Chapter 23

After giving Sasuke all the truth behind his suffering I took him back with me, to where the kids were training.

Sasuke wanted to help avenge the clan, and rescue his brother, and ask him personally why.

He knew why but he wanted to heard it from him, he wanted to finally clean that page that has been torturing for years.

But he was happy, he finally understood why his loving brother one day turned into the man he hated the most, he finally had the full picture.

"When are we striking?" Sasuke inquired.

That was a good question, "It depends, you see the snake that bit you will attack soon and I want to use that as a distraction," I answered truthfully.

"Orochimaru," Sasuke muttered, "He offered me power, power... to kill Itachi..."

"That man is quite resourceful, he knows about Itachi too, he just wanted to manipulate you into going with him, so that he could take your body and finally get the Sharingan," I said, as we walked through Konoha, one thing I notice is that Sasuke had removed his forehead protector a while ago, I think he threw it on a trash can.

"And because he can't defeat my brother, or you... he went for me..." Sasuke sighed.

"Yes, he wanted to get you... before you were able to defeat him," I chuckled.

"Coward," Sasuke smirked.

"That he is," I chuckled.

We continued talking, and it was like talking to another person in the anime that show him as an arrogant with a heart full of hate, but he's not different to my kids.

[Five ninjas approaching....six.... seven.... seven ninjas approaching]

The warning appeared just when we were close to the training ground my ninjas were using.

"It seems they noticed you are missing," I smiled ruffling his hair.

Sasuke got into a battle position and said, "I'll help you, how many?"

Before I could answer the sword of Zabuza landed in front of me and seconds later Zabuza on top of it.

"A good start kid, but let the adults do the killing today," Zabuza smirked at Sasuke.

Kimimaro approached Sasuke and smiled, "Welcome home,"

I blinked in surprise, who would thought Kimimaro would be so warm to newcomers.

"It's seems blood cannot be avoided," Haku sighed.

Eventually everyone including the kids were by my side.

The hokage was the first to arrive with a angry look.

"What have you done?" Hiruzen demanded.

"Why would I answer to you," I answered.

Kakashi alongside Gai and Asuma arrived, all ready and geared up to battle.

"Sasuke, whatever power he offered... is not worth it... you don't need him to kill Itachi." Kakashi said, making one terrible mistake.

"You bastards!" Sasuke shouted in anger.

Just at that moment Naruto with Sakura and Kurenai arrived, Naruto got taken back by Sasuke's outburst.

"You lied to me... all my life! I trusted you! I cared for you!... I saw you as family," Sasuke continued shouting, "All I ever was to you was a pawn... something to alíviate your guilt for what you did or didn't do!"

Hiruzen was speechless, and so were all the leaf ninjas.

"You killed my clan with your ineptitude... because you couldn't be a leader and decided to let others decide while washing your hands, my friends, my cousins, my mother.. my father..." Sasuke at this point was barely holding it together, "You took it all! But you didn't stop there!.... you wanted me to suffer even more... so you ordered my brother to annihilate my entire clan..."

Kakashi took a couple of steps back and eyed the Hokage waiting for a denial, for something.

"Tell him is not true old man," Naruto begged for the man he saw as his grandfather to deny this information.

"Dad..." Asuma was in shock too.

"It had to be done," Hiruzen finally answered.

Kakashi took a step towards the hokage and with a Kunai at hand ready to attack him, just to be stopped by Gai.

"Kakashi! What are you doing?!" Gai asked, holding his hand.

"He destroyed the Uchiha... those who abandon their comrades are worse than trash!" Kakashi was angry something I didn't expect at all, "I gave my life for this village, always delivering what it was expected of me! The uchiha were our family"

"They planned a coup!" Hiruzen growled.

"One that could've been easily avoided with the dead of one man," I added, with a smile, "But you never had it you, you couldn't kill Orochimaru... nor Danzo and see where it has led you.."

"It wasn't so simple..." Hiruzen said.

"Danzo moved them like criminals outside the village, Danzo started bad rumors about them, Danzo gave the order and desecrated their bodies taking their eyes, and all the Uchiha ever wanted was to be loved and welcome like they were before the nine tails attacked, you sacrificed an entire clan to save your friend... you sacrificed hundred to let your student escape..." I chuckled at the end, "You were never fit to rule or lead,"

"The hokage orders are absolute... we don't have to like them," Asuma said after a few seconds.

"Talk for yourself Asuma," Kakashi said, releasing himself from Gai's hold, "I once used to be an idiot following everything I was told... not anymore... an Uchiha made me see... I failed him multiple times but not today... for the first time in my life I'm disgusted of being a Konoha nin,"

"Kakashi...." Gai said in a sad tone.

"Kakashi sensei..." Naruto and Sakura muttered.

"Consider this my defection Sarutobi," Kakashi said removing his headband protector.

"Kakashi think of what you're doing!" Kurenai said.

"I have, and I stand by them," Kakashi said jumping out of the leaf group, "This is too low... even for me Hiruzen,"

"Regardless of what I've done, Sasuke belongs here," Hiruzen said summoning enma.

"Oh poor, poor old man," The snake had appeared, followed by explosions in the background of Konoha, "the moment that monster decided to adopt the brat we both lost the kid,"

"Orochimaru," I said, "what are you doing here?"

"Well, I came here for two things... killing the one man, and getting Sasuke... the latter has become impossible so I might as-well get one thing done," Orochimaru smiled.

"Do your thing," I shrug, "Let the old man pay for letting you live,"

"I intend too," Orochimaru smiled looking at his former sensei.

"So Kakashi, wanna be part of the only country without shit under the rug?" I asked.

Kakashi eyed me and removing the part of his mask that covered the Sharingan said, "I was planning too help you take them as long as we don't kill innocents we'll talk about the country thing later,"

"Just the elders," I smiled.

"You don't have to do this Kakashi," Sasuke said.

"I have done terrible things Sasuke... but even I know where to draw the line... He put his own happiness and calm above others... I can't overlook that..." Kakashi said approaching Sasuke, "So let your sensei stand by you"