Title: Admit Defeat
Author: Kisu
Rating: PG
Pairing: Sasuke x Naruto
A/N: Here's another chapter…I haven't been updating…because I can't find any sasunaru to motivate me sighs Plus…I did horrible on my psych exam today. This is a good one…tissue alert. I cried.
Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me.
Chapter 7: Tears of HeavenThe rain poured down heavily, drenching their hair and plastering it to their skulls. The cold liquid slid down their necks and into their shirts that clung tightly against their body. But it wasn't the only thing that fell to the ground; crimson red raindrops danced between the tears of heaven and fell to the ground together. The roar of thunder and the occasional flashes of lightning lit up their faces, grave and determined and never minding as the horrible storm handicapped their agility.
Naruto's lips were set in a grim line as he stood in the rain, facing his opponent, Kabuto. The other man stared at him, raindrops on his glasses and a smirk on his face.
"Kabuto." He said, softly. Kabuto's smile widened and he flexed the grip on his weapon, an iron pipe.
"Naruto." Kabuto replied.
The two forces clashed together.
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It had been a night just like this, so many years ago. It had been Saturday and Itachi had called home, saying that he was staying at work to finish some business. Sasuke and Naruto had gone to bed many hours ago, and only the maid received the call.
At around midnight when the household help had gone to bed, Naruto jolted awake as a flicker of light lit up the room. A loud clap of thunder quickly followed. Cornflower blue eyes widening in fear, he curled up in a ball underneath his covers, trembling slightly.
It was silly really, Naruto was 14 years old and he was still afraid of a little storm. He whimpered and flinched as raindrops hit the window and gusts of wind made the tree outside scratch its branches against the glass. He really didn't want to bother Sasuke that late at night.
Through the thin blanket, he saw the room briefly light up again from a flash of thunder and gave a small cry when a clap of thunder followed. Something fell on top of his head and he cried out, throwing the blanket off him in surprise.
"Naruto?" Sasuke gazed at him with worried eyes and Naruto stared at him and to the opened door. Since when did he walk in? "I knocked but you didn't answer." Naruto looked up at his foster brother, taking in how the boy blended into the shadows of the room with his dark hair and eyes, except for the bright contrast of the white t-shirt Sasuke wore.
"Sasuke." Naruto whispered. Sasuke frowned and walked closer to him.
"You're trembling." He commented, sitting down next to him.
"I-I am?" Naruto stuttered. Sasuke looked outside and back at him, his dark eyes softening a little.
"It's just a little storm, Naruto." Sasuke told him. "It won't get in." Lightning brightened up the room and Naruto briefly took in the sight of Sasuke's face before a clap of thunder shattered the serenity. Naruto gasped and dove forward, circling his arms around Sasuke's waist. Sasuke tensed before running his fingers through Naruto's messy hair.
This was the first time that Itachi hadn't been home during a bad storm. Storms were rare in Konoha and when they did have one, they would cuddle up to Itachi in his bed while his warm voice lulled them into a drowsy state. Every morning after the night of the storm, they found themselves back in their own rooms. Itachi would be downstairs, waiting for them at the breakfast table.
"Naruto." Sasuke began.
"Don't leave me." Naruto whimpered, circling his arms tighter around his waist.
"Naruto, look at me." Sasuke said, gently. Naruto looked up slowly and blinked. Sasuke, seeing his confused and adorable face couldn't help but give in on an impulse and leaned down to kiss him softly on the lips.
The blonde boy blinked in surprise and licked his lips when Sasuke pulled away. Then, Sasuke pushed him down onto the bed, his lips meeting Naruto's in a deeper kiss. They felt themselves drowning in passion, love, and lust as they forgot all their senses. All they could concentrate on was each of their rapid heartbeats, mingling into harmony.
They even forgot to breathe.
Sasuke's hand slowly reached up under the younger boy's t-shirt and drew circles around the younger boy's navel with his index finger.
Then the phone rang.
Both of them pulled apart and inhaled deeply to their air deprived lungs. They looked away from each other, panting softly and grateful that the darkness was hiding their blushing faces.
The phone rang.
Naruto looked down at his hands, shyly and Sasuke raked a hand through his dark spikes at a loss of words.
The phone rang.
Giving an irritated sigh, Sasuke reached over and picked up the phone. Naruto slowly looked up when he felt Sasuke tense beside him. "Sasuke, what's wrong?" He asked, softly. A flash of lightning lit up the room and cast over Sasuke's face. Sasuke's complexion was pale and his eyes were wide with fear. "Sasuke?"
"Naruto." Sasuke croaked as he set the phone back in its place. "It's Itachi."
A clap of thunder shook him senseless.
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The hallways were bright and white. They felt like they were running down a tunnel to the bright light beyond. This was like death.
The emergency room light was flaring red when they turned the corridor and through the window, they saw Itachi lying on the table. Doctors and nurses scrambled about, linking up tubing and trying to stop Itachi's bleeding. His body had been mutilated and was convulsing on the cold hospital table. Itachi's lips were tinted blue and his complexion was pale. Blood and rainwater stained the Ryuujin gang leader's clothes and all over the table and onto the medics' hands.
Sasuke and Naruto stared, their eyes wide and their lips parted in horror.
Itachi turned his head and took in sight of them. His dark eyes glazed and his fingertips lifted a little to reach out toward them. His lips, slowly moved and Naruto hit the glass with his hand as Itachi's arm fell limp and his body slackened on the table. A flat line emitted from the heart monitor and the doctor quickly tried to jump-start Itachi's heart.
Each time, Itachi's body jerked upward and fell back to the table. But Itachi didn't move, he didn't breathe, he didn't blink.
His dark eyes stared at them, dull and lifeless.
"I'm sorry." Someone said behind them. "We lost him." They turned to stare at the doctor that had been in the room, his hands were still covered in Itachi's blood and he looked stricken with sympathy and sorrow.
"No." Naruto gasped, as he looked over his shoulder in horror. "No."
"Uchiha Itachi is dead." The doctor declared, gently.
"No!" Naruto's eyes widened and a feral look crossed his face. "I'll kill you!" Sasuke caught him around the waist as the boy lunged forward and the doctor backed up quickly. "Let me go, Sasuke! I'll kill him!" Naruto roared.
All Sasuke could do was hold Naruto back and stared into his older brother's lifeless eyes, he was frozen and his mind had completely blanked out.
Itachi…was dead?
In the end, Naruto had to be injected with a tranquilizer and taken away. Sasuke had slumped to the ground, unable to get Itachi's last words out of his mind. He had been calling for them, trying to reach them.
Sasuke.
Naruto.
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It rained on Itachi's funeral, all of Ryuujin's members and family organizations were there. Other gangs came to give their condolences to a deceased former gang leader.
Uchiha Itachi, loved and honored by all.
Sasuke and Naruto were the last ones to stare at Itachi's casket. It was black, polished wood so they could see their reflections on it. Naruto threw his flower onto the coffin; a single blood red rose bleaching into the pile of snow-white roses. Sasuke watched the boy's face, blank and void of all emotion. His eyes were a dull blue and slightly red from crying.
Sasuke wrapped an arm around Naruto's waist and drew him closer. Naruto looked up at him tiredly before closing his eyes halfway as he leaned onto his shoulder. Sasuke kissed his rose and tossed it to land beside Naruto's.
Then, they watched as the coffin was lowered into the ground. The silver emblem of the Uchiha symbol glinting dully as the coffin settled onto the bottom. Naruto picked up a handful of soil and tossed it onto the coffin, the brown dirt speckled the white roses and slid off the black polished wood. Sasuke did the same, and soil began to be shoveled on top of the coffin.
As the silver Uchiha emblem disappeared from the shower of soil, Sasuke turned around. His eyes narrowing as he caught sight of a man with long dark hair enter a black car. His right hand clenched into a fist and his jaw clenched as his eyes followed the car as it drove away.
Older brother, Naruto and I will avenge you.
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He blinked rapidly as rainwater ran into his eyes. He was soaked from head to toe and it was a bit difficult to move. Kabuto, had long discarded his glasses and was standing before him with rainwater and blood running into his eyes. A shallow cut near the man's temple hadn't stopped bleeding.
Both of them panted heavily, Kabuto was far off worse than Naruto.
"Give up, Kabuto." Naruto said, with his share of bruises and cuts. "I don't want to kill you."
"You won't." Kabuto smiled as he straightened. Naruto's gaze remained still as the man shifted his stance. Then, Kabuto charged forward. Naruto sidestepped and caught Kabuto's arm as he went by. Twisting the wrist quickly, Kabuto gave a cry as his weapon dropped from his grasp. With another motion, Naruto brought the man's arm behind his back and held it firmly. Kabuto raised his leg and Naruto leaned back to avoid the back kick to his face. Kabuto grunted in pain as Naruto tightened his hold on his arm.
Kabuto suddenly chuckled and Naruto's eyes widened, he turned around too late and a sharp pain ripped through his wounded shoulder. This forced him to let Kabuto go, but not before sending the man sprawling onto his face. With a hiss of pain, he tore the small knife from his shoulder and cursed as blood spilled from the wound and stained his shirt.
His eyes caught sight of the Shinja gang member who was nervously inching away and his hand jerked. The knife flew from his fingertips and embedded itself into the man's throat. He fell choking on his own blood. Naruto gripped his wounded shoulder tightly and stared at Kabuto as the man got up slowly. "You play dirty." He said, accusingly.
"I play dirty to win." Kabuto smiled. The sly look on his face made Naruto's skin crawl.
"I killed a man." Naruto replied. Kabuto's eyes widened before they narrowed.
"What do you mea-." Kabuto was cut off as Naruto moved forward with surprising speed. In a blink of an eye, Naruto's hand was curled around his neck. "Y-You." He gasped as he clawed at Naruto's hand. The grip tightened and Kabuto choked.
"There's no turning back, is there?" Naruto asked, softly. The glazed, sleepy look in Naruto's eyes made Kabuto's blood run cold.
"K-Kyuubi." Kabuto stammered.
"The one and only." Naruto smiled as his fingers drove into Kabuto's windpipe and Kabuto's head lolled to the side. Slowly, Naruto released Kabuto's neck and the man fell backwards and onto the ground. Stepping up to the man, he leaned down and ran his hand over Kabuto's open eyes, closing them forever. "Forgive me." Then he turned and walked away, leaving Kabuto's body to the tears of heaven.
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Sasuke fell to the ground, cradling his left hand in his right. His opponent gazed at him with a bright smile. "Poor Sasuke. Did you break your wrist?" He asked in an annoying singsong voice.
"Shut up." Sasuke growled as he got up slowly. Shinja's gang leader watched him in amusement and slowly ran a hand through his drenched locks of hair.
"Temper, temper." Orochimaru sighed, mockingly. "Didn't Itachi teach you to respect your elders."
"Itachi is dead." Sasuke reminded him, angrily.
"Oh yes." Orochimaru replied as if he it had skipped his mind. He smiled devilishly and ran his tongue along the blade of his knife, licking clean of the blood that had stained it. Sasuke's face contorted with disgust at the sight. "Do you want to die nice and slowly? Or quick and easy?"
"What do you prefer?" Sasuke sneered.
"Probably nice and slowly." Orochimaru said thoughtfully. "Or maybe, you'll just watch as I toy with your brother before your own eyes." Sasuke's gaze sharpened.
"Naruto?" He gasped, sharply.
"You haven't been told, have you?" Orochimaru asked, with surprise. "About your younger brother?"
"Tell me what?" Sasuke demanded.
"That Naruto's lineage comes from a head family of Shinja." Orochimaru smiled, widely. "Uzumaki." Sasuke narrowed his eyes.
"Does it matter?" Sasuke demanded. "He was left to die!"
"His father probably but not I." Orochimaru said, tilting his head to the side. "You see, Naruto was given to me by his father. But regretting his decision too late, the man stole him from me and threw him out onto the streets. That was one place where we didn't look." The Shinja leader tapped the tip of his long knife on his chin and an almost thoughtful look crossed his face. "His father also owed a large debt to me, so I took the repayment in blood. The Uzumaki family was massacred on my orders."
"You're sick." Sasuke snapped.
"No, I think I'm perfectly fine." Orochimaru grinned. "But one Uzumaki is still alive, I think I'll spare him. He and his father look alike." Orochimaru licked his lips. "I wonder if they taste the same." Sasuke's temper snapped and he ran forward, lashing out. The knife in his hand slashed Orochimaru's chest and the gang leader stumbled back.
"Wrong move." Orochimaru hissed as he dove forward. Sasuke stepped back, quickly and two knives flew past his face. One of them embedded into Orochimaru's weapon wielding hand and the other grazed the man's pale face. A trickle of blood fell from the cut on his face.
The man howled in agony and jerked the knife from his hand.
"You killed my family?" A voice came.
Sasuke looked up and stiffened, Naruto stood there, his hands at his sides and with a dangerous look in his eyes.
"Naruto?" He managed, softly. He had seen that look before.
His throat felt dry and he swallowed with difficulty.
It was the killing intent of the Kyuubi.
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TBC…I really really enjoyed writing this chapter…Itachi! tears I had to kill him again! No more! I won't create any more fics were Itachi dies!!!