This will be an Itachi/Sasuke story meaning INCEST. It won't be hardcore but if the concept bothers you leave now! You have been warned.

Otherwise ENJOY!

Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me. I wish... )

'blah' - Means speech.

blah - Thoughts.

Brothers

Trust me

It was hard to believe that he could still stand on his own. Itachi definitely wasn't going easy on him. First, his older brother wanted to increase his stamina meaning he had to ran for half an hour at his full speed around the forest.

The following tasks weren' t taken lightly either. His brother said he wanted Sasuke to improve his aim as well. He wouldn't have thought that a simple task like throwing kunai and shuriken can be so damn hard.

He had to pay attention to the speed, angle and perfect balance while throwing the shiny weapons, and at the same time never taking off his eyes from the target.

The sun was already setting illuminating a little boy's sweaty raven-blue hair as stubborn strands stuck to his tired face. He was on his hands and knees breathing hard and desperately trying to get his aching legs beneath him.

Every muscle was burning and he was shaking from head to toe taking in the pain his young body wasn't used to. Itachi sighted heavily and activated his Sharingan checking the boy's chakra reserves.

He's drained. There would be no point in pushing him any more today.

Sasuke looked up at his brother locking eyes with the blood-red Sharingan. He didn't know why but Sasuke always found himself shuddering whenever Itachi looked at him with his Bloodline-limit activated.

As the little boy was trying not to look pathetic his brother smiled at him, just a little tilt of his lips, maybe invisible for others but it was still there. 'Chichi-ue' came Itachi's cold voice 'I think we should stop for today.' Their father gave a curt nod.

'Alright but tomorrow you shall continue where you left.' Then his gaze turned suddenly towards Sasuke who was still having problems with standing properly.

'I expect you to enter the Academy next year.' His eyes were firm void of accepting any kind of failure. Then he turned away muttering to himself.

Sasuke caught fragments of sentences like ''nothing like Itachi'' and ''should have'' and ''Sharingan''. The young boy suddenly found the ground very interesting but he heard his father again. 'I expect both of you to be present before dinner.'

'H-hai Tou-san.'

'Hai Chichi-ue.'

And with that he left towards the Uchiha compound leaving his sons at the clearing. One passive and indifferent the other nearly at the verge of tears. 'T-thank you Nii-san..f-for helping me' Sasuke nearly choked on his own words and he thought he couldn't hold back the tears any more.

'S-see you later.' He added quickly and started walking towards the Nakano river with hurried footsteps. He didn't care that every fiber in his body screamed at him to just stop and lie down. He had to get away and sort his emotions out.

He needed time away from his father. He needed time away from those eyes that showed dissapointment.

Itachi stared at the very place his brother had been standing before rushing off. He then looket at the direction where hif father disappeared into. A light breeze swept accross the clearing making Itachi's longish steel-coloured hair dance in front of his now dark eyes.

He knew his brother was trying his best. He had plenty of talent to become an able shinobi when he grow up. He just simply wasn't as good as him. To Itachi it was a fact. But their father forced Sasuke into being his rival instead of his brother.

Itachi thought there would be a day when Sasuke will call him ''sir'' leaving the timid ''Nii-san'' behind forever.

Itachi frowned. His little brother was the only one who didn't see him as The Uchiha Prodigy and he had to admit that from time to time it felt nice to have someone who wasn't afraid of him or who didn't thing he was a living weapon of the clan.

Maybe he should dissappoint his father in something of grate inportance. Maybe then he wouldn't want Sasuke to become like him.

With these thoughts in his head he made his way towards the Nakano river.

Sasuke pulled off his sandals that were way to hot for his liking and put his feet into the cold water of the river sitting at the edge of it's shore midnight-black eyes gazing at the slowly disappearing sun. The whole river bathed in orange and Sasuke couldn't think of a better place to be at that moment.

His small fists clenched at his side as he thought back to the events of the day. He was such a disappointment. Why he couldn't just be like Itachi? He wanted to be like him, he wanted to catch up with him... he wanted... he wanted his father to recognize him too.

He wanted both of them to be proud of him. But the gap was too big... his brother was too far away...as if he was so close, right in front of him but he reached out and couldn't touch him. No matter how hard he tried. If he would just be stronger...

Just...

'Nii-san' he whispered. He hadn't realized until then that there were tears flowing down on his still slightly rounded cheeks.

'Yes?' came a familiar cold voice from behind him. Sasuke turned his head too quickly and his neck protested with a sharp pain. It hurt so much he grimaced and then whimpered.

So weak...

Sasuke couldn't hold back a sob and then he started crying openly not caring that his brother was right behind him. He knows I'm weak anyway... He was so caught up in trying to push down his sudden emotions and outburst that he didn't hear Itachi as he approached from behind and then sitting right next to him.

Sasuke buried his face in his hands to hide his crying but it was useless as every small hitch of his breath every sob he made was suddenly so loud next to the light murmur of the river.

' I-I'm s-sorry Nii-san' his voice was so timid and low that Itachi needed his shinobi-trained ears to hear them. ' I-I know how I am r-right now...but I-I'll do better... y-you will see...I-I c-can-' he couldn't finish because a pair of strong and slender arms encircled him, and then pulled him into his brother's lap with one swift motion.

Sasuke was caught off guard. It was so rare that his brother was willing to show any kind of affection. Not to mention physical affection. Wanting the moment to last Sasuke quicky fisted his small hands in Itachi's black T-shirt and buried his now red face in his brother's neck inhaling his unique scent.

Itachi placed a small kiss on Sasuke's temple and stroked the dark hair with his hand while the other was holding onto the little boy's waist. There they sat toghether legs tangled arms on each other while the older of the two was waiting for the other to calm down completely.

When Sasuke's breathing came back to normal he wanted to finish what he had been wanting earlier. 'Nii-san I-'

'Sasuke' he was cut off by his brother 'don't worry too much.'

' But I-'

'Trust me Sasuke'

The small boy frowned a little then started to relax. He knew they should have returned by now. He wanted to voice his thought but in the same moment

Itachi's arms tightened around him and then he felt the familiar wave of exaustion overtake his body and after a few seconds he was drifting off to sleep right there in the protective embrace of his brother. Before completely blacking out he heard the voice of his brother again in his head...this time echoing.

Trust me...

Then he was out.

Nii-san- Older Brother

A/N: Aww...aren't they cute? What do you think? I know it wasn't long enough, but I felt I had to stop here. Next chapter will be longer I promise!

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