A/N : Mention/attempt of rape
Chapter 13 Broken
"Will he be alright?" Itachi asked as his hand slowly reached for Sasuke's face, stroking his cheek which he had wished to do the moment he realized his younger brother was alive.
"We will have to see," Tsunade said. "I am not sure what Minato wants to do. Keeping him alive is dangerous. "
"I know. He is must be confused, they must have done something to him, causing him to turn against me. I still can't accept that he willingly is helping the capital." Itachi leaned in and placed a kiss on Sasuke's forehead. "I have missed you so much…" he whispered.
"He looks kind of cute when he sleeps," Shisui muttered. "You wouldn't expect him to burn down children and kick pregnant women." Itachi frowned by Shisui's words. "We could ask if he does that when he is awake, speaking of him waking up… Wouldn't it be best for you to keep…Distance," Shisui said.
"No… I want to hear-"
"Sure, wanna hear him scream? Itachi, it ain't gonna be pretty. Remember what you said. He is not the Sasuke you knew. He is a monster, we agreed on this."
"Shisui, you who has no real family would never understand," Tsunade said, "Imagine if this happened to Itachi, would you be able to just act like a shinobi would?" Shisui lowered his eyes by Tsunade's words.
"I don't want you to get even more hurt, he cost you nothing but pain," Shisui sighed.
"Nii…" Itachi turned his head towards Sasuke, seeing his eyes slowly open. He looked sleepy at Itachi next to him. His hands were tight up above his head, so were his ankles and middle. It disturbs his chakra flow and makes him incapable of using ninjutsu.
"Otouto…" Itachi whispered, seeing Sasuke move his head slightly towards Itachi's hand. "I… Had… Such a weird… Dream. Mom and dad will laugh if I tell them," he smiled kindly before closing his eyes again. Itachi looked at Shisui, who came closer. "You… You left me… I was in so much pain, I had… So much pain. Aniki, don't leave me… They will hurt me, don't leave me." Sasuke stopped talking.
"Hey… Hey..." Shisui tried to shook him a little, "What pain?… What are you talking about?" Shisui asked. Sasuke opened his eyes half, looking at Shisui. His eyes widened suddenly, struggling against the chains. His eyes looked scared. He struggled hard. Tsunade and Itachi had to press him against the bed even though he was tied up.
"LET GO OF ME! LET ME GO!" Sasuke screamed, struggling with his body. Tsunade crabbed a syringe and stuck it merciless in Sasuke's neck. His body stopped moving, causing Itachi to let go.
"What..." Sasuke turned his head to Tsunade. "This will stop him from moving for a few hours." Tsunade said.
"You old witch," Sasuke hissed, he looked at Tsunade.
"I used to know a guy with the same eyes as you." The raven continued "I forgot his name, but he screamed your name all the time when he was in the torture room. How he begged for you, how he wanted you to save him."
"HOW DARE YOU-"
"Tsunade-sama, don't!" Shisui had to literally pull her fist down with all his weight and strength. "He wants you to hit him, he won't feel anything anyway! You will break the bed and he finds a way to escape! Besides… He is too young to have been around when your little brother got killed." Tsunade took a deep breath after listening to Shisui.
"Itachi, you better be quick," she left the tent, leaving the Uchiha's behind.
"He stopped struggling…" Shisui said.
"Oh really, I am surprised -yet amused- that even your creative, but not even close to an average intelligent brain, has managed to figure that out. I would have put my hands together for you, but as you have noticed: I am paralyzed from the neck down."
"I am… I am not sure if that was a compliment." Shisui looked at Itachi, who shook his head.
"It is rather pathetic how low you have sunk… You killed- You killed my apprentices." Sasuke turned his head to Itachi. "You have hurt me… Again." Sasuke closed his eyes. "Did you turn him against me too?" He asked. Itachi shook his head.
"He has always been part of the rebels," Itachi said.
"THAT CAN'T BE! HE CAN'T BE!" Sasuke snapped before biting his bottom lip and turning his face away. "You must have… You must have done something… I will figure it out."
"Why? Why do you think it was me that hurt you?" Itachi asked.
"BECAUSE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN YOU!" Itachi took a step back, almost losing his balance. "YOU WERE THE ONE THAT LEFT ME THERE TO BURN, LEFT ME THERE TO ROT!"
"I… I didn't… I didn't even know you were alive!" Itachi felt a lump in his throat, it seemed like his words didn't get through.
"Hey! He was crying almost every night thinking about you, your name was literally taboo to say near him! You think he would have cried so much if he knew you were alive? If he knew he could get you back?"
"STAY OUT OF THIS!" Sasuke shouted. A chakra force appeared around him that threatened to break the sealing.
Quickly Minato and a few others appeared in the room. Yamato used his wood style jutsu to create some kind of cage while Kakashi pushed Sasuke against the wooden wall, tying his arms above his head as Minato quickly repaired the ceiling, making it stronger. There was a sigh of relieve as soon as the force disappeared.
"I told you, we should have killed him!" Yamato said, making the wood thicker.
"He would have survived one way or another." Minato muttered as he looked straight into Sasuke's eyes.
"We should go." Shisui wanted to grab Itachi, but he just stood there.
"No… No I am not turning my back at him again," Itachi said as Shisui remained next to him.
"Smart aniki… I don't want to stab you in the back… I want to see your beautiful face when I strangle you." Sasuke suddenly had a painful expression on his face when the wooden wall grew taller, letting him hang from his arms. Sasuke turned his head to the Hokage.
"If it isn't Minato, I think you are true to your title of being worse than the emperor himself." Sasuke said, causing Minato to frown.
The General's eyes suddenly widened and almost sparkled seeing Naruto walking towards Minato, his hair was once again blond. Sasuke smiled kindly.
"You came after all; quick, get me out of here so we can get away." Sasuke said. It was as if he immediately erased everything in his mind. Naruto lowered his eyes, shaking his head.
"What do you mean… Naruto… Release me… Now. "Sasuke smile turned into a rather pathetic one. "Naruto… What… What is the meaning of this?"
"I am his son." Naruto looked at Minato, who didn't even look at his own son. "I was the guy with the mask during some of your encounters with Itachi. You happened to not recognize me… And the plan came from the moment you took me to the capital."
"But… You are loyal to me… You love me?" Sasuke whispered as tears emerged from his eyes.
"I am sorry, I was pretending." Naruto started as his feet. He couldn't face the guilt.
"No… You can't have…" Sasuke whispered and lowered his head. The wooden wall sunk in the ground, causing him to sit on his knees. "I trusted you..."
Naruto closed his eyes as he made a fist out of his hand.
"You couldn't have been thinking that I would ever follow the orders of a monster! I have a demon sealed in me, but you know what… Even that demon isn't as bad as you are… You are the worse-" Naruto felt a hand on his shoulder. He opened his eyes and looked at his dad. Minato turned his face to Sasuke and knelt in front of the wooden cage. There fell a few second of silence.
"What do you want from me?" Sasuke's voice was softer than usual, it seemed he tries his hardest to control his emotions, but the anger was visible in his tone.
"You should be clever enough to figure that out," Minato answered calmly.
"Haven't you made me suffer enough?"
"I believe you suffering would be worse in hell. For your unthinkable actions-"
"Unthinkable? Don't make me laugh! You, Namikaze Minato, have not the right to speak a word of criticism to me. You and I aren't as different as you think when it comes down to the sacrifices we are willing to make to achieve our goals."
"Hokage-sama is nothing like you!" Yamato said.
"How ignorant of you to call someone a leader without knowing their true selves. Why don't you tell them? Hokage-sama, tell your loyal surface how many children you killed. Tell them about the innocent people who died for your selfish needs. Or should we refer to these living human beings as collateral damage?"
"Enough." Minato stood up as he grabbed something from his cloak. Sasuke narrowed his eyes, not able to see what Minato had in his hand. "I guess you know the progress, you have done it yourself a hundred times."
"If it is information you are after you should have informed me from the start. You see, I would have loved to trade information about the capital in exchange for one life. It would have saved a lot of bloodshed." Sasuke looked at Itachi from the corner of his eyes. Shisui then grabbed Itachi by his arm, dragging the Uchiha away with him. Nobody seemed to stop Shisui since everyone knew it was only for the better.
"It looks like I don't have. You can see… You are my prisoner." Minato said in a low voice. Sasuke's eyes widened slightly.
"My first question: Tell me about the capital's defense system." Minato said . Sasuke remained quiet as he kept glaring at Minato. "Very well then."
He threw a hand full of needles right towards Sasuke causing the boy to yelp. He lowered his head as he coughed a few times. There was a mere second of silence when the pain of the thrown needle was slightly fading away. Though, a burning sensation quickly followed, causing Sasuke to clench in pain. He tried to make himself as small as possible, but the pain was overwhelming.
"Poison…" Sasuke shut his eyes, his fingernails were dug in the wood behind him.
"I will ask again. Tell me about the capital's defense system." Minato said.
"It is a… Pretty complex system, containing a lot of guards and chakra shields." Sasuke started explaining. Minato stuck his arm through the cage, pulling the poisoned needle out. You could still see the dark purple liquid dropping out of it.
"Shields…. Naruto, did you sense a shield during your stay in the capital?" Minato asked, his kept his eyes on Sasuke. Naruto remained quiet as he looked at Sasuke still suffering from the poison. Minato grabbed the small bottle from his jacket, dipping the needle back in it.
"Well?" He asked. Naruto closed his eyes and turned his head away.
"I did not." Naruto answered honestly.
"I see…" Minato took the needle out of the poison before piercing it straight in Sasuke's chest, causing him to scream out.
"Shall I repeat myself again?" Minato asked, playing with the small bottle.
"I… Don't… Know…"
"Have we become to pathetic?" Minato asked.
"I swear… I am not… Lying…" Sasuke tried his best not to give in to the pain of the poison.
"Why should I trust you?" Minato asked.
"They told me to just fight intruders if there were intruders! They didn't tell me more-"
Minto pulled the needle back out, together with the others, one by one. Sasuke was panting heavily as the pain was now slowly fading away.
"And why is that?" Minato asked.
"... Because… Generals are only for fighting reasons. People who even set foot outside the capital aren't allowed to have much information about vulnerable matters. That is why..." Sasuke said as he just stared blankly in front of him.
"You want us to believe that?" Yamato asked.
"I don't think he is lying... From what have seen this could be true." Naruto said.
"What about the other three Generals?" Minato asked.
"I don't know a lot about them."
"How come you know so little about the people you fight with, the people you work for?" Minato asked, though his question was in vain since the General had passed out. Minato sighed. He looked at the poison before looking back at Sasuke.
"What is the matter?" Yamato asked.
"Matters took an unfortunate turn." Minato sighed as he turned around and walked away.
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"This little… Only this little information?" Shisui frowned seeing the results of days of torture has led to.
"Pretty much… It is harder than it looks." Yamato said as he put the papers away. "Maybe he is just more stupid than we think?"
"Or actually a big genius since capturing hasn't brought us anything more than misery… Wait… Where is my husband?" Shisui asked, looking around him.
"You could take a wild guess yourself." Yamato sighed.
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"Here." Itachi extracted his arms towards Sasuke. The older Uchiha was holding a tea cup filled with green tea mixed with honey. Sasuke didn't look at his brother; he didn't even react to him. Itachi's eyes saddened as he lowered his arms slightly.
"Hey, remember that time we went to plug barriers and you got stung by a bee?... You don't… I see… You don't want to talk." Itachi sighed, trying to figure out what his little brother was thinking right now. Things were rough between them and still Itachi didn't have a clue what had made Sasuke join the capital. "A-anyway! You liked tea… Right?" Itachi said. Sasuke looked up to meet Itachi's eyes, for a little second Itachi though he had finally caught his little brother's attention, but he was wrong.
Sasuke kicked the teacup right out of Itachi's arm; causing the warm liquid to fall partly in Itachi's arm as the cup itself fell on the ground and broke.
" What… Did you expect me to feel enlightened by your presence! To be happy that my loving brother is here to comfort me? Oh I see you even brought some damn tea, WANT ME TO FUCKING LICK IT OUT OF THE CUP LIKE A FUCKING DOG?!"
Itachi covered the red skin on his right arm with his hand. He signed for the guards to stay at their places.
"Maybe… I didn't consider the way you interoperate certain things. I could understand your hatred for me… I really do. Actually… I do kind of hate myself for the same reasons." Itachi said, lowering his eyes. He caught himself doing that more often when facing his little brother. "But… Could you… At the very least tell me what had happened to you while I was gone?" Itachi asked.
"Why do you bother… Want to have a nice story to laugh at together with your husband?"
"Don't include my husband in this. He has nothing to do with us." Itachi said.
"Sure he doesn't. It seemed you were able to move on just fine-"
"That is not true! I was devastated when I saw that building on fire and you know how much you meant to me… How much you still mean to me… Even after trying to kill me for so many times."
"If you were so devastated as you claimed to be then why are you following the man that caused me to almost die! You were supposed to kill him, Kill him and then return to me!" Sasuke looked straight in Itachi's eyes "You are selfish."
"Sasuke, I didn't know… I didn't know he caused the building to explode until I realized you were alive. You were trying to kill me, you are working with the same people that killed our clan and ruined our live. When I thought you were dead, I didn't know what to do. I decided to join the rebels, so I could stop this from happening to others."
"But I survived… And I have a nasty scar to prove it." Sasuke hissed, "If you just had returned… If you just came back." Sasuke bit his bottom lip as his eyes filled themselves with hate again.
"They would have still killed you if I returned empty handed."
"Death was so much better… I could have forgiven you for that."
"What did they do to you?" Itachi asked after a few seconds of silence.
"I was sent to prison-"
"There you are. Itachi,please, what did I tell you?" Shisui passed the guards to get to Itachi.
"He is my little brother, Shisui."
"I know, but at least tell me so I can join you." Shisui looked at the broken mug "Maybe it is better to get Yamato to put the wooden cage around him again. For our own safety." He knelt down as he picked the broken pieces up.
"Don't you have the early morning watch. You better head to bed now. It would be better for him to sleep too."
"I see you in the morning, have a good night," Sasuke spoke calmly. Like he wasn't cuffed against a wooden pole that kept him from using chakra.
"Good night, otouto." Itachi stood up before sharing a look with Shisui. He walked out the tent leaving Shisui and Sasuke alone.
"Itachi cares about you, y'know." A silence emerged after Shisui words, "He might be easy to forgive you, but I don't. You hurt him, and you turned your back at everyone who ever cared about you... Alive or dead. If you ask me, you get what is coming to you."
"Your entire village was murdered, and you couldn't do anything but watch. Showing your eyes off like that, you got what was coming for you."
Shisui looked angry and clenched a fist before taking a deep breath.
"That is true. I activated my Sharingan young, and I shouldn't have showed them off unaware what value they had. It is my fault 600 people died, but it was the capital who killed them."
"And your foolishness," Sasuke added.
"Your foolishness of trusted Naruto has got you here!" Shisui snapped before taking a second deep breath. He didn't say a word when he left.
Sasuke raised his boot once the coast was clear. He pushed the piece of broken glass towards him, trying to pick it up with his fingers. He kept his eyes on the opening as his left hand held the piece of glass. He tried to hold it tightly with two fingers, sliding it over the metal. It directly became clear that the metal wasn't going to work. He clashed his jaws together as he pushed the glass in the palm of his hand, holding back all his moans as he slowly tried to cut his thumb off, which would make him able to slide his hand out of the cuffs if he planned his moves carefully.
He suddenly heard noises, causing Sasuke to stop directly and look at the opening. Seeing three people entering. Maybe it were some new guards to keep a closer look on him, but it didn't seem like it. They appeared drunk.
"So this… This is capital's strongest soldier," the man said as he pointed at Sasuke who just stared at them.
"The one who killed Mitsuba, Kairi, and Ritsuki… You… Killer." The man said as he squatted down in front of Sasuke, his hand grabbed Sasuke's chin examining the Uchiha's face.
"Such a pretty face" The other guy commented. Sasuke pulled his head away from his grip. He clenched his jaws shut while his eyes appeared hateful.
"Aw~ trying to scare us?" The man's hand reached for Sasuke's head, pulling it roughly towards him. "You ain't as tough anymore, are you?" the raven gritted teeth before spitting right in the man's face, forcing the guy to let go.
"Get lost, I will not hesitate to kill you" The three guys started laughing.
"You can't kill us, we are the big boys now" The guy had an cocky look in his eyes, "And you are our bitch"
"You and I both now… I will get out of this. Sooner or later. You want me to hunt you down, kill everything that is dear to you in front of you and leave you to rot,covered in their blood-" Sasuke bit down his lip, feeling his skull getting pressed on the ground.
"You already did! You killed them all!" The guy shouted, rubbing Sasuke's cheek on the ground. "And I swore… I would have you feel miserable like I did when you killed them!"
" . " Sasuke hissed. His eyes looked determined,not trying to show any emotion.
"Kill you?" The other man laughed, before kicking him in the stomach, "Killing you ain't enough!" He kicked Sasuke again, "We will humiliate you, take your dignity away and make you beg for death!" The guy stopped kicking him, grabbing him by the hair and pulling him back in a sitting position.
"You don't… Want to do that..." Sasuke whispered, closing his eyes and he was panting loudly. He felt a hand tilting his chin, forcing the uchiha to look at him. "You won't be any better than the capital" The man smiled, pushing Sasuke head to the back. He grabbed a kunai ad held it to Sasuke's neck.
"We never meant to" He answered, using the kunai to cut open the jacket, but before he could Sasuke kicked him in the chest, causing the man to fall on his back and slide over the floor. The other two quickly pushed him on his side, one holding his legs as the other pushed his head back to the ground.
"NO! NO! STOP IT!" Sasuke screamed, feeling the guy pull his leg to get him closer "NOT AGAIN. NOT AGAIN! NIISAN! HELP ME!" Sasuke cried out, not being able to move his leg he didn't stop struggling, how desperate it even appeared.
"Scream all you want, everybody wants to hear you suffer. So why don't you scream a bit louder, Mr. general?" The man, holding his head, whispered.
"NIISAN!"
"What the fuck!"
Sasuke suddenly felt the guys back away. He quickly sat back up, making himself as small ass possible. His heart was beating faster, his breathing was getting heavier. He could hear them talk, vaguely. Everything seemed to turn around the Uchiha, his stomach was twisting and he had to try keeping his food inside. Puking would only make it worse on him. He shut his eyes and tried to count but he could still hear them talk over his loud heartbeat.
"Why are you defending this scumbag! He deserves what is coming to him!"
"Nobody deserves that!"
"Are you defending the fucking capital now! Who has tortured hundreds of us!"
"We are better than that, damn it!"
The voices became more and more vague as his own heartbeat sounded louder. He felt like his 13 years old self again, trapped in a prison. He could hear the sound of the baton hit the metal bars. 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… 6… 7... That is when he could hear the keys unlock the cell, the footsteps coming closer, and finally the whispers-
"Hey?! Wake up"
Sasuke opened his eyes, looking right in Shisui's. He seemed confused, even a bit of worried.
"I have puke…" Sasuke was talking fast and Shisui took a step back, looking around him before kicking a bucket towards. Right on time, Sasuke put his head in it and Shisui turned his head around hearing the barf noises, he shut his eyes in discomfort.
Who knew the general had his weak moments. Shisui opened his eyes after the barfing stopped for a few seconds.
"Are you… Alright?" He asked seeing Sasuke's head still in the bucket. The young raven made a confirming sound before pulling his head out of the bucket.
"Thank… You" The Uchiha whispered, looking blankly in front of him.
"Well it was either the bucket or the ground. I think it is pretty inhumane to have you sit next to you own-"
"I meant the other thing… " Sasuke interrupted him.
"Owh" Shisui looked away, "Well… We don't do that shit here… I mean… Like… Those three are very decent people… They were… Uhm… Drunk and confused-"
"No… They hate me… And hate blinds people's humane side" Sasuke said, looking up to meet Shisui's eyes "Can I get some water?"
Shisui looked down at his weapon bag. He opened it and grabbed a small bottle of water before kneeling down in front of the general.
"Alright… This is weird"Shisui chuckled from awkwardness, opening the bottle and trying to let Sasuke drink from it, "It is like a baby drinking from a bottle" Shisui smiled, but his brother-in-law didn't seem amused at all.
"Thanks" He said, a drop of water escaping the corner of his mouth and dripping off his chin. A silence emerged between them. "If you want to ask me something, do it now instead of wasting the air here"
"You really are something" Shisui sighed, "I married you brother, you know that right?"
"Congratu-fucking-lations" Sasuke looked at Shisui, "You are pretty late to ask for my blessings"
"You are very sarcastic" Shisui scratched the back of his head, "It means you are… Sort of my family now"
"You have a thick head, you know that?" Sasuke commented.
"When you screamed 'not again', what did you mean?" Shisui asked bluntly, Sasuke's emotionless eyes looked away. "I thought so. You blame that on Itachi too?"
"How did you two meet?" Sasuke asked, "I never heard"
"How I met your brother?" Shisui looked surprised. "Well uhm… I just joined the rebels and he was already here. Minato introduced us."
"How did you get him to like you?" Sasuke asked.
"I have crazy charms" Shisui posed with a teeth showing smile "It might have partly because I could make him laugh...I am sort of a dork"
"Ah," Sasuke nodded slightly, "I noted that" He added causing Shisui to feel a brick fall on his head.
"You are harsh… " He muttered.
"When we were kids. In our village," Sasuke spoke, looking away from Shisui "Niisan." A smile appeared on his face "Everybody called him the beauty of the village. He was 13, he was very pretty and everybody knew… When grew up, he would become even more beautiful. There were all these girls, chasing him and I think my dad… He punched like five people that had to guts to come to him and ask for Itachi's hand in marriage when he came off age."
"He never… He never talks about it. It's… Nice to hear" Shisui admitted.
"He did kind of like the attention… He never had to pay of ice cream. The girl would give it to him for free… But whenever I went for ice cream… I had to pay" Sasuke chuckled, but then he suddenly stopped "I always paid… Even for his mistakes" The young raven shook his head.
"I know things won't ever go back to how they used to be, but… I am sure we could make it work. You, Itachi, me… We are still family" Sasuke chuckled.
"I might consider killing you too, but marriage doesn't last beyond death"
"Marriage doesn't work with one spouse being death either" Shisui commented, causing Sasuke to look up.
"Shisui, I will leave you with some advice. Next time you want to get under Itachi's skin. Ask him how Izumi is doing, he will tell you who she is" Sasuke closed his eyes and sat back.
"They won't kill you… If you just work along" Shisui got up, "I am sure you will do the right thing, Sasuke. I can tell by talking you… You are not one of them"
"You say 'them', but aren't we all a bunch of sociopaths trying to get what we want? You guys burn buildings with kids in them, they destroy villages with old people. You two are the same people, with different goals"
"Goodnight, Sasuke" Shisui said, walking out of the tent before snapping his fingers at the sleeping guard, "You guard him, alright… Don't let anyone without authorization get in."