Sasuke Says {SasuNaru} - FastForward (BoyxBoy)

Chapter 19

Sasuke says

May 17th, 16:45

Minato tried his best not to glare across his desk at the man seated before him. It was difficult, though. Incredibly difficult. After having spent years ensuring he crushed Uchiha Corp to dust, to have it shoot back upwards because of a few choice investments and lots of brains... he was not happy.

Itachi Uchiha had, at one point, been nothing more than a boy that Minato had wiped his feet on on his way to his very expensive car. Now, the man was proving to be ridiculously troublesome. Not only was he doing well with poaching Minato's clients, but he was also buying out all the companies Minato had been planning on buying out mere days before the blond got to it.

So now, he only had one choice, and as much as he hated that choice, for his son, he was going to do it. Because he had promised he would at the very least try, and he wasn't going to break his word.

"You've been a problem for quite some time, Uchiha," Minato said slowly, still eying the man in front of him, who looked far too composed for his tastes. Being a dad had made him soft if someone like Itachi barely flinched at his look.

Then again, the other had an impressive look of his own.

"I assume I've been granted an audience with you for a reason."

Minato's eyebrow twitched at the clear mockery and he took a deep breath, smoothing out a few papers in front of him and trying to calm himself down. "In the past, I would have dealt with you the same way I did all those years ago when you first took over your father's company."

"I'm not the same boy I was before," Itachi said calmly, leaning forward and picking up a frame sitting on the edge of Minato's desk.

The blond scowled, watching Itachi eye his son before setting the picture back down. Minato pulled it closer to himself, not liking someone else touching his things, especially when they pertained to Naruto.

"I could spend thousands of dollars trying to end your company, but my son has been very good at reminding me that I'm not a tyrant, and that everyone is entitled a chance to have a successful, albeit easily crushed, company."

"Your words inspire me, sir," Itachi said condescendingly, adding in a smirk to further antagonize him.

"Let's be clear." Minato leaned forward, folding his hands together. "I'm doing this for my son, who one day is going to be sitting behind this desk. He's asked me to give you a chance instead of just crushing you, so this is my one and only offer." He slid the sheet of paper sitting in front of him across the desk towards Itachi. "Sell me the rights to your company, agree to work under me, and fork over ten percent of your net profits a year, and I won't try to completely decimate you."

Itachi's lips turned up into a smirk and Minato's eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Only ten percent?" the Uchiha asked, pulling the paper closer to look it over, causing Minato to relax. "That seems low for you."

"My son argued with me. He knows he'll be the one to deal with you once I retire. He wanted me to play nice."

"And this was the best you could come up with?"

Minato's eyes widened when the younger man pulled the contract off the desk and ripped it in half.

"If you think you can crush me, then prove it." Itachi stood and brushed off the front of his suit before looking back at Minato, a hint of a smirk on his features. "Good day, Mr. Namikaze."

Turning, the raven walked to the office door, put his hand on the handle, pulled it open, and froze.

Minato frowned and leaned to the side to see what Itachi was looking at. All he saw was his son, staring up at Itachi with an unreadable expression on his face.