A/N: Hi guys. Been a while huh? Sorry but I kinda lost interest in Naruto for a while. Kakashi and Sasuke finally meet and are about to have climatic battle that would no doubt shake the foundations of manga as we know it! And what happens? Naruto shows up! What a ripoff. But...I'm back now and better than ever. My writing has improved somewhat so the horrible state of this fic should be cleaned up in a fortnight or so. Oh, and this time (Provided I get my reviews) my update will be two weeks at the most. Also the start of this chapter is a redo of chapter six but please just roll with it. Like I said this entire story is getting revamped soon. New plot new everthing.
Now, without further adieu enjoy the story...
"Like I said; you've lost. Right now I'm only using about 30% of my chakra" Sasuke could only stare on in horror as Kakashi slowly raised his hands to pull back his hood. "And perhaps even more important..." Sasuke did not like the emotion that ran through him at the sight oh his old sensei's face. "mangekyou sharingan."
Sasuke watched in morbid fascination as the three comas in Kakashi's eye merged to create a single shape (I'm not sure how to describe it. If you haven't seen Kakashi's mangekyou look it up on google.) and soon he was staring into an eye that was exactly the same; and at the same time completely different from his brother's.
Briefly he wondered who Kakashi had killed to obtain this power, Naruto? Sakura? However before he had time to truly consider it, Kakashi's sharingan overpowered his own and sent him reeling into blissful unconsciousness.
When Sasuke next awoke his surroundings had changed dramatically. He could hear the soft chirping of birds in the distance. This led him to believe that he was still within the borders of the forest. This suspicion was soon fortified when he heard the distinctive sound of rustling leaves from above him.
Before opening his eyes Sasuke attempted to move his arms. No good. His hands were tied at the wrists with chakra sucking wire. He wasn't going anywhere like this. Upon opening his eyes Sasuke realized he was now in a sitting position propped up against a tree. When the spots cleared from his vision he saw that it was dark out. Indicating that it was late, and he had been out for at least a few hours.
Sasuke frowned. That's right..he had been beaten; by Kakashi no less. Sasuke looked around again. There was a small fire burning a few feet away, with a large rock next to it. Although strangely enough, Kakashi was nowhere to be seen.
That didn't make sense however, as Kakashi was certainly no fool. Left unattended, Sasuke could very easily simply get up and stroll out of the encampment and back to his team.
Come to think of it; where was team snake? Did Kakashi decide to simply leave them and take Sasuke? After all he appeared to be traveling alone, so he couldn't exactly take 4 people with him.
Perhaps he had just killed them.
Sasuke attempted to move and with a bit of effort managed to raise himself to a kneeling position.
Sasuke had to admit he was surprised. He would expect this kind of thing from Naruto. But Kakashi? Sasuke may have been unable to fight in his current situation, however strolling out of the little encampment he was in would require little effort. Kakashi wouldn't actually be foolish enough to believe Sasuke would simply give up on his revenge and return to the village without struggle, would he?
His doubt proved to be correct. Sasuke; with an awkward turn of the head realized he had a few seal marks running down his arms. He suspected that they blocked off his chakra. As a result he was not surprised that when he tried, he was unable to perform any jutsu.
However the only thing inhibiting his muscle movement was a slight ache from sitting in one position too long. So he could easily walk away. So that meant that Kakashi was either watching from a hidden position or was very close by.
Sasuke was further irritated to find that his kusanagi was simply lying on the rock beside the fire. Kakashi had obviously not made any attempt to hide the blade; and though this should have pleased Sasuke he couldn't help but feel insulted. Did Kakashi really see him as so small a threat?
Disgusted, Sasuke rose to his feet, being sure to stretch his muscles as he did. He hadn't taken any more than five steps before he felt a sudden presence beside him. He spun around and was met with the sight of Kakashi, still cloaked; leaning, arms folded on a tree.
"Nice to see you awake, Sasuke." Kakashi's tone was mild. As if hew discussing the weather with an old friend.
"....Where is my team?"
"Ah...you mean those three lab rejects?" Kakashi sounded amused. And Sasuke frowned at his condescending tone. "I figured that I may as well just leave them. After all; if they are really you're team mates they shouldn't have any problems following us."
Sasuke glanced at his old leader. "I'm not going back to the village."
"Straight to the point eh? You're as direct as ever I see." Kakashi chuckled.
Sasuke glared at the hooded man. "However; I'm afraid that you really don't have a choice in the matter."
Sasuke growled. "You cant stop me."
Kakashi pushed himself off the tree, and before Sasuke even had time to blink, Kakashi was suddenly behind him. "You're performance in our last battle says otherwise. You know you'll never beat Itachi at you're level."
This got the response Kakashi expected; Sasuke spun round at glared holes in the back of Kakashi's head.
"Shut...up" the words were growled softly; dangerously. However to Kakashi they may as well have been the growling of a new born pup. There was no way that he would be intimated by this boy.
Kakashi turned around slowly. "Or what?"
Sasuke's answer was to reel back his leg and throw an awkward attempt at a kick; however before he could make contact Kakashi simply jumped out of the way, putting a bit of distance between himself and Sasuke in the process.
Kakashi reached up and removed his cloak, letting it fall harmlessly to the ground. Sasuke took the opportunity to take in his appearance. He hadn't changed a bit since Sasuke last saw him. He was wearing his usual black shirt and bottoms, with the jonin vest on top of them. His ever present mask was still there as well.
However despite the resemblance to the clothing Sasuke was used to, there were some distinct differences. For instance, Kakashi wasn't wearing a headband to cover up his sharingan. This caused some of his hair to lean slightly over his left eye.
There was also one other important difference. Strapped onto Kakashi's back was a thin black sword. Sasuke frowned at this; he had never seen Kakashi wield a sword before, perhaps he had gotten it after Sasuke had left.
Either way, Kakashi was nothing more than an obstical. And Sasuke would step over him, dead; if necessary. Former teacher or not; this man simply wasn't going to stand in his way.
Kakashi for his part simply stood there, head held high, eyes half lidded, meeting the full brunt of Sasuke's gaze head on.
"Why not return to the village Sasuke?" Kakashi's tone was sad, disappointed. "I heard you killed Orochimaru. Is that true?"
"..........Yes." Why not tell Kakashi what he wanted to know, it was harmless enough; right?
"Why?"
"He no longer had anything to offer me." Sasuke's tone was indifferent, and to any normal person it would seem that nothing was out of place. However Kakashi was no ordinary person. His past was also filled with blood and pain; even more so than Sasuke's. And so he was able to see the haunted look in Sasuke's eyes as he mentioned Orochimaru. However all that could wait. For the moment.
"I see...so then why not come back to the village?" Why not come home...
Sasuke's head lowered and his bangs covered his eyes. "Because they too have nothing to offer me..."
Kakashi chuckled, he looked at Sasuke with an unreadable expression. "Is that what you really think?" Kakashi chuckled again. "Think about it Sasuke. I know you're a bright kid." Sasuke glared. How dare this man talk to him as if he were a mere child!
"Think about what? I cant go back to that village! Not until Itachi is dead. If I go back I'll become weak again. And that I will not allow."
"Don't be a fool Sasuke!" Sasuke head shot up at his old teachers tone. "Do you really think; do you really think that you are the only one that's improved in the last three years? Naruto, Sakura and all the others have gotten stronger as well. And let's not forget; I've been training too. And you; you cant beat me."
Sasuke was about to retort but Kakashi cut him off. " You really think that you're style of fighting is the only correct one don't you? Well I'm going to prove you wrong right now!"
Kakashi made a quick hand sign, and in a puff of smoke he was gone and in his place stood a twelve year old Naruto looking exactly as Sasuke remembered him from their genin days. Right down to the whisker like marks on his cheeks.
"Bring it on you jerk!"
Sasuke's eyes widened. It was obviously a henge and yet..
Kakashi had Naruto nailed. From everything to the trademark whiskers down to the mischievousglint in his ocean blue eyes. Sasuke was infuriated just looking at him. Sasuke decided to humor Kakashi and began to charge at nar-Kakashi, fully expecting a skilful block or dodge of some kind; what he didn't expect was for Kakashi to charge at him without an ounce of skill or forethought whatsoever.
After a quick skirmish which involved more than a few shadow clones Sasuke was more than a little irritated. Kakashi was taunting him just like Naruto would have. Sasuke got so caught up in fighting him that he momentarily forgot that it was Kakashi NOT Naruto he was fighting.
Just as Sasuke was beginning to truly lose himself in the battle Kakashi's eyes suddenly sharpened and though he still wore Naruto's face it was clear who he was. And with a quick kick to the chest Sasuke was sent flying back.
By the time Sasuke had regained his footing Kakashi was back to his old self; not a trace of Naruto on him.
Kakashi gazed at Sasuke; each of his mismatched eyes gazing into Sasuke's own.
"You're still weak Sasuke. Very weak."
"What!?" How on earth could Kakashi say that? Sasuke had grown incredibly powerful in the last two years. He'd become even more powerful than Orochimaru and he was a sanin.
Kakashi seemed to read his mind. "You may have grown stronger in technique Sasuke. But that's where the development ends. You still don't think like a ninja. You think like a brat! It's clear to me that that at least; hasn't changed."
Sasuke growled low in his throat at that comment. 'You think like little kids; like brats' Kakashi had said that once before, Back when Sasuke first met the man, that was what Kakashi had said about him and the others.
Kakashi looked at Sasuke coolly. Just a little more... "You know I never did like the Uchiha." Sasuke's body visibly tensed at the sound of his clan's name. "I never met an Uchiha I couldn't defeat, and yet...they were still so arrogant. Not to mention weak"
Sasuke snapped enough was enough; it was time to teach Kakashi a serious lesson.
With a burst of chakra to his feet that was surprising due to the seals on his arms Sasuke; with a roar charged at Kakashi.
Kakashi easily avoided the lightning quick punches and kicks coming from the raven haired youth.
"You're just shifting you're body weight Sasuke; keep it focused; balance is the key."
"SHUT UP! I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING!"
"Obviously you don't. Look at you; you're legs aren't stretching far enough on you're kicks and why the hell are you twisting you're arm so much when you punch?"
Sasuke could see that one on one taijutsu (particularly with these seals) against Kakashi would not end well for him. So he quickly leapt into the air and with a graceful twist positioned himself so that he would land right next to his sword.
And in the same second that his feet touched the ground Sasuke he swept his blade up off the ground and into his hands. Then in the same movement his rose to his feet and, with a twist his sword was pointing at Kakashi's neck.
However Kakashi hadn't simply been standing by as Sasuke did all this, he now had his sword drawn as well.
The blade Kakashi had drawn was a thin black katana with a strange red line running straight down the middle of the blade. Not only that but the handle was wrapped in thick blood red bandage. But Probably the strangest part of the sword was the bottom of the hilt. Attached to the bottom was a very short, very thin chain about four centimeters long.
It was clearly no ordinary sword, however; what Sasuke wasn't sure about was if the sword was simply well decorated or if it had some special function. He supposed he would simply have to find out the hard way.
"Sasuke..... You will be returning to the village. If you refuse..." Sasuke raised his eyes to meet Kakashi's; his interest piqued.
Kakashi's eyes dulled as he spoke. "If you refuse. I will kill you." Sasuke repressed a shiver. His former mentors eyes were dull as he spoke. They showed no emotion, whatsoever. There was no dread, no regret, and no hope.
It truly seemed at that moment, that Kakashi would kill, anyone that stood in his way.
It was like looking at a mirror.
"For old time sake....I'll release those seals and allow you to fight me at full power.
Sasuke gazed at the man standing across the clearing from him. He supposed Kakashi was offering that out of some misguided sense of guilt.
Kakashi had removed his hooded cloak and was standing in his typical jonin uniform. The man looked every bit the same as he did in Sasuke's genin days. The only oddity was the signature headband was missing, causing his hair to fall over his right eye instead of standing in it's usual gravity defying manner.
Sasuke himself had just finished strapping on the last of his equipment. Kakashi had been true to his word and had removed all the seals on Sasuke's arms and had allowed him to pick up all of his equipment. The man was either very confident or very stupid.
And this unnerved Sasuke. He knew very well that Kakashi was anything but stupid. Sasuke's eyes flicked to the man again. Perhaps he had released the seals for old times sake. To lessen the guilt of killing an old student.
Well regardless....
He was standing on the other side of the clearing looking every bit the calm sensei he had all those years ago. His posture was loose, completely relaxed with his ever apparent slouch in place. It infuriated Sasuke. How dare Kakashi so blatantly disrespect him like that!
Before Sasuke allowed himself to get any more riled up he quickly fastened his sword to his waist. When his eyes returned to Kakashi they unconsciously burned red. The man's head was buried into an orange covered books!! Oh that was IT!
Kakashi lifted his head as he felt Sasuke's chakra spike in agitation. Kakashi felt a small smile tug at the corners of his mouth. It seemed that Sasuke truly was as impatient as ever. 'Some things never change'
With a low grow Sasuke flashed out of sight for an instant. Then he was beside Kakashi throwing a punch towards his face. Kakashi simply raised his book a few inches and used it to absorb the impact of Sasuke's fist. Sasuke grunted, and flashed out of sight again. This time appearing on Kakashi's right.
When his fist was centimeters away from making contact with Kakashi's face, the aller man suddenly pulled the same vanishing act Sasuke had.
"Hmm, flash step, eh?" Said a voice from behind Sasuke. Sasuke turned, wide eyed to find Kakashi slouched behind him. How the hell had he gotten behind him without Sasuke noticing him!
"As I recall," Said Kakashi, looking down on Sasuke through a half lidded eye. "I'm the one who taught you that trick, in the first place." Before Sasuke could retort with one of the many colorful insults he'd picked up over the years, Kakashi blinked out of sight, and Sasuke felt the cool metal of a kunai jab into his neck. "But," The man continued as if he wasn't holding a blade to his throat. "It still needs some work. My, my, Sasuke; it seems that you've been slacking off."
Sasuke had had enough. With a deadly efficiency he twisted his head to avoid the kunai whilst simultaneously taking his own and burying in deep inside his former teacher's stomach.
As he had suspected, before a second had passed the man had disappeared with a poof, leaving Sasuke staring at a log with a sharp ninja weapon protruding from it's base.
Raising himself up Sasuke glanced around the clearing, his sharingan causing every aspect of the scene -down to the smallest falling leaf- to be somewhat unpleasantly seared into Sasuke's mind. However, sharingan or no Sasuke could find nothing out of place within the clearing.
Not the slightest indication as to where the copy ninja was hiding. This was odd. Nothing escaped Sasuke's eye. Even the most skilled of jounin could do little to conceal themselves against his powers of perception. A spark of recognition sudden alighted in his mind. Of course! That annoying earth jutsu Kakashi was so fond of.
Now that he knew what to look for Sasuke soon spotted a patch of earth that seemed slightly discolored. To even the most perceptive of ninja it would have simply appeared like a slightly lumpy patch of earth, but to the sharingan it may as well have glowed with all the colors of the rainbow.
Now that Sasuke knew what Kakashi was up to it was a simple matter to leap out of the way when the man made a grab at his ankles from underground.
Though the attack did not stop there. When his grab failed Kakashi erupted from the ground like a man possessed and made an uppercut for Sasuke's jaw.
With the practiced ease that came from dozens of combat simulation at the sound base, Sasuke raised his head just enough so that Kakashi's fist sailed past his face, mere millimeters from his eyes. A second after his fist had passed Sasuke's eyes, he was met with the stony expression of his former teacher.
Kakashi was only out of the ground for a split second before Sasuke took his opening. He threw a punch towards Kakashi's unguarded waist. From this position most everyone would have taken a solid blow to the sternum.
Kakashi was not "Most everyone."
Taking the hand that wasn't angled to the sky Kakashi moved to grab Sasuke's hand at the wrist whilst simultaneously yanking it to the side with such strength that Sasuke's entire body was pulled forward in a stumble.
Anyone else would have ended the maneuver there, however Kakashi followed up by using the momentum to spin in midair and with a burst of chakra landed a roundhouse punch to the back of Sasuke's head with the fist that had previously missed it.
This ended with Sasuke being set tumbling head first to the ground and Kakashi landing in a crouch a few feet away with is back to him.
All this passed before Kakashi had even touched the ground.
Kakashi rose to a stand with his back still turned. Sasuke soon followed suite, glaring at the back of his teachers head.
"Sasuke......Please..." This wasn't Kakashi's usual tone. This wasn't the voice of a happy man. Kakashi's posture was crooked; his shoulders were slumped and the back of his head was angled towards the sky. He suddenly sounded old.
None of the usual nonchalance entered his tone as he continued. "I don't want to kill you....."
Sasuke felt the a strange sensation in the pit of his stomach, the feeling was familiar but Sasuke couldn't place exactly what it was. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
"You say it like you actually could!!" Sasuke face contorted hideously and he made a disgusted gesture. "Don't act like I'm still you're student....I've been dying to kill you...Kakashi..." Another round of insane laughter. 'Is this what I've allowed you to become Sasuke?'
And with that, Kakashi's failure as a sensei was complete. There was only one thing he could do for him now....
Kakashi's slumped shoulders straightened, his head rose; he turned slowly to his old student. The face that greeted him was no the face of a troubled and guilty child, but one of a true madman who hungered for destruction, like a blazing fire.
All that he could do for him now, was to stop him. "I see......" Kakashi slowly raised a hand to his sheath, with deliberate slowness he unhooked it from his back and brought it before him.
Sasuke in turn walked to his kusanagi and bent to pick it up. He leveled the blade to Kakashi's face.
Kakashi's hand came to his sword and, with a flourish he freed it; sending the sheath spinning in the opposite direction. He brought the sword up and his determined face reflected on the blade. With a motion to quick for a normal eye to follow he sliced downwards.
Sasuke felt something brush past his face, before his attention was caught by the sound of a falling tree behind him. He turned just in time to see a giant tree about to crush him and leaped out of the way. With new cautiousness he raised a hand to wipe the bleeding cut that had appeared on his cheek.
How had Kakashi done that? He was far to faraway to have been able to cut Sasuke. Perhaps it was some form of wind based jutsu. Either that or something to do with the strange aura emitting from that sword.....
"I'm sorry....."
Sasuke leaped. "I'M NOT!"
Kakashi followed suit. Their blades met in the center of the clearing causing gusting winds to billow from the force of their impacts. They each moved with an inhuman speed, blinking in and out of sight maneuvering through trees whilst slicing off branches.
Before long the once beautiful clearing was reduced to a disaster area; fallen trees were strewn everywhere and the lakes waters were quickly disappearing due to the various water jutsu that were being employed.
After a particularly vicious fire justu from Sasuke that very nearly turned Kakashi to charcoal, he decided to conduct one more test...
The two met in the middle of the wreckage swords flashing. They began with a thrust from Sasuke aimed at Kakashi's heart, that was parried by a swift sidestep from Kakashi followed by a quick vertical slash.
Sasuke likewise dodged by ducking under that sailing arc of the blade and aiming a second thrust; this time aimed as Kakashi's head. It was by a hair's breadth that Kakashi avoided the deadly edge of the sword. Despite avoiding the worst Kakashi couldn't dodge the blade completely and now had a slight nick on his cheek.
Because of the maneuver Sasuke had no way to defend himself, Kakashi took advantage of the opening and, with a twist brought his sword down with enough force to cut through concrete.
However despite the immense speed of the cut, Sasuke proved himself to be faster. With a smirk he vanished from sight and appeared behind Kakashi poised to decapitate him.
Sporting a grin of his own Kakashi mimicked, vanishing just as the sword passed where his head had been a moment before.
However not one to use the same move twice, Kakashi appeared above Sasukerather than beside him, with his sword making it's way to skewer the boy.
Not having time to dodge Sasuke in stead defended by releasing his chidori and using it to clash with Kakashi's sword. He was startled to find that instead of snapping like a twig as every other blade Sasuke had attacked with his chidori had, this sword held fast and continued to bear down upon him.
Sasuke felt the weight of the blade beginning to push down on him causing the ground below him to crumble away, and seeing that this would not end well, swung his arm to the side sending Kakashi flying to the ground.
Using the momentum of the throw, Kakashi flipped in midair to land on his feet in a crouch facing Sasuke.
They each took a moment to appraise each other. Both were panting (Sasuke a good deal heavier than Kakashi) and each had expended a good deal of chakra.
It was as Kakashi had expected. In terms of sheer power Sasuke was quite closely matched with Kakashi; however Kakashi still had an overwhelming number of advantages.
Firstly he had a great deal more experience than Sasuke. It showed too. Because of the almost disconcerting similarities of their fighting styles you could see that everyone of Kakashi's moves were more polished and efficient. It was like looking at two stages of the same style.
He could tell Sasuke noticed it as well, he could feel his sharingan memorizing his movements and noticed that Sasuke's moves were improving slowly as the fight dragged on. Not only that, but with experience came knowledge.
There were few people in the world that could match Kakashi in ninjutsu and Sasuke, it seemed was not among them. He neither knew as many justu, nor performed the jutsu he did know as well.
Add to that the fact that Kakashi had better mastery of the sharingan and it seemed that victory was inevitable. And all that was without even bringing the mangekyou int consideration.
All in all, things did not look particularly good for Sasuke at that moment.
Sasuke scowled down at the small pulses pf lightning sparking from his hand. Then up at the sword resting firmly in Kakashi's grip. That sword.... there was something....odd, about it.
He was still internally reeling that the flimsy thing hadn't snapped like a twig, Sasuke had cut through a lot of things with his chidori, plenty of them far sturdier than any iron or steel.
And yet...the thing hadn't even looked like it was going to so much as crack; let alone break.
Well, nice sword or not Kakashi was dead either way. To Sasuke's surprise, instead of simply rolling over and dieing like Sasuke had expected Kakashi was actually matching him, move for move. In fact, unless Sasuke was mistaken the man was slightly faster. Not by a crazy amount but enough to make a difference in this kind of battle.
"Well, Sasuke I think it's about time we end this." Kakashi unstrapped his sheath and held it at his side, before slowly sheathing his blade and changing his stance. Sasuke mentally flipped through his knowledge of sword techniques and stances.
The way Kakashi was standing could only mean..... "........Battoujutsu?"
"You know the style?" Kakashi had a right to be surprised. Due to the overwhelming risks involved in sword drawing techniques, they had all but vanished from memory. These days ninja would rather play it safe, and stick to more mundane styles of fighting.
And Kakashi didn't blame them. There were very few people who had the necessary speed to use battojutsu effectively. If you couldn't move faster than the human eye could detect then you were better off learning something else. Kakashi himself could move faster then the naked eye could detect.
Sasuke may be able to see his moves with the sharingan, but being able to see a move and being fast enough to actually having the speed to do something about it were two very different things.
"Hn. I can't believe you really think you could hope to even scratch me with a technique like that." Every battojutsu attack was a one hit kill technique. However if you were slower than you're opponent by even a fraction you would leave you're-self open to counter attack and would surely be the one to die.
And Sasuke was confident that with the help of his sharingan he could certainly block -if not dodge- Kakashi's first attack; and then the man would be wide open.
With a deranged grin Sasuke raised his sword. Kakashi didn't move an inch. Sasuke was about to charge before he met Kakashi's eyes. In later years Sasuke would look back on this moment and realize that had he been in his right mind at the time, he may well have thought somewhat more carefully about his next move.
With an inhuman snarl Sasuke glared resentfully at Kakashi's right eye. "Disappear! KAKASHI HATAKE!" Sasuke blinked out of sight and reappeared in Kakashi face with his sword raised. "Never appear before me again!"
Kakashi moved. Sasuke wasn't sure exactly what happened next. It wasn't like an ordinary falsh step. There was no blurring out of sight or any tell tale swish. It was like...one second Kakashi was there, and the next he was standing behind Sasuke in a crouch with his sword drawn. The only sound the clanking of the chain, at the blades hilt, and the sound of Sasuke's blood erupting from his body. Sasuke noticed however that the blade was no longer it's usual color. The blade itself was still black yes, but it appeared to be...almost glowing. Not only that but the red strip of the blade was alight. At least at the hilt of the blade. Ordinarily Sasuke would have taken more notice of this, however he was half out of his mind with rage and disbelief.
What had all that training been for!? If he couldn't beat Kakashi what hope did he have at killing Itachi. Had he left his home for nothing? It seemed that Kakashi had grown even stronger than Orochimaru...did that mean that Naruto was stronger then him? NO! It couldn't all have been in vain. If it was then Sasuke had made a big mistake....
Sasuke felt numb. His arm was still raised sword pointing to the sky in defiance. His eyes slowly trailed from the blue of the sky down his pale arm to finally rest on his torso. He was covered in cuts, the blood seemed to glow in the moonlight, silently mocking his weakness. His legs shook, and Sasuke felt the first clot of blood make it way up his throat.
His sword dropped as he keeled over and retched. He blinked out the spots invading his vision and turned his head to stare at Kakashi. He had risen from his crouch, but his back still faced Sasuke. Damn him! "I hate you...." Sasuke was were dripping with venom and coated with a passionate madness.
Kakashi didn't respond simply raised his blade and, with a lazy flick dispelled the blood from his blade returning it to it usual state. He slowly turned to gaze at his fallen student with sad haunted eyes. "You know... no matter how far Orochimaru fell the third still loved him..."
Sasuke tried to get to his feet but only succeeded in falling flat on his back hitting his head of a rock. He looked up at Kakashi with deranged red eyes that spun wildly. Kakashi sighed sadly; those eyes spoke only of madness and hate.
Sasuke was dead. And this boy was his killer. He was no longer Kakashi's student but a madman bent on vengeance and destruction. Even if he did kill Itachi that hate would remain. And then Sasuke would turn it on the innocent.
"Now.. I finally understand how he felt...." Kakashi couldn't allow that. All he could do for Sasuke now, was put an end to his hate. Permanently.
He lifted his blade as an image of a sobbing pink haired girl and a solemn faced orange clad boy passed through his mind. 'I'm so sorry. Looks like you wont be able to keep that promise after all...'
Sasuke saw Kakashi raise his blade to his chest. "I'm sorry." Sasuke gave one last hateful glare before passing out just as the blade pierced his flesh...
A/N:Well, Have I killed Sasuke? (Probably not...but it's more dramatic if I ask!)
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