To put it more explicitly, the Uchiha massacre...didn't happen the way it did in canon. Itachi isn't a missing-nin. He's still a shinobi in high standing with the village.
So is Orochimaru.
That's the two biggest points of divergence, I think. The men in red cloudy bathrobes will have a different tilt as well, but it won't be apparent until later.
I'm pretty much set on continuing this thing, if only so I can have Kabuto eventually deliver the line:
"Hello, Naruto-kun. Welcome to the counter-conspiracy."
-- Acyl
So is Orochimaru.
That's the two biggest points of divergence, I think. The men in red cloudy bathrobes will have a different tilt as well, but it won't be apparent until later.
I'm pretty much set on continuing this thing, if only so I can have Kabuto eventually deliver the line:
"Hello, Naruto-kun. Welcome to the counter-conspiracy."
-- Acyl