the Ravens secret

the Uchiha massacre

   Sasuke and Sasuko were twins. They did everything together. When they were small, Sasuke spent a lot of time sick and because of this he would miss a lot of school. Close to being held back for his absences and another day sick in bed, his twin sister set out to school that day, dressed as her twin brother Sasuke. Little did she know that she would not again hear someone call her by her own name for many years.

   They looked so much alike that it was hard for anyone to tell them apart. That is, except for Naruto. He somehow could always tell his two best friends apart. Be it his intuition as their friend, or the Ninetails sealed inside of him. The twins never asked how.

   Today though, Naruto is nowhere in sight at the school, and therefore unable to call Sasuko out for pretending to be Sasuke.

  The young girl sat through class like any other day. Listening to the teacher go on and on about the fundamentals of ninjutsu. As the day wore on though, an uneasy feeling began to stir inside of her. Her chest became tighter and tighter as she slowly walked home to the Uchiha compound.

   The dim light of the setting sun cast an eerie light on what she came to find. All of her clansmen lay dead all around the complex. Her small heart stuttered before picking up it's pace as she began to panic. Running straight to where her parents would be, she found them. Dead. Their bodies slumped over that of her twin brothers.

   Her tears began to fall like a rushing waterfall as she fell to her knees. The world begining to blur around the edges. Before the world could go black, she heard footsteps. Panicking she hid in the nearby closet and covered her sobbs with her small hands.

"Imouto." Her older brothers voice. Once she heard his voice she started to calm down a little. Running straight out of the closet about to hug him. But the sight made her freeze in her place. Her knees shaking as she collapsed onto the floor.

   Her big brother. The one person she always trusted and looked up to. He stood before her now. With malice in his eyes and blood splattered all over his form. The sight of him caused her to scream. Her lungs spilling everything they had into the cool evening air.

"Why?" She asked. Her voice, barely above a whisper. Her small fist beating against the floor as she trembles in fear of her own sibling.

"To test myself." His voice was calm. A scary tone as he looked down on her. He knew why she was dressed as Sasuke. He did not question it. He simply stared at her darkly.

   As the panic came over sasuko once again the black faded into her sight. She would die here, she just knew it. She fainted. Her last display of weakness she wished to ever allow herself.

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   Awakening the next day in the hokages office was terrifying to sasuko. Waking up here meant that she couldn't convince herself that it was all a horrible nightmare.

   She sat up in a panic and looked around frantically. The third hokage was quickly by her side. Pushing her back down on the couch in his office and applying a cold cloth to her forehead.

"Quiet Sasuko. Before anyone comes in here I must speak to you. It's gravely important and I've had all night to think this over." His old gravely voice was soothing to Sasuko as she laid back down and simply listened. "First of all.. I'm gravely sorry for your loss. But something has come to my attention. You are the last Uchiha in the leaf village now.."

   The tears in her eyes welled up as she silently cried and listened to his words.

"If the elders find out that you... Are Sasuko.. then I cannot guarantee that they will not force you to do things.. that no person should go through."

  She swallowed as she looked up at him in fear.

"Calm down. It occurs to me... that you attended classes yesterday as Sasuke, and nobody could tell. Am I right?"

"The only one who can tell sasuke and I apart is Naruto.." Her voice cracked as she thought of her only friend in the world.

"Then this is going to be painful. For both of you.." The third sighed as he hung his head.

"What is?" Her eyes welled with tears again.

"In order to save you. I must ask you to die. Take up Sasukes name. Pretend to be him. Be strong. Refuse all suitors till I can arrange something for your safety."

"W-what does this have to do with Naruto?" She slowly started to sit up again.

"You'll have to distance yourself from him.. if he is the only one who can tell you and your twin apart, then he is the only one who can tell anyone who you are. I know he wouldn't do it on purpose, but just to be safe.. this must be done."

Sasuko broke down into tears. Her small shoulders shaking as she covered her eyes with her fists, rubbing her eyes as she sobbed.

Sasuko was dead. No longer able to wear a dress. No longer with the option to grow her hair out. No more sleep overs. No more makeup.

The girl was dead. Taking up her twin brothers name and keeping him alive. Pushing away her only friend in the world. In order to save herself, her innocence and her sanity.

For years Sasuko would be Sasuke. Pushing away everyone. Because if anyone ever got to close, then everything she worked for would be in vain.

And so we begin. The what if turns into the what now?

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A/N: thank you for reading this. Please let me know what you think. I welcome comments and criticism alike.

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