Itachi stared impassively at the broken form of one of his ex teammates. He was wondering what to do until he heard Kakashi yell in savage anger, spitting out vulgar obscenities left and right. The two Uchiha just waited until the traumatized man sputtered off into a quiet state, not meeting either of their eyes.
Madara took the initiative and slapped Kakashi on the back of the head, not smiling anymore.
"Stay with us now. You don't seem as retarded as your friend here, so I'm going to let you choose your path right here and now. Join us, and experience freedom like you never have before. Leave us, and stay blind to the true nature of the five villages. That and you would have to explain to your elders why you let the world's only Mokuton user get his neck snapped like a twig. I doubt they would be as understanding as us." Madara sneered with a smile.
Kakashi was hyperventilating at this point, mind racing, unable to process the death of his friend, unable to choose the correct path to take, unable to think at all.
Itachi noticed the hesitation and slapped Kakashi lightly to get him back to the room.
"You don't have to choose now. But understand, we are taking a huge risk by reaching our hand out. There's a million and one ways this could backfire on us, but only 2 ways it can backfire on you. You will be let loose from the chair, but your hands will be sealed."
Kakashi nodded, broken down completely. Madara looked upon him with indifference as Itachi released their prisoner.
Opening the door to leave, Madara spoke to the broken man. "If you try anything, you will end up like your partner. I promise you that."
Itachi retrieved Tenzos body from the chair and dragged it out of the room.
Madara looked at the body, before gazing up at Itachi. "What are you going to do with the body?"
Itachi, smiling cruelly, "I was going to burn it, but now I have a better idea. Konoha needs to be delivered a message."
Meanwhile at Konoha
To say the Village Hidden in the Leaves was in chaos would be putting it lightly. The Uchiha clan pulled out all the stops when it came to destroying as much as possible. Houses were either blown apart or burning to the ground. Hospitals were filled with patients almost immediately. The superficial and major vandalism was handled by the children while the demolition and murdering were being handled by the adult Uchiha. Alarms were sounding, all jounin, anbu and chunin were called upon to deal with the threat. The genin were told to deal with the vandalizers and directing the civilians towards safety.
All in all Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha were very happy with the outcome, until it came time for retribution. At the current moment the Uchiha clan was strong. Not nearly as strong as when Madara was in power, but strong in their own right. There were only a few Adults in the clan including Fugaku who could hold their own against a jounin or maybe an anbu black ops member. The Uchiha were not prepared for the raid of their compound.
The adult Uchiha members were either killed outright or mortally wounded. Fugaku was taken prisoner as was Mikoto. The children attempted to fight alongside the adults and were suppressed quickly. During the quick battle 57 out of the 65 Uchiha members were eliminated with 6 being taken hostage and two were pronounced MIA.
A week after the revolt
Hiruzen gazed over the reconstruction of his village. He pondered if there was a better way to handle this situaton. That thought was quickly shoved out of his mind when he thought about Kakashi and Tenzo. His concern wasn't of the men's personal safety. His worry lies with the powerful eye and kekki genkai they both had.
It would be disastrous if any of the villages or even orochimaru to get such specimens.
"Lord Hokage.. There is something you need to see."
Hiruzen turned around to see his Anbu Captain.
"What is it now?" Hiruzen said in a clearly annoyed tone.
The captain flinched, "We found Tenzo," he said speaking morose.
Hiruzen was never easily squeamish. He has seen his fair share of blood and the sight of one of his anbu being mutilated upon the Hokage monument did little to shake him. What was left of Tenzo was splattered across the rock, with the only identifying feature of this mess was his head, pinned to the rock. The only question that remained in Hiruzens mind, 'Where the fuck is Kakashi'?
Madaras Safe house
Kakashi did not like his odds of escaping. Nor did he like his chances of staying here alive. He was stuck between a rock and a hard place. The man was still bothered by what Itachi had said about the village elders. He still couldn't believe the pacifist third Hokage could do such a thing.
Kakashi's attention was diverted when the door opened and itachi walked into his cell. They had done this routine 3 times already, with Kakashi not saying a word.
"Well?" Itachi said expectantly
"..." Was the only response the Uchiha got.
Sighing, Itachi decided another route was necessary.
"Answer me this Kakashi Hatake, why would I take my little brother and flee konoha, while our own clan assaults the village?"
Kakashi thought hard, not coming up with any valid answers. "Why would you try to recruit me?" He asked in a counter.
"Would you prefer death or freedom?" Itachi countered coldly.
"Why do you keep it calling it freedom? Konoha is not a prison." Kakashi replied with a scowl.
"You are blind to the true nature of Hiruzen and the elders. I know you have heard of the root and it's leader Danzo. Hiruzen may act like he prefers peace, but he is almost if not more sadistic than Danzo. He did not hesitate to hold a small child hostage. All for the sake of getting me to help them."
Kakashi tried hard to be ignorant of his own awareness towards the third hokages questionable acts. On one hand he disagreed with the Hokages decisions and the way he ruled. On the other hand he was but a jounin, made to follow orders. He wracked his brain hard until he closed his eyes.
Itachi watched him carefully. "This is your last chance Kakashi. Join us, and be free." He said with a sense of finality.
Kakashi sighed, and looked up at Itachi.
"Where do I sign?"