Vile

Orochimaru stood from his throne like chair in his main chambers at sound staring blankly at his silver haired informant shock still marring his pale countenance.

Orochimaru "You're absolutely sure?"

Kabuto sighed before shakily nodding.

Orochimaru "Then I want Sasuke-kun taken far away from here before that wretched beast shows up."

Kabuto "Where do I take him? And what excuse do I use?"

Orochimaru "I don't care. You're smart I'm sure you'll think of something.."

Kabuto "Orochimaru-sama I-"

Orochimaru "I won't die so easily Kabuto now go."

Kabuto nodded, worry still apparent across his pale face. He left quickly to find the raven haired Uchiha.
A half hour later with both packs across his back Kabuto was leading the raven haired young man away from sound.

Sasuke was beyond pissed at the silver haired man that had pushed him out of his bed. Even more so when he demanded to know why and his only answer was a cringe of fear, eye avoidance, and a tersely muttered response of "Lord Orochimaru ordered you to follow me."

As they quickly took off jumping through the tree tops and into the night Kabuto kept glancing behind them.
Fear reflecting openly in his silvery blue gray eyes from behind his glasses.

Sasuke "Care to explain why, who, or better yet what we are running away from and to god only knows where?"

Kabuto stopped on a thick branch to stare up at the moon and wait as the raven haired young man caught up to him.
Sasuke landed silently and gracefully beside him with a delicately arched questioning eyebrow.

Kabuto "The Akatsuki.. They're all dead. Orochimaru-sama is the only one left."

Sasuke grabbed the silver haired mans shirt violently slamming him against the trees trunk snarling. "And that man?"

Kabuto shook his head while keeping his eyes clenched shut. "I don't know! It was the Konoha death demon. The fabled fox anbu of leaf that wiped them all out. But that one is still on the leaf villages bingo books.. So he must still be alive too!"

Sasuke released him with a growl and sneer before turning and heading back the way they had come.
Panic seized, Kabuto ran stopping in front of him with his arms out stretched blocking his path with pleading eyes.

Sasuke "I don't care what that old snake bastard told you. If you stand in my way you'll die painfully. You're no match for me Kabuto and I know you know it. You haven't been a challenge to me for years, now move."

Sighing the silver haired man dropped his arms. As Sasuke took off he followed wordlessly behind him heading back the way they had came with absolute fear twisting at his insides..

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Disappointment at the fight sound had put up was putting Naruto's current mood into words mildly. He sat leaning against the cold stone wall soaked with blood not his own and his mask still firmly in place. It hadn't been much of a fight really. No one ever was anymore much to his annoyance and disgust. Boredly he began flipping the still warm blood off his katana tip lazily and watching it spatter and paint the wall. He knew if he stayed long enough the one he had searched for and who had made him into a rabid animal would show up. Laughing humorlessly he picked up the snake sannins head poking the end of the dead mans pale nose mockingly.

Naruto "Any snake should know that when a fox has them pinned in a corner to keep their head down. You really lost yours over him didn't you, you disgusting old pedophile bastard?"

A soft almost non existent shuffling caught his attention along with the red of sharingan eyes in the darkness. Slowly standing up he waited for the other man to step out of the shadows every bit of his body tense and ready to fight.

Naruto growled. "Oh.. It's just you.. That's even more disappointment."

Itachi Uchiha moved into the light stepping over the pieces of the legendary snake sannin and over 5 dozen sound shinobi that was strewn about in mangled pieces all over the cold stone floor. His pale face that much whiter from having seen the whole 5 minute fight and all of it's gorey details.

Itachi "We should leave now kitsune.."

Naruto "No. He'll come back. Even if it's just to kill me. He'll be here soon, we both know it."

Itachi shook his head. "Please Naruto.."

Naruto growled his mask glinting maliciously in the dim room "No. Just because you was afraid to tell him the truth that doesn't mean that I am. And this is the only thing I have left. I don't care anymore. Which ever of you kills me, you, him, or the fox it doesn't matter. My dreams are long dead. They were always just a front anyhow. You saw through them easy enough after all.."

Itachi slid down the wall beside the blonde. Regret in his now plain dark eyes. "You're the only one alive who knows the truth about me kitsune."

Naruto sat back down beside him and chuckled darkly. "Well we'll make sure he knows too and take it from there come what may."

Itachi "Why didn't you ever tell him the truth about why I really did it?"

Naruto shrugged. "After being treated that way myself for so long? Hell I thought it was normal. And honestly I never really thought that was why you did it. It was just training to me. Learn to live with it. Learn to block it out and forget."

Itachi "But you knew about it just the same."

The masked blonde snorted tossing his head. "What would you have had me do sempai? It's not like anyone would've listened to me. You see what I am. You know what I am. And besides they was the law there. Who in their right mind would question them? You could've at least spared your mom though. She was nice to me, even sneaked off and gave me food a few times after they finished using me."

Itachi sneered dragging his finger through a cooling blood puddle between his sandals. He began drawing idly across the floor with it as his medium. "She knew but looked the other way. I even begged her to help me once you know.. When I was eight and she walked in on it. But she just turned around and walked back upstairs pretending she didn't hear me screaming. My eyes turned that day too. I never had just two points. It was three from the get go.."

Naruto shook his head. "I see your reason then I guess. But at least it was just them and not over half the damn village. Almost everyone there took a shot or had a go at or with me in one way or another.."

Itachi shuddered beside the blonde. "I can't believe you never just leveled everything quite honestly.."

Naruto shrugged. "I thought about it. Still do sometimes truthfully. But there's really not much point to it anymore."

Itachi "If things were or had been different do you think we ever could've been friends?"

Naruto sighed tipping his head to the side and eyeing the slightly older raven haired man at his side. He nodded slowly his shoulders slumping. "Yeah I would've liked that a lot actually."

Sasuke Uchiha stood in the darkness listening in shock to the one who had ruined his life as he spoke softly. He listened intently as he explained to the masked Konoha anbu that sat at his side his bitter and horrific past. Sasuke could feel his mind shattering as he thought about what they were saying. Was it true? Was it why he had snapped? Did that really happen to his untouchable, emotionless, and impossible to defeat big brother? He thought about how everyone in his family had acted towards his prodigy brother. A sick feeling creeping into his chest. The anbu at his brothers side was absentmindedly poking at what was left of his teacher Orochimaru's severed head again.

Naruto "He's here you know. Heard us talking too.. He heard everything. I can smell him and another."

Itachi "Yeah I kinda figured that when you tilted your head like that. And it doesn't matter if he kills me now. At least I'll die knowing he never knew what it was like to be pinned down by the ones he loves and trusts the most. Then used like a cheap whore and forced to beg on his hands and knees for it to end. And promise to be stronger and emotionless. Loveless and unlovable. Become a mindless animal that lives on instinct alone.."

Naruto laughed humorlessly. "I'm an animal you know. And yeah I can relate to that.
Honestly if I'd had a sibling that I loved I would've probably done the same thing that you did."

Itachi frowned at the man at his side sadly. "I don't think you're an animal at all you know.. And I doubt it. You're smarter and more compassionate then I am. I just wanted to hurt them. And I resented him for his purity and innocence."

The blood soaked blonde sighed. "That's just because to everyone else you're just like me. And no I'm not that forgiving. If I was I'd have just killed myself when I was old enough that I could hold a kunai. Would've spared the world my filthy existence right?."

Itachi stared hard at the floor. "Sasuke. You and Kabuto can come out now you know, we know you're both there.."

Sasuke stepped out of the shadows wide eyed with the silver haired man at his side shaking and pale.

Naruto grinned unseen beneath his mask at them. "Well neither of you have changed very much I see."

Sasuke eyed the anbu warily. There was something about the careless way he pretended to hold himself and his silky voice. A chill slid down his back to settle as a heavy lump of foreboding in his stomach. "Who the hell are you?"

Naruto lazily stood up before pulling his mask ties loose and letting it fall to the hard stone floor and shatter loudly.

His demonic slitted eyes and fanged teeth glinted in the dim light. "Did'nt miss me enough to remember me at all did you, you bastard?"

Itachi silently stood up at the blondes side before moving in front of him and facing his brothers masterless companion.

Sasuke was frozen to the spot staring at his childhood friend then to his brother and back. "Naruto? What the hel-"

And before he knew it he was pinned down on the bloody stone floor with angry slitted purple eyes drilling into his soul. Warm breath fanned across his neck and ear making him shudder. "Come on Sasuke you're supposed to be killing us. Killing me. You're supposed to be mad at me. Hurting me. Making me bleed. Show me I'm still alive with the pain you like to put me through. Show me what a monster I've become. Punish me like a ill tempered animal. Scream at me. Tell me how vile that I am"

With one hard blow the silver haired medic was out cold. He hadn't even moved an inch before the older Uchiha had hit him rendering him useless. Itachi watched sadly before walking to his pinned brothers side and sitting down rubbing his eyes.

Itachi "Look I need to tell you something little brother. And Naruto will make sure that you listen for once in your life. Keep your sharingan off or I'll let him poke out your eyes... He'll do it too trust me on this one. You understand me?"

Sasuke relaxed under the blonde warily closing his eyes with a nod.

Itachi "Good. Now do you want to know why? And how I could do what I done to them? Open your eyes and face me. It's past due that I show you my own personal hell."

Naruto forced the raven haired young mans head to the side and his eyes open to lock with his older brothers. Itachi shuddered as he unleashed the images and memories he had kept sealed away from himself for years for his brother to see. He began to thrash beneath Naruto screaming but the blonde held him down easily. Tears streamed down Sasuke's now overly pale cheeks and he went limp.

Itachi "See? I wasn't any better then you. That's why I called you foolish. They made me into what I am, made me hate them. They done unspeakable things to me. I'm not sorry I destroyed them. But I am for making you hate me and ruin your own life. I had to kill them little brother. He was... They all was starting to look at you and treat you the way the did me before.."

Sasuke couldn't fight the tears that streamed from his clench shut eyes. "Enough! I don't want to hear anymore I know!" He knew he would never be able to face Itachi the same way again after seeing and knowing the truth. Catching his breath his whispered his next thought aloud. "And you Naruto?"

Naruto laughed softly in his ear sending shivers down his spine. "Almost the whole village took turns with me. Like I said I seen it happened to him once. But I thought it was normal. I didn't understand it was wrong back then. It was always a lot more violent when it was me. By comparison they were gentle and loving to your dear big brother. I thought about a lot of things after you left you know. And I remembered seeing that happen to him one night. And suddenly I understood everything.. You know. I love you Sasuke. But I hate you more. I'm just like Itachi in that aspect but then again I'm not because it's not the same."

Sasuke shuddered. "But brother why Shisui?"

Itachi hung his head. "I loved him. But he just used me as a toy and spat on me when he was done. I was angry. I thought he cared about me. He was a really convincing liar. I destroyed his mind on accident.. And then there was you. So innocent. So trusting and thirsting for my attention and their acceptance and acknowledgment. And you tried so damn hard to be like me. I couldn't let them do that to you too little brother.."

Naruto "Sounds kind of like us doesn't it you vengeful bastard? Do you still want to kill me Sasuke? Punch a hole in my rotted heart? Rip apart your brother? The only family member who loved you enough not to abuse your body and mind until you became a beast?"

Sasuke sobbed in shame shaking his head and replying in a whisper. "No.. Not now... not ever again.."

Naruto smiled at his long lost friend bitterly before hitting him on a pressure point and stealing his consciousness away. Itachi stood looking down at his brother with utter despair flooding his sharp featured face. Naruto stood then bent and picked him up, tossing the slightly taller raven haired young man over his shoulder.

Itachi "Are you going to kill him?"

Naruto shook his head. "No. I'm keeping my promise, I'm taking him home."

Itachi lifted up the limp silver haired medic and fell into step at his side wordlessly. As they traveled back into fire country the silence between them began to eat at both their nerves.

Naruto "You don't have to come in. I can get them both that far. I'm going to lie and say they turned on the snake.."

Itachi smiled gratefully at the blonde. "He doesn't deserve your friendship.. What will you do after this?"

Naruto "Leaf can do without it's true monsters. I say we both disappear without a trace in the wind."

Itachi let his shock show. "Together?"

Naruto grinned at him. "Why not? It'd make for a good story to scare parents and little kids into bed at night. You know that the evil Uchiha murderer and Kyuubi demon will come back and eat them if they don't do as told. Or treat their kids wrong. Not to mention I'm sure Sasuke will tell the story of why to anyone who will listen to him when he wakes up."

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They stood high on top the mountain side staring out over Konoha. Itachi eyed the fourth hokage's face then Naruto's. Sudden understanding washing over his face as he looked at the silent blonde.

Naruto visibly bristled at his side. "What?"

Itachi "He was your father wasn't he?"

Naruto shifted Sasuke a bit and laughed humorlessly. "I really am a bastard in every way of the word. Use a henge we're going."

Glancing sideways Naruto found himself staring into green eyes framed by pink hair and immediately he began to laugh.

Itachi mimicked her voice and past childish indignation perfectly. "What's wrong with you now Naruto-baka!?"

Naruto took a deep breath after calming himself from his outburst. "It's been two and a half years Itachi. She's grown her hair back out since then, gotten married to Rock Lee, and is quite with child at the moment."

Itachi let the henge drop with a soft whoosh and sighed. "Then who?"

Naruto "Hmm try Kakashi or Jiraya. Neither of them are ever around when needed so one or the other should work."

Itachi frowned at his choices. Seconds later it appeared that Naruto was running into leaf with his former team leader and missing member.

Moments later they walked into Tsunade's office silently. The anbu and chunnin guarding the doors had stepped quickly out of the blood covered blonde's way much to Itachi's amusement. The woman was instantly at his side running chakra engulfed hands quickly over his body with open fear in her warm honey hued eyes. The look of concerned panic on her face made Itachi shift nervously.

Naruto batted her hands away laughing. "I'm fine granny, none of it's mine."

The woman punched him then, sending him flying back into the wall along with Sasuke who was still out of it over his shoulder. The blonde pushed the raven haired Uchiha off from him and stood up shaking the blow off with a cold but still amused smile.

Tsunade sneered looking at the two unconscious men. "You bought him and that other one back.. Why?"

Naruto smiled and motioned to the man at his feet and the other still hanging over Itachi's henge'd shoulder. "They helped me. Kabuto let me in. Sasuke helped dispose of the target."

Reaching down he untied the bag he had tied to the raven haired mans back containing the snake sannin's head and sword then tossed it to her grinning darkly.

Tsunade took the bag and frowned at it sadly. Fate could be cruel sometimes that she knew all to well. She shook off her pity for her psychotic fallen team mate and turned her attention to the two silent men. "I see. Why are you here Kakashi?"

Itachi had been standing staring blankly at them while still holding Kabuto's limp form over his shoulder. He answered her mimicking the silver haired man he was pretending to be perfectly. "He had his hands full, so I just thought I'd help him with his baggage."

Tsunade laughed. "You're insufferable. Not to mention over three hours late."

Naruto frowned at her then turned and grinned at the other man. "You should go take care of what you need to sensei. Thanks for carrying him."

Itachi waved boredly pulling out a scroll made to look like Kakashi's porn book and with a mumbled "Later" and wave poofed off.

Tsunade leveled Naruto with a steely gaze then. "Who was that for real Naruto? Don't lie to me brat, I know is wasn't Kakashi."

Naruto flopped down on the couch beside her desk with a sigh. "Does it really matter? They meant no harm and was helping me."

Tsunade sighed "I suppose not, so long as they are harmless like you said brat."

The blonde shrugged indifferently streatching his legs out in front of himself with a sigh.

Tsunade "I won't try to keep you here pr force you to stay now that I know the truth."
Naruto looked up at her quickly in surprise.

Tsunade "Just promise me that you'll visit sometimes?"

A real smile spread slowly across his sharp and angular features as he stood up. Walking over to her desk he kneeled in front of her chair with soft smile on his lips as he pulled her towards himself wordlessly wrapping the older woman in a gentle hug. He released her and stood up as he dug in his pouch quietly dropping a few scrolls labeled to various people on top of her desk before making his way to the window.

Naruto "Don't worry. I will. And you know that if you ever need me, just send word and I'll come, I promise."

Tsunade "Naruto one last thing?"

Naruto "Yes?"

Tsunade "Tell that weasel I'll personally hunt his pale, skinny, droopy red eyed ass down and crush his skull if he ever hurts you."

The blonde froze midstep then turned and grinned over his shoulder at her before nodding and disappearing out the now open window.
Across the room from her moments later Sasuke Uchiha sat up slowly holding his head with a pained groan. And instantly he had locked his wide horrified eyes on her, then Kabuto and the open window. She could pratically see the utter desperation pouring out of him in waves as he rolled himself onto his shaking hands and knees. She silently watched with mild interest as he pulled himself up on trembling unsteady feet staggering and gripping a near by chair back staring at the floor in defeat. What she had'nt been ready for was the dark tear filled eyes that held her gaze a moment later or the tear choked voice when he finally raised his head.

Sasuke barely whispered but she heard him clearly. "And I'm the one left behind, yet again.."

Tsunade shrugged before tossing one of the scrolls to the raven haired man and went back to reading the scroll the blonde had left specifically for her. He caught is silently before looking at it and collasping into the chair slump shouldered, and opening it when he realised it was from Naruto.

Tsunade groaned yanking on the ends of her ponytails in frustration. At least now a lot more things made sense about the Uchiha massacre and her beloved brat. Looking across the room at the pale silently crying dark haired young man bent over his own scroll. She figured his was proving to be just as enlightening and terrible as her own was proving to be. It was going to be a long day trying to explain all this shit to the counsel, clan heads, and people he had left scrolls for. Knowing the truth made her want to crush the village herself in a fit of mad rage. It was going to be a very long day. She pulled out a sake bottle and chugged half of it straight off before dumping more into a cup and walking across the room and shoving it into Sasuke's trembling hand.

Kabuto groaned from the floor as he began to come to drawing her frown. Sasuke shoved a instantly empty cup back at her with a bowed head. It was kind of ironic how humble he had become when presented with the truth.. Taking pity on the young man she refilled his cup with a sigh. Her sake stash would'nt last even an hour at this rate...

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I have'nt really felt like writing very much lately...