During their final battle Sasuke hits Itachi with an attack that leaves Itachi as a 13 year old. A 13 year old who still thinks the clan in alive but holds secrets that Sasuke will want to hear. Secrets he did not expect. Can he cast away his hatred for Itachi?

Shisui & Itachi met as child-soldiers during the 3rd ninja war and go on to form a bond that transcends tragedy, loss and death. It's what keeps Itachi sane It's all Shisui has "Walking alone is not difficult but when we have walked a mile worth a thousand years with someone then coming back alone is what's difficult."-Faraaz Kazi (Cover image: malignedaffairs on tumblr) Uchihacest

SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 550::COMPLETE:: Another take on the Uchiha tragedy: A plan starts to unravel. Decisions must be made. The transition from child to adult is never easy, but it is something to watch. ::Warnings inside::

"Felt it in my fists, in my feet, in the hollows of my eyelids; shaking through my skull, through my spine, and down through my ribs." Starvation is a slow, subtle poisoning. Shisui/Itachi.

A modern day rendition of the Uchiha tragedy. The problem with humans, you see, is that we're more entranced with our fantasies than reality... [AU, Complete]