hello lovely people.

for those of you who know me from the Sacrifices Universe, this is a brand new time-travel fic i thought of while writing Willing Sacrifices. this is NOT part of the SU, it's totally and completely unrelated.

Willing Sacrifices is currently my number one priority, so don't expect updates for this fic to come quickly.

But please, please leave me a review and tell me what you think of this story. :)

much love,

alex

disclaimer: don't own naruto.

summary:

There are many paths to redemption, and Sasuke Uchiha chose the one of reparation. After discovering long-lost secrets in the ruins of Uzushiogakure, Sasuke chooses to return to his childhood and affect the world in a new way. Changing destiny isn't as easy as it seems, even when he knows the deepest, darkest secrets of his enemies at home and away...

REPARATIONS

CHAPTER ONE

It was just a passing thought on one of the afternoons that Sasuke's mind travelled back to wonder how things were going in the village. Sometimes the melancholic feelings he had whenever he considered Konoha prompted him to write to either Naruto or Sakura, but the thought stuck and no matter how many days and weeks passed, it wouldn't leave.

Sasuke had seen enough and been through enough to know that it had to be possible. Nothing in their shinobi world was impossible, it just took figuring out the right formula, the right jutsu, the right power source. So he contemplated the idea more seriously, casting off theories that he knew wouldn't work and playing with ones that might.

It wasn't until his travels brought him to Uzushiogakure that his idea sudden became a very possible reality. He found himself shaking his head at the thought that Naruto still had so much untapped potential in his Uzumaki genes. The Uzushiogakure ruins were a minefield of seals and traps, but Sasuke had studied under Orochimaru who had been obsessed with all jutsu, including the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki.

Sasuke couldn't believe that the snake hadn't managed to find his way deeper inside the ruins, but at the same time, he was indescribably relieved and happy that it wasn't Orochimaru that discovered the chamber deep inside the island.

Sasuke weighed the scrolls in his hand. After reading through the extensive research the Uzumaki had done, he knew he could do it. It wouldn't take as much effort as he thought, actually, it was surprisingly simple since he had the aide of the Rinnegan. His hesitation was whether or not it was right to do.

He deliberated for six days before he made his decision. In the end, he decided that he would go ahead and make his passing idea a reality. Sasuke had made many, many mistakes in his life and those choices he'd made had shaped who he was. Part of him whispered that he was selfish, a cheater. The path to redemption was supposed to be long and hard and unending, not something to be jumped out of just because he could. Another part of himself argued that what he was doing was redemption, the chance to wipe the slate clean - not just for himself, but for those he loved.

So, on the sixth night, Sasuke slept well, resolved and determined. He waited until is chakra was completely replenished, and then prepared the seals. If his calculations were correct, he'd arrive there before things spiralled out of control in his life. Opening a portal, he applied the seals to it and felt the shift in its shape and form. The space dimension transformed into a time portal. His chakra was draining quickly and grimaced as he completed the seals with his own blood.

Sensing it was complete, Sasuke took a deep breath and walked into the swirling darkness.

Sasuke Uchiha was going back in time, and he was going to fix everything.