Chapter 1-Distant memories

As Sasuke ran through the woods on his way home from the academy he was excited about training with his older brother Itachi when he heard the annoying voice of Ino "Sasuke-kun! slow down!" she said tired from running after him. "No! Stop following me!" she giggled and ran faster towards the Uchiha complex. Sasuke reached his home and found Itachi sitting on the porch getting ready for a mission. "Hey big brother! Will you help me with my fire ball jutsu?" The younger Uchiha asked eager to learn from his older brother. Itachi didn't have time to answer before Ino had caught up with Sasuke and was sitting beside him on his porch. "I told you to go home!" Sasuke said to Ino but was interrupted "Now Sasuke, you shouldn't be rude to our guest." Fugaku said. "But father, she's not our guest she just followed me home! I was going to train with Itachi-" Sasuke was cut off by his father once again, "Enough! You heard what I said, and your brother has an important mission tomorrow, you needn't bother him" Itachi stood up and said "Sorry Sasuke, another time." he gently poked Sasuke in the forehead and went to his room. Ino, who had been quietly sitting there listening to them, and had her arms around Sasuke, who didn't seem to notice, was asked by Fugaku if her father knew she was at the Uchiha's home. When she replied that he didn't Fugaku told her the that he would tell him, and told Sasuke to walk her home. "But father!- Sasuke was cut off by his fathers stern words for a third time. "Now Sasuke!" So Sasuke did as he was told and began walking Ino home. "Thanks for walking me home Sasuke-kun ." Ino said smiling and reaching for a hug. Sasuke moved so she couldn't hug him and replied "I'm only doing it because I was made to." she smiled and quietly replied "That's okay...this is still nice.."

Sasuke had gotten the young blonde home safely and was on his way home when he noticed the Uchiha complex was unusually quiet. When he noticed dead bodies on the ground and blood everywhere he was shocked and scared he began running home passing all the deceased Uchiha. He got to his house and opened the door he couldn't see because of the darkness but he could make out three figures and one who was his mother said "Sasuke don't come in!" he closed the door and hid somewhere. Inside their home Itachi was about to kill his parents. "I understand...Itachi, but I ask one thing of you...don't kill Sasuke" Fugaku pleaded. "Of course not..." Itachi said finishing his parents off. At that moment Sasuke came in to horrible realization that his whole clan had just been slaughtered by his older brother. "Brother...why?" Sasuke asked trembling and with tears filling his eyes. "...To measure my capacity.." Sasuke instantly filled with rage made an attempt to attack Itachi. He was easily stopped and put under a genjutsu. Once he was out of it he ran outside to find Itachi leaving the village, his Sharingan shining brilliantly. "Someday when you have eyes like mine, and when you have enough hate" Sasuke stood there still in shock listening to his brother. "Live in hatred Sasuke, but don't let it overcome you.." Itachi told Sasuke about the room that held all the secrets of Uchiha before he left. Once Itachi was gone Sasuke went into the room and learned all of the Uchiha secrets that he could. Sasuke remembered back to those much simpler times as he sat there in his room in Orochimaru's hideout.