The life of a Saiyan price… Uchiha style.

Summary: Uchiha Sasuke… First desiring his brother's death for the slaughter of his family, then the destruction of his village for given the order and then… Fighting to protect. So how did he end up being reborn as a the heir of the Saiyan throne?

Kingdark: In case the summary wasn't a big enough hint… This is a dbz crossover with Naruto except that it focusses on Vegeta. Or, to be more precise, Vegeta doesn't exist but is actually Sasuke. That means that this fic will be very AU by its very nature.

01

Sasuke was confused. That was not a feeling he was used to. In fact, it was a feeling that was positively foreign to him. He had always, always been quick of the uptake. He had been smart, talented and well.. They had called him a genius in everything he did. But, hindsight is as they say twenty / twenty and he now realized that he had been an arrogant little bastard when he was a kid. Hell, he had been an arrogant little bastard when he had been a teenager and pretty much for his entire adult life. He had only started to calm down when age was catching up with him.

One moment he was in bed, sleeping and the next… Actually, he couldn't remember what happened except for a single message.

'You always claimed you were an elite warrior… Now, you better keep it up… Amuse me little prince.'

The message was cryptic and absolutely infuriating.

That brought him to his current situation. He was in some sort of dark, liquid chamber. He couldn't sense much and his emotions were entirely out of control. Sasuke had a pretty good idea where he was, but he wouldn't admit it, even to himself.

Of course, even the biggest critic will have to face reality when you are literally sucked through a very narrow space and then receive a mild spank on your behind, followed by a very embarrassing cry.

"Oh, god, can this get any worse?" Sasuke thought to himself. He should've known better then to ask such questions though, because next thing he knew, something was wrapped around his privates and he as encouraged to suck on something.

Instinct took over and even though it was so humiliating, Sasuke couldn't help but think that perhaps this time, he could have the family he had lost in his previous life.

Several years later.
Sasuke / Vegeta age ten.

The last few years had passed quickly. Sasuke, or 'Vegeta' as they insisted on calling him, had pushed him to limits of power he hadn't known existed. The people around him thrived in battle. It was like they were made for battle and desired nothing else. Sasuke though… He had gotten used to the peaceful times of his previous lifetime.

There were still plenty of missions to exterminate bandit camps and hunt down other scum like that, but those were hardly any effort. Like, at all. The only person that could really give him trouble was Naruto when he got serious enough.

Except, Sasuke had to admit to himself, Naruto was happy enough with the peace around him and had been quickly losing his edge. That was proven with the situation around Hinata and when the world was nearly destroyed. Again.

If Naruto had kept his edge, had kept pushing himself to the limit then there wouldn't have been as much of a challenge. The thing was that he, Sasuke was just as guilty of that. He had a better excuse, in that he didn't have an equal where he could go all out.

So, the new culture around him, where fighting was part of EVERYTHING was… Nice.

No. Not just nice. Sasuke was relishing in the feeling. He loved getting stronger. And he loved the fact that he would get stronger whenever he got defeated. Still, if his youth of his previous life had taught him anything then it was the fact that anyone could have a lucky shot.

X
As of this moment onward, I'll be referring to Sasuke as Vegeta by other characters. But Vegeta will still think of himself as Sasuke. Only those he considers his closest allies will be told of his previous name and the name he prefers. (Sasuke)
X

"My prince, could you please explain again why you are insisting to fight weak third class rabble?"

Sasuke supressed a sigh. "Are they, or are they not Saiyans as well?"

"They are." His self-proclaimed body guard admitted reluctantly.

"Then it stands to reason, that if they are allowed to fight a much stronger fighter then themselves that it would push them to work harder, resulting in stronger warriors to fight for us."

"Is that your entire reason?" His bodyguard asked.

"No." Sasuke admitted. "I'm hoping to find a few good sparring partners that aren't scared to go all out for fear of hurting the prince and be killed as a result. Something YOU yourself were guilty off before I got you to change your mind."

"… You've got me to change my mind eventually." The guard defended weakly.

Sasuke ignored him with the practice of many years as he stepped into what was known among the 'rabble' or as they were more officially known 'third class rabble' and flared his power. This got the attention of all Saiyans instantly.

"Now, that I've got your attention…" Sasuke said with an arrogant tone, deliberately playing it up.

"I'm looking for some interesting people to spar with. People that I know, won't hold back because of some silly baseless threat. So in case I wasn't clear enough… You can all try your hardest to beat me up without facing execution. You have my word as a Saiyan prince…"

Vegeta paused to let that sink in. When nobody responded, he just sighed dramatically. "I guess you are all just too spineless to show me your worth…"

That got the other Saiyans out of their stupor and got them to charge as one.

By the end of it, Sasuke was breathing hard. He was grinning though and he knew that when he recovered, his strength would be greatly increased. As would the strength of the Saiyans that he had defeated.

"You all put up a good effort." Sasuke told them. Most were still conscious but lacked the strength to do anything.

"You lacked team work though. So let me tell you something I've learned from a wise man. Those who abandon the rules… Those are trash. But those who abandon their allies? Those who do that? Those? Those are the lowest pieces of shit in the galaxy. If any of you had thought to support each other instead of charging me and even sabotaging each other… Then you would have probably defeated me."

Seeing their stunned looks, Sasuke rolled his eyes. "What? You thought that I wouldn't admit that I might have bitten of more than I could chew? I did challenge all of you at the same time. And you are all veterans in what you do. Now, I'm extending all of you an invitation. Train. Get stronger. Learn to work together with the people you are going on missions with. Then, when you think you might be a challenge.. Come and challenge me at the royal gates. The guards have orders to summon me when such a thing occurs. And if they give any trouble… Beat them up a little, because if you think you are a challenge for me, then a few first class Saiyans will be easy."

Having said his piece, Sasuke turned around on his heels and left. As soon as he left though, his controlled walk changed into a struggle to stay conscious which he eventually lost.

The bodyguard, well used to such things, caught the prince and got out of there as quickly as he could. By the time the Saiyans inside got outside, the pair were long gone.

"I wonder what the king will do this time?" The bodyguard wondered. Hopefully he wouldn't try to punish him again.

Things sure had gotten better for him since the prince had first challenged him to a fight and found a match in him. When he had realized who he had been sparring with he had turned down his strength and had been instantly defeated, only for the prince to demand that he fought him with his real strength!

If you would ask the guard who was the strongest, the prince or himself… Then the answer would be that they were probably of equal power. Which was more of an insult for some Saiyans since he himself was a third class Saiyan and they were supposed to be extremely outclassed by any first class Saiyans!

X
Several days later…

Sasuke had recovered quickly. A spar with some other 'elite class' fighters proved that he had grown by leap and bounds. That was when he found his father being threatened by an alien with the ego the size of the galaxy only to realize that the alien could back it up.

"Yup." Sasuke thought to himself, I'm FAR from being the biggest threat, despite what father claims. How ironic that both the father in my previous life, and the one I have in this one are both blinded by their own arrogance.

X
Two years later…

As if the beat down he and his father had received wasn't enough, the fact that Frieza visited and stuck his nose where it wasn't wanted made matters worse. Frieza outclassed Sasuke so much that it just wasn't funny. Even if Frieza let Sasuke attack him with his full strength it was doubtful that he would get as much as a bruise let alone do some real damage.

So when Sasuke realized that Vegeta was demanding him as a hostage, he got suspicious. Sasuke had kept up his challenges with the third class Saiyans and he had gotten to know plenty of them as a result. It was actually a bit amusing when you considered it that most of the Saiyans he challenged gave him a better fight then the so called elite. The Saiyans had actually taken his advice serious.

Now to be fair, individually, they probably wouldn't be a challenge. Well, not a real challenge anyway. But they tended to attack him in groups of four to five. They kept the pressure up and it got deliciously violent. Anyway, it had allowed him to make some contacts. The vast majority of the Saiyan race hated to work under Frieza. They loved the challenge and the violence but even they didn't like the idea of being responsible for genocide.

How could you expect a challenge when you wiped out entire races?

Vegeta had paid several specialists to do a psych evaluation of Frieza. So they could try and figure out what made him tick. One aspect of his character was the fact he enjoyed having the last living beings of any race being forced to work for him. Until he got tired of them and got rid of them.

If Frieza wanted the Saiyan prince as a hostage… Then it could mean he wanted to take out the Saiyan race.

So he sent out subtle messages to evacuate the planet when they accepted several mission quickly and to lay low and get stronger for a little while. In fact, Vegeta directed them to the son his bodyguard was sent to among others. He stressed the importance to lay low, get stronger, make allies and prepare.

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Kingdark: I was reading a dbz story where Vegeta kept referring to himself as 'I'm an elite' in some way. As Naruto readers probably know, Sasuke is often bashed when he says similar lines i.e I'm an Uchiha, an elite, how could I be defeated?' etcetera

I have been wanting to write a dbz story for a looooong time. Problem is… The power levels get so ridiculous that it is hard to write. For me at least. One thing I know for sure, my idea, THIS idea hasn't been done before. I'm sure of it.

Sasuke reincarnated as Vegeta. It would change EVERYTHING.

Now, normally, my chapters are five thousand words a piece. But this is just a one shot. An idea that I can't write to its conclusion.

That means you may use it as you see fit as long you give me the credit that I'm owed.

There are some specifics though that I would like to see obeyed.

DO'S

The story must be Vegeta / Sasuke centric. That's the entire point of the story.

Vegeta / Sasuke must learn from his previous life and make use of the experience that it gave him.
(That means, that Frieza won't break him as easily as he did in the anime / manga)

Sasuke / Vegeta must be.. Nicer than his anime counterpart.

Bardock must survive as Sasuke's / Vegeta's bodyguard.

Sasuke may have EVENTUALLY access to chakra but only after working very hard for it.

DON'T'S

Sasuke must be the only character of the Naruto anime.

Sasuke will NOT have the sharingan

Do NOT pair him with Bulma. Vegeta is a bad ass, so his wife must be at least tough enough to defend herself.