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The young prince tried to process everything he had learned. It seemed too impossible to be true yet it must have been. He had noticed the change in his brother but he still refused to believe. They way his mother spoke. The despair in her voice. The fears in her eyes. It haunted his dreams and consumed his waking thoughts. He had to do something but he couldn't. He began to drift in to the same in to the same despair as the queen. Unlike her, he welcomed the misery. He believed someone as useless as him didn't deserve to be happy.
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The queen felt guilty for laying her troubles on her son. Even worse, was the fact that he now faced the same fate as she if any discover the truth. And they would, you see her younger son was too sweet to lie and it was clear something was troubling. The queen did not see how he could possibly hope to become a Shinobi. But if that were his wish she would make it true.
It took several days but the queen had convinced her husband it was time to teach their younger son. At first he refused. Saying it was hopeless, that boy was weak. Ever word he spoke against the boy only fueled her rage. In the end he know she wouldn't back down.
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The prince was summoned to the lake but he didn't know why. He expected his mother had been the one to call for him but he was mistaken. His farther stood before him looking both bored and annoyed. The prince made his way to the lake and tried to great his farther. He never got to speak a world because he farther wanted to cut start to the point.
He explained he would soon be taught the Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique). He explaind it didn't mater if you were an Uchia by blood. You couldn't were the symbol untill you master this Jutsu. That mastering it also symbolized adult hood.
The prince was thrilled when his farther showed him the hand seals. He memorized them quickly but it wasn't enough. He couldn't perform the Jutsu but he refuse to give up. He could see his farther had expected him to fail but he didn't want to prove him right. He had to prove he wasn't useless.
The Kind hadn't said much after his speech but when he did it was to tell the prince to go home. He said he knew he was to young and that this had been a waste of time. He promised to teach him another time.
Before the prince could speak his farther was gone. He sat by the lack until nightfall and then began his walk home. The sadness that squeezed him was thicker then any he had felt before. He walked in silences lost in the misery that filled his mind.
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Someone jumped out of a tree slightly behind of him. This person had been following him for some time but he went unnoticed. When he spoke he spoke in low voice that was easy to identify.
His message was simple. He explained that they weren't like other people. They did not have the relationship other siblings had. One was strong and was weak. He explained one would always be in the others shadow. That for now, they would exist together. He told his younger brother if he ever hoped to truly be free of this shadow he'd have to overcome him. Untill then to think of him as a barrier. Then he was gone.
Once again the young prince found himself alone.
Once again he felt himself being pulled in to the gloom he held inside.
Once again he did not fight it.
Ok what do you think? This story is a lot harder to write then I expect it to be. Thanks for reading. This is what Itachi. realy said. "We are unique siblings. I am the barrier you must overcome, so you and I will continue to exist together." I know I've twisted his words around. Oh. Some of the things may not happen in exact order. Because I've never actually read the Manga. I've just look up everything I need. Please review.