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Chapter 6: Blood of a Peacekeeper

Chapter 6: Blood of a Peacekeeper

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Chapter Six: “Blood of a Peacekeeper”

“Such were the Sins
Of the Man Stained Red
As He Fights Those Stained Black.”
—A Man of the World—

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For Itachi Uchiha, life was a never-ending cycle. There was no end to the greed, the disgusting extents men would do to achieve their goals. No one was completely innocent from this fact. Even still, he had to protect Sasuke. Even as sword was clothed in the blood of his clan — his cousins, his uncles, his parents — he couldn’t kill his little brother.

And as Itachi ran towards the prison where he would see this little brother, he thought of the fates and their designs. 

Just like he thought, the Empire would break their promise and aim for his brother. It’s too bad they overestimated themselves so he wasn’t worried. He just ran because…

Itachi’s eyes softened. He just wanted to see him one last time.

A snake leapt from the tree above and he burned it to black ash without even looking as he dashed past. Sssss!

Itachi collected his thoughts while he fought more creatures in the dangerous forest. Like a man sorting out his will, he went through all the potential factors of his plans and the events that followed. The Empire finally betrayed them. Good. This way, Sasuke will be free of all ties to the Empire mentally and physically. When I die, he’ll be free of the duty of the Uchiha and the sins of our blood.

It will be the end.

Everything went according to plan. From the people who raised the boy to who guided him now, he planted them all. Should a certain snake mentor betray him, too, however…it’d be impossible not to die instantly. And in this way, there was no room for failure.

Failsafe after failsafe, Sasuke will be fine. Even if he must spend a little blood, the boy will live.

Itachi chuckled as he looked forward to their meeting. He’ll probably scream in hatred again. That boy was always a crybaby.

He thought back to the days where he was the pride of the Uchiha. At the time, he was simply a genius boy who was trained in the way of the sword and soul since his first step. At age five, he had his first kill. And at age six, he led his first campaign under the guidance of his father.

Itachi Uchiha, the prodigy of the most powerful clan in the Empire, stood in the blood of thousands before most boys had their first rite of package. 

It was the status quo in the Empire. The Uchiha would bring spoils of war and the dead collected would be given to the network of necromancers and dark mages. Although he sympathized with the villages and children…he was a realist. He had already been stained with the sins of men long ago so he had no right to judge his comrades.

In secret, he would sit with his mother as she combed his hair in silence. It was tiring fighting all the time. Even if he stopped killing, others would take his place. If it weren’t his clan, it’d be another. The Empire would just keep sending armies and even if there were no empire, soon or later men will war and children would be forced to fight. There was no end.