Naruto and the Village in the Ice.

Chapter 14

2 weeks after declaration of war

Rokudaime Hokage Uchiha Sasuke sat at his desk, which was currently situated in an abandoned house in the old Uchiha district since the former Hokage tower was destroyed. He sighed as he looked at the report on his desk. A week after declaring war, Kiri had launched the full force of their considerable navy to secure the surrounding islands. Wave country was among them. Apparently the citizens of wave welcomed the kiri ninja with open arms.

To make matters worse, the village council was once again showing how incompetent they were. They kept hounding him for results, saying he should launch an all out attack on Hyu. But he kept reminding them that such an attack was suicide, and stupid. Not for the first time he wondered how they won the Third Great Shinobi War.

But, they were essential to his plans, at least for the time being. Oh yeah, he had an ulterior motive, and that was to kill his brother, Itachi. Hell, the sole reason he took this job was so he could have an opportunity to get at his brother. For being Hokage gave him better opportunities then being a missing-nin.

He was tired, and annoyed. But it was now time to step things up to the second stage of the plan. He pulled out a small piece of paper and wrote a note. He then sent the small note on a messenger bird, hoping he would receive a favorable response.

Later that evening, in Otogakure

Orochimaru sat in his office, on his throne like chair, looking at a small message:

I have what you want, you have what I want, let's make a trade.

The note was from Uchiha Sasuke, and he was willing to make a deal. Orochimaru smiled; he may be able to get his Sharingan after all.

Sunagakure

Gaara was currently going over the maps of wind country, making sure he had the patrols in their proper places, but there was also another worry, Oto. His people still want payback on them, and were willing to wait, but Gaara wasn't so sure Oto would wait. Suna currently didn't have the military power to take on two shinobi nations, but, luckily, Naruto has a plan, he hopes.

Hyukagure

Naruto had just signed the last letter. Right now he had a specific war plan in mind. He was sending letters to all the minor shinobi nations, like grass, waterfall, etc.

In the letters, he was saying that if they do not aid Konoha or Oto, they would be subjected to some of the spoils of war. He was also rather happy with the news from Kiri. By taking wave, and the bridge that led to fire country, they managed to cut a major trade route.

Naruto and the other kages had a very specific plan, which was of course derived from history. In the previous Great Wars, it was always about military conflict, and gathering allies. This time was different; they were going to starve out the village, and then when it was weak, move in for the slaughter. But that was on paper. If Naruto knew his previous home, which he did, then they would rather attack first against unknown numbers than wait things out. And with Sasuke as Hokage, Naruto fully expected him to get Orochimaru involved. He was drawing up a contingency plan in case that happened.

Unknown location

Sasuke stood there waiting, hoping this was worth it. He heard a rustle, and out stepped the snake Sannin.

"Orochimaru, glad you came," stated Sasuke.

"Of course Sasuke-kun, why would I miss out on such an opportunity?" replied Orochimaru.

Sasuke looked at the snake and said, "I want to make a deal. I know you want my sharingan, and I am /willing to give it to you, if you do me a favor."

Orochimaru tried not to look surprised, he nodded and continued to listen, "I want you and your vast resources to help me destroy Kiri, Suna, and Hyu, and allow me to kill my brother."

The snake smiled and said, "You have a deal Sasuke-kun, however, this deal will never be realized unless you do something else."

2 days later

Sasuke stood in front of the council, and after going over the usual business, he stood and spoke, "I would like to bring one more matter to everyone's attention."

Once he was sure he had everyone's attention, he gave a signal and four ANBU dropped into the room, flashing through seals. A familiar purple barrier was erected, and the council started to yell, but Sasuke's voice shut them up.

"You have all outlived your usefulness. Thanks for making me kage by the way. Oh, and one more thing, Orochimaru sends his regards."

Everyone's eyes widened as he charged a Chidori and slams it into Danzo's chest. He pulls out his sword and gets to work.

15 minutes later

With his job done, Sasuke can be seen walking out of the room, followed by Hiashi.

"So, I guess Orochimaru took the deal hm?" asked the Hyuuga.

"Of course, it all went according to plan. You just fulfill your part, and when the war is over, the Hyuuga clan will be made the most powerful clan in our new world order," said Sasuke.

Hyukagure

Once word reached the other nations on the alliance of Konoha and Oto, as well as the massacre of the council and the collaboration of the Hyuuga main house, many people were obviously upset.

The rookie nine mourned their parents; they may have had disagreements, but they didn't deserve to die in such a manner. Hinata, Hanabi, and the Branch house were furious over Hiashi actions. Naruto though, was worried. He knew that Oto would ally itself with Konoha, but he had expected some of the political bureaucracy to help slow things down. But with the council out of commission, that would just make things easier for the enemy. So, Naruto went back to planning. Soon, the battle would be joined.

Itachi side story

A month after the declaration of war, Itachi asked Ayame on a date. It was love at first sight. They couldn't get away from each other, often irritating people, like Naruto. But then again, any Kage would be irritated coming into his own office only to see two people having sex on their desk.

Of course, due to Naruto's big mouth and his payback for having to get a new desk, word had spread throughout the village. This meant of course, that Teuchi, Ayame's father, would hear about it.

What many people didn't know was that Teuchi, the ramen chief, was a retired Jounin. They of course found out about it when he started chasing down Itachi.

For the first time in many years Itachi was afraid for his life. Once he was eventually caught, he had a nice, long talk with the man, where he declared he loved his daughter with all his heart. Which was true, since Itachi had never known love, except from his mother, till he found out about her betrayal. But that's another side story.

So, Teuchi had the perfect solution; a wedding. That caught Itachi off guard, and before he knew it, a preacher was brought into the room, along with a startled Ayame in a bath robe. A quick ceremony later, they were married. The village welcomed Uchiha Ayame. Things were shaky for the first week, but soon, they got along fine. Itachi had finally achieved happiness.

A/N: Finally! Another chapter done… Sorry it took so long and that this chapter was short, but I've been extremely busy with college and I barely had enough time to do this. So, what do you think? Itachi's married. I couldn't help it, it sounded funny to me. Next chapter will have a battle between Hyu and Oto. Also, we will see some of Orochimaru's ulterior motives. And just so people know, I have not abandoned any of my stories, none, at all. Also, due to some recent events in the manga, Naruto's father's name will be Namikaze Minato for the rest of the story, so that means Naruto's son with Yukie is named Minato. Tsunade is still Naruto's mother. I will eventually go back and re-edit the story to fix the name so it all flows through; just don't know when. See y'all soon, hopefully.