Chapter 184: Power of the Moon

Sasuke glared at his older brother, Chopper and Sakura ran towards Zoro.

"What did you do to him?" asked Sakura.

Itachi ignored her and looked at Sasuke.

"Who is he?" asked Chopper.

"Must be his be his older brother." Said Sakura.

"His older brother?" asked Chopper.

"All I know is that it's dream to defeat him." Said Sakura.

"I see…" said Chopper.

"What are you doing here?" asked Sasuke.

"Does it really matter?" asked Itachi, "We haven't seen each other in such a long time."

Sasuke glared at his brother that when she unsheathed his swords. Itachi looked at one of Sasuke's swords.

"So you have my old one." Said Itachi.

"That's right." Said Sasuke, "And I'm going to defeat you with it."

Sasuke headed towards his older brother, his swords drawn. Itachi merely dodged.

"You have trained yourself well." Said Itachi, "It's a shame that I gave that up years ago."

"I don't care." Said Sasuke.

Sasuke sighed, he took out some matches. He lit a fire with it.

"Grand Fire Ball!" shouted Sasuke.

The large fireball headed to Itachi who dodged it with ease.

"So you used air pressure to create a fireball?" asked Itachi, "That is impressive."

Sasuke just glared him.

"What else do you have?" asked Itachi.

Sasuke gritted his teeth, he knew he used his best attack too soon. He ran towards Itachi and tried to attack him but Itachi dodged each one.

"You are pathetic. Just like our sister." Said Itachi.

"Don't' you care bring Kuina into this!" yelled Sasuke.

Those watching were surprised.

"Sasuke has a sister?" asked Ino, she looked at Sakura.

"This is the first time I'm hearing about it." Said Sakura.

"Why did you kill her!" yelled Sasuke.

"She was in my way." Said Itachi.

"How could she be in your way!" yelled Sasuke.

"That doesn't matter, you'll know one day." He said.

Sasuke began to shake, "What did you do to Zoro." Said Sasuke.

"I used my devil fruit power." Answered Itachi.

"You ate a Devil Fruit?" asked Sasuke.

"Yes, the Moon Moon Fruit." Said Itachi, "Do you want to see it?"

"No." said Sasuke.

Itachi only laughed, "That's what makes you so weak." Said Itachi.

Sasuke ran towards him and swiped his swords at him.

Meanwhile nearby, Luffy group headed to the ship.

"Nami! Did you have to do that?" asked Naruto.

"You left me with Eneru!" said Nami.

"But did you have to push me in, twice?" asked Naruto.

"I think that was the point." Said Kyubi.

That was when Gaara stopped.

"What is it?" asked Kiba.

"I don't know." Said Gaara, he formed some of his sand, which took the form of an eye which disappeared, "Sasuke is fighting someone on the ship. Someone who looks like him."

"Someone who looks like him?" asked Hinata.

That was when it hit most of them. The words he said when they first headed to the Grand Line.

"It's his brother!" said Luffy, "The one he wants to defeat! We have to get there now."

"How do we do…" said Isaribi as Luffy ran behind her, "He going to do what I think he's going to do, isn't he?"

"Yeah…" said Nami.

Luffy grabbed two tree looking like a sling shot.

"Brace for impact." Said Kiba.

Luffy sling shot him and everyone else towards the ship. Hopping they could at least help out.

Back on the ship Sasuke continued to glare at his brother.

"I won't let you beat me." Said Sasuke.

"I didn't come to fight you." Said Itachi, "As I told Zoro I'm here for reconnaissance."

Sasuke stared at his brother, "What are you talking about?" asked Sasuke.

That was when they head a big crash, everyone turned to the location with sweat drops. The saw the Luffy's group was sitting on a large pile of sand, which came from Gaara.

"Luffy you idiot!" yelled Nami.

She whacked him on the head.

"Thank you Gaara." Said Hinata.

Gaara nodded as they got off the sand which he made retract back into his gourd.

"It's because of them." Said Itachi as he watched them.

"What do you mean?" asked Sasuke.

"I'm after the Ichibi and the Kyubi." Said Itachi, "I have no interest in you."

"What did you say?" asked Naruto as he and the other members had climbed back onto the ship.

"I said I am after the Kyubi no Yoko and the Ichibi no Shukaku." Said Itachi.

Before Naruto could do anything Sasuke yelled, "It doesn't matter if he's after you two! He's still mine." Said Sasuke.

"I think it's time to end this." Said Itachi.

Sasuke looked at his brother's eyes, they were now red for some reason. That's when everything became black and white… but the things that should be white were black and the things that should be black were white. Not only that but the sky was blood red with a creepy looking moon.

That was when suddenly he found himself in his old home, he looked at his body. He had somehow turned into a child.

That was when he heard a scream, he saw younger Itachi push Kuina down the stairs.

"For the next 72 hours you will watch this over and over again." Came Itachi's voice from nowhere.

Sasuke didn't know was that it was an illusion… a horrible terrifying illusion.

Outside of the Illusion, Sasuke suddenly yelled then passed out.

"Sasuke!" shouted Sakura running over to his unconscious form.

"What did you do to him?" asked Luffy.

"I simply used my Devil Fruit powers… the power of the Moon Moon Fruit." Said Itachi.

"I've heard of it." Said Robin.

"You have?" asked Sakura.

"It's a Devil Fruit that creates a certain type of Illusion." said Robin, "A horrifying one. Not only that but it changes the targets perception of time."

"Perception of time?" asked Luffy.

"Yes." Said Itachi, "What may seem like just a moment to you, my little brother was experiencing a nightmare lasting three days."

"Why you." Said Luffy.

"Wait…" said Kyubi, "He has the Moon Moon Fruit which basically has the powers of nightmares?"

"Yeah…" thought Naruto getting a bad feeling about a joke he had no way of getting.

"Then that makes him Nightmare Moon!" said Kyubi, "Bro-hoof!"

There was an awkward silence in Naruto's head.

"I should start toning back the jokes that you won't get in a million years, shouldn't I?" asked Kyubi.

"Yeah…" thought Naruto.

Luffy on the other hand prepared his body, he didn't care it was Sasuke's dream to be the one that defeated him, all he cared about it was the fact that this man harmed two of his crew members and was after his brother and Gaara.

He was going to kick his ass!

Next Time: Zoro and Sasuke recover from their encounter with Itachi. Sasuke's feeling depressed while Zoro appears to hiding something. Meanwhile someone knows about the meeting between the two... and this person to extend his offer for a certain Straw Hat...