A/N: Here's Chapter 2 of Memories~ It's basically continued from the flashback and once again, please review!
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...123 - thoughts
Disclaimer: Naruto © Masashi Kishimoto
"Bosnia is under my skin, It's the place you cannot leave behind. I was obsessed by the nightmare of it all; there was this sense of guilt, and an anger that has become something much deeper over these last years."
- Mahmoud Abbas
I quickly opened my eyes to end the horrible dream and place my left arm over my eyes. Why did I recall of it now.. of all times.. I let out a sigh and got out of my bed, making my way to the bathroom. It was only a day after I've been 'awaken' from my 'slumber' by Tsunade, the current Hokage and somehow my grandniece, after few generations had past for the Senju clan.
Maybe I should explain how it all happened. It first started with my meeting with the two clans, and I was adopted by the Senju clan after Hashirama and Tobirama spoke to their parents about me. Though Madara didn't really seem to like the idea. Speaking of it.. I didn't ask the reason why.. But never mind he's already dead isn't he.. A yawn managed to escape from my mouth. Now then continuing, few years had passed and I was somehow trained to fight like a shinobi, or rather I became a shinobi.. but the Elders of Senju didn't allow me to participate in the war, which I didn't really care if I had to. Then after few years had passed, the Senjus and the Uchihas amazingly made a truce to 'create' a village called Konohagakure or Konoha. At first Madara objected but was forced by his clan members to accept the offer. And of course, Hashirama used his wood release to produce the villages' infrastructure which caused a lot of his chakra to be drained. Although they lived peacefully with the other clans the Uchihas conquered, Madara feared that the Senjus would oppress them since Hashirama was voted to be Hokage by most of the villagers, he never got any support.. And he was forced to take on Hashirama, who was considered my brother with Tobirama, alone. Then somewhere along the line I 'died', or rather went into 'sleep' in a forest after Izuna's demise. If you're wondering how I 'died', I suffered a heavy blow from a foe shinobi though I survived it but the rest thought I was dead. And my info stops here since I was isolated from the outside world.
And many many years later, a blond woman, yes, it's Tsunade who found me 'asleep' in the heart of a forest. Truth be told, I didn't know how I ended up in the forest nor did I know how my hair changed from dull purple to silver. I hope I'm not aging... I decided to leave everything behind, only Tsunade shall know that the girl from back then is still alive.. I splashed cold water on my face, trying to wake myself. My eyes were still a dull purple although my hair has grown a lot longer and had turned silver. Because my hair changed to another color, I look different from how I used to be.. Bet no one recognises me anymore.. Even if they are alive.. I let out another sigh.
I changed into what Tsunade called, a school uniform. Unlike my ANBU uniform which was what I am wearing now, it had short white sleeved blouse with a dark blue tie, a dark brown pleated skirt that reached till the mid-thigh, a pair of black socks or rather black stockings that were only few inches below my knee and a pair of brown shoes (Japanese School Shoes). ... What kind of style is this...? I quickly undress myself and wore what was given to me.
On the bedside table was a light brown-yellow folder that Tsunade requested me to read. I opened it and scanned through the whole report for important words while making my way to Tsunade's office. Fourth Shinobi War... Akatsuki.. An S-rank criminal organisation consisting of 10 members, the leader Pein also known as Pein, Konan, Hoshigaki Kisame, Uchiha Itachi.. Uchiha..? Deidara, Sasori, Hidan, Kakuzu, Zetsu and Tobi. I closed the file and took out a notebook, a book full of notes that I wrote when I was still alive. A book with a black hard cover. I took out a pen, flipped to a new page and wrote :
- Pein or rather known as Uzumaki Nagato, Amegakure, leader of Akatsuki, trained by a sannin called Jiraiya, has six bodies, possess the Rin'negan, S-rank.
- Konan, Amegakure, part of Akatsuki, also trained by Jiraiya, uses paper ninjutsus, S-rank.
- Hoshigaki Kisame, Kirigakure, part of Akatsuki, Kenjutsu (Sword Techniques), massive amount of chakra, uses a sword called Samehada that sucks chakra, S-rank.
- Uchiha Itachi, Konohagakure, part of Akatsuki, Kekkei Genkai - Sharingan/Mangekyo Sharingan, former ANBU squad captain, S-rank..
I stopped before continuing to write another point under Uchiha Itachi,
- murdered his clan.
- Deidara, Iwagakure, part of Akatsuki, Kekkei Genkai - Explosion Release, uses exploding clay, eye scope, mouths on his hands, former student of the third Tsuchikage, S-rank.
- Sasori or rather known as Akasuna no Sasori, Sunagakure, part of Akatsuki, uses puppets and is a puppet himself, uses poison, S-rank.
- Hidan, Yugakure, part of Akatsuki, Jashinist, uses a scythe, a living voodoo doll, S-rank.
- Kakuzu, Takigakure, Treasurer of Akatsuki, bounty hunter, a total of 5 hearts including his own, uses all 5 elements, melee form and long range form, has stitches throughtout his body, uses tentacles, S-rank.
- Zetsu, a spy for Akatsuki, split personalities - black and white, created from the cells of Hashirama Senju thus origins are unknown, able to mutiple and split into half, sensor-type shinobi, S-rank.
- Tobi, secret leader of Akatsuki - true or false?, Konohagakure, calls himself Uchiha Madara and then denies it - ?, person who started the Fourth Great Shinobi War, uses a war fan, posses the Rin'negan and Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, strong enough to be a Kage.
I put my pen inside a pocket, ignoring the strange stares of my outfit from the villagers. I flipped back to the first page of the book, where I copied the first contents of the Senjus and the Uchihas and started to read through them while walking along the Hokage Office's corridors. I closed the book and knocked on the door.
"Enter." Tsunade's stern voice could be heard.
I turned the door knob and made my way into the office that had seemed to have never changed even when I was gone, for decades. She stopped writing immediately and glanced my way. "So how are you feeling today?" "Still the same." I spoke while taking a seat.
"I hope you've read the file.." I gave a slight nod. "As you've been notified, the Fourth Great Shinobi War has recently ended and we, Konoha, have taken Akatsuki into captive," She opened a drawer and took out a peach coloured bracelet,"We got them using this." She placed the bracelet on the table, resting her elbows on the desk and leaned forward,"This isn't any ordinary bracelet, it prevents chakra from flowing throughout a person's body. Once on one's wrist, it cannot be open without the special key and is made to withstand any impact. Making them unable to use chakra. And we've managed to capture the Akatsuki using this."
She paused for awhile,"Including a resurrected Madara."
My eyes widened from pure shock, but I didn't display it on my face. It was as always, calm and emotionless. "What do you mean?" I questioned, folding my arms. Tsunade sighed, fearing that the information might be too much for me,"A man who works for Orochimaru, another sannin like me, used Edo Tensei to revive Madara as an trump card for the war." Edo Tensei..? "By Edo Tensei, you don't mean the technique Tobirama created?" "Unfortunately, yes."
I sighed once more, changing the topic,"So what was your purpose for 'awakening' me?" "Well.. to simply put it, I want you to watch over Akatsuki at the academy that was built recently."
"Academy?" I asked. "Ah. The academy where Konoha's local shinobis are also attending. A normal school where no one is allowed to use any jutsus." "Hmm.." I tried to sound interested in it.
"And I want you to watch over them, including a boy called Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Itachi's younger brother. Everyone there are required to wear these bracelets, sorted by their strength, the gold means their strength is average, blue meaning A-rank to S-rank strength and of course peach meaning Kage strength. My ancestor, I hope your skills aren't rusty."
I took the bracelet and put it around my wrist, feeling my chakra being drained the moment I put it on. "Don't underestimate me.." My cold voice sent a smirk on my descendant's face. "I'll be placing ANBUs around to guard you. And I almost forgot, since you left everything behind, your name from now on will be Hitomi."
I walked towards the door but finally remembered something,"Tsunade, where's my katana?"
"Your katana is with a girl called TenTen, she'll pass it to you at class."
"Hn."
As soon as I walked out, a female ANBU with long purple hair wearing a cat mask with a red ANBU tattoo on her right arm, appeared. "Hitomi-sama, it is an honor."
"Ah." She took out a piece of paper,"This is a map to the Academy and your schedule, Hitomi-sama." I received the paper and she went back to spying on me in the shadows. I exited the building and according to the directions, I made my way to the academy. Stopping once awhile to see how the villagers are doing and how much the village had changed was quite the pleasure. A familiar warm feeling returned. An invisible smile was plastered on my face.
'Baby-sitting' the Akatsuki.. huh...? Let's hope it all goes well..
The long awaited breeze that I've always wanted to feel, is now blowing gently against my long, silky silver hair as I take my first step into the Academy grounds.
I looked back at my schedule :
First Period - Homeroom by Hatake Kakashi
Second Period - Science by Kato Shizune
Third Period - Art by Kurenai Yuhi
Fourth Period - Maths by Sarutobi Asuma
Fifth Period - Break
Sixth Period - History & Geography by Umino Iruka
Seventh Period - Physical Education by Maito Gai
Eighth Period - Language by Ebisu
Quite a busy day.. don't you think..? I spoke to myself, which I always do. I took out my book, reading all the information again, from page 1 to the end. I stopped in front of a classroom that had the words : 'Homeroom' at the top. I knocked on the door once and slide open the wooden sliding doors. Still reading my book, I could feel everyone's gazes on me. I glanced up, fixing my dull purple eyes on a man, no older than 30, with short silver hair in what most jonins would wear with his headband cover his left eye, reading a green book with the same picture on both covers. As I walked beside him, the students were watching my every movement.
"As I was saying, a new student will be joining us today." He turned and faced me,"Please tell the class your name."
I closed my book,"Hitomi."
The class looked at me, then the teacher and back at me. "What is it?" I said in a bored tone.
"Umm.. Family name..?" A girl with short pink hair using her headband as a hairband. The room was silent for almost 5 seconds. Should I tell them? I guess there's no harm in doing so..
I faced the class,"Senju."
The response was slightly the same from what I had anticipated, shocked. I could hear whispers flying everywhere,"I thought there weren't anymore Senjus.." or "Who is that girl?". A short blond hair boy asked,"So.. You're related to Tsunade baa-chan?" Tsunade baa-chan...? I nodded. The teacher clapped his hands, getting the class's attention,"Some of you might have noticed it but Hitomi is a Peach," He looked at me again, pointing to himself and whispered,"And I'm Hatake Kakashi, nice to meet you, Hitomi-sama.."
"Hn.." He glanced back,"Hitomi-san, can you please take the sit next to Uchiha Itachi." Uchiha Itachi.. I immediately knew where he was since the Uchihas had a special kind of aura around them, same goes for the Senjus. Second column third row.. Walking up the steps, I could feel intense stares from a certain group. I turned to my right to find Akatsuki staring at me. So that's the famous Akatsuki huh..
I turned back and sat beside him,"It's been a long time since I've seen any Uchihas."
He didn't reply but gave a slight nod. I took out my book and started reading the information I wrote, not listening to what Kakashi was saying for the rest of the period. During that time, a pair of eyes kept watching my every movement like a hawk. Must be someone from Akatsuki.. I also felt the presences of how many ANBUs were watching me and the students chakra amount. If you're wondering what the guys wore, they were wearing a short white shirt with a dark blue tie, long dark brown pants and a pair of brown shoes, like the girls. The school bell finally rang. The students were making their way out of the classroom and were heading to the next location. Uchiha Itachi had left, along with the other members of the Akatsuki. The classroom was almost empty. I walked down the stairs, still feeling that someone was watching me.
Walking past the door, a girl with brown hair that was tied into two buns came up to me,"Konnichiwa, I'm Tenten." I glance at her and tried speaking in a not-rude tone,"What do you want?"
"Umm.. your Katana.. Tsunade-sama asked me to pass it to you.." She gave a weak smile and passed me a scroll. I noticed she's a Gold. I examined the scroll, a storage scroll huh.. I closed my book as she started to chat about some non-relevant things. It wasn't soon till a boy with black hair and thick eyebrows spotted me and shouted,"Konnichiwa! My name's Rock Lee!"
"Lee! Don't shout along the corridor!" Tenten yelled. So who's the one who's yelling now..? I mentally complained.
As we walked to the next classroom, more friends of Tenten introduced themselves, among them were two Hyugas, Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Neji, a brown haired boy with two red facial fang-like markings whose name was Inuzuka Kiba and his dog Akamaru, a girl with long blond hair whose name was Yamanaka Ino, Aburama Shino a quiet boy who wears sunglasses, another boy who had his hair tied up and an amazing IQ level, Nara Shikamaru, a boy who keeps eating junk food called Akimichi Chouji, a boy who was with the ROOT ANBU, Sai, the girl from before Haruno Sakura and lastly the Kyubi's Jinchuriiki and the clan that had close ties with the Senju, Uzumaki Naruto. They were all Blue,Gold,Blue,Gold,Gold,Gold,Blue,Gold,Blue,Blue, and Peach respectively.
"Uzumaki.." I whispered, not realising that Naruto had heard me.
"Hai..?" He asked, leaning his head on the hands behind him.
"Nothing." I replied coldly. After walking around the Academy for almost ten minutes, we reach the science classroom. The students walked towards their arranged seat positions, waiting for class to start.
A woman in her mid-thirties with short black hair came over,"Konnichiwa Hitomi-sama, my name's Kato Shizune. Tsunada-sama's assistant as well as your teacher for science." She gave me a smile before reminding me,"Tsunade-sama wants me to remind you about your mission.."
"What mission?" the Yamanaka and Uzumaki kid overheard our conversation. Naruto kept repeating what he said, which I found annoying.
"Umm.." Shizune was moving backwards from all the stress exerted on her by Ino's curiosity. I walked towards the third column's fifth row and sat at the back. Akatsuki members just entered the classroom and most of them sat in the middle column. That familiar presence came and sat beside me, I knew who it was without even looking at him. Shizune glanced my way, begging me to help her.
"Shizune," the students attention was on me. "I don't really mind."
Shizune probably got what I meant and spoke,"*ahem* Due to Ino's curiosity after overhearing me and Hitomi-sama's conversation about Hitomi-sama's mission, I shall tell the class so that Ino and Naruto will stop asking." Akatsuki glanced to Shizune. "Hitomi-sama's mission is to watch over Akatsuki and make sure that they do not cause any trouble." Naruto raised his hand,"Shizune-san, why are you call Hitomi as Hitomi-sama -dattebayo?" "Ermm.. well..." Shizune couldn't find any excuse and immediately changed the subject. I took out my book and continued reading the information while once again, getting glares from Akatsuki once in awhile.
A/N: Naruto chapter 572, it took my breathe away... CHIBI KURAMAAAAAAAA! + TEARSSS! It was so cuutttee-
*Please Excuse Our Author While She's Having A Fangirl Moment*
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*Ahem!* Now that the 9 names of all 9 bijuus are out, I can complete Memories much faster. And thank you Chillybean for being my first reviewer! It's only my third year writing fanfics so I hope I'm doing a good job! Chapter 3's coming out soon.
-Yuki