Sasuke stuck his hand under the tap, washing the blood from the broken skin.
"Fuck!" he cursed as he discarded the tainted knife across the countertop. He cursed again, punishing himself for letting his mind wander and allowing himself to make a mistake so foolish.
The blood coated vegetables caught his eye and Sasuke growled. Ruined; he had let his attention drift and now his meal was ruined. He turned around and ran his injured hand into the wall, letting out a string of curses at the pain and in anger.
"Why cant I stop?!" he yelled as his mind flashed to stormy blue eyes. In his minds eye he saw tears accumulate in the corners of the blue and one rolled down a perfect tanned cheek.
Sasuke then realized that his cheeks had grown warm and he realized that he had begun to cry himself. The pain that he saw on the face tore at his heart, stabbing and ripping apart at his happiness. He didn't understand. How could someone else's pain hurt him so much? How could just seeing that pain once, tear at everything he had.
Sasuke looked down at his hands, finding them littered with cuts and scratches. It had started three weeks ago; the day that he had returned to Konoha.
Sasuke had promised not to return until he had avenged his clan by killing his older brother. Unfortunately, after he left Konoha to train with Orochimaru, his team mates, Naruto, Sakura, and Kakashi, began to search for and chase after him. Now, at the age of 18, Sasuke knew that he was ready to complete his mission.
His brother, Itachi, had been a member of a group of missing-nin called the Akatsuki. The Akatsuki itself had been after Naruto for many years; wanting the spirit of the nine-tailed demon fox that had been sealed inside of him since birth. Sasuke found Itachi fighting against his old team with their backs against a set of rocky cliffs.
Sasuke hid in the little section of wood still standing after the violent battle that had been in action for what seemed to be hours if not days. He watched the group, tracking their movements. Everyone was showing signs of exhaustion, no one getting ahead or falling behind. He just kept watching, watching and waiting. He knew that he needed to wait so that he could strike at the best moment, when Itachi was at his weakest.
His plans were destroyed when Itachi suddenly found an opening and sent their silver haired sensei flying backward into one of the cliffs. Rocks fell as Kakashi hit the wall and fell unconscious. The tumbling rocks pinned him down.
"SAKURA!" barked Naruto, "HELP KAKASHI!"
"What about you?!" the pink haired kunoichi yelled.
"JUST DO IT! I CAN HANDLE HIM!" the blond hollered.
Sakura nodded and scurried to their teacher's aid.
Naruto turned back toward Itachi just in time to evade a kunai. Sasuke was amazed; Naruto was actually able to hold off Itachi…for a while. Though the 17 year old was able to hold himself against the traitorous ninja, it wasn't long before he was falling behind.
Itachi managed to land a punch on a permanently scratched face and push the boy to the ground. He smirked, looking down at the ninja glaring at him. Even when he was furious, dirty, sweating, and blood stained he was still attractive, which made Itachi's smirk grow.
He bent down and quietly said to the boy, "Adorable. I can see why my foolish little brother likes you so much. It's a shame that I have to kill you. You know, I wouldn't have to kill you so soon if you came with me. I could make your last few days very pleasurable."
Naruto blushed out of anger, "Fucking asshole! You're going to be the one to die!"
Something tugged at Sasuke when he saw his brother force his old team mate to the ground, and his blood began to boil when he saw him lean into whisper to him. Because of his Sharingan, Sasuke read his brother lips. At Itachi's last words, he could have ripped off his head with his bare hands. He couldn't wait anymore.
Sasuke suddenly appeared behind his brother, his sword digging into his back.
"Touch him, and I wont hesitate to kill you." he growled.
"Ah…little brother. I was wondering when you would show up to save your little fox. But you shouldn't have hesitated to begin with." he turned with amazing speed and cut his younger brother's throat.
"SASU-" Naruto began, but he was cut off as the real passed him in a blur.
"I didn't" he said angrily as he let his sword fall across his brothers neck, beheading him then and there.
Sasuke looked down at the black haired corps below him and grinned.
"-ke." came a whimpering voice causing Sasuke to turn around only to feel pain beyond anything he had ever experienced. He turned around to see Naruto with a look of absolute loss and sadness on his childish face.