flypaw

Summary:

'"Please Itachi… I know I can't save Sasuke but I can save you." Itachi considered these words before knocking Naruto's hand away.' Redemption begins in the form of salvation, at least that's what Naruto believes. ItaNaru Spoilers for Manga Chapters 365+'

Pairing:

ItaNaru

One-sided SasuNaru (and it's very, very, very slight...)

Warnings:

Character death, Manga incorporation, predictions as to 'what happens next', sexual situations later on/eventual Yaoi.

(Chapter Forty Eight)

Cursed Salvation, Descending Redemption

Chapter Forty Nine

Submerge

To put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium

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Itachi took a step back, mind whirling as he thought up possible plans. He hadn't expected Madara to be able to combat his Amaterasu, but there had to be someway he got around Sasuke, especially as Itachi knew his power had been transferred into his younger brother.

At the side his vision, Killer Bee was waiting, watching for any sign of Sasuke, Naruto, Taki or Zetsu, as arranged. Itachi had been adament that it would be him to fight Madara, and despite Killer Bee's protests, the Jinchuuriki, too, knew that fighting an Uchiha was best done by an Uchiha.

Or so one would think.

Genjutsu wouldn't work on Madara unless Itachi could disguise it and then cover his tracks up, as well as following with an immediate attack. The amount of chakra needed for that, and it was very likely that plan would fail, would be a loss, however small, and so Itachi wanted to keep that as a last resort, along with Susano'o and the sword of Totsuka.

It was unlikely that Madara could be simply killed here, and Itachi had a plan to seal his soul into the sword of Totsuka, eternally bound by the Gods and rid of this earth. It would be hard to corner Madara to a point where Susano'o could be used, and Itachi knew that his efforts could well end in death (depending on how much chakra he had left), but he was willing to die for Naruto.

And that was what everything was about now; Naruto. He would protect Naruto with his life, not because of obligation or duty, but because he loved him.

Itachi had been told long ago that there would come a point in his life where there would be a love so pure, he would even sacrifice himself in hopes that the object of his love would live. Itachi hadn't believed Shisui when he had told him that, even if he was certain to live, and the one he loved had a small chance of survival, Itachi would end up doing anything, giving anything, as long as it meant his love had a slightly stronger chance of survival... even dying.

Of course, back then Itachi had laughed Shisui's theory off, thinking that he was in love enough with Shisui for there to be anything else.

Yet he hadn't hesitated in killing him. It was a scene he had tried to forget many times, but instead of the initial pain it had caused him, killing who he thought was the person he would always love, there was simply the regret he felt at taking another life.

He hadn't loved Shisui the way Shisui loved him, as Itachi realised as he grew older. Shisui had known what Itachi would do just before he did it, and offered himself up, arms wide and a smile on his face. Itachi hadn't cried, hadn't shown any emotion once his lover was dead, and walked away with a frown.

He had cried later that night, not for the loss of Shisui, but more what Shisui had lost in loving him so, what he had done. Itachi realised that Shisui had loved him, and knew that if things had been different, if the elder teen hadn't given himself to Itachi, the mission he had been set upon wouldn't be able to be accomplished.

Itachi had understood the theory of what Shisui had told him, about sacrificing himself for the one he loved, even if his loved one was condemned, but he didn't understand the emotion.

When it came to killing Sasuke, he had thought he understood it perfectly, and had died for his little brother later. And even though it was a different love to Shisui (and later, Naruto) he had been convinced that this was what it felt like, to throw his life out the window to save Sasuke.

But then Naruto had barrelled into his life, blue eyes afire with the truth of the Uchiha clan, blazing with indignation that Itachi was ready to die. He was only twenty one and had accomplished so much in the two-and-a-bit decades he had been alive, but deep inside, he hadn't been ready to die. There was too much still to complete; Madara was still alive and there was a chance, however small, that Sasuke could meet Madara. The Amaterasu was supposed to stop Madara proving he was an Uchiha, but when there was a will there was a way, and it didn't stop the fact that Sasuke would still be in danger.

But it had been his time to bow down, leave with grace and let sleeping dogs lie.

Until Uzumaki Naruto, Jinchuuriki to the Kyuubi no Kitsune, Konoha's child, a fool by first inspection and a hero at second, entered. He had been willing to give Itachi a second chance, and Itachi finally understood what Shisui had meant.

So here he was; facing Madara with all intent to use every attack at his arsenal. There was no illness from the Sharingan this time, nothing to hold him back and not want to hurt his opponent so much... and how long had it been since Itachi hadn't had to hold back? Too long, and now Madara would feel what it was like to keep years of hatred up inside of him; it would literally kill him.

Susano'o would be pivotal in this battle, but he couldn't bring his trump card out until Madara was weakened. Itachi knew he would be practically invincible with the sword of Totsuka and the mirror Susano'o wielded, but the power to sustain the deity would end up taking its toll, failing him before he could destroy Madara fully.

Itachi could think to use Epheremal, but it was about getting Madara into the illusion. It was a personal Genjutsu to Itachi, a simple one, really, and it played with the mind more than anything, even though that was technically what all Genjutsu did.

So he could lure Madara into Epheremal, trap him there for the barest of moments and hint to his fears, use that to then distract him and then strike. Epheremal would only work for one hit; Madara would be extra cautious afterwards, but he could hold him in there.

Itachi wasn't sure how much Madara knew about him, abilities wise, but he could control this Genjutsu with his fingers - literally - and so it would be easier to contain Madara in than Tsukuyomi.

So Itachi moved, hidden kunai slipping into his palms, and he jumped. It had been so long since he'd used this move, jumping high enough so that he came back down upside down, and it wasn't just target practice this time.

His kunai landed, marking a pentagon around Madara, and the spare kunai he had used to deflect the one that landed behind the stationary man zipped back to his hand, the wire he had looped onto the handle a neccessary tool here.

Itachi eyed the water behind Madara and decided on his next move. It would be risky; Madara was elementally inclined to fire and earth, whereas Itachi was fire and water, and earth was strong against water. Lightning and water would have been a perfect combination, but it was too much to hope that Sasuke would turn up and be on his side after all he had done to his brother.

His hands blurred, hardly moving to the outside eye, and he whispered the name of the Jutsu quickly, "Suiton: Suigadan," so as to limit Madara's reaction time.

As Madara inched forwards, obviously deciding that Itachi had spent too much time doing nothing, and that the kunai pentagon was merely a test, or for show, the Water Fang Bullet rising and striking the ground in the same pentagon shape the kunai had made.

It was weaker than Itachi had hoped, but it was to be expected; the water source used was behind Madara, and a few metres behind at that, rather than below him. The kunai had served as focus points for him to direct the water to, but without having a full source to contain Madara, it was possible that an earth technique would be used in a split second (if it hadn't already) and Madara would be free.

With that resolve, Itachi strengthened the connection he had forged with the water, tugging the current towards the water prison, thinning the spikes of water until they appeared like crystal, sprouting everywhere inside of the pentagon.

As he had predicted, though, it didn't take long for Madara to counter the Suiton Jutsu, and the pentagon fell as soon as Itachi sensed Madara had escaped; it was pointless wasting chakra that would be needed later, after all.

After copying Kakashi's Doton: Doryūkatsu, Itachi had been able to feel the Dragon Veins in the earth, and so it was clear to him where Madara was, for the moment, and Itachi anticipated him attempting a Doton: Shinjū Zanshu no Jutsu, another Jutsu Kakashi favoured.

Itachi jumped as Madara made to grab his ankles, but he hadn't anticipated the dragon of mud that would rise up on the other side, and only just managed to twist out of the way, forming the handseals to make a dragon out of the water.

Even though he was at a disadvantage, what with water being the weaker element against earth, Itachi poured more chakra into it than Madara had to his, itching to trap Madara in his Epheremal Genjutsu.

In true testamony to Uchiha Madara's skills, Itachi felt the Dragon's Veins under the earth move as no doubt he had activated Doton: Doryūkatsu, shifting the ground from the very core and dancing the landscape with the dragon bullet.

"Suiton: Suiryūben," Itachi called out, not caring if Madara heard this technique. It was one in his large arsenal of Jutsu that he hadn't used in a while, and would be interesting to see its effects when in contact with Madara's earth style here.

Cancelling the chakra to the water dragon, Itachi focused on the water that was collecting around him. When it had encircled him completely, even under his feet, Itachi placed his hands out in front of him, moving them and willing the water tendrils to move as he did so.

Itachi snet out chakra strings from each of his fingers, engulfing them into the water and so forging a connection with the water. It would be a quicker way to control the water as it spiked around, and Itachi knew his body acted without his brain telling it to, an instinctive movement. Here, thinking cost time, and time could be the boundary between life and death.

Itachi moved, his arms like a puppeteers, and he was thankful to Sasori, for once, for allowing him to observe his training. Watching a master in the art of puppets had helped Itachi gain the amount of control he had right now, but whether it was enough to combat the Doton Madara was using was another thing.

But that wasn't the aim right now... the aim was to trap Madara in Epheremal... and then maybe he could form a strategy from there.

This battle was different to any other Itachi had faced. Before, he had always planned it out, known his enemy, even the Jinchuuriki he had faced. Now, Madara was a wild card, someone he could guess maybe one or three abilities, but not how many the man actually had. And that made him more dangerous than anything before; because Itachi was thinking on his feet, and if one plan didn't work, he had to back it up as soon as the other one failed.

The other option was death.

The water resisted under first contact, and then Itachi strengthened his resolve, bending the water to his will. It complied, snaking out and following his arm movements, smashing through the earth dragon and, eventually, breaking through the mud.

It came at a cost, though, and Itachi had to let the water fall. It had been slightly taxing, and the Uchiha knew he wouldn't be getting anywhere with that technique soon, but the plan had simply been to remove the earth dragon.

Raising his hand, as if to form a seal, Itachi felt a surge of relief as he caught Madara's eye inspecting what could have been a sequence of seals.

Instead, it was the beginning of Epheremal, and maybe Madara had forgotten about Itachi's ability to control Genjutsu with just his finger, but Itachi was aware that he might need to back out and attack, especially if Madara had something ready.

But, for now, they were in Itachi's control, in Epheremal. It was exactly the same as the landscape where they had been fighting, down to the last crater and hill, thanks to the Sharingan's memorising properties, and maybe he had a chance.

Itachi faced Madara, willing his Sharingan to slow the time a little, draw Madara's attention towards him. It was akin to baiting an angry bear, but Itachi needed Madara's focus to stay on him so that he wouldn't notice the layered illusion around him as much.

Itachi needed thirty seconds to secure the Genjutsu, an extremely long time when you were unsure whether your opponent knew they were caught in it or not, and it was in these thirty seconds that distraction was crucial. If Itachi failed before they were secure in here, Madara would break free without Itachi noticing until it was too late.

"It is a shame you picked the losing side, Itachi, you could have become great. The Uchiha clan were feared by all, and the Uchiha that are left now... our names are legendary, our Sharingan is supreme... and here you are, choosing Konoha over a beautiful land."

As Madara spoke, the younger Uchiha narrowed his eyes, assessing whether Madara had started talking as a distraction, or merely at the lapse in battle. The probability that it was the latter was higher, but he could not discard the thought that Madara may be planning something.

"How is a land where freedom is decided by a lunatic beautiful?" Stalling was the best method now, and Madara would expect Itachi to give a little back in the conversation, Madara always did.

"Exactly, so why are the five Kages still ruling? They want peace? Why do they start wars. If love is what is supposed to break the cycle of hatred, how come there is no one with enough love for the whole world?" Madara chuckled, holding one hand up slightly to cup the air, resting near his shoulder.

Itachi had ten more seconds, ten seconds before he could work in his own space and tire Madara out. It might be enough time, or it could be too much, and Itachi worked hard not to show his internal butterflies.

"You're forgetting the newest Kage, the one you seek to kill."

Again, Madara chuckled. "Uzumaki Naruto? Hah, he may be able to forgive everyone, but there are some people who will enduce hatred in his heart. You think he will come here and expect me to be a good person? That is what love is, Itachi, you expect the world to be loving and jolly, that everything is sunshine and rainbows."

Itachi shook his head, aware that he was almost complete in preparations. He should be thinking of his first move by now, but instead he was willing to banter with Madara, prove that he was wrong.

"You're wrong." Itachi's voice was startlingly firm, albeit quiet, and Madara turned his eyes to look fully at Itachi, wondering what he would say next. "Love isn't about happiness, or hugging everything and everyone... it's about being able to put yourself on the line, sacrifice your own life, if the one you love stands even a slim chance better than they had before.

"You won't understand it now, but at one time in your life, you knew the importance of sacrifice. You would at least have understood that people do stupid things, crazy things, for people they care about... your eyes for example. If you loved your brother as much as you claim, you wouldn't have just taken them without some sacrifice on his part. Though I may personally believe you stole them, there had to be a thought behind your theft... can you say now that love is a weak emotion? That it's not worth its weight?"

Itachi took a deep breath and summoned his chakra, collected shuriken in his hands, preparing to throw the projectiles. Madara was still for a moment before he simply just looked down, hands falling to his sides.

"Yes, there may have been love once... but look where it brought me, Itachi. Love is what destroys us all."

Itachi threw the shuriken, aiming for Madara's arms, and the man was sucessfully pinned back, a tree rising out of the Genjutsu. Madara turned his head to inspect their surroundings and Itachi knew he had made the connection. It was time that he would be trying to get out, but at least now Epheremal would inform him if Madara tapped into his chakra, in case the man attempted a Jutsu.

"Very clever, and I must admit you had me fooled. You always were a prodigy amongst Uchiha, even to me... and if you had the Eternal Mangekyou, I would be no match for you."

Madara twisted in the Genjutsu's hold and Itachi felt the warning that he was trying to break free. He sent chakra into the illusion, Sharingan scanning for any weaknesses and pin pointing where Madara was the whole time.

The shuriken that had been holding Madara burst into a flock of birds, ravens to be exact. They tittered amongst themselves, swooping away from Madara, and the Uchiha watched as Itachi seemed to attract them. Their bodies swirled in on themselves and they became shuriken again, ready for Itachi to throw if necessary.

Epheremal gave Itachi the power to see the closest person to the victim, and so it was no surprise when a clear Uchiha came to his eyes, but the striking likliness he had to Sasuke was the surprise. Uchiha Izuna, younger brother of Uchiha Madara, was the one weakness.

Izuna's face was mashed onto the mask, and Itachi knew Madara could feel the change. In satisfaction, he watched as Madara's visible eye widened, and narrowed, Sharingan undoubtedly spinning.

Of course he knew it was an illusion, he could probably see through it, but Itachi was able to detain him for the moment, and that was the key.

Pulling his body out from Epheremal, and keeping his right eye focused on the illusion around Madara, Itachi's hands blurred through the forty-two hand seals that made up the Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu, sending the dragon of condensed water straight to Madara.

Itach felt the warning of Epheremal, and knew that Madara was about to break free of the Genjutsu. Itachi hoped it would be enough time for him to land a hit, break Madara's concentration enough for him to risk summoning Susano'o. If Madara was held back by the water dragon, Itachi would have enough time for the summoning and to seal him before he broke free.

As the water dragon hit Madara, Itachi felt the ground underneath his feet sink, and it was too late for him to jump out of the way. The swamp Madara had undoubtedly created bubbled around him, the marshes grabbing at his ankles and dying to sink him completely under the mud.

The world errupted beneath Itachi and he fell to his knees, attempting to stabalise himself. Though the intent was appreciated, the voice that rang out with the actions was less than welcome, and Itachi found himself kneeling on the back of an orange and blue toad, staring out at Naruto as blue eyes danced, the words of Kuchiyose no Jutsu ringing around them.

It wasn't just Itachi's attention that had been caught, though, and Itachi noticed Killer Bee stiffen; they weren't alone it seemed.

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Naruto glanced sideways for what had to be the thousandth time since they had set off walking again and noticed the way Sasuke's lips were set in a thin line. Sympathy rose up for the Uchiha and Naruto almost, almost, reached out to comfort his best friend, before realising that maybe Sasuke wasn't the same Sasuke, that he didn't want the comfort that could be offered.

That was just the type of person he was. Sasuke would shoulder so many emotions for such a long time before allowing himself to be free of his burden. It was Sasuke through and through, and no matter how many times Naruto rammed his head into the wall of Uchiha Sasuke, he wouldn't get through. Pure stamina and force wouldn't win this battle.

He was so close and yet so far away, and Naruto wanted to reach out, grab Sasuke by the shoulders and stare him in the eye before taking him in a bear hug, reassure him that everything would be okay, and that all they needed to do was stick together.

Naruto knew that this was wasn't his, for the moment at least, and Sasuke had demons to put to rest, but he wanted to help. He wanted to let him know he was there, no matter what choices he made, but it was so impossible to do so... Sasuke would never forgive him for one, and he's most likely be killed in the process of getting between Sasuke and his goals.

Regretfully, it wouldn't be the first time Sasuke had hurt him.

Naruto could feel electricity around them and knew, without hearing or seeing it, that someone was fighting up ahead. It confused him; no one knew of his capture that would enable them to arrive here before him, much less where the location was.

Sasuke stopped suddenly and Naruto realised why when he saw the huge bulk of Killer Bee, his head turning towards them sharply. Naruto shook his head, and Killer Bee untensed his muscles, raising an eyebrow in question instead.

Ignoring the Host, Naruto turned his attention to the fight before them and his heart leapt into his mouth when he saw Itachi at the centre of viscious tendrils of water, lashing out to the masked Uchiha. It was a frightening display, the speed and power at which the water was travelling at would be enough to shatter a skull, Naruto was certain, and yet the assault stopped when the Doton dragon was eliminated, Itachi standing still as the water fell, his hands moving together to form a seal...

... Before they dropped back down, Itachi moving one leg forwards a little more than the other and Madara ceasing all movements.

Naruto risked a glance to Sasuke, who was understandably curious to his brother's skills when he wasn't fighting for his life, and saw the wide eyes that marked Sasuke's hidden love for Itachi.

Resisting the urge to grab Sasuke's wrist just to let him know he was there, Naruto looked back to where the two Uchiha stood still, and realised that they must be battling with Genjutsu for the moment.

What Genjutsu had Itachi used? Tsukuyomi perhaps? Naruto had never experienced that Jutsu, and was thankful for it as it had sent Kakashi into exhaustion and brought Sasuke close to madness. Perhaps the technique Itachi had used against him before they went to find Gaara? Or was it one that he didn't know of?

The three nin on the sidelines watched as silence emitted from where Itachi and Madara stood, and Killer Bee shifted, drawing Naruto's attention. Naruto was thankful that Killer Bee was listening to his slight actions, in not drawing attention to Sasuke at this moment, but it wasn't simply because of what he had done... someone else was watching them.

Hardly forty seconds had passed since Itachi had stayed still and the ground errupted into swamp, marshes and dirty water covering his feet, sucking him lower into the earth. Naruto moved forwards, a Kage Bunshin already ahead of him and summoning a toad in the mud. If anyone was going to get trapped by the swamp it would be Madara, and Naruto had fought in a swamp before, back when Jiraiya had called him up to find Tsunade.

Gamakichi took a moment to survey the fight before a stillness gathered over the group, Sasuke stepping from behind the bush at the same time as Zetsu rose up out of the ground, mismatched eyes scanning the area and a leering smile showing his pointed teeth off to the group.

"Taki will be a few moments."

Naruto was conscious of Sasuke tensing, and his mind wandered over his plan. Would it still work? Could Sasuke pull everything off in front of so many people... he had only planned for it to be Naruto and Madara, and seeing Itachi had obviously shaken him.

No one moved, every Shinobi assessing the situation before instigating the inevitable clash. It was, as expected, Sasuke who moved first, bringing his Kusanagi upwards, slicing through the ropes that bound Naruto's hands together. He closed his eyes for a moment before the Sharingan flared to life, calling to the other members of his clan.

Naruto had to credit him; when Itachi flickered into focus next to him, Sasuke didn't flinch, nor did he stiffen. He simple stood still, eyes focused on Madara and Zetsu, waiting for one to make their response move.

Naruto smiled as Killer Bee walked up, ignoring the pounding questions as to why he and Itachi were here, watching Sasuke walk towards Madara instead.

"I brought you the Jinchuuriki," Sasuke's voice was bitter and Naruto clenched his fist.

"It seems you managed to do one thing right after all then, Sasuke."

Itachi glanced to Naruto and his eyes widened as he took in Naruto's blue eyes, his teeth clearly biting the inside of his lip. Naruto was preparing for something, could it possibly mean that...

Naruto closed his eyes for a brief second, remembering what Sasuke had forced him to agree to so many hours ago, even though it seemed like longer.

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"Naruto... Naruto, listen to me, you have no choice, but this is what you will do."

Naruto's eyes widened as he took in Sasuke's panicked tone. They didn't have much time for whatever it was, and if Sasuke was willing to speak to him after what he had just done...

"You need to listen carefully to what I'm going to say. Don't trust me when we meet Madara. I'll change, I'll be cold and harsh and I'll say things... I'll say things I wouldn't normally. I'll call you all sorts of things, make you want to hate me because It'll seem like I hate you... just don't trust it."

Naruto looked into dark eyes in confusion. His head still hurt and the speed at which Sasuke was talking was painful to understand. Something within him told him he needed to understand it, though, and so he forced himself to.

"I want to kill him."

Those five words startled Naruto into coherency and he sat up, grabbing at Sasuke's cloak and pulling him closer.

"What? Who? Itachi?"

Sasuke actually chuckled then and loosened Naruto's fingers from the material on his chest.

"No you idiot, Itachi did what he had to do... besides, isn't killing your brother once enough?"

Naruto almost laughed at that, had he not been so worried for Sasuke.

"Madara. I'll kill him. You don't need to know why, regardless whether you're Hokage or not." Sasuke paused, "Though you will always be the village idiot to me, dobe."

From the soft smile on Sasuke's lips, Naruto knew he had been more to Sasuke at one point than he had realised, and a twinge of regret welled up inside of him.

"If we had been different... if I hadn't have gone to Orochimaru and... But what's the point of saying that, Naruto?" Sasuke's hands began to shake and Naruto feared for him in that moment; how much was Sasuke willing to lose himself in order to get to Madara?

"I'll kill him, but I need him to think I won't first. So don't trust me, even if I hurt you... it's not me, it's him."

They sat in silence for a moment before Naruto made to reach forwards, comfort Sasuke in some way.

"Madara's waiting. Move."

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So Naruto watched as Sasuke moved forwards, taking to Madara's side as was expected of him. Itachi's shoulders slumped slightly as he noticed the position and Naruto fought his instint; he wanted to tell Itachi how much of a lie this was and yet it would put everything they were about fight for on the line.

He couldn't do that... not even for Itachi. It would mean that Sasuke would be killed, and Itachi would understand the pain he felt if it saved a life. Naruto knew that without having to thoroughly inspect it, it was how well he knew Itachi.

Smiling a secret smile, Naruto knew that it was possible one of them could die. He was the Hokage and it made sense for him to say that he would sacrifice himself for Itachi, but the truth was that he would sacrifice himself anyway. It could possibly kill his friends, and it was selfish of him, but to see Itachi lifeless before him... Naruto didn't think he could take that pain.

Killer Bee stood behind Naruto, whispering that Sasuke's replacement team had shown up and were waiting, the three ninja on the outskirts, hiding in the trees and obviously waiting for the moment they were summoned by Sasuke.

Hardly a team then... Team Seven would be by Sasuke's side in a moment, regardless to whether they were needed or not. Sasuke was just the type of person who spoke through actions, and now he needed Naruto not to give away his cover.

As Zetsu blurred through the trio, slamming into Killer Bee and taking out the Jinchuuriki from the protective stance, Madara took one step forwards, a step that left Sasuke slightly behind him.

Naruto glanced over to Killer Bee and noted, with satisfaction, that the Jinchuuriki was having no trouble with the man; Zetsu was pinned against the tree with Killer Bee's blades for the moment, unable to move unless he wanted to be chopped into pieces.

The sound of birds was the only warning Itachi got as Chidori encircled its prey, and the Uchiha watched in fascination and horror as Sasuke surprised him yet again.

Sasuke stood behind Madara, one hand outstretched slightly and a halo of lightning encircling the masked head. Madara was frozen where he stood and Naruto relaxed, tension he hadn't know had been building off vanishing.

It was far from over, but with Madara snared in a trap like this, perhaps it would be over sooner than they had thought.

Or maybe they were just being optimistic; after all, Itachi mused, their opponent was Uchiha Madara, a slippery worm in the Akatsuki and a man man by nature... The uneasy feeling in his gut rose up again as he looked at Sasuke, alone and shrouded in blue light...

"If he needs your help, don't you hesitate."

Itachi looked to his partner and nodded at his words.

"Thank you," he whispered and followed Naruto's suit, slipping into a defensive position and preparing for the worst.

Because, with Uchiha Madara, the worst was always yet to come.

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(Chapter Fifty)

Notes:

Okay, so we ignore the fact that you need the chakra injection thing for the Suiton: Suiryūben, and we pretend that Itachi and Madara know all of these techniques, yes? Because otherwise... well it would be a pretty boring fight scene, with them just throwing weapons, dodging, and a Genjutsu... after Genjutsu.