Title: Half Without Another One: Chapter Eleven
Author: branchandroot
Genre: Action, Drama, Angst
Rating: R for death and headgames
Pairing/Characters: Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, Neji, Itachi, Kakashi, Gai, Kisame, Deidara
Word Count: 5888
Notes/Warnings: Character death.

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.

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.