ClockRepair Message: This chapter isn't as funny as the first one, in my opinion, but it was on my computer for the longest time so I thought that some of you would get a good laugh. Do you think I should make this story into a series? Tell me your opinions and possible story ideas!
Itachi was having a horrible week and the source for his bad luck was currently being piggy-backed back to their compound.
"So they wouldn't let you go back to work, Itachi-niisan?"
That's right little brother and it's all your fault Itachi thought bitterly. But Itachi couldn't put all the blame on Sasuke since he was the one who had a nervous breakdown in front of the Third Hokage.
Ever since Itachi had been promoted to Anbu Captain the Hokage worried if Itachi was becoming overworked. He was starting to doubt his fears until the thirteen year old burst into his office pleading for work, any work at all! (Itachi had obviously left Sasuke after their awkward brotherly discussion about love and puberty).
It only took a few moments before Itachi realized how stupid he must've looked and proceeded to recompose himself but the damage had been done. The Third got the impression that Itachi was suffering from some emotional imbalance and ordered that Itachi would be denied of all work for a month, no matter how trivial the task or low-rank the mission. This meant that the Uchiha genius was on vacation for the first time ever and had lot of free time to himself.
Itachi was angry at first but then he figured that the only person more distraught by the punishment was Fugaku who thought his son's suspension from his ninja duties should not have been based on some random mood swings expressed before the Hokage. After all, Itachi was an Uchiha and Uchihas don't "freak out", they merely "displayed repressed emotions all at once". Seemed like emotional constipation ran in the family…
Itachi was momentarily scarred at the thought of his backed-up clan when Sasuke's weight seemed to shift on his back.
"Sasuke, what are you doing? Do you want me to drop you?"
"But there's a dog following us…"
Looking over his shoulder, Itachi could confirm that there was a dog following them.
"It's fine; it won't hurt us if we just ignore it."
"You know, today in class, Kiba was really sad. He said that one of his new puppies died and, well, I was just wondering…"
Oh-Oh no…Itachi could feel it in his bones. Sasuke was about to-!
"Big brother, what happens when you die?"
Itachi could feel another panic attack coming on. Why did his little brother have to pick the most depressing topic in the world and make it sound so innocent? Itachi was a ninja. Their family consisted of ninja. Sasuke was learning to become a ninja. Ninjas cause death! Itachi was obviously not qualified to answer such a question. But it wasn't like there was anyone else to help him out. They were walking through a forest.
This isn't fair! Itachi mentally screamed. Why did I have to agree to help Sasuke train?!
"Well, there are many theories to that concept. Looking at it spiritually, some say that someone never truly dies because of Reincarnation. It's the process when the soul outlives its physical being so it is reborn in a new body."
Sasuke gasped. "Wow, that's so cool!"
Itachi didn't believe in the ridiculous idea of someone's soul being recycled but whatever would ease Sasuke into reality was a good enough answer for now.
"Wait, does that mean I can become dog or a cow or a pig or something after I die?"
The mutt behind them started to bark like it was giving its input into the conversation.
"If Reincarnation is true then it is possibe."
Itachi was expecting another excited gasp but the response he received was the complete opposite
"That's horrible! We eat pigs and cows and stuff. Doesn't that mean that someone's going to eat me?"
Oh shit.
"There are other theories based on those assumptions. It's said that if organisms don't have control over what they become after their rebirth they shouldn't eat other animals because they could be eating their lover in their former life."
"What?!" Sasuke jumped off Itachi and ran back to the dog. "There was a chance that I ate my wife?!"
"Sasuke, please stop crying."
Itachi could have punched himself right there. Why did he lack the talent of consoling children?
He was also going to mention that Sasuke should also stop hugging the dog because they didn't know if it had its shots but for the first time that day, he decided to keep his comment to himself.
Universe: 2
Itachi: 0
