Perchance, A Chance

Prologue

"I'm sorry for causing you pain. You don't even have to forgive me. And no matter what you do from here on now know this, I will love you always" Itachi gave a smile, the one Sasuke remembered from before he committed the massacre, before he was roped into the clan and village mess, when it was just him and his little brother he loved more than anything in the world.

He watched as tears formed in Sasuke's eyes as his soul left his reanimated body to go back and rest in the pure world. The smile never left his face, happy to have got the chance to meet him again as his beloved older brother. His reanimated host body withered away in the air as Sasuke slumped back onto the ground, defeated and lost. It pained him to watch him like that, it seemed that he's at crossroads with himself. It only confirmed for him that there's still a chance after all.

'Naruto, I leave Sasuke to you. Hopefully, you'll be able to bring him back to the light from the darkness.' He thought as he was called back to the pure world. 'Good luck Sasuke. Your aniki will always be with you'

In a blink of an eye, he was at the gates of the pure world. He looked around and saw souls popping up in numbers he couldn't keep count of. He couldn't help but marvel at the sheer number of souls present and the fact that Kabuto controlled them all.

'Glad i was able to release the reanimation jutsu. I hope Kabuto, you learned a valuable lesson in your defeat.' he chastised.

He couldn't help but glance at the other souls. He saw the faces of the complete strangers, but when he glanced around further he could make out some faces he remembers in passing. Some of the comrades he once fought side by side with, and then later, opposite. Looking at them all, he could make out how they had the look of serene and calm.

"Yo danna, look it's the uchiha. Looks like he too kicked the bucket right after us yeah" he heard a familiar voice nearing him, with a twinge of amusement lacing it.

Itachi turned and looked at diedara who looked smug at seeing him, alongside Sasori who seemed to watch him with lack of interest, but Itachi knew he was very much interested in knowing the how.

"Shut up and go die somewhere else" Sasori deadpanned at Deidara, annoyed at his usual antics and he glanced back at Itachi. "Uchiha" he acknowledged with a nod.

"Sasori" Itachi in return gave a nod.

"So, who did you in?" Diedara ask with impatience. Sasori too looked at him for answer, fully knowing that Itachi was one of the stronger members of the Akatsuki.

"Uchiha Sasuke" he answered in a bored toned. At this, Sasori raised an eyebrow- which Itachi thought was eiree since he was used to Sasori as a puppet- not expecting that, but accepted thinking that he must've been strong to kill him as he's never met him. Deidara on the other hand was livid.

"What?" He sputtered out in shock, wide eyed and mouth agape. "That little Uchiha bastard with the same bastard eyes as you managed to survive my suicide blast? And not only that he managed to kill you as well? I don't bloody believe it yeah." he spat out in a hiss. Sasori merely tilted his head in response. "Seems like you're not as good as your reputation says you are huh Uchiha" his tone turned into a mock as he narrowed his eyes at him.

Itachi stayed silent as he continued watching him with his passive face and decided not to validate his immature jab at him with an answer.

"You exploded yourself in a suicide?" Sasori asked baffled, not understanding his reasons for creating this jutsu in the first place.

"Yeah. We both outta have our last ditch jutsu as our own bodies yeah? You with your puppet and me with my explosion." He said as-a-matter-of-fact, which caused Sasori to roll his eyes and murmur 'Ofcource you're an insufferable and a stupid idiotic moron' which went unheard as Deidara continued-