Chapter 2: How to break the curse
Sakura ran and ran to catch up to Sasuke and Naruto's fight. If Itachi thought that she'd be able to save Sasuke from this curse then she needed to get to them before they killed each other. She finally made it to the clearing where the two were already using their major attacks on each other. Sasuke seemed insane the way he was fighting. Not the way he used to act at all.
"Sakura…" Kakashi-sensei said noticing her. "What are you doing here!"
Sakura glared at him. "Why didn't you tell me…"
"What? Tell you about what?"
"ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO SASUKE'S BROTHER!" she yelled at him angrily. "You know I loved him, and still you didn't tell me! You made me think there would be no shot at getting the old Sasuke back…"
Kakashi looked stunned that she now knew this. "There isn't…"
"YES THERE IS!" Sakura yelled. "Sasuke just found out that the man whom the thought to be the bad guy all these years had always protected and loved him! He's confused and doesn't know WHO to trust anymore!"
Kakashi stared at Sakura. She didn't care what he thought anymore. She wanted to save Sasuke… Suddenly her eyes went back to the action. Naruto was down and Sasuke was about to make a move that could definitely kill him. She ran before Kakashi would be able to stop her and grabbed Sasuke from behind like she did all those years ago at the Chunin exams.
"Please…stop Sasuke-kun…" she said holding tight but not looking in his eyes. She knew he could give her pain through that sharingan of his so she said nothing.
"GET THE HELL OFF MY YOU ANNOYING BITCH!" Sasuke yelled at her trying to get her off with no avail. She was determined.
"NO! I'M NOT GETTING OFF UNTIL YOU LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY!" she said. After he responded with the usual frustrated "Hn", she went on. "I didn't know about what happened with Itachi before when I attacked you, but now I do! I understand now that you feel that you can't trust anyone…even those who actually care about you! Do you really think Itachi would want you to be like this? What do you think he feels about you now? Do you think he's proud? Do you think your mother's proud? What are you going to do once everyone you once loved or cared about is dead! What are you going to do when the ones who wanted to help you are dead! You're the last of the Uchiha clan Sasuke-kun…if you kill all those who care about you the clan's name will still be seen as bad blood and you will die the last of your clan! I don't care if you hate me. I don't care if you kill me after this speech… I want to try. That's all I want to do. I am still in love with you and I don't care what you do to me anymore. You are the only one I wish to spend the rest of my life with and if I can't be with you I'd rather die here or live a long life alone! But this isn't about me being selfish anymore. Believe it or not you have people who still love and care about you! Itachi may have been your elder brother by blood…but Naruto still thinks of you as a brother…and I think of him as mine now. Itachi and the rest of your family would want you to move on Sasuke-kun! They'd want you to rebuild the clan to be peaceful like all the others! They'd want the Uchiha name to become clean again so that when the name is mentioned they wouldn't make ill of it! Think about this Sasuke-kun… What will become of you once everyone else is dead?" she finished with tears streaming down her cheeks. She was holding onto his waist tight and hiding her face so he would not see her. She could not see Sasuke's reaction…but Naruto could…
"Sasuke…?" Naruto said while staring at his advasary.
Kakashi tried to stop Sakura when she lept out there, but a hand pulled him back. He turned around to find the dead Itachi Uchiha. He readied himself to fight him but Itachi just looked at him with sad eyes.
"She told me you knew…yet…you act as if I am still the villain…" Itachi said to him.
Kakashi relaxed a little but was still on guard just in case Kabuto made him pounce. "So… the story Madara told us…was true?"
Itachi looked down. "I'm afraid so…and I'm sorry about putting you under genjutsu before… It's not like I could show remorse. You were one of my best partners on missions back when we were in ANBU."
Kakashi smiled a little…well that's what one would guess… "Thank you…Now that I know what you have done for the village I can accept that as a compliment."
"Yes…I guess so…" Itachi said with a small smile. He then turned his attention to the Cherry Blosseum with his little brother and gave an even more sad look.
"How did you tell her? And why are you here? I figure you're actions are forced by Kabuto but your mind is still yours."
"You guessed right…. However to talk to Sakura I was able to make a clone… Kabuto was actually not able to controle my clones so I sent one to her. I remembered she seemed so angry with me…I wanted to know just how much she cared for my brother…I wanted to know if my theory about the curse that has overtaken my brother would work. My real body is here now…Kabuto wants me to take the Kyuubi but won't allow me to go out because of Sasuke. "
"Curse?"
"Yes… it's a curse that only a member who had gained the Mangekyo Sharingan can obtain. I was lucky enough to fight it off and not let the curse get to me. You see… one does not have to physically kill their best friend or someone closest to them to gain the Mangekyo… They can lose someone and watch them die. That must be why you were able to develop the Mangekyo as well I suppose. Technically…I didn't die by Sasuke's hand physically…the desease that I carried all those years did… and despite what everyone believes… I was not the one to kill my best friend Shisui Uchiha…"
"But…if you didn't…who did?"
Itachi frowned remembering. "Danzou…" he said in a grim tone. "He blackmailed me. He said that he'd have me arrested for murder of Shisui if I did not follow the orders that he was planning to make which forced me into destroying the clan. The two elders always followed what he said no matter what much like sheep… The third begged for a peaceful way but he just couldn't get through… "
"I see…" Kakashi said looking sad now. "I can't imagine what they must have put you through…"
"I wish I could go back in time…I would change it all if I knew that Danzou and Akatsuki would use me like they did… I could have stayed with Sasuke… I could have possibly lived longer… but since I can't change the past…I want to change the future at least…" he said looking at his brother.
"How…can you change this?" Kakashi asked confused.
"I believe that girl may be the only one able to break the curse…"
"How do you figure that?"
"Only love can break the curse…that's what I believe…Not just any love however…it must be…mutual… Sasuke must love her in return for this to work…" Itachi said frowning. It was a fifty-fifty chance he loved her as well. He remembered when Sasuke was at the academy and it was one of his rare days off so he picked him up.
"Hello Sasuke, how was classes?" Itachi asked his excited little brother.
"It was great! We worked on a team on a project and…" Sasuke then blushed in mid-sentence.
Itachi grinned. "What? What is it Sasuke?"
"Well…" he said shyly. "There was this…really pretty girl in our group…with pink hair…" he said blushing.
"Awww my little brother has a crush!" Itachi said laughing and ruffling his hair.
"HEY! NII-SAN!" Sasuke whinned.
Itachi just laughed and then smiled down at his little brother. "Sasuke…I want to tell you something… Our clan isn't just known for our strength you know… Father told me when I had my first crush that the Uchiha clan have a tendency to just 'know' who they were meant to be with once they meet them. My first crush didn't seem to make the cut for me, but for father…the moment he met mother he knew she was the one for him." Itachi finished with a smile at his little brother.
Sasuke blushed more at this. "So…that pink-haired girl might be the girl I'm destined to marry someday?"
"It's possible…if that's the case…I suggest you learn her name…" Itachi said ruffling his hair again and walking on.
Itachi knew it was a long shot that this girl was the one he was meant to be with …and whom he had a crush on all those years ago… feeling toward a person can change and he was hopeing beyond hope that this girl would be able to break this curse. Even if he was to be used by Kabuto after Sasuke gets back to normal and goes against Akatsuki… He wanted to at least do this…This was his last wish.
"But remember…if Kabuto starts to use my body…you must stop me Kakashi…" Itachi said now turning to Kakashi.
"I promise. Itachi-san." Kakashi replied seriously. The two watched the scene in front of them… and hoped for the best.
AN: Ok, here's the second chapter…but since this story is a trilogy…there will only be three chapters…much like my Christmas Carol fic…
