It was nearly midnight, yet Itachi still took his little brother out in a filled, not far from the clan, they laid down in the tall grass surrounded by flowers and the only light sort around them being that of fireflies and the twinkling stars up above them creating a magical setting in front of there eyes.

Itachi couldn't care less about the stars the lite up a small bit of the sky, as he eye only watched that of Sasuke's who eye seemed to be the brightest thing in that field.

"Someday...I'm gonna be like that!" Sasuke suddenly spoke, his voice was shallow, it was probably due to the young boy being tired.

Itachi couldn't help but chuckle when he looked over seeing Sasuke point to the sky with tired look of ambition in his eyes. "Be like what Sasuke?" Itachi spoke, amused tone as he asked.

"A star...like you " Sasuke smiled, his hand slowly lowered holding on his chest. "One day, I'll be a star, and I can finally shine bright and be noticed like you."

Itachi smiled, he brought his hand over to Sasuke's face, brushing a bit of hair behind his ear. "You already do shine Sasuke."

Sasuke's smile faded. "That's just how you feel nii-san, I want the whole world to see me shine."

"Sasuke, here's a quick lesson from your big brother to always remember. Never let greed and envy take over, don't be jealous of others, for if you let yourself fall into that way of thinking, you will never be able to get out of it, and it will lend you down a dark path."

Itachi spoke with voice that Sasuke could only think of as serious, if only Sasuke had listened to those words. For greed, envy and jealousy would be the thoughts that lend his way.

Itachi would soon hardly have time to be with Sasuke missions from left to right, 24/7 he hated himself for never getting to make time for his brother, to train with him, or help him with homework, worst of all, his missed most of his brother birthdays, and even worst today he just left on an undercover mission the day if his brothers graduated from the Ninja academy.

Itachi cursed himself for not being there, knowing his father wouldn't be there, there father's feeling towards Sasuke was sad compared to how he was with Itachi. Sasuke doesn't get any attention from the man, accept when he wanted to yell or hit the boy.

Sasuke would be alone on another important day, years ago when he told him not to be jealous of others, or to envy others, or to not hate others, he was simple feeding hateed into Sasuke, he was creating a dark monster inside his brother, a monster that wouldn't stay locked up for much longer.

Sasuke was training late one night, only, after he found out he was grouped with Naruto and Sakura, he felt his dreams of being better then Itachi went down the drain with being stuck with two weakling who would only hold him back.

During the Chunin exams, he tried his best to prove his strength, he had to past, maybe the he'd finally have his father's attention, and after that he worked his way into the anbu black ops to beat Itachi.

If only he didn't lose a battle, if only he was stronger, if only Naruto and Sakura didn't get in his way then maybe he wouldn't have gotten cursed. A bite mark on his neck, the pain unbearable, only showing himself he was weak. Itachi would've be able to dodge this, and even if not, Itachi wouldn't be screaming and on the break of tears.

Sasuke was weak and there was nothing around it, but what was supposed to be a cursed would quickly become his new strength a power he'd be able to use to be better than Itachi.

The Chunin exams ended in daster, due to Naruto, causing only Shikamaru to pass as Chunin, pissing Sasuke off. Once he got home after the exams it's easy to say he father wasn't pleased in the slightest.

That night Sasuke begged for his brother help, if only he wasn't gone maybe he could have stopped the torture he was forced to endure from his father's hands.

After that night Sasuke skipped whatever mission Kakashi would have them go on, instead he stayed in bed, pain coursing through his entry body blood and sweat staining his sheets.

Cursing himself for being weak, not able to defend himself in anyway, not able to even stop  his father from taking advantage of him in the worst way possible.

Sasuke placed his hand on his shoulder, fingers tracing over the mark left by Orochimaru. He was strong, stronger then Itachi maybe. He might be able to make him stronger then anyone in konoha.

That night his mind was clouded by angry, envy, hatred and darkness, that small innocent boy Itachi had spoke with in the field at night was gone.

Itachi wish he could have been there that night, he could have changed this whole outcome by simply being home, being with his brother, holding him, yet he wasn't there, he blamed himself for the monster that was released within his brother.

He lost his brother to a demon known as Orochimaru, a man who will only manipulated his mind. And use him only to soon use his body against his will and then lost his life.

Itachi once delt with this snake demon a few years back, but unlike Sasuke he was about to win a fight against him.

That day without anyone knowing Sasuke left the village behind, choosing the dark side to gain power and best his brother and be the strongest Shinobi konoha has ever seen, and finally gain the acknowledgement his always wanted.

Orochimaru greeted Sasuke with a smile, like a proud dad looking at his son for the first time, Sasuke felt warth from that smile, something he never got back home.

If he only knew how fake that warmth from that smile was, if only he knew the true intentions behind the snake false scene of security, if only he wasn't neglected back home he wouldn't have fallen into his path which would destroy his life.

That day when Itachi came home, with no sign of his brother he went straight to his father who was actually home for once.

"Father, where's Sasuke? I haven't seen him today." Itachi asked standing in the doorway to his parents bedroom, his shoulder still slightly behind the door, eye glued to the floor, knowing eye contact with his father could quickly become a death sentence.

"Hm? His not home? Thought his useless ass was still in bed." Fugaku replied, not even glancing up to see his eldest son lending against his door.

"Still in bed? Did he not go with his team today?" Itachi stood straight up, looking up from the floor.

"No he stayed after I punished him for failing the Chunie exams."
Itachi flinched just at the word 'punishment' leaving his father's lips, knowing the punishment there father gave it's know wonder he didn't want to get up.

But Sasuke wasn't there, maybe he did go out with his team, Itachi was friends with Kakashi surely he wouldn't mind a call in the middle of a mission.

"Kakashi? Hey, how busy are you?" Itachi spoke over his phone walked down the long hallway of his house.

"I'm in the middle of watching over a mission, so no not really whats up?" Kakashi spoke with his normal clam tone.

"Is Sasuke there? Or have you seen him at all today?" Itachi couldn't help but sound panic as he slowly walked to his room.

"Sasuke? No, he told me he was sick and couldn't come today. Why ask? Is everything alright?" Kakashi's clam demeanor dropped as he worried for the young Uchiha boy.

"His not home and I thought maybe he'd be with you, Kakashi I'm worried, I don't know where he could be-......" Itachi's voice trilled off as he entered his room, eye landing on a piece of paper and a headband, Sasuke's headband...

Sasuke didn't just run away, Itachi thought to himself, Sasuke had left, the village, he became a rouge ninja.
The young boy who dreamed of being an anbu black ops, side and side, standing next with his older brother, fighting together, all gone.

He threw it all away for more power. A boy destined for amazing things, a star that shine the brightest, was now to fall down a path of darkness. A Star full of Greed his brother had become.