Itachi stumbled towards Sasuke,blood streming from his eyes and mouth."Your eyes...are mine."Sasuke was trapped,his back against the wall was the only thing keeping him from falling. Itachi slowly reached out his hand ready to take his brother's eyes that he had waited so long for, and Sasuke was powerless to stop him.sasuke screamed in his mind,"Is this it?!Is this how it all ends?!!" Itachi's fingers were inches from success when he suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed.As he fell he missed Sasuke's eyes and only managed to poke him on the forehead.Sasuke's heart skipped a beat as memories of his childhood flew through his mind.Sasuke was 8 years old again and standing impatiently next to his brother."Can you help me with shuriken practice today,brother?" Itachi waved a hand dismissively,"I don't have time today,why don't you ask Father?"the young boy gave him a stubborn look,"But you're better at shuriken throwing,Father even said so."Itachi poked Sasuke on the forehead and said,"Forgive me,Sasuke maybe next time."Reurning his focus on the present, Sasuke stared down at his older brother in unbelief. Itachi who had been proclaimed as a prodigy "the pride of the Uchiha" lay on the ground broken and drenched in blood.Sasuke closed his eyes and thought,"It's over..it's finally over."The sound of something moving made him open his eyes in amazement,Itachi was still alive but barely. The older Uchiha opened his mouth and managed to speak alittle higher than a whisper,"Forgive me...Sa-su-ke."Sasuke couldnt believe what he was hearing,Sasuke in horror and anger yelled back,"What did you say?!"Itachi opened his eyes with a distant look."Forgive..me...it seems-you've surpassed me-after all."Sasuke laughed mockingly and retorted,"Forgive you?!!I can never forgive you for what you've done!I hate you!!"A small grin crossed Itachi's face as he turned his head to look up at him,"I see.*cough *cough But you must know the reason why."Rage built within Sasuke and yelled,"You told me!You did it to get your filthy hands on power!You killed our parents for your own AMBITION!!"Sasuke clenched his fists and his body shook with fury."Yes-that was part of it.*cough But..deep down...I did it to-free you.""Free me?!FRom what?!""The clan...'sasuke was speechless,"They would have made you a puppet-their foolish philosophy of bringing honor to the clan-protecting the clan...They would have broken you,limiting your true potential.Itachi started to cough up more blood uncontrollably and his breathing came in short gasps, and Sasuke stepped closer."You-accepted me-not as the Uchiha prodigy..but as an ordinary brother.For that-I was grateful." "Grateful??I..I thought of him as a rival."thought Sasuke.He was filled with mixed emotions and pounded his fist against the wall,"Shut up!!Why don't you just die?!"Itachi's breath came faster and cringed in pain."If you-can no longer think of me-as your brother-remember-that you have another.."Sasuke didnt understand,"What are you talking about I only had one..!""Uzumaki,Naruto...he was the friend you could'nt kill-was he not?*cough "He said-you are like a brother-to him.""N-Naruto?That idiot?!"he thought to himself."Hmph,I severed that bond long ago.I have no brother!"Itachi chuckled softly,"I doubt it-in any case..you are the last of the Uchiha besides Madara.But don't forget-N-Na-ru-to.."Itachi coughed up more blood and his breathing slowed."Sasuke grabbed him by his shirt furiously and yelled,"I don't take orders from you,Itachi!!"The older Uchiha's eyes glazed over as he whispered in a final breathe,"Farwell...brother.."Itachi's body suddenly went limp in Sasuke's grip."Itachi!Itachi!!"Sasuke shouted but his voice only echoed throughout the valley."He's-gone."He laid his brother down again and closed his eyes.Sasuke then slowly walked away into the forest leaning on the tree trunks for support.His last thought before moving deeper into the darkness of the forest was,Farewell...Uchiha...Itachi."