A Naruto fanfic feautring Itachi Uchiha
Enigma
"I am an Uchiha. A lot is expected from me. I must act accordingly so as to meet all their expectations. Why? Simply because I am an Uchiha."
My old beliefs…They used to be my reasons for living but now, they're just useless. Useless. Their expectations mean nothing to me now, though I remain loyal to our clan, to our village and to our family.
Father…You ordered me to enter ANBU. You ordered me to act as a spy for the clan. And I obeyed you. I obeyed you out of great respect and for the mere fact that you are my father, whom I should love and look up to. You've raised me well, Father, so I assumed it was just natural for me to see what the real situation was and eventually, realize what had to be done. You should have seen things yourself. But I guess arrogance and pure pride got the best of you. As expected…How typical…
Even the best of people fail and lose theirselves once they give in to their own selfishness. The Uchihas are no exception. Planning that rebellion…Yes, of course it is given that it was done out of loyalty to the clan, but that loyalty is definitely no excuse to put the entire Fire Country on the risk of invasion. Wouldn't the whole be affected by an action of one of its members? Of course, it would. That rebellion would have weakened the entire country, making it vulnerable to enemy attack! Are we trying to start a Fourth Ninja War?!
Call it betrayal. Call it disloyalty. Call it whatever you want. I don't care. It was done because of mission. It was done because it was the logical choice. When you are given a choice between staying loyal to your clan but risking the fate of your country and your clan itself to a new warand turning your back to your clan but saving them and the people of the entire country from further suffering, what will you choose?
But regardless of it being a mission or being the logical choice, there is still one thing I can't understand. Why? Why couldn't I kill you? Why on earth couldn't I kill you, Sasuke?
"You aren't even worth killing…" My very words…But that wasn't it. That wasn't the reason why I couldn't kill you. I…I…
Perhaps…I loved you too much, Sasuke. If possible, I really didn't want you to get invovled with all this. But it was unavoidable. And thus, I was forced to make a decision and the decision I made was to make you believe that I did it out of pure desire. Yes, that certainly created hatred in your heart, didn't it, Sasuke? I'm sorry but maybe, that hatred would be good for you. Somehow, it would make you stronger. Yes…That hatred would make you stronger and when you've gotten so strong, that's when you'd go after me. You'd face me and then, I'll die right before your very eyes. I'll die by your hand and you'll go on living as a hero, the one who killed Itachi the betrayer.
Sasuke…We are truly unique siblings and throughout these years, I've continued being that obstacle, that obstacle which you must overcome. The time will surely come when we'll finally face each other but until then, keep getting stronger, my little brother. Keep getting stronger. I know you have what it takes to surpass me. Keep getting stronger.
People live their lives bound by what they accept as correct and true. That's how they define "reality". But what does it mean to be "correct" or "true?" Merely vague concepts… their "reality" may all be a mirage. Can we consider them to simply be living in their own world, shaped by their beliefs?" Life continues to be nothing but an enigma and I guess, so would my life…
What future lies before us…We will never truly know.