Title: 'Uchiha Itachi: 30 Seconds (10 Years) Of Life' REVISED 2009.02
Author: MissYamapiKara
Type: One-shot
Base: 'Naruto' by Masashi Kishimoto
Genre: Drama
Warnings: Sad-dark atmosphere; no specific warnings
Rating: M (rated purely for intended atmosphere)
Soundtrack: 'Ai to Shuu' ('Naruto' ST)
Summary: Itachi is not sorry that they are dead. Itachi wants his little brother to go home. Itachi wants his little brother to call him 'nii-san' one more time. Itachi did not kill the Uchiha clan. Itachi is not a liar. These thirty seconds of thought echo Itachi's past ten years of life.
So Basically: Slightly AU / not entirely accurate to the 'Naruto' storyline; Ten long years after the Uchiha Clan Massacre, Sasuke has found Itachi. This is a take on Itachi's thoughts as Sasuke stares him down. Sasuke has found his murderous brother and intends to exact what he believes is revenge; Itachi has run out of places to hide from his dear little brother and must now tell him the hardest thing he has ever had to say. Itachi implies in his thoughts that the clan was corrupt, he got the worst of it and he knew Sasuke would get the same.
Author's Note: I wanted to characterise Itachi as caring only for his little brother. The only thing Itachi has ever thought about is Sasuke and his well-being. Itachi wants Sasuke to know he is innocent so that he will accept Itachi again, while at the same time he wants Sasuke to forget about him because he has caused him so much pain, and knowing the truth will only hurt Sasuke more. That's why telling him this is so difficult: it will show Sasuke that his quest to kill Itachi was pointless from the very beginning. Also, I was going to insert a system of markings to denote heartbeat/pace in the happenings of this scene, but I couldn't make it show up with this program. So I tried to change them and now I've only included something similar at the very end.. I hope readers can understand them..?
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Proceeding...
Uchiha Itachi:
30 Seconds (10 Years) Of Life
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"Do you have anything to say before I pierce your black heart?" Sasuke seethed, teeth clenched.
Anger. Grief. Anxiety. Bloodlust. Abandonment. Betrayal. Confusion. Pain.
"Little brother..." Itachi breathed.
Sadness. Hopelessness. Emptiness. Helplessness. Love. Pain.
How can I tell him...
...that he is strong?
That he lacks nothing? He has just to open his eyes.
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How can I tell him...
...we were made to hate?
Uchiha were made to war.
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How can I tell him...
...I did not want this?
For all the hate I held for them, for doing what they did, I did not want to take from him what he was still ignorant enough to love.
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How can I tell him...
...his life was not ruined? Not by those who killed his parents. He was saved by assassins from a fate worse than all else. He was granted freedom the same day he signed it away.
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How can I tell him...
...to forget me, when all I want is to be a part of his life?
Even while I know I hold his life in the palm of my hand.
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How can I tell him...
...I do not want that?
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How can I tell him...
...the greatest thing he will ever know is love?
That he should go back to those who cried for him. Their tears have not stopped..
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How can I tell him...
...that I am sorry?
That I want my little brother to be happy. My only brother..
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How can I tell him...
...his efforts are for nothing?
That he will never find vengeance in pursuit of me.
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How can I tell him...
He has lost so much for absolutely nothing.
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How can I tell him...
"Sasuke..."
Sadness. Hopelessness. Emptiness. Helplessness. Love. Pain.
"...it wasn't me."
Anger. Grief. Anxiety. Bloodlust. Abandonment. Betrayal. Confusion. Pain. Anger. Grief. Anxiety. Bloodlust. ABANDONMENT. BETRAYAL. CONFUSION. PAIN.
"LIAR!!!"
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