Now finally, Chapter four for you guys!
This chapter has a fighting scene, but I warn you, I fail that. Like, really. Just as much as I fail at PE, maths and French. I'm just not used to writting action.
Aaand I have a picture of the hime now in my dA-gallery! http : / / deathnotebb. deviantart . com / gallery/ #/ d37rs02 Her eyes are slightly different from what they look like in the drawing, but this is pretty much how she looks like.
It may seem like the things the hime says contradict her expierences with the Uchiha or his personality altogether, then please consider that she interprets things differently.
Oh, und Yuti-Chan, Ich habe mich jetzt für einen Uchiha entschieden und es ist...
ach, ich verrate es erst später xD Aber die Auflösung wird dir möglicherweise gefallen!
"It's an honor for us to be here tonight" one of them declares and bows. The other twin follows suit and adds "You won't regret to let us sing!" and winks, earning them an 'Aww'ing audience and a few young women blush.
It sounds like they say that every time they perform somewhere, but this is one of the last things that you're worrying about. Henge-no-jutsu? Nope, too late now, the others would notice, especially that one woman who's been staring at you for a while now (which is really creepy).
You quickly cast a glance at the princess. She's already aware of what's happening. The two have yet to recognize her, but it's only a matter of time till they do. Her expression tells you that she doesn't know what to do. She probably neither wants to cause a scene nor to just sit there.
But hey, you're a ninja! And an Uchiha, nonetheless; it'd be a shame if you couldn't escape!
The crowd is already engrossed into the little show and the two performers have to concentrate, so basically everyone is distracted except for you and the girl.
You move a little closer to her and you whisper "When I tell you to, you hold on to me and we'll leave, understood?" Still not being used to receiving orders, she glares at you for a second, yet she nods and she reverts her gaze at her siblings that she had left behind. She puts on her backpack and in addition yours too.
To make sure, no one will notice your absence, you observe the other people more closely. The last thing you want right now is to attract attention. The woman from earlier still glances at you every now and then, but after a while, she is completely absorbed by the music. When the ideal moment comes, you give her a sign.
She grabs your hand, and you slowly pull her away from her 'seat'. Stealthily and without making a sound, you lead her away. When you're sure you're far enough away from the group, you start running and you drag her behind you. Her feet stumble, she's too slow and she starts panting after a short while.
Damn! She's slowing you down, she's dead weight right now!
You pull her forward, so she practically falls onto your back and you let go of her arm, so you can properly carry her on your back. First she struggles to get on her own feet again, but after a while, she stops trashing around and most likely sulks.
"Look back, hime. Do you see anything?" you call to her. "No one is following us!" she replies. Well that's good news. You smirk, though you have to be certain. She could be lying "You're sure?" "Of course I am!" By now, she's a little irritated.
You gradually slow down and you look for a good spot to stop. When you've found an appropriate place, you let her down and sit down on the grass. Her hair is messed up, she's paler than usual and she is breathing heavily. "You..." she points at you accusingly and you raise an eyebrow. "Please, don't do that ever again." She's talking about you carrying her, you realize. "I had no choice, hime. You were being dead weight."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier that your brothers would be go on a journey as well?" you inquire after both of you have eaten. Your charge shrugs and argues "How do you expect me to know of something like that while I was a prisoner?"
She keep insisting that she didn't know of her siblings' plan and you sigh in annoyance. Such a pity that you already informed your employer of the change of plans and you can't kill her whenever you feel like it anymore or this would be a lot easier.
"And why do you worry anyway, if you're such a great genius!" she exclaims and emphasizes the word 'genius'.
She just doesn't get it.
...Well, how could she? The only thing she knows about your mission is that you need to assassinate her. She doesn't know that her dead body will start a war, doesn't know that she'll be responsible for many wasted lives. And that you are just as much to blame.
After what happened the other day, you and the hime are more careful than before. You caste a Gen-jutsu over the area of your stops and you make sure to get rid of any evidence you could have left behind. Sometimes you even carry her to make up for the time lost for resting. So far, everything is going well (if you don't count the girl as a problem).
It's your third day of your journey and it already feels like it's taking forever to reach the coast. You take out a map out of your bag and you frown slightly upon discovering that you still have a long way ahead of you.
When the map is safely stored again, you turn around and take a look at the girl. She wears regular cloths now, not those expensive things she wore on the first two days and she is looking at you as well. Her eyes are fixated on you, yet as soon as she realizes you caught her staring she turns away and mutters an apology.
"Well, then say, why were you staring?" you mock her, though your voice remains toneless. "I was just curious..." she explains, gets up and walks over to you. "I heard so many stories about the famous Uchiha and their powers.
Are all Uchiha as void of emotion as you are? No matter if you brag, if you taunt me or if you are angry or act childish, your voice and your face seem always seem so...calm, so collected, even your smirks! As if you don't really feel, if it's only a show. You barely show any reaction, only malicious amusement or boredom. Why is that? It's making me nauseous."
"Sometimes it is better if you don't feel" you say and for you, the conversation is over.
Even though what you just said is partially a lie. It's not like you don't have any emotions (other than amusement), you can just control them better. Lucky her that she hasn't witnessed you when you're really angry.
"So is that a yes? Because in my family, it's perfectly normal to be like that" she muses and she directs her gaze at the sky. "I used to be like that too, but then again, I believe that this lead to my outbursts. You should be careful."
"I am not like you, hime" you say. "I am not like you. I won't go insane. I am perfectly alright."
She eyes you doubtful and tilts her head to the side.
"Are you angry at me now for asking?"
"..."
You dodge a kunai that whizzes towards your head and you form a couple of hand signs. "Katon: Gōkakyū-no-jutsu!" Your enemy tries to avoid the technique, but your Sharingan already forecasted this attempt and so the giant ball of fire hits him anyway and you see how his face twists in agony as the flames devour him alive. Then you tear your eyes away from the dying man and turn towards an approaching opponent. He draws a katana and blindly stabs into the air.
You don't have any kunai left and he is not worth your chakra, so you crouch down and as soon as he tries to slash you into two halves, you jump up and punch him in the face. He stumbles back and you are about to kill him, when a few shuriken hurl past you. You don't even need to turn around to block the attacks the other man behind you throws at you.
In a way, it amuses you how bad they are but think that they stand a chance against you, how they think you are their prey. Someone should've better taught them that Uchihas aren't helpless prey.
When the thug you had already injured starts to perform a jutsu (better yet, he will perform one), you concentrate on him and wait till he is about to release his chakra. You jump up just in time to dodge the Fūton jutsu, so now it strikes the one who had attacked you from behind.
His screams fill the air and the swordsman stares in horror as his comrade dies in front of him, killed by his very own jutsu. You take advantage of his temporary distraction and swiftly break his neck. The bones crack with a sickening sound and the body falls lifelessly to the ground.
You don't really have time to rest for a second because every time you eliminate one of those damn shinobis, another one pops up. Your chakra is too precious for them, so your deadliest technique that would get rid of them all is out of the question.
It'd be a disaster if the hime dies now, so every single one of them is a waste of time to you.
You hear her voice, but you can't actually see her so you don't know what's going on.
Suddenly the men charging at you stop dead in their tracks. They all wipe their head into the same direction. The noise of weapons dropping to the ground fills the air and...What the f*ck is that girl doing?
The thugs start walking towards the place where you've last seen the troublesome princess and you now have a pretty good idea of what's happening. You listen to her as well and you can't deny that it makes you a little sleepy, although your Sharingan protect you from suffering a greater impact.
What had taken her so long?
You casually stroll over to the gathering as well, now not in a hurry anymore and you watch as the damn nuisances drop to the ground to your feet, unconscious.
"You should've killed them, hime" you remark as she stops singing. Her eyes fall shut and she interjected "You call me hime and yet you expect me to kill them. If I am really a princess, then shouldn't you be the one to end their lives? Princesses don't dirty their hands."
And for once you do as she says.
Once you're done, you survey the battlefield, littered with corpses.
"I wonder where those guys came from. I do know that this area is at war and that the people are desperate, but it seemed like an ambush that's been planned for a while, not random" she spoke up. "This is a little suspicious."
"Indeed, it is. Let's get away from here."
You have an idea who the one, or should you say ones, responsible for this are. You just don't know how they located you.