Uchiha Reincarnation

Life and Death (modified).

The Elemental Nations are ruled by hatred and war. Uchiha Hatsu learned this at a very young age, and unfortunately, she wasn't the only one. While Konohagakure was known as the most peaceful village, that didn't mean its citizens were spared by the cursed reality of death and loss. Forced by a village in need of soldiers and a clan full of misdirected pride, she ended up in the path of becoming a shinobi. She hated it. She just wanted to hide and quit, but she couldn't, she wasn't allowed to because "an Uchiha should be a proud soldier, not a scaredy-cat". She hated her life so much. She lived a meaningless life, and then...then those boys, those two boys that loved each other as if they were brothers. They saw her and somehow decided that she would be part of them, that she belonged with them. The duo became a trio, and she found the people that formed her home.

Uchiha Shisui approached her first. A little boy the same age as her, but who had already graduated from the Academy. He was everything she was told she should be. Strong, intelligent, creative, resourceful... He was perfect, and he was so...bright. She didn't like him, and he noticed. Yet, he kept insisting on their "friendship". He was her complete opposite or at least the opposite of the mask she built for the Uchiha to see. He pushed and pushed her barriers until she didn't have any other option but to let him in. She tried to keep herself away, but in the end, her efforts were useless. She grew up loving his shine and with time she loved his shadows too.

Uchiha Itachi came when Shisui thought she was ready to open up to someone else. Shisui was a good judge of character. He thought they would like each other, and that's exactly what happened. It wasn't a fast thing, not because of the age difference—he was very mature, even more so than her—, but because they both were introverted people. Itachi was a genius. People normally couldn't keep up with him, so he decided to just be quiet and maintain his ideas in his head. She was antisocial. While trying to convince herself she didn't need anyone, she closed herself to others. Both of them were useless at the time of socializing, and ironically, that was what made them interact with each other in the end. She found in Itachi the brother she never thought she wanted.

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were her family. They helped her out of her shell and filled her heart with happiness. Of course, shinobi life is never a flower path, but they kept each other away from the complete darkness many others fell into.

Shisui was making a name for himself, little by little he started being recognized as Shunshin no Shisui and even got a flee on sight alert from other nations. Itachi was on his way to the top, going through the ranks as if it was the easiest thing in the world. Uchiha Hatsu wasn't a genius, but just like anyone else, she had things in which she excelled at. She was a sensor-type Tokubetsu Jounin specialized in infiltration, information gathering, and genjutsu. Since she wasn't a frontline fighter like her friends, they didn't have many missions together, but they maintained contact even when Itachi joined...ANBU.

That organization was the worst thing that could ever happen to Itachi. It wasn't only that there were many traumatic events on the missions they worked on but that her brother wasn't there because he wanted to, he was there because his father told him to. The worst of all was that Itachi's mental health wasn't the only problem at the time. The Uchiha had been planning a coup d'état to take control of Konoha.

While Shisui and Itachi were adamant in stopping the coup d'état, she didn't care that much. Hatsu didn't like war, but that was the only thing she had ever known, and it wasn't that different if it was inside or outside the village. Although she grew up to be the perfect soldier, following orders without questioning and loyal to Konoha, her heart was with her family, she would do whatever they wanted to do. If they wanted to take Konoha, she would help. If they wanted to protect Konoha, she would help. She would follow Shisui and Itachi to the ends of the world if that's what they wanted.