recap: The last thing Sasuke sees, however is her meeting with Orochimaru and her deciding to go with him.
She takes her hand down and they look into each other's eyes. Then Sasuke clenches his
fists and grits his teeth. You must kill him he states. Then we must not stop he continues.
She looks up giving him a half smile. As they get back to their training she thinks of all
the things she had not told him. Her mother's full orders, nor the location of her village
that only she could access at any time but hadn't returned for fear of it being discovered.
All the things that existed there in her village if fallen into the wrong hands could prove
fatal. Her daydreaming cost her as she slammed into the wall. She then passed out
slumping to the floor falling into a deep sleep. Sasuke picked her up gently and carried
her to her room behind their training area. As he gently laid her on her bed he thought of
all the things she had shown him. He had no time for other people's problems, yet he
could not deny how they shared a similar experience. Someone else understood how he
felt…his pain…he thought as he looked at her peaceful face. Suteki woke up with alarm.
She had fallen asleep and that was all she remembered. How long was I sleep she thought
to herself. She then felt a sharp pain in the back of her head as she cursed out
"SHIT…What the hell…You hit your head pretty hard replied Sasuke, I figured you
would be dizzy when you woke up. What the hell are you doing here, she questioned him.
Isn't it obvious…I brought you food and something to drink now eat. We were training
and an attack you usually would dodge or block you didn't…you needed food and rest he
replied indifferently trying to hide his concern. I'm not hungry she replied nonchalantly.
Look I don't care one way or the other if you stave to death but if you are to be my
partner it is essential that you eat to regain your strength so we can start training. Am I
clear? He got no response so he commanded her forcefully, "It's an order…now eat." He
walked out of her room into the training area. Why that little…she sighs then starts to eat.
Her mind is so consumed with the blurry images she remembered from his past and her
curiosity at his reaction at clearly viewing her past since she had focused most of the
small power she had in her weakened state into him seeing her past more clearly. She
couldn't remember why she should have even showed him nor why she wanted him to
know when she had told no one else. Why did she trust him she pondered so deep into
her thoughts as she slowly ate that she did not notice him walk into her room even though
he was standing over her while she sat curled up on her bed. Are you done yet he asks out
of no where which almost caused her to jump out of her skin but instead her head shot up
a surprised look on her face. Umm…she then looks down at her plate as a tiny blush
heats up her pale cheeks as she notices that there isn't any food left on the plate. Yeah she
quickly replied handing him the plate. As soon as he turned to leave out of her room her
stomach growled in protest and he cheeks turn a deeper shade of red. Without turning
around he says to no one in particular I guess not…I'll get some more food then. As he
proceeds to walk out of her room once again she calls out, "Hey…why are you trying to
help me?" He stops in his tracks and turns back to look at her coldly replying, "It's none
of your concern…I am not helping you I must get stronger too." May I take a look she
asks him. He lifts an eyebrow at her request. She then stands up walking over to him and
she touches his face as all his childhood memories flood through her mind clearly like
hers flew through his. Now that she was well rested and fed she focused all her power on
reading his memories which caused him to recall them with her as he remembered his
past. She especially focuses on the man in his memories with the Sharingan like Sasuke
that he calls Itachi or nii-chan. His memories jump to him
entering an academy and being doted on by a sensei just to be told by his father to
become a fine Shinobi like your brother. Then him being doted on by other students for
his last name to him overhearing his father praising his brother for joining the ANBU
Squad. Then to him practicing vigorously having to be healed by his mother who tells
him that he doesn't have to push himself so hard and who also admits that his brother is
special after revealing to Sasuke that his brother one year advancement. She sees him
receive his report card happily and give it to his father only to be regarded indifferently
and once again told to Keep this up and become a fine Shinobi like your brother then
walking away. She could tell he was disappointed as his father seemed to be the person
he wanted to impress and whom he wanted to acknowledge him. She sees him awake to
hear his father and his brother having a disagreement which results in his father doting on
his brother again and he is then caught. She then sees him and his brother having a
conversation while his brother explains the consequences of being top notch while
Sasuke complains to him about him basically taking all the attention. She then sees their
conversation interrupted by some clansman who are in rage looking for his brother about
missing people. She hears the suspicions of the clansman against his brother about a
suicide drowning of his best friend Shisui. She then watches them leave after basically
saying that they think his brother killed his best friend. Then she watches as his brother
declares they just come out and say that they are suspicious of him and Sharingans are
ignited as they threaten him to not betray the clan. She watches as Itachi quickly beats the
clansmen sneering at them. She then hears Sasuke yell at his brother to stop only to see
his father approach questioning Itachi after telling him to stop as well. She hears his
brother's reply as to his absence at a meeting the night before being to reach the height of
his capacity and then quickly declaring that he lost hope for their pathetic clan. She hears
Sasuke tells his brother to stop which his brother gets on his knees apologizing and
instead of allowing his son to be arrested their father takes full responsibly for his son and
his behavior begging the police force. She watches as Sasuke's brother is shunned in
disappointment by his father while Sasuke is acknowledged finally by their father and
showed their famous ninjutsu Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu. She felt Sasuke's
disappointment at his failure to impress his father with their famous ninjutsu only to be
told he was not at Itachi's level yet as his father walks away in disappointment. She
watches as he practices the ninjutsu ferociously before getting his father to see his
improvement. She watches as the flames proudly sprout out of his mouth filling the lake.
She feels his disappoint watching his father silently turning his back on him again in
disappointment turn to happiness as he is finally acknowledged by his father then to
surprise as he is told not to follow after his brother. She saw young eight year old Sasuke
ask his brother to teach him Shuriken Jutsu and his brother reply that he is busy. She
watched his brother thoink him in the head as she assumed this was their type of bonding
whereas her brother gave her hugs while calling her endearing nicknames. She watched
an annoyed and disappointed Sasuke watch his brother leave. She watched as an
uncertain Sasuke ask his mother if he was just his brother's replacement. She heard as his
mother reassures him explaining his father's hard position as a leader. She hears as a
reassured Sasuke is happy at finding out the reason behind his father's actions and that
his father highly regards him for being him and not Itachi by his mom. She watched as a
uncertain Sasuke asks his father if other levels of Sharingan exist as he is told about the
Mangekyou Sharingan and is left to wonder what his father thinks of him and his brother
yet again as he notices the tension between his father and brother. She watched confused
Sasuke ask his parents why his brother didn't want to hang with him. She watched as
determined Sasuke ran to his Shuriken training. She knew he shared the same dream as
her, to surpass their older brothers who left a big hole to fill. She saw Sasuke return late
from his training. She sees a figure with the Sharingan glowing in the moonlight and feels
the same ominous feeling he does. She sees dead bodies lying all over the floor. She feels
his anxiety as he rushes to his house. She hears someone forbade him not to come in. She
feels his fear as he wills himself to enter his house. She sees the figure standing over his
father and mother whom are lying dead in the middle of the house. She notices that his
father seemed to have been trying to protect his mother as well from the position they
were lying in. She sees a confused Sasuke question his brother whom he automatically
assumes is the culprit leaving her to question her own sanity at thinking her brother was
not the culprit even as the clues were thrown in her face back to back. She sees and feels
his brother use the Mangekyou Sharingan on him as he goes into an alter reality only to
relive through the pain of seeing all his loved ones brutally killed. She sees him fall to the
floor from unbearable mental and emotional pain. She hears him question his brother why.
She hears his brother respond that they were merely a measuring stick to test himself. She
sees and hears an enraged Sasuke gets up and lunges at his brother to attack while calling
his reason bullshit. She feels the physical pain from Sasuke getting hit in the stomach by
his brother. She sees Sasuke fall down to the floor withering in pain. She feels Sasuke's
fear as he declares he's scared and runs out of the house his brother pursuing him. She
hears Sasuke beg his brother not to kill him then she hears his brother coldly reply You're
not even worth killing…If you want to kill me…Live miserably…Hate me…Survive
through the ugliness…Run…Run…Learn to survive. She watches as his brother declares
that he wanted to ascertain Sasuke's capacity. She hears as he explains how he conned
Sasuke for that reason and for that reason why he was going to let Sasuke live to seek
revenge. She heard as the requirement to attain the Mangekyou Sharingan was to kill his
closest friend. She heard as Itachi admitted to killing his best friend to attain the eye and
that under the 7th Tatami matt lied the clan's secret meeting place that held the purpose
the doujutsu or eye jutsu of the Uchiha clan really served. She heard as Sasuke was once
again dismissed by his brother telling him to only come before him when they had the
same eyes. She watched as Sasuke woke up thinking it was just a dream only to rush back
to his clan's village and find it deserted as he relived all the painful lonely memories of
his interactions with the people their… his family when they were all alive. She felt his
pain as he cried in his house. She watched as his smile was forever wiped from his face
replaced with a scowl and as he made the promise to himself to live only for revenge in
deep cold parts of the shifting waters of his heart. She realized that they were now aware
that they were on the same waves. She saw a glimpse of a blond haired blue eyed boy
who flashed across his memories and who seemed to have a sense of loneliness as well.
She removed her hand as they silently looked off to the side.
