Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Not even in my dreams.

So, I was... doing something I can't remember, and I got this idea, that what if Itachi never stopped his clan from betraying Konoha? What if the rebellion actually happened? Some days I hate and love myself at the same time.

Day 1,983 of the Uchiha Rebellion...

"Tsukiko-chan!" I glanced up from my journal to see one of my comrades my age sitting across from me; he flashed me a flirtatious grin. I just give him a very annoyed look. "What do you want?" I growled, at least he lost his smile, but he still didn't leave. "N-nothing... I was just wondering if you would like to help me with-" I stood, cutting him off, and tucked my journal under my arm, "No. I have better things to do." I turned and walked away.

My name is Mishunabi Tsukiko and I am a loyal shinobi to Konoha. I am eighteen years old, but I have already seen more battle than most shinobi can ever brag about, at least the ones from other villages. I can thank the Uchiha Clan for that; they were the ones who revolted against Konohagakure. The Rebellion has managed to drag on for five years, but only because the Uchiha Clan is one of the most powerful clans in all the Shinobi Nations. They rival very few, one of which is the Hyuuga Clan, who is thankfully on Konoha's side. Ever since I was a genin I have been fighting for my village; I've seen my teammates murdered before my eyes and my Sensei die to save me from that same fate. I have no reason to even remotely like the Uchiha Clan.

I find a secluded area near a pond on one of the few neutral zones between Konoha and Uchiha. I sat with my back pressed against a tree and reopened my journal:

No casualties on either side today, relatively quiet. I fear that the Uchiha Clan is planning something large, something that will cause a major blow to Konoha. Still no response from the other Nations, I have a feeling that they refuse to get caught up in this fight.

A leaf falls from in front of my face, distracting me. I look at my reflection in the pond. Icy blue hair drifted around my slim figure, its light hairs easily picked up by the wind and thrown into the air. My dark navy blue eyes peered back out of the calm water; three dark dots marched underneath my right eye, my birthmark. Angrily I swiped my hand across the water's surface so that my image was distorted. I was considered one of the prettiest girls in Konoha and, because of that, I was never taken seriously. It didn't matter that I was one of the rudest people in Konoha, if not the rudest, I was pretty therefore I was stupid and silly.

"I thought you would dead by now." I jolted and looked up at the man speaking to me. His white spiky hair flopped over his crooked Hitai-ate covering his left eye and he wore a face mask that covered his lower face. He stands casually, hands in his pockets looking bored as usual. I stand, "I haven't heard from you in just a long time, I just assumed the same thing, Kakashi." My friend, possible my only friend, just shook his head, "No, I have a genin team now. You'll like them, they're... interesting." I smiled a little, "What are their names?" "Sai, Uzumaki Naruto, and Haruno Sakura." (A.N. Well with the Uchiha Clan rebelling I can't have Sasuke as a Konoha genin, now can I?) I shrugged, their names don't ring a bell so I don't really care, "Shouldn't you be with them, training them?" When I was a genin my Sensei was training us every minute he could spare. Kakashi was laid back that was for sure; but we were at war, we need shinobi soon.

A mischievous glint springs into Kakashi's eye, "I thought I'd bring you in on the training since you have nothing better to do. I'm supposed to be teaching them seal knowledge, and no one knows seals like you." I take that as a compliment, especially coming from the Copy Ninja. I rolled my eyes, "Fine, but you owe me." My friend laughed.

I walked up to the genin team, my head down. The three kids were standing around, getting impatient with their 'very late' Sensei. The blonde boy, who I think Kakashi said was Naruto, scowled at the water, "I can't believe he's late again! Kakashi-Sensei is supposed to be teaching us how to fight and he's never around!" The girl, Sakura, sighed, "I'm sure he has his reasons." I could tell by the tenseness in her voice that she was getting impatient. The dark, silent boy spoke, "Not every day." Naruto nodded, "Yeah, Kakashi-Sensei is late every day! And he hardly ever teaches us anything, and-" I bumped into Sakura and 'accidently' stumbled against Sai.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't see you." I gasped, which was an obvious lie. Sakura turned red, "You did too see us! Don't lie!" I shook my head and back away. Then Sai noticed that my Hitai-ate wasn't in plain view; I could be Uchiha for all they knew. He glared at me, "Are you Uchiha?" Now both of his teammates scowled. The blonde kid, Naruto, charged but I released my wind seal and a blast of air pushed him back.

Dust picked up from the breeze and when it finally settled Kakashi was standing beside me. He looked pleased, "Good job, don't trust anyone," He spoke to his team, who still glared at me, "However, this is Tsukiko, she's going to assist me sometimes." Kakashi turned to me, "Put your Hitai-ate back on." I slipped out my dark blue band and slipped it back onto my right wrist. The silver metal plate glittered in the sun, a smaller version of standard Hitai-ate, a gift from my father when I became jounin.

The genin still glared at me, I raised my eyebrows, "You should be proud. Not many shinobi know who to trust. They see a pretty face and think that I can do nothing. They don't pay attention to my jounin rank." I glanced at their Sensei, "Except Kakashi and a few others." Sakura grumbled, "That still doesn't make it right to purposefully run into people." I glanced at Kakashi, but he held up his hands, I wouldn't get any help from him. "If I was Uchiha I would do more than run into you. I would kill you without a second glance. I would have used my Sharingan to copy your movements and defeat you. Being ran into by another Konoha shinobi is a blessing compared to Uchiha."

Naruto puffes out his chest, "Just wait until I fight them! I'll show all them what it's like to fight a true shinobi!" I rolled my eyes, a typical genin hot-head. I tried to fix that problem before they were killed, "My teammates thought the same thing. They died a week before they became chunnin, and because of their foolishness, my Sensei was killed with them along with three innocent bystanders." All three genin pale at the thought, Kakashi just crossed his arms. My team's story was one used over and over again to beat idiocy out of fresh genin. I narrow my eyes at Naruto, "Stop thinking like that and you might live a little longer."

Kakashi took over then, "Okay, now that we have had our heartrending moment, Tsukiko has agreed to help teach you seal knowledge, since she is an expert in the matter." Sakura looked confused, "But Kakashi-Sensei, your supposed to train us." My friend shrugged, "We're at war, we need shinobi soon, so jounin are joining to train all the genin. Asuma teaches intellegence, Kurenai will teach genjutsu, Gai trains you in the art of taijutsus, Tsukiko will show you seal knowledge and I will teach you ninjutsu as well as normal Sensei teachings; any questions?" All three kids gave him blank looks, I knew he lost them. I spoke, "You'll have a different teacher for each ninja arts, Kakashi will teach you anything left over." Understanding dawned on their faces. Kakashi leaned close to me to whisper, "You should have been a Sensei, you know that?" I snorted, "If you think that stupid contest of yours is hard, they wouldn't stand a chance against mine." Kakashi just gave me a dirty look.

I turn to the genin, "What do you know of seals?" Sai was the one who answered, "They hold vast amounts of chakra that can be unleashed at will of the sealer." I gave him a weird look, not many genin knew what seals were. I cast a look to Kakashi, who mouthed, "He's ANBU Root." That would explain it. I looked at the kid, "Correct. But how do you access them?" Sai answered, "By repeating the jutsu's name or hand signs." That was the common way, but wasn't what I was expecting from a Root. I shook my head, "That's one way, but what if your tied up and gagged?" Finally Sai looked confused. I smirked, I got him there. "Seals aren't just about storing chakra. They can hold raw elements, like the wind seal I used not long ago. They can call spiritual things, and divert energy away from a person. With seals a shinobi hardly ever has to use chakra. Only a small amount to release the seal, then let the power under the seal do the rest of the work."

I rolled up my long sleeves, showing the genin my seal covered arms, "Blood Seals are the most powerful type of seals, they are a direct tie to the user and can only be used by the person who created them." I let my sleeves fall back down to my wrists, "However these seals are forbidden to most shinobi." Sakura broke in, "Then why do you have them?" I shrugged and stuffed my hands into my pockets, "I'm one of the few who are authorized to use them. Let's start with a basic seal, just storing chakra into a scroll then releasing the seal." Sai looked smug, he must have already learned this. I was correct, he preformed the signs without struggle and with practiced ease. Naruto succeeded the fourth time and Sakura on the tenth, her face twisted in a mask of determination. Sai stood watching his teammates struggle, offering no help but the look on his face told me he didn't think much of them. I wanted to strangle him, but he was Kakashi's student, not mine.

When everyone finally managed to seal chakra into a scroll I made them release the chakra into their Sensei. Even Sai found it challenging then. They had to take their chakra into themselves then fuel it through the air to Kakashi. Raw chakra was hard to control when not within something. Sai managed after the third time while Naruto and Sakura took longer. Sakura actually got so fustrated that her chakra spun into a deadly whirlwind in the air, instead of going straight to Kakashi. I pulled the chakra into myself and told Sakura to try again. She was at least determined to succeed, most girls her age would have given up and complained.

By the time Kakashi's team managed to accomplish task I put before them it was dusk. Konoha had become unsafe at night due to the Uchiha Clan. People usually policed ran wild with the attentions of the shinobi elsewhere. Kakashi and I decided to accompany the genin home, to avoid trouble on their part. Criminals never bother to mess with two jounin, especially one such as the Copy Ninja. Sai walked a few feet in front of us, setting himself apart from the others, Naruto was talking to Sakura who was being very short with the poor kid. Kakashi spoke suddenly, "We're planning an something tomorrow." I glanced at him, frowning, usually I was brought into war plans. My friend shrugged reading my mind, "It's covert, and for ANBU only." I rolled my eyes, "Then why did you bring it up with a regular jounin?" He hesitated then said cryptically, "I was just warning you."

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So what do you think? Good? Bad? Good enough to continue or just leave you guessing? *Sigh* I've got to stop being so scatter-brained, it will be the death of me...