Tomorrow, I was the first person out of the house, surveying the area for any suspicious traces of Hidan. Thankfully he had listened to me, going far away.
"Come on," Yamato stated, pushing us on. "Let's go!"
Naruto and Meiro seemed cheerful enough, looking forward to meeting any enemies. Then they'd be able to pit their skills and see how much they had improved. Such childish hopes, aspirations that would not promise anything. So, naive…
The mission was a breeze, no enemies or any fights in the total of three days. Naruto and Meiro were noticeably disappointed, but I was thankful. Maybe having an ex-Akatsuki clear up the back wasn't such a bad idea. We delivered it to the head of the small village who thanked us generously. Dusk was setting in, and he urged us to stay one night and leave tomorrow morning. Yamato thought it was a good idea.
I dipped my toe into the hot waters of the natural spring. Yes, the Water Country certainly had famous springs. I sighed as I slipped in quickly, the water caressing my skin, easing any sore joints. Steam rose up from the large expanse of liquid as I rested at the rock bank. I relaxed all my aching muscles, and twists from sleeping on the floor yesterday. Peace as I looked up into the night sky, only stars shone out clearly in the village sky. It wasn't polluted with night lights, everything was earthly and natural. I flexed my toes, lifting them to the chilly air. My toe nails were painted a dark green, something that was un-washable, like they were permanently stained that color.
"What you doing?"
I nearly shriek at the unexpected voice. Naturally I would have attacked immediately with a jutsu, then run for my clothes. But knowing the person I just shrunk down into the water without disturbing the sleeping team. "What the hell do you think you are doing? Get the hell out of here!"
I surveyed the water, but the steam had mostly fogged my view. I couldn't se Hidan, and he probably couldn't see me clearly. It better be like this.
"Over here," he called softly, something I'd never though existed in his vocabulary. I looked towards his voice, and I saw his perched on a tall stone, a grin on his face.
"I thought I told you not to be too close!" I hissed in a slight whisper.
He chose to push my warning to one side, hopping down and walking closer.
"Hidan, stop moving. Go back to your rock (Sounds weird),"
"Oh?" he teased.
I shrunk down into the water even more, moving to the middle. "Yeah, stop,"
He dipped his toes into the water, not paying any attention to me. "To think I have to go back, to that f***ed up place,"
"Don't say that,"
"Why?"
"Konoha is still my home,"
He scoffed "Home? You still classify it as that? Haven't you had enough pain?"
"Go back, now," I ordered. He looked slightly reluctant, but stood up; and with a smirk he was gone. I left the springs too, took my clothes and into my room I went. To have a good sleep, and embrace tomorrow, well as much as I could.
"Goodbye," the old man waved, we turned back to acknowledge it and jogged onwards.
"Can't believe it was so, boring," Naruto sighed
Yamato though the same as me "We should be happy for this. No fights, no casualties. A fruitful mission,"
I nodded, agreeing with him at once. We were going back home, and maybe soon I'd be able to find my own house, and memories. They must be buried somewhere around there.
Without warning three ninja appeared before us, not looking so happy, or kind. They all had old cuts and scars, a badge for their experience.
"My, my. I didn't think you'd have the courage to show your face around here so openly," one of them muttered coldly. Our team looked around, in the end focusing our suspicion on Yamato.
"You don't remember something only two fortnights ago?" they questioned, and we assumed our guess was wrong. We searched our comrades, suspecting each other quietly. But I'd never have thought the finger would be pointed at me.
"You, do you not remember us?"
I shook my head violently "No. There was the Earthquake, it's all I can remember,"
"Fuya, you don't need to explain, I'm sure what ever you did, it was a good deed!" Naruto cut in.
"A good deed? I guess the earthquake did the world some justice, wiping your family from the world…"
I screamed right back "You bastards, saying the earthquake was good? How horrible, inhumane you are, stating the death of my family is a good act?"
"But you must remember, what goes around come around, they are simply atoning your sins. But our revenge shall go as planned…" the middle one muttered.
Naruto, Yamato and even Meiro lined up in front of me protectively. But Naruto was definitely the most determined "I won't let you hurt my friends!"
"Well, killing a memory-less girl wouldn't be that ideal, after all this is revenge, we'd like them to feel it, and understand it," another claimed. I pushed past the group in front of me, I had to listen to this. My past…
"You killed our comrades, our friends. What had we done? Just raided a village. We harmed no people, yet you attacked as merciless. Killed anyone you saw, children, and women. We three only escaped because of Kimo, Yura stopped you. We escaped vowing we would take you down, for revenge,"
The oldest one in the middle continued "You, stalker of the night. From the Hokein clan, were the pride and star, you were their princess. They were secretive, living isolated in their huge home, inventing new attacks while others starved! You, your speed, attack; defense had been pushed to the limits of humanity! You annihilated everything in your path, cold killer. You, know as the terror of the Death's Rose to anyone outside of your clan. You, Hokein Shioe!"
I stepped back, trembled at my deeds. I looked at my hands, imagined them stained dark with blood of people, innocent. I imagined my clothes, wiped with red dirt, clung to by dying hands. I looked at my team with wide, fear stricken eyes. "No…"
Flashbacks lasting only several seconds gleamed in my mind. I shrieked as pain cut through all my senses. I yelled, screamed, as the pain in my head only increases. I had deep breathes, but it only made me panic more. "No…!"
Death, it was all around me. I lashed out at the air, yelling the same word, over and over again. I didn't know which way was up, which way was down. I didn't know the color of the sky, the texture of the grass. I stumbled, fell down in a heap. Pain, death, agony, pure terror. I was stained with sins. I despised myself, my past… Because I was the one to kill them. It was my fault they died, and I am the only survivor. It was all me, my sins…
"Die!" one shouted, I wasn't sure who. In my flurry of confusion I screamed, and with a word, a thorny vine like whip appeared in my hands. I a flick of my wrist it coursed though their necks, killing all. I screamed, dropped the murder weapon. As I did, it melted into the ground, and disappeared.
I had killed more, more people. I was a killer, a mass killer. I couldn't control myself. I was dangerous, too dangerous in this state. I stood up shakily, turned from the corpses as did the only thing I could; run. Run far away and convince myself it wasn't me. Pretend, lie, it wasn't me. My team chased after me, if I could still refer to them like that.
"Fuya, slow down!" Yamato called.
I didn't I sped up, panicking. My heart pumped hard in my chest. I could feel it. Loud as it bounded. It echoes in my ears, consistently. Without stop.
"Fuya, stop!" Yamato yelled, I saw his hand signs, wood.
"No, don't come near me!" I screamed back. He didn't listen. I had no choice; I had to run back… "Nature, Tri-headed Demon Flowers!"
Suddenly a large flower bloomed in front of me, temporarily obstructing my view until the block of wood smashed right through it. Stupid… It turned into fragments, but they had clung to the wood. They sprouted. Two heads attacked, chomped at the wood whilst one opened its bud, sending more seeds out into the world. Yamato couldn't win, the outcome predicted. No matter what he did. They continued manifesting. Until they reached his skin. It would the same process, except gorier. Before I killed yet another I released the jutsu. He was too stunned, didn't follow, good.
A/N-Sorry for the late update, my computer stuffed up, and it loaded sooo slow. Sorry people. Promise to finish, and updated quicker!
