As you can see I'm in a bit of a Naruto craze... I'm taking advantage of it. Possibly because of the dismal ending we where handed but I'm not bitter...

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

There will me M/M in this fanfiction. Not between Sasuke and Itachi...well not too much.

This was the final battle.

The battle that would end Itachi and avenge the Uchiha name. Itachi's blood would coat Sasuke's hands. He would have his revenge. He would see Itachi dead at his feet. His clan would be avenged, after all these years. His parents would be avenged. He eyed Itachi across the smoking landscape, gleeful that the elder was in just as rough shape as he was.

A taunt was at the tips of his lips, but he held back. Taunts were what Itachi used. Words to hurt and shatter. Sasuke did not need them. With a roar, the teen sprinted forward, eyes wild. The siblings charged at each other, each with a jutsu, poised. A loud buzzing filled the wasteland and Sasuke's heart beat violently in his chest.

This was it, this was it, this was it….

Their attacks struck at the same moment. They collided and before Sasuke's eyes, they merged together, forming a sphere of light. Their jutsu's shrieked loudly, before bursting back to their creators. The brunt of it, hitting Itachi.

The jutsu had struck Itachi with enough force to throw him violently into the mountainside behind him. A yellow light had consumed the elder. Sasuke himself was thrown back several feet, hitting the ground with a grunt of pain. He rolled onto his side, gritting his teeth. Blood oozed out of his shoulder, yet he did not feel it. He glanced towards where Itachi had fallen, shakily getting to his feet. He slowly stumbled forward after his brother, eyes narrowed. He could make out his brother's slender form laying unconscious in the dirt. The dust was clearing just as Sasuke reached down, grasping Itachi's collar and ripping him up from the rubble. He should have realized something was off when Itachi turned out to be much lighter than expected. He should have noticed that when he lifted Itachi to face him, that his face appeared...softer. Long lashes brushed over pale cheeks. Eyelashes that Sasuke remembered his brother had been complimented on so much. There was something different...

Sasuke however was too consumed with blood lust to take notice to these things. He stared at that bloody face and bared his teeth, prepared to end it all. The bastard had to awaken soon! He wanted to stare into those eyes as he died. He wanted to watch the light leave Itachi's eyes. He needed it…

However fate was not on his side when his knees buckled and he crashed to the ground, taking Itachi with him. The world around him spun. Everything felt heavy, he was falling under... Cursing under his breath, Sasuke fell unconscious.

It was the utter silence that awoke him. A silence that seemed to creep in from the shadows and take the very breath from his parched lungs. Sasuke awoke in a dimly lit room. His chest ached and his head spun. He slowly sat up, grasping the side of his head. He did not recognize where he was. His fingers moved to the bandage on his arm when he was startled by a voice.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you."

Sasuke swiftly turned, eyes searching. A man in an orange mask approached his bedside.

"Who are you?" Sasuke asked warily. He inched away from the man who Sasuke was sure was grinning behind that mask.

"Unimportant." The man responded, sitting lazily by the Uchiha. Sasuke narrowed his eyes. He leaned against the bed frame.

"Why am I here?"

"To heal." The man replied.

"Where's Itachi?" He questioned, voice cold.

"In another room. Probably still asleep." The man shrugged. Sasuke snarled at this.

"He's still alive!?"

"Very much so." Sasuke stood prepared to rectify that. The man sighed in annoyance.

"Sit down. There are things you need to know."

Sasuke ignored him, gripping his side and moving towards the door. The man followed close behind. Sasuke charged down the hall, glancing in doorways. He came to a door far down the corridor and threw it open. The bed was empty, but the room was not. In the corner of the room, standing tensely against the wall, a boy stared at Sasuke.

Sasuke knew this boy.

He knew those eyes and that hair. But it was...different. This was Itachi, but this was Itachi as he used to be. This was Itachi as a child. Sasuke stilled, eyes wide as the masked man casually walked by him. The boy-Itachi stared at the two nin warily. He has been dressed in some loose clothing, the shirt hanging down a shoulder and long pants that fell over his toes.

"Where am I?" He asked, voice soft and reminiscent of childhood. He eyed the man apprehensively before glancing up at Sasuke, brows furrowed. Sasuke glanced at the man who seemed much too calm about the situation. He had taken a seat on the bed, watching the pair. Sasuke turned back to the child Itachi who tilted his head as he stared at his brother, eyes narrowed. Sasuke swiftly turned back to the man.

"What did you do!?" The teen accused. The man lifted his hands up defensively.

"I did nothing." The man shrugged. Sasuke scowled in disbelief and when he glanced back to Itachi the boy was slowly approaching him.

"Who are you?" Itachi murmured, voice uncertain. The boy in question bared his teeth. Itachi kept moving, looking confused and oh so young.

"Stay back!" Sasuke snarled. Itachi stilled. The man in the mask chuckled, causing both boys to swiftly glance at him.

"What a sweet family reunion." He mused. Itachi turned and studied Sasuke for a moment longer before Sasuke's attention focused once again on the stranger.

"Why is he like this?" Sasuke asked, motioning to Itachi. The masked man shrugged.

"I couldn't tell you. I found him like that." He glanced between the two before sighing. "This was not how I expected things to happen but I shall give you a name."

"And that would be?" Sasuke prompted.

"I am Tobi." The man stated and Sasuke narrowed his eyes in disbelief.

"Tobi." The silent bullshit was not appreciated.

"Yes."

"That's your name?"

"That's the only name you need to know." Sasuke glared at Tobi in distaste, wanting more information that he knew the man was hiding. With the two adults distracted, Itachi edged to the door. Tobi mentioned something else and Sasuke nodded, curtly. Seeing his chance, Itachi raced out of the room just as Sasuke turned, eyes alight with rage. Itachi did not turn around, running as fast as he could looking for an escape. He could hear the other boy behind him, chasing him. This spurred Itachi to run faster. He needed to get away! He groped for a door, finding it locked. He did not want to face this boy. There was something drawing him away. He could not face him!

He turned a corner sharply, feet seeming to skip over the ground. He heard the boy behind him skid, unable to take the corner as sharply as Itachi had. The other boy was larger. Itachi planned to use this to his advantage. He could see a door at the end of the hall. He sped up, desperately the other boy snarling.

"STOP!" Itachi ignored him, his feet carrying him closer to the door.

Suddenly the other boy was upon him, tackling him and driving him into the hard floor. Itachi's head roughly smacked off the ground, stars dancing in his vision. They skid across the ground, before hitting the wall and coming to a stop. The older boy stood quickly and violently yanked Itachi up by his arm, slamming him into the wall. A fist slammed into the side of his head. The teen wrapped a hand roughly around his throat, squeezing and lifting Itachi until his feet were not touching the ground.

"You think disguising as a kid is going to spare you!?" Sasuke snarled. Itachi grasped at the hands on his throat, struggling madly. Sasuke pulled Itachi forward before slamming him back against the wall. "You fucking coward." His sharingan activated suddenly, startling Itachi who opened his mouth to speak. Sasuke only squeezed harder. Itachi weakly pushed at the hand, eyes drooping. Tobi quickly approached the pair, ripping Sasuke away from the boy and standing between them.

"Stop," He snapped, shoving Sasuke away as he lunged again. Itachi knelt on the ground coughing and rubbing his throat. Tobi turned away from Sasuke and knelt in front of Itachi.

"What's the last thing you remember?" He asked and Itachi looked up, brows furrowed.

"What?" His voice was rough.

"Where were you last night?" Itachi stared, his lips thinning. Tobi stared at Itachi and the silence seemed to answer his question. He touched a strand of dark hair and Itachi flinched back. Sasuke watched they pair, fists clenched.

"Danzō-," Tobi could not even finish his sentence before the boy was on his feet, eyes wildly searching. Sasuke swiftly moved, blocking any escape. Itachi backed away from Sasuke as Tobi slowly stood. "He's not here Itachi." He placated the boy who turned back to Tobi.

"Does he-"

"We don't work for him." Tobi replied, cutting the boy off. Itachi relaxed slightly, glancing from Sasuke to Tobi.

"You both have the sharingan." He noted, voice still raw. Tobi nodded and motioned to Sasuke.

"Indeed. In fact I do believe you know this young man already." Sasuke shot a withering glare at Tobi while Itachi looked towards Sasuke, searching his face. After a moment a glimmer of recognition and disbelief filled his eyes.

"Sasuke...is that you?" Itachi questioned and Sasuke approached Itachi, eyes cold. Itachi stared up at his brother, stunned. Sasuke regarded him with a closed off expression, his dark eyes narrowed. Quickly he reached out and grasped Itachi's thin wrist in his hand. Itachi, still shocked did nothing to defend himself as the older boy roughly shoved him into the wall. He continued to stare at Sasuke, eyes taking in his little-well now big brother's appearance.

"Otouto-," Before he could say more, Sasuke roughly backhanded him. Snarling at Itachi's words. Tobi sighed and shook his head.

"Sasuke play nice with your brother." He chided mockingly. Sasuke glared at the other sharingan wielder. Itachi's eyes widened at the confirmation, forgetting about his bruising cheek. He reached for Sasuke with his free hand. Realizing that Itachi's hand was coming for him, Sasuke grabbed and wrist and twisted harshly. The snapping noise of Itachi's wrist breaking seemed to echo through the hallway. Itachi gasped in pain, and hunched forward, as Sasuke stared at him. Tobi shook his head staring at Itachi for a moment.

"He doesn't remember anything Sasuke." He stated softly. Sasuke growled shoving himself away from Itachi who lifted his head and stared at him with an unreadable expression. He held his broken wrist against his chest.

What should it matter? A little voice in Sasuke's head snarled. He's still that same murderer!

He paced the hall angrily, while Tobi and Itachi stared. He turned on his heel roughly approaching Itachi again. Itachi did not struggle as the Uchiha grabbed him under the chin and lifted his face to meet his eyes.

"Where is our family?" He asked tightly and Itachi's dark eyes stared back at his sibling as he answered.

"I assume in Konoha." Sasuke glanced briefly at Tobi.

"Shisui?"

"He just finished with a mission." Itachi replied going not further. He rubbed his broken wrist absently. Sasuke studied him closely.

So everyone was still alive...well as far as Itachi knew. He could not kill him. Yet, but already Sasuke was planning. He stepped away from Itachi and turned to Tobi.

"I need to get back to Konoha." Tobi nodded.

"I figured you would say that. You're little blonde friend is headed this way as we speak. Let him find you both and bring you to Konoha and there I will meet you." Sasuke rolled his eyes at the mention of Naruto before glancing down at Itachi who was staring at his sibling.

"Meet me?"

"There are things you need to know. But I do not have enough time." Tobi's voice was casual but held a finality that Sasuke did not bother to fight. Instead he nodded and grabbed onto Itachi's uninjured wrist.

"You're coming with me." He stated coldly and Itachi's gaze shifted to where the masked man had been standing but he was gone. Slowly, Itachi nodded and allowed his now larger sibling to lead him down the hall.

They reached a flight of stairs and Itachi followed Sasuke up them, watching his step and lost in thought. Sasuke was eight. Well…he was eight last night. Had something happened to him? And if so, what was it? Ahead he could hear voices and they were getting closer. He managed to shoot his brother a glance and Sasuke returned it. His eyes glowed with the sharingan and Itachi felt a cold thread of actual fear travel up his spine.

Something was wrong.

Itachi did not know what it was, but he could feel it in the air. Why was Sasuke older and so angry? Where was he? What would mother and father say? All these thoughts raced through Itachi's mind as he was dragged towards the voices. Sasuke's grip crushing and seeming to tingle with electricity. Each step felt heavier than the last. His breathing became slightly erratic as he stumbled forward. The voices could not be understood. Once standing out as it cried out happily.

"Teme!"

"Dobe." Sasuke replied back levelly but with a hint of amusement. Itachi caught sight of a blond teen rushing forward grinning at his sibling, but then his eyes landed on Itachi and he stopped mid stride, eyes widening. A pink haired teenager appeared at Naruto's side, her face also taking on befuddlement at the sight of Itachi who wondered if it was his face. The next man to approach walked with an easy air and when his eyes landed on Itachi, the boy felt as if the world tilted.

"Kakashi-Sempai?" He questioned, voice soft as Kakashi's shocked eyes landed on Itachi. At Itachi's voice, Sasuke snarled, tightening his hold on Itachi's wrist.

"Shut up." He hissed. Kakashi tensed as if wanting to question Sasuke but thought better of it.

"Sasuke..." The blonde began, voice soft. Sasuke turned to the blonde.

"Naruto...somehow the jutsu hit Itachi and...this happened. He has no memories of...it." The blonde boy named Naruto seemed to understand what Sasuke was saying. His expression was gentle. The girl behind him shifted. Kakashi stared at Itachi who peered back, taking in the changes in his...friend's appearance.

"What are you planning Sasuke?" Naruto asked nervously.

"I want to take him to Konoha...to show him." Sasuke replied while Itachi's brows furrowed.

"Show me what?" He questioned and Naruto shot the boy an apprehensive look as Sasuke snarled at him to shut up. Naruto looked back to Kakashi who let out a low sigh before nodding.

"We'll bring him to the Hokage and figure this all out." He stated, voice calm. He avoided looking at Itachi who seemed so confused but was trying to remain calm. Sasuke expected this answer and Itachi winced at his hands were pulled behind his back and bound. Naruto and the girl shared a quick glance and Kakashi nodded.

"Let's go."

Itachi was roughly pushed forward by his brother, but managed to keep his footing. Kakashi moved towards Itachi and looked down at him while Itachi glanced back. He could hear Naruto softly speaking to Sasuke who responded in clipped voices. With them distracted Kakashi spoke.

"You recognized me."

"Of course." Itachi replied, voice soft. The nin studied Itachi closely before shooting a quick glance at Sasuke who was half listening to Naruto half in his own head.

"How much do you actually recall?" Kakashi prompted and at the pink tinge that appeared on Itachi's cheeks Kakashi had his answer. Itachi was at least 13. Sasuke shoved Itachi again and the boy nearly fell if Sasuke did not have a hold of his wrists, yanking him upright. Kakashi shot a cold glare at Sasuke who ignored him. Naruto met Kakashi's eyes and they silently agreed that they needed to watch the situation...closely.

Pairings will include: SasuNaru, KakaIta (Mostly Past), Mentions of KisaIta...creeper Danzō...