AN/ This was supposed to be a one shot, but it got too long so there are going to be two chapters. Okie Dokie, on with the blood, pain and angst!
Sasuke's Pain
"Kakashi you bastard! Don't touch him, he's mine!" Sasuke screamed, insane like the wild wolf he really was, loud until his throat was hoarse and perhaps bleeding.
Several ninjas held him back, muscular arms wrapped around his small body, hands around his wrists, arms, legs; he was restricted, held back from his destiny.
"I'm the one! I'm the fucking avenger! Kakashi! Bastard stop it!" Sasuke screeched, kicking out, sharingan fire glaring as the scarecrow shook his head and motioned for the other ninjas to take him away.
"This isn't your battle Sasuke…" Kakashi said softly as they dragged him screaming, away, "…It never was."
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Sasuke was in hospital, his chest bound tightly with bandages. He sat in bed, sheets rumpled, fists clenched. Naruto was in the bed next to him, but Sasuke's eyes refused to look and instead focused on the dusty tiled floor.
"Sasuke..?" A timid voice said softly.
Sasuke didn't look up, he'd heard enough of this persons voice already, he was sick of sitting and listening to others. After all those years of keeping himself to himself, he finally wished he could run out, scream like a maniac, express all the pain that had built up inside him.
"Sasuke?" The voice repeated. Sasuke jerked his head up to glare at Sakura who'd cautiously ambled close to his bedside and had laid a soft hand on his.
"Go away."
Sakura's grip tightened on his and he looked at her hand angrily.
"Sasuke…I-I'm really sorry about what happened yesterday…" Sakura said tenderly, "I know how much…I know that you wanted revenge on your brother all this time…I'm sorry."
Sasuke snatched his hand out of hers and he grinned maliciously, his dark eyes meeting her soft green ones, "Who told you to be sorry, hey! Who fucking told you!"
Sakura's eyes narrowed in anguish and she mumbled, "I…"
Sasuke leapt out of bed and he shoved past her and she winced at his harsh touch. He began a deranged laughter, hiding his true pain and exposing only his victory, "Itachi was merely weakened, now it'll be even easier to kill him won't it? Heh, he'll die in my hands, MINE, I'll make sure of that."
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Kakashi sighed at the bloody mess that was Uchiha Itachi and his Akatsuki partner Kisame. The battle the previous afternoon had been a violently dangerous one, and Kakashi was lucky to have gotten away with only a broken arm and a few cuts. Naruto had been knocked unconscious as the wanted nin attempting to kidnap him for the Kyuubi again. Team seven had luckily been able to prevent that, along with the help of several other ninja.
"My rival…what has the world come to?" Gai said sadly as he surveyed the pair, lying side-by-side, barely alive.
Kakashi shrugged, "Tsunade wants them to talk, we can't kill them until they do."
Kurenai shook her head, "We can't leave them like this, they'll just recover and go after Naruto again."
"Or Sasuke will kill him for us…I mean, yesterday, he went wild didn't he?" Asuma added.
Kisame opened his eyes meekly and then he grinned, his shark teeth exposed threateningly, "Well…well… what's this? How did you stupid Konoha nins get me on the floor?"
Kakashi's eyes narrowed as the shark tried to get up, but then he cringed painfully and panted softly instead.
"You won't get away with this…" Kisame growled, "Itachi's recoveries are quick, he'll destroy you, rip you to shreds heh…you'll fucking pay…all of you…"
Kurenai bent down close to Kisame and she asked sternly, "Where is the Akatsuki hideout located? Who is your leader?"
Kisame laughed, loud and shrill, "Like I'd fucking tell you!"
Asuma kicked the shark in the gut and he jerked onto his side, coughing up thick blood.
"We'll leave them for now…Kurenai, Asuma, stand guard outside this room." Kakashi said quickly, before poofing off. Gai nodded to the other two ninjas and vanished also.
Asuma and Kurenai left the small dim room and closed the door, locking it with several secure clicks and adding a few curse jutsus just in case.
Kisame grunted and whispered, "Itachi…"
Itachi remained unmoving, if it weren't for the gentle rising and falling of his chest, he would've assumed him dead.
"Itachi…" Kisame repeated, a slight tinge of desperation in his voice.
Itachi inhaled more deeply and slowly his eyes opened, "What is it Kisame?"
Kisame frowned and he moved his hand slowly, to wipe the blood, from his own mouth with his ragged sleeve, only to wince in pain, "Itachi, we must leave, we can not be left to die here, beaten by our weak enemies."
Itachi closed his eyes, it was as if keeping them open caused him pain and he spoke darkly, "We are in no condition to even stand up. These Konoha bastards, they are weak and defeated us unfairly."
Kisame sighed, "We were out numbered and yet… why weren't you able to defeat them…y-you used to be able to…"
A hand lashed out and tightened itself on the shark's neck and Kisame gagged violently.
Itachi's eyes were burning with hatred, "Don't ever assume that I will save your limp, weak, sorry fucking butt. I only did not fight back as well as I would, because I was tired."
Kisame gasped and choked as Itachi's hand fell limp and he fell unconscious across Kisame's lap. Kisame rubbed his neck in annoyance and he pushed the Uchiha away, wondering how the hell he was meant to escape this hellhole.
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Sasuke ran through Konoha, sharingan eyes activated, feet burning, as he hadn't bothered to find his shoes. Kakashi could be seen dashing over the rooftops.
"Kakashi!" Sasuke yelled through gritted teeth as he leapt onto the rooftops to join him.
Kakashi turned around in shock as a furious and panting Sasuke met his gaze, "Kakashi bastard! Where's Itachi!"
Kakashi frowned and he didn't break eye contact, "Sasuke, he's in someone else's hands now, it has nothing to do with you. You mustn't interfere."
Sasuke leapt forwards, exasperated and latched onto the collar of Kakashi's jounin top, "NOTHING to do with me! He's my fucking traitor of a brother! I am the fucking avenger! This has everything to do with me!"
Kakashi seized Sasuke's wrist securely and he spoke softly, "Sasuke, please, nothing good will come out of what you want to do, leave it in our hands…"
Sasuke pulled away from his sensei and then he blazed up his chidori, "Don't screw with me! Where is the bastard!"
Kakashi took a step forwards, ignoring the beautiful blue lightning, inches from his face, "Sasuke, go back to the hospital. We have to question these criminals…but if your mind is made up, when the execution is to be made, I won't stop you."
Sasuke turned off his chidori and he deactivated his sharingan. Kakashi then watched as the small Uchiha turned away and headed back towards the hospital, normally blood would've had to be drawn just to make the Uchiha calm down.
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"Sasuke?" Sakura watched nervously from the hospital window as the raven haired boy hid behind a tree after his encounter with their sensei. She glanced at Naruto, who'd fought bravely yesterday, he was still unconscious.
"Sasuke…" She muttered again as she saw his figure dash from tree to tree, sneaking through the shadows, following their sensei until she lost sight of both of them. She clenched her fist and decided that she must follow too.
She was one foot out of the door when a small voice called her name. She froze and turned around quickly, Naruto had finally awoken!
"Naruto?" She said softly as he coughed and his bright blue eyes looked at her questioningly.
"Sakura-chan? What happened?" He said confusedly, glaring at the bandages all over his body.
"Naruto, I've really got to go, but I promise, I'll tell you later okay?" Sakura replied, dashing out of the door and after Sasuke.
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Itachi opened his eyes wearily, Kurenai was questioning Kisame again, perhaps making more noise than before.
"Where is the Akatsuki hideout located! Who is your fucking leader!" She said sharply, grabbing him by his spiky blue hair, so that his head was forced to rise up off the cold hard floor.
"Shut up bitch." He grunted, "You're giving me a headache."
Kurenai brought out a kunai and rested it on his throat, "Where and who!"
Kisame laughed hoarse and long, "Fuck off."
The kunai pressed into his neck and blood trickled down the kunai and onto her hand. She flinched a bit, realising the blood was quite cold and she repeated herself, more angrily this time, "Where and who!"
Itachi spoke monotonously, his eyes burning into Kurenai's side, "Leave Kisame alone. He is weak."
Kurenai let go of Kisame's head and it hit the ground most painfully and he groaned and swore. She approached Itachi cautiously and she hesitated to be as frontal as she was with Kisame.
"Answer my questions then Uchiha." She said staring into his cold dark eyes.
Itachi blinked and a slight curl of his lip let her know that he was smiling, "I don't know."
Kurenai's nostrils flared as she grew impatient and she knelt closer placing the bloody kunai against the Uchiha's slender neck, "You will answer now and maybe we'll go easy on you and make you death quick and painless."
Itachi's hand suddenly reached out and seized Kurenai's wrist, his grip tightened until the kunai was released a dropped with a musical clang on the ground.
"You have pretty hands…would it be a shame if I cut them off?" Itachi asked softly.
Kurenai gasped and she screamed. Asuma came running in and he brought out his knuckle blade weapon, ready to hack Itachi's hand off, but Kisame reached out and grabbed his legs, tripping him over.
"Fuck!" Asuma growled as Kisame suddenly got up and kicked him in the side.
Itachi arose slowly, his death grip still on Kurenai's wrist and he planted a soft kiss on Kurenai's cheek before whispering in her ear, "I'd love to stay, but I really can't be killed by the likes of you…"
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Sasuke followed Kakashi to a small building in the middle of nowhere. Trees grew like monsters here and some even seemed as though they had faces on them. Sasuke had to stay calm and keep his chakra dormant, after all he didn't want Kakashi to know he was being followed.
Kakashi entered the building only to come running out a few minutes later, a deeply worried expression on his face.
Sasuke dashed into the building, the door was thrown wide open and Asuma and Kurenai lay on top of each other, unconscious from loss of blood.
Sasuke growled and he chased after Kakashi, his feet blistering from the harsh pebbly ground scraping again his soles.
"Sasuke stop it." Kakashi growled, not bothering to turn around.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed, "You knew I was there all along?"
Kakashi hopped up from tree to tree, tracing the wanted ninjas' chakra, "Go away Sasuke, or I'll be forced to make you."
Sasuke was next to Kakashi running as if his life depended on it, "Where there's Itachi, I'll be there too. You can't keep me away from him."
Kakashi stopped abruptly and he glared at Sasuke, "Turn back now!"
Sasuke attempted to run past, but Kakashi grabbed his shoulder roughly, "Sasuke, you are in no condition to fight."
Sasuke thrust a kunai into his sensei's arm and he withdrew himself, eyes wide and breath quickening.
"Kakashi sensei, this is my fight whether you like it or not. You CAN'T stop me." Sasuke growled and then he ran on through the forest.
Kakashi poofed, it was a kage bunshin. The real Kakashi sighed and summoned a large wolf like dog. He motioned for the dog to follow Sasuke and the dog nodded.
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Sakura panted, she wasn't used to running so much, normally on missions, she would to curl up and cry she hated herself for being such a burden, but she couldn't help it.
"Sakura?" Kakashi said softly as he poofed in front of his troubled student, "What are you doing here?"
Sakura frowned and she mumbled something about following Sasuke and that Naruto had regained consciousness.
Kakashi placed a firm hand on her shoulder and she flinched, "Sakura, don't worry I've sent one of my strongest hounds to bring him back. Now can you do me a favour and call for back up?"
Sakura nodded tentatively and Kakashi smiled and poofed away. Sakura gulped and hoped that her sensei wouldn't be mad if she continued deeper into the forest instead…
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Itachi clutched his head anxiously with his left hand and he ran his fingers through his sweat-drenched hair. Kisame coughed again, he just wouldn't stop hacking up blood, something told him that his internal organs were severely damaged.
"Itachi-san…I don't think I can make it." Kisame said sadly as blood splattered into his palm as he tried to stifled the constant jerking of his throat.
"You are weak. The weak must die." Itachi said nonchalantly, he then stared deep into Kisame's eyes, "Are you in pain?"
Kisame coughed up some more blood and he croaked, "I think I'm dying."
Itachi flung two kunais out and he knocked Kisame hard against a thick tree trunk, "Kisame, you are a valued partner, but you are weak. I will not tolerate seeing such weaknesses."
Kisame yelled and flinched in agony as two sharp kunais were thrust into his chest and twisted. He slumped forwards on to Itachi, the light fading from his eyes and his blood pouring all over the Uchiha.
"Good bye Kisame…you were a…good partner." Itachi whispered, as he shoved Kisame off the tree branch and he licked the drenched kunai blade slowly, before venturing onwards.
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Sasuke turned and flung several kunai behind him, someone had been following him for about half a mile now. A large black dog shot out of the shadows and knocked him down flat on his back against a large tree branch.
"Fucking son of a!" Sasuke hissed as the dog growled and it's frothy spit slithered down and threatened to fall on the Uchiha's face.
"Sasuke! Sasuke-kun!" Sakura said relieved, running up and crouching beside the immobile ninja.
"Sakura, this is not the time!" Sasuke growled attempting to shift himself from under the heavy mutt.
Sakura touched Sasuke's face gently, "Sasuke please, don't go after your brother, you might be killed!"
Sasuke kicked the dog and flipped himself into a standing position, "Do I look like I fucking care Sakura! Do I!"
Sakura's eyes watered as she watched this severely determined Sasuke throw several kunai and shuriken at the angry hound.
"Is that all you want Sasuke? To fight Itachi?" She asked softly.
"It's the only thing I've lived for. I survived up till now to face him, what happens after doesn't matter."
Sakura stood up, "Fine Sasuke…if that's what you want…"
The dog knocked Sasuke to the ground again, despite several kunai that had lodged themselves in it's chest. Sasuke swore and continued to struggle, not realising that Sakura had vanished.
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Itachi staggered forwards, his vision was becoming hazy and though he'd never admit it, he was feeling pretty weak. He knelt down on one knee, panting softly. Personally he wasn't sure what to do. Returning to Akatsuki might mean his death, and yet there was no where else to go.
Sakura caught up with Itachi within ten minutes. He sensed her presence long ago, yet he hadn't bothered to speak until she was on the same branch as him.
"You are brave to come so far." Itachi sneered, "To come so close to someone who could kill you in an instant."
Sakura brought out a few kunais, three in each hand and she aimed them at the crouching Uchiha.
"Don't underestimate me. I'm only here to make sure you don't get away." Sakura said defiantly, faking her bravery.
Itachi stood up and turned around, just as several kunai shot towards him. He deflected them all with one mere bloody kunai. Sakura gasped and she took a step back, continuing her bombardment of weapons and yet, Itachi continued to deflect them.
"Today is the day you die pink haired one…" Itachi whispered as Sakura ran out of ammunition and he crept closer and grabbed her wrist.
Sakura flinched and her other hand reached out to try and make him loosen his grip on her.
"Are you scared?" Itachi asked menacingly, his kunai drawing a line against the back of her hand.
Sakura began to cry as pain seared through her hand and yet she tried to continue being valiant, "I'm not scared of you! Bastard, your about as scary as a fluffy rabbit!"
Itachi brought his face close to hers and the kunai was driving deeper into her hand, "My, my…what interesting friends my brother has."
Sakura then screamed as a second kunai was thrust into her shoulder. She gasped, panted and fell slumped against the branch blood trailing out of the wounds.
"Don't worry pretty little girl. You won't die yet. Not until I've let you feel the pain anyway."
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Sasuke grunted as he kicked the growling dog away for the fifth time. He was becoming impatient and fighting against this mutt was wasting his energy. His sharingan was flaring angrily and he gripped his hand as the noisy chidori blazed into life.
The dog howled in agony when the vicious lightning ripped through its body and it was flung ten metres into the air.
Sasuke panted and ran through the forest, his heart panging as he heard the hollow thump of the dog land dead somewhere behind him. There was no turning back. He would end it all today.
He could sense his brother before him, joined by a falling second sourse of chakra. Could it be..?
"Sakura!" Sasuke screamed as he saw his brother crouched over a crumpled figure.
"Hn. You've finally arrived my weak brother."
Sasuke froze and his eyes softened on Sakura's body, "Sakura…"
Itachi picked Sakura up by her throat and he held her in front of him, "Come on Sasuke, come and get what you've waited for all these years, come and get what I dared you to get. Kill me brother…that is if you're not too scared…"
Sakura coughed and her frail hands scratched at Itachi's firm ones around her neck, "Sasuke…" She croaked, "This is what you wanted…you wanted revenge…"
Sasuke blazed up his chidori for the third time that day, "Sakura, you should've left when you had the chance. Stupid girl…"
Itachi put a kunai to Sakura's neck, "I'll get rid of our little distraction shall I?"
Sasuke's eyes widened, "No!"
Itachi slid the blade across her neck, deep enough so that all her blood came spilling out. Sasuke charged forwards, his mind frozen, but Sakura was thrown into him and he tumbled backwards.
"Sakura…" He whispered softly, as his chidori faded away.
Sakura smiled, the life was being drained from her delicate green eyes, "Sasuke…kill Itachi for me…"
Sasuke smiled and he held her hand tightly, "Sakura I'm so sorry, I-I will, I promise."
Sakura's eyes were left open, glazed over and her hand fell limp. Sasuke pressed her hand against his clammy cheek and he stifled a sob.
"What? Are you crying brother?" Itachi mocked, sharingan activated as he stepped closer to Sasuke.
Sasuke turned, angrier than ever. His angst had been heavy before, solid like stone, weighing him down, but now it was amplified, burning into his soul, tearing his every fibre.
"Itachi you BASTARD!" He screeched diving into his brother and thrusting a kunai into his chest.
Itachi sneered, "Is that it? You survived all these years to stick a pin in me?"
Sasuke snarled and he twisted the kunai only to scream in pain as he realised the kunai had been reversed and stuck into himself.
"I've waited for this day too Sasuke…" Itachi whispered, "You greatly disappoint me…you are still so pitifully weak."
Sasuke yanked the kunai out of himself and he launched it at his brother again, this time it hit his flesh, scraping the surface and drawing a small trickle of blood.
Itachi gripped Sasuke hand tightly, "Hn…you really are pathetic…let me put you out of your misery…" He whispered, twisted Sasuke's hand into an unnaturally awkward angle.
"GaaaAAARRRGggh!" Sasuke yelled as Itachi snatched the kunai off him thrust it deep into his foot, securing him to the tree branch.
Sasuke panted and his vision blurred greatly, "Itachi! I'm not weak!"
Itachi bent close to his brother's face and he yanked on his hair, "Really? Prove yourself then."
Sasuke snatched the kunai out of his foot, screaming violently as he did so and then he limped closer to Itachi, "I'll end everything today. I'll make you pay for all those you've killed. You'll love it in hell Itachi, demons will shove kunais up your ass there…"
Itachi laughed, high pitched and shrill, "What a great imagination you have…" He then kicked Sasuke in the stomach, making him keel over and cough up dark red blood.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed, his body began to sway and he was having trouble keeping his eyes open. Itachi kicked him again and he flew onto his side.
"You are weak Sasuke…you always were…you always will be…"
Itachi kicked him again and this time Sasuke seemed unconscious and the branch was painted in his fresh blood.
"Good bye Sasuke…" Itachi whispered.
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AN/ Hope you've enjoyed this so far. It's seriously gory and angsty I think. Perhaps a little too much…hmm I don't know…
But anyways please review, if this fic has interested you and you'd like to know what's gonna happen next. Heck I'm open to suggestions too, so move that mouse and click that button!
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Ps. Updating may take ages, especially as i've been neglecting my fan fics for college work, so gomenasai!