Chapter 4: A New Start

The wind blew silently emitting a cool, light breeze among throughout the woods. After the younger one showed his true form to his brother, the young chakra within his body had taken a lot more energy than he realized, making him take him tired and exhausted. He was now resting within the arms of his older brother Itachi. The elder had laid him down with his head on Itachi's lap. Running a hand through the youngers head, he let his mind wonder through what just occurred between them. He always hoped that the rebellion his family was planning would have been resolved long before it reached to point of bloodshed. But now, seeing the future through the eyes of the young one, he didn't realize how much damage it did to him.

'I never wanted to know the truth, because I didn't want him to be pulled into something like this. I never would have dreamed all of this would have occurred in the future. I'm stating to feel like I didn't try hard enough to stop it' Itachi thought as he began gazing at the sky. He remained there until Sasuke awoke, when it close to half day. The brothers then made there way back to the house, for lunch with their mother.

Time skip to the next morning

As the bright sun began to rise illuminating the dark room, its rays lightly touch the face of a young six-year-old boy, with dark/bluish raven hair. Sasuke stirred in the bed slowly opening his eyes, to the sun's light rays. Looking at where the sun and window was, his first thought was 'This isn't my room'. Shifting his body, he realized he was in his older brother's room.

Looking up, the boy smiled seeing his aniki's sleeping face. The boy cuddled more into Itachi's chest, slowly closing his eyes. 'I hope now that Itachi knows the truth, that it would lift off a lot of stress and pain that he had to go through from him. Sigh, I don't know what meetings they have planned for him, or when most of them will take place. But, by his reactions last night, I can tell he's already way deep in it. I need to speak to the Hokage as soon as possible; he also needs to know what I told Itachi last night.' His thoughts drifted off as his body returned to his dream world.

A mob of raven dark/bluish hair was the first thing the Anbu captain saw as he opened his eyes. A small smile became etched across his face as he slowly began to rub the boys head. Soon, his mind began to drift and everything that's occurred from the past two days, since his return home. 'The more I think about it, the more I wish it was some sort of dream that I'm soon gonna wake up from. But no matter how hard I try; I have to remember that everything is real and there's no going back. Not now, not ever.'

A soft moan broke through his thoughts as he saw Sasuke shift then open his eyes "Ohayo Nii-san" he whispered softly to his brother, voice still tired and asleep. "Ohayo otouto… Daijobu Ka?" (Are you alright?). He asked the boy, the smile still on his face.

"Hai Nii-san" he answered back, sitting up and stretching his little arms.

"You know otouto I don't really have any missions today… so I am wondering if want to hang out." Itachi asked him, sitting up to be next to him. Sasuke turned to face his brother, an exciting smile beginning to form on his face.

"You mean it?" he asked, the sleep in his voice fully disappeared as it was now replaced with hope and joy.

Itachi chuckled and ruffled his brother's hair lightly, still smiling. "Of course, now let's get something to eat, alright."

For the first time, Itachi led them onto a different training field than the one they've always used. The reason behind this of course, is to make sure no one in the clan discovers his brother's secret, due to the jutsu's that he probably learned since he wasn't exactly six anymore. Therefore, one of his jutsu's would be so advanced, that too many suspicious on how he learnt it would no doubt arise among the clan.

The area he had chosen was slightly open, but far away from the main compound for anyone to really notice. It consisted of many heavy trees, and a good size lake. Sasuke examined the area and thought it would good training spot for them. After they got a good visual of the area and sensing no one around, Sasuke transformed into his older version, ready for their training. Itachi considered him training within his older and younger form, so that the difference in chakra levels can be balanced; instead of being a strain on his body.

"Hey Sasuke, how good are you with that Katana?" Itachi asked, as he turned to face his brother. Sasuke thought about it for a while before answering. "I'm not fully sure, I mean I know the basic's, but so far I've mostly used it in full bodied Chidori." He answered, remembering the fight he had between him, Naruto, Sai and Yamoto when they found him after 3 years. Wondering why his brought it up so early, he finally noticed his brother's sword attached to his back.

"Chidori…you mean technique Kakashi Hatake invented?"

"Yea…he taught it to me during the chunin exams, I was able to turn it into full body Chidori on my own, but it took me a while to master it though. Hey, do you think I could teach it to you nii-san?" The young teen asked with a smile. The Anbu blinked once…twice…before chuckling. "Sure otouto, you can teach me anything you want." "Yes"

Itachi let out a small laugh, before pulling out his sword. "But first, how about some sword training, just to see how much you can do, then I can show you some fire jutsu's you can use along with your sword, ok.' He said getting into position. His young opponent nodded, unsealing his own weapon to face his brother.

The sound of clashing metal echoed throughout the clearing, as the two maneuvered throughout the forest trees. Itachi landed on a branch, before quickly dodging a quick blow, aimed at his arm. They've been going strong for about an hour and a half with no problems occurring…until… The two were dead locked, before pushing away. They were on a wide branch and had plenty of room. Itachi lunged forward, locking blades with Sasuke again. Itachi maneuvered and saw an opening on his brother's hand. Sasuke seeing this went to block…but…that's when it happened. His mind became clouded and after seeing a terrifying memory flash before his eyes, his blade dropped…just as Itachi's own swung.

Two small thuds were heard. One from the sword, and the other from Sasuke, when he dropped onto the branch of the tree. Realizing what must have happened, the eldest quickly went to check on his brother.

"Sasuke, what happened? Are you alright?" he asked quickly, seeing the shocked and…scared look on his brothers face. Sasuke, after controlling his breathing answered him, without looking up. "Um, yea nii-san I'm okay. I just remembered something I wished I forgot." His tone was neutral, trying to cover up and hid his emotions. The eldest guessed that it must have been something to do with the curse mark and the anger that consumed him, to make him want to forget. That and the fact that he looked slightly scared…worried. Sasuke had his head down, thinking through his thoughts, when his brother snapped him out of them. Not with his voice, but with his touch. The younger one finally looked at him, to see his hand; the one that Itachi aimed for; being tied with a small cloth, in order to stop the bleeding. They stayed like that for a while, with Sasuke watching the ground and his brother watching him.

"Are you feeling ok now?" he asked, breaking the silence that was between them for the past few minutes. The younger one finally looked up at him and answered. "Hai…gomen nii-san." His words came out soft, but still loud enough for him to hear. "That's nothing to apologize for otouto. You just spaced out for a while; it happens to everyone." He smiled and went to go sit down next to him.