Someone Screaming

Ayane Selznick

Sasuke didn't know why Itachi has been a bit hasty. But what mattered most was all the information he must digest. He knew that Itachi's sudden talking was strange especially when he said all the things he needed to say.

Needed? Sasuke looked back to his brother's activated level 3 Sharingan in complete curiosity. Did he really need to say those things to me? What's the point in pursuing to acquire his requirements now that he said it all to me?

Itachi's eyes never wavered in the eyes of Sasuke. And as seconds passed by, Itachi knew that Sasuke was drowning himself in to the depths of questions which later he would have asked him to answer. The elder Uchiha didn't show any signs of leaving as well as attacking his little brother. He simply watched his brother formulate all that was needed to formulate as if he was testing the surviving Uchiha.

While on the other hand, Uchiha Sasuke remained glued in his position as he was looking directly to his brother's Sharingan eyes. Everything seemed strange and blurred in his head. He couldn't imagine that his own clan has been betraying Konoha even before he was born. Itachi became excellent and all that their Father wanted him to be in a position where he would be the connection between the clan and Konoha… to the Hokage.

Then all of a sudden, Itachi backed down the position and was called the traitor.

He even killed Uchiha Shisui in the process just so he completed the power…

Capacity…

He jerked awake when memories dawned upon him.

(Begin Flashback)

It was the day when his older brother looked at his grades after he showed it to his Father. Little Sasuke and his brother had a small talk about being an older brother and how an excellent shinobi can be hard because he has become arrogant.

Then the Military Police barged into their house in search for Itachi.

During the conversation, it was discovered that Shisui had committed suicide and left note that says he was tired of his duties to which he also added that he won't be having a future in Uchiha and that his capacity would be limited.

Before the police left, one of them said something that angered Itachi.

They were suspecting him.

When he attacked everyone, he started talking to which Sasuke thought that his brother wasn't like the old one.

"The clan… the clan… You people always say that, yet the size of the capacity that you are is so different from my own. Because you do not know the deepness of my capacity, I will tell you that now."

He couldn't quite place the feeling, but at that time, he feared his brother.

"Being attached to your government, your clan, and your name… those are you limits, and condemning yourself to your vessel is detestable. And you can't see… that to fear and hate those who don't know is foolish!"

The way his voice coated with evident poison and the way his words spill out to their ears… it wasn't like Itachi at all.


"With my capacity I've lost all hope for this pathetic clan… Because clans and the like are only attached to the insignificant things and lose sight of what is truly important. Real change cannot be created with regulations and limitations or skeletal frames of imagination and premonitions…"

And that night… the night was the history of Uchiha's genocide began…

"Why! How!" Little Sasuke struggled to know the truth between what he thought was a lie.

"It was to test my capacity."

"W-what… is…? Don't fuck with me!" The young survivor dashed but his courage was futile when his brother punched him.

Because of extreme fear, little Sasuke dashed out of the house, screaming for mercy. At that moment, Itachi caught up already and was standing face to face with him again. As Sasuke told him that he was a fake, Itachi revealed that everything he did was just an act.

"The brother you wanted to spend time with has done this… to ascertain your capacity."

(End of Flashback)

…To ascertain my capacity…?

Sasuke lowered his head, not knowing what to believe.

You killed everyone to ascertain my capacity… as well as yours… He clutched his fist to his sides, trembling in tremendous confusion.

His lips tremble as his eyes immediately shut, preventing to let tears formed in his eyes.

Just then you told me you killed them because they wanted to get positions in the village?

He relaxed his fist for a second but clutched it until he felt his blood stopped flowing in it.

From the things you said before and the things you said now are quite different…

Slowly he revealed his eyes, glaring and flaring at the same time. As Itachi observed his brother, he knew for a moment that Sasuke had found the answer to all his upcoming questions. But what shocked him was the tremendous amount of Chakra that his little brother emitted from himself. The way his black markings spread like wildfire triggered Itachi's thoughts.

Sasuke underwent another transformation for just one second. And while he was waiting patiently for Sasuke to say something, he watched his little brother's hair turned blue and grew longer.

The power of the Cursed Seal is stable. Sasuke had the control of that power.

When Sasuke finished his transformation, he looked to his brother's eyes again revealing his full blown anger.

"I will not be fooled by you… who do you think I am to believe your previous statements?"

Itachi didn't show how affected he was when Sasuke spoke to him in an utmost coldness, very similar to his.

"Capacity… it was your goal from the beginning… you never cared for the village, for the clan, for your family…" With purple aura surrounding the younger Uchiha, he continued to deliver his message to his brother. "You're selfish, niisan." Itachi stared in wonder thinking why Sasuke just called him niisan. "You only think of your capacity… of how you are compared to the people of the clan and how you were trying to test my capacity as well."

With one swift movement, Sasuke disappeared from his last position and delivered a punch to Itachi's gut.

"You're acting… again…niisan."

Itachi coughed some blood as Sasuke's fist connected to his gut. Because of the force, the elder Uchiha was blown backwards, unable to dodge all the trees and branches that blocked his way.

"Don't make me think that you're so good and powerful…" He walked slowly to see his brother struggled to stand up from the fall. "That's not the type of image you should be. You're the icon of disgrace!"

Itachi just narrowed his eyes, thinking of ways how to make his brother eat his words. Sasuke did make a contact, but that doesn't mean that he's already holding the victory.

"Why bother, niisan… Why bother making a lie?"

Itachi's eyes widened as Sasuke revealed to him the source of anger.

"Ever since we're small, I figure out that you're a distant person… but even so… I know you."

The elder Uchiha was already on his feet, spat his blood on the branch and wiped the remaining liquid with his back hand.

"I became distant because of my excellence. Nobody can understand what I was thinking."

"Then tell me…" Sasuke began walking towards his brother, keeping the distance as if to observe whether he or his brother will make the next contact. "Tell me the real reason why you killed them. Tell me the connection of this capacity you've been telling for the past years."

Itachi just smirked at the stubbornness of his brother which irked Sasuke.

"Don't you understand? They feared me. They hated me because of my capacity. They even used my capacity to attach myself to the position where I connect the clan and the village. They looked at me as the pride of the clan. Yet even then, they do not understand how they set rules and regulations to limit my own strength."

Sasuke's eyes narrowed furiously as the truth finally dawned on to him.

Itachi… Itachi was the epitome of a fine shinobi… but now, he's an epitome of…

Disappointment.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Six people reassembled themselves when the captain of their team called out a sudden meeting. After a day's of searching, each one of them didn't find any clues to locate their targets. The one who was most affected and angered was the blond member of the team.

As they knelt in circles, the Hyuuga captain, revealed the map which contains the terrain of the country.

"Since we haven't located them for a day, we're heading towards the small village going to the hidden village. But in that case, it is possible that we may have let them passed so we have to divide the team."

He looked at his team determining who's going to whom.

"Hinata, Kiba, Rishimaro… Head to that small village and investigate some source. The rest," He looked at the other member and then to Naruto, "You're coming with me. The forest is our territory to search. It is possible that we have to roam individually." Then he stood followed by them as he rolled the scroll that contained the map. "Scatter!"

"Hai!"

On the captain's command, the team eventually scattered and went to their specific locations.

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Sasuke attempted to deliver another punch towards his brother, but when he made contact…

KABOOM!

He was immediately thrown backwards. When his back hit the trunk of the tree, he spewed some blood.

Damn Exploding Shadow Clones…

Sasuke looked back to his previous position, only to see his brother preparing for a Ninjutsu attack. His eyes widened.

Fire Element: Grand Fireball Technique!

Fire immediately erupted from Itachi's mouth as it zoomed towards his injured brother. While waiting for the fire and smoke to fade, he watched closely if the victim was hit. Strangely, he felt a presence from behind. When he glanced to the side, he saw Sasuke's leg in attempt to engage to the side of his head.

The moment it almost hit his head was the moment he grabbed Sasuke's foot and pulled him. As Sasuke's face neared his brother's, Itachi hold the back of his brother's head and stared at his eyes.

For a matter of second, Sasuke was trapped by Itachi's Genjutsu.

"Where…" Sasuke looked around the empty horizon.

It was as though the place he knew he would go…but not as early as this.

He narrowed his eyes in search for someone… for his brother.

"Damn you, Itachi! Come out!"

His hoarse voice echoed around him. Again, he looked everywhere. There's nothing but him in that place. As he searched for something or maybe a way out of the place, he felt a frightening Chakra all over the place. As its Chakra neared him, Sasuke could only tense up and felt its arrival.

"Sasuke…" The angry yet familiar voice echoed throughout his mind.

That shocked his nerves and wondered as to how that idiot came up all of a sudden. As he searched further his defenses reduced to zero that he didn't take notice of the force underneath him.

He was being pulled down.

"GAH!"

Sasuke fought the force yet it was futile for something was eating up all his Chakra.

"Damn it… DAMN IT!"

Then there was a tug to the other foot. He jerked and even tried harder to save himself before he would completely sink in the darkness. Out of the blue, he heard someone familiar calling out to him.

"Sasuke…"

If the voice before was the voice of his best friend and rival, this voice he just heard was none other than the voice of his teacher.

Shit!

The younger Uchiha struggled even more as the forced pulling him doubled. He didn't know where to hold on to for all he knew he has to get a hold of himself and finally free himself in this trap. While doing so, he felt another presence behind him. When he turned around, he saw his only female teammate looking back at him.

Sakura…SAKURA!

Said person just stared lovingly at him but before she could even held out her arms to help him, he saw her mouth dirtied by her own blood.

Sa…Sakura…

Then he panicked when his eyes traveled down to her left chest… only to see it bleeding.

Sakura!

"I-I'm sorry… I'm sorry Sasuke-kun…."

He didn't know what to feel right now, being trapped in one scenario… where he was being pulled down and just at that moment he saw Sakura being killed right in front of him. Then, he felt another presence again.

This time, he knew who it was…

Itachi…

"Itachi!" He screamed as he struggled to get out of the quicksand-like hole, where his feet were tugged underneath.

"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Then out of nowhere, he was back at the battlefield with fear stricken eyes and almost trembling body.

Illusion… it was just an illusion… but how come… how come it looks so real…?

"Sasuke-kun… Sasuke-kun?"

That voice… it couldn't be… Sasuke didn't search for the voice for he was too preoccupied by Itachi's Genjutsu. Still trembling, Sasuke lifted his hands to see if anything was for real.

Those voices… the tugging… the killing…

"SASUKE-KUN!"

SLAP!

When a hand suddenly hit his face, he knew that he was indeed in reality. He knew that he was under his brother's illusion. And on that moment, he knew that Sakura didn't obey him hence went back to save him… again.

He looked to his right only to see Sakura panting and worried sick for him.

"Hey, are you okay? It was just his Genjutsu so stop thinking about it."

After he recovered from that attack he narrowed his eyes and grabbed Sakura's shoulders. He wholly feared the moment he saw her die in front of his eyes even though it was just an illusion…it felt real.

"What the hell are you doing! Why did you come back! WHY?" As he spoke those words, he didn't stop shaking Sakura's shoulder.

The pink haired Hunter Nin could only stared in awe while he vent out his frustrations, anxieties and fear to her as he yell and shake her.

Sasuke-kun…

"Go back! Don't come near this place! GO!" This time, he forcibly turned her around and pushed her away. It was pretty obvious that he was panicking.

Sakura just glanced back at him, still worried as to what his brother just did to him.

To end their conversation, Itachi flung kunais at their location. With keen senses, the duo jumped backwards and looked back to him.

"There's no point of letting her escape. If she's very fond of death, so be it. As for you, foolish little brother," Itachi pointed at his brother while his Sharingan flared dangerously, "with your incapability to comprehend the truth behind the lies, should it be the cause of their death… you know nothing. And you disappoint me. You disappoint me greatly!"

It was at this time that Itachi yelled at his brother, with full of disappointment and madness. Sakura could only watch as Itachi dashed towards his brother with undeniable speed. Sasuke who was shocked by the sudden changes of his brother's behavior was rooted in his position while he received the punch to the face. He was only reverted to his senses once he was being forced backwards.

What…power!

While he was having a trip backwards, he felt the very fast and uncanny presence behind. His eyes widened in shock as Itachi connected his leg to his back, halting and spinning him in the midair. As Itachi held his position in handstand, he twisted his hands as well as his body to spin himself and kicked Sasuke towards the midair.

Shit! Move!

Sasuke was able to turn around in the midair and threw some shuriken to Itachi. When the resounding thud echoed in his ears, Itachi spewed blood from his mouth as he watched Sasuke plunge his body towards him. Enhancing the sharpness of his claws, Sasuke hands covered his face in an X position, with his claws facing towards Itachi.

When they collided, Sasuke clawed Itachi and quickly jumped backwards.

Sakura could only watch with widened eyes as she witnessed both Itachi and Sasuke's speed. But what worried her greatly was… if Sasuke did hit Itachi.

Going back to the battle, Sasuke watched his brother's body, showered with own blood after being clawed in chest. He narrowed his eyes as if scrutinizing him.

Surprisingly, Itachi just smirked at him.

"Is this all?" The elder Uchiha lifted his head showing his face washed with his own splattered blood, at the same time lifted his arms to execute some hand seals.

Fire Element: Fire Dragon Flame Technique!

Massive ball of fire erupted from Itachi's hands as it exploded towards Sasuke's location. Said younger brother could only watch in amazement at the same time, thinking of how he would be able to escape the sudden hell on earth.

Earth Element: Rigid Stone Barrier!

Sakura reacted quickly when she darted herself beside Sasuke and summoned the necessary shield technique. As Itachi's fire collided with her shield, she gasped when sudden heat was transferred swiftly.

"Sasuke-kun! I can't hold his Ninjutsu!"

Sasuke nodded at her, the decision of letting her join the battle would be crucial, but her Ninjutsus and Healing techniques are beneficial. He pulled her by the waist and jumped backwards then up only to attach his feet on the branch while his body dangling freely.

"Go hide somewhere."

"Sasuke…" Sakura was standing on the branch where Sasuke was dangling underneath. She wore the same worried face again as Sasuke instructed her to hide.

"The Cursed Seal's power will be dangerous. Cover me as I attack him."

Knowing the effect of the said power, Sakura immediately obliged, thinking that he wasn't ordering her to leave anymore, but to participate in their battle.

The battle of the Uchihas…

On the other hand, the bloody Itachi could only stare while Sasuke let the woman run away. Knowing what will happen next; he simply disappeared from his former location and was seen next behind Sasuke, this time, Itachi didn't have the same bloody face again.

Therefore, it was an exploding shadow clone.

"I'll send you to hell together with the clan!"

Sasuke's transformation was interrupted when Itachi kicked the back of his head and engaged in frightening Taijutsu combos. After connecting his leg to Sasuke's head, Sasuke was immediately thrown to the front only to meet Itachi's foot hitting his abdomen, making him flew upwards as well. Not so soon did Itachi appear above only to send him down like a plane crashing down towards the ground. It was Itachi's palm strike that caused Sasuke's barrier to reduce at 60 percent. That hit was directed towards his chest thus making him vomit some blood and saliva at the same time.

Now that he was crashing down the ground, he felt something moved around, following him.

Then all of a sudden he felt another pain from his back where Itachi kicked him and directed him to fly towards the large and sturdy trunk of a tree.

So fast and strong!

What he didn't know that Itachi wasn't through with his combo for the said person immediately followed Sasuke and delivered several kicks and punches before his back connected to the trunk of a tree.

"GAAH!" And again, Sasuke spew out some blood.

Gasping for air, he turned to look at his brother with only an eye opened.

Damn… is this his strength?

Itachi stood tall while staring back at his brother, three black pins staring dangerously.

"Come, foolish little brother… Come and tell me what you think is believable." He warned dangerously as he attempted to attack the injured Uchiha.

But it surprised both of them as a pink haired kunoichi stepped in the battle and engaged herself in a Taijutsu stance right in front of the elder Uchiha.

"You're the one to talk, Itachi!" With fist covered with Chakra, Sakura punched Itachi only to be evaded with such speed.

He's really fast!

Next thing she knew she was pulled down, receiving a very powerful punch to the stomach by Itachi's fist.

"GAAH!" Before she received another blow, she quickly spun her body and evaded Itachi's incoming kick. When she saw an opening, she lunged herself to a nearby branch and prepare herself to boost her speed to catch up with him.

Upon pushing herself right in front of the elder Uchiha, she turned slightly to give him a kick to the chest, but was defended quickly. She didn't quit on trying when she turned around to kick him again, now to the right temple of his head, but was defended yet again. When she was losing her patience, she quickly delivered a powerful punch to his head only to have it grabbed by him.

They only stared for a moment to which Sakura immediately felt the greatest fear in her life.

"Mangekyou Sharingan…"

Suddenly her eyes widened in great shock.

While Sakura stalled some time to divert Itachi's attention from him, Sasuke could only felt his ribcage, thinking one or two might have been broken. He turned his attention to Sakura who was trying hard to injure the prodigy but all her attempts were futile.

But the last move that he didn't wish to see was used to her.

Mangekyou Sharingan.

He only watched from his position when Itachi engaged Sakura to a realm where nobody wanted to enter.

Thus refilling his newfound anger… and new power that suddenly cracked open…

Deep inside his head he heard some screams…

Then the chorus of laughter…

The cries…

Then all of a sudden… the chorus molded into one voice…

It was screaming…

Someone was screaming!

It was screaming for power, for rage, for revenge!

"RAAAAARRRR!"

Black markings suddenly covered his entire body while his hair grew longer and longer. His teeth turned sharper as well as his eyes. Then something must have released from his back as well as his bottom.

He could feel it…

The power was leaking throughout his body…

It was screaming for madness…

It was screaming of hate…

Lust for blood…

When the transformation was finished, a figure of which was similar to a salamander roared throughout the forest…

Sasuke activated the final level of the Cursed Seal.

"I'll kill you…Itachi…" His voice resounded with tremor and angst as he watched Sakura fall lifelessly when Itachi released her.

Her eyes void and lifeless…

"I will definitely kill you!"

To be continued…

Author's Note: I forgot to tell you people that the reason Itachi revealed from the previous chapter was inspired from another story. Okay, so at first you all believed that Itachi was a goody-goody person, right? Even if I loved him with all my heart (yes, I do) I have to anger Sasuke. And so I re-read the chapter and watched the episode where Itachi was suspected of Shisui's death. It may seem difficult to dig out what was Itachi's real purpose. According to my research, he was betrayed by the clan. But I think he was really tired of his duty because of his father and the pressure he's into.

And maybe... you guys are confused no? Can't really tell if that one is true or not… (I'm confused, too!) So as for this chapter, the title of the story and the title of the chapter matched. Yeah, the Someone Screaming thing is within Sasuke's darkness. But there will be another screaming for the next chapter so watch out!

Author's Response:

Crystailgail - Wahaha :P Thanks for the greeting! Err, I kinda make him good at first but the real reason that I even based on the manga was getting on my nerves... I can't stand the fact that Itachi's an enemy from the beginning. But there's also a possibility that he was mad at the clan because they betrayed him. So... there. Sakura's also appeared at the last part of the chapter, but she will be participating again soon!

evil-mittens - Thank you so much! Like I said above, the background information was just a decoy to confuse Sasuke as well as replenish some Chakra he used to create those exploding shadow clones. I thank you with all my heart for being with me!

aPpLecHeRrY - Thank you so much! If ever may time akong mag-read, babasahin ko yang Nexus mo ha? Medyo nagkakawriter's block ako at patuloy na pinadedelay ko ang ending ng book 1. hahaha. Yes, nadedelay sya. Ang sama ko talaga.

chelle - Wah! Salamat ng marami chelle! n-n can't thank you enough!

Rockershik028 - yeah I know si rockershik ka n-n Wala pa ata akong account sa LJ, walang time gumawa pano panay pRO at curing my writer's block. Thank you din sa pagbati! Err, meron na kong episodes, niregalo sakin nung birthday ko, pero pag dumating yung episodes na magkakaroon na naman ng Itachi-craze, magpapaburn na lang ako. Nakakabwisit mag-antay para maDL lalo pa't card ang gamit ko. Salamat ng marami! Hindi ko tatantanan tong SS hangga't hindi ko pa natatapos!

SoraKoi The Water Goddess - actually I've seen some errors when I read my post. Thanks for the support dear. Thank you so much.

tomoegirl - Waaii... thank you so much for that comment n-n (this is a smiley icon... heheh) I hope to see you reviewing in this chapter, too.

Tenshi no Hana-chan - WOW! Pinay! Aba nakaka-ilang reviewer na rin akong pinay! Ang bilis din palang makahanap ng kababayan sa Naruto category :P Waheheh, ganyan ang unang impression ko kay Itachi. Iniisip ko baka naman hindi sya natural na evil enemy... on a side note, baka nga evil siya. tsk tsk tsk. Thanks for reveiwing talaga!

hopeless-girl - Err, well I think he doesn't have to meet the requirement at all... don't you think so? (wink) Hehe, thanks for the time dear!

cocoa-latte - I just hoped you read this chapter for you to realize that it was all just a decoy to confuse Sasuke. But hopefully we see the truth once Itachi and Sasuke face off in the manga right? Thanks for reviewing!

This one was rushed as well… hope you don't mind. Err anyone watched the Naruto Movie? About the Snow Princess… well I'm glad that there are few SakuSasu moments there. (You know I should've updated two days ago... but there's something wrong with this site)