Two
"It was so powerful...so mystical," Sarada said to an attentive Boruto and ChoCho, "I don't know how else to describe it. It was…"
"It was the Rinnegan," a voice said. An Akatsuki man came to light. It was Chusei. He sighed and activated his Byakugan in his right eye. "Like the Byakugan, the Rinnegan gives the user the ability to see all 64 of one's chakra points-tenketsu." The right eye became the Sharingan, the tomoe spinning continuously. "And like the Sharingan, the Rinnegan grants the user to see an opponent's attacks before they're made, as well as the ability to cast genjutsu." Sarada stood.
"He has something different from the Rinnegan," she interjected. Chusei passed through the bars and stood a couple feet away from Sarada.
"Seido is rare, however," Chusei answered, "after Madara Uchiha died again, Nagato stole his eyes and implanted them into his only son, Seido. Like all Uzumaki, Seido has immense chakra, and was able to control it by the age of six, the same time he became a genin.
"It took a while, but Seido eventually figured out that even as a genin, he had already surpassed many of the jonin in the Hidden Rain. He determined that he would have to train harder to gain chunin rank. By the time Seido was eight, he was a chunin, and by nine a jonin. The villagers saw him to be legendary, for he was even able able to defeat the leader at the time, a woman by the name of Konan. At the age of twelve, he lost his mother to an Otsutsuki clan member. Upon discovering this, he lost control of his eyes, slaying the man. At fourteen, after Sasuke Uchiha and Konoha hatched a plot to kill Nagato upon discovering that he was still alive, Seido defended his father fiercely, killing Sasuke in the process. After this noteworthy battle, Seido gained the Mangekyo Rinnegan, such an eye that was completely unheard of." Sarada bit her lip and adjusted her glasses.
"I had no idea," Sarada said, "that my father tried to kill his." Boruto stood up, walking up to Sarada. He stood next to her.
"Am I supposed to care about his stupid life story?" he said, creating a clone and began to form the Rasengan. He ran at Chusei, who activated the Mangekyo Sharingan in his right eye. The Rasengan passed right through Chusei's body. Chusei whipped around, slamming his palm into Boruto's chest. Boruto. Boruto spat out blood and collapsed, convulsing rapidly.
"What you don't understand, and won't ever understand, is pain. My pain. His pain. You had parents that loved you their entire lives! I was stuck trying to live up to my father's success. All that pain...being all alone...turns into hatred, and hatred into limitless power!"
"What happened to you, Chusei?" Sarada sobbed, "you're a mess! You used to be happy and full of life! Now look at you!" ChoCho shook her head.
"You Akatsuki are a bunch of sick bastards!" she said, "He's beyond our help! He's traveling on a path we can't follow! Snap out of it, okay? He's gone completely crazy!"
"That may be," Chusei laughed, "but who asked you to follow anyways? I will kill as many as I have to, as long as it brings peace to this land! The Akatsuki are the saviours of this world! Besides, even if I wanted you to save me…" He passed back through the bars. "...I doubt that you could."
…..
Torine trudged down the main avenue, gazing up at shop signs and casting sideways glances at the villagers who were gawking at them. Izumi ran a comb through his long black folded his arms.
"Why do they have to look at us like we're freaks?" he exclaimed, throwing his hands up in exasperation, "they think that since throw on robes and a cause, then we're freaks!" He took off his robe. "HELOOOO! Normal person standing in front of you!" Izumi looked as if he would explode.
"Why are you always such an idiot?" he said, "walking through the village wearing what we are is bad enough! Are you seriously trying to attract more attention to us?!" Torine put his cloak back on.
"I'm hungry," he said, "let's get some Ichiraku. And while we're at it, I could use some sake."
"JUST SHUT UP AND QUIT COMPLAINING ALREADY!" Izumi scolded. He stopped. His ear twitched. He activated the Sharingan.
"Did you really think you could hide from these eyes?" Izumi said, looking ahead.
"What are you talking about?" Torine asked. Izumi sighed, awakening the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Use those eyes of yours, and you'll see!" Torine looked ahead; squinted. He saw a squad of three shinobi: one with white skin and blond hair, one with silver eyes and black hair, and an Otsutsuki with the Byakugan. Torine drew his scythe, an animal snarl coming out of his mouth. He smiled, baring canine fangs.
"I've been itching for a battle for so long," he said, "let's go, Songoku!" His body became encased in a shell of red chakra. Torine ran at the Otsutsuki, who drew his sword and blocked Torine's scythe attack. Anbu ninja, Songoku warned in Torine's head.
"TORINE, YOU IDIOT!" Izumi cried, "STEP BACK AND ASSESS THE SITUATION!" Seido appeared behind the blond kid. The child whipped around and stared into Seido's eyes. His eyes glassed over, forming Seido's Mangekyo Rinnegan. The began to attack his friends. He drew his sword and began to engage his comrades, slashing one of their throats, and stabbing the other. Before he could do anything else, Seido grabbed the ninja's neck with one hand. With one thumb motion, the kid's neck was snapped. The kid's eyes turned milky white, and he collapsed. Seido sighed.
"I hate coming to your rescue all the time," Seido complained, "why must you always get into trouble?"
"It was-" Izumi began, but Seido waved his hand.
"Don't bother explaining yourself," he said, "just meet me at Hokage Mountain. Don't keep me waiting." He disappeared, distorting the air as he did.
…..
"When I was in the Academy, never could I have imagined that the Hidden Leaf would fall like this," Chusei remarked, looking out to the streetlights of the twinkling village. Seido sighed, audibly exhausted.
"The precious village that Father had once sought to destroy, is now a valuable pawn to our ultimate goal of peace," Seido said, taking out his katanas and planting them in the soil.
"I have strictly personal business to take care of," Chusei said, "it's regarding my clan, and that is all I can tell you." Seido sighed and folded his arms.
"I understand," Seido said, "do what you must," In a small distortion, Chusei was gone. Torine and Izumi showed up at the exact moment that Chusei was going. Torine was visibly pissed.
"You two are always in a hurry," he said, "what is it, huh? You and Chusei teleport everywhere, and Izumi and I have to walk everywhere! Can you say elitism?" Seido sighed.
"Learn the forbidden Space Time Ninjutsu, and you can do the same," he said, "besides, all you do is talk about it. I don't see you doing anything about it. Seido looked almost as if he were begging Torine to retaliate. Torine's face went red as he drew his scythe.
"You know that your bullshit does nothing but piss me off!" he said, sending his scythe spiraling on a collision course with Seido's head. Torine growled in frustration as it passed right through Seido's head and came back around. Torine tried again. Simultaneously, Seido disappeared, reappearing behind Torine. By the time Torine had noticed, Seido had landed a kick to his shin, chest, and a Gentle Fist to his heart. Torine stumbled backwards.
"I have a proposal," Seido said, "If you can beat me with any type of ninjutsu you can, while I'm using only Taijutsu, I won't teleport anywhere for a week. Just letting you know, I won't go easy. Deal?" He stuck his hand out to shake, something he almost never did. Torine reluctantly tried to shake Seido's hand, only he grabbed through air. Seido smile, a fake smile of course. He removed his robe and the smile disappeared.
"Let's begin."
…
In the outskirts of the village, was where the Hyuga clan resided. The guards activated their Byakugan. Chusei smirked, slipping two chakra rods from under his sleeves and stabbing them both in the throat. He entered the place. He created sixteen clones that split off the main path as the real one headed for Hanabi's home. The moon hung heavy in the sky.
Hanabi was awake. She was bent over a scroll. Her long black hair sat on the floor. She lifted her calligraphy brush. She sensed another presence. Someone familiar.
"Nice painting," Chusei said, leaning on the door post. Hanabi turned, her Byakugan activated. She ran at Chusei, who slowly opened his Rinnegan, allowing the dojutsu to penetrate her brain. She began to choke as Chusei entered the room. He let up the jutsu. She gasped for breath, Chusei placed a chakra rod at her throat.
"Don't try anything," he said, "I've have taken so much chakra, that you can't even maintain your Byakugan. I just want to talk."
"Chusei," she replied, "I never expected to see you here." Chusei chuckled.
"I have sixteen clones laying waste to the clan so precious to you. They are impartially slaying men, women, and children. In order to end this senseless carnage, give the Hyuga to the Akatsuki." Hanabi's chakra depletion was taking its toll. The veins were disappearing from her face. She shut her eyes.
"What's gotten into you?" she asked. Chusei seemed to think for a moment before turning to her.
"Sarada Uchiha asked me the same question," he said, "I'll tell you what I told her. Pain got into me. Hatred got into me, burning away any remnants of the Chusei you knew. Now, with that aside, what's your answer?"
"Say I were to decline," she began, "what then?" He pressed the rod to her throat.
"If you decline, I'll kill off the entire clan," Chusei answered, "including you, Hanabi." Hanabi began to cry, most likely out of fear.
"I renounce the Hyuga clan to you, Chusei. Just spare them. I beg you." Chusei seemed surprised, but recovered quickly. He smiled.
"Now that's smart, Hanabi," he remarked, "but unfortunately for you, you won't live to see the Hyuga come to glory." She was silent as he impaled her with the rod. Chusei's eyes lit up as he watched the blood run out of a deep gash in her throat. Peace is here, Nagato; Seido, in the form of death.