AUTHORS NOTE: Well, to those who asked why I removed The Music of Life, well, it wasn’t moving anywhere, so I dropped it for now, and will maybe bring it back in the future. Shinobi clan wars will end in the next two weeks or so, and I needed to start another one just to you know keep my edge. And don’t worry, Sarutobi Naruto, Uesugi and Nidaime will be updated in the next week or so. Just because I take time to update doesn't mean I will abandon them.

“What the hell is going on?” Naruto wondered as he came to. “Uh, what the hell did Sasuke do now?” he grumbled as he remembered both of them fighting, when his hair fell over his eyes. He absentmindedly swatted over his hair when he stopped.

Wait a minute, my hair is not that long, and how is my hair…black? What the hell is going on here…what is…?

His musing was cut short as he suddenly felt something odd. His hands lowered down involuntarily and as they reached his chest region he suddenly stopped. His hands went over two lumps which were not present before. He instantly began to hyperventilate and pushed off the bedspread he was covered with and sat up.

He looked around wildly and as soon as he spotted a mirror he scooted over and looked at the reflection and stopped. In front of him was the image of a young girl around 14 or 15 years old, with luxurious black hair, around 5’9, with a lithe build and a surprisingly well developed bust for her age.

He looked around the room and saw that his room was tastefully furnished, with a bed, a wardrobe with surprisingly simple tasted clothes, just a few cosmetics, but a huge rack of books, medical books. He saw the name and stopped. Uchiha, Isane Uchiha.

At that moment, everything went black and two figures appeared in front of him. One was a tall woman, with white hair with a purplish hue. She wore a shihakusho, and held a sheathed wakizashi in her hands. The second drew his glance more quickly. Standing in front of him with that same condescending attitude, with that open battle kimono and black sword was Sasuke Uchiha.

“What the hell is going on here?” he growled.

The woman stepped forward while Naruto noticed that Sasuke stayed back. Even he too appeared to be sulking.

“You are here, because you are both dead, well he is dead and you are in the past,” she spoke.

“What?” Naruto roared while the woman stepped back and looked at Sasuke, “Is he always like this?”

Sasuke grunted, “Unfortunately, yes,”

Naruto pouted and turned away.

“But, who the hell are you?” he asked as he turned to face the woman.

“I am a shinigami,” she muttered.

Naruto gaped.

“You can’t be the shinigami!” he blurted.

“And why not?” she asked with a frown.

“Well, the shinigami is supposed to be all huge and ugly and well, scary looking, but you are so… pretty,” he ended with a whisper.

The woman arched her eyebrows. “I don’t know whether I should be flattered or insulted,” she muttered lackadaisically and turned to face Naruto.

“Well, I am what you get, so deal with it, now what say we get back to our discussion,” she frowned as she looked at him.

“Yeah, and you can start by telling me why I am a girl!” he asked crossly.

“Well, we will get to that, but first, I am sure that you are familiar with the life of Uchiha Itachi, correct?” she asked as she looked at him.

“Yeah,” he nodded uncertainly as he shot a scathing look at Sasuke who had the temerity to look back unabashed.

“By taking into account all that happened, we have come to the conclusion that the Kyuubi attack could not have been avoided. However, there was one thing which skewed the balance helter-skelter. The Uchiha massacre to be precise. Uchiha Itachi’s act of murdering his clan and joining the Akatsuki was the act which caused irreparable damage, and you are here to change that.”

“You are talking like that was something which he did on purpose. If you care to remember, it was something he had no choice over, and that was the reason why the shithead behind you went batshit insane,” Naruto glowered.

“Well, accidents happen,” she spoke delicately while Naruto looked at her extremely crossly.

“And…,” he spoke as he looked at her.

“That is why you are in the past. As you can see that is why I have placed you in the body of an Uchiha female. Your task is to get close to Uchiha Itachi and change him so that the massacre doesn’t happen, and in turn make sure that he stays in the village and so forth,” she went on oblivious to the incredulous look that formed on Naruto’s face.

“You have got to be fucking kidding me,” he snarled while Sasuke snickered.

“I don’t know anything about him, and why me, and…oh god, you made me a girl, that means you want me…to…,” he began to hyperventilate.

Sasuke finally lost it and began to laugh boisterously which was extremely out of character for him.

“Why me?” Naruto whimpered piteously as he looked at the shinigami.

“Because you are the perfect candidate for the job. Didn’t you spend half your life trying to futilely redeem this worthless idiot?” she asked as she pointed towards Sasuke who abruptly shut up and glowered at the woman.

“This way, you can save the entire world and countless other lives. Isn’t sacrificing your past life worth it for all this?” she asked gently.

“But, I am a girl,” Naruto whimpered.

“Indeed you are. However, there are some big changes in here. Because, I forcibly brought you back, some events are different.”

“Different, how?”

“Well, in this world, you are the daughter of Obito Uchiha and Rin Inuzuka, the students of your father, and also you are your own brother,” she smiled enigmatically.

“I don’t understand,” Naruto spoke quietly.

“In this alternate world, Kushina Uzumaki was killed before she met the 4th hokage, because of this you will find that some things have changed. However, Kakashi Hatake, Uchiha Obito and Rin Inuzuka were still your father’s students. Here, again Obito gave one of his sharingan to Kakashi becoming the outcaste of the Uchiha clan in the process. Later, he and Rin married each other further aggravating both their clans and a year later you were born. However, six years later, the Kyuubi attacked, and at that time, your new father gave up your new brother, to his teacher to seal the demon in. And of course, both your parents perished and you were left alone to raise your brother, for the last six years. Clear now?”

“Damn it all, but what does that have to do with me taking this role?”

“Danzo. He has wanted your brother very badly. Therefore, he had you or this female you assassinated so that he could kidnap your brother. An Uchiha boy with the Kyuubi sealed inside him is one hell of an enticing target.”

“Shit.”

“Yes. That is where we step in. You will take the girl’s place, and you will receive all her memories, along with the memories of what happened with Itachi and the entire clan from Sasuke so that you can plan accordingly.”

“But my skills, my techniques and the summons…,” he argued when he was cut off.

“Unfortunately, you cannot be allowed to possess your old techniques, that is why I will be granting you with a different set of skills. You will now become the greatest medic in the world with the aid of the skills which I will endow you with, and yes, it will help you in the long run. Take care of your new brother or in other words that version of you. The Kyuubi is no longer within you, but it is within him, and no one is better equipped than you to help him with that.”

“Wait a minute, does this mean we will get the sharingan as well?”

“Yes. However know this. There are very few women in the Uchiha clan who are able to manifest it, unlike most of the men. What is important is that the children born of such women are more powerful than other Uchiha children, this will also help in easing matters with you and Itachi and more importantly his family,” at that Naruto grimaced with a shudder. Him giving birth to kids, what a revolting thought, and even more so, because she wanted him to…do it……with Itachi of all people! Like it or not, he still had the mindset of a man although he or rather she was now a woman. What the shinigami didn’t tell Naruto was that he would be the only girl with an activated sharingan for the next 25 years.

“Damn, so I guess I am stuck huh?" he sighed. "Can't you reconsider?” he asked as a lost hope which she ignored.

“Very well, take care Naruto, or should I call you Isane from now on. Not many get a second chance to take back what they lost. Use this chance well.”

“Naruto,” Sasuke spoke up. “I agreed to this, because you are much more capable than I ever was. If anyone can do this and save us all, it is you, please do this for all of us,” he spoke and bowed. Naruto nodded stiffly.

Then with a jolt, everything went black again and Naruto lost consciousness.

Isane woke up with a jolt, and a rush of memories flooded her. Memories about her life, about Itachi and what he went through and boy was she stumped. He did all that? Man, he is really one hell of a guy, she muttered.

Meanwhile, she didn’t notice a man watching her carefully.

Half an hour later, in the labyrinth underground the village, a man looked at his underling.

“So, the girl survived?”

“Hai, Danzo-sama, but I don’t understand, the poison we used was the most potent one in our arsenal, it is not humanly possible to survive, I am most puzzled,” the man spoke in a puzzled tone.

“I see. Very well. We will fall back for now. The boy is still young; there is no need to hurry. Keep them under surveillance,” he ordered and walked back in.

Nine Months Later

8 year old Sasuke Uchiha rushed after his elder brother Itachi to watch him practice with his shuriken. To Sasuke, Itachi was the perfect man, he could do no wrong, and he was the best ninja ever.

Itachi Uchiha, the son of Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha, eldest son of the head of the Uchiha clan, one of the noble clans of the village, heir to the clan, and the newest in the line of legendary prodigies to arise in the village hidden in the leaves. At 15 years old, he was already a two year veteran of the ANBU special ops forces.

As Sasuke watched, Itachi stepped into a circle and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they were blazing red with the sharingan eyes. He instantly jumped 15 feet into the air and began to fall inversely and began to rapidly throw shuriken in all directions and once he was done, he threw another batch which hit the previous set which were still traversing in the air and hit them, thus making them move into all directions and they hit all the targets dead in the center, even the one in his blind spot.

Sasuke was thrilled. “Sugoi Aniki, you are so good, you have got to teach me that,” he began to instantly plead while Itachi grimaced.

“Maybe some other time, I have a mission to go to,” Itachi tried to placate the boy who pouted.

“You always say that, but you never do, watch, I will do it myself,” Sasuke pouted and instantly began to sprint with a kunai in his hands.

“Wait Sasuke, don’t,” Itachi moved forward but he was too late, Sasuke had jumped full tilt into the air, however, unlike Itachi, he lost his footing and fell down, hard.

Instantly, his scream rent the air. Itachi hurried to his brother and shot him a reproaching look as he eyed the injury.

Sasuke’s right ankle was broken, and it was rapidly swelling.

“Aniki, it hurts,” Sasuke whimpered while Itachi sighed, “Wait here, I will get somebody,” he spoke and got up.

Suddenly, there was a sound behind them and Itachi instantly turned with a kunai in his hand.

As he turned, he saw a young girl walk out of the bushes. She was wearing a green colored kimono and was looking around. She was rather plain looking and was dressed simply.

“Oh, so that sound came from here,” she muttered as she came towards them. Itachi relaxed his guard when he saw the symbol of the Uchiha clan on her dress.

“You are hurt, well, don’t worry, I can take care of this, I am a medic,” the girl muttered and sat down next to Sasuke ignoring Itachi completely.

“This is bad, you have broken your ankle completely, the lower tendon has snapped as well,” she muttered while Sasuke’s eyes went wide in fear.

She raised the sleeves of her coat and instantly her hand was covered in a green light. As the astonished little boy watched, she moved that hand over his injuries, and instantly the swelling on his ankle began to subside. Within few seconds, the swelling was gone completely, and Sasuke was not even sniffling.

She stopped and looked at Sasuke, “You are all right now. Stay here for 5 minutes and you can walk home or run if you want to, and in the future I suggest you listen to your big brother, all right,” she spoke with a smile and Sasuke instantly nodded.

She then got up and with a curt nod to Itachi walked away. Itachi was eyeing her calmly.

“Hey, she didn’t even tell us her name,” Sasuke shouted after a while.

“Yes. I realize that,” Itachi replied quietly.

“Well, come on let us go ask her,” Sasuke shouted and ran after the path the girl had taken.

“Damn it Sasuke, why do you never listen,” Itachi sighed and ran after his brother.

Soon, he raced after his brother and when they reached a clearing, they both stopped. IN the clearing was the girl, and with her was a little boy around Sasuke’s age. In front of the two was an injured deer. The animal seemed to be severely hurt, with its entrails falling out on the ground.

As Sasuke stepped forward, Itachi restrained him with a finger on his lips motioning the boy to remain quiet. His gaze lying upon the girl and the boy.

The boy was around Sasuke’s age, and he had a very laidback appearance. He had black hair, and was wearing a simple white shirt and green shorts. However, the most prominent thing about him was three whisker marks on each of his cheeks.

Itachi grimaced as he realized who they were.

The Outcastes of the village. He remembered them now. They were the children of his uncle Obito Uchiha and his wife Rin, formerly of the Inuzuka clan. They were considered outcastes because their father had given one of his sharingan eyes to his best friend and teammate Hatake Kakashi during a particularly fateful mission where it seemed like he would not survive. And indeed it had been touch and go. He had lain in a coma for 2 years before he had recovered and afterwards he had married his teammate.

The resulting backlash had almost led to a riot. If not for the fact that their teacher was the 4th hokage, both the couple would have been lynched alive by their clans. However, they were still excommunicated from their respective clans but they had not cared. Afterwards, their daughter had been born in the same year as him, and six years later, in the Kyuubi attack, his uncle had again offered his newborn son to his teacher to seal the demon. Then, he and his wife had perished in the fight, leaving their children to fend off the hatred of the world alone.

If not for the 3rd hokage personally taking charge of them and declaring them under his protection, things would have taken a very grim turn. The only fact and reason why his clan allowed them to live was because they were still Uchiha, although their clan ignored that publicly. And the fact that the Hyuuga had called for the boy’s execution too had played a major part in that. His clan loathed being dictated to by the Hyuuga and they would not allow them to harm an Uchiha, even if they were the clan outcastes.

For the last six years, the two had stayed on the very edge of the outskirts of the Uchiha district. The girl had taken care to ensure that she and her brother stayed out of the eyesight of the village.

However, he had not known about her being a medic. His father would need to hear about this.

As he watched, the boy gathered chakra in his arms, until they took the same hue as his sister’s had. Then as they watched, he slowly but expertly began to heal the deer. He set the entrails back properly, closed the skin and began to knit it back with his healing chakra. And once that was done, he began to heal the tissue and regenerate the damage.

Itachi was impressed against his will. The boy was doing what many chunin level healers could not do, and for a boy of 7 to 8 years old to accomplish this was nothing short of wondrous.

As they watched, the deer slowly got up and began to canter for a while and afterwards galloped away.

“Let us go Naruto, that was a good job, you are now ready to learn the intermediate level healing techniques. You have cleared the beginning stages successfully,” the girl spoke quietly but with pride in her tone, Itachi noticed.

If that was beginner’s level, then what does she consider intermediate level? Itachi wondered.

As they left, he turned to see Sasuke whose eyes were as wide as saucers.

“How did he do that? He is younger than me!” Sasuke all but screamed.

“Size does not matter in the ninja world, Sasuke. Someday, you might meet someone younger than him who may be stronger than even me,” Itachi replied.

“But, he is no ordinary boy,” Sasuke spoke with a little jealousy as he pouted.

“That he is not. I would say he is easily stronger than most chunin level healers,” Itachi agreed.

“Who are they?” Sasuke asked in wonder.

“They are Uchiha of course,” Itachi replied quietly.

“Nani!! Why haven’t I heard of them then?” Sasuke asked his brother in shock. At the same time he felt a bit envious. It was universally regarded that Sasuke was the strongest of the Uchiha children of his age, but apparently that was not the case.

“Because,” Itachi faltered and then went on, “They are not well liked by the clan, even most of the village. Uncle Obito and Aunt Rin who was an Inuzuka before marriage, they were both excommunicated from their clans. We took them in because they were orphaned in the Kyuubi attack. Keep in mind, Sasuke; it would be wise not to mention that you have met them. Father will be very unhappy if he hears that, even mother for that matter,” Itachi warned his brother who gulped.

“What are their names?”

“Isane, Isane and Naruto Uchiha,” Itachi spoke quietly as he eyed the figures that were walking away in the distance.

Two days later, Isane was working in the lawn of her home when she stiffened and turned to see Itachi staring at her.

“What are you doing here?” she asked with her voice becoming guarded.

“I just came to see how you were doing,” Itachi spoke quietly.

“Are you joking? It has been nine years since anybody from the clan even looked at us, and I am supposed to believe that you came just to see how I was doing?” she asked with sarcasm.

Itachi frowned at the bitterness of her tone. Suddenly, she stiffened and looked at him, “If you are here to hurt my brother…,” she began when Itachi interrupted her.

“You can rest your mind, I have no such intentions,” Itachi spoke calmly. Isane glared at him and walked inside and slammed her door shut.

As Itachi turned back, he came face to face with someone he didn’t expect.

“What the hell are you doing here?” Kakashi Hatake asked in a gruff and frosty tone.

“I was just passing by,” Itachi replied nonchalantly.

“Keep it that way, and Itachi, if I were you, I would stay away from this place, they have enough on their plate without you adding more to it,” Kakashi glowered at the teen.

“I will keep that in mind,” Itachi replied coolly.

“Good, otherwise I might be forced to remind you, and I am sure you wouldn’t want that,” Kakashi replied frostily.

Itachi just grunted and went on his way, while Kakashi watched him, with distaste clearly showing in his eyes.

That night, Fugaku summoned him to his room.

“Itachi, it has come to my attention that you have met with the two outcastes. Could you elaborate?” he asked

Itachi didn’t even bother asking how his father came to know about his encounters. The man wasn’t the head of the village military police for nothing.

“It was an accidental encounter,” he replied stoically.

“Perhaps, but it seems that they have been hiding a lot, something which you inadvertently had the occasion to notice,” his father spoke casually as he poured a cup of tea.

Itachi remained poker-faced.

“Itachi,” his father spoke in a warning tone and the teenager clenched his fists.

“They seem to be extremely competent medics, the boy is more capable than most of the chunin level healers in the village, and if my suspicions are correct the girl is at least five times more capable than he is,” he spoke softly.

Fugaku looked at his son in astonishment while his son remained steadfast and watched him.

“Are you certain?” he asked quietly.

“She healed a severe injury which Sasuke had sustained and would have rendered him bedridden for at least a month within five seconds, and the boy, he…,” Itachi shook his head in silent admiration.

“Itachi, tell me everything,” his father spoke softly.

Itachi explained to him how Naruto had healed the deer in vivid detail and even the stoic Fugaku Uchiha could not help but be impressed.

“How, How is this possible? There was nothing to suggest that they had such capabilities,” Fugaku muttered quietly.

“With all due respect father, just because they are outcastes doesn’t mean they aren’t competent. You would do well to remember that they are the children of the only person who successfully managed to actually transplant an active sharingan into a non-Uchiha,” he gently reminded his father who scowled at the memory of that incident.

“That reminds me, what was Hatake doing there?” he asked with a frown.

“I was just passing by, but he apparently was under the impression that I was bothering them, and warned me none too gently to not go near them, and advised me to heed his warning carefully.”

“He is growing too bold, but then again, they are his godchildren, I suppose I can forgive his transgression for now,” Fugaku mused.

“Itachi, the boy, he is younger than Sasuke, correct?” Fugaku asked suddenly.

“Yes, by at least 8 months, I believe,” Itachi replied with surprise in his tone.

“8 months, and yet he has surpassed most chunin level healers, hmm, perhaps it is time I took a hand in Sasuke’s training,” Fugaku mused idly. Itachi bristled at that. Until today, Fugaku had not even cared about Sasuke’s training; he was usually content with the knowledge that Sasuke was the best in his age group, and now he was worried about Sasuke’s training? It was hypocrisy at the extreme.

Two Months Later

Fugaku Uchiha was in his office monitoring the reports of the police force when a clan member barged in.

“Fugaku-sama, emergency, you are required at the clan district!!”

Fugaku stood up, “What is wrong?”

“Itachi-sama has been severely injured in a mission; Shisui-san is also injured greatly. Their ANBU squad has been attacked in a mission, Mikoto-sama has requested your presence immediately,” the man spoke rapidly.

Fugaku instantly shunshined to the Uchiha district and raced towards his home. As he neared, he could make out a huge throng of his clansmen outside his home. They all parted when they saw the clan head arrive and he went in.

When he went in, Mikoto rushed near him in tears and hugged him. Fugaku consoled her for a bit and went in. Itachi was unconscious and a couple of the clan’s healers were staunching his wounds. Shisui on the other hand was bleeding severely from his left thigh.

THREE HOURS LATER

“Prognosis?” he stiffly asked the lead healer who came to see him.

The man stiffened, “Difficult to say. Itachi has been poisoned, with a kind of poison which we have never encountered before. Shisui has suffered a cut in his femoral artery, and although we have staunched the wound, he needs major medication and attention as soon as possible. We may have to move them to the village hospital, we are ill-equipped to deal with these injuries,” he ended rapidly.

Frowning, Fugaku paced around the room, out of the corner of his eye he saw Sasuke watching the proceedings with a terrified aye, and as soon as he saw his father looking at him, the boy instantly eeped and ran back to his room. Ran.

Instantly Fugaku summoned a person who was standing nearby, “Go and bring the two orphans here, immediately!!” he ordered them. The eyes of everybody went wide.

“The Outcastes? But Fugaku-sama…,” the man began to protest when Fugaku silenced him, “Do as you are told. Immediately,” he growled.

“Hai,” and with that the man raced out.

Within ten minutes, he came back. And to everyone’s surprise Isane and Naruto were behind him. Everyone eyed the boy with thinly disguised ire and he slunk behind his sister automatically.

“You summoned, Fugaku-sama?” Isane asked frostily.

“Yes. I have heard that you are a medic of considerable skill. I have need of your expertise. My son and his ANBU team have been injured, and the clan medics have been unable to heal them. Perhaps you could,” he paused as he looked at the girl.

Isane nodded. “I see,” she paused and then continued, “How many casualties are there?”

“Only two are of major concern, Itachi and Shisui,” Fugaku spoke with a frown.

“Very well, please lead me to them,” she spoke and Fugaku nodded.

Fugaku led her into the room, and Isane took a look at the two injured men. Naruto too came out and watched them intensely. Isane went and checked Itachi’s pulse first and then the same with Shisui.

She turned to Fugaku. “How and when were they attacked? I will need the exact details if I am to heal them.”

Fugaku replied tersely, “They were on a mission near Kiri borders, and were attacked by rogue nin, according to the information I have.”

“I see, I will attend to Itachi, my brother will attend to Shisui-san,” she spoke quickly and nodded to Naruto who nodded in reply and went towards Shisui. The people near the bed looked apprehensive, but with a nod from Fugaku, they acquiesced.

Naruto began to inspect Shisui, and ran a diagnostic technique upon the man.

He then turned to Fugaku, “I can heal him, but before that I must replace the amount of blood he has lost. He needs a blood transfusion immediately. Please arrange for at least 2 liters of his blood, it is of type A group, and I need it within five minutes,” he spoke in a very soft tone.

The Uchiha clan medics looked in shock at the boy.

“You can’t attempt a blood transfusion here, we don’t have the necessary equipment,” the head medic protested.

“Then please get it,” the boy spoke quietly.

“Do it,” Fugaku ordered.

Within five minutes, all the necessary equipment as well as the blood was brought, and Naruto set them up, quickly and efficiently.

He then turned to the head medic whose name was Hideo and spoke, “I will begin to mend the cut on his femoral artery, please begin the transfusion at 5 milliliters,” he ordered and began to make some seals. To the astonishment of the adults, his hand was covered in green chakra and he began to remove the bandages around the wound.

As soon as he saw the wound, he instantly used a clotting technique and the bleeding stopped. He carefully began to mend the cut, and then he began to regenerate the tissue around the wound. After healing the cut, he began to heal the damage done to the nerves and veins around the area, and then closed up the wound. He then began to heal the scarred tissue, until just a thin jagged line was all that was left.

When he was done, he stepped back and wiped the sweat off his brows. “There. It is done. He will be all right now. Please tell him not to move around for three days,” he spoke and then bowed to Fugaku and went aside to wash his hands.

Fugaku was speechless. Hideo’s jaws were open in disbelief. He again looked at his watch. The boy had finished in twenty minutes what they had been trying to do for three hours.

At that moment, Isane came out and beckoned Fugaku.

“Fugaku-sama, we have a problem,” she spoke curtly.

“What is it?”

“I have analyzed the wound and have found out the problem. Itachi has been poisoned with a rare poison, the kind which is used by ninja from the Sand village,” she spoke stiffly.

“What?” Fugaku asked in shock.

“Are you certain?” he asked immediately after recomposing himself.

“Absolutely. The poison’s characteristics indicate that it is the one that is used mostly by the members of the puppet brigade of Sunagakure, however…,” she stopped.

“Go on…,” Fugaku spoke tersely.

“This particular poison is the kind that is known to be exclusively used by the famous rogue ninja Akasuna no Sasori. It is a nerve coagulant which slowly restricts the blood flow in the body and corrodes the vessels. As of now, the poison has spread completely,” she spoke quietly.

Fugaku sighed while Mikoto broke down.

“So, we can’t do anything?” he asked with desperation.

“I didn’t say that. I can remove the poison. However, the procedure is risky and there is a chance that although his life may be saved, Itachi-san may lose his career as a shinobi. However, that decision is yours to make,” she spoke softly.

Fugaku sank down in despair. Mikoto and the other women began to weep silently.

“However, the probability of that happening is around only 30 percent,” Isane spoke and Fugaku looked up at her and decided.

“Do it!” he spoke stiffly.

“Very well,” Isane nodded.

She turned to Mikoto. “Mikoto-sama, I will need at least three tubs of boiling water, as soon as possible,” she spoke and Mikoto nodded and swiftly went inside.

She then handed a piece of paper to Fugaku and spoke, “Please have these herbs brought here immediately, within five minutes,” she ordered. Fugaku nodded and handed over the note to Hideo who ran out.

“And finally I will need at least four men to hold Itachi down, this procedure will be painful, and I cannot have him thrash around, he must be restrained,” she spoke and went in. Fugaku followed her as did three other members of the military police.

Within five minutes, Mikoto came into the room with another woman behind her and they brought in three tubs of hot water. As soon as the herbs came, Isane ground them into a paste and poured the paste within the three tubs.

She then turned towards Itachi and placed a wad of cotton in his mouth and spoke to the men, “Please hold him down, the moment I begin the procedure, he will try to move. He cannot be allowed to move at any cost,” she spoke firmly.

Fugaku and the three men nodded and held Itachi firmly by strapping his arms and legs and holding them down.

Isane nodded and began to draw some seals on Itachi’s bare chest and when she was done, she activated her sharingan. Instantly, gasps arose from everyone.

“You…you have…the…sharingan,” Mikoto spoke in a stammer while Fugaku looked thunderstruck just like all the others in the room.

“Of course I do. I need it to track the poison as it traverses in his body. These seals will allow me to track the poison in his body via the sharingan,” Isane spoke tersely and rolled up her sleeves.

Soon, healing chakra gathered in her right hand and soon it concentrated on the index finger, until it took the shape of a fine needle. Soon, the chakra took the shape of a tube and the other end formed at her left hand. She instantly lowered her left hand in the tub of water. Basically, she had created a tube of chakra with the needle tip in her right hand and was directing it into the tub by her left. Small gasps arose from everyone.

“Hold him down,” she warned them again and inserted the needle into Itachi’s left ventricle. Instantly, Itachi spasmed and jerked up but was forcibly pushed down by Fugaku and the others. If not for the fact that there was a swab of cotton in his mouth, his screams would have been heard all over.

Isane concentrated and began to flow her chakra through the needle. Her sharingan showed her the poison and the pathways it was traveling in. She slowly began to suction the poison out through the needle.

And soon, in front of everyone, a thin string of black liquid could be seen coming out at the top of the needle and traversing through the tube.

“Is…is that…the poison?” Mikoto asked in a whisper.

Isane did not reply, but concentrated on removing the poison. After 14 minutes, she barked, “Change the tub,” and instantly a bystander changed the tub while Isane continued. Itachi on the other hand began to spasm and jerk violently.

After another agonizing fifty minutes, Isane stopped and removed her hands. “It is over, I have removed most of the poison,” she spoke and sighs of relief could be heard all over.

“Thank you,” Mikoto wept and hugged the girl who looked shocked.

“The danger is not over yet,” Isane spoke and everybody stopped.

“We were too late. The poison had too much time to spread and has almost adapted itself into his immune system. Given time, it will regenerate and slow him down. He will slowly begin to lose his health, then his eyesight, and in another fifteen years, he will die. That is the beauty of this poison. Akasuna no Sasori is truly a sadistic bastard,” Isane muttered while the room went deathly still.

“But you said…,”Mikoto began when Isane smiled, “I said not over, but that doesn’t mean the situation is lost; Fugaku-sama, are you able to use lightning techniques?” she asked immediately.

Fugaku looked surprised but then nodded.

“Good. You see, I can pinpoint where the last vestiges of the poison are located. I will show you the seals for this technique and you will have to perform it on Itachi. I cannot do it since I will be tracking it. With this technique, we can incinerate the last vestiges of the poison in his body; however, if you foil it, Itachi will die right now, in front of us. This is the crux, if you perform this technique successfully, then your son will live a completely healthy life, if you choose not to, he will die in the next fifteen years, and I have told you what will happen if you fail. Are you sure you can handle it?” she asked curtly. Everybody turned to look at Fugaku who looked apprehensive.

Fugaku was in the worst sort of bind. Do the technique currently and his son would live a fully healthy life, if he didn’t then he would die in the next fifteen years, and if he attempted and failed, his son would die right now. He looked at Mikoto who looked close to fainting.

After a few seconds, he made his decision. Isane nodded.

“Very well, please copy these seals, and remember to release the electric burst for exactly three seconds, no more no less,” she warned him as she showed him the seals. Fugaku activated the technique once to familiarize himself with it and as soon as he got the hang of it, he nodded.

Isane nodded back in reply, and then activated her sharingan and began to track the last elusive vestiges of the poison. With her left hand, she placed her finger on a spot on Itachi’s left shoulder and spoke, “The poison will reach here in 20 seconds, release the electric burst when I give the signal, and remember, for three seconds only!!” she warned Fugaku who nodded tersely and placed his finger on the spot, with the technique charged up. The next few seconds seemed like eternity to everyone.

“NOW,” Isane almost screamed and instantly Fugaku released the electric burst from his finger and into Itachi. Itachi instantly jerked up forcibly breaking the restraints, but Isane forced him down, while Fugaku immediately removed his hand after three seconds. Itachi sank back on the bed unconscious and a little blood came out of the corner of his mouth.

Isane scanned him once and then spoke, “Well done, the poison has been completely incinerated, your son is cured,” she spoke with a smile and instantly cheers broke out.

“Where did you learn this technique? I have never seen or heard of it before,” Hideo spoke in wonder.

“I know. This technique was invented by my mother. I can safely say that even the legendary Tsunade of the Sannin does not possess a technique this advanced,” she spoke quietly. A profound silence reigned all over.

“Nee-san,” a small voice came and everybody turned to see Naruto looking at them timidly.

“Naruto, did you heal Shisui-san?” she asked her brother who nodded shyly.

“Hai, there is no problem now, he needs around three days to return to normal,” the boy spoke shyly as he ambled towards his sister. The eyes of everyone went bug eyed.

“Well done,” she ruffled his hair, “I will teach you another intermediate level technique later as a reward,” she smiled at the boy, who shyly stood behind her.

Everybody was stunned. This is an intermediate level technique for that little boy? Even the head medic of the clan couldn’t do what he did! What are these children?

“Well, Itachi should be fine in another day, he needs a lot of rest, and some liquid food, Fugaku-sama, we will take your leave now, please excuse us,” she bowed and left with her brother. Everybody gave her a wide berth and she was stunned to see a few even smile at her.

That night, in the meeting with the clan elders, Fugaku was a very troubled man.

“Fugaku, we are very troubled by the recent developments,” the first elder spoke in a raspy tone.

“And it is not about the fact that the young girl and her brother have developed such prodigious skills, but rather we are worried about the repercussions once news of these events gets out,” the second elder chimed out.

“But most importantly, we suspect that the village council will try to force those secrets out of the young girl,” the third elder finished.

“Adding to the fact is that the younger child is the container of the demon, we already know that Danzo desires the boy, this news will only embolden him in attempting more vigorously,” the first elder continued.

“After all, he has already tried to assassinate the girl once, and although it failed, I wonder what he will do now?” the second elder mused.

“What? And why was I not informed of this?” Fugaku growled.

“Although, we admit it is our fault, we were not aware of the girl’s abilities and did not consider her worthwhile at that time, however we will ensure that she and her brother come to no harm from now on,” the second elder explained quietly. Fugaku frowned at the callous nature of the remark.

“But still, I suspect that the council will summon the girl tomorrow, and force her to reveal her secrets, you must prevent it at all costs,” the third elder warned the clan head.

“I think you worry needlessly, the girl is under the protection of Sarutobi and Hatake after all,” Fugaku opinioned.

“They are but two men, and the council will definitely want these secrets, the girl is truly a medic who has the potential to surpass Tsunade, and the village council will do anything to get her under their thumb, no doubt that whore Koharu will have something to do with that,” the second elder spoke frostily.

“Fugaku, the girl possesses the sharingan, does she not?” the first elder asked the clan head slowly. Fugaku nodded.

“I don’t see how that is relevant to our discussion, elder,” Fugaku groused.

“The advantage of being old is that we are able to remember many archaic laws which you youngsters have forgotten,” the first elder spoke with a small smile.

Seeing the confusion on Fugaku’s face, the elder continued, “Among the many archaic rules in the village, I remember the one created by the Shodai Hokage, the one which states that a member of the family of a clan head cannot be interrogated or forced by the village council under any circumstances,” he ended with a smile.

Fugaku was stunned, “You can’t possibly mean what you mean to say,” he spoke in a whisper.

“We were on the lookout for a suitable girl for Itachi to marry, were we not? And clan edicts dictate that a girl with the sharingan shall be the foremost contender to be a bride for the future clan head, and currently she is the only Uchiha female to have activated the sharingan. Your wife is the last female to have activated the sharingan if memory serves me correctly, besides can you honestly say that you can find a better girl?” the elder intoned. Fugaku shook his head.

“But their status in the clan,” Fugaku began when the second elder interrupted, “Yes, that is something we must address, mustn’t we?”

“Fugaku, just because they are outcastes doesn’t mean they are incompetent,” at that Fugaku had a sense of dejavu. “You must remember that they are the children of two of the Yondaime’s students. Obito, whatever he may be grew up to be one of the best of Konoha, and if his wife were alive, I am sure she would have surpassed Tsunade by now. Clearly, their children have inherited their talent, and besides they are the godchildren of Hatake Kakashi who has been tutoring them, need I say more?” the elder continued.

“Fugaku, the village will try to capitalize on the fact that they are outcastes, I suspect that they will try to ask Inuzuka Tsume to accept them into the Inuzuka clan, after all they belong partly to that clan as well, we suspect it will be an attempt to coax and bribe them, and we at any cost will not allow the members of the Uchiha to debase themselves by sinking to the level of those mutts. As of now, we have already passed orders revoking their status and have reinstated them as Uchiha with full rights as clan members, the edict is being made public to the clan as of now,” the third elder spoke clearly.

“Fugaku, tomorrow morning summon the girl and explain everything to her, and impress upon her the need to co-operate, even if she is averse to the idea of marriage, she must at least comply with it in public, if only to save herself and her brother,” the first elder finished quietly.

Fugaku nodded, “Very well.”

In another part of the village, Danzo was speaking with his underling.

“I see, so what is your evaluation then?” he asked his man who was kneeling in front of him.

“The boy is clearly more talented than most of the chunin level healers in the village. However, his sister was the surprise. If I may be so bold as to say, she is definitely going to surpass Tsunade of the Sannin someday in the medical field,” the man spoke dispassionately.

Even Danzo was stunned at that, but the man hid his emotions effortlessly.

“I see, elaborate what you witnessed,” he ordered his man.

“Hai, within twenty minutes of inspection she deduced that the poison used on Itachi Uchiha was the type used by the puppet brigade ninjas of Sunagakure,” at which Danzo turned sharply, “Sunagakure? But why would…never mind, carry on,” he spoke tersely.

“Hai, she further identified that this particular poison was the one usually used by the legendary rogue ninja of Suna, Akasuna no Sasori,” at which even Danzo paled.

“Sasori?” he asked in a whisper. “This is troubling news,” he spoke haltingly as he pondered over these facts.

“Then?” he asked his man who continued.

“She used a technique created by her late mother, a medical technique so advanced that I have never even seen the likes of before, and after a due process of healing, she cured him completely, I have no doubt that every other healer in the village would have failed in that,” he finished.

“I see, and her brother?” he asked quietly.

“In one word, Prodigy. That is all I can say. He cured a severe injury that Shisui Uchiha had sustained to his femoral artery which would have rendered him useless if not treated properly, but he was skilled enough to actually conduct a blood transfusion and heal him at the same time, a feat that only the most highly skilled healers of the village are able to accomplish, and he considers this as just an intermediate level technique,” the man shook his head in wonder.

“INTERMEDIATE?” Danzo spoke incredulously.

“Perhaps, I was too hasty. The girl is more useful than I could have possibly imagined. And the boy, I must have him at all costs now, no matter; I shall do that at the council tomorrow.”

Suddenly, another member of Root appeared in front of him, and bowed.

“Yes, what is it?” he asked the man.

“The Uchiha clan has passed a edict and has revoked the banishment orders placed on the family of the late Obito Uchiha, and has reinstated Isane and Naruto Uchiha as full members of the Uchiha clan, further there are rumors that the girl has been betrothed to marry Itachi Uchiha,” the man finished.

Danzo’s eyebrows rose.

“Unusually fast work. I wonder, the reinstatement I can understand, but the betrothal…,” he mused and began to run different scenarios trying to fit the reason for this sudden move.

Suddenly, he stopped as realization hit him. He turned to the first member who he had been talking with and asked quickly, “Has the girl activated the sharingan as well?”

“Hai, Danzo-sama,” was the reply.

“Of course, clever, very clever, well played Fugaku, very conveniently declaring the girl as your daughter-in-law the day before she is to be summoned by the council, eh? But that is not good enough,” he muttered and turned around. He had a plan to make.

Next morning, Fugaku walked towards the council briskly, as Isane and Naruto walked beside him. Isane was understandably quite upset.

“You understand the situation, do you not? This is not just a meeting, you are now getting involved in politics of the highest level, the clan’s status now depends upon our performance,” he spoke tersely.

“I understand. I may not like it, but I accept it,” she spoke quietly.

“It is just as well, Sarutobi and Hatake will not be able to help you here, you will be facing an entire village full of people who would like nothing more than to kill you and your brother, and apart from the Uchiha clan, you have no other supporters, so be careful,” Fugaku warned her as they neared the tower.

They entered the tower, and soon they were admitted into the chambers, and they entered the hall, where Fugaku went to take his seat and took Naruto with him, while Isane was left to face the council.

Isane looked up at the council. Homura Mitokado, Utatane Koharu and Danzo, the evil triumvirate her old self growled in remembrance. Only Sarutobi was smiling encouragingly, and Kakashi she was glad to see was standing guard behind Naruto. Apart from the neutral Ino-Shika-Cho triad and the Aburame, the entire council was hostile.

The Hyuuga were fundamentally opposed to her as an Uchiha, so their support was out as well.

“Isane Uchiha, you have been summoned here to answer some queries about your skills, do you understand?” Koharu began in an aggressive tone indicating the nature the discussion was going to take. Isane nodded stiffly.

“Good, please explain what was wrong with Itachi Uchiha and how you managed to treat him? And how your brother has acquired such skills as well,” she spoke with a scowl as she looked at Naruto who looked scared.

“Itachi and Shisui had been attacked by Rogue ninja, according to the information that was given to me, and I inspected them. I found out that Itachi had been poisoned by a rare type of poison used by the puppet brigade ninja of Sunagakure,” she began when she was interrupted by Hiashi Hyuuga.

“Pardon me, but did you say Sunagakure?”

“Yes,”

“But, why would they attack the Uchiha clan heir, and how can you be sure?” he asked with a frown.

“I am sure because I am a medic and it is my job to know these things, as for the first question you would have to ask the perpetrators, I have no inkling about that, nor is it my concern,” she spoke stiffly.

Hiashi frowned but held his peace.

“How did your brother become so skilled? Who has been teaching him?” Homura asked her with an edgy tone.

“I have been training him since he was five years old, and he is very talented, so he is learning well,” she replied glaring back.

“But that is the point; I don’t recall anybody teaching you, how did you learn these medical techniques?” Koharu asked frostily.

“No one. I learned from the notes of my late mother, all my skills are self-taught,” Isane replied stiffly.

“Why have you not applied to work for the village hospital when you have such skills?” Shibi Aburame asked suddenly.

“I did apply, however my application was rejected before it was even considered,” she replied testily. The council members exchanged uneasy glances.

“Why?” the Aburame asked quietly.

“Does the village even need a reason to deny me and my brother anything? Isn’t the fact that we exist more than enough?” she shot back and Shibi backed off mollified.

“Very well. That was an obvious oversight on the part of the village. You can start working there tomorrow. The council will see to it that you are extended every courtesy,” Koharu spoke frostily.

“NO,” was the reply.

“What?” Koharu asked in shock.

“I said no. I have no more reason nor desire to work in the village hospital anymore,” Isane replied.

“Very well, in that case, you will make a copy of all the medical techniques you know and hand it over to the village,” Koharu ordered and there were quite some mutterings at that.

“I refuse,” was the stoic reply.

“WHAT?” Koharu and Homura blurted out.

“My techniques are mine and my family’s alone. The village has no right to demand them, and even if it does I am well within my rights to refuse,” she replied and the mutterings began.

“You will be well compensated,” Homura offered.

Isane laughed, “I don’t need your money.”

“If you do, your banishment and excommunications will be lifted and you will be accepted as members of your mother’s clan,” Koharu tried to dangle that bit in front of her.

Fugaku spoke up at that moment, “That won’t be necessary, the Uchiha clan has already lifted their excommunication and they have been instated as full members of the Uchiha clan with all rights,” he smirked.

Koharu gnashed her teeth, “Fine then girl, listen up, I don’t like you, I never have, I know that, you know that, the whole village knows that, but you possess techniques which are vital for the village, so I am ordering you to surrender to us your knowledge, am I clear?” she all but shouted.

Sarutobi spoke coldly, “Koharu,” but the old woman was by now out of control, “If you don’t comply, you will be sent to the interrogation department, and we will get what we want,” she ended with a triumphant tone.

“Unfortunately, you can’t do that,” Fugaku spoke coolly. “She is the betrothed of my son, and as such a member of my personal family and law dictates that a family member of a clan head may not be interrogated or forced under any circumstances, unless you wish to risk civil war of course,” he spoke with a twirl of his eyelashes.

Homura and Koharu were shocked and looked at each other in confusion. They hadn’t received that bit of information yet, nor did most of the council members as it appeared. Even Sarutobi and Kakashi were dumbfounded at the ingenuity of the plan.

“Fine, you may have escaped girl, but know this, you have a brother, and unless you wish for him to survive, you will tell us what we want to know,” she spoke with a smirk.

“And what makes you think you can do that, bitch?” Isane asked with a snarl.

Deathly silence prevailed in the chambers.

“What did you say?” Koharu asked in barely restrained fury.

“As I said, what makes you think you can do that, you old bitch? In case you have forgotten, by the edicts of the 4th and 3rd hokage’s we are directly under the protection of the hokage and the daimyo of the fire country. So unless you want your crotchety ass executed, you can’t even touch us,” Isane smirked.

Sarutobi, Kakashi, Fugaku and quite a few members of the council were enjoying themselves at the scene transpiring below.

“She is correct. I suggest you watch yourself, Koharu,” Sarutobi warned his teammate.

Koharu was apoplectic with rage, “Laws can be changed, as well as Hokage’s and daimyo’s as well,” she spoke savagely and the temperature in the room dropped quite a bit.

Dangerous words to say, Koharu, Danzo mused. It seemed that the old woman’s hatred for the Uchiha and the Kyuubi had exacerbated over the years and reached the boiling point.

“So?” Isane asked brashly.

“So, your brother girl, need I say more?” she smirked victoriously.

“I see. In that case, I have something to reveal to this council. This information was given to me by the 4th hokage on the night he sealed the Kyuubi in my brother. Apparently, if my brother dies of any other causes other than natural means, then the Kyuubi will be released. The same holds true if he is put under any duress, and further more, he made it so that even I can release it at a thought, if my brother’s life is in danger,” she ended quietly.

Everyone went silent. Sarutobi and Kakashi were looking at her in horror. The council members were looking shell shocked.

Koharu turned an ugly shade of puce.

“Are you threatening us?” Homura asked quietly.

“Oh heavens no, I was just suggesting the outcomes of what might happen if anybody here has the same foolish ideas as that old whore,” Isane spoke offhandedly.

Sarutobi was looking around with barely concealed illness while Kakashi looked horrified. On the other hand Fugaku was damn proud.

“This is not over girl,” Koharu threatened her.

“Oh yes it is, and if you don’t like it, then you can shove that stick where the sun doesn’t shine. And in your age, let me remind you that anal retractions can be quite painful,” she quipped back sharply and snickers broke out in the chambers.

“Enough, this council is adjourned,” Sarutobi spoke as he turned to face Koharu with barely restrained fury in his eyes.

That night, Isane had a visitor as she was collecting herbs on the outskirts of the forest.

“What can I do for you, Danzo-san?” she asked frostily.

“Quite a performance you gave today, child, half the council is terrified of you now,” he mused idly.

“Rest assured, as long as the village leaves me and my brother alone, I will leave the village alone,” she quipped back.

“Yes, I surmised as much, which is the reason why you are still alive,” Danzo spoke softly.

“That and the fact that I am at least ten times better than any of your Root operatives, honestly, a poison? I thought your men had more tact,” she quipped back.

“Yes, I understand that now, but I am not here to talk pleasantries,” Danzo spoke frostily.

“I know. You do not grace civilians with your presence after all, do elaborate,” she spoke while folding her arms.

“I want you and your brother to work for me,” Danzo spoke bluntly while Isane raised her eyebrows.

“The village will never recognize your talents, but I can and I can offer you much more than the village ever will,” he spoke softly.

“No. Not forgetting that uncle Kakashi and Sarutobi-jisan will never allow that, I myself will not allow that, and forget about my brother,” she spoke quietly.

“That is disappointing,” Danzo spoke softly. He would have to think of another way of convincing her.

“I am however willing to do a trade,” Isane spoke softly.

“Oh! I am listening,” Danzo spoke as he looked at her shrewdly.

“I will offer you five of my greatest techniques, including the legendary technique created by my mother, which will allow you to effectively transplant an active Byakugan into a non-Hyuuga, I cannot and will not offer you the technique for the sharingan, but I can offer you this,” she spoke quietly.

Danzo was stunned; the implications of this were enormous.

“And without the curse seal, you can gain full benefits as well,” Isane continued.

“A tempting offer indeed. Name your price,” he asked her.

“The heads of Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado, once they are in front of me, you will get them,” Isane spoke softly.

Danzo smiled, “Too high a price, little girl, but not quite enough I am afraid,” Danzo smirked and turned to leave.

“I have not finished yet,” she spoke and Danzo turned around.

“What if I say I can restore your arm and your eye, and restore your body to a hundred percent efficiency and peak physical condition?” she asked quietly.

Instantly Danzo agreed, “Deal. We have an accord. But know this, girl, I levy dire penalties upon people who betray me,” he spoke and Isane nodded.

As he was leaving, Isane spoke up, “Oh, and one more thing, in return for this, henceforth you will also leave my brother alone,” she spoke testily and after a moment, Danzo nodded.

“Agreed.”

AUTHORS NOTE:

Preview:

Shisui stopped in shock as he saw Itachi in the bookstore. Itachi never went to bookstores. something was seriously wrong here.

"Hey, Itachi, whatcha doing?" he casually asked and then froze in shock when he saw what Itachi was reading.

Itachi was busy reading a book titled, "The Idiot's Guide on how to become a perfect boyfriend!!"