A/N: Hello there again! I am really sorry that I haven't worked on this story at all since I posted it. BUT now that I have a bit more time, I will try. So let's get this started!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto. Characters respectively belong to Masashi Kishimoto.
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Ch. 2
After leaving the Hidden Rain Village, Itachi, had crossed the border from the Rain country and into the Fire country, but that was hours ago. Now it was night time and was about to cross the border into the the Land of Hot Waters. Itachi was going to go around the Hot Water Village as he didn't want to grab any attention from the village or anyone passing by.
Few Hours Later
Itachi had crossed an other border and was now in the Land of Frost, where he could tell there was fighting. He had passed a field that was partially destroyed due to the fighting as he made his was back into the trees and jumped from branch to branch.
After some running, he had stopped at a different battle location. There he saw a bunch of defeated white zetsus and shinobi's from different villages who all wore the headband with the word 'Shinobi'. He checked the bodies seeing if anyone had survived, but no. He walked around the rubble, as he spotted something from the corner of his eye.
He walked up to the object for further inspection, the blade itself has two cut outs, a circle close to the top and a semi-circular one nearer to the handle. He knew it, it was the blade that his first partner during his time in the Akatsuki wielded, it was the Kubikiribocho, or as most called it, The Executioner's Blade.
Itachi wondered what it had been doing out here. Last time he had heard about the blade his little brother's team mate was in possession of it. Was Sasuke out here? Was he in the war? Itachi was worried, but even if he wanted to stop the war and see his brother, he couldn't. He must not interfere with the war, and it isn't the right time to see his little brother, not yet at least.
Itachi grabbed the hilt of the sword and lifted it with ease. He lifted it above his head as he strapped it to his back before making his way back through the trees and further into the Land of Frost.
After some running through the trees and now morning as the sun was in the sky, he stopped and hid in the shadows as he could feel various chakra signatures spiking. He knew they were currently in battle and it irritated him, because he was a Shinobi and as much as he hated wars, he wanted to protect his village against Madara and the Zetsu clones. He watched, his Sharingan active, and when he had the chance he disposed of some white Zetsu that had turned themselves into Shinobi from the Alliance.
"Being what you're now, your Sharingan has been improved, you can see through their disguises as well as sense evil. This will be helpful during the war and times to come, but stay in the Shadows."
It was Baraqiel who was speaking into his head from who know where. Itachi nodded as he jumped from tree to tree, throwing many Kunai hitting the transformed white zetsu's in the head as he quickly his, staying out their sight. He kept the hide and seek tactic for a while before he sensed the nine tails chakra getting closer, so he decided to fall back some distance.
Itachi saw Naruto arrive, or more like his clone arrive as he was giving them instructions on who to fight. Itachi came to the conclusion that Naruto was now in control of the Kyuubi's chakra and was able to sense the malice from the Zetsu clones. Itachi watched from the distance as he noticed a familiar face and her three dogs.
Long brown hair worn in a ponytail with two locks of her hair framing her face over her large, black eyes. The traditional fang like tattoos of the Inuzuka Clan on both her cheeks. She wore the standard Konoha-nin uniform. And of course the three dogs at her side he knew very well, The Haimaru Brothers.
Hana had taken out the enemy in front of her as she heard the sound of a Kunai flying past her and killing a white zetsu who was about to attack her. She looked around and sniffed the air as she looked to the trees behind her and saw a figure quickly jump away. Hana narrowed her eyes and followed the figure along with her Ninken.
Hana and her Ninken jumped into the trees, following the shadowy figure. What she did not notice was five figures leap towards her. A second later she saw the figure she had been chasing kill three of the five who almost attacked her with the Executioner's Blade as he quickly grabbed her and jumped away while performing a fire jutsu.
Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu
Hana felt safe and some type of familiarity with the person as he embraced her. She felt a warmth with the person and the fire Jutsu wasn't the reason. Then her eyes widened as she saw the red clouds on the persons cloak. She then slowly looked up and saw an all too familiar face, streams of fire leaving his mouth. A face she remembered from the Academy, a face she could never forget. The face of the man, she had thought died not too long ago.
Itachi's flames died down as he looked down at Hana's shocked expression. He let go of her as they landed on the ground below. She slowly backed away from him as the Ninken jumped down in front of her and growled at Itachi.
"I'm not going to hurt her." Itachi told the Ninken, but they kept their guard up
"H-How are you alive? They said Sasuke had killed you, but here you're. Are you reanimated Shinobi?" Hana questioned
"I can not answer the first two, but I am not a reanimated shinobi." Itachi sighed looking up at the trees 'So the dead have been forced back to the world of the living...Orochimaru? No...Kabuto.' Itachi faced Hana once more "I am sorry, but I can not let you remember what happened here just now."
"Wh-" Hana looked into Itachi's eyes as she felt dizzy and fell but not before Itachi had swiftly caught her and placed her leaning on the tree.
The Haimaru brothers were going to attack Itachi for hurting their master, but they witnessed him catching her and gently leaned her on the tree.
"I didn't hurt her." Itachi said as he turned to look at the Ninken "She should wake up any second now without her memories of coming across me." Itachi then walked up to the three Ninken as he squatted down and petted them where he remembered they used to like "Take care of her."
With the whining from the dogs and Itachi knowing what they were telling him, he shook his head and disappeared. All he heard were three barks that echoed through the forest.
Hours Later
Itachi was a good distance away from any shinobi from the Alliance and from the battlefields. He stopped as he looked into the distance and saw the tailed beasts. Itachi narrowed his eyes as he moved his head slightly dodging a spear.
"Well, well, well. Look what we have here." Itachi turned around and a green haired male and two others but his eyes told him something else "Looks like we have feathery friend, or should I say foe?" The other two with the man laughed
"You're far from where you should be." the red head said
"You know what happens to your kind around here don't you?" the blue haired asked
"Do you have business with me?" Itachi asked as he looked at each one in the eyes 'They aren't human, Demons most likely, and they don't seem to know who I am as well.'
"Yeah actually, we do." The green haired
The green haired man lunged forward and threw a punch which Itachi easily caught by the wrist. The green haired man eyes widened before he screamed in pain due to his wrist being broken. Itachi then tossed him back towards the other two.
"I have no interest in fighting or killing you." Itachi said
"So you're saying if we leave you won't attack us? Or pursue us?" the red head questioned
"Exactly. I'm not here to start trouble, but if I am attacked again..." Itachi narrowed his eyes at the men as he grabbed the hilt of the Executioner's Blade
"O-Okay, we get it." the blue haired said as they ran away now a good distance away "Who the hell was that?!"
"I don't know, I've never seen him before." the green haired said
"Y-You don't think he's one of the four we've heard about, do you?" the red head said
"Should we report to one of the lieutenants?" the blue haired said as the others nodded
Back with Itachi he watched the battle from afar as he then noticed pillars of light begin to appear from many locations. He came to a conclusion that someone must have defeated the Caster of the Reanimation Jutsu. As he watched the souls leave back to the pure world one of the lights curved and had engulfed his body as well and in an instant he saw what seemed to be him coming at him as it entered his own body.
Itachi blinked a few times as the memories of his reanimated self flooded him. He closed his right eye as he saw nothing...it seems that the price of using the Izanami was effecting the current him as well. He opened his eye and watched the rest of the souls ascend back to the pure world. All but one.
"You can't."
"I can defeat him."
"It's not that I don't believe that you can defeat him, but you must not."
"..."
Time Skip
Itachi looked up at the moon which was now reflecting Madara's RinneSharingan and a bright light was emitting. Itachi clenched his fist hard, that his knuckles were white. He could've helped stop this, he could've done something, but no. He was told to not interfere and now the roots from the giant tree that had disappeared were now trapping the shinobi, binding them.
He kept watching now from a cliff in the distance as he witnessed Black Zetsu betray the real Madara and now a pale-skinned woman with extremely long white hair appeared and was now fighting against Naruto and his little brother.
He watched as they disappeared. Itachi focused on tracking their chakra but couldn't. Itachi stood and made his way down to where they had been before.
"What are you doing?"
"They are gone, everyone is captured in the infinite Tsukuyomi. No one but the reanimated Four Kage will see me."
"...Do as you wish."
Itachi had made his way down to where team 7 was fighting Madara and now Kaguya just minutes ago as he inspected the place and found Madara's lower half of his body.
"That cloak, you're an Akatsuki, aren't you. And that sword, are you from the mist?"
"So he's an enemy."
'Those voices.' Itachi thought as he stood up
"He must be strong to be able to escape that."
"Wait, wait, let's talk to the lady first."
"It's nice to see you, Lord Third, Lord Fourth." Itachi said as he turned around to face the four reanimated kage "It's a pleasure to meet Lord Fist and second as well, but I'd like to clarify that I am a man."
"Itachi-kun?" the Fourth Hokage questioned
"Itachi..." the Third Hokage said
"So you're him...the boy who slaughtered his own clan." the Second Hokage said
"Ah, so you're Itachi." the First Hokage said "Oh and I apologize for thinking you were a girl" the First Hokage scratched the back of his head
"Itachi, Sasuke said that you were dead." the Third said
"I was." Itachi replied
"Then how are you alive? And how did you obtain the Executioner's Blade?" the fourth asked
"Was there another caster of the reanimation jutsu?" the second asked
"No. And how I do not know. Just that I was. Also, I found it laying around the battlefield." Itachi replied
"What happened to your eye?" the First asked
"I used a forbidden visual jutsu to stop the reanimation jutsu. The price was the sight in my eye." Itachi vaguely replied
"You did well."
Itachi turned around him as his eyes slightly widen. Now floating in front of was the Sage of Six Paths. "The Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki."
"You know of me?" He asks as Itachi nods "Quite the intelligent one here."
"You're the Sage of Six Paths?" Hashirama asks
"Indeed I am. Right now Naruto and Sasuke have taken on Ashura and Indra's souls and are battling my mother Kaguya."
"The Rabbit Goddess..." Itachi whispered
They all listened in to what the Sage had to say as he explained about Ninshu creed and then his two sons, Ashura and Indra. He then began to explain the plan he had given to Naruto and Sasuke, and also, what he wanted the Kage to help him with.
"It would be greatly appreciated if you would help too, Itachi Uchiha."
"I can not be seen by anyone that is living yet. Anyone who has I have erased their memories. I apologize, but I can not be present at the time." Itachi replied
"Then why are you here?" Hiruzen asked
"I came to retrieve Madara's eyes. Before the war started, Obito, took the Rinnegan from a corpse. I am here to retrieve them."
"Are you planning on implanting them to replace your own?"
"No. I plan to return them. Those eye's might've been Madara's originally, but the corpse of the person they were implanted to before, was a childhood friend to a girl who is special to me. What she does with the eyes is up to her."
"Why do all this for some girl?" Tobirama questioned
"She is dying. I want to grant her at least this wish." Itachi replied
"I will hand you his eyes in return for your assistance."
"Itachi-kun." Minato said as Itachi faced him "You can't be risk being seen correct?" Itachi nodded "Then I'll teach you the Flying Raijin Jutsu. You can be here and help then leave before anyone notices." Itachi was surprised hearing that the Fourth Hokage would teach him one of his elite Jutsu's
Itachi pondered over his options before replying. "Very well then. I'll help."
"Okay, I'll show you but you're going to have to watch closely as we don't have much time." Minato said
"I'll help as well." Tobirama said "I am the one who invented it after all."
"Time? I see." Itachi's right eye morphed into the Eternal Mangekyo as he cast Tsukuyomi on both kages "In the world of Tsukuyomi, it's space, time, and mass are all controlled by me. We can stay here for 72 hours as less than a second will pass in the real world."
Both Kages nodded as they began the training.
Later
Itachi stood next to Minato as he and the other past kage from every village poured chakra into the technique.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Itachi watched as Team 7 and the all the bijuu had been successfully summoned and before any of them could notice he disappeared leaving only a black feather behind before reappearing on the same cliff he had begun watching their fight. He watched as the Kages said their goodbyes with the group and then he saw his little brother trapping the bijuu with a Genjutsu then into large spheres of rocks in the sky.
"Foolish Little Brother."
Itachi watched as Sasuke and Naruto left the area leaving Kakashi and an unconscious Sakura behind. Itachi sighed as he disappeared and reappeared next to Madara who Itachi had marked the Flying Raijin formula on.
Itachi removed Madara's eyes and placed them into a container that would keep them fresh as a large gust of wind blew from where his little brother and Sasuke were fighting. Before he left he saw the Sage of Six Paths nod a 'Thank you'. Itachi thanked him back as he bowed and left before Kakashi would realize they were not alone.
Time Skip
Itachi didn't need to stay to know the final results of the fight. He already knew, Naruto would keep his promise. It had taken sometime and a lot of energy but he had finally made it back to the Hidden Rain Village. He made his way towards Konan's room as he knocked before entering.
Itachi saw her on the hospital bed currently sleeping. He smiled as he placed the container with the eyes on the small table beside her bed as he sat down and moved a strand of hair behind her ear that had fallen over her face. He caressed her cheek as he stopped when Konan turned around now facing him and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"Itachi..." Konan mumbled in her sleep which made him chuckle
"I'm right here, Angel." He laughed when he saw her pout but then he leaned down and kissed her forehead causing her to smile.
Itachi didn't want to wake her so he slowly removed her arms around him, which was easier said then done, he took off his cloak and ninja sandals as he lay back down next to her. Once he had lay down Konan moved, now laying her head on his chest and her legs wrapped around his making herself comfortable.
The next morning Konan had waken up first as her arms trailed down the comfortable pillow she was on and her hand met something. She stroked it a bit as she heard a moan. She stopped as her eyes shot open and was ready to kill the pervert who had the audacity to come in and sleep in her bed, but her eyes and body softened when she saw that it was Itachi. She smiled and jumped on him causing him to wake up now looking at her straddling him.
Before Itachi could say anything Konan leaned down and hugged him tightly. He smiled and returned the embrace.
"You're back!"
"I promised didn't I?" Itachi said as she caught his lips with her own.
Itachi returned the passionate kiss that lead to both her and his hands roam the others body. They pulled away needing air as they looked into each other eyes and that's when Konan's eyes widened.
"What happened to your eye?!" Konan asked worriedly
"Konan calm down, it's nothing too serious." Itachi said trying to calm her down
Konan then reached and pressed the button for the doctor or nurse that was treating her to come in quickly. A minute passed as the door opened both female doctor and nurse came rushing in.
"Are you okay, Angel-sama?!" They asked
"I'm fine but please take a look at Itachi." Konan replied
Itachi sighed as the doctor checked his eye.
"He's lost all light in his eye." the Doctor informed Konan
"Itachi, what happened out there?" Konan asked
"I used a Forbidden Visual Jutsu to end the reanimation Jutsu." Itachi replied "The price for using it was going blind in one eye."
"Reanimation Jutsu?"
Itachi began explaining what had happened during the war. From previous Akatsuki members and other special Shinobi, to the kages and even Madara. Konan was in shock when Itachi revealed that the Madara that had worked with them was an impostor and that real one had died a while ago. He told her what he saw up until the moment he left with the Rinnegan in his possession.
"Where are the eyes?" Konan asked
"Right here." Itachi said pulling the cloth off of the container
Konan turned to face the doctor. "Please prepare for an eye transplant."
"Wait, I retrieved them not for myself but for Nagato." Itachi said
"Itachi, I know...I'm dying. I can feel it, so please...as one of my final wishes, please accept them."
Itachi eyes widened as he closed them shut and turned away from Konan and gripped the table. Itachi then felt Konan wrap her arms around his waist and her breast on his back as she hugged him.
"Fine, but before and after the transplant, I'm going to spend every last second with you." Itachi said
"That was my plan from the beginning." Konan said with a small giggle before letting go and facing the other two in the room and handing them the container with the eyes "Please get everything ready."
The doctor and nurse nodded as they walked out of the room closing the door behind them.
"I should shower first." Itachi said as Konan grabbed his hand
"I'll join you." Konan said as Itachi slightly smirked
Hours Later
The transplant had been a success and now Itachi lay on the same bed as Konan who had her legs intertwined with his as she pressed her breast on him as she gave him light kisses.
Two days passed as they stayed in bed together, doing things here and there. The nurse had actually walked in one time when they were "busy". She had learned to knock first but oh did she see something amazing, that made her red as a tomato.
Now they were gathered in the room once more as they were removing the bandages around Itachi's eyes. Once the bandages were fully removed, Itachi slowly opened his eyes and could see from both again. Konan and the others had a curious look as Itachi asked what was wrong. They handed him a mirror and he saw that his eyes were in their normal onyx colored state.
He then activated his sharingan as it appeared, then he morphed them into the Eternal Mangekyo which had changed again. Now it was his pinwheel but with Madara's Mangekyo design along with it. He then closed his eyes and slowly opened them now purple with ripples. They were just like Madara and Nagato's rinnegan. He looked around being able to see things somewhat differently.
"It worked." He said as he deactivated his new eyes and looked straight into Konans before he looked at the doctor and nurse "Thank you."
They smiled and nodded as they left the two alone.
A Week Later
Everything seemed well for the past to days, but then Konan collapsed when she was on her way back from showering. Itachi had swiftly caught her and pressed the button for help, and now he was outside of the room. Pacing back and forth near the door, as he waited impatiently, wanting to find out what was happening.
A few minutes later the doctor came out with saddened expression on her face. Itachi felt his heart drop.
"She's very weak, she only has a few minutes left." She had told Itachi who's eyes had widened
Itachi walked passed the doctor and into the room as the nurse excused herself, leaving the two alone. Itachi sat on the bed with Konan as she smiled and moved to sit on his lap as she lay her head on his chest and he held her hand in his.
"Ko-" She shut him up with a kiss
"Don't talk, let me say what I have to before I go." She said as she intertwined her fingers with his "No matter what, promise me you won't stray from the right path."
"I promise." He replied as his eyes watered
"No matter what, you won't abandon those who are and will be close to you."
"I promise." He replied his head now resting on top of hers
"No matter what you'll move on, that you'll love again."
"I..." Konan felt the tears falling on her head and shoulder as she looked up at him and placed her hand on his cheek "I promise."
Konan smiled as she grabbed his hand and placed it on her stomach. "And no matter what, know that WE will always love you." Konan said as tears left her eyes. Itachi's eyes widened realizing what she meant by 'We' "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before."
Itachi held her tightly as they kissed and when they broke apart he saw the light in her eyes begin to fade.
Konan's eyes slightly widened as she could see Black Angel wings on Itachi's back. "Beautiful." was the last thing she said as he felt her body go limp. Itachi held onto her as he cried.
Outside the door the doctor and nurse cried as well. Not only did Konan die but so had the baby that would've been born one day. And they both heard and felt the cries from the one and only Itachi Uchiha who had just lost two precious people at the same time. They waited outside as they heard his cries go down, as they knocked on the door and they saw him carry her in his arms.
"I'm taking her to rest next to Nagato and Yahiko. It's what she would have wanted." Itachi said
The female doctor and nurse nodded as they saw the tear streaks under his eyes and how around his eyes were red. They watched as he carried her through the hallways as he jumped out from the balcony.
Itachi was now in the secret resting place where he had lay Konan in between Nagato and Yahiko. He grabbed one of the paper flowers as he placed it in her hair. He looked at her and the other two childhood friends as he left.
Itachi now on top of the Akatsuki hideout the rain pouring down harder than ever as he dropped to his knees and slammed his fist onto the metal beneath him as he started to yell, the sound of the rain drowning out his screams.
He remembered the last time he had cried this much was when he killed Izumi, his parents, and the clan. Itachi had stayed out in the rain for the rest of the day as he watched the gray sky cry with him.
A/N: And there we go! Yes, Itachi is showing emotion and crying. Who wouldn't after losing that special person and child. Again, sorry for the wait! See ya soon, Buh-Bye! XD