Itachi Uchiha never expected he would become a father at just 13 years old. He never knew his love for her would take them that far. His only regret was that he couldn't be there for his new family.
Itachi couldn't abandon his top secret mission, in...
"It seems we cannot prevent the Uchiha coup d'etat." Shisui Uchiha said. "And if civil war erupts in The Leaf, the other villages will invade for sure, true war will break out."
Shisui spoke with his back to his best friend, Itachi Uchiha. The night was cool and still as the two Uchiha stood in amongst the forest, overlooking the cliff.
The sun set as the two friends spoke, the sky filled with orange and red.
Itachi listened intently to his friend, true concern spread across his face.
"Danzo stole my right eye." Shisui said, turning to Itachi. "That man doesn't trust me at all."
Sure enough, Shisui's Sharingan eye was gone, blood running from the closed empty socket.
"I suspect he will come after my left eye." Shisui said, bringing his hand to his only eye. "So I'll give it to you before he has a chance."
The Uchiha carefully ripped his other eye from the socket as Itachi watched helplessly, knowing his friend well enough to know not to interfere.
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"Shisui." Itachi said.
Shisui held his eye out to his friend, the Uchiha now completely lost of sight, his closed eyes leaking blood.
"You're the only one I can count on my best friend." he said with a smile. "Protect the village and the Uchiha name."
"You have more than one purpose, Itachi." Shisui told him. "You know that."
"Protect her, protect Kanade."
"I...," Itachi began.
"Your love for her is more important than what those around you think." Shisui said. "You're going to be a father, my friend."
"All the more reason to protect those precious to you."
"I will." Itachi told him. "But what will you do now?"
Shisui backed toward the cliff edge. "Don't try to stop me."
"Wait!" Itachi said desperately, reaching out to his friend.
"If you're truly my friend...," Shisui said as he began falling head first off the cliff.
Itachi ran to the edge, still reaching out as Shisui disappeared into the river far below.
"Shisui!" Itachi cried out, but Shisui was long gone.
The Uchiha stared down the cliff for the longest time, unable to comprehend what had just happened. His best friend was gone, forever.
After a while Itachi composed himself, standing up calmly, remembering Shisui's words. Protect the village, protect the Uchiha name and protect Kanade. Those were his priorities.
He knew what he had to do in order to protect what was precious to him, he knew the burden he had to bare, even if it meant he had to do one of the hardest things he would ever do.
