Sasuke's p.o.v.
[Whispering]
Flashback
Eye conversations
'Thinking'
Future sequence/visions
"Naruto do you think that is was wise to let the Hokage know that Akatsuki was here because now people will definitely know that there is something going on in the village." Naruto was deep in thought after I said this. 'I know that when I was young the last I wanted someone to hold my hand and now that I do I'm acting so weak and I hate it. But I also don't want to be separated from Naruto like the last time so acting like this is good in a way. Why can't I explain anything to myself?'
"Sasuke what did Tsunade want with you and is she going to tell old man?" I looked at him and nodded before pointing out Iruka-Sensei to change the subject. Naruto got that mischievous glint in his eyes and disappeared from my sight. I looked to see a lot of people staring at Naruto and Iruka-sensei so I went to drag Naruto away.
"Sasuke come on hurry we'll be late for class today! We have to hurry or old man will have our heads!" Naruto shouted as we ran to school with only three minutes to get there. When we turned right to get to the hole in the wall we found Kisame standing there with Itachi. Naruto growled low in his throat and dropped his back pack on the floor.
"What do you want here in Konohagakure, mist ninja, and Uchiha traitor?" Naruto asked playing the part of the imbecile who's reckless and not knowing.
"Why to take the tailed demon from within your tiny little body."
"Over my dead body Itachi!" I saw myself shout as the me in the vision caught the gaze of an Anbu. Itachi attacked stabbing Naruto in the leg and Kisame had my chakra sealed. The Anbu had us covered so I grabbed Naruto and ran to the alley before the entrance to see Zetsu standing there with Dedara. They took Naruto and left me there unconscious. And then everything faded away to show a grave with Naruto written on it.
"Sasuke are you okay?" I nodded to Naruto and looked around to see that I had collapsed onto the floor making people worry.
"I just got really dizzy I'm fine just a little hungry." Naruto bought the excuse and dragged me to the ramen shop. As we began to eat I was thinking what day this was going to happen and knew I would be the day before we graduated to become genin.
"Sasuke come on eat already, I don't want you fainting on me again." Naruto whined and I laughed a little because he had ramen on his face. We ate a bowl well Naruto are over twenty. I'm surprised that I could afford it all. We went back to our hideout home and did all the work before going into the Uchiha compound since no one would disturb us. Naruto was complaining that I was cheating using Sharingan.
"Fine I'll make you a deal. I will only use it on S-rank ninja… other than you." He nodded and spit in his hand and put it out to me.
"No… how about we just leave it at a vocal agreement." He looked at me strangely and shrugged cleaning his hand on his pants. I noticed we were still wearing our disguised clothes and he seemed comfortable. I did as well so I didn't bring it up but rather I just waited to see if he would notice. Nope he clearly doesn't pay attention or he doesn't care.
"Sasuke let's call it a night we've been training non-stop since Akatsuki got here and we still have Anbu duties to do. Plus Kyuubi says that he'll hide my chakra for me so we could go undetected by them." I nodded and transformed putting on my Anbu clothes and met Naruto in the courtyard to. Once he finished changing we ran to the underground base to see if we could catch Captain Raven.
"Oi Cat you alright now?" he asked removing his glove to touch my hand, but since I was Uchiha my temperature was a constant 102.6 not 98.6 Fahrenheit.
"Still a bit feverish but you'll live and what about you Fox?"
"Oh you know me Cap I'm fine just worried about Cat, by the way did you guys hear anything about Cat's condition from the Hokage?" they shook their heads and Naruto sighed thankfully but to them it seemed as if he were worried.
"Captain… where are the others?" I asked quickly he shook his head slightly and then turned back to his paper work. Naruto shook his head and turned to Crow's desk to see him with his mask off and a blue mask covering his nose and mouth. Silver-grey hair sticking out and he was sleeping.
[Kakashi is Crow? How is that possible he isn't supposed to be an Anbu anymore?] Naruto whispered and Kakashi moved so I pulled his sleeve. I don't know but we'll have to keep an act up when we're ourselves otherwise he'll figure out who we are. I knew Naruto understood me so I closed my eyes and went to go sit down and started to finish the piece of the words that seal the curse mark away. When I finished the words I slipped the paper into my sleeve and got started on a scroll of healing techniques that Tsunade and Kabuto knew so I could teach Naruto.
"Cat what are you working on?" Crow asked from beside me and I knew he was trying to read the scroll but I was hiding the words and not moving my hand so he wouldn't know what letters I was writing.
"A reminder to me to get myself checked out later and to get groceries later." He looked skeptical but left me in peace, I quickly hid the scroll and went to Raven's desk to help him fill out the paper work.
"Why can't Fox be this helpful Cat?" I smiled knowing Naruto couldn't sit still to save his life.
"Because I'm better than him and he knows it." I said smugly as he growled and ran over to start working on the paper work.
/five and a half seconds later./
"Thank you for the money and also thank you for going out to buy the groceries."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah just know you're cooking tonight and it better be something I can eat. I don't want to eat healthy food everyday it tastes plain and boring." I looked at him as he said this; he calling food boring is completely weird and unheard of to me.
"Are you feeling alright because you just said boring and food in the same sentence?"
"Are you feeling alright because you've said more than one word for the past couple of minutes?" What he said really hurt but I didn't show it because it's stupid to feel hurt because of words. I just kept on working to ignore the pain of the words, I mean I know I don't talk a lot but that's just because I've been hurt to much and it's hard to trust.
"Cat we're done so you and fox could head out since everyone was a no show." I nodded to crow and left after Naruto because he still seemed angry. Something was bothering him and I seemed to have made him angrier by making him go get the groceries.
"Excuse me Cat can you give this to Fox he left this behind when he left pretty quickly." I looked at Raven and nodded turning back to open the door. Once I got changed back into the clothes Naruto gave me I went to do the shopping since Naruto left in a hurry and probably went to cool off.
"Is that all you wish to buy young Uchiha?" I nodded and left seeming completely rude and indifferent the whole time. This was how I tended to act all the time but with Naruto it was different somehow and he knows it. It's the way I am and I can't change it so he doesn't bother trying to change me either.
"Dear Sasuke went to cool off for a while. –Naruto." I took the paper off the door and went inside to see Tsunade waiting for me.
"Hello." I managed to get out as I bowed to her and began putting away the food.
"Sasuke what exactly did your father do to you the last time? You told me about everything but the last when you said Naruto came but he didn't see." I looked at the ground where I dropped a plated and it cut my bare feet. 'Naruto can't know about this, he thinks I have a loving family. He can't find out and I can never tell him that's why I am the way I am. He'll never understand and he'll leave me alone everyone did the same to mother when they found out dad hit her. Not even Itachi knew about our secret.'
"Sasuke aren't you going to clean that?" I began picking up the pieces as Tsunade watched me. She seemed to be staring at me closely so I couldn't do anything to get out of telling her.
"It was a secret… my mother's and mine. we were in it together and she took it to the grave with her protecting that man…Fugaku Uchiha." She looked at me and nodded for me to continue but my throat felt dry and I was shaking so much I couldn't see straight.
"I was the failure, the disgrace of the clan… he wanted Itachi to replace him as the head of the clan but he wouldn't do it. So he turned to me this was when I was four years old the same time he began." I swallowed back bile and put my hands on the kitchen counter so I could begin dinner but it was mostly so I could stay standing.
"He hit us, especially me because he was frustrated and angry all the time. I did everything I could to make him stop hitting her and then I made that deal when I was five." My hands were sweating so much and the water I boiled is already gone I have o start over now. I washed the vegetables and put more water in the pot.
"The deal was that he could do whatever he wanted so long as he never laid a hand on mother anymore. She used to go away a lot because she was afraid. Leaving on any mission, spending the night at another clan's house." I looked at the curry I was making and turned off the stove because it had burned and I wasted half the groceries already so I just left it there. Tsunade was staring at the ground in deep thought so she didn't notice I cut myself with the knife as I cut the carrots. She would think I wanted to die if she saw this so I bandaged my palm quickly and got back to work.
"So she left you alone with him and didn't bring you anywhere?" she made my mother seem like a bad person, she was just afraid so she left. I didn't care so long as she was safe from Fugaku.
"Did she help you?"
'No she didn't but it was best that way.'
"What about your brother how could he not know?"
'He didn't know because Fugaku was always sending him out or he was busy. And we also didn't tell him because he did not need this on his conscious as well.'
"Sasuke answer me please I want to help you!" she shouted as she stood up and grabbed my shoulders the same way Fugaku did the last time.
"You can't help me… no one can and Naruto couldn't that was why I left." 'Why I left in the first life was because there was too much pain, I left to get away from it. But I ended up bringing myself much more pain.'
"What are you talking about Sasuke I don't understand? When did you leave and what does Naruto have to do with this?" I pushed her back and turned off the water and the stove. 'No point in cooking if I just keep burning the food.'
"Do me a favor… when Naruto come tell him I'll come back a week before graduation… I'll be close by and making up the work but I just need to be alone for a while. I'll tell the Hokage right now so later." She sat down stunned by what I said and nodded.
/One week before graduation/
"Yo Dobe hurry up or you'll be late for school." I said after finally managing to be the me I was in the future I knew I could face Naruto and perhaps tell him the secret. He smiled brightly and caught up to me so we headed into class and Iruka-Sensei seemed to relax as he saw me. Most of the class was shocked and well I didn't care I sat at the end of a row, Naruto to my left and my cousin Hinata to my right. Hinata I took care of her for a long time until I left and this time I didn't get to help her so I will make it up to her now.
[Glad you came back Teme I was getting worried. What were you doing anyways?] He asked as he leaned his face on his palm and stared out the window.
[Working on beating the heck out of you Dobe. Kidding it was to be me again.] He didn't question what I said but nodded and left it t that which I was grateful for since I still wouldn't be able to tell him.
"Naruto I want you to perform the transformation Jutsu, Sasuke you the substitution Jutsu and Hinata I want you to perform the clone Jutsu." Iruka-Sensei said and we three got up to the front of the class and did the Jutsus.
Naruto transformed into me, Hinata made three clones and I used substitution to trade place with Hinata.