Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the other characters. They are the property of their rightful owners.
A/N: So it took me do long to update anything, I really have no excuse for it. But a lo and behold and new chapter, short but still here.
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Chapter Two
(5 years later)
Akane laughed as she ran through the streets of Konoha. The two Jonin were right behind her, as she turned a corner to cut through the alley. She was almost free; all she had to do was get to her and Sasuke's meeting point. She just couldn't get caught or Sasuke would win the game, and she wasn't about to let her best friend beat her.
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(Underneath Anbu Headquarters)
The old war hawk, known as Danzo, was planning. He was planning to take over Konoha. He, and many others like him, believed that should they be attacked, Minato would lead them into ruin. Danzo and the Civilian Council weren't going to let that happen.
So in their minds Minato and his followers had to die for Konoha's protection. And Danzo had the perfect weapon, his root ninja. He was going to turn Konoha against her Hokage and finally get rid of Minato and his demon child.
But first they had to dispose of the Uchia clan. Behind his bandages, Danzo smiled. Soon Konoha will be his.
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The young Anbu captain, known as Weasel, knew something was wrong the moment he stepped through the gates. He was a ninja who trusted his instincts, and right now they told him to find Akane and his brother.
Without a second thought Itachi disappeared. He knew where to go, the fountain at the base of the Hokage monument.
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Akane ran; she ran as if her life depended on. She didn't know where she was going; all she knew was that somewhere her parents were in trouble.
She knew that she should find Sasuke first, but then she knew that Itachi was back from his mission. Itachi would look for Sasuke, she had to find her father. He was the one who needed her the most at the moment. So Akane ran, she ran towards the training grounds.
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Deep in the forest, Kyuubi stirred. For the first time since her kit's disappearance, she felt them. Her twins; her twins were in trouble. They needed her. So headless of the danger, Kyuubi ran towards Konoha. Nothing would stop her from helping her babies.
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Namekaze Minato, also known as the Yellow Flash, glared at the six ninja standing in front of him. None of them spoke, until Minato burst out, "What the hell do you think you are doing?"
One of the masked ninja answered in a tone devoid of emotion, "following orders. We are here to kill you, Hokage-sama."
Minato opened his mouth to reply, when a young voice interrupted him, "oto-san!"
Minato turned to stare as his five year old daughter ran towards him. Blue eyes hardened as suddenly the Yondaime disappeared in front of of his daughter just as, simultaneously, all six ninja attacked.
"Tousan!" Akane screamed, as she watched her father defend her against attack after attack. If only there was something she could do.
Suddenly the training ground went silent. Akane's hands flew to her mouth to hold back a choked sob as her father's legs suddenly gave out. "Oto-san!" she screamed, Chakra flared around her as she rushed to her father's side.
"Behind you!" a male voice yelled. Akane looked up in shock, the voice had come from inside her. Without questioning it, she quickly spun around, just as one of the betrayers headed for her. She could only stare as the masked ninja launched a few dozen kunai in her direction.
A fireball from the tree line made sure they missed their mark. Akane and her attackers turned towards the forest as a nine-tailed fox emerged.
Akane couldn't but stare as the nine-tailed fox took the remaining root ninja. Slowly as not to startle the girl the fox moved towards her. She stopped a few feet away.
Akane looked at the fox curiously. It was about the size of a house, with red fur. Black covered the tips of its ears, paws and tips of the nine flowing tails behind it.
Akane cocked her head, Nine-tails? Could it be a demon fox then? She thought.
A flare of familiar Chakra caught Akane's attention. Akane's head snapped in the directors of the front gate. "Kaa-san?" she whispered, before she took off to find her mother, the nine-tailed fox on her heels.
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Amongst the chaos of the distraught village, a young ANBU kept his head as he searched for the two most precious to him, Akane and Sasuke. Itachi searched the area around the Hokage Monument carefully, but couldn't find either of their Chakra. Itachi froze as he thought of all the places the two could have gone; then it hit him, the bright flare of untamed Chakra. Akane was in the training grounds and in trouble. In a swirl of leaves, Itachi disappeared.
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Uchia Sasuke knew that panicking was not an option. In situations like this it was best to keep your head. So instead of running around like the the civilians, Sasuke went home. The safest place, according to his oto-sama, was the Uchia district. So the six year old went home.
Sasuke frowned as he stopped at the gate of the Uchia district. Something was wrong, it was too quiet. Shouldn't the clan be helping the civilians and Hokage? Sasuke thought so; if so, then why was no one in the district?
A feeling of foreboding crept in the back of his mind as he hesitantly reached up to push open the black gates.
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Akane panted as she finally reached the gates leading out of the village. Akane stared up at the huge gates that stood between her and her mom. She hesitantly reached a hand up to push them open, when a voice called her name, "Akane!"
Akane spun in the direction of the voice, just as Itachi spotted her.
"Itachi-niisan," Akane yelled back.
"Have you seen Sasuke?" Itachi asked as he reached Akane and her unique companion.
"Aniki? Iie, not since we went to prank those ANBU earlier," she answered.
Itachi frowned, then the thought hit him; Sasuke could have gone back to the compound. "I think he went home. I'm going to catch up with him."
"You want me to come with you?"
Itachi nodded, "Hai, it's better if we stick together." And with that Itachi, Akane, and the nine-tailed fox headed for the Uchia compound.
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A/N; an that's it for this chapter. Stay tuned for more. Ja Ne