Naruto the Sharingan wielder
Chapter IV: The Uchiha Clan Massacre
Welcome back to another episode of naruto. Tonight, this episode will feature the murders of the entire Uchiha family and the disappearance of one of the most formidable opponents and a protégé of the Uchiha clan. Also we are going to find out if Sasuke is really being implicated in the murders or just another scapegoat in Konoha. Now on with the show.
Naruto could take no more of the pain and suffering after being dragged into the Uchiha compound for unspecified reasons and being beaten into a bloody pulp. He was also being heavily affected by the Tsukoyomi, a devastating genjustu that can put its opponents into a deep coma and erasing their memories of their loved ones. As Itachi continued his bloody rampage, Naruto tries to get up, but he was in too much pain to move, especially when under the effect of a powerful genjutsu.
"Itachi-nee-san, what have you gotten yourself into? You cannot kill family that you love so much? What have they ever done to you to make you act like this? Seriously! All I wanted was just a family that would love me and support me no matter what happens, but what have you ever done for me? Nothing! All you think about is killing and sparing no one in your charge, how sad! I thought you were my loving brother, but I don't know who the monster in front of me really is, but you are not the Itachi I knew." Thought Naruto as he tries to move slowly around, but his chances of survival is looking slim. As his physical self starts to deteriorate, he could feel the world start to turn black around him as he lies down. He didn't notice the pool of blood around him belonging to Mr and Mrs Uchiha. Once Itachi finished the murders down on the streets of the Uchiha compound, he went back inside to finish off his parents before the Anbu comes.
Naruto decides to create a couple of clones to act as a distraction to protect Teiyaki and Fugaku and some more to find Sasuke and bring him back to his home. Once Itachi returned, he now has to deal with the clones of Naruto. As he starts dispelling a couple of his clones, more of them start to appear, but Itachi was already getting really tired of naruto's tricks. Thinking quickly he used his own clones and dispelled more of naruto's clones. Afterwards he proceeds to move in for the kill but the real Naruto steps up and tries to protect the people that he loves because he will not allow Fugaku and his wife to die in vain. Itachi quickly attacks Naruto causing him to be in more pain. He then plunges his sword right into naruto's abdomen, causing more blood to spill to the ground. "Itachi Uch-iha, you...damn….traitor! You will…. Not …get… away….with…..this!" He then sinks to the ground before Itachi pulls the blade out of his body. He then kicks Naruto hard in the stomach before swinging his sword again and…
'Thwack!... Slash!
More blood started splattering all over the house as Fugaku and his wife took the blow from itachi's sword and dies in an instant afterwards. Finally itachi turns his attention towards Naruto, but then his power starts to fade as he drops his sword. Realizing what he has done, Itachi remembered that Naruto was a kind-hearted person who would never hurt anyone in his life, but since he erased all those memories from the boy, he still wants Naruto to fight him. He then walks over to Naruto and said to him, "Foolish little step-brother, you don't have sufficient strength to stop me. If you want to surpass me, you will have to get yourself stronger. I see that the power inside of you is starting to grow weaker, but it will be as good as mine once I take it away from you. So until then, enjoy your slow and painful death because I will be back for you!" Once he finished his sentence, he disappeared in an instant before standing on top of a pole watching the night sky and waiting for his other brother to come home.
Meanwhile, in the streets of the compound, Sasuke arrives to find the entire place covered in blood. He knows that something was not right the moment he exited the academy. As he continues to follow the blood trail to his house, he heads inside his home and to the living room. Once he opened the door, he was shocked to find his mother dead and his father barely conscious. He then walked towards him and asked, "What the hell happened, who did this to you? Tell me!"
Fugaku looked at naruto for a moment, but he could barely stay awake, "It was…. It was Uchiha Itachi! He also badly injured Naruto as well; you should tend to him."
"No! you have to be kidding me! My brother promised that he would never harm you guys he would never….." began Sasuke, but tears already streamed down his eyes as he tries to wake his father, but to no avail. "Don't leave me tou-san!, I will never forget you, please you have to stay with me!"
"Sorry…. My son, but you must carry on in this world without me! Naruto is the only person that can take care of you now! Good bye, we will miss you, but try to think of us and all the training you have learned so far. And please do try to be careful, and take good care of Naruto…..!" With that, he closes his eyes and slowly dies with a smile on his face.
No matter how hard Sasuke cried, he must stay strong if he wants to fight itachi. Soon, his tears turned to anger. "Itachi-nee-san, you will never get away with this! You will be punished! I will never let you get away with what you did to my family because from now on, I will be the one to defeat you and I will restore my clan! And you will not get your hands on naruto either. Because as of now, Naruto has been like family to me, and I will not allow you to hurt him. This time, it is you who shall suffer death in my hands." Just wait itachi, I will surpass you one way or another. Also you will know the hard way of what it's like to lose a brother."
As Sasuke went over to the back room, he sees Naruto on the floor, unconscious. He could also see the blood spatter from his body dripping on the floor; it was most likely due to the stab wounds that he got from Itachi earlier. Sasuke picks Naruto up and held him with his arms while saying, "Naruto? Naruto, can you hear me? Please wake up! Everything will be okay, buddy! I am here now, just hang on, help is on the way!" He then went outside and sees konoha shinobi and the Anbu guards arriving on the scene.
Kakashi and his ninja hounds also arrived since they picked up the stench of blood and human flesh in and outside of the compound after the other shinobi and the anbu guards already arrived on the scene, but as he enters Sasuke's residence, he finds the bodies of Fugaku and Teyaki Uchiha dead. "Oh no, I hope I am not too late! Itachi has already soiled the Uchiha pride and punished his own clan. This will be a stain for Konoha and could jepardize our alliance with other villages." he thought to himself. Soon, the dogs sensed something in the next room, where they discover blood and footprints on the floor. As kakashi picked up the scene he discovers Naruto on the floor, unconscious and bleeding out. "No, Naruto! This is not possible, how could you go through something like this? You know you do not deserve this, but hang in there, buddy, I'll get you out of this mess one way or another, and I will not allow these tarnished memories to haunt you. Even though the Uchiha clan has been slaughtered, I can imagine that you are grieving right now, but mark my words, one day Itachi will pay for ruining your life. I should have known that deceptive bastard cannot be trusted from the first day I met him. Don't worry naruto, everything will be okay. Let's get your wounds cleaned up after I get you out of this place." Said kakashi as he picks up Naruto from the floor while cutting away at the ropes entangling his body. Once naruto was set free, kakashi then carried him out of the compound, with Sasuke following close behind. Once outside, kakashi could see the medical team assembled outside and he knew that they were sent by the Anbu guards. " What happened in there, Kakashi-san? We would have thought that the compund would be peaceful and quiet and now…." Began the medical team. "What is the status of naruto's condition?
"And now, the place has become a slaughterhouse and if you go in there, you would see decapitated bodies and human flesh all over the floor. I saw them with my own eyes, and I nearly puked with what happened with what happened. Teyaki and Fugaku Uchiha are already dead before I found naruto-kun. Also, outside of the compund you will find other dead bodies as well, and some of them may also be part of the Uchiha clan. As for Naruto's condition, its not looking too good, he has a lot of broken bones in his body and he has some stab wounds, including being psychologically tortured," Replied Kakashi sadly.
The medical team looked at each other for a moment and was reluctant about going inside, but they did so with the Anbu guards. Once the guards marked the place as a crime scene, the medical team examined the bodies and find that they were alive before they lost consciousness. Thinking quickly, they prepped black bags ready to take the bodies to the morgue. Soon, the photos of the crime scene are taken to ensure that the cuprit can be caught.. Once the bodies have been taken out of the compound, theAnbu immediately closed the place down for a full clean up before allowing Sasuke back home again.
Later, back in the Hokage's office, the old man was sitting at his desk waiting for news of his adoptive grandson, but so far, nothing was sent to him. "This is disappointing, what has happened to you, Naruto? I hope everything will be okay." He thought to himself. Just then, Iruka entered the Hokage's office and asked him, "Is naruto all right? I've been looking for him everywhere and I just cannot find him. Oh, I do hope something didn't happen to our beloved child!" The Hokage looked at him and could sense that Iruka was panicking, so he walked towards him and said, " I am sure Naruto will be fine, after all he still has the will and strength to fight. Don't worry about naruto too much, okay?" But the more iruka thinks about it, the more he feels unsure about naruto's condition. As the scarred Chunin walks out of the office, he heads outside and though to himself, "What if naruto really is in danger? I know he has the strength to fight, but with him gone for such a long time, I don't know if I am able to save him or not."
Moments later, Iruka could see Hatake Kakashi, the silver-haired jounin along with the medical staff rushing towards him. At that moment he knew that something was not right as they arrived. As kakashi continued towards the village, he sees a scarred chunin in front of him, "Iruka-sensei! Oh thank goodness I found you here, I've found Naruto at Sasuke's home,, but I have some terrible news to tell you. Meet me in the hospital as soon as you can!" he said as he rushed towards the hospital with the medical staff following them. As iruka followed them, he could notice that the medical ninjas are carrying black bags with them, but he does not know what is inside them. Once Kakashi and the medical personnel arrived at the hospital, he handed Naruto over to the the medical team where they wheeled him into the treatment room and started tending to his injuries.
"Kakashi-sensei, I got here as soon as I could and I heard what happened. He then sees an unconscious naruto on kakashi's back. "Oh... Naruto! What happened to him? Is he going to be okay? and what was inside those black bags?" asked Iruka.
"Well, moments ago, naruto here was kidnapped by Itachi and taken hostage at his compound after he set a trap for him at Sakura's house. Once itachi took naruto, he attacked him in the back room of his compound and beated him to a pulp. I fear that Naruto was almost losing consciousness when he tried to fight back and preventing Itachi from committing mass murder, but it was already too late. Itachi had killed his parents and wiped out the entire clan. Once I got there, Itachi was already gone and…." Began kakashi. But before he could say another word, he could see Iruka placing his hands on kakashi's shoulder
"You mean to tell me that Naruto got badly hurt by Itachi and was KIDNAPPED BY HIM! You cannot be serious, Itachi-san promised he would never hurt that kid. Why didn't you tell me this earlier, Kakashi-san? WHY!" The sound of his voice had changed to anger as he struggles to hold back his tears.
Kakashi looked at him for a moment and continued, "When I found Naruto on the floor, I tried to feel for a pulse, but soon I noticed that Itachi placed his hand on his forehead and used Tsukoyomi. This sort of technique causes mental problems for shinobi and will put them out of action for long periods of time. This technique will not be reversible. I knew something was definitely not right with itachi when he took Naruto under his wing. He wasn't really trying to teach Naruto anything, instead he showed him a vision of his friends being killed by other villagers and used him as bait to get to Sasuke. Naruto did the best he could to hold Itachi off, but he was knocked out cold before he could stop itachi. So in other words, itachi never treated him like a brother, but instead, he used him for his own selfish gains." Finished kakashi.
At that moment, iruka just sank to the ground in disbelief. He was devastated that Naruto had gone through this sort of fiasco without any backup. He than banged his fists on the wall, feeling sorry for himself that he could not save him and he knew that naruto would not make it. However kakashi lifts Iruka off from the floor and sat him down on the benches next to the treatment room and said, "Iruka, everything will be fine, but you must calm down. I am sure naruto-kun will pull through this, but give it time, okay? The medical shinobi are doing all they can to heal him of his injuies. I can tell that his wounds are vey serious, but it won't put his life in danger, so don't worry, naruto will pull through this and its our job to believe in him and we will do what we can to take the danger away from him." Iruka looked at kakashi with a smile on his face and was relieved, but they were still uncertain about Naruto's condition.
Three hours later, the medical staff walks out from the treatment room and sees kakashi and iruka outside. Iruka walks up to him and asked, "What is the status of Naruto's condition? Will he recover from his injuries?"
The medical ninja looked at the scarred chunin for a moment and said, "Well despite him suffering broken bones, broken ribs, stab wounds and other lacerations, he was lucky to have survived. But his head however, is a different story. The Tsukoyomi has completely caused mental trauma in naruto's head. In other words, naruto has been physically and psychologically tortured on the inside and outside. So we do not know when he would make a full recovery. However, I should thank you guys for bringing him here so soon, if we waited any longer, he might not have survived. Naruto is stable for now since we healed most of the lacerations on his body."
Iruka breathed a sigh of relief that naruto has survived this, but when he heard about what the Tsukoyomi had done to him, he felt a bit upset that Itachi would do something like this to him. But he was not about to let naruto suffer pain and torture as he enters the recovery room where Naruto has been sent. He then sat down next to him and decided to observe him for a while. "Naruto, please wake up soon. I know you can hear me, what did you do to deserve this? I never would have imagined that Itachi would be this brutal and hostile over you, but you have to know that we are all here to protect you and we won't let anything happen to you." He thought to himself. But naruto didn't notice that Iruka's tears were dropping onto his head as he slept. From that day, naruto's life would be changed forever.
Meanwhile, back in the Hokage's office, the Hokage looks out at the window and begins to ponder about Naruto's well-being. Just then, one of the guards arrives at his office and said, " Hokage-sama! Kakashi-san is here to to see you, he says its urgent!"
"I see, bring Kakashi in here immediately!" ordered the Hokage. The guard did as he was told and summoned the silver haired jounin into the office. As he arrived, the Hokage asked him, "Where is Itachi-san? I thought he was supposed to be training him about the use of the sharingan, and is naruto all right?"
"Well, not really. I am here to bring you the bad news. Itachi didn't really teach him about the use of the sharingan, and he was only using him to get the power that he desires. He traps Naruto at his own house after kidnapping him from his apartment. As soon as I heard that Naruto was kidnapped, I immediately went over to Sasuke's home and I found dead bodies lying everywhere, especially on the streets as well. Itachi had beaten Naruto to a bloody pulp and murdered his family with the use of his mangekyo Sharingan. He then escaped from Konoha after the massacre. Naruto is currenty in the hospital with serious injuries at the moment. The doctors are not sure when he would make a full recovery, but there is something else. Naruto has severe mental trauma due to the "Tsukoyomi" technique affecting him and this had rendered him unable to fight enemies for a while." Said kakashi while sending him the reports from the medical staff and the anbu guards regarding the murders and naruto's condition. As the Hokage looked at the reports, he stood up from his chair and sighed. He now knows the state that Naruto is in and said, "This is unbelievable! Itachi was one of our brightest shinobi in konoha and now he turns against us by murdering his own family right in front of our eyes! Thank you for the report Kakashi-san. I better begin the emergency meeting right away with the other clans of konoha. They need to know about everything that has happenened here." he said. But before the Hokage could start the meeting he could see that his answering machine has one new message. As he played the message, he could hear a distorted voice that says to him that someone was in danger. As he heard screams from the phone, he then listens carefully as the machine said, "I am in terrible danger, ji-sama. Itachi-san has kidnapped me and now he is trying to murder his own family at his own accord. Itachi wasn't really thinking of me as family, he was using me as a pawn to trap me here to get to Sasuke and pinning the murder on him. Not to mention, itachi is trying to claim the power inside of my body. Please send anyone that is available to save me, and please warn Sasuke that he is in danger as well. Thank you." Once the Hokage hits the stop button on his machine, anger and hatred came to his head as he throws the phone out the window. Once he went outside, he rubs his face gently to relieve the stress for a bit, and then heads back into his office and rings the bell. Soon, two special jounins arrived and said, "You called us, Hokage-sama?"
"Yes, Genma-san, Aoba-san, I want you to summon up all the clan heads and I want them in my office immediately so they will know about Naruto's condition and Itachi's betrayal. We will need to discuss a plan on how to keep Naruto safe from further attacks and danger. Once this meeting concludes, we will figure out a way to bring Itachi back so that he can answer for his crimes so that we can prevent our village from going to war. Also, can you bring Uchiha Sasuke here as he needs to attend this meeting as well." Ordered the Hokage.
"Hai, Hokage-sama! We will send word to the clan heads and to Sasuke immediately! They will be here soon." Replied the guards as they disappeared from the office and out into the streets of Konoha.
Soon, news about the Uchiha Clan massacre had spread out among the Konoha village. The villagers were indeed stunned at what happened and they demanded to know what made a protégé of Konoha into a stone-cold killer. They never knew Naruto got involved in this mess when itachi took him in. Despite the monster inside of Naruto, they know that he is still a sweet child on the outside, but they still hate him for what happened years ago. Now, with the entire Uchiha clan murdered, they now turned their hate towards itachi.
"Why would Itachi want to harm his own family and disappear like that?" said one villager.
"I never knew that Itachi would go this low as to commit a heinous crime to put this village in jeopardy, but nonetheless, he has to be brought back, arrested, and sentenced for his crimes. We cannot allow a killer to escape justice!" said another villager. The entire village was stunned as to how someone could have attacked Konoha at this time of the night.
Meanwhile, at the Nara household, Shikaku was about to get some training done after his dinner when he heard a knock at the door. As he opens it, he could see two jounins outside. "Is there something I can help you with, gentlemen?" he asked.
"Hokage-sama has requested your immediate presense in his office regarding Itachi uchiha. This has been the darkest hour for all of konoha as Sasuke's brother has committed murder and has escaped. Also the Hokage wants to tell you about naruto's current condition since he got involved as well." Replied Genma.
"WHAT! You are kidding me right? Oh dear, what has Itachi gotten himself into this time? What about Naruto, is he going to be okay? This is so troublesome, but tell the old man I will be there in about 10 minutes." Replied Shikaku. The guards took note of that and heads off to alert other families. Once the guards are gone, Shikaku closes the door behind him and puts his clothes on before heading out.
"Hey dad, where are you going at this time of the night? What did those guards want?" asked Shikamaru.
"Hokage-sama needs me and the rest of the clan heads in his office, something terrible has happened to naruto and I cannot wait any longer. I'll be back soon!" he said as he dashes outside on to the streets of Konoha and heads towards the tower. He knows that Naruto had been taking his advice when he was warned about Itachi's true motives. But he never knew why Itachi took matters into his own hands or why he turned into a killer in his own village. But one thing is certain, he will not allow Itachi to target innocent civilians in konoha.
Next the guards went over to Kiba's house and told Tsume and Hana Inuzuka the exact same thing about Itachi's disappearance and Naruto's current condtion. This time, she was feeling concerned about what happened to the child and the danger he went through, but she was not going to forgive Itachi for what he did to Naruto and for murdering his own family. She immediately stepped out of her house and heads over to the Hokage's office. As the word gets out to the village of Konoha, everyone started to wonder how Itachi could have masterminded this whole massacre all by himself.
Meanwhile, in the underground hallways of the Uchiha compound, Sasuke was arming himself and doing some last minute training. As he came out he could see the two jonin outside. "You wanted to see me right? I assume this is about Naruto and my brother, the Konoha killer? Tell the hokage that I will be there in 5 minutes, and moreover, I want to know naruto's condtion as well. If Itachi is trying to pin this murder on me, I am afraid that its not going to work on me. Since he harmed my family and my closest friend, I will not tolerate this. I Sasuke Uchiha, will show my former brother that I am more superior than he is!" he boasted as he walks out of his underground training hall and headed over to the tower with the guards.
Back in the Hokage's office, tensions were mounting high as all the clan heads were getting ready for the emergency meeting about Itachi and the crimes he committed. Many of the council members could be seen shaking their heads in despair, including Hyuga Hiashi, the head of Hyuga clan. He was not surprised with what the protégé did to his own family. However, he was frustrated and upset that Itachi got naruto involved in this mess and furthermore he demanded to know how the Tsukoyomi can be this strong when its used against shinobis. Also extra precautions were taken as Neji and Hinata were being sent to the hospital to keep an eye on the child so that he won't get hurt.
Within moments after everyone gathered in the office, Sasuke arrived as well and took a seat next to one of the clan heads because he knows that the Hokage wanted him to speak out against his brother's criminal actions for what he did, but the thought of that just upsets him even more. So he decides to do it anyway because he wanted to tell how his brother turned from a most kind hearted person into a cold-blooded killer. This was not the Itachi Uchiha that Naruto or Sasuke had knew anymore, and not even the whole village will forgive Itachi for his actions he committed against Konoha. Everyone has been pressured by what has happened here and would do whatever they can to punish those responsible, but with naruto's life hanging in the balance, finding Itachi would prove impossible because his whereabouts are unknown now.
As the Hokage stood up from his chair, he said to everyone, "Now that everyone is here, we can get this meeting under way. As you may all know, Uchiha Itachi, the protégé of Konoha and once a brother to Sasuke, has disappeared after he took the lives of his entire family and shamed his own clan tonight. He also got Naruto involved in this mess after I sent him to be adopted by the man, but my guess is that he was only using Naruto to take the power inside his body: the Kyubii. However my most pressing concern is the Tsukoyomi, it was unleashed upon Naruto, causing him to have severe mental trauma, I am not sure if any of you have told him this, but I have come to a decision that Naruto will be put out of commission until we find another medical ninja to reverse the effects of that technique."
Everyone looked at the Hokage with shocked looks about what he said. "Are you serious about that hokage-sama? You sent the beloved son of the foruth Hokage to be adopted by a traitor of Konoha and now you are saying he is out of commission? This is an outrage! Naruto-san is our best shinobi in konoha, if he is out of commission, how will he save the village from the forces of evil? We cannot do a replacement ninja now!" shouted Inoichi. He feared the worst has happened to the most beloved child of the fourth Hokage who was nearly given a death sentence by one of their own.
"There is no need for panic, Inoichi-san, I am sure there is a perfectly logical explaination for all of this. After all I met up with him at a nearby restaurant not far from the streets of Konoha just a few days ago. He told me that if Itachi ever laid a hand on Sasuke he will stop him. But when I heard what happened, Itachi got to him first. I almost feared the worst could happen to him as well. But you are right, naruto is our best shot to save Konoha from danger. Without him, this willage will be nothing but tarnished memories of what it once was. I almost felt bad when the medical ninja told me the extent of Naruto's injuries. My own son, Choji would never forgive those who betray a friendship and killing those you love." Replied Choza as he stood up.
"You are not the only one that is disturbed by this unspeakable tragedy, my old friend. My own brother would hunt down those responsible if they came to our house and killed our dogs. Besides myself, I can't even do a reversal technique to undo the damage done on Naruto. But I never knew why itachi would suddenly get away with killing his entire family and leaving a child for dead. Honestly, my mom told me that she would tear the scoundrel to pieces if he comes back again to threaten the village." Replied Hana while clenching her fists as she sees her mother nodding her head about sending Itachi to his doom.
Finally Shikaku himself stood up and said, "This is so troublesome, even though my advice still stands, but I cannot allow our beloved child of the fourth hokage to die at the hands of a monster. What happened here today was a cowardly attack by an enemy within our village. There are some pretty violent people around here and… gosh I don't even know why I am saying this, but I really hope Naruto will recover from this tragedy soon. I cannot let this event haunt him for the rest of his life but I know he did what he could to escape death. When I saw those crime scene photos earlier, I didn't realize the danger that Naruto had to go through. It just saddens me greatly and I am at a loss for words right now. Apparently, Itachi was never a good brother to naruto and when the blonde told me that he wishes to be put up for adoption with a better family, he wasn't lying. I know this because I saw him earlier at that diner as well." He then pauses to regain his composure while wiping sweat from his eyebrows.
Finally, it was Tsume's turn. She was fully aware of what happened to naruto last night and the damages that Itachi had caused. When she was told about the injuries that Naruto had gotten, she couldn't even look at the sight of him. But what angers her most is Uchiha itachi himself because he was the one that set the whole death scene up and tried to frame his little brother Sasuke for it in order to cover his tracks. But the whole thing didn't work. However, she had picked up a note left behind by the criminal before he vanished. She then decides to read it to the rest of the villagers:
"To all villagers of Konoha: I have decided to leave this dump since I am no longer interested in helping Naruto to achieve his goal. I tried to frame Sasuke for the murder of my family, but that whole thing didn't work, so I had to finish them myself and used naruto as bait to get to my brother. I had to do this to protect Konoha from the real darkness that will plague this place. So don't try to come after me to get revenge, Sasuke. As for naruto, that Tsukoyomi technique was for betraying my trust and ignoring my warning. I am sorry that you won't be waking up anytime soon. Your fate has already been sealed and for what I have done, it will haunt you for the rest of your life. Good bye forever, I will be back to claim your power when the time is right."
P.S. You are all living in eternal darkness so I am through with Konoha. I am sorry for betraying this place but it happens everyday. You cannot trust anyone around here." – Itachi Uchiha.
At that moment, Tsume couldn't take it anymore as she tossed the note into the garbage can and vowed to get revenge on Itachi for what he did.
As everyone heard what the note had said, they immediately decided to devise a plan to bring Itachi back and have him answer for his crimes. But finding him would be most difficult since they have to search everywhere inside and outside of Konoha to track down the killer. They know that Naruto now has the power of the Sharingan in his eyes since he can use it in close combat, but with him bedridden at the moment, they need to find a medical ninja to reverse the Tsukoyomi before Naruto is back on his feet.
"All right everyone, thank you for your points. I understand that you are all upset right now and that Itachi has escaped from our grasp. However, there is one medical shinobi that I know will be able to save Naruto's life: Lady Tsunade. She is capable of revesing any technique that has affected a shinobi and with her medical skills, I am certain that she will bring Naruto back to good condition. In the meantime, you guys better head over to the hospital because Naruto needs your comfort right now. In the meantime, Sasuke, can you come up here please? I am sure you would like to add your input as to what your brother had done." Said the Hokage.
As Sasuke came up, he immediately took the stand at the podium and said, "Citizens of konoha, as I am sure you are all aware, my brother Itachi hasn't really been himself lately and I don't know why he went through all this trouble just for killing my family, but what he did here is an intolerable violation of Konoha and the Uchiha clan law. I do not tolerate a shinobi betraying his own family and his own home. But mark my words, I will restore my clan and when Itachi comes back, I will be ready to kill him and avenge my family! As long as I am still standing, I will have the privilege of being the judge and the executioner! I am only doing this to protect my closest friend and brother, Naruto uzumaki. I couldn't tell you how sorry I am that he had to go through this, but this should have been a personal matter between me and Itachi and I will not allow someone else to suffer for it." After he said those words, he left the podium and and took his position next to the Hokage.
"Thank you for your input, sasuke. I understand what you have said and we all know that this crime will not go unpunished. We will seek justice for your family and protect naruto at all costs. However, you must also protect Naruto as well since he needs a brother to look after him. You are the only person that fills the vacant spot now." Said the Hokage while placing his hand on the raven haired boy's shoulder.
"Of course, Hokage-sama! That little brat may be a dead last shinobi, but he does need protection. And of course, I will treat him as a brother. But I know this is not what I had in mind, but I will do it for Naruto. He's going to need all the help he can get." Replied Sasuke with a evil smile on his face.
The Hokage looked at Sasuke for a moment and smiled, he was relieved that Sasuke will take Itachi's position as a new brother for Naruto. In the meantime, he adjourned the meeting and sent the clan heads to the hospital to comfort Naruto for a while. One by one, everyone left the office and heads off towards the hospital, including Sasuke. But with Itachi still out there somewhere, the Hokage knows that he will be seeking the mysterious power inside Naruto, But the village will have to be prepped if he does return. And so, the hunt for Itachi officially begins.
And Stop. I've came up with a lot of great ideas for this chapter and now with Itachi defecting from Konoha, Sasuke will be getting his chance to eliminate his former brother and restoring his clan, but in the meantime, naruto needs time to recover from his brutal assasult from Itachi. I will have more ideas for you in the next chapter. Until then. Enjoy reading this and I will see you next time.