Naruto One-shots

Dead Eyes

Summary: From the day he was born, Sasuke's eyes looked so alive. It was amazing, considering how they saw nothing but death. One-shot. AU.

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Mikoto was the first person to look into her son's eyes. They were so beautiful that she cried. They sparkled so much that she cried. They stared at her with such intensity that she cried. They looked so alive that she cried.

Fugaku smiled warmly for all the same reasons that his wife cried.

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When Itachi first saw his baby brother's eyes, he fell in love with them. He loved Sasuke, and he would protect him with his life.

Sasuke babbled happily.

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During the Kyuubi attack, Sasuke didn't make a sound. He only gazed curiously at his surroundings, seemingly looking at things that no one else could see.

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The day Itachi became a genin, Sasuke came up to him with a curious look on his face.

"Big Brother?"

"Yes, Sasuke?" Itachi hummed.

"Are you sick?"

Itachi's eyebrows furrowed. "No, why?"

Sasuke tilted his head. "Oh. I guess it isn't time yet."

"What do you mean?"

"It just changed, so I was curious."

"Curious about what?"

Sasuke gave him a smile. "Sometimes, some people in our family cough up blood."

Itachi stiffened, his eyes widening. "Sasuke, who's coughing up blood?"

"Not yet, but soon...I'm supposed to be there, too. Huh."

With that, Sasuke wobbled away, leaving Itachi somewhat horrified that his baby brother had seen someone in their family cough up blood, and amazed that a one-year-old Sasuke could speak so well.

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When Sasuke was six, he and his family were walking back to their compound after attending a party. It was dark, the stars already gleaming in the sky.

They walked in silence. Suddenly, Sasuke stopped.

"Sasuke, honey, what's wrong?" Mikoto asked.

Sasuke stared at the street which they were walking next to (walking on the streets was dangerous, so they were using the sidewalk). "A carriage," he whispered.

"Sasuke, there is no carriage," Itachi said softly.

Sasuke shook his head. "Soon," he muttered.

Suddenly, in unison, Itachi, Fugaku, and Mikoto dropped to the ground, Mikoto pulling Sasuke down with her. Four kunai whizzed over their heads.

The three were up again, back-to-back, a kunai in hand, with Sasuke in the middle of them.

"Two assailants," Mikoto said.

Fugaku glanced at Itachi, giving him a meaningful look. Itachi nodded before disappearing in a burst of speed. A body fell forward from the shadows, a sword wedged its back.

An enraged cry echoed through the near-empty street.

"Hajime!" a voice yelled. A figure made its way from the shadows. A man stared in horror at his dead partner.