[Fic] It’s Just That Any One of Us Is Half Without Another One Is You – Chapter Eleven

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Cross-post from my archive.

Fandom/Arc: Avalanche, Naruto
Characters/Pairings: Deidara, Haruno Sakura, Hatake Kakashi, Hoshigaki Kisame, Hyuuga Neji, Maito Gai, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto
Summary: Sasuke faces his brother again. Fortunately, Sakura and Naruto are there for him, and he finds the space in his head to do what he has to do. Involves character death.
Meta: Drama, Action, Angst, I-5
Wordcount: 5888

Sakura gripped his shoulder hard. "Are you all right?" she asked, low. Sasuke took a slow breath and yanked his thoughts back into order. Naruto was going after Gaara's body, and Kakashi would take care of him. The Sand teams probably had Sasori in hand. He was here, with Sakura and Gai's team, and Itachi was in front of them. He had backup, today, to go with opportunity, and his brother was standing in front of him. Now. The time to take Itachi down was now. That was all he needed to think about.

Read: It's Just That Any One of Us Is Half Without Another One Is You - Chapter Eleven

Comments

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*hearts* Yes, Sasuke's team makes this whole thing work out SO MUCH BETTER. Oh my goodness.

That's about the best explanation I've ever heard for Itachi Tsukiyomi-ing Sasuke. And, as you say, it's still a stretch. Of course, the essential premise, that people we are supposed to think are otherwise honorable and even a little bit wise would EVER IMAGINE assigning Itachi to kill his clan in the name of PEACE is insane in and of itself, so.

*grins* The chase of Deidara went almost exactly as it did in canon. And Gai's fight with Kisame went almost exactly as /their/ second fight in canon, only it was the real Kisame this time so Gai has to kick it up another notch. I'm not really covering those because they /are/ almost exactly as in canon. The aftermath is coming up!