Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ It's Already Over ❯ Falling ( Chapter 6 )

Everyone knows that Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto, right? I only own the plot.

 

Yay! Itachi finally appears! Stay tuned people!

 

 

Falling

 

A shady figure put on his helmet and leaned casually against his motorcycle as he waited for a certain rosette to emerge from her house. Having followed her back from school, the person waiting for her started to get impatient. As he lounged against the bike, his head snapped up as his target appeared. Waving down a taxi, the girl got into the car and it drove off. The stalker slipped onto his bike and speeded after her.

 

As the taxi pulled over outside a fancy restaurant, the biker turned into an alley just before the restaurant and parked his bike there. Removing his helmet, he hung it on the bike handle and ran a hand through his raven locks. Peering around the corner, he saw that the girl had entered the restaurant. Frowning slightly, he leaned against the wall and waited.

 

After an hour later, he started to grow impatient and flipped open his phone. Flicking through his contacts' list, he selected Sakura's number and dialled it. After a few rings, Sakura picked up.

 

“Hello?”

 

Sasuke grimaced, “Sakura, it's Sasuke.”

 

“Oh hey, what's up?”

 

Rubbing his temples, Sasuke gritted his teeth before asking, “Are you busy?”

 

He could hear laughter from the other end of the line. “Yeah, I'm actually on a date.”

 

Sasuke rolled his eyes, “Don't worry, I'll see you at school then.”

 

Snapping his phone shut, he nodded in satisfaction as he had just confirmed that Itachi was inside the restaurant with Sakura. Sasuke blew out a breath and he felt his face flush with anger at the idea that having finally located Itachi, he was actually going out with a girl that he liked.

 

A creak of the door aroused him from his thoughts. Peering around the corner, he could see the backs of two figures. One who had pink hair and one who had black hair tied into a ponytail.

 

Eyes narrowing, Sasuke clenched his fists. `Itachi Uchiha'

 

As he made a move to step out from the shadows of the alley, he heard the man speak in a soft and soothing voice, “Sakura, why don't you go home first? I've just remembered that I have something to attend to.”

 

Sakura nodded and leaned forward to kiss him briefly on the lips. However, this small action sent shivers down Sasuke's spine as he wrestled with his emotions.

 

`Focus Sasuke, Itachi is just in front of you.'

 

As Sakura disappeared around the next corner, the man turned around, eyes flashing dangerously as he called out, “Come on out, I know you're here.”

 

Sasuke stepped out of the shadows, eyes narrowed in anger. “Itachi Uchiha.”

 

The elder Uchiha's eyes widened ever so slightly. “Sasuke?”

 

Sasuke stepped forward. “You bastard, I've finally found you.”

 

Itachi's eyes hardened.

 

Sasuke continued, “Where have you been!? You left me all alone, left me to fend for myself and I don't even know where Mom and Dad are now! Do you know how hard it was just to survive?”

 

Itachi stiffened. “Foolish little brother, you are still as naïve as before. So what if I left you alone? You're alive aren't you?”

 

Sasuke growled menacingly, “You ran away after Mom and Dad disappeared! I was only eight! I had no idea what was going on! I spent eight years looking for you in hopes of having a normal life! Having a family!”

 

Itachi laughed coldly. With insane speed, he appeared in front of Sasuke and leaned forward. Whispering in his ear, he chuckled, “That's not gonna happen Sasuke. You know why?” Edging even closer, he continued, “That's because I killed Mom and Dad eight years ago.”

 

Itachi's fist smashed into Sasuke's lower abdomen before his knee connected with the younger Uchiha's jaw, causing Sasuke to crash onto the floor. Walking forward, Itachi said in a calm voice, “If you know what's good for you Sasuke, you won't look for me anymore.”

 

Turning around, he started to walk away. Glancing backwards, he said, “By the way, don't bother asking Sakura anything, because she doesn't know anything.” Just as he finished his sentence, Itachi sidestepped Sasuke's fist which was aimed at his head. Grabbing a hold of Sasuke's arm with his left arm, Itachi twisted around and brought Sasuke's arm behind his back. Lifting his right arm, he smashed his elbow down onto his younger brother's back. A sickening crack echoed along the alley as Sasuke yelled in pain and collapsed onto the floor. Itachi stood over his brother's body as he looked at him coldly.

 

Bending downwards, Itachi grabbed Sasuke by his collar and slammed him against the wall. Shifting his grip up towards Sasuke's neck, he tightened his hold. As Sasuke used his free hand to try to pry open Itachi's hold, Itachi growled. “Sasuke, if you don't want to end up like our parents, I suggest you disassociate yourself completely from me. You don't know what you're getting into if you do and when the Akatsuki come after you, they won't go easy on you like I did today.”

 

Releasing his grip, Sasuke fell onto the ground, blood trickling from the corners of his mouth. As consciousness slipped away from him, Sasuke swore that he heard Itachi whisper, “It doesn't have to be this way.”

 

Struggling to get up, Sasuke propped himself onto his left arm but only to fall back onto the ground as darkness claimed him.

 

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Naruto glanced around. Spotting Kiba, he called out, “Hey Kiba! Have you seen Sasuke?”

 

Kiba shook his head. “No, I've been wondering about him too. It's not like him to miss school.”

 

The blonde's eyebrows furrowed. “Oh man, today's gonna be so boring then! I have no one to talk to during class.” Folding his arms, Naruto pouted. Looking up, he spotted Sakura and asked the same question. Receiving the same answer, Naruto pouted even more.

 

As their homeroom teacher, Iruka sensei, entered the classroom, Shikamaru could see that he was clearly troubled. Slamming his books on the table, Iruka sensei glanced at his class worriedly.

 

Clapping his hands together, Iruka surveyed his class one more time before speaking. “Class, the school's just received a phone call from Konoha General Hospital and apparently, Sasuke Uchiha has just been admitted with a broken arm and internal injuries. The hospital said that he was found unconscious in an alley by some passerbys. Does anyone know what happened?”

 

Receiving no response, Iruka nodded. “Thank you class. Ok, now off to your classes.”

 

As the class scrambled to get their books, Sharingan's remaining members gathered together.

 

“Oh man, what the heck happened?”

“Don't know, maybe we should visit him today.”

 

“Yeah, his condition seems troublesome, let's go today.”

 

Sakura's eyebrows furrowed as she attempted to piece together the situation.

 

`Sasuke Uchiha'

 

Her eyes narrowed as she recalled Iruka sensei's words. “So, he might be related to Itachi Uchiha. If that's true, then Itachi ran away from home, leaving Sasuke to fend for himself. Sasuke was admitted into hospital yesterday and I left before Itachi did. Did they meet and have a fight?”

 

Sakura bit her bottom lip as she contemplated the possibilities. “What happened, Sasuke?”