Prologue
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"I am glad you all could assemble here on such short notice," Tsunade said.
The hall for the shinobi alliance headquarters was indeed massive in both scope and size. A large bubble floated in the center being held up by what I assumed to be chakra by the men holding their arms up. With all my shinobi experience I wasn't too surprised by what chakra was capable of accomplishing. Chakra was only limited by the imagination you could in a sense do whatever you wanted with it so long as your skill allowed it. I walked around it and up to the massive u-shaped table, I noticed that there were two others also waiting one from Konoha and the other from Suna.
"I came as soon as I received your message, I apologize information moves slow in the middle of combat," I said. I looked around to see three others gathered as well one whom I recognized, others I did not.
"Good, we have an important mission for you all, one that will take you away from the front lines for a while," Tsunade continued. "We need you to find someone who has been missing for half a decade now,"
"Who might that be Tsunade-sama?" the girl with black hair and mask on with the face of what appears to be a bat spoke.
"I don't really feel like chasing a ghost, isn't bad enough we are fighting dead people already," the boy with sandy brown hair spoke.
"Silence, I do not want to hear complaining you will do as you are told, now to answer your question as to who you are looking for I will allow the Tsuchikage to brief you on that,"
Our eyes then shifted to the old man currently sitting in mid-air like it was normal. For some odd reason I had this nagging feeling like I knew already who this mission was going to be about. I kept trying to deny it because the odds were just too low for it to turn out the way I was thinking it would.
"We hand selected you all, for this mission because each one of you have either had some sort of connection with the target or have crossed each other in combat, we took extreme caution in deciding who would be best to lead this mission as well," the Tsuchikage grew quiet before continuing. "This person you are about to pursue is by definition a sociopath and you must use extreme caution when talking to and dealing with him,"
Once that sentence was uttered I knew who it was. My heart dropped into the pit of my stomach, I thought he was dead surely he was I was the one…
"He is an s-class criminal, skilled in taijutsu, and ninjutsu but it's his genjutsu that you need to be wary of he can ensnare you from anywhere without you even knowing, the one you are looking for is Yuudai,"
"THERE'S NO WAY HE'S ALIVE, I KILLED HIM I'M SURE OF IT!" I yelled. There was no way I kept repeating in my head. How? I wasn't under a genjutsu I was sure of it when I plunged my sword into his heart I watched the life leave his eyes. My heart began to pace and could feel the scowl beginning to form on my lips.
He's dead.
"I'm sure you believed you killed him in your mind Fuuma-san, but I'm sure you should know better than anyone of us here that Yuudai loves playing mind games and tricks to fool even those closest to him, excuse me I should have addressed you formally; Akumu Fuuma-san,"
When that was said I froze. My composure was already shattered but that just struck me deep in my core. That surname it was...still apart of me one in which I loved and cursed at the same time. All the memories began to flood my mind like the wall I built up and put them behind came crumbling down.
"I need proof," I rasped. "If you can't give me that then I refuse to take on this mission,"
The Tsuchikage sighed. I knew it was because I was being difficult but for all we knew we were chasing a ghost.
"Bring her in," he said solemnly. The doors to our left opened and there stood the last person I wanted to see.
"Ak-kako?" I breath.
"Good to see you again, Fuuma. My these past few years have been wonderful to you, I'm almost jealous,"
"Is he alive?" I asked.
"My right to it huh? Can't even say hi, how have you bee-"
"Answer me!" I exclaimed.
Akako's face got serious now.
"Yes, he is still alive, I saw him not to long ago he saved me and my platoon from certain death. He was like a ghost there but not at the same time,"
Then he used his soul body technique. There was no doubt he was alive and well. I turned back to the five kage.
"What do we need to do lord Tsuchikage?" I asked.
"Bring him here alive, and convince him to fight for the allied shinobi alliance." he said.
I wanted to scoff but refrained.
"You are asking for a miracle. Yuudai wouldn't even consider it,"
The Tsuchikage floated right up to me.
"Then make him, you are the only one who can put a leash on him, not only do you match him in skill but I've seen it with my own two eyes. Fuuma only you can do this."
They had too much faith in me. I could never control Yuudai only contain him, and after my betrayal of his trust I highly doubt I could even do that. I could only imagine the pain he must have felt. Even when I said I wouldn't abandon him like everyone else did, I couldn't keep my word. I was a weak woman back then but this time…
"I'll go but only if I go by myself, if he sees I've brought people with me he won't want to talk. He'll feel threatened,"
Onoki scowled for a second before nodding his head.
"Very well, I agree to your condition," he said
I bowed and quickly began to make my way out of the chamber.
I wondered would this be the last mission I ever take. Would I come back alive after this? There was only one way to find out.