A brief intro: I have been reading the works from various writers on for some period of time, and I have always wanted to try writing one myself. This idea has been in my head for some time now, and I finally decided to type it out. The inspiration came from various sources. One of them is knightchaser and his powerful portrayal of Itachi in "Itachi: the early years." A second source came from watching the anime of Princess Resurrection in which Hime said that she needed more servants. In some random thought process, I thought it might be interesting if she were to gain a servant who is much better at protecting her...and who better, than the perfect shinobi. This is my first attempt at writing, so constructive criticism is most welcome.
A disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Princess Resurrection. They are the property of Kishimoto Masashi and Mitsunaga Yasunori, respectively.
Italics = thoughts.
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Uchiha Hideout
"This will probably be my final jutsu."
While he is still panting, trying to recover from the ongoing fight, Uchiha Itachi looked down. "Remember, the Sharingan can see chakra," he responds. "Drop the act, I know you are out of chakra. The kawarimi you used to dodge my Amaterasu was one of Orochimaru's own…although extremely difficult to detect, it also consumes a large amount of chakra."
"I won't deny that I'm out of chakra," said Uchiha Sasuke. "I used up everything I had for that last katon jutsu." He then smirked, "but, don't tell me you think I came here without preparing first?"
Itachi, tired as he is, and slowly feeling the effects of his blindness, feels the initial drops as the rain started falling.
"It will be over in an instant," his younger brother assures him, "this technique is like Amaterasu…impossible to avoid." Then his voice hardened. "It's time to reproduce what I saw earlier…the vision of your own death."
Looking up, Itachi sees the beginning of the angry force of nature gathering, ready at his brother's bidding.
With a calm expression, Sasuke continued his explanation. "This jutsu's power source is lightning from heaven itself. All I have to do is guide it straight into your skull." Then he raised his hand. "I call this jutsu 'Kirin.'"
As Itachi continued watching, the gathering lightning formed the shape of an angry beast. "Disappear with the thunder," were the last words Sasuke said before the lightning came crashing down towards Itachi.
Looks like this is almost the end, I will have to use the last technique of my Mangekyo Sharingan. You have truly grown, Sasuke, to force me into using all of my power. Please, let my body hold out just a little bit more….
As the light from Kirin blinded the sight of both Sasuke and their hidden observer, Zetsu, Itachi quietly gathered up the chakra he needed and muttered, "Susanoo."
…and disappeared forever from the world of the Elemental Countries.
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Sasanaki-cho.
"Hime-sama!!"
The werewolf roars out her name, and bears down upon the princess with his claws extended. Flandre looks on, unable to respond fast enough after Lobo Wildman parried her block. Behind a tree, the thought "she's in danger" flashed through Hiro's mind, but he cannot react fast enough to save the beautiful girl he saw earlier during the day. "No! I will not be able to reach her in time," came Hiro's panicked thought as he runs out from his hiding spot and into the clearing.
However, something dropped down just as the outstretched claws are ready to tear into Hime. The blood splashed out from the force of the blow, but it was not the life-giving blood of the royalty. Hime's eyes widened in surprise, as did all the others around her, when the intruder took the blow that was meant to end her life. This is fortuitous and completely unexpected, but he is not the one I gave my blood earlier today.
The interloper, now identified as a man, seems to have already sustained damage to his body prior to the lacerations from the claws of the werewolf. Though injured, the man reacts, almost as if by instinct. He twists out of the way of the momentarily shocked werewolf, and plunged a kunai into the right eye socket of the werewolf.
The werewolf crashed down onto the ground, dead. With the immediate threat in his surrounding removed, the victorious injured man bends over, and coughs out copious amount of blood into his right hand. He can now barely see, and his breathing is labored.
The princess looks down upon the fallen werewolf with a calm and somber look. "You must have been forced to fight me by one of my brothers. Perhaps they threatened your family to turn you against me."
When the shock of the sudden turn of events finally passed, Hiro runs over and yells out "are you alright?!" The princess turns and gives Hiro a flat look. "You are late, and I could have died if not for the appearance of this man." Hiro, with a confused look on his face, can only respond with "huh?" With a quiet sigh, Hime said "normally if a servant does not perform adequately enough, the master would cast him off, but I am a kind master, so I will give you another chance in the future." At the continued befuddled look on Hiro's face, Hime impatient tells him "go inside and help Flandre organize the house."
When both the boy and the android have gone inside, Hime turns and heads towards her savior. "You have saved my life, thank you." The man, who is still bent over, slowly raises his head to look at her. "Where am I?"
Hime raises a questioning brow, and responds "Sasanaki, and this house over here is now my residence." As the man processes this information, she asks him "who are you and where are you from? You are very skilled, to have killed someone like Wildman. He was one of the best werewolf fighters, and had been in charge of protecting me, before his forced betrayal."
The man's breathing has become more shallow. He wearily responds "it does not matter now…I am about to die, and there is nothing more I can do to prolong my life."
The edges of Hime's lips curl up. "Actually, I can change that." At the man's questioning look, she clarified "I have the ability to bring you back to life, once you die. This will be my reward to you. You have shown the qualities to be a good vassal."
The man gave her a slightly incredulous look. "I do not know if that is possible. But if it is indeed true, why would you wish to resuscitate me? You know nothing about me and what I have done in my life."
Hime chuckles quietly. "This is true, but you have already shown that you can protect me from harm, from a threat you are unlikely to have encountered before, and performed admirably. I will give you another chance in life."
The man…does not know what to think about that. But it matters little, as his consciousness leaves him and his body finally reaches its limits. And so dies one Uchiha Itachi, at the age of 21, a fugitive from his birthplace, whose fate none from his world will ever come to know.
But to his fortune, or misfortune, the girl he saved really does have the power to revive the dead. The princess gives a small smile at the sight of the recently deceased Uchiha. "What a wonderful corpse. You will do well as my blood warrior." She bites into the middle finger on her right hand, and gives a few drops of her blood into his mouth. "Take my blood, and live. Serve me faithfully, for the rest of your life."
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Author's note: For those that are baffled, the idea was that Susanoo also possess a space-time altering property, similar to what Madara can do...and Itachi did not know that, before activating the jutsu. Itachi will probably be able to shed more light on this matter later on.
