[Hokage] One tit for another

Itachi was promoted to Chunin, and the tasks he performed became more and more difficult.The time he could spend with Sasuke became less and less, and he always made an early agreement to practice with Sasuke, but the notice to carry out the task finally came out.

"Sorry, Sasuke. Next time." Itachi said this more and more times, he poked Sasuke's forehead, and the child tilted his head back and looked at him angrily.

"You are so annoying, Itachi, I told you I don't need it, I can practice alone." The child muttered, pushing Itachi out of the door, "Hurry up and go out."

"But I want Sasuke to accompany you." Itachi said with a smile, and successfully saw the child froze for a moment, and glanced to the side unnaturally.

"Hey, long-winded!" Sasuke said sternly, a thin layer of red appeared on his cheeks.The child didn't know that his face would turn slightly red when he was shy, and he didn't know how cute he looked when he turned his head away.

Obviously lost, right?Every time Itachi couldn't accompany him to practice because of a mission, Itachi clearly saw the loneliness flashing across the child's face.Itachi always thinks, parents are busy with various things, and he comes and goes in a hurry, how does the child feel when he is alone at home?But Sasuke hides it well, the young child is strong enough to endure the loneliness of being alone.

The child didn't seem to be aware of himself, he didn't seem to understand his loneliness, nor his tenacity.Those eyes were full of Itachi, he couldn't see himself, so much worry and thoughtfulness were all given to Itachi.

He was worried about Itachi's mission, worried that Itachi would get hurt, worried that Itachi would be sad.That's why he pushed Itachi all the way to the door.

"Hurry up and go to the task!" said the child.

But from Itachi's point of view, the small figure stood at the door, waving at him, clearly saying:

"Go home early, Itachi."

However, Itachi did not expect that the development of that mission was so unexpected.

It was a mission to go to the Land of Thunder to seize the scroll. Among the six members of the team, Itachi was still the youngest.Everything was going well, but they were ambushed as soon as they entered the land of thunder.

The cliff was suddenly blown off, the huge explosion broke the peace in the forest, and the birds flew towards the sky screaming.The cliff collapsed, the hidden detonating talisman exploded one after another, the flames shot into the sky, and the ferret shuttled among the rocks. He didn't know how many people were engulfed in the explosion, and he didn't know how many people were crushed under the boulder.

The flames scorched Itachi, and there was a buzzing in his ears, as if blood was streaming from his forehead.But Itachi didn't even have time to wipe the blood from his eyes, he just gritted his teeth and tried to dodge.

He broke out from the ambush all the way, waving the knife with patience, and bloody flowers bloomed in the air.

Itachi was only ten years old at that time, but the little child waved the knife in his hand in the encirclement, constantly harvesting lives.The fire escaped the sword, and the shuriken flew all over the sky.

On several occasions, Itachi thought he was going to die when he was cut in the shoulder by a knife.But he gritted his teeth firmly, resisting the urge to look back, and just ran forward with his head buried, drilling into the deepest and most complicated dense forest, letting the flying Qianben plunge into his back.

"Go home early, Itachi."

That's what the kid said.

So Itachi had to go home.

The child is waiting for him, will guard him at the entrance of the village, and will secretly leave a small orange light in the middle of the night, until the ferret returns with the coolness of the night, the child will stretch out his little hand from under the quilt and hold it Itachi's fingers.

"I came back so late." The child opened his eyes, looked at Itachi, his face was still tired, and his voice was soft and soft, "I left you rice balls."

Then Itachi ate those rice balls bit by bit under the warm light.Parents have already gone to bed, and most of the tasks have no fixed return date. No one knows when Itachi will return, and no one can think that Itachi needs someone to wait for him to go home in the middle of the night.

Performing missions is a ninja's bounden duty, because missions come and go in a hurry is a daily routine that everyone is used to.Only Sasuke, Sasuke is different.Only when he had to wait for Itachi no matter how late it was, even if he was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, he had to force himself to open a small slit and watch Itachi safely appear in front of his bed, so that he could fall asleep peacefully.Only Sasuke would think of leaving Itachi's favorite rice balls.

Itachi didn't care about it at first, he was no longer a delicate child, and no one needed to worry about his daily life.But the lights lit up for him at night, as long as you see it once, you will be addicted.

Itachi galloped in the dense forest, until dawn broke and all the pursuers were thrown away, then he slowed down and took a slight breath.

But looking around - he was the only one left.

The team was wiped out, and all the partners who ate and lived with them a day ago were all buried in the ambush, and there were no corpses left.mission failed.Itachi knew that he should return immediately and bring the news of the ambush back to Konoha.

He survived.Sasuke was still waiting for him at home.

Itachi was still gasping for breath, his heart was beating like thunder, and the aftertaste of his escape made him want to go home and see Sasuke.

Anything is fine, as long as the child gives him a look, a smile, or just a cold snort, or even just appears in his field of vision, anything is fine.

As long as it's Sasuke, it's fine.

But after Itachi calmed down, he just wrapped the bandage around the wound silently and stuck it in.

What is the difference between going back like this and deserting?

Itachi is a ninja, he took this task, and he must try his best to complete it before the task is revoked.

Now the task is not over.As long as Itachi is still alive and has his last breath, he must continue to carry out this task.This is his duty, what he should do.

Itachi knew how important that scroll was. If it was taken by the Land of Thunder, it would be possible to research a deeper barrier, and the barrier guarding Konoha Village would be in jeopardy.

This is related to the danger of the whole village.Also, they'd be ambushed because someone leaked their whereabouts, and there was a traitor among them.It is unknown how much Konoha's information will be leaked by the traitorous partner, so Itachi must eradicate the traitor.

he can.Itachi said to himself in his heart that he would definitely be able to do it.

Sasuke certainly wouldn't want an older brother who would run away mid-mission.

So Itachi stood up and continued towards the Land of Thunder.Probably no one would have thought that this ten-year-old child would dare to continue bumping into him after narrowly escaping a catastrophe, throwing himself into a trap.

Itachi finally got the scroll back, and he stuffed the blood-stained scroll deep into his bosom.Betrayed companions stood in his way.

He was originally a cheerful boy, and he had done several missions with Itachi before, he didn't care about Itachi's indifference, and greeted Itachi casually every time.In his spare time, he also chats with Itachi, although it is he who speaks endlessly every time, Itachi only echoes occasionally.

But at this time, he was crying and pointed Kunai at Itachi.He had already removed Konoha's forehead guard, and yelled at Itachi: "I can't help it! My family, my sister..."

"Can't you let me go?" he asked.

What answered him was Kunai who pierced into his back from a dead corner.

Itachi looked down at the corpse of his former companion, and without even a moment of silence, he turned around and sank into the darkness.

How did you come back?

Itachi couldn't remember clearly. Itachi only remembered that he was holding on to the scroll tightly, galloping day and night, constantly avoiding the pursuit from the Kingdom of Thunder, and didn't dare to slow down a little until he entered the territory of the Kingdom of Fire.

Blood soaked his clothes, and Itachi seemed to be numb to the brain.When he realized it, he was already standing at the door of the Uchiha Mansion, the surroundings were very quiet, the sound of insects fluttered up and down, and there was a faint light in the hut belonging to Sasuke.

Itachi quietly appeared in Sasuke's room, the child poked his head out from under the quilt, opened his sleepy eyes, but sat up suddenly the moment he saw Itachi.

"What happened?" Sasuke even forgot to control his volume, it was the first time Itachi saw Sasuke not calm.

It wasn't until he saw Sasuke that everything that had gone away seemed to return to Itachi's body.

Itachi moved the corner of his mouth, but made no sound.He watched the child jump out of the bed, wearing the little rabbit pajamas Itachi bought, he ran up to Itachi and took his hand.

Itachi's hands had long been stiff muscles, the nails were turned out, and there were mottled blood.But the little hands that covered it were so soft, like flower petals exposed in the morning light.Itachi's heart trembled suddenly, he looked down at the little child, let him hold his hand, and walked to the bed step by step to sit down.

"What's wrong? Itachi." Sasuke put his hands on Itachi's knees and looked up at him.The child spoke softly, the best voice Itachi had ever heard.

So warm.

Itachi thought to himself.The warm light fell on his skin little by little, and those dead things seemed to wake up, and the coldness emanating from his bones gradually dissipated.Itachi's eyes blinked, and then blinked again.

He suddenly felt pain, pain all over his body.As if waking up from a nightmare, he suddenly realized that he was alive.

He was alive and met Sasuke.

Sasuke began to treat Itachi's wound.Itachi's entire back was injured, and the stones were deeply embedded in his body with the impact of the blast. Itachi pulled out some thousand roots, but there were still a few thousand roots that he couldn't reach.

Sasuke pulled out the few thousand sticks, and threw the blood-red one aside.

Sasuke picked up stones for Itachi and gasped in a low voice, but Itachi didn't say a word, making it unclear whose body the wound was on.

"Does it hurt?" Sasuke carefully rummaged through Itachi's flesh with tweezers, his movements were too light, far more gentle and careful than Itachi himself.

Itachi tilted his head to look at the shadow beside him, the child was kneeling behind him, the flickering lights made the night seem more and more profound.

"It hurts." After a long time, Itachi whispered.

Really hurts.

Whether it was injured by a detonating talisman, hit on the head by a falling stone, pierced by Qianben from behind, or killed his former companion with his most proud shuriken technique.

But Itachi ran for several days and nights, until now, he suddenly felt pain.

"It hurts." Itachi repeated again, and he didn't know why he was like this.This is the first time he cried out in pain. Obviously, he has always been tolerant and strong. He is confident that even if he is captured by the enemy and tortured to death, he will not make a sound. But in front of Sasuke, it seems that all those bravery are meaningless .

The words came out so easily, and then, like an addiction, Itachi said it a second time.

Sasuke's breathing stopped, his hands trembled, this time it really hurt Itachi.

After a long time, Sasuke "hummed" unnaturally: "Pain, pain is right, you need to have a long memory!" His voice was extremely stiff, as if he was covering up something.

Itachi couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Why do you say it hurts?The pain is completely tolerable.

Maybe someone will feel sorry for you after you know it.Like a toddler, falling to the ground and crying loudly only when the parents are around.If there is no one around you, if you fall down, you will pat the dirt and stand up.

Itachi has always been the kid who stands up alone, and he can even calmly arrange his clothes.But Sasuke taught him to cry out for pain.

Later, Itachi murmured about the mission.That was also the first time he told Sasuke about his mission, because the ninja's mission cannot be revealed.So Itachi simply didn't mention anything about it, whether it was classified or not.

But maybe the lights are too warm and the night is charming?Under Sasuke's questioning, Itachi said it easily.He spoke slowly, and Sasuke listened quietly.

Itachi finished speaking and raised his head, the child's face was hidden in the dim light.

Sasuke was angry, and Itachi quickly sensed it.But he didn't understand why, he looked at his younger brother at a loss.Because the young child looked so stern with a straight face.

But in the end, Sasuke didn't say anything to accuse Itachi, but after a long silence, he grabbed Itachi's hand.

"You're doing great, brother," he said earnestly.The light shone into his eyes, and Itachi saw his outline in the child's eyes.

Itachi was stunned.

In fact, this is the most failed mission Itachi has ever experienced. All his companions were wiped out, and he was even betrayed.Itachi's hands were covered with blood, his own, the enemy's, and his companion's, such a strong smell of blood mixed together, almost swallowing Itachi.

But his younger brother held his hand tightly and told him that he was great.

As long as Sasuke said it, he believed it.

If Sasuke said he was doing the right thing, then he was right.

Even if he killed his former companion with his own hands, even if he was scolded as a "devil" and a "lunatic" by his former companion, he is still the best brother in the younger brother's heart.

"The Tsundere Observation Record Book" (also known as "The Daily Life of the Crazy Brother") by Weasel

July 7th, Fire Day, the weather is fine

Today is a bad day, this is my first mission failure.

I was seriously injured, but Sasuke was worried about me, so I couldn't help acting like a baby to Sasuke.

Sasuke said I was the best.

Almost died, but I came back alive.As long as Sasuke is still waiting for me at home, I will definitely come back.

The author has something to say:

emmmmm... This is the task I mentioned before. In fact, Erdan was very angry and wanted to scold Brother Itachi for being mentally ill, but he still couldn't bear it... Itachi tried his best to do his best, so Erdan comforted him (but This consolation is obviously very poisonous).See Chapter 13 [Confrontation] from the douchebag perspective

Of course, no one knows about Itachi's sadness, and this incident is seen by others as a chapter in Brother Itachi's glorious resume.Itachi's sadness, fragility, injury and weakness can only be seen by a dick.