Love In The Blood Prison | Sasunaru/Narusasu

Call this "A trade"

[Sasuke's POV]

Before the reign of Danzō's order, I was a normal kid. Somewhat of a normal kid, at least.

Before Danzō told Itachi to initiate the massacre, to kill everyone except me before the coup d'etat began, I was someone who looked up to Itachi and Naruto. That dobe, that... ugh, my "home" to say the least. I looked up to them, but when I heard Itachi had to take on an emotional burden to kill the entire clan, including his lover, Izumi, I was torn. 

So I decided to take the burden away from him. I did whatever I could to keep Itachi's reputation intact. I sacrificed mine for my brother.

I was willing to let Naruto hate me for the rest of my life so Itachi could continue being innocent. 

Indeed, I was conflicted about whether or not I wanted to let Itachi handle everything on his own to stay with Naruto selfishly, but, believe it or not, I chose my brother and I did the worst decision for him. 

It'd be a shame if all of his blood, sweat, and tears went down the drain because of a bastard like Danzō. I chose my fate, so I willingly lived with it.

I lived with it and cried knowing I was broken. 

I hated Danzō... I hated everything... I hated it all. 

I hated myself...

But I can't be selfish and not consider Itachi's feelings. 

I left out part of the truth to Naruto about what I've done that day.

Itachi... He wanted to eliminate his lover, Izumi, first to harden his heart before I went through with the massacre. We both felt it would have been better if he killed her rather than me so the two would be able to say their last goodbyes together. 

After luring Izumi away from home, Itachi killed his lover shortly after he entrapped her in his Tsukuyomi genjutsu. She was the only one from our clan put under the illusion, and Itachi did so to show Izumi what their lives could have been like if the world weren't cruel to them.

I stood outside of the house, waiting for Itachi to finish, thinking about how I was not physically stronger than any of my clan, nor was I stronger than Itachi, but I took on that role with the basis in mind. 

Regarding my size and fighting strength, I managed to suppress my feelings by the time Itachi finished ending Izumi's life and I relentlessly began to slaughter the military part of the Uchiha Clan and assailed the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters. I was consumed with the dread of my own crime, but I continued to kill my own clan right to left, allowing myself to effortlessly slaughter the civilian part without any opposition.

The events after that were just as I told Naruto and I ended up in prison, disgusted with my own crimes and memories of the entire massacre. 

It wasn't until Naruto arrived, looking older, seemingly closed off from the world, and his eyes were cold and distant when I first saw them. Though, it didn't take long for the light to return to them once we got reacquainted, and, for the first time in years, I felt like I was at home again. 

His arms felt so welcoming and I missed that warmth so much, that I drastically was fading from the world as well. 

Naruto is my home and my new reason to stay alive along with Itachi. Without them, I would've chosen the same path Kakashi's friend Rin did; I would've sacrificed myself to ensure that everyone was safe from me. A pawn in Danzō's hands who could be controlled at any given time. 

So... I wonder if Naruto is okay that I'm like this. 

Or, if he will give up on me when he realizes that I'm no better than a cold-blooded killer. 

All because I chose to accept Danzō's trade. 

"Call this 'a trade'." Danzō said to me that day, his words forever haunting my dreams. "You and I will work together to give this village the proper balance it deserves. You don't have a choice either, Sasuke. I traded my best Uchiha for you, so don't mess it up, understand?" 

I remembered I was stunned that I was placed in a harsher position than Itachi, yet I nodded despite my dejection to killing my own clan. 

He told me when to initiate the massacre and after that was a nightmare-like chronology. 

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[A/N: I don't know if you guys like this story, but I'll let it stay published until the end of June. If no one lets me know that you want it to stay on here by then, I'll unpublish it.]