OK SO THIS IS DEDICATED TO DeidArasPerFectAngel! Something about personal compliments always melts Hitoko-Sama's heart and this is the result! REGULAR PV

" Sasuke, what would you do for me?" Itachi asked as he bandaged his brother's knee. He had fallen again during training but Sasuke didn't worry since Itachi was always there to help him. The younger Uchiha smiled as he jumped on his brother's back.

" I would do anything for you Itachi! I love you so much!" The young boy buried his face in jet black hair. It hid the ever occurring blush that Sasuke seemed to get every day he was with his beloved brother. Itachi smirked a little and stopped mid step. He sat down on a rock, pulling Sasuke off his back onto his lap.

" Anything you say! That's quite the claim, but I guess I'll start simple for today...How about a kiss between family?"

Sasuke walked slowly. He wasn't in a rush today and his eyes still burned from all the fighting he had been doing. His vision had become blurry and he suddenly wished his parents had had a third child. He shook himself of that thought, he was starting to sound like Madara. The path that he was walking on suddenly narrowed and so did his eyes. The Uchiha strained his eyes and he looked up. The temple was sitting atop a small mountain, easily reached in a few more hours. He tossed a kunai in front of him and it sliced through a few wire traps. From the intelligence he had gathered, he knew that this priestess was Iwagakure's most guarded secret. And their most prized treasure.

According to the rumors she had a direct tie to the spirit world and was capable of healing all wounds and even able to revive anyone from the dead. That's why Sasuke walked the heavily wooded path. He had a favor to ask of her.

" Hey you! Where do you think you're going?" Sasuke kept walking. He ignored the man who was so rudely calling at him but couldn't ignore the large bunch of weapons that fell in front of him. He jumped back and landed on a branch. He looked back and his eyes widened. The man was hovering right next to him, his pierced brow raised at him. Sasuke snorted and tried to punch the freak of nature but his fist was caught with ease.

" So this is the youngest of the Uchiha blood. I don't see what all the fuss is about, you don't seem that strong." The man's head was bowed slightly so that chestnut colored bangs covered his eyes. Sasuke squinted a little seeing that the man's eyes were covered in a milky layer. He was blind.

" How did you know who I am if you can't see?" The man smirked whirling his arm around so Sasuke lost his balance and toppled out of the tree. The blind man landed on his feet gracefully and smiled.

" With such tainted chakra as that, how could I not know you? I actually almost mistook you for a demon but you wouldn't have been able to pass to holy barrier if you had been such a beast. Though that Chakra of yours is quite potent, you better leave before you attract the eaters."

" 'Eaters'?"

" Oh yes, they would love a good taste of your dark chakra. The eaters are demon spawn that have holy properties used for purification. They eat the darkness out of a person's soul, but I think they would have to drain you completely of chakra before your body could become pure. Real hassle."

" Your pathetic attempts to scare me won't work, I need to talk to the priestess who lives atop the mountain." The blind man stiffened upon hearing that. He fingered his belt for a weapon.

" What is it you want from Lady Sayoshi?"

" I just want to ask her a favor, nothing more. I have not come to stir up trouble." Sasuke retorted. The blind man nodded once and approached the Uchiha.

" Come this way and don't dilly dally, we mustn't keep her holiness waiting."

Sasuke followed behind the blind man, wonder the whole time if this was some kind of trap. The man in question seemed trustworthy enough. After a few minutes a travel they stood in front of the gates. The gates were built in front of a large stairway and the blind man seemed to turn away from them, heading to the right of the gate. Sasuke looked at him warily.

" Where are you going?"

" It takes far too long to walk up all those stairs, come I'll show you a faster way." Sasuke blinked a couple times. Fuzzy, everything was fuzzy. He stumbled a little but quickly regained his composure. The blind man didn't seem to notice or care for that matter.

" Satoshi." He said quickly.

" What?"

" My name," the blind man continued, " is Satoshi."

" Oh, mines Sasuke. But I think you already knew that, didn't you Satoshi?" A smirked covered his features and they stopped suddenly. The only thing around the was forest and a large boulder.

Satoshi put a single finger out the rock and muttered something Sasuke couldn't completely make out. The surface of the rock started to shine and the blind man just walked on through. The Uchiha followed without a second thought. Sasuke's eyes widened when he saw that he was on top of the mountain. He leaned over the edge with wonder and Satoshi only smirked. He motioned for Sasuke to follow him.

" You must come up here a lot. You navigate extremely well."

" Just because I can't see, doesn't mean I can't see." He said as he jumped over a fallen branch. " I can feel the vibrations in the earth as well as hear the sound vibrations in the air. I can also smell another human from about a half a kilometer away. I knew of your presence long before you entered this forest."

Sasuke nodded and looked around. There were many statues but there was a defining feature for all of them. They had cracks running through both eyes. He felt suddenly uneasy as he walked through the courtyard. Satoshi stopped suddenly and turned around. He stomped his foot hard against the ground and it caused a mini tremor to shake the ground. The Uchiha rushed to Satoshi's side as a large dog came through the trees. It snapped its jaws at them and growled wildly. The dog had two heads and they seemed to act independently of each other.

" What the hell is that?" Sasuke asked grabbing the katana on his hip.

" That would be Lady Sayoshi's second line of defense. It's a demonic dog she summoned to protect her incase I ever was defeated. Usually he never attacks me but it must because you're here. Forgive me for this inconvenience but we cannot kill it."

Satoshi curled his hands into fists and slammed them together then he raised his arms high. The earth beneath them quaked and two large sections flew out wrapping around the dog's body. It pulled the dog down and the earth began to bubble like quicksand. The demonic dog yelped as it struggled in the liquid. Satoshi brought his hands together and then let out a calming breath. The earth solidified and the beast was trapped. It growled and thrashed.

" What's going on out here!" A woman's voice called. Satoshi and Sasuke both turned to see a copper haired woman standing in front of the shrine. Her hair was pinned back in a bun and she had stuck in red lacquered chop sticks, sutras hung from them. Her frail frame was wrapped in white silk, it was tied with a red ribbon. She looked angrily at them and walked towards the demon dog who was whimpering.

" Aw my poor puppy, did they hurt you?" The dog whimpered and both heads reached out to nuzzle her. " Satoshi what is the meaning of this? Release them at once!"

Satoshi bowed his head and swiftly turned his hands. The earth cracked open and the demon stood proudly from the ground. He licked the woman affectionately before prancing off. Satoshi dropped to his knees and he pulled Sasuke down with him. She crossed her arms and rolled her eyes.

" Lady Sayoshi forgive me, he was trying to attack us."

" I should say so. You brought an intruder up here, an Uchiha no less. What is it you want boy, here to beg me to destroy Kohona as well? Allow me to tell you what I told that weakling Madara, I only have powers for healing and helping, not revenge. I will not sully my relationship with the gods for something as petty and ugly as revenge. Go somewhere else if that's what you seek, I'm sure there are plenty of others who will hel-"

" That's not why I'm here." Sasuke said quickly, " I wanted to know if the rumors are true…Can you revive the dead?"

She stiffened and looked down at the Uchiha. He was still on his knees and his eyes were pleading. She approached him, taking his face into her hands. Her nails gently scratched at his face.

" Come to revive your clan I see. Unfortunately, they've been dead far too long to revive."

" No, not my entire clan, just one person who died very recently…My brother, Itachi Uchiha."

She let go of Sasuke's face and walked towards the shrine. She beckoned her them to follow her. They got to their feet and walked into the small building. They sat around a fire and she placed a book on the floor in front of her.

" Your brother has come to me before for his illness, as you could tell, Itachi died because of it. He had been cursed by one of the gods and my magic is controlled by them so there was nothing I could do but purify his soul of all his crimes and buy him a bit more time. I do feel for your loss. I liked Itachi very much, he was such a gentle, calm soul. I will help you however making a new body and finding his soul amongst the massive amount of the dead will be a hard task. I will give you a series of tasks that you must complete by the one year anniversary of your brother's death, otherwise it will be impossible."

" I'll do anything to get Itachi back your holiness." Sasuke blurted out. She smiled at that and handed Sasuke a list.

" There are twelve tasks you must perform. So it gives you about a month to do each thing. Your first task will be the easiest and from there on it will only get much harder. The final task is almost impossible but I've seen it done before. So Sasuke, are you ready to face the first task?"

" Born ready."

" Good. You are to retrieve me the black flame of Amateratsu and not from your own eye. You must speak to the god who blessed you and convince her to give you a flame from the very sun. She is very kind and loves the Uchiha clan more than her own children. It should be a snap for you. All you need to do is return to Kohona and sit in her shrine, she will come to you. But you must be careful about getting caught, you are a missing nin and considered extremely dangerous. I offer you this word of advice, the eyes can see what the heart doesn't know."

Sasuke bowed as he stood. The priestess dismissed him and Satoshi sat down next to her.

" Why are you tormenting him like this? There is no way he can accomplish all these tasks for you."

" You would be surprised at what a simple human is capable of. I have no doubts about Sasuke succeeding, however, I do fear that the results won't be what he is expecting. No one who is brought back from the grave is as they were before entering the dirt…isn't that so Satoshi?"

The blind man pressed his pale lips into a thin line. He stared blankly at the priestess sitting next to him and got up quickly. He paced for a few moments and rubbed his hands together nervously.

" Are you saying that he'll be a demon when he returns?"

" No. I'm just saying that he won't be human. Just like you and just like me. There is no telling what Itachi will become after he is resurrected. He could become a god for all we know, but that is nothing to be worried about at the moment. If it doesn't turn out well then we'll just have to destroy it."

" You shouldn't have been so deceitful, Sasuke should know the truth." Satoshi said making his way back to the side of the priestess.

" He will learn the truth soon enough…Now then we must start some of the preparations."

Lady Sayoshi rose from her seat on the floor and walked over to a small mat in the corner. She pulled it up, revealing a staircase. Satoshi followed her into the dark depths.
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What could Lady Sayoshi mean? What are Sasuke's challenges and how the hell are they relevant? Questions that will all be answered in time!

Sasuke: Did you rip off Hercules?
Me: Huh?
Sasuke: You totally just stole a few pages from Mythology, the twelve labors of Hercules, a dog that is suspiciously like Cerberus, and a woman who is very close to an oracle...you rip off artist.
Me: ...-kicks Sasuke in the shin and runs away-
Sasuke: Ah, damn her! This was Hitoko-Sama