Author: deceiving rumour
Beta-Reader: xXAsuka-chanXx
Parings: SasuSaku
Summary: [Time Travel] After defeating Orochimaru Sasuke comes back to Konoha. But why the next day he wakes up he's 13...again?
Disclaimer: Someone like me owns Naruto? Pfh. No. No way. But I wish, hey, who doesn't?

Firecracker
:Slaughtered for Weakness, Electric Like Static

Chapter One: The Secrets You Keep
Somewhere beyond happiness and sadness

She spotted Sai immoderately. Figure of the emotionless ANBU ninja blankly stood in the middle of the field full of boulders. Her anger was instantly aroused, as she thought that he was here to assassinate Sasuke. As soon as Sai was in her reach she grabbed him by the throat crushing it. Sakura shook him hard while shouting. "What are you really after?! How many times are you gonna stab us in the back-!"

"Sakura, huh."Someone said stopping her at the mid-way of her sentence. Plain and simple. Only then he called her by her name she would immediately obey.

'That voice…'Sakura slowly turned her head to see there did the voice came from, and froze. Her eyes were wide and unblinking as she stared at the form of her old teammate, silhouetted by the sun. The figure of a man reflected in her clear green eyes. She couldn't see his expression; it was hidden in the shadows. But she recognized that voice...it had haunted her dreams for two and a half years.

Unconsciously letting go of Sai's throat. "Sasuke-kun..." the only thing she could say or more like whisper. She is far away on the bottom of the ravine, and he's as high as an angel, looking at her. Or did he? Did he ever, at least notice her? Unable to move Sakura just continued to stare at her ex-teammate. The moment passed and they – like old times – shared a silent moment, their own world, and their own set of rules.

Naruto and Yamato froze. It wasn't hard to guess what – or who – made Sakura let go of her prey. Regaining his senses Naruto sped off towards Sakura and Sai, but he fell midway, as he still hadn't healed from his encounter with Kabuto and Orochimaru on the bridge, where he had released the fourth tail of the Kyuubi. Something he wasn't supposed to do, or at least thought was possible.

He ran through the rays of light hurting his eyes of a moment, they needed time to adjust. But one thing he didn't have was time. Stopping near numb Sakura, Naruto screwed up his eyes and looked in the direction his pink haired teammate stared. His eyes slowly widen the he saw the shadow of his best friend.

Sweat beaded his brow and ran down his face under the hot blistering sun as he concentrated to see the boy he considered to be a brother. A cloud floated under the sun, making Sasuke's expression readable. His eyebrows were furrowed, almost as if he was angry or disappointed that they were here, but his face remained calm and hard. "Sasuke..." Naruto said in a voice full of emotion.

Sasuke had changed. Instead of his usual blue shirt and grey shorts, he was wearing a loose robe-like shirt that was open down the middle, exposing his defined chest and abs. The whiteness of his shirt contrasted to the darkness of his pants. Around his middle was a dark material of the sameness of his pants, which were held up by the same purple rope that Orochimaru wore. There was a sword strapped to his back that no one had seen before. His stance was relaxed, with one hand on his hip, the other hanging at his side.

Sakura and Naruto were looking up at Sasuke with passion and hope, while Sasuke was looking down at them with a sense of serenity. Sasuke's voice was emotionless when he spoke. "Naruto…so you came too. Does that mean that Kakashi's here as well?"

Yamato's slow footsteps were heard, he answered, "Unfortunately Kakashi-san couldn't be here, but I'm here in his place. We, the new team Kakashi, are going to be taking you back to Konoha."

Studying carefully each member but never stopping to look at anybody more than fifteen seconds Sasuke said to himself. "Team Kakashi, huh..." 'Well…this is surely interesting, is he aware of the situation is highly doubt that. Yamato, I heard of him. Does he know my position or she made it stay a secret. I'm pretty sure Sakura and Naruto gave her hard time. Hn. The wait is almost over, it will happen today. I know.'

Sai took out his weapon it immediately caught Sakura's attention. She looked at him and shouted turning towards the determent ANBU member. "Sai! I knew it!" but Sai made no move to attack Sasuke. Instead he raised his weapon towards him.

Before anyone said anything, Sasuke spoke up. "So he's filling in for me then, is he? Another loser to join the group. He was saying nonsense about protecting the 'bond' between Naruto and me..."

Sakura was confused, eyeing Sasuke then turning back to Sai. "Sai, wasn't your mission to-"

Sai spoke. "Yes, my secret mission was indeed the assassination of Sasuke-kun. But I don't care about the orders any more…I want to act on my own free will. And I think Naruto-kun can help me remember...What is it to feel. I think it was something really important." Sai's gaze was determined as he tried to convince Sasuke of how important his bonds were with his teammates.

Sasuke looked down as he said this, seemingly lost in his memories.

Sai continued. "I don't know you that well, but there's a reason why Naruto-kun and Sakura-san chase after you with so much passion. In order to prevent the bonds with you from breaking...in order to keep them intact, they're doing everything they can...I still don't have a very good understanding of it myself. But you, Sasuke-kun, should know why." Sai glared at Sasuke as he said the last sentence.

Sasuke replied, "Oh, I know..." After a small pause he said more loudly. "And that's why I severed them! I have other bonds that I carry..." Yamato and Sai looked up with confusion and Naruto with anger. Sakura was astonished and hurt at the same time.

Sasuke's hand twirled and he himself shook from hatred and anger. His mind remembered all those times then he faced Itachi. 'Why…why the differences between our abilities haven't change at all?'

"You are weak." Itachi stated the obvious. "Because you lack…hatred."

Sasuke continued. "I have a different bond. Fraternal bond, forged through hate." Sasuke's eyes were filled with hatred for the spoken man. No matter what he could never let go. "All my other bonds caused me to lose focus..." He said with a hint of pain in his voice looking directly at Sakura. "And weakened by strongest wish, my greatest desire."

"You never had parents, you never had a brother...so what would you know about me anyway…you were alone from the very start! So why the hell would you know what I've been through!! Huh!!"

Naruto replied with, "It's because of the bonds that I've had that I've suffered!! The loss of those bonds is something you can never understand...A true parent, or a true brother like you say, are things I can't understand…"

"Then why...?" Naruto said his mind still lost in memories.

Sasuke looked at Naruto. "Why…why do you go so far just for me…"

"Because…you are the first bond I ever had…" Naruto smiled weakly. "That's why I'm going to stop you from going!!"

"Then why didn't you..." Naruto asked again. His forehead protector shined in the light.

"I can't go back. I'll just have to cut that bond apart!" Sasuke had shouted at Naruto.

"Why didn't you kill me back then!? Is that your idea of cutting bonds!? Sasuke!!" Naruto yelled at Sasuke. While Sasuke's stotic expression haven't changed Sakura's hurt gaze fell on her blonde teammate. "Naruto…"

Sasuke sighed. "The reason is simple. And it isn't that I wasn't able cut those bonds with you…" Sasuke remembered what Itachi had told him. "You, just like me, possess the potential to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan…But there is one condition…you must kill…your closest friend." Sasuke continued. "The idea of doing what he said in order to become more powerful made me sick."

Naruto gritted his teeth and continued to sweat. "What do you talking about?"

"I don't own you any explanations," Sasuke answered. "Still, the one thing I can say to you...is that back then..." Naruto looked up expectantly. "I chose to spare your life at nothing more than a whim of mine."

Naruto's face became determined, while the others looked up at a mixture of shock and anticipation at what would happen next. Sasuke suddenly appeared in front of Naruto, one hand on Naruto's shoulder, and the other hand on his hip. He was almost hugging the dumbfounded Naruto.

'He's fast…'Yamato thought.

'When did he…?' Thought Sakura. Sai was emotionless.

Sasuke continued to talk to Naruto. "Come to think of it, isn't becoming Hokage is one of your dreams? If you have the time to chase me around, you would've been better off training...Don't you think... Naruto?"

Sakura looked on the verge of tears. "S-Sasuke!?"

Sasuke ignored her. "And that's why this time..." Sasuke pulled out his sword. "You're going to end up losing your life, all at a whim of mine."

Naruto had a determined look on his face. "Like there's any chance someone who can't save a friend, could become Hokage. Don't you think...,Sasuke?"

"Hn..." Sasuke was about to stab Naruto, but Sai quickly moved and stepped in the way of the attack grabbing Sasuke's arm. "That was the correct way to block my attack." Naruto quickly did a back flip while holding on to Sasuke arm.

"All right," said Yamato. He quickly did the hand seals and held out his hand. Out of his palm came an extension of his skin, headed towards Sasuke. Sasuke had his Sharingan activated.

"Chidori Nagashi!" Instantly blue lightning came out of Sasuke's body, and Naruto and Sai were knocked backwards. Sasuke sliced the hand that was extending from Yamato's hand. There was a sound of chirping birds as Naruto flew mid air and fell on the ground his necklace slipped. Sai fall on his stomach a second later. Yamato cancelled the jutsu as he fell back and was dazed by the attack. Sakura stood, shocked. 'Full body Chidori?'

"I'm sorry Naruto…It might take a while but I promise next time I won't get in the way!" Remembering her promise Sakura narrowed her eyes and her face became determent. Summoning chakra into her fist Sakura ran at Sasuke. He looked sideways at her as she screamed, "I'm going to stop Sasuke-kun myself!" Sakura prepared to punch him, as Sasuke looked at her. He charged up his blade with Chidori and prepared to stab Sakura as Yamato ran as fast as he could to save Sakura.

Unfortunately for Yamato Sasuke quickly charged Chidori through his hand and stroke the ANBU member. The scream was heard but Sasuke didn't pay attention. As Sasuke was about to stab Sakura, he lowered his eyes remembering something. In doing so, Sasuke hesitated for the barest of seconds. He tried to pull back, but it was too late. Sakura had tried to block the blade with a kunai, but the blade broke the kunai in half, and so drove itself into Sakura's shoulder.

She screamed with the pain.

"Sakura...?" Sasuke whispered, her determination stunned him, she was...different from what he remembered. Sakura picked herself up coughing blood but remaining upright, even though her vision was blurring. His blade sure was something.

"Sasuke..." Sakura's eyes glowed. It wasn't anything unnatural green eyes have a way of playing in the sunlight but somehow this made her look as something angelic, extraordinary. She looked at Naruto and Sai who still were unconscious and Yamato who was too beaten to move. "Sasuke-kun...I've got to protect my fallen comrades, and I vowed to Naruto that I would help to bring you home. I'm going to bring you home if I die trying!"

She got up her arm hang in the side on her body, clutching her fist ready to punch the ground then she noticed that Sasuke had put away his katana and deactivated his Sharingan. "God Damn Sasuke take me seriously here! I'm not a weakling anymore! I'm a worthy opponent!" Of course Sakura herself didn't think that she was worthy but Sasuke didn't need to know that.

She charged and hit the ground creating a landslide of boulders. But she lost too much blood and unable to stand properly fell on her knees healing herself. "Wait! I'm not done yet!" She screamed as Sasuke turned his back.

"But I am." 'Good she can't fight anymore, for some reason it kills me to hurt her.'

Sasuke's eyes flicked in the lights then he sensed someone's chakra. "Well, Sasuke. I see you met your comrades huh. So finish them off and come with me." Orochimaru asked, his face grinning evilly, as usual.

Disgusted, Sasuke grunted. "Like hell, I will come with you." He made a Chidori blade and stabbed Orochimaru through his stomach. "This was my mission all along Snake." Orochimaru's eyes widen as he jumped from the couple. His wound was bleeding heavily.

Orochimaru's pale lips broke into a vicious smile. "Kabuto." The said man appeared behind his master. "Take care of the girl. Leave Sasuke-kun to me." Kabuto nodded and disappeared in a puff of smoke only to appear not far from a very pissed pink haired girl.

"Orochimaru..." Sasuke started. "You are weaker than me." He sent Chidori through extended blade that still was in Orochimaru's stomach. The cursed seals petals already made their way to his right eye and cheek. Chidori burned Orochimaru's wound making the man scream in horrible pain. "There is no point in sacrificing my body to you anymore."

Orochimaru grinned wincing in pain. "Big words...for a left over Uchiha."

Orochimaru's insult only made Sasuke smirk. "Hmph...If I hadn't been so weak I never wouldn't have sought you out would I? You only wanted me because you couldn't have Itachi. Right Master 'Great Sannin Genius'?" Sasuke chucked at the name. "Perhaps the world at large would consider you gifted but you're nowhere near the level of an Uchiha. Before us, the greatest geniuses in the universe, you come off as simple average. And as someone who carries that name, from my point of view...your attempts to obtain our power are so disgusting they are almost funny.

"Saturating yourself with drugs and medicine? Transferring bodies? Your methods are pointless. Do you even have a goal anymore? You claim to be seeking the reason behind the existence yet all you do is make petty excuses for playing god with people's lives."

"Brother…why…."

"To measure my capability. It's very important what I did."

"You sicken me!" Sasuke wasn't sure to who these words were addressed. Orochimaru or his brother. Drawing his Kusanagi blade Sasuke attacked Orochimaru. Orochimaru screamed in pain and his body went numb as he revealed his true self. "So your real body is a scaly white serpent." A huge snake with almost human face that resembled Orochimaru appeared, its body was made out of hundredths of other smaller snakes. "You wanted to take other people's bodies so badly you exterminated your own. You are a pathetic shell of your former self."

"Come Sasuke-kun...GIVE ME YOUR BODY!!!" With that Orochimaru roared and dashed towards Sasuke who's lips broke into a smirk as he jumped easily avoiding the attack. Two snakes from Orochimaru's body separated and twisted trying to get Sasuke who spinned in mid air and landed a few feet from his former Master.

Then all of the snaked dashed towards the Uchiha who quickly yet calmly hid his katana and took off his shirt revealing a perfectly muscular chest at which Sakura who was not far ahead fighting Kabuto could help to stare for a moment, and only this moment helped Kabuto to catch her off guard and strike her then she wasn't paying attention.

Snakes started wrapping themselves around Sasuke's body that was changing its form. His marble skin grew a darker shade more grey that black. His hair turned silverly blue and grew down and up. Sasuke changed into his second level of curse seal appearance. "Though the snakes dreams of soaring through the sky, it's forever doomed to crawl on its belly." Sasuke calmly quoted as he disappeared in the pile of white snakes. And a second later the disgusting pile of white moving bodies exploded as Sasuke's transformation was complete. There he stood large wings coming from his back.

"You will have your chance to fly, snake...in the talons of a hawk." Sasuke cut Orochimaru's body in three large pieces. "Over already, that was far too easy." His bat like wings and black skin slowly began to disappear. Suddenly Sasuke fell on his knees like from a strike.

Orochimaru lifted his head and laughed. "Finally feeling the effects huh? The rumors of these white snakes can even taint the air with their paralyzing venom." Sasuke picked himself from the floor. "I'm undying. You are whose jutsu are too weak to kill me. KUKUKU You are mine..." Orochimaru opened his mouth and dashed towards Sasuke whose Sharingan spinned. Next thing he knew he was in a different world.

Sasuke looked around; the walls were pulsing like something alive, like meat. "What is it?"

"This, is an alternative demotion inside me...this is there I carry out the soul transfer ritual...It already started Sasuke-kun...you are mine." Snakes appeared from the ground they looked like something...utterly different. Looking around Sasuke noticed other people who were cocooned, a woman – Orochimaru's body during the Chunin exams - a man – Orochimaru's current body. Sasuke shoot a glare at Orochimaru then the lasses of flesh wrapped around him.

'Sharingan…this power will be mine!'

Orochimaru walked towards Itachi, the man was silent and cold. "I can't believe you trapped me in your paralysis genjutsu. Kukuku What powerful eyes…spectacular."

"Orochimaru all of your jutsu are powerless against those eyes."

Orochimaru looked at Sasuke whose blank face was in front of him. The young man trapped him in his genjutsu. "It happened again...those eyes...those eyes will be mine!"

'She is strong I will give her that, but too emotional.'

Kabuto looked at Sakura who was on her knees coughing blood, a result from an attack that messed up her chakra control. Kabuto himself was badly hurt. Ribs and limbs broken, low on chakra he couldn't heal himself. Locking his eyes on the girl who grunted and pulled herself back together. "No matter what...I won't give up! I promised them...I will be strong!"

"Big words for someone who will die quite soon..." Kabuto smirked as Sakura's eyes widen and a scream escaped her blood stained lips. 'Soon her heart will give away…I almost feel pity, such talent wasted away. Oh well it's time to leave her and help master.'

Kabuto moved slowly towards the place there his master and Sasuke were fighting. Avoiding the broken boulders and shattered ground he gulped, if the girl landed at least one punch...he would be a goner for sure. Such talent.

Suddenly he stopped as he noticed the blood. And it wasn't Sasuke's. The said man was standing spotless with no injures what so ever. In his feet lay the true body of his master, his snake body. 'So the ritual is already happening…'

Sasuke turned his head and said. "Kabuto." Calmly passing by the said man Sasuke walked towards the place there Sakura and Kabuto had a fight.

"Wait which one...which one are you?" Sasuke turned his head, Sharingan spinning. Suddenly Kabuto found himself in the alternative dimension. 'This is there the ritual takes place.' His eyes widen then he saw Orochimaru strike towards completely calm Sasuke. Sasuke activated his curse seal and pentals made their way through the naked flesh that covered his body towards Orochimaru gaining control over the situation. He freed himself as the lasses demolished.

Slowly the whole dimension turned black from the curse. "This can't be happening! I created this place! There is no way! This can't be! This is my-"

Orochimaru was cut off by Sasuke's harsh words. "Orochimaru...against my eyes...none of your jutsu...actually you know the rest." A smirk appeared on Sasuke's face. As the man screamed. "I refuse to believe! This has to be a genjutsu! I, Orochimaru, an immortal! I WILL NOT DIE HERE! Destined to take control to discover the true meaning behind everything! Destined to take control of everything in the world! I refuse!" He disappeared in a pile of his own deeds.

'This is horrifying Sasuke-kun is actually rotting away the dimension.'

Kabuto fell on his knees as soon as he was released from the Sharingan. "Orochimaru-sama is dead. Wait it's more like...-"

Sasuke's lips twisted into a light smirk. "I have taken over." With that Sasuke left Kabuto who's shocked and horrified eyes traveled from his masters' broken body to the boy – or better a man – who trapped him in his own body. Then he realized something and smiled. "She is dying you know."

Sasuke froze then those words escaped Kabuto's lips. "And there is nothing you can do, even if I taught you medical techniques."

Leaving Kabuto behind Sasuke rushed towards Sakura in a moment he was there beside her. "Sakura..." His voice was full of pain, one thing he didn't want is for her to be hurt. For some strange reason.

"Sas...Sasuke...I'm sorry...that...I...f-failed you...,again. I guess...you won't be...coming home...with me...today." She looked at him with eyes glazed over with tears of pain, both physical and emotional pain.

"Shh...don't say that." He put his finger on her bloody lips and softly murmured stroking her hair. "Come on...it's get back home..." He picked up her numb body from the ground and left. Only wind winced in the air.

Mission 'Eliminate the White Snake' complete.

He was going back to Konoha.

"If you don't have power…You can't do anything!" He watched as the young boy's body shook. "Because I didn't have power…Everyone was KILLED!" He's eyes widen then young black haired boy looked up and smiled wickedly. "No,…you let them die." One hand that covered his eye slowly slid down revealing yellow eye that Sasuke hoped to never see again. "You just watched them die, if only you had power…."

"If only…

…had power…

…power….

….power!"

He felt something. A burning sensation in his chakra system and ice cold calmness of his mind. It was amazing. Slowly standing up the feeling got stronger. Now it added an awareness of something on his skin, like warm liquid was sliding down his arm and face. What escaped his eyes was that his charka was pumping out of him creating a purple vortex.

Red eyes scanned the space before them. Twelve people around three unconscious, others shook with horror, somewhat it pleased him. He liked the smell of fear. And blood, most of them were covered with blood and he could smell it too. Those two things in his mind equaled to power, and more than everything right now – he felt power.

Eleven of those people did not concern him. Like blurry shadows they appeared in his eyes. But one was crystal clear. A small girl sitting not too far from him. She was shaking uncontrollably and looked like a fragile broken doll. Once beautiful pink hair – that for some reason he liked – was chopped short in the worst manner. Her eyes were focused on him and they held...terror.(?) It bothered him.

Of who was she afraid so much? The person who beat her up so badly? "Sakura...Who did this to you...?"

Then she didn't answer he narrowed his eyes scanning the place. As he focused all the figures become clear, analyzing who of them were capable of doing this to her. "S-Sasuke-kun,...your body..." she whispered.

Looking down at his raised hand Sasuke now knew what caused to sensation of liquid. Black and blood red flame-marks covered his arm. So was she afraid of those people or...of him? "Don't worry. More importantly, I can feel power surging inside me."

Sasuke clinched his fist then a memory of the Snake appeared in his mind.

—"Sasuke-kun, you're doing so well right now. Our next training will be tomorrow, and remember today's lesson." Yellow eyes stared mockingly at the boy age of thirteen on the red floor, choking on the air hoping that soon it will fill his lungs and the pain in his body will be gone. "Do not be afraid to die…"—

It confused Sasuke for a mere moment. 'That memory…'

"I finally understand..." "Do not be afraid to die…" "I'm an avenger. I must obtain power no matter what, even if I must let the devil take hold of my body." He noticed now the corked man with bandages flinched, or how the other guy growled slightly. "Sakura, tell me now. Who the hell hurt you?!"

The pink haired girl may be a scrawny and weak, and an annoyance to him but no one dared to touch her. Not if he can help it.

"I did!" Sasuke looked at the boy. He was probably older than him, and yet he hurt a little girl. And he was proud of it. Uchiha would probably care of the idiot hurt someone else, but it was her. Not someone else.

—"W-What? What are doing!" He heard the arms snap. "AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!"

"Huh, pathetic…"—

Sasuke glared at the man. It was annoying him, everything annoyed him. Especially the memories he did not recall to have. He caught a glimpse of some movements, running, falling...but those people did not concern him.

All that matters was the feeling of power in his body and the terrible need of blood. The man who beat up his teammate was idyllic to be killed. He felt the warm liquid move towards his other side, completely covering his face. The charka was unstable; it escaped his body – now visible to the naked eye.

"Dosu! Don't be afraid of that half-dead guy!"

Sakura didn't catch what the other Sound-nin screamed. Or what kind of jutsu did her abuser use. But next thing she knew her ears hurt from the blast. 'Compressed air!'

She didn't notice then Sasuke moved her and Naruto. Just one minute she was sitting on the ground next second she was doing the same...just in the different place. Green eyes watched as Sasuke with just one movement of his hand knocked the Sound nin to the feet of his partner, who was on the other side of the valley. 'That power...Sasuke-kun, how fast is he? He moved instantly while holding both me and Naruto…'

Sasuke send hidden shuriken in the flames. The screams of the man who did have time to dodge them and the smell of fear from everyone around pleased him. —"You seem to be proud of those arms..."— Moving instantly he kicked the man in the chin and stepped on him holding both of his arms behind his back pressing his foot on the man's spine.

His lips curved into a smirk. "You seem to be proud of those arms."

The man turned his face looking desperately. "Stop it..." —"Sasuke-kun! Stop it!" — Pressing his foot harder on the back and twisting the arms Sasuke heard a snap. "AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

The man on the ground shook. Sasuke turned to the other ninja. "That leaves just you. You better entertain me better than him."

Sakura watched as Sasuke walked away from the broken body towards the other Sound nin who was named Dosu. 'That isn't…that isn't…the Sasuke-kun I know!' She felt tears run down her cheeks.

"Stop!" He felt someone hug him. "Stop! Please stop..." Looking over his shoulder he saw her. He forgot that she was around; it did not please him that she saw his doings. —"Sasuke-kun...I've got to protect my fallen comrades, and I vowed to Naruto that I would help to bring you home. I'm going to bring you home if I die trying!"—

"Please...stop...Sasuke-kun..."

Tears...

...he felt tears... warm drops...running down his spine...her tears... And she cried...Cried? Over people who threatened her life. She cried over strangers?...

Suddenly the feeling of the heat on his skin began to disappear.

...or was she crying because of him? Did he make her cry?

He fell on the ground breathing hard.

"You're strong…cannot…defeat you…"

Voices and surroundings blurred.

"...Orochimaru!...did to Sasuke-kun!..."

He closed his eyes focusing on the flashes...

—"You have a mission…"… "don't tell them. Pretend."

"Hai, Hokage-sama." The ANBU turned away.—

...memories...

—"Why did you put on your forehead protector?"

"I acknowledged it. You are strong. You know the same pain of loneliness that I do, and that pain makes people stronger. By breaking those bonds, I'll obtain even greater strength."—

...they over flowed him...

—"I love you with all my heart!"—

...things he should not know yet...

—"You, just like me, possess the potential to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan…But there is one condition…you must kill…your closest friend."—

...thing he should not have any knowledge about...

—"Sas...Sasuke...I'm sorry...that...I...f-failed you...,again. I guess...you won't be...coming home...with me...today."—

...he knows.

—"Uchiha, she is dying. We don't have time…"… "…only way is to…"—

Images and words...

—"S-Sasuke-kun?"

"Teme..."

"Sasuke!"

"S-Sasu…"

"Sakura!"—

...he remembers.

Everything.

A soft voice asked. "Sasuke-kun are you okay?" he turned his head to face the girl who hugged him lightly.

"Sakura?"

TBC...

Author's Note: Okay this was a really long prologue. Most of the chapter was stolen from the manga and anime but some parts are AU. Sorry to everyone who wants me to update A new Beginning what can I say then a new plot pops into my head I usually write it. And A new Beginning isn't on Hiatus, but sort of will be updated very slow. I re-read it and understood that most people are OOC and the plot isn't really working, I'm not dropping it or anything don't worry. But Firecracker and Hero will be my main stories, others will be uploaded irregular.