Love or Illusion: Rewritten

Disclaimer: I don´t own Naruto. He belongs to our uncle Masashi Kishimoto.


Title: Love or Illusion?

Main Character: Sasuke Uchiha

Summary: Twisted thoughts, hatred, rape, shattered emotions, pain, revenge, sadness and war will lead the path of Sasuke Uchiha. He'll drag an innocent girl named Hikari in his path. She wants to be someone, and he'll definitely give her that and much more.


Info Character

Name: Hikari Aino

Age: 16

Personality: sweet, kind, caring, innocent, a little shy, nice, sometimes lonely, friendly and intelligent.

Past: (You'll find out.)


Chapter 1: Target


Konoha was full of peace during the night time. Each person was concerned about their own problems and life. Such as debts, business and missions.

A pink haired-girl, seen from her bedroom window, held tightly her team's picture against her chest. Her green eyes were submerged into sadness and loss. She hopefully waited for news for her to see her old teammate again.

Sakura POV

I always repeat the same thing, every single night. Maybe it is a way for me to calm down and think about life.

After the Chuunin exams, Sasuke went to Orochimaru to seek power. My heart became a cold stone keeping my love only to him. Secretly, I wished him to revenge his clan, if that is the only way to make him return by his own feet. But on the other hand, I wanted him to stay in the village.

Naruto went to train with Jiraiya to gather power so he could bring Sasuke back. I stayed in Konoha, training under Tsunade, the new Hokage.

I brushed my neck with my fingertips, where I felt Sasuke's close presence to me that night. When he breathed out, thanking me, I thought my love confession would change his mind...but I was wrong.

As naïve as I was back in that time, my mind played tricks on me. It was only a simple gesture Sasuke made, showing he truly cares about me.

I couldn't stop thinking about him. I felt incomplete. I wanted to know if he's ok now, if he thinks about his friends, if he thinks about Konoha….including me and Naruto.

When Naruto returned, everyone was surprised. I was curious to know if he became as strong as he wished. He continues to be the same Naruto he was three years ago. I really missed him a lot. I missed his stupid pranks and his romantic moves. But I only want one thing.

I want to be able to be happy with my whole team together, and live in a peaceful world.

Normal POV

Sakura smiled when she saw a star shine to her. She knew she could count on Naruto and Kakashi. As long as everyone continues to be happy and united, good things will happen without blood or losses.

The medical nin frowned when she recalled the first time her new team faced Sasuke for the first time in three years. He was stronger and was still more handsome than ever. Everyone present thought he would be surprised by seeing his old team reunited, but he showed no emotion.

That was a different Sasuke.

The Uchiha was glued to Orochimaru in way, which disgusted Naruto. He wanted power. That was the only thing he wanted before killing Itachi. She could tell part of him felt a bit amused by their pitiful attempts to bring him back.

Seeing her crush standing there with no soul in his eyes, it yanked her heart out from her ribcage. It only got worse when he gave fight.

Sakura closed her eyes, making two tears fall from her face. When Sasuke and Naruto stared at each other's eyes, she felt distant. The plan got ruined by their emotions and certainly the bad predictions of the enemies' actions. They thought Sasuke wouldn't have guts to prove to them that he wasn't the old, weak Uchiha he once was.

But they were wrong.

"Why did this happen?" Sakura sobbed, clutching the picture and shattering the frame. "Why?" She knew she couldn't be emotional...or her strength would fade forever.


Orochimaru's hideout, special training fields

Sparring with Orochimaru's experiments, Sasuke focused his chakra on his kusanagi. His new secret training grounds under the earth were more complex than others.

He attacked, one by one. They were all transformed, trying to at least hit him once. He quickly switched his lightning nature chakra to his hands, sending his katana to the air. He relaxed his shoulders and standing in the middle of the arena, he closed his eyes. The experiments attacked all together. Sasuke continued with his eyes close, and dashed from the powerful strikes.

He clapped his hands together and finally he opened his orbs, revealing the Sharingan. The red color of the devil scared the innocent souls. A huge, well-formed belt encircled his waist, turning his hair into lightning.

Three lightning-hands emerged from his belt and grabbed his enemies. A small smirk plastered itself on his face. His sharingan blazed with his chakra nature.

The oxygen started to die away, making everything around him move slowly. His smirk grew even more when he heard the screams of his opponents, and then he suddenly stopped.

Orochimaru's experiments fell on the floor with loud growls of pain. He closed his eyes, and waited for his sharingan to deactivate. The air finally established.

He told Orochimaru he didn't want to kill anyone, just Itachi. But it seems he went too far, and he must thank her interruption for that.

"What?" He asked coldly, drifting his eyes to a black haired-female who was hiding herself.

"I…humm…I"

"Stuttering will not help you." Sasuke said catching his kusanagi with a horizontal and quick move, putting it in the proper place.

"You know you shouldn't' be here."

Hikari was her name. A mysterious young female Orochimaru has kept with him for a long time. Even before him.

….

"I said I didn't want interruptions." Sasuke turned around to take a good look at the girl.

She kept her hands inside her light kimono. Attempting to hide her embarrassment and fear. "I apologize for my bold behavior."

"Hn. It seems Orochimaru must lock you in your room again." He said, leaving.

"Please don't tell Orochimaru-sama I was watching you training. I-I wanted to see how to become stronger." She regretted saying that.

Sasuke didn't stop his tracks when he spoke. "You will never become stronger by just "watching". That's not your nature. "Ahh, the old Uchiha arrogance.

Hikari glared at Sasuke who kept walking and casually said, "Glare as much as you want. They told you that you're not allowed to train your powers. Because if you do that…."He stopped and looked at her by his shoulder. "You're not as submissive as you claim to be."

She swallowed and turned her back to him. "I never said I was submissive." Hikari sank her nails in her fists. "I admire your power. I want the opportunity to become a kunoichi and fight for myself."

….

…..

"Sasuke?" The black-haired female glanced over her shoulder, she was alone. "Sasuke?" She called to him before running in the direction he went. When those special training fields once closed, they wouldn't open anymore.


Orochimaru

The snake sannin, also known as Orochimaru, scrutinized the scroll he held in his pale hands. His dark, long hair covered half of his face. His make-up shone by the light of the candle. A knock on the door, didn't distract him from his reading.

"Lord Orochimaru." A muffled voice called for his master.

"Come in." He said, licking his lips while reading.

He heard the sound of the door being closed, but he didn't take his eyes from the scroll. "How was it, Kabuto?"

"Well the experience gave great results. But I'm afraid the pills are too strong for Yukimaru." His subordinate said, giving the papers of Yukimaru's results to his master's cold hands.

"I see." Orochimaru felt the urge to sigh. "Maybe we need to reform the pills with extra chakra."

"But Lord Orochimaru that may cause an immediate death to Yukimaru. Her chakra nature can kill him. I had to put him to rest. That experiment was too much for him to handle."

"Then we must deepen our research. We cannot move on until I get the perfect ingredient to put in weak Hikari's chakra." Orochimaru looked at Kabuto.

"I ordered Guren to bring the particular supplies you requested, my lord."

"Good." He said, resting his chin under his fist." I have a contact that will meet me in this nearby village, in a few hours."

"I can pick it up for you, Lord Orochimaru."

"No. That contact will kill you in a blink of an eye. You must go with me, so I can introduce him to you. He has quite a meticulous taste to trust people. Sasuke will take care of things around here."

"Ah, my lord, I forgot to mention, Sasuke-kun has already returned from his training."

The man chuckled, brushing a strand of his dark hair from his face. "That's good."

"My Sasuke Uchiha. The one who survived the Uchiha´s clan massacre." He said licking his lips again. A horrible act he won over the years.

"He improved a lot since you, my lord, taught him that jutsu. He almost killed his opponents if it wasn't for Hikari."

"Hikari?"

"Yes. It seems she has sneaking into the training fields without your consent." Kabuto cleaned his glasses. "She's being an annoyance."

"Now Kabuto. She's fazed by Sasuke's progress. Her power speaks louder than my orders." Orochimaru's twisted smirk appeared.

"Orochimaru-sama?"

The old sannin chuckled, and looked at the ceiling. That was indeed a nice plan.

"What's wrong?"

"Just a new plan that came to my mind."

Kabuto was curious. What was this old man thinking about?

"We'll depart in a few hours."

"Yes, Orochimaru-sama."

Orochimaru started to chuckle when Kabuto left. His evil plan was forming, and he really liked that forming.


Living room

A few hours later, Orochimaru appeared with Kabuto in the living room, where Sasuke was.

"Sasuke-kun." The snake man started. "I'm going to take care of some business. I need you to stay here with Yukimaru and Hikari."

The Uchiha was seated on the sofa with one arm in his leg and the other resting on the base of his kusanagi. "I came here to seek power not to babysit." The annoyance was visible not only in his appearance, but in his voice too.

"Yukimaru is resting in his room. Kabuto locked him there. Hikari will not talk to you." Orochimaru said, hiding a smirk. He was perfectly aware that Hikari crossed the line a long time ago.

"We'll take just a few hours." Kabuto said, adjusting his glasses.

"What is this business you're going to take care of?" He asked, making his irritation disappear.

The snake man crossed his arms and said: "I'm afraid I can't tell you anything yet, Sasuke-kun. If you be patient, later I'll tell you...even the details."

"Hn."

"We must go now. We'll be back soon." Kabuto said, leaving after his master.

Sasuke heard them leave. Inside in his head, he started to count from one to ten. She was going to appear.

A very tired girl all covered with dirt panted hard. "You left me there." She said still panting.

….

Hikari seated herself on the couch and after a few breath takes, she fixed her clothes and hair and swallowed deeply. "Sasuke-kun. You look radiant today." She said, sweetly.

Sasuke stood on his spot with no emotion like always, but followed every movement she made.

"I must tell you, I'm not angry with you. I know you closed the training field's door on purpose." She accused him, hiding successfully her abhorrence towards him.

….

She blinked and sank her teeth into her tongue. She had pride too. "My respect towards you is huge." Her sweet voice turned into a more seductive one.

Sasuke blankly followed her movements, her words and her innocent glances in the direction of his body.

"I never knew someone so strong like you could exist." She touched his leg, making it look unintentional.

"You're not being persuasive." He said, looking at her face.

She punched him in his head. How dare he? Unfortunately she saw that as uninterested harassing. "Well, your lips are cold, Sasuke-kun. I can warm them up for you." She smiled and faked a blush.

When he didn't say anything, Hikari leaned forward to kiss him. Sasuke continued to be impassive. She closed her eyes shut and stopped. She opened her eyes and saw the Uchiha with an eyebrow raised.

"I don't have intentions to kiss you. That's a horrible way to convince me to teach." Sasuke frowned.

Feeling offended, Hikari gasped and took a seat on the other sofa. "Well I wasn't going to kiss you either. I'd rather die." Despite her angry appearance and shame, she was always polite.

"So why did you try to kiss me?"

"I was hoping for you to push me away. Besides, I want to become a kunoichi."

"Well I was going to push you when you opened your eyes. And if you want to become a kunoichi, that's your problem, not mine." He got up and left the living room.

She stared at his empty spot and glared at full force. "You stupid Uchiha." She murmured.

"You're so stupid, Hikari." She cursed herself. "I lowered myself into a point of humiliation. I can't believe I did that." Hikari cleaned her face covered with dirt. "That's not me."

Rubbing her hands, the black-haired female, closed her eyes and opened them again. "I'll become strong my own way."


A/N: Ok I've decided to rewrite the story. I wanna thank my Beta-Reader HyugaPanda. She's amazing and a lovely person. THANK YOU Kaitlyn (HyugaPanda.)

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