Sasuke sat in his old house again, he was trying to hide from Lee and Gai, they wanted him to train with them today but he never showed.
He really didn't feel like doing two thousand laps around Konoha either as consequence.
The raven was absolutely miserable, he hadn't seen Kakashi for many weeks because the new 'Team 7' was on a mission.
God how he hated Neji.
Not that it was his fault, it was Hokage's orders but still he hated him for taking his place.
"It's not fair." he whimpered softly as he walked into the living room.
"No, I imagine its not." a voice spoke from in front of him.
Lifting his gaze from the floorboards he froze when he saw the one person he hated and feared the most.
There sat his brother, wearing a black cloak with red clouds and his legs crossed in a 'gentlemen' like gesture, the one that their parents had raised them with to do with manners.
Itachi had gotten taller, he could tell that much, and older since it had been five years. So hew as eighteen now.
His hair long hair had gotten even longer to reach the center of his back.
"I-Itachi..." he stuttered in a weak voice.
"Hello, foolish little brother." Itachi said standing up.
Sasuke's look went from startled to angered. "How dare you come here! Where you slaughtered them! Get out Itachi! Get the fuck out!" he spat.
"I can't do that. Not yet." he said taking a step forward and pulling out his katana.
Sasuke whipped out a kunai to try and defend himself but it was quickly discarded when before he could blink Itachi had thrown a shuriken with such force it collided with the kunai and it went flying out of his hand.
"What do you want?" Sasuke spat.
"I need information on the one who contains the Nine Tailed Fox...and you are going to tell me. Whether it is here or somewhere else."
"Get out, I won't tell you anything. He's my best friend so get out Itachi." Sasuke spat coldly.
"Very well then." Itachi spoke and with that his body turned to a flock of crows that flew at Sasuke making the teen raise his arms, the crows reassembled behind the younger Uchiha and pretty soon he was hit over the back of the head with the handle of the sword stunning him, then a damp cloth was pressed over his mouth and nose.
Trying to hold his breath Sasuke struggled but soon he couldn't hold in his breath, he breathed in and his head started swimming until finely he fell to the ground as everything faded to black.
~Akatsuki Base~
Sasuke coughed a few times and opened his eyes, his vision was blurry and disoriented.
Trying to raise his hand to his aching head he heard the rattling of chains causing his head to throb painfully from his headache.
Looking down he found his shirt stripped from his body, and his wrists chained behind him to the back of a metal chair.
The chair was secured to the floor and a metal table was a few feet in front of him.
The room was dark, it was like a cave. "W-What?" he asked weakly to no one in particular.
"So you've woke." came Itachi's voice.
Sasuke looked to the corner of the cave like room and glared the best he could.
"Itachi. What do you want? Let me go." he demanded from his older sibling.
"Unfortunately I cannot. Not until I have the information I need on Naruto Uzumaki."
"Fuck that!" Sasuke growled struggling against his binds as Itachi came closer.
"Well, unfortunately for you. Pein instructed me to torture and interrogate you until I have the information he desires. So your cooperation is best advised little brother." Itachi said placing his hands on the metal table and leaning close.
"Go to hell Itachi! I hate you!" Sasuke cried as tears started to prick at his eyes.
This was going to be hell, but he wouldn't give up Naruto.
"Are you scared little brother?" Itachi asked in a monotone voice.
"Go away. I want you out of my life. I hate you so much." Sasuke sobbed letting some tears fall.
"I see..." Itachi said walking over to a shelf by the wall and picking up a kunai, then walking back to Sasuke and lifted his chin with his hand.
"I suggest your cooperation Sasuke." Itachi stated.
"Fuck you." the teen growled.
"Very well. This was your choice. Lucky for me Pein is letting me do this in a private area so the rest of us will not have to hear."
With that Itachi stabbed the kunai into Sasuke's shoulder making the boy grit his teeth and whimper as he dug the blade deeper and deeper.
"I hate you." he said activating his Sharingan and looking into monstrous eyes.
~Konoha (Training Field) *Next Day*~
Gai was coming up to Kakashi who was training with Neji, while Sakura and Naruto trained with each other.
Kakashi was busy so Gai cleared his throat getting Kakashi's attention.
The Jonin turned around and smiled but then his face dropped when he noticed the serious look upon Gai's face.
"What's up?" he asked confused.
"Kakashi. Have you seen Sasuke? I have seen him for two days. He didn't come to practice yesterday and I cannot find him anywhere today."
Kakashi paused and looked at Gai strangely.
"That's not like Sasuke to skip training...I'll see if I can find him. Can you take over for me?" Kakashi asked.
"Sure."
"Okay see ya." Kakashi said and disappeared with a poof.
~Konoha (Uchiha Compound)~
Kakashi had an idea where Sasuke was at, so once he walked into the door of the mansion Sasuke used to live in he paused when he saw the door had been left open slightly.
"Sasuke?" Kakashi called through the dark house.
No answer.
Kakashi frowned as he started to look around, in the living room by the wall he saw a black piece of material discarded on the floor along with a kunai.
His frown increased as he walked over to the items and kneeled.
He picked up the cloth and brought it to his face being careful not to inhale too much.
It smelled sweet and very strong, he immediately knew something was wrong by the scent of Chloroform on the cloth.
"Shit..." Kakashi whispered and performed some signs.
In a poof Pakkun was beside him.
"Kakashi, how you doing boss?"
"I'm fine. Pakkun do you smell any scent of anyone in Sasuke's house? Besides him and myself." he asked the small brown dog.
Pakkun instantly started sniffing around and then froze and he hesitated before replying.
"Itachi Uchiha?" he stated.
"Itachi?" Kakashi questioned.
"Yes. Itachi Uchiha, it's fresh too." Pakkun said.
"Oh god, Pakkun call all the dogs I want you guys to try and track Itachi if you can still manage, then come back and tell me where he is, I think he may have taken Sasuke." Kakashi said running out the door.
"You got it boss." the little dog said.
~Akatsuki Base~
"S-Stop it!" Sasuke screamed as Itachi stabbed him in the gut once more.
"It looks like this tactic is not working."
Itachi turned to a pile of logs that had been in the room by the wall and formed some hand seals.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu."
Sasuke watched as his brother turned to the counter and grabbed some irons and carried them to the fire tossing the ends in to warm up.
"N-No! Itachi don't do this!" Sasuke pleaded.
"Tell me where the Nine Tails is, and maybe I'll think twice."
"I-I..." Sasuke stuttered.
"Very well." Itachi said looking at the irons which were now glowing and angry red, he walked over and picked one up
He carried it over to Sasuke and pressed the branding iron into the lower part of Sasuke's neck making the boy scream and writhe in pain.
"Araghh! No! Stop! I-I...ahhh! Itachi stop!" Sasuke cried squirming about in the chair.
Itachi raised the iron away from Sasuke's neck and then pressed it into the sensitive flesh of his belly, receiving another cry from the teen.
The torture continued for several minutes before Itachi paused when his brother kicked him in the shin when he got too close.
"Is that the best you can do little brother?" he asked in a bored tone.
"Please stop Itachi...*sob* please." Sasuke cried, his body littered with painful burns.
Itachi once more lowered the iron and pressed it into the bottom of Sasuke's bare foot this time and Sasuke squealed in agony.
"Ahhhh! O-Okay! *sob* I'll tell you! *hiccup* Ita...chi...please..." Sasuke wailed desperately.
Itachi eyed his brother for a moment before lifting the iron again, he put it back in the fire and then came back to his agonized brother.
"Where is the Nine Tails." he asked firmly as he wiped some drool from his brother's bottom lip.
Sasuke swallowed nervously feeling helpless and emotionally distraught.
"I-I...he's...he's with the sanin...Jiraiya...t-they're training together...they left today..." Sasuke whispered the lie.
"I see." Itachi muttered and turned around starting to back to the fire where the iron was.
"W-Wait! I-I told you the truth!" he cried watching his older sibling take out the iron again.
"No! Itachi stop!"
Itachi came forward and pressed the iron into Sasuke's other foot making Sasuke try and kick out with his other leg but he couldn't reach.
"S-Stop!" the teen bawled he was about to lose it.
Suddenly Itachi went flying and the iron bar landed with a loud clatter.
Looking over he saw Kakashi standing there with his summon dogs.
"Itachi Uchiha..." Kakashi muttered.
"It's been a long time Kakashi...you're no longer in the Anbu, you're a Jonin. And my brother's sensei." Itachi commented.
"You're going to pay for this." Kakashi yelled charging up his Lightning Blade.
"I don't have time to play games." Itachi said in a bored tone before his body turned into a flock of crows that disappeared out of the cave.
Kakashi let his lightning chakra quiet down before hurrying over to the worn out boy.
"Sasuke." Kakashi spoke quietly.
"Kakashi I...I hurt all over..." he sobbed.
"Shh. I know. Here hold still." said gently kissing the boy's lips in attempt to calm him down.
Kakashi used his lightning blade to break the locks on the shackles binding Sasuke's wrists to the chair and then carefully picked him up earning a small gasp of pain from the teen.
He was covered in burns, on his torso, on his legs, on his neck and feet. On the palms of his hands.
There was deep gashes in many parts of his body too, the black shorts he had been wearing were stained red from the blood dripping down his body onto his pants.
"Kakashi..." Sasuke whispered as the man picked him up out of the metal chair and summoned his dogs away.
"Yes?" Kakashi asked softly.
"I love you..." he whispered wrapping his arms around Kakashi's neck and burying his face into his sensei's shoulder.
Kakashi smiled weakly at the comment before kissing the boy on top of his head.
"Love you too." the Jonin responded as he walked out of the cave like room and made his way out of the spare Akatsuki base by backtracking his footsteps.
Aww, poor Sasuke. Meanie Itachi D:
Emily