I'm sooooooooooo sorry I haven't updated. I've been up to different things lately. I'm truly sorry though. But now that Christmas has passed - MERRY LATE CHRISTMAS TO ALL! - I believe I can carry on with my plan of constantly updating... I hope!

Anyway, this chapter didn't really turn out as good as I wanted it to but oh well, here goes nothing... Enjoy!

Chapter Six

Special Chapter – Uchiha

Itachi listened impatiently through his parents' bedroom door. He was more than curious to see the face of his newest sibling. Sasuke was crawling across the hallway and giggling loudly at a defenceless cricket. The toddler seemed eager to get hold of the jumping insect but had no such luck so far. Itachi grinned when he heard the sweet sound of a baby crying. "Finally."

Sasuke was still too young to notice anything different going on, although he did realise there was a stranger in the room. He stared at the small baby for a good three seconds before finding a ladybug by the cupboard. Itachi walked in with his arms stretched out, ready to hold his younger sibling.
"Her name will be Ami." A very tired Mikoto spoke.
"I want to hold her." Itachi insisted.
The lady of the house laughed and eventually allowed her eldest son to take hold of the newborn, with her assistance. Itachi grinned down at the small bundle in his arms. This was undoubtedly another one of the happiest moments of his life.

x.x

Itachi punched and kicked the tree viciously. Ami had silently watched her older brother train for past three hours. She was starting to get bored. Itachi stopped when he saw the little girl yawn.
"Perhaps we could get going." Itachi smiled. "I'm ahead in this."
"I don't want to go home yet!" Ami shouted happily. "Let's go down to the lake!"
Itachi sighed. Ever since his baby sister had discovered the large lake by the park it had been the only place she'd go without whining or complaining. There wasn't anything special about the place. There was a wide open area, with grass and bugs. He couldn't understand what she enjoyed so much about it.
"We can go. But only for a few minutes. Mother asked me to help her with dinner tonight and she'll kill me if I'm late."
"Ok!" Ami shouted eagerly.
Itachi smiled and picked up the small child before she could run off in a different direction.

Ami crawled across the grass, coming across several ladybugs and ants along the way. She quietly observed the little ants carry things on their backs in straight lines. Itachi took the time to sort through his weapons. He was Konoha's newest and youngest Chunnin, so he couldn't help but feel the need for perfection. He'd been in constant training for three whole weeks already.
"Tachi look!" Ami eagerly cried.
The eldest Uchiha child looked up and saw his sister pointing at the two large fish jumping over the water.
"Don't get too close, Ami. It's pretty deep." Itachi warned.
"Sasuke will love this!" The child beamed. "Where is Sasuke, Tachi?"
"He's with Grandma. You'll be going there soon too." Itachi smiled.
"Why? I like it here!" Ami pouted. Itachi laughed at her similarities to Sasuke.
"Grandma wants to see you too. I promised I'd take you out today and I did. Now you must go see Grandma."

Itachi eventually managed to grab hold of his two and half year old sister and take her to their Grandma's house. Their mother was there too, making cake. Ami soon engaged in an intense game of hide and seek with Sasuke.

x.x

Fugaku was still annoyed about having an unwanted visitor on their family outing. Ami and Sasuke had spent a good three hours playing with the Kyuubi child. Fugaku huffed once again in annoyance.
"Don't." Mikoto sighed. "You and I both know that the child has no fault in this."
"Don't start Mikoto." Fugaku huffed.
"How dare you treat his son in such a manner!" Mikoto shouted. "He protected all of us from that monster. He sacrificed his own life! And yet the entire village, you included, repay him by treating his own son like trash."
Itachi's eyes widened from behind the door. He knew that young child reminded him of someone and now he had confirmed it. Naruto was the son of the Fourth Hokage. He tried to imagine why such a secret was kept from everyone but couldn't find the answers. He heard his father say that he still wasn't happy with Naruto hanging around his children. Itachi rolled his eyes and made his way outside. The moon was bright and beautiful. He soon spotted two little figures playing by the cherry blossom tree.

Ami and Sasuke chased each other across the garden like two wild animals. Itachi watched them from a certain distance. ANBU was patrolling the compound again. Itachi managed to spot four different shinobi by his house. He wasn't too pleased by the situation.
"Sasuke! Ami! You both should take a bath before dinner." Itachi eventually said.

As soon as he stepped closer to his siblings, two shinobi attacked. Ami and Sasuke screamed as one grabbed them by their hair.
"Where is it?" One angrily shouted.
"Let them go." Itachi said furiously.
Fugaku quickly ran outside and managed to attack the one who wasn't holding on to his children. He exchanged kunais and shurikens with the shinobi, hoping to distract him from Itachi's attack.

Itachi appeared behind the other shinobi, who was now trembling.
"I told you to let-them-go." He whispered.
Sasuke angrily kicked the shinobi on the knee. Once the man had let go of their hair in pain, Sasuke grabbed his sister and ran towards their mother. Itachi took the shinobi down easily.

Fugaku dragged the two men out of the compound and towards the Hokage tower. Itachi stayed behind with his mother and siblings.
"What did they want?" Sasuke asked worriedly.
"Mother, is the meeting hall still secured?" Itachi asked, ignoring Sasuke completely.
"Yes... I believe it is. I'm certain someone has gone to check." Mikoto sighed. "Let's get inside you two."

Itachi furrowed his eyebrows in frustration. He had to make sure unwanted people wouldn't get their hands on his clan's secrets.

Ami ran into Itachi's room later that night. She shook him awake and slightly startled him.
"What did they want?" She whispered.
"It's not important. Go back to sleep." Itachi mumbled.
"If it wasn't important then why did they come?" Ami cried.
Itachi sighed and rubbed his eyes. He grabbed his sister and pulled her towards him.
"There are rebels amongst the shinobi's who wish to have the secrets of the Uchiha clan but we cannot allow it." Itachi whispered.
"It's a secret! We can't tell!" Ami shouted eagerly. Itachi covered her mouth instantly and laughed quietly.
"But for now, you should go to bed."

x.x

"Your eyes looked different Tachi! I know it did!" Ami pouted. "Show me again!"
"They're the same princess. Come... We have to go home."
Itachi gathered his things and ushered his little sister back towards their home.
"Please show me again!" Ami insisted. "Or at least tell me why they're different."
"Fine." He sighed. "But you must promise not to tell anyone." Ami nodded happily. "I have awakened my Mangekyou Sharingan."
"What's a Mankey Sharingan?" Ami asked confused.
"It's called 'Mangekyou'." Itachi laughed. "And it's simply a different technique... Quite advanced and very powerful."
"How did you do it?" Ami asked, now even more curious than she was before. "You're gonna teach me and Sasuke too, right?"
"Yes... I will teach you, I guess... But not now. Later." He said, poking her forehead.

Ami groaned at her brother's actions. She sighed when she realised he'd continued walking ahead of her.
"At least wait for me!" She shouted.

x.x

Ami searched the entire village for Naruto, only to discover he'd started the academy just like Sasuke. Sasuke had extra shuriken training, resulting in Ami walking home alone at sunset from the park. A few shinobi recognized her along the way, some she was certain she'd never met.

She finally reached the gates of the compound. Strangely enough, they weren't wide open like they normally were at that time of day. She furrowed her eyebrows and cautiously walked in. The entire place was deserted.
"Hello?" She called out.
She heard someone scream not too far from where she was and ran in that direction.

She found her aunt and uncle lying dead on the ground. She had to alert her parents. They could be under attack! She stopped when she recognized her fellow clan member and police officer, Uchiha Inabi.
"Inabi! Please! I need your help!" She cried.
Inabi fell to the ground instantly. Ami froze when she saw someone's shadow standing over the dead body.
"You leave him alone!" She shouted.
The shadow threw a kunai towards her. She screamed and jumped backwards.
"Your house is next." The shadow spat angrily.
Ami's eyes were as wide as ever and her face was soaked in tears. She knew she wouldn't make it to her house before the other person but she would try no matter what. She grabbed the kunai that landed not too far from her and ran as fast as her short legs would carry her.

She noticed the other people slowly dying around her along the way. This couldn't be happening. Was there someone trying to find the secret of their clan again? She finally reached her home and quickly ran through the already open door.

Sasuke silently walked across the compound. He noticed something strange and it became even worse when he saw Inabi's dead body.

She fell to her knees when she saw Itachi standing over her parents' dead bodies. She viciously gripped the kunai and ran towards him screaming. He fought her off easily, knocking her to the ground. She stared at him angrily as he walked towards her. He could sense Sasuke's chakra getting closer. He froze when he realised the young girl's eyes slowly changing.

Ami's breathing became fast and heavy. Itachi froze for a slight moment. He hadn't expected this to happen just yet.
"Stop." He whispered calmly. "You're not ready for it."
Ami cried even louder when she spotted Sasuke's shadow outside. Sasuke quickly ran into the house and stopped just above the dead bodies.
"It was him!" Ami shouted, pointing at their older brother.
Sasuke's anger grew rapidly and he kicked, punched and pushed Itachi. The eldest of the three siblings didn't waver. Itachi stepped aside to gather his belongings, giving his two siblings a head start.

Sasuke quickly grabbed his sister by the hand and ran out of the house.
"We have to go. We have to get out of here." Sasuke cried.
They stopped suddenly when Itachi appeared before them.
"I'm not finished." He said coldly.
"Kill us then! Just get it over with!" Sasuke shouted.
Ami watched as Itachi's normal Sharingan changed. Her eyes widened and she soon found herself witnessing the death of everyone in the compound.

x.x

The funeral for the Uchiha clan was held three days after the incident. Ami noticed Naruto running towards them but she turned away. She turned away from any form of comfort that Konoha's shinobi offered. Iruka managed to stay by their side until Sasuke rudely told him to leave them alone.

The entire village had been in shock with the recent massacre. Specific shinobi were selected to search the compound. They soon found a secret entrance, leading to the infamous meeting hall. Although they were unable to recover the so called Uchiha secrets.
"I bet Danzo already got his hands on him. My father should put that old bastard in his place." Asuma stated.
"I don't think it was Danzo." Kurenai sighed.

Lying in a random corner, the shinobi managed to find a small note with scribbled handwriting.

Whatever you're looking for, you won't find it. We have taken it because it is ours. Uchiha secrets belong with the Uchiha's. If you wish to take, you must go through us.

Stay out of our compound.

And that's the special! Yeeey! Next chapter will continue off from Chapter 5 ok? XOXO