Warning: Incest. Obsession for power?
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Chapter 14: Power
Power. He needed power. Against the perfect Itachi, Sasuke needed the strength to kill him. He learnt Chidori, a skill to kill, but it was not enough. A single assassination skill was never enough, Sasuke knew that. He needed to learn more techniques, train his body and gain more battle experience. He trained from morning to night. He dedicated everything into becoming stronger, ignoring praises and neglecting his social life.
Then, that snake offered it to him. The mark that burned gave the sweet taste of great strength. It created the opportunity to become stronger. To become on par if not better than Itachi, his childhood dream could finally be fulfilled. A shortcut? Sasuke did not see it that way. It was just a change of teachers, from a silverette shinobi to a snake sannin. At least one of them was more serious in training him… even if it was to eventually take over his strengthened body.
And his 'friends'... Telling him about the snake's intention as a means to persuade him to turn back. Did they think he did not know? So what if the snake wanted his body for his own purpose? He was using the snake for his own agenda. It did not matter what Sasuke sacrificed. Even if the training ripped his body to shreds and broke his mind into pieces, Sasuke could not care less. He needed that power to satisfy Itachi's wishes, then to him, Itachi would finally...
"Pay attention."
Sasuke's eyes looked to the creepy face of the snake sannin. Sasuke's clothes were ragged and covered in cuts. Blood soaked the white top that covered his exhausted body. Pushing himself off the cold stone floor, Sasuke stared at his teacher. There was no time for distractions. He had to become stronger, stronger than his supposed rival, stronger than the famous sannin. Then, Itachi would notice him and that was all it mattered.