Itachi one-shot

Gnashing my teeth, I turned over ways and formations to try and get past this masked Akatsuki member. So far, I've come up short though. I bit my lip from the unknown feeling of being helpless. My fists clenched and before I knew what was happening I was charging him with absolutely no plan in mind.

Naturally, he dodged. Undeterred, I swung around and charged once more, ignoring the yells of my comrades below. A flash of orange and black let me know that Naruto had joined my pointless attack "plan". Panting a little, I landed on a branch about three feet from where Tobi was. My frustration receded slightly.

I joined the others back on the ground ignoring their looks. The next thing I knew, something morphed from the branch Tobi was standing on. It looked like some weird humanoid plant. Even by ninja standards this….thing was weird. What it said next…..I will never forget.

"Uchiha Sasuke has won. Uchiha Itachi is dead."

My eyes widened and I felt them burn. It was like the world fell away and I was standing on nothingness. I couldn't….didn't want to accept what I'd heard. My heart clenched with sorrow. My eyes fluttered in a desperate attempt to keep those oh so forbidden tears from falling. I smiled bitterly at the irony at the thought. What was more forbidden than loving a traitor to the village?

Somehow I kept my composure until I was finally home to cry and mourn.