Chapter 2
The Illusions Shatter
Everything did not go well after Sarada left Indra in Kagami's care; Mikoto was not as much receptive of Indra as Kagami had hoped, she constantly reminded Indra that he was unwanted in their house and she also did not participated in training him. Indra was top in his class with Kakashi Hatake behind him; both of them were the only five year olds in their batch and both were called prodigies. Indra grew even more emotionless under Kagami's tenure though Kagami was a good teacher who had taught Indra Ninjutsu for lightening and fire release, genjutsu, kenjutsu and refined his taijutsu he could never form a bond with Indra. He had managed to get two tomoes in each eye and he never lost a single spar at the academy, no matter what Kakashi tried even he could not defeat Indra. Indra was nowadays seen in either training ground of academy or in Uchiha compound, Kagami had tried to introduce him to some kids his age one of them being Obito Uchiha who annoyed him to no end but Indra had brushed them away saying "They are dunderheads unable to hold any intelligent conversation". Kagami had then turned towards Mikoto and asked why she behaving as a child, who just replied that Indra was not her brother and he was just an arrogant idiot but she was met with a disappointed look from her father which hurt her more than anything "it is you who behave like a child, Indra never had a chance to be a child and enjoy the things you enjoyed, I expect you to apologize to him before you leave for the war, I did not raise an insufferable idiot". Though Mikoto did apologize but Indra had just brushed her of saying that she did not matter to her anyway, though that statement had hurt her she did not show it and left for war leaving Indra a scroll containing some lightening jutsus.
Hokage Office
"Team 7 will include Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara led by Minato Namikaze" said the Third Hokage to which Minato coughed "Hokage-sama I believe I asked for Uchiha Indra" he had been trying to get in contact with his son countless times but Sarada had always brushed him off saying that he did not want Indra to born. Though he knew that the statement was true and he did screw up big time but he tried to salvage the situation as much as possible, he even offered Sarada a chance to marry him but a well deserved slap was the answer. He tried again after Sarada left the village but Indra always brushed him off saying that he did not know him and had no wish to do so. He hoped that by getting Indra into his team he might get a chance to reconnect with his son which was the reason he told the Third about Indra's parentage which got him a punch to his gut and then a hug with the words "I understand". Hiruzen removed the pipe from his mouth and blew smoke "yes that is right Minato-kun but the council disagreed seeing that you already have one Uchiha besides somebody else wanted to teach Indra and I'm afraid his reasoning was stronger". Minato controlled himself and gritted his teeth who could have a better reason than him to train Indra, he was his father dammit "and who is that person Hokage-sama"? The person in question appeared in the room with a sunshin, the smoke cleared to reveal a very pale skinned man with long black hair and golden slitted eyes dressed in the standard jounin outfit ,"ah Orochimaru-kun just in time, Orochimaru is Indra's sensei Minato-kun" said the Sandaime Hokage. "And what is your reason to train him Orochimaru-san" asked an annoyed Minato. Orochimaru simply shrugged "he reminds me of myself except his potential is greater" now that was a shock to everybody, Orochimaru never praised anyone lightly and saying that somebody was greater than him was impossible though no one voiced their concerns about Orochimaru's health. Minato gritted his teeth and was about to speak when the Sandaime silenced him with a look "very well now all of you can leave".
Graduation Day
Indra had passed the gennin exams at the age of five becoming the youngest gennin ever and he was also declared the rookie of the year. A few minutes later an academy instructor came and began to announce the teams "team 7 will be Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara led by Minato Namikaze" "team 8 will be Asuma Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi and Yugao Uzuki led by Kushina Uzumaki" "team nine is a one man cell which includes Indra Uchiha led by Orochimaru of the Sannin" here everyone gasped and turned towards Indra with envy in their eyes who just looked on with an impassive face. Soon every jounin came to get their students, when Minato arrived he looked towards Indra who was looking out of the window, seeing no reaction from Indra Minato frowned and told his team to meet him at training ground seven. Orochimaru entered the room and looked towards Indra "meet me on the roof" and disappeared in a sunshin. Indra cracked a smirk and vanished in a flash of lightening.
On the Roof
"So you managed to add your element to the sunshin, how peculiar" spoke Orochimaru. Seeing that Indra was not going to reply Orochimaru continued "very well I believe introductions are in order, I'm Orochimaru I like learning new jutsus and snakes, I dislike toads and a certain someone, my hobbies are collecting and learning new things and my dream is to find the truth of this world".
Indra straightened himself and spoke in a whisper "My name is Indra Uchiha, I like learning new jutsus and dancing with strong opponents, I dislike fools and idiots my hobby is training. My dream is something I have not decided yet". Orochimaru smiled "well perhaps this is a new beginning for the both of us".
The Next Few Months
The next few months were very good for Indra; his sensei was a genius and a person whom one could hold an intelligent conversation with, they shared same likes. Orochimaru took Indra's training very seriously, the day after the meeting he had checked his affinity and found out that Indra had affinities for fire, lightening and wind. His fire and lightening affinities were very high and luckily for Indra Orochimaru knew many jutsus for the three elements. As Orochimaru was also a kenjutsu master he made sure that Indra could use it efficiently, for Orochimaru Indra was the best student and his only regret was that Indra was not older so he could not impart all his knowledge to him. Time grew and Indra had formed a bond with Orochimaru something that surprised himself nonetheless Orochimaru was the right sensei for him. But one day reality came crashing down at Indra when he was called at the Hokage office.
With Sarada Uchiha
Sarada was out of breath with bruises and cuts adorning her body that she had gotten while fighting Danzou and his root. "You thought that you could hide your eyes from me but rest assured the Mangekyo will be used for the betterment of Konoha" said Danzou. Sarada just spit on his face and a red aura started to surround her which evolved to a humanoid figure possessing two swords in its hands. The following massacre was nothing short of astonishing. Sarada's "Susano" literally crushed the root forces and took an arm and an eye from Danzou. Sarada smirked "now you see a power of an Uchiha, rest assured Danzou I'll kill you", before Sarada could continue any further she fell on her knees and started coughing blood and Danzou took this as his cue to retreat.
As Sarada lay her last thoughts were of her precious baby Indra. "Look there she is" yelled a random konoha shinobi, when the shinobi tried to take her back to the camp she refused and gave them a scroll which was for her son.
The Hokage Office
"You called for me Hokage-sama" asked Indra while looking around, Orochimaru, Minato and Kushina were also present in the room and the latter were giving sympathetic looks to Indra. Hiruzen removed his pipe and spoke in a grave tone "we have news regarding your mother Indra-kun" and suddenly everything clicked in Naruto's mind, the sympathetic looks and the tone of the Hokage meant only one thing "she is dead isn't she" he whispered. The Hokage was astounded at Indra's observation but nodded nonetheless, Indra closed his eyes and when he opened them they were red with three black tomoes spinning along a black ring which caused the Hokage to let out a gasp "he is only 6 years old yet he already has a mature sharingan" Hiruzen thought "did she leave something to me Hokage-sama" asked Indra in an emotionless tone. Hiruzen nodded and threw a scroll towards him "it has a blood seal on it so you have to use your blood to open it" Indra just nodded and vanished into thin air. "He will be a fine shinobi" said Kushina "he is already a fine shinobi" said Orochimaru and then he turned towards Hiruzen "sensei I believe Indra-kun is strong enough to be a Chunin, I want you to give me a suitable mission for him" Hiruzen nodded and threw a scroll towards Orochimaru. Just before Orochimaru could leave Minato caught his wrist "please take care of him Orochimaru" he said to which Orochimaru nodded before disappearing.
With Indra
When Indra reached his home he finally let his tears fall freely while looking at a picture of his mother "you left me kaa-san why" he thought but suddenly he remembered that his mother had left him another scroll which was to opened in case she did not return. Indra hurried to find the scroll and when he did he opened it with shaking hands.
Dear Indra-kun if you are reading this it means I'm dead and no longer with you. I wrote this letter to tell you the truth of why we are hated among the Uchiha clan, it all begins back when Konoha was newly formed and a drunken Madara Uchiha slept with my grandmother, though Madara had good relations with my grandmother Hitomi they never married however the whole clan knew of their affair. When Madara defected neither him nor my grandmother knew she was pregnant so when the baby was born after Madara's death everyone knew that the child was Madara's and so they began to treat them as outcasts and the same hate carried down to us too. But the Uchiha clan also hates me for another reason and that is your father, before your birth I used to be a gentle woman who expected good from this world however things did not go as planned and my boyfriend who I used to love so much left after spending a night with me and refused to be your father, that man was Minato Namikaze. But I loved you so much my son and I still do to let you go. You were my light in the darkness and my bundle of joy. I have left you everything I own in the scroll the Sandaime has no doubt given you. Contrary to the popular belief sharingan does not have three stages but it has five, the fourth stage is known as the Mangekyo Sharingan which is awakened when a person feels trauma and the pain of losing a loved one. The Mangekyo Sharingan is very powerful eye which to my knowledge grants a user three powers.
The first power is "Amaterasu" which originates from the left eye and it grants the user to summon the black flames of Amaterasu which burn for seven days and seven nights and are inextinguishable.
The second power is "Tsukyuomi" which originates from the right eye and it allows the user to put a person in the ultimate genjutsu which lasts for three seconds on the outside but three days inside. Inside the genjutsu the person has control over space and time and he could do whatever he wants to the victim"
The third and the last power is "Susano" which originates from both the eyes and is the combination of Amaterasu and Tsukyuomi. This power allows the user to summon a giant ethereal figure which provides an absolute defense and offense. This is the most powerful skill provided by Mangekyo Sharingan.
I awakened my own Mangekyo Sharingan when Minato left me and trained its abilities when you were a toddler. The Mangekyo is very powerful however its power has a price, the more a person uses the Mangekyo his eye sight detoriates until only darkness is left. But there is a way to cure this blindness and that way is to take the eyes of a relative and implant them into your own which grants you the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. I have sealed my eyes into the scroll the Sandaime has given you so that when you awaken your own Mangekyo you never have to go blind. I love you very much my son and I am sorry that I left you alone in this cruel world. I want you take good care of yourself, eat healthy food and behave nicely and most of all stay happy.
Love your mother.
Uchiha Sarada.
Tears flowed freely from Indra's eyes as he read his mothers letter, rage flowed through his veins, he was angry, angry at Minato for not being there for them, angry at the world for taking his mother away and most of all angry at himself for being so damn weak. "I promise mother every single person shall pay, this world I don't care for it anymore" Uchiha Indra had fallen to the Uchiha "Curse of Hatred".