Disclaimer: None of these characters are mine.
Warning: A little violence and Sasunaru, if you squint your eyes and turn around four times.
O.O.O.O
When Uchiha Itachi thinks of his little brother, the first word that crosses his mind is pathetic.
Every time he thinks of his brother, and thinks 'pathetic', he thinks of a simple definition of the word. Something deserving of pity.
His brother is most definitely deserving of pity. He does not hate enough, is not strong enough, is not enough.
He somehow thinks that his little brother will never be enough, have enough of anything to beat him and kill him, overcome the many obstacles to do that and gain the power he does not deserve as of now. He tells his brother this, and receives a weak attack. He adds that, maybe, if he kills the ninth Jinchuuriki… Maybe he will grow stronger, because that is his dearest friend, is it not? That's what seems to drive his brother now, doesn't it? His friendship and rivalry, both not good enough to accomplish such tasks as killing him.
Yet again, a weak attack aimed at him. He dodges effortlessly. Tells him that he is weak again. Then, something besides jutsu's come out of his little brother's mouth.
I, as a Uchiha, will kill you, Itachi!
His little brother.. He refuses to think Uchiha Sasuke, because his little brother is not yet strong enough to inherit that name. Once, that name meant the most detestable thing, the most hated title to be called by. Yet now, since there is only him and his little brother, Uchiha Sasuke is not a title befitting of his brother.
Yes, his brother is not weak, to others. He knows that he is thought a genius among his classmates, among the villagers, among Konoha (An even more detestable name then Uchiha used to be).
Sasuke is weak to him, though. He knows this is all that counts, to both him and his brother. That is all that matters at the moment, where he can catch his brother's arm and see surprise and hate.
Sasuke is weak. He is not a genius. Sasuke will never defeat Itachi.
Sasuke is pathetic, twisting under him and gasping for air. He is deserving of pity as he arches against the ground in a futile attempt to escape from his grasp. He is weak, not being able to escape his eyes, his Mangenkyou Sharingan. The many times he is making him view the massacre (the test of his abilities, only a way to measure his capacity) is only serving to make him weaker, even more pathetic.
Deserving of pity.
Sasuke is not a Uchiha.
Still, Sasuke must live, if only because he pities his attempt of living.
It would be worthless to kill someone like you… My foolish little brother…If you want to kill me… Curse me! Hate me! And live a long and unsightly life… Run away…Run away…And cling to your pitiful life…
He takes the tip of Sasuke's pointer finger off with a blunt kunai, right under the cuticle, before he leaves his brother with his broken pride and burning anger. A reminder that he needs to be stronger then him, finally kill him. He needs to be deserving of the title Uchiha, of the title genius which the villagers wrongly label him.
His brother is pathetic, not deserving any title that befalls him. Sasuke actually deserves to die for his many faults.
Yet he'll let him live, with this small piece of skin and bone as a reminder.
Sasuke is not a Uchiha.
O.O.O.O
The hate is loving,
The love is empty,
I don't feel guilty,
You can't forgive me.
But if I asked you too,
Would you consider?
If you refuse,
I'll laugh even more
(Then I did before)
Because you are what you aren't,
and you're not supposed to be this,
what I call you.
Weak.
