Retribution

A/N: Laright here it is chapter woooooot!!! and im officially up to date yay ... of course this means that i have to get cracking on the next one but eh enjoy guys !!!


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Gray skies foretold of the doom that was to come but deep in battle two of the last Uchiha's paid no mind. The battle had been grueling. Chakra was running low, and the stench of blood was thick in the air. Someone was going to die and they both knew who.

"CHIDORI!" Pressing the chakra point on his wrist, Sasuke charged forward. After six long months of tracking Itachi the moment he had waited for so long was at hand. He knew Itachi had no energy left to run. This time he would not get away.

His Sharingan had deactivated quite a while ago and now he was moving on sheer willpower. But even that was beginning to falter. Tired and beaten, he let himself rest against a tree to keep him self on his feet. Itachi knew this was it. He watched as Sasuke charged up his chidori and charged towards him. He was going to die and that much was certain. But he would be damned if he would not die on his feet.

In slow motion he watched as Sasuke's hand pierced his chest. Somehow, he managed to stifle the scream of pain into a small hiss. " Foolish bother, you missed a still target," amusement rang in his voice, even in his injured state.

"Shut it bastard. Before you die you need to answer some questions," Sasuke told him angrily.

A delicate brow on Itachi's pained face arched in question. " And what makes you think I'll answer?"

Sasuke twisted the arm that still impaled Itachi to answer his question. Itachi grimaced. " You will answer."

"Why? " Itachi asked weakly with what strength he had left.

"A useless question." Sasuke replied.

"Because of our brother?" the expected look of surprise that Sasuke waited for on Itachi's face never came.

"Took you long enough to find him. I was beginng to lose faith in you ototou….. In any case… His wife is… beautiful is she not ototuo?" Itachi's breathing was becoming more and more difficult and he began to cough, spraying more blood on Sasuke's face.

"What are you talking about?"

"You'll see…" a pleased smile spread on Itachi's face and his glassed eyes locked with Sasuke's as the younger ground his hand deeper into him. Atlast, he could not feel it any more. At least he could die knowing that the Uchiha twins had finally reunited.

He remembered the night of their birth. Sai, being born last, had been offered up to Dansu as a treaty between the Uchiha's and the Root division of the ANBU. both knew they could not take on the fourth alone and so together they would strike when the time was right.

Unfortunately for them not a year later the KYUUBI demon himself had taken on what they dared not do alone. Root was convinced that the Uchiha's had summoned the beast and the Uchiha's thought the same about Root. Both called it treason and turned on each other.

Nevertheless the head of the clan had already given up his youngest son to Root and all attempts to retrieve the child were futile. The birth of the twins had taken place within the walls of the Uchiha compound and Uchiha medics had assisted their mother. The birth had been recorded as single and now they could not exactly go to the Hokage and report the treachery and they could not go to war with Root with out unnecessary attention. The Uchiha had for the first time bowed their head in defeat. But of course. not with out swearing revnge.

Years later the Akauski had come and the Uchiha were ready to sign in blood the blood of the Kyuubi child so long as their son was returned. This decision was what sealed their fate. Itachi did what he had to and protected his village and dammed his own soul to hell. He swore that so long as he drew breath the Kyuubi would not be released. But the village did not need his protection any more. Pein was the only member of the Akuski left now and he would not last long. Too many were after him, and Naruto would not let the Kyuubi be taken from his keep.

Slowly his eyelids slid shut and he was gone, as Sasuke had freed him from the hell that was his life. He wouldn't have to run or lie any more.

For the first time in his life, he was free.

"Iie… IIE !! YOU BASTARD IIE !!" Tears streamed down Sasuke's beautiful face as rage made his body tremble. How dare the bastard die looking so peaceful! With renewed loathing he pulled his arm from the still form of Itachi and slowly it slid to the forest floor. "Doushite? Doushite... you bastard..." with his anger returning, he lunged on to the corpse and punched it repeatedly, screaming his frustration.

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His dark eyes stared back at him through the ripples in the water from the stream he attempted to wash away the filth that was Itachi's blood. He had washed it for hours and still he felt it on him. He looked up and made sure the glass jar that contained Itachi's Sharingan eyes was still safely on the river bank. He would have to burn them the first chance he got. He could not risk a rouge ninja taking them for his own.

He looked up at the sky, as the sun was getting ready to set. Not much time left before the Konoha's headhunters came to collect the body of Itachi. He would have to be gone before then. He needed to go and check in on Karin as he had promised. Kami willing, she would be as he left her, child less. He would be able to return to Konoha to Sakura and to his brother.

A small smile played on his lips when he thought of what Itachi had said … his wife … so the bastard was not as emotionless as he pretended to be. He would marry Sakura as soon as possible and then it would be done. He would not be fooled by Sai. He would father the first heir to their clan. The first born would 

be heir to the throne since they were twins they both were technically part of the main house of the Uchiha.

Sasuke shook his head. No, he thought, the Uchiha would not be like the Hyuuga. There would be no distinction between the two. They would be equals, brothers.

Yes, with his brother, he would rebuild the Uchiha clan and its reputation.

Climbing out of the river, he shook him self dry and began his walk towards the village where he had left Karin... the last obstacle on his way to Sakura.

When he reached his destination, her smile said it all. He didn't even have to ask, as his plans for the future lay in pieces around him. But it could not be... no his luck could not be this bad. He would take her to Konoha, yes that's what he would do... he would have tests run and …

...and Sakura would know of his betrayal.

No. That would never do. Any medic would have to do, but for the time being he was screwed. Badly.

Before he knew it he was meeting her family.

"What is your name again boy?" Karin's ojisan questioned

"Sasuke."

" And your last?" her obasan interjected

At this Sasuke raised a brow. "I have no last name." Like hell he was telling these people who he was. It was better they did not know. Sasuke did not need them ruining the plans he had setout for his life, should this child not be his.

The hag however, did not buy it " But you are of Konoha, is that right?"

" I am an orphan, mam" not a lie. The old woman did not seem convinced, but accepted the answer as the truth.

Finally the old man spoke up. "We almost had this girl stoned when we found out what you left her with." Sasuke' s eyes darted to the girl who immediately coward under his glare.

" Well, there will be no need of that. As you can see I have come back to fulfill my duties."

'And if the child is not mine I will kill her myself' he thought to himself.

"Hai." the old woman jumped back in. "She tells us you are a Konoha shinobi," He almost sighed in exasperation. Had the girl kept quiet about anything? "So you'll be taking her with you and having her pregnancy under the care of Uchiha-sama right?" It sounded like a demand more than a question.

This last comment made sure she had Sasuke's full attention "Who?"

" Are you sure you are from Konoha boy?" the old woman asked suspiciously. Her beady eyes watched him with disgust.

"Gomen. I have been on a long term mission and I have not heard much from my village."

" Ah then you do not know that young Uchiha -ama has married."

" in any case … His wife is… beautiful is she not ototuo" These words rang through Sasuke's mind. Expertly Sasuke kept a cool exterior. But no one was more skilled than Sakura in the medical arts, save for the Godaime her self and there were rumors that her talents rivaled those of the great Sannin.

And it was unlikely that Sai had married the Hokage.

"Sakura… I believe is her name" The hag went on, confirming his thoughts.

"Obasan" Karin's annoying voice cut in, "She can no longer take on patients, as she is with child her self."

Below the table, Sasuke's hands formed fists as he felt the wave of retribution crash over him. Everything... from the moment he himself had left Konoha the first time to side with Orochimaru, to the slaying of his own older brother. He had been forced to payback in that single moment, where he lost both Sai and Sakura to each other.

And now they too were having a child.

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OK hope you did enjoy, I look forward to hearing your coments and yes we are still aways away from the end