Konoha's Lost Kunoichi

Ultimatum! Itachi's Life

I sat on the branch above, watching the scene unfold. Right now, Haru is whipping some ass.

Some lowly followers of Orochimaru picked a fight with Sasuke, so he had Haru take care of them since they weren't worth his time.

I mean they aren't, but that kinda attitude is what pisses people off.

"Such a pain." I stated, cheek resting in my hand as I watched with a bored expression. Sasuke stood by me, leaning against the trunk of the tree.

He didn't say anything, just watched. I glanced over at him through my peripheral vision. His eyes are distant, but I see the underlying hate.

Again huh? "Thinking about him?" I asked, although it wasn't phrased like one. At this he turned his gaze to me. "Of course. It's almost time." I pursed my lips tightly, turning my head in his direction.

"Sasuke . . . do we really have to do this?" I asked, trying at it again. His facial expression didn't change, but his eye twitched ever so slightly. "I'm not arguing over this again Miyuna. This has been what I've been working for all my life. This is why we're here."

My heart clenched painfully at his words. "You know my feelings towards killing him. I came here to support you while in Orochimaru's hands. But I-I don't want to kill Itachi."

His fists clenched at the mere mention of his name.

I have been trying, over and over again, to talk him out of it. That this hatred would only continue to twist him every which way. Hatred is a poisonous thing.

I know. Because I once hated every single person in our village. Our world. But all that hatred did was was keep me in place. Like I was sinking in place.

Always on guard, always hardening myself. It was like drowning in a way. Unable to escape. The pain that occurred in your chest, your self.

Mix that in with revenge . . . it's not a path worth taking. Even if you succeed, nothing will change. And you will still be in pain. Except it'll be worse.

Because you spend your whole life for it, and once it's finished, you'll realize there's nothing left.

Sasuke stared at me, clearly unhappy with my words. I bring this up so often, he really shouldn't get this upset every time. Then again, he doesn't have anything else planned after killing him.

To him, this is the reason of his existence. "I'm going through with it. That's it." With those few words, he left.

I knew he would. Almost three years I've been trying to get him to change his mind. To reason with him. Even begged.

But I'm not giving up. "I'll never give up . . . Never give up!"

A smile stretched across my lips as Naruto's words echoed in my mind.

I looked up at the sky and smiled. "I'm not giving up big brother. That's what you taught me." I whispered.

Sadness swelled within me though. I miss him so much. It's really hard to look on the bright side of things without him. But I can't rely on him forever. And I'm doing this for him and the Leaf as well.

I'll keep on trying. I'll keep at it until Sasuke's hatred lightens up and he doesn't see an absolute need to kill Itachi.

Easier said than done.

But I don't want Itachi to die. I still find it hard to believe he did what he did. There has to be an explanation. Even if there isn't, I still want him to live.

Afterall, Itachi is a very important person to me. Even now, I still hold him close to my heart.

"It's rare for you to be sad." I jumped and quickly whipped out a kunai out of instinct and thrust it at the person who had appeared next to me.