Chapter 12 The Land Of Waves

Sasuke POV

I could see the cherry blossom swirling around the trees as I tried to reach up and grabbed one but it was just out of reach. I lifted onto my tippy toes feeling the muscle in my feet straight out as I tree to reach one of the petals that were fluttering towards me. "Sasuke where are you!" I knew the voice it was my mom but where was she. "There you are." I hear a sigh of relief as two strong hands wrapped around my waist and lifted me up. When I turned back I was met with a worried yet joyful black stare of my secret father. He smiled wide his white hair shining in the sunlight and he twisted his head back to look at someone.

When I followed his visions I saw that my mom was walking over to me this small smile on her face. "Sasuke how can we celebrate your birthday if you run off." I smiled wide at her and simple. "Sorry I was trying to catch the cherry blossoms."

My mom smiled and gently place a hand on dad's shoulder smiling at him before nodding her head. "Alright let's get going we still have to get to the carnival right." I smiled wide and nodded my head, this was going to be the best birthday because this year I got to spend it with my dad.

I slowly opened my eyes to the sound of birds chirping and the wind rustles through the branches of the trees, why was it that I thought about my 7th birthday. Maybe it had something to do with what has been happening the past week had been a pain in my ass who the hell was Naruto and his piece of shit guardian to put all the blame on me like he didn't do anything wrong and it was all on me. But it was whatever today was about my family and I wasn't going to let him stomp on it and defile it more than he already did.

The day came the week of probation had ended and today would be the first day back as a team. It was also the day that my family was slaughtered in front of my eyes and on top of that I had to deal with Naruto and Sakura. Though recently she hasn't been that bad. I rolled onto my back and stared blankly up at the roof. I sighed heavily and turned to look at the picture of me and my mom.

Her douche of a husband was too busy to spend the day with me his own son or at least he thought. I sighed heavily and thought back to that days the way that the air smelled when she cooked me my favorite food for breakfast. I felt a small smile crept on my face but he slowly fell from my face.

"You will never have enough hate little brother so run" I growled under my breath and shook his voice out of my head before sighing heavily. There was this knocking sound by my window when I turn to look it was nothing there.

"Hey, can I come in." I groaned and pulled the blanket over my head pretending to be sleep. I rolled onto my stomach and hid my face in the pillow so the couldn't tell that I really was awake. I heard the door slowly start to creep open at first but eventually, the door slammed open. I resisted the urge to sign out in irritation as I heard a set of footsteps coming towards me. They sat gently on the bed and simply look at me I could feel their eyes on me.

"Do we have to wake him it's not like you guys are doing anything important and he still has to go to the cemetery and pray like he does every year." I almost forgot about that and was that my mother's voice but who was she talking to I didn't sense anyone else charka.

Her kind and caring voice force a little warmth to flutter in my usually cold heart. To day was not one of those days where I could let myself feel pain."That's why we are waking him early for once we have to be on time we have a mission out of the village."

I groaned and rolled onto my back I wasn't going to miss my chance to pay my respects to my clan all I because I didn't want to be woken up early. I ripped the blanket off of my face and looked at the ceiling before chancing a glance at mom.

I looked at her, her red eyes full of sadness they were the same eyes she gave me every year when I shut down, I didn't really handle the grief well it was either shut down emotionally or let my anger and grief define me for the day.

I sighed heavily and sat upright on the bed before looking at my father who was standing in the door. "How you feeling kid" I turned to look at my father he had this sad look in his eyes that haunted me.

I felt a gentle hand run through my hair and smile a little before trying to look at my mother she was smiling widely at me but that sadness didn't leave her eyes like I hoped that it fuck did he mean by that he knows exactly how I am feeling because he feels the same way. We should not be even going out on this stupid ass mission I don't give a damn what it is.

We should be with mom and the other at the cemetery paying our respects for the rest of the day. Not like pretending like they don't exist like today isn't the worst day of all of our lives and I thought of all people he would get that.

"Fine so where is this mission suppose to be." I looked at him and he simply sighed and looked at Kurian. "I'll tell you on the way to the cemetery stop stalling." I nodded my head and watched him walk out of the room I wasn't the only one who shut down around this time the same could be said for dad and uncle Ausma. I rolled onto my side and got out of bed before walking into the bathroom and slamming the door shut.

"Slam that door again and I'll come in there," I growled under my breath and decided to not say anything. Instead, I decided to take a shower. I turn on the hot water and stepped into the shower letting the water relax my tense muscle.

Run little brother I growled under my breath and I heard his voice replay in my head ever since I hear those word the first time they haunted me and I swore that I would kill him for all the family that he stripped from me.

"Sasuke come one get out you are going to be late if you spend any more time in the shower." I snarled and turn off the water it was my mom and I tried to keep my temper in check but I hated to be told want to be told this early in the morning. Like I said I don't like morning.

I wrapped the towel around my waist and open the door to see my mother standing there this worried look in her eyes and it was starting to piss me off. I pushed passed her and she stared at me shocked before walking out the room.

Not saying a word to me but I could feel her gaze before she walked out of the room. I walked over to the closet and threw some clothes on. Before grabbing a bag and packing some extra clothes, weapon and my windmill shuriken. I had perfect the just u and I might get to use it on the mission.

I walked out of the room and down the stairs to see my father sipping his cup of coffee this pisted off expression in his eyes when he glanced at me. "What is your problem today?' I looked at he couldn't be serious"Figure it out. You're a jonin you have the ability. Now, are we going to the cemetery or not."

I looked at him and he sighed heavily and looked at me and then at mom who was sitting at the kitchen table shifting her vision between the two of us while she drank her black coffee. He sighed heavily as this exasperated look filled his eyes, I knew that he was already losing his pantice but I couldnt bring myslef to care.

"You're trying my patience Sasuke I understand why you are doing it I just don't appreciate it." I looked at him and huffed out some air. "I'll see you later mom, I'm heading to the cemetery if you are coming." I glared at me and he sighed heavily before kissing my mother before walking out of the house forcing me to follow after him. I sighed and walked out of the house and down the sidewalk.

The sun was shining brighter today than any other day and I took it as an insult how can the sun just come up like it is just another day but it didn't do anyone in the village even care people, no an entire clan was murder. I sighed heavily and tried not to rile myself up when I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see that my father was looking down at me worried. "You okay you just stopped walking."

I looked at him and then at my feet he was right I wasn't even walking. "Yeah fine just thinking." I started to walk again and turn right towards the commentary when I got there Iruka was standing at the gate he had this sly grin on his face and I wanted so dearly to whip it off of his face. He looked at me and then at my father and the grin only got wider what a prick.

One fight with Naruto and he turned into a total ass to anyone that had the nerve to call him out on his bullshit. I sighed heavily and look at him and then at my father who places a hand on my head.

"What do you want Iruka?" I looked at him and then towards where I knew my mother's grave was and next to her my aunts Riza no doubt Asuma would be here right about now. If not on his way to pay his respects.

"I just want to say how sorry I am for the whole past week and if we could move on. As friend forgive and forget and all that what do you say." I say we skin the little whelp alive. I turned to look at him his sly grin was gone and there was this mock sincerity about him. Like he was trying to make it seem like he was sorry but in reality, we all knew that he wasn't.

My father ruffled my head to bring me back to the world of the living but I wish he hadn't I live to spend these days lost in thought. Not forced to confront the crappy reality that I have to live in any other day,

But I took in a deep breath steadying myself over tuning to look at Iruka he smiled slightly at me before he fell from his lips. "Yes that sounds like a great idea after all your son is on my team it wouldn't be becoming of us to fight and bickering and expect them not to, isn't that right Sasuke,"

I mumbled an insult under my breath be turned to Iruka and facking my best smile. "Yeah, of course, I and Naruto are friends and we put it behind us so there is no reason that I can't get along with you Iruka sensei my first teacher." He smiled and nodded his head before looking at my father and smiling wider.

"Well that being said enjoy your first mission in what has it been a week." He knew that it has been a week. We were forced to train every chance we got so that we didn't get rusty. "Yes, well come along, Sasuke we shouldn't keep the dead waiting." "But this asshole…" He grabbed me by the arm pulling me into the cemetery till we got to my mother grave plot. He let go of my hand and stared at the engraving for a moment.

"It would have been disgraceful for you to start a fight with him even if he was egging you on. Don't do that again." I nodded my head before kneeling down and placing my hands together. "Mom gives me the strength to survive a whole three days with dad and the idiots twins on the mission. I hope you rest peacefully and uncle Ausma keep you company while we are gone. Most of all give me the strength to make it through this day."

Your weak and nothing will change that so fill your heart with hate. I know snarled under my breath and shook my head lightly "I'll make him pay for what he did mom there is no doubt about that" I sighed and stood but I didn't look at my father, I felt his warm presence behind me though. I turned to look at him and his eyes were heartbroken. He had both his left and right eyes uncovered. He said that mom always loves to see his Sharingan.

She had known Obito so for her it was like there was still a part of him with her. There were cousins I think. He took off his mask and kissed the top of my head. Go pay your respect to your aunt and the others then head to the gate I'll be there soon." I nodded my head and watched him pray to mom and I walked over aunt Riza gave.

As I was walking to the grave it wasn't a shock to see that Asuma was kneeling his head bowed and his fingers touching her tombstones. I watched him clean the dirt off of the Uchiha house symbol. I sighed heavily and walk over to him and place a hand on his arm. I could see him smile slightly as he looked up at me his brown eyes full of emotions. "Hey, did you see you, mom."

I nodded my head and he stood up and pulled me into a hug. I smile into his chest and wrapped my hands around his lower back. "I hate this day with a passion I always think that maybe if I was there I could have at least save your mother and Riza." I closed my eyes I played that same game the what if game. What if I was stronger, what if I had died along with them. It didn't help but I couldn't stop the thought from forming the question. "There is nothing that you could have done." I pulled out of his embrace to see my father sitting there this worried expression on his face. Asuma sighed and patted me on the head before going to talk with my father. I simply knelt down and looked at the grave there was a picture of her, her and my mother were twins they looked and acted the same in every way. I am sighed at the picture of her and knelt down.

"Don't worry Aunt Riza I and dad are looking out for uncle Asuma just you would have wanted." I played for her to be at peace and then started to walk towards the gate. My father and uncle weren't here which was weird if they didn't talk at the gate to talk then where do they go. I sighed heavily and look up towards the sky if we are supposed to be meeting at the Hokage's office we would be late if we didn't get going right about now.

"You ready to go." I turned around wide-eyed I looked at my father he was covering up his mouth and eye and I hadn't known that he had been there until he said something. "What did you hide you charkha." I turned and started to walk with him to the Hokage's office. "I don't know just did."

He was lying that was evident but why. I sighed heavily and looked at him before turning to back to the road. "So what is the mission." I look at me and he smiled under his mask. "Well, basically we are escorting a man back to his village. That's all." I look at him and nodded my head before walking into our office to find Naruto looking at me this pisted off expression on his face.

"The both of you are late again." I looked at him "You such an idiot we are literally on time with 5 minutes to spare learn how to read a clock."I pointed to the clock that was on the wall and he looked at it his annoyed look dropped from his face and he became confused. I shook my head and walked it the building with Sakura holding onto my arm. "It's good to see you Sasuke I am sure that spending all that time under house arrest wasn't very fun."

I smiled and nodded my head and I could have sworn that I saw her start to swoon. I smile at her and turn back to look at the Hokage's door.

My father opened it and walked in I followed him and so did Naruto and Sakura. When I walked in I saw this cranky old man glaring at us. I sneered at him and turned my head away from the ungrateful old man. "Who are these brats."

I look at him and sneered. "These are your escorts back to the village." He sighed heavily and looked at me and then the others and sighed. "Oh great this is just great fine then let's get going." What an ass.