Disclaimer: I do not own the anime series Naruto. I write these stories for the sole purpose of enjoyment and do not -under any circumstances- make a profit out of writing these Fan-Fics. Naruto belongs to Kishimoto Masashi.

Warning: Please be advised that this story contains graphic death scenes, drugs, violence, unsuitable language, homosexuality scenes, sex and other scenes that may be inappropriate for children under 18 years of age. The writer of this story will NOT be held responsible if a minor reads the following contents. Be aware that you disagreeing with any of the warnings will not change anything above. I repeat- This will NOT be negotiated. The story does NOT follow the plot of Kishimoto Masashi.

Main pairing: NarutoxSasuke

Couples: NarutoxSasuke, NarutoxItachi, KyuubixSasuke, KibaxHinata, Mild FagakuxKushina, MinatoxKushina, PeinxKonan, FagakuxKonan, and KyuubixItachi, AsumaxKonan, FagakuxMikoto…Many more couples in future chapters.

Notes: This is set up during the early 1800's and is not based on Japan. The story begins with flashbacks for special reasons! If you have any questions about the story, feel free to ask me.

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~Where The Savage's Heart Rest~

Glimpsing through the halls left and right, Konan silently made her way down the halls, confident that she was not going to get caught by anyone daring to lurk around.

"I was just walking around…" she barked out, thinking Asuma may have caught her going to his private room, she cursed under her breath but then sighed in relive when she saw that the cloth of her dress was securely clasped with one of the statues she longed desired to get rid of.

She opened the room, went toward his desk and rapidly searched through his desk. She finally found the papers she was looking for, Mikoto's will. She found it considerably necessary to know who she gave her inheritance to after she died.

"Damn it," She flipped page after page.

Of course, she thought with a scowl threatening to draw closer, Mikoto had to leave her inheritance to those two brats. She kept on reading content to know, she was to use the inheritance at her bidding until both boys were old enough to be able to control it. If she tried hard enough, she thought, she probably had the chance to send them to a boarding school.

Just the mere thought of being with her son, the man she loved and all the money and fame she could ever ask for, brought a cruel smile to her lips. She hugged the papers and spun around the room happily. Just a few more things to fix, she thought.

Suddenly, she was brought out of her thoughts, several footsteps echoed and bared themselves through death ears and she scrambled away and hid herself in the closet, hiding neatly against one of the corners of the closet in which light broke through one of the wall's creases and she could pick up anything that could be said or done.

"Seat," Asuma said, entering and gently locking the door behind him.

Naruto came out of his room and ran into the kitchen, hungry. He saw Choji, the butler and grinned. Chonju was one of the few servants who he didn't mind talking to. "Hey," He said. "Something smells nice! What is it? No, um, let me guess. That thing you did 5 days ago with the turkey? Am I right?"

"Something similar," Choji grasped one of his favorite knifes and began to cut some onions. "It's a surprise. You'll know when it's time for dinner. Eh, I haven't seen you in days. Asuma has taken a toll on you hasn't he?"

"Damn right he has. Not only has he abused my poor brain mentally but he has also abused it physically. I didn't know torturing also involved chasing after chickens and gooses."

Chonju laughed. He wiped some of the tears the onion caused and said, "That's Asuma for you."

"What about me?"

Naruto spilled the glass of juice in his hand, heart racing. "Good grief, Asuma, I didn't see you come in."

Asuma chuckled. "Sorry for disturbing, I was looking for you everywhere. I need to speak to you before the Uchiha's come in."

This made Naruto's smile drop, curiosity getting the better of him he asked, "About what?"

Asuma pointed to the door. "It's private. Come to my office and we'll talk there."

Naruto waved Choji goodbye and followed Asuma up the stairs, thinking that maybe he could persuade the heavy clad man into not meeting the Uchiha's. Well, just maybe.

"Seat," Asuma said.

Naruto didn't have to think twice, he gladly sat. He struggled to not look around the room like the child he was. "Nice place you got here. It's…different."

Asuma eyes gleamed, pride beaming through his smile. "Yes, yes. It was the only room Konan didn't decorate. But that's not what I came here to talk about. The Uchiha's are coming and your father asked me to inform you about some things…"

Naruto's eyebrow rose in question, "Like what?"

"They're just things I need to go over with you before you meet the Uchiha's. We really don't want any kind of slip up to occur." He said, in answer to Naruto's question.

"Oh, that." Naruto said flatly, his voice clearly uninterested. Geeze, Asuma had him worried there for a second. He thought it was something more …well, serious.

"Yes 'that', Naruto. Know, let's get started." Asuma stopped searching through his desk for a second, noticing that something was off with the way everything was organized. He shook his head, thinking that it was all in his head.

Konan leaned closer to the led incrusted walls, hoping to hear what Asuma had to say.

Asuma started speaking, "Remember, you are no longer Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze. You are?"

Dread filed the insides of Konan as Asuma thoroughly mentioned every syllable of that name like it was god forsaken blessing.

The golden boy answered, "Do we have to do this Asuma?"

Was the boy admitting he was Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, Konan fumed? She nearly had the urge to crawl up from where she was hiding and demand an answer but then she realized that she wasn't supposed to be in the room at all. She gripped the forgotten papers in her hands tighter.

"Fine…My name is Naruto Sasaki. I am 14. I was raised by two humble farmers near the outskirts of Konoha. Sadly before they died, they asked you to become my mentor. And that's how I ended up here. How's that."

There was a pause, "It's decent but you need more than just that. They might ask you-say for example, who are your parents or in what part of Konoha were you raised."

This went on for a while, questions after questions after more questions, and each answer seemed to fuel her with anger and vigor. She leaned even closer, careful to avoid making the floor creak loudly.

"We're finish sooner than I thought. Oh well, your father gave me this, it was Kushina's amulet. He didn't give it to me personally. It was inside that small box and it also held a letter."

"Thank you." Naruto took the amulet, close to his heart. It was simple, nothing worth an exclusive amount of money, but to him it was as precious as water.

"It's really beautiful. You take care of it, okay?" Asuma let him know.

"You don't even have to tell me twice."

There was a knock, a maid. "Sir, the Uchiha's have arrived."

Asuma clasped his hands together, looking delighted. "Have they now? In that case, let's head down."

Naruto took a deep shattering breath. I'm finally going to meet them, he thought.

They left, leaving a very livid and confused Konan.

Sasuke and Itachi were standing beside his father, holding hands since their father refused to let them go until they were inside. They knew he was going to be like this until the gypsies left.

"Come on boys." He said sternly.

Upon entering, Sasuke was greeted by a very hyper red head.

"Kyuubi," Sasuke was release of his father's tight hold. "Let's go play. Coming Itachi?" He turned to ask Itachi.

Itachi was about to reply when a blob of blond hair and striking blue eyes came into view. Right next to this blob was Asuma, smoking his regular dose. He tugged his father's hand, "Who's that? He's so shiny."

"He must be the boy Asuma is mentoring." He replied, eyeing the blond curiously. "I want both of you to greet them appropriately then you can go and play with Kyuubi."

Sasuke's head twirled around and saw them. The blond he noted was very tall, it almost seemed he was twice his age, but never mind that, he thought, what really caught his attention were his eyes, he couldn't help but peek into them, the bluest and prettiest eyes his had ever seen.

"Good afternoon sir, my name is Naruto Sasaki." Naruto raised his hand up into the air. He would show them what a respectful young man he was. The guy seemed to hesitate to which Naruto just found plain insulting.

"I'm Fugaku Uchiha and the pleasure is mine." He replied, extending his own hand and shook it quickly. He didn't bypass the way the Uchiha wiped his hand.

Very insulting, he thought. What? Did he have cuties or something?

Naruto turned his attention to both of the boys. He smiled, at them. "Hello, what're your names?" He drawled out slowly.

"Uchiha Itachi," One of them said, a little too teasingly. Naruto studied him. He was short with stubby legs and arms. The boy and the one next to him looked nothing like the father.

"And you?" He said turning to other boy. He seemed more timid, Naruto realized, since he hadn't spoken at all.

To everyone's surprise, the boy stepped away from Kyuubi and extended his chubby arm, "Uchiha Sasuke," was the soft reply.

Naruto smiled widen. This was the boy Kyuubi liked to talk about a lot. So he was an Uchiha, Naruto thought sadly. He didn't keep the boy waiting and extended his own arm and shook it.

Sasuke unconsciously noted that the blonde's skin wasn't as petite and smooth as his was. That truly annoyed him. He abruptly released his hand and pulled Kyuubi and Itachi towards him, "Let's go."

Naruto didn't take his eyes of off them until they were out of sight.

"Let's head into the garden, Konan must be waiting for you outside," Asuma interrupted.

"Yes, yes let go." The Uchiha blatantly dismissed.

Sasuke closed the door and jumped on Kyuubi's bed. "He so weird," Sasuke said.

Kyuubi opened his toy chest and groaned when he couldn't find his toy horse. "What are you talking about?"

Itachi, who sat next to Sasuke, smirked. "Isn't obvious genius, he's talking about the blond kid. What's his name? Um…"

Kyuubi pouted at Itachi, finding it easier to throw plushy at the kid then just glare at him. "His name is Naruto, and shut up stupid."

Itachi threw the plushy back and hugged Sasuke, clenching his shirt in a pitiful attempt to look innocent. "Sasuke he's being mean again, help your older brother kick his butt."

Sasuke gasped, humoring his brother. "Let's go to the garden and get him there."

Itachi agreed, to Kyuubi's own dismay.

Asuma scratched the back of his head. "That's odd I thought Konan would be here." He whispered to one of the maids.

"Excuse her absence Fugaku it's not…well what do you know she's alive," He smiled, brightly. Konan entered the room, seemingly uninterested on Asuma's outburst.

She was acting a tad odd, Naruto took to attention. She was quaking every time she set her eyes on him, and glaring more often than not.

Naruto pretended not to notice. It's was proven difficult, however.

When dinner came it was actually worse. She sat beside him when dinner came and kept glancing at his direction, paying no mind to the story Sasuke was telling.

"May I be excuse," He gritted through his teeth, angrily. If she was going to be like that, than he might as well leave and let her brood on her own.

Asuma looked at him oddly, questioning his behavior. "Are you okay?" He asked.

"I'm tired. I think going to sleep would be a good idea." Naruto shot him a sheepish look and slipped out of his chair, swiftly replying a goodnight.

Konan bolted out of her seat, half startling Kyuubi out of his own seat. "Well look at the time. I think I might as well take nap too." She kissed all the children goodnight, and left.

Asuma thought Konan was acting strange, well, stranger than usual. It was ironically surprising that she so willingly set aside her desire to clutch Fugaku's arm until he exited the door, hopped on his carriage and left.

Naruto closed the door to his room and closed it as fast possible. He ignored the strange look he received along the way. "Fuck," He threw his boots to the side of the room and unbuttoned the death suit he was forced to wear.

"Damn, she just couldn't give it a rest could she?" He said a few minutes later. He sat down, looking out the star filled sky.

"You,"

Naruto turned around, ready to hit the burglar that barged into his room. He then lowered his room w eh he noticed it was Konan. "And what gives you the right to come into my room and scare me like that?"

Konan locked the door and case closer. She didn't say anything for a while, which scared the blond. Listen lady, if this is about me staying here and being poor…"

Konan scoffed, she walked closer and touched his face. "I know who you are Naruto...You resemble your father. Shit, I didn't know why I didn't see it before. The birthmark, the eyes, you're a copy Minato." Then she pulled away, somewhat disgusted by what she had done.

Naruto backed away, wincing slightly. Darn it, he was caught by the one person who wanted his death more than the Uchiha's. He cursed, it was just his luck.

"I think you had way too much to drink for dinner," He put a hand on her forehead, "Or you might have a high fever. You know what? You're delusional."

She slapped his hands away. "Don't you dare. I know for a fact that you are Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze."

Naruto shut the door, afraid, that someone who wasn't Asuma, heard. "Who told you that?" He was caught, god dammit. What was she going to do? He was practically shitting his pants.

"That doesn't matter. You're dead. You died 14 years ago and…" She stopped and glowered, "It should remain that way."

Naruto didn't say anything.

Konan continued. "Why did you re-appear?" She spit out, "To obtain wealth or to come and dirty the Uzumaki and Uchiha name with your…roots? If that's the case then I suggest you get out while you can."

Naruto barked out a laugh. "I don't care if you know, one less to worry about. It'll take more than that to leave."

"I'll give you money…anything you want to leave." She came closer and presented him with a sack of gold. It was enough money to start a small business and live a simple life without having worries.

"It's tempting," He extended his hands and grabbed the beefy bag, making all kinds of clattering noises that brought a smile to his lips.

Konan smiled contempt with the outcomes.

Naruto smirked back. He opened the sack and let out a wolfish howl. "Holy damn, that's a lot."

However, Naruto's smile faltered quickly, to Konan's dismay, he opened the window and threw all the gold out into the air. "But I don't want it. I hardly appreciated the offer anyways. It was really kind of you though."

He clasped his hands, wiping the dirt of his dusty hands. A tsk-ing hum ripped throughout the room. "May I suggest the door or the window? You rich folks wouldn't want the money to go to waste, would you?"

Konan stomped over to Naruto. "Listen brat," She fork out. "I want you out of this house. You are a nuisance. I don't want something bad to happen to your… father."

Naruto eyes widen and a feral growl broke through the dense atmosphere. "Get out," He said. "Get out now. Bribe me, threatened my life all you want even, but don't you dare threatened my family. The only thing I have left."

Konan backed away in fear, not wanting to be next to a person who had the capacity to strangle her and throw her of a window.

"Leave,"

Konan passed by the furious boy. "You will regret this." She hissed out.

Naruto sat down and looked away from her, finally able to think clearly of the situation. "Goodnight ma'am," he mocked before she left. Konan's slid an insignificant scoff, sending one last glare at Naruto and then shut the doors a bit too hard.

Naruto didn't even bother to throw a glance back at her.

Konan waltzed into Pein's room a few minutes later. She nudged the sleeping man. "Wake up."

Pein squirmed finally awake. His bangs cover his drowsy and exasperated eyes when he moved. "What in god's name do you want woman?"

Konan ignored his comment. She went to his closet and took out some clothes, throwing them to him.

Pein caught the clothes easily. He noticed they were the rags he was supposed to wear when he was allowed to step outside the mansion. He never wore them unless Konan ordered him to. "What are you planning?" He carefully asked. He voice came raspy, so he drank some water.

Konan took one good look at the man. "I want you to find Minato Namikaze and get rid of him."

Pein shocked, choked on the water. He cleared his throat and rubbed the front of his neck. "Konan, he's dead."

Konan drily laughed. She told him everything she knew and Pein stood silently, a prickle of sweat broke through his pale skin. "When did you…know?" He asked nervously.

"A few hours ago."

Pein lips curled into a thin irritated line. His sharpened teeth jabbed the inner skin of his mouth and he could taste the metallic drops. "Does he know that you know his secret?"

"That doesn't concern you. I want you to get rid of him Minato."

Nervous he might have been, Pein nonetheless agreed to her services. He abounded the large bed in favor of the bathroom and took the clothes with him."

"You want this to be done tonight?"

"I don't care but, finish him off quickly. Don't come back until you do."

Asuma tucked Kyuubi into bed. He read one of Kyuubi's favorite books, going about the story for hours until the boy seemed to finally exhaust himself.

He gently closed the book and ruffled Kyuubi's hair. "Goodnight," He whispered, closing the door behind him.

Now that his boys and Fugaku were gone, he could finally talk to Naruto more freely. He tapped the wooden door, only to be opened by a tired looking blond a few seconds later.

Naruto stepped aside, letting Asuma come in. He mentioned if Asuma wanted his help for something, but Asuma kindly said no.

"Then why did you come? It's…" He looked at the sky, "…almost midnight."

"You did great today by the way. Some mistakes here and there, but you really impressed the Uchiha's. On the other side," He went one "I came here because I know something was bothering you…and I believe Konan was at fault. She was acting stranger than usual."

Naruto stopped what he was doing groaned. Memories of what she had done earlier assaulted his eyes. He rolled over his bed and sat next to Asuma. With a frustrated sighed, he told him everything, skipping some minor details that he thought were unimportant and that Asuma didn't have know.

"Asuma, why does Konan hate me so?"

Asuma stood silent. He'd figure, Naruto did not know of his relationship to Konan. "She's your Aunt but I can't figure out why she would do something like that." You'd think she would be happy seeing her lost and first nephew, he thought.

Naruto was surprise, but he pulled it off by looking coolly. "I don't know but I think she's up to something, but please keep her away from me and my father."

Asuma got up, getting rid of the cigar he was holding, and laid his hands on both sides of Naruto's shoulder. "Listen Naruto, I don't want you to worry, I'll try my best to keep her at bay. But you have to do your part and be strong."

Naruto, out of habit bobbed his head up and down, clearing any frown or concern that may have appeared on Asuma.

Asuma padded his shoulder and bid his goodnight, closing the doors and leaving Naruto to fend on off his own thoughts.

Sasuke was awake on the side of the bed. He's thoughts drifted back and forth, most of which included a boy with blond hair and blue eyes. He wondered if he would see the blond ever again. The blond seemed so wild and untamed, something that he as a young boy, at the age of 7, never experienced before.

A sudden a question leaked into his mind, he'd forgotten the boy's name. What was his name? It started with an N, but he couldn't place the name. He frowned, maybe Itachi knew. He would ask him the next day.

Itachi also laid in bed thinking about the day's event. It was so much fun and he even got to play with the whiskered face blond. He yawned, turning over and seeing the other side of the room where his brother silently slept. It was normal for them to sleep together even though they had different rooms. He smiled and snuggled closer to his brother, falling asleep fast.

To Be Continued...

Note: So yes, the plan to make the first 5 chapters Flashbacks has failed. It was an epic fail, really. It's going to be 6 chapters instead. I am sorry and I hope that by next week the last Flashback will be released. I think this was a little rushed…okay a lot. But in my defense, if I made it any longer, the flashback would have finished within 7-8 chapters.

Also note: Sasuke and Naruto met. There was no lemon or lime, sorry. I feel that they are too young to realize what sexual urges are or love is…at least in Sasuke's case I feel that he's too young.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

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