Sasuke's Mangekyo [Part 1]

"Drip..."

"Drip..."

Sasuke walked through a pitch-black alley.

He could not see its end.

Nor could he see the entrance he had come through...

It was as though...

From the moment he appeared here, he had been standing in the middle of this alley...

Why...

Why had he appeared here?

Sasuke raised his head and looked at the sky.

Nothing but darkness...

Then he looked around...

Still nothing but darkness.

After a long while, a faint light appeared before him.

Sasuke walked toward the light. Within it, through a glowing orb, he saw his past...

He saw his older brother holding his tiny self and singing him a lullaby...

Then, light appeared on the other side as well.

Sasuke ran over and saw his mother carrying him on her back as she cooked, humming a tune under her breath...

One glowing orb after another lit up, appearing throughout the alley. As Sasuke watched them, a faint smile gradually appeared on his face...

He remembered everything about himself...

He remembered his past...

He saw his parents arguing over which kindergarten he should attend. He also saw his older brother carrying him on his back as they visited the clan's relatives one by one...

He felt so warm...

But...

Was something missing?

Sasuke was a little confused...

What, exactly...

Was missing?

"Hey! Is this all you've got?!"

Suddenly, Sasuke looked up at the sky.

A figure appeared above him, staring down at him with a pair of golden, frog-like eyes...

Who was he?

So familiar...

This feeling was so familiar...

Such a familiar feeling...

What was...

What was wrong with me?!

Sasuke clutched his head...

Then the figure in the sky spoke again. "If this is all you've got, then at least stand up and admit defeat!"

Sasuke's hand froze against his