Chapter 6
Crimson Truth
(Rated M for a bathroom scene where Itachi helps Sasuke go to the bathroom. There is nothing particularly graphic or really at all its only really one word. )
Note Important to understand PLOT: This takes place before Sasuke kills Orochimaru and after Sasori is killed. No other members of the Akatsuki die unless said so in the story.
Spoilers for Uchiha Massacure and this is not a yaoi
Sasuke's POV 3 Days later
I looked slowly around the room as I started to wake up. It seemed to be night time because the moon was shining through the slightly opened window. A gentle breeze was wafting in form the outside.
I shot up out of the bed when I remembered that I had no idea where I was because, at the time that I first woke up, Itachi was my first concern.
The room looked safe enough, though it had to be an Orochimaru hideout because he would never let me get away. On the other hand though, Itachi is here and I know that Orochimaru would never let Itachi near me, but I also had faint memories for of Kabuto.
I looked around decided that my bladder could no longer be ignored. So I shifted up in the comfortable bed and swung my legs over the side of the bed. Slowly I stood up and grabbed onto the side of the bed when the world tilted. I didn't feel great but at least I felt better than last time I woke up. My head felt really fuzzy.
When the room straighten itself after a couple minutes I took my first shaky step and then another. By the time I got to the door I was out of breathe. Turning the door knob I walked out the door and looked left and right. I was at the end of the hall so I went the direction that went away from the end of the hall. I held onto the wall and I walked slowly down the hall.
I took in glups of air as I made my way down the hall. But my body just couldn't seem to get enough air. My legs were trembling as I made my why along. My body seemed to decide on its own that it could not keep itself upright and try to walk down the hall because I was now falling towards the ground face first as my legs buckled and my knees hit the tilled floor and then my head with a loud smack.
The world went in and out of focus and my head started to pound from the impact of the fall.
I faintly heard a door open down the hall and then rushing footsteps and what sounded like shouting bit in reality was only loud talking that my muddled brain couldn't distinguish from. Hands gripped my shoulders and then someone was picking my. The next moment I was in my bed again, with hands still all over. Then there seemed to be silence. The numerous hands then turned into one set, gently play with my hair. Soft whispers could be heard in the background.
I peeled open my eyes that I never knew I close. I whimpered when the light hit my eyes quickly closing then again.
"Shhh, your going to be ok. You just took a little fall that's all," said a soft comforting voice that I knew was Itachi.
I opened my eyes again slowly and let then adjust to the lighting in the room. My head was pounding and the room was fuzzy as I looked around.
"Itachi," I wimpered.
"Sasuke, Obouto," he shook me trying to get me out of my fuzzed up world, but in the end only got my attention, well the most attention that I could give him at the moment.
"Hmm"
"Why were you out of bed?"
"Bathroom, need to pee." I mummered weakly hoping that I answer the question correctly because I only heard "why", "out" and "bed".
I heard some rustling and then there was an arm around my waist and an arm under my legs lifting me slowly off the bed. I buried my face in Itachi cotton shirt and whimper when he took me out to the brightly lit hall that hurt my eyes. The world was such a blur and I could only make out clipets of the things Itachi was saying. I felt like I had been run over with a freight train and then dunked under water.
We where then in a small room, that after a while I recognize as a bathroom. My head seemed to have have been clearing up a little as we moved in front of the toilet, maybe it was because I knew that I this was going to be embarrassing.
"Sasuke, hey Sasuke, I going to have help you."
I whimpered. I really, really didn't want Itachi to help me. I hated being weak. I'm like an invalid and here I am letting my brother, the person I despise the most, and want to kill, help me go to the bathroom.
"Please don't."
"You can't even hold yourself up and you walking down the hall trying to go to the bathroom without help when you are still recovering tells me that you really have to go."
"Come on Sasuke, pull down your pants and go. I promise I won't look, I promise" Itachi said in a gentle way.
A deep blush fell across my face as I pulled down my hospital style pants. Under then I was wear boxers of the same type of cloth as the hospital pants, I pulled out my penis through the slit in the boxers and relived myself.
Before I could stop myself a small sigh of relief left my mouth as my I relived myself. I tensed in Itachi's arms and slowly looked up at his face.
Relief swept over me and my body un-tensed when I looked up to Itachi's face and found him with his eyes close like he promised and his face stoke like he had never heard me sigh. I was glad he at least wasn't showing it on his face or taunting me about it, but then again my brother has never done anything like that before, at least before he killed everyone that is. I never really saw him after that.
When I was done I pulled up my pants and pushed my back against Itachi to indicate that I was done. He seemed to realize this and helped my over to the sink to wash my hands.
After that he carried me back to my hospital room and put me down on the bed. He helped me into a comfortable sitting position and then sat down on the chair sitting by the bed. By the end of or bathroom expedition, I was thoroughly embarrassed.
Itachi tapped my shoulder and I looked up at him not even realizing that I spaced out. He looked worried and asked me:
"Is your head still hurting? Kabuto said that you had a minor concussion."
"No, I was just thinking, that's all."
I didn't know what to say to Itachi. I mean I had a chance to kill him and I couldn't do it and on top of that I even admitted to myself that I still loved my brother.
"Sasuke I know that this is hard for and I know that you have questions so please just ask I and I will answer no matter the question, because I promised myself that I would never leave you truly alone whether you accepted me or not."
"Why?"
It was the same question I asked when I first woke up. I was going to trust Itachi and believe that he would tell me the truth, because what else was there to do. Only Itachi had the answers.
"I will try to make that answer as simply as possible and when you fully recover I will show you my memories as proof that it is the truth "I believe that you know that the Uchiha's had a lot political power?"
"Yes" I was looking right at him now. I couldn't believe that Itachi was going to tell my why he killed everyone even if he was only going to tell me in vague sense that was more progress then I was hoping for.
"To put it simply the Konoha government suspected that the Uchiha clan was behind the Nine-tail fox attack because we could control it with the Sharigan. Because of this the Uchiha were place in one isolated living area, now known as the Uchiha land, for close surveillance, this revived and old hatred between the Uchiha and the Senju, Senju being currently in power. Our father the leader of our clan started to plan a coup d'etat, thus putting agents from our clan into the ambu and other government dictated groups to be spies. I was one of them, except I was a double agent."
"A double agent?"Sasuke questioned.
"A double agent is someone that works for both sides."
"You probably remember some of the other clans men coming to question me about Shisu death. That was the turning point where there was no longer going to non-violent fixes. I didn't kill Shisu, he did in fact commit suicide. By that point I was given two choices: one being everyone dies by Konoha nin because of the coup d'etat or two being I kill everyone and you be spared. I picked choice two. I wanted you to live because you weren't evolved in the clans problems and most of all because I loved you, cared for you. I joined the Akatsuki because I need to keep up my criminal appearance."
I stared at Itachi. That was it. That was the truth. In a way it kind of made sense, but there was one thing that didn't add up. If Itachi didn't kill Shisu, then how did he get Mangekyo Sharingan?
"How did you get Mangekyo Sharingan then?"
"He gave me his right eye and the other was stolen by Danzo. Danzo was the one that gave me the two choices."
Danzo. A village leader.
"Please Sasuke don't dwell on this. It is the truth what I told you."
"I believe you," Sasuke sighed. "but I still want to see you memories when I get better, not as proof, but so I can see it for myself."
I could see the relief that melted across Itachi's face.
"Itachi, there is one thing. This is going to take a while for me. I can't just go from hating back to loving you even though I never stopped loving you. I can't forget that night. I can't forget their dead bodies, because I loved all of them, even though I understand why you did it. It will take time."
I looked Itachi in the face as I said this all and as I continued.
"And most of all I can't forget you leaving me."
Itachi's face turned into an expression that I couldn't quite figure out.
"I understand, but please give me a chance and I want you to know that I am sorry, so sorry"… "If you want me gone then I will leave, but I will always be watching from the shadows. I can't lose you."
"I'm not asking you to leave Nisan. I am asking you to give me time to figure out what I am going to do. My whole life, my motive was all around you. Finding you, asking you, and killing you. I want you to be around, but I want you to understand that not everything is going to be easy and I need you to be patient."
"Alright."
The silence filled the room, letting my mind be taken over by what Itachi had told me.
"Itachi are you going back to the Akatsuki?"
"Yes, not now, but soon. I have to stay with them. It's part of my cover and also part of my deal to protect you, but I will see. I am thinking that we would meet every two weeks and spend a day together. The Akatsuki leader will say yes because he needs me. He will allow the meeting every two weeks. You are also rogue, Sasuke, there is a chance that Leader-sama might want you the Akasuki. That is if you want to join the Akasuki. You have done many things Sasuke, you could have the death penalty if you return or be forever bound to the village. You could even stay with the snake, but I would prefer that you not. These are things that you need to decide. To "figure out" as you put is."
"How would I escape Orochimaru? I can't believe that he is even letting you be here with me."
"He doesn't know that I am here. Kabuto brought me here. You were very sick Sasuke extremely so, that Kabuto was worried you would die. You were also calling for me in you delirium. You are still sick Sasuke. You aren't in the clear yet. Now to answer your first question, the Akatsuki want Orochimaru dead. If you kill him the Akatsuki might accept you better and Leader- sama might even sought after you. We are down one person now with Sasori's death. If you did kill him it would prove your skill."
"I won't go back to the village. There is nothing there for me and you are right they will convict me, probably not the death penalty because of Naruto, but elders will make sure that I am there puppet. I also want the snake dead anyways."
"You do realize that you might have to kill Naruto."
"I might, but I don't think you guys will be able to kill him. And if it does come to that then I guess I have picked my side even if I rather let him live and if I can't… I guess that time will only answer that."
"Ok them. When you get better you will kill Orochimaru and I will suggest to Leader-sama that you become our new member or unless he suggests it first. I also think you will like it. It's not that bad. Everyone you could say has a lot of personality, especially Diedara. He would be your new partner. He's a little annoying, but he's not mean. Really the only member that is truly mean or should be feared would be Learder-sama. Don't cross him."
"Ok" I say softly. I was getting tired my eyes were drooping.
"You need to sleep. Oh and please call for help when you need it, I don't want you to have another accident it could have been more serious." he put his hand on my forhead." You still have a light fever." he mummered.
He helped me get situated and then he turned towards the door and flicked the light off.
"Goodnight Nisan." I whispered.
"Goodnight, Sasuke." Itachi said back. He turned and closed the door with a click.
I shift in bed and look towards the window and out at the moon.
What Itachi had told me, what Itachi had told me about the clan. It was the truth. Because it made sense, it made so much more sense than him killing everyone without reason. The truth, The red truth, The bloodied truth. No.
It was The Crimson Truth.
Please Review. I would really appreciate it. Next chapter will be posted shorty after this one. The reason that this chapter or chapters took so much time was because I didn't know were I was going with the plot, but now I have it all figured out so please enjoy.
