*Note: This is my first ever story, I apologize for any mistakes that I may have made, also I may not continue writing after this chapter, this is just an idea that I thought would be fun, however if some people like it, I may write future chapters.

Itachi Uchiha was content, he just said his final goodbyes to his brother. As he pressed his forehead against Sasuke's in the cave where they had triumphed over Kabuto, he seemed to gradually fade into a thick dust. He knew that Sasuke still hated the village hidden in the leaves, he hadn't made it very subtle. But he trusted those still living to help his brother find the light and appreciate Konoha for all the good it has done. Itachi knew that he was at fault for Sasuke's mentality towards Konoha, it was him who set him down this path of hatred, but he knew that at this moment he had done all he could. Itachi knew that he would never return to the land of the living, he trusted his brother and former comrades to forever eradicate the reanimation jutsu. He wished he had done things differently, treated his brother differently, but he was still proud of him, no matter what happened, Sasuke was still his brother, and he would be waiting patiently to have him join him in the afterlife so he could finally treat him like a brother should, and so, he embraced the white light that filled his remaining eye and waited for whatever came next.

He reflected on his life and all he had done, he trained tirelessly from a young age, just so he could hopefully usher in a era of peace after witnessing the horrors of the third shinobi war during his childhood, he joined Anbu so he could protect the village that he loved from the shadows. He slaughtered his clan not because he was power hungry or emotionless, but because he knew that with the coup they were planning, they would not only get themselves killed, but they would also take Konoha with it. By ending the Uchiha clan himself, he knew that not only would he save them from a long drawn out conflict, but he would also be able to spare his precious younger brother. For almost his entire life, Itachi had done everything for his brother. But, seeing what his brother had become, he knew he had made mistakes. He was reanimated due to Kabuto's jutsu, and was made aware of just how much he had messed up. From his conversation with Naruto he learned that Sasuke held no love for the Hidden leaf, and it was his fault. When his brother learned of the pain the village had caused him, he vowed to kill anyone and everyone in the village that caused Itachi pain. This was his biggest regret, but he did not dwell on it, he learned long ago that focusing on the past prevents growth from happening in the future. And so, he waited in the white abyss that now filled his vision for whatever would come next after his short and missguided life.

He didn't know how long he had been sitting in this white void, it may have been a few minutes, it could have been hours, or maybe even many lifetimes. Time seemed to move differently here. Wherever here is.

"Perhaps this is all the after life has to offer" he thought "maybe this is my version of hell, just an endless nothingness, I'd certainly deserve it, my entire life has been filled with pain and misery, all due to my own manufacture, whether I was giving or receiving it makes no difference, all I did in life was manipulate and control, so perhaps my eternal punishment is a world where I can do none of that, just a white endless void. " It was during this self-deprecating rant when he was finally interrupted by a voice, he could not tell its gender, and when listening to it nothing seemed different, but he could tell that it held unfathomable power.

"ITACHI UCHIHA, YOU WERE KNOWN AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST SHINOBI, A SHINOBI WHO COULD DEFEAT ENEMIES WITHOUT LAYING A FINGER ON THEM, A SHINOBI WHO COULD INSPIRE FEAR IN ANY NINJA, WHETHER THEY WERE FROM KUMO, KIRI, IWA, OR EVEN YOUR HOME VILLAGE OF KONOHA, NO ONE WAS SAFE FROM THE TERROR THAT YOUR NAME BROUGHT WITH IT. YOU BECAME A GENIN AT THE AGE OF SIX, AT 10 YOU WERE A CHUNIN. YOU WERE THE VILLAGE'S YOUNGEST ANBU AT AGE 11, AND BECAME THE LEADER OF YOUR OWN SQUAD AT 13,YOU WERE DEADLY. YOU WENT ON TO HELP KILL YOUR ENTIRE CLAN IN ORDER TO KEEP PEACE WITHIN YOUR VILLAGE, SHOULDERING THE BLAME AND BECOMING KONOHA'S MOST WANTED ROGUE NINJA. YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF MANY OF YOUR BROTHERS PROBLEMS"

At this he felt ashamed, he knew it was true, but to be told that you were responsible for so much pain, by what could only be god itself, hit differently

"BUT YOU ALSO HOLD A GREAT AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL IN YOUR HEART, YOU WERE PUSHED INTO SITUATION THAT NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE, MUCH LESS WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD. YOU DID EVERYTHING WITH GOOD INTENTIONS IN MIND, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T TURN OUT AS YOU HOPED. YOU ARE A GOOD MAN ITACHI UCHIHA, AND AS SUCH, YOU DESERVE ANOTHER CHANCE. IT WILL NOT BE EASY, IT COULD BE ARGUED THAT WHAT YOU WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH WILL BE HARDER THAN ANYTHING IN YOUR PREVIOUS LIFE, BUT YOU WILL HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THAT YOU LACKED BEFORE. WHERE YOU GO WILL NEED YOU JUST AS MUCH AS YOU NEED IT."

Itachi was confused, what was this being talking about, he was dead, he had lived his life.

"REMEMBER MY WORDS YOUNG ONE, YOU HOLD THE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER, YOU ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE CREATIONS, I KNOW YOU WILL NOT DISAPPOINT ME"

With that, Itachi began to fade into unconsciousness, he had so many questions, but he knew he most likely would never be able to ask any of them, so he allowed himself to fall into the gentle embrace of a peaceful slumber, a sensation he had not experienced in quite some time.