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Chapter 4: Hate

Sasuke Uchiha's eyes snapped open after having seen a cycle of death, destruction and despair by the hands of his brother. His eyes, however, were not the black orbs they used to be, but bright red orbs with a single comma mark around the iris. Hate was all that was left after being tortured by his brother's eye technique. After being forced to see his family die, again and again, hate was very easily gained. However, his hate wasn't directed at Itachi, in an obsessive to kill him. Instead, it was focused upon himself. Self-hatred for his weakness, vulnerability and his fear of death. Now awake, he was resolute to never be weak again. To unlock the secrets to immortality and gain so much power that he would rule this world without fear. His hate was compressed, forged into a weapon of immense sharpness and then fuelled into his eyes which saw the single comma mark change into 3 comma marks. The power it provided was immense, the chakra cost was large at first yet gradually reducing as his eyes, body and chakra system adjusted to this. Most of all, his brain and mind became a flurry of burning as pathways surged with information and chakra and he enforced his will to not cry out but to endure the pain.

Sasuke left the hospital, not stopping for anyone as he headed straight home. He could see in the distance, ANBU following him but also saw that they weren't going closer, so h immediately ignored them. By the time he reached the Uchiha compound, he entered his home with silent confidence and headed straight to the library. From this point onwards, he would scour every scrap of information. He would keep his eyes active, never allow himself to be weak or defenceless again. He already realised that his body was so sluggish whilst he had his eyes activated, however, what this also enabled him to do, was to remove all wasteful movements with such intricate detail. By the time his body had caught up, he would move with optimal finesse.

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The first time that Naruto and Sasuke met, after the Uchiha massacre; revealed a stark contrast between the two. The contrast was like day and night. Naruto gave off light and warmth that brought people towards him naturally, whilst Sasuke's presence kept people away at least generally. However, when schoolgirls witnessed these two boys; their response was chaotic and illogical. To them, Sasuke gave of mystery and was cool so naturally, the girls desired to know more about the supposed bad boy. Whilst Naruto was a friendly, open person who wouldn't change. Only those who were clear in their integrity stuck with Naruto which was only two; Ino and Hinata, the latter because of a crush she had for the blonde.

Naruto's senses immediately revealed the true damage that Sasuke had been through and the choices he made into rebuilding himself. If he was honest, Naruto could see no way that he or anyone could help the boy out of the state he was in due to it being mainly self-inflicted and due to his strong desire to exist would be nigh-impossible for the boy himself to stop his way of life. The matured Sharingan eyes also gave him pause, which led Naruto to not only be on guard with the Uchiha but to also create countermeasures. From that moment onwards, Naruto treated Sasuke as an enemy and tailored his words and actions regarding this.

Sasuke, on the other hand, saw a threat in Naruto. The boy was insanely perceptive and seemed to come to the same opinion as him. Already he knew that Naruto would be the perfect tool to measure his prowess. The more the blond improved the more he did, and in the end, he would always come out on top.

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Deep inside an underground forest, stood two individuals very different from each other. The first was a grey-haired, glasses-wearing med-nin, whilst the other was a tall, snake-like man of legend. Kabuto and Orochimaru met in this hidden lab, due to information Kabuto had which Orochimaru would love.

"Sasuke has already unlocked the mature Sharingan state. The boy is seen to have it on constantly and seems to possess little emotion other than a drive to survive. I would say he is very similar to you in this sense."

"Excellent. Monitor the boy, don't fail me or your death will be slow and agonising."

"Your will, my hands Lord Orochimaru"

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"So Anko, will you help me? Not only will I promise to do all I can to remove that seal from your neck, but I will aid you in defeating Orochimaru"

"Alright brat, let's see what you got. If you can't score a hit on me, then you can forget it."

The two disappeared, with the sound of a fierce battle being heard throughout the forest of death. Overseeing all of this, was the Hokage who smirked at a task that he no longer needed to do, since the results were before his eyes. He had seen the look of Naruto towards Sasuke and agreed with the boy. He was glad, that he took the security of Konoha so seriously. With his potential, he would grow to become a deterrent for those who might seek to betray his home.