The Hidden Truth
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or it's characters, if I did, Sakura will be dead and Naruto would be the ultimate Uke.
Chapter 5
Getting up from his bed. Naruto walked towards his closest and changed out of his ANBU uniform and into a white kimono with light blue snowflake patterns. Taking an ice blue colored obi from the hanger, he tied it around his waist. Walking towards his mirror, he grabbed a rubber band and tied his hair in a lose ponytail. Slipping into a pair of wooden geta, Naruto brought his hands together to perform seals, only to vanish and appear in a graveyard.
Taking measured steps, Naruto passed the numerous headstones, coming to a stop at a large monument that was carved to resemble the Uchiha clan crest. Blue eyes stared at the stone, reading the various names written on it, names of every Uchiha's that died during the Kyuubi attack, on missions, and the night the massacre took place.
Many days, and sleepless nights, when not on missions or training Sasuke, the group, consisting of Naruto, Shin, Sai and Sasuke could be found crafting this memorial stone. Despite knowing the alleged crimes against them, Naruto couldn't stop his heart from loving the members of the Uchiha clan nor could he stop yearning for the warmth and love of the only people who had fought for him. Who had loved him for everything that he was, and hadn't expected him to be anything but himself.
And he dearly missed them. Agonized over the lost despite how many years had passed since that day he and his team had gotten that mission to eradicate the Uchiha clan.
the blond clenched his hands into a fist, "Why?" He whispered, "Why did you have to do something like that?" Tears filled the boy's blue eyes. He couldn't believe that a clan whose always been there for him. Whose always protected him, had actually been traitors.
As the waves of pain assaulted his pounding heart, the nine year old ANBU captain did something he hadn't allowed himself to do in two years. He broke down. Heaving sobs tore from plump lips as the blond crumbled against the grassy field of the Uchiha's resting place.
He didn't know how long he lay there crying in front of the Monument stone, before he felt hands grasping his shoulder; pulling him into a comforting embrace. Words were being whispered to him, but none of them reached him.
Shin and Sai
Leaning against the wall, the double agents stared at their cackling 'master' with disgust as he gloated about the Uchiha clan meeting their end. "...and the best part about the whole massacre, besides the fact I didn't have to do anything, is how easy it was to fool Sarutobi into believing the Uchiha clan was planning a coup when they were with no doubt, absolutely, innocent."
The two pseudo root shinobi gasped inaudibly at what their 'leader' said and glanced at each other before looking at Danzo in hidden contempt. "What do you mean by that Danzo-sama? You told the Hokage that you had proof of a stage coup against the village. The Sandaime had ANBU's out spying on the clan and they reported the same thing as you. How is that possible if they were innocent?"
The elderly man grinned, "Fake of course. The ANBU team sent to spy was actually fellow root operatives disguised as Hiruzen's ANBU's. I knew he would never take my word for it and would send his own team out, I just made it so the only team available at that time was my guys." The bandaged man leaned back in his seat, "Shisui and Itachi had an argument a few weeks before that escort mission."
Sai and Shin shared a surprised look. They didn't know the two Uchiha's had had a fight prior to their mission to Yuki no kuni. It was practically unheard of for both Itachi and Shisui to be cross with each other; they got along better then most brothers. "Oh, and what would cause the two prodigy's of the Uchiha clan to argue with each other?" Shin questioned tilting his head to the side.
Danzo smirked, "Both Shisui and Itachi had a soft spot for the Kyuubi jinchuriki." Sai and Shi glanced at each other, wondering where their so-called leader was going with this. Everyone knew the two Uchiha's were protective over their blond friend, even the villagers who hated him, knew. "They had an argument about the jinchuriki. Shisui and Itachi had different views on how to better protect him, and because of this they had a clash. Their argument had been overheard."The two undercover agents narrowed their eyes. Already understanding where the root leader was going with this. "The council wouldn't allow something like this to happen."
Shin frowned, "What do you mean? How would they be able to do anything on the matter. Sai and I have both been spying on both the council and the Hokage as you've asked, but we've never seen the clan heads voice any protest towards Naruto and without the major clan heads and the minor ones, they'll be no way the civilians side would be able to force the Hokage to do anything."
Danzo shot an annoyed look towards Shin. He really couldn't understand what went wrong with this one. He was the only one that came out more outspoken and rebellious from his training. "When 'Gogyo Kijin' was given that escort mission, we thought it was the perfect time to enact our plan." The crippled man smirked, "Through my spies I found out that the clients older brother was trying to overthrow the king in order to steal his kingdom but the team proved to be too strong and they defeated the man but not without the team losing one of their own."
Shin and Sai clenched their fist. "Are you saying you were behind the lost of 'Shunshin no Shisui?" The gray haired boy questioned, his bangs falling over his forehead, hiding his eyes from sight.
"Yes." The council elder smirked, "It appeared that both Shisui and Itachi had soft spots for the Kyuubi jinchuriki and had a disagreement about something. Their conversation was eavesdropped on and the civilian went running towards the council demanding they do something about the demon corrupting the genuises of the Uchiha clan. Well, we had our chance when Gogyo Kijin was sent on that mission to Yuki no kuni. I sent a group of root ANBU's to assist the rebels; it's a shame they were overpowered, but at least they took Shisui with them." The crippled elder chuckled. "Though it did screw with my plans slightly when Shisui told Itachi to take his eyes and protect the Jinchuriki with them."
Shin and Sai shared a stricken look. It had nearly broken both Itachi and Naruto's hearts when the older Uchiha had perished in that mission; only days later to be the ones to slay the Uchiha clan, which had further torn the two males up.
"And let's not forget about the Uchiha massacre, shall we." Danzo practically radiated smugness, eyes lightening in glee. And the two undercover agents had a bad feeling; their stomachs churned in repulsion as the cruel man continued his statement. "It was staged as well. It was a lot easier to fool that old monkey then I thought it would be, but he fell right into my plan and sealed the Uchiha clans fate when he sent that team of ANBU's to spy on them."
"What do you mean?" Shin clenched his fist, lower lips trembling, and for once, he was thankful for the mask that concealed his face from view.
Danzo chuckled. "The team that Sarutobi sent was actually a team of ROOT ANBU's."
At those words, both Sai and Shin nearly blew their cover but thankfully before that could happen, Danzo shooed them away. "Go on, get out of here." With that dismissal the two disappeared from the room and reappeared in their shared apartment.
Collapsing on their bed, Shin broke down. "How can we tell Naruto and Sasuke that the Uchiha clan hadn't really planned a coup and that they weren't traitors? Naruto still hasn't forgiven himself for having a hand in slaying them even if it was for the greater good. I know for a fact he cries at their graves. And Itachi? I don't even know how he'll react to this news."
Sai took a seat next to the smaller male and placed a hand on his knees. "Two years is not nearly long enough for them to forget the pain, especially not Naruto. I'm afraid of what will happen when we tell him the truth."
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Trudging through the graveyard, Sasuke made his way towards his families burial ground. He couldn't believe it had been two since his family was killed. Despite knowing that they were traitors, it didn't stop the love and grief he felt at not having them here with him. He was angry at them for what they tried to do, but at the same time, he couldn't really blame them for their actions, especially after hearing how the villagers had treated his clan. He cursed himself multiple times for being so blind to what was happening around him. He might still be considered a child, but that was no excuse, after all he was training to be a shinobi, he should have seen the signs.
A loud cry caused him to jerk forward in surprise, wide eyed and searching for the source. He gasped upon seeing the culprit and dashed towards the figure, "Naruto!" Dropping to his knees beside the bawling form, he wrapped his arms around the smaller boy, who was whispering words that he couldn't make out. "Naruto. Shh, calm down."
"Sasuke..." Naruto shifted in the older boys arms before wrapping his own around the Uchiha's waist. "I don't understand why they would do something like this. Despite everything, they did truly care for Konoha and would never wish harm upon it, even if all they received was scorn for their actions."
The raven haired boy closed his eyes. "Sometimes it's better to not know the reasons. Maybe they just couldn't take the prejudice. Or perhaps they didn't think it was worth it anymore."
Naruto nodded his head. "The villagers are so stupid. They just pick and pick at people." the blond sniffed. "They put so much blame on everyone else, for what happened that night. I hated them, so much. I would fantasize about many of them dying, but it was your clan that saved me from becoming the monster the villagers always called me." Shaking his head, Naruto blinked back his tears, "Fugaku-tou, Miko-kaa and Gami-ji saved me. They protected me and welcomed me into the Uchiha clan. They gave me Shisui, Itachi and you as playmates. They loved me when no one else did, and in turn I loved them, with every single fiber of my being."
Sasuke closed his eyes and tightened his hold on the younger boy, shushing him. "And we love you as well Naruto."
A popping sound caused the two to turn around. "Sai and Shin, what brings the two of you around here?" Naruto questioned, pulling away from Sasuke and wiping his face. "Another mission?"
Sharing a look, the two of them shook their heads in the negative, biting their lower lip, Sai peered at Shin who turned away, silently letting the older boy know, he couldn't be the one to tell them what Danzo had just said.
"Naruto, Sasuke." He called, dark eyes serious, "Shin and I heard something earlier today. I'm kind of reluctant to tell you what it is, but I know the two of you deserve to know the truth, despite how much pain you'll be going through when you hear what it is." At the looks he was getting from the two younger boys, Sai took a deep breath and told them everything. From Shisui and Itachi's little argument before their escort mission. Danzo's involvement with that fake escort mission that cost them Shisui's life. Shisui's death being part of the plan because Danzo wanted his eyes. How Shisui ruined those plans when he told Itachi to take them. The last thing he told them was about the Uchiha Massacre and how they didn't really plan a revolt it was made up and the ANBU team that the Sandaime sent was actually a team of ROOT operative under disguise.
At the end of the report, Naruto collapsed against Sasuke, sobs poured from his throat, only to hear an echo, as the youngest Uchiha held the blond tightly and cried against him. The both of them letting their sorrows out. Kneeling on either side of them, Shin and Sai wrapped their arms around them, trying to offer them as much comfort as they could.
"Why?" They heard him whisper. Voice hollow, emotionless.
Naruto didn't know what to do. His heart hurt and the only thing he felt like doing was curling up into a ball and just cry his eyes out. A pounding pain erupted behind his eyes. A burning ache, like someone had taken something sharp and was stabbing his eyes with it.
Unbearable, he let out a cry, and gripped the side of his head when the pain became to much. Beside him, Sasuke had removed his arms from Naruto, only to grip his hair, echoing the cries leaving the blonds mouth.
"Naruto." Shin called out, grabbing at his friends shoulder, "What's wrong?" turning to Sai he saw that he was trying to calm Sasuke. He gnawed on his lower lip, "Get the Hokage Sai. I'll try to see what's wrong with them in the meanwhile."
With a nod, Sai vanished.
Hokage's office
Sai ran into the tower and ignoring the yells from the secretary and the ANBU's guarding the door as he shoved them away and barged into the Hokage's office, slamming the door shut behind him. He had no time for formality when Naruto and Sasuke were in trouble.
Sarutobi blinked at one of his best ANBU's entrance. For as long as he knew Sai, the boy, though sarcastic and emotionless, was never one to barge into his office without announcing himself. "Sai? What is it?"
Sai inhaled a deep breath of air, "It's Naruto and Sasuke, Hokage-sama. Somethings wrong with them."
Sarutobi stood up, "What do you mean by that? What happened?"
Sai told him what he and Shin learned out of Danzo's own mouth while the Sandaime could do nothing but pale at what was said. A whole clan, wiped out, because of one man's greed and quest for power. Sarutobi clenched his teeth in rage. but he couldn't dwell on the Uchiha clan genocide right now, not when Naruto and Sasuke were hurting over the discovery and he couldn't even think about Itachi's reaction to the news when he heard.
"Let's go!"
With Itachi
Two years. He couldn't believe it has been two years since he and his ANBU team had killed his clan. He hadn't had any contact with the group for several months now, not wanting to draw the wrong attention towards them. A small smile curled his lips as he tucked a stray strand of inky black hair behind his ears. He was proud of the four young boys he left behind. They were growing up to become strong young men and he couldn't wait to see them again.
He was especially thankful to his blond friend. He had not only taken the responsibility of leading Sai and Shin, no, he had trained Sasuke, brought the youngest Uchiha under his wings and made him strong enough to join the ranks of ANBU. To be able to protect himself from enemies.
Dark eyes glanced towards the sky. Two years since he had become apart of the wacky and silly group of rogue shinobi's known as the Akatsuki. Shaking his head, his thoughts drifted towards the day he first met, and joined, the group of S-ranked nuke nins.
Flashback
A whole day passed since he arrived here; a base well hidden behind barriers and seal that no one but those in the organization would be able to bypass, which he could admit to being amazed by but he wasn't about to let his guard down, especially since he had no idea who these people were and why they wanted him for. And any place Orochimaru was associated with wouldn't be a place he wanted anything to do with.
Itachi sighed as he turned to glance at the photo in his hands. It was a picture of him sitting beneath a Sakura tree, Shisui on his right, Sasuke to his left while Naruto was stretched across the three as flower petals danced in an unforeseen breeze around them. Sitting on a branch, in the tree above the trio was Sai and Shin, the latter had his arms wrapped around the former as both grinned. The picture had been taken by Mikoto several days after he, Naruto, Shin and Sai had become ANBU's. Shisui had his own team at that time but he had spent most of his time helping them. With a small smile, the Uchiha heir caressed the blonds face before returning the photo to a place no one would dare look. The pocket inside his cloak.
A knock on the door caused Itachi to turn with a frown. Standing up he walked over and slid the door open. "Yes?" he responded, black eyes boring into the blue haired woman. "What is it?"
"The leader will see you now." she whispered, voice devoid of any emotions, reflecting her face and eyes his head, Itachi told her to lead the way. With a firm nod, she turned on her feet and led the former ANBU captain towards the organizations leader.
Through many twist and turns the duo had remained silent not that Itachi minded, he liked the silence unless he was with his friends or his younger brother. After what seemed to be an hour of walking but was really just 10 minutes they stopped at a door.
"Leader-sama, I brought Uchiha Itachi." the woman called out after knocking on the door.
A grunt was heard from inside, "Come in Konan."
Doing as asked, Konan stepped inside the room and motioned Itachi in before closing it behind the teen, before walking to stand behind the leader.
Glancing around the office he saw a man with orange hair and piercing purple eyes that had a ripple like design. Itachi's eyes widened at the sight of those eyes. They were said to be legendary. The eyes of a God.
The Rinnegan had no equal and the only thing that would be able to match the power of said eyes was another rare doujutsu, one not many were aware of and the only way to obtain them is to be blessed by the Shinigami himself at birth. The Shinigan.
Itachi was pulled back from his musing by the sound of the man in front addressing him.
"Welcome Itachi-san. My name is Pein, I'm the leader of Akatsuki. You are to address me as either Pein-sama or leader-sama, it matters not to me. Now you must be wondering why I've sent two of my members after you, yes?"
"Yes, leader-sama." Itachi nodded his head.
Pein smirked, "It's quite simple. You've heard about the jinchuuriki's right? The containers keeping the world safe from the demons they hold?"
"Yes, leader-sama." The Uchiha whispered, heart pounding. He hoped Naruto wasn't going to be in danger just because he holds the Kyuubi at bay.
Shuffling some papers on his desk, the leader glanced towards the teen, "Well Akatsuki's main purpose is to gather the jinchuuriki and protect them from Kokuei." (dark shadow)
"Kokuei?" Itachi questioned "Who are they, leader-sama? Are they after the jinchuuriki as well?"
Pein nodded his head, "Kokuei is another organization whose after the jinchuuriki, but unlike us they want them in order to extract the biju's from their body which will essentially kill the host in the process."
Itachi narrowed his eyes at the mere thought of someone taking killing Naruto just to extract the Kyuubi from him. He stared at the man before him, who returned the stare, "Basically Akatsuki will gather the jinchuuriki before Kokuei can and protect them?"
Pein nodded his head.
"But how can I be sure of what you speak when I'm well aware that most, if not all, of the members are rogue shinobi's, one of which is the sannin Orochimaru who is known for his experiments on both shinobi's and civilians. And then there is someone like me who murdered his entire clan to test my powers. What makes you think you can trust me?"
Pein grinned, "You make a good point Itachi, but the members here are a lot different then what people say. You'll have to find out their story on your own. You might want to start with Orochimaru though. You'll be surprise by what you find out. And for the trusting you, I know I can."
"How?" the Uchiha questioned
Pein grin widened, "One of your best friend is the Kyuubi jinchuuriki and I know how much you care for him. My spy's stated as such when I asked about his treatment."
Itachi frowned at the thought of someone spying on Naruto and no one being any wiser about it at that. But before he could say any thing, the Rinnegan user waved his hand, dismissing him.
"You can go, I just wanted to introduce myself and welcome you. Oh before you leave, I should tell you that the group operates in two's or more. never solo, so you will be meeting your partner tomorrow, along with the rest of the group. The ones not here are currently on their own missions at the moment."
Resisting the urge to scowl, the Uchiha heir nodded his head and turned to leave but paused when Pein halted him once again and told him to seek out Orochimaru for the answers that he wanted.
With a nod, Itachi left the office to search for Orochimaru. He wanted those answers and he would get them. Entering the living quarters, the Uchiha narrowed his eyes at the sight of Sasori, Orochimaru and two others, a blond male and a spiky black haired male who were both around his age.
"Aa, Itachi!" Orochimaru smirked, "Welcome to the group!"
Crossing his arms, Itachi narrowed his eyes, "I want answers. Leader-sama said you had them, so start talking."
"Hm," the snake summoner leaned back in his seat. "Very well take a seat and I'll tell you a very interesting story." he replied with a grin as he waved his hand.
With a frown, the Uchiha did what was asked and took a seat on the couch. "Before we begin, let me introduced to you Deidara of Iwa and Tobi, was found by another member and brought here. He doesn't remember anything about himself or where he's from." Jerking his head in the direction of his partner, he continued with the introduction. "Sasori is the red head, and as I'm sure you know, he's from Suna, and of course you know who I am." Itachi gave a nod of his head, "Guys, this is Uchiha Itachi, hailed as the genius of his generation." Greetings were given by Deidara and Tobi, while Sasori just nodded his head in acknowledgment
"Let me see..." Golden eyes turned and stared at Itachi. "You were told that I had captured, tortured and experimented on hundreds of shinobi and civilians alike in my sick obsession of trying to gain immortality, but I was found out and escaped Konoha."
Itachi nodded his head and Orochimaru grinned, "What if I were to tell you that it was a lie." Black eyes widened slightly in surprise before staring at the snake sannin with his sharingan activated and Orochimaru knew in the instant that he had the Uchiha's full and undivided attention.
Opening his mouth, Orochimaru began telling Itachi how he had just discovered Danzo's hidden lab and was about to report his finding to the Hokage when he appeared along with a handful of ANBU's and Enma, his monkey partner. "Sarutobi-sensei stated how he couldn't believe how far I had fallen from the boy he had known. When he began accusing me of being the person responsible for the experiments, I knew Danzo had framed me and by being found in the lab, well, I had no way to dispute sensei's claims, so I admitted to it knowing it would give me the second I needed to escape the lab and Konoha all together."
"What?" Itachi furrowed his eyebrow in confusion. He couldn't believe this. Everything he knew, or thought he knew about Konoha's white snake was a lie. A horrid lie, and once again it all led back to that war loving old man.
Orochimaru grinned, "I was framed Itachi. Danzo was doing his experiments trying to create the perfect weapon for his use. I also found out that he injected himself with the Shodai's DNA, for what purpose, I don't know. When Sarutobi-sensei arrived and saw me standing near a body in the lab, I knew it was useless to plead innocent when not only was I standing in a well hidden under ground lab, but also standing over a dead body, there was no way he would believe me, so I fled."
Itachi frowned, wheels turning and spinning as he took in all the information that Orochimaru told him. He saw no reason for Orochimaru to lie and just by looking at the snake sannin, he knew the man was speaking the truth, but this revelation brought about another, "Danzo was the one who found out about..." Eyes wide, the Uchiha heir got to his feet, "My clan never planned a coup did they?"
Orochimaru shook his head. He felt for the young boy. He'd heard that Konoha had produced a young team of ANBU, children really, and had gone to Konoha, in disguise, to find out more about them/ He was shocked by what he had found out. He knew Itachi and his team were the ones dispatched to eliminate the Uchiha clan, he couldn't even begin to comprehend how Itachi, and from what he saw from his observation, Naruto, was going to handle the truth. With a sigh, the white snake decided it would be best just to tell him now, "From what I could tell, Danzo always hated your clan because they would block him from taking Naruto and molding him into the perfect weapon. Your clan was quite content with their position in the village, so I'd have to say, no, it's highly possible that your clan was innocent in the charges against them. Danzo used you to get rid of two obstacles in his way. With both your clan and yourself out of the picture, I would think that old fool thought it would be easy to get to Naruto."
Sharingan flaring in rage, Itachi calmly stormed away. The other members shivered at the cold fury that emitted from the young boy. "I'm going out to train." was his departing words.
Entering the forest, Itachi made sure he was far enough from the base before collapsing, tear blurring his eyes, "Oh God, what have I done." burying his face into his lap, the thirteen year old cried for the first time in years.
End Flashback
Shaking his head, Itachi bit into his lower lips. Despite the years that passed, the pain of being the cause of his clans genocide, still ate at him. Glancing towards the sky, he narrowed his eyes. He'd chosen to keep the truth behind the genocide of his clan from Naruto and his younger brother, who he was told knew the truth of what occurred, but would pretend otherwise. He knew Naruto, and Sasuke were still hurt by the clans actions and he couldn't bare to be the one to tell them the truth.
"You okay, Uchiha-san?"
Itachi glanced towards the voice and ebony clashed with a pair of teal colored ones; beside him were two others. "Fine." He eyed the three former Suna citizens. "How are you liking your stay so far? You settling in alright?"
Yashamaru nodded his head with a smile. "Yes, thank you for asking. We were just about to enter the base when we saw you." The blond medic frowned in concern, "Are you sure you're alright, Uchiha-san. You seemed pained just a while ago?"
"Just an old wound that never quite healed." Itachi murmured lightly.
Gaara and Kankuro blinked while Yashamaru had a look of understanding on his face as he gave the younger male a nod, "Wounds of the heart takes longer to heal the any physical ones, and sometimes not even time can heal it." The dirty blond haired male offered a small smile. "We'll see you later then Uchiha-san. Come Gaara, Kankuro."
The two boys bowed towards Itachi before following their uncle into the base.
Itachi closed his eyes. "Forgive me Naruto, Sasuke, but to protect you from further pain, I muse hide this secret from you. I couldn't bare to cause the both of you anymore pain."
In Konoha
When Sai and the Sandaime arrived, Naruto was already lying passed out in Shin's arms while Sasuke sat motionless, eyes red with black tomoes spinning rapidly; the youngest had awaken his clan's prized doujutsu, the sharingan.
Sarutobi looked around, confused and surprised, to discover that they were in a graveyard and by the monument in front of them, the Uchiha graveyard at that, he wasn't even aware that they had one.
"What is this place?"
Shin glanced at the Hokage, "This was once a place Naruto and Itachi found; somewhere Itachi took Naruto when the pressure of the villagers weighed heavily upon him. Naruto showed this place to us after the Uchiha clan massacre; said this was the place he wanted to have the clan buried. He commissioned the memorial stone, in the shape of the clans insignia. And later, with Sasuke's help, they carved the names of every Uchiha that they could think of upon the stone."
The Sandaime nodded his head and glanced towards the figure lying unconscious in Shin's arms. Worry gripped the age mans heart at the sight of the young boy, the agony the blond was going through was etched perfectly upon his motionless face and only made obvious by the red puffy skin beneath his eyes. He shifted his gaze towards Sasuke, who appeared just as catatonic as the blond, which worried the elderly Hokage. "What happened?"
Shin looked up, "I don't know Hokage-sama. After they found out what Danzo had done they just broke down. A moment later, Sasuke just stopped. He stopped crying, screaming and yanking at his hair. When I looked over at him, he was just like that, and with the Sharingan awake, Naruto on the other hand, he was inconsolable and no matter what I tried to do, he wouldn't respond, then Kurama's chakra came out, as if trying to offer Naruto some form of comfort. Shortly after, he fell unconscious." With a short shrug, Shin glanced from his friend towards his leader, "I believe Kurama has brought Naruto to him."
Sarutobi nodded his head and sighed, "That damn Danzo. He needs to be dealt with and soon; for this treachery, I'll have his head." the elderly Hokage hissed. "I'm going to notify the fire damiyo of the Uchiha clan genocide by the hands of Danzo and when I gather the needed proof, I will personally light the fire after he spends time with Anko, Ibiki, Itachi, Sasuke and Naruto in torture and interrogation."
Shin and Sai nodded their heads in agreement. Danzo needed to suffer before he is killed and they wouldn't have it any other way. And if Kurama had any say in the matter, which he most likely will, then that war hawk will be suffering through a demons torture as well before he is granted relief and not a moment sooner.
Shin brushed his friends blond hair and gasped when Naruto's eyes opened. Hearing the surprised sound, both the Hokage and Sai turned to look at Shin only to stare in shock at the sight of the blond. It wasn't the fact that he was awake that stunned the three, no, it was the fact that that Naruto's eyes had changed from their beautiful blue hue to a deep dark shade of black that held glimmers of silver, almost like stars set upon a cloudless night sky, and a scarlet double-bladed scythe like design that swung side to side, slowly, like a pendulum, hypnotizing anyone who stares into it.
"What...what is that?" whispered Shin
A while ago, inside Naruto's mind
Naruto lay, curled up against Kyuubi, sobbing his heart out and gripping the fox's clothing. A soft growl escaped the Kitsune's throat as he ran his fingers through Naruto's hair. 'That damn Danzo.' It was moments like this the fox wished for freedom so he could tear apart those like that war mongering son of a bitch, whose only real allegiance was to themselves and to hell with anyone else that got in his way. People like Danzo pissed him off the most.
"Naruto." The redhead murmured, "I wish there was something I could do to take the pain you're feeling. But I know that will just be wishful thinking." Naruto sniffed, glancing at the fox through teary eyes. A gasp escaped the Kitsune's throat at the sight of his kits eyes, gone was the deep blues and in it's place was something he never thought he'd see in this life. "Dear Inari-sama, you, kit, you..." Kyuubi couldn't even form a complete sentence, too stunned by what he was seeing to comprehend anything else.
"What is it Kurama?" The nine year old replied, raising a hand to wipe at his face. "Is something wrong?" the blond questioned, furrowing his brows in confusion.
Shaking his head, Kurama grasped Naruto's chin, staring intently at his eyes. "Kit, you've been blessed by the Shinigami himself. It must have been the day he came here to seal me into you. You don't know how special you are, kit."
"What do mean?"
Kurama smiled. "You've got a doujutsu Naruto, and not just any. You've got the eyes of a Shinigami. The only way for you to obtain these eyes is to gain the Death Gods favor; he must have seen something in you the moment you were born. Only one person, other than you, has been gifted like this. And this took place a long time ago; I was still very young back then and my father, the sage of sixth paths, was still alive."
Naruto gaped at that, a small smile curling his lips, "What happened to him? The one with the same eyes as me?" He had never heard of the Shinigami eyes before and it seemed a lot more rare then the Rinnegan.
Kurama shrugged. "He died, I believe, way before he could unleash the full potential of those eyes. He came to Hagoromo-sama, the sage of sixth paths." the redhead explained after seeing the confused look the blond sported, "Because they both inherited the 'Eyes of a God' he said. They were both blessed by two different deities, one over life and the other over the dead." Naruto stared wide-eyed as he listened to everything Kurama was telling him. "Shunnosuke, the previous wielder of the Shinigan, once told Hagoromo-sama that despite not knowing anything about the Shinigan, he knew all of the attacks, could utilize some of them but most of them he couldn't even hope to master."
"Wait, so will I automatically know what to do?" Naruto asked, "It should be similar to other eye techniques already known, ne, such as the Sharingan and the Byakugan? But then again, they've got scrolls and each other to learn from, so I wouldn't know if it's an ingrained knowledge."
Kurama smiled, "Yeah. I believe Shunnosuke mentioned something about knowing without actually knowing." At hearing that, Naruto nodded his head, intrigued to find out more about this new doujutsu of his. "You should return to your friends kit. They might start to worry about your well-being if you stay here any longer."
Naruto froze at the mention of returning to the real world, but nodded his head anyways. Closing his eyes for a few seconds, he snapped them open, only to find himself staring up into several worried faces, one of which held the Sharingan.
With Naruto
Images and techniques passed through his head. Words he never heard before, phrases and abilities he never even knew was possible, felt almost familiar. Turning his head to the side, he closed his eyes, before they snapped open a moment later, with a gasp of surprise as a technique made itself known.
Shinigan activated, Naruto sat up, turned, facing the graves before him. "Dal tuo sonno eterno io grido a te. Svegliarsi! Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Kagami." The blood red scythe like design in his eyes spun quickly as the air around the group pulsed, like a heartbeat.
The four watched in silence unsure about what was happening, their jaws unhinged and fell to the floor, eyes threatening to pop out of their sockets should they got any wider, But anyone in their position would have the same reaction, or perhaps they'd be screaming at what was standing in front of them now.
Sasuke gasp, taking a step forward, lips trembling at the sight that met his disbelieving eyes. Standing, not too far from them were Uchiha Fugaku, his wife Mikoto, his cousin Kagami and the latter's son, Shisui. They were bloodstained and their clothes were tattered, but aside from that, they were very much alive.
Naruto stared at the four silently, the shinigan spinning several more times before deactivating and he fell to the ground, or would have if a pair of arms hadn't caught him first, moments later the nine year old fell unconscious once more.
...To be continued...
No Fugaku, Mikoto Kagami and Shisui aren't going to stay in Konoha. You'll find out what will happen with them in the next chapter. There will be a few more people Naruto will resurrect but who will be discovered in later chapters.
Yes, Orochimaru is good. Yes, Danzo is a bastard. Yes, Naruto has a doujutsu. And Yes Naruto will be powerful. He will be nine for several more chapters before a time skip in which I will be mentioning what occurred from where I leave off on till the present time which will bring the group to being 12; or in Naruto's case, he'll be 11.
Yes, all the Akatsuki members are good, and yes in this story I made Tobi Madara...you'll find out who the leader of Kokuei is further into the story, they'll probably be the only cannon character unless I throw some other people in that group just for the heck of it.
Shinigan
- Allows Naruto to bring people back from the dead, though it will knock him out for a few hours after using that technique.
- He'll also be able to use Shinigami arts, in this regard it will be the Kido spells; Bakudo, Hado, Medical as well as Barriers,
- Naruto will be able to use Hoho and it's variants; Shunpo, Senka and Utsusemi. (Disclaimer: I don't own any of those abilities for they belong to the creator of Bleach.)
Pairing: SasuNaru. Strong ItaNaru Friendship. Many onesided! Naru.
Or this can be a ItaNaruSasu, threesome, but they'll be NO Uchihacest.
DeiSaso, FugaMiko, SaiShin, ShisuiHaku
And if Itachi isn't with Naruto, how do you guys feel about him being paired up with Kurama, I'm sure I can unseal our fuzzy demonic friend and have him with Itachi.
Shini-ko