I mostly have a problem with Itachi being characterised to do all this because when he was resurrected he was so ashamed that he didn’t want to face Sasuke. He kept on telling Naruto it was his destiny to fix Sasuke and that he couldn’t have any part of it. Mainly because he felt like he didn’t have to right to see Sasuke. So it kind of makes this part feel rushed in a sense, I think Itachi shouldn’t have told him the truth of everything here…it just feels rather contradictory for seeing Itachi is almost a vulnerable state later on; I rather liked those chapters because Itachi’s flaws become obvious.
But Itachi beating around the bush and Sasuke commenting that he makes no sense was great. You write Itachi very well, right down to the way he talks. Super impressed here because he is one of the more difficult characters to write. I also like that Itachi was such a dick about dragging Rayne into this whole thing because it really does show off his selfishness. I chant to people like I am preaching a religion, above everything else Itachi cares about Sasuke. His actions are always to help Sasuke in some fucked up way and he is willing to allow others to get hurt about it. However, to not feel remorse? That’s unlike him. But I get he was hiding it from Sasuke because he is so used to putting up that barrier between them.
The ending paragraph was amazing…that is all.

Author's Response: I knew I could count on you to rip me one :'D ..I know it felt rushed, which is why I felt unconfident when posting it, but because of the direction I want to go with the story, I feel like Sasuke needed to hear Itachi's thoughts on this. At least him saying that he didn't leave him alive so he can undo all that he sacrificed to save the village... I might think on your words, and do some revisions for the dialogue in this chapter. I wanted it to come across as a reality check for Sasuke, where in Itachi is meaner than I probably made him sound. I wanted it to seem like Itachi was basically telling him that while he loved him and hoped he'd be the change he wanted to see for the future, he understood that Sasuke was headed down a dark path, so he prepared Rayne to kill him. "His actions are always to help Sasuke in a fucked up way." So true xD He even thinks killing him will help him.

I made Itachi and Rayne sound really close, but in the end, I felt like that was out of Itachi's character. Of course he basically used her, and threw it in Sasuke's face to gauge a reaction from him. Not because he didn't feel remorse, just because he wanted to jab at Sasuke with a pitch fork. Thank you! I liked the ending paragraph myself :D Isn't it romantic for Sasuke to watch her drown? Truly a moment to be written down in their scrapbook.