How's it going everyone, did you miss me.
I apologize for not updating sooner but I had a somewhat busy week which I won't go into details with. So to apologize I give you the longest chapter to date as a sign of goodwill that I care for this story still.
Now before we begin I would like to say one thing
I have brought someone back from the dead. Now before you people say 'you can't do that' remember this is my story. Plus I feel this character needs this with all he's done and no it's not Neji.
Also Itachi takes point in this chapter because of obvious reasons. So before we begin
Disclaimer: All property is owned by their rightful owners, I only own the story
Now without further ado, I hope you all enjoy the story
It was a month after Tsukihime, or Tsuki as most people called her, was born. Glynda is currently at home as she was on her maternity leave to take care of Tsuki while Itachi continued to work at Beacon.
Itachi was teaching his class as per usual until someone knocked on the door "Come in" Itachi said as the door opened as Ozpin came in with one of the Councilman of Vacuo walking towards him "May I ask what is going on" Itachi asked with a fake smile while he held a kunai behind his back in case something goes wrong
"We wish to discuss with you about something that came to importance just awhile ago" The Councilman asked sternly as Itachi eyed them before turning to his class
"You're dismissed, I expect a page essay about what we talked about on my desk next week" Itachi said as some of his students groaned at the prospect of homework which made him chuckle. As soon as the last student left Ozpin closed the door behind them and locked it. Itachi just narrowed his eyes at them as he was ready to slit their throats if they planned anything
"This conversation doesn't leave this room, understand" The Councilman asked sternly as Itachi nodded in response
"As you know Itachi, mankind has never made a civilization outside of the kingdoms due to the Grimm presence outside as they have no natural defenses whatsoever to defend themselves from the continuous onslaught of Grimm" Ozpin stated as Itachi nodded as he wondered where this conversation was going "But on a island we deemed inhabitable in the northwest of Vale we found a small kingdom making a living there" Ozpin said severely as Itachi's eyes widen at that information
"Are you sure about that, it isn't one of the other kingdoms trying to set up land there" Itachi asked for confirmation
"No, none of the kingdoms allowed this action and when soldiers have gone to investigate, they found an entire city encircled by a giant wall as several soldiers were on top of that wall providing defense to city. When the soldiers returned they informed us that this city of theirs has been standing for Five Years" The Councilman said with utmost emphasis at what he was saying
"How did we never know about this" Itachi asked as the prospect of an entire small but up and coming kingdom that was thriving by itself under their noses is nothing to scoff about
"Mostly due to our our flight paths that we use never go into that airspace from fear of flying Grimm tearing the airships to shreds in that specific region" Ozpin stated as he took a sip of his mug "It was only due to an approaching storm that a pilot had to change his course and saw the kingdom as he flew overhead as he reported to his superior about it" Ozpin clarified
"But what is odd is nonexistent amount of Grimm in the area. When our soldiers asked that they all laughed saying they drove them out of the island" Councilman said gravely as Itachi had to admit, he didn't think anyone, well anyone without chakra, could do something like driving Grimm away as if it was not normal. The only way something like that is possible is if he reveals his Sharingan to the world and Amaterasu's everything in his path. But the second that happens he would become a weapon to this political bastards and possibly jeopardize Tsuki's life as a normal child and he would never want that.
"No one has been able to do that and yet they act like it was completely normal. We wish to make an agreement with their diplomats about having them join the alliance between the kingdoms" Ozpin said as Itachi looked at him blankly
"And let me guess, this is where I come in" Itachi asked dryly as Ozpin nodded
"Yes you will be one of the ambassadors guards to make sure the meeting goes smoothly" Ozpin told Itachi as he just let out a sigh
"How long will this take" Itachi asked dryly as he rather be home with his wife and newborn daughter then deal with this
"At most delegations will last a few days, a week a most" Ozpin assured him as Itachi sighed as might as well deal with this as he is the only competent Hunter in this academy, excluding Peter or Bartholomew when they are actually acting serious that is.
"Alright fine, who is the leader of this kingdom anyways" Itachi asked as he might as well get prepared for this
"That's the other thing about this" Ozpin said slowly as Itachi raised a brow "When given a description of who the leader is and then a name, it just came to us as a surprise" Ozpin said as Itachi was now curious
"Why is it such a surprise, is it someone you know?" Itachi asked as Ozpin shook his head as he answered Itachi who went wide eyed at the name
"No, the man's name is-"
Itachi was on a bullhead heading towards the new found kingdom called Kizuro. He wore what was a replica of his old Anbu outfit, minus the headband or mask. The area they were traveling in was a well lush land that was supposedly rampant with various amounts of high risk Grimm species roaming the plains.
Itachi already said goodbye to his wife and daughter as he promised to be back as soon as he can. He also told Sasuke about what he is doing and Sasuke who was eating at the moment choked on his food when he revealed who was the leader of the Kingdom was. Sasuke told him to be wary as it may not be the man he used to know.
The Bullhead soon approached the kingdom of Kizuro as Itachi had to admit the place looked tranquil. The entire city was surrounded by a crescent moon shaped lake that was also surrounded by a vast forest. The city wasn't something to scoff at as it was nearly the same size as Vale with the main building in the center.
When the Bullhead landed outside the city they were met with an armed group. Itachi walked out of the Bullhead with two other Hunters that he hasn't gotten the time to learn their names as four diplomats came out after them.
A man soon approached them as wearing a crimson red military trench coat with golden buttons, a pair of red army pants with its knee guards golden as well, his army boots was a pitch black while the toe end was metal plated gold. He had pulled back bright red hair that spiked out downward at the back of his head and a single strand of hair in front of his face. His eyes was also gold colored with it filled with an equal amount of mirth and seriousness that shouldn't be possible with those eyes that shown he's been through rough times.
"Welcome to Kizuro. My name is Jeremiah Chìhóng Kinzoku, you may call me Jeremiah and it's a pleasure to have you all come to our little kingdom" Jeremiah said politely with a small bow
"The pleasure is ours, I'm sure that these talks could go well" A female ambassador said as Jeremiah nodded
"Of course, we live for the peace of our kind. Now if you follow me I'll take you to-" Jeremiah stopped talking when he looked directly at Itachi
"Yes is there something the matter?" Itachi asked at the questioning gaze
"It's nothing, it's just you look oddly similar to our leader, especially with your eyes" Jeremiah said offhandedly as Itachi's eyebrow twitched as this just proves more to his speculation that this is the him
"I see" Itachi said slowly as the guards began to lead them through the city towards the main building.
During this time Itachi looked around and saw something he didn't expect to see in any of the kingdoms. Faunus and humans, working and playing together. Itachi watched as the adults interact pleasantly, working together while the children played together. It's as if these people never faced the stereotypical attitudes of the outside world
"Damn faunus are everywhere" an ambassador of Mistral said spitefully before flinching when he met the guards stern gaze at him as if goading him on to continue to face the consequences. The man was smart enough to keep quiet as the guards stared back ahead when he didn't continue.
They kept on walking until they arrived to the main building as a man walked out. The man had short unkempt and spiky black hair. He wore a high collar black short sleeve shirt, a leather shoulder harness to hold the Tantō blade on his back, plain black pants with bandages around the bottom of his leg and standard black shinobi sandals. The man had a smile on his face as his onyx black eyes held a stern outlook but beneath it a mischievous gleam
"It's a pleasure to meet you all. I'm Shisui Uchiha, I hope you stay is hospitable" Shisui announced politely as he stared at each of them until stopping his gaze at Itachi. Itachi stared back as his lips quivered into a smile as he held back tears that Shisui noticed "It can't be" Shisui said softly as he pointed his shaking hand at Itachi
"What isn't impossible, my dear friend" Itachi announced shocking the people around him
"I don't believe it, Itachi is that you?!" Shisui exclaimed as he smiled brightly
"Hello my friend, it's good to see you again" Itachi said and not a moment later Shisui pulled his old friend into a hug
"I can't believe it's actually you" Shisui said holding onto Itachi tightly as Itachi returned the hug before noticing Shisui wasn't planning on letting go of him soon
"I can't believe you still know how to make a situation awkward" Itachi grumbled as he stared blankly at the others who didn't know what to say at this situation or even knew what was going on
"Did you just try to make a funny" Shisui asked for clarification
"Did you really just say funny while having a straight face" Itachi asked dryly with a smirk
". . . . .YOU FINALLY GREW A SENSE OF HUMOR!" Shisui barked out with laughter as he lifted his cousin up while still hugging him or in Itachi's point of view, strangling him
"Yes, we can celebrate this later, I can't, really, breathe" Itachi strained out as Shisui let him go
"Sorry" Shisui said while scratching the back of his head while Itachi took in a few deep breaths
"I'm sure we can discuss this later as you deal with the ambassadors here" Itachi said pointing to the four kingdom ambassadors
"Nope, I'll just get delegates to do that for me. Jeremiah! Go get the delegates for them to deal with this matter, chop chop" Shisui said towards the red head
"But sir you specifically said that you would-"
"That was then and this now" Shisui said cutting Jeremiah off as he casually waved him off
"But-"
"So what do you want to get to eat" Shisui asked Itachi as Jeremiah sputtered out nonsense before dropping his head
"I don't even know why I try" Jeremiah grumbled as he left to get the delegates
". . . . . How exactly did you even become leader" Itachi asked dryly at his leadership as the two walked away from the ambassadors who have not the faintest clue to what just happened
"They voted I become leader, I think it was because I helped get rid of the Grimm or everyone just loves me" Shisui said with a smile as Itachi slowly face palmed before beginning to chuckle as a smile crept onto his face
"Never change, you damn irresponsible idiot" Itachi said while shaking his head at his old friend
"That's mean, I've changed" Shisui said with a pout as Itachi scoffed
"Hardly, you still act you were when we were kids. I still remember the time I was 10 and you were 14 when you-" Itachi said as they began walking away from the group
"Don't you dare start that story Itachi" Shisui threatened
"I still don't understand how you fell into the woman's bath at the hot springs when we were trying to catch a cat. It didn't help you were only wearing boxers as that cat was oddly strong for it's size as it dragged you through several bushes that ripped your clothes to nothing" Itachi continued, undaunted from Shisui's threat
"That cat was a demon I'm telling you!" Shisui exclaimed as several cat faunus stopped what they were doing to stare at their leader "I meant a cat-cat not faunus" Shisui clarified as the faunus raised a brow before shrugging at their leader as they went back to what they were doing. Shisui shook his head as Itachi stared back at the faunus and noticed as they were passing by some people they always greeted Shisui
"They treat you well here" Itachi pointed out
"Well I am their leader after all, plus I treat them all like family" Shisui said as several kids came up to him
"Shi-Shi, want to play with us" A girl probably the age of 5 asked Shisui who knelt down to her level
"Sorry but I can't right now, I'm going to have with an old friend here" Shisui said pointing to Itachi who smiled and waved at the girl
"Aw~ but we wanted to play with big bro" A boy asked as Shisui ruffled his hair
"Next time little man I promise" Shisui said as they all nodded before going off to play
"You fit right in here" Itachi said happy for his friend to find a true home with no blood shed or threat of a coup happening
"Yea I love it here and it's people. To think I started this place out of nothing in just short five years" Shisui stated as Itachi decided how this was possible
"Tell me Shisui" Itachi asked as they continued walking "How is it, that this place is so bustling with life even though you say it started five years ago. A kingdom can't build itself up from nothing like that" Itachi pointed out as Shisui chuckled
"Actually, we weren't really a kingdom since I declared that five years ago. Before that I had found several starving families, orphan children and discharged veterans out on the streets with no one to help them. I felt bad for them that I couldn't leave them be, so each time I met a family, an orphaned kid, or discharged veteran with nothing but a bottle of scotch I would take give them money, food or help them back onto their feet. Sure life could be hard but I try my best to help them and I don't turn anyone away no matter how unsavory or unruly they are" Shisui said emphasizing the last part as they stopped in front of the doorway of an open bar
"Oh screw you Shisui" A loud obnoxious voice called from the bar while the others occupants laughed
"I tell it how it is people you should know that by now" Shisui called out
"Yea, Yea, Thanks again for getting that mechanic to repair my prosthetic leg by the way" The man called out as he stomped said prosthetic on the floor
"Anytime" Shisui said waving goodbye as they continued walking
"That's quite generous of you Shisui" Itachi said looking back at the bar before looking back at his friend
"Of course, since I began helping people most of them actually wanted to come with me on my travels around Remnant. I protected them as much as I could outside and inside the kingdoms. Either from Grimm attack or racial stereotype against my faunus friends. But even though I was able to protect them my group it was getting to big and the old veterans that joined us were having trouble trying to protect everyone. So in the end I decided to finally find a place for them all to call home. A good year later I found this little uninhibited island and decided to make a home for my friends. Surprisingly enough when I finished driving out the Grimm from the area all my friends came to help build and I don't mean the ones that followed me around, I mean everyone person I helped in my travels that heard from one friend to another that told them what was happening that they decided to pack up and come help build this place. I kept telling them it was unnecessary for them to help but they didn't take no for an answer and said it was to thank me for everything I done. Soon as we finished building the place they nominated me their leader and I couldn't say no as they all voted for me and from there, here we are" Shisui chuckled at the end of story as Itachi was in awe at the life his friend lived and it suited him perfectly, he was always the type of person to hold family to his heart whether they be in blood or friendship.
"Wait" Itachi said when a thought came to mind "Do you still have" Itachi said pointing at his eyes
"Yes, thankfully I was born with them instead of having to kill someone to unlock it" Shisui said thankfully not having to kill a friend to gain the Mangekyou Sharingan
"That's good, I was glad myself when I realized I still have it. I didn't want to go through that again" Itachi said solemnly as he still remembers how he ended the man next to him
"It's alright Itachi, you did it for good intentions so I have no problems with that. Besides, that was the past and this is now" Shisui said happily as Itachi had to smile at his friend's joyful attitude "Now, you still haven't said what you want to eat" Shisui reminded him
"I guess we could always go for some dango if you have any vendors who could make them" Itachi said with a grin
"I should've guessed that what you wanted" Shisui said trying not to laugh as he took his friend to sweet vendor. After making short talk with the owner of the vendor cart Shisui took the dango and sat down at a bench where Itachi was waiting for him patiently
"So now that we talked about how I made this place, how have you been Itachi" Shisui asked as he handed the dango to him
"I've been fine, I've became the youngest initiate to enter a hunter program in at the age of 12" Itachi explained as Shisui was about to eat a dango but stopped to stare at Itachi with a blank look
". . . . Why am I not surprised that you became the youngest Hunter in existence" Shisui said dryly as Itachi let out a soft chuckle
"Now, Now Shisui just because I'm younger than you by a good couple of years doesn't mean anything" Itachi said with a shit eating smile
". . . . I hate you sometimes" Shisui said in a monotone voice
Itachi waved him off as he continued his "I'm sure you heard about talks about the Akatsuki around" Itachi said as Shisui scoffed
"I should've guessed you were the reason they started up out of nowhere" Shisui said dryly as he ate his dango
"Well technically it's just me and Sasuke at the moment" Itachi said taking a bite out of his dango while Shisui was oddly silent. Itachi soon noticed the silence and stopped eating to look at his friend "What?" Itachi asked
". . . . So Sasuke didn't make it in the end" Shisui said solemnly as he knew that they died to get here
"Yes, but he's happy here. He made friends. . . Well two friends and that's about it" Itachi said as he sighed internally at the fact Sasuke is very antisocial. It was only because Yang's upbeat attitude blocked Sasuke's negativity that they became friends as well as Ruby being her sister gave her entitlement of being his friend too.
"Well at least he's happy" Shisui muttered as he ate a dango
"Yes he is, same as my parents" Itachi said as Shisui looked at Itachi
"They came here as well" Shisui asked astonished that Itachi's family was reincarnated here
"Well yes and no" Itachi said as Shisui looked at him quizzically "They were reincarnated by looks alone, they don't have their memories nor their abilities" Itachi said as Shisui let out a 'hn'
"Anything else happened" Shisui asked
"Well I was given a position as the tactician professor in Beacon" Itachi said
"That's nice" Shisui said as he began eating his second dango
"I've also gotten married" Itachi stated happily as Shisui nodded
"That's nice" Shisui said as they ate their dango in silence. Shisui was eating his third dango as he stopped when the information he just got truly came to him "YOU GOT MARRIED!" Shisui shouted in complete shock as several occupants around them stopped what they were doing to stare at their leader "When did this happen" Shisui stressed out his words with the underlining phrase 'why didn't you invite me'
"Well it was just over a year ago" Itachi waved off as his underlining mean said 'How should have I known you were alive'
"What else has happened" Shisui asked as he ran his fingers through his messy locks
"Well my daughter Tsuki was born just a few weeks ago" Itachi said happily as he smiled at the remembering his newborn daughter's cute face
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"Wait, repeat that. Did you just say you had a kid" Shisui said slowly with utter disbelief at what Itachi was saying
"Yes, want to see a picture" Itachi asked as he pulled out his scroll as Shisui nodded vigorously. Itachi opened up his scroll and put on the screen his daughter with his wife holding her when she arrived "Here's the picture of my wife holding little Tsuki was born" Itachi said happily as Shisui stared at the picture with a blank face "Shisui?" Itachi asked after awhile of silence as he noticed Shisui was shaking "You okay?" Itachi asked as Shisui slowly put his hands on Itachi's shoulder with his head lowered "Okay what the hell are you doing" Itachi asked dryly
"Why can't I have your life" Shisui said lifting his head up to show he was crying river of tears from his eyes
"I don't know, just let go of me" Itachi said trying to push his old friend off of him
"Tell me your secrets!" Shisui exclaimed as everyone around the two started laughing at the foolishness of their leader and relative "Why can't I get a incredibly hot girl like you" Shisui asked as Itachi noticed a woman wearing a full black suit who was holding a steaming cup of coffee. She had long dark auburn hair that reached near her waist, with a bang covering her left side of her face and dark golden eyes
Itachi watched as she took the cap off the coffee cup she was holding and watched as she poured it on top of Shisui
"HOT!" Shisui shouted in pain as he moved away from the woman "What was that for Amber" Shisui complained as Amber just glared at him harshly
"You promised you deal with the ambassadors by yourself to prove that you are competent enough to lead this country and told us to take the day off. And what did you do" Amber asked harshly
"I didn't deal with the ambassadors and make the talks like I promised" Shisui muttered as he tried to look away from Amber's heated gaze
"That's right, this is the first true break I had in a year without interruptions and what did you do" Amber hissed out as her hair started to flow upward with her dark golden aura flaring around her
"Sorry" Shisui said cowering from her heated glare as Itachi got up from the bench and took a step back away from them. He knew about the one rule all knows when dealing with women and that is 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'
"Sorry, SORRY!" Amber shouted as Shisui curled up in a ball as she loomed over him. She was going to continue yelling until she stopped put her hand against her face and took a deep breath "Really Shisui, why do you always do stuff like this" Amber said with a tired gaze in her eyes
"Well it's just something important came up that's all" Shisui said meekly as Amber turned to Itachi who was eating the last dango before noticing her gaze at him and waved at her with his free hand
"And this is" Amber asked tiredly
"This is one of my only living relatives, Itachi meet my personal assistant Amber" Shisui said as Amber's eyes widened when he said relatives
"I thought you said you had no living relatives" Amber asked
"Well that's what I thought but apparently Itachi here proved that wrong" Shisui said happily as Itachi rolled his eyes
"I known this idiot for a long time but due to an unplanned incident our families was separated and I never saw him till now. I actually believed he was dead until I learned he was the leader of this kingdom" Itachi lied professionally as he can as he never met his cousin since his last life until today "Though how you all decided to make him the leader is still a mystery to me" Itachi said bluntly
"Hey!" Shisui exclaimed
"My thoughts exactly" Amber agreed
"That's mean!" Shisui exclaimed
"Shut it Shisui, you're lucky I was able to smooth things over with the ambassadors or I swear I would kick your ass" Amber said angrily
"Right, right I'm sorry" Shisui said softly as Amber let out a huff
"Sometimes I wonder why I bother trying to deal with you" Amber said shaking her head while Shisui just smiled
"Because I'm your friend" Shisui pointed out as Amber let out a small laugh
"You damn idiot" Amber said as they enjoyed the peace and silence while Itachi on the side wasn't sure if he wanted to interject or just leave because this was kinda getting awkward
Itachi decided to do the former as he let out a cough to get their attention. Shisui looked back at Itachi calmly while Amber looked away with a faint blush on her cheeks "If you two are done I would like to ask Shisui something in private" Itachi asked as Amber stared at him for a bit before letting out a huff
"Alright, Shisui tomorrow you're going to do your paperwork and I won't take no for an answer" Amber said with her hands on her hip
"Fine I'll do them" Shisui grumbled dryly
"Alright then I'll be going, Itachi was it" Amber asked as Itachi nodded "You'll be staying at the Hi no Ishi hotel with the others" Amber told them as she gave him the directions of the hotel before leaving
". . . . Will of fire, huh" Itachi asked Shisui as he let out a meek chuckle at the name of the hotel
"Well I do still believe in that phrase" Shisui said scratching his cheek
"True you were always a strong believer of trusting in one another in a family kind of bond" Itachi said patting his friends back
"So what is it you wanted to talk about" Shisui asked
"Nothing, I just felt it was awkward and I wanted to spend time with you some more seeing as it's barely into the late afternoon. That and I felt it would better then wait until you two finished that conversation where you probably say something that would get her mad and attack you" Itachi said with a shrug as Shisui just stared at him with a blank look
". . . . Have I ever told you how much I love you" Shisui said pulling Itachi into another hug as he desperately tried to pull his cousin off him
"Yes you told me now get off" Itachi said still trying to pry his cousin off him 'Ugh, maybe I should've brought Sasuke along to deal with this. I wonder what he's doing now' Itachi thought dryly
(Note this part isn't necessary I just felt we needed a bit of Sasuke for the chapter)
Yang let out a sigh "Sasuke" Yang said tiredly after a moment of silence
"Hn" Sasuke replied
"How did this happen again?" Yang asked as the scene panned out to show she was sitting on a bench in a prison cell while Sasuke was on the other side of the bars
"Well you decided to try alcohol for the first time, got drunk and started a bar fight that my father's precinct officers had to drag you out of there before tossing in you here" Sasuke answered while shaking his tiredly at the blonde
"Sorry for troubling you and thanks again for bailing me out" Yang said meekly as she avoided making eye contact
Sasuke let out a tired sigh "What are friends for" Sasuke said with a shrug as the blonde gave him a weak smile
"Thanks" Yang said softly
"Don't mention it" Sasuke said calmly as they waited for the guard to get the key to let her out "You're going to have a hell of a hangover later you know that" Sasuke said offhandedly
"I have no idea how that feels like but I'm already regretting this decision" Yang said tiredly with a look of distraught
"Oh so Now you're regretting it" Sasuke asked sarcastically
"Oh shut it" Yang said playfully as Sasuke let out a soft chuckle
'I feel like I should tease Sasuke for some reason?' Itachi thought as he finally pried Shisui off him "I do have question cousin" Itachi asked as Shisui gave him his attention. Itachi leaned in next to him "Does anyone know about chakra" Itachi whispered as Shisui nodded "Who?" Itachi asked
"Just two people, Amber who you just met and Jeremiah the head guard of this place" Shisui told Itachi
"Are they trustworthy with that secret" Itachi asked as Shisui nodded
"I knew them most of my life here, well later in my life actually. I met them both during my time traveling" Shisui explained as Itachi sighed
"Are they really trustworthy" Itachi asked seriously as Shisui nodded once more
"I met Jeremiah when I left the orphanage I was raised in to travel the world" Shisui explained as Itachi's eyes widened
"Wait, you were raised in an orphanage. What of your parents" Itachi asked completely shocked as he and Sasuke was born into a loving family even with all the horrible deeds they done but Shisui who only cared for others didn't and he felt that shouldn't be
"I don't know, all I know is my parents abandoned me when I was a little baby. I don't know why but I don't really care anymore as that was a long time ago" Shisui explained as Itachi frowned at the fact Shisui never had a true family like he has "It was a nice place though, the mothers who ran the place were kind and caring yet strict when one of us decided to play a prank" Shisui said with a chuckle at a distant memory
Itachi smiled knowing he had at least had a decent childhood "What happened to orphanage" Itachi asked
"Oh they shut down, mostly because of the fact I gave them all homes here" Shisui said happily as Itachi gave him a grin as he was happy that he still
"That's nice of you" Itachi said as Shisui waved him off before continuing his story
"When I left I went to Vacuo because that was the closest kingdom I was to" Shisui explained "It was really a horrible place to live if you don't have a status there, not really a shirt and tie kind of place if you don't fit in. It was filled with the most harshest people there, probably because they live near a desert I don't know" Shisui said as Itachi agreed.
Itachi went to Vacuo once on a mission under the guise of the Akatsuki and during that time he was nearly poisoned three times in the first day he was there. Then he was held up in gunpoint twice, attacked in an alleyway and was nearly assassinated. . . . . It was quite literally the best training experience he had in ages.
"Well anyways I met Jeremiah during my first few days there. He tried to slit my throat" Shisui said happily as Itachi sweat dropped at that information
"You're joking" Itachi asked dryly
"Nope, put a knife at my throat and tried to slash it open" Shisui said still in a happy voice as Itachi had another sweat drop on his head at his carefree attitude of being nearly killed "But I stopped him, broke his wrist and we talked it over some lunch. Such a tragic childhood he had, trust me you don't want to know" Shisui said shaking his head
"And why is that?" Itachi asked curiously
"Trust me you don't want to know" Shisui said seriously as Itachi stared at him curiously before shrugging as Shisui continued his story "After talking to him, I gave him some of my money and left. I met him up again when I saw him being harassed by an older group of people. Apparently he got mixed in with their crime syndicate and was being bullied into paying their charges for the rest of his life. So I took it upon myself to mercilessly beat those thugs up, went to the headquarters of the syndicate and slit the leaders throat in front of all their men. . . . Sadly the man I killed was actually the leader's son so I'm no longer welcomed in Vacuo as the second I step foot there I am immediately targeted by both the syndicate and the army. Apparently the army is just as corrupt as the people, who knew" Shisui said with a shrug and a smile on his face before looking at Itachi who was currently hitting his head against a lamppost "You okay Itachi?" Shisui asked concerned for his friend
"Yes, just dealing with a headache" Itachi said rubbing his forehead at the fact his friend, the man who was part of the Anbu could do something so stupid. Maybe it was the fact he wasn't under orders to do well or he wasn't worried about anything as he has chakra to back him up if something happens
"If you say so. So anyways, as they were chasing me out Jeremiah was right behind me. When I asked why he was following me he said and I quote 'I see a great opportunity if I follow you. That and they're mad at me as well seeing as you screamed my name out when you killed the leader's son' and since then he followed me around and we became great friends during our travels" Shisui finished explaining Jeremiah's story happily
"There are some holes in your story but I don't care anymore. How did you meet Amber" Itachi asked rubbing his temples
"Well after two months of traveling the two of us made it to Mistral, quite the interesting place. Not like Atlas with it's massive building or Vale with it's strong sense of pride but somewhere between and in the borderline of I have absolutely no idea what is going on in this place" Shisui explained deeply while Itachi felt his head hurt at trying to understand his friend story telling
"Stop if I want to keep hearing your story then I we should get drinks at that pub we past by earlier, because you're giving me a headache" Itachi said while muttering the last part under his breath as Shisui raised his brow but shrugged as he agreed to it. They went to the pub where everyone greeted Shisui happily as the two of them sat int he corner as the waitress placed down sake and two cups as she left them alone. Shisui poured the sake in the cups as the two clinked the cups together "Alright that's better" Itachi said after downing his drink "Continue" Itachi said while pouring himself another cup
"Well the two of us were walking down the city streets as we were looking for something to eat. As we walk down a random street Amber brushed pass us which was when I noticed she slipped her hand into our pockets. I immediately grabbed Amber's wrist and told her to politely hand me my money. Her response was to kick me between the legs and run" Shisui said as he grimaced at the memory before downing his cup as Itachi refilled it "So after I got feeling back in my legs I chased after her as Jeremiah was on her tail. After I ran pass him I tackled Amber to the ground and put her arm around her back into a hold. Her response to this was to yell out rapist" Shisui said dryly as Itachi choked on his drink for a second before he busted out laughing
"Y-You're joking" Itachi laughed as Shisui stared at his friend with a blank look
"Not funny when a bunch of random people come out of nowhere to start beating you up, you know" Shisui said dryly as his brow twitched at his friends constant laughter
"I'm sorry but that's pretty funny" Itachi said wiping a tear from his eye from laughter "Alright, could you please continue" Itachi asked politely as Shisui stared at Itachi before letting out a sigh as he downed another cup
"Well after Jeremiah and I finally got away from the mob of angry people we searched all over for her. After spending the entire day looking for her we found her in a desolate warehouse where we found her taking care of kids that were left in the cracks of society. It appeared she used the money she stole from us to buy the kids food, we watched as she didn't eat until she made sure everyone else had their fill first before eating herself. After that I told Jeremiah to stay back as I approached her when the kids went to sleep. The second I tapped her shoulder she tried to spin kick me but didn't as I grabbed her leg before it connected. After a heated debate about why I was there I calmed her down and asked why they were living there. She relented as I let go of her as we both sat down as she retold the story of how the orphanage they lived before was burned down by violent protesters against the White Fang. A single member was hiding out in the orphanage because that was where he lived before joining the W.F. The mob then decided they didn't need to wait for the police as one chucked a molotov into building setting it ablaze. When that happened three mothers and a few children died in that fire as she saved as many as the younglings as possible. But what pissed me off about that is that they only gave funerals to the human children that died and left the faunus children's bodies to rot. She told me she had to bury the kids with the older kids that were still with her" Shisui said as his eyes darkened for a moment "It pisses me off how people could discredit others lives like that" Shisui said as his sake cup had cracks on it
"Calm yourself cousin, It's true this world has such horrible reasons to hate one another but blame those who teaches them that it's okay to be like that" Itachi said calming Shisui down
"Sorry it's just that I can't believe people could be cruel to children no less" Shisui said shaking his head in disdain. After a moment to calm down Shisui continued "Well after that I asked if I could do anything to help her. She was so surprised she just froze in place until I snapped my fingers in her face. She then asked why I would do that and I responded calmly 'Because this world is such a beautiful place to be, it's not fair for those who have tragic lives not be able to see it' after that she just out of nowhere hugs me tightly. Very tsundere if I might say" Shisui said with a chuckle as Itachi shook his head at him with a smirk "Well after that Jeremiah and myself spent a few weeks to help them have enough food to last for awhile before we decided to leave. What we weren't expecting was Amber having everyone pack up their things to go with us. I wasn't even sure this was a good idea at the time but I made so many connections with the kids that I honestly could say I didn't want to leave them there so I agreed to let them come with us with no trouble. Since then we've been traveling together and during those travels I had to fight against Grimm to protect them so when I used my body-flicker they questioned it as they've seen my semblance which by the way is Realistic optical illusions" Shisui stated as Itachi blinked in shock at that information
"You too!?" Itachi asked completely surprised
"Wait you can make people see things with your semblance as well" Shisui asked completely unaware he had the same ability
"Sasuke is as well, makes me think if Tsuki would have the same semblance as us or takes after her mother's" Itachi said with a shrug "I guess I just have to wait and see" Itachi said with a smile
"I guess, so after they questioned why I was able to flicker out nowhere after knowing my semblance, seeing as I used it a few times to get some fast cash, which we desperately needed at times so don't say I was thief using it to get my ways because I really hated using it like that" Shisui said pointing his finger at Itachi who had his hands up at his cousin's outburst "So after having them to sit down with me I agreed to tell them as long as they swore never to speak of it ever. After telling them they respected my decision of not telling anyone about it because seriously, a second form of power would make people either frightened of you or want it themselves. So since then they've kept my secret as we gained many more people who wanted to come with us until here we are" Shisui said finishing his story with a huff as Itachi calmly drank his sake
"That was a nice story, though I do have to ask when did I ask you to give me their life stories even though I only asked why you trust them. Kinda outplays what I was asking for you know" Itachi said dully as Shisui chuckled weakly at that
"Well I might as well give you some background information on my friends if you need to know they are trustworthy enough with that secret" Shisui said rubbing the back of his head while Itachi let out a hum as he sipped his sake
"Well at least you made friends" Itachi said as Shisui nodded as the two drank their sake in peace for the rest of the evening until they had smiles on their faces while telling old stories of their past with each other with bountiful laughter as the two became drunk together.
"Do you, do you remember the time we once played a prank on my father" Shisui slurred out with a hiccup as he had a loopy smile on his face
"I remember, you got so much trouble for that" Itachi replied equally with the same out of slur in his voice as he also had a wild smile on his face while Shisui let out a bark of laughter
"It was worth it to see him covered in jam" Shisui said laughing happily
Itachi chuckled as he downed another cup "You know, this is the first time in a long time I have had a drink with a friend. I wonder what my wife would think if she knew I was drinking while I should be working" Itachi joked playfully
"You'd be in a world of hurt" Shisui replied with a chortle
"Yea but I'm here and she's there. What's the worst that could happen" Itachi said with a smile as he raised his cup up happily
Glynda looked up from the book she was reading as she looked around the room she was in "Strange, for some reason I felt the need to hit my husband across his head but why though?" Glynda said to herself as thought about where that feeling came from before shrugging it off. She soon heard Tsuki cry out to her as she got up from her chair "Well I guess I could think of the reason later, I better go see what Tsuki needs" Glynda muttered to herself as she went to Tsuki's nursery to see what her daughter needed while that odd feeling remains in the back of her head.
Itachi stopped drinking as the realization of Glynda finding out that he was drinking during an important mission that he she knows he's on caused him to sober up a bit to know that he should stop drinking "I think I had enough" Itachi said dryly as he put the sake cup down much to Shisui's displeasure
"Come on Itachi, don't leave just yet" Shisui pleaded groggily as Itachi did the smart thing and shook his head
"No thanks, I think I don't want to get a worse headache then I'm going to get. I'll see you tomorrow" Itachi pushing himself off the seat as he nearly fell over from the alcohols effects. Itachi put his hands on the table to keep him upright as he took a few deep breaths before walking away ever clumsily.
It took a few minutes of clumsy walking that he made it to his hotel as he checked in and went to his room. The second he made it to his room he fell down onto his bed falling asleep right there
~Morning~
Itachi woke up to his head pounding as he covered his head with a pillow to stop the light from hitting face. Unfortunately his head hurt to much for him to go back to sleep as he grudgingly got up and went to the bathroom to see if they have any aspirin. Thankfully they did as he took a few before heading out of the hotel to find out where Shisui is.
After asking a couple of folks around he learned that Jeremiah dragged him back home during the night and should be at the main building at the moment. Itachi thanked them and made his way towards the building as he walked into the building as he saw a secretary. He asked her where Shisui's office was and she gave him the directions to it. Itachi thanked her as he made his way to Shisui's office where he could hear Amber yelling as it rang in his ears as it gave him a headache from the hangover he still has even if it's almost gone by now.
"AND ANOTHER THING-" Amber stopped yelling when Itachi entered the room.
The room was circular with two bookshelves on one side while the other side had a large round couch with a coffee table. In the middle of the room was the symbol of their kingdom painted on the floor. The symbol is of a hawk in flight as it's carrying a sword in it's talons. Directly in front of him was the large table stacked with papers with Shisui sitting on the large plush red chair looking as if he wanted to die while Amber stood next to him looking absolutely furious. Jeremiah who was on the other side of the table with a tired look on his face mouthed to him 'run'
"YOU!" Amber shouted when she saw Itachi
"Me?" Itachi repeated calmly as he began walking forward
"Yes you" Amber said as she strained not to lash out at him "You had to take this idiot drinking, now we're behind schedule because he can't do any work with this stupid hangover, ISN'T THAT RIGHT!" Amber shouted in Shisui's ear who groaned in pained as he covered his ears with his hands
"Please be quiet, I'm sorry" Shisui pleaded sadly as Amber looked like she was about to kill him
"You think I want to yell at you, the only reason I'm mad is because you do the stupidest things without thinking what others think" Amber said with her fist clenched
"You think you would get used to it by now" Jeremiah muttered as he looked away when Amber glared in his direction
"How much did you drink when I left?" Itachi decided to intervene before this conversation blows out of proportion
"I just had a few more before falling asleep" Shisui clarified
"You mean you drank three bottles before I found you and had to drag you to your home because you were too wasted to move" Jeremiah pointed out happily while ignoring the stare he was getting from Shisui
". . . . . You didn't take anything for the hangover when you woke up did you" Itachi said more as a statement then a question
"Well she dragged me out before I could get any" Shisui said tiredly as Amber was refraining from hitting him in his current condition
"You're lucky I decided to take some with me" Itachi said as he pulled a bottle of aspirin. He took out a few pills before handing them to Shisui. Shisui took them and popped them in his mouth as he swallowed them. After a silence Shisui banged his head on the table once and took a deep breath before raising his to show he looked better than before as well as more alert
"WHOO! I needed that, thanks Itachi" Shisui said back to normal, well back to normal with a slight headache
"Anytime" Itachi said happily before noticing Amber's dumbstruck expression as well as Jeremiah's "Something the matter" Itachi asked calmly
"How, How the hell is fine. A hangover shouldn't go away that quickly" Amber said not understanding how this is possible
"Well we're not exactly normal at all" Itachi pointed out as Shisui gave her a shrug with a smile
"You mean to tell me, all those times when I could've just given you aspirin for you to go back to work, you didn't say a thing" Amber said with her fist raised and shaking
"Haha, well now you know" Shisui said as he had cold sweat going down the back of his head from the heated gaze he was getting from Amber
"Well that answers some questions to how you're able to drink so much but that raises so many unnecessary ones" Jeremiah said while shaking his head with a dry look
Amber hiss out as she dragged her fingers through her head as she let out a short yell as began stomp around angrily shouting out nonsense.
". . . . . . Is this normal" Itachi worried for the auburn haired woman
"Of course, this usually happens once every, two months or so" Shisui said with a happy shrug as Itachi stared with a blank expression
"You get use to it" Jeremiah added in
"Is there a reason why you do it?" Itachi asked as he doesn't really want to know but decided to ask
"Well the posh look doesn't fit her and I rather see her mad as she acts normal like she did back when I first met her then this. . . Mask she wears around other people" Shisui said with a sad smile as Itachi raised a brow before looking at Jeremiah who was spinning finger around the side of his head saying his boss is crazy
"That is the stupidest reason I have heard to date but I'll go with it" Itachi said bluntly as Shisui flinched at the insult while Jeremiah slapped his hand against his mouth to smother the laugh that tried to get out.
"Well other than insulting me is there anything you needed Itachi" Shisui asked
"Well seeing as how I'm a Hunter I worry about the safety of the place, does this place have a Hunter academy yet?" Itachi asked as Shisui shook his head with a sigh
"No, we don't really have time to build an academy just yet seeing as most of these kids don't want to join the Hunter academy. Some of them do but not all of them, and even then we don't have anyone to teach them" Jeremiah explained as Itachi hummed while putting his hand against his chin
"What if they become part of a group that will use their previous abilities to the best of their capabilities while serving The kingdom of Kizuro at the same time" Itachi said with a knowing smile on his face as Amber stopped shouting out nonsense to stare at Itachi
"What do you have planned?" Amber asked warily wondering what he meant along with Jeremiah while Shisui knew what he was planning on doing
"You want the Akatsuki to become part of the kingdom" Shisui stated calmly
"The Akatsuki?! How in Remnant do you know them" Jeremiah asked as Itachi let out a small chuckle
"Oh it's easy to know them because I created them" Itachi pointed out calmly as shocked flew across Shisui's two trusted friends face "Though technically it's just me and Sasuke so it's not really that much of a feat" Itachi pointed out calmly as the two advisers recomposed themselves
"I see" Amber said softly in thought while Jeremiah was grinning openly as he found the idea great "So how are you going to use our citizens to their best capabilities" Amber asked as she cares about the well being of everyone here
"For the thieves and pickpockets they would be our eyes on the streets in different kingdoms, gathering intelligence while stealing items of importance in certain places. After of course, when they are trained well enough by an experienced infiltrator in doing so and they give them a green light to go out into the field. The veterans you picked up will probably have some old high ranking soldiers among them, don't they" Itachi asked as they nodded "Then those ranking officers will train the rest of the retired veterans of their choosing until they are deemed suitable of running their own groups of volunteers from the citizens in the kingdom. From what I guess is most of the old thugs you probably pick up would join to be able to fight once more but this time for an honorable goal. Tell me do you have any retired hunters or huntresses with you" Itachi asked after giving out his idea of what to do
"We have only three, they are of their later years but they are capable enough to teach students when the children are old enough to learn the ways" Jeremiah stated
"That's good, with that we already established the three factions of the military of the kingdom of Kizuro. The espionage division, the soldiers and the future Hunters, all of which will be part of the Akatsuki. The fact the Akatsuki is now this kingdom's personal force will get heads rolling of high dignitaries of other kingdoms and learn to be wary of messing with us. This moment of waryness will last a couple of years and that will give us time to train but that's all we're going to get, the end result depends on how much we get done during that time. Money is not a problem as I'll be pouring in all the money from years of being in the Akatsuki to help build reputable training facilities" Itachi said dutifully
"You'd really do all this" Amber asked not sure what to believe about what she's hearing
"Of course, this is my cousin's lively hood we're talking about here. I'm going to do whatever I can to help him" Itachi pointed out as Shisui smiled at him "But first things first. Shisui, if you please" Itachi said as Shisui's attitude went cold as he flickered out of view as he appeared on the wall to the left. Shisui punched the wall as he grabbed something on the other end as he pulled it through onto this size causing a massive hole in the wall. While that was happening Itachi pulled out a kunai and cut out a square on the floor below as he kicked the opening he made out of the way he reached down and pulled out the same thing Shisui did and threw it at the one his cousin threw.
The two spies they pulled out of their hiding spots hit each other as they fell to the floor. They stumbled quickly to get up only for Shisui to body flicked behind them and grab both of their arms. Shisui put them in a hold as he forced them onto their knees
"I should've guessed they sent spies after me" Shisui said with disdain
"I'm surprised they only sent two. . . Hold on a second" Itachi said flickering behind Shisui and grabbed his cousin's Tantō blade. He jumped up as he hung upside down on the ceiling in a crouch as stabbed the blade into the ceiling. After a second blood started pouring from the spot Itachi stabbed. Itachi slashed the ceiling as the body fell down to reveal a third spy with his neck now slit open as blood splattered everywhere before hitting the ground
"You, you traitor!" One of the spies shouted at Itachi who scoffed at them
"Traitor to what, to stopping your damn kingdom from trying to dominate this one. Please, I never cared for your kingdom's way of doing things. If I had half a mind I would assassinate your leaders and burn your government to the ground so some other kingdom gets dibs on your corpse of a nation" Itachi said darkly as he handed Shisui's blade back to him "You Atlisians always think you are so high and mighty because you are the richest kingdom there is. With your little army and Dust mines, bah" Itachi said harshly with a scoff
"You think you know anything you damn bastard, our kingdoms struggled to get where we are. We are proud citizens of the greatest kingdom there is, you have nothing to compare to us but damaged citizens and even more worthless pieces of sh-"
CRACK!
The spy's entire world turned upside down as Shisui just snapped the man's head in an entire 180 degree angle. The man's corpse now fell to the ground as the other one, that was now free due to Shisui letting go of him, tried to run away. He didn't make it very far as Shisui stabbed his Tantō into the man's leg pinning him to the floor as the man let out a howl of pain
"Please don't kill me! I don't know anything, I was only doing my job" The man said hysterically
"Do you honestly expect us to believe that" Jeremiah said pulling out a pistol as the man struggled to get away
"It's the truth I swear" The spy said hysterically
"Uh huh" Jeremiah let out dryly as he looked at Shisui who gave him an uncaring wave. Jeremiah shot the other man's leg as he let out a howl of pain
"Please no!" The man shouted with tears pouring from his eyes as Jeremiah shot him again "There is something!" The spy shouted in pain
"See, was that so hard" Jeremiah said sarcastically
"He's good at torturing people" Itachi commented as Jeremiah had the attitude for a torturer. Calm, collective, not afraid to get messy or show a twisted nature to get fear into the action. But he is showing to be a little cocky, which he must fix or he'll get too deep and mess it up
"The leaders, the leaders wanted to know if your DNA is like the girl that Itachi Uchiha sired" The spy sputtered out in pain as Itachi scowled when he heard that
"So they're still trying to get to Tsuki but they're going to go after the rest of my family" Itachi said behind grit teeth with his fist clenched "You can consider your boss lucky as I have no need to wage war against his kingdom but I will only consider this strike one. The second he gets three strikes against me or my family he'll be wishing he hasn't as not even the bottomless pits of hell could keep him safe from me" Itachi said darkly while walking past Shisui as he grabbed his cousin's Tantō and wind back over his shoulder as he stood over the down spy. He let out a yell as he cut the man's head off
Everyone stared at the corpses as they turned to Itachi as he clenched his grip on the Tantō tightly as his knuckles turned white from anger of having his own family targeted again, once in his old life and now once more in his new life
"Well" Shisui said after awhile getting everyone's attention "I guess we should get started on putting our resources into getting the Akatsuki into working order for the kingdom. Jeremiah, go the veterans and explain that we'll be starting a military and wish if they would consider rejoining and help lead" Shisui told the red haired man who gave him an honest salute
"I'll get on it" Jeremiah said turning and walking out of the room
"Amber, go get the old pickpockets and thieves around town. Tell them that we need their expertise as well as tell them that anything else that they steal during missions we'll assign to them in the future is theirs to keep as long the things they take won't be traced back to us. Also we'll need to hang up posters about signing up in the military, if you mind making the posters and have them published that'll be great" Shisui asked of Amber graciously as the auburn nodded in agreement
"It'll be done by lunch" Amber said before rushing out of the room to get it done
"Itachi, I'm sure you know we'll need resources and a good amount of assets to help start up the army we're building" Shisui asked of his cousin
"Of course, I'll get into the Akatsuki's account and deposit what you need for helping start this place up. But what of the academy for Hunters?" Itachi asked calmly as Shisui thought for a moment
"There are many in their young age to be eligible of Hunter training without any difficulty. The older ones around the age of 25 and up will be difficult as they have or haven't used their aura or semblance to a point where it's difficult to reign it in as the adolescence years are when they must reigned in or have to struggle in their later years to become proficient enough to be called Hunter" Shisui stated while pacing around his office as what he said is mostly true due to children being taught to hone in their skills at the beginning of puberty
"But you only have two to three hunters available and even then they might not want to teach. Even if we got them to teach that won't be enough to teach all the students that would apply the skills they need to be hunters" Itachi pointed out
"Then I have no choice but to teach what points the other hunters can't teach" Shisui said with little reluctance
"By doing that you would have no time for yourself at all with all the students you have to teach" Itachi pointed out
"Yeah I know, shame I can't do shadow clones because that will just reveal to the world what we can do and I'm sure we don't want that" Shisui tiredly said with a sigh
Itachi was thinking during Shisui's small rant until an idea popped into his mind as he snapped his fingers "I got it!" Itachi announced with glee as Shisui gestured him to explain "We use clones but clones in henge (Transformation) as other people to help in teach them" Itachi explained as Shisui went up to Itachi and wrapped his arm around the back of Itachi's neck
"This is why I love you cousin" Shisui said happily as Itachi rolled his eyes at his old friend's joyous attitude
"Yea I know, now get off me" Itachi said pushing his cousin off him "I will help out as much as I can during my stay here. By the way how long with the ambassadors will be staying because I will be required to go back with them" Itachi asked as he wasn't there during the meeting so he doesn't know how it went
"Well Amber dealt with the ambassadors about several things including a new trade route. They'll be finished with the finer details in about two to three days" Shisui stated calmly as Itachi nodded
"Alright then, I'll go get started on putting my assets to good use" Itachi said as he began to walk away
"Hey Itachi" Shisui called out to him as Itachi stopped to stare back "I'm sure I haven't said this yet but, It's good to see you again" Shisui said with a sincere smile as Itachi smiled back
"It's good to see you again as well my friend" Itachi said before leaving the room with Shisui all by himself
Shisui let out a dry huff as he stared at the three corpses in his office "And I just had this place finished yesterday too" Shisui complained to himself as he began getting rid of the corpses as the kingdom of Kizuro will soon mark a change in the world of man when the time comes.
Well how's that for a chapter. Now if you have any problems with what I did please keep it to yourself I really don't want to start an argument with people about why I did this.
So in my opinion I see there is at least two more chapters until Beacon starts up
Also about OC's audition. I'm sorry to say but by the end of today the auditions will cease. So if you have a late audition you better send it by the end of the day because that's when I'll stop accepting OC's
When I choose my OC's I'll put them up in a chapter as well as create a small story to explain how they got to Beacon or how they were entered. That'll be fun to write
Well now that's out of the way I hoped you all enjoyed the chapter. Please leave a comment, Review or PM and I'll see you all later, bye
