Yeah, yeah, I know it took a while for me to get this out, but from now on I'll get them out when I can. I'm trying to channel my inner Guy at the interviews and trying to crush it, but it's apparently not working. So I will get the chapters out as much as I can. And yes, I made Sasuke a bad guy, but don't worry, it'll get better.
No beta, all mistakes are my own.


It took a while, but Itachi finally got Sasuke alone. The younger Uchiha was at Naruto's grave, taking a page from their shared sensei. He knew Sakura had visited a lot as well, it was obvious by the pink flowers left at the head stone. The only reason Itachi knew Sasuke was there because he was going to do the same thing. He wanted to pay his respects to the seventh Hokage.

Both brothers stood in front of the site, both were quiet for a minute until Itachi spoke up.

"Is this where you go when you're not at home or with Sarada?" Itachi questioned loud enough for Sasuke to hear. Sasuke simply nodded his head. Itachi didn't notice until then but Sasuke looked a little thinner, as if he wasn't taking care of himself properly. Itachi knew Sasuke hadn't been home, usually staying with Sakura and their daughter, so this was the first time he saw his brother in a while.

Itachi sighed. He knew what he had to do and he wasn't willing to make a show of it. Not if Sasuke was taking this a lot harder than he wanted people to see.

"Ototo…" Itachi said under his breath, making Sasuke perk up. It was Itachi's way of saying he cared.

"We need to talk. Privately."

Sasuke nodded, though his bangs hid his eyes from his older brother, so no one was able to see what he was thinking.

"Let me guess, I'm a suspect?" Sasuke asked quietly, taking a deep breath through his nose. Even though Itachi was older and had much more experience, he knew that he couldn't fight Sasuke right now. The only person that could have was held their own against him was Naruto

"It would be good if you come with me quietly. Of course I have to interrogate you, but we'll keep it as private as possible. The media won't know." the older Uchiha reassured his younger brother.

"Won't know what exactly?" Sasuke Quired .
It took a minute before Itachi spoke up.

"I know about your relationship with Naruto."

The only fist Sasuke had tightened at his side. Itachi didn't know if Sasuke was going to outright attack him or not. He finally turned to look at Itachi, one eye red and black while his other was purple, but Itachi didn't back down. He saw the hurt in his younger brother's eyes and couldn't fathom what he was thinking.

"I would never have thought to kill Naruto. I wouldn't kill his family either," Sasuke Seethed, his anger rising. It was something Itachi hadn't seen since Sasuke found out what the village's plans were for the clan, but the older brother stood his ground, looking Sasuke straight in the eyes to show he wasn't afraid. It took a few moments before Sasuke finally calmed down. His fist unbunched and he relaxed his hand on his sword.

"Who all knows about my relationship with Naruto?" Sasuke asked, his tone very short and angered. Itachi shrugged.

"It is just me right now. But after the warrant we had to execute, you will have to come in to clear your name. Eventually your secret will come out to the clan at least but you need to talk about it to show your innocence in this case."

There was a pause between the two before Sasuke sighed.

"If we are going to do this, I only want a few people there. It's obvious that it can't get too out there. If the God Forsaken media got ahold of this, it would literally ruin lives. I already lost someone close to me, if I lost Sarada and you to this mess, I wouldn't know what to do with myself."

Itachi nodded his head slowly. He knew the importance of Sasuke keeping his affair with Naruto a secret. The older Uchiha gently tapped Sasuke's forehead and began to walk away.

"Come to the interrogation room tomorrow morning." He said before putting his hands in his pockets. Sasuke rubbed where he was poked before he turned around himself and walked towards the clan's center.

It didn't take long for Sasuke to go to his old home that Sakura got custody of, along with Sarada and everything else they had. He sensed that Sakura was there but Sarada wasn't there for some reason. He didn't even knock on the door as he barged in. Sakura was in the kitchen when she turned around to see Sasuke, his eyes still mismatched red and purple colors. She put the plate she was washing down in the sink and knew that whatever he had to say was important.

Sasuke approached Sakura, pinning her against the edge of the sink by putting his one lone arm on the edge. Sakura refused to look him in the eyes. He had used his eyes on her before and she wasn't about to let him do it in her own home.

"Sasuke. You're home," She said, rolling her eyes, keeping them down at his feet.

"Sakura. Look at me," Sasuke demanded, but Sakura refused to look up at him. She kept her eyes down, her face blank.

"I know it was you,"

"Know it was me that did what?" The pinkette said quietly.

"You told Itachi about my relationship. You said you would never say a word about it. To anyone for that matter. So why does my brother, the guy who is going to be the chief of police soon, tell me he knows?"

Sakura took a shuddering breath. Normally, she wasn't afraid of Sasuke, but with how bad his anger was right now she was too afraid right now."

"Look, it just came out, okay! I thought it would clear you name if Itachi knew you loved Naruto and not me."

"Sakura, you are not dumb. You had to have known that would make me a suspect." He pulled away and ran his hand through his hair. Sakura finally was able to compose himself but she didn't know what else to say. She finally looked up, her eyes filled with angered tears.

"I'm glad he knows! You know how hard it was for me to act like you didn't have Sarada with me just because you wanted to fulfill some duty you have to your family? It was obviously devastating to Hinata, and to have someone that cares about you just as much as me and Naruto had can help you. So yes. I'm glad Itachi knows. I didn't think it would make you a suspect, but it's obvious you were going to be anyway! Everyone in the world knows the only person that was capable of killing Naruto the way he was would only have been you! You had to have known you would be a suspect. So getting mad at me for finally telling the truth is stupid. Besides, Itachi promised me he would keep it under wraps for now until your name is cleared."

Sasuke began to pace back and forth, his eyes flashing from his mismatched colors to his normally dark color.

"Have you thought about what this might do to me and my standing with the clan?" He asked, stopping his movement to look Sakura in the eyes, which was her mistake. Before she had the chance to speak up, her eyes went pupiless and she slumped over. Sasuke was quick to grab her, but he internally cured himself, realizing what he just did.

He wasn't able to pick up Saukra, so he let her slide down the counter behind her and leaned her there. Without another word. He turned to leave the home. He needed to hide after what he had just done.


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