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Chapter 2: Black Mirrors
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Thud!
Sasuke felt a sharp pain on his back as he felt himself slammed to a wall.
"What did I tell you, huh? Have I thought you, nothing? Look at your brother, look at the epitome of greatness that is within the Uchiha clan. Look! What do you see?" Uchiha Fugaku look at his son, a mere six-year old boy and all Uchihas must be set straight while young.
Sasuke did not reply, angering his father even more.
"Didn't I told you that all Uchihas must be independent? You! You must learn the life of solitude. Only then can you gain power! All Uchihas are dominant, strong, powerful! You must not show mercy to those who oppose you!" He was about to punch his son when he felt someone grab his wrist.
"What?" He turned to face his eldest, Itachi.
"Father, you must not be so hard on Sasuke. Clearly, he is trying."
"You, too? Itachi, I'll let it slip for now, but know this, I am one of the most influential leaders of the Uchiha clan, misbehavior will not be tolerated."
"Your threats do not scare me, father." He released the hand and picked up his younger brother.
"Itachi, let this be a warning. I'm watching you." Fugaku left the room.
"Don't worry Sasuke... Sooner, we shall be free." Sasuke merely sighed, not noticing an eye, filled with killing intent gazed at the closed door where his father left.
Sasuke awoke with a start, sweat rolling down his forehead.
"What the hell was that?" He asked himself. Feeling a sharp pain on his back, he quickly went out to see what it was through a scanning probe, only to see a huge bruise.
"No way! Was that dream for real? It's been three millennia since that day." Sasuke whispered louder. Having no choice, he activated a worker robot to heal his wound. Once he's done, he quickly fixed himself up and went to his bedside, picking up a familiar picture frame.
"Good morning, Naruto. Today, I will start anew, for both our sake. And also, I have a gift---" His eyes widened as he glanced at the photo.His surprise made him drop it, making it shatter.
"Kuso! This is not supposed to happen. What the hell is going on here?" He stared at the photo once more and true enough, a grinning Naruto looked back at him with red, though a bit creepy but cheerful eyes. A chill ran through his spine. First the dream, and now the miraculous changing of the photo.
He was about to ponder over the situation when he heard his familiar companion talk.
"Checking environmental condition. Luna light detected. White light detected signifying clear skies. Good morning Uchiha-sama, hopefully you have a good night's sleep. Anyway, your schedule for today is reserved for your new project- Venus. The other scientists are already informed and Kabuto-sensei had already organized a meeting."
"Good night sleep my a--- Wait, other scientists? Didn't a gave a holiday just about yesterday? How the hell did he managed to do that?" A small smile graced his lips. "At least he's always dependable. I should not have underestimated him in the first place."
He immediately went to his kitchen and injected a few vitamins and supplement to his arm and after a quick shower, he put on his usual uniform, a white suit and put on his lab coat. He'd rather not be late. He grabbed his laptop and exited his room and went immediately to the meeting room where the gathering usually takes place and sure enough, all the staff were gathered and already waiting for him.
"Ah, we're glad to have you with us Uchiha-sama. I informed them of your new project and they seemed to be interested, so they didn't take the break you graciously offered yesterday." Kabuto greeted him.
"Hn." He take his usual seat, which is in front and near the huge monitor.
"Alright, I don't know what Kabuto had told you, but I'll get to the point." He said as he connected his laptop to the monitor.
"This is the plan for Venus. Venus is a supercomputer designed to oversee everything within a range. This range is marked by receivers, connected to the dome's main regulator. As you can see, the main aim of Venus is to connect together the people and attempting unity. By doing this, our justice system can be fair and accurate because it is monitored by Venus alone."
"Venus is also designed to form a net around its scope of range that will regulate life forms in the given area. This makes it easier to control and regulate living organisms within that area. This is also a realization of our another agenda, "Life Prolongation" which will reveal a way for immortality. This alone is the ultimate happiness."
"As someone told me years ago, the ability to keep your most precious people is the key to strength and happiness. And as his comrade, I will honor that request. Know this, the realization of this project is not only for my happiness but for the people as well. Our status would improve. Think of it, this project is the key to immortality, people would no longer bear the pain of losing their loved ones and we, as its creator would feel secured that none of us will be separated. Isn't that what you wanted? To advance technology for the benefit of all?" He turned a questioning eye to the other scientists.
"Of course Uchiha-sama. We will assist you in this endeavor."
"Good. The plans are open for you to see, just go to the address at the bottom of this research paper, my web library provides all the information you need. Study it for today and we will begin actions tomorrow."
"Yes sir."
As he exited the room, he signaled Kabuto to come with him.
"What is it, Uchiha-sama?" Kabuto asked in an inquiring voice, as he caught up with his superior.
Sasuke handed him an old scroll, which he received. "Perform the jutsu listed on that scroll, it will remove the seal I placed on a chamber hidden in the middle of dome 360. And before you ask, I have no intention of telling you why I sealed it in the first place so don't bother asking."
"May I ask why do you want me to unseal it, Uchiha-sama?"
"That place is an idea location to build Venus. By building Venus in that area, most of the system can easily be connected because the center holds the central port for the systems that run this dome. And since our dome is the central port to which other dome connects, it would be easier to implement Venus once it's done."
"And if there are any other things in the chamber?"
"Scavenge whatever you could. We can recycle them later and use them as parts in the project. I remember I placed a secret project there. It could be useful later on."
"Yes sir!"
As Kabuto left him, Sasuke went back to his room, a memory of the past playing in his head.
Flashback
Sasuke and Naruto are eating in the ramen shop as usual. Sakura had a sickness and Kakashi were called to investigate about the Sand's attack and in an attempt to negotiate with them, their trainer is sent as an escort to the council leaders. So this time, they are alone.
"Ne Sasuke?" Naruto asked, playing with his ramen.
"What is it, dobe?"
"Don't call me that! Geez, I was about to ask you something."
"Gomen." Naruto stared at him.
"You said sorry!"
"Shut up. What is it that you are about to ask?"
"Wouldn't it be wonderful if death does not exist."
"Huh? What are you talking about?" He was confused as to why Naruto was asking this of all people.
"I mean, Konohamaru were affected heavily by his grandfather's death, and I don't blame him, ojiisan is his only family. I was just wondering if wouldn't it be better if we can somehow prevent loved ones from being separated?"
"..."
"Gah! I don't understand why am I even talking about this to you. It's not like you would understand. I mean I'm afraid to lose you and all, uhh... forget it." Naruto turned away from him, a small blush tinting his cheeks pink.
Sasuke didn't answer as Naruto turned back to eating his ramen.
End of Flashback
Naruto, I will, I will build that world that you want. Sasuke laid back to his bed, feeling chilly of a sudden.
He sighed. "This room feels so much warmer when the dobe's here, even though he is not the real one. But..." He sighed once again. It's no use thinking of the past now.
Then a smile filled his face. "Naruto, I have decided. I have learned a lot from you. Now, I will just have to keep on going. The future may be unexpected but somehow, I feel that I could take on the challenge. I'm way much better than you." He smirked a little. Even if Naruto couldn't hear him, it felt good to say it.
Suddenly, he felt warm. The warmth surrounded him, calming him and soothing him. He smiled and stared at the photo of his Naruto, feeling that he's just beside him.
The peace didn't last long, however, as Sasuke jumped, literally. Naruto's photo is on the ground, with eyes closed and cheeks puffed, the figure pulled his tongue at him.
"Okay, this is starting to get annoying... or creepy."