Nightfall

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto; however I do own Akemi, Yukiko, Zero, Rukia and Sayuri. And the Shīringu is mine and mine alone!

Summary: "When I died and came into the Naruto universe, I didn't think that I would be able to change much. I also thought that if I told anyone that they wouldn't believe me and I definitely didn't think that I could get a Kekkei Genkai either. But I was wrong on all accounts and I could not be happier." SEQUEL!

Enjoy!

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

To say Yukiko was furious was an understatement.

She was livid.

Yukiko had a plan; use the Uchihas to annihilate Akemi and her team. She knew that Sasuke would never be too far from Akemi and that's what Yukiko was counting on. Yukiko had purposely sent Mikoto and Fugaku after Akemi; Yukiko knew full well that they were Sasuke's parents. By making Sasuke suffer, she would also make Akemi suffer. It was obvious to many people – even to Yukiko – that Sasuke had strong feelings for Akemi, and Yukiko had a feeling that Akemi returned those feelings but hadn't noticed it yet.

It made Yukiko sick.

In Yukiko's eyes, Akemi didn't deserve happiness. Yukiko never got happiness, so why should Akemi? Akemi didn't deserve happiness, she deserved to suffer.

Just like Yukiko had.

It wasn't just Akemi taking two of her pawns that made Yukiko mad though. Yukiko had been momentarily distracted; it was hard controlling that many undead ninja who had no will of their own. Yukiko had to monitor and micromanage every move that her undead army made and it was mentally exhausting. No, what annoyed Yukiko was the fact Akemi had beaten her to a lot of bodies. Yukiko was only able to grab Hidan and Kakuzu, and the latter had been captured by the enemy already. Another aspect that annoyed Yukiko to no end, and made her this livid was the fact she wasn't even allowed to touch Akemi.

After the fight between the two, Yukiko had been gravely injured. It was only because Obito saved her at the last minute did she even survive. Not knowing where Akemi had even attained such a power, Yukiko felt angry. Why couldn't she have that power instead of the brat? Akemi didn't deserve that power. But now, Yukiko was all healed after gaining back her chakra.

It was sunset where Yukiko was, and just as the last rays of the sun disappeared, Obito made his appearance.

"Reel in the undead army." Obito orders the minute he steps into Yukiko's cave where she was pulling the strings.

Yukiko sneers. "And why should I?" She demands, looking to Obito.

"Madara's orders." Obito says, his voice plain and blunt.

Yukiko frowns. Why would he even want to withdraw the undead army? They didn't need to recuperate at all and they could keep going all throughout the night, assaulting the enemy and not give then any time to heal. To Yukiko, it would make sense to keep bombarding the Allied Forces while they were tending to the wounded.

"No, I think I'll keep this little game going." Yukiko says with a smirk. She felt confident that Madara could allow her to continue.

Obito takes a threatening step forward. "You're disobeying his orders, again." His tone became deadly.

"I'm sure he won't mind." Yukiko waved it off, continuing her assault on the Allied Forces. There was a part of her telling her to listen to Obito, but another part of her believed that Madara wouldn't mind; she was doing this so he would win the war.

"Oh, I mind." Says a new voice.

It was Madara Uchiha.

Both Obito and Yukiko still where they are. Yukiko stood up from her sitting position and bowed, followed Obito's example who was already bowed to Madara.

The Madara in front of them had been brought back with the Re-animation Jutsu, curtesy of Yukiko. Originally he was meant to be brought back by Nagato, but Nagato had failed him and had been swayed to the enemy's side. Madara was not a full power however because Yukiko had messed up the re-animation Jutsu, so now his power was coming back slowly. Without any of them knowing, Madara had freed himself from Yukiko's control, he knew the hand seals and refused to be controlled by anyone.

"But Madara-sama, we have them on the ropes!" Yukiko pleads, losing the arrogance in her tone of when she was speaking to Obito. Obito and Yukiko both stop bowing, only when Madara had waved at them to stop.

Madara glares at Yukiko momentarily, annoyance flashing in his one eye. However, he hid it quickly and walks up to Yukiko, and strokes her cheek delicately. "Remove your army." He says, in an unusually soft tone. Madara refused to attack an enemy that was weak, it posed no threat when wounded and he wanted this to be an interesting war. He hadn't fought anyone for a while and he was itching for a fight that made his blood pump.

Yukiko blushes and nods her head. "Of course, Madara-sama." She says. Doing as he had ordered, Yukiko with threw her army.

"Now, got rest, you've had a long day." Madara says, his still unusually soft.

Yukiko nods her head, beaming as she left the cave.

Only when she was gone, did Obito speak. "Why do you keep her around, Madara-sama?" He asks, being blunt.

Madara chuckles at his frank question. "She is useful for now. I haven't met anyone with the same Kekkei Genkai as her either and she is a loyal subordinate."

"She attacked Akemi Nakahara today." Obito says.

This time Madara frowns deeply. "That is unfortunate." He had given his order earlier before the war started, that Akemi wasn't to be touched. To hear that Yukiko had broken that rule made Madara annoyed.

Even though Obito had a mask on, Madara could tell that Obito wanted to say something else. "What is it?" Madara asks, but it sounded more like a demand.

"Akemi attained a new power. It was incredible, it looked like a green cloak around her and then it turned into a yellow cloak." Obito says, remembering the power he had witnessed. Obito had been watching on the side-lines the entire time. Obito knew that Yukiko wouldn't be able to resist going after Akemi, and he just wanted to see who the winner would be, which Akemi was clearly. If he hadn't of intervened, Yukiko would have been dead.

Madara froze when he heard this.

"Was the cloak around her yellow when she looked angry?" Madara demanded to know, turning to face Obito as he said this.

Obito frowns behind his mask, but nods anyway. "Yes actually. That's when her power seemed to increase." Obito had placed himself at a safe distance so no one could sense his chakra. But even from his location, he could feel the power as if it was right next to him.

Madara grinned, and then he laughed. It was a mad laugh, like it was the best news that he had received and it was to him. He already knew that Akemi was special, and she had proved it in the most delicious of ways.

"Madara-sama, may I ask why you don't want anyone to attack Akemi Nakahara?" Obito asks with caution in his tone.

Madara looks to Obito for a moment, scanning and analysing him. "Yukiko is getting older. Soon she will be of no use to me. I will need someone with Yukiko's skill one day, and Akemi is exactly that." Madara admits. He knew that he could trust Obito; Obito had been a loyal servant to him for many years now so Madara didn't see the harm. He also knew that Obito wouldn't go telling Yukiko anything any time soon, after all Obito didn't even like Yukiko.

Yukiko wasn't a likeable person. She was rude, bitter and horrible to be around, whereas Akemi was the exact opposite. But now Akemi had this new power and she was even more desirable. Madara hadn't seen or heard of this power since his sister, Sayuri. However, with Akemi's power, Madara could take his plans to whole new level a lot easier.

He had known the truth about his sister, Sayuri. She hadn't been as sneaky as she thought she was. Madara knew that his sister had been reincarnated and knew that too about Yukiko and Akemi. That's why he manipulated Yukiko to join his side because Madara thought she had the potential to get to the same level of power his sister had been on. However, Madara was disappointed when he found out Yukiko couldn't reach the same level. Yukiko had already reached her potential and wouldn't get any stronger.

But Akemi could.

Akemi had more potential than Yukiko and that's what Madara wanted.

"Monitor Yukiko, I don't want her harming Akemi again, understood?" Madara orders Obito, sending him a stern look.

Obito nods his head. "Of course."

With that, Obito left, leaving Madara alone.

Now that he was alone, Madara let the large grin appear in his face. This war was about to get more interesting.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Back in Konoha, in the war meeting room sat the Kages of the Nations. Mei wasn't currently there as she was guarding the Daimyō of each Nation along with her own group of elite Ninja, who mainly consisted of the Nation's Elite ANBU. Gaara was also currently in battle, being the Commander of Division Four. In the room where Tsunade, A and Ōnoki. A's assistant – Mabui was also in the room and so was Shikaku Nara.

"The enemies have retreated." Ao announces, taking a small break for the moment. He let another sensory ninja take his place as he needed to rest for a bit.

Tsunade nods her head, feeling a little relieved. The first day of war was over for now, and now came the night where everyone could recuperate.

"We cannot lower our guard, even for a second." Ōnoki says, his sombre expression making him look older than he actually is.

A nods his head. "The enemy could attack in the night."

"Inoichi! Give me the numbers." Tsunade commands, looking over to the Yamanaka.

Inoichi takes the helmet off from his head. Through this, he could communicate with people in each Division and give them instructions given directly by the Kages. "Out of eighty thousands people we had, we have left fifty thousand." He says, there was a stoic expression on his face, which hide the pain of knowing he lost some friends that day.

Tsunade nods her head slowly, taking this in. It was terrible that they had lost thirty thousand ninja in the first day, but it was better than what Akemi had told Tsunade. Akemi had said that they lost half their ninja in one day, so that meant ten thousand ninja had been saved. This was good news to Tsunade.

"And of our enemies?" A demands, also looking to the Yamanaka.

Inoichi nods his head as a sign of respect. "Out of the hundred thousand that they have, sixty thousand have been defeated." Inoichi says, looking a little happier than before that the enemy had suffered a bigger loss.

"Looks like the war is turning in our favour." Came the remark from a sensor ninja who replaced Ao for the moment, not knowing that his voice had been a little too loud.

Ōnoki scoffs. "Don't be ridiculous."

Everyone turns to look at the Kages, who didn't seem amused by the comment the sensory ninja made.

"This is only the first day of war, if we become cocky and arrogant, it could be our downfall." A says, sending deadly looks to the sensory ninja.

Shikaku nods his head, agreeing with what was said. No one ever won a war being cocky just because things seem to be going well for now. For all anyone knew, it could change drastically the next day.

Ao, who had finished his break, went back to his place. However, he soon sensed Killer B, Itachi and Naruto heading towards the battlefield.

"Tsunade-sama!" Ao shouts out.

The Kages look to him. "What is it?" Tsunade asks in a commanding tone.

"B, Naruto and Itachi have left the island and are heading to the battlefield." Ao says, looking concerned. The whole point of this war was to protect Killer B and Naruto, and now they were heading towards the battlefield.

A's eye began to twitch. "He did what?!"

Tsunade sighs and shakes her head. Of course Naruto would leave the island early. Tsunade knew that Naruto would leave the island eventually, knowing that he would want to be part of the war, but Itachi surprised her. She was sure of all things that Itachi of all people wouldn't get sucked up in Naruto's business, but apparently Tsunade was wrong.

"Where are they now?" Tsunade demands, feeling a migraine come on.

"They should be entering Konoha within the hour at the speed they're going." Ao says.

A growls lowly. "B will meet my iron claw before anything."

Tsunade stands up. "Raikage, let's go meet them." She says, giving him an expecting look for him to follow her.

A nods his head and stands up, knocking the chair to the floor. He stormed out of the room, steaming over the fact his brother was putting himself in harm's way. A had spent years trying to protect his brother, and he was going to make sure B stayed away from the battlefield until he said B could be on there.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

It hadn't taken Itachi long to catch up with Killer B and Naruto, especially when he used his full speed to catch up with the two Jinchuuriki. Itachi knew that they could look after themselves; they were both quite powerful. But Naruto had put a target on himself by being in his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. Itachi could see Naruto before anything, which is what unnerved Itachi slightly.

"Itachi! You're back." Naruto says when he sees the older Uchiha. He was happy to see that Itachi didn't look injured.

Itachi nods and reaches into his pouch, he threw it to Killer B. "A little present." Itachi says, not looking at him.

B grinned wildly before opening the scroll. Inside it was Samehada, who reacted quite happily to B when he held the sword. The grin on B's face only grew and he put the sword on his back, happy with the present that he got.

Itachi sighs quietly. Now that the sword was dealt with, he could give Akemi the scroll that had the dead Kisame in.

However, the group didn't stay running for long. As they ran through Konoha and were heading for the battlefield, Itachi noticed two figures standing a head.

It was Tsunade and A.

Itachi's eye began to twitch. Of course A and Tsunade would know they had left the island. Admitting, he had expected them to intervene sooner, like a few minutes after they had fled from the island, not hours later.

Naruto, B and Itachi stop when they were close enough to the two Kages. They all stop and stare at one another. Mainly A glaring at B, B not looking at his brother and trying to look innocent, Tsunade glaring at Naruto and Itachi looking passive as always.

Tsunade breaks the silence first. "What do you think you're doing?" She demands, her eyes narrowing slightly.

"I can't sit back and let my friends die protecting me!" Naruto exclaims, shaking his head as he said this. He couldn't do it and that's why he needed to be out there.

"If you go out there too soon then their sacrifice would be a waste!" A argues, his glare now turned towards the Uzumaki.

Itachi's eye brow arches. "What do you mean by 'too soon'?"

Tsunade sighs deeply, dropping her crossed arms. "We planned to have Naruto and B join the war, but later. Now is too soon." She says, then looking annoyed at Naruto.

"So get back to the island until we give you the signal to come out!" A yells out, again glaring at his brother.

"No can do bro." B denies in a casual tone.

"What did you say?" A asks, a hiss in his tone.

Naruto looks at A and Tsunade and sees an opening. He could run past them. With his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Naruto felt confident enough that he could make it past them. With that in mind, Naruto runs, using his speed. However, he was stopped when he felt an incoming attack that was too quick to dodge. He uses his arms to block the attack but it still sent him back a few yards. Looking up, Naruto could see A with blue chakra swirling around him, lightning crackling.

"You're not getting past me." A says, pointing at Naruto.

Naruto studies A for a moment. There was no denying that A's punch was powerful and packed a punch. Just as long as A doesn't get a direct hit on him, Naruto would be fine. Gritting his teeth, Naruto tries again, and fails once again. A had pushed the Uzumaki back further at an incredible speed.

Tsunade's eyes widen as she watches the two. She found it amazing that Naruto had this much control of his Tailed Beast and that Naruto could actually nearly match A's speed. Just like Kisame, A was also known as a Tailless Beast.

Itachi was also looking at Naruto with an impressed look, but he was able to mask his better.

Naruto looks to Tsunade. "Obaa-san, you understand, don't you? If you let me go now, I can stop this war!" He says, looking to plead with her.

Tsunade shakes her head. "Naruto, I cannot make that decision on my own. I would need to consult with the other Kages." Tsunade did want to send Naruto out, after all he would be a great help. But for now, she couldn't, but if Naruto managed to convince A, then Tsunade wouldn't be accused of anything because A would be there to back up what she said.

Naruto nods his head, understanding the position that she was in. If Tsunade was seen as a dictator, it may make the other Kages less likely to trust her. But he gives it another go, seeing if he could out speed the Raikage.

However, Naruto couldn't seem to go faster than him, A was meeting his moves toe-to-toe. Naruto and A both stop, looking at one another.

"You're fast old man." Naruto comments, a slight grin on his face.

Itachi's eye twitches. It was bad enough that Naruto would say it to Tsunade, but now to the Raikage too.

However, A didn't seem bothered. "There is no one faster than me, not since the Fourth Hokage died." A says, though he didn't want to admit it.

Naruto grins wildly, feeling proud of his old man.

"He was a noble man who I fought many times. But he was a fool. He underestimated the Nine Tails and as a result he died." A says, not knowing he was making Naruto angry with his words.

Naruto grits his teeth. "Shut up."

A stops talking, slight shock on his face.

"Don't you dare talk about my father like that." Naruto growls at A; glaring at him with hatred. "And I will pass you, no matter what."

A glares at him. "I'll kill you then if I have to." He throws back his arm, aiming to punch Naruto.

Tsunade's eyes widen, along with Itachi's eyes. "Wait!" Tsunade yells out.

But there was no need. B jumped in front of Naruto and caught A's arm. B's arm had turned demonic, to shield his hand from the damage that A could cause.

"B, what are you doing?!" A yells at him.

"Killing him is the same as killing me." B says, in a calm and uncharacteristic tone.

Tsunade steps forward. "Raikage, you can't make decisions like this without consulting the others! I won't allow that!" Tsunade yells out, fully ready to fight him.

A growls lowly. He wasn't the Commander of the Allied Forces, but Tsunade was. If he was the Commander, he would do everything that he could to ensure victory, even if it meant killing his own younger brother.

"Let go." A hisses at his brother

"No, you fool!" B yells back.

"Why are you defending him?!" A yells out, feeling confused of why his own brother would fight him on this.

B frowns at his brother. "Because fool, it's the right thing to do."

A growls and pushes B back with pure force. A looks to Tsunade, "Hokage, you better help me." He exclaims out.

Tsunade frowns and thinks for a moment. It didn't take her long however as she steps forward. Only she doesn't stand next to A, but in front of Naruto and Killer B. Itachi also jumps onto the scene, standing next to Tsunade.

"You better have a good explanation for this." A growls.

"You agreed to let them out into the war later. However, because we don't know how this war is going to go, it may be best to use all of our military strength. That's why I'm giving them permission to go." Tsunade says, her voice strong and commanding.

Naruto looks to Tsunade, a grin on his face.

"There is no evidence that Naruto will succeed." A argues back.

B runs forward, with his arm bent up right.

A rolls his eyes. "Your lariat won't work on me."

B makes contact, his forearm under A's chin, but it didn't move A. A thrust his arm, aiming to hit B, but B met his punch with his own fist, putting them in a stalemate.

"Why are you doing this?" A hisses lowly to his brother.

"You've always underestimated my skills, ya fool!" B exclaims.

A grits his teeth and pushes B back again. "B, you and Naruto are Jinchuuriki. The two of you are special to your Village, and that's why I'm not risking putting you two into the war too early." A says, explaining his reason. "The Akatsuki has already taken down and sealed away seven of the nine Jinchuuriki."

"Trust in me bro! I and Naruto ain't gonna lose." B says, running towards his brother again, with his Lariat ready. "I'll give you my personal guarantee!"

A sighs, "So be it then." With that said, he unleashed more of his power. The blue chakra around his grew bigger and there was more lightening crackling furiously. A ran towards his brother, ready to test out which Lariat was stronger.

Both A and B met in the middle, each Lariat in place. There seemed to be a power struggle between the two, but it didn't last long. B managed to push his brother back, sending him flying into the dirt.

A grunts as he gets up, an unhappy look on his face.

B walks up to him. "Being a Jinchuuriki isn't the only thing that makes me powerful, we possess something even stronger. The thing you said to me all those years ago, that kept me going. Those words will keep me strong."

A thought for a moment, wondering what he had said. It didn't take long, before A's eyes widen and he looks to B. "Those words I said to you at the Waterfall of Truth, that's kept you strong?" He asks, in slight disbelief.

B grins. "So you're finally getting it, ya fool."

"Just those simple words, are going to be enough." A says in a doubtful tone.

"I don't just fight for the Village and Nation, I fight got you too bro." B says. "You're still way too overprotective, you've got to let me go. You've got to trust in my power, you know."

Tsunade steps forward. "Now do you understand? Naruto could help save the Ninja out there dying, he and B could help turn this war in our favour indefinitely."

A closes his eyes for a moment, thinking about it. His eyes snap open and he punches his brother, sending him away. A stand up and unleashes his full power, causing his hair to stand up on end.

B gulped. "Aw man, he's gone full power. I think he's trying to kill Naruto."

Naruto looks to the side, and runs.

A glares. "This ends now."

"People didn't put their faith in me, just for me to let them down!" Naruto yells back at him.

In a flash, A was in front of Naruto with his fist poised to hit Naruto. It was done at such a speed that it made B gulp in nervousness.

A's first made contact with the rock behind Naruto and A grins, thinking that he got Naruto.

However, Naruto appears behind A, completely unscathed.

A lets his power die down until it was gone completely. His mind was elsewhere, he was thinking of Minato and how Naruto had done the exact same as his father. Naruto had done something only Minato was able to do; dodge A at his full speed.

B's jaw drops in disbelief, Naruto actually dodged it!

Itachi nods his head, impressed with the Uzumaki.

"I'm not going to let anyone down. If it takes a saviour to win, then that's what I'm going to be. I'm my father's son, and he taught me to be the saviour and I'm not going to let him down." Naruto says, looking to the Raikage with determination in his eyes.

A laughs. "That was a test. I wanted to test your abilities and your conviction. You're the second person to ever dodge my fastest punch. It appears we have a saviour after all." A says with his back turned to Naruto.

"I also give Naruto and B permission to enter the war." A say, turning his head to Tsunade.

Tsunade nods her head. "Then go forth, Naruto and B and help save this war!"

With a grin, Naruto and B run off.

"What would you like me to do, Tsunade-sama?" Itachi asks.

Tsunade looks to him. "Join in." She says, a grin on her face.

Itachi smirks slightly and runs to catch up with Naruto. Itachi knew that Naruto would run to find Hinata first, she was the reason he left the island. Itachi also knew that Hinata, Akemi and Sasuke were in the same Division and he wanted to check on his brother.

Tsunade turns to A and B. "I'll make sure they make it safely." She says before running to catch up with them.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

Night had fallen in the battlefield. I look around as I watch the medics work their hardest. Yukiko had retracted the Uchihas, which I believe to be Obito's order. I thought that Yukiko would continually send undead Ninjas through the night and not give us any chance to recuperate, but I was wrong and I couldn't be happier. We hadn't managed to seal away many Uchiha, they were stronger and they worked in teams, so that made it harder to seal them individually. Our Division had nearly attacked Mikoto and Fugaku, believing them to be the enemy, but Sasuke soon set that straight.

Currently, I and Sasuke were sitting by a fire. We were on the first watch while people recuperated, and if anyone where to attack, I and Sasuke could give the signal.

"Why did she let them have consciousness?" Sasuke questions quietly, looking at his parents from the corner of his eyes. Mikoto and Fugaku seemed to be discussing something serious, their stern expressions made that obvious. His parents were sat at a distance, but still in view of them.

I frown. "She's trying to get you psychologically. She's allowing people to see their loved ones, talk to them again to mess with them by taking that control away." That was the only reason I could think of. Yukiko is a control freak, which much she couldn't hide about herself. However, I couldn't let that happen to Sasuke, he had already lost his parents once. For it to happen again would be devastating for him.

Sasuke clenches his fists, an angry expression on her face. "I'll kill her." He hisses lowly, staring intently at the fire in front of us, like it was Yukiko.

"That's my job Sasuke." I answer back.

Sasuke's head whips over to face me. "Then why didn't you do it?" Sasuke questions back immediately, a slight snap in his tone.

I glare at him, not liking the way he was speaking to me. "I hesitated, I realise that. I couldn't do it before, but after what she did to Hinata, I'm not letting that go." I say, conviction in my tone.

Sasuke meets my glare with his own.

I stop glaring at him and sigh, there was no point arguing with Sasuke because he was far too stubborn. "Look, if I can't kill Yukiko again next time I see her, you can kill her instead, how about that?" I offer to him. I knew that next time I saw her, I would kill her. But just in case I couldn't, at least I know Sasuke would be there to take over.

Sasuke's glare softens. "Really?"

I nod my head. "Of course."

Sasuke sighs lowly before standing up. "I'll be back in a moment." He says, walking away and disappearing from my line of sight.

While he was gone, I made sure to observe the area around us. Everyone was on high alert at the moment ever since we had received the warning from Tsunade. White Zetsu were planting themselves into the Divisions and now no one was allowed to be alone; they had to be in either groups of twos or threes. I didn't protest when Sasuke left because I knew he needed to cool off, and I trusted him to be able to take care of himself.

I look at Sasuke's empty seat. He had been anxious and a lot had happened today for Sasuke, it was no wonder he needed a walk to cool himself off. Sasuke's seat didn't stay empty long however. I hear someone walk over and sit down, looking up I see Mikoto.

"Mikoto-san?" I say, a little confused to see her. We hadn't really spoken much; she, Fugaku and Sasuke had been spending a lot of time together, as they should.

Mikoto smiles warmly at me. "Oh just call me Mikoto, makes me feel old when you say that." She says, waving it off with a laugh.

I smile and nod my head. "Okay."

Then, Mikoto's face turn serious. "There's something I want to talk about with you." She says, her attitude doing a complete one eighty degree spin to what it was like before.

I felt slightly unnerved by this. "Have I done something wrong?" I ask, sending her a curious look. We hadn't even spoke much, what could I have done wrong in a short space of time?

"How close would you say Sasuke and you are?" Mikoto asks, a seemingly innocent expression on her face.

My brows furrow together. "I'm sorry, but why are you asking this?" I ask, feeling a little uncomfortable. That was a very personal question. She may be Sasuke's mother, but that made me even more nervous than before.

Mikoto sighs. "Akemi, I care for my boys dearly. I always tried to protect my boys, and I couldn't with Itachi. He was exposed to the Ninja life far too early, I never wanted that kind of life for him so young. That's why I'm more protective of Sasuke, so he doesn't go through the same things like Itachi."

I study Mikoto for a moment. She was genuine, I could see that in her eyes, her eyes were very expressive; an oddity in the Uchiha Clan. But what she said made sense, she couldn't shield her eldest, but she tried her hardest with Sasuke.

"Mikoto, I care for Sasuke deeply. He's very important to me…" I trail off, not knowing what more to say. I felt embarrassed saying these things and there was a fluttering feeling in my chest that I couldn't describe.

Even though I never finished what I was saying, Mikoto seemed satisfied with my answer. "You seem to really like him." She says, an evil and suggestive glint in her eyes.

It took me a moment to react. I didn't really process what she had said until it finally hit home and what she said. I felt my face burn with heat. "Shut up!" I yell at her, hiding my face away by placing my hands over my face.

Mikoto laughs happily, her laugh sounded lovely; like it was wind chimes.

It took a few moments, but I felt myself calm down; I had no reason to be embarrassed because she wasn't right, I didn't like Sasuke in the way she was suggesting. Looking up, I see Mikoto with a happy expression on her face, like this was one of the best moments over.

This made me come to a sad realisation. "You didn't get to do this with Itachi, did you?" I ask, a sombre expression on my face.

Mikoto stops laughing immediately, but she nods her head slowly. "Itachi never brought people round. He didn't have many friends with how closed off he was, and the fact the Village didn't like Uchihas at that point." She says, sighing lightly.

When I didn't ask why, Mikoto looks up. "Do you know why the Village didn't like the Uchihas?" She asks, caution in her tone.

I nod my head. "I know."

Mikoto frowns as she thinks. "Who told you? Was it Itachi?"

I shake my head. "No, I've known for a long time."

Mikoto's curious expression turns serious in a matter of seconds. "You're hiding something." Mikoto says, her eyes pointed at me.

I smirk slightly, it was a definitely a family trait. Sasuke, Itachi, Fugaku and Mikoto didn't like be kept in the dark, and they weren't very happy if they are. "I'm not from their world Mikoto. I came from a world were Chakra and Ninjas didn't exist, where all this was fiction." I use hand gestures, referring to everything as I said this. However, I made my voice low so no one could overhear me.

Mikoto's eyes widen. "Just like Sayuri."

"You know the truth behind Sayuri Uchiha?" I ask immediately, my eyes widening in shock.

Mikoto smiles slightly. "Yes, anyone who had gained the Mangekyou Sharingan through light means knows about her. But how do you know about her?" She asks, tilting her head in curiosity.

"I met her, she really helped me to unlock a new power." I answer her.

This time, Mikoto's eyes widen. "You actually met her." She whispers lowly. To most of the Uchiha Clan, Madara was almost seen as a god. However, to certain people, Sayuri was known as a god but only to people who obtained their power through light means. Those numbers have always dwindled, as not much was actually known about Sayuri. But even fewer knew about the real truth behind Sayuri.

I nod my head slowly. "Who did you protect?" I ask. One of the conditions of obtaining the Mangekyou Sharingan through light means was that you had to sacrifice yourself for someone and be willing to die for them.

Mikoto smiles softly, and she turns to look at Fugaku. "My husband."

My eyes dart over to where Fugaku was. He was talking to another member in our Division, but didn't seem too engaged in the conversation. I couldn't hide the distain on my face, I didn't like the man and I know he doesn't like me.

"What did you see in him?" I ask, trying to hide the disgusted look so not to insult Mikoto.

"I didn't at first. We were betrothed to each other since we were kids." Mikoto answers, shrugging her shoulders.

"Did you not like him at first?" I ask feeling really curious. Mikoto wasn't a character that was explored much and very little was known about her. Hearing this though was fascinating, it gave things another perspective.

Mikoto laughs lightly. "Oh god yes, I hated him. You see, I didn't find out about the engagement until I was in my late teens, by then I had fallen in love with another person. So when I found out, I was devastated. I tried everything to break the engagement, but it never worked." Mikoto looks over to her husband with a loving look in her eyes.

"So what happened?" I ask, eager to know more.

"Fugaku saved me. Our teams were assigned a mission together, but it soon went south. Fugaku saved me and from then on, I began to respect him instead of hate him. I realised how much pressure he was under since he was going to be the next Head of the Uchiha Clan." Mikoto answers, a soft and understanding expression on her face as she stares into the fire.

I stay silent, letting her reminisce.

The silence doesn't last long. "Akemi, can I ask you for a favour?" Mikoto says, a serious expression on her face.

"Of course." I say back.

"Look after my boys." Mikoto asks, a sombre expression on her face.

I look at her with a blank expression so not to reveal anything. Mikoto knew that she wouldn't be around for long, it's not like she could stay here. She was dead and didn't belong in this world, but she just wanted to make sure her children were looked after.

I take Mikoto's hand in mine. "Mikoto, I promise you that I will make sure they stay safe." I say, looking directly into her eyes as I said this. It was a promise that I intended to keep no matter what. Besides, it didn't really change anything. Sasuke had always been a priority to me along with keeping him safe; just like making sure Sasuke didn't leave the Village three years ago or join Orochimaru. Keeping Itachi safe would be easy too, he didn't have the same tendency as his brother to make stupid decisions.

Mikoto sighs, in what seems to be relief. "Thank you." She says, squeezing my hand before letting it go. She stood up and went to join her husband, leaving me alone.

I look into the distance again, surveying the area. Everything seemed silent and peaceful for the moment, but I knew it wasn't going to last long. There was still the risk of the White Zetsu managing to get past the enemy line disguised as one of us. I just wish that we had another way of identifying them other than using Naruto, it would make things so much easier.

Just then, I hear footsteps coming towards me. Looking up, I see Sasuke walking back over to me and taking a seat.

"Cooled down now Sasuke?" I ask in a pleasant tone.

Sasuke said nothing, just stared at the fire.

My brows furrow together. "Sasuke? What's wrong?" I ask him, feeling concerned. Usually Sasuke would give me a response, but this time he didn't.

"It's nothing." Sasuke snaps back, glaring into the fire now.

My eyes narrow as I look at Sasuke. He looked to be physically fine and I couldn't see any wounds or cuts. However, there was a nagging feeling in my gut. Something wasn't right about Sasuke, but I couldn't identify what.

I turn my head away and began scanning the area again.

Just then, I saw something shinny flash in the corner of my eyes. I turn my head to see Sasuke standing with a kunai in hand, poised to strike me. I jump up, sending a punch to Sasuke's arm, knocking the kunai from his hand. Twisting my body, I kicked upwards and kicked Sasuke in the chest with chakra infused into my leg, sending Sasuke flying back and smashing into the ground with force.

Mikoto and Fugaku's head snap up when they hear the noise. "Akemi, what are you doing?!" Mikoto yells when she sees Sasuke on the floor and struggling to get up.

I walk towards them. "That isn't Sasuke, he just tried to attack me."

Fugaku scoffs, crossing his arms

Getting to 'Sasuke', I glare at him. I pick up the 'Sasuke' up by his top and hold him up in the air, pumping chakra into my arms. "Who are you?" I demand, my tone turning deadly.

'Sasuke' grins, but he doesn't answer.

"Akemi!"

I don't turn around because I know that voice. It was the real Sasuke running towards us. Sasuke stops when he sees the imposter that I'm holding up.

"Sasuke, you're okay." Mikoto says, a sigh of relief in her voice.

Fugaku looks to the imposter in my hands. "Then who's this?" He asks.

"White Zetsu." I hiss, glaring at him.

'Sasuke' grins at me, completely breaking his disguise. He drops his transformation, revealing the White Zetsu, grinning at me wildly still. Once it was revealed who it was, I place the White Zetsu on the ground, quickly snapping his neck, letting the now dead body fall to the floor.

I look to the Uchiha family. "We need to check the medic tent now." I order, my tone leaving no room for argument.

Mikoto and Sasuke seem to agree with me and begin following me to the medic tent, however it was Fugaku who decided to be stubborn. "You're not the Commander, why should we listen to you?" He demands, glaring at me.

I stop where I was, with my back turned to him. Sasuke and Mikoto had also stopped, Mikoto looked exasperated while Sasuke looked annoyed. I felt annoyed – bordering on angry. At the moment we didn't have a Commander, Kitsuchi had left to go help the First Division with all the casualties that they had. But before he left, Kitsuchi hadn't appointed anyone as his second in command, but he did leave us instructions. If we saw any enemies: attack and destroy.

I whirl around with my fist clenched. "We have a situation at the moment. There is a possibility that there may be more White Zetsu in the camp. It would be logical to think that they'd go to the medical centre so they can pick off the vulnerable ninja due to their injuries and cut down our numbers." I explain to the Uchiha, trying to keep myself calm. But Fugaku was irritating me as each moment passed. He was wasting valuable time.

"Otou-san, Akemi's right. It would be the logical thing to do." Sasuke says, defending me against his father.

Fugaku spares a glance at his son for a moment and then back to me. "You may have won my family over, but you haven't convinced me." He says, hissing his words out.

"I don't want to 'win' you over, I don't like you." I say bluntly before turning around and walking to the medical centre. I hear footsteps behind me, Sasuke was right beside me and Mikoto wasn't far behind her son. It was Fugaku who was dragging his feet.

As we were walking, I quickly made a clone to inform the rest of our Division that White Zetsu may be in the camp and to be on high alert of any suspicious behaviour. We quickly made it to the medical tent in our Division and it was a mess. The medics there were running around like headless chickens trying to help and heal everyone. It was obvious that they were understaffed and badly. What also didn't help was the amount of people injured, there were a lot, at least five tents worth of people. That was because of the Uchiha's, as soon as they joined the battle, it became noticeable that some ninja couldn't match the strength of an Uchiha.

A medic walks by, her name was Lila. I had seen her working in the hospital many times. Lila is a short girl, and looks a lot younger than she actually is, which twenty-three years old. She has long dark hair and green eyes. "Can I help you, Akemi-chan?" Lila asks, a pleasant smile on her face, even if she looked tired and exhausted.

"There is a possibility that White Zetsu may have already sneaked it." I inform her.

Lila's eyes widen, her eyes immediately darting towards anyone in the room. "Oh dear, what are we going to do?" Lila asks. Lila looked a little cared, she wasn't a fighter but a healer. She hated fighting unless she had to, and she tried to avoid it as much as possible.

Sasuke leans down. "Maybe you can use your Shīringu to spot them." He whispers lowly into my ear so no one could overhead.

I turn my head to Sasuke, realising how close his face was to mine. My eyes widen and I blush darkly in embarrassment. I could practically feel Mikoto's smug expression on her face, feeling her gaze on me.

Clearing my throat, I answer Sasuke. "I don't know if it'll work." I whisper lowly.

"Give it a go." Sasuke whispers back, a teasing grin on his face.

Sighing, I activate my Shīringu, doubtful that it would work. I look around the room, my eyes now purple and I check everyone's chakras. I had a very clear understanding of the White Zetsu chakra, they gave off a weird chakra signature; it was like it was half there. However, the reason for this is because Black Zetsu was missing, without Black Zetsu, the White Zetsu only had half it its chakra potential.

My eyes lock onto a medic ninja in the far corner of the room. That was where Hinata was resting, getting the poison out of her system and suffering from a very high fever.

"Him." I point out.

Without hesitation, Sasuke pulled out a kunai and threw it at the person I pointed out. The kunai hit the person right in the back. When nothing happened, I felt worried that I was wrong and Sasuke had just attacked an innocent person. However, the disguise dropped and in the medic's place stood a White Zetsu. Sasuke threw another kunai, this time slicing the White Zetsu's neck open.

I immediately run over to Hinata, checking to make sure the White Zetsu didn't do any damage to Hinata.

But Hinata was fine, making me sigh in relief.

"Akemi, are there anymore?" Sasuke asks, also scanning the room.

All the medics had stopped, watching to see if I pointed out anymore White Zetsu. There was shock in the air, no one had noticed that one of their own had been the enemy all along who could have potentially harmed one of their patients.

I was about to shake my head, when I spotted someone fleeing the medical tent in a hurry, another White Zetsu in disguise.

"After him!" I yelled out, pointing to where the White Zetsu had escaped.

I ran, with Sasuke right beside me.

We burst out of the tent, ready to attack the White Zetsu. Only to be greeted to the sight of Naruto in his Tailed Beast Chakra mode along with Itachi and Tsunade. Naruto had grabbed the White Zetsu – who had dropped his disguise – by the throat and had snapped his neck, letting it drop limply to the floor.

My eyes lit up when I see him. "Naruto-kun!" I run over to him, hugging him. It had been a while since I had last seen him.

Naruto grins, hugging me back. He dropped his Tailed Beast Mode and was back to his normal self. Sasuke walks up behind me and nods at Naruto, "What took you so long?" Sasuke smirks, he knew full well that Naruto would never stay away from the action for long.

"Had to deal with some stubborn people." Naruto grins back. Naruto held his fist out, and Sasuke followed suite, both bumping fists with me still hugging Naruto.

I let go of Naruto. "Not that I'm not glad to see you, but why are you here?" I ask him with a curious look.

Naruto's face turns sombre. "Something happened to Hinata-chan, I had to make sure she was okay."

I would have squealed at the cuteness, Naruto was concerned about Hinata. But the situation didn't call for it. "Yes, she took a blow that was meant for me by Yukiko. It was a poisoned blade, but she's recovering now." I explain to him.

Sasuke walks over to his brother. "Itachi, there's something I have to say." Sasuke had to warn him about their parents.

Itachi looks to his brother. "What's wrong?"

Sasuke opens his mouth to speak, but he was interrupted when someone walked out from the tent. "Sasuke-kun, is everything alright-" Mikoto stops speaking the minute her eyes land on Itachi, her eyes wide in shock.

Itachi's eyes widen, and his jaw drops slightly, but it wasn't that noticeable.

"Okaa-san…" Itachi whispers, staring at his mother in shock. The last he had seen of her, he had been killing her and his father.

Without another thought, Mikoto rushed over and hugged Itachi tightly. Itachi took a few moments to emerge from his shocked state, but when he did, he hugged his mother back fiercely.

Tsunade looks at the situation with her eyebrows raised. "What happened here?" She asks, looking to me.

"Yukiko raised the entire Uchiha Clan." I answer, a grave expression on my face.

Itachi's head snaps over to me, letting go of his mother. "She what?!" Itachi's tone became dangerous, his Sharingan activated and spinning darkly.

"That doesn't explain what happened." Tsunade says, looking to Mikoto.

"Yukiko gave them back their consciousness. I and Sasuke took the chance to let them decide if they wanted to become part of her brainless army, or be free from Yukiko's control. I then showed them the hand seals to free them from her control." I explain the story in more detail.

Itachi looks to me. "Who else is back?" He had picked up that I used the pronouns like 'they' and 'their'.

That was the moment Fugaku decided he was going to be known to his family. Fugaku stepped out from the tent about to speak, but he stopped when he saw his oldest son. "Itachi…" Fugaku whispers lowly.

Itachi looks to his father, the shocked expression never leaving his face. "Otou-san…" Itachi whispers back.

Fugaku walks up to Itachi and hugs him. But Itachi doesn't respond, his arms stayed by his side and didn't move.

I look to Sasuke, who was staring at the floor with an unreadable expression on his face. Fugaku hadn't hugged Sasuke when he first saw him. Mikoto had hugged both her sons, while Fugaku only hugged one. Looks like the anime did get that right, Fugaku definitely favoured Itachi over Sasuke.

I reach out and take Sasuke's hand in mine. At first, Sasuke didn't respond, but he soon did and held my hand tightly.

"A lot has happened on your side then, huh?" Naruto says with a grin on his face.

Sasuke looks up, the blank expression on his face. But he soon smirks, "Yeah, I've not been lazy like you."

I smile at the two of them. Naruto had seen the expression on Sasuke's face and wanted to distract him. It was times like this that you realised how close Naruto and Sasuke were, they were like brothers.

"Akemi, I'd like to speak to you." Tsunade whispers to me.

I nod my head, letting go of Sasuke's hand. Sasuke looks to me, and I pointed to Tsunade. He seemed to understand that I needed to speak with Tsunade and let's go of my hand without question.

Tsunade and I walk away from the family reunion for the moment. It seemed that Mikoto was talking to Naruto quite animatedly with Sasuke joining in every now again, mainly to insult Naruto which made Mikoto laugh. Fugaku seemed to be trying to talk with Itachi, but Itachi seemed to be trying to talk with his mother.

Once a safe enough distance, Tsunade and I stop walking. "Akemi, I know what you're planning to do." Tsunade says, getting straight to the point.

My eyes widen. She knew, Tsunade knew that I was going to use the Re-animation Jutsu, but I had made sure to keep that a secret. How had she figured it out?

"Tsunade-" I begin, trying to defend myself in any way possible.

Tsunade cut me off. "I give you permission."

I stop where I was, my mouth slightly ajar. "Huh?"

"The Raikage and I believe that it's time we played our strongest arsenals, which is why Naruto and Killer B are here. I had an idea of what you were planning when you came to my office and proposed that we use Sasori." Tsunade explains, a smile on her face. She wasn't angry or annoyed.

I grin. "You really mean it?" I ask, excitement in my tone.

Tsunade nods her head. "Yes, but with one condition,"

I nod my head vigorously. "Yes anything."

"Don't let anyone know that you cast the Jutsu. You may tell your circle of friends, but that's it." Tsunade instruct, a severity to her tone. She knew full well that I'd tell my family everything anyway.

I stop grinning and nod my head in agreement. "Deal." What Tsunade had asked for was a smart condition. If people found out I could perform the Re-animation Jutsu, I would become famous for that, just like Orochimaru was. I didn't want that. People would target me and want me for that power.

No one could know.

"Now get to work." Tsunade says, leaving the Division Two camp.

I turn back around and walk over to everyone.

NARUTO SHIPPUDEN

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