Just a few quick things: I have changed the prologue to Sakura leaving when she turns fourteen. It just made it easier for me plot-wise.

This story isn't going to strictly follow the manga's timeline as you will see within a few sentences.

If you spot any typos feel free to point them out to me and I will change them ASAP!

Chapter 1

Sasuke sat at a table with his elbows resting upon the top of said table and his chin resting on his folded hands. He was completely bored and tired of the always-dark cave the Akatsuki lived in. He was growing impatient. He thought that if he had teamed up with the Akatsuki things would move quickly, but instead, they had come almost to a complete stop because of Madara. Madara always had a new excuse for delaying the attack on Konoha and Sasuke had grown tired of waiting.

When Sasuke had first joined the Akatsuki he learned two things: They had grown significantly weaker, and there used to be another member that had disappeared under mysterious circumstances a little over two years ago. He didn't care much about the person, but he was curious if he would be of any value to his goals of destroying the Leaf.

Another thing had him frustrated - everything seemed to put him on edge these days - his last run-in with his former team two years ago. He sat day after day just waiting for the chance to make Naruto eat his words. He had expected begging and pleading from Sakura, but instead she was nowhere to be seen. He supposed that meant that rumors of her early and unexpected death had been true. She always was a sad excuse for a shinobi and her dying early had come with no surprise.

Naruto had also turned into more of a nuisance than he would have ever expected. He knew that he pathetically clung to bonds, but he never thought he would take his precious bonds this far. Naruto constantly berated Sasuke like he was the one in the wrong, but Konoha was to blame and that would never change. He was growing tired of having to deal with him and couldn't wait for the time when he would finally be rid of him and his preaching.

Sasuke sat at the table with the sudden urge to kill something. Ever since the high of killing Danzo he found himself wanting to replicate the feeling more often. He would go on random killing sprees to quench the thirst, but he knew he would never get the same high until he killed the other two elders of Konoha or, better yet, Naruto.

Sasuke stood up from the table so quickly his chair tipped over and pounded the ground. He paid it no attention and instead proceeded to the mouth of the cave sheeting his katana as he went.

He came to a stop when the air in front of him began swirling and Madara appeared before him, blocking his exit.

"What?" Sasuke snarled. He was tired of Madara hindering him.

"Where do you think you are going, Sasuke?" Madara monotoned.

"Out," Sasuke said simply.

"Need I remind you that I have deemed it dangerous at the current time for you to go 'out.'"

"I don't recall you being my babysitter or my father."

"Being your closest living relative you could say that I am somewhat of a Father figure now."

"I don't take orders from anyone." Sasuke growled as he brushed past Madara and out into the fresh air and forest that surrounded the mouth of the cave.

Sasuke pulled out his katana and began practicing his swings while wondering through the forest. He swung the blade through a thinner tree and tried to picture it like it was going through human flesh. His desire to kill someone was still hanging around him, but the only person nearby was their prisoner, Yamato, and Madara would complicate Sasuke's goal as punishment.

Sasuke twitched his hand and lightning flickered at his fingertips in response to his agitation. He considered walking to the civilian village ten miles south of their hideout to find someone to quench his thirst for blood, but the people knew he was associated with Akatsuki and they would lose their source of supplies and food.

He was frustrated. Madara said that the timing just wasn't right yet, but Sasuke was tired of "laying low and waiting." He was ready to see some action! He had replaced his eyes with Itachi's two years ago! They still hadn't seen any action and he wanted to use them to see how far they allowed him to progress!

He heard a bird flying about a hundred feet above him and blasted it out of the sky with an unnecessary amount of Chidori. He held his katana up in the air, and the fried bird was impaled as it plummeted to the earth. Sasuke swung it off his blade and up against a tree. He decided to go to the village south of the hideout anyway. Even though he couldn't kill anyone without crippling Akatsuki, he could still go to a local bar. Someone was always up for a fight there.

Beating a villager an inch of his life did sound like proper amusement at the moment.

He flash stepped towards the village and was there in a minute. A sloppy amount of time he told himself.

As he walked towards the bar girls ogled, guys glared, and some looked in admiration. Mother's hid their children from view. They lived in fear of the Akatsuki and were just waiting for some excuse to cut of ties with them. Sasuke ignored all the words thrown in his direction and walked into the bar.

A fight was already going on in the back of the room and a crowd had surrounded the two men. Sasuke walked towards the men and the crowd parted from him. The two men broke up their fight and waited for Sasuke to choose his opponent. He pointed to the more burly man on the left. The man smirked as if he could defeat Sasuke.

Sasuke pulled his shirt off and tossed it behind him. He tuned out the screaming girls as they rushed to grab his shirt and the whistles from the barmaid. He popped his knuckles and neck before taking his stance. The burly man made the first move by aiming a fist at Sasuke's abdomen. Sasuke grabbed the man's hand and redirected it so the man found himself punching his own face. Sasuke still held the man's fist and used it to flip him onto the ground. The man's breath left him as his back took the brunt of the fall. Sasuke squatted to the ground and elbowed the man's ribcage. He then grabbed the man's head, lifted it a little off the ground, and let it drop heavily to the floor.

The man was out cold.

Everyone knew Sasuke usually let his victims stay conscious a lot longer than that, and whenever he didn't they took it as a sign to mean he wanted a bigger challenge or he was just in a really bad mood. Five men accepted the unsaid challenge and attacked him all at once. Sasuke dropped low to the ground and transferred all of his weight to his hands. He split his legs in the air and kicked two of the men away from him. Two of the other men made a dive for Sasuke's hands, but Sasuke anticipated the move and used his hands to push himself into the air allowing the two men to collide heads and lose consciousness. He did a few back flips towards the counter and landed on it easily in a squat position. A few gasps were heard from the people ignoring the fight and just enjoying their drinks.

The two disoriented men he had kicked at the beginning gathered their wits about them and pursued Sasuke with the third man following. Sasuke flash stepped behind them, grabbed the man in the back by his shirt, and slammed him on the counter relishing in the sickening shatter of glass as it lodged itself in the man's back and legs.

Sasuke turned just as another man was swinging his fist at him; he ducked and punched the man in his armpit. He grabbed the man's left foot and tugged it forward making the man fall on his back. He placed his other hand on the man's knee and pushed downwards while his other hand continued to pull his leg up. He smirked when he heard the man's bone give a satisfying crunch.

Without looking he kicked the other man in the jaw dislocating it. He then grabbed the man's arm and pulled it behind his back. The man let out yells of protest when Sasuke led him to the man unconscious on the counter. Sasuke was unfazed by the man's yells as he slammed the man's head against the other man's head. The first man's unconscious body slumped and fell to the floor

Everyone stared wordlessly as Sasuke exited. He wasn't completely satisfied as the men had been far from a challenge, but it was still enjoyable nonetheless.

Sasuke had taken his time going back to the cave and made it as the sun was setting. Madara was waiting for him at the entrance with his arms crossed.

"I hope you enjoyed your little outing," Madara said as Sasuke walked past him.

Sasuke stopped just behind him. "Why?" He knew Madara was implying something.

"Kabuto's gone missing," Madara said.

"How does this concern me?" Sasuke asked. He knew where this was going and it was souring his already bad mood.

"Well, since we don't know the reason for his disappearance, you aren't allowed to leave until he is found."

Sasuke was outraged! He knew this was punishment for leaving without permission. He turned on his heel fully prepared to drive his chidori right through Madara's head, but before the thought was even finished, Madara had vanished and an army of Zetsus were guarding his path.

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I know this is a short chapter but I promise the next one will be longer!

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