Title: Broken

Author: Nimacu

Summery: Every villain had a mother

A/N The little one-shot that was, couldn't get it out of my head even though I don't think I did it justice.


She was married by her sixteenth birthday

She can still remember how flattered she was that the future head of the Uchiha's was interested in her…He was strong and caring at the same time…her heart never had a chance.

She fell in love with him all over again the day she gave him their first son, the pride and love shining from his eyes as he carried Itachi into the room.

They both took joy in all of his firsts…and wouldn't you know it? They had the smartest and best baby ever.

When she found out she was expecting again they sat down their four year old and explained to him what it meant to be a big brother…

Protect…Guide…Teach…Inspire

Sasuke was born…She was certain she was the happiest woman on earth, what more could any woman want then a strong husband and two fine sons?


She can remember when things changed…

Her father-in-law died and suddenly she wasn't the wife of the future head of the Uchiha's…

Itachi graduated from the academy five years before his peers…everyone knew what she'd always know.

Her son was a genius.


She had a toddler at home…

Her husband was becoming more and more involved in leading the clan…


She knew now that if she'd been paying more attention that that was when things fell apart.

She noticed too late that her loving son wasn't the same after he came home from his first A-ranked mission…

She watched with pride as he received higher rank after higher rank…

She didn't see the constant pressure that her husband kept him under…

She didn't realize her husband was terrified that if he wasn't a strong enough father Itachi and Sasuke would be failures.

Instead she only saw what any mother wants to see, her two sons…constantly by each other sides, both striving to be like their father.

She didn't fail to notice when Itachi withdrew from them, she at first attributed it to the stress of joining Anbu…

But then…his closest comrade was gone (her baby couldn't have done that)

and he hated the clan

and he didn't have time for Sasuke.


And then for the first time she realized he was broken…