Unwanted Meeting

'I don't have the luxury to be depressed'

Sasuke steeled his resolve as he got up from the hospital bed. The Nurse near him panicked seeing as Sasuke got up.

"P-Please, you should rest"

Her words never reached his ear. He Body-Flickered from the hospital room through the window, heading toward the Uchiha compound.

When he arrived, he saw the entrance being blocked off with a bunch of 'Caution' taps. He Jumped over them and went for the Uchiha Library.

'I've read that the Sharingan provides photographic memory... both a curse and a blessing alike'

He entered the Library and closed off the door. He searched through the various Jutsu scrolls and activated his Sharingan.

The moment his eyes transformed, the Uchiha massacre once again played inside his mind in a matter of instance.

'Both a curse... and a blessing'

He read through every scroll in the Library. There were Genjutsu, Kenjutsu, Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, and Fuinjutsu scrolls.

There were many, too many. He felt his Chakra drain at an abnormal speed, the Sharingan was like an endless hole inside a pond, sucking it dry.

"This is bad... I need to make minimal use of it"

Sasuke sweated seeing as he already reached his limit. It's been 3 hours since he started. Only 1/10th of his Chakra reserve was left.

*Drip*

He saw blood droplets falling on the scroll in his hands, his eyes were bleeding.

Sasuke deactivated the Sharingan as a burning sensation penetrated his eyes. He shut his eyes, bearing the pain.

'Calm down Sasuke... Rest is as important as training'

Sasuke sighed. He exited the library, feeling exhausted.

Walking through the pathway, he saw broken houses with blood stains on them. A deep sigh escaped from his lips.

"Uchiha Sasuke, the Hokage orders your summon"

A blur suddenly appeared in front of him, a masked Individual with a grey vest and skin-tight black clothes knelt before him.

Sasuke flinched at the sudden appearance of the Man/Woman but quickly regained his posture.

"Ok"

Hearing Sasuke's reply, the masked man approached him and held his shoulder. In a matter of seconds, he was in the Hokage's office.

Sasuke's eyes met an old man's, who was sitting behind a table, he had a smoking pipe in his mouth. The Hokage's eyes grew soft as he inspected Sasuke.

"...Sasuke, I'm sure you're traumatized by what happened yesterday...I am truly sorry for your loss"

Sasuke just looked at the old man dead in the eye.

'If our clan was "inside" Konoha... would this have happened...of course not'

Sasuke didn't show it on his face, but he was annoyed by the Hokage. Anyone can come and say dialogues like that after the incident is over, but where were they when it was necessary?

Sasuke just kept his head low on the ground, not wanting to show anything to the old man.

"Sigh... The funeral will be held after an hour"

The Hokage said, standing up and walking out of the Hokage's office.

"Here is the key to your new apartment. It's on Street 21, 'Times of Konoha'. I've already made the arrangements"

Sasuke caught the key that was thrown toward him.

Hiruzen closed the door, leaving Sasuke and a white-haired Anbu alone. The White-haired guy knelt down to Sasuke's level.

"It'll be alright. Now, let me guide you to your new home"

Sasuke just nodded. There was no point in living inside a graveyard. If he wanted, he could always visit.

Sasuke slowly walked toward the door as the Anbu gazed at his back.

'Obito... even your clan wasn't spared, only a sole survivor remains'

The White-Haired Anbu walked past Sasuke and took the lead. They walked instead of Body-Flickering, There wasn't any hurry.

'My calligraphy is garbage... I need to improve on it'

Sasuke thought as he glanced at the Anbu. He also gave a similar vibe to the Hokage.

'He's powerful, I'll give him that'

The Anbu didn't bother to hide his abilities in front of Sasuke, he wanted to give the kid a feeling of 'protection' near him, making him at ease.

'Itachi... what made you do this?'

He asked, looking at the sky. He thought back to the incident, finding the whole thing bizarre.

'That guy... He's probably the one who's pulling the strings'

The image of the Orange mask was vivid in his mind. The Uchiha were powerful, he knew that Itachi alone could never kill them.

'That guy must be really strong if he's the one that killed all of the Uchiha Police officers... Wait a minute... How was he able to get inside Konoha without the Yamanaka's notice?'

'No...there's no way he could've gotten in without alerting them. Unless... if he was a Konoha citizen!'

Sasuke's eyes slightly widened, but quickly shut down.

'...That's not a sure, isn't it'

Sasuke had thought he finally reached the right conclusion, but after thinking over it a bit, there were hundreds of other possibilities.

"Here, Sasuke. Your new home"

The Anbu said before flickering off, Sasuke stared at the door before unlocking it using the key.

"Home, sweet, Home... I guess"

The apartment wasn't very big, not small either. It was average, perfect for a kid like him... almost like it was already made beforehand just for him.

With another sigh, Sasuke looked at the bed and saw his belongings lying there in a bag... he checked the shower.

Taking off his clothes, he went to freshen up.