A/N: So yeah this isn't the first thing I've written, but it is the first thing I've posted so...enjoy?...
He was a tool for killing. It was a simple fact. He had been raised to
kill enemies, destroy homes, and be able to slaughter even the youngest of
children with no remorse. Killing was so ingrained into his mind that it
had become a part of him. A part that he could never control.
So therefore he really wasn't surprised when he found himself standing
over his parents dead bodies, covered in blood and reeking of death. What
had surprised him though, was when his innocent little brother walked in
and stared at him wide-eyed.
Adrenaline was still pumping through his veins as he felt his control
slipping again. Fighting the urge to slit his Otouto's neck, he moved
forward and used the manyakou on his brother.
"Hate me, and someday when you're strong enough...kill me Otouto..."
:I won't stay here. If I do I'll just be endangering him. I love him way
too much to stay and end up hurting him.:
He had tortured his Otouto. His sweet innocent Otouto had been made to
witness the deaths of everyone in their clan. He only hoped that it would
be enough. He hated to do that to his Otouto, one of the few people who
even began to understand him, but his brother needed to hate him, needed
to be ready to kill him.
He had found an organization that might be worth looking into. It was
called Akatsuki. He had heard good things about them, well not good
things, but the kind of things he could work with. The only downside to
the Akatsuki seemed to be that every person had a partner to fight with.
He wasn't so sure about that, he was used to being alone and didn't like
the thought of being paired with some idiot who didn't know one end of a
kunai from the other.
It was the only place that fit what he was looking for. Besides the
potential idiocy it was perfect. They would provide him with missions and
people to kill, just like Kohona had. Except now he could kill other
people in the area and he wouldn't have to worry about watching out for
his teammates, and if rumor was correct these people where really strong,
so even if he did have a partner he wouldn't really have to look out for
them in battle. Of course he would look after them, it was trained into
him, but at least they wouldn't be a burden.
Ah, to find someone near his own level, now that would be a treat.
Actually if they weren't near his level he would probably kill them in
their sleep. He had a problem with that. He had almost killed a teammate
in their sleep before. His teammate never found out, because even though
he wasn't even awake he was still a ninja, and therefore very sneaky. But
either way he would have to check these guys out, it was too good of a
offer not to.
He had found someone to take him to the leader of Akatsuki. This in it
self was a very difficult task. Especially considering the fact that for
some reason everyone knew about Akatsuki in the criminal world, yet no one
knew any of the members or even where to find them.
He was currently walking down a long hallway with a ...thing who had
called itself Zetsu. Zetsu was a very odd... person. His skin was black
across his entire right side, while his left side was completely white.
When he spoke only one half of his mouth moved, and a different voice came
out depending on which side was speaking. His black side was snarky and
cruel, and his white side seemed disinterested, yet kind. Zetsu also had
what appeared to be a large venus flytrap around his head, as in if it
snapped shut it would look like it had eaten his head.
All in all Zetsu looked quite weird, but Itachi wasn't one to judge, or
to really care about that sort of thing. He had never understood why what
a person looked like really mattered. He had said that once in front of
one of his fangirls and they had gone on and on about it, and for once he
had actually listened, hoping that he could figure out why looks where
important, but alas all her explanation had done was annoy him. None of
what she said had made sense and he still had no clue why people obsessed
over looks. He had never really cared what some one looked like as long as
he got along with them.
They had arrived at a huge door at the end of the hall. Zetsu had him
wait outside the door while he went in to talk to the Akatsuki's leader.
Currently he was in a room that had been provided for him. He had spoken
to the Akatsuki leader, who said he would consider allowing him to join
the Akatsuki. He had no idea how long he had spoken to Leader, but he had
been asked numerous questions. Many pertaining to where he had been before
this, and what he had done. Leader seemed very interested in the fact that
he had killed his entire clan. Itachi understood that though, after all it
wasn't often that you found a person who could wipe out an such a well
known clan as the Uchihas and it was even rarer to find someone who could
wipe out his own clan without even batting an eyelash. So he had a pretty
good chance of getting in. They might test him first, but he could take
anything they wanted to throw at him.
Hours had to have gone by. He had been sitting in the same damn room for
hours, and nothing had happened. He was beginning to get bored, though you
could never tell that by looking at him. He was well aware that this room
could be bugged, so he just sat, a picture of patience. He didn't want
them to think that he was an idiot with a short attention span after all.
Besides he'd had missions that had required sitting still for longer than
this.
The door opened and Zetsu walked in. Zetsu told him that sir leader would
like to see him. Itachi followed behind Zetsu calmly, but on the inside he
was excited. One of three things were going to happen. a) Sir Leader would
tell him he had been accepted, b) Sir Leader would say that they were
going to test him, or c) Sir Leader say he wasn't accepted and then try to
kill him.
Itachi was really hoping that it was a or b, as he didn't want to have to
kill them in defense.
Sir Leader had told him that he had made it into the Akatsuki. He would
be getting his partner within the next few days. He had heard from Zetsu
that unless one of their members died within the next few days his partner
would be a man named Orochimaru. He really hoped that he wasn't making a
bad decision.
