Chapter 21: The Truth
"So that's all to it why my brother killed the whole clan." Sasuke whispered.
"That's so mean..." Rebecca said sympathetically.
"Do you want to join me in my plan to kill my brother?"
"I'm sorry, but I can't. Even though I feel that your brother is very cruel. He's my nee-chan's boyfriend after all. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I understand your situation in this. I don't blame you." Sasuke smiled a Rebecca. "Come; let's go out for a walk instead of sitting in here all day."
When they were outside talking a stroll, they happened to meet Regina alone as well walking about in boredom.
"Nee-chan, are you alone? Wanna join us?" Rebecca invited.
"No, it's fine; I don't want to be a gooseberry." Regina declined Rebecca's invitation.
"No you won't." Rebecca blushed.
"Why don't you walk along with your sister instead, I just remembered I've got something to do." Sasuke suggested.
"Does that 'something to do' have anything to do with Itachi?" Regina enquired. "You better not have any thoughts about or I'll be the first one to finish you off."
"It has nothing to do with Itachi." Sasuke declared.
"That's fine then, run along now."
After Sasuke left, Regina and Rebecca walked by the lake in silence until Rebecca broke the silence by asking, "Do you know the real truth why Itachi murdered the whole clan?"
"Of course I do, how long do you think we've been together?"
"Er...I don't know."
"Neither do I, but who cares?" Regina grinned.
"Back to the topic, don't you think Itachi is so cruel-hearted to kill the whole clan just to test his own abilities?"
"What?! Was that what Sasuke tell you?"
"Yes."
"Well, truthfully speaking, Sasuke doesn't really know the whole story. To think he came up with such a stupid explanation for Itachi's action."
"Then why did Itachi kill the clan?"
"He did it to protect-" Regina stopped half way when she heard Itachi's and Sasuke's voices from afar quarrelling.
"Damn it, to think I believed what he said." Regina ran off after cursing. Rebecca ran after Regina in panic as well.
When they finally got close to see what happened, Sasuke was already on the offensive side whereas Itachi was on the defensive side dodging all of Sasuke's attack. Regina was furious when she saw Sasuke continuously attacking Itachi and Itachi just defending himself instead of trying to stop Sasuke.
"Stop it, you idiot!" Regina shouted at Sasuke and charged towards Sasuke to take him down.
"Leave us alone, Regina." Itachi said.
"How can I leave you alone? He's attacking you like a mad dog and you're not attacking back. For goodness sake, attack back! Stop him." Regina shouted in frustration and continued to attack Sasuke.
"Nee-chan, please stop!" Rebecca shouted.
"Then get Sasuke to stop instead." Regina shouted back. She was blinded by anger that she didn't care about anything else.
"Sasuke, please stop!" Rebecca shouted in worry.
"Not till I kill him." Sasuke gritted his teeth and continued what he had been doing for the past ten minutes.
"You promised not to harbour any thoughts about harming Itachi." Regina growled and the whole situation went even chaotic.
"I can't stop my thoughts once I think about my whole clan killed in just one night."
"Do you even know why Itachi killed the whole clan?"
"Regina, stop it. You promised me before never to tell anyone about this." Itachi reminded Regina of their promise.
"You can't keep the truth from him forever. He'll just keep coming for you every time he remembers of your clan that isn't worth remembering."
"Now isn't the time."
"Then when is the time you're talking about? You're dragging it on and on." Regina frowned at Itachi and turned to glare at Sasuke. "The reason why your brother killed your whole clan was because your clan was planning to kill the third Hokage to overtake him. And Konoha."
Itachi sighed in defeat as he knew he couldn't stop Regina at this point of time.
"The Hokage was the one that ordered your brother to kill the whole clan. Because if the Uchiha takes over the village, there'll be no peace anymore. Other clans will try to take over the village as well."
"If my brother was ordered to kill the whole clan, why am I still alive?" Sasuke rebuked back as he could not believe what he heard.
"Because he loves you, because he treasures you, because he begged the Hokage to spare your life. Put yourself in his shoes, would you be glad if you're given an order to kill your whole family? An order you can't escape?"
Sasuke was shocked when he heard this and he looked at Itachi with a face of realisation that changed to sadness, "Is that true?"
"Yes, I'm sorry to say that, but yes." Itachi looked apologetic.
"I need some time by my own." Sasuke said and walked away towards the forest.
"I'll go with him." Rebecca went after him
"Remember to bring him back in time for dinner. We don't want Konan to worry for him." Regina shouted from behind.
"You could have told him at another time when he's more prepared." Itachi frowned at Regina.
"He's been prepared for many years, to kill you. How long more should we wait before we tell him? When he really gets strong enough and kill you then you tell him on you deathbed?" Regina raised her eyebrow at Itachi.
"I didn't know you worry so much about me before." Itachi grinned and saw Regina blushed.
"Hey, no changing of subject."
"Let's head back to the headquarters."