[A/n: hello everyone, sorry for taking so long but I've had school and just started community college so been extra busy but if I get a decent amount of reviews I will make extra efforts towards posting up chapters quicker, thank you for reading and enjoy]

Dirt went flying as Asa hit the ground with a solid thud; his somewhat 'sneak' attack had failed him against his much more skilled uncle.

"You're getting better, try again" those were words he had heard repeated to him since before sunrise, what was Uncle Itachi blind? He obviously was most definitely NOT getting any better, atleast not from what he himself could tell.

Picking up his fallen weapon of a Nagamaki, he held the hilt of the deadly object in both of his shaky hands, his body still recovering from the knockback. Darting forward he attempted a head-on assault. The sword ready to strike a fatal blow to any and all that come across it. Small puffs of dust arose as he gained good speed, his uncle still stood there before him, not even preparing himself to defend against the strike.

"Ahh!!" Asa yelled as he came in for the kill, all of his bodyweight shifting over to add maximum force behind his lethal blade. But at that last millisecond a blue spark of chakra illuminating the elders' fingertips caught his dark eyes. The next thing his mind could register was flying through the air before once again rolling on the dusty earth.

Of course the next thing he realized was that he was bleeding, nothing serious just a thin, eerily perfect red line across his shoulder where his now missing nagamaki had cut him as it had escaped his grip during his short flight.

"Retrieve your sword and head home, we will break for an hour then return, and I suggest this time you bring gloves, your weapon will be better to you than any woman, it will continue so if you treat it right." Long, black strands of hair covered his eyes as he walked away, a sweat not even broken, quite opposite of his nephew who was searching the bushes for his lost item.

The black-and-white furred wolf padded softly alongside Itachi, he loved both of his masters, but the one in the forest was always rather unpleasant after he was so easily beaten by his kin, plus, this older one always shared tidbits from his meals with him.

Now this was ridiculous. That nagamaki could have only gone so far, for whatever reason it was now gone. After walking in the tenth circle looking for the elusive blade he finally gave up, deciding that Tomo's nose was better suited for the job, though for obvious reasons he was not looking forward to explaining it to uncle.

Holding his hand to his lacerated shoulder he felt the sticky liquid come between his fingers, it was now cold from being exposed to the air. He closed his eyes as he walked back to his home, thinking on little nothings as the birds and clouds passed overhead. It was an exceptional day as far as the weather went, and as much as he would like to have said he enjoyed gloomy weather more, he would always pick a day such as this over a rainy one anyime.

As he walked away a shy figure stood in the foliage outside of the clearing, gray pupils watched him as he left until he was no more than a fading black dot before emerging. Leaves and twigs snagged on her school uniform and headband, Ren brushed them off her clothes and untangled one or two from her dark hair. In her free hand she held a lost sword, the dried blood of its Uchiha owner caked on its blade. If only she had had the nerve she would have given it back to him, but alas, she could not summon the bravery in herself, so all alone the cold steel laid in her palm, its owner now far from it.

Asa sat shirtless on the porch, wincing as he cleaned his accidental wound. Soft footfalls on the wood of the outer border of the house became louder as they slowly made their way over before stopping beside him. "Here, to stop any infection" Uncle Itachi handed him a clay jar filled with a minty green paste on the inside. Finishing cleaning up the blood he took two fingers and scooped some of the mix up and onto the red line, spreading it over it before rubbing it in. "Your form is getting better, with some work and a few more scars to bear like that one and you'll have it perfected, it will just take time" the older man sipped some tea as he stared up at the blue sky, his mind going back to when he used to do similar things with the father of the teen sitting beside him, those days he remembered as if they had just happened, despite having being so many years ago.

"Whatever" he went back to wrapping the white cloth around his arm and chest to secure it. Now Asa knew his uncles' words were true, but he rarely ever took encouragement from anyone who offered it. Where the trait came from he did not really know. "When are we heading back to the training grounds? Sitting around here will get me nowhere" he tore the excess bandaging off with his teeth before tucking the end of the strand underneath another, satisfied with his medical work he stood to his feet.

"Why the hurry nephew? It's hardly past noon, we have time, besides I haven't had my tea yet" he closed his eyes and leaned back abit. "I just want to get more practice in while I can, besides I need to look for something" he slipped a shirt back on and walked off, whistling for Tomo to come with him. Running from the darkened doorway, wolf nails tapped across the wood before jumping off the edge playfully and wagged his tail as he followed alongside his boy.

Itachi shook his head, the boy would learn his lesson soon enough, he himself learned it the hard way that all work and no play did not make for a better ninja everytime.

Wood splinters flew everywhere as the mix-blood Uchiha beat his palms against the older, sturdier trees in the forest. His furry companion was off searching for the sword, his nose being a powerful ally. He sensed several chakra signals long before they got near him, on a normal day he would have left before they got to him, but not today.

"Well if it isn't the mutt, out here marking trees and ditching school? " one of the pure Uchihas taunted as they walked up the path, the others with him snickering and giggling at his stupid joke. He kept up his pace of whipping the tree with his bleeding hands, the hollow noises echoing throughout the area. "What? No answer? Either he's too dumb to speak or he's death aswell as stupid" the laughter restarted, a slight sigh escaped his lips, the more they teased him the more they proved how idiotic they were. It was this knowledge that kept him from outright attacking them.

Of course, those baka's would just try and push their luck. Unsatisfied with his lack of responsiveness, the leader stepped forward, a kunai in his hand. "Maybe we need to teach this reject to talk? How about it guys?" he reached forward and grabbed Asa by the shoulder, spinning him around, the antagonizer was lucky to miss the raven-haired boys' chakra-infused fist as he did so.

His eyes widened when he saw them all, the sun overshadowed their features, but the blood red sharinghan shone brightly, giving them a menacing look. Instantly he felt weak and dizzy, what else is to be expected when one has over five kekkai genkais piercing your mind like daggers. His hand felt for a weapon at his side but found that Kenji, their leader, had swiftly swiped his only defense away from him.

Raising his fist he made to punch one of them, only to have the air knocked out of him as he was pinned by his neck to the tree he had been beating on only minutes ago. "Feel like talking now you bastard-mutt?" the cold edge of the kunai was pressed against the edge of his mouth, they were going to slice his face open.

With and explosion of noise two of the gleaming red eyes was torn away as the Uchiha was tackled from behind, but not by any human force. Tomo suck his fangs into the ribcage of his victim, blood dripping through to stain his fur. Immediately the others turned on him, drawing their weapons they slashed at the beast attacking their fellow crony, but their swipes and stroked were too slow to catch the creature.

He lunged at one, hitting her square in the chest with his bodyweight, using her for a baseboard as she fell back he threw himself at another that wielded a staff. Though he used his wooden stick to defend against a direct blow from the canine, the wolfs' powerful jaws found it and clamped down right through it, breaking it in half between his teeth. The teen bully was in shock as he stepped back, tripping over his own feet he fell, the crazed beast landing ontop of him. Tomo turned to the others and let out a furious, ear-deafening howl, the high-pitched sound-waves knocked them back, stopping them in their advance at him. Asa's mind returned to him enough for him to catch Kenji off-guard and locked his fist into the other boys' gut, sending him flying backwards, blood dribbling form his lips.

His only known friend dashed to his side, teeth fully exposed, tail down, ears pinned back, a deep, warning growl emanating from his furred throat, keeping the attackers at bay, none of them sure of what to do. The dark-haired bully found his feet with the help of his girl, leaning on her he sheathed his kunai. "Come on guys, lets leave the ugly drooler alone, and the wolf too" his arm around her shoulders they slowly turned and left, the line of fur on Tomo's back would not fall until they were out of sight completely.

Asa went to his knees, his arms wrapped around his protectors neck. "Thanks Tomo, where did that come from hm?" he scratched him between the ears as his companion gave him wet, slobbery kisses.

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Ren sat alone in her room, sitting with her legs crossed on a floor cushion, a lethally sharp blade in her hand. Thin, flawless fingers held a foam-green soft cloth, slowly wiping it across the shining metal she polished it up for when she was to give it back to Asa the next school day.

Nearby the windchimes clang in the breeze and her pet songbird was singing its tiny heart out in pure happiness. The mixed-blood girls' grey eyes looked up through the window, her thoughts on the boy to whom the weapon in her hands belonged, the same boy who the sight of made her blush and choke on words.

Suddenly she gasped as a line of blood formed on her finger, round dots of dark red soiling the cloth. She stuck her finger in her mouth as she sheathed the blade and went to find a bandage, allwell, that is what she gets for not paying attention.

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Asa was holding a brush with a scroll of paper infront of him. Uncle Itachi was going to make him do this paper whether he liked it or not, of course this meant he would have to use only his life experience of living among these people, he was sure they wouldn't be thrilled with his description of them.

Tomo laid on his side, his eyes closed as his tongue slightly prrotruded from his mouth through his fangs, if it were more possible he was more bored than his master.

The ink had only made a few symbols before the Uchiha boy was disturbed by his only true relative knocking on the frame of his bedroom door.

"Come with me" were his only words, he looked very tired, as if he had been struggling with himself over something for a rather long time. He stood up to his feet quickly and went with his 'parent', his pet faithfully walking along beside him after shaking himself before stretching his four legs.

The trio walked towards the back of the district, where more of the oldest buildings and structures from years past in their family's heritage. They were all alone, no one was around to hear what the head captain of the ANBU had to say to his beloved nephew.

"Asa, I'm going to tell you this here and now, I'm not allowed to tell you what I'm gonna say, so this stays between the two of us, understood?"

"Yes uncle" he had his nephews full and undivided attention now.

"Your father, my little brother Sasuke Uchiha, led a most……..interesting life at a young age……"

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"They found a body about five miles outside the village walls, I recgonized it right off but there was nothing I could do, the corpse was destroyed by fire the next day" Asa's head was spinning………all this news so fast….it was quite overpowering. But there was one thing that stuck in his mind……… he was lucky enough to be taken in by the Ookami clan……..what he would give to be able to go to that place, maybe they would accept him unlike his so-called clan now didn't.

Wait a minute……..in the story the wolf clan had made an official visit to Kohona, they surely must have left something behind, maybe a map or something!!

As he walked with his hands held behind his back, his mind was formulating a plan as to how to finally get out of here………….