I had a best friend once. I call him a best friend, I don't know why or how we became friends...it just happened. Even though we acted like we hated each other, beat the hell out of each other, called each other names, we were still friends. Even when I left to become more powerful he came to rescue me. Time and again he came to try and help me. It didn't seem like rescuing at the time but now I know why he tried to stop me.

I never got to see him again.

Not that either of us died, if that's what you were thinking. I never got the reunion I had once dreamed of with him. Those dreams were shattered long before anything like that could even happen. Why? I just never believed anyone about my abilities...I lost out on many things because of it. All I wanted was revenge. First, for the death of my family and then for the death of my brother, even though it was me who killed him. I realise now how stupid I have been. What use was it to destroy and murder? They weren't coming back no matter what I did. I could not bring them back. People say the truth hurts but it probably would hurt less if we didn't try to deny it. It's ironic that I was told all this from the beginning by said best friend. He always told me that getting stronger for revenge was not what should be done. We should fight for the people in our lives now that need help, protect the loved ones we can, not the ones that are already gone. I wish that I had listened to him now; I wish I could turn back time.

*There is a knock on the door. "Sasuke? I'm here to pick you up."* Ohh, said best friend is here. "Coming." *Sasuke stands up, picking up a white stick as he passes it and slowly goes to the door.* After all these years, after all I did, he's still here to help me as if nothing ever happened. Like those years were just a glitch that can be overlooked. Not everyone in the village thinks the same but I don't care what they think.

I care what some other people think. The ones I now call my friends, even if now I can never truly know them as I once could have if I'd stayed in Konoha. At least I saw Naruto one more time unlike these others. Some friends I have not seen since I left Konoha in the first place. That was many years ago now. I have missed them all grow up. I missed the missions I should have been on. I missed growing up with them. I missed them growing stronger, becoming better ninjas, some flying through the ranks. I missed new friendships forming.

I've been here awhile now and I still miss things that I wish I could have seen. I missed Naruto become Hokage, I missed other occasions that I wish I could have been a part of. Weddings, funerals, birthdays. And even now I can no longer join my friends on missions and help them as I once could have. I want to, so badly. Even if it was just to make up for my past failures. Because...

How can I be a ninja when I can no longer see?

A/N: Yeah...this was just an idea based on that fact that Itachi was losing his eyesight due to the Mangekyo Sharingan and I can't imagine Sasuke not using the ability just because of this risk. Just thought I'd say that.