AN: It's Alive! And I still don't own a thing!

Yes, I actually rewrote this thing. And I have to say, I personally prefer this to the orginal. Now for those that have read the original you'll notice changes, both big and small. So, on with the show!

Prologue

Konohagakure, Hokage Tower, Council Chambers

"It is by the majority vote, that on this day, the council has deemed the genin, Naruto Uzumaki, guilty on all charges," said a stoic Tsunade. Naruto was wide eyed in disbelief. He didn't understand, could not understand, what just occurred. He was put on trial and sentenced within five minutes after it started. This was a mockery and he knew it. Hell, they all knew it.

"Why?" he cried out. "What have I done? Why am I on trial?"

It was the village elder, Danzo Shimura, that answered him. "It has been brought to light, that you have attempted to use the Kyuubi's chakra without your sensei's approval multiple times, putting you, your team, and anyone in the vicinity in harms way. It has also been proven that you used an excessive amount of the Kyuubi's chakra in your attempt to apprehend Sasuke Uchiha and bring him back home." You could see by the look on the mans face, even he was finding the whole thing a farce. Couldn't these idiots on the council see what an idiotic move they were making here. They were going to lose their jinchuriki!

"Because we cannot risk the Kyuubi gaining its freedom in the event of your death," said Tsunade, "you are to be sentenced to ten years in the Elemental Nations, maximum security prison, Vorkuta." All present ninja shuddered at the mention of that hellhole. Even Danzo and his hidden Root. Vorkuta was inescapable, impenetrable, and renowned for its ability to break even the strongest willed. It's a long tortuous death sentence.

But Naruto didn't know of this. No one under the rank of chunin has ever been put in there and thus its existence was kept hidden from all genin. And even if he did know of it, he wouldn't have been able to react to the news. He was numb. He didn't feel anything. There was no anger, no sadness, and any shock was replaced by this numbness that consumed his body.

He didn't react as they hoisted him up. He didn't show pain when they pushed him down the stairs. He showed no emotion when he was paraded down the street in chains as the surrounding crowd cheered and jeered at him. Sakura and Kakashi refused to look at him. Team eight seemed troubled with what was happening while their sensei Kurenai was stone faced. Gai's team sent him pitying looks except for Neji who didn't raise his head. Shikamaru seemed bored with the whole thing, while Choji seemed sad. But, Ino and Asuma sent him a triumphant smirk and a scowl respectively.

But this didn't get a rise from him. No, what did was the heartbroken faces of the Ichirakus. Teuchi was gritting his teeth, but trying to stay strong and Ayame was sobbing in her hands. He wanted to say everything was going to be alright, but even he wouldn't believe it. He finally blacked out from the emotional trauma when he was bodily thrown into the prison carriage.

Two weeks Later, Border Between Mountain, Volcano, and Cloud Country, Vorkuta

Naruto finally came to his senses when the bars slammed shut behind him. He turned and grabbed hold of the bars and pressed his face between them. "Hey! Let me out! I'm innocent, I swear!" The guard didn't react as he whistled jauntily while twirling his keys tauntingly. Naruto didn't know how long he stayed in that position yelling for someone. He only stopped when his throat became dry. With a shuddering sigh, he turned to the cell he was in.

It was crap. The sink was barely hanging onto the wall, the toilet had what appeared to be mold on it, the walls and ceiling were severely fractured as if they were about to give at any moment, and the beds were just a slab of stone with what might have been a white sheet at one point and no pillows. The funny or sad part is he couldn't tell if this was worse or an improvement to his apartment.

He was startled when he saw movement in the far corner. He backed away as someone came into the dim light. It was an older man. He was dressed in a roughly patched prisoner garb with some rags serving as a strange hat. Naruto could tell the man was older than most because of his graying facial hair. As the man stepped closer, Naruto pressed himself to the bars. Seeing the response he was getting, the man raised his hands open palmed in the universal sign of peace.

"W-who are you? Where am I?" asked a shaking Naruto.

"Peace child," said the man. "I am Victor Resnov and you…you are in Vorkuta. Welcome, to the darkest pits of hell."

Otogakure, Hidden Base

We find Sasuke Uchiha standing before a full length mirror. He was examining all the wounds he had suffered at the hands of Naruto. There it was again. That name. He couldn't stop seeing it over and over again in his mind as his hand went through Naruto's chest. He couldn't shake the horror he felt as Naruto laid there motionless, nor the relief and joy he felt when Naruto took a shuddering breath. This also brought forth a sense of full relief as he was finally out of that accursed village. The village that had for so long, held him back from attaining the power to avenge his clan and the same village he feared if they ever discovered his most guarded secret.

He placed his hands in an inverted ram seal and muttered the all to common word kai. His body seemed to crack before breaking apart. Standing in his place was a young girl. Sasuke Uchiha never existed. He was a falsity, a lie, created by the girls father, and maintained by her mother and brother. Her father believed having a daughter was a sign of weakness and covered it as best he could. No one, but her mother and brother knew she was a girl. Her name was Sayuri Uchiha, not very original, but her mother gave her the name and thus she treasured it.

She was heading towards the bed when a series of knocks came form her door. She sighs and grumbles at the timing. She opened the door to see Kabuto with his ever present smirk on his face. "Well," she said, annoyed, "what do you want?"

Kabuto just chuckles at her attitude. "Come now Sayuri-chan. Can't I just visit?" At her deadpanned expression, he actually pouts. If she wasn't so annoyed, Sayuri would have laughed. "Orochimaru-sama wants you in his throne room."

He stepped aside as she marched past, then proceeded to follow her. It didn't take long to reach the throne room as Orochimaru wanted Sayuri as close to the center of his base as he could get her. The feeling of foreboding settled over her as she entered. "What is it now?" she asked.

"Kukuku," Orochimaru laughed at her blatant disrespect. "Now, now. Is that any way to treat your sensei. In any case, I thought you'd like to here some interesting news from your former home. News dealing with a certain loud-mouthed blond." That got her attention. "Yes. It seems Konoha doesn't tolerate failure anymore. Especially with you riding on the line. It appears that dear, sweet Naruto-kun has been sentenced to ten years in prison. A prison named…Vorkuta."

Sayuri paled at the name of the prison. If it was anywhere else, she'd have confidence that her rambunctious friend would make it through. But that prison was known for anyone that ever enters, no one ever leaves. "Why?" she asked. "Why him?"

"Because for all their tails of being the most generous, Konoha is the most hypocritical. They never cared for Naruto-kun. He was a suicide soldier at best, cheap labor at worst. Did you not think that their intelligence would not have alerted Konoha to Nami no Kuni's plight? Or the threats lurking around Takigakure? Or, what about Yuki no Kuni. It was very well known that the fool Doto had set up his tyrannical reign there. Kukuku, yes. Each mission outside the village was allowed for your team because it was Konoha's best chances of getting rid of Naruto-kun without officially soiling their hands."

He stood up and walked till he was behind the crying Sayuri. He gently placed his hands on her shoulders, as if trying to comfort her. "Don't you see now Sayuri-chan? Don't you see Konoha's true colors? Help me destroy the Leaf. Help me erase the hypocrisy."

"What do you need me to do?" she said.

Ame, Hidden Cavern

Ten astral images appeared. All of them varying in shapes and sizes (and attitude) with the only identical item being the soon to be infamous black cloaks with red clouds. The most blurred image started off. "Zetsu, report," he commanded.

A man with a strange headpiece stepped into the light. It was revealed that it wasn't a headpiece, but a part of his body that resembled a Venus flytrap. Only his face could be seen, but even that would raise more questions. His face was two different colors. The right side was black with a yellow eye that had no pupil nor eyelids and the left side was white with a yellow eye. "Forgive me leader-sama, but the Kyuubi jinchuriki is now out of our reach."

"Explain," said the apparent leader.

"The jinchuriki was betrayed by Konoha and sentenced to ten years in Vorkuta." This shocked everyone. Not only at Konoha's blatant betrayal but at the name of the prison that the Kyuubi jinchuriki is to be incarcerated in. Vorkuta's reputation outmatches even that of the Kyuubi itself. It is a prison that has withstood the test of time and has been around since before the Rikudou Sennin was said to have been around. This was indeed troubling.

The way Vorkuta works is that to most, it is an inescapable prison. That is only half true. What isn't widely known, is that it is also a labor camp. The area where the prisoners/laborers were kept was underground in a vast series of tunnels and passageways. It is easy to get lost and many have died from dehydration once they were lost. If that isn't bad, ninety-nine percent of those tunnels are highly unstable and even a D-rank can cause them to collapse. Up above, the entire area is an impenetrable fortress that has withstood a full on assault from the Kyuubi no Kitsune. Even if they were to successfully infiltrate the fortress, the guards would collapse the tunnels.

"What're we supposed to do now?" asked a large individual with an equally as large object on their back.

The leader took a few moments to collect his thoughts. He soon answered with a sigh. "Nothing as of yet. There are to many risks if we were to attack Vorkuta. We'll need to prepare a plan. See if you can't come up with one. In the mean time, the schedule shall remain the same. Dismissed."

One by one, the astral images left until only two remained. One was the man that had the object on his back, the other was his partner, Itachi Uchiha. "Well ain't that a series of unfortunate events, huh, Itachi?" His response was a stoic nod. "I swear you are more robotic than Sasori, and the guy is a damn puppet. Whatever."

Before leaving Itachi said a silent prayer for Naruto and his sister. 'Be safe, both of you.'

AN: Before you complain about Danzo, I did my research and found out that he's a big patriot. He would do anything for Konoha. So, getting rid of their jinchuriki is something he'd avoid at all costs. However, I am not going to make him a good guy. And for those who will complain about Vorkuta still being Vorkuta, I don't care.