Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ It's Already Over ❯ Colours ( Chapter 16 )

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The two slammed into each other, both struggling to push the other back. Sasuke's knife was pressed horizontally against his mentor's twin blades and the stalemate continued until the raven suddenly dropped to the ground. Orochimaru's blades swung forward in an arc as Sasuke used the momentum to bring his leg around from behind, tripping the pale man.

 

What the Uchiha did not account for was that instead of tumbling to the ground like he expected Orochimaru to, the man used the blades as leverage to support him. As the gleaming blade stabbed onto the floor, Sasuke managed to flip backwards. Skidding across the floor, he flung his knife at his opponent.

 

Orochimaru only had ample time to fall onto the ground to avoid the attack. Lifting his head, he was met with a crushing blow to the side of his head as Sasuke smashed his knee against the man's temples, sending the man flying across the room.

 

Kicking at the discarded blades on the floor, Sasuke sent them sliding across the room into the corner before pulling off his shirt. Throwing it against the wall, he flexed his fingers and advanced towards Orochimaru. The man stood up shakily. Eyes narrow with fury, the snake like man clenched his fists. With incredible speed, the older man surged forward, intent on destroying his student.

 

A flurry of punches and kicks were exchanged as neither could gain the upper hand. Orochimaru was tiring and Sasuke knew that he needed to end this quickly in case Kabuto came back. The corner of his lips tightened as he came up with a plan.

 

Leaping backwards, Sasuke landed at a safe distance from his opponent. Orochimaru took this as an opportunity to streak towards the corner to retrieve his weapons. Cursing himself mentally as he realized his mistake, Sasuke mirrored Orochimaru's movement. Wrenching out his knife which was embedded on the wall, he turned around to find that Orochimaru was running towards him, blades glistening in the dim light.

 

A blur speeded to meet the man and the both of them clashed. A sickening squelch echoed across the room and time seemed to stop. An eerie silence descended unto the room. Then slowly, as if in slow motion, the heavy dripping of blood could be heard.

 

Sasuke's eyes were wide with shock, pain etched into every fibre of his face. With a cough, blood splattered onto Orochimaru's face. Tremors rocked the raven's entire body. Ironically, his mentor was immobile as if he were frozen. The Uchiha's free hand was shaking badly as he reached upwards for one of the blades that were protruding from just below his ribcage. Grasping at it, he held it in place as he backed away, stumbling. His right hand's hold on his knife loosened as he steadied himself. Glaring at Orochimaru, he coughed once more, blood pouring from his mouth. Grimacing with pain, he fell onto his knee, his trousers slowly soaking up the blood. Gasping for air, Sasuke gripped the other blade. It had gone right through his left shoulder, narrowly missing his shoulder blade. Bracing himself for the agony, he pulled it out. A scream of pain echoed across the room.

 

Sweat was pouring from every pore of his body and he was breathing heavily, shoulders heaving as he struggled to suppress the pain. Weary eyes locked onto snake like ones as the raven smirked. Smirked at the sight of his knife protruding from the man's throat. Smirked at the defeat of his mentor. Smirked at his victory.

 

Staggering to his feet, he picked up his discarded shirt and ripped it into two. Tying both pieces tightly to his wounds, he applied pressure onto his abdomen before limping out of the door.

 

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Leaning against the car door, Sasuke slumped downwards, gasping desperately as he fought to stay conscious. Twisting around painfully, he opened the car door and slid into the driver's seat. Dragging his bloodied hand across his face, the raven wiped the cold sweat from his brow. Wearily, he opened the car drawer and took out a bottle of alcohol. Unscrewing the lid, he tipped the contents onto his torso, hissing as the alcohol sent shockwaves of pain coursing through his veins. Dropping the empty bottle onto the passenger seat next to him, Sasuke rummaged through the drawer, eventually pulling out a needle and a thread.

 

Damn this…

 

Sasuke's mind was still in shock. He couldn't fully comprehend that he had just killed someone, yet it felt so hollow, so cold, so…empty. He bit his lips bitterly. He was doing this for Sakura…yet that was not his goal. He needed to kill Itachi, why did he care about anyone else? The Uchiha gritted his teeth. He was straying from his goal and he knew that it was because of a …certain cherry blossom. Brows furrowing in contempt, he hit the CD player to take his mind off the matter. His favourite CD clicked into play.

 

Can you feel it crush you?

Does it seem to bring the worst in you out?
There's no running away from

These things that hold you down

Do they complicate you

Because they make you feel like this?
Of all the colors that you've shined

This is surely not your best

Sasuke's heart sank as his mind recognized the meanings of the song but he concentrated on stopping the blood flow as he stitched up his wounds. He could deal with his conscience later.

 

I know you feel alone, yeah,

And no one else can figure you out
But don't you ever turn away

From the ones that help you down?
Well they'd love to save you.

Don't you know they love to see you smile?
But these colors that you've shined are surely not your style

 

Snarling slightly in frustration, Sasuke contemplated turning the music off but in the end, muttered incoherently under his breath about trying to let it all out and get over it.

 

I know you're feeling like you're lost
But you should know these colors that you're shining are
I know you're feeling like you're lost,
You feel you've drifted way too far
Did you know these colors that you're shining are
Surely not the best

Surely not the best.

 

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Sakura lay on her back as she stared blankly at the ceiling. Her thoughts drifted to Sasuke and Kakashi. She shuddered slightly. She had no idea about the boy's tragic past, did not know about his pain, never understood his mind. The rosette chewed her lower lip nervously as she tried to reassure herself that Sasuke was alright. Turning onto her side, she sat up and picked up the photo frame which was on her bedside table. Running her delicate fingers over the photo, she traced the three figures one by one. The corner of her lips twitched upwards briefly as she remembered the circumstances of which the photo was taken.

 

“Why do we have to take a photo Kakashi?” bellowed Naruto.

 

The silver haired jounin rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. “Well Naruto, I thought it would be nice to, you know, have something to remember everyone by. After all, Sasuke is very picky when it comes to choosing friends.”

 

The raven grunted in annoyance but chose to ignore the statement. “Hn. Why do I have to stand next to the dobe?”

 

An indignant cry could be heard. “What? Who are you calling dobe, teme?”

 

“What? Are you hard of hearing?”

 

“Teme!”

 

Sakura glanced exasperatedly at Kakashi. The two boys were best friends of sixteen years old, yet both bickered like six year old children. Kakashi just smiled knowingly at Sakura before turning back to the two arguing boys. Planting a firm hand on each of their shoulders, he steered them apart.

 

Casually, he interjected wryly, “Now, now children, play nicely.” Both boys shot him an irritated look but Kakashi just raised his eyebrows, “Why don't you two stand on both sides of Sakura, how's that sound?”

 

Sasuke looked away annoyed. He was trying his best to reassure himself that he did not like the girl, after all, he was an Uchiha. Disgruntled, he shoved his hands into his pocket, ignoring the blatant glare and death aura emitting from a certain blonde.

 

Kakashi positively beamed as he stood behind the children as the camera shutter clicked.

 

Sakura leaned backwards, flopping onto her backside as the bed creaked under the strain. Sighing, she whispered, “What happened to us…?”

 

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If you guys haven't noticed, I've changed my writing style slightly. Instead of just skimming the plot, I'm trying to get into the character, into their minds, their feelings because that's how the writers write theirs for the ffs which I love. So, I'm trying to get more into the “feel” of the characters, especially Sasuke and Sakura. You may also notice that the story is now moving more in Sasuke's POV, yeah? I thought that readers would find it easier to understand him now. I usually have the whole story plotted out so I really want to just write the plot out blandly but I'm restraining myself to get the feelings and thoughts out. I have the ending thought out, brilliant twist - so exciting, but I need to think about the middle, so it's a bit hard at the moment to get this chapter and the next moving lol. Anyway, some awesome fics you may like

 

Blind by ObsidianSickle

Ripples by YellowMask (I'm not sure about the author, but it's something like that)

The Contentious Heart by elle6778

Colour Theory by (I can't remember lol)

Little Green Leaf by NinjaShen (Not sure about author)

YaHo by TacoCat (not sure about both sorry XD)

 

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