Farewell Itachi!

***Spoiler Warning for Anime Fans***

The shadow of death is near for Sasuke.
No more chakra left or stamina to defend himself.
Itachi is slowly walking toward him.
Extending his fingers to Sasuke’s eyes.
Sasuke wait in horror…
No more strength left to ward off the living scalpel.
Silence…
Suddenly, Itachi’s mouth started vomiting with blood.
While he slowly succumb to his illness.
He gathers his remaining strength.
And poked his younger brother’s forehead.
Like he used to do when he was young.
Sasuke felt strange when his brother looks into his eyes.
Saying the last word, “Sorry Sasuke. There won’t be a next time…”
Finally, Itachi’s life forfeited itself with a smile.
In favor of his beloved younger brother.
To sacrifice himself dearly.
For a gift he’s too willing to grant his younger brother.
The Mangekyo Sharingan.

I hope you like the way I narrated the conclusion of Itachi and Sasuke fight. After Tobi or Madara revealed the truth to Sasuke, I was sad to learn the truth behind the mysterious life of Itachi. I’m not sure if Madara was telling the truth but deep inside I sensed some truth in it. In this real world, there are so many unfortunate souls, who lived a secretive and dangerous life in the service of greater good. Many died without leaving any footprints of their lives and what they did to make this world a safe and a better place to live with. They had sacrificed dearly without asking any in return or even a simple recognition from us. This is what exactly happened to Itachi. He died and suffered for his beloved Konoha protecting it from the inside of Akatsuki. He took the pain of killing and sacrificing his entire clan for the greater good of protecting his village. Certainly, It’s really hard to be in Itachi’s shoes being a tormented soul until the day he died for what he’d done. Anyway, I was feeling sympathetic to Itachi’s tragic end and I now considered him as one of the top protagonist of the series.