Stream of past

Heart to Heart, Eye to Eye

"Itachi...Uchiha." said Sasuke.

"Oho, a Sharingan...And moreover he resembles you quite a lot. Who is he, Itachi?"

Itachi finally turned around to look at him. "He's my younger brother."

Sasuke glared. He couldn't talk with his brother with this man around, he was hoping to catch him all alone. He doesn't mind Naruto knowing, but he couldn't trust this random guy, who was apparently from Mist, judging by his hitai-ate. So he did the only thing he could think of, he pretended to fight his brother. He charged at him with a Chidori that he planned to miss on purpose, only for his brother to catch his wrist and redirect it at a wall. Then his brother snapped his wrist, before kicking him away. He slammed into a wall at the end of the corridor. In the corner of his eye he saw Jiraiya appear, that was good, at least Naruto would be safe.

Then his brother was onto him, beating the crap out of him. Their power levels haven't changed at all, had they...No this wasn't why he was here. If Itachi really was innocent, then he had to know.

"You are weak..." said Itachi.

"Itachi...I know the truth...about that night..." whispered Sasuke. 

Itachi tensed before he put his brother in Genjutsu. Sasuke found himself in the familiarly terrifying plane of Tsukuyomi. He was in the streets of the Uchiha compound, devoid of everyone. Everything was tinted red and Sasuke felt his heart make a good impression of a jackrabbit in his chest.

"What do you mean?" said Itachi. And Sasuke turned around to find his brother behind him, looking at him with an unreadable expression.

"I...I know the truth. That you were ordered to kill our clan...by the Sandaime."

"How?"

But Sasuke ignored him. "Is it true then? Did- did the Third really..."

"Yes...Our clan was planning a coup. I couldn't let war happen..." Sasuke opened his mouth to say something, but Itachi continued. "There were a lot of circumstances involved. I do not have the time to explain them now..."

"Wait, Itachi!"

"I promise I will tell you everything. Meet me tonight at the Naka shrine and I will explain it to you, otouto."

And with that, the genjutsu dispelled and Sasuke found himself half swallowed by a wall. In front of him was Itachi. He gave his little brother a slight nod and then fled. Jiraiya released the jutsu after the Akatsuki members escaped and Sasuke felt himself fall forward. Naruto caught him and lowered him to the ground.

"Sasuke! Are you ok?" exclaimed Naruto.

"Naruto..."

"Are you alright? Fuck that guy was a monster. I thought he was gonna kill you-"

"Shut up."

"Oi, don't be a bastard! Here I am all worried for you and- mmph"

Sasuke clamped his hand over Naruto's mouth. "You're too loud."

Just then, Guy made his entrance and kicked Jiraiya in the face. The Sannin argued with him, but Sasuke ignored them both. A million thoughts rushing in his mind. The massacre...was ordered. By the Third. He forced his brother to kill his family, because they ordered a coup...But why? What led his clan to try and do that? He had so many questions and no answers. He hopes his brother will shed some light on all of this.

"Right! I think now it's time I bring my eternal rival's wayward student back to the village." said Guy and then he picked Sasuke up and hoisted him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Sasuke was too tired to protest it. "Let us go, Sasuke-kun."