Hurtful words, loud and deadly. The singed scent of Kuubi's chakra. The chi-chi-chi of Sasuke's ultimate jutsu. Blue eyes widened in shock…and resignation. A sickening squelch. A strange, deafening silence.
And then it was over. Blood covered Sasuke's arm and stained his clothes. And Sasuke had won. Finally.
Sasuke had the power he'd sought. And Naruto was dead.
The rivalry that had consumed the two of them for years and years was over, and Sasuke had emerged the victor, because Naruto was dead. And Sasuke was….not. Which, by default, made him the winner.
It was all Sasuke had ever wanted, really.
Che…the idiot. He was too persistent for his own good- too loud, too bright, too…irresistible. And look where all that landed him, in the end- flat on the floor, lifeless blue eyes resigned, with a gaping hole in his chest where his heart should be. In the end, despite all his efforts, he'd lost.
The idiot…Naruto…
…all Sasuke had ever wanted, really.