A/N – Hey guys. I would like to thanks ZeroKaze for all the help with this story. The name of the Namikaze bloodline will be changed from Kokoro to Shinseigyo, again thanks to ZeroKaze.
Also if you think The Masked Man is talking weird it is because he it. It will become clear later in the story.
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Thor94 – Naruto does remember this however Kurama is blocking it from his mind as he is too young to deal with it, also he never saw the body till after his blood lust. This point will become an issue when he is forced to kill again.
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Arc 2 – Academy Arc
Chapter 5 – A Night to Remember:
The academy years of Naruto's class heralded one of the worst nights in the history of Konoha; the night of the Uchiha Massacre, the night a man killed all the Uchiha except Mikoto, Sasuke and Itachi.
Hokage Office –
Minato was sat in his office looking over some paperwork when there was a knock at the door. "Come in." He said. The door opened to reveal Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha. "Ah Fugaku, Mikoto I'm glad you could make it."
"Hello Minato, what is it we can do for you?" Fugaku replied.
"One second we just have to wait for Kushina to return. I want her to be here for this." Minato said to the nods of the Uchiha head couple.
After a minute Kushina walked into the door and stood behind Minato. "Now Kushina is here I want to strike a deal with you Fugaku." Minato said.
"Oh really and what would that be?" Fugaku replied.
"I know about the planning of the coup."
This caused Fugaku's eyes to widen for a second. "What are you talking about?"
"Fugaku you can either come out with the truth now or I'll send you to the T&I Division to have your mind read by one of the Namikaze or Yamanaka. We are friends but I have to see the village's safety. I'm willing to peacefully end it before it begins."
"Fine, I'll listen."
"I'm guessing this coup is because your clan has less and less power now that it used to." Fugaku nodded. "I am willing to move the Uchiha compound back into central Konoha, I will give the Uchiha Police more authority in Konoha you can deal with any criminal as you see fit unless its murder of a shinobi which falls under my authority alone. I cannot give you more authority in the council as all clans are equal and not even the Senju can have more power than the rest."
"Those are acceptable however I would like another thing."
"I'm listening."
"The Hyuuga have the Caged Bird Seal to protect the Byakugan, though it's extreme, I want a seal that protects the Sharingan once we die so no-one can steal it, without the owner's permission. I will allow Kakashi to keep his as Obito allowed it."
Minato didn't answer but turned to Kushina. "Can we come up with such a seal?" He asked.
"I think there is one that does what you want Fugaku. I will have a look in the Uzukaze library."
"Thank you that is all I ask."
"Ok but Fugaku I ask that you do be arrested for the planning of a coup. It will only be for two years and you will still receive you requests. It is just to show other clans not to even attempt one."
Fugaku sighed and turned to Mikoto who looked at him with sympathy and love. "Fuga-kun, I will always love you I'll wait for you, so please do this. Me, Itachi and Sasuke will be waiting for you we can be happy with having to fight." Mikoto said as she rubbed his arm.
Fugaku nodded and turned back to Minato. "Ok, I'll do it. Can we make it discreet from the public?"
"Of course the council will have to be informed but yeas the public will not know."
"Thank you. There is something that you need to know though."
"It's fine old friend and I will send for you in the morning to discuss what you need to tell me. ANBU!" Suddenly four ANBU appeared. "Take Fugaku Uchiha to Konoha Maximum Security prison."
The four nodded as Fugaku stood and followed the four. Kushina looked over at Mikoto and saw this was extremely hard for her. She walked up to one of her best friends and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Miko-chan, why don't you and Sasuke stay at the Uzukaze house tonight your house is still there and you can have dinner with us." She said in a soft, kind tone.
"That would be nice." Mikoto said with a small smile to her friend.
"Mina-kun I'm gunna go with Mikoto to get Sasuke and take them to the Uzukaze compound, where is Itachi?"
"He's out of Konoha on a mission once he gets back I'll tell him what happened and where to find you Mikoto."
"Thank you Minato. Thank you so much." Mikoto said as she was lead out by Kushina as they went to find her son.
Unknown Location –
A few hours after the meeting between Minato and Fugaku, in an unknown location, the same masked man from 8 years ago was sat in a throne of wood staring into the darkness of the cave.
Suddenly a man started to emerge from the ground. It had Venus flytrap-like extensions that emerged from their sides, enveloping its head and upper body as a shell. Beneath these extensions, it had short green hair and yellow eyes. The left half of its body was white while the right side was black.
"It's about time Zetsu, do you have any news?" The Masked Man asked.
"Yes, first we have recruited two new members, Hidan of Yugakure (Village Hidden in Hot Water) and Deidara of Iwagakure (Village Hidden in the Stones). Here are the files on them." Zetsu handed the masked man two files. "Also massacre plan won't go to plan."
This caught the Masked Man's attention. "What happened?"
"Somehow the Yondaime found out about the coup and has convinced Fugaku to not try."
"This won't do, the Uchiha can hinder my plan. I'll have to deal with this." The Masked Man said as he stood. "I need you to keep watch so no-one interferes."
"As you wish." Zetsu replies as he descends back into the ground.
"Well looks like you'll get revenge." The Masked Man said, to no-one as he disappeared in a vortex.
Uchiha Compound –
I was quiet in the streets of the compound, but there was a menacing feeling in the air. A vortex appeared in the middle of the street, from this vortex the Masked Man appeared.
"I bet it's good to be back." He muttered to himself. "Now time to take away a thorn in my side." He walked down the street.
Uzukaze Compound –
The Uzukaze family, Mikoto and Sasuke were eating dinner. Sasuke had been told why they were there, he was understandably angry at Minato at first for arresting his dad but he accepted it after his mother explained why he was arrested and that he could visit him often.
He had played with Naruto in the hours leading to dinner. Kushina was busy talking to Mikoto about what she is going to do and she is willing to take over the mantle as clan head.
They were just finishing dinner when Minato and Itachi appeared in a flash. Seeing her son caused Mikoto to hug him.
"Kaa-san, what happened?" Itachi asked.
"Sit down and I'll tell you." Mikoto replied.
Itachi nodded and followed Mikoto to the couch where she explained the whole story; Itachi took it well as he along with his mother were the ones that brought the coup to the Hokage's attention in the hopes of saving their family.
"So Tou-san is in prison for the next two years?" he asked.
"Yes and once he serves his sentence he will return to you." Minato replied.
"Thank you Hokage-sama."
"It wasn't a problem; Fugaku is my friends as well I didn't want to see him killed for something that could be fixed so easily."
"Anyway you will be staying here tonight Itachi; there is a house in the compound for us. So come on you two lets go." Mikoto said as she herded Itachi and Sasuke out of the house. "Goodnight Kushina."
"Yes goodnight Mikoto."
Uchiha Compound –
In only an hour the Masked Man had killed all in the compound and Zetsu had killed all the guards, not one man, woman or child was left alive in the compound this night.
"What about Fugaku and his family?" Zetsu asked.
"I shall deal with him but we cannot touch his family with them staying in the Uzukaze compound, I'm not strong enough yet to take on that entire clan. You go back to the others and keep an eye on them." The Masked Man replied.
Zetsu nodded and descended back into the ground. "As you wish." He said as he disappeared into the ground.
"Now to prison." The Masked Man said as he was about to used create a vortex.
"You bastard!" shouted a man as he jumped off a roof and hurled a kunai at the Masked Man, however it just passed straight through his head and became embedded in the street just in front of him.
The Masked Man turned to face the man while he was still in the air and jumped to him. He grabbed the man's throat and slammed him into the ground. The man had no time to fight back as the Masked Man took out a kunai from his sleeve and slices the man's throat.
"So I missed one of you. Oh shut up, I'm getting really sick of you." The Masked Man said. He pulled the kunai out of the man's throat and pushed it back up his sleeve. "Now where was I?"
He then disappeared in a vortex.
Konoha Prison –
Fugaku Uchiha was laid in his bed thinking about how all this can to pass, how he was contacted by a man claiming to be Madara Uchiha and being told to start a coup to regain the honour a power the Uchiha once held. It was the worst decision he had ever made, all he had to do was talk to his friend and all this could have been avoided.
"Ha, I'm an idiot." He said to himself.
He had Chakra Suppression Seal placed on him, which means no ninjutsu, genjutsu, or even taijutsu as the Uchiha style needs the Sharingan to work.
"You've failed and disappointed me Fugaku. You gave in and let them walk all over you." A voice came from out of nowhere as a vortex appeared and The Masked Man appeared.
"I knew you would show up soon or later."
"Yes, then I'm guessing you know why I'm here?"
"To kill me."
"Yes."
Fugaku just closed his eyes. "If that is my punishment for betraying me friends then so be it. I can't fight back so there is no point in trying."
The Masked Man pushed his right arm out to the side as a sword appeared from a vortex. He grabbed it and ran at Fugaku and impaled him through the chest. "You may have betrayed your friends but I killed your entire clan. Your sacrifices were for nothing." He whispered into Fugaku's ear. Fugaku's eyes widened as a tear fell.
"No, why did I trust him? Minato, Mikoto, Sasuke, Itachi I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." He thought as the light left his eyes and he went limp over the sword.
The Masked Man pulled the sword out of Fugaku's chest and took a step back as he fell to the floor. Suddenly The Masked Man grabbed the sides of head and fell to his knees. "Stop it, stop fighting. I'm in control now; you will never be more powerful than me." He screamed to himself.
This caused the guards to take notice of the cell and ran to it to see a vortex and the body of Fugaku Uchiha. "Oh my Kami, inform the Hokage of this now." One guard said to the other as he nodded and disappeared.
Uzukaze Compound –
The guard arrived at the front door of the compound. He came up to one of the guards. "I need to see the Yondaime, quick." The man said.
"Why?"
"Something has happened at the prison."
This caused the guard's eyes to widen and let the man past to which he ran into the compound. He ran all the way to the main house of the compound and rang the doorbell. After a couple of minutes Minato answered the door.
"What is it?" He asked.
"Hokage-sama, it Uchiha-sama he's been killed." The man said.
"What!?"
"Yes we heard shouting coming from his cell and when we got there Uchiha-sama was on the floor, dead. But the weird part was a vortex of air was disappearing when we got there."
"No, he's back; first my son, now my friend." Minato replied in a sad tone. "You go and get a med nin from the hospital to see Fugaku's body. I'll deal with the rest."
The man nodded and disappeared, Minato then ran back into the house and up to his room. "Kushina!"
This the red head to wake up. "What?" She asked in a groggy tone.
"Fugaku is dead, it was the Masked Man." Minato replied, Kushina was shocked as her eyes widened and her hands went over her mouth.
"No please no."
"I'm sorry."
"What about Mikoto and the boys?"
"You go and get them and bring them to the office, along with Naruto."
Kushina nodded as she got up to put some clothes on. She walked out the room and into Naruto's room. She walked up to his bed and shook him.
"C-come on Naru-kun, something's happened and I need you to come with me." Kushina said, in a soft tone while trying not to break down.
"Huh, what's up Kaa-chan?" Naruto replied, rubbing his eye.
"You'll find out, just put some clothes on and come on."
Naruto nodded and got out of bed. He went to his wardrobe to get some clothes. Once he was finished he followed Kushina out of his room and out of the house.
"Where are we going?"
"We just need to get Mikoto-can and the boys first."
"Ok?"
The continued until they came to a small house. Kushina walked up to the door and knocked. After a few minutes Mikoto answered.
"Kushina-chan, it very late why are you here?"
"Mikoto, some-something's happened to Fugaku."
This caught Mikoto's attention. "What happened? Is he ok?" Kushina couldn't find the words to say but it was all Mikoto need to know. "Please no, please tell me he's ok." She pleaded.
"I'm sorry, get the boys and come to the Minato's office and we can talk there. Mikoto just nodded and went back into the house, sobbing.
After 5 minutes Mikoto came back out with puffy, red eyes with Sasuke and Itachi; they both had grave looks on their faces.
"I'm guessing Mikoto-chan told them." Kushina thought. "Come on lets go." She said, Mikoto nodded and followed the red head.
Hokage's Office –
Minato had a grim expression on as; one his friend has just been killed by the same man that caused him to lose five years of his son's life and second was he has just gotten new back from an ANBU he sent to the Uchiha compound on a whim that the entire clan had been killed.
"This menace has to be stopped but there is no trace of him. It looks like Jirayia-sensei will have to return." Minato thought as he heard a knock at the office door. "Come in Kushina."
The door opened to reveal Kushina, Mikoto and the boys. Kushina came and stood behind Minato, along with Naruto while Mikoto and the boys stood in front of his desk.
"I'm guessing Kushina has already informed you of the news?" He asked.
"Yes, but I want to know who the son of a bitch is that killed my husband?" Mikoto growled.
"Not much is known about him. He is the same person who caused the Kyuubi to be extracted from Kushina the day Naruto was born. He is extremely powerful but I think he is weakened."
"Oh why is that?"
"I'm sorry to say but you three are the last of the Uchiha as the same man killed your clansmen tonight." This was shock to everyone in the room. Mikoto broke down as did Sasuke; Itachi didn't break down but gained a horrified expression.
"Why did he not kill us?" Itachi asked
"I think he is weakened and not in full strength so he didn't risk taking on the Uzukaze alone which has the power of two clans."
"Hokage-sama, I request to try and find this man." Itachi said.
"No Itachi I don't want to lose you too." Mikoto sobbed, Sasuke had fallen asleep from crying.
"It's fine Kaa-san, you won't lose me I just want to find some information about this man and a location so we can take our revenge for Tou-san and the rest of the clan."
"How about this: I am going to send a scroll to Jirayia-sensei to come back for that mission; I'll allow you to go with him Itachi. This way you will have back up and you can try and find that man." Minato offered.
"That is acceptable." Itachi said.
"If-If this is what you want Itachi, but I-I want letters from you so I know you are safe." Mikoto agreed.
"Mikoto I want to offer you permanent residence in the Uzukaze Compound. With the Uzukaze protection the Masked Man won't come after you." Kushina offered.
"Thank you Kushina-chan, I'll take you up on that offer."
Kushina gave a small smile. "Good, you can stay in the house you are in now, for now but I'll have a permanent one built for you. Once the Masked Man is dealt with the Uchiha Compound will be unsealed and you can take up residence there again."
"Thank you, now if you excuse me I have to get Sasuke home and try to deal with this. I need to get the funeral arrangements sorted. Kushina do you mind coming with me I don't think I can deal with this on my own."
Of course, Minato can you get Naruto home."
"Yeah, now Itachi you are on leave until Jirayia-sensei arrives and so you can grieve also Mikoto you will be taken off active duty and keep Sasuke off the academy for as long as he needs." Minato said with a smile.
"Thank you again Minato for all you've done. We will never forget this."
"Anything for my friends Mikoto." Minato said and with that Kushina, Mikoto and the boys left. Minato then turned to Naruto. "So Naruto what do you want to do?"
"Can you teach me some ninjutsu?" Naruto said.
Minato chuckled. "You and your ninjutsu. That's my boy." He said, with a small smile and ruffled his hair. "He can practically cheer me up I any situation. He is my bundle of joy." He thought.
End of Chapter 5
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