蛇| Sasuke
I am the darkness as I lie in the underbrush – watching, waiting. The humidity clings to me like a second cloak as the fabric of my real cloak sticks to my skin, enveloping me in my own sweat. Bugs swarm up from the dirt to crawl into my clothes as others flit around my face. I can feel their tiny legs skittering across my body, occasionally stopping to bite into my flesh. I grit my teeth and bear it, remaining perfectly still as my eyes stay fixed on my target.
Despite the damage it's been through, the village looks very much the same from the outside. The walls are exactly as I remember them – pale stone illuminated by the pearl-grey light of the dawn, towering over the dark mass of trees crowding at the base – exactly as I've pictured them all these years. Not yet awake, the village is quiet aside from the occasional shifting of shinobi guards. The villagers are still sleeping calmly, unaware of my presence so close to their safe and isolated little world.
The surrounding woods on the other hand is alive with sound as the forest creatures rise with the sun, but the low hum of their noise provides a peaceful sense of normality, a sense that I hate. There's nothing normal about this day. The whole world should know that today will mark the fall of Konoha and all the treachery it stands for.
I smirk. They'll know soon enough.
Glancing up at the sky, I decide that it's time. I want to be able to sneak into the city before the guard is switched. The ones on duty now are tired and bored, thinking only of the beds and food that await them once they're relieved. By the end of the day, they'll fall to their knees in horror of their apathy…if they're still alive that is.
蛇
I'm waiting again, inside the village now. I could've attacked at dawn when Konoha was still asleep, but no. I'm waiting. When I bring all of Hell crashing down on this village, people won't be stumbling out of their homes confused and half awake. No, I want them alert and completely aware of the pain and terror of their lives being destroyed.
So I wait, still heavily cloaked and hidden in an alleyway. Gathering under my dark mantle as the temperature rises, the heat serves to fuel my hatred and increases my anticipation for the coming battle.
It's mid-morning now. People are going about their regular business, talking, chatting, and laughing as they pass my hiding spot, totally unaware that their destiny awaits them in this dark alleyway. The laughter and stupidity grates on my nerves. They go on about their lives totally unaware of the pain and suffering that was the price for such prosperity.
Soon, they won't laugh. Soon, they'll understand the torture they have caused my dear brother. They'll watch the life drain from their homes and their loved ones, just as Itachi did. They'll cry for mercy, begging and pleading as all they've ever know is stripped from them, just as my family did. Their children will stumble through life, tormented with the thought that they could've stopped it had they been stronger, just as I did.
And I'll be here, watching it all. I'll be the one destroying their lives. I'll be the one laughing.
Looking up at the sun, I can tell it's almost noon. Many will be going to lunch. They're all settled, comfortable, content. But I'm going to change that.
With a broad smirk, I reach into my neatly arranged ninja pouch to pull out a string of kunai, attached by exploding seals.
This is for you, Nii-san.
A/N Well, I said that I probably wouldn't do another fanfic, but I changed my mind. This is a story that I wrote and modified to fit Naruto. If I ever post the real story, I'll try to put up a link so you guys can see it. Sorry, I know this is short and kind of a rough cut. Let me know if you guys like it! If you don't, I won't keep writing it. Please review! Thanks and God bless
