Don't know what to write… with this chapter the song will be finished finally.

Ah, now I remember what I wanted to write… in a review appeared the question if Sasuke goes to Orochimaru (you know this story is comparable to the anime) and the answer is… no, he won't. And, happy? I have something other in mind, you'll see then… in maybe 50, 60, 70 chapters?

Disclaimer:I don't own Naruto or something else. I wish I could own Itachi. Damn… T_T Damnit, I could cry everytime I see a video of Itachi on youtube…

Otouto – Sasuke's comments

Otouto – Thoughts (mainly Itachi's)

Warning, or better said for your information: A bit bad language this time ;)

Chapter 7 – Memories: It's my chance! Part three

Previous chapter:

"What now?" Itachi asked with an smirk on his face. "Give up now?"

Sasuke began to laugh in an mocking manner, smirking as well. "The day hell freezes over!" Giving up was no option, instead going on was the only accepted way. Only the fight between him and Itachi could make the younger Uchiha feel so thrilled, fire flowed through their veins, even Itachi could now feel the adrenalin rushing through his body. The fight was getting more interesting by every passing second and worth it showing more hidden skills.

Was it bloodlust? No, it was rather fightinglust. My heart began to speed up, my hands were trembling and my mind set on fight. My Uchiha blood pumped faster, filling every pore of my body with fightinglust and the urge to win this. Everything around us could wait, only me and Itachi and this fight, only this did now as the one and only existing thing matter to me. Only this.

End previous chapter.

"Is that so? But you know, hell never freezes over." Itachi stated and gripped tighter at his brother's ankles. Sasuke only glared at him and then tried to get himself free out of this grip, but again it was all in vain. He growled and tried once more but the prodigy only tightened his grip more.

"This fight is really getting interesting, don't you think?" It was an usual emotionless question and the young Uchiha responsed in the same voice.

"Yeah, but it would be better if you were an better opponent." A familiar pause followed and for a split moment the grip lessend.

"If that's the case then beat me." This made the Genin growl even more in anger. Itachi knew that Sasuke couldn't free himself and provoked him even more. The situation was going to be really nerve breaking and the younger Uchiha felt again his hatred coming up in him.

"You are such a jerk." These words so cool and yet so calm fled out of him with a chilling undertone.

"Maybe you're right. But you disappoint me too somehow. You haven't managed to get yourself free yet. The answer is so easy, I thought you have figured it out by now but you haven't. I thought you were better, I thought that you have the potential to become maybe even better than me. But I think I overestimated you, no, I didn't overestimate you but I demanded too much from you. You aren't ready for this, not yet."

#Don't tell me who I should be#

#And don't try to tell me what's right for me#

#Don't tell me what I should do#

No words came out after this, everything and everyone was silent. Sasuke lowered his head a bit more, the position was about to hurt the muscles in his neck and his strays fell down to veil his eyes. "You think you know me so well, yet you know nothing and besides..." The corner of his lip curled up into an smirk.

#I don't wanna waste my time#

#I'll watch you fade away#

"I do know how to get out of this." He finished with arrogance and smirked widely.

#So...#

#Shut up, shut up, shut up#

#Don't wanna hear it#

"All I have to do is doing the unexpected, am I right, Itachi?" Itachi stared at his brother at first confused and then smirked as well. "Right, Sasuke. Then do it, do the unexpected." Sasuke smirked a little longer, feeling his heart speeding up and his blood flowing faster through him, it was the perfect time to show his skills.

"That's exactly what I wanted to hear. So, one more thing to say…"

#Get out, get out, get out#

#Get out of my way#

The younger Uchiha gathered his strength together and pushed his hands off the ground, no longer holding himself steady and supported. He know that his muscles won't hold to his now whole weight for long so he had to go quickly through his plan. Itachi had no hands free, so he could neither defense himself nor stop his brother from doing his intentions. One hand of the Genin went to Itachi's right ankle while the other went to the belt which had the bells.

#Step up, step up, step up#

#You'll never stop me#

"…here is the unexpected!" Sasuke completed and tried to grab the two bells and at the same using his strength to yank with one great jerk Itachi's leg away to make him slip and fall back. But it never came to this. When he grapped the bells and yanked the leg away he suddenly felt nothing in his fists. The young Uchiha's eyes widened in disbelief and then he saw the smoke in front of him. It vanished as quickly as it appeared, making him even more wondering than before. He landed with his feet and hands on the ground. He couldn't believe this, he didn't saw any seals. Itachi couldn't have even done this he had no hands free for this. The Uchiha got up, pushed the dirt out of his clothes and glared at the figure jumping out of a tree.

"Kage Bunshin? When did you-?"

"When I did the Fire element no Jutsu. The moment you couldn't see me because of the fireball in front of you, I performed a clone. After this I pushed you to the ground, you got free and fell in my other grip. This was all my Kage Bunshin. Besides…" The prodigy cut off his sentence and sighed, taking another deep breath before he went on.

#Nothing you say today#

#Is gonna bring me down#

"If you still lack the ability I mentioned you need for this test you can't win this. You can't win without this or everything without it." Sasuke's eyes narrowed into a look of anger as he glared at his brother.

#Shut up, shut up, shut up#

#Don't wanna hear it#

The younger Uchiha growled loudly, biting down on his lip and fisting his right hand which started to tremble due to his anger.

#Get out, get out, get out#

#Get out of my way#

As usual. Always criticizing me. He always thinks that he knows everything better and only corrects me. I hate him. Can't he just shut up for one time?!

#Step up, step up, step up#

#You'll never stop me#

"And what is it what I lack so much?!" Sasuke snapped at him, not even caring if anyone heard him.

#Nothing you say#

#Is gonna bring me down#

"I don't have the time to play with you now, I have other students beside you to take care about." Monotone and calm as usual came the answer to the words of anger. But the only thing Sasuke did in response at this was biting down on his lip again but this time harder.

#Bring me down#

#(shut up, shut up, shut up)#

Itachi looked into his brother's angered eyes as he answered the awaited question in his monotone way. "Find it out. That's the reason behind this test, find out what you need to survive in this world of enemies, hatred, betrayal and sorrow." Another growl left Sasuke's throat and he muttered out a cold and angered "Bastard." The young Uchiha's eyes then travelled to his brother's eyes and he glared at him, showing him his anger.

"If you're not gonna tell me what I lack then fight me! Fight me without your god damned Bunshins and Replacement Techniques! Fight me straight to the face! Come on, make the first move!" He took up a fighting stance and prepared himself for his brother's next attack, which never came.

#Won't bring me down#

"Of course." Hate and sarcasm laced in his voice. He turned his head to the side and hissed at his brother in despise as he went on. "The others were always more important than me, isn't it Itachi? Isn't it?! The missions, the village and all the others are more important than ME!!!" Not managing to hold himself and all his thoughts back he yelled loudly at his big brother, screaming his long hidden thoughts out of his locked inner part. Itachi's head lowered a bit and his expression changed into an unclear emotion.

You're wrong Sasuke.

"Sasuke, I-" He started to calm him down but was quickly interrupted.

#Bring me down#

#(shut up, shut up, shut up)#

"They are more important than I ever could be! You don't give a fuck what happens to me!" Voice raising more, becoming more loudly, more angered. His fist shook more as he continued to bite his lip.

I wonder what Itachi wanted to say in this moment. I wonder. And I wonder why I said this all of a sudden, I mean, how come to this? He only said that he must go and see what the other two were doing and I immediately let it slip that he doesn't care about me? Yeah, this was something that was always on my mind.

Sasuke…

The situation got out of hand, this wasn't a fight anymore, this was all about hurting the other in a mentally way. "Sasuke, stop it." Itachi's voice lost his monotone way, it became more firmly though it was surpressed.

I…

"No! Why should I!? Because it's the truth, isn't it!?" Provoking, so very cold and bitter sounded his words, which were directly spoken from his deepest inner. Sasuke bit down even harder on his lower lip, he didn't notice the added pressure, he didn't notice that he broke his skin and blood started to come out of the open spot. He didn't even notice that this warm liquid trickled down to his chin and one drop after another dripped down onto the ground, painting the spot beneath him slowly into an blood red shade.

You…

Two words: anger and hatred. I only felt these two emotions in me in this moment. Only these two. I didn't feel the warm blood of mine slipping down my skin, I didn't feel anything any more accept for my boiling anger and my flamming hatred. But at the same time there was something different there as well – I think I was hurt.

You are so very much important to me.

"Sasuke, you are my little brother, you ARE important to me." Itachi told him, he wanted to calm him down, to assure him that he IS important to him, but right now that would never get through to him.

"Too bad that I don't consider you as my brother any more. This time is over." Terrifying calm spoke Sasuke these two statements. The situation changed into another direction, the words changed into more sharply knives. It was about to get to a point where it was breaking the shell of defense, revealing the locked emotions underneath. Itachi's gaze went to his brother though a bit hesitated. His obsidian eyes unsure how to response to the bitterness coming from his younger brother.

As usual. As usual, he let his hatred get the best of him and as usual we are ending up in an argument. Is there no other way to talk than speaking in this way? I don't understand. What caused this anger, what caused his hatred for me? I don't know.

"Sasuke, this doesn't belong to a fight. Just concentrate on your goal." The young Uchiha's eyes closed and then he rose his head to the sky above him, the sun shone brightly on his face. The hatred and his anger disappeared all off a sudden leaving only silence behind. He opened his eyes now and went on in an usual monotone and calm voice.

#Won't bring me…#

"That's what I'm doing for fours years now Itachi. For four years."

The sun shone today already too bright so Sasuke had to close his eyes again to not being blinded by the white and warm light. An unseen smile appeared on his face as he spoke up again.

"I will kill the murderer of the Uchiha Clan, no matter what and no matter who he is."

Looking back at Itachi he smirked at his big brother, eyes shining with strong certainty. For a long moment they just stared into each other's eyes, drowned in their own thoughts and drowned in each other's raven eyes. Suddenly Sasuke rose his right fist and wiped some blood from the trails of his face off. The blood stained his pale knuckles as he pointed this said fist at the confused Itachi. The young Uchiha smirked once again and finished his intented statement.

"I swear to you, I won't go back on my words and I will do whatever it takes to get the strength I need to kill him. I will only be at ease when I'm sure that I've fulfilled my goal. This is what I vow to you by my own blood at this fist."

I vowed it, I vowed it by the blood on my fist that I will kill the damn bastard that slaughtered our whole Clan. This promise is something I remember even now very clearly, I remember it as if it were yesterday. I was so sure with this, it was the reason for my existence and without it I would have no reason for this already miserable life.

Itachi took a good look at his little brother: his eyes were so sure, they shone with certainty no one will ever be able to cut down and that was what somehow worried him. They peered at one other for a few moments longer and then suddenly a smile appeared on the prodigy's face, making Sasuke wonder.

"Well Sasuke, you seem very sure with it… that's good." The young Uchiha was surprised. He didn't expect the understanding and he didn't expect what would come next when his brother spoke up again. "Never forget your promise, never leave that road, never doubt about your dream, never change for a second your mind, never."

I could never forget these words, which haunted my mind every second, only reinforcing my will to kill that person to no end. Itachi said in all these years up to now words, meaningful words, which I could never forget. They were very different, very different situations. One time he said something to encourage me, letting my fire even more burn inside of me and my eyes shine with even more joy, and one time he said something that brought me down and hurt me pretty much and one time he said something I couldn't believe - even now.

Sasuke gazed for a moment a little confused at his brother but then smiled as well and responsed to it. "Itachi, that was so unnecessary." The Genin smiled more and almost began to laugh.

"Really, you didn't have to say this. I will never change my mind and show any mercy, I will always stand my ground and go my own way of a ninja, the way of revenge." Silence followed, wind brushed past the two Uchihas, hairs fluttered in the breeze and two identical smirk-like smiles could be seen.

"That's exactly what I wanted to hear from you, Sasuke." Itachi answered and took a step forward after another, slowly walking over to his little brother. Each step he took in way to his brother was in sync with his words, spoken with his usual indifferent tone, which held this time a slightly proud undertone.

"Never ask, never doubt, never question yourself, never back away and never stop."

Itachi stood in front of his brother, he was closer than anytime before. Sasuke felt like he was paralyzed, he couldn't move and he couldn't speak. The elder Uchiha rose his right hand and put it on his brother's left shoulder, slowly drawing nearer. Sasuke's eyes widened in surprise, he wanted to run away or at least punch his brother in the face, but he couldn't move one inch. The only movement he did was the short tensing motion of his body the moment Itachi laid his hand on his shoulder.

I just wanted to scream at him that he should NOT touch me - but it was to no avail. My traitorous tongue won't move, won't voice out my thoughts. It never voiced out anything I want to say in a moment I really want to say something. It's strange, but it's really the case. Sometimes I just can't say what's on my mind and in this moment I wanted him to back off, but at the same time I wanted him… to take me in his arms. I think this would have melted the ice in my heart a little and it would have changed maybe a little bit our difficult situation. But then again, it would have only made it worse.

Itachi smiled a bit more and leaned in even closer, his warm breath met the skin on Sasuke's ear, making his heart skip a beat out of surprise. His voice was now quietly and calm when he whispered his words directly into the young Uchiha's ear.

"Until you did it, never let anything influence you. Don't listen to anyone but only to yourself. No matter what you will discover in your time of fulfilling your dream, never let anything change your way, never. And even if your heart and morals say no, just go on, do everything is needed in order to make your dreams come true and set yourself and your soul finally at ease. And if you have to do the unthinkable, the greatest sin, then so be it."

Slowly the elder Uchiha backed away and retreated his hand on his brother's shoulder, with a last glance into his black surprised and widened eyes he turned around and took circa ten steps forward. Sasuke didn't say anything while it, he was too upset for it. His thoughts whirled around in a storm of emotions with him in the eye of it, surrounded by so much confusion.

I was never so confused in my life than I was in this moment. Why didn't I say anything? Why didn't I slap his hand away or pushed him off me? And why the hell raced my heart while he did this and even after he backed away and put a good distance between us? Why? Really, stupid body of mine. I mean, how reacts a body when someone touchs you and leans in that close to you? But his words, they were so… strange. Why did he encouraged me so very much to kill that person we all don't know who it is? And there is something even more strange about this whole situation: why do I remember it so clearly? Why do I still know how my heart speeded up with my blood flowing stronger through my veins? Why? Questions over questions and as usual no answer.

Finally Itachi stopped and looked over his shoulder at the confused Genin.

"Just as I said earlier, I have to go and see my other students. But before I go, there is something I have to say to you: Rule number one. You let again your guard down. Normally you would be dead again but it was one single long fight and you can't be more dead than dead. That's why you have still three deaths. Well then, we will see us again." With that he disappeared in a dance of leaves, leaving the young Uchiha confused and dumbfounded behind. A long silence followed with Sasuke overthinking the past minutes and the said words. His heart was at a normal pace now and his tongue again in control of its owner.

"Idiot." Was the first word that left from his mouth after he regained his normal working mind again.

"What an idiot." Laughing a bit at his choice of words which first fled from his tongue without thinking over he put his hand on the side of his head and shook it in disbelief. Today was REALLY a strange day and the young Uchiha wondered if it will end strange too. However, after a few more moments with thinking about this bad day he walked a few steps forward and disappeared into the trees, trying to find Itachi, finish this stupid and FINALLY fall into his soft and warm bed at the end of this screwed up day.

#Shut up, shut up, shut up!#

AN: Finish! So the fight between Itachi and Sasuke is over. This was the first taste of the whole constantly changing event of love and hate. I think you finally get it why I called my fic so, don't you? Besides, at the end of the chapter I felt that my writing style changed into something better, something more professional. I'm getting better ^^ (I hope so T_T) Well, well, see ya next chapter!

And I don't own the song "Simple Plan – Shut up" Recognized?