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Sasuke POV
"Lord Hokage," I said. I could hear the pain in my own voice; it was after-all only a couple of days after the murder of my entire clan. It still felt like a dream. I was standing before the door to Lord Hokage's office, I was told to come and talk to him whenever I had time, so basically every day after training. Today I was feeling particularly sad and on edge. It just felt off today so I decided I would head straight over to Lord Hokage's before dinner. Talking to him always calmed my nerves.
But, for some reason I felt a lump in my throat. I noticed my hand tremble slightly. I froze and stared wide-eyed at my hand. I suddenly felt the urge to run and run and never stop running. What was going on! I will never be ever to face Itachi if I can't so much as remain composed! What the heck is wrong with me! Get a grip and open the door! I felt a twist of pain in my eyes. I realized what this reminded of me then.
This was my same reaction to the night of my parent's murder; it took all I had to open the door. Fear, suddenly rushed through me; is Lord Hokage all right?
"Lord Hokage!" I yelled relatively softly as I opened the door in a rush. What I saw before me chilled my blood and froze me.
Itachi POV
It had been a couple of days since I killed my heart along with my family. I had now to get the Hokage to protect Sasuke before I left to find the Akatsuki. I spent most of the day looking for and watching Sasuke, because this would be the last time for who knows how long.
I finally pulled myself away from watching him train because he had begun to cry once everyone left. I knew by sheer instinct it wasn't because he was tired, I knew it was because of what I put him through by completing my mission.
I stealthily made my way over to the Hokage's office and through his window.
"Itachi, what are you doing here? You really shouldn't linger, someone may catch you." Said lord Hokage slightly taken back.
"I'm here to ask a favor." I said in my usual emotionless tone.
Lord Hokage eyed me suspiciously before replying. "What?"
I kept my voice low so no one, even if they were right outside the door, could hear me. "I need you to make sure Danzou doesn't try to hurt Sasuke and that Sasuke never-" I was cut off.
"Lord Hokage?" I heard Sasuke's voice, pain obviously in it, outside Lord Hokage's office call out. When I heard his voice I froze, no way could I see Sasuke again; not this soon. I stared open mouthed at Lord Hokage who looked equally surprised as I.
I slowly turned to face the door, no way could I make it out of here quietly enough for Sasuke wouldn't hear me, Sasuke may be young but he didn't disregard anything when he was upset and I could count on him hearing me if I tried the window.
"Lord Hokage!" I heard Sasuke yell quietly, in a voice filled with concern and worry, as he busted into the room.
I meet his eyes immediately and heard him softly gasp. He took a couple of steps back and started trembling then something just randomly shifted, and that worried me.
Sasuke POV
I could only stare I was frozen by all the thoughts running through my head.
Stop. I told my mind. I paused and took a breath and closed my eyes. When I opened my eyes I meet Itachi's eyes with a glare. I realized that my sharingan was most likely on.
"What. Is. Going. On." I said in a tight voice.
Itachi's eyes flew to the Third, who nodded and said, "You may tell him Itachi."
Itachi startled me with looking back at me with a pleading look in his eyes. He closed his eyes and opened them with his third comma sharingan on. I gasped as this happened.
Memory 1
I saw mother and father giving Itachi instructions about being the pipeline to the village and about the cou de ta they clan was planning.
Mermoy 2
I was frozen as I watched Donzou and the Elders instructing Itachi that he had to kill the clan while the Third tried to talk them out of it and said they could compromise.
Memory 3
Donzou was yelling at Itachi for not killing me while the Third pointed out how hard it must have been to kill your own clan and it made sense that Itachi couldn't kill his little brother. Donzou still continue to yell at Itachi pointing out that his actions mean he held my life above the entire village.
Memory 4
I saw Itachi face a masked man who he addressed as 'Madara'. Itachi seemed to be reasoning with to leave the village alone if he killed the clan.
Memory 5
I relived the memory when Itachi said he'd always be like a wall I had to climb over.
As I returned to the real world I felt my knees buckle and tears stream down my cheeks. I slowly looked up to Itachi. He was crying too. His sharingan was gone and he looked pained.
"I had to get you to hate me. That way you would work hard to get stronger and you would redeem the Uchiha name. Please understand…" Itachi said looking down.
I stumbled up and ran and hugged his legs. I felt myself tremble from sheer pain. "I forgive you nee-san."
Itachi crouched down and looked into my eyes and said, "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, nee-san; but what now we can't stay in the village?" I said looking up at him.
"You will stay here and I will leave." Itachi said firmly looking down at me.
"No! You-You can't leave me Itachi-san I don't want to lose you too. I will follow you if you leave me please just don't leave me!" I pleaded; this probably surprised Itachi because I never beg, even for tomatoes.
"Sasuke don't be difficult." Itachi said and quickly pulled on his emotionless mask again. I felt myself flinch.
"Fine, but be quiet and don't speak out, I'm going to have to join a dangerous group, and they'll be irritable." Itachi said looking frustrated before leaning closer to me and whispered, "It was the other one of Madara's conditions."
"What'll we do, everyone knows Sasuke is alive and it would stand out if he upright disappeared?" Lord Hokage pointed out quietly.
"We can fake my death." I offered.
"Sasuke, don't talk like that." Itachi-san scolded.
"We can take some of my blood and poor it on the ground, we can remove some now and then tomorrow after school you can take more blood. That way it would appear that I died from lack of blood and who ever can figure out who 'did it'. As long as no one rats anything out it'll work out perfectly." I said shrugging, Itachi and Lord Third just gawked at me.
"Ok, if you never say anything like that again." Itachi said shaking his head then mumbled something like 'I can't believe this is happening.'
Naruto POV
Today Sasuke-kun seemed really off…he even smiled! I mean he never smiles. I wonder what's up…
"Hey, Sasuke-kun! Wanna go practice after school today?" I said running over to him at lunch.
"Sorry I can't…I'm going to visit my parent's grave after school." Sasuke said looking away.
"Oh well, some other time then?" I said looking at him with sympathy.
"Yeah, of course," He said giving me a weak smile.
That was weird Sasuke never talked to me and he still never smiles…
~The Next Day~
"Class," Iruka-sensei said looking on the verge of tears. Everyone was immediately silent. "This morning Sasuke Uchiha's blood was found on near the cemetery, there was so much blood that…he couldn't have lived." The class was dead silent. "He was murdered, but they still have yet to find the body. Did anyone see him yesterday or know where he was going?" I felt my hand rise without me telling it to.
"Sasuke said he was going to visit his parent's grave after school, he told me when I asked if he wanted to train with me." As the words left my mouth I could almost feel the class thaw. Most of the class busted into tears.
I felt hot tears run down my face as realization ran through me. "Darn it Sasuke!" I screamed and felt eyes on me. "You weren't supposed to die!" I yelled as I ran out of the classroom.
I ran and ran I felt like my best friend was taken from me. Me and Sasuke weren't close but I could feel myself stumble and cried out, "Why Sasuke?"
That was the last time I ever heard anything about Sasuke. His body was never found and I always felt like I was missing my best friend or even part of me was gone.
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