Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ The Brother I Once Was ❯ The Brother I Once Was Pt. 10 ( Chapter 10 )

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

"Brother!!! Enough, Stop!!" Sasuke yelled from the door.

Itachi's eyes widened. What was he doing...? He had just attacked three member of the clan, from whom he also just said had no future. Just because they were questioning him on Shisui's suicide. No, his MURDER. Itachi had killed him wether circumstances said other wise or not. The Mangekyo Sharingan burning in his eyes was proof of that. Itachi knelt down onto the ground and bowed to the four men standing infront of him and apoligized.

Sasuke watched from the doorway as Itachi eventually stood up and walked twards him. "Brother...."

Itachi didn't say anything. He just walked past his younger brother and to his room. Onnce he reached there Itachi looked in the mirror. He looked at the Mangekyo Sharingan in his eyes. What had he become? Where was that older brother with the carefree smile and the well hidden anger? Where was he? Where was the real Itachi Uchiha?!

Itachi raised his fist and let out and angry cry as it swung twards the mirror. It shattered loudly and its pieces flew in every direction. "I'm a monster...."

Sasuke was peeking through the door. He looked at Itachi's now bloody hand with wide eyes. He turned around to walk away but the floor creeked under him. Itachi turned around slowly and walked to the door, he opened it and looked down at his younger brother,leaning his forehead against his forearm. His eyes were full of deep sadness and looked almost as if he had just woken up.

Sasuke looked up at him. "B...brother....?"

"...yes...?" Itachi's voice sounded soft and sad as well.

Sasuke nodded twards his brother's hand. Itachi looked down at it, covered in blood and went over to sit on his bed. "Sasuke...can you go get me some bandages...?"

The little brother nodded and went ot get them. What happened with Itachi...? He seemed more distant now then he had just minutes ago. Was he slipping away more? When Sasuke returned and started cleaning up Itachi's hand. He never looked up at him. Itachi watched Sasuke carefully as he wrapped his hand. When his younger brother finished he smiled and ruffled his hair.

But Sasuke didn't smile. He stayed looking at the ground. "I'm.....sorry...."

Itachi blinked. "What for, Sasu--"

"For not being strong enough!" He blurted out. "I want to help you brother!! I know you are getting more upset each day. You keep getting sent out on missions, Shisui's death, and father...Itachi I don't want you to be sad anymore!!!"

Itachi's eyes widened a bit at his brother. Sasuke had such a strong and determined look on his face. A stray tear or two fell from his eyes as he leaned down to hug his little brother. Sasuke just kind of stood there puzzled. "Sasuke...." Itachi whispered into his ear. "You're strong enough.....but I'm not...." and with that he pulled away from Sasuke and poked him sharply in the forehead. As he had done many times in their past.

"Ack! Brother!" Sasuke said ittitatedly as his older brother laughed. He rubbed his forehead. "I'll get you back for those someday...when I surpass you you better watch out! I'll poke you straight to the Sand village!"

"Suuuure you will, Sasuke......you've got to catch me first..." Itachi took off running twards the back porch.

Sasuke happily ran after him. "Heeeey, 'Tachi wait up!"

Mikoto was home now. She looked out the kitchen window and saw the two running out into the yard. Sasuke tackled Itachi to the ground and thats where they laid, both laughing. Their mother did not smile though. She was happy to see her sons playfull and happy but her mind was deeply troubled.

"Itachi...." She whispered to herself as she watched them. "The Mangekyo Sharingan.....why did you kill him? What have you become, my son...?"

Itachi was laughing. Like before everything had left his mind. Sasuke truely was a cure for anything wrong with him. Sasuke was sitting on Itachi's stomach as he undid the ponytail in the back and started playing with his hair. Itachi glanced over and saw his mother watching them from the kitchen window. His smile faded slowly but Sasuke didn't notice.

Mikoto used her fingers to point to her eyes. Itachi nodded and watched her walk away from the window. He went back to playing with Sasuke. Mikoto walked and sat down by the table. This had to be a missunderstanding. Itachi couldn't have killed Shisui...or did he?

Later that night Itachi walked out onto the back porch with his mother and sat down. Fugaku and Sasuke were at the academy for one of Sasuke's other public exams. Mikoto looked out at the pond. "Itachi....what happened with Shisui....?"

Itachi frowned and looked at the ground. "Shisui....in a way commited suicide...he....MADE me do it....." And he went on explaining what happened.

In the end his mother got up and walked away. Itachi sighed. She must have been angry at him. He put his hand over his left shoulder. It didn't hurt so much anymore. It didn't...but his heart did. His mother seemed to hate him, his father hated him....but Sasuke...what if Sasuke started to hate him? Would Itachi ever be able to hold on if Sasuke was ripped from him?

Itachi stood up and walked out around the house. was everyone trying to make Sasuke hate him? Thats what it seemed like..they wanted Sasuke to follow in their example. They were trying to take Sasuke away...all of them....everyone of them was trying to rip his little brother from his arms. He could feel his Sharingan start to come into his eyes. It wasn't until that point that he realized....