I've Always Loved You
Disclaimer: I am doing very well in straying away from original characters, but I still have not gotten off of Naruto. This is yet another story revolving around Sasuke Uchiha. I do not own Naruto. I do have a life other than writing fanfiction and I do not like to be flamed. Please give constructive criticism and nothing else. I do not have time to argue with people who do not like my stories. If you do not like it then DON'T READ IT that simple. Now I am done with my rant, so please if you like this read on with the fic.
Chapter One: The girl with pink hair.
Sasuke Uchiha was now seven years old and was accepted into the Shinobe academy. He was determined to show his father that he was just at great as his Nii-san Itachi. Since he didn't really know anyone, he really just kept to himself the whole time. However at lunch one day while he was alone minding his own business, he saw a little girl with pink hair and a very wide forehead getting teased.
I don't know why they're teasing her. She looks pretty cute to me. He said to himself. He got up and was ready to stop them, when an annoying blonde girl pushed them away. Sasuke slowly walked away and back to his lunch.
When school was over for the day he was surprised and happy to see his Nii-san waiting for him.
"Nii-san!" he said running to hug him, which he in turn hugged him and walked him home. "Your done work early Nii-san?" he asked.
"Yes I am actually." He said with a slight smile. An older version of Sasuke would have wondered why he had that slight smile, but since he was only seven he did not notice any difference. "How was school today?" Itachi said changing the subject.
"It was great..." he said but then started to blush.
"What is it Sasuke? Your all red." He grinned poking his little brother in the forehead.
"OW!" he said rubbing his head. "And its nothing... Just there's... this girl..."
"Your seven years old and you already have a girlfriend?" Itachi grinned ruffling his little brother's hair.
"No, I just... I think she's pretty that's all." Sasuke said annoyed.
Itachi smiled. "Of course... but that's how you start getting girlfriends. So... little Sasuke's got a girlfriend." He said sniggering and ruffling his hair again.
"Itachi... leave me alone!" Sasuke whined. Itachi kept on making fun of his little brother until finally he looked into the distance and suddenly turned very serious. An older Sasuke would have realized that he looked very defeated and that he did not want to do this thing that he seemed to be forced to do, but since he was only seven an annoyed that he was getting made fun of, he didn't notice any difference.
"Sasuke, I think you better get home, I'll talk with you later." Itachi said seriously.
"But... I thought you were going to help me..."
"I'll do it tomorrow. I promise." He said smiling at him.
Sasuke smiled as well and ran off home. When he got home, he met with his mother right away.
"Hello Sasuke..." She said happily. "How was school?"
"It was great... I... I met this girl today."
"A girl huh?" She said with a grin. "Do you like her?"
"I... I think so..."
"What's her name?" she asked him. Sasuke always loved his mother. She always had time for him.
"I... I didn't ask." He said feeling a little embarrassed.
His mother just sat down next to him with her usual smile. "It's alright Sasuke. You can ask her on Monday. In the mean time, I think you should take a break from training this weekend."
"Alright..." Sasuke said annoyed.
That night, Sasuke woke up to arguing with Itachi and their parents. Apparently Itachi had a mission to do that was more important then a meeting that their dad wanted him to go to. The argument was ended when Itachi sensed Sasuke and they sent him to bed. The next day Sasuke had no intension of not practicing.
The next day, Itachi and Sasuke were having a conversation about the clan.
"Dad's always going on about you all the time." Sasuke said to his older brother slightly annoyed.
"Am I... Unpleasant?" Itachi said suddenly.
Sasuke didn't know what to say.
"Its not that bad...Shinobe usually live as hated people. Because their said to be a problem."
Sasuke couldn't believe that's what its like with Itachi and his father.
"Hehe... To be top notch is something really to think about. To have strength means you become isolated, and become arrogant. Although at first you only sought for what you had dreamed for... Well, we're just... unique siblings. In order to overcome your barriers, you and I have to continue living together. Even if it means hating each other. That's what being an older brother means." Itachi finished with his usual smile.
Suddenly there was a knock.
"Is Itachi there?" one man said.
"Come on out, we need to talk!" another said.
"Stay inside." Itachi told Sasuke while he stepped out. Itachi and the other Uchiha were talking about why Itachi did not show up at the meeting. They also seemed to be thinking that Itachi had killed Shisui-san, who was his best friend in the world.
"Why don't you be more direct?" Itachi said suddenly angry. "So you are suspicious of me?"
Sasuke was shocked by that comment. Why would his brother do that? Why would he kill his best friend?
"Yes, Brat." The one man said.
"Listen Itachi, if you betray our clan, you won't go unpunished." Another said.
Sasuke couldn't believe what he was hearing! He was scared for his brother.
Itachi suddenly knocked the three men down to the ground. "As I've said just now, don't judge others. Simply your preconceptions and judgments of their appearance, you assumed that I have patience. The clan, the clan. All you fail to measure your own capacity, and see the depth of my capacity. And as a result, you lie beaten here."
I've never seen Nii-san like this... Sasuke thought scared.
"Shisui was told to keep an eye on you... within half a year of your entrance into the ANBU, your actions and speech was getting stronger than ever. What exactly are you thinking!" one of the men screamed.
"You hold onto the organization, your clan, your name...These things limit us, and limit our capacities...these things deserve to be shunned. It is foolish to fear what we've yet to see and know!"
"STOP ITACHI!" Their father's voice came from the other way. "Stop it already, what's wrong with you? Itachi, you've been acting strange lately."
"Nothing's strange; I'm just carrying out my Duty." Itachi said almost like he was being controlled.
"Then... why didn't you come last night?" His father asked him.
"In order to reach the height..." Itachi said again.
"Of what?" one of the men said.
Suddenly, Itachi threw a kunai right in the middle of the Uchiha symbol on the wall. Everyone was wondering what was going on with Itachi. Especially Sasuke.
"Of my capacity, I've lost all hope for this pathetic clan." Itachi said finally.
Sasuke didn't know what to say. What did he mean by that? Didn't he just tell him a while ago that the clan was everything to them Uchihas? That their clan protected all of Konoha? That their symbol was also the symbol of their honor?
"you forget what is most important to you, because you cling to something small like your clan. True change cannot be made if it is bound by laws and limitations, predictions and imagination."
"What arrogance!" one of the men said.
Sasuke remembered that he had just got done telling him about why it is bad to have power because he will get arrogant.
"Alright already." One of them said finally. "If you continue this nonsense, we will have to take you to jail."
"So what now!!" Their father said obviously disappointed.
"We can't put up with him anymore! Captain... Please order an arrest!"
"STOP NII-SAN!" Sasuke said finally running in.
Itachi suddenly looked as if the sense was knocked back into him. He knelt on the ground. "It is not me who killed Shisui, but for the words I have spoken, I am deeply sorry."
Their father stared at him in shock, but then sighed. "Lately he has been busy with missions from the ANBU and has been worn out."
"Captain!"
"The ANBU is a Battalion under direct order from the Hokage... Even us police forces cannot arrest them without and official order. Besides, I will look over my son with full responsibility... please."
"Understood." One of the men said as they left.
Their father walked inside. "Itachi...let's go back inside." He said passing Sasuke without a word. Sasuke stared at his brother. He seemed to suddenly glare at him, and formed a new sharingan.
That night, Sasuke laid in bed wondering what that was all about. He also remembered that later on that same day, while walking, Itachi and their father did not say one word to each other, but their father went near Sasuke, he decided to talk to him.
"Good morning... father..." he said nervously not looking into his eyes.
"Ahh, good morning, how's it been at the academy lately?"
Sasuke looked at him surprised and then smiled. "Classes are going well, because of that, I'm always the best..." He said happily while his father led him to a dock.
"Your mother told me you've taken a liking to a girl..." he said with a sudden grin.
Sasuke blushed. "Y...yes I have father..."
"There's no shame in that..." he said never looking at his son as always. "I've loved your mother since I met her..." he said, however he quickly changed the subject since they had reached their destination. He taught Sasuke certain hand signs for a special technique that the Uchihas specialize in. "Fireball Jitzu." First, his father showed him how its done.
Amazing! He thought when a huge ball of fire came out from his father's mouth. However, when Sasuke tried, it only came out as a tiny ball of fire.
"Hmm... you haven't reached Itachi's level..." his father said causing Sasuke to be sad again. "Maybe it was too early for you." He said walking away.
Sasuke was determined to prove him wrong. He knew that he would finally be noticed as an adult if he could do this jitzu. A few weeks later, Sasuke finally got the hang of it, and went to show his father. He looked amazed at this, but to Sasuke's surprise, he walked away.
"... As I expected, you are my child." He said finally.
Sasuke could have cried. That was what he wanted him to say. That's all he ever wanted.
"You did well, from now on, you may shamelessly wear the family crest on your back, you must now improve, and then you can soar to great heights." He said to him with his back turned still.
"Ok!" Sasuke said happily.
"Also, I say one more thing... Do not follow after your brother." He finally walked away leaving Sasuke bewildered.
At school, Sasuke finally got the courage to talk to the pink-haired girl. He found out that her name was Sakura Haruno. Her annoying friend who was always around her was Ino Yamanaka. She seemed to like him, but he didn't like her. Sakura thought that her forehead was too wide, and that is why she was so shy.
One morning Sasuke wanted Itachi to help him with Shuriken practice after school. He said he was too busy just like every other time and poked him in the forehead. At breakfast, he asked his father about different Sharingans. He learned that there was another level of Sharingan that not many Uchiha have gotten to. The Mangekyo Sharingan.
After his mother promised to help with Shuriken, he was off to school. After school, he practiced with Shuriken with Sakura and some other kids. Sasuke was about to finally ask her out on a date, when he realized it was really late and ran off.