𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐲 ᶦᵗᵃᶜʰᶦ

4| awoken

"Big brother!" Sasuke grinned as he ran towards Itachi. His footsteps grew louder as he turned the corner to enter the entryway of the home.

"Hello Sasuke," Itachi smiled lightly, turning his body to face the child that soon attached himself to his leg.

"How was your mission big brother!" grinned his little Sasuke, who still refused to let go of Itachi.

"I-It w-was,"

He then began to remember.

The memories came in flashes.

His kunai gashed the mist shinobi.

Each of them attempted to steal the dojutsus that Konoha holds dearly.

"In order to prevent war," Itachi told himself over and over again.

He was sent out alone, after the fourth Hokage, his father, and the elders decided that Itachi would kill those who tried to take their dojutsu.

"It's a warning, we could off launched a full-on attack on their village, but we don't need another war, this will set our final response to their many attempts," Fugaku explained his voice laced with anger.

"I agree. We've been too lenient. We need their attempts to stop before they go any further," Minato sighed as he looked through the list of those who have almost been captured.

"That's why you, Itachi, will terminate those who are camping around Konoha," his father then looked over to his eldest son, he felt proud that his son had been recognized for his incredible skill.

The blood of those he slaughtered splattered over his face. There screams filled his ears, yet he never flinched once. His hand was steady, his body moved swiftly, and his mind focused on his task.

Still, he was unlucky; they were still able to land some life-threatening wounds, which caused him to end up at the mysterious cabin. The rain was pouring down on to his skin as it began to get harder to breathe, and when the door opened, Itachi finally awoke he gasping for air.

"Sasuke, I got to get back to Sasuke," his hand clutched his bandage chest.

"Y-You're up!" [y/n] scurried to his side.

"P-Please lie d-down your b-body isn't ready!" she placed her hand behind his head, gently pushing him down back to her bed.

"Sasuke, he's waiting for me," the cold sweats began to take over his body, and his vision grew blurry again.

"You'll get to him soon, but you have to recover," her hands began to glow green as she cupped his face.

"Can you tell me your name?" her voice soothed him, and his anxiety began to go down.

"Itachi," he responded, still being in an dazed state of mind.

"Well hello Itachi, my name is [y/n],"