Precious Treasure of the Uchiha
Summary: For centuries, a child Madara took in lived with the Uchiha clan and was loved above all treasures. But in this day and time,the clan is wiped out, only one remaining. Read on as Naruto tries to solve the murder of the clan and the disappearance of Itachi all the while protecting the last living Uchiha. How will Sasuke cope in the world of immortals?
Twelve hours back...
He was four again. He knew this day. It was the day his parents lost him in the big amusement park in another city. He remembered crying as his little heart was gripped with fear. Where were his otou-san and okaa-san? More importantly, where was his nii-san!? Nii-san would always protect him, he promised! But where were they? Was he ever going to see them again? How he regretted telling his kind and loving okaa-san he wanted to walk on his own instead of holding her had like always. But he was a big boy and his otou-san had looked proud at his in-da-panden-se!
But now he was lost and afraid! All he could do was cry! He didn't know anyone here and no one seemed to care that there was a little boy crying right in front of them. And that only made him cry more. Why won't somebody help him?
Suddenly, he felt a shadow fall over him and he looked up just as the older boy crouched down in front of him. He was older than nii-san (10) and taller, too, but he was shorter than okaa-san. He thought the stranger was very pretty. He didn't look anything like anyone in his family. He was like the sun!
"Hey, there. Are you lost?" The voice was deep but gentle, melodic and he felt himself relax. He nodded and the stranger smiled a small smile. "Would you like me to help you find your otou-san and okaa-san."
He nodded again with a sniff. "And my nii-san." He will always seek out nii-san first because nii-san was protection and safety and warmth. He always felt treasured around nii-san. But this stranger was looking at him with the same affection he saw in nii-san's eyes and that made him feel as if he were with his nii-san again. He liked this boy.
The smile stretched further at the words. "Right, and your nii-san. Let's go," he extended his hand and the little boy took it without hesitation. He could hear his parents' voices to stay away from strangers but this boy didn't feel like a stranger. He felt like home and family and safety so he couldn't be a stranger. Nii-san always told him to follow his gut feeling and had thought this was it.
"Are you an angel, mister stranger?" The little boy asked and it got him a surprised laugh from his now guide.
"What makes you think that?"
"Because angels are real pretty and nice and have gold around their heads!" He answered, remembering the few pictures of angels he saw and the things his brother told him about them when he asked. "And they help and protect people."
It got him another melodious laugh from the older boy. "Would you like me to be an angel?"
The little boy nodded, even as he caught the first glimpse of his brother's head up ahead. "Yeah, but only my and my nii-san's angel!" He always shared with his nii-san like his nii-san shared with him.
The wonderful laugh sounded again and a tanned hand patted his head fondly. "I'll see what I can do about it with the higher ups, ne?" The boy beamed up at his companion with a small blush. The older one was really pretty when he smiled. "Now run along, I think that's your family there." The boy looked and indeed, there were his otou-san, okaa-san and his nii-san! He took off without even looking at the stranger, kind of hoping he would follow to meet his parents and brother. His nii-san saw him first and took him in his secure arms, then their parents were surrounding their two sons. He felt them look up and he saw that they were looking at where the stranger was still standing, but the smile on his face was heartbreaking.
His brother opened his mouth to call out to the stranger-
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
Uchiha Sasuke opened his black eyes when he heard the annoying beeping sound of his alarm clock at 7 in the morning. He groaned as he punched the damned contraption with a pale fist before running that same hand through his hair. He didn't feel like getting up but he'll have to. He has school in an hour and he has to get ready.
But ... 'That dream again ... Why do I always have it again and again?' He's been having that same dream at odd times over the years, ever since the day it happened. It was a lot more frequent when he was younger, the most so right after the tragic night in which his whole clan was killed except his brother and him. But it started appearing less and less and since the day he turned fourteen, almost an entire year since his brother's death, the dream stopped all together. He thought it was his childish mind trying to hold on to his parents and brother, but that was not so. He was still holding on to his brother yet the dream didn't reappear until now, almost two years later. Sasuke sighed and forced himself to move when the chill started getting to him.
It was late September and it would seem that this year's winter will come in early, so the autumn itself was rather cold. The summer hadn't been that hot, either, but Sasuke didn't mind. It just meant he would get more training done. If the day was cooler, it meant that only at noon was it dangerous to be out in the sun. He used the summer well and gad managed to learn quite a few new techniques. Too bad Kakashi had to leave on the 1st September or else he would have made the pervert teach him more.
He got out of bed and did his morning exercises and routine before getting a light breakfast and going out. He liked walking to and back from school as it was extra exercise and the weather wasn't that bad. It wasn't far and the walk relaxed him. Besides, it gave him the opportunity of taking down any stray spirits or other such malicious creatures that loved making mayhem for humans. It was a sure way of income, since the Shinobi Alliance usually paid their warriors for missions to do this. Any stragglers that were caught in free time were paid a small bonus. And Sasuke had become of the age where he can join the Alliance as an active member this summer. They all had great expectations of the last Uchiha, the legendary Itachi's little brother.
Itachi was always special in all ways. He was a genius, a prodigy, even by their clan's standards. He was so good that he became an officially active shinobi when he was ten and three years later, they had to accept him into the elite, he was that good. He still trained hard but he learned fast and soon he was known as the shinobi that never got injured. He was loved, hated, looked up to and envied by many but he didn't care. He only did what was necessary to keep the steady income until he turned sixteen and could officially take back their clan's compound from the Alliance. He managed it and they lived there for a few years, when he suddenly died in a plane accident while going on an undercover mission.
Sasuke got back the compound this summer on his sixteenth birthday.
By the time he got to his school, there were already a few girls there, all giggling as soon as they saw him. He glared at them, as they were his rather big fan club, but they just started arguing over whom he was looking at. He sneered in disgust before continuing on into the school, shaking off a redhead known as Uzumaki Karin - one of his more aggressive fans that was ready to be glued to him for days on end if someone didn't pry her off - that had attached herself to his arm and ignoring Yamanaka Ino when she started chattering from his left. They were the more dangerous fangirls, as they were both from the Shonobi Alliance, from famous clans that have existed since before the end of the ninja era. Karin was even the head of her clan, but that was only because all the other members had died other than her and one guy who was the Alliance's enemy. Still, the Uzumaki Clan was the sister clan of the Senju so she alone had a lot of influence in her grubby little hands. Not nearly as much as Sasuke will have now that he was legal by shinobi rights and he can join the Council of the Clans as the representative of the Uchiha Clan. Things will change after tomorrow, which will be the first meeting held that he will attend. He was actually kind of excited.
"Good morning, Sasuke-kun." A familiar female voice said and Sasuke looked to his right, greeted by Sakura's bright smile. He knew her for less than a month but he liked her enough to consider her one of his only friends, along with her partner, Sai, who was now walking to his left with a strange book for the socially awkward people. Sai was a bit strange like that. In Root, they were taught that they don't exist as anything but weapons, an old ideology Danzo had taken from ninjas. As a result, the warriors of Root knew nothing about how to act around normal people and often said stupid things. Sai was at least trying, but Sasuke sometimes had to wonder, as the guy seemed to enjoy pissing people off. Maybe he was wrong, but oh well.
"Morning."
"Are you ready for the math test today?"
"Yeah." Sakura didn't seem offended by his one worded answers as she had gotten to know him well enough that he wasn't exactly the most talkative person in the world. He wasn't always as quiet as he was now but it was actually an Uchiha trait not to talk so much. There were rare few who spoke as much as the rest of the world.
"Anyway, I wanted to tell you that Jiraiya-sama finally got word from Kakashi-sensei. He found whatever it is that he was looking for and he should be back in a few days. Maybe we could train together when he comes back?" Sakura asked in a friendly manner and Sasuke nodded with the tiniest smile. Sakura was actually the only girl he knew who wasn't crushing on him. She often gave off that vibe but she had told him straight to his face that she might find him handsome but that wasn't enough for her to fall in love. She thought their personalities weren't good enough for lovers but they could be friends, if Sasuke wanted. Sasuke liked her ever since and they were now very close friends, despite the cold shoulder he had given her at the beginning by thinking she was as air-headed as the other girls. She was also Kakashi's former student and they trained together every weekend. She was a strong kunoichi and could teach him a lot.
"That would be nice. Would you like to join us, Sai?" The paler of the two black haired boys looked startled but smiled and nodded. They rounded a corner and nearly ran into two white eyed, pale teens that were standing and talking there. The male one of the pair turned around at glared at them while the girl just fidgeted behind her cousin.
They were Hyuuga Neji and his year younger cousin, Hinata, the heiress of the Hyuuga Clan, the rivals of the Uchiha. Neji was actually in the same year as them as he didn't want Hinata to be alone without proper protection, so he and Sasuke always competed in grades and scores, where Sasuke always won, much to Hyuuga's annoyance. Sasuke even beat him at the elections for class and student-body president, not that Sasuke had even competed for that. He had been just as annoyed as the brunet that he had won. Neji was a genius by his clan's standards, too. He was a shinobi of great skill, but the Hyuuga barely recognized him as anything due to him being born in the branch family. Sasuke didn't understand that, as in the Uchiha Clan, all were treated as equals, even those who married into the family.
Hinata was shy and blushed around everyone for almost everything. She had short black hair with a bluish-purplish tint to it and pale skin. She had a great body but she was too shy to show it when she wasn't wearing her school uniform. If anyone asked her out, she fainted before she could answer. It didn't help much that Neji's overprotectiveness was an overkill.
"Hyuuga," Sasuke greeted like he always did. The only thing he personally had against Neji was that he could be a real ass when he wants to be. He didn't care why their clans hated each other and since he was the last one, he figured there was no need to keep up pretenses of hatred from his side, either. But Neji was just oh so easy to hate when he acted all arrogant and stuck up his nose at everyone.
"Uchiha'" came the cold reply before he took his cousin's hand and walked away. "Let's go, Hinata-sama."
"H-hai," the girl said even as she waved to the three. They just stared after them and shook their heads. The Hyuuga were really weird sometimes.
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"Is the plan set?" A brunet with a big dog asked the two white eyed teens and the oldest of the three scowled.
"Yes, but let it be known that Hinata-sama and I were forced into this by our clan's elders."
Inuzuka Kiba shrugged at Neji, not really caring. "Sure, but no one will care. Besides, if we end that cursed clan's existence now, we'll rid the world of many troubles. My Ma says it's for the best if that clan's gone for good."
"There will be many displeased with this course of action." The long haired seventeen year old insisted.
"But they won't be able to do anything as it will already be done and over."
Neji growled in disgust at the sadistically happy grin on the other's face and pushed Hinata more behind him. "I have said what needs to be said, Inuzuka-san. Don't speak to us, ever, after it is over."
"Yeah, yeah." Kiba threw at their retreating backs, the grin on his red painted face making him look savage. He patted his huge dog on the head. "Go and tell Ma and Sis the good news, Akamaru. We need to be prepared for tonight."
