Sandalled feet walked silently through a compound. On the walls hung proud symbols of a fan, the emblem of the Uchiha. The clan estate was silent, the only sound being the swish of footsteps striding through pools of blood. A young man leisurely walked through the compound as memories of laughter, smiles, and love ran through his mind.

His ANBU uniform was stained with the horrors that he had inflicted onto his family and clan. His hair was pulled back into a low ponytail and his centre-parted bangs fell over his eyes, creating a shadow. But this did nothing to hide the tears that were cascading down his face. The grief and guilt of killing his clan would forever be scarred into his heart, their betrayed and horrified expressions forever etched into his mind. But he knew it had to be done, for his actions tonight would bring peace to his beloved village.

The grip on his katana tightened at the thought of what was to come. From now on he was to be known as an S-Rank criminal and a member of the Akatsuki. The thought of growing old and in peace with his family was now nothing but a hopeless dream.

The young man's grip loosened as he felt a warm body snuggle into the crook of his neck. He stopped walking for a moment, now being in the middle of the forest outside his village, and stared down at his most precious treasure.

Her raven hair fell gently over her shoulders as she buried herself into the crook of his neck, the black cloak wrapped around her shoulders protecting her from the coldness of the night. Her skin seemingly glowed under the light of the moon. Despite the blood on his uniform, the child remained untainted.

The man sheathed his katana and softly caressed the child's cheek as if she were a piece of glass. She leaned into his touch causing his eyes to soften ever so slightly. The child's name was Uchiha Yasuko, daughter of the Uchiha Clan murderer, Uchiha Itachi.

Itachi continued to stare at the sleeping form of the lone, female Uchiha that lay in his arms. Thoughts of his late lover, Uchiha Haruka, ran through his mind. The way she smiled lovingly at him as she held their precious daughter in her arms for the first and last time. The last time he heard her say, "I love you," to him. The last time she kissed him, with her last dying breath. He promised to protect Yasuko with everything he had. He couldn't let his only source of happiness die like the rest. His own brother was left to avenge the clan and would now only resent him. Yasuko was everything to him now.

He sent that vow to the afterlife where he will join his family, Clan, and his beautiful Haruka when Sasuke succeeds in his revenge. He gazed once more at his daughter and continued towards his destination with only one thought on his mind.

'Yasuko... forgive me.''

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Uchiha – Another way of pronouncing "Uchiwa" (団扇, paper fan)

ANBU – Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai, literally meaning Special Assassination and Tactical Squad

Katana – a long, single-edged sword used by Japanese samurai

Akatsuki – (暁) literally means 'dawn' or 'daybreak' but if written as (赤月) it translates to 'red moon'.

Yasuko – peaceful child

Itachi – weasel

Haruka – spring child

Sasuke – help or assistance

So here's the prologue of now re-written version of my previous Itachi's Daughter fanfic. It's basically the same prologue but I changed it a bit here and there and I changed Emiko's name to Yasuko and Emiko's mom's name to Haruka. I already finished editing the next four chapters. But I won't be updating now. Maybe next week since I got a bunch of essays and projects due. I should really stop procrastinating  So I hope you liked it. Comment below and leave any suggestions. This chapter is dedicated to @dream1272 who totally understood my problem in rewriting my story thanks to the conflicts I had with another author. Thanks for your support.

This is Lala, over and out.