Disclaimer: I do not own or claim to own any of the characters in the Naruto universe. They belong to Masashi Kishimoto. I am not collecting any royalties from this fanfiction. This is his world I just want to play in it for a little while.

Prologue

Sasuke Uchiha stared at his teacher, Orochimaru, of almost three years with cold emotionless eyes. He listened as the man explained how the body transfer would be happening soon and how he needed to get more test done by his minion Kabuto. Sasuke nodded once after the man was done speaking and watched as he left the room and closed the door behind him. Sasuke knew the time was coming for him to finally get rid of the snake-like ninja so that he could proceed with his plans. Ever since that day his mind was made up. He would allow Orochimaru to teach him everything he knew and when his body was weak he would kill him and be done with him. He would hunt and kill his brother Itachi and hopefully die in the process then he would finally be able to find peace in the afterlife. He knew he didn't deserve to live anymore and as far as he was concerned he was on borrowed time. He needed to cleanse the rest of his hatred from his body so that he could move on and if he was lucky he would finally be able to see her again. With a small sigh Sasuke rose from his bed and made his way to his door. He knew it was foolish thinking but it was one of the two things that kept him moving forward. He closed his eyes with his hand placed on the door knob as blonde hair, blue eyes and sunny smile flashed in front of his mind's eyes. Opening his eyes slowly, a six pronged red and black star spun rapidly before slowing to a stop showing his Mangekyou Sharingan before fading back to black. He opened his door and walked down the empty corridor pushing those thoughts to the back of his mind. He didn't deserve to think about her.

His rival.

He looked up as he entered the medical room and saw Orochimaru eyeing him hungrily.

His teammate.

All for the Uchiha pride and joy that rested inside of his eye sockets.

His best friend.

The curse of Uchiha clan.

The girl he loved most but didn't realize it until it was too late.

He never hated himself or his heritage more.

Naruto Uzumaki was dead.

And it was his hands that held her blood.