Here is chapter 3!
Yaoi(boyxboy)
No real warnings for this chapter.
Maybe some bad language though.

But anyways enjoy!

Chapter 3:
Distance of the Uchiha brothers

Back in Konoha:

Naruto's pov:
Naruto sighed and started thinking.

Both Kakashi and Sasuke had lost from the older Uchiha.

Sasuke wasn't why he was worried, but with Kakashi he was. Kakashi wasn't easily defeated, so Naruto knew the older raven was dangerous.

He looked at Sasuke who lay asleep in one of the hospital bed's. Naruto briefly wondered why he had seen doubt by Sasuke. And also the love. Was the love he saw meant for his older brother? Or was it just an illusion what Naruto had seen in Sasuke's eyes.
Sasuke was still asleep. It looked even like he wouldn't wake up for a long time.
one kick had been enough to wipe out Sasuke.
This guy, Itachi. He was serious. He didn't care if his younger brother was hurt.

But then Naruto remembered the eyes of the older Uchiha.
And Naruto closed his eyes, thinking of all the love he saw inside those eyes. And also the quilt. Was it quilt for destroying his clan, for destroying Sasuke's life?

Naruto didn't know, but he knew what he saw. He also knew that the love in both of his eyes had been true love…

But deep down inside. Naruto wondered if they really loved each other.
Could they live through all their lies? But more importantly could they live through their past?

Sasuke's pov:

"Nii-san, can you please learn me how to throw shurikens today? You promised yesterday."
Itachi turned around standing in the middle of the living room.
"No, Sasuke. I can't. Not today."
"But you promised", Sasuke whined and pouted.

Itachi smiled and chuckled a bit at this.

"No matter how cute you look. I really can't learn you anything today. Cause I have an important mission."
Sasuke looked at him curious.

"I look cute"? Sasuke asked then.

Itachi was shocked that he only thought of that part of the sentences and not the training part.
"Forget I said that will you, Sasuke".
Sasuke smirked.
"You think I'm cute".

"Be careful what you say Sasuke, cause maybe…Sasuke awaked and his breathing was a little staggered.

Sasuke closed his eyes, trying to maintain his breath.
He opened then and looked around. He was in the hospital, then he remembered he had met Itachi. Itachi had defeated him with only one attack.
Sasuke closed his eyes and let his tears run free. His sobs weren't heard, cause it was in the middle of the night.

"Why..? Why Itachi."

He grabbed his head and pulled his knees towards his chest and cried for everything.

Itachi had used him. An now he had defeated him.

'I'm still too weak. Nothing has changed. He still is stronger than I'm.'
Sasuke remembered his dream from moments ago.
'Didn't my brother love me back then? What has changed, that he got so. What has changed that he killed our whole clan. To leave me alone.. alive. What was inside your mind that moment, Aniki'.

Akatsuki Hide-out:

Itachi's pov:
Itachi was sitting inside his room. Thinking about what he had done to Sasuke yesterday. He didn't want to kill him, but he really couldn't hold back anymore, cause that would raise suspicions. But he felt guilty about kicking his younger brother into the wall like that. He even used more force than he wanted.
He wondered how Sasuke was at the moment. Bu he couldn't go look, cause Sasuke was most likely in Konoha. It was a bit dangerous to go in there now.
Itachi looked at the wall. He really wanted to help his younger brother, but the problem was that Sasuke didn't knew how to hate him.

Cause he saw only love in Sasuke's eyes, but no trace of hate at all.

Itachi couldn't blame him though, cause even if it looks like he didn't care about Sasuke.

Sasuke meant everything for him. He would gladly give his life to protect him.
"Itachi-san?" , a voice said outside his bedroom.
"Hai, Kisame, you can come in, if you want".
The door opened to reveal Kisame who walked inside and closed the door behind him.

He then looked at Itachi who just sat on his bed. He hadn't moved an inch and Kisame knew this.
"Itach-san…"
"Go ahead, Kisame", Itachi stated softly.
Itachi saw that Kisame was worried, so he briefly wondered what it could be.
Cause Kisame wasn't worried easily.
Kisame saw the Uchiha had been thinking a lot, cause his eyes were rather dull, like they always were, if he thought about his younger brother.
Kisame knew him well enough for this. And Kisame knew he had really bad news for the Uchiha.
"Itachi-san.. We got an important mission."
"A mission? An other mission than capturing the Jinchuuriki?"
Itachi didn't think that this was what Kisame was worried about, but Itachi knew it was the mission.
"Hai, Itachi-san".

"What kind of mission is it, Kisame"?
Itachi knew deep down, he didn't want to hear the answer.
Kisame looked at him and saw the Uchiha knew there was something with the mission, so he knew he better tell it now.
"Our new mission is to capture the Jinchuuriki and destroy whole Konoha".
"What"? Itachi's eyes glowed dangerously red.
Kisame sighed saying: "I knew you would react this way".
Kisame looked at the elder and closed his eyes. So much anger was visible in those eyes.

"What is Pein-sama thinking?" Itachi asked when he had calmed down.
"There is also a small problem".
Itachi saw that Kisame was serious about this and was afraid to ask what it was.
"What is the problem, Kisame"? Itachi asked softly.
Kisame let out a breath he had been holding all this time and walked forwards towards Itachi and stood before, looking at him, knowing he could break any moment. The next sentence will maybe the last thing he could hear…

Naruto's pov:

Naruto walked in Konoha. Sasuke was out the hospital already, but he had heard Sasuke had a really bad night.

They said it was most likely a nightmare from his past. The kill of his whole family, when Naruto heard this he was angered that they let him out of the hospital.

Cause Sasuke couldn't take any of this anymore and Naruto knew it.
But all the others were so blind.
They didn't see that the Uchiha has almost reached his limits.

Sasuke was about to break and this nightmare was proof of it.
Naruto walked towards a place he would be sure that Sasuke was there.
The Training ground. So much time has past, but nothing has changed since that day. Sakura still hated him and loved Sasuke instead. He and Sasuke were still rivals and best friends.
It still looked like it was yesterday, that he try to fought Kakashi. How did he ever think he could beat him in the beginning.
He smiled at that thought. He thought of Sasuke and him fighting each time again.
"So much has happened, Sasuke. But I guess the past remains the same.
Rivals till the end, uh?"
Naruto looked up, noticing he had reached the training grounds.

There on the middle tree stump sat a boy, clothed in black, with black hair, just like Naruto thought he would be here. Sasuke seemed lost in thoughts though, cause he still didn't notice him. Naruto looked at his eyes, trying to decipher what he saw in them.
They looked kind of dull, like he was about to give up. He saw a lot of pain and hurt.

Anger, grief, even hate.
Naruto closed his eyes a bit, drowning in those eyes. Drowning in the pain he saw there, drowning in all the other emotions he saw, even love…
But the person on the tree stump. Naruto knew Sasuke had lost all faith. He had seen in it in his eyes. A lost person. A lost and empty soul.

So maybe now, the distance of the Uchiha's is too big too overcome...

"Hey, Sasuke!", Naruto screamed, wanting to try and cheer up his friend.

Sasuke's pov:
The moment Sasuke could get out of the stupid hospital, he took the first opportunity to get out. Cause he felt like he was locked up insides of it.
He didn't know where he could go too.

He didn't want to go to the Uchiha district. Cause it still felt like 'he' was there.
He didn't want to stay in Konoha, cause people would start to ask stupid questions, like 'How are you, Sasuke?', 'Did you brother did that. What a horrible thing to do', 'just try to cheer up, Sasuke. It will be al alright again.´

He really didn't want to hear any of this shit.
Sasuke saw Itachi standing before him. A small smile came up.
"Nii-san", just a whisper.
he only wanted him to be here. Not kicking him or anythign else.
He wanted Itachi to love him, like he used to.
He wanted that this love wasn't a fantasy, but real love.
He wanted this love to be real and not only in his thoughts.
He wanted to feel Itachi. Wanted to kiss him.
Cause in reality Sasuke missed his brother, but deep down inside he also missed him as love, even though they never were lovers.
Sasuke opened his eyes, knowing that reality will never be like he wants it to be.
Itachi will never love him like a lover.
It couldn't be real.

Sasuke looked at his open hand palms. The difference between strength was so big.
But that wasn't the only thing that was big in their life, cause so was their distance.
2 different lives, apart from each other, but also so mixed up in each other.

"Hey, Sasuke!".

Sasuke shocked.

"Naruto"?
Sasuke looked up to see the dobe standing there cheerfully waving his hand at him.
Naruto ran towards him, while Sasuke wondered how long he had been standing there, going unnoticed.
"I Had been searching for you! You stupid Sasuke".
Sasuke's eyebrow twitched.
"Why the hell are you even here to begin with"? Sasuke almost screamed angry.
Naruto smiled.
"That is obvious, right?"
Sasuke looked at him, wanting him to continue.
"I was worried, cause we are friends, right, Sasuke"?
Sasuke looked at the blue eyes when Naruto said these words.
Sasuke smiled a bit at this.
"Friends hm"?
"Hai, Sasuke".
Sasuke looked up at Naruto again, a grin plastered on his face.

Naruto looked confused and Sasuke thought it was great.
Sasuke smirked.
"I always thought we were rivals"?
Naruto still looked confused, but then smiled answering:
"We are also best friends".

End of Chapter 3!

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