A/N: I know the last chapter was a little drag-ish. For those of you who are expecting a sudden amount of action, you shall be disappointed. Sasuke isn't even training to be a ninja anymore (not for long, as many of you have guessed) and the trio are ANBU, but are currently catching up one what they missed.

I shall be doing a time skip in the near future, I have little intention of detailing every bit about their homelife for the next four years. I shall just do the highlights, to show you the differences between my Naruto world, and the canon. (Or where I have created an full idea from a mere concept – such an ANBU).

I shall try and do some action scene in the forms of flashbacks, but the scene I include all serve a purpose. Which shall all become relevant as we get further into the story.

Enjoy.

Also this story has no pairings a lot of you were worried with the bit I added at the end of last chapter, and seemed to think that it was Haru/Hidemi. Its not – nor will it ever be. The fact remains that the three of them grew up, and as they grew up they received their own memories, as well as memories of previous lives. There is no one else like them, and no one else with the ability to understand them like each other.

So there will be no pairings between the three of them and anyone else. Its no threesome or whatever you want to call it. It is a close friendship between the three of them, like siblings. However, if any of them need to be comforted, the other two will rise to the challenge. Therefore: not a pairing.

Summary: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley died at the age of eighteen. Six years later, they meet at a Ninja Academy, and they trio is reborn as first class ninja for Konohagakure no Sato. However, darkness is on the horizon as enemies approach. Enter: ANBU. NarutoHP

Rebirth of Ninja

Chapter III: The Perfect Seal

By The Morrigu

To the general public Orochimaru of the Sannin, had become a missing-nin of Konoha due to the betrayal to the current Hokage, the Yondaime. To everyone who dared to look into it, anymore than that it was because the Sandaime had picked Namikaze Minato as his successor, instead of Orochimaru, his favourite pupil.

The ninja collectively thought it had something to do with the battle between the two Sannin, Jiraiya and Orochimaru himself. However ninja, whom were Jounin or ANBU knew the truth. They had there when the Sandaime had discovered the labs within Konoha, testing facilities and the like. Where Orochimaru practised grotesque experiments on the citizens of Konoha.

However, only the ANBU and the Hokage, the Yondaime, noticed that all the experiments had to do with putting strain on chakra, so as to defy all laws of human nature. The fact that a lot of the experiments were done on Uchiha, led to two facts being drawn. The first being that Orochimaru considered himself superior to fellow humans, enough to treat them like mere lab rats on his quest for the impossible. The second was that Orochimaru wanted the sharingan. He wanted to learn jutsu.

It was these facts, which were broadcasted through the clans, stating simply. 'All clans sporting Kekkei Genkai must avoid S-Class Missing-Nin Orochimaru at all costs.' So, the fear of Orochimaru happened, as well as the avoidance of his unfortunate apprentice, Anko.

But as Haru lay on the grass, seeing everything to plainly, a feat which had only ever happened once before, not half an hour before his death in a past life. He had been trying to give justification to the killing of the Uchiha Clan. Testing yourself against children and retired ninja was worthless. So why did he do it? Haru saw all of his thoughts linked together, from Orochimaru, right through the Uchiha Massacre. But how they were connected, he had yet to work out.

'But who taught Itachi Mangekyou Sharingan techniques…?'

Flashback

Haru wore his ANBU Mask, watching the proceedings with growing interest and fear. Around him, Rai and Hidemi wore their masks, as did the two other ANBU Captains present. There were no ANBU Commanders, as the five Commanders had been killed by the Kyuubi in an attempt to slow it down. The five of them present, were those chosen as their successors. The five ANBU stood before the Hokage, whom was staring at a sheet of paper in front of him, a brush in his hand. The Sandaime was beside him, staring at his successor wearily.

"We have done all we can in stopping the Kyuubi." Murmured the Yondaime, his blue eyes sad. "We have two days until the demon reaches the village."

The tension in the room was palatable, as the ANBU waited for the Hokage to continue.

"I have gather you here, because as of now, you are the highest ranked ANBU we have in the village. The most trusted of our ninja. I ask you here for you to offer me consul – as I believe that I have found a solution to the problem the Kyuubi shows us." Stated the Yondaime. "I only ask that you do not disagree with my decision – my mind is made up on that. I just ask that from this point forwards, you aid the Sandaime in upholding any laws which are passed. You shall understand soon. I also ask for your help in preparing for what is to come. These requests are not orders, and the five of you are free to refuse them."

In unison, the five of them bowed.

"We shall help you, Hokage-sama." Stated the eagle masked ANBU, Washi.

"Remove your masks." Intoned the Sandaime. "Secrecy has no meaning now."

The five took off their masks, allowing the trio to see the identity of their fellow ANBU Captains for the first time. Nezumi offered them a small smile, her normally bubbly personally tempered with the situtation. While Washi nodded his head at them, his Hyuuga eyes a pearl white, like the rest of his clan.

"Hidemi-san." Said the Yondaime, causing the seventeen year old to watch him wearily. "You are the only other Seal Master in this room, aside from myself."

"Seal?" murmured Hidemi, frowning. "You intend to make a jinchuuriki?"

"The Yondaime nodded his head, his eyes sad, a move which was mimicked by the Sandaime.

"Isn't that what Kumo did a few years ago with the Nekomata?" questioned Washi, his voice deep and a monotone.

"Hai." Replied Hidemi, her eyes focused on a paper, which was in the shape of a seal. "But no perfect seal has ever been designed for this purpose. To do so in days would be…" She trailed off, her eyes lightening slightly. "Unless…"

One Namikaze Minato watched her in confusion, as she appeared to be thinking something over.

"The perfect seal must be able to convert demonic chakra into normal chakra, while keeping the bijuu suppressed within the jinchuuriki." Lectured Hidemi. "Imperfect seals can only do one, usually the former." She nodded her head to herself. "However, there is a method in suppressing chakra, and could be altered so that it suppresses demon chakra only. But, the method hasn't been tested yet."

"We don't have time to test it, Hidemi-san." Stated Nezumi, a light frown on her face.

"No." murmured Rai. "But all of this trouble to make the seal prefect. I heard a rumour that Uzumaki-san was pregnant but…?"

"You will use your own child as the container?" stated Haru, aghast. He could only think of one reason why making the seal perfect would be a priority, especially in so little time.

Yondaime nodded his head solemnly.

"That is why you asked us to aid the Sandaime at a later point then." Murmured Rai, before nodding his head at Hidemi, who looked worried. "Demi's idea would work in theory. The actual creation of the seal is something she can do, but in grafting it you will need someone else beside the Sandaime, who will be, I am assuming, looking over the sealing process on your child."

The Yondaime looked between the three ninja, uncertainly for the moment.

"The chakra required is more than Sandaime-sama can offer with the new altercation to the seal, so as to perfect it. He is saying that one of us three should be there to help." Came Haru's voice, soothing and dodging the truth to the Hokage's questioning look.

"Hokage-sama." A person spoke from behind the door. "Uzumaki-san has gone into labour early."

End Flashback

Rai watched in light amusement as Sasuke was chased by Hino, now the size of a lion, around the grounds of the compound. The eight year old had changed a lot over the past two weeks. He had been so angry at the beginning, it could rival most teenagers. He hardly spoke and if he did, it was in quiet, clipped tones. He never did anything, unless he saw merit in doing it. Such as the art of sealing, until Hidemi showed him some of the things that sealing could do. He had transformed. He was still quiet, but spoke more. His voice had become more natural, relaxed, and he began to help Hidemi around the house. It wasn't obvious at first, but he was a lot different now, than he was before.

Whatever Haru had done to him, it had changed him. On the decking, beside him, was a written request, forwarded by the Hokage, from various parents around the village. All of whom stated that their daughters were suffering from the loss of the Uchiha and were politely requesting that he go back to the Academy. Rai had taken the request from a genin that morning. The request had humoured him. He suddenly lifted his heard to where Hino had Sasuke pinned below him.

"Hino, Brat, no mauling one another. Hidemi will not be happy if you ruin the grass."

"Hidemi won't be happy either way." Murmured Hidemi into his ear, as she suddenly appeared at his elbow. "We need to leave soon."

Rai nodded his head mutely, before the two walked towards Sasuke. At their approach, both dog and boy stopped their movements, watching them cautiously.

"Sasuke." Began Hidemi, once they were close enough. "The three of us think that you should attend a gathering. Haru thinks that it will allow you to see what a ninja is. Not necessarily what it should be. When Hino starts to leave, follow him. He shall lead you to the place. We just ask that you remain respectful while you are there."

Sasuke frowned, uncertain, before nodding his head. Rai and Hidemi then left, leaving the eight year old alone. Not long after, Hino began to growl, restless, so Sasuke followed him out of the compound, and through the maze of streets that was Konoha. They eventually got near Hokage Tower, until Hino entered a non-descript doorway. Sasuke followed at a run, before following the dog down several hallways. They stopped at a door and entered. Inside was an amphitheatre style room, which steeped down onto the floor below. Sasuke paused in the doorway, one that lead to a section which contained civilians and normal ninja. The rest of the amphitheatre was full of ANBU. Hino whined in front of him, and Sasuke followed him down to a pair of empty seats, where the two sat.

"What is this?" murmured Sasuke, more to himself than anything. Hino began to lick himself, so Sasuke didn't think he was going to get any answers there. Not that Hino would give him any.

"ANBU Gathering." Came a voice from behind. Sasuke turned around in his seat to see an old woman, her eyes watching over him like a hawk. "Why is a brat like you here?"

"I was asked to come." Replied Sasuke, his voice cold, but the underlying meekness was there.

"Sure." She said in disbelief. "It is the gathering of ANBU, so as to remember their comrades, and the true heroes of the village."

"Why not go to the memorial stone then?" asked Sasuke, confused slightly.

The old woman gave a bitter laugh, causing some people nearby to flinch at her.

"Memorial stone? Don't make me laugh again boy! ANBU are the true heroes of the village. You remember that boy!"

Somehow knowing that the conversation their had ended, Sasuke was frowning. He didn't understand what the old woman was trying to say, or why he was here. He didn't see why a gathering of ANBU was done here, when a memorial could be done at the stone.

Suddenly, the area became quiet. Sasuke flicked his eyes to the stage at the bottom, where the Hokage appeared, wearing his Hokage hat, along with five white cloaked ANBU, whom with just looking at them, Sasuke could tell that they were in a league above the other ANBU here.

"To ninja and civilians of this village, I welcome you to this gathering. The remembrance of our fallen heroes. To our ANBU, I bow to you." Here, the old Hokage actually bowed, causing Sasuke's eyes to widen. "ANBU exists for one purpose – to protect and serve the village. To do the missions which allows our country to sleep in peace. That allows our children to become the next generation. That allows for happiness to prosper. Without ANBU – none of this could happen. Without the sacrifice made by its fallen heroes, none of this could have happened. Let us have a moment of silence for our fallen heroes."

Immediately, every head in the room bowed, and the lights began to dim. Then, the eagle-masked white-cloaked ANBU spoke, his voice echoing across the room, despite how quiet it was.

"ANBU – remember your comrades."

As one, all ANBU held up an arm, and in the darkness, blue and the occasional green dot spread all over the ampitheatre, as the ANBU allowed for the chakra they focused into their hands to become visible, creating coloured balls of light. If Sasuke's eyes weren't deceiving him, he could even see someone with a ball of white chakra at the front near the stage. Eventually, the chakra disippated, leaving the room in darkness once more. The silence was echoing, until without order, all of the ANBU suddenly vanished, and the others began to clear the room. Sasuke allowed himself to get carried by the crowd, and with Hino, (who had shrunk enough to fit onto his head) he left the building. The sunlight nearly blinded him as he left the building. The remembrance didn't even last ten minutes, which caused him to frown slightly. If ANBU were such vaulted heroes, then surely they would have deserved something better? Something more fancy.

"I know what you are thinking."

Sasuke whirled around to see Haru, Hidemi and Rai stood waiting for him. How they had got out of the hall, into normal chuunin clothes, and to meet him, would be a mystery to him. It was Rai who had spoke, and was now carrying a hyperactive Hino in his arms.

"Really?"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, as the three adults began to walk, and Sasuke matched their pace as best he could. The walk continued in silence, until they reached the compound. Once inside, they all gathered in the living area, and Hidemi began to speak as though reciting from a text book.

"ANBU exist to do the missions in this village that are needed to be done for its survival. Such as preventing wars, assassinations. They are no mere hired-kunai as in some cases, but a well trained group of ninja whose job is to prevent the Hokage and this village from being harmed. The reason why ANBU are remembered in such a manner, is because ANBU heroes are never added to the memorial stone. If an ANBU dies on a mission, they are titled as a missing ninja, who is later captured and killed by Konoha Hunter-Nin. A random Hunter-Nin gets the name of the particular ANBU added to their collection, but not the money coming from their death. This money gets given to the family of the dead ANBU as compensation. ANBU is an organisation that is never meant to exist. Everyone within this village does, in fact, all Hidden Villages and civilians know of the existence of ANBU in all Hidden Villages. But no one can prove it. Anyone who sees ANBU as evidence, is either dead, or sworn to silence. If a mission goes wrong, which plenty of ANBU missions do, a village can simply state that the ninja was a missing ninja, and get no blame for it. This is why their names are never added to the Memorial Stone. The families, however, are told the truth. It was them you were sat with today."

Sasuke nodded his head, his eyes wide, as he assilated all of this information with what he had previously known about ANBU. Which was basically a secret group of ninja who were above average in skills. Now, however, he knew it was quite different. As the Hokage had stated, they were the true heroes of this village.

"You know." Murmured Haru, leaning back and focusing on Sasuke with his green eyes. "For a kid who whined at me for taking him out of the Academy, you haven't been bored around here have you? Do you think you will miss it?"

Sasuke paused before he was going to reply, processing what the older Uchiha had just said.

"Miss it…do you mean I am going back?"

"Maybe. If you could see what you were like two weeks ago, maybe." Here, Rai paused in his speech, frowning at Sasuke. "Though, I think we might have to give you the 'talk.'"

Sasuke looked between the three, confused. Rai having a grin the size it was couldn't be a good thing.

"What is this 'talk'?" murmured Sasuke, looking between the three of them.

"Your what, eight?" continued Rai, stroking his chin in thought. "I think I was five when I had my first talk."

Hidemi replied in a language which Sasuke couldn't understand, which caused the two to chuckle.

"What is this talk?" insisted Sasuke, unbeknownst to him, acting his age for the first time in a while, displaying childish curiosity and innocence.

"Give it two years." Came Haru's smooth voice, shooting an amused look at Rai.

"Excuse me – have you read this letter?" asked Rai, bringing a letter out of no where, which caused Sasuke to blink.

"Quite obviously no – you have had it." Said Haru slowly, as though he was talking to a child, before he snatched the letter and began to skim it, before chuckling. "Sasuke, you have a fan club."

Sasuke's eyes widened, and he shuddered slightly.

"Those girls which I saw when I picked you up from the academy?" murmured Hidemi. "Airheads, scarlet women -," This caused the two men to snort. "But harmless. Why?"

"It's a letter from their parents politely requesting for Sasuke to come back to the Academy 'for the sake of their precious daughters'. Fools." Muttered Haru, rolling his eyes. "I guess we shall comply with their wishes. Starting Monday."

Sasuke had returned to the Academy like he never left. Few people noticed his change in attitude, but other than that things were pretty much the same. He felt…happier. He left the Academy everyday to be met with either Hino, Rai's partner was always excited to see him, or one of his three new guardians. Some people had commented on these strange people who were meeting him, one of which was Ino, who did so in front of Hidemi one day.

"Sasuke-kun!" screeched Ino, as she clung onto his arm. For an eight year old, she did have a strong grip. Sasuke ignored her, as he did everyday, and continued on his way, wondering who would be meeting him that day. When he turned the corner, he saw Hidemi was leant against the wall casually, in her mouth a cigarette which Sasuke had seen each of the trio smoking from time to time. The cigarette smelt strange, but Sasuke had yet to ask what it was meant to do. Ino paused in her following him, eyeing Hidemi as though she was competition. Sasuke, seeing this, almost snorted.

"Hidemi." Murmured Sasuke in greeting, noticing that Ino had followed him over. Hidemi nodded her head, and dropped the cigarette onto the floor, putting it out with her sandal.

"Can I help you, little girl?" asked Hidemi, frowning at the girl who was glaring at her.

"You leave my Sasuke-kun alone!"

Hidemi blinked for a second, before laughing lightly.

"Don't you laugh at me!" hissed Ino, her eyes narrowed. "Go on Sasuke, tell her! Tell her all about us!"

Sasuke took a step back, not exactly sure what he was meant to do in this situation, but decided to do the one thing he was good at: acting aloof.

"I think you are badly misinformed, little girl." Stated Hidemi, amusement could be seen plainly in her brown eyes. "I don't think there is an us between you and little Sasuke."

"Little girl…?" growled Ino, about to jump on Hidemi, before she paused, as though reigning in her temper, and then spoke in a dignified voice, a completely different side to her. "Who are you?"

"Saito Hidemi – one of Sasuke's guardians."

"Oh…right."

It amused Hidemi greatly to watch Ino make a fool out of herself. Other than incidents like these, the weeks after Sasuke's return to the Academy were pretty uneventful. Sasuke began to notice a pattern appearing, as each of the three would take it in turns to be out on a mission, and as Sasuke sat in class, waiting to be let out, he almost instinctively knew that Rai and Hidemi would be out on missions, and Haru would be waiting for him to get back. Life was getting a little boring, and in Sasuke's opinion, that is what he needed right now.

"You know, you three keep avoiding my questions towards your addiction to those things." Here, Sasuke gestured to the nearly empty packet of cigarettes which were in front of Haru, as he lay on the grass outside, staring up at the night sky.

"I know we do. Obviously not doing well enough job if you noticed, a mere Academy student." Replied Haru, while watching the stars, especially the brightest one of all. "Have you ever just lay down and watched then stars?"

Sasuke frowned at the question, but shook his head. Haru patted the grass down next to him, and Sasuke lay down hesitantly.

"Your tense – relax." Murmured Haru, his green eyes glittering under the light of the moon. It was then that Sasuke noticed just how unnatural a colour they were. Especially in the Uchiha Clan.

Haru gestured towards the sky, and Sasuke followed his hands, as he pointed out various stars, and their names.

"That is Sirius the Dog Star." Said Haru, a light grin on his face. Sasuke noticed that it was the brightest star in the sky. "I used to know a man called Sirius."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, tilting his head to see Haru better.

"He was rather…eccentric I guess. He liked playing jokes on people, extremely playful. Always the joker." Haru's eyes were sad as he spoke this, as though remembering a fond memory from many, many years ago. "He was a good fighter too – died in battle. Best way for a person like him to go, in my opinion."

"Would you want to go like that as well?" whispered Sasuke, staring up at Haru with cold eyes.

A strange look flittered across Haru's face, before a small smile appeared on it.

"I wouldn't know until I have tried it. But I can't imagine me being some old, retired ninja doing nothing, or accomplishing anything. At least the Hokage still has some spirit in him."

Here, Haru chuckled lightly, as though thinking of someone else, he stopped, and then hauled Sasuke up.

"Right you, bed. You have the Academy tomorrow, where they teach you the right end to hold a kunai, and how not to poke yourself with one." Said Haru, directing Sasuke to his room.

"You know, I could go through the Academy much quicker if you helped me a bit." Stated Sasuke.

"The Academy develops your social skills, something you need. So no." replied Haru, before leaving the room. "Go to sleep now, Sasuke."

The crash echoed throughout the home, causing Sasuke to jolt awake. He bolted to the door of his room, and slid it open slowly. He then crept down the hallway, and paused, staring at the figure, which was hunched over in the doorway to the compound, breathing heavily. It was Hidemi. When she saw him, she lifted her head up slightly, and Sasuke could see that she was injured, a large gash had cut through the white ANBU vest she wore, and she was blooded and bruised everywhere else.

"Get Haru."

With that she collapsed, and Sasuke rushed back down the corridors, while wondering how Haru hadn't heard the noise. Sasuke reached Haru's door, and banged on it to wake the older Uchiha up. Eventually, the door slid open, and Haru came out, wide awake.

"What?"

"Hidemi is injured."

Immdiately, Haru's entire demenor changed, and his eyes became cold, and his manner robotic.

"Sasuke, go into the bathroom. There should be a big white box, get it, and bring it to the kitchen."

Haru ran to where Hidemi was, and brought her onto the kitchen counter, and began to shamelessly remove the clothing from the body, identifying the most serious of all the wounds. He then routed through the cabinet, finding bottles containing liquids of varying colours, and set them down on the counter top. He got a bowl and some water, and began to clean the blood and grime off of the woman. Sasuke came in seconds later, carting the white box. Haru opened it, and brought out a small, circular like thing. He put it over Hidemi's mouth, and watched as she breathed out. The paper which was attached to the device turned blue, causing him to sigh in relief. He turned to Sasuke, who noted that the ninja seemed to be a little calmer.

"Can you clean up the rest of her wounds, while I start to wrap them."

Sasuke nodded his head, and began to do as he was told, while Haru set about preparing a strange concoction, by mixing the liquids he had gotten from the cabinets. Eventually, he had enough to fill a shot glass, and tilted Hidemi's head back, and poured it down her throat. The woman convulsed slightly in his hold, nearly spitting the liquid back up, but Haru kept a tight grip. Hidemi swallowed it, and her muscles began to ease, and many of the cuts stopped bleeding all together.

"What was that?" murmured Sasuke, frowning. "Why haven't you taken her to the hospital?"

"The secrecy of ANBU is the top most priority. Far more important than her health. All ANBU must be able to heal themselves, or have someone they trust be able to do it for them. That was a concoction, which when made increased the adrenaline in the body, which stops the body from bleeding. It also replenishes some of the blood lost, relaxes the muscles, and sets work healing some of the deeper more serious wounds."

Sasuke's eyes were wide, as he heard Haru list off what a small concoction that size could do.

"I know, amazing isn't it?" drawled Haru, who began to feel Hidemi's body, checking it for broken bones and the like. All she had was a dislocated shoulder, a sprained wrist and ankle, and bruising to her ribs. On top of this, there were plenty of cuts and bruises, but these were minimal in comparison. Haru brought out some salve from the box, and began to rub it into the cuts and bruises, before wrapping them up tightly. He turned to Hidemi, frowning. "Sasuke, hold her down the best you can."

Sasuke complied, and held down the woman, while Haru put a towel in her mouth for her to bite down on. Hidemi was still semi-conscious, and seemed to know what Haru was about to do. He sat her up slowly, before holding onto the arm and the neck. Then, he made a quick, hard, pull on her arm, setting the shoulder back into place. Hidemi appeared to lose all colour she had, as she bit down upon the towel in her mouth, but she didn't make any noise. Sasuke held onto her, as she flinched. Haru then focused some chakra, and Hidemi fell asleep immediately.

"She should be okay now."

Sasuke nodded his head, moving off Hidemi, not at all concerned with her state of undress. He was training to be a ninja – things like this weren't meant to affect him at all.

"You are turning into my little helper aren't you?" murmured Haru, as the two of them walked out onto the back of the compound, an area they had only vacated a few hours earlier. Sasuke remained silent, while Haru watched him, waiting for a reaction. "You spoken to Naruto at the academy?"

Sasuke shook his head.

"I haven't had much chance. But anytime I do see him, its as though he is avoiding me."

Haru nodded his head slightly, before he spoke.

"Well, this shall have to change."

On the receiving end of a questioning look, Haru elaborated.

"The Hokage has asked me to help Naruto. Train him, take him in or whatever. Basically, kinda be there for him." Haru shrugged slightly, messing his hair up, causing it to stick up oddly. "I however, think it is unfair that I train him, and not you. So, I am going to be giving both of you a…little extra help."

Sasuke smiled slightly, not too put off that he would be getting it with the dob…Naruto. Sasuke's thoughts continued to go down that line, until Haru interrupted his train of thought.

"I know Sasuke, this might be a bit hard for you to speak about." Murmured Haru, a concerned look in his eyes. A look which Sasuke had only ever got off his mother, rarely from anyone else. "But what did Itachi do to you?"

Sasuke looked at him, confused for a second.

"Or rather – what did he make you see? What did he tell you to do?"

Sasuke flinched back, his eyes downcast. Haru knew immediately that his fishing out in the dark had caught something. Something big.

"Sasuke?"

"He told me…" whispered Sasuke, his eyes fixed on the floor. "He told me how the gain Mangekyou Sharingan."

Haru's eyes widened considerably.

"He wants me to hate him, and want to kill him. To fight him with my own Mangekyou Sharingan."

"He told you to kill your best friend. That this is the way in which Mangekyou Sharingan is gained? The great power of the Uchiha Clan?" stated Haru. "What did he make you see?"

"Death of the clan. Everyone. Over. And Over. So much blood." Here, Sasuke gulped, his eyes appearing to stare at nothing.

"Sasuke." Murmured Haru, before repeating himself, causing the black haired child to look at him, blinking tears away. "Come here."

Haru enveloped the child in a hug, while whispering in his ear.

"Let it out. There is no shame in this. No other eight year old could have handled this. Mourn for them."

Sasuke did. He sobbed into Haru's shoulder, while Haru patted him on head, all the while going over the facts he now had. Itachi had let Sasuke live, just for him to get the Mangekyou Sharingan. But what reason could the elder Uchiha brother have of keeping Sasuke alive for this? Itachi wasn't that arrogant to believe that he couldn't get challenges elsewhere, so what was so important about the Mangekyou Sharingan, for Itachi to want to fight Sasuke with it.

Flashback

"Haru-san?" murmured Uchiha Shisui, as he knocked on the door to the complex. The sixteen year old ninja stared around the compound dubiously, looking extremely uncertain. He had come here to speak to Uchiha Haru, the eldest of the current generation of the Uchiha. The generation which was having doubts about their clans power and honesty. Shisui knew that he wasn't the first, nor did he doubt that he would be the last, who spoke to Haru, the epitome of the rebel Uchiha.

"Shisui-kun." Murmured Haru, as he appeared next to Shisui. "Come, come inside. We are alone for now."

Shisui followed the enigmatic man inside, while staring around the compound. He saw a few pictures of the trio, the other two ninja he knew to be Haru's comrades. Ninja who the Uchiha Clan to be sub-ninja, and the reasons as to why the twenty-four year old Haru didn't reach for greatness. That these two ninja held him back. Shisui made himself comfortable on a chair, while Haru busied himself into making some drinks. Haru then sat down across him in a relaxed position, while watching Shisui with detached interest.

"What can I help you with?" murmured Haru, taking a sip of his drink.

"There is another clan meeting coming up." began Shisui, slightly nervously. "The plan is getting further ahead. They are trying to think of the best possible time to strike."

"So they are really going to go through with it, hm?" muttered Haru, as he leant back and brushed a hand through his hair in frustration. "You know, and I know, that it won't work."

"But they seem to think that it is better for the clan."

"What about the rest of you?" asked Haru. "Surely some of you could come up with a plan, a way to stop it. Hell – refuse to participate. Stop going to clan meetings. The Clan Heir doesn't even attend them! I don't see why you all should."

"Itachi has been acting strangely lately." Whispered Shisui, his eyes taking on a confused glint. "I have been tasked to keep an eye on him."

"But he knows nothing of the plan the Uchiha had?"

"No. He hasn't been to the meetings for him to be informed."

"Good." Stated Haru, nodding his head. "You shall need to act quickly then. You will need to keep watching Itachi, make sure he doesn't start acting out. We will need him. Try and get the others to revolt too, their help would be appreciated in making sure that this madness doesn't happen. What Fugaku is on, I don't know. To come up with something as crazy as this though…"

"He seems to believe that the village is becoming a failure, and that it is the clans duty to fix it."

"A coup wouldn't work. He must know that, otherwise his skills are rustier than I initially thought."

"The Hokage is old, they are counting on him being far slower than them."

"He was titled 'the God of all Ninja' and 'The Professor'." Muttered Haru sarcastically. "Yeh, he is really going to be defenceless. Fools. They will get what is coming to them."

"Aren't you going to touch wood?" asked Shisui.

"No."

End Flashback

Here is chapter three. I hope you all understood what they were talking about in the flashback there. I have come up with a lot of this plot, plenty of twists and turns. I hope to amuse you all the way, but his is a question to you all.

Harry, Ron and Hermione were all reborn, yes?

But what if they weren't the only ones?

Still Looking For a BETA!!

Enjoy pondering.

Morrigu-chan x