Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto...I do not own Naruto, if I did it would be called "Sasuke" because we all know the plot revolves around him...(its true you cant deny it!)

Naruto stood. His hands were shaking, blood covered them, whether it was his or not he didn't know the only thing he knew was that this was going to be his last move. Sasuke looked over to Naruto as he created a clone and prepared for his final attack. Rasengan, Sasuke knew, he had foreseen it with his sharingan eye which swirled before it faded revealing his cobalt pupils. He too stood looking up at the waterfall that divided them and was reminded of that day, 3 years ago. Sasuke knew that this would be the last move the attack that decided it all.

"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled snapping him back to the present. Sasuke charged a chidori as Naruto finished preparing his Rasengan his clone disappearing. Sasuke knew this would decide the battle. Both knew they were out of chakra and they were already pushing their limits each trying to outdo the other.

"NARUTO!" Sasuke yelled as he launched himself at his enemy his rival his friend.

"SASUKE!" Naruto yelled again in reply also launching himself. The two friends sailed through the air towards each other neither one holding back both forcing out the last drop of chakra both realising that there would be no victor here...

"CHIDORI!"

"RASENGAN!"

The two attack collided with and all mighty clash that enveloped the surrounding area in light, blinding all onlookers. "NO!" Sakura yelled too late as her cried was engulfed by the thunderous clash.

The first thing Sasuke realised when he came two was that he was moving. He hadn't opened his eyes but he could feel the gentle sway from side to side as he was carried forward. Sasuke snapped open his eyes only to be greeted by a white light that burned his pupils. The pain causing him to flinch into his carriers back. He thought he could hear the person chuckle, but it could be that his ears still ringing from the fight. The fight! The memory hit him like a physical blow had he won? Had he killed Naruto? Sasuke opened his eyes slowly this time not surprised by what he saw.

"...Onisan," Sasuke spoke quietly

"Yes Sasuke," Itachi replied answering his silent question at the same time. Sasuke pulled his arms closer around his brother's neck and rested his head on his shoulder closing his eyes. As he did a memory of blood and fear flashed across his consciousness. Sasuke snapped his eyes open again Banishing the thought from his mind.

"I know," Sasuke suddenly said studying his brother, so to gauge his response. He waited a few seconds realising his brother wasn't going to take the bait. "Tobi, or Madara as it would seem told me everything," Sasuke continued trying to prompt his brother.

"Did he now?" Itachi replied after some time. Although made no effort to elaborate on the subject much to the annoyance of his younger brother. Sasuke grit his teeth and glared at his brother hoping Itachi could feel his annoyance and rage growing. Suddenly Sasuke spoke up.

"You should have killed me that night!" Sasuke growled, enraged by his brothers' callous attitude. "I'd be better off if I had died that night then lived this lie!" he spat.

"NO!" Itachi yelled coming to a halt; "all of this would have been for nothing if you had died that night." He paused, Sasuke could feel him inhale deeply, calming himself before he began. "The Last leader of the Uchiha clan Fugaku, our father, had always been angered at the treatment of the Uchiha. He had always believed that the Uchiha were the superior clan, a clan whose very name spread fear among all nations." "Even the leaf feared the Uchiha," Itachi added ominously.

"Father had planned a mutiny against the heads of the leaf, but he was waiting for them to make the first move. He was counting on being able to predict the movements of the enemy," Itachi explained. "That is where I came in".

"Why you" Sasuke snapped. Itachi shook his head at his brother's inpatients before continuing.

"It was my job to act as fathers eyes; I was the only one close enough to the inner circle to see what was coming. But the leaf knew that the tension between the leaf and their most elite clan was rising," Itachi paused. "I could see what this would do to the leaf, and I knew that as much as the leaf needed us, we needed them, because even the Uchiha have weaknesses," he added seriously.

"Father believed that if the Uchiha were to be the victims it would give justice and meaning to his rebellion and by gathering forces within the Uchiha he was really coaxing the leaf into making the first move." Itachi exhaled before continuing "Yet if Father continued it would have led to civil war and I wasn't going to put you through that." "I wasn't going to let you become a sacrifice to his insane regime!" Itachi added angrily.

"Then why?" Sasuke replied after a brief pause. Itachi turned to him confused by his brother's question, believing he had explained himself. "You left me there alone," Sasuke added in a detached voice. "Why... Why didn't you take me with you?"Itachi snapped his head away in surprised, after all he had done to his brother the lies, the betrayal...

"I wanted to, you don't know how close I was to taking you that night," Itachi replied. "He still wanted him," Itachi thought. He couldn't believe the faith his little brother still had in him, even now after he had admitted to willingly killing their clan... their family. "That's not how I wanted it to be for you Sasuke," Itachi continued tuning back to face his brother. "I Decided that night that I would rather you become a hero then a criminal."

"I don't care about that" Sasuke yelled pushing away from his brother. "You had no right to choose my life I'm not some puppet you can control!"

"Sasuke," Itachi replied gently.

"No!" Sasuke yelled, "You have no idea," he added in a detached voice. "No idea what it was like for me! To have nothing to have no one-"

"I didn't want you to have to live everyday in regret at what I had done," Itachi interrupted softly. "This was the only way; it was what was best for you Sasuke."

"And that has gone really great for me lately hasn't it," Sasuke replied curtly.

"Well if you had just followed the path I made for you-." Itachi began, stoping mid sentence to exhale. "It wasn't supposed to be this way Sasuke," Itachi continued slowly, shaking his head.

"Hn" Sasuke replied before resting his head back on his brother's shoulder. A sudden wave of nostalgia washed over him quickly followed by another memory of blood and pain that flashed across his consciousness. Sasuke snapped his eyes shut but was unable to push the thought back. The pain of the memory surged through his body and sat in his heart, throbbing, burning before turning ice cold at his realisation.

"Oni-san," Sasuke suddenly began after a long silence. "We're going the wrong way," he continued not even realising what the words meant or that they were coming from his mouth.

"No Sasuke," Itachi replied "you have to trust me this is the way we need to go."

"But I have to go back," Sasuke replied in a panicked voice sitting up "I have to go back... to the gate." Sasuke didn't even know what he was talking about he just knew that for some reason he was not where he was supposed to be. The pain in his chest swelled again, Sasuke buried his head into his brothers back clamping his eyes shut.

"Calm down Sasuke," Itachi replied gently "this is the right way." Sasuke felt the fire in his chest begin to cool at his brothers words and he exhaled slowly. Itachi felt Sasuke relax again but he could sense his brother's paranoia and he could feel the shadow of doubt growing in his mind. They continued on their journey for a while longer before Sasuke broke the silence again.

"Where are we going?" He asked or rather demanded.

"I told you Sasuke it wasn't supposed to be this way, you have to go back and fix what you have done," Itachi replied hearing his brother sigh in response.

"I can't," Sasuke began "I'm so tired Ni-san," he added closing his eyes.

"I know Sasuke" Itachi replied leaning his head against his brothers. "That's why I'm carrying you, so you can rest."

"I've been fighting for so long Ni-san," Sasuke added sleepily.

"I know Sasuke," Itachi replied "for all the wrong reasons." He added quietly. Itachi quietly continued to walk, with Sasuke on his back for a time.

Sasuke suddenly exclaimed sitting upright, "You're dead!" Itachi was unprepared for the movement and almost dropped him.

"Yes Sasuke you were there, I thought you knew," Itachi reminded him smugly.

"No," Sasuke corrected "if you're dead, where are they?" understanding dawned on Itachi immediately. Just he was about to reply a movement caught his eye drawing his attention to the ground below him.

"Shit!" Itachi cursed as he launched himself and the unsuspecting Sasuke into the air. "It found us."

"What found us?" Sasuke began but then he saw it. Itachi's shadow erupted into mass of swarming hands grabbing at them. Itachi dodged and weaved around the grabbing hands, Sasuke tried to push away from his brother knowing it would be easier if the two of them split up.

"NO SASUKE DONT LET GO!" Itachi yelled jumping again to regain his grip on his brother.

"WHAT DOES IT WANT?" Sasuke yelled in reply the swarm of hands that hissed and growled making it almost impossible to hear each other.

"IT'S TRYING TO TAKE YOU SASUKE TO WHERE THEY ARE, TO THE GATE!" Itachi yelled as landed at a run, speeding away from the dark mass. At the mention of the word 'gate' Sasuke's chest erupted into flames again he cringed grabbing his chest. "That's where they are Sasuke, Okasan and Otosan" Itachi added.

"LET THEM TAKE ME THEN, I WANT TO GO!" Sasuke yelled fighting against his brother's grip.

"No Sasuke it's not your time yet we have to keep going," Itachi replied quickly before spinning on the spot. "Don't touch the ground," He warned Sasuke before releasing his grip on him to perform the seals "Katon: Goukakyuu no justu!" Itachi realised a fireball from his mouth, dissipating the perusing shadow and with it the fire in Sasuke's chest. As he did he used his free hand to stop Sasuke from touching the ground.

"I can walk Itachi," Sasuke replied as Itachi reclaimed his grip on his brother and after a survey of the surrounding area continued on.

"You can't Sasuke if you do the shadow will take you."

"That's fine I want to go," Sasuke replied stubbornly.

"I'm not going to let you off that easily Sasuke, you have to go back and fix this," Itachi replied calmly leaning his head against his brothers. He felt Sasuke's long exhale, his warm breathe caressing his cheek.

"Hn," Sasuke replied turning his head to the side. Itachi continued to walk further ahead for a while, until he heard Sasuke sigh with inpatients. Itachi took a quick look around them, before shifting Sasuke on his back. "Sasuke, you can step down now. We have come far enough." Itachi carefully helped Sasuke slide down his back. Sasuke's feet hit the ground with a loud thump, which confused him. He wasn't that far off the ground.

"What the-?" Sasuke looked up at his older brother, whose face was suddenly a lot higher than his own. "Onisan?" Sasuke questioned. He looked at his hands which were so small and childlike. He looked back up to his big brother who was smiling and Sasuke realised that he looked exactly like he did before, when he was his Itachi. He looked just as he remembered him.

"Ototou," Itachi said smiling. "It's time for you to go."

"NO! ITACHI!" Sasuke ran towards his older brother and flung his small arms around Itachi's legs. Itachi pulled back Sasuke away from him slightly so he could look at his face. "I want to stay with you Itachi," Sasuke pleaded.

Itachi smirked as his little brother, "Sorry Sasuke, maybe next time." Itachi raised his hands and flicked Sasuke's forehead. Sasuke began to fall backwards; he braced himself believing he would hit the ground. He closed his eyes, but he continued to fall. He snapped his eyes open suddenly to find Itachi get further and further away as he continued to fall. "ITACHI!" Sasuke yelled up to him.

"Itachi is yelling something at Sasuke."

Itachi disappeared from Sasuke's vision as he fell; suddenly he was engulfed into darkness. After what felt like a lifetime Sasuke began to hear a faint sobbing in his head, like someone was crying. Suddenly he was aware of a heavy pain in his chest and breathing was beginning to become slightly difficult. The weight bared down even harder on his chest as the sobbing became louder. He could feel something wet hitting his face, 'rain?' No, it wasn't cold enough. Suddenly the pressure on his chest increased as he heard a voice. "SASUKE!"

Determined, Sasuke tried to see the person yelling at him but he continued to see black. He realised that his eyes were closed and he couldn't open them. Instead Sasuke tried to push the heavy object off his chest to ease his breathing. "Sasuke? SASUKE-KUN!" the voice yelled much louder than before.

"Can't see," Sasuke whispered his voice shaking slightly, his throat dry. He felt someone tugging at his hair, Sasuke realised the bandages that covered his eyes were being lifted. Sasuke looked up at teary eyes of the person lying on his chest. "Sakura, get off me, you're heavy."

This is my first fanfic so be kind. I'm super lazy so I ended it there. But if you want me to continue I will, because I totally know where this is going. Oh and thanks to my awesome friend Carissa, who pretty much translated most of this from my brain into words, and is typing this now. Don't worry I'm dictating. So yeah thanks for reading. xoxo