-1Standard disclaimer, don't own it, wish I did. I like money.
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Hmmm, where to begin. It is a strange concept, beginning. The word itself has a certain allure to it that inspires, that captivates.
A beginning says a lot. It sets the tone for the tale, it captivates the reader. The problem is, how does one begin? It is easy to write a middle and an ending, anyone can do that. The true talents are rooted in those who can properly express the beginning. Sadly, I am not one of those types. I am not very good with words, with expressing myself. Not much of a suprise really. I have been called heartless, I have been called cold blooded. I carry many titles from many people but they all agree, I am not a writer of the beginning so much as I am the punctuation of the end. Let me tell you of my endings.
I have ended the haughty Uchiha clan. They in their vainglorious self importance and posturing. I ended them all in a single night. What was my motivation you ask? What was the reason? There was none. It is that startingly simple. Do not try and rationalize this as you read. People seek to impose their views on everything that happens, everything that is seen. Do not do that here. I had no ulterior motive, no grand design. I just acted, I placed the period at the end of their sentence and that is all.
I have slain numerous people. I have cast the mighty down and snuffed out the barely guttering lives of the low. I have killed again and again, and never with remorse. How can I be such a coldblooded killer? How can I be so evil?
Evil? Do you think me evil now for saying this? But what is evil? Your definitions of evil are archaic, without modern equivalent. We, a nation of killers, dare to label others using such a base and unweildy word. I was trained since my birth in the art of dealing death. Through fire and blood I have walked to become the most feared of my time, and what brought me to this end? So many unanswered questions, and I have the answer not.
If you have found this, I am no longer amonst the living. Call it a last testiment of sorts if you so desire. I am merely attempting to set the record straight for the future. This is not a beg for mercy, or even a cry for understanding. I am recounting this so that all might know. Beneath the stories and the legends. Behind the madness and genocide. There once was a young boy with two paths to trod. One was chosen for him, and that was the one he walked until the end of his days.
-Uchiha Itachi