It's March and guess who's back (and late) again? Like promised it's me ;P So, wanna know the result of my final exam? I got a "B" and with that I passed! I'm a pharmacist now :D Thank you so much for your support my dears! *blows kisses* Love you all!
P.S: You can keep any mistakes you'll find (I'm sure there a lot) I ran out of patience to find them on my own.
'Warning': A lot of blood (I'm not sure if this chapter is worth being rated M or is still T but I have 'offically' warned you now.)
'insert rant here' - Sasuke's (16) comments
'insert emoness here' - Thoughts, mostly Itachi's
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from the Naruto world, it belongs all to Kishimoto. If not I would own my dear Itachi.
Chapter 21 Memories: Blood red despair
Footsteps, disappearing as quickly as they appeared.
I still can't feel any chakra sources. I have to find them on my own then but how am I going to do that in a big city? Where to start? Where? I guess it's no use, I have to search from top to bottom to- No, wait a moment, let's rewind everything I know so far...
"There is only one possibility where I can find out the location of my students." Itachi said to himself as he jumped off the roofs. He landed safely on the ground, gaining everyone's attention. The Uchiha simply ignored them, something of much more importance was waiting for him.
Itachi's POV
As I opened the door bright daylights infiltrated the at first gloomy room, illuminating my form for a moment. A man stood behind the counter, noticing the shadow that suddenly reached his sight he looked up, eyes widened for a second.
"I see you are back again, Uchiha Itachi. Forgot something?" The bartender asked without any interest, his focus quickly shifting back to the surface he was cleaning.
A quiet displeased snarl was heard before he felt something sharp against his neck. Eyes widened, this time staying like this a bit longer. The man nervously lifted his head to find blazing blood red eyes glaring back at him. Despite the emotionlessness everyone was used to be faced with there was a visible hint of anger playing in my crimson orbs. He let out a loud hiss when I put more strength into the sword that was hovering right above his neck. It dug deeper, breaking the skin and a small trail of blood leaked out as a result. Not wanting to cause more damage but simply giving the man a warning I withdraw the blade, carefully placing it back into its sheath on my back.
"Where are my students?" I demanded with a firm voice, expression clearly showing the distaste I held.
"You've already killed those ninjas? I thought they would last a little longer against you but I was wrong. It seems like I overestimated them and underestimated you. It certainly is a shame to have such a bunch of weaklings in our village."
I fisted my hand tightly, fighting the urge that wanted to punch that man into the wall behind him. How dares he to say something so cold about his comrades? They were all in this plan together! And yet he didn't feel any sympathy as they were used to distract me and even died for this godforsaken plan! Thrown away for a 'higher' reason. Shinobis, sacrificed without a second hesitation. Pure anger flowed through my veins at this thought. It was so cold, so cruel, so... insane. What has become of this world? Why are they sacrificing their shinobis just to get access to my weakness? Just to kill me? What is the reason for this nonsense?
I let out a deep breath, calming myself down with this. My grip relaxed slightly but the hard glare remained, combined with a low tone. "Shinobis who send their comrades into a useless fight while taking three innocent Genins hostage are nothing more than trash in my eyes."
Yes, I couldn't stand hearing those things. Things about people who call theirself 'ninja' and have no shred of humanity at all.
"What a dramatic speech, Uchiha Itachi." A voice suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Knowing that no one else is around I tried to make out the source and found it in form of a little device beneath the man's pulse point. It was a voice transmitter, a technical accessory that comes in handy in some situations.
"But I'm sure you know the famous saying: 'It's all in the eyes of the beholder'. So coming back to of what you accused me, isn't that what makes a true shinobi? Accomplishing the mission even if someone has to die for the success? Wouldn't you a-?"
"Where are my students?" I cut him off, ignoring his babbling. I'm definitely not in the mood to start a conversation with the person who kidnapped my team.
A chuckle came from the other end of the line in response. "Impatient, aren't we? Patience has truely become a virtue nowadays..."
Oh how I would have loved to lecture him about patience, about the way I stick to this rule and many other things that makes a good shinobi but I kept my mouth shut about that for now. As already explained something of much more importance is waiting for me. I'm still in a hurry to find my team. But I can't completely ignore this man, now can I? So I gave him a nice threatening snarl that said 'shut-the-fuck-up-and-just-answer-my-question'. Well, not exactly those words but something around the lines. If voiced out I would have chosen some more 'decent' words. But he got the hint and went on.
"Your students you ask? You mean those ones?"
At first I was a little confused about the 'those' part. Hasn't he already seen them when we met on the bridge? Why was he asking this? Why playing dumb all of a sudden? And before I was able to think of an answer another voice reached my ears. It was a small one and definitely belonged to a girl.
"S-Sensei..."
My eyes widened as I recognized the owner.
"Sakura, is that you? Are you alright?"
One word: evil. The most popular trick in the book of real villains are hostages. It's so old yet so successful. You take one or a few hostages which are important to the 'hero' and then the torture begins. If this wasn't already bad enough the evil guys tend to go a step further by playing mind games with the heros. What you need for that? Simple: a girl. Yes, I'm speaking of the oh so famous 'damsel in distress' act. A sobbing weak girl that needs to be protected and in our case it would be Sakura. By letting her 'speak' to Itachi (I wouldn't call this speaking but rather 'whimpering') the urge to save her hit its peak. The purpose? Simple as well: crushing every ounce of sanity. They need to crush Itachi's sanity to make him fall into every trap laid out for him. All to make him... vulnerable. Being vulnerable means that you are an easy target for whatever they plan to do with you then. And to make a long story short: this whole 'taking hostages act' was created to kill Itachi. Insane, isn't it? With that knowledge in mind the reaction my brother gave was expected. The plan was fool and genius proof after all.
"Sensei, please... save us." The last part came out as a whisper and a sob rang through the device then.
I felt my heart beating faster in worry alone from hearing her quiet voice. Sakura is not really the fighting type, she prefers to stay out trouble. If she were to be taken hostage then she would freeze over with fear, not being able to move or defense herself for that matter. But even if you were more into fighting like Naruto or Sasuke you would feel the fear taking over you. It was their first real mission and they ended up being all alone and defenseless against an experienced shinobi. And just to top the already horrible feeling in my heart - I'm the one to blame. I let them down, I wasn't there to protect them and I'm the one they are really after. It's all my fault that my beloved brother is in danger again. I broke another promise, the most important one at that! It was the promise that I'll always protect Sasuke from any harm. What failure of a big brother am I? I have to make it up. I have to save him and Naruto and Sakura! I have to!
Silence settled in until it was broken by an evil laugh coming out of the voice transmitter, the kidnapper was back. "If you want to save this little girl and the rest of your team you can drop by at the old building in the north's end of the village. Until then, Uchiha Itachi." And with that the connection died, nothing but a faint scratchy sound was left behind.
I lowered my head slightly, strands fell to veil my face like a curtain. The bartender let out a loud snicker, smirking mischieviously when he noticed the visible worry playing on my face.
"If you don't hurry up now our boss might kill your oh so precious students. I still don't get it how three useless brats can be of any importance. They are only in the way, just look around where it got you: You, the famous Uchiha prodigy, threatened with the lives of mere Genin. Just let them die and you don't have to worry about them anymore."
Normal POV
The same anger that the Uchiha felt when the man didn't give a damn about his comrades came back to light, but this time it was so much more intensified. Itachi fisted his shaking hand to the point that his nails pierced the skin of his palm, blood dripping down between the fingers.
Another snicker but it quickly died the moment the bartender was sent flying into the wall behind him by a forceful kick. Body met rough stone and as the impact shot through his nerve system, pain quickly followed. He slid to the floor below and only when a shadow loomed over his form he hesitantly looked up. Furious Sharingan eyes glared back at him, blazing madly. They shone with such an intense red that it felt like you were watching a flaringfire, the black tomoes comparing to the ash that was left behind after the flames got extinguished.
The man winced when the prodigy gripped his collar tightly, forcing him back into standing. "Don't you dare say something like this about my students ever again! I promise you next time I won't hold back!" He finished and dropped the bartender to the ground.
Itachi rushed to the door then but stopped before passing through. With the handle in his grasp he tilted his head back to give the one behind him a last dangerous glare that sent chills down his spine. The blood red eyes would burn a lasting memory into his mind.
As soon as the Uchiha was outside in the city again he speeded down the busy streets. He finally found out the location of his team and wasted no more time. The urge to save them had hit its peak.
Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke... hold on a bit longer. I'm on my way!
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-In the old building-
"Now that Uchiha Itachi knows where to find us we just have to wait for his appearance."
Naruto was about to struggle but he quickly remembered the threads around his neck and instead let out a frustrated "kuso!" then. Sasuke remained impassive except for the bloody glare he was giving their captor and Sakura worriedly looked over to her crush, silently praying for him to save her. The turqiouse eyed man watched them with amusement, chuckling at their helpless position.
"It'll be over soon so don't worry kiddos." He said with a smirk before he took the tip of his right thump into his mouth. Biting down on the flesh until blood seaped through he formed a few seals.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu."
After placing his right hand on the ground smoke clouded the Genin's sight, disappearing as quickly as it appeared. Grey mice-like animals with sharp teeth and thin wings cried out a high pitched scream as they were summoned.
"My dear fellows, I need you to do me a favor." The Kiri shinobi said to the five bats, holding out overseized threads that were equal in number. They nodded in unison, took the strings into their mouths and flew to the position they were told to be waiting in.
"And what's that supposed to mean now?" Naruto asked in a rude tone, getting more impatient as time went on. He greatly disliked the fact to be forced to stand on one spot for a long time. He prefers to have his private space or at least enough space to move.
The man in question only gave him a smirk in response. "I shall explain it to you then. I don't want anyone to die dumb."
A loud growl.
"Calm down kiddo or do I have to gag you as well?"
Death glare.
"Much better. Now to my great plan: The moment our Uchiha prodigy enters this room his destiny will be sealed in an instant. And if he thinks that he can play any tricks on me then he is greatly mistaken. My bats can sense every little sound, even the movements of the best stealth ninja and they will send me every information right away. It's absolutely no use. He won't be able to catch me off guard and when he enters this room then-"
"He will kick your fucking ass like I told you he would!" The blonde yelled, interrupting the man that let a deep sigh pass his lips.
"I wasn't done yet. Didn't your Sensei teach you any manners?"
Death glare from both Naruto and Sasuke.
"Now where was I again? Ah, I remember. Hey Uchiha brat, how about you do the warning thing? And you should warn him. The moment he's caught in my trap and moves around you will all die."
Three gasps.
"His strings are connected to yours. If he moves he will pull them to the point that it will end up in cutting your heads off."
Pure shock in everyone's eyes and even Sasuke felt a cold shudder run down his spine at this thought. Naruto growled a "Bastard!" and Sakura let out silent tears of horror.
"Ah, it's about time. My fellows just told me that someone is sneaking around the building. Your turn Uchiha brat."
The door opened and time seemed to pass in slow motion as everything took place in just three seconds.
"Itachi! Stop! Don't move!" Sasuke yelled loudly in time with the handle of the door being pushed down and five bats flew with the speed of light through the air. They wrapped their threads around the person that has just passed through and connected the construction then to the one of the three Genin's. In the same second as the prodigy heard the words that left his brother's mouth he immediately stopped dead in his tracks, coming to an abrupt end. The first thing he noticed was the feeling of something wrapped around him.
Itachi slowly looked down before lifting his gaze to his students, eyes widened - all four of them were caught in a net of strings. The bats went back to their original position, hanging upside down in a corner, waiting for further instructions from their evocator.
"Welcome, Uchiha Itachi."
Said person scanned his surrounding, searching the owner of the voice. He found him leaned up against a wall on the side of the room, flashbacks from their first encounter played in his mind.
"It's true. You are that man from the bridge."
"'That man'? Right, I forgot to introduce myself. How impolite of me. I'm Oosawagi no Hito, nice to meet you. And now that we are all seated we can finally go on with the show but where did I stop?"
"Itachi-Sensei! You're finally here." Naruto said with relief, swallowing all urges to struggle happily against the threads and instead let a happy tear slip down his eyes.
"Sensei, thank god you are here. I was so worried. I thought you wouldn't come to save us..." Sakura muttered, her voice small.
Seeing the worries and her face that was still moist from the tears she had cried Itachi gave a smile of assurance that washed away her fears. "I'm here now and I will save you."
The Kiri ninja chuckled, amused by this event playing before him. What a bittersweet reunion between Sensei and students he thought with a sadistic smirk.
"And how do you intend to save them? Haven't you noticed the situations you are in? Then I shall explain it to you: Your precious Genins are tied to a wall with very sharp and solid threads, the same material that is now around you too. Those two constructions are linked to each other as you can see. If you move, and if only by a bit, you will not only tighten the strings around your neck but around your student's as well. This on the other hand will result in cutting their heads off. Got that? Move and you will kill them. And if you think you can rip them apart then go ahead. Either way you will bleed to death or those three in front of you. To put it all in one sentence: There is absolutely nothing you can do."
As the explanation ended the three Genin's face paled. Sakura was on the edge of a mental breakdown as new tears fell down her eyes, Naruto growled a loud "damn it!" and Sasuke tightened his hand into a fist. The younger Uchiha gave his brother a piercing glare that meant 'god damnit, do something you freaking idiot!'
"I don't believe it 'tebayo! There is always a way to get out and this situation is no exception!"
"I might agree with you on that." Hito said then smirked as he went on. "There is this rumor going on. It says that Uchiha Itachi can't be defeated by common strength and he always carries out his missions perfectly, without any loss. If any of this is true then I will lose if not then I'll win. So why not giving it a try? I'll grant you three minutes! Within those three minutes you have to think of a plan to get everyone out alive!"
Naruto and Sakura gasped, Itachi stared blankly at him but on the inside his mind was racing. He was thinking about a way to get them out. He wouldn't let that man kill his students! That was out of questions. He'd rather offer himself to the Kiri nin than watching his team die before his eyes! They have already become so important to him that he would risk his very health for their safety.
Sasuke...
Yet, his greatest fear, something only his heart knew about was to lose the one most precious to him - his beloved little brother. Alone the thought caused his heart to beat painfully in his chest.
"Oh, there is something I forgot to mention. You can't use any Taijutsu and Ninjutsu, that should be obvious by now. Your Genjutsu is useless as well because I've trained my Illusionary Techniques for this moment. I will be able to cut down any Genjutsu thrown at me." Their captor further explained.
The blonde gritted his teeth in anger. This couldn't be true! He won't admit defeat until he takes his final breath! Fury started to take over him, the vein on his forehead now visible as he collected his breath to yell out loudly. "Use your Sharingan, Itachi-Sensei!"
"And what will he do then? Read my movements and copy them? What has that in benefit in a situation where you can't move at all?" The Kiri nin countered, making Naruto's outburst in vain. He got an angry growl from said Genin in return. Ignoring the boy he turned his attention back to the prodigy again.
"Even though it's useless, don't deactivate it. I want to humilate you as the true Uchiha you are, when your oh so famous Sharingan is activated. This will be the ultimate satisfaction I've always dreamed of! I will shove everyone in the face that I, Oosawagi no Hito, killed Uchiha Itachi!" A sick laughter of anticipation echoed through the room, causing a cold shudder to run down the pink haired kunoichi's spine.
"Sensei." She mumbled quietly, fear filling her voice.
"You don't need to worry, Sakura. I will come up with a plan to save all of us." Itachi assured her and the rest of his team.
Sasuke only snarled in response, teeth clenching. "What plan? You even stormed into this room without one! How do you think you will come up with one now? So much for being S-rank!"
Hito thought about the last statement and put his index finger under his chin for better concentration. "Well, 'S' for 'shame' then? But let's stop the small talk and begin with the show. I can't wait any longer. Three minutes from now!"
The man departed from the wall he was leaning against lazily and slowly walked over to the prodigy. Naruto and Sakura watched with an uneasy feeling while Sasuke stayed as stoic as Itachi. The latter person tilted his head upwards when a shadow was casted over his form. Blood red eyes stared into turquiose ones as Hito rose his right hand to put it on the prodigy's left cheek.
"Don't move, Uchiha."
The Kiri nin pulled the hand back and with a great push it dashed forwards. Two gasps, followed by a hiss echoed through the air. Skin turned into an angry red as the elder Uchiha was harshly slapped.
"Teme!" The blonde yelled.
Hito went in for another hit, his knee being pulled back to gain needed force before it collided roughly with the other's stomach. Itachi spit out stomach acid at first but when a second blow was delivered blood splashed out of his mouth. The crimson liquid trickled down, meeting the chin to drip to the collar bone beneath. The Uchiha winced at the impact on his stomach, his body trying to stumble backwards, to get away from the pain but he forced the muscles to stop their movements.
Naruto and Sakura could only watch and gasp everytime Itachi was hit. And when the man slapped him across the face for the second time, smearing the blood from the lips on his palm, they let out another one.
"Sensei, do something... defense yourself." Sakura pleaded, not being able to see her Sensei getting hurt this much. Her voice started to break, tears slowly filling her eyes. He just wanted to save them and is getting beaten up as an reward. This wasn't fair. He didn't do anything to this man.
Carefully, as not to pull the threads that would make his students suffer, Itachi tilted his head back, eyes meeting three other pairs as he spoke in a quiet voice.
"I can't. I'll hurt you if I do."
"That's good, Uchiha. Take the pain I'll put you through!"
Hito kneed him again and a gasp of pain reached his ears. More blood splashed out and slipped down, joining the one that was already staining his neck. The Kiri ninja then took a step back, looking up and down on the prodigy. Blood trickled down both corners of his mouth, creating a path from his chin to his collar bone. Empty crimson eyes stared at him that matched the color on his skin and on the ground when it splashed out of the other's mouth from the impact.
"What a sight..." The man voiced out in amazement. "What an orgasmic sight! I'm the one that causes the great Uchiha Itachi to bleed! Everyone would kill for this moment! You, defenseless and under my mercy."
Hito had his troubles holding himself back. This moment felt too good to stay quiet. It was the satisfaction he had always wanted. It felt like a dream. The man then remembered that his palm was stained with Itachi's blood and wondered what it would taste like. He rose the said hand, his tongue coming out to lap off the remains of the crimson liquid. He gave an experimental lick at first but when the taste washed over him, bringing him into a state of bliss he eagerly licked his skin clean, swallowing the blood of his opponent.
"And when I thought it couldn't get any better I tasted your blood and I can't describe how good it was. It was purely delicous. Better than drugs and any other things that gives your blood a rush, because this was the ultimate rush. The taste was coming on so fastI thought for a moment I was in paradise."
How dare you, you bastard? Itachi's blood is mine and only mine! Sasuke thought with visible anger as he fisted his hand tightly, knuckles turned white in the process.
"Itachi-Sensei! You must defeat him! Show that bastard what you are made of! Kick his fucking ass!" The blonde screamed, trying to encourage his Sensei but his only response was a weak smile.
"Sorry for disobeying but I won't do that. Not when all of your lives are on the line."
"I don't want to interrupt you two but you only have two minutes left. Any plans yet? Please don't disappoint me. It would be no fun to win like this. Try to struggle or least try some pathetic idea."
"Do something you idiot! Use your fucking brain!" Sasuke fell in, yelling at his brother. He was greatly frustrated by the fact that he couldn't move, wipe the other's smirk off and beat the living daylights out of him for daring to claim Itachi's blood which only belonged to him.
Yes, only me. If anyone was allowed to hurt him or taste his blood it was me. I can't explain why but does it really matter? It was pure possessiveness that clouded my mind and dug deeply into my heart. If I had to say a reason why I was getting like this I would blame it on the fact that I'm his brother. Up until now I was the only who had hurt him and he didn't even fight back then. And because of this fact I felt so superior that I claimed the right to be the only person who was allowed to hurt, to taste and all other things. God, what has become of me? Will I ever find out the true reason?
The elder Uchiha slowly took another breath, being careful as not to strain his stomach muscles more than necessary. "It's not so easy when I can't move at all. And if there's any possibility other than that I first have to come up with one."
"Well, that's life. Never fair and only filled with pain."
Itachi rose his head at this, staring into the man's eyes. "Pain?" He repeated, the word falling from his lips in disapproval. "You don't even know what real pain is. That would go beyond your imagination."
"And you know what real pain is? Explain it then."
The prodigy closed his eyes, flashing an ironical smile as he said one word, a word that held such a powerful meaning. "Destiny."
"That was so lyrical of you. How about you teach me? Let me try to bring real pain upon you!" Hito hissed before he dove his right hand into a pocket that was fastened on his thigh. He took out a kunai, the blade shone when it catched a sun beam. Walking up to the Uchiha, he smirked evilly and licked his lips in anticipation. Naruto and Sakura gasped at what was about to come, Sasuke growled and their Sensei closed his eyes, preparing himself.
The Kiri shinobi pulled back the knife only to thrust it forward a second later. Itachi let out a cry of pain when the kunai was plunged into his left shoulder, digging deeply into the flesh. The vein that was hidden there was severed in the process, blood gushing out madly. The liquid spread quickly once freed, drenching the shirt above in a dark red.
Another set of gasps and an insane smirk plastered on Hito's face. He shifted his grip around the knife, gaining more force before he turned the blade within the flesh by ninety degrees clockwise. More blood vessels were severed, a great amount of the red liquid flowed like a river. Itachi wasn't able to hold back the pain and cried out loudly before quickly biting down on his tongue to stiffle further noises that would give his opponent any satisfaction. Considering the pain he tried to suppress by biting his tongue the muscle actually started to bleed. A warm metallic taste filled his mouth and made him almost gag when he swallowed it. The shirt he wore had a dark big patch on the shoulder part by now as the blood continued to release. It followed the body outlines, sliding over the black ANBU tattoo and streamed down until it reached the hand.
"Sensei!" Sakura called out in shock.
"Itachi-Sensei!" Naruto called, shock playing in his eyes.
Hito boldly removed the blade from the other's flesh, ripping it out with brutal force and another cry of pain left Itachi's lips. Now the blood was able to pour out freely as the kunai left the gap that stopped a greater flow before. It ran down all over him, skin stained in crimson red, no spot was being left out as a complete red arm was the result. There was nothing anymore that would stop either the bleeding nor the blood itself. Coming to the fingers, the warm liquid rolled further until meeting the fingertips where it dropped down to the floor beneath, ending the destined path.
"Sensei..." The kunoichi whispered as the tears kept falling.
Sasuke's crimson eyes widened at the sight before him and for the first time he was speechless.
This was the third time I saw Itachi bleeding, the second time I saw him bleeding this much and for the first time I was left speechless. The first time was in the forest when he gained his Sharingan, the second when I found him after the Uchiha slaughter, the day he was pierced and lost his consciousness from the blood loss. And even though this time it wasn't as much and as brutal as on the day of the mass murder I was at a loss of words. I don't know why I can't explain it. I just can't.
"Itachi-Sensei, oi! Can you hear me? Say something! Are you okay?" Naruto almost screamed, afraid that his Sensei might be unconscious or even worse about to die.
"How stupid are you kid to ask such a pointless question? But I'm curious too now. Tell me Uchiha Itachi, does it hurt? Are you in pain? Do you feel it now: the real pain?"
Itachi groaned at the pain in his shoulder, a gap was left behind. He hissed every now and then, sweat rolled down his forehead, adrenaline shot through his body, his sight was getting darker, his mind dizzy - the blood loss was getting to him. Yet he managed to stand still. Even though his body clearly wanted to fall down to his knees he refused the urge. Instead he rose his head, glaring into taunting turquiose eyes.
"You call this pain? Don't make me laugh. Physical wounds can't hurt me because of rule number seven: 'A shinobi does not feel pain because he's not allowed to shows emotions.' That's why I don't feel any pain."
Even more enraged by this answer Hito stared with hard eyes at the Uchiha, fisting his hand until his knuckles went white. "Are you trying to act cool now? Then take this! The last minute! Hurry up and think of a plan!"
Fear rushed through the Genin's heads as they were reminded of the little time that was left. Only one minute to be exact. Can they be saved? Was there even a possibility to begin with? Now doubt started nagging at them and a certain raven Genin decided that enough was enough. He tightened his hand, his teeth clenching with a strong pressure as he gave his brother a hard glare.
"God damnit it Itachi! Where has your battle experience gone? Where's the genius? All I see is a guniea pig! Stop enjoying the beating and come up with a plan! You promised to save us! At least keep one for the first time in your life!"
"I'll try, Sasuke." Itachi breathed out and slowly closed his eyes.
What now? All my skills are useless. If only our strings wouldn't be connected to each other I could rip them apart. Even if it means that my blood will run dry then. I couldn't care less what happens to me but I'm worried about my students.
Getting impatient with waiting for something to happen the Kiri nin spoke up again. "And? What's the result? I'm still waiting!"
I never thought that I have to use it again but there is no other choice. I have to unlock a secret I wanted to keep forever. I hoped that I could escape my past but I was wrong. Now I need to reveal what I kept hidden for so long - one of the three unforgivable sins I've commited. How ironic, wouldn't you agree...
A weak smile passed the elder Uchiha's face.
...Shisui?
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To Itachi,
meet me around sunset at the Nakano River. I need to talk to you. It's about your brother, about Sasuke.
AN: And cut! Seriously, listening to "Anastacia feat. Ben - 'Til Everything burns" and "Flint - Aim4" while typing ends in this - a chapter with much blood. (I can't deny it, I'm a sucker for a good bloodshed) I feel a lot better now. I needed a bit violence to satisfy my sadistic urges ;P And thanks again for your understanding and your kind reviews! See ya next time! ~BlackBeta
Oosawagi no Hito means 'Man of the turmult'. I used internet dictionary. The name is a bit lame but I didn't want a random one though the guy is random. *shrug* Who cares?