"Yagami?" Itachi choked as he was grabbed by the throat. The last thing Yagami wanted to see was his brother unable to surpass him, Orochimaru whispered to him before losening his grip on Itachi. Confused, Itachi wanted answers from his brother.
"Who are these people and why are you doing this?"
"All for power, Itachi, POWER! This is Akatsuki, a group of missing nins banished because of distrust. The 3rd Hokage doubted me and even put me as a suspect for leaving Konoha! But Akatsuki gave me a 2nd chance to prove my innonence. You want to be like me? Gather more hatred dear brother!" Not wanting to lose out, Itachi went on his knees and begged for acceptance in the Akatsuki, that way he would be of equal status to Yagami. The Akatsuki clan needed people like the Uchihas; so determined to accomplish their objectives and wanting to be the ultimate. Considering that Itachi has many accomplishments equivalent to Yagami, He ordered his younger brother to rise before speaking, "Good, I feel the hatred increasing in you. Eliminate the entire Uchiha clan to prove your worthiness, leave none alive...all except Sasuke."
"What? You want me to..." Itachi stammered as he cleared his throat. Yagami stared down towards him with his Makekyo Sharingan, seeing whether he had the courage to do it, the young ANBU captain dashed into the direction of Konoha...