Hey guys! I can see Sasuke hate brewing for the right reasons that he should not be able to have a Servant. While they are right reasons to not have Sasuke have a Servant, I feel that you haters are doing it out of spite for the guy, and I can't have that. What I write is for a reason, and Sasuke having a Servant has a reason you complainers have no patience for! So all of you that blatantly get pissed off about that, here's the explanation you wanted! If you hate the explanation, then you can ignore this fic in the future, I don't care.
Because giving Sasuke something is SO controversial for the Naruto world.
So B3ND3R, NyaNyaKittyFace, you two and any other potential uber Sasuke haters reading this either accept the explanation and DEAL WITH IT, or you can run along to some other OP, GOD-LIKE Naruto nuking Konoha and Curb-stomping Emo-Prince of Darkness because this is MY STORY! MY PLOT! You can't change anything about it except me! I know what will happen, not you, nor anyone else except for my Co-creator Element-Overlord and reviewer Hakel Fury, who also dislikes Sasuke, but pointed out a huge plot hole that is going to be answered in THIS chapter! He didn't let bias get in the way and so he got a basic overview of how Sasuke got the ability to summon a Servant and how he'll be in the story.
This chapter will answer questions about Sasuke. You hate the answers, I don't care what you do.
Really, I'm even doing you a favor because I could have just made chapter 5 and say-
"I gave Sasuke a Servant because…FUCK YOU that's why!" But no, I'm being generous and giving you this chapter to find out answers.
Hah… that's the end of it.
enoix27: Sakura will not be in the harem.
gunslayer12: No it's not bad that you don't know the others. One of the rewards for mastering a Servant was that Naruto learns the Servant's true identity and story. So if you don't know them, then you'll find out if you haven't researched them already.
Xelos007: I'm sorry, but I think I'll keep the Old English on, but I'll point out her accent and place some Old French words in there to cement her French identity.
blackrabbityesitblackrabbit: Let me ask you a question, "Do you really want to delay Archer's GAR chant and Naruto not emulating said GAR chant?"
Hakel Fury: Once again I thank you for telling me of the plot hole.
Absimilard: Thanks for understanding what I'm trying to do. Insta-personality change is something I'm not trying to do.
ariboku34: Sasuke will only have one Servant, Saber. So don't worry about him having more.
So time to introduce you to chapter 4.5: Why Emo-Prince gets the same toy as Memetic Sex-god Naruto!
Disclaimer: First chapter
Chapter 4.5: Chance
Sasuke lay on his bed. It had been a month since that fight between Naruto and him. He'd reached Orochimaru's hideout and trained with the Sannin almost immediately. He'd been learning the way of the sword through the use of a chokuto, a straight, single edged blade. He'd been adamant in learning kenjutsu in order to trump his older brother when the showdown would come. Today was a successful day of training to him, and he would prepare for the next session tomorrow. He closed his eyes and would not expect a scene all too familiar with him.
The Uchiha compound, his home, his empty and lifeless home filled his vision. Why of all places did he have to think about this nightmarish place?! The place where he lost his innocence, the place where vengeance took root in his mind, the place where he felt no love for his older brother, the place where everything he loved died! Why did he see this place again?! Sasuke was panicking, reliving the memories that the illusory technique Tsukuyomi implanted in his head. The lives Itachi took that day seared into Sasuke's brain to torture him every sleeping moment of his life! Yet it somehow went away months ago; Sasuke didn't mind. He was done with those nightmares comstantly plaguing his mind. So why did it come back?
Frustrated and angered by this, Sasuke stomped the same path he used to get to his home, and as he walked the empty streets of the compund, he felt the shrill screams of dying Uchiha clan members being pierced by Itachi's sword. The young Uchiha cradled his head from the pain of hearing those voices echoing in his head. It went on for a while as he walked, and when it stopped, he felt a presence behind him. Quickly, he turned around to see an electricpost seemingly holding the full moon. There was no one there… The raven-haired boy turned around, following the path to his home once more.
Meanwhile at the electricpost was the floating old Sage looking down on the boy with contempt for what he has done to himself. The Sage sighed; Indra, his eldest son had his incarnation within the boy walking away. The Uchiha always bore Indra's incarnation and they always had the biggest clash between the incarnations of Asura, his youngest son, who incarnated themselves to the Senju clan.
It is a long and unrivaled conflict that has transpired multiple generations. Indra, the one born with the Sage's powers was the stronger one out of the two. Asura, the one not born with the Sage's talents or gifts and the ultimately the weakest between him and his brother had been his successor. Asura followed the teaching his father had about connecting with others due to being weak at the start. Indra didn't see the need in the help of others and was secluded and in turn ignored the purpose of ninshuu, to connect with others with to deepen bonds, understanding, and so forth.
As the Sage looked at Indra's incarnation, he saw how corrupted his line had become. Stooping so low as to actually use a cursed mark from an equally cursed and corrupted fool made the Sage look at him in disdain. Though the boy cannot be blamed for most of the fault. The boy's elder brother was confusing and not blunt. The Sage relived Sasuke's horrific memory and saw fault in Itachi's way of making Sasuke fight for the village and revive the clan in a better stature. Had he said that from the beginning, Sasuke would not have become a power-hungry maggot crawling to any source capable of giving him power! Even Madara had a line he'd never cross: to seek corrupted power he could use.
The Sage had enough. After seeing the Uzumaki, Asura's incarnation, he needed to end his age-old conflict between brothers now! Hashirama and Madara's battle and the battles generations before them had made the Sage angry. As a father, he must stop this madness, or else it will create another bloody conflict! Subtly. Either he changes through the interactions of his Servant or he dies by Naruto's blade. He will not interfere any more than giving him the mark of a Master.
"Sasuke Uchiha… I will give you the chance to redeem yourself. Naruto Uzumaki is naïve, and he'll give you all the chances you need, but in the end, even the most kindhearted individuals must learn to enact a cruel action they don't want to do. But will you have learned to go to the right path by then?" The Sage said these words aloud because he can't be heard.
Sasuke stood before the doors of his home. Only now did he notice how pristine the compound was compared to the way it was during the massacre. Something was strange about it all, and it gave a very foreboding feeling. He opened the door and went to the room that his parents died in. Right in front of his feet was a note.
If you wish to gain a power stronger than your own, open the door, read the words written behind this letter, and drop a bit of your blood after. Be warned, if you hesitate, the powers bestowed upon you will be wiped away like nothing.
Sasuke scoffed at the empty threat, and opened the door without hesitation. Without any warning, Sasuke saw the familiar scene of his parents, and Itachi just behind them in the shadows. What's more, it looked almost exactly the same, perspective wise. It clocked to look at himself, and saw himself as an Academy student again! Sasuke panicked, he was fully immersed in this illusion, this nightmare, this horrific event that had no right, no place to invade in his mind!
The Sage chuckled lightly. He didn't expect the boy to be that foolish, but there are exceptions. He waited to see if the boy would back out from this event. Though with the way he acts, he did not doubt Sasuke could handle the stress of reliving the event once more.
Sasuke struggled; the memories of that day resurfaced and surged like a tsunami slamming into his face full force. He took the brunt of the memory overload and the traumatic experience with it. He cradled his head once more to ease the pain he felt, yet the visions, the death won't stop! Just when Itachi was about to swing his sword against his parents did Sasuke finally snap.
"No! Stop it!" Sasuke yelled as he charged at Sasuke with chokuto in hand. He swung the sword with all his might and passed through him and his parents. His chokuto however, did not pass something. It clanked when it met his sword. With his vision clearing up, he saw a magnificent, red long sword stabbed into the ground. Sasuke stepped back a bit, and wondered what was special about this sword. Was this the power the letter had talked about? The Uchiha took notice of the letter again and flipped it over; the words were like a chant of some sort. Sounded strange, but Shinobi say the name of their attacks all the time so this makes a bit of sense. He recited the words.
Let silver and steel be the essence.
Let stone and the archduke of contracts be the foundation.
Let red be the color I pay tribute to.
Let rise a wall against the wind that shall fall.
Let the four cardinal gates close.
Let the three-forked road from the crown reaching unto the Kingdom rotate.
Let it be filled. Again. Again. Again. Again.
Let it be filled fivefold for every turn, simply breaking asunder with every filling.
Let my will create thy body and thy sword create my fate.
If thou dost accede to this will and reason, answer me!
I hereby swear,
I shall be a being worthy of your power,
I shall be the one to control thy power.
Thou clad with the Great Trinity,
Come forth from the circle of restraint,
Guardian of the Heavenly scales!
Sasuke pierced the skin inside his left palm and dropped a bit of blood. The area surrounding the sword glowed red in a circular pattern. He noticed a glow emanating on his left shoulder too. Something was happening, but what is it? A summoning perhaps? He didn't have to wait for an answer because the glowing intensified so much that it blinded his eyes momentarily. When the glowing stopped, he saw a blonde woman in red clothing and golden, flamboyant armor wielding the sword before him. In more detail, she wore a golden crown on her head and a giant, red ribbon held together her bun behind her head. Red cloth covered her neck and right arm and her skirt of the same color flared like a rose, which opened up to show her legs covered by strips of leather topped by gold trims. The hip armors were fabulously crafted to show the gaudy sense of style and show her status as nobility of some sort. Going up, her abdomen was covered in the same leather, yet her bust wasn't. Instead gold armor in the shape of bras covered them. Black stockings covered her legs, and golden greaves added protection for the woman. Her delicate hands were covered in leather gloves accented by gold yet again.
Sasuke was beginning to think this woman was some stingy noble because of all the gold on her. She had that aura of superiority on her too to add to that noble look she giving off.
"Hmm…" The woman hummed as she inspected her surroundings, "What a depressing place. Tell me, boy, are you my Master?" Her gaze calculated Sasuke, who at the moment was confused. Master? He was extremely confused. Why was he being called, "Master" of all things?
Then again, the way the woman was posing, she knew how to hold that sword. Is this what the note meant about gaining power? He had doubts, but he'd put them to the test.
An Uchiha only deserves the best after all…
"If I say yes? Then what would you offer me, Servant?" Sasuke asked haughtily, "You think you can give something worthwhile, something good?" His voice raised and turned into more of a mocking tone rather than a questioning one. "I need power to kill someone, can you give me the power I need?"
The woman scoffed, "Hmph! You must be kidding if you don't think I can't give you the power you need. Master, I am Saber, a master of the sword. If I can't make a swordmaster out of you, then I don't know what will." Sasuke grinned, a swordmaster, just perfect for what he's learning right now.
"Well then, Sensei," Sasuke joked in mocking fashion, "Teach me your ways…"
The Sage looked at the boy with contempt. He would wait by the judgement of Asura's incarnation. If Sasuke dies not changing, then he is truly a lost cause. If he does manage to change, then all is well, and the rivalry between his sons shall hopefully cease.
So that is that. Like the answer, hate it, not my problem. If you hate Sasuke for having such a toy, then make your own version that many other cliché writers will portray Sasuke as and have him get killed by Naruto with a bijudama! I've grown tired of the extremely layered bashing for Sasuke and I will not have it enter my story like that.
Until next time, this is Azure signing off…
