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Chapter 7- Dances of Death and Madness

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(Sasuke's POV)

It was well past midnight when I heard it.

A quiet whimpering coming from Hanabi's room, of course I went to check on her without a moments hesitation, a small blade in my hand.

"Hanabi ?" I questioned opening her door and quickly scanning the room……no one but the writhing girl, a nightmare I assumed as I moved closer.

Suddenly without warning the girls pale white eyes shot as shot bolted upright, I felt the now familiar string that informed me of my Sharingan activating, we locked eyes for a second and then…..

I started to fall.

Everything faded away before my eyes, images all blended and mixed until they no longer resembled anything, just a pool of colours as I freefell into a great nothingness.

Images began to appear, odd images……Hanabi with blond hair, Sakura with pigtails…….Naruto in a dress.

But the images soon became much more disturbing; A beaten and broken Naruto appeared before my eyes, I think I was cradling the bleeding blond as tears slipped from his eyes, he looked the worst I've ever seen him, far worse than after his confrontation with Z.

"S-s-sa-suke, I-I'm s-so-rry….." apologised the weeping blond clutching my shirt loosely, desperately.

"No, I'm sorry Naruto, this is all my fault." I heard my own voice answer, sounding near hysterical as one of my hands grabbed Naruto's fisted one.

"Y-y-you h-h-ad t-too……I-I-I'm c-c-cold S-s-sas, a-an t-t-tir-ed……G-g-go-od-bye…." The blonde whispered drawing his last breath before going silent, and still.

"Naruto..... Naruto ?.....Naruto !!" I heard my voice crack before the scene faded to nothingness.

I hadn't even begun to cope when the next scene began.

Sakura straddled Hanabi, keeping the smaller girls arms at bay locked under her thighs……the pinkettes hands encircled the furiously trashing girls neck as Sakura shouted randomly, insanely, her voice breaking into hysterical laughter.

"Die! Die! Die!" screamed Sakura excitedly.

"S-sasuke…H-help…." Pleaded the pearl eyed girl breaking my shocked trance as I heard the sharp ring of a blade being drawn moments before I saw myself decimate my long time friend.

"Sasuke-kun ?" she breathed softly and with her last breath mumbled my name through blood soaked lips.

I screamed.

I didn't want to see anymore.

But it wasn't long before I was staring into the mismatched eyes of my teacher Kakashi.

Suddenly there was a flash of lightning blue and a surprised look crossed Kakashi's face, something I had never seen.

"Thank you Sasuke, I'm very proud of you." Stated Kakashi as I finally noticed the gapping hole in his chest…..and my own bloody hand.

The world faded once more as I shut my eyes tightly trying to will away the invading images from my mind.

Regardless I found myself and Suigetsu facing off, blades locked with each other, both of us bleeding heavily and desperately pushing back at the other.

The next thing I knew a gunshot rang out and I ht the floor, my eyes still caught the slight of Suigetsu's death..

Once more I attempted to block out the images as a flash of Shizune aiming a gun came before my vision.

"Sorry….." and bang. I struggled again to stop it

Despite my best attempts though I found myself staring Hanabi in the eyes….i waited for the horror, the blood, the gore………..but it didn't come, instead….

"I love you Sasuke, promise me you'll come back." I was speechless and shocked, so much so I barely noticed her vanish and someone else take her place.

Elegant and Regal as ever Captain Itachi stood before me face blank as he stared ff in a different direction, it took me a moment to realise he was pointing a blade at me.

Emptily and Emotionlessly he turned to face me before snarling slightly.

"Foolish Little Brother."

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( Unknown Pov )

A loud echo accompanied each step I took down the abandoned corridor, there wasn't another sound to be heard for miles around, it was about the only thing that I enjoyed about this disgusting rat invested place.

I took a left opening a hidden passage way and descending down the flight of stairs it had hidden, at the bottom I continued walking down another corridor, the only difference with this one being the slimy water I had to stain my boots in.

At the end of the corridor I reached a heavily barred door, it was slightly elevated to keep any of the slim out and was reinforced so much so that even I wouldn't be able to force it open.

I hammered down heavily on the door three times with my fist.

"Akatsuki !" I shouted.

There was a loud clamber and clank sound as the door swung open revealing a pale skinny man in a dirty lab coat.

"Pein." I said by way of greeting.

"Itachi."

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( Suigetsu's Pov )

I jogged cheerfully down the corridors of the Anbu building, Zero Orochimaru had summoned me and that could only mean one of two things.

A raise; which would get Karin off my back.

Or..

A mission; which would get Karin or my back, really I couldn't lose.

Brashly as is my style I entered the man's office plopping down in a one of the cushioned chairs without waiting to be offered one, one of the reasons I preferred getting missions from Oro than Tsunade; he was probably more of a scumbag and a double crosser, but he had cushioned chairs, Tsunade was too cheap for that.

"A mission for you my boy, I think you'll find it interesssssting……" explained Orochimaru in his usual style, I casually flipped the file open and almost choked.

Assassination; Uchiha Sasuke.

That's all I had too read before I knew I had to get out of the office now.

Sadly we don't always get what we want, I found myself uncomfortably pinning to the chair I had been so eager to get in by Orochimaru's 'pet' Manda.

"Now, now, are you that eager to complete the mission ?" asked Orochimaru as I struggled violently, not the smartest thing in the world to do as Manda had me at it's mercy, but hey, I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but I still wouldn't kill a close friend who's saved my life and visa-versa numerous times, and I wouldn't go down with out a fight.

"Suigetsu, tell me have you ever met my assistant Kabuto ?" asked Orochimaru as the white haired man came into view….a syringe in hand.

Shit.

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( Itachi's Pov )

"How are they doing ?" I asked quickly, probably too quickly as I entered the room, the room was large but cramped due to all the electronics the filled it.

"Yes, I asked you too come because of the recent changes, It's as we feared for Hatake." Answered Pein gesturing me towards a large monitor, it kept track of one simple thing, what Pein had decided to name Chakra.

There were four readings up on the screen, Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto and myself, Pein had discovered that the Sharingan created this 'Chakra', and after a certain while, if the Chakra builds too high, the subject go's insane, completely mad, Naruto although not having the Sharingan had and was gaining Chakra for unknown reasons.

"It's a shame he's not a Uchiha like yourself or Sasuke." Spoke Pein solemnly.

"What do you mean ?" I knew something was up, Kakashi was better off than either myself or Sasuke, I was already at 70% and Sasuke at 25%, Naruto had 85%, Only a few months had done that to Sasuke and in another few I would turn, Kakashi only had a measly 2% though.

"Yourself and Sasuke are far more resilient to Sharingan Chakra, it's exactly like Uzumaki, he and Sasuke activated almost at the same time." Answered Pein.

"But I thought he built up faster because it wasn't from the Sharingan he got his." I responded.

"No Itachi, it was because he wasn't an Uchiha." Spoke Pein solemnly once again.

"Then we'll just have too hurry with the cure." I spoke resolved, I would not let any of us become Madara's pawns.

"I knew you'd say that, here's what I need for the next serum." I nodded taking the envelop he offered.

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( Kakashi's Pov )

I couldn't sleep at all any more, not a wink……..but somehow I feel far more alive than ever, invincible almost, far better than a good nights sleep could ever yield.

I breathed contently as I finished the last of my opponents, some punks had attempted to rob me during my late night walk, I bet they regret it now, but they wouldn't live to regret it.

My hand was only an inch from ending one of the youths life's before I stopped myself…….what was I doing, he was only a boy, why had I been so close to killing him.

"Get out of here now." I growled menacingly causing all of the boys to flee, what am I becoming.

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( Sakura's Pov )

I was startled awake as I heard my bedroom door creak open, I looked up to meet a pair of crimson eyes that should have frightened me, but they didn't, instead they prompted me to embrace their owner.

"You okay ?" I asked.

"As long as I have you I'll be okay, no I'll be better than okay."

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Well as always I hope you enjoyed and I'm sorry about how long it's been since I updated, I think I rewrite this chapter 10 times trying to get it just right.

One note, Chakra in this fic isn't like Chakra in the series, it's different, if you have any questions feel free to ask.

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