well well! we have chapter 4 up now! sorry it's taken so long, i've just been busy and all, getting ready for college never seemed so stressful, not like last semester that is. ANY WHO, i hope that you guys have read the manga, or watched the episodes, cause i really don't want to be a spoiler. i kinda like this chapter because you still get to see Itachi's point of view from this, and you get to see how confused Miyuki is left. thanks for everyone who reads theses, and for everyone who reviews, you guys are really awesome.
Disclaimer; i own nothing of Naruto, only Miyuki and Jigoku.
It wasn't long until they were in the forest, Sakura looked over to Miyuki, "Miyu-sensei, how did you do that? What kind of jutsu was that?"
Miyuki looked over, then smiled, "You see, I have a 'genkai' you could say, Ryu Seishin. I sent mine out to scout, and when he reported to me that he had found the entrance, I simply used the 'bond' we both share and looked through his eyes. This jutsu is only possible if I have the control, before I never knew I could use this. This tactic is mostly used by my clan. They send their Ryu Seishin to scout for their target, and once they find it, they take in every detail about their target and then strike."
Sakura seemed to take it in, "That's… an assassination technique then."
"Yes, the Ryu Clan are primarily assassins." Miyuki said, not breaking her pace.
It was quiet for a second before Sakura then looked at Naruto, "Naruto, can I ask you something?" She said, getting his attention, "Since when did the Akatsuki start targeting you?"
Naruto looked down, "I don't know.."
"A while ago… Two of the Akatsuki agents infiltrated Konoha in order to contact Naruto. It's been 3 years since then and they've started to move, though I can't quite see the motive behind this.." Kakashi explained.
"Why'd they wait three years?" Sakura asked.
"Well, if you look at it," Miyuki spoke, "Jiraiya-sama, one of the legendary Sanin was with him at all times, if I was them, even I would be stupid enough to challenge a Sanin." Miyuki spoke, and Sakura shivered at the torturous training she had to endure with Tsunade.
"I've heard otherwise." Chiyo spoke to them, "I've heard that it takes tremendous preparation to separate a tailed beast that is sealed within a human. I assume that's what hampered theirs."
"Tailed beast?" Sakura asked.
"What? You call yourself Tsunade's apprentice and you doing even know that?"
"The information regarding the Nine Tails was top secret, so…" Kakashi explained to her.
"I see… the tailed beast are in fact magical beast possessing tails, Suna's always possessed the one tailed beast." Chiyo spoke.
"One tail? So there are more than just the Nine Tails?" Sakura asked.
"Yes. In a total, there are nine tailed beast in this world. Each beast differs in characteristics depending on the number of tails they have. The one tail has one tail, the two tailed beast has two tails and so for until the nine tailed. Each are named by the number of tails they have. The Tailed Beast are a monstrous formation of chakra. During the Great Shinobi War, every hidden village attempted to acquire the power for military purpose. They competed for these beast. However, no one could control power beyond the ability of men. I've yet to know the reason why the Akatsuki are trying to acquire them, it's too powerful. Even though the time of peace, the age shifts on, I've heard all the Tailed beast have been scattered all around the world." Chiyo spoke, ending in silence.
When they landed in the clearing, Kakashi held his arm out, "everyone halt!" He ordered.
At first, Miyuki wanted to know why, but her question was answered when she saw Itachi Uchiha standing in the clearing.
"Right from the beginning." Kakashi spoke more to himself.
Chiyo looked carefully, "This guy… the eyes.."
"Itachi Uchiha!" Naruto said, knowing exactly who he was.
"Itachi? Ho.. This is the guy who murdered his own clan, I see." Chiyo spoke, now recognizing the name.
"It's been a while, Kakashi-san, Miyu-chan and Naruto-kun." Itachi said, while Miyuki and Kakashi prepared themselves.
Naruto pointed at Itachi, "You bastard! Not just me but even Gaara? I'll beat you down!" Naruto yelled.
Kakashi saw Itachi move his hand, as if he were going to do a hand sign, "Everyone, don't look directly into his eyes, it's dangerous!"
"Well, what do we do?" Sakura said, looking down.
"You judge his movements of his body from his feet." Miyuki spoke, recalling how she would have to train with Kakashi.
"Itachi's genjutsu is an eye jutsu. In other words, it's a vision type. As long as you don't make eye contact you'll be fine." Kakashi explained further
"The Uchiha clan.. It's been a long time since I fought against the sharigan, oh well, there are many tactics for fighting this jutsu." Chiyo spoke.
"What?" Naruto said, confused as he looked at her.
" 'If it's one on one, retreat. If it's two on one, take the rear.'" Chiyo quoted, confusing Naruto even more. "What it means, is if it's two on one even if one person is caught in the genjutsu, there's one more to go behind and hit the opponent. If they hit the real body, then the genjutsu is unraveled. Even if that's impossible, they can help their partner by canceling the genjutsu by themselves.."
"Yeah, but with this…" Miyuki said, remember that Kakashi had been hurt by Itachi, even after the eye contact had been broken and Itachi had left the village..
"That's useful for regular genjutsu." Kakashi spoke, already knowing what Miyuki was trying to get at. "But in this case it'll be a little more troublesome. He uses an eye jutsu that surpasses the regular sharigan, the Mangekyou sharigan. If you are struck by that eye jutsu, his jutsu affects you instantly and there's no way to cancel it."
Chiyo frowned, "What a troublesome person, what in the world is he?"
"That's Kakashi-san for you." Itachi spoke, "That, after having been affected by my Tsukuyomi just once."
"That's not all. After you used that eye jutsu, you became weary and you immediately left the fight. Besides the fact that it requires a considerable amount of chakra, it also presents a great risk to your eyes. Isn't that right Itachi?"
"well analyzed. Given that you've only fought against me once."
"Itachi." Kakashi said, as he pulled his head band up, showing the scared eye Miyuki hadn't seen in a while, "Tell me. How far has your eye sight deteriorated?"
Itachi closed his eyes, before staring at Kakashi, "That's impossible… you…"
"Well! Last time I was unprepared but I'm not like that anymore." Kakashi spoke.
"Yeah! And if you think I'm the same from before you're making a huge mistake!" Naruto added, ready to jump in.
"Naruto. I'll handle this." Kakashi spoke.
Well, that didn't suit Naruto. "If I don't get to fight, how does that help teamwork?"
"No. this time I want you to cover me. Really, I want to say 'go on ahead' brashly, but even with me as his opponent, I can't handle him myself."
"Miyu-chan." Itachi spoke, making Miyuki tense, "Will you fight against me too? Last time you proved little to no assistance. It disappoints me that you've become so weak in the past years Miyu-chan, and now you've lost one eye…"
Her eye narrowed, clenching her fist, "You should watch what you say Itachi."
"No nickname?" He asked, almost disappointed. But then pointed to Naruto, which Miyuki looked at, "Naruto, we ask you kindly to come with me."
It hit Miyuki. She couldn't see. She couldn't move… she heard the heart monitor… she tried moving her arms, her legs, her shoulders, she was strapped down.. She couldn't move. No. she was still at Orochimaru's? no! How could this be? 'no.. no this can't be happening. The last four years.. Have they all been just a dream? No!' she started to panic, the heart monitor racing as her heart did as well. "No! No! everything felt so real! Their voices! The pain! No! Jigoku? Jigoku!" she screamed, trying to struggle.
"It's no use Miyu-chan." Itachi's voice came to her.
"Itachi? What the hell? This isn't funny!" She screamed.
"You're so fearful… were you the test subject he talked about…" Itachi spoke.
Miyuki felt a hand on her forehead, "Bastard! How the hell did you cast that genjutsu! I never-" She stopped, remembering that he had pointed at Naruto and she had looked at it. "You bastard!" She screamed.
Itachi looked at her, never since he had known her had he seen so much fear in her voice. He had been so use to the casual, laid back, fun going Miyuki. Then again, he had cut his ties with the Konoha Village, including Miyuki. He held her in high respect. She had helped him become ANBU, and a Captain at that fact. The name she had been given, was a name she had earned. She was merciless when it came to destroying her enemies.
He put his hand off her forehead, and closed his own eyes, he needed to focus on the genjutsu on Naruto, not her.
Miyuki fell to her knees, breathing heavily, 'how… I didn't break it, and no one else did for me.. Did Itachi?'
"Miyu-sensei?" Sakura spoke, going to kneel down.
She snapped, "Naruto! Naruto's caught in a genjutsu!" She spoke, standing up.
Sakura and Chiyo acted before she could and instantly sent their chakra into Naruto.
Naruto snapped out of it.
"Are you alright?" Kakashi asked, skidding back.
"I…"
"It was just genjutsu, it's alright now." Sakura spoke, more to Naruto.
Kakashi looked forward, "right, it's finally time for the last battle, put your all into it Naruto." Kakashi said, making Naruto take a fighting stance. "Naruto, I'll show you what to do."
Itachi did hand signs, then blew a giant fireball, and it barreled to them, "Move!" Miyuki ordered, Naruto stayed in the clearing, while Sakura, Chiyo and Miyuki hid in the forest. Miyuki wasn't too far in, only so she could keep an eye on the battle. She noticed the hole, 'Kakashi…'
Itachi took a step back as Kakashi shot up from the ground, then grabbed Kakashi's arm, pulling him back down and went to punch Kakashi. Kakashi moved his head to the side, but Itachi grabbed the back of his head, making Kakashi look at Itachi. Miyuki frowned, 'That fireball… it is a Uchiha signature move, but… something's different.. No, something's off about it.'
"No wonder. I wouldn't expect you to be affected by this genjutsu, this is a Kage Bunshin." Itachi spoke as the real Kakashi came out of the hold.
"Naruto. Handle him and my Kage Bunshin!" Kakashi spoke.
Miyuki smirked as she saw Naruto use the Oodama Rasengan. 'so he's going to use that one..' she thought as Naruto struck Itachi. The contact caused a large explosion. As soon as the dust settled, Miyuki, Sakura and Chiyo came out, and went to the body. It wasn't Itachi.
"This… is.." Chiyo spoke.
"Was it their jutsu or what?" Sakura spoke, now confused as was Miyuki.
"I had a bad feeling in the middle of it.." Kakashi spoke more to himself.
"He…"
"Do you know this person, Chiyo-baasama?" Kakashi asked, looking over to her.
"Yes. His name is Yuura, he's a jounin from my village." Chiyo spoke.
"From sand?" Miyuki asked, looking at the old woman.
"Maybe he was an Akatsuki spy.." Sakura said, trying to make sense of it.
"No. Yuura has been working hard in the village for the past four years." Chiyo defended.
"Was he impersonating Itachi?" Naruto asked.
"No this isn't that type of jutsu. The Fireball technique is a jutsu that the Uchiha clan worked out and used well, that was the real thing." Kakashi said.
Miyuki sighed, "Damn. Beaten again. Looks like the real one's are at the hideout. His objective must have been to only delay us, those bastards have good Jutsu's rather I'd like to admit it or not." She muttered.
"Indeed. They were clearly stalling, there's no mistaking it, they've already started to extract the Bijuu." Chiyo said, making the rest of the group look at her. "perhaps they wish to use the One Tail Shukaku to make a new Jinchuriki." this time it seemed like more to herself.
"There's no time then. We have to hurry to save Gaara." Kakashi said.
"Jinchuriki?" Sakura asked.
"Like I said," Chiyo began, "since the Bijuu have inconceivable power, every country wanted to use them for military purposes. A 'Jinchuriki' is so to say, something that exist to control that power."
"But you said before that no one can control that power!" Sakura said.
"That is how it is, yes. But still, over time people have tired to control that power by stealing the Bijuu in humans. By doing that the overwhelming power of the Bijuu is compressed and the power could be directed. And the one's who have the Bijuu sealed within them, like Gaara, are called 'Jinchuriki.' the feature of the Jinchuriki is that they resonate with the Bijuu and can use inconceivable power. Including Gaara, the Suna has had three Jinchuriki that have appeared so far."
Sakura hesitated, "these Jinchuriki were used in times of war, weren't they?"
"that's right."
"Then those that were made Jinchuriki!" Sakura stopped herself, and bit her lip, "How do you remove a Bijuu."
"If, for even an instant, a sealing jutsu which releases the exact amount of power to match up with the Bijuu is used… that takes considerable about of time. But, if that were done, the Jinchuriki.."
The realization hit Sakura, "You mean.."
"Yes. If the Bijuu is extracted, the Jinchuriki will die." Chiyo said.
Naruto saw the tears start to form in Sakura's eyes. "You're always moved to tears Sakura-chan. I told you not to worry. Because I'll rescue Gaara."
"Naruto! It's you I'm-"
Naruto cut her off, "Let's go." He spoke, walking off.
Miyuki put a hand on Sakura's shoulder, "Just as you have grown Sakura, so has Naruto, just wait." She said, calming the teenager, before they took off.