Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Brother I Once Was ❯ The Brother I Once Was Pt. 5 ( Chapter 5 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

The sword hit a piece of wood that was laying on the ground. Itachi's father had never been there. He was already on his way down to the police HQ. Itachi didn't care. It felt good to let his anger out even if it was just a piece of wood. He raised his sword again and hit the log a few times before sitting down under the tree and laying the sword to his side. He let out a long sigh and closed his eyes.

He didn't know when he fell asleep all he knew is that it was approaching nighfall when he awoke. Sasuke was looking at him from his left side with a smile. "Hey. Are you feeling okay, Brother? You were asleep for a long time..."

Itachi yawned and nodded. "I just fell asleep here that's all."

Sasuke smiled lightly and handed his brother one of the small white pills. "Here...." Itachi was so grogy that he hadn't even realize the searing pain in his left arm. Sasuke held out the glass of water along with the pill.

Itachi just laid there and sighed. Sasuke looked at him with a worried look. "Itachi...?" The pain finally took a tight grip on Itachi's entire arm.

"My arm hurts, Sasuke..." He was wincing and his right hand was in a tight fist by his side.

Sasuke's eyes widened a bit. The he reached his hand with the pill in it to his older brother's mouth. Itachi looked down and opened his mouth just enough so that Sasuke could push the pill in with his finger. The younger brother smiled and tilted the glass to his brother's lips so that he could swallow the pill. "Is that better now, Brother?"

Itachi closed his eyes and smiled. Sasuke reached over and wiped the extra water from Itachi's lips softly. Itachi opened his right eye and looked at him. "You know, Sasuke... you would make a great big brother..." He chuckled.

"I would...?"

"Sure. You are very caring, strong, and you are smart too."

Sasuke grinned. "That's what makes YOU such a good big brother, Itachi"

Their brotherly moment was interupted by the sound of their mother comming out to them. She walked carefully out over to them. She smiled down at Itachi then turned to Sasuke "Sasuke, your father would like to talk to you."

Sasuke nodded and ran off. Mikoto (Their mom) turned to Itachi again "How are you feeling?"

Itachi snorts a bit "I was alright until I woke up but Sasuke gave me my medicine so I am fine now."

"That's good to hear" Mikoto kneels down next to Itachi and brushes away a few strands of hair from his face. Looking down she notices the sword and picks it up to examine it. "Taking your anger out on wood again, dear?"

Itachi blinked. "How did you know? Oh, wait...it's not the first time is it?" He smiled a bit.

Mikoto stood up with it and smiled. "You have a tendancy to take your anger out on the nearest piece of a tree...I'm going to take this inside, alright? Sasuke should be back in a bit...I'll start dinner. You must be hungry." She walked off.

Itachi stood up wearily after a few minutes and headed inside. He sat down at the kitchen table and laid his head down on it. Without realizing it he drifted off to sleep again.

He dreamed of Sasuke. Sasuke was running twards him with his report card the first time he had gotten one at the academy. 'Itachi, look!' he had said showing him the grades. Itachi smiled down at him.

'That's almost as good as mine were. Good job, Sasuke!'

Sasuke smiled and set the paper down on the ground. 'Itachi....someday I am....going to kill you'

Itachi's eyes widened as he looked at his little brother who was now standing over him. Sasuke pulled out a kunai and held it high over his head. 'I HATE YOU!' he screamed out as he brought the kunai down.

Itachi just barely moved out of the way as it slammed into the wooden floor. 'Sasuke, what are you doing....?' His eyes full of a sudden fear.

Sasuke charged at him. 'I'll kill you!!!!'

Itachi took a few steps back then finally kicked Sasuke lightly away from him. 'Sasuke stop...! Please! It's me, Itachi! Your brother!'

'MURDERER!!!' The kunai flew and a split second before it hit him, Itachi woke up.

He lifted his head from the table, a cold sweat running off his forehead as it had with the other dream. Why was he having these dreams? He looked around. Itachi thought of Sasuke giving him the medicine earlier and that settled his mind and his stomach a bit. "I love you, little brother...." he murmured to himself as he wiped off his forehead. The next thing he knew there was a loud crash. Itachi stood up and listened.

"Father!! Stop! Please!" Sasuke yelled out.

"Fugaku, let him be!"

"Father, please let me go!" Sasuke pleaded again. There was a short pause. "Ow!"

"Fugaku....!"

Itachi's eyes widened as he ran down the hallway to where Sasuke, his mother and his father were. "Sasuke!!"

"Itachi!!!"