholes, you just pissed off one of the legendary Sannin. And even worse, you've pissed off the Snake Mistress of Konoha" the purple haired special jounin said. Examining the ninja in front of her, Anko went through a series of quick handsigns before shouting "Striking Shadow Snakes". A multitude of large snakes quickly made their way onto the battlefield out of her sleeves before rushing forward to kill the enemies. A few of the ROOT ninja pulled out their swords while others prepared to perform a jutsu.
While the ROOT ninja were focused on the snakes, Orochimaru performed a few lightning quick handsigns and whispered, "Hidden Mole Jutsu". Immediately the pale skinned Sannin sank into the ground below, vanishing from sight. Orochimaru quickly made his way underground, under the ROOT ninja and the snakes, before rising quietly behind the enemies. The ninja were sending fire jutsu and cutting at the snakes so their attention was not on where Orochimaru was at the moment. Without a single handsign, Orochimaru opened his mouth wide and performed the "Striking Shadow Snakes" jutsu but sent them out of his mouth. The snakes slithered forward quickly upon hitting the ground and took advantage of the enemy having their backs turned. Four of the snakes took the group of enemy ninja by surprise and took large bites into four of the ROOT ninja's backs. The snakes then proceeded to begin swallowing the four ninja whole.
Noticing that four of their comrades had gone down, the other ROOT jumped away from the area but two of them were caught by Anko's snakes which did the same as Orochimaru's snakes. With thirteen ROOT ninja left, the emotionless soldiers were focused on both of the snake summoners now. Focusing solely on Orochimaru and Anko would prove to be some of their undoing. While two of the ROOT were still trying to create distance from the snakes that were swarming and still pursuing them, they were stopped by an impact in their backs.
Kimimaro watched as two of the ROOT ninja tried to get away from his master's snakes and took matters into his own hands. Raising his hands, Kimimaro aimed his fingers at the enemies and began a barrage of bone bullets sending them into the backs of the two. He continued firing as they continued to embed themselves in the enemy. It didn't take long but it take a number of bone bullets to kill each one. Slightly panting at the chakra he had used and the fact that his body was still trying to recover after so many years of being sick, he prepared to go on the offensive against the remaining eleven ninja. That's when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Looking next to him, he saw Tayuya give a soft shake of her head.
"You've done your part Kimimaro. Let me take a crack at it. After all, I've been wanting to kill these motherfucking cocksuckers since I saw them" the red head said in her normal vocabulary. Going through handsigns, Tayuya shouted "Summoning Jutsu: Doki" as Orochimaru and Anko's snakes chased after the remaining ROOT ninja.
Orochimaru's eyes widened when he saw what Tayuya was doing. "TAYUYA,NO" the Sannin shouted, but he was too late. Tayuya finished the handsigns and the ground began to rumble causing the snakes to slow their approach and the ROOT ninja to look around. Ten seconds after the rumbling had begun, a large arm shot out of the ground. It began to move before finding leverage on the ground and began to pull up. Slowly, the arm pulled up a figure that started to emerge. It took about twenty seconds as the large creature rose from the ground before it's complete form made it to the surface. Standing up, it shook the dirt and rubble off of it's body before going to stand behind Tayuya. The creature that was summoned was around twelve feet tall. It wore a dark green body suit and it's faded grey hair covered it's entire head and face. It wore a purple rope belt much like Tayuya's and held a massive club in it's arm.
Breathing a little harder, Tayuya calmed herself and pulled out her flute. Raising it to her lips, she began to play a wild and erratic melody that caused the summon to start moving. As she played, the monster that she had summoned began to walk forward, bringing it's club to rest in it's hand. The ROOT ninja snapped out of their short stupor before each of the remaining eleven started to throw shuriken, kunai, and send ire jutsu at the incoming figure. Despite everything hitting it, the creature continued to advance. As it got closer, it raised it's club and swung. The swing hit true, killing two ROOT ninja in front of it upon impact. One of the ROOT ninja tried to jump on the creature's back and stab him with his sword, but the creature simply took his club and swung it against his back squishing the ROOT ninja like a bug.
Tayuya continued to play her erratic melody until the eight remaining enemies caught on to what was happening and how she was controlling the creature. They each switched from attacking the summon and focused on the red headed kunoitchi. Two came after her with their swords but the white haired Kimimaro intercepted them and stabbed each of them with bone blades from his arms, killing both of them. At the same time, two ninja prepared to perform a jutsu against Tayuya but Orochimaru and Anko appeared behind them in an instant. Anko shoved her kunai into her ninja's temple, and Orochimaru violently broke the neck of his opponent turning his head a full 360 degrees and almost ripping off the ninja's head. The last two ROOT ninja had somehow forgotten that Tayuya was still playing her flute and were taken by surprise when they were grabbed by the creature from behind. Raising the two ninja in it's hands, it began to squeeze. A second later, it completely crushed the two ninja in it's grasp.
Looking at the battlefield, Tayuya smiled but was breathing harshly. "Take that cocksuckers" Tayuya said with a weak smile before falling backwards. Before she could hit the ground, Orochimaru appeared behind her and caught her lowering her into his lap. As she laid in her teacher's lap, Anko and Kimimaro quickly made their way to her side. Orochimaru gently stroked the girl's hair as she laid there.
"Damn it Tayuya. I told you that you wouldn't be able to handle that jutsu without the curse seal yet. Why didn't you listen" Orochimaru said with a small amount of tears threatening to spill. Tayuya smiled. "Eh, I had to do something. I couldn't let you three get all the credit. It was totally worth it" the red head said with her normal cocky attitude but sounding very tired. The Snake Sannin chuckled and wiped his eyes quickly while Anko and Kimimaro smiled despite a few tears falling. Orochimaru looked the girl over before smiling. "Well you're lucky that you didn't summon all three of the Doki or else you would have died. However once you have recovered, I am going to train you so hard that you will wish that you had summoned all three" said Orochimaru with a rare laugh causing all three of his comrades to look at him in shock. "What?" Orochimaru asked noticing their looks of confusion mixed with disbelief. He never got an answer.
Kimimaro looked at the girl that he had come to form a very close bond with and took her hand. "I'm glad that you are okay Tayuya" said the somewhat stoic Kaguya member. The girl lying down rolled her eyes before gripping his hand hard and pulling him down where she slammed her lips into his. It quickly escalated when she started forcing her tongue into the poor innocent Kimimaro, all the while doing this still on Orochimaru's lap who was trying to get them to separate and when that failed, trying to get away.
Anko looked at the scene and smiled. It was a perfect moment between her family. Her family. The words sounded so foreign to her but they made her feel things she had never felt before. With a sigh, she turned back toward the village. "Orochimaru sensei, you keep Tayuya and Kimimaro safe. I'm gonna go help out and see what's going on in the village" Anko said getting a nod from her master. Before she could take take off, Orochimaru removed himself from Tayuya and Kimimaro and walked up to Anko. The man pulled her into a hug causing her eyes to widen. "Be careful my daughter" the Sannin said in a soft tone making Anko have to wipe her eyes as she nodded quickly. "You know it" the purple haired kunoitchi responded before taking off with a smile.
(Uchiha Compound)
Sasuke and Fugaku were exchanging blows quickly, each one taking hits. Fugaku went to punch his son in the face, but Sasuke dodged by jumping back and performing a quick series of handsigns. "DRAGON FLAME JUTSU" the younger Uchiha shouted before sending a stream of intense flames directly at his father. Seeing no other choice, Fugaku activated his Susanoo ability. A light blue almost white chakra guardian rose in front of the man taking Sasuke's attack without trouble. Sasuke growled at the result before forcing chakra into in Mangekyo to summon his Susanoo. Sasuke's purple guardian rose ready for battle.
Fugaku looked across at what was now a battlefield. Seeing his son being able to summon something as powerful as a Susanoo so early in his life made him very proud as a father. It also raised a major question in his mind. How did Sasuke attain the Mangekyo Sharingan? Shaking his head, Fugaku returned his focus to his son and the Susanoo in front of him. "I must say that I am impressed at the power that you are displaying son. If only you would admit the superiority of the Uchiha Clan and join me" Fugaku said getting a scowl from his youngest son.
The young Uchiha narrowed his eyes at his father. "Just because we have certain advantages in combat does not make us greater than everyone else. You say that no one can beat an Uchiha, that we are the greatest in not only the village, but the entire elemental nations. You are wrong father. It falls onto my shoulders to show you the consequences of your arrogance. For once the Uchiha Clan is humbled, will we finally be free from the cycle of hatred that we have had such a big part in creating" Sasuke said as his Susanoo raised it's arm up and aimed it at Fugaku's Susanoo. "Today, I will save the Uchiha Clan. Solar Destruction" the boy shouted as a massive ball of fire began to form in his guardian's hand.
Fugaku smirked and made his guardian raise it's arms to it's mouth. Doing a series of handsigns, Fugaku shouted "Great Fireball Jutsu". At the same time each Susanoo sent their fireballs flying at one another. The two quickly collided and seemed to struggle to push forward. Fugaku and Sasuke's attacks fought against one another until Sasuke's attack got the better of his father's fireball and sped towards Fugaku's Susanoo. Sasuke's attack made impact creating a large explosion of fire which immediately turned into a pillar of smoke.
It took a minute and a half for the smoke to clear revealing Fugaku's chakra guardian still standing but with a medium sized crack on it's chest. Fugaku was breathing a little harder due to the amount of chakra that it took to keep his Susanoo active. Across from the man, Sasuke was breathing a lot harder than his father. It was taking most of his chakra to keep up his Susanoo and using ninjutsu while keeping up his chakra guardian made it even worse. Feeling a little lightheaded, the boy raised his head to look at his father.
"How could you do this? How could you dishonor the clan like this?" Sasuke shouted, gripping his fists in anger. He was trying to get his breathing under control but the task was easier said than done. It was becoming increasingly more difficult to keep up his Susanoo, but it was the only way that he would be able to beat his father. His thoughts were interrupted as his father rushed forward and leveled a powerful punch at his chakra guardian's face making a small crack above the eye and knocking Sasuke backwards into a wall of the Uchiha Compound.
Fugaku looked at his son in the rubble of the Uchiha Compound and shook his head hating what had to be done. With a raise of his hand, the elder Uchiha said quietly, "Amaterasu". The eternal black flame of the Uchiha Clan formed and sped forward towards Fugaku's youngest son who was starting to get up from the ground.
Sasuke got up from the ground in pain. His eyes hurt, his head hurt, his entire body hurt. Getting to his feet with some effort, he stood still encased in his chakra guardian only for his eyes to widen at the sight of a black flame racing towards him. Doing a series of lightning quick handsigns, Sasuke shouted "Dragon Flame Jutsu" spewing a stream of intense white flames to meet the Amaterasu. The two flames attacked one another, each one pulsating heat like no other. For a moment, it seemed that the Amaterasu had gained the advantage as the black flames started to overcome the white. But at the last second, the white that was left grew brighter and it's flame more intense. It quickly fought back against the eternal flame and before the Amaterasu could try to regain control, both flames exploded into one another creating a mess of fire and smoke.
Fugaku was panting heavily from the use of the Mangekyo Sharingan power and so he was understandably caught off guard when Sasuke in Susanoo form emerged from the great smoke pillar that had began to rise. Sasuke dashed forward and grabbed his father who was still in his Susanoo form. With his father in his grasp, Sasuke kicked off the ground and rose into the air with his father in hand. As the two rose, Sasuke began to level punch after punch at his father's Susanoo, each one creating a larger crack than the last in his father's chakra guardian. Reaching the peak of Sasuke's jump, the two were just about two hundred feet above the ground. Pulling his father close, Sasuke slammed his Susanoo head into Fugaku's creating a major crack that actually took off one of the eyes of his father's Susanoo.
After the headbutt, the two began to fall fast. Sasuke quickly turned so that he would land on his father while his father would hit the ground. When the two did hit the ground, the shock wave created from the impact leveled the entire Uchiha Compound and left both Sasuke and Fugaku lying on the ground. After a fair amount of time, Sasuke slowly rose to his feet. Looking at his father, Sasuke walked forward with great difficulty. His breathing was irregular and his vision was blurry, but he had something to do no matter how hard it might be. Reaching Fugaku, Sasuke was surprised to see his father smiling at his own defeat.
Fugaku looked at his youngest son as the boy approached and smiled. "You have done well Sasuke. You truly embody what it means to be an Uchiha" Fugaku said before coughing heavily. Sasuke looked at his father with tears in his eyes. "Father why? Why would you betray the village? Why would you order our clan to act in such disgrace? WHY?" Sasuke shouted through the tears. Tears started to fall from his face and his eyes widened when he saw his father's eyes start to leak tears.
"Sasuke, the Uchiha Clan has become corrupted. I never wanted to betray Konoha, but this was the only way for Konoha to be safe. The Uchiha Clan had to be destroyed in order to be reborn. I knew that you and your brother would be able to counter the clan's attack so I made sure that all corrupted members of our clan joined in the fight. They, along with myself will die today and you and your brother will lead the new Uchiha Clan. It will not be easy, but you can do it. I know you can son" Fugaku said with a proud smile before another coughing fit began, this time blood coming from his mouth.
The younger Uchiha's jaw was dropped and his eyes had widened. His father had planned out a genocide of the Uchiha Clan. Not only that, but he did it so that Konoha would be safe. He put the lives of the innocent above the lives of traitors, even though the traitors were part of his own family. Rushing to his father's side, Sasuke tried to lift his father up only to find that he had no more strength left in his body. "Father get up. We can go to the hospital and get you help, you just have to get up" Sasuke pleaded.
Fugaku smiled at his son even more but shook his head. "Sasuke, you have been taught through Uchiha tradition that only an Uchiha can beat an Uchiha. In most ways that notion is false. However, the idea of only an Uchiha being able to best another comes from something so few experience from our clan. When an Uchiha and an Uchiha battle one another, it is the same as a fight with any other opponent. However, when both use a Susanoo, the loser's chakra network destroys itself which kills the loser. Only an Uchiha can do this to another Uchiha. That is where our greatest phrase and fallacy comes from. So my son, there is no point. I am to die soon and I am so happy that you will be the last face I see. Take my eyes for they may help you in your journey one day and always remember that I love you my son" Fugaku said, his smile never lessening as his eyes slowly closed for the last time.
Sasuke sat on his knees with tears falling from his face. He didn't care that ninja weren't supposed to show emotions, he didn't care that he wasn't supposed to cry. His father was dead.
(Ruins of the Hokage Monument)
Itachi landed where the great Hokage Monument used to stand with his Mangekyo Sharingan activated. His eyes were narrowed in hate as he stood across from the elder of Konoha, Danzo Shimura. The old man had an evil amused smirk directed at the Uchiha. Beside him, a ninja with a hood covering his face stood ready to protect his master. The smoking village of Konoha did not serve as a distraction for Itachi, only motivation. Motivation to end Danzo's life and any other slaves he may have that would disrupt the peace of the Hidden Leaf Village.
"Ah Itachi, it is nice to see that you survived. I would have been disappointed if the legendary Itachi Uchiha were to be killed off so easily" the old man said, chuckling as Itachi radiated a dark hatred and massive killer intent that would have caused heart attacks to lesser ninja than he. "I give you this chance Itachi. I will call off my ROOT and all of the additional forces that I have gathered so long as you surrender the Hidden Leaf to me" the offered with a dark smile. His smile lessened however when Itachi in all of his bloodstained and burnt glory laughed.
Itachi's laughter ended. "What do you think will happen when the Yondaime arrives. Do you truly believe that you and your men can defeat the greatest ninja in history? You are a fool Danzo. I will not surrender and neither will Konoha. The Will of Fire will burn through the darkness of your ROOT. And by the end of this day, I will stand above your corpse" Itachi finished before rushing forward, ninjato in hand. Just as the blade was about to reach the elder, it was blocked by the ninjato of the hooded ninja next to Danzo. Jumping back, Itachi narrowly dodged a sword swipe from the hooded ninja.
The figure slowly walked forward and raised his hood causing Itachi's eyes to widen and Danzo to smirk even wider. The figure had short black hair but his most noticeable feature was his eyes which were now blood red with a design unique to himself. A design that made itself known in a Mangekyo Sharingan.
The hooded figure was Shisui Uchiha.
Author's Note: Hey everyone, hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving! I was going to make the Konoha Uprising a 2 parter, but I started thinking that a third part was necessary. Anyways, I want to thank all of you for the continual support of this story and I hope that I have done you all justice in writing chapters that you can enjoy. I'll probably close out the uprising next chapter and we may check back in on what's going on with Naruto. Well, enough of my rambling. I hope you all have an awesome Thanksgiving and I hope that you all enjoy this chapter.
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