Authors Note:

Firstly I want to say how sorry I am for the REALLLYYY long time in which I haven't bothered to contact anyone at all the tell them about when the next chapter will be up. Basically I was hanging on until I got my new laptop to finish off chapter 25 . Which was like earlier today. Various things have happened since the last update I think I will ill a few times and it took me some times to write this chapter. I wanted it to be near perfect it was going to be a really big part of the whole story. But its still not really that far in so I have like a few more parts to go . Hopefully the chapters might be a little longer now seeing as I write more when I'm on the computer. So look forward to the next few chapter they are all about the massacre really. I haven't started the next chapter yet so please be patient, I' looking forward to all the reviews and what you think of this chapter. Read and review please!!

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Stained-Cherry-Blossoms


Chapter 25

The Past

"Itachi dear go pick up Sasuke's kunai for me" Mikoto called. My mother was someone I could never say no to, Even if I did try. I walked over to the corner of the large room, and picked up the kunai. In the shining blade I saw my reflection a grim one at that. I felt a pair of tiny arms wrap around my neck, it had to be him, Sasuke. "Itachi-nisan teach me NOW!" Sasuke called, his voice was so innocent, yet so demanding.

Itachi turned to Sakura she was looking down at the locket fiddling with the main part of it in her hands. He smirked; she was so innocent, just like him back then . "You wouldn't even know it was him anymore. Would you?" Itachi said as he turned his gaze back at the floor. Sakura did a quick nod and listened when Itachi continued to tell his life story.

I stood up my midnight black eyes staring into his. Both of our eyes our dark, another of our family traits. "Please" Sasuke called, this was strained seeing as I was slowly teaching Sasuke some manners. I was the only one to waste my time in doing so, everyone before me gave up on him, but I had the patients he was my brother after all. This was an extremely long process which would take some years.

Itachi chuckled lightly the idea of his brother learning manners. It would never happen, not even now at the age he was. "He always thought himself over people when in reality he was probably below a lot of people. In brains" Itachi motioned to Sakura. She was looking at the ground still but out of the corner of her eye she saw Itachi's small gesture and nodded lightly again.

A gentle smile crossed my face as he stuck out his hand. I was dragged onto the training field which wasn't to far from the Uchiha estate. Both of us used to train there together from time to time, but it seemed the only place that we both went together anymore. Sasuke was becoming more distant for me over time.

Itachi pulled out his hand and held it under Sakura's chin causing her to look at him. "And as much as he would love to deny it he was behind in common sense as well," Sakura looked at Itachi a look of surprise on her face. She found herself wandering her thoughts but it all made sense. Never had he outsmarted her in a plan and fighting with Naruto definitely proved that he didn't have much common sense. So if Sakura thought about it Itachi was right.

"Like this?" Sasuke asked as he positioned himself in front of a tree. A kunai in hand and a glare ready this tree was unlucky as it soon was going to feel the wrath of the youngest Uchiha. I smirked walking over and pushing down his shoulder slightly but none the less I was still gentle with him he was as I said 7. To me he was still a young child and fragile. "Now practise getting the spot in the middle of the tree," I said.

Sasuke looked up and intensified his glare on the tree. Smiling I pushed his head down so it was facing the middle of the tree. "I knew that" he said quickly before reforming the glare he had earlier. With a smirk I left him be and went to a tree, I was sat at earlier. I felt like a little reminiscing was due for.

The image of my mother flashed in my head a warm smile spread over her face, which seemed to be contagious as I found myself doing the same. Going back to the picture, in her arms lay a little blue blanket in which my brother lay. His eyes closed he seemed to be sleeping soundly, that was the first time I met my brother his eye's were closed he looked so content. He didn't even know what sort of family he had been brought into, not at that young age.

Another image came into my head, I remembered myself at a younger age, my arms linked with my 2 year old brothers, I decided then that was the day Sasuke would have to learn to walk seeing as he was an Uchiha and by far very capable. I stood behind him my skinny arms just under his a smile plastered on his face. Again there was a gentle smile on our mothers face.

A smile crossed her face the idea of their happy family together again was the sort if ending she would of loved to of herd. But she knew it has no where near a happy ending in reality. "Please continue" Sakura asked almost pleading. Sasuke's childhood memories seemed almost like a comfort to her, when he was so far away any memory of him seemed to make her smile and also hearing of such an innocent family. It made her feel content to know that there were indeed memories that Itachi still kept dear even if Sasuke was too young to remember them. "Very well" Itachi said before continuing the story.

The gold locket hanging from her neck but then it was no more interesting then just our mother's locket, but now it was much more, The only of Mikoto Uchiha's possessions.

Sakura looked down at the locket once more. It was nice to know this was once nothing more than a beloved pendent. But now it had a lot more than sentimental value it was worth a lot to her and it meant a lot to the last of the Uchiha's on the planet. So she would keep it dear as Sakura

did her life.

"ni-san can we go home yet" Sasuke called, there was a small cut was on his face. I felt day sha vou after seeing him come back from learning the fire technique and coming home with the same cut on his face, in exactly the same place. I motioned Sasuke to come closer and as he did, I saw that it was in fact another burn.

I looked behind Sasuke to see the tree that he had once been glaring at now just dust on the floor. "Sasuke" I called looking back over to him the explanation was all I wanted right now. He huffed and then started to speak. "I got a little angry" he said in a small voice he sounded a little ashamed. Again a smile grazed my features; my little brother could be so careless at times.

"Ok, next time control your temper ok Sasuke?" I asked. I was answered by a quick smile as Sasuke ran in the direction of our estate. I looked over to see how far he had gone but in fact he had completely disappeared. Suddenly I felt a dark aura surround me. The bright blue sky was turning a murky grey somehow I felt unsafe this was extremely rare coming from one of the strongest Uchiha's ever known. Well in my opinion.

Sakura looked over at Itachi his mood had suddenly changed and so has his whole air. He seemed different all of a sudden. The idea of Uchiha Itachi scared frightened her inside and out he was said to be far stronger than Sasuke and at time powerless and here he was opening up to her. Sakura scanned over his facial features he looked hurt his breathing was deep and low as if trying to calm himself it must of took a lot to get this off his chest maybe that's why he was doing this to get it off his chest. "Itachi-san. Are you ok? You don't have to say anymore if you don't want to" sakura said gently placing a hand on his shoulder he looked up at her he looked distressed at that moment in time but he wanted to continue and so he did.

I found myself walking slightly quicker than normal away from the training field. It was rare to see me show my emotions and yet I was literally running out of fear. After about 10 minutes of fast walking which would probably be better described as running for my life I found myself safe within about 5 minutes of my home. The dark aura seemed to be slowly fading and I was quite relieved to know this.

Outside my home I spotted the sliding door wide open and scratched, I was confused it wasn't what I would usually come home to. I usually would have my mother smiling as me with Sasuke holding tight onto her hand and they would both be waiting for me before we all went in together. My Father would yet again be out of sight, he was almost invisible to me apart from the rare occasions were he thought he might lecture me about my future. That was the only time really he would talk to me much.

"My Father indeed was a great man" Itachi started "but being a parent wasn't one of his good points. You could say he was a demanding parent but that would be an under statement. He expected the same amount of work out of me and Sasuke as he got from full grown police men." Itachi took a deep breath Itachi glared at the wall opposite him. "I was never good enough for him" he said through gritted teeth. "And your mother" Sakura asked trying to move the subject away from his father as it seemed to anger him. His expression softened considerably "my mother never agreed with him she would try and keep us out of the house and away from him, she wanted us to be kids, something my father did not." He looked at Sakura she seemed it be slightly startled by still held an innocent look on her face. "She was a great mother" he said quickly before looking back at the floor.

As for Sasuke he would cower behind me, I think he's scared of our father. Who wouldn't be, when I was young I was scared of my father too. But finding out that I was a lot stronger than him helped me to overcome my fear. He always seemed unconcerned about everyone in our family but suddenly he began to care what I thought.

There was an echoing scream coming from our peaceful home breaking out of my daydream I entered my home. The scream's had not subsided but now they were joined with the soft sob of my dear brother. I was in the hall way at this point. Our family pictures smashed and laid dish levelled on the floor. The small table was pushed over and behind it was where I found my brother. Shaking terribly I placed out my hand to him in which he obliged quickly and he lifted himself from his hiding place. He held hard onto my hand and seemed to never let go. I crouched down to his level patting him lightly on the head as he continued to sniffle on my shoulder. "Go somewhere safe ok?" I said to him and looked him sternly as I had done before.

He just sniffled a little harder and tried to stat with me. "I mean it Sasuke go!" I said intensifying my glare and making my voice sound a little more freighting. Sasuke looked around him the echoing screams had stopped and he looked at me as If he was pleading to stay yet again. I pulled him up from the floor, I pointed in the direction of the door. "Go little brother" I said again he was too stubborn to go so he looked back at me again. I snapped "Go already "I screamed I even startled myself. I took a deep breath before I continued. "They'll be fine trust me. You trust me Sasuke don't you?" I said a single tear rolled his cheek as he nodded softly.

"Go then" I said and finally my stubborn brother obeyed. He left me crouched on the floor and ran straight out the door. I regained my composure and stood up once more. I took another deep breath then; I was ready to take anything that was going to hit me. Physically but in no means mentally was I prepared for what I was about to see.


My little feet tapped lightly on the solid floor. I was taking long strides towards a place, well any place, away from the Uchiha estate. My mind was racing with so many different thoughts I didn't even have time to register them properly all I knew was that I had to get away from there. Anywhere just away. After a lot of rapid running I found myself in the centre of Konoha the biggest and busiest part of the city. Somehow I found the buzzing noise of all the happy people so irritating that I found myself covering my ears as id trying to stop the sounds from entering my head. But al as I could still hear every word every chuckle, I found myself pushing past people there cry's or annoyance lay forgotten. It was as if I was running from the past and all their views on me didn't matter anymore.

I was becoming short of breathy seeing as I was nearly at the end of the longest street in the whole of the leaf village. So I stopped annoying people all around me. I took a quick exit out of there I didn't really know where I was going all that I hoped was that it was somewhere remotely tranquil. Thoughts seemed to enter my heading popping up even if my brain didn't want to even consider them, closing my eye's I tried to shake my head as if it would go away.

My vision slowly blurred as I closed my eyes, tears were threatening to fall. I didn't want to part of this family anymore. I wanted it all to go back to normal, back to the time where, we were a family again. Maybe it was a dysfunctional one with a Silent father and a over caring mother but it was better then nothing at all. The long Konoha high street road had disappeared along with my sense of direction I open my dark eyes to find me standing on a empty road, a road I had never come to before. Looking around me I found nothing I recognised. But then it hit me I was near the training ground the place were me and my brother seemed to bond. A bunch of scattered kunai where I had left them, I walked slowly over to where they were scattered all over the ground. I followed them into the wood, there seemed to be more than I remembered. Walking through the thick branches they seemed to scrap at my skin. Cuts seemed to travel over my open arms and Rips on my clothes. But still I travelled down the long hill which was next to the training ground. It just seemed to get longer and longer but still I was in no mood to complain. It was quite and that's all I needed right then.

Small amounts of light broke though the trees tracing down the pathway to where it ended completely. It shone brightly as if it was another normal day. But again it wasn't, it was far from a normal day. The end of the path way was shaded by a large branch it seemed to cover a lot of the light from coming through. I broke threw it eyes squinted, it was too bright for my liking and the sun seemed to be in the exact place where it would block my vision.

It seemed like I was in the middle of a place separate from the whole time it had a large glistening Blue lake that seemed to run smoothly through two sets of trees. It was a perfect place for my mood somewhere that was quieter than even I could have found on my own and it seemed so cut off it was like it had never been discovered. It would be very unlikely that I would be discovered.

I slowly walked over to a small bridge it was painted a dark blue but still it was of fine quality even though it had been coloured blue poorly. It seemed to stretch for a little while before it found land again. So I found myself slowly walking near it. I ducked under the ridges of the bridge and sat underneath. The sun hid my presence, I was unnoticeable. So I had the sedulity and the quite to let my feelings out finally.

A single tear rolled down my pale cheek. I Screwed my eyes up tight trying to stop them from spilling still but it wasn't helping more just seemed to fall. Looking into the water in front of me the calm flow of it seemed to calm me at least slightly. I sat like that for a little while before suddenly things seemed to form in the water. It was the Uchiha family portrait; it was taken when I was five so really it wasn't too long ago. The memory if it being taken still stuck in my mind. The cold shouting of my father as he tried to get me and Itachi in line, While are mother tried to straighten out my little black jacket. A gentle smile still on her face, she nodded lightly to Itachi before he stood beside her. His black hair falling around his face, almost radiating his hidden beauty. My mother sat on a little stool her red dress laced over her legs and it seemed to trail for a little while on the floor, Right before my father. She tapped her knee and I stepped forward before I came in a two meters difference from her. Her long black hair framing her face as Itachi's had done. She kissed me lightly on the cheek her bright red lipstick leaving a very noticeable mark. My father huffed in annoyance before tapping at his watch, somehow I didn't care right at that moment that he was annoyed I was happy.

I felt more tears roll down my face it was just painful to think of the memories at this moment. I felt around me finding a small pebble I Threw it straight for the image that I had picture and it seemed to Ripple away until it was back to its still Water as if nothing had just happened. I knew it had though. I dropped by head onto my knees the tears dropping on my white shorts staining them with tear drops. I sniffed loudly and felt a little hand on top of mine. I was shocked it wasn't even if I had been there very long it was still light. I looked up from my gaze on the floor to be met with Sea green eyes.


I looked around the upturned mess that was the hall of our estate. It would never come close to my mothers standards. I was worried for her and Sasuke but not my father, he never wanted my apathy or my worry. He was a man that would stay on his high horse and never would get down. He would never even give the smallest sign of affection. Not a mere smile, it wasn't that much to ask. It was even if he didn't have a family at all, he gave us no recognition, not even the slightest. That was one of the reasons that made me despise him. The sheer fact that he though he was above everyone.

I was standing in front of the portrait the portrait that represented are family, it was as bleak as a rainy day. A scowl etched it's was onto my face as my gaze fell over my father. His dark hair neatly placed and that scowl that he had passed on to me all over his face. I would never like my father even if I tried.

The scattered pieces of furniture all around the room made an obstacle course of getting to the paper door and the danger that was behind I, not that I wanted the danger but I really needed to know what was going on.

I pulled open the paper doors that held me back from the secrets. It would lead me to a fate that I would have liked to forget, but if it didn't happen I would have never got the chance to smite my fathers fifthly name in the blood that it rightly deserved to be drenched in. the filthy name of Uchiha Fugaku.


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