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?

A/N: Hi, sorry for this note, but I find it I need to warn my readers and fellow authors of what could happen. While I was working on the next chapter of one of my stories, I got a review from a guest of my story and they told me that someone by the pen name of KittyCutie110 is practically copy-pasting my story The Hidden Truths of the Village Hidden in the Leaves and claiming it as their own. They didn't even change the name (The Hidden Truths of the Village Hidden in the Leaves (Revised)). I have written a message to them to tell them to stop, but I'm not sure if they will. If someone would be so kind to tell me if they don't do this, I would be very grateful. Sorry for taking your time away from reading the story with this message. I hope you enjoy this chapter. I would also like to thank Bobcat, the reviewer who was kind enough to tell me of this situation.

Now, onto the story!

The short walk to the Hyuuga Compound was uneventful, and after Naruto's declaration, rather quiet. Not even Sai nor Kiba or even Lee uttered a single thing. And the closer to the big compound that they got, the tenser the air became. Oddly enough, neither Naruto nor Sasuke seemed to mind it and Kurama even fell asleep. The two kept quiet but they seemed to be comfortable in their silence, unlike the rest o their companions.

But while the walk to the Hyuuga Compound was uneventful, the greeting they got was anything but. As soon as the doors opened and the woman who had opened them saw Naruto, her white eyes widened. ''Naruto-sama!'' She bowed, then hugged him and then bowed again before turning around and yelling at the top of her lungs. ''Everyone! Naruto-sama is here! Naruto-sama is here!''

Kiba, Sakura and Lee jumped a few feet back when the usually quiet compound suddenly came to life with various and strange noises, from yells and slamming of doors to dropping of various objects and overturning of furniture as almost the whole Hyuuga Clan seemed to rush towards the front doors. Even Sai took a step back when over a hundred people suddenly seemed to materialize out of thin air while sudden angry shouts echoed throughout the now empty hallways of the main house. Sasuke would be lying if he said that he was completely impassive to the amount of white eyes looking in their direction and the biggest lie he could ever tell you would be if he said he hadn't had a second's panic when Naruto was suddenly grabbed and dragged from his side before he lost sight of the blond in the excitable mass of Hyuuga.

Naruto and Kurama took it in stride as different people came and greeted him with hugs, cheek kisses, pats on the shoulder or back, nuggies, ruffling of hair, excited exclamations, heartfelt words, hand shakes and respectful bows or nods of heads. It would seem that the few years he had spent with the Hyuuga Clan had really left quite impression on its members as even kids seemed to be eager to meet the shinobi their parents, aunts and uncles, cousins, grandparents and siblings told them about. Naruto let them climb all over him in their childish glee while Kurama endured calmly the tugging on his tails or the scratches behind his ears. Hinata and Neji had joined them, standing together with two women who could only be their mothers/aunts respectively. Sasuke watched as, in seconds, Naruto seemed to melt into the crowd and become a part of the big family without effort and he wondered, just for a moment, if this was how his own family would have greeted Naruto if they were still alive. The love and the respect the Hyuuga showed him was something uncommon in this Clan if what Naruto said was true - at least towards the branch families - but this would have been a common sight in the Uchiha Compound should anyone ever have been away for longer than a few days.

'No wonder Hinata and Neji were ready to beg him to come here if this was the only way to unite their family.' The last Uchiha thought, balling up his fists in his pockets.

His thought process was interrupted when the crowd of Hyuugas suddenly parted and two identical men came forwards, the only thing to differentiate them by being their clothes. Both we wearing a kimono, only one wore a white one with a green robe over it while the other wore a black, shorter one with pants visible underneath. The white wearing one was Hinata's father and the current head of the family, Hyuuga Hiashi, while the other was his younger twin brother, Hizashi, Neji's dad. The two men stopped in front of Naruto, stared at him for a moment, before they both fell to their knees, bowed down until their foreheads touched the ground and begged for forgiveness, much like their children had not an hour earlier.

Naruto frowned down at them. ''I thought I told you all to stop with that.'' He took hold of their hands and dragged them to their feet, not really having the patience for this right now. He had come here to deal with Hitibi, not make the Hyuuga stop this sort of behavior. Again. ''Besides, Neji and Hinata-chan were kind enough to tell me what's going on so I know you two aren't to blame.''

''I should have fought him more,'' Hiashi insisted but the blond just shook his head.

''If what I heard is correct, and from what I see here it sure is, then Hitibi got the support of the older family members, mostly ex-heads of the clan, and outvoted you by years, not by votes. That's changing today.'' The Jinchuuriki stormed right past them, Kurama jumping off of his head and growing until he was a head taller than Akamaru, both him and his host seeming to radiate anger as they made their way towards where they could feel the chakras of seventeen Immortals. With a fierce scowl on both of their faces, Naruto and Kurama stormed down the halls, through different rooms until they reached one big room and slammed the doors open, letting the seventeen Hyuugas see jut how pissed off they were.

Sasuke, who had kept pace with the blond the whole time, took a second to look around the room. It looked like the meeting room for the heads of the families of the Uchiha Clan, only there was no red and white fan here, but the flame trapped in a circle or the yin yang symbol that represented the Hyuuga Clan. The room also looked ... cold, in comparison to the one in his Compound. Then again, this room was bare save for those representations of the clan. The Uchihas had tons of pictures of their family on the walls. It would seem Naruto really wasn't kidding when he said Sasuke was shielded by his clan's love. The Uchiha only seemed cold on the outside, but the Hyuuga were cold even amongst themselves. Or maybe that was Hitibi's influence. The people who greeted Naruto outside sure didn't give off that aura.

And speaking of auras, the seventeen Hyuuga, six women and eleven men, all dressed as finely as Hiashi was, were glaring death at the blond Immortal but the glares they got back could rival that of an Uchiha. Guess Naruto rally was raised by an Uchiha.

''What are you doing here, demon?''

''You'll have to be a bit more specific, I'm afraid.'' Naruto mocked the woman who had dared growl at him. She snarled again, but it was Hitibi who spoke up this time.

''We mean you, you disrespectful little brat.'' The man glared harder when Kurama growled. ''You are not welcomed here.''

''Funny, you are not welcomed in that seat, either, yet there you sit, as the head of the Clan again, when the clan law states that after the previous Head's death, even if he becomes immortal, his eldest child is to take the position. Like Hiashi did, yet you took back power not that long ago. What gives you the right?'' The 400 year old one asked in a sharp tone, the Naruto who was ready to befriend them all gone, replaced with the Naruto who had fought Orochimaru and who had stood against the entire Clan Council without flinching. The change was very noticeable to anyone who knew him outside the council room and while Sasuke only knew him for a whole of handful of hours, he could easily tell that this was a side of Naruto he trained himself to get. If Jiraiya was to be believed, Naruto has been facing oppression like this, this shunning ad distaste, for as long as he lived.

''I am in this seat to finally correct the mistake made all those years ago, when Hizashi accepted you in.'' The man hissed, standing up to reveal he was taller than an Immortal. ''He allowed you into this house without my permission, brat, which makes you unwanted here.''

''Hiashi accepted me with arms wide open, old man.''

''I am the law of this family!'' Hitibi yelled, but Naruto remained as impassive as any true Uchiha would. ''What I say goes! I have risen this clan's name from the mud after my stupid heir killed a Kumogakure delegation head member! I had made sure this clan still has its name and reputation! That we are still standing strong and that we haven't ended up as the Uchiha!''

Sasuke felt his eyes bleed red, but a kick from Kurama made sure that no one noticed it. He glared at the fox but the biju snorted at him. ''Didn't anyone tell you to keep your Sharingan a secret, you idiot Uchiha?'' The best hissed so no one else but Sasuke would hear him. Sasuke remained quiet but he let his eyes go back to black, although he was glaring hard at the old Hyuuga.

Naruto was no happier about the comment than he was. ''Yes, but you sacrificed everything that made this clan a family in the process. And the end of the Uchiha only showed how much more they and their power was feared. Your clan, under your rule, was considered the weakest shinobi family in the time you were alive.''

''What would a brat like you know about leading of a clan?''

''I'm older than you by 308 years, Hitibi.'' The Uzumaki replied with an eye roll.

''You died while your mouth still tank of your mother's milk.'' Naruto glared in warning but Hitibi wasn't going to let this go. ''Oh, that's right! She died the night she gave birth to a demon like you.''

''Uzumaki Kushina died trying to keep me safe while my father sealed the controlled Kyuubi in my body.'' The blond coldly replied, clenching his fists and seeming to tremble with rage. Kurama was no better, obviously not liking the way his Jinchuuriki was being treated. ''And it is very well known how I died.''

''It shows how foolish you really are,'' another man said with a haughty sneer while the rest of the Hyuuga Clan slowly filtered in to see how the whole situation was going to unfold. Neji pulled on Sasuke's arm, but the Uchiha refused to leave Naruto and Kurama's side, making the older genius frown and stay stubbornly beside the raven haired teen. Slightly behind him, Sakura and Sai took kneeling positions to be inconspicuous in the case of them needing to defend their friend and charge.

''No, it shows just how well the Uchiha taught me to value my family. something you Hyuuga always refused to acknowledge.'' Naruto insisted, crossing his arms. ''Just think about it. The Uchiha have been in more wars than even the Senju have, and they are equally old clans. The Hyuuga refused to have allies until the forming of Konoha and that was because the Fourth Ninja War was too much for them to handle on their own. The Uchiha may not have been as loved as the Senju, yet their care and willingness to sacrifice themselves for each other, their loyalty to all of their family members, allowed them to become the biggest clan in history, despite none of them ever becoming Immortals. You would never have been able to make an Uchiha betray his own, while, if I remember correctly, some of the Hyuuga had tried assassinating the Head of the family a few times. You create hate between the Head family and the Branch families by placing those stupid cursed seals on them. The Head family of the Uchiha Clan would rather die for someone of the Branch family and to betray them. Oh, right! I forgot!'' The blond said with sarcasm as he moved to the center of the room. ''The Uchiha don't have that system you all love so much!''

The seventeen against him sneered or glowered at him, but they couldn't intimidate him. Naruto had seen more than all of them have combined and they weren't even in his top 100 of the scariest things he had lived through.

''Know your place, brat.'' Another woman hissed, but Naruto just gve her a dry look.

''You are 200 and I am 400. Who is the brat in this conversation?''

''You are, since you died at the age of fifteen.''

''I technically died when I was twelve, but Kurama fought death for three years before Chiyo-baa-sama finally saw that we don't have a choice and she turned me Immortal.'' The Uzumaki said with a wave of his hand. ''And before you even dare insult the way I died, I should tell you that there is no better way to die than to protect someone you consider important.''

''How did you die, anyway?'' Kiba, who lacked class or tact, asked bluntly, getting everyone's attention. The rest of the group he came with glared at him, although they were all curious about that fact. Sasuke had tried finding anything on Naruto's death but there was nothing, no records of the blond ever dying. Of course, it was now apparent that he had died and became an Immortal, it was only the question of how.

Hitibi snorted. ''The story goes that he jumped in front of an attack directed at Uchiha Madara. I told you it was a stupid way to die.'' Sasuke's eyes widened at this information while Naruto glared at the man. So Naruto died protecting his surrogate father? No ownder he was proud of the way he died!

''Wait!'' Lee interrupted whatever else Hitibi was about to say, ignoring the white eyed glare the old man sent his way. ''If you died when you were twelve, how are you fifteen in appearance now?''

''Don't Immortals stop aging after their death?'' Kiba questioned, too, and Sasuke studied Naruto as the man answered.

''I already said that Kurama fought to keep us both alive by trying to heal me, but the person who had injured me was after Madara's eyes and the technique they used was not one that can be healed. Chiyo-baa-sama nearly died in trying to heal me, but I was stubborn and she was stubborn and no one messes with the Kyuubi no Kitsune, so we all made it. In the three years we all fought for my life, I grew those few years older, but then I finally succumbed to death and became the youngest Immortal up until then.'' The blue eyed Immortal shrugged. ''The war before that time had wiped out all the other Immortals so I was the first in the new generation.''

''Why not make new Immortals during the war?'' Sai asked with a frown on his face, showing confusion. ''I mean, a lot more people died. There should have been an entire army.''

''And how do you even kill an Immortal?'' Lee asked and Sakura wacked them both over the back of their heads. This was not a conversation that should occur around Sasuke.

''That's the Uchiha's doing, the disappearance of the Immortals.'' Hitibi said, glaring at Sasuke and the raven returned the glare tenfold, making some of the other of the seventeen squirm. It's been years since they've had to deal with an Uchiha Glare of Death and Sasuke had his perfected to a T. Hitibi, however, wasn't deterred. ''They and their cursed eyes destroyed all the Immortals and they never paid for those crimes until that rightful massacre.''

''Keep talking like that and I will kick your ass again!'' The blond finally yelled, having gotten fed up with the other's bullshit. ''What are you, a second Hitler?''

''As if you can,'' sneered Hitibi's sister, a woman who greatly resembled him. Her name was Hisuka and she was as hateful of the Uchiha and Naruto as her elder brother was. She crossed her arms and glared at the blond.

Naruto placed his hands on his hips. ''I did it once for Fugaku, then again for Itachi and I will gladly do it for Sasuke, too.'' The Uhciha started at the names of his father and brother, but the conversation went on before he could say anything. ''But that's not how I want this stupid situation to be dealt with.''

''Then what do you propose, Naruto-sama?'' Hiashi finally spoke up, already knowing what was coming.

''I propose we vote for who should lead the family.''

Hitibi and Hisuke snorted together, along with the other fifteen. ''We will win. The seventeen of us carry 564 years of Immortality between us.''

''Too bad for you I carry 400 years all on my own, and I know for a fact that the others on Hiashi's side carry between 250 and 400 themselves.'' A smug grin split across those tanned cheeks and the Hyuuga behind him all cheered. It was apparent who will win.

The seventeen made one last ditch effort to keep from losing power. ''You are not a Hyuuga to participate in the voting.''

''Hiahi and Hizashi, as the two who together lead the family although it is Hiashi who is officially the head of the Clan, have humbled me, years ago, by allowing me to enter the Head family as an adopted member. I have the same rights as you do, I'm afraid.'' A cheeky grin had the elders fuming but Naruto only got more smug at their expressions. ''I'm as much an official part of the Hyuuga Clan as you are. My years give Hiashi the lead. He's the Head of the family.''

''Thank you, Naruto-sama.'' The above mentioned man bowed again, sincerely thanking the blond with all of his heart. ''And I apologize for the problems we have caused you and Sasuke-san.''

Hitibi left the room, fuming and stomping like a child, which only made Naruto chuckle. The sound signaled the end of the meeting and the Hyuuga were quick to grab the blond by the arms and lead him to the dinning room, where they quickly served them all an early dinner, insisting on the group staying over the night. Sasuke spent the whole night studying the blond, wondering just what new things he will learn about his supposed guardian and new sensei in the time they spend together, if their first day was this eventful.