I DO NOT OWN NARUTO AND/OR THE CHARACTERS
4 Great Clans
Itachi: Greetings, Lord Raiden. He's right, the Uchihas and Namikazes go back to before the founding of the Leaf Village. Our own fathers were friends before the Fourth died saving the village. I'd hate for them to see what we've become, we let people turn us all against each other.
Naruto and Sasuke were both on the verge of tears, they three of them embrace.
Sasuke: I'm sorry, Itachi, Naruto.
Naruto: No, I'm sorry too, guys.
Itachi: It's alright.
Naruto: No, it isn't but we're gonna make it alright.
Sasuke: For an idiot, you make a lot of sense.
He and Naruto smile at each other.
Naruto: Grandfather, you said that our clans we're old friends, what do you mean?
Raiden: Come, I'll tell you back at our compound.
The Namikaze's and the last two known Uchihas return to the Namikaze estate, they gather in the main hall.
Raiden: Back before you were all born, before the formation of Shinobi Villages, the shinobi world was nothing but a collection of clans and rogue ninja. There were four great clans in the Land of Fire, the Hyuuga, and the Senju of The Forest, the Uchiha, and the Namikaze. Every clan specialized in something different, the Hyuuga, as you know, had their special taijutsu. The Senju specialized in water jutsu including the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, who was somehow able to combine water and earth jutsu to create wood jutsu. This jutsu also gave him control over the tailed beasts that appeared throughout the land. Now, the Uchiha, aside from their Sharingan, specialized in fire jutsu and the Namikaze specialized in wind jutsu.
Naruto: So, what happened?
Keiji: Naruto, I'm sure that you've been taught the relationship of elemental jutsu, am I correct?
Naruto: If I remember right, water beats fire, fire beats wind, wind beats…
Keiji: Stop right there. Take what you've just said and apply that principle to the three clans.
Sasuke: I get it, the three clans became intertwined because of their affinities.
Raiden: Precisely, a rivalry developed between the three clans. The Uchiha and Namikaze's rivalry soon became an alliance.
Naruto: Why?
Raiden: Well, we could never defeat them with our wind jutsu because we only ended up feeding their fire jutsu but they we're never able put us down seriously due to the fact that our chakra minimizes any damage done to us. So, eventually our clans usually assisted each other since we enhanced each other. The rivalry between the Senju and Uchiha, on the other hand, was fierce. The Senju's water jutsu, as you can guess, canceled the Uchiha's fire but the Uchiha's sharingan allowed them to avoid taking any significant damage. Our, rivalry with the Senju was one of respect, so we abstained from interfering.
Naruto: What about the Hyuuga?
Raiden: Their only problem was having to come to our homes to retrieve their women. Eventually, the Uchiha and Senju tired of endless battle with each other and decided to found the Village Hidden in The Leaves with the permission of the Land of Fire's daimyo. The Hyuuga, joined shortly followed eventually by the younger Hatake, Inuzuka, Aburame, Nara, Akamichi, Yamanaka, and Sarutobi clans.
Naruto: What about our clan?
Raiden: We decided not to join although we remained in the Land of Fire. Until Danzo made his move, that is.
Itachi: Speaking of which, I have something that you should see, Naruto.
He pulls out a scroll and hands it to Naruto.
Naruto: What is this?
Itachi: It's a letter from Sakura.
Naruto: What?
He opens the scroll.
Naruto, I wish this was under better circumstances where I could ask how you and Hinata have been doing but things are terrible in the Leaf Village. Danzo has turned our once vibrant village into a terrible place of oppression. He doesn't allow any of us to leave, except for missions and he keeps us under constant surveillance. He's divided the clans into their own sections of the village for fear of uprising and he decreed that every team is composed of members from one clan or no clan, the only way I've seen any of our friends is if I go visit them and then I have to have special permission. All of the clan heads the voted him in sorely regret it, now. You should see Lord Hiashi, from what I understand, he just sits in a room. He just sits there, drinking sake and looking at pictures of Hinata and her mother, regrettably. Danzo's even dissolved the Ninja Academy, all of the students are put under a brutal "course of study," for lack of a better term, that he used for Root he's even sealed their tongues. Last but not least, he's thrown anyone that he's believed to be a threat to him and his regime. This includes Gai and, since he demanded it, Lee, Shizune, Anko, and Kakashi-sensei who got me out of the village before he was arrested. I and a few others are gathered at the Sand Village who seem to be one of Danzo's next targets. I know you're wondering about them, Konohamaru has been waging a one-man resistance against Danzo in the name of his grandfather, the last time I checked, he's been doing well with his hit-and-run tactics. Jiraiya on the other hand, I don't know how to tell you this so I'll just come out and say this. Naruto, Lord Jiraiya's been killed, he died when Danzo sent him on a suicide mission to the Village Hidden in The Rain to take on the leader of The Akatsuki. Naruto, please, we need your help more than anything to restore our village to what it once was. As I've said earlier, I've been granted asylum by Gaara in the Hidden Sand Village if you get this letter, please hurry.
Naruto: How did you get this letter?
Itachi: From her, Kakashi left her in my care to escort her to the Sand Village. She's been there trying to teach the Sand about medical jutsu in preparation for the looming confrontation with the Leaf.
Naruto turns to his grandfather and uncle.
Naruto: I've got to go back and lean on this guy for what he's done.
Raiden: I understand, that Danzo does have a way of getting under your skin.
Naruto: Hinata, you stay here.
Hinata: No, I told you, I've waited too long to be with you. I'm never letting you out of my sight again, even if I die.
He could only chuckle as he can see the resolve on her face.
Naruto: Okay.
Isamu: Yes.
Itachi: There's something else you should know.
They all look at Itachi.
Itachi: There's another out there pulling strings from behind the scenes, Madara Uchiha.
Sasuke: What? There's another Uchiha?
Raiden: Madara?
Naruto: Who's he?
Itachi: The man who led the Uchiha into the alliance with the Senju to create the Leaf Village. He's the one who taught me how to control the Mangekyo Sharingan after I obtained it and the one who helped me destroy the Uchiha clan that night.
Sasuke: If he helped founded the Leaf Village, how can he still be alive?
Itachi explains the situation with Madara to everyone.
Raiden: Hmm, in that case, Naruto, you will need some help. Keiji, do you mind if Isamu goes with him?
Keiji: I was just about to suggest the same thing, father.
Isamu smiles.
Isamu: Really?
Keiji: Yes, it'll be good for the both of you.
Raiden: You may leave as soon as you're ready.
Naruto and Isamu bow before Raiden and Keiji and leaves with Sasuke, Itachi, and Hinata. Before they stop at the village gates before they depart.
Naruto: Whereto first?
Itachi: The Sand Village, there're some preparations there that must be made.
Naruto: Okay but first things first, Isamu?
Naruto and Isamu pass out some of their special kunais to Hinata, Sasuke, Itachi, and each other.
Isamu: Whenever you need us, just throw them and we'll appear instantly.
Itachi: Let's go.
While they travel, Naruto and Sasuke catch up on the past few years they've been apart.
Naruto: No way! She did that to you? What was her name?
Sasuke: Karin.
While Hinata and Isamu talk about their respective clans.
Isamu: So they really put seals on them?
Hinata: Yeah.
Isamu: Brutal.
Itachi, on the other hand, has something weighing heavily on his mind.
Itachi: Hopefully, we can prevent the world from being engulfed in the flames of war once again. At least I'll be able to atone for the things I've done before this sickness finally overtakes me.