Summary: Itachi massacred his entire clan, save Sasuke, then left for the Akatsuki in order to protect the village. But what if Sasuke (who we all know went WAAY emo) killed himself when he failed to kill Itachi the first time that he and Kisame tried to take Naruto? What would Itachi think? A songfic based on A New Hope by Broken Iris. WARNING: MAJOR SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVEN'T READ PAST ITACHI'S DEATH. To all those who didn't know that Itachi died…well of course he would! Kishimoto likes making his readers cry.
Hello again! I'm baaaack! And I'm so happy! I got four reviews on my songfic about Kakuzu! Granted, three out of the four knew about it because I messaged them…and the other one pointed out that I broke the rules (nooooooez don't wanna go to juvie!)…but still! I appreciate it! A CHOJI-WITH-HIS-ENLARGEMENT-JUTSU-OR-WHATEVER-IT'S-CALLED-SIZED thanks to Tigerfighter98, Taeryfai, and bookworm4lifebaby for reviewing! And to TheRealGoodyTwoShoes for pointing out the rules!
Well here's the newest songfic! It's about Itachi! Also a Broken Iris song…gee, I wonder which band is my favorite…? ;) Remember, I can't post the lyrics (that's what got me in trouble last time), so go on youtube to listen to this AMAZING song and read the lyrics. Then it will make sense and give you the same feeling of immense sadness that it gave me.
I like my depressing music. STFU.
This is set after Naruto leaves to go train with Jiraiya. At the battle at the waterfall (forgot what that place is called), Naruto brings Sasuke back then goes to train with Ero-sannin to be able to beat the Akatsuki. In that 2-year interval is when Sasuke kills himself and this shit goes down.
Review review review! Oh, and enjoy! :D
Song: A New Hope by Broken Iris
Itachi stood in front of a grave in Konoha, kneeling respectfully. In his hand was a single blood-red rose. Cold air whipped around him, making his Akatsuki robes fly wildly about.
"Hey Sasuke…" the normally stoic whispered, smiling sadly. "I've been hearing…rumors. That you—" gulp "—killed yourself.
"You know…I'm kinda hoping that this is all a big misunderstanding. That you aren't really—" The words caught in his throat. He couldn't say it—he couldn't say that his beloved little brother was dead. Or was even pretending to be dead.
"A-anyways…" He hastily cleared his throat. He was the strong and silent older brother—he had to uphold that image to Sasuke.
But after staring at the headstone for a few minutes, he couldn't help it. He fell to his knees and began to slowly cry. "Why, Sasuke? Why? I was doing everything—everything —for you. I was trying to make you stronger, trying to make you the best that you could be…you know what?" he suddenly soft-screamed.
He threw the flower down. "I can't believe I even planned for you to kill me! Did I really think that you could do it? Foolish little brother…you lacked the hatred to kill me. I could tell. You paused right before you started running like a madman. You were considering not doing it! I…I…"
He slowly calmed down. "I am having fucking mood swings. Hehe…it's all your fault. But now I don't think I mind. I just wish that I had had more time…more time…"
He's gone, the wind seemed to whisper to him.
He started crying again. "Time was all I needed with you. So you could kill me…get the Mangekyo…and destroy Madara all in one. Everything was for you…but you had to place it out of my reach, didn't you Sasuke? You had to go…and ruin everything…"
Gone, the wind murmured again. Itachi shivered. The wind was so cold; he felt like shinobi eyes were on him, but he knew that was impossible. He had scanned the area multiple times before coming.
"You were supposed to stay alive…go to…I don't know, that pedophile Orochimaru or someone to train…but not die. You were never supposed to die," he whispered brokenly. "You held on for so long…why throw it away? WHY?" The mood swing came back.
"Why, Sasuke? Just…fucking…kill me already…" Itachi sobbed, pounding his fists on Sasuke's grave.
He's gone and will never return, the wind spoke in his mind, this time with a sinister edge to it. Itachi suddenly stopped crying and looked up, eyes narrowed. Now he sensed someone…he didn't know how he didn't notice them before…
"Show yourself!" he commanded.
A man complied. Bandages covered his right eye and arm, and a tuft of brown hair poked itself out on top. He had a cane and a black robe or sorts. "How nice to see you again, Itachi-san ," he sneered.
Itachi activated him Mangekyo. "Danzo."
"Who were you expecting? Sasuke?" he snarled. He scoffed as he looked down at the grave. "He's never coming back, you know."
"Why couldn't I sense you before?" Itachi demanded.
Danzo smiled eerily. "Because, my dear Itachi-san—" Itachi flinched at the "san". "—I took a little…what should I call it…souvenir from your late family after you left." He began slowly unwrapping the bandages. "It was rather handy for you to kill them all for me. A coup would never do. The village would never have stood in order if its police were revolting."
"Cut the crap, Danzo. What do you want?"
He smiled again. "Your eyes."
The Uchiha blinked in confusion. "Wha…what?"
"You heard me," Danzo said. He whipped off his bandages. "I want your eyes."
Itachi gasped in horror. The elder's right side was riddled with…eyes. Or, more specifically, the eyes of his former clan mates. There was red and black everywhere.
"However…" Danzo continued, "I kept your brother's eyes as my own. Look." He tapped at his right eyeball—Sasuke's eye. Itachi shuddered in horror.
He then composed himself. "Danzo…you are a greedy and selfish bastard. My original loyalties lay with the village. But now that I see what you have done…I'm going to have to find something else to hope for."
"And it is…?"
Itachi glared at him. "Your death." And with that, he vanished.
Danzo stared at the space where Itachi had been for a while, then cursed. "Damn it!"
"Itachi-chan is back!" Tobi exclaimed, running to glomp Itachi.
He glared at him. "Cut the child act, Madara. I need to ask you of something."
Tobi's aura immediately changed to the intimidating one of Madara. "What is it?"
"I need you to train me. So that I can take revenge. I hope to be the next avenger."
So whataya think? I know who Tobi really is…damn, Kishimoto really likes confusing his readers with intricate mini-plots inside of the big overarching plot…geez. But anyways…review please!