New Neroes: the Unwilling Sacrifice

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Chapter One

“Uchiha Sasuke… so your back in Konoha. I hope you don’t expect to be welcomed with open arms” Tsunade stared at the tall young man with his black hair and dark eyes. His outfit hadn’t changed much, except he didn’t have the oversized rope around his waist from Orochimaru.

The Uchiha smirked and pushed his hair back, “No… not at all.” He wasn’t exactly happy that he was back, but felt better having control over his actions. Now he didn’t have to have Akatsuki on his back or that Karin girl either.

“Hmm. I do wander why you have returned, was it guilt or did you get tired of being an enemy of the Leaf…” The blonde hair Hokage stared at the boy. “You don’t have to answer that question. I only hope you that you do not have any tricks up your sleeve Uchiha.”

“Hmph… why I came back is none of your concern quite franticly. And before you get ahead of yourself, no, I do not have anything planned.” His posture showed a guy who was annoyed as he turned around to head for the door, “So, am I excused now…?”

Tsunade stood up and bit her lip. “No, not exactly. So come back over here” She would regret what she was going to tell him, but it had to be said and be done. “I don’t know how much you know about our village’s status, but we are an enemy to multiple countries at the moment for some reason.”

Sasuke turned around and decided he should listen carefully, give her some respect while he was at it. “Yeah, I already knew that.”

“Well that’s good because we need you to help end this conflict, hopefully we can stop it before a war occurs.” She paused. “It has been discussed by me and the elders. We believe it is best to assign you to a squad of Gennin.” It’s not like she wanted a traitor to be the role model for batch of fresh ninja, but his talent was needed to prepare for the future.

He chuckled at the statement. “Me, a sensei of a bunch of pathetic brats. You have to be joking. I could do it if I wanted to, but they will probably annoy me. And that wouldn’t turn out to good.” While he was talking, flash backs of his Gennin days rolled through his mind. The fan girl Sakura, and the hyper active Naruto. How much has have they advanced anyway?

Sasuke wandered what his squad would be like.

Then he stopped.

Did he even want to think about it?

“Quite the contrary. This is no joke Sasuke Uchiha. You have ability to make a squad that could possible be the future, unless your attitude against your peers hasn’t changed either.” Tsunade’s hazel eyes shut closed as she sighed. “This is not an option. The squads will be at the academy around noon tomorrow. I suggest you get ready.”

Reluctantly, Sasuke held back any comments and arguments. If he didn’t do this, it probably lead to some conflict. He wasn’t in the mood for any of that. “Whatever…”

“Dismissed” Tsunade’s words formed with a serious tone as she stared the Uchiha in the eye with a face of seriousness of course.

With that, Sasuke made walked to the doorway without looking back. He had just came back to the village with nothing. He already had his hands full trying not to go into rage every time someone ridiculed him about his leaving, or him being Orochimaru Pawn. He wasn’t a pawn anymore, Orochimaru was dead….

He slowly walked down the spiraling staircase ignoring any comments he heard about himself in the Hokage Tower by people who didn’t even know him. Should he regret the fact that he left everyone who cared about him for power, or should he try to gain everyone’s trust back. That was one thing he most definitely was unsure of.

After a few minuets, he breathed in the fresh air of Konohagakure once again. It had appeared to be different from when he left. It must have been the way they rebuilt Konoha after Pain’s attack a few years back.

Sasuke currently had no agenda, no where to go. Hopefully his room in that apartment was still vacant. His blue bag jiggled up and down as he broke into a sprint to get around a bit quicker. Soon he stopped dead in his tracks and looked up at the building above him. There it was, his home… empty. Swiftly, he jumped on multiple roofs and climbed into the window.

He coughed at the tint of dust floating in the air. With force, he threw his book bag on the ground with anger. The Uchiha flopped on his old bed. His feet dangled off the edge, he didn’t realize how much he dad grown. “Darn it, tomorrow is going to be a long day.” With those word said, his slowly drifted to a sleep.
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The next day….

The sun seeped through the blinds causing the Uchiha to wake. Restless, he rubbed his eyes multiple times in a feeble attempt to wake up. Eventually, his eyes opened wide as he sat up on the side of his bed. He walked over to the fridge to get a snack. Too bad everything was rotten to a point where the smell had made his eyes burn.

“Hn… what time is it anyway?” Hopefully it was still early, it would give him time to get ready.

It’s not like he cared if he was on time or late a matter fact.

Sasuke looked at the clock… “Eleven Thirty, just perfect” He moaned at the comment and hunched over to his bathroom. Quickly, he washed of his face and rinsed off with a few minuets to spare. He opened the blinds to shed some light and grabbed the key that must have been on the dresser for years. He gripped it tightly and turned the doorknob to the right of him. The cool air tugged his hair back as he took a few steps onto the balcony. People nearby pointed at the man, for no one had came in or out that door for years. But Sasuke ignored it and hoped on to the ground.

“Well, well… I guess I have a squad waiting for me as I speak. Time to get this show on the rode I suppose.” He spoke with remorse as he ran through the village streets, looking dead ahead.

Did he even remember how to get to the academy?

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Iruka surveyed the group of young ninja. As of now they could barely be called ninja, but either way, they still were Gennin of Konohagakure. They were Gennin on a road of many events that could be great or turn into a hardships along the way. As he looked around, he saw a bunch of kids beaming with excitement and enthusiasm. He had faith they were ready, but they still had a lot more to learn.

“Everyone here has advanced to the rank of Gennin. Well congratulations! You may be shinobi of the Leaf, but are the lowest of all shinobi at this point.” He smiled, “And you are no longer my students, everyone has earned the right to call themselves students of a Sensei.”

The class in front of him wooted and cheered. The outburst caused a bit of commotion, but that was the same way Iruka acted at that age and decided they shouldn’t be scolded.

“Time to announce the squads…” Iruka held a clipboard in his left hand and a piece of chalk in the other.

“Squad 4... Hajji Akamichi, Ezio Hyuuga, and Haruko Hizune. Your squad captain is…. TenTen!”

The brown haired Kunochi walked in and smiled. “I’m here for Squad 4”

“Squad 5... Hiroshi Raidon, Haru Aubrame, and Nami Otowa. Your squad captain is…. Kiba Inuzuka!”

A tall shinobi with fangs and a large dog ran in the door, “I’m Kiba and this Akamaru. We are here to pick up Squad 5.”

“Hey Shogo! Guess who is on my squad. Nami!” The black blue hair boy chuckled, “See ya later” He smirked and walked out with his squad.

Really frustrated, Shogo smacked his face leaving it a dark red, then put his fist in the air. “Guess what Hiroshi… It’s not over yet!” Shogo kind of have had a thing for Nami, but his brother, Hiroshi, had the looks and charm. Shogo wanted to get wanted to get Nami first. But his brother could sabatoge it.

“Calm down kid!” Iruka scowled. He eyed Shogo until the young boy shut up. “Anyway, time for Squad 6. It’s members are Akira Yamanaka, Taku Hasyuba, and Rin Haito. Your squad leader is…. Sakura Haruno.”

A pink haired Kunoichi came on slowly and waved. “I’m Sakura, where is squad 6?”

The Gennin ran up. “Hey Sakura… Sensei? I am Taku, and I just wanted to say that if your forehead wasn’t so massive, you would be pretty hot…” The female squad member, Rin, ran up and gave him a quick slap across the face, “Learn how to treat a lady.” She wiped her hands and smiled.

Sakura clenched her fist and calmed down. “So, you must be Rin. I think we will get along well.” She smiled as they began to walk out.

Iruka chuckled under his breath, “Okay, the next squad is Squad 7. It is made up of Yohiko Sato, Shogo Raidon, and Akio Nara. Your Sensei is…” After those three words he paused, and gulped. “Your Sensei is Sasuke Uchiha”

With his name said, Sasuke came in slowly and he didn’t look to happy. Then he was stopped by a certain someone. Sakura, she looked at him and forgot all about her squad.

“Sas- Sasuke… I can’t be. When did you-?” Her squad looked at her and began to tug on her arm, but she wouldn’t budge.

Sasuke looked at her with a face of no emotion. “Well, long time no see… Sakura-Chan” For old time sakes, he said hello. He didn’t feel like waiting around for the Kunoichi to get out of her trance, so he continued to walk over to his squad. All Sakura could do was stare, he face began to turn red. She forgot to breathe… Her squad had no other option, but to push her out the door.

The Uchiha looked back once then examined the squad. In his mind they weren’t the cream of the crop, but there was some potential there. “I guess I should introduce myself. I am Sasuke Uchiha, but you should know that already.” He rolled his eyes and tried to be “nice” to the Gennin. The atmosphere seemed to stop, as there was silence between the group. “Hello? I don’t feel like standing around all day, introduce yourselves.” Sasuke backed up, and already was fed up.

“Man, do you have some problems Mr. Sasuke. I hate people with your attitude.” Pretty short, but tall the Gennin looked at Sasuke seeing his face and clothing. “By the way, I am Yohiko.” He smirked.

“I don’t care what you think about my attitude. But I do care when snot nosed kids act like they know me.” He nodded in shame, “Excuse me, I shouldn’t argue with little kids. So, who is next?”

Shogo walked up with his hands in his pockets and looked at the ground, “My name is Shogo, of the Raidon Clan. We specialize in Raiton Ninjutsu.”

Sasuke looked at the boy and thought for a minute, “That’s interesting… next.”

“Hello Sasuke-Sensei, I am Akio Nara.” She waved and smiled brightly at her sensei how had a frown upon his face.

“Right, hopefully your not as lazy as that Shikamaru guy.” Sasuke shrugged. He still remembered most of his old comrades. Akio reached up and tapped his shoulder.

“Shikamaru-san was a great shinobi and still is. Even though he is lazy, he is a genius!” She spoke, assured that what she said was right. “Okay, so we introduced ourselves, what now?”

He scratched his head and let out a puff, “I don’t know, nor do I care. Any suggestions?” Even though Tsunade told him to prepare, he did nothing in advanced. He could try Kakashi’s methods, but that wouldn’t be original. Time was ticking as he tapped his foot on the old academy floors. This day would be longer than he had originally thought. Meanwhile, Shogo looked at Sasuke strangely and thought hard.

“Oh wait, I remember you. Well actually, my mom told me about you. You’re the guy who abandoned all your friends and your friends for power. And that power you got was from that pervert Orochimaru, with the freaky snakes.” He wiped his face with both hands slowly, “I hope my Sensei isn’t a creep.” He wiped his nose and sighed, “I feel sorry for you man.” Shogo laughed a little and pointed his finger at Sasuke.

Now annoyed, Sasuke put his hands out and gripped the boy’s waist. Shogo had no time to get away, so now he was stuck. “Listen here kid, I am not in the mood to here your little jokes, so cut the stupid crap.” At the same time, he shook the Gennin back and forth aggressively trying to teach him a lesson.

“Sasuke! Get off of the boy, he was only joking.” Iruka stepped in and broke Shogo and Sasuke apart. “Cut him some slack, not everyone know how easily you can get annoyed.” He put his hand out keeping Sasuke out of the way as Shogo staggered on the floor trying to get back control.

“Hn… whatever. Lets go guys.” Sasuke took one last look at Iruka and began to walk toward the door. The young Gennin looked at each other with concern and slowly followed behind. “Right Sensei!” The three spoke in unison trying to look at the bright side of things. The group walked out of the academy and would begin their journey as full fledged shinobi.

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Pretty good story mate :).
Keep it up.