Author's Chapter Notes: Okay...this chapter is really focused on Itachi and Sasuke. I understand this is not how things go in the Naruto series but give me some slack, it's a bloody fanfiction. I don't own any of the characters nor do I own the song The Little Things Give You Away by Linkin Park. Very minor Yaoi Violence Tragedy and Death. Enjoy! .
Naruto woke up feeling warm and content; looking at the boy next to him he smiled happily. Sasuke was beautiful; Naruto had known that since he met the stoic teen all those years ago. But what Naruto couldn't help thinking was just how angelic Sasuke looked when he let his guard down, his ebony hair contrasted nicely with his pale skin, his long dark eyelashes brushing his cheek bones. Since it was so rare, Naruto indulged himself in a nice long look at his lover before gently whispering Sasuke's name in the teen's ear.
Stirring slowly, Sasuke's eyes fluttered open exposing the endless dark orbs.
"Morning Teme, sleep well?" Naruto asked gently, still not willing to fully bring the other teen back to his normal state.
Yawning slightly, Sasuke merely nodded his head yes.
"So what do you want to do today Sasu-" Naruto started to say before Sasuke sat bolt upright wide-eyed and Sharingan activated.
"Do you feel him? He's back!" Sasuke said in a highly agitated voice.
"Who's back? Sasuke, are you okay?" Naruto asked carefully.
"I can feel him, Itachi…he's nearby." Sasuke replied jumping out of bed and quickly dressing in his combat outfit. Pulling on his weapons holder and forehead protector, Sasuke quickly kissed Naruto on the cheek and was out the door before the other teen could ask anything else.
"Be safe Sasuke." Naruto whispered to the empty bedroom.
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Sasuke jumped along the rooftops to the edge of town, running threw the gates he nodded slightly at the guards before sprinting to a clear area in the forest. Itachi's aura was strongest here and Sasuke knew he was in the surrounded area nearby. Clearing his thoughts, Sasuke once again activated his Sharingan and crouched in a defensive position.
"Hello foolish Ototou, did you miss me?" Came Itachi's emotionless voice from behind the younger Shinobi.
Whirling around Sasuke came face-to-face with the one man he so desperately did not want to see at the moment. Sasuke was happy with Naruto and didn't want anything to happen that would change that, and Sasuke dying would certainly change things drastically.
Growling low in his throat, Sasuke drew a kunai and waited patiently for the attack he was sure would come any second. Itachi however seemed content just studying his baby brother, waiting for his patience to run thin.
Water grey
Through the windows
Up the stairs
Chilling rain
Like an ocean
Everywhere
Itachi didn't have to wait long, Sasuke let out a cry of frustration and charged. Easily evading his initial attack by moving sideways, Itachi didn't see the second attack and was momentarily knocked on his back. Rolling backwards into a standing position, Itachi did a rare thing…he smirked. This only pissed Sasuke off more and he charged again, this time however Itachi was prepared. His Ototou was a lot stronger then the last time they had met; maybe this would be the day that Sasuke would avenge their clan. Before Sasuke knew what had happened, he was pinned to a tree with a very hard body pressing him firmly into the trunk.
Don't want to reach for me do you?
I mean nothing to you
The Little Things Give You Away
And now there will be no mistaking
The levees are breaking
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
And six feet / under water
I do
Hissing slightly, Sasuke shoved hard against his brother's chest, channeling Chakra to his hands to aid in the movement. Itachi moved back gracefully and just stared expressionlessly at the teen in front of him.
Hope decays
Generations disappear
Washed away
As a nation simply stares
"Itachi, I want you to leave…if you don't I will kill you." Sasuke said in a deadly calm voice, one that could rival Itachi's own.
Don't want to reach for me do you?
I mean nothing to you
The Little Things Give You Away
But now there will be no mistaking
The levees are breaking
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
And six feet under water
I do
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
And six feet under ground now I
Now I do
"And what if I want to die?" Itachi said, challenging his brother to try what he had threatened.
Uchiha Itachi was not afraid of death as long as it was his foolish brother who killed him, he would die content. He loved his brother and nothing would make him happier then to die by the younger Uchiha's hands. He also knew that as the only other survivor of their clan, that is was Sasuke's duty to kill him, to avenge the deaths of the ones Sasuke so dearly loved.
Little things give you away
Little things give you away
Little things give you away
Little things give you away
Little things give you away
While Itachi was lost in thought, Sasuke was left to ponder the answering question that Itachi had thrown him. He knew that Itachi wished to have an avenger, and that the job fell to him…but why now? Why had Itachi suddenly shown up to fight?
(Little things give you away)
Itachi finally decided that he would allow Sasuke his revenge today, but he'd be damned if he didn't put up one hell of a fight. He wanted his Ototou to grow stronger, to be the best ninja he could be and then some. Oh yes, Itachi would give him one hell of a fight.
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
Sasuke finished thinking, choosing instead to study his Aniki who seemed to have some sort of plan in mind. You might be wondering how Sasuke knew this when Itachi showed nothing, well its simple…Sasuke knew his brother and he knew him well. He may not have seen much of him since he was little, but he was an Uchiha and not only was he of the same clan but he was Uchiha Itachi's brother. He was connected to the elder Uchiha in more ways then one.
(Little things give you away)
Sensing a change in the teen, Itachi took a step forward gauging how best to go about letting Sasuke end his life.
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
Sasuke tensed and prepared an attack strategy. Quickly taking out a number of Shuriken, Sasuke jumped into the air and released the star shaped weapons aiming for Itachi's lower body. Smirking inwardly when Itachi jumped into the air to avoid the small objects, Sasuke threw two more Shuriken with wire attached between them.
(Little things give you away)
Unfortunately for Sasuke, Itachi also possessed the Sharingan and saw the tiny almost invisible wire. Somersaulting forward over the Shuriken, Itachi landed behind Sasuke and placed a Kunai at his throat. Dragging it slowly across Sasuke's neck leaving a little scratch on the perfect pale flesh, a tiny bit of blood escaped the wound.
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
Without moving or making any indication that the pain had affected him, Sasuke asked quietly, "Aniki? Why are you holding back?" he then grabbed Itachi's wrist and turned around to face his brother, still only a few inches from the elders face.
(Little things give you away)
'So Sasuke noticed…he is smarter as well as stronger, he has truly matured.' Itachi thought with an inward smile.
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
Noticing Itachi's silence, Sasuke studied him once again. He took in Itachi's perfect features, his Sharingan, but most of all the aura of a man who had accepted death.
(Little things give you away)
"Big brother…you were never there for me as a child, you killed all family I had but yourself and then you disappeared from my life. I hate you but I don't resent you…you failed in that." Sasuke said slowly.
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
"You took everything I had away from me, but in doing so you gave me the opportunity to meet the friends I have now. I am a high ranked Shinobi and I have found love, love that I never would have had if you hadn't betrayed everything I ever knew." Itachi just stared with no expression on his face.
(Little things give you away)
Sasuke however wasn't done just yet, "I thank you Uchiha Itachi…you have made me what I am today. You gave me a purpose for so many years, I needed to grow and become as strong as you. And big brother…I have finally achieved that goal. And I have found a new reason to live…one that won't drive me to madness like you almost did." Sasuke looked Itachi dead in the eye, something a younger Sasuke would never have been able to do. "And now…I will give you what you want."
All you've ever wanted
Was someone to truly look up to you
All Itachi did was nod slightly, with the first hint of a smile Sasuke had seen from his Aniki since before the massacre. It was the most beautiful thing Sasuke had ever seen his big brother do, and with that thought Sasuke took a Kunai from his belt and stabbed Itachi threw his heart of ice.
Withdrawing the blade, Sasuke guided his Niisan to the forest floor and smiled lovingly at him before Itachi's eyes shifted to their original obsidian color and closed. The small smile still on his now relaxed face, Sasuke placed a loving kiss on the dead mans cheek before kneeling in front of him and saying a quick prayer. Falling back into a sitting position on the ground, Sasuke let the tears he never thought he'd shed for Uchiha Itachi fall. "I love you Aniki, and I forgive you." Sasuke whispered before getting up and walking home.
(Little things give you away)
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Chapter End Notes:
Heh...is it bad to say I was crying while writing the ending? Oh well I was, I hope you all liked it! It really doesn't need saying but of course there will be more SasuNaru (well since Itachi's dead that should be obvious). Keep checking back and I would love to hear any comments you have about my writing.
Ja Ne!