I DO NOT OWN NARUTO
Itachi left the restaurant and headed over to the Uchiha compound. He was sure that he would find his brother there, since he had just returned from a mission. Sneaking past his mother and up the stairs, he entered Sasuke room noiselessly, then cast a silence jutsu. He jumped on his brother quickly, and immobilized Sasuke before he even had a chance to wake up.
"Itachi- what is going on?" He asked sleepily before realizing that he was tied up like a Thanksgiving turkey. He struggled against the ropes, growling angrily when he discovered that every time he moved, the ropes tightened. Itachi pulled the chair over from the desk, turned it around, and sat down. As he starred menacingly down at Sasuke, he reached into his weapons pouch and pulled out a kunai knife in an unhurried motion. Casually, he began cleaning out from under his nails with the knife, his eyes never leaving Sasuke's face.
Sasuke was starting to panic. He had never been on the receiving end of Itachi's anger before. A few brotherly pranks here and there, mostly to play with the stoic male, but he had never reacted like this before. What is this about? Several minutes past, and Itachi didn't break his silence. Finally, just as Sasuke's nerves were on the verge of breaking, his older brother spoke.
"It seems that a certain someone can't be trusted to hold his tongue. Perhaps I should remove it?" He said in a silky, contemplative voice.
"Itachi, what is this about? Why are you so-" Sasuke shut up quickly when the kunai knife was suddenly an inch away from his face.
"Foolish little brother, do you know why I never wanted anyone to know about my love life?" Itachi questioned bitingly. Since the knife had not moved from his face, Sasuke figured that he had better just remain quiet.
"It wasn't just for the pride of the clan. I didn't want whatever woman I finally decided to marry to think that all I wanted from her was sex. Since I didn't tell anyone, the women didn't tell anyone, that leaves only one person that could have told Sakura." Sasuke's eyes widened in apprehension.
"Sakura? You want to marry Sakura?" He mumbled in shock.
"I do. I must say, I was wondering why she seemed offended whenever I approached her. Well, I just found out. It seems she is under the impression that I am quote, 'a closet man-whore'. So where did get that idea, hmmm, foolish little brother?" Itachi's voice reflected his anger, and he let a killing intent aura leak out into the air. He leaned down towards Sasake.
"That's enough Itachi! It's not nice to blame your mistakes on other people. Both men froze and then turned there heads quickly to see there mother standing in the doorway.
"Mother? How did you-" Itachi was shocked. No one had ever sensed one of his silence jutsus before, let alone broke one. She shook her head at him, and pinned him with a steady look.
"You know darling, it is very arrogant of you to assume that you just sprang up a genius from nowhere. Doesn't it stand to reason that one or both of your parents would be highly skilled as well?" She asked him condescendingly. Itachi's eyes narrowed in consideration. The truth was, he had never given the matter a thought one way or another.
"I was a highly decorated ANBU captain before I fell in love with your father. Of course, no one in this sexist clan would bother to acknowledge that, now would they? I was upset to learn about the way you have been conducting your affairs Itachi. I had hoped that any son of mine would have more respect for women." She said in disgust. Itachi shot an accusatory look at Sasuke. She followed his eyes, and let out a little giggle.
"No, Sasuke didn't tell me. After you turned down the fifth match the elders found for you, I was worried that you were gay, so I began a little investigation of my own. Imagine my shock and disappointment when I learned that my eldest son was a promiscuous jerk." She said in dark amusement.
"I must say that I think it is ironic that the woman you finally fell in love with thinks that you are a sexist pig, and doesn't want anything to do with you." With that comment, she threw a lightening fast shuriken, which cut through the ropes holding down Sasuke. The brothers jaws dropped, and she gave them a slight smile.
"If I were you, I would go to her and grovel at her feet. It worked for your father." On that parting shot, she turned gracefully and disappeared. Itachi and Sasuke turned to look at each other.
"I never knew Mother could be so-" Sasuke started to say.
"Scary." Itachi finished the thought. They looked at each other in complete agreement.