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Those Sharingan Eyes
Chapter 13: A Cold Hate, Sasuke's Hate.
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"Sasuke!" Sakura screamed. She attempted to make run for him, but Naruto grabbed her hand, causing her to jerk back. She looked at Naruto with an infuriated, questioning gaze.
"He's not done yet, Sakura-chan." He said this slowly, with a weird tone to his voice. His cerulean eyes burned with intensity as he watched Sasuke, waiting for something he knew would come. Sensing all the hostility gone from Sakura's body, he let go of her wrist, and let himself fall back against the tree he was leaning against. That had taken a lot of energy.
Thanks to Sakura he was lucky to even be moving at all. The worst of his wounds were gone, and he was slowly starting to get his energy back. But right now, he wasn't worried about that. His eyes had never left Sasuke.
Sakura's worried gaze lingered on Naruto for a moment more before shifting over to Sasuke. For some reason she had this great foreboding feeling. Why was she filled with dread at the thought of Naruto being right?
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Itachi had long since landed on the ground, not so far a distance from where Sasuke was. He had a dissapointed look to him, yet he was indifferent all the same.
Sasuke was still in the same position as before, his face obscured from view. He was deadly still. It didn't even look like he was breathing. The way he looked, just sitting there, had a great sense of eeriness to it. What was he going to do?
"Done so soon, Sasuke? I thought you had more in you than that," Itachi glanced over to Sakura as he continued. "I presume you were right, Sakura-san, he is not like me..and he never will be."
Sakura's eyes were wavering as she looked at Itachi for a moment. Was she supposed to be releived? In this situation she wasn't. Because Sasuke was not like Itachi, he could die. If he didn't move, he would die. He had to move.
Move Sasuke..please..just move...
It was then that a quiet whisper was heard.
"Damn you.."
Itachi opened his eyes and looked at Sasuke curiously. Almost immediately his whole countenance changed again, his demeanor stone cold. He turned fully towards Sasuke, his eyes trained on him.
Sasuke slowly brought up a hand to grasp the tree behind him. After another moment of stillness, he slowly began to rise from his posistion against the tree. All the while he did this, his head hung low, still obscuring it from view.
"Damn you.." He said again, a little louder this time. His voice was deep, scary. He was fully standing now, his body still deadly still. It was like he was a robot, transitioning his movement step at a time. His hand was still on the tree, and he slowly started to squeeze it. It seemed to be an outlet for the rage that was starting to consume him. The area under it started to splinter rapidly. After a moment, a dark looking chakra began to invelop around Sasuke, wildly, as if it was uncontrollable. It seemed to grow bigger by the second.
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Sakura gasped. And Naruto just seemed to tense up more. He immediately brought himself up off the ground, holding in a small grunt of pain. His fists were clenched tightly as he watched Sasuke. He seemed ready to take action at any moment. Sakura glanced at Naruto sensing, that he was brooding as well.
"Naruto.." She gazed at him for a moment, then switched her wavering gaze back to Sasuke.Something was terribly wrong here. Something was terribly wrong with Sasuke.
This chakra, it was just like the one from the curse seal. But there were no curse marks decorating Sasuke's body. It was completely Sasuke's chakra. Yet it wasn't normal chakra, it seemed to have a will of his own, it's source of power stemming from all of Sasuke emotions. It was dangerous. Was Sasuke aware of it?
Her eyes were wide open for a lot of reasons. Surprise maybe, fear, worry. Or maybe shock. She could use that too. She was shocked, no, stunned at the complete abhorrence that was radiating off of Sasuke. He was full of so much anger, so much hate, it seemed so unberable...Sasuke...she had no idea he was living with these kind of feelings everyday..
Her eyes seemed to gleam with despair as she realized something.
She only added on to those horrible emotions that ran through Sasuke. All this time, she had made him worse. Had she really thought that Sasuke felt no emotion? She was so stupid. That's probably why Sasuke rarely spoke to her. He knew what would come out of his mouth, and he had the heart to spare her, again, causing him more discomfort and annoyance. She really was pushing him over the edge. Since day one.
Sakura lowered her head, terrible guilt seeping in.
Itachi was right, about everything.
It was her fault.
Sasuke-kun
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"Damn you…" Sasuke's voice steadily began to rise as he found himself unable to control his feelings any longer. "I've hurt all the ones I care about," An image of Sakura and Naruto appeared in his head. "I've lived a life of solitude…I've hated you..I've detested you, I've lived on in the most pathetic way anyone can live…"
The chakra around him seemed to roar, growing even more out of control of he finished his sentence.
"I've lived for this moment!" The young Uchiha yelled this, throwing his head up to reveal his piercing Sharingan eyes.
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Sakura felt him snap as if she was snapping herself. She knew the exact moment in which he had lost control, the exact moment he couldn't hold on any longer, control his feelings. Yet she couldn't speak, she couldn't move, she could only watch in horror as Sasuke attacked Itachi.
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As soon as he had took the first step, that weird chakra surrounding him had immediately disappeared, as if it never was. Even with the long distance, Sasuke was already upon Itachi, a kunai at hand. Instead of first swinging with his kunai, he delivered a swift punch to Itachi's face, catching him off guard; he then made a swing with his kunai. The older Uchiha quickly countered with his own.
Sasuke's fast, repetitive strikes, almost seemed too much for Itachi to block and evade, but he did, even countering with a few of his own. He seemed more interesting in testing Sasuke's new found speed and strength.
The Uchiha's separated, immediately charging again with kunais at hand. Sparks flew into the air, immediately disappearing. Neither one let up on the kunai as it become objective to overpower the other. Itachi's calm eyes studied Sasuke with a new found interest. The younger Uchiha had a completely different fighting style now; he could feel the intent to kill radiating off of Sasuke, who was driven by complete rage. It showed in every part of his body, even his eyes.
Sasuke had lost the continuous struggle to control himself, to remain calm as he had all these years.
The fact that Itachi now had to try, if even just a little bit, satisfied him. But was this all his little brother had to give? If this was, in fact, all Sasuke could give, then he would die. And if he continued to fight like this, with a blinding rage, that only greatened that likeliness of it all.
Knowing that continuing to try and over power the other would be futile, both the brothers jumped back, performing the same, familiar hand seals. Their chests heaved up as scorching hot flames exhaled from their mouths. Two giant fire balls collided, creating a huge explosion. Itachi jumped back to avoid the explosion, yet Sasuke seemed to go around it, not caring at the miniscule burns he obtained. He was already on Itachi during his mid jump, aiming a combo of attacks.
Itachi countered with a powerful kick that sent Sasuke flying back, causing him to execute a back flip. The two landed away from each other, eyeing on another.
As if on que, the once drizzling rain started to pour down constantly, soaking it's victims almost immediately. Sasuke didn't flinched as the skies thundered, letting even more rain pour down on them. It did nothing to cool the burning loathe that was coursing through his veins. He slowly lifted his head up to the skies, letting it wash off his dirty face. After a moment, Sasuke lowered his head, sharply opening his eyes to reveal his Sharingan, which were more prominent than ever.
"I'll kill you.." Sasuke harshly whispered.
He struck then.
His repetitive strikes knocked the air out of Itachi's lungs, and a kick to the chin sent him flying. But immediately, the older Uchiha preformed a back flip. His eyes snapped to Sasuke, who was charging him again. Itachi, seemingly more serious, waited for Sasuke to reach him. He didn't have to wait long. Itachi took action first.
With amazing speed, Itachi brought up his knee, landing a blow to Sasuke's chin. He left no time for Sasuke to recuperate; he started dealing very powerful, repetitive blow to the younger Uchiha's gut. Sasuke doubled over as spit and blood were forced out of his body. His head shot up as he noticed Itachi coming for him again. He swiftly jump rolled to the side, taking out a kunai and tossing it while he did so.
As soon as Itachi caught the kunai, Sasuke was already upon him, his hands going for the kunai as well. But instead of grabbing it, the younger Uchiha forced the kunai closer towards Itachi's face. In this fast transaction, the kunai actually dug into Itachi's face, producing a small gash.
Almost as if something had set off in him, Itachi snapped his eyes towards Sasuke, aiming a chakra filled punch right to his face. He was done playing games. Sasuke flew backwards, into the same tree he had fallen into earlier. Yet his time, Sasuke was immediately up. If it was possible, he seemed to grow even angrier. He charged Itachi again, aiming another combo of attacks.
Before he had a chance to even cock his right hand for the punch, Sasuke was already slammed into the huge tree again. This happened a few more times, and Sasuke was to the point where he didn't know where the rage left of, and where the hate started.
It seemed to go in slow motion, Sasuke and Itachi's next confrontation. Sasuke aimed a punch towards Itachi's head, and he easily caught it. Itachi immediately uppercut Sasuke, giving him the opening to elbow him in the gut. Sasuke doubled over, having no time to do anything else as Itachi delivered a very powerful straight kick to his abdomen. The younger Uchiha was sent flying into the same tree yet again, only this time the tree splintered in two from the force and speed at which Sasuke was traveling. He did this through a few more trees before finally there was a thick enough tree to stop him.
Sasuke coughed out blood, and sat there breathing heavily for moment, trying to get over the insurmountable amount of pain he was feeling. As he looked up, he saw Itachi slowly walking towards him. He put his hand on the tree, slowly managing to pull his tired body up. Yet he was leaning most of his weight against the tree, and he was exhausted. And in pain.
Still, even know, Itachi was…
"Chikuso!" Sasuke cursed under his breath, his burning Sharingan eyes never leaving Itachi.
Even after all these years. Even after all his hard training, the painful way he lived, all his days of solitude and training. He still wasn't good enough. All of it was worthless. A waste of his time. A waste of his happiness. A waste of his worth. How could he even catch up with Itachi? Was it even possible? Would he forever be cursed to be weaker, to be more pathetic? No matter what he did, or how hard he tried?
Sasuke's eyes burned even deeper.
He thought he had been left alive for a reason, like it was his duty to avenge his clan. Was he wrong? Was he that stupid to fall into Itachi's sick, twisted game? Was he forever doomed live a lonely, empty life filled with anger a pain? Was he doomed to feel all the insurmountable feeling for the rest of his life?
Sasuke looked directly into Itachi's Sharingan eyes. He was even closer now. Maybe a few more steps.
No. All those feeling would end. They would end right this moment. He was going to die, Itachi was going to kill him. He didn't know whether he should be scared or relieved. Scared to die? He felt like scoffing at that thought. He had already died. How bad would losing his body be?
Still trying to keep his pride intact, Sasuke forced himself to straighten up, moving slightly away from the tree. Itachi was pretty much directly in front of him now, and he had stopped moving. Maybe three feet separated them. And yes, his personal little bubble had been popped; Itachi's proximity was too close for Sasuke, and he could feel his blood starting to boil, all the while his lips threatening to cringe. Maybe the feeling was enhanced because he knew he could do nothing in this situation. He had failed to avenge his clan, he had wasted his life screaming fake proclamations of revenge and rest. What a joke. He didn't even know what the hell is life was for.
But he knew that he would do whatever in his power to take Itachi with him. He was not leaving this world alone, and he was definitely not letting him go to the so called happy place, not like either one of them had a chance in hell to make it that far. Sasuke's lips curved into a grim smirk. Hell. It gave a him a twisted satisfaction to know that they would both burn in hell together. As long as Itachi was there, he could give a damn less what happened to him.
"Did you really think to defeat me, foolish little brother." Itachi emphasized the last part, with a sort of distaste. It made Sasuke want to smirk even more.
"Did I manage to upset you, nii-san." He emphasized the last part as well. As soon as the last word left his mouth, Sasuke lazily lowered his eyes to look at Itachi's right hand, which was splayed out, a staticky chakra forming within it. His eyes traveled up to look into Itachi's yet again.
It was then that he let out his true, trademark smirk.
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