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I trembled, my form shuddering in hate and rage.
My claws clenched, and I almost hit the ground again.
68.
Almost.
I still had a plan, still had to help save people, still had fend off Itachi.
74.
I forced myself to calm down, prying my hand open.
God damn, I am an idiot. A few moments of anger, and I ended up pulling in the power of Darkness.
Darkness was oh-so corrupting. And yet, at the same time, it felt oh-so good.
I'd have to deal with this later, after this over.
76.
I dipped into a Corridor of Darkness, heading towards the released Hearts.
Now, to deal with Itachi.
I appeared out of a shadow, near a large and ornate house.
I didn't need to be able to sense Itachi's tightly controlled Chakra to be able to find out where he went; because there was a trail of blood drops along the ground, leading out of the house. A part of the wall had also been soaked a dark red, the blood visible even from the outside of the house.
I turned around the corner, following the blood.
"If you truly want to kill me, hate me! Detest Me!"
Oh no.
"Live a wretched, miserable existence..."
Oh shit.
"Run. Run and cling to life."
Oh fuck.
"And when you finally attain the same 'Eyes' as mine, come to me."
Too late.
Itachi stood, his back to me, facing Sasuke.
Sasuke, who eyes were now red, a single tomoe slowly circling within each one.
His Chakra was depleting fast, the drain already causing him to pant heavily, even as he hunched over, nearly on the verge of collapse. He was doing surprisingly well, actually, for a kid that had apparently gone through the Tsukuyomi only a little while ago.
Itachi leapt up, a pulse of Chakra running through his legs and out of his feet, pushing him off the ground with the barest movement, a tiny cloud of dust mixed with Chakra all there was to note that he had stood there.
"Wait!"
Sasuke started running, uncaring of his near lack of Chakra, before he too jumped from the ground onto a building. His Chakra depleted even further, and he would undoubtedly be collapsing soon.
I leapt at the wall, my claws digging through the stone and wood with ease, allowing me to quickly skitter up the side, climbing over the top just in time to see Sasuke grab a pair of Kunai from the ground, then throw them at Itachi.
Itachi looked back, a surprised look on his face, before he twisted in midair, only just avoiding cut by the blades.
His forehead protector clattered to the ground, right as Sasuke collapsed onto his knees, his breaths coming out in short, labored gasps.
Carefully, Itachi leaned down, picking up his forehead protector before tying it to his head again.
He looked back as Sasuke's breath became a short wheezing gasp.
A tear trailed down his face, before Sasuke's eyes began to close and he started to fall forward.
I leapt to him, just able to catch him before he hit the ground.
I caught sight of half-lidded Sharingan, before it faded to black and his eyes shut completely.
I looked over in Itachi's direction, but he was already gone.