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Running to Stand Still

by SomebodyLost

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Part 1

01: Diverge

In another world, another time, Uzumaki Naruto came to the battlefield in the right time to cross paths with Itachi and Nagato.

In this world, things happened differently. All the actions that derailed that meeting were too small, seemingly inconsequential, seemingly unconnected.

Naruto arrived later than he was supposed to. With nobody reminding him to trust in his comrades, nobody to entrust the task to, he went ahead to stop Edo Tensei with Killer Bee on his heels.

Kabuto used a genjutsu and paralyzing jutsu in his attempts of capturing the jinchuuriki. Both trapped with no Sharingan to aid them, Kurama did a last-ditch attempt to get free.

The cave was destroyed. Yakushi Kabuto died.

His last act, as he was obliterated between falling rocks and Naruto's Rasenshuriken, was to take away his summons' wills and have them kill every living, breathing, thing in sight.

Edo Tensei was still in effect.

02: Power

There was no disease, no failing eyesight to cripple him. He was too strong, too fast, too smart, too deadly.

The Uchiha prodigy was in his finest hour.

His clan would've been proud.

Itachi would've cared less.

03: Tears

Eventually, after what seemed an eternity of torture and agony, the final slash was dealt.

Now there was no one around. No one, nobody, for miles was alive.

Even through the haze of Edo Tensei's control, Uchiha Itachi managed to look down at his bloody hands.

It was the Massacre all over again. Only this time, it was in a grander scale.

He wanted to cry.

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Author's Ramblings:

~ Hello! Yes yes, I started another fic without finishing the others! Such blasphemy! :D

~ This is a flashfic/drabble series. Let's see how this goes, eh?
~ Since this is drabbly, I would be limiting my Author's Notes. Waaaah...

~ EDIT: According to my dear beta/idea-giver rabidbehemoth (thanks again, dear!), the drabbles are more awesome when read in one go. So, I'll be setting a limit for each chapter, about, say, 300 to 1000 words each. I'll fit as many drabbles there is until such limits are met. Of course, there such things as cliffhangers and pacing, so sometimes, the drabbles will be long or short to accommodate my storytelling. Heh.

Cheers!

~ Lost-chan