Chapter 7 The Massacre
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Bold letters inner Sakura.
Genjuro's house
Naruto got off the shower he piked up the towel to dry himself, he honestly didn't like to take showers but the last time he told that to Genjuro he ended up in bath tub and he was the one who personally washed him. The embarrassing thing was that while he was washing him in front of Seiryu, Ryo and Akeshi, which the three children were laughing their butts off at the sight. The six year old shivered from that embarrassing moment, after that he started taking showers without arguing to his adoptive father knowing how strict Genjuro can be. He went back to his room which is the one he shares with Ryo and Seiryu while Akeshi had her own because she was a girl he put on his usual clothing and went downstairs heading to the kitchen. Today was another day at the academy and as usual he was going to look forward to it, so far he has been doing well in class Genjuro always helped him with any questions or exercises. He has become one of the smart kids of the academy along with Ryo, Seiryu, Akeshi, Sakura and Sasuke, they were in the top list of smart students.
He blushed sometimes Sakura will helped him with his homework because she was very smart and always pays attention to class, however no he had a small problem in the academy. Apparently he needed to keep his reputation of village prankster in check and the person who become his victim for his pranks was his teacher Iruka, he chuckle thinking some of his pranks. One time he glued Iruka's chair from his desk, the poor chunin was stuck for hours and they needed a group of jounins to get him out of course when the broke him free from the glued hair he has ripped his pants allowing the whole class to see his ramen cup boxers. That was one of the funniest things he had ever seen he almost peed himself and he felt like Sakura was in the same boat, she was so hard that she shed a lot of tears he has always love to make her laugh. Another time when he put cold water at the top of the entrance to the classroom, Iruka got soaked by the cold water that he ended up with a cold, because of his pranks he has gotten himself in detention a couple of times. He has never said a thing that most of his pranks were ideas from Sakura the true mastermind of pranks of course he would never forgive himself if she gets in detention so he did the noble thing and took the blame for her, although Sakura felt terrible for her best friend to do that for her.
Genjuro wasn't happy with him still being a prankster, nevertheless he told him as long as he pays attention in class and gets good grades however he didn't like the idea of playing pranks on his teacher. He smiled as arrived at the kitchen, the delicious scent of scramble eggs and bacon hit his nostrils hard making his mouth water. Is there one thing he loves besides ramen it was Genjuro's cooking, he was simply the best cook he has ever met just the best a reason why eating his food was one of his favorite times. He took a seat at the table next to Seiryu while Ryo and Akeshi were eating their breakfast Genjuro brought a plate to Naruto.
"Good morning Naruto now here eat up, you don't want to be late for the academy"
"Thanks sense" Naruto said as he stuffed his mouth with the scramble eggs.
"So Naruto are you ready for today's test?" asked Akeshi.
Naruto almost chocked on his food while taking some orange juice to swallow his scramble eggs, he stammered a little" test……"
"Yeah today we have a test about target practice you do remember right?" she asked looking at him with a sly grin knowing that he has forgotten.
"Oh….that of course I'm ready for that test I will nailed it for sure believe it" he gave his fox grin.
"Really it's great to hear that Naruto, after all the training I have given you I'm sure you won't have a problem passing that test but I will be quite disappointed and upset with you if you failed" Genjuro said giving him a warning glare making the small blond shivered.
(I forgot how scary sensei can get when he's upset I better pass that test) Naruto thought with a gulp.
"Don't worry sensei Naruto will do fine, all of us will do fine we were thought by the best" Ryo said eating his last piece of bacon.
"Ryo's right we won't have a problem with the test we are part of the best group in the class" Seiryu said.
"I know you will all do fine you will become a strong ninjas someday I just know it, you all have the potential to become very strong" Genjuro said.
"Sensei what about me do I have the potential to become Hokage?" asked an eager Naruto.
Genjuro smiled he knew how important it was to be positive to a young child, it was the most important thing to raised his self esteem and this was the best opportunity to raise it" yes Naruto you will definitely become a strong Hokage someday" (just like your father you will)
The young blond gave a big smile as he blushed from the embarrassment" thanks sensei just you wait I will become the greatest Hokage ever"
"Not if you keep doing those pranks on Iruka sensei" Akeshi said with a smirk.
"Even a future Hokage can have his fun too you know" Naruto said while crossing his arms.
"Akeshi is right you should show more respect to Iruka pulling pranks will only get you in trouble" Genjuro said.
"I know" Naruto said (but it still fun to do them and Sakura-chan have so many ideas for pranks)
"Come everyone let's go we don't want to be late" Seiryu said.
"Yeah let's get going I want to see Ino-chan…um….I mean I want to take the test" Ryo said with a small blush on his cheeks, while the rest of the kids were smirking at him they knew very well of his crush for the Yamanaka.
Akeshi rolled her eyes and Naruto and Seiryu were smirking at his comment knowing how fond Ryo has become of Ino, Genjuro gave them their lunch bags" here you go now get going and remember to passed that test show them what you can do"
The kids nodded as they took their lunches along with their book bags and headed out of the house.
"Bye sensei" they said in unison.
Genjuro smiled seeing the kids leaved his house, he felt like he was their father and he couldn't be any prouder for them (kids I wish I could be there when they are taking the test)
Uchiha clan district (Sasuke's house)
Sasuke has put his clothes after taking a shower he has joined the kitchen to join his family for breakfast, however he notice something was a little odd. For example during breakfast his whole family was quiet, no one said a word his father was just focusing on eating his breakfast the same with his brother, and he never saw the secret glare Itachi was giving Fugaku which the older Uchiha didn't noticed as he ate. His mother tried to make conversation but it felt on deaf ears as none of the two gave her a reply, he decided not to say a word afraid that his father will scold him if he does talked. After he finished eating his breakfast his mother gave him lunch bag with his book bag, Itachi as always accompany him to the academy.
Fugaku stood on the table while Mikoto was washing the dishes, he heard a knock on the door and went to get the door while the Mikoto looked very worry while she was doing the dishes. Fugaku opened the door to see a member of the Uchiha clan wearing a jounin uniform, without saying a word he let the man enter the house. He gazed at the kitchen to make sure Mikoto wasn't looking, once he didn't saw her, the two gentlemen went to another location in the house. Fugaku lead the Uchiha jounin to his study, he went near his desk and seat while the jounin was standing in front of his desk.
"Fugaku-sama"
"Yes what is it?"
"It's about that certain matter"
"I see so the preparations are all set?" asked Fugaku.
"Yes everyone is waiting for your orders"
The older Uchiha nodded" tonight we will finally make our move for Madara-sama"
"For Madara-sama" the jounin repeated" by the way Fugaku-sama should Itachi-san know about this?"
"No he has been acting strange lately, I don't want to rely on him with this it's too important, and besides he could be the one who killed Shisui unlocking his magenkyou sharingan you may go now"
"Yes Fugaku-sama" he bowed as he vanished from sight.
Fugaku left his study none of them never noticed the Itachi clone that watched the secret meeting, his sharingan was flaring with anger it seems he always leaves a shadow clone to watched over the house undetected thanks to his advance stealth skills as ANBU captain.
Meanwhile Sasuke and itachi were walking the streets of the Uchiha clan district with a slow pace, the young Uchiha gazed at his brother before looking away. He was worry about what happened at the kitchen, it was so quiet and awkward compare to their usual ways when they have breakfast full of talking and enjoying the meal. But today it was completely different it felt like a complete different family, Itachi has noticed the look of his younger brother's face he was bothered and worry about something and he didn't blamed him. He wasn't going to let his brother go to the academy all worry like that, he stopped walking getting the attention of Sasuke as he gaze at his older brother.
"Sasuke what's wrong?"
"Huh….it's nothing" he lowered his gaze.
Itachi sighed as he lowered himself on one knee to be at the same height as Sasuke" is it about what happened at breakfast?"
Sasuke stood quiet before Itachi made him looked at him" well"
"I…guess it was strange"
"Don't worry about it father and I we….weren't at the best mood to talk don't let it get to you"
Sasuke nodded" but I really wanted to talk about how I learned the dragon flame jutsu, father was proud of me I was really happy"
"Really so you learned that jutsu congratulations I'm sure mother will be proud of you too"
"Yeah I wanted to talk about that at breakfast but looks like that didn't happened, I guess I will tell them later when I returned from the academy"
"Sasuke?" Itachi asked hiding his tone of concern.
"What is it big brother?"
"I want you to know that I care about you a lot never forget that"
Sasuke smiled" I know big brother, if you really care how about if you helped me with my shuriken training you're the best at throwing shurikens"
Itachi friendly poked him on his forehead" I'm sorry sasuke maybe some other time"
"You always say that" Sasuke said annoyed.
"Maybe next time you know I'm always busy"
"Yeah I know"
"Besides this is what happens when you exceed on the level of your skills, you barely get a time off from the duty as a Konoha ninja"
"I won't lose to you big brother someday I will become stronger than you I promise"
The elder Uchiha smiled" you will need a lot of training to accomplish that goal Sasuke"
"I already know that, that's why I'm doing my best at the academy so I can become the best ninja" Sasuke said with a smile.
"That's how it is but remember something important, because you're an Uchiha you will be looked upon like someone very skilled even if you haven't shown your strength yet. There will be other people who will only see interest in you because the fact that you can be one of the members in the clan that can unlocked sharingan , they will only respect you for that bloodline nothing else, but true friends will accept for who you are. Remember to always work hard don't let others offered things to you without even making the effort because it won't be worthy"
"Thanks big brother I promise I will train hard to become strong" Sasuke said with a smile.
"Good now let's keep going I don't want you to arrive late at the academy" Itachi said while getting up.
Sasuke nodded as they continued to walk the streets" yeah today I have a test about target practice and taijutsu"
"Is that so then there's nothing to worry about you will do just fine"
"I know" he said as he gazed at his brother with a worry look, he didn't want to ruin the good mood he's been having with his older brother" big brother?"
"Yes Sasuke?"
He turned his gaze away from him" I'm sorry about Shisui"
Hearing the name of his best friend Itachi stopped walking while Sasuke got scared thinking that he didn't the wrong thing, he was expecting that his brother was going to angry with him. Itachi looked back at him with a fake smile and Sasuke couldn't blame him, Uchiha Shisui was his best friend and now he was gone because he was murdered a few days ago they were still trying to find out who was responsible for his murder but no information has been found so far.
"Thank you Sasuke but I'll be fine death is a part of being a ninja remember it"
The young Uchiha nodded as they continued walking leaving the Uchiha clan district and heading into the streets of the Konoha district leading to the academy.
(Time skip: training field behind the ninja academy)
A large group of students were gathered in a straight line waiting to begin their test, among them were Naruto and the rest of his friends without counting Sasuke who was giving a jealous look at the blond. During the past couple of days he has been feeling jealous of Naruto, because he was clever and paying attention to the class. He didn't like him because sometimes he will goof off with his pranks and cause a scene in the middle of class, to him Naruto was weak but smart it was the only characteristic he was jealous about he even thought that the blond could be smarter than him. He would never waste his time doing something so senseless and foolish like pulling a prank, he has come to the academy with one purpose only to become the strongest ninja in the Uchiha clan stronger than his brother. To be stronger than Itachi and make his family proud that is his dream, however he needed to start somewhere and learned the basics it was the reason why he was here.
He gave one final look to Naruto who was being his usual cheery self remembering what Itachi told him (I will never become friends with a loser like him, I don't care what big brother says)
Finally Iruka came with a paper clip and a pen, Mizuki was next to him holding a couple of hostlers filled with ninja weapons. Iruka gazed at the group of students once he make sure that everyone was present he gaze at his paperclip holding the sheet of paper" all right everyone is here we can begin the test, now everyone listen up this is how we're going to do this test"
The students kept their attention to the chunin teacher while Naruto was feeling all cheery who couldn't wait to start the test and show his skills, Sakura who was next to him made a small giggle knowing her best friend he was holding the urge to jump up and down from excitement.
Iruka grabbed two of the hostlers that Mizuki was holding" this test consist of target practice you will be evaluated in skills of accuracy, I will called your names individually and you will have the choice to chose between a pack of kunais and shurikens whichever of them suits you best. Remember the objective of this test is to hit all the targets, if you miss all of them you fail the test are we clear?"
The students as Iruka continued looking at the paper" good now let's begin first we have Nara Shikamaru"
"Ttroublesome" the lazy boy muttered as he went to Iruka.
"What will you chose?"
"Whatever I guess I will take the kunais"
Iruka nodded as Mizuki gave Shikamaru six kunais, the young boy went to the targets getting into the right position and distance he sighed (why do I have to go first I want to watch the clouds)
"You may begin when you're ready Shikamaru" Iruka said.
The boy nodded and with one quick movement, he threw the kunais hitting all the targets everyone saw that the kunais didn't hit the bulls eyes it was a little far making it an average score.
"Very good Shikamaru you pass" Iruka said writing a checkmark on his paper.
The lazy boy left returning to the group where he was congratulated by Chouji, Naruto, Seiryu, Ryo and Akeshi.
"Next we have Inuzuka Kiba"
Kiba went to Mizuki picking shurikens he quickly went to the position of the wooden targets, he threw them and they all hit the targets having the4 same result as Shikamaru it was another average result.
"Very good Kiba you pass"
"Yahooooo!!!" Kiba shouted in joy and ran back to the group.
"Way to go KIba" Naruto congratulated his friend.
"Thanks Naruto I'll be cheering for you when you're up"
"Thanks" he gave his fox grin.
Iruka continued to call out names after Kiba Chouji went next and got the same results follow by Shino who also got the same average results, after Shino was done Iruka called Hinata which the shy Hyuga sighed thinking that she didn't had what it takes to passed the test.
"Yeah go Hinata you can do it!!!" the voice came from Seiryu who was cheering at her.
Hinata gazed back at him with a smile on her face she slightly blushed before looking back at Naruto who was laughing at a joke that Sakura told him. She admitted to have a crush on the blond however her small crush for him vanished and she now had interest in another boy, a certain spiky black hair boy with emerald eyes. Ever since her father told her that Seiryu saved her life from being abducted by cloud ninjas she was now developing feelings for him, feelings she didn't quite understood herself. After hearing Seiryu cheering for her it's like she has gotten a powerful boost of confidence feeling positive of herself she went to Mizuki choosing to pick the shurikens, and went to the throwing position. She threw the shurikens hitting all the targets, everybody gasped in shock as they saw that Hinata has hit a bull's eye on all wooden targets.
It only took a couple of seconds for everyone to reach to the sight they started cheering at her performance, while Mizuki was at a loss for words.
"Amazing" Mizuki said in awe.
"What would you expect Mizuki she's the heiress of the Hyuga clan" Iruka said proudly as he made a checkmark on his paper" excellent job Hinata you pass this test with flying colors"
"Thank…you Iruka sensei" she bow feeling embarrassed for the cheering from the other kids, she went back to the group.
"You were so cool Hinata" Seiryu said.
"No you were super cool" Ryo said.
"Very good" Akeshi said.
Hinata blushed from all the compliments as she kept her gaze at Seiryu" Sei….Seiryu…tha…thank…y..you"
Seiryu smiled (she's stuttering again)"no problem Hinata I'm telling you the truth you were amazing"
The Hyuga heiress blushed again getting her attention back to Iruka while her heart skipped a beat not knowing why.
"All right next we have Haruno Sakura"
"All right good luck Sakura-chan you can do it" Naruto said as Sakura smiled at him.
"Thanks Naruto-kun I will do my best" she went to Mizuki picking kunais and went to the throwing position, she noticed that everyone was watching her but she didn't care about them she only care that Naruto was watching her.
"CHA!!! This is my chance to show Naruto-kun what I can do I will win!!!" little inner Sakura said.
She kept her gaze on the wooden targets with a sudden movement she threw the kunais hitting all the targets she smirked in satisfaction as she has made perfect score like Hinata hitting all the bulls eye, everyone was amazed and they started cheering for her especially Naruto who was going crazy from cheering so much.
"Excellent job Sakura you pass with flying colors congratulations" Iruka said with a smile putting a checkmark on his paper.
"Thank you Iruka sensei" she said with a smile blushing and feeling very proud at herself, she saw that Naruto was still cheering and celebrating at her brilliant performance it only made her blushed even more.
"CHA!!! Love kicks butt"
Sakura went back to the group while everyone was congratulating her, she felt embarrassed but she has earned the praises.
"Way to go Sakura" Ino said.
"Thanks Ino"
"You were awesome Sakura-chan so fast and cool you will become a kick butt kunoichi I just know it" Naruto said in his hyperactive mode.
"Thank you Naruto-kun" Sakura said with a blush on her cheeks.
"HELL YEAH!!!" little inner Sakura said while raising her fist.
Iruka continued reading the list of students" next we have Yamanaka Ino"
"ALL RIGHT INO-CHAN GO YOU CAN DO IT!!!" shouted Ryo being more hyperactive than Naruto which it was considered to be impossible.
Everyone sweat dropped at Ryo's outburst including Seiryu and Akeshi, Ino was annoyed hearing Ryo but nevertheless she was embarrassed and happy but she didn't admit it. She went to Mizuki and picked shurikens heading to the throwing position in front of the wooden targets with a lot of confidence, everyone was watching including Ryo who was too happy waiting to see her doing a perfect score. Ino threw the shurikens hitting all of the targets but they didn't hit the bull's eye, she groaned it was just an average score. She felt bad for herself she was looking forward to impressed Sasuke but she won'y be able to do it now, to think that Sakura do better than her how ironic she was supposed to be the one who was one step ahead of the pink haired girl it was proof that Sakura was getting better.
She went back to the group which Ryo was happy that she hit the targets, she didn't even wanted to looked to the direction where the Uchiha was which he was keeping his distance from the other kids especially the fan girls.
"Good job Ino" Iruka said putting another checkmark on the paper.
"You were great Ino-chan" Ryo said with a big smile.
"No I wasn't I didn't hit the bull's eye" the young Yamanaka said in a sad tone.
"So what if you didn't you still did great hitting the targets, the important thing is that you did the best you could that's what matters"
"My best wasn't enough I wanted to impressed Sasuke-kun" she said in a pout.
Hearing that Ryo sighed and went back to look at Iruka feeling his heart breaking (why does it always has to be Sasuke?)
"Next is Hamachi Akeshi"
"Go Akeshi-chan!!!" Naruto said cheery.
"You can do it" Seiryu said.
"You are the best in this kind of thing" Ryo said.
Akeshi smiled while heading to Mizuki she picked kunais and step on the position, she threw the kunais faster than the rest and it hit all the targets in hitting all of the bull's eye.
"Very good Akeshi"
Akeshi returned to the group congratulating her on a job well done, she notice that Sasuke was looking at her it seems he was watching her performance but she didn't pay attention to it.
"All right next we have Ozoki Ryo"
"Yes finally I'm up" he gazed at Ino who was gazing dreamily at Sasuke along with the fan girls" Ino-chan aren't you going to wish me luck?"
The Yamanaka didn't even look at him as he sighed and went to Mizuki picking shurikens.
"Go Ryo" Naruto said.
"Don't get distracted" Akeshi said.
"You can do it Ryo" Seiryu said.
He went in position and threw the shurikens at the same speed as Akeshi hitting all of the targets in the bull's eye, the group cheered as Ryo has make another perfect score.
"Very good Ryo"
Ryo smiled as he went back to the group receiving cheers from Naruto, Seiryu and Akeshi" did you see me Ino-chan?"
Ino didn't answered him she was still gazing dreamily at Sasuke and he sighed looks like she pay attention to him, what he didn't know that Ino did watched and she was impressed.
"Next is Suijin Seiryu"
"Okay here I go" Seiryu said as he left the group.
"Good luck Seiryu" Hinata said with a smile.
"Thanks"
He went to Mizuki and picked kunais he went to position and threw the kunais hitting all of the targets right in the center it was another perfect score, the group cheered and Iruka admitted he was impressed.
(Amazing we have quite a lot of essentials this year) he thought with a smile" very good Seiryu"
Seiryu got back to the group while Hinata blushed a little" congratulation…..Seiryu"
"Thanks Hinata"
"Next we have Uchiha Sasuke"
Mentioning Sasuke's name the fan girls went crazy and started cheering him on, Ino was also cheering for him while Ryo groaned in annoyance because she didn't cheered for him when Iruka called him. The young Uchiha went to Mizuki picking shurikens, he went to the throwing position and in one quick movement he threw the shurikens hitting all of the targets dead in the center it wasn't a surprise that an Uchiha got a perfect score. The fan girls were cheering along with Ino that only make poor Ryo groaned at her reaction, Mizuki smiled and Iruka put another checkmark on his paper.
"A very nice job Sasuke"
"Hn" he replied as he went back to his corner away from the group and the annoying fan girls.
"Sasuke-kun is so cool" a fan girl said.
"Yeah he is the best"
"Sasuke-kun is ultra cool" Ino said.
Ryo groaned in annoyance (what's the big deal I got a perfect score Seiryu got a perfect score too and even Akeshi, Sakura and Hinata sheesh……he's not the only genius here)
Iruka looked to the list and smiled seeing the next name" all right next is Uzumaki Naruto"
"All right it's finally my turn believe it!!!" shouted the hyperactive six year old.
"Good luck Naruto-kun" Sakura said with a smile.
"CHA!!! Show them what you can do Naruto-kun" little inner Sakura said.
"Good luck Naruto" Akeshi said.
"You can do it" Ryo said.
"Remember what sensei taught you" Seiryu said.
"Good luck Naruto" Kiba said.
"Yeah you can do it" Chouji said while his stomach growled he was already hungry and was dying for the test to end and lunch time to start.
Shikamaru yawn" just hurry up already I want this test to end already"
Naruto gave his fox grin" here I go"
He went to Mizuki which the chunin gave a glare at the blond the thought of stabbing him with a kunai was very tempting but he hold the urge and awaited his decision to chose a weapon, Naruto picked the kunais and went to the throwing position. He got in position while everyone was watching in anticipation especially Sakura, Mizuki growled in his mind there was no way he was going to let the demon brat make a perfect score he was going to make sure that didn't happen.
As Naruto threw the kunais Mizuki made a loud sneeze losing the blonds concentration, the kunai hit all of the targets but they didn't hit the center he did make a good score and everyone started cheering.
Sasuke grinned (I knew it that loser can't beat me)
Mizuki scratched the back of his side pretending that he didn't do it on purpose" oh I'm so sorry Naruto I guess I have a bad cold"
Iruka stood staring at Naruto who wasn't upset because he didn't got a perfect score" congratulations Naruto you pass the test"
"Thanks Iruka sensei" Naruto said giving his fox grin.
He went to the group and everyone congratulated him, he smiled seeing that everyone was happy that he passed the test.
"You were amazing Naruto-kun" Sakura said.
"Thanks Sakura-chan"
"CHA!!! Naruto-kun is so cool"
Iruka continued naming kids in the list until he was finished, Mizuki was glaring at Naruto even when he sneeze he was still able to hit all of the targets. He was expecting that he was going to missed all of them it seems he wasn't the weakling he thought he was (that demon brat is getting strong just Genjuro is really training him)
Council chamber (Hokage tower)
"Absolutely not!!!" shouted an upset Sarutobi gazing at the three elder members of the Konoha council Danzou, Homura and Koharu.
They were having a secret meeting in which no one else from the council was told about itachi was also present wearing his ANBU uniform. The ANBU captain stood quiet listening to the discussion which was getting a little out of hand, the elder Hokage was not happy one bit at what he just heard coming from the war hawk Danzou.
Sarutobi glared at the three elder members" I will not allow this, this is madness Danzou you're solution to solve this crisis is inhuman I will not accept this"
"And with all due respect Hokage-sama what do you suggest?" asked Danzou.
"Anything that won't lead to THIS, this is not the right decision surely we can work out a peaceful negotiation rather than choosing your solution"
"There isn't another way Hiruzen the Uchiha clan have made their move and they are planning to execute their plan tonight" his formal teammate Homura said.
"You agree with this Homura?" asked the shocked Sandaime.
"We have no choice Hiruzen" his other teammate Koharu said" the Uchiha have made their choice clearly this is the only way to maintain the protection and order of the village"
Sarutobi was at a loss for words he didn't agreed with this and he didn't want to resolve with such actions against the Uchiha clan, Homura sighed looking at the elder Hokage" Hiruzen you have been the Sandaime Hokgage for years you know very well that sometimes you will have no choice but to take drastic decisions, yet you are hesitating to agree with the only solution that will save Konoha from going into another war please reconsider and act like the great Hokage you are"
"Sometimes sacrifices must be made for the sake of peace" Danzou said with a small grin.
"But you're not talking about the lives of the ninja population but the civilian population as well, mothers that have children men who are married and have their precious people to protect you want to sacrifice all of them"
"Hiruzen we don't have time to argue we need to take action before tonight" Homura said.
"And you're against the choice of having a peaceful negotiation?" asked Sarutobi.
"And you believed the Uchiha will agree to have a negotiation when they have been planning this treachery for years, words won't be able to reached them we must take action now" Koharu said.
"Besides" Homura started" the Uchiha was always a clan that couldn't be trusted from the beginning, the Nidaime did the right thing to have them watched over"
"This is why they have chosen to turned against us" Sarutobi said getting the attention of the three elder members" the Uchiha clan trusted the alliance with the Senju clan that they chose to turned against their formal leader and clan founder when he wanted revenge against Senju, they believe they could have a bright future with both Senju and Uchiha together. Until we decided to secluded them from the rest of the village and have them watched like watching an ant farm just to make sure that they didn't betray us, now our own pride and foolishness have caused us the trust and loyalty of one of Konoha's greatest clans that is why they have planned this rebellion act and it's our fault. Now you're asking me to give the order to your spy to killed every last member of the Uchiha clan when he's an Uchiha himself" by now Sarutobi was very upset he has reached his limit in patience.
"Please Hokage-sama" Itachi finally spoke" that's enough there's no need to get upset, this is the only way to solve this conflict I love Konoha and I'm willing to make this sacrifice I will do it"
Sarutobi stood quiet before sighing rubbing his forehead" Itachi are you sure you want to go through with this?"
"Yes I have made my choice I rather wipe out the clan than to see another war happening, for the village's safety I will do it"
The Sandaime shook his head before looking back at the elders" so you all agreed to this?"
"We have already agreed with this decision a while ago we only need your approval Hokage-sama" Danzou said.
Sarutobi gaze at the ANBU captain before looking back at the elders he nodded" yes I will allow this"
"Then it's settle the Uchiha clan will perish tonight this meeting will remained a secret and we will disposed any documents concerning the Uchiha clan, as for Itachi he will be banned as a traitor for the murdered of the clan no one must know about the truth or even about the Uchiha clan planning a rebellion against Konoha" Homura said.
Once Homura finished the three elders left the council chamber, Danzou had a grinned on his face as he left the chamber with the other two elder members he didn't notice Sarutobi looking at him with anger in his eyes.
(Danzou you used Itachi's fear of war to make this decision and make him killed his own clan, can you get any lower than this?)
"Hokage-sama I will like to speak with you in private if you approve" Itachi said calmly.
"Yes we'll talk in my office"
(Time skip: ninja academy after lunch)
Naruto gaze from outside the boy's restrooms looking at Sakura who was waiting for him to tell her when it was safe to enter.
"Sakura-chan its safe there's no one here you can enter"
Sakura smiled as she enter the bathroom and lead Naruto to one of the toilets.
"Sakura-chan why you brought me here you could be in big nono if Iruka sensei caught you in the boy's bathroom" Naruto said worry.
The little girl giggled" take a look at this Naruto-kun" she showed him a small round pink thing with an explosive wire.
Naruto eyes shined gazing at the small object" S…..Sakura-chan….is that what I think it is?"
"Yeah it's a cherry bomb I secretly hide them in my room so that my mommy never finds them, well use this one and drop it into this potty"
"I like how you think Sakura-chan?" he gave his fox grin.
"I have this spark stones to lit the cherry bomb my mommy told me that playing with matches is dangerous and she keeps them away from me so I don't use them, here Naruto-kun you lit the bomb"
The small blond took the two small stones and started crashing them both at the same time, the small sparks that produced manage to hit the explosive cord of the cherry bomb. Naruto took the cherry bomb and drop it in the toilet flushing it in the process, the pranks has been mode now they needed to get out of there.
"Sakura-chan run for it!!!"
Both kids left the bathroom running heading back to the classroom they didn't know how much trouble they were going to get because of their little stunt, Iruka was about to head to class but unfortunately nature was calling him and he needed to take a dump. He reached the bathrooms and entered to the boy's area, he went to the toilet which was the target of the cherry bomb and dropped his pant as he began to relax sitting in the wonderful throne. As he was humming to himself he heard an explosion which he gasped, it wasn't long before the toilet he was sitting on exploded with a large wave of water along with the rest of the toilets.
"WHAT THE HELL!!!"
(Time skip: at the classroom)
Back at the classroom everyone was talking about the test while others were throwing paper balls at Mizuki who was scolding them, others were talking about food mainly Chouji. The fan girls were either gazing at Sasuke admiring him with dreamy eyes or talking about him saying how cool he looks, Ino was one of them who was looking at him with shining eyes. Ryo who was seated next to her was looking annoyed at her fan girl behavior, Shino was being his usual quiet self Kiba was laughing at some random comment one of the kids said. Shikamaru was having a nap while Chouji was munching on his bag of potato chips Hinata was being her usual shy self while stealing glances at Seiryu who was talking to Akeshi about something. Suddenly the door to the classroom slid open and a soaked wet Iruka from head to toe entered the classroom with an unhappy look on his face. The students started laughing at the sight even Mizuki found it funny as he chuckled slightly, however the Iruka's eyes fell on the blond Naruto knowing very well that he was the one responsible he was laughing with a laughing Sakura by his side.
Iruka glared at the small blond" NARUTOOOOOOO!!!" he shouted using his evil big head jutsu" DETENTION AFTER CLASS IS OVER!!!"
Naruto sighed in disappointment" oh….yes Iruka sensei"
Sakura who was seated next to him felt sorry for him, she felt so guilty for him after all it was her idea to pull the prank in the first place. Naruto has always take the blames for all the pranks, of course Iruka didn't know that she was also a pranksters with the perfect cover that she was one of the smartest kids in the academy. She wanted to come clean but Naruto told her that he would never forgive himself if she tells the truth, he didn't wanted her to ruin her reputation as a good girl. She sighed sometimes Naruto was too kind for his own good, now he was paying by his kind actions by spending another day after school in detention.
(Time skip: after school)
Naruto was still seated in his seat writing something in notebook, everyone else has left for the day and he was the only one in the classroom because he was in detention. As much as he loves pranks he hated detention Iruka will give him so much school work that his poor hands will get tire from writing a lot, he sighed as he continued to write he was in big trouble. Iruka has contacted Genjuro a while ago about his prank on the boys bathroom, he gulped it won't be long before Genjuro picks him up and gives him a piece of his mind maybe staying in school having detention wasn't such a bad idea after all. Iruka was on his desk doing some paperwork grading some test, he sighed in annoyance because of what Naruto did it will come from the schools budget to fix the toilets and the pipe system. What was he going to do with the blond even if he was a smart student and had good grades he was still a troublemaker, his eyes fell on him when he heard snoring seeing that Naruto was taking a nap.
Iruka sweat dropped" Naruto wake up this is detention no sleeping, now get back to work"
The blond woke up with a yawn while he sighed seeing that he has a lot of work to do" Iruka sensei why do I have to do this I already did my homework"
"Because this is detention and as long as you are here you will do nothing but school work, this is your punishment for your behavior. You're a smart student and dedicated to class but you are a troublemaker why do you pull pranks in the first place?"
Naruto gave his fox grin" because it's funny"
Iruka sweat dropped at his comment" sure it might look funny but it's really anything but funny, do you know how much does the academy has pay for the damage you did at the men's restrooms?"
Naruto shrugged his shoulders" I don't know a few yens"
"NO!" Iruka said in frustration" it's a lot of money you're lucky that the school has a budget otherwise it will be coming out of the Hokage's financial account, I would never allowed Hokage-sama to waste a yen on the academy Naruto you have to realize that you're behavior could get you in serious trouble for example I could have you expel from the academy" he gaze at the disappointed blond" but I won't do that I know that you're a good kid and smart but you have to stopped doing this pranks are we clear?"
Naruto nodded understanding what he was trying to say" okay Iruka sensei I won't pull another prank again" he then grinned" until tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that" he started laughing.
Iruka sweat dropped at his comment and growl" Naruto get back to work now!"
"Yes Iruka sensei"
(Time skip: a few hours later outside of the academy building)
Mrs. Haruno sighed as she and her daughter were waiting for Naruto to finished his detention, she was still uneasy about letting her daughter be with him however Genjuro gave her his word that nothing was going to happen to Sakura. She has also told her daughter that she was going to wait for her outside of the academy every time Naruto was put in detention, which was basically every day of the week. She didn't know how could her wonderful kind and loveable daughter spend time with a troublemaker and prankster like Naruto, his behavior could influenced corrupt her daughter. Little did she know that her Sakura was a natural born prankster herself with her pretty face she could fool anyone, giving a whole new meaning to the term "looks can be deceiving". Suddenly she blushed as she saw Genjuro heading their way she quickly fixed her pink hair trying to make herself look very attractive to the jounin so she can earn a compliment from him.
"Hello Genjuro-sama" Mrs. Haruno bowed kindly.
"Hello Haruno-san" he smiled at her looking at Sakura" and hello to you too Sakura"
The little pink haired girl blushed while getting behind her mother feeling embarrassed looks like she was still a little shy.
"Oh come on sweetie there's no need to feel embarrassed with Genjuro-sama looks like you won't change" she smiled at her while looking back to the jounin" so Genjuro-sama if you're here then that means that you're here to pick up Naruto right?"
Genjuro sighed" unfortunately yes he should've been at home with the others a while ago but that won't happened with his detention" (wait till I get my hands on him he is in so much trouble)
"He really is a troublemaker isn't he?" she said trying to make conversation with the jounin.
"You have no idea" he replied with a sight.
"So what did he do this time?"
Genjuro sighed again" Iruka-san told me that he put a cherry bomb on one of the toilets of the men's restrooms, the explosion caused a lot of damage of the pipe system it also took a lot of money to repair the damages I honestly don't know where did he got the cherry bomb I'm constantly checking his room for any things that he will used for his pranks though"
Sakura was still quiet as she continued to listen to the two adults.
"It could be that someone must've gave him that cherry bomb" Mrs. Haruno said while her daughters eyes widened.
"Yeah that's what I thought, in fact someone could be helping him to set up the pranks"
Sakura made a silent gulp (uh oh)
"I don't want to get busted my mommy will be so angry at me cha!!!" little inner Sakura said while trembling.
"But anyway I don't have time to be looking at that I am busy with missions and taking care of the kids" Genjuro said while Sakura felt relief for a moment.
"Of course you are a jounin I expect a lot from you Genjuro-sama" Mrs. Haruno said trying not to act like a fan girl she gaze at him from head to toe enjoying the view a lot.
Genjuro notice her hungry look and try to keep his distance from the pink haired woman Sakura was looking at her mother with a puzzle expression not knowing what was wrong with her. Genjuro was relief as soon as he saw Naruto leaving the building with Iruka, he was finally going to leave before the woman next to him has her way with him.
"Hey sensei" Naruto said with a smile but he erased it as soon as he saw Genjuro's serious expression.
"Naruto didn't I tell you not to caused any trouble?"
"But sensei I…"
"No buts" Genjuro said serious" I have no choice but to punish you, no ramen for three months"
"WHAT!!! That can't be sensei that's horrible please don't" Naruto said as tears were forming at the corner of his eyes.
"With this you will learn your lesson it's for your own good"
"But sensei this has to be the worst punishment I could ever receive" the blond said while giving him the sad puppy eyes.
"The sad puppy eyes won't work on me Naruto if you keep arguing with me it will be four months without eating ramen"
Hearing that Naruto shut his mouth he didn't wanted to make his punishment worse than it already is, Iruka felt sorry for him (poor Naruto three months without eating ramen is really true hell) he understood his pain since ramen is his favorite food too.
"I'm sorry Naruto-kun" Sakura said feeling guilty for him because it was her idea to pull the prank.
"Don't worry Sakura-chan it's okay I will take my punishment but I won't like it" Naruto said with his fox grin.
"You're not supposed to like your punishment Naruto" Genjuro said with an amuse grin" anyway Iruka-san thank you and farewell"
"Yeah bye Genjuro-sama bye Naruto and try to behave okay" the chunin teacher said.
"Yeah bye Iruka sensei bye Sakura-chan"
"Bye Naruto-kun"
"Let's go sweetie" Mrs. Haruno said.
They left the school while Iruka was gazing at them, he saw that it was going to get dark soon and he needed to close down the school. That's when he saw Sasuke leaving the building, he knew about Sasuke always staying after school to practice his shuriken skills at the training field of the academy.
"So you're finally leaving Sasuke be careful on your way back"
The young Uchiha only nodded before placing his backpack on his left shoulder, he left the academy heading to his home.
Little did he know that tonight was going to be the most horrible night in his entire life, the day where his whole life will be change forever.
(Time skip: Uchiha clan district)
Sasuke was running the streets with tears in his eyes everywhere he looked there were the fallen bodies of the members of the Uchiha caln, the blood was everywhere it only made the poor boy frightened to death. He ran reaching a corner to see more bodies of his fallen brothers now he was too scared to think straight, the only thing that came to his mind were his parents and his brother he ran to his home praying that they were still safe and sound. He ran so fast that he reached his house only a few blocks away, he entered expecting to see his family to be all right walking the halls of the house. He felt this ominous feeling as he walked the house like something was not right.
"Mother father Itachi" he called out to them but no one gave him a reply it only make him feel worse as more tears fell from his eyes.
He went further as the horrible feeling grew his heart was beating faster with every single beat, when he reached his parents' bedroom his eyes widened in shock. In front of him was lying the most horrible thing he could ever witnessed both Fugaku and Mokoto were on the floor lying dead as their bodies were covered by a pool of their own blood, his eyes were still shedding tears as he noticed that he wasn't alone in the room. When he gaze further he saw his brother Itachi wearing his ANBU uniform he had a lifeless look on his face, then he saw his sword was covered by blood his parents blood he couldn't believe it.
He gaze at his brother with pure shock and betrayal as more tears fell from his onyx eyes" big brother what did you do?" his voice was filled with fear.
Itachi kept his lifeless look his onyx eyes were empty they didn't show the same warmth when he gazed at him" I killed them…."
Sasuke gasped hearing his confession" what….you mean…..you killed everyone too……."he growled" WHY?"
"I wanted to test my strength I needed to see the limits of my strength"
Sasuke glared at him with pure anger at the monster his older brother has become" you killed all of them JUST FOR THAT you…."he didn't finished his sentence as a shuriken flew him right past his right cheek creating a small wound on his right cheek.
Itachi activated his sharingan" foolish little brother" suddenly the three tomoes transformed into the form of a shuriken the form of his magenkyou sharingan" tsukuyomi"
Sasuke gasped in terror at the images that he was seeing" AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
At Danzou's house
Danzou was in his study reading one of his war books today was a good day indeed for the war hawk, he has convince Sarutobi to allowed the massacre of the Uchiha clan by ordering his spy Itachi to killed all of them. He knew he was going to be fine after all Itachi was the strongest of the Uchiha's there was no one else like him who could compare to his skills and strength, he was proud with himself today the Uchiha will perished that was one nuisance out of his way. He decided to celebrate this great moment in Konoha history as he went to the small cabinet near his desk and pulled a sake bottle, he poured some in his glass and just before he was about to drink someone grabbed him reaching a pointing a kunai to his neck, he gazed in shocked seeing Itachi giving him a cold look with his sharingan eyes.
Danzo growled feeling betrayed by his action" what is the meaning of this Itachi?"
"I have fulfilled my mission I will be taking my leave from Konoha but not before giving you a warning, I have spared my brother's life I will never take his life he means everything to me more than the village itself"
Danzo was outrage" what this wasn't part of the council's decision all of the Uchihas' were supposed to die he can't be spare he has to die" he gulped as Itachi pulled the kunai deeper in his neck making some of his blood to be spilled.
"This is why I'm here don't you dare harm Sasuke, if you lay a finger on him I will make sure you suffer a very painful and slow death do you understand?" he said in a cold tone.
Danzo could only nod in agreement, suddenly from out of nowhere came two ANBU root ninjas and charged at him with their swords but Itachi dodge them while Danzo kept his distance from the fight. Itachi dodged their punches and kicks until one of them hit him with his sword, he vanished in a cloud of smoke.
Danzo went to the root ninjas" it was just a shadow clone damn that Itachi"
"Should we search for him Danzo-sama?" one of the root ninjas said.
"That won't be necessary he fulfilled his mission he could be already away from Konoha by now" he said with a growl (curse him that Uchiha will have to live, I guess we could find a way to have him under control as long as he stays loyal to Konoha)
(Time skip: outside of the Hokage tower)
Sarutobi has gathered the jounins and chunins to an important meeting everyone was there including Genjuro and the ANBU members that belong to Itachi's squad. They didn't know what the meeting was about but they were told it was urgent, Sarutobi finally step forward ready to talk.
"Everyone I have gathered you here tonight for an urgent matter" he paused before sighing this was definitely going to be easy to explain" a tragedy has just occurred, a few hours ago the entire Uchiha clan was murdered"
The loud gasp of shocked filled the whole place as they were really shock by the news, the Uchiha clan was one of the strongest clans in all of Konoha what kind of group will be able to be strong enough to wipe the whole clan. Genjuro was in the same boat as well as Kakashi and the rest of the ANBU squad, Sarutobi sighed again before continuing with the tragic news.
"The one responsible for their deaths is none other than Uchiha Itachi"
Louder gasp followed hearing the shocking revelation that the formal ANBU captain and prodigy of the Uchiha clan was the murder of the whole clan. The ones who were more shocked were the ANBU members of itachi's squad, Kakashi, Yuugao, Hayate, Towa and Komachi they all felt disappointed and betrayed. To think that their formal captain has become and murder and a traitor, Sarutobi gaze at all of the shocking faces continuing with his speech.
"Itachi is now an S rank criminal his information will be put on all bingo books if spotted kill on sight however there was one survivor of the Uchiha massacre" he paused seeing that a lot of ninjas were now murmuring things" his younger brother Uchiha Sasuke is the survivor of the massacre making him the last Uchiha, thankfully he was unharmed and he's now resting at the hospital"
The group were still murmuring things while others were feeling relief that at least one member of the Uchiha clan has survived the massacre, others were too shocked to say anything and others were in deep thought Genjuro was one of them.
"We will be attempting the funeral of the members of the Uchiha clan in three days, make sure that every citizen of Konoha gets this information and attempt the ceremony that will be all you're all dismissed"
The ninjas nodded and vanished along with the ANBU members, Sarutobi enter the Hokage tower while Genjuro followed him.
"Wait Hokage-sama" the jounin said.
"Yes Genjuro-sama what is it?"
"I just can't believe that Itachi would do such a thing to killed his own clan and his family"
"I can't believe it either but it's the truth, tragedies like this one occurs frequently in other villages I never thought it will occurred in this village"
"Why would he do it, even if know him for a couple of months Itachi was the kind of person who was very loyal to his village why would all of the sudden he feels like killing his entire clan it doesn't makes sense"
Sarutobi sighed" Genjuro-sama I apologize but I have work to do goodnight" he continued walking.
"Is there some kind of motive that will lead him to do this?" Genjuro ask expecting an answer from the Sandaime.
Sarutobi didn't looked back at him" it's late Genjuro-sama go home" he continued walking leaving a deep in thought Genjuro behind.
Sarutobi sighed as he headed to his office thinking about Itachi (I'm sorry Itachi that you have to suffer like this but I will keep my promise to you just as we talked about, I will keep Sasuke safe from harm)
Miles away from Konoha Itachi was gazing at in the distance at the village that was known as his home, his village of birth. After killing his clan and his family the only thing he wanted now was to die a very slow and painful death for his betrayal, but with this Konoha will be safe from going into a civil war. He started thinking about his brother Sasuke, how he hated himself to put him through so much pain after what he did to him it really hurt him a lot. Gazing at the village hidden in the leaves he knew after what he did he won't be returning ever again to his village, he took his leaf headband from his genin days and scratched the leaf symbol with a kunai making the mark that he was now a missing nin. Without looking next to him a mysterious stranger appeared wearing an orange swirl mask and a black outfit, he went next to Itachi while the formal ANBU captain gazes at his formal home.
"It's finally done" the mask stranger said.
"Yes I have fulfilled the end of my bargain I'm expecting that you do the same" he looked at the mask stranger.
"Of course Itachi you have my word I will not return to Konoha again and attack it, the village will be safe"
"We should go before the hunter nins come"
"What about Sasuke?" asked the mask stranger.
"He will stay in Konoha and become strong so that one day he will be the one to kill me and avenge the clan"
"So be it then let's get going, I have already save you a spot in my organization"
Itachi nodded and the mask stranger vanished, he gave one final looked at Konoha before vanishing and a small tear fell from his left cheek (I'm sorry Sasuke forgive me)
Konoha hospital
Sasuke was wide awake the doctors have told him to get some rest but he refuse to get any, how can they expect him to get some sleep after witnessing the most horrible sight ever. Itachi has used his magenkyou sharingan to show him when he killed the clan. He saw how the members of the Uchiha clan fall towards his older brother; one by one they all fall as his brother brutally murdered them in cold blood. Then the most shocking thing that he will never forget for the rest of his life, the sight of Itachi killing his parents the thought made him so angry feeling hatred for his brother. The person he once held dear and looked up to he now hated him with every fiber in his soul, he could clearly remembered his words when he sparred his life.
(If you wish to kill me little brother then hate me…..hate me with everything you have and live in the most horrible and unfair way)
He growled as he grabbed the bed sheets tightly like they could break at any moment, he thought about Itachi and his words he knew exactly what to do now.
(Itachi will pay for this from this day on I will become strong for one purpose, to kill Itachi and restore the Uchiha clan)
And that's when the avenger Uchiha Sasuke was born.
To be continued
Finally this chapter is done please review, and don't worry I'm going back to am I worthy to love you with a new chapter and the results of the pairings poll, I think I have kept you guys dying of curiosity by now. With this chapter over I can finally start the time skip where the series begin, farewell until next time.
Next chapter: genin test and forbidden scroll