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february & march open log
Who: Sasuke Uchiha and whomever wants to deal with this asshole
What: Open log for February and March, involving Sasuke going from low to mid level corruption levels. Event top-levels will be put in later.
When: Throughout Feb & March, individual prompts will have date ranges
Where: Throughout Trench
Content Warnings: Sasuke's usual content warnings, with particular emphasis on his PTSD and depressive tendencies. Bleeding eyes will occur in mid-level corruption stages (it won't be very gory, more like crying blood) and hallucinations/memory shares are an option with his powers going out of whack. Individual threads will be marked with anything super specific.
NOTE: Anyone who ends up experiencing Sasuke's memories will see them completely from Sasuke's point of view. They'll experience everything he saw and felt, both physically and emotionally, as though they were going through it themselves, and they can't get out of it until his genjutsu is released.
This is the same for Sasuke if he experiences their memories instead; so if you choose to reply to option C-III, please just give me a description or a video of the memories so that I know what he experienced. Thanks!
[ A. NO TO EARLY LOW CORRUPTION ]
( I. NONE - THE BOARDWALK (FEBRUARY ONLY) )
[ Even though Sasuke has a house now, he still finds himself frequenting going down towards the boardwalk and the shoreline, particularly early on in the month when the newcomers often arrive. There's a part of him that keeps hoping to see a familiar head of blond spikes with a loud mouth to go with it, but he's never thought his luck to be that high. He's not expecting it to be any higher this month and so far, nothing is proving him wrong.
He's gotten a few buns the times he's been down here, but because he's saved them for later and reheated them, he's not aware anything happens at first. Someone who manages to catch him as he eats a fresh taro bun would be lucky enough to meet a Sasuke who is a little more prone to understanding how the other is feeling. The moment he's finished chewing, he finds himself drawn to whoever is closest that may seem to be in need of comfort. While he doesn't reach out to touch them, he does offer the extra bun that he has in his hand. Food always helps, right?
But the red bean bun is the one that he wishes he hadn't eaten the most. He can handle feeling the emotions of others and doing what he can to help, that fits in to his need for redemption, but hearing others thoughts? That's enough to drive him a little nuts. Sasuke cringes as he hears a particularly loud or annoying thought, rubbing at his temples a second later, and blurting out: ] Can't you think a little quieter? Or at least farther away?
( II. EARLY LOW - THE GATE - CW: FIGHTING, MILD SELF-HARM BEHAVIORS )
[ Some of the people who have met Sasuke over the course of January met one that was far warmer and friendlier, but even those who know he's anything but might be surprised by the swift change in his personality. He'd at least tried to continue to be a gentle person in the first week of the month, but as time goes on, his mood is souring quickly.
And there's a need to fight, to train, to take out his anger on something, even if he's been opposed to fighting the monsters in the Gate for some time. He feels for a sense of chakra, a humanness about each monster he goes up against, and he often refuses to deal a killing blow before walking away, but it still doesn't feel ... right.
So now he's waiting before the fight, glancing at the people who come and go, watching some of them fight as well, or maybe just sizing them up. Eventually, if you catch his interest, he even approaches. ]
Sparring is better training than fighting a chained up beast. Up for a real fight?
[ Or maybe instead, you catch him as he's coming out of one fight too many, clearly exhausted, his chakra supplies low and his fist bleeding from too much use. He looks like he could drop on his feet, and if someone tries to stop him from going back in, he's quick to pull back or even physically shove them away. ]
Find someone else to fret over. I don't need it.
[ B. LOW TO EARLY MID CORRUPTION ]
( I. LOW - FARTHER SHORES )
[ In his foul mood, the cold has been getting to him even more. He's come down to the Farther Shores mostly to keep away from the people he knows here, but also because the warmth of the sand is a welcome change. He'll dig through it, sometimes finding small trinkets that look familiar — usually it's just a kunai here and there, or something with the symbol of the leaf village carved into it. At one point, he finds an object with the Uchiha crest on it and it makes him stop and stare for far too long. Anyone who could read emotions would easily be able to tell that his were riding fairly high in that moment.
If he notices someone staring, he's quick to shove it into his bag without a word. If they approach, especially if it's someone he recognizes, he lets out a sigh. ]
Don't you have something better to do?
( II. EARLY MID - THE ROCKS )
[ When Sasuke feels that underlying anger ready to burst from the seems, he's quick to retreat even further. He needs to be somewhere no one will find him, he thinks, and he's noticed that the Rocks are often void of human interaction. He can see why, now that he's getting a closer look, but it's better to be here than it is to be out there where he can hurt people. And he's pretty sure he's going to really hurt them if he's not careful.
Even in his anger, if he sees someone else out on the rocks, someone who slips on their footing or can't quite get themselves up a ledge and looks like they're in danger, he's quick to dart out, grabbing their arm to try and steady them. ]
You shouldn't be out here. It's dangerous.
[ Or maybe it's someone who manages to find his cave that he's hidden himself in in the side of the rock wall. It's freezing, but there's some respite from the wind at least in here. He should be welcoming, let whoever it is get a break from the cold, but whether he recognizes their face or not, all he sounds is angry and tired from the intrusion. ]
Get out. This space is occupied.
[ C. MID-HIGH CORRUPTION ]
( I. SASUKE'S MEMORIES: THE UCHIHA CLAN - CW: ARMY INJURY, BLEEDING EYES, PARENT DEATH, VIOLENT MASSACRE, PTSD, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE, MENTAL TORTURE )
[ Sasuke's only eight in the memory that takes shape. It's easy to feel disoriented when you first come to in a body not your own, but this particular memory gives little time for adjustment. In front of Sasuke are three people; two dead and bleeding, and one standing over them with a bloodied sword in his hand. There's confusion, anger, and most of all, pain coursing through Sasuke as he takes in the sight.
And it's then that it's clear who they are. His mother and father are dead in front of him. Sasuke can't comprehend it. He shakes his head, not wanting to believe it. ]
I don't... I don't understand... What have you done, brother?
Foolish little brother... [ He closes his eyes and Sasuke feels a dread fill him at what's to come. When Itachi's eyes reopen, Sasuke sees it: the Mangeyoku Sharingan. The kekkei genkai that one could only get from killing their closest friend. Before he knows what's happening, Sasuke is caught an a strong illusion:
The sky turns red, the moon full. Sasuke is caught in the streets of the home of the Uchiha. He sees his brother running through them, slaughtering his family as he goes. He uses his sword, kunai, shuriken, anything he can. There's blood everywhere, spraying on the ground, on the walls, on Sasuke himself. He sees his aunt and uncle who greeted him every day to give him a treat when he got home from school and watches as Itachi slices them in half. He sees his mother and father kneeling in front of Itachi, before he raises his sword and slices into them seemingly without a care.
All the while, Sasuke can feel himself screaming. He's begging him to stop, begging him to tell him why this is happening, but it feels like an out of body experience. His mind feels like it's breaking into a million pieces as he's forced to watch the entire massacre of his family unfold. When the illusion ends, Sasuke is clutching his head as he falls to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
The memory jumps and he's still on the floor, but suddenly there's that rage filling him. A hatred he's never experienced in his life. He pulls himself to his feet and charges at Itachi, screaming with the intent to truly hurt him. Kill him, maybe. But he's only a child, not even truly started at the Ninja Academy, and Itachi has been a jonin since he was 10. He feels his fist connect with his ribs and the wind knocks out of him as his bones creak in protest. He should fight, still try for revenge, but his limbs are shaking as he cries out and races from the room. ]
I'm scared... I'm scared, please... I don't want to die!
[ The memory jumps again and Itachi is standing in front of him on the streets, the bodies of their other family members still around them. Sasuke has tears streaming down his face, but the anger is replaced with denial now. He's begging him to tell him it's not true, that it's too unlike him, but Itachi looks at him with cold eyes. ]
You have the potential to become my opponent. You are someone who could be able to use Mangekyo Sharingan just like me. However, on one condition... You must kill your closest friend. Just like I did...
[ Itachi turns from him, the memory acting like a scratched disk as it distorts and the audio feels out of place. But it calms itself a second later as Itachi states: ] At present, you are not worth killing. One day, when you have the same eyes as I do, come stand before me!
[ The Mangekyo Sharingan reactives and Sasuke is once again stuck in the memory of the massacre. Only this time, there is no end in sight. The person experiencing his memories is fortunate and only has to see the loop twice before Sasuke's body gives out, and while he was forced to endure it much longer, the memory goes black.
...
Sasuke manages to end it, pulling the poor soul who was forced to watch his family's death out of the genjutsu. His hand is gripping their shoulder roughly, like he's trying to use them to balance himself as well as keep them up if they feel week. Sasuke's eyes are crying blood, but it's runnier, mixing with tears as he tries to collect himself. He takes a breath, looking away, making sure not to make eye contact so he doesn't accidentally stick them in another loop. ]
( II. SASUKE'S MEMORIES: I'M ITCHING TO KILL YOU - CW: MENTAL BREAKDOWN, VIOLENCE, THREATS TOWARDS LOVED ONES, TALK OF MASS MURDER [video link for ease] )
[ Sakura is standing in front of him. They're maybe sixteen, but life has clearly taken its toll. Sasuke's face is covered in blood and Sakura looks desperate as she shouts to him. ]
I'm coming with you! I'm deserting Konoha!
[ Sasuke is filled with doubt and he stares at her for a moment. He points to a girl unconscious beside him, a former teammate that he once cared for a great deal, and he knows Sakura is aware. Karin. A friend. ]
Kill her to prove to me that you're serious.
[ Sakura approaches, kunai in a shaking hand. It's obvious she's hesitating and Sasuke can sense what she's really here for. She's not abandoning anyone. She intends to kill him. When she continues to hesitate, choosing to neither strike at him or Karin, he finally activates the Chidori, going to swing his fist towards her chest. Her eyes are wide and afraid and there's something that twists unpleasantly inside of him, but he doesn't stop.
And then another man kicks him away, making him skid back. The Chidori deactivates and he swings his fits and then kicks at Kakashi, before the two are both pushed back from one another and forced into a fighting stance as they wait. He stares at Kakashi as he gives him the hero speech he'd been expecting. ]
How far you've fallen. Sasuke, I don't like to repeat myself. But I'll say this once more. I've seen so many guys like you, I've lost count. Those who follow the path of revenge and end up nowhere. Do not become possessed by vengeance!
[ The familiar words echo in his head. They sound absurd now, with Danzo lying dead only a few feet away, the knowledge in his mind that Itachi is dead and gone and it was by his own hand. The guilt and fury he feels at being tricked into killing his own brother by the lies that Konoha fed him. Hearing Kakashi once again tell him to not go down that path, as though he had any choice in the matter, any decision he could make in his own life after he's been played with...
The insanity of it overwhelmed him and suddenly the laughter starts. It's sharp and cruel, a laugh of someone whose mind has truly broken. He clutches his stomach and throws back his head as it reaches its peak, before suddenly he stops. His face is cold again and he stares at his old teacher with nothing but hate.
The memory skips and Sasuke and Kakashi stand separate from the others. He grins at him cruely. ]
Stop acting like you're still my sensei. I'm itching to kill you.
[ The memory jumps around as the battle ensues, Sasuke charging at and fighting his sensei, trying to get to Sakura to kill her, the intent in his actions clear. Only he's weak from his fight with Danzo. His eyes are no longer functioning as they should and he misses consistently as his vision blurs. As he swings his blade at Sakura, a blond haired boy appears, lifting her out of the way. ]
Naruto...
[ There's a surge of something inside of Sasuke. Something that's a mix of relief, fury at being stopped, and a strange twisting of hatred and love for his best friend always appearing when he least wants to see him.
But before the battle can continue, the world spins, and the memory ends as Sasuke grips the shoulder of whoever got stuck in it roughly. The world comes back into focus— the real world. Trench. Sasuke's standing in front of them, his eye back to normal and his hair covering his rinnegan once again, even with the blood on his face showing that he has been losing control of his powers again. He looks away when he's sure that they've returned to themselves and goes to stand to the side. ]
... You should go before it happens again.
( III. YOUR CHARACTER'S MEMORIES - CW: BLEEDING EYES )
[ Sasuke's powers don't just project his own memories onto others without intention. Sometimes when he makes eye contact with another individual, particularly if they're experiencing a high level of emotion, he may unintentionally pull up the important memories of another person. It doesn't last long; sometimes he sees flashes, sometimes he sees the entire memory in vivid detail, but he still feels and hears and sees everything that the other experienced in that moment.
Regardless of whether it's happy or sad or violent, Sasuke still collapses onto his knees after, clutching his head as he tries to get back to himself. There's sweat covering his body, his chakra is lower which makes it hard to stand, and blood has begun to leak at the corner of his eyes.
After a second, he looks up, swallowing roughly, trying to avoid catching the other person's eyes again. He knows those moments can be just as vulnerable and intense for the other, and unlike him, they may not be used to it. ]
Are you okay?
( IV. HALLUCINATIONS - CW: PARALYSIS, BLEEDING EYES )
[ Sometimes it isn't memories that Sasuke's genjutsu ends up pulling up. Instead, he may pull out someone's worst fears and nightmares, recreating them around them in vivid hallucinations. Whether it's being haunted by ghosts of their pasts, tortured by monsters, or even being dangled by strings that pierce their skin and use them as a human puppet— no matter how abstract, their fears and nightmares will have come to life around them.
Their physical body will be frozen in place, but they will be completely unaware of this fact. It may only take a few minutes or it may take hours before they (or Sasuke) is able to break them free of the hallucinations, but they will feel drained after, physically and emotionally, and may even collapse.
Sasuke will have not left their side, having tried to get control of his powers so he could help them and free them from the curse he put them under. There are traces of blood trails on his cheeks from where he had tried to clean himself up before the other person regained their awareness. He knows bleeding from the eyes is a little freaky looking.
When they do come to, he's already going to try and help them up, careful not to move them too quickly. ]
We should get you some food or tea. You need to replenish your energy.
[ This is... sort of his way of apologizing. Or trying to. He won't be offended or surprised if he gets shoved away. ]
What: Open log for February and March, involving Sasuke going from low to mid level corruption levels. Event top-levels will be put in later.
When: Throughout Feb & March, individual prompts will have date ranges
Where: Throughout Trench
Content Warnings: Sasuke's usual content warnings, with particular emphasis on his PTSD and depressive tendencies. Bleeding eyes will occur in mid-level corruption stages (it won't be very gory, more like crying blood) and hallucinations/memory shares are an option with his powers going out of whack. Individual threads will be marked with anything super specific.
NOTE: Anyone who ends up experiencing Sasuke's memories will see them completely from Sasuke's point of view. They'll experience everything he saw and felt, both physically and emotionally, as though they were going through it themselves, and they can't get out of it until his genjutsu is released.
This is the same for Sasuke if he experiences their memories instead; so if you choose to reply to option C-III, please just give me a description or a video of the memories so that I know what he experienced. Thanks!
[ A. NO TO EARLY LOW CORRUPTION ]
( I. NONE - THE BOARDWALK (FEBRUARY ONLY) )
[ Even though Sasuke has a house now, he still finds himself frequenting going down towards the boardwalk and the shoreline, particularly early on in the month when the newcomers often arrive. There's a part of him that keeps hoping to see a familiar head of blond spikes with a loud mouth to go with it, but he's never thought his luck to be that high. He's not expecting it to be any higher this month and so far, nothing is proving him wrong.
He's gotten a few buns the times he's been down here, but because he's saved them for later and reheated them, he's not aware anything happens at first. Someone who manages to catch him as he eats a fresh taro bun would be lucky enough to meet a Sasuke who is a little more prone to understanding how the other is feeling. The moment he's finished chewing, he finds himself drawn to whoever is closest that may seem to be in need of comfort. While he doesn't reach out to touch them, he does offer the extra bun that he has in his hand. Food always helps, right?
But the red bean bun is the one that he wishes he hadn't eaten the most. He can handle feeling the emotions of others and doing what he can to help, that fits in to his need for redemption, but hearing others thoughts? That's enough to drive him a little nuts. Sasuke cringes as he hears a particularly loud or annoying thought, rubbing at his temples a second later, and blurting out: ] Can't you think a little quieter? Or at least farther away?
( II. EARLY LOW - THE GATE - CW: FIGHTING, MILD SELF-HARM BEHAVIORS )
[ Some of the people who have met Sasuke over the course of January met one that was far warmer and friendlier, but even those who know he's anything but might be surprised by the swift change in his personality. He'd at least tried to continue to be a gentle person in the first week of the month, but as time goes on, his mood is souring quickly.
And there's a need to fight, to train, to take out his anger on something, even if he's been opposed to fighting the monsters in the Gate for some time. He feels for a sense of chakra, a humanness about each monster he goes up against, and he often refuses to deal a killing blow before walking away, but it still doesn't feel ... right.
So now he's waiting before the fight, glancing at the people who come and go, watching some of them fight as well, or maybe just sizing them up. Eventually, if you catch his interest, he even approaches. ]
Sparring is better training than fighting a chained up beast. Up for a real fight?
[ Or maybe instead, you catch him as he's coming out of one fight too many, clearly exhausted, his chakra supplies low and his fist bleeding from too much use. He looks like he could drop on his feet, and if someone tries to stop him from going back in, he's quick to pull back or even physically shove them away. ]
Find someone else to fret over. I don't need it.
[ B. LOW TO EARLY MID CORRUPTION ]
( I. LOW - FARTHER SHORES )
[ In his foul mood, the cold has been getting to him even more. He's come down to the Farther Shores mostly to keep away from the people he knows here, but also because the warmth of the sand is a welcome change. He'll dig through it, sometimes finding small trinkets that look familiar — usually it's just a kunai here and there, or something with the symbol of the leaf village carved into it. At one point, he finds an object with the Uchiha crest on it and it makes him stop and stare for far too long. Anyone who could read emotions would easily be able to tell that his were riding fairly high in that moment.
If he notices someone staring, he's quick to shove it into his bag without a word. If they approach, especially if it's someone he recognizes, he lets out a sigh. ]
Don't you have something better to do?
( II. EARLY MID - THE ROCKS )
[ When Sasuke feels that underlying anger ready to burst from the seems, he's quick to retreat even further. He needs to be somewhere no one will find him, he thinks, and he's noticed that the Rocks are often void of human interaction. He can see why, now that he's getting a closer look, but it's better to be here than it is to be out there where he can hurt people. And he's pretty sure he's going to really hurt them if he's not careful.
Even in his anger, if he sees someone else out on the rocks, someone who slips on their footing or can't quite get themselves up a ledge and looks like they're in danger, he's quick to dart out, grabbing their arm to try and steady them. ]
You shouldn't be out here. It's dangerous.
[ Or maybe it's someone who manages to find his cave that he's hidden himself in in the side of the rock wall. It's freezing, but there's some respite from the wind at least in here. He should be welcoming, let whoever it is get a break from the cold, but whether he recognizes their face or not, all he sounds is angry and tired from the intrusion. ]
Get out. This space is occupied.
[ C. MID-HIGH CORRUPTION ]
( I. SASUKE'S MEMORIES: THE UCHIHA CLAN - CW: ARMY INJURY, BLEEDING EYES, PARENT DEATH, VIOLENT MASSACRE, PTSD, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE, MENTAL TORTURE )
[ Sasuke's only eight in the memory that takes shape. It's easy to feel disoriented when you first come to in a body not your own, but this particular memory gives little time for adjustment. In front of Sasuke are three people; two dead and bleeding, and one standing over them with a bloodied sword in his hand. There's confusion, anger, and most of all, pain coursing through Sasuke as he takes in the sight.
And it's then that it's clear who they are. His mother and father are dead in front of him. Sasuke can't comprehend it. He shakes his head, not wanting to believe it. ]
I don't... I don't understand... What have you done, brother?
Foolish little brother... [ He closes his eyes and Sasuke feels a dread fill him at what's to come. When Itachi's eyes reopen, Sasuke sees it: the Mangeyoku Sharingan. The kekkei genkai that one could only get from killing their closest friend. Before he knows what's happening, Sasuke is caught an a strong illusion:
The sky turns red, the moon full. Sasuke is caught in the streets of the home of the Uchiha. He sees his brother running through them, slaughtering his family as he goes. He uses his sword, kunai, shuriken, anything he can. There's blood everywhere, spraying on the ground, on the walls, on Sasuke himself. He sees his aunt and uncle who greeted him every day to give him a treat when he got home from school and watches as Itachi slices them in half. He sees his mother and father kneeling in front of Itachi, before he raises his sword and slices into them seemingly without a care.
All the while, Sasuke can feel himself screaming. He's begging him to stop, begging him to tell him why this is happening, but it feels like an out of body experience. His mind feels like it's breaking into a million pieces as he's forced to watch the entire massacre of his family unfold. When the illusion ends, Sasuke is clutching his head as he falls to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
The memory jumps and he's still on the floor, but suddenly there's that rage filling him. A hatred he's never experienced in his life. He pulls himself to his feet and charges at Itachi, screaming with the intent to truly hurt him. Kill him, maybe. But he's only a child, not even truly started at the Ninja Academy, and Itachi has been a jonin since he was 10. He feels his fist connect with his ribs and the wind knocks out of him as his bones creak in protest. He should fight, still try for revenge, but his limbs are shaking as he cries out and races from the room. ]
I'm scared... I'm scared, please... I don't want to die!
[ The memory jumps again and Itachi is standing in front of him on the streets, the bodies of their other family members still around them. Sasuke has tears streaming down his face, but the anger is replaced with denial now. He's begging him to tell him it's not true, that it's too unlike him, but Itachi looks at him with cold eyes. ]
You have the potential to become my opponent. You are someone who could be able to use Mangekyo Sharingan just like me. However, on one condition... You must kill your closest friend. Just like I did...
[ Itachi turns from him, the memory acting like a scratched disk as it distorts and the audio feels out of place. But it calms itself a second later as Itachi states: ] At present, you are not worth killing. One day, when you have the same eyes as I do, come stand before me!
[ The Mangekyo Sharingan reactives and Sasuke is once again stuck in the memory of the massacre. Only this time, there is no end in sight. The person experiencing his memories is fortunate and only has to see the loop twice before Sasuke's body gives out, and while he was forced to endure it much longer, the memory goes black.
...
Sasuke manages to end it, pulling the poor soul who was forced to watch his family's death out of the genjutsu. His hand is gripping their shoulder roughly, like he's trying to use them to balance himself as well as keep them up if they feel week. Sasuke's eyes are crying blood, but it's runnier, mixing with tears as he tries to collect himself. He takes a breath, looking away, making sure not to make eye contact so he doesn't accidentally stick them in another loop. ]
( II. SASUKE'S MEMORIES: I'M ITCHING TO KILL YOU - CW: MENTAL BREAKDOWN, VIOLENCE, THREATS TOWARDS LOVED ONES, TALK OF MASS MURDER [video link for ease] )
[ Sakura is standing in front of him. They're maybe sixteen, but life has clearly taken its toll. Sasuke's face is covered in blood and Sakura looks desperate as she shouts to him. ]
I'm coming with you! I'm deserting Konoha!
[ Sasuke is filled with doubt and he stares at her for a moment. He points to a girl unconscious beside him, a former teammate that he once cared for a great deal, and he knows Sakura is aware. Karin. A friend. ]
Kill her to prove to me that you're serious.
[ Sakura approaches, kunai in a shaking hand. It's obvious she's hesitating and Sasuke can sense what she's really here for. She's not abandoning anyone. She intends to kill him. When she continues to hesitate, choosing to neither strike at him or Karin, he finally activates the Chidori, going to swing his fist towards her chest. Her eyes are wide and afraid and there's something that twists unpleasantly inside of him, but he doesn't stop.
And then another man kicks him away, making him skid back. The Chidori deactivates and he swings his fits and then kicks at Kakashi, before the two are both pushed back from one another and forced into a fighting stance as they wait. He stares at Kakashi as he gives him the hero speech he'd been expecting. ]
How far you've fallen. Sasuke, I don't like to repeat myself. But I'll say this once more. I've seen so many guys like you, I've lost count. Those who follow the path of revenge and end up nowhere. Do not become possessed by vengeance!
[ The familiar words echo in his head. They sound absurd now, with Danzo lying dead only a few feet away, the knowledge in his mind that Itachi is dead and gone and it was by his own hand. The guilt and fury he feels at being tricked into killing his own brother by the lies that Konoha fed him. Hearing Kakashi once again tell him to not go down that path, as though he had any choice in the matter, any decision he could make in his own life after he's been played with...
The insanity of it overwhelmed him and suddenly the laughter starts. It's sharp and cruel, a laugh of someone whose mind has truly broken. He clutches his stomach and throws back his head as it reaches its peak, before suddenly he stops. His face is cold again and he stares at his old teacher with nothing but hate.
The memory skips and Sasuke and Kakashi stand separate from the others. He grins at him cruely. ]
Stop acting like you're still my sensei. I'm itching to kill you.
[ The memory jumps around as the battle ensues, Sasuke charging at and fighting his sensei, trying to get to Sakura to kill her, the intent in his actions clear. Only he's weak from his fight with Danzo. His eyes are no longer functioning as they should and he misses consistently as his vision blurs. As he swings his blade at Sakura, a blond haired boy appears, lifting her out of the way. ]
Naruto...
[ There's a surge of something inside of Sasuke. Something that's a mix of relief, fury at being stopped, and a strange twisting of hatred and love for his best friend always appearing when he least wants to see him.
But before the battle can continue, the world spins, and the memory ends as Sasuke grips the shoulder of whoever got stuck in it roughly. The world comes back into focus— the real world. Trench. Sasuke's standing in front of them, his eye back to normal and his hair covering his rinnegan once again, even with the blood on his face showing that he has been losing control of his powers again. He looks away when he's sure that they've returned to themselves and goes to stand to the side. ]
... You should go before it happens again.
( III. YOUR CHARACTER'S MEMORIES - CW: BLEEDING EYES )
[ Sasuke's powers don't just project his own memories onto others without intention. Sometimes when he makes eye contact with another individual, particularly if they're experiencing a high level of emotion, he may unintentionally pull up the important memories of another person. It doesn't last long; sometimes he sees flashes, sometimes he sees the entire memory in vivid detail, but he still feels and hears and sees everything that the other experienced in that moment.
Regardless of whether it's happy or sad or violent, Sasuke still collapses onto his knees after, clutching his head as he tries to get back to himself. There's sweat covering his body, his chakra is lower which makes it hard to stand, and blood has begun to leak at the corner of his eyes.
After a second, he looks up, swallowing roughly, trying to avoid catching the other person's eyes again. He knows those moments can be just as vulnerable and intense for the other, and unlike him, they may not be used to it. ]
Are you okay?
( IV. HALLUCINATIONS - CW: PARALYSIS, BLEEDING EYES )
[ Sometimes it isn't memories that Sasuke's genjutsu ends up pulling up. Instead, he may pull out someone's worst fears and nightmares, recreating them around them in vivid hallucinations. Whether it's being haunted by ghosts of their pasts, tortured by monsters, or even being dangled by strings that pierce their skin and use them as a human puppet— no matter how abstract, their fears and nightmares will have come to life around them.
Their physical body will be frozen in place, but they will be completely unaware of this fact. It may only take a few minutes or it may take hours before they (or Sasuke) is able to break them free of the hallucinations, but they will feel drained after, physically and emotionally, and may even collapse.
Sasuke will have not left their side, having tried to get control of his powers so he could help them and free them from the curse he put them under. There are traces of blood trails on his cheeks from where he had tried to clean himself up before the other person regained their awareness. He knows bleeding from the eyes is a little freaky looking.
When they do come to, he's already going to try and help them up, careful not to move them too quickly. ]
We should get you some food or tea. You need to replenish your energy.
[ This is... sort of his way of apologizing. Or trying to. He won't be offended or surprised if he gets shoved away. ]