Sasuke's Dream:
I collapse to the ground, both mine own and my brother's blood dripping from my body in the slow tune of victory. A smile, the first real smile in so long, plays around my lips. I close my eyes and take a deep breath, I have done it.
Uchiha Itachi is dead.
I don't know how I won but I know that Itachi was stronger than the little display he just put on. I let out a sigh of relief, finally at peace.
My dreams are finally starting to come true. Though for some reason this thought pulls at my heart. This isn't how I imagined this day.
I can sense team Taka standing behind me, but soon return to my earlier train of thought. This isn't how I planned this day. When I was young, still a part of team seven, I thought that on the day my dreams started to become reality, I'd be standing next to my comrades, smiling, well I suppose I am, just the wrong comrades and a lone smile.
On this day I would make their dreams start to become realities too. I had even decided on how. I would kiss Sakura, something I had known she wanted more than anything. I would tell Naruto how strong I thought he was, how he'd make an excellent Hokage if the day came, no, when it came. I knew this would give him a confidence boost; keep him pursuing his dream and to never give up on it with new energy. And a compliment on your strength from your rival is something only the most powerful of people receive.
Yes, this is not how I had wanted this day to be. However I thought I had gotten rid of that idea when I left Konoha with Orochimaru. I was wrong, evidently. Now I am stuck with these people. I wanted this day to be as I had imagined back then, when I was happy. I stood up, grabbing Karin, pressing my lips forcefully to hers. I broke away, throwing her face aside; turning to leave.
"You disgust me." Well at least it was closer to what I had envisioned that just the empty loneliness and regret.