"So we meet again dear brother" said Itachi with a smirk.
"this time, I WILL kill you." Said Sasuke with determination in his eyes.
"Oh? Will you..." Said Itachi sounding a bit cocky. "I dought you've atained enough hatetrid in that little time" he said smirking again.
"I'll show you hatrid!" Said Sasuke building up chakra in is hand. "I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!!! CHIDORRIIII!!!!" He yelled charging at Itachi.
The sound of a thousand birds screached through the air & as Sasuke ran. Itachi tried to activate his Magekyo Sharingan, but it was too late.
Blue lighting tore through Itachi's chest & slammed him agaist the wall. He screamed in pain, then spat blood & convulced... then... he was dead!
"Ita-Itachi" Stammered Sasuke. He stared breathlessly at Itachi's remains. Chakra still buzzing around his hand.
The chakra disingaged then... he collapsed onto his knees.
He suddenly found it hard to breathe. He gasped & shuddered. & struggled for breath.
"Ita-Itachi" He stammered again. Then he crawled tword Itachi & placed his hand on Itachi's shoulder.
"Wake up!" he barked. He shook Itachi, then he slapped him acrossed the face. No response! Itachi slumped down agaist the wall into a pool of blood. Sasuke shuttered yet again.
Then Sasuke placed his fingers on Itachi's neck. "No Pluse! He's dead!"
"Ita-ch" he choked. Then he turned & threw up.
"this can't be happening... this can't be happening... he can't be dead... not now... not like this... not this easey" he thought to himself, shuddering & gasping again.
"he's alive! I know it! & he's gonna wake up & kill me! oh geese... I can't fight... not like this... I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die" he continued
"Snap out of it Sasuke! pull your self together! What's WRONG with you Sasuke!?!" He screamed inside his head.
He was in shock, he was freaking out, it was more then he could take.
He had never felt this way before. He was more scared now then when Orochimaru had showed him his own death.
"why can't I pull myself together... what is this? what's happening to me... I think... I think I'm having an asthma attack! but... wait! I don't have asthma! Do I?! he muttered gasping & shuttering again.
"What is it... are Hayate's germs getting to me? have they infected my lungs!? ...no I'm just being a baby! A coward!" he thought
"This is foolish! THIS IS STUPID! He's DEAD & I'll prove it!" He shouted inside his head.
Then took a deep breath & forced himself to his feet! He check Itachi's pulse once more then he kicked him in the side causing more blood to pour from his wound. Then he drew a kunai & slashed Itachi's throat.
Sasuke had just killed his brother. He knew now more then ever that Itachi was in fact dead.
He stared for a momment then a smirk spread acrossed his lips. He begain to laugh out loud. He laughed hard then doubled over laughing & continued till his sides ached.
Then he stopped laughing... & memories flooded his mind. He remembered the Uchiha clan & how they had all been slaughtered before his eyes... all of it rushing vividly like when Itachi had showed him with the Magekyo Sharingan only more clear.
He was overwhelmed not just with memories of hate, but memories that filled him with sorrow. He remembered happy times he'd had with Itachi as well before the slaughter.
He covered his face with his hand & tears poured out on controlably steaming down his face.
He'd just killed his brother, his only living sibling. The last of his clan. He actually felt sorry. Regretful.
He actually missed Itachi Could there have been another way he hadn't thought of? He sobbed hard as tears poured out of his eyes.
Years of repressed emotions flowed through him overwhelming his very being, threatening to swallow him whole.
He collapsed into a state of unconciousness & was woken by a gental shaking & the sound Naruto's voice.
"Sasuke! ...Sasuke! Are you okay?" said Naruto peering down at him.
"huh? ...Naruto?..." said Sasuke looking up at him.
"Good your alive!" Said Sakura leaning over him.
"Are you hurt?" asked Kakashi.
"...no...I...don't...think so... replied Sasuke checking himself"
"Uh guys what happened to Itachi?" asked Kakashi. "Sasuke, did you see who killed him?" he asked, in his usual aloof sounding voice.
Sasuke bolted upright. "Itwasme!" he said suddenly, in one gasp of breath.
"huh?" said everyone in unison.
"I-I... I killed him! I Did it!" said Sasuke with an unusual excitment in his voice. "I killed Itachi!!!" He jumped to he's feat... then fell over from a shudden head rush.
"Gah" moaned Naruto as Sasuke fell on him.
"I did it!!" Yelled Sasuke forcing himself off of Naruto.
"Why you!" hissed Naruto who went unoticed. "I'll get you for falling on-
Naruto was cut off & restrained by Sakura who was still speachless & overjoyed.
"After all these years I did it! Yata! I finaly got my revenge!" Cheered Sasuke jumping up & down in a Naruto like way.
"What's into him?" muttered Naruto.
"Whoo hoo! Yeah!" cryied Sasuke. Then he ran of into the woods. Using his chakra he dashed up a tree & rushed through the forest jumping from tree to tree whooping & hollaring like some sort of crazed monkey.
When Naruto, Sakura & Kakashi caught up with him he was already back to Konoha.
Sasuke dashed through town. "Now what? now what?" he asked himself. "I gotta celebrate! I gotta!" but how! I know Sake!
Sasuke turned into Jaraiya with the tranformation justu then entered a liqour store & bought sevral bottles.
then he went back to his house & got drunk out of his head.
By the time Naruto, Sakura, & Kakashi found him his was passed out drunk as he could be.
Sasuke awoke with a pounding headache. His mouth felt dry, his stomach was in knots. He dragged himself from bed to the bathroom & threw up. On his way back he (quite litterally) bumped into Kakashi.
"Ugh... what are you doing here sensei? he groaned, wincing & rubbing his head"
"hear to intervene." he said calmly, his one eye smiling
"...wha...?" said Sasuke squeazing his eyes shut & piching his nose
"you've been acting like a nut, & I'm hear to have a little talk with you" said Kakashi.
Sasuke ran for the bathroom & threw up again. Kakashi shook his head & shruged then fallowed Sasuke into the the bathroom
"ugh.. why I'm... so sick" said Sasuke gagging. "I feel awful..." he said before throwing up again.
"that's because you have a hangover" said Kakashi rubbing Sasuke's back.
"that's what happens when you drink too much sake..." he continued.
"there's more to life then partying to celibrate your victories..." he said looking at Sasuke.
"now that you have your revenge you need to decide what your going to do next. What are your plans for the future?" he asked.
"um... I never thought about it..." said Sasuke.
"well I'll leave you to decide that when you are well. For now you just get some rest okay?" said Kakashi with a smile in his eye
"um... okay..." said Sasuke giving a nod of agreement.
Sasuke layed down & went to sleep, when he awoke his headache was gone & he felt better but somewhat thirsty. He went to the kitchen & got some water.
After drinking a few glasses of water he begain to think about what Kakashi had said.
"what are your plans for the future" ... "hmm what ARE my plans for the future?" he thought.
"I've never had a future before... my future was created for me by Itachi... No it was stolen from me by Itachi I hate him!" he thought.
"...but it's no good... it doesn't matter... cuz" he swallowed hard. "now he's gone... my future no longer lies in hate or power... but what?" he thought
He continued to think "maybe I should ask some one else..." he thought. "Naruto? nah... he's to dumb... Kakashi maybe? nah... he'd just tell me I need to 'figure it out on my own' Gai? nah... he'd tell me it's nothing but hard work... hmm... definatly not Jaraiya... that perv! Maybe I should be come Hokage? ...nah that's Naruto's dream... I need my own... I've been without one so long, I don't know anymore Gah! I can't decide!"
"I know, I'll go out for a walk & get some air" he decided.
"Hey Sasuke! wanna go out on a date?" asked Sakura, smiling & blushing.
"um sure..." said Sasuke. (He had nothing better to do)
Sasuke & Sakura went to a small sushi reasturant in town. They ate & talk & had a good time.
"I didn't know you liked pickled radish or squid" said Sakura.
"Neither did I" said Sasuke. "in fact there's alot of things I never tried... I usualy just order rice balls or sashimi"
"maybe I should try more & see what life has to offer said Sasuke"
"Yeah maybe you should" she said.
"would you like some dessert?" the waitress asked.
"What do you have?" asked Sasuke.
"ice cream, red bean, green tea, & ginger flavors. Which would you like?" she responded.
"one of each" said Sasuke with a smile.
"oh Sasuke your so brave" said Sakura with stars in her eyes.
After they finished dessert, Sasuke & Sakura layed in the grass at the pack & looked at the sky.
"I never realized the stars were so pretty" Sasuke said dreamily.
"Sasuke-kun... I never told you... because I was to shy, but..." Sakura blushed.
"Yes, what is it Sakura?" asked Sasuke.
"Susuke-kun... I love you" she whispered in his ear.
"she loves me... I've never been loved before... it feels... it feels kinda nice" he thought.
"Do I love her too" he wondered. He looked into her eyes... "Yes, yes I do" he thought.
Then, he gave her a kiss.
They layed under the stars for along time. Then they went home.
The next day Sasuke woke up in the hostpial with Sakura standing over him.
"last night... last night was good... thank you for last night" he said smiling at Sakura.
"What are you talking about" said Naruto
"yes, please elaborate." said Kakashi.
"Kakashi, thank you for your words..." said Sasuke.
"Words?" asked Kakashi abit puzzled.
"yeah, after killed Itachi, I didn't know what to do with my life & you help me figure it out" he said. "then I went out on a date with Sakura & decied to try new things, like sushi & kissing"
Sakura blushed & Kakashi sweatdropped.
"should we tell him?" asked Naruto.
"I'll tell him" said Sakura. Then she whispered to Kakashi & Kakashi took Naruto out of the room.
"Tell me what?" Asked Sasuke.
"why you're in the hospital" said Sakura. "you ate some bad fish & they we had to bring you hear for a shot of antidote & some rest" she lied.
"oh, well I feel better now, what should we do today... oh I know, lets go look at clouds like Shikamaru does that might be fun" he said.
"now Naruto whatever you do don't tell Sasuke that Itachi's still alive, or that he got Sasuke with the Mangekyo Sharingan. If you do I'll hit you with 'a thousand years of death' got it." whispered Kakashi
Naruto gulped.
& with that Sasuke went on to live his new life... not knowing that Itach was still alive & they'd one day meet again.