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The Savior That Can't Be Saved
Chapter 8:
The Uchiha's Hatred vs. The Village's Will: The Emotions That Went Over The Edge.
"From what I've heard, you let out of your lips a secret that I said, under no circumstances unless I deem otherwise, should not be uttered, especially to those of the new generation of shinobi that are starting the Academy and becoming ninja." The old Sarutobi tightened his fists, still looking out toward the village, feeling foolish that he had not taken better precautions. Now, the secret of who Uzumaki Naruto truly was revealed to the entire village. Little did he know Naruto kept an even deeper secret inside of him that no one knew yet. "I believe you know exactly what I'm talking about, Uchiha Fugaku…"
Fugaku snorted quietly as the Hokage continued to talk to the man. "That means that you know exactly what is going to happen to you… You must be punished for what you have done…"
"Then, where is the punishment for those Senju…?" Fugaku whispered the question harshly, talking about all the restraints they had put on the Uchiha, punishing them for a reason that none of them were guilty of.
Hiruzen stopped, stood up and rigid, perfectly still like a stone statue once he looked straight at the eyes of the Uchiha who was sitting in his office. "What did you say, Fugaku…?"
"Where is the punishment for those that blamed us for the attack on this forsaken village? Where is the justice for those who made us of the Uchiha Clan an escape-goat for the attack that could have easily been the negligence of a Hokage that was incompetent and not worthy of ever being the one to guard this village?" The leader of Konohagakure narrowed his eyebrows and his eyes were fiercely glaring at the face of Uchiha Fugaku. "Where is the punishment for the one that contains the beast that set into motion everything that has led up to this day?" Fugaku bared his teeth, growling at the short man in front of him as suddenly everything was quiet until there was a knock on the door, almost like fate was behind the door. Fugaku glared at the door as the one with the mask looked to the door and, then, to Hiruzen and the Uchiha clan head.
"I'll take care of who's behind the door. It's probably him…"
Hiruzen smiled at what the masked ANBU said, deciding to do something that would get a definite reaction out of the leader of the Uchiha, "Very well…, Itachi-kun…"
With that, Fugaku froze, his eyes no longer bearing as much hatred as before, as he looked at the ANBU, who gripped his mask, "You did it…, Itachi…"
"Yes, Tou-san…," Itachi said in his usual emotionless voice, moving his mask over to show the angry look he had on his face, showing how upset he was with what his father had caused, "I became an ANBU…"
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Uzumaki Naruto was outside the Hokage office, still wondering what was happening behind that door. The ANBU knocked on the door, said something to a white masked ANBU, who just nodded as the ANBU vanished from sight. The white masked ANBU looked over at Naruto, who just saw two shining crimson eyes that has three tomoe on it, allowing Naruto to know he was staring at one of the Uchiha. It wasn't until Naruto heard the voice that he knew who exactly who it was behind the mask.
"Uzumaki Naruto, please come inside here. The Hokage seeks your presence in this matter at hand. After all, it deals with you on a personal level." The voice said, allowing Naruto to know who was behind the mask.
"Very well, Itachi-san…" Naruto unconsciously said as he entered the office, unknowingly getting Itachi's attention at noticing him, even if he did purposely use his normal voice.
With that, Itachi saw Sarutobi Hiruzen go through hand signs and put a hand on his desk as a yellow light beamed off in a circle, showing that this was a barrier and that this Hokage meant business. Fugaku also knew this as well as Naruto, noticing the hand signs as some kind of barrier ninjutsu that while wasn't strong, it would most likely last as long as the old man needed. Hiruzen looked sorrowfully at the blond boy that had entered, causing him to quickly look at the picture of the Yondaime Hokage and, then, back at the boy.
Minato-kun… The Third Hokage thought as he looked fiercely at Fugaku's back, as the man was looking at the blond who had entered the office of the leader of Konohagakure. Is this the decision you would have made…? Is this how you would handle this type of situation… like the Kyuubi attack…? How would you deal with the uprising of one of the most powerful shinobi clans in the history of the ninja world…? Honestly, he chuckled bitterly at his forming thought; I think I'm getting to be too old and soft for all of this…
With those thoughts, Sarutobi Hiruzen made the first move of actions, with Fugaku yelling at Naruto about his clan, about the history of Konohagakure, about the demon fox inside his body. Hiruzen made the quick hand signs and threw his shuriken. Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique! Fugaku peered over to the short leader of the village that he bore a hatred of at this moment and went through hand signs so quick that Hiruzen could barely read them. After all, the Uchiha Clan is famous for their speed in reading jutsu with their Sharingan and the speed of their hand signs.
Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique! A volley of small ember-like fireballs burned and melted the metal shuriken with their burning power, showing how strong Fugaku was with the Fire Release jutsu, like many of the Uchiha Clan. The only thing was Hiruzen dodged the flames that were incoming, allowing them to fade in the barrier that was around the room when they hit the window overlooking the village.
Fugaku smirked as Hiruzen pulled off his Hokage attire, his hat falling on top of the desk, his robe hitting the ground by his chair as he glared at the eager Uchiha, wearing his battle outfit. "So, you are going to fight me, eh, God of Shinobi?" The way Fugaku said that was clearly mocking the Kage as Hiruzen still held his glare, but his lips curled into a smile. "Although I do wish to hurt you until you beg for mercy for what you have done to your clan, Naruto and the village I protect, I believe it is best someone else takes this fight."
Fugaku had a slightly confused look on his face. "I will be dealing with those that are surrounding the tower along with the ANBU that I have sent to take care of ones that get out of hand." Fugaku's eyes widened and he growled at what Hiruzen said to him.
"So, you knew about all of those Uchiha that are waiting to strike…? How did you know about my plans?" Fugaku said, wanting to kill the one that spoiled this moment for him.
"The one responsible for that will be the one that you fight," the Sarutobi spoke as he saw Itachi silently leave the office. "Just go to the roof of the tower… The one you want will be there waiting for you."
Fugaku merely glared at Naruto and Hiruzen one final time before rushing out of the tower, ready to crush all of those that opposed him.
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Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the rooftop and saw the clouds surround the sky, dropping the rain upon the village as he noticed the barrier that Sarutobi had put around the Hokage tower had enclose the Uchiha clan, Sarutobi himself, Uzumaki Naruto, and the ANBU and various shinobi that were left to help the Hokage. Fugaku glared at the back of the figure as lightning lit up the area around them, allowing Fugaku to clearly see the figure break a white ANBU mask he had just saw in the office of the Hokage. In that moment, Fugaku finally felt anger, rage, betrayal in a magnitude he never thought would be possible.
His eyes were spinning, rotating in his spiraling rage at what had happened to his plan and who was the mastermind behind this all. He never felt this much bubbling, overflowing emotion. He never felt this betrayed, this careless. He began to feel he had lost everything… He never felt this empty! He lost the one he cared about the most! He began to feel his eyes burn and change, turning into some kind of twisted shape that looked like a mangled vortex or portal of destruction as it spun, an illusion almost. He had achieved a new state of hysteria because of his loss… The only thing was that he didn't have a new state of power, Mangekyo Sharingan. After all, this person was still alive... He felt like he had lost everything including the one he cared for more than his own wife, even though he had lost her as well.
She was not the one that caused this change in Fugaku…
"Tou-san…"
He was shaking in his rage as he remembered the young voice speaking out that affectionate name.
"Tou-san!"
He was shaking in his emotions as he remembered the older voice, showing him the headband with a symbol that he now cursed and cursed.
"Tou-san…"
He was shaking at the emotionless voice that spoke to him when the owner of the voice was rising in rank, from a young fledgling to the elegant, wise hawk that was now.
"Tou-san…"
He was shaking at this moment at the voice, at first feeling emotionless, but he could hear the hints, the tints of emotions coming out of the voice. He never thought this emotion would come across this person. He could never really read this person, even though he cared for him so much. He never thought that he would be the person to bring emotion to this young man before him. He never thought this person would be the one to betray him, even though he had his doubts, he would laugh them off and just move on with his motives.
"Tou-san…"
The voice spoke again, escalating in the emotion of hatred, anger. Fugaku shook still, kept shaking at the revelation of what was happening. The ANBU position, the function as the heart of the Uchiha, trying to become an ANBU to help take over the village, the peace-loving attitude, the war-hawk that wanted everything in his grasp to protect the village… Everything began to hit Fugaku like an Amaterasu, the effect forever hurting, burning his insides. His eyes kept feeling like they were spinning uncontrollably. He moved his head up to look at the angry face of the one that wished to end him, end his plans.
"So, in the end, you betray your family… You chose this village that has discriminated us over your own flesh and blood? Well, you did, didn't you?" Fugaku yelled in hysteria, laughing crazily as his world, his plans, his ambition was all crashing around him. Everything that he thought would be a reality ended up staying as his own twisted fantasy that he had created in his own twisted, tearing mind.
"You go on about the clan, the clan, Tou-san…" Itachi spoke with a mangled voice, showing his hatred that he had bottled up that was now releasing upon his father. "Don't you see that there's no hope for this clan? It's pathetic; you all focus on trivial things, not focusing on what can make you evolve… How can you change with this fog of ignorance? How can you evolve and change yourself when all you know is ignorance of what is really happening, what really is going on, Tou-san? Tell me how!"
Itachi's eyes spiraled into a three-pronged shuriken-type shape as he glared at his father. Both of the Uchiha stared at each other with emotions flooding off their bodies as if all they were made of was water. The emotions were now at their peak, violent waves that were tearing each other apart. Fugaku's eyes, the three tomoe no longer moving in their fierce pattern, made him feel even angrier, knowing that in the end, he had lost the battle.
But he would not lose the war!
And with that thought, Fugaku went into action.
AN: I know the chapter was short, but I wanted to put something up and I thought this would be more of a transition for what was going to happen. Also, more on Fugaku and his incoming fight with Itachi. I thought it would be fitting that Itachi and Fugaku fought as Sarutobi and his forces deal with the other Uchiha. I'm very glad you guys and girls are giving me feedback! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and the story and review to tell me your thoughts and opinions! Thank you for all the support!