A young man at the age of eighteen with mysterious, serious yet kind eyes and hair tied up in a ponytail was stumbling across the forest in hopes of finding his younger brother after finding out he had ran away when the family was deadly massacred.

Little did he know, his own younger brother was the cause of it.

Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke's older brother and the person Sasuke looks up to just returned from his mission when he heard the news about his own family and also the kingdom's loss of their only princess, Sakura. He and the other members of his group were asked to retreat from their mission in order to give their final respects. Everyone was saddened but Itachi was worried about his little brother's whereabouts. After the funeral, the young soldier went his quest with little knowledge of the demon. All he knew was that Sakura putted her life on the line, protecting the demon that everyone said she loved.

Not knowing where to search first, he first wondered around the place near their home, the Uchiha compound. Asking around, no one really knew where the younger Uchiha is. But some of them knew yet simply lied about it for it may be too much for them to handle about Sasuke. One of the caretakers suggested that Itachi should look in the forest for he may have a chance of finding him there. But he was warned about the demon living deep among the woods.

It took a few days of search when Itachi sensed something disturbing just beyond the river. He wasn't so sure if he would go considering the warning something tells him he should. He crossed the river when he saw a cave. At first he hesitated but entered anyway. The cave was dark, almost pitch black but it didn't stop him. Just beyond he could see a dimmed light. Assuming someone was there, he followed the source of the light.

When he arrived, there were skeletons around and bodies still decaying here and there. Itachi didn't show it but his face was full of disgust. A shadow appeared in front of him. Thinking it may be an enemy, he got his sword ready for battle.

"Whose there?" he demanded. His eyes suddenly widened when he saw a horrific sight. He saw the demon with a dead corpse, eating the body's live heart. Nibbling it as blood was oozing out. Itachi was frozen and the demon didn't sensed anything and was too busy devouring the heart. The sight was deathly terrifying even for Itachi yet his emotions remained blank. Preparing for battle, he charged towards the demon yet the creature turned around, its eyes widened as he quickly dodged the object. Not giving up, the man continued to attack without hesitation but continued to miss. He and the demon were now in a little battle.

The minor battle became something more and it took longer than expected. Both are starting to weaken but the demon was stronger. Taking the chance, he raised up his claws but Itachi raised his sword and struck the demon just below his heart.

"Argh!" he growled in pain. Putting his hand on his injury and backed away. Now taking his own chance, Itachi was about to give the final blow but it was suddenly stopped when he saw the demon slowly turning back into a human.

That human, was his own missing younger brother. Still gripping on his injury, Itachi couldn't believe what he saw just now.

"What the heck?"

Back in real life(the 21st century), there Itachi saw his younger brother hiding in the deep, deeper within the shadows of the forest just from the outskirts of town, He notices Sasuke's eyes are still bloody red, Sasuke clenched on the necklace while his thoughts of one girl run through his little brother's mind.

"Sasuke," Itachi called out. A gust of wind came when Sasuke turned around and saw a man only a couple years older than him walking towards him. He was wearing a black shirt with dark pants and a sword on his back. He was like an older version of Sasuke.

"What do you want, Itachi?" Sasuke scoffed a bit. Next thing he knew a pile of newspapers in front of him that has the news about that murder just yesterday. The murder his monster caused. The photo of the body was pixelated due to the fact that it may traumatized some people.

"Did you happen to know about this?" the older man asked

"Yes," Sasuke replied in a straight voice. "Since I was the one who did it."

"Correction," Itachi reminded him. "It was that monster that caused this murder. Now didn't I tell you to never leave this place? Or the Uchiha compound? I know you and I have been asleep for who knows how long-"

"You're the one who putted us to sleep remember?" Sasuke reminded him. "It was during Sakura's funeral when you returned from your long journey. You stumbled upon this cave. The cave where I was forced to hide thanks to this damn curse. When you saw me you had that face. A face full of fear and disgust. I can see right through those eyes, brother."

There was only silence.

"Where did you go?" he asked. "You didn't meet up with her did you?"

"And so what if I did?" his younger brother raised an eyebrow.

"Sasuke, don't get too carried away," Itachi advised. "Remember we were in deep slumber for so long. The Sakura then and the Sakura now are completely different."

"If that's true then why was I awakened?"

"I'm just saying you should be careful approaching her," Itachi advised. "She may not remember anything from her past. Especially her past with you."

"Don't worry brother," his younger brother said confidently. "I'm positive enough that I will have her fall for me like before."

"And here I never thought you were a hopeless romantic."

"Huh?"

Back with Sakura, the young teen was troubled. Her head moving side to side as she started to have a vision. But for her, it was a nightmare. Her own body drenched in blood, she could feel her own body getting heavy as the injury was more severe. Breathing heavily, her emerald eyes began to blur. Slowly drifting away, she looked up at the figure in front of her.

"Sakura" she heard a gentle yet pleading voice.

The young pink haired girl returned to reality and shot up off her bed, panting heavily.

"What was that all about?" Sakura wondered with wide eyes. She could still feel the pain from her vision. Glancing at her clock, it read 12:00 a.m.

"A midnight dream I suppose?" she sighed before trying to go back to her slumber once again.