DemonUchiha17, thanks! Haha, I was laughing when I wrote about Hidan, because I can totally see him doing that.

Pigfish, ya that was a little surprising huh? I give you a few clues as to what's going on in this chapter but they're still too vague for you to guess it I think.

WAC, thatnks! I like weird pairings that you don't normally see. And if you can make the pairing work, like I think Sasuke/Madara will, them it's awesome.

R K Kruus, I really felt like writing smut so I was like hm, how can I get this in this chapter? Wet dream! Haha, your poor brother. But who knows, maybe he liked it.

SakuraLoveXox, thanks! No sorry, I don't even know what a fictionpress account is. But I'm going to post more poetry after I post this.

Ani, I love Itachi too. it'd be so hard to write a story without him in it! Lol.

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"Moshi, moshi." (Hello, hello.) A tired, velvety voice answered.

"Is this Uchiha Itachi?" Madara asked, playing absently with the pen in his hand.

"Hai. Who's this?" (Yes.)

"My name is Madara. I'm your brother's doctor."

There was a short pause. "I thought my brother's doctor was Kakashi?"

Madara froze; was it possible that he didn't know, that his parents had kept it from him? "Hai, Kakashi is your brother's family doctor."

Another short pause that seemed to last an eternity. "So what happened to Sasuke that he needs another doctor?" Itachi asked, voice guarded.

Madara sighed, wishing he could strangle Fugaku. "Sasuke was admitted to Shinteki no Byooin yesterday, because he's been having psychotic episodes. Gomenasai." (Psychological Hospital. I'm very sorry.)

Now it was Itachi's turn to sigh. "So what's his diagnosis? Is he going to be ok?"

"I'm working on the diagnosis, but I need your help. If I can figure out what caused Sasuke's illness then I can narrow down the different diagnosis's much quicker." He explained.

"What can I do? I haven't even seen Sasuke in…months."

Madara frowned at the obvious tone, wondering why the guy didn't visit his brother more if it bothered him so much. But now was not the time. "You left a message on his phone, asking him about some party he went to. He got sick right after that so I need to know if you know whose party it was and what they did."

"All I know is that it was a typical high school party. There was probably a lot of drinking and fooling around. It was at someone named Orochimaru's house. Sorry but I don't know him." Itachi's frustrated voice replied.

"Arigatoo gozaimasu, Itachi. I'll keep you updated on your brother's condition if you'd like?" (Thanks you very much.)

He could almost hear the smile in Itachi's voice when he said, "Arigatoo gozaimasu. Sore ga sukidesu." (Thank you very much. I would like that.)

"Hai, sayonara." (Yes. Goodbye.)

"Sayoonara."

Madara hung up the phone, an awful feeling of dread settling in his stomach. Too many things didn't add up, too many loose ends hiding the real problem. So he had to figure out what Sasuke's family was really like. Why hadn't Itachi seen his otouto in months? (Little brother.) How had Sasuke, the 'perfect' kid, fallen so far? And, most worrying, why hadn't his parents told Itachi that Sasuke was ill?

He had to find out who this Orochimaru was…

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"Cmon Itachi, lets go already." Pein said for the third time.

Itachi glared at him.

"Look, we have to go to this conference, otherwise we fail. So whatever's bothering you…just let it go for now. We can talk about it later if you want."

Itachi rolled his eyes, playfully shoving Pein as he walked past him.

"Anosa! You're gonna get it!" (Hey!) He protested, dropping his duffel bag and pouncing on Itachi.

"You know, you're the one who was all worried about being late. Now stop acting like a moron just so you can cheer me up."

"Fine, fine. Lets just go and get it over with."

As Itachi followed Pein out the door he realized he was glad that he was rooming with him. He could see Pein as the head of some company someday because the guy had great leadership qualities. And was sometimes annoyingly perceptive.

But as much as Pein could distract him, he couldn't stop him from worrying about his otouto. He hadn't wanted to go away to college at all. He knew Sasuke and knew that he'd get into trouble, but to be admitted to a mental hospital… What happened otouto?

When he found out who'd made Sasuke sick he'd make sure to find them.

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Orochimaru smiled, although it didn't quite reach his eyes. "You did very well last night, Kimimaru."

Kimimaru just continued to look blankly at him. But Orochimaru knew that he had all of the boy's loyalty, even the kid's heart. So easy to manipulate and get what he wanted.

"Would you do me a favor?" He asked softly, reaching out to pet the boy's silky, white hair.

"Hai, Orochimaru-sama. Nan desu ka?" (Yes, Lord Orochimaru. What is it?)

"I need you to perform tonight. I know you never do on these nights, but I thought it might be interesting." He hissed softly.

The corners of Kimimaru's mouth twitched. "Hai!"

"Good boy." He kissed his cheek.

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Madara was surprised as he went through the Uchiha's records. Itachi was even more perfect that Sasuke! Itachi had straight A's, model student, president of the school. He'd played the piano and done martial arts, winning the Player of the Year award and the Grand Championship all four years in a row. He was known to accompany his father on important business meetings and contribute, shocking the adults with his innovative ideas. Now he was away at the most prestigious business university in all of Japan, Yatagarasu Daigaku. (Yatagarasu University.)

He was a straight A student there so far, still playing the piano and practicing martial arts. He had a full ride there, which was…amazing. How could two boys be so perfect? It was weird.

Madara flipped the page, coming to Fugaku, who was the CEO of a major company in Japan. His company ran two hospitals, both of which focused on surgery and research. He was said to be a very traditional man, strict in the way he ran his business. He went to work early and returned late.

Mikoto was a stay at home mother, and not much information was given on her. Just that she was a pleasant, happy woman, who loved her family.

It was all so suspicious. If they were all that ideal why wouldn't they have told Itachi about Sasuke? Why hadn't Itachi come home to visit for the holidays? There were huge holes and Madara needed to find out what was hidden in them.

So, time to call Kakashi then. He was asking himself the same questions over and over and getting nowhere. Maybe Kakashi could shed some light on the Uchiha family? And then time to find out who Orochimaru was. Madara didn't want to sound cliché, but he had a really bad feeling…

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"They're all so weird here. You're not like them." He whispered over Sasuke's shoulder, into the boy's ear.

Sasuke shrunk further into the corner he was currently standing in, muttering, "Urasai!" (Shut up!) He didn't want to know him anymore.

"But they strapped you down. Just like…him."

"They didn't…do anything though." He argued.

"Oh, besides drugging you? No, nothing at all."

"If you're so worried about me than why are you telling me to kill myself?"

"We both know you're better off. Remember what otousan said? Just do it Sasuke, they all want you to." (Father.) He murmured.

"YAMARO!!" (STOP!!) He screamed, covering his ears.

Tsunadae, who had been watching him the whole time, rushed down the hall towards him. "Sasuke-kun? Daijoba desu ka?" (Are you ok?)

The boy trembled a little, sucking in a deep breath. He nodded, taking a step back because he was afraid she'd hug him. He didn't want to be touched.

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So I just wanna point out that the hospital, Shinteki no Byooin, & the college, Yatagarasu Daigaku, don't really exist. Lol, I think you all know that but ya. Yatagarasu, for those of you interested, is said to be the mythical raven who aided Emperor Simmu on his eastern expedition; and is also said to be a three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology. I also tried to characterize Pein as somewhere between the Pein we know and who he was as Nagato, before he believed that you had to have pain to live.

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