Summary: ((I'm not very good with summaries so I'm sorry I don't have one up right now ))
Midnight Crusade
Prologue: Uchiha and Tsuchi, last of Sound
'A 7-year old Sasuke was running around a field chasing butterflies while his older brother Itachi was watching him. "Come play with me brother!" Sasuke yelled. Itachi smiled at him and waved for him to come over. Sasuke ran over to hug his older brother when all of a sudden Itachi's eyes turned red and the Mangekyou Sharingan appeared in his eyes. All of a sudden the scenery changed from a grass field to a burning village. Sasuke screamed in terror as he saw the murderous intent in his brother's eyes and the burning village around him. "No brother don't kill me!" Sasuke tried to run away but then Itachi appeared in front of him and stuck a kunai into his stomach…'
Sasuke woke up all sweaty and panting. "That dream again…" Sasuke sighed and got out of his bed. He walked over to the closet and put his clothes on then went downstairs where the rest of his so called "family" was.
Already at the table were his seven "family members", Jirobo, Kidomaru, Tayuya, Sakon, Ukon, Kaguya Kimimaro, and Tsuchi Kin. He took his seat next to Kin and began to eat. Jirobo eyed him and put some more rice in his mouth.
"So what's with you waking up late all the time lately Uchiha?" Jirobo said while eating some more.
Sasuke sighed, "Hn."
"Why don't you start saying more then just two letter words Uchiha-baka!" yelled Tayuya who sat across from Sasuke.
Sasuke just sighed as the wind of Tayuya's voice swept right at him.
"None of your business." He stood up and pushed in his chair and walked back upstairs to his room where he was safe from all the bickering of the rest of his associates.
"What's up with him anyway," Kidomaru just sighed as he put his bowl in the sink with the rest of the dishes.
"Not that I know, he's been acting like that ever since we started attacking villages." Sakon said as he finished up the rest of his rice.
Tayuya sighed, "On to a different subject… Hey where's Orochimaru-sama anyway?"
The rest of the Sound Ninja just looked at each other.
"He was gone this morning, I don't know where he left off to," stated Kimimaro as he put his bowl in the sink.
"Your turn today Kimimaro." Jirobo said as he threw his bowl in the sink.
Kimimaro sighed as he went over to the sink to wash the dishes.
Kin just looked at the rest of the rice left on her bowl. She didn't even touch it since breakfast started. She pushed her bowl aside and got out of her seat.
"I'm not hungry." She went upstairs to a certain Uchiha's room.Sasuke's POV:
It has been 5-years since that incident, the incident that took all the people I ever cared for away. I joined Orochimaru's organization so that I can one day gain the power to kill Itachi, my brother. I guess I also joined because I sort of felt alone, and that these guys are also half-demons like me. All of us half-demons have a Cursed Seal. I guess that's what led us all together. I'm the newest addition to Orochimaru's organization, or Kin and I somewhat joined at the same time.
I heard my door opening. I looked over to see who it was…
Kin's POV:
Sasuke has been acting like this for quite a while now. He has been waking up late a lot. Usually he's always the first one at the table, but lately he's the last, which is very not like him. I wonder what's eating him. He also has been distancing himself away from us a lot, usually off somewhere training. He's also the only one I would consider a friend. Before we started attacking big villages, he and I use to train together a lot, but now, he's been spending a lot of time alone. I worry for him sometimes.
I walked up to his door and opened it slowly. Every time someone shouts at him at breakfast or any other time, he's usually pretty angry…
Normal POV:
Kin opened Sasuke's door and walked in. Sasuke looked at her then back at the floor.
"Go away Kin" Sasuke waved at her to go away.
Kin walked over to Sasuke and sat next to him on his bed.
"What's wrong Sasuke?" Kin asked as she sat down next to him.
Sasuke just brushed off her question, "Hn."
Kin sighed; she knew she wouldn't get much out of the Uchiha.
"Aren't you going to go train today?" She asked again.
"Hn." Sasuke just grunted.
"Well excuse me that you woke up on the wrong side of the bed," Kin just said as she prepared to leave.
Sasuke continued to stare at the wooden floor as she got up and left. Once she was out of his room, Sasuke lied down and decided to take a nap. He had a feeling that Orochimaru was planning another raid on an unsuspecting village again tonight.
Darkness soon enveloped the sky. The sun has set and the moon has risen. All of the Sound Ninja heard the front door to their house open. In the door way stood their leader, Orochimaru.
"Well, it's about time you showed up." Kidomaru said as he rung a kunai around his finger.
"I was a little busy that's all." Orochimaru walked into the house closing the door behind him.
"We gonna do anything tonight Orochimaru-sama?" Kin asked.
Orochimaru walked over to the refrigerator and took out an onigiri, "Ahh yes, in fact I just remembered that there is going to be a festival tonight at a nearby village, anyone up for it?" Orochimaru took a bite out of his onigiri.
The rest of the Sound nin stared at each other for a moment, then they all nodded.
"Good, now where's Sasuke-kun?" Orochimaru asked as he took another bite of his onigiri.
Kin got up from where she was sitting, "I'll get him."
Orochimaru gave a smirk as he saw Kin run upstairs to get Sasuke, "They're bonding already." He wrapped his tongue around the onigiri and ate the whole thing.Kin ran upstairs and went into Sasuke's room to find him already awake and dressed in his usual blue shirt with the Uchiha clan symbol on the back and white shorts.
"Orochimaru's home, he says that we are going to attack another village," Kin said.
"Hn." Sasuke just nodded at Kin as he continued putting more shuriken and kunai into his holster.
"You should go pack up too Kin." Sasuke nodded at her. She nodded back at him and left his room to go pack up her things.
Once Kin left Sasuke secured his katana to his waist and then strapped on a Fuuma Shuriken to his back. He headed downstairs to join the rest of the Sound nin.Orochimaru looked at all of the Sound nin sitting at the table.
"Tonight we are going to raid a nearby village. There is a festival currently held there. Take anything you want there otherwise destroy everything else. Remember, we are going to strike fear to those who have caused harm to us half-demons." Orochimaru looked at the rest of the group as they nodded at him.
"Good, let us go." Orochimaru nodded and within an instant, all of the Sound nin disappeard.There was a grand festival held at the village. Orochimaru gave all the Sound nin permission to join in on the festivities, and that their plan is to strike at midnight. Each of the Sound nin decided to split up, Jirobo and Kidomaru decided to go find something to eat, Sakon and Ukon went to the bar for something to drink, Kimimaro and Tayuya went to see if there were any good shops around the area, and Sasuke and Kin just decided to take a walk around the village.
"It's close to midnight…" Kin mumbled after about 2 hours of walking aimlessly.
"Aa." Sasuke nodded as he kept on walking.
Kin followed after him, "Well, I guess we should enjoy the festivities while they last right?" She smiled at him.
Sasuke just looked at her then nodded. He looked up into the sky, "This is the 5th village we attacked so far, is this a way to get stronger?" Sasuke wondered as he continued to look at the sky.
Finally midnight came, all of the Sound nin gathered at the bar Sakon and Ukon were at.
"Now is our time to attack. Sasuke-kun, would you mind setting off the party?" Orochimaru eyed Sasuke.
"Hn." Sasuke said as he did a series of hand seals.
"Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!" Sasuke blew fire everywhere burning the whole village.
As the village set on fire, the people went crazy and were scattered everywhere. As the people were running away from the flames that engulfed the town, the Sound nin made their move, in every direction of the town people were getting killed.
Sasuke was walking through the burning streets seeing dead bodies and hearing screams everywhere. He continued wandering the streets until he found a woman holding on to her infant child.
"Perfect, more prey." Sasuke smirked as he drew his katana and walked slowly towards the woman.
The woman was shaking as she saw Sasuke walk towards her. She held on to her baby tightly, "Please! Don't hurt my child!" The woman pleaded for Sasuke to not harm her child. The baby continued to cry and scream as the woman held on to it tightly.
Sasuke raised his sword and was about to strike at his prey when all of a sudden a kunai flew right past him. He looked at the direction in which the kunai was thrown and saw a man with a humongous zambatoh strapped on his back.
He took a step closer to Sasuke, "So, you must be the ones who attacked this village." He spat on the ground, "I am Momochi Zabuza, a demon hunter," he drew his zambatoh from his back, "You don't seem so strong, this will be easy."
Zabuza charged at Sasuke with his zambatoh and swung it at Sasuke hard. Sasuke was able to parry the sword with his katana.
"Damn, this guys strong." Sasuke gritted his teeth.
"What's the matter demon? Am I too strong for you?" Zabuza kicked Sasuke in the stomach and knocked him down.
"Time to finish you demon." Zabuza raised his sword for a finishing strike when all of a sudden a senbon with a bell attached to it hit him in the leg. The sound of the bell impaired Zabuza's movements and he fell down.
"Sasuke are you okay!" Kin ran towards Sasuke to help him back up.
"Two demons now, this will be fun." Zabuza stood up again and swung his zambatoh at the two half-demons.
"Watch out Sasuke!" Kin held on to Sasuke protectively seeing as he was too scared to move.
The blunt end of the zambatoh hit Kin and Sasuke and they were both knocked out by the impact of the attack.
"Sasuke… are… you…" Kin lost consciousness before she could tell what was going on.
"Time to finish both of you." Zabuza raised his sword to finish both of them. Before Sasuke lost consciousness, he saw another man come and fight Zabuza.
"Is… this… the… end…?" Sasuke muttered as his mind was clouded by darkness.