Chapter 21: Master the Third Tail: Itachi's Story
While team snake has encountered their own problems Naruto continued his training to control the second and third tails. After mastering the ability to tap into the Kyuubi's basic powers during his first tailed form he was able to manipulate his chakra better and gained a great power boost. As the sun rose over the hills Naruto began his training once again hoping to complete two tailed forms today.
"Hopefully today will go as well as yesterday did, I just need to continue using my own chakra along with the Kyuubi's." Naruto got dressed in his room and then grabbed something to eat as he then thought to himself what was ahead for him today during his training.
"Alright since I worked on my taijutsu yesterday I should work on some of my nin jutsu limits…I need to find out how many times I can use my Rasen shuriken in one day with my chakra along with the Kyuubi's fused with mine since the only time I used it was in my fifth tailed state." Naruto was thinking that maybe he didn't have enough of his own chakra to execute the perfected Rasen shuriken and maybe that's why he lost control the last time. As Naruto did some basic warming up to get ready he walked two miles north from his training area so that he wouldn't damage it with his jutsu.
"If I use the rasen shuriken around here it will surely cause a big commotion down in Konoha so I need to find a secluded place to test it out." Naruto didn't want to attract any attention from Konoha and he didn't want to ruin his training area so he decided to move to a safer area away from the village.
"Alright this time I'm going to turn into my one tailed form and see how fast I can do it." Naruto then closed his eyes and concentrated for a second but that's all it took for his to release the amount of chakra he did yesterday.
"It seems that I don't have to release to different sources of chakra this time, I guess that means my chakra is fuses with his for now and it comes out as one…but what will the side effects be from this?" Naruto was pleased to know that it didn't take long at all to switch to his one tailed form with almost no effort but he also wondered what effect it would have on his body and physical appearance.
"Once I figure out the extent of my rasen shuriken's power in this form I can try and master the two tailed form and try it again." Naruto began to concentrate his chakra in his hand and then raised his arm straight up pointing up towards the sky.
"Alright here goes nothing." Naruto then jumped up as high as he could and then the rasen shuriken formed in his right hand. He then looked down on the ground and threw it straight down with all his might. Once the rasen shuriken made contact on the ground it completely demolished the ground within a 1 mile radius.
"Wow that's almost twice as powerful as my original rasen shuriken…but I think that I'm going to have to move out a bit further if the first tail does this much damage alone." Naruto was amazed at the power his rasen shuriken produced as it completely turned the lush green hills into a barren wasteland. Naruto was worried though because if he was going to try and master the two tails and use his rasen shuriken he could possibly reach his training ground from his current position so he had to be careful.
"I'm going to have to try and master the two tails and try and pour out more of the Kyuubi's chakra, but once I do that I have to act fast and pour out my own chakra to balance out the power so I can remain in control." Naruto had to pour out even more of the Kyuubi's chakra to release the second tail and then fuse his own chakra with that so he could use that chakra as his own in the two tail state. Naruto was just trying to get at a point where he could get used to the different power levels and change into the different tailed forms at will. Once he fuses his chakra with the different tailed forms he can use any of the Kyuubi's chakra as his own without the Kyuubi taking control of Naruto.
"Alright I guess this is far enough from my training area so it's time to move on to the next step." Naruto then stopped at and area further away from his training grounds to attempt to master the second and third tails.
"This shouldn't take to long since it's not that much of a difference than the first tail…the real tests will be with the fourth and fifth tails because that's when the Kyuubi has been more dominant, and that's when I don't have any control over my mental state." Naruto then began to pour out more of the Kyuubi's chakra and while he was doing this he began to drop on all fours but he quickly countered the Kyuubi's chakra with his own as if he was battling on the inside.
"Now I need to remember the exact feeling of this chakra since I'm going to have to change into this form during my battles." Naruto could already feel his chakra begin to fuse with the Kyuubi's chakra. Naruto then tried to find out what the second tail's ability was as he tried to figure it out by producing a Rasengan and the using it on a nearby tree he had found, after Naruto executed the move something seemed to be a bit odd.
"That's weird, it almost has the same amount of power as the first tail and I could already mould the Rasengan in one hand during the one tailed state." Naruto was puzzled at the fact that it seemed that the second tail almost had no effect on him. Naruto then thought to himself for a while and then decided to use mass shadow clone jutsu to test this form even further.
"Let's see if I can figure out what the hell this thing can do." Naruto then summoned two hundred clones as opposed to the hundred he summoned during his first tailed state. Naruto seemed to be holding his own against his clones for the beginning of the fight but then a mass of his shadow clones had appeared from behind him and began to pummel him.
What the heck, these blows aren't hurting me one bit, it's almost as if I take the blow and heal from it immediately. Naruto seemed to have figured out the second tail's ability as it was rapid healing and protection. Naruto then deactivated his clones but stayed in his two tailed form.
"If I can take this many hits without being affected this from must give me extreme healing abilities and it must neutralize most of the impact against me." Naruto finally figured out the ability the second tail held for him but this time it didn't take up as much stamina as the first tail's test did against him.
"Well at least I'm not tired from that thanks to my new ability so that should give me enough time to try and get a handle on the third tail, and then I think I should call it a day. This time Naruto powered down completely to his normal form to see how fast he could make the transition from his normal form all the way up to the second tail.
"Alright this time I'll see if I can make it to the second tail in only a few seconds since my chakra is now completely fused with both forms." Naruto then placed both his hands together and closed his eyes for a couple of second and then the first tailed appeared behind him. Only a couple of seconds later the second tail appeared from behind him as well. Naruto made significant progress already as he could control the first two tails completely and had fused his own chakra with the Kyuubi's permanently so he can tap into his abilities any time he needs to.
"Alright that went pretty well, now time to try and go into the third tailed form." Naruto had to concentrate a bit more for this state as it was the form that was between Naruto being in control of his mental state and then beyond that line was the Kyuubi dominating Naruto.
"I have to be careful not to put out to much of his chakra or I could be in trouble and lose control before I even get started." Naruto closed his eyes and a red aura began to appear around Naruto as the Kyuubi's chakra was starting to become more vibrant in Naruto. As Naruto closed his eyes his started to pour out more of the Kyuubi's chakra and the third tail had appeared but Naruto didn't stop pouring out chakra as the fourth tail started to creep out from behind. Suddenly Naruto had realized that he poured out to much chakra and quickly stopped before the fourth tail could completely form, and then it disappeared. It seemed as though Naruto stopped himself right in time as he had finally arrived in his three tailed state.
"That was a close one, at least I'm in my three tailed form already and in only two days." Naruto was very pleased on how much progress he had made in only two days of training but he did realize there was much more to do after he was done.
"Alright time to balance out his chakra before I do anything else." Naruto poured some of his own chakra out and the red aura behind him began to slowly fade away as he now took control over the three tailed state.
"For some reason it seems that I had to pour out more of my own chakra just to control the third tail, this form seems different than the first two since the second tail was almost a direct addition to the first tail." Naruto was a bit confused on how different the third tail was but at the same time was curious to find out what abilities it had in store for him.
"Alright since the first tail gave me chakra manipulation and the second tail gave me rapid healing abilities and protection I wonder what this one will be." Naruto then summoned three hundred shadow clones around him to test out his powers.
"Alright I'm going to try a rasen shuriken on these clones and see if any survive the hit, and it's also a test for me to see the power change in this state." Naruto then formed the rasen shuriken in his hand and then jumped up in the air as high as he could and then throwing the rasen shuriken down as fast as he could. When the rasen shuriken touched onto the ground a massive crater formed but no bigger than in the first tailed state. When the dust settled Naruto landed on the ground and walked around to see if any clones survived the blast.
"I guess none of them could survive that kind of attack, but who can blame them." as Naruto looked down into the crater there were no clones to be found. Then when Naruto turned around all three hundred of his clones had appeared in front of him as if nothing had happened.
"What the hell? How in the hell did they survive!?" Naruto was absolutely shocked at the fact all three hundred of his clones had survived the rasen shuriken's power. As Naruto stood in awe he looked them up and down trying to find at least a scratch on them but he couldn't see anything.
"But how could they get out of that fast enough to not even take a portion of the blow?" Naruto began questioning himself and his power as he began to think that there was more to the third tail than meets the eye.
"I guess I'm going to have to take them out with my own two hands." Naruto then charged at full speed towards the clones intending to destroy them all and progress with his training.
"What the heck? Why am I going so fast?" Naruto looked down at his feet and they were running a lot faster than they usually would. Then when Naruto attempted to throw his first punch at one of the clones it dodged Naruto's attack and countered so fast Naruto could barely see it.
"How are they so fast!?" Naruto then thought to himself that maybe the third tail's ability wasn't anything to do with power or anything to do with healing but it enhanced his speed.
"Let's see if I can do the same thing, come and get me!" Naruto shouted at the clones as they all charged at him all at once and once by once Naruto would dodge their attacks and counter quicker than he ever could before.
"I could get used to this haha." As Naruto chuckled to himself he seemed to be enjoying himself as the clones couldn't lay a hand on Naruto now that he had figured out his new power from the third tail. After a short half hour Naruto had defeated all three hundred of his clones due to the massive increase in speed.
"At least I'm not to tired from this since the second tail's abilities are still in effect…come to think of it all my abilities have stayed in effect in my different forms." Naruto had held onto his earlier form's abilities as they seemed to be connected to the first and second tails. Naruto then powered down to his normal state and started to walk all the way back to his training area as the sun had already set and he had been training for even longer than yesterday.
"Today I was able to master two different tailed forms but tomorrow is when the real test starts…hopefully I can control myself." Naruto thought about the different times he was in his fourth and fifth tailed forms and how he lost control on all reality. Naruto then shook his head trying to get those thoughts out of his head so he could relax for now and get ready for tomorrow's challenge that lied ahead for him.
Meanwhile back at team snake's base they are awoken by two mysterious figures that had found out where they were hiding. Sasuke and Suigetsu seemed to know the two figures standing in their doorway. As team snake stood face to face with these two they could only wonder what problems they were about to encounter next.
"Why the hell are you here? isn't that just like you to pick me at my weakest and then attack." Sasuke was very angry towards the first figure for some reason as he stared him down in the sunlight.
"Relax Sasuke…I didn't come here to fight." The figure then stepped out from the sunlight and he could now be seen by all of team snake. When he stepped out Karin was shocked to see that it was in fact Itachi standing before them.
"I'll kill you right here if I have to Itachi! You have no right to be here." Sasuke was furious at Itachi and then tried to throw a punch at Itachi's face. Right in the middle of Sasuke's attack a sword blocked Sasuke's punch right in front of Itachi.
"You see I knew he would do something like this Itachi…he's still just a kid isn't he." Kisame blocked Sasuke's attack preventing him from hurting Itachi, and referred to Sasuke as he was still a child.
"Hey if you're going to fight anyone it's going to be me asshole!" Suigetsu seemed that he was defending Sasuke as he parried Kisame's sword away from Sasuke and Itachi and wielded his own sword ready to charge at Kisame.
"Hey kid I'm years ahead of you in fighting experience, and not to mention ability so I wouldn't be trying to fight me and my samehada." Kisame then unwrapped the cloth from the samehada ready to defend himself against Suigetsu. Kisame then grinned and put his sword down since he to had no interest in fighting Suigetsu at the moment.
"Someday we might fight each other but not today kid, the thing is I know you want my sword to revive the mist's seven swordsman but why revive it when I'm still here huh?" Kisame was wondering why Suigetsu would want to revive a group that isn't dead yet.
"I want to start over as the new leader of the mist's seven swordsman and lead it with a group of swordsman who are loyal to the group and who aren't sell outs!" Suigetsu stared Kisame right in the eye as he implied that Kisame was a sell out much to his irritation. As Suigetsu insulted Kisame all he did was grin and smile back at Suigetsu.
"Alright stop encouraging him Kisame, we didn't come here to fight so let's keep to that promise." Itachi stopped Kisame from provoking Suigetsu anymore as he didn't want this confrontation to turn into a fight as it seemed he had something else on his mind.
"We didn't plan on fighting the two of you or any of you today but instead to tell you something you should know." Itachi then paused and looked at Kisame as Kisame then nodded to Itachi. Itachi then looked back at Sasuke awaiting what he would say to Itachi.
"I don't give a damn what you have to say!" Sasuke lashed right back at Itachi rejecting anything he had to say to him as he didn't want to hear any of it.
"Sasuke it's about the night of the massacre…" Itachi paused again and looked at how Sasuke would react. When Sasuke heard those words come out of Itachi's mouth he didn't move an inch and took a step back as he was in shock that Itachi mentioned that right then and there.
"I already now everything about it and I can never forgive you for what you did on that night Itachi." Sasuke responded to Itachi very emotionally thinking back when he killed his own parents and killed the entire clan except for Sasuke.
"I'm not here to ask for forgiveness Sasuke but I'm here to tell you the truth." Itachi responded right back a Sasuke in his usual calm and collected fashion waiting so see if Sasuke would believe him long enough for him to explain everything.
"What do you mean the truth, you killed every Uchiha on that day except for me and yourself…you wiped the whole Uchiha clan out!" Sasuke couldn't hold back any longer and was very emotional about that day. Sasuke then sat down and though to himself. Should I really listen to him and trust that he will be telling the truth? He is the one that killed the clan and that's a fact but what if there was more to it…Sasuke was debating on whether or not to listen to Itachi and if he would really tell the truth or not.
"Whether you like it or not it's my duty to tell you what really happened on that day so you better listen Sasuke." Itachi seemed a bit aggravated now more than usual for some reason. Itachi then began to explain everything to Sasuke and Sasuke finally decided to listen as he sat down.
"Sasuke as you already know I did murder the whole Uchiha clan on my own without any help but there is something you do need to know that I haven't told you or anyone for that matter except for Kisame." Itachi was now speaking in a more serious matter as he was about to reveal the truth to Sasuke for the first time in his life.
"But before that night even I wasn't aware of what was going on in the Uchiha clan even though I had suspected something was going on." Itachi seemed a bit hesitant to tell Sasuke the truth as he was afraid it would have a negative effect rather than relieve him.
Flashback
Three days before the Uchiha clan massacre Uchiha Itachi sat in on his usual anbu meeting discussing Konoha's defence systems.
"That Shisui didn't show up again…he hasn't been here for three days in a row, I wonder where he's been." One of the anbu members seemed frustrated that Uchiha Shisui didn't show up once again.
"Itachi do you have any idea where he's been? I mean you're his best friend aren't you?" One of the anbu members asked Itachi if he knew the whereabouts of Shisui but Itachi didn't seem to know anything.
"I haven't seen him lately either…I find this whole matter odd as w much as everyone else." Itachi knew as much as the rest of the anbu as he seemed a bit worried for his long time friend.
Shisui what have you been doing? Hopefully he's alright I mean he couldn't have gotten into trouble or else the anbu would have been notified right away. Itachi thought to himself if Shisui was alright and if he was sick or in trouble.
"After this meeting is over I'll go and check on him to see what the problem is." Itachi's concern for his friend lead him to check up on him to see if he was alright. One hour later the meeting had reached an end. Once everyone left to their homes Itachi was extremely tired and right when he was about to walk into his house he remembered that he promised to check up on Shisui.
"I better go check up on him now before he goes to sleep…I better hurry up though so my family doesn't worry about me." Itachi rushed over to Shisui's house and then knocked on the door awaiting and hoping for an answer. Then after a few moments Itachi could hear footsteps approaching the door. When the person answered it was Shisui who had appeared to be ready to go to bed.
"Already going to bed Shisui?" Itachi chuckled with his old friend. Itachi then looked him up and down as he seemed to be fine to him.
"Itachi?! What are you doing here at this hour?" Shisui rubbed his eyes to see his best friend at the door to greet him. As Shisui asked why Itachi was at his house he immediately figured out his own question.
"Well the anbu have been wondering where you have been for the past few days and I promised to check up on you to see if you were alright." Itachi felt reassured to know his friend wasn't gone or in any trouble as he himself was worried for a while as well.
"Oh yea about that Itachi, for the past few days I've become very ill and I couldn't make it to the previous meetings…I know I should've let you know but do I ever?" Shisui chuckled with Itachi as he felt better from his illness after missing three consecutive meetings.
"So will you be able to make it tomorrow? If you can how bout we go together so you don't back out on me huh old friend?" Itachi laughed and then Shisui laughed along with him as the two continued to joke with each other.
"Sounds good Itachi but I might be a couple of minutes late tomorrow so I'll make my way up on my own…I have a few things to attend to first before I go." Shisui seemed better and told Itachi he would then be at the anbu's next meeting but he couldn't walk with Itachi as he had his own affairs to take care of first.
"Alright that's no problem as long as you show up this time…but it's getting late and I have to get home since Sasuke never goes to sleep without making sure I'm home safe." Itachi then bid farewell to Shisui and waved to him as he walked down the pathway back to his house.
"I'm home!" Itachi shouted so that everyone in the house could hear that he had finally arrived after a long day.
"Itachi it's bout time! Guess what today in school I came first in my kunai throwing test!" Sasuke rushed over to greet his older brother with a huge smile on his face. Sasuke was so excited to see Itachi as he always was since he looked up to Itachi as a hero.
"Good to see you as well Sasuke…but you shouldn't wake mother, she isn't to pleasant when she's woken up." As the two brothers chuckled together they both parted different ways to go to their respective bedrooms to sleep. The next day Itachi had an early meeting with the anbu squad at noon while Sasuke was at the academy. Itachi then shut off his alarm clock and made his way to the anbu meeting but didn't see Shisui anywhere as he continued walking.
"Did you talk to Shisui yesterday Itachi?" right when Itachi walked in those were the first words that came out of the mouth of one of the members.
"Yes, he came down with some sort of illness a few days ago and couldn't make it but since he's feeling better he will be here but a couple of minutes late." Itachi announced to the entire anbu squad that Shisui was ill but some of the anbu grew suspicious since he didn't tell anyone and they didn't quite believe Itachi.
"Sorry I'm late everyone but I had a few affairs I had to attend to first before I came here." As Shisui walked through the door Itachi let out a big sigh of relief and the rest of the anbu were happy to see him after a long time. After the anbu meeting it was announce that tomorrow there wouldn't be a meeting but then right as the meeting was about to come to a close Itachi received a letter addressed to him from the Hokage himself.
"What could this be?" Itachi said to himself as he opened the letter wondering what the Hokage would want him for.
Itachi something has recently come to my attention that I need to talk to you personally about as soon as possible. Come to my office tomorrow at 1 o'clock and don't tell anyone about this letter as it is very important you keep this a secret to even your family. Once Itachi was done reading the letter he had mixed feeling about it since he was invited to the Hokage's office he was happy but he wasn't able to tell anyone so he was worried and curious at the same time.
The next day Itachi woke up at noon and then got ready to meet the Hokage in an hour.
"I'm going out for a little while and I don't know when I'm going to be back but I'll be back for dinner…I'll see everyone later." As Itachi shut the door behind him his family couldn't help but wonder what he was up to as they were all wondering about him.
I wonder what the Hokage wants with me…it's quite the honour being called to his office personally from the Hokage but on the other hand it could be something bad. Itachi thought to himself what the Hokage would want with him and if he would give him a mission. As Itachi finally arrived at the Hokage's steps he walked up the steps and made his way to the Hokage's office. When he entered the room he was warmly greeted by the Hokage.
"Welcome Itachi! Thank you for accepting my invitation, I'm sorry it was on such short notice." The Hokage was very apologetic towards Itachi but greeted him nicely as well.
"It was no problem Hokage sama…may I ask why you called me here today?" Itachi bowed his head to the Hokage and the sat down across from the Hokage at his desk about to discuss the reason for this meeting.
"Well Itachi a rather serious matter has come to my attention the past few days and I just can't ignore it any longer…but don't worry you aren't in any trouble at all." The Hokage the turned very serious for a moment towards Itachi as Itachi didn't know what he was talking about.
"Someone seems to be planning an attack on Konoha Itachi and they will be coming to attack in just one day…I've asked you here to request your help." The Hokage had personally requested Itachi due to his superior abilities within the Uchiha clan.
"But Hokage sama why didn't you ask for the Uchiha clan's help and just me?" Itachi was puzzled on why the Hokage just asked for Itachi since the Uchiha clan as a whole would be of much more help.
"Itachi…that's the problem as of now." The Hokage then paused for a moment and looked down then looked back up at Itachi in the eye and said "Itachi the Uchiha clan are the ones who are planning to attack Konoha and overthrow me as Hokage…I'm sorry." The Hokage could only imagine the pain and shock Itachi must be suffering from right now as Itachi sat there in shock with his eyes widened as he didn't say a single word.
"Itachi, the one leading the assault seems to be Uchiha Shisui as my sources have confirmed that, we've been witnessing his movements for the past week to see what he has been doing and he's been plotting against Konoha to overthrow it and take control." The Hokage explained everything to Itachi as Itachi still was lost for words as he couldn't believe what his ears had just heard from the Hokage.
"A-Are you absolutely positive Hokage sama?" Itachi knew he wouldn't receive a different answer but he still asked anyways out of concern for his proud clan.
"Yes…I'm so sorry Itachi." The Hokage tried to sympathise with Itachi but Itachi was extremely upset that his clan would do something like this and was in absolute shock at how Shisui was the head of the attack.
"Is everyone involved except for me?" Itachi asked to clarify all the conditions of Shisui's plan hoping to find something good out of this situation.
"The only two who haven't been seen in the planning of the attack is you since you are always at the anbu meetings and also…your bother Sasuke is also excluded from the attack as he is busy at the academy all day long.
"At least my little brother won't be involved…so what do you need me for?" Itachi was almost afraid to ask the Hokage as he knew it would be something he would regret.
"Itachi this will sound extreme and unorthodox but I'm asking you to…wipe out the entire Uchiha clan excluding yourself and Sasuke, they're to dangerous to take on as we would have to many casualties if we went head on against them…I need you to go about this on your own so it doesn't attract anymore attention than it deserves." The Hokage had ordered Itachi to kill the Uchiha clan and everyone involved in planning the attack against Konoha. Itachi was devastated at the request but he knew in the back if his mid that it was necessary.
"Tonight I need you to kill Shisui to draw out the rest of the Uchiha clan to attack, once they receive word that Shisui has been killed they will surely revolt and attack right away…that's when I need you to take action and prevent them from getting anywhere by killing them all Itachi." The Hokage seemed to have planned this all out but even so Itachi was lost for words and was deeply saddened at how his clan lost all it's dignity and pride.
"What once was the great Uchiha clan…will be no more." Itachi had a weird look in his eyes as it seemed in the back of his mind he felt he had to and that he hated his clan now that they have disgraced all the other Uchiha that came before them.
"Don't worry Hokage sama I won't fail you…I won't hesitate to take down what once was a clan I was proud to say I was a part of but now they have soiled and tarnished the name of all the Uchiha, I must do this Hokage same." Itachi then got out of his chair and walked out of the room without saying another word as he was readying himself to kill Shisui on that night.
I can never forgive what Shisui and the rest of the clan has done…they won't succeed with their plans as I won't let them. Itachi was very angry inside but he tried his best to bottle it up and not show his true emotions. Later that night Itachi called Shisui to the river to sit down and chat and like usual Shisui was late. Once he had arrived Itachi knew right away what he had to do…he must kill Shisui.
"Hey Itachi sorry I'm late, I had some stu-" Shisui was about to finish his sentence but was then cut off by Itachi.
"So you were busy again? You seem to be the hard worker lately Shisui." Itachi tried to weed the truth out of Shisui but he wouldn't cave in yet.
"Well you know it's close to exam time and-" Again Itachi cut off Shisui as if he was interrogating him.
"Enough of the lies Shisui! Why are you doing this!? You have disgraced the entire Uchiha clan you bastard!" Itachi finally stood up and let all of his emotions lose against Shisui.
"So you found out huh? Why don't you join me Itachi? We can take over Konoha together." Shisui tried to convince Itachi to join the Uchiha raid but Itachi would have none of it has Shisui put out his hand Itachi slapped it away.
"How dare you ask me to do that? Shisui why are you doing this?" Itachi then tried to get to Shisui to make him stop and avoid killing his best friend.
"The Uchiha clan has been the doormat for Konoha for decades and have been pushed around since we've been around doing all of their dirty work…god dammit Itachi why can't you see through it?!" Shisui still wouldn't give up on Itachi but Itachi wouldn't listen as he readied for battle.
"Shisui I didn't want to have to do this but I have no choice but to kill you and the rest of the Uchiha clan to clean out the trash!" Itachi then charged at Shisui with a kunai in his hand with all his anger in his head.
"It ends here Shisui!" Itachi then disappeared and re appeared behind Shisui with a kunai to his throat.
"You will die by your own technique Shisui" Itachi calmly said his last words to Shisui as he then slit his friends throat ending his life. Then after Itachi killed Shisui something was happening to his eyes. Itachi closed his eyes and then when he opened them he had obtained the all powerful mangekyou Sharingan.
Flashback Over
"Sasuke after I had killed the clan I was confronted by the Akatsuki leader as he was impressed with my new powers. He then offered me a position in the Akatsuki and I rejected at first but then I thought about my future in Konoha as I was known as the man who slaughtered the Uchiha clan. I had no future there or anywhere for that matter so this seemed like the only choice I could make at the time." Itachi calmly sated his reasoning to Sasuke for joining the Akatsuki but much to Sasuke's disappointment he was in tears as he couldn't believe that his own family was trying to attack Konoha while Itachi took the blame for it all.
"Sasuke I took the blame to protect you so you would try and gain more power to seek revenge against me, I could never make you hate mother or father so I decided to make you believe I did it for my own benefits." Itachi clarified everything to Sasuke and to the rest of team snake.
"Itachi…" Sasuke was lost for words as he fell down to his knees in tears and couldn't believe what he had just heard.
All this time, I was seeking revenge against the wrong person…I left my friends because of him…what have I done? Sasuke began question himself as he continued to break down in tears.
Next chapter Naruto tries and masters the fourth tail, and how will Sasuke react to Itachi's plan to everyone around him? What will Sasuke do now that Itachi turns out to not be his real enemy, and what else does Itachi have in store for Sasuke? And what have the Akatsuki been up to? Next chapter: Itachi's Plan: Deidara and Tobi's Choice!