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The last of us.
Five years later.
Izumi looked up at the ceiling of her room. She had just woken up. Her bed was right next to the window.
The room was actually Itachi's. Sasuke went back to his own when they came back to the Uchiha compound.
For a long time this whole room smelled like Itachi. Once the smell of Itachi vanished, she tried to break her feelings for Itachi. Of course staying in his room didn't help. It actually made it harder to forget. She didn't take anything of his out of his room.
She couldn't bring herself to go back home. She left everything behind. She would imagine everything was how it was left. Maybe one day she would go. Just not today.
Itachi had killed her mother and younger brother. He was a year older than Sasuke. Her father had died on the day the nine tails attacked.
The night her father passed was the night she had awakened her Sharingan.
Though it had been five years, the pain was still there as if it happened yesterday. She had heard of her family's death after she had awoken. She didn't think Itachi would have killed everyone. She never believed he was so evil.
You would think she would break her feelings for him as soon as she learnt the truth. But she was clinging onto how he use to be.
She hadn't seen that crow since five years ago. It stayed around for the first week. Then it just left.
She pushed herself to get up. She had a mission today. She had to go see the Hokage. She was running behind.
She got up and walked out the door towards Sasuke's room.
She knocked and after a moment he slid open his door. He had an annoyed look on his face. He was just in shorts.
Izumi knew of his fan girls. Just like Itachi. If they were to see him now, Izumi would probably get trampled.
"What Izumi?" He asked.
She put her hand on her hip and looked at him.
"Do you know what time it is?" She asked with a smile.
Sasuke just rolled his eyes. "Get to the point." He said.
Izumi let out a sigh. "It's five in the morning. You need to get ready to meet your team! Don't tell me your forgot. It's your first day of training! I'm so happy for you!" She said in excitement.
Sasuke rolled his eyes once again. "Your excitement this early bugs me. I'm getting ready now." He slid the door shut and prepared for his day.
Izumi turned around and went back into her room to shower. She hated when he was grumpy.
Once she was done she had black shorts on that went to mid thigh. She then put on a purple t-shirt much like Ino's. It showed her belly. It also showed the scarred stab wound Itachi left behind. Her headband went across her forehead. She also put on her supply pouch. She tied her hair in a low ponytail much like how some Hyuuga's do. She learned quickly that leaving her hair down could cause trouble for her as a ninja.
She went down stairs to find Sasuke at the door putting on his sandals.
"Sasuke, where are you going? I was going to make you breakfast." Izumi said as she stood behind Sasuke.
He stood with his shoes on and walked towards the door.
"Kakashi-Sensei didn't want us to have breakfast. Thanks Izumi. Tell Katsuo and Tatsumi I said hello." He said not looking at her to walk out the door.
"Okay! Good luck Sasuke!" Izumi yelled after him.
She went to think about Sasuke as she stood there. About a month ago he had told her that he was born to be an avenger. He would kill Itachi when he was strong enough and take revenge. It broke her heart. She would die before she let either brother kill each other. She needed them just like they needed her.
After breakfast, Izumi put on her sandals and went straight to the Hokage's office.
When she made it to his office door she knocked.
"Come in Izumi." Hiruzen said.
Izumi walked in and bowed at the waist.
"Hello Hokage-sama." She said.
"Your late. How have you been? It's been over a month since you've went on a mission." He said.
She stood straight up.
"I'm well. I want to help anyway I can." She said with a smile.
She didn't want to tell Hiruzen about Sasuke's want for revenge. Sasuke would probably tell his teammates anyways.
"Very well I have a mission for you. You will be going with Katsuo and Tatsumi. There is a village about an hour away. You are to fend off the bandits Plaguing the small village and take this scroll. Give it to the village elder. The three of you are to meet at the gates. This village has no protection for it's people remember that." The Hokage said handing her the scroll.
"Oh, I almost forgot.. you are team leader for this mission. Tatsumi and Katsuo have been informed." He finished.
Izumi nodded as she bowed. She turned and left for the village gates. When she got there she smiled at her team. They were all three jounin.
She was very familiar with this team. They have been her team since the day they graduated from the Academy. She looked over at Tatsumi. He was a bug user. Very skilled as a ninja. He had a blue long sleeve jacket and small shaded glasses. He had brown hair.
She looked over at Katsuo. He smiled at her and lightly waved. He was the happiest Hyuuga she had ever met. Though he did have the curse mark from being of the branch family and all. It was covered by his headband. He had long brown hair. It wasn't tied back at all.
She had a light crush on Katsuo. He loved her though, With all of his being. They flirted but nothing serious.
But He wasn't Itachi. None could compare to how she feels, correction, how she use to feel about Itachi. She prayed everyday things would go back to how they once were.
"About time you showed up." Tatsumi said.
"Beautiful as ever Izumi!" Katsuo stated.
Tatsumi glared at Katsuo. "The Hokage doesn't like to put shinobi on teams who have romantic feelings about each other. I like going on missions with you and Izumi. So, I don't want your big mouth to ruin it." He said putting his hands in his pockets looking away from his team members.
Katsuo put up is fist in front of his face preparing to fight Tatsumi.
"You wanna go?" He asked.
Izumi facepalmed. Whether they acted like it or not she knew they were best friends since childhood. Tatsumi was always serious while Katsuo had an extreme since of humor. Though Katsuo could be serious when it was needed.
Tatsumi rolled his eyes.
"Let's go guys. The scroll is in my pouch. I'd like to get back before night falls." Izumi said as she started to run off. Both men followed.
It would take an hour to get to the small village.
After forty-five minutes of running, Izumi told them to stop.
When they did they looked at her.
"What's up?" Katsuo asked.
Izumi looked at them both. "Let's rebuild chakra. I know we probably don't need to but it wouldn't hurt. We will be fight some bandits in this mission."
Katsuo looked around after he activated his Byakugan.
There was no threat nearby.
After a five minute break the team continued.
Ten minutes had passed when Tatsumi spoke. "My bugs are going wild. There must be more bandits Then the Hokage implied."
"Katsuo." Izumi said as they continued jumping through the trees.
"Already on it. Byakugan!" He looked around. His eyes widened.
"Everyone stop now!" He said.
Izumi and Tatsumi stopped.
"There is Thirty of them and they are not bandits. They are rogue shinobi. They have three women with them. One holds a new born. They are off to the side about fifty feet from the rest with four guards. They are hidden by shrubs." Katsuo deactivated his Byakugan and looked at Izumi.
"Team captain what do we do?" Katsuo asked. Izumi looked at him.
Any sign of his happy personality was gone. He was completely serious.
"Katsuo you use your Byakugan to your advantage and help the women to the village. Me and Tatsumi will hold them off." Izumi opened her pouch and handed him the scroll.
"Deliver the scroll while your at it. Then come back for us." She said.
Katsuo's eyes widened. "I can't leave you guys." He said.
"We're wasting time. Do as she says and let's go." Tatsumi said.
All three nodded as they ran towards the rogue ninjas. They landed in the bushes. They looked at the four rogues.
"Tatsumi your up." Izumi said.
In that moment Tatsumi released four of his poisonous bugs. As soon as they bit the neck of each shinobi they fell to the ground dead.
"Move!" Katsuo said as He got the girls to stand up and run. He activated his Byakugan. They ran towards the village that was just up ahead.
Izumi and Tatsumi stopped running when they we're sure Katsuo would make it. Any who got close to them, Katsuo blasted with his air palm.
They faced the rogue Shinobi. They wouldn't dare let them enter the village yet.
"I feel like that could've went smoother." Tatsumi said.
Izumi nodded.
"Well look what we have here... a little girl with her boyfriend. Drop your weapons and we will make your death Swift." The leader said. He was from the cloud. This whole group were rogues from many villages.
"No way!" Izumi activated her Sharingan and Tatsumi released his bugs.
"So this is the last female Uchiha. How quaint. You'll be dead soon any-" He was interrupted.
"Boss, you don't think she's as strong as Itachi of the Akatsuki do you?" The man eyed Her.
At the mention of Itachi, Izumi's eyes widened.
This was not good.
The leader smirked. "No, she would've already gave us trouble. She's a weak Uchiha. Let's finish them. We have a village to raid." He said.
Ouch. His words were like a swift stab to the gut.
She always believed that Sasuke would be as strong as Itachi one day. She knew Sasuke would go far.
But so would she! She may not be a full blooded Uchiha but she would strive for power! All she wanted to do was become strong to help others!
Izumi glared. Buying time was not as easy as she wished it was. Katsuo was just now getting to the village. She could sense it.
One rogue threw a Kunai. She quickly ducked. If she didn't it would've went into her forehead.
She did hand sighs.
"Fire style: fireball jutsu!" She yelled as fire came from her mouth.
That took out five of them. Their screams of pain reached her ears.
Time to use her Kinzoku jutsu. At least her other family had something to give her. She formed metal from the palm of her hand to form a sword.
Three ran at her. Using her Sharingan she dodged each blow of their weapons.
Well except one. One rogue cut her on her left upper arm. She took out one with a kunai. She stabbed the next with her sword.
The next was a really buff guy. He looked to be 6'7. She jumped up and smacked him in the face and ran off towards Tatsumi.. leaving a paper bomb behind.
A manly scream followed then an explosion after she ran.
The paper bomb killed three around the man. She had just took out eleven all together.
Tatsumi was using his bugs. He had already taken out eight. That left eleven.
She ran up and stood back to back with Tatsumi.
"Katsuo is on his way back." He said.
Izumi nodded.
It was then she heard it.
A crow. It was circling overhead.
"My bugs do not sense Itachi in the area. But it is one of his crows." He said knowing what Izumi was thinking.
She nodded. She was almost disappointed.
Katsuo ran into the clearing airpalming three into the woods. It didn't kill them.
"We need to keep an eye on the crow." He said as he also went back to back with his team members facing the enemies.
Katsuo didn't care for Itachi. Itachi did have Izumi's heart after all. Whether she admitted it or not. Though before He killed everyone Tatsumi saw him as one of his best friends. So it hurt him when Itachi went rogue.
The three shinobi faced eight Rogues.
Izumi had enough of these guys. She wanted to go back to the leaf. She wanted to get away from the rogues and that damn crow.
Katsuo used his Byakugan and flashed forward hitting The leader with his eight trigram sixty four palms.
Tatsumi used his poisonous bugs. One bite and they fell to the ground like the ones before.
Izumi ran forward while using her Sharingan she slashed one with her Kunai. She took out a couple more with her fireball Jutsu.
Finally, they stood alone.
"Are either of you injured in any way?" Katsuo asked. He was the medic of the team. He deactivated his Byakugan.
Tatsumi nodded his head towards Izumi. She blushed majorly.
"No, No I'm fine I promise." She said covering her cut with her hand.
Katsuo gave her a look at said 'let me heal it'.
She nodded as she moved her hand.
Katsuo moved to her left side and quickly healed it.
He stepped away from her to look at Tatsumi.
"I spoke to the elder. We must go speak with him now that we have taken care of the problem. Only then will our mission be complete." He paused as he looked at the crow still circling over head. They heard it call out.
Katsuo activated his Byakugan once again. He looked around for any sign of Itachi or any threat.
None. All was safe. Itachi must be spying on them. Most likely because Izumi.
They left to talk to the village elder telling him all was safe. The crow had left. They did not follow it, not wanting to deal with it's owner.
Night had fallen.
They went back to village. Once they gave their mission report to the Hokage, Tatsumi and Katsuo went to their own homes and Izumi went to the home she shared with Sasuke.
When Izumi got home she walked in to Sasuke waiting on her on the couch.
"I want you to tell me what happened to you the night Itachi killed everyone." Sasuke said.
A/N: Sorry it took so long. I did not expect anyone to like the story lol. So when so many did, I had to think of how to continue it! Sorry for the delay! Hope you enjoyed! Please let me know! Thanks!
Until next time!