Chapter 3: Alone and the Unholy Priest

Sasuke was walking around the seashore and decided to sit down. He sat on the sand and sighed. He was alone now. No mission or training. And no annoying Naruto. At this time, he realized that he missed his teammates. Even that annoying one. He was finally getting used to it. And also that Haruno girl, whom he felt has feelings for him. He ignored her before but as time passed, he started to realize that he felt the same way. But he wasn't ready to admit that.

The sun was setting. And Sasuke realized that it was starting to get late. He decided to walk back home. He stared at the ground, unwilling to talk to anyone. This is so boring. I'm gonna die of boredom.

His mind was so preoccupied with many thoughts that he didn't look where he was going. He bumped into someone. On the ground, he saw the familiar blonde haired girl who kept on calling him. He smirked. Ino. Sakura's best friend.

He extended a hand and helped Ino up. He mumbled in a feeble voice, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it."

Ino smiled. "No problem. It's okay. I'm going now. Ja!"

Sasuke stared at her as she went away. Okay. For a second I thought that that girl was gonna go chase me and call me 'Sasuke-kun' all the time. She certainly changed.

"Girls. I can't understand them at all."

"UCHIHA!"

Sasuke looked around to see who called him. It was Shikamaru. "What?"

"Have you seen Ino? I think she passed this way."

Sasuke nodded. And pointed were Ino went.

"Mendokuse... And I gotta find her. Thanks!"

He went on his way and passed a plaza. (I'm not sure if there's a plaza in Konoha. But we can pretend…) He spotted another familiar figure. The one whom he didn't want to see. His brother Itachi.

"What are you doing here?"

"Just hanging around. Looking for a place to stay."

"Where's your companion? The weird shark guy?"

"Kisame? I have no idea. He ran off because of that stupid argument we had and now I'm all alone."

Alone? Just like me. I guess my brother and I are kinda alike. "So, what are you planning to do? If the people see you, they'll report you."

Itachi nodded. "That's why I need to be in disguise." He stood up and showed his brother the disguise he made.

Sasuke stared at his brother in disbelief. It wasn't quite what he had expected. His brother was not in his usual outfit. Now, he was in a priest's robe. So holy. "You look sacred. This is so not you." And he laughed.

"Laugh all you want, foolish little brother."

Sasuke kept on laughing. The murderer... dressed as someone as holy… as a priest? So unlikely! An unholy person as a priest! After a few minutes, Sasuke managed to get hold of himself and stopped laughing. "You want a place to stay?"

Itachi nodded.

"Fine. You can stay at my place as long as you won't give me trouble." Even if he killed the entire clan, he's still my brother and I won't let him get caught. I'll handle him myself.

"Thank you so much."

And they proceeded to walk.

Itachi looked at his younger sibling. For now, he had grown. Much. Much taller and more powerful. A true Uchiha. "How's your life?"

"Boring."

Itachi chuckled. "Got nothing to do?"

"Yup. All my teammates were gone."

"Guess we're on the same boat, little brother."

"I'm not little anymore. So stop calling me that."

"You're my brother and you're younger than me so I've got a right to call you that."

"Just stop it. Foolish guy."

"Foolish little brother."

They kept on calling names as they walked and it kept on getting louder and louder. The people they passed stared at them.

"What's up with those two?"

"Just another argument within brothers. The usual kind of thing."

"They're so close, right? I was never that close with my brother."

"You're not? I am and I kinda see us in those two boys."

Upon hearing this, the Uchiha brothers stopped and muttered a word of apology to the villagers. "So sorry to disturb you."

"No problem. It was kinda amusing."

Itachi and Sasuke went on their way with sweat drops.

Itachi spoke up first. "That was kinda embarrassing. You started it first."

Sasuke can't tolerate this. "Me? You did it first!"

"You did!"

"So that's it! You're not staying…"

"I'm so sorry. It'll not happen again."

"Fine. Let's go."