Welcome back for another exiting chapter of what was formerly The Breaking Point. I hope you all enjoy.
Credit to Jay-Jay12393's story Naruto: The Blue Eyed Uchiha. It inspired my 'Uchiha Massacre Arc' if you'd call an arc. (free spoiler, if you hadn't figured out that far) I got the idea of having Root interfere so as to keep Itachi around the village.
Speaking of which, I read several fanfics, so it is likely that I subconsciously write things from other stories occasionally. If you see one of your ideas, send me a message and I will gladly give credit where it is due.
You all know that I'm just a bum and own nothing, Naruto included.
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20 copies of Naruto sat around various places in the large house that he now resided in, while the original was in the back yard practicing his taijutsu with a clone of Hiruzen. The clones inside were reading over various scrolls, ranging from more advanced chakra control techniques, to lower level Futon, Raiton, and Katon jutsu.
"Alright, try again Naruto-kun." Said 'Hiruzen' as he watched Naruto throw several kunai and shuriken at a large wooden target, though still not perfectly accurate.
Naruto went to the target and removed all of his previously thrown weapons, before coming back to the line and trying again. This continued for a couple more hours until Naruto had finally perfected his accuracy. After the weapon practice, Naruto and Hiruzen went over the basics of the taijutsu style that his father used. After a couple hours of this, Naruto got the basics, so he decided to call it a night. He dispelled the Hiruzen clone before walking back inside to wash up and get something to eat.
As Naruto got out of the shower and started to cook his instant ramen, the clones started dispelling themselves, sending the information they learned back to the original. Naruto was now rather happy, as he would have some new things to practice with Sasuke when they skipped school again.
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Uchiha secret meeting room
"I for one have grown tired of the way that this village alienates our clan. We are the strongest in Konoha, yet they have been pushing us away since the reign of the Nidaime." Said the man at the head of the table in the underground meeting room of the Uchiha clan.
"I agree with you Fugaku-sama. We have been pushed to the side for far too long, I believe it is time for action." Said another of the men at the table.
"Yes… I believe it is about time we show this village that the Uchiha are superior to all others. I will soon lead this clan back to it's proper prestige, once that fool Sarutobi is… out of the way." Said the man now identified as Fugaku.
"It will be a good day indeed. With that fool gone the Uchiha will reign supreme!" Said yet another of the men.
"I don't believe that this is the correct path to take. Trying to plan a coup will only lead to more problems than it is worth in the end." Said the youngest man currently in the room, ANBU captain Itachi.
"Son you are an excellent shinobi but you are still young and naïve. This is the only way to regain our prominence." Said Fugaku.
"As you say father."
"Now Itachi, I understand you have a meeting with the ANBU after we are through here yes?"
"Yes father."
"Then you know your mission. Obtain all the information that you can, and report the weaknesses to us at our meeting next week."
"Yes father." Said Itachi as he bowed to the council before disappearing in a swirl of leaves.
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Hokage's office, 1 hour later
"Hokage-sama." Said the weasel faced ANBU as he appeared kneeling in front of Hiruzen's desk in a swirl of leaves.
Hiruzen went through some hand seals before the room glowed purple for a moment and then faded back to normal. "Ahh Itachi, report." Said the aged Hokage as said ANBU stood up and removed his mask.
"It is worse than I thought, my father actually intends a violent takeover; a coup de etat, if you will. I tried to talk them out of it but it appears that their minds are made up."
"I see… Do you have any specifics?"
"Not yet. I just left from a meeting with the council. They actually assume that I am spying on you for them. But as of the meeting tonight, they have only decided that it will happen, and will involve your death. They didn't elaborate on when or how."
"Understood." Said Hiruzen as he did a couple of hand seals to disable the privacy seal. "Tiger."
No sooner than he finished speaking, a swirl of leaves appeared in the room to reveal a kneeling ANBU with a tiger mask.
"Hokage-sama, Weasel-taichou." Said tiger with a bow of his head.
"Please fetch me Homaru, Koharu, and Danzo please, Tiger." Said Hiruzen.
"As you wish, Hokage-sama." Said Tiger before disappearing again.
20 minutes later, the door to the Hokage's office opened up, revealing the three village elders.
"Ahh, please have a seat, we have much to discuss."
The elders then came in and sat down around his desk, where Itachi retold the tell of the coupe, before they began to discuss possible courses of action.
"I believe that this threat should be handled quickly and efficiently, by killing all of the Uchiha." Said Danzo firmly.
"I think that we should wait it out longer, to see who is involved, and only eliminate them." Countered Hiruzen.
"I somewhat agree with Danzo, we should act quickly, but only kill the elder Uchiha that harbor I'll feelings towards the village." This was Koharu, earning a nod from Homaru.
"As I said before, for the most part, the Uchiha have been cursed by their desire for power. I fear that if we don't eliminate the whole threat, then the survivors will become even more withdrawn and it may lead to further problems down the road."
"I see where you are coming from Danzo, but I don't believe that to be the best solution." Said Hiruzen.
"I believe it to be the only way. This way will guarantee that they will be no threat in the future."
"…I suppose you may be right… Itachi?"
"Yes Hokage-sama?"
"What is your opinion on this matter?"
"I agree with whatever you decide upon. I do, however, believe that we should only eliminate the guilty. The children are still young enough to be molded and changed to stay off the path of hatred that the family has taken thus far."
"I happen to agree. That is the path we will take. It shall be carried out in 1 weeks time then, after the next meeting of the Uchiha."
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After the meeting
' . Tap.' Was the noise heard down the long, dark corridor underneath Konoha. The noise continued for several minutes before it faded into the sound of a door opening and then shutting.
"Torune." The source of the noise, one Danzo Shimura, said to seemingly no one. A couple of seconds after he spoke there was a rustling of wind in the room.
"Yes, Danzo-sama?" Said the man now kneeling in front of Danzo's desk.
"At ease Torune." Danzo said as the man stood up and bowed.
"Alright, I will need you to have your best 2 squads prepared for a mission within the week. Sarutobi is having one of his ANBU eliminate the Uchiha Shinobi. I tried to convince him to kill them all but the weak old man refused, so we will have to take care of this problem from the shadows as always."
"It will be seen to, Danzo-sama." Said Torune before disappearing as quick as he came.
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"Do I really have to?!" Pouted Naruto as Sasuke drug him through the streets, with a blushing Hinata in tow.
"Yes. If you are going to hang out with me, and be taken serious, then you have to dress like a shinobi."
"Theres nothing wrong with my clothes!"
"Naruto, you wear a 'killme orange' jumpsuit. That is just begging someone to find and slay you."
"Hinata-chan help me out here!"
Hinata blushed a little deeper before managing to stutter out "A-A-Actually N-Naruto-kun, Sasuke-kun is right."
"Aww man not you too! Fine!" Said Naruto with a huff as he conceded to changing his look.
After several more minutes of walking, the trio arrived at one of more prestigious shinobi clothing stores in Konoha. As they tried to walk in, the cashier glared at Naruto before saying "I'm so sorry Uchiha-sama, Hyuga-sama, is this filth bothering you?"
That comment once more pissed the Uchiha off highly. He turned his onyx eyes upon the man with a glare.
"What was that?"
"I asked if you wanted me to rid you of this trash that is pestering you?"
"This trash happens to be my best friend. I'd advise you to watch your tongue, else you anger 2 of the most prominent clans in Konoha."
The man then opened and closed his mouth several times before apologizing to the trio and ushering them in.
"Well what am I supposed to buy… I'm not big on clothes shopping." Said Naruto as they looked at the various items.
"Hmm…" Pondered Hinata as she started looking around for a minute. Naruto and Sasuke, for their part, sat back and let the woman work her magic. After a few minutes, she didn't disappoint as she came back holding a few outfits in her arms.
"I-I-I think that these would look good on you, N-Naruto-kun."
He then smiled, which made her blush 3 shades darker, then took the clothes into the changing booth. He tried the clothes on before walking back out for her to inspect. It was a pair of khaki cargo shorts, similar to Sasuke's, and a blue polo shirt with orange sleeves and an orange collar. The orange sleeves extended down the side of the shirt before curving in to a point, stopping at the ribcage.
"Hmm, I kind of like this one, I still get to keep some orange too!" Said Naruto, exited about keeping his favorite color. Sasuke was just along for the ride. Hinata however, fainted upon seeing it, only getting out a single thought "SEXY!"
"Hinata-chan! Are you okay?"
"Hah she obviously likes it." Said Sasuke, noticing the large smile on her face as she fell.
"Well then it works for me too, lets wake her up and get out of here."
They waited a few minutes for Hinata to finally recover, before they gathered the clothes and went to the register to purchase them.
After buying the clothes with no problem, they went by an embroidery shop to drop them off to have a leaf insignia put on the left chest of the shirts, and the Uzumaki clan symbol on the back. Once that task was done, the trio then sat out to find something to eat while they waited.
They settled upon going to a nearby barbeque place where they ate and chatted for a couple of hours before heading back to pick up Naruto's new clothes. After they picked them up, the trio went their separate ways to rest up for the next day. None of them, however, knew that tomorrow would be a day that changed both Naruto and Sasuke's lives forever.
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Ninpo: Cliffhanger no jutsu
Rank: S kinjutsu
The most evil technique that a writer can utilize. It is labeled as forbidden because of the severe, inhumane emotional trauma that it causes to the readers.
Now I suppose that some of you will easily figure out what the "Life changing event" will be since I hinted at it (outright said it, twice) in this chapter. If not, then you'll see next chapter. Or maybe I'll pull a Kishimoto and add in 30 filler chapters about unrelated characters… No I couldn't do that.
Anyways, Another short chapter. This should be the last shorty-build up chapter before I get down to the 'meat' of the story.
Also, for the repeat readers, I actually had to change the name of this story, from The Breaking Point to What Could've Been because I think the new title better fits the outline I've got for this story, since originally, Naruto 'broke' and went kind of psycho, but I changed things up.
I suppose I've rambled on long enough. I hope you all enjoyed the new chapter and fav, follow, review, refer your friends, you know the routine.