CONFRONTATION
It happened on a sunny day right in the centre of the village. A ninja walked out of the Hokage Tower and began suddenly to run amok. Of course, the man was immediately stopped by the ANBU and only two people were injured. At this time, Sasuto exited a nearby supermarket and saw a crowd of people around the arrest. When he got nearer, he came to stand next to some ninjas, who knew the attacker. – "All of his Genin are dead now. He lost them one after the other, the last one on his recent mission. That was too much for him." – "Yes, he snapped completely. But when you look into his last mission report… you understand why."
This sentence might be the reason, why Sasuto is now holding Itachi's last mission reports. He knows that it was a big mistake to steal those from the archive this night, but as they were classified, he couldn't get them on the legal way. He doesn't want to keep them, just look at the reports and return them, hopefully without getting caught. Of course, he thinks, there can't be a logic explanation for someone to kill his own family. I am just researching this to know for sure, if Itachi has always been evil or has had secretly a horrible experience and has lost his mind. Because I hope to prove my good memories right… In this moment, he starts reading the last mission report.
Mission Type: Assassination. Target: Uchiha-Clan
Followed by a description of the massacre.
"What is this?! You've lied to me! Can you explain it?!"
The Hokage is shocked, as Sasuto has just broke through the closed window in his bedroom at 4a.m., holding a mission report. He understands immediately, which specific information this is. It's not surprising, that this has happened, after all Naruto already stole the scroll of forbidden jutsus from the same part of the tower. And it fits the personality of this merged person before him not to be sure, if he should believe that all people have good or have evil in them. It is clear, that the second option is his truth now.
"I assigned this mission to prevent civil war. They wanted to take over the village."
"So… this is the true power of the Hokage? Sentencing people for death!? You thought about some children under five that they will attempt to overthrow you and are a threat to the village!? And you let someone execute his own family!? The only thing that's worse is that he really did it! I thought, you were a good person!"
"I really tried. But sometimes we need to do bad to avoid worse. Didn't you see the mission reward? It was the exclusion of Sasuke Uchiha from the massacre. Since you hate me anyway, I think, you should know the whole truth. Your brother accepted this mission to save you."
"You… you-!", screams Sasuto. But before he can get any more in rage, he is knocked out by two guards, who have stood behind him and have only waited for their signal to do so.
When he woke up, it was early afternoon. And he sat in a fast train that was bringing him away from the village quickly. He tried to get out of it anyway, but didn't succeed. When he was attempting to break the door open, he heard a sound behind him and found his team. They told him, they were all sent on a holiday, so they wouldn't get in the way while the village was full of participants for the Chuunin exam.
Even though he was still very angry and wanted to replace the Hokage as soon as possible, he played along and used most of his holiday to make secret plans for killing the strongest ninja in his village.
And then he comes back after the exam only to find out, that the Hokage died, while he was absent. Sasuto feels frustrated, because any possibility for revenge and justice is now gone forever. Yet he feels relieved, that he didn't have to have this fight.
He doesn't feel conflicted when he sits at home one evening with a "wanted poster" from Itachi and says quietly:" I know better now. I guess I forgive you."
Author's note: I am sorry that it took so long. I'm afraid I am very slow. It's also not much longer than the last part, but I tried. Thank you for reading it.