"If you go back you die!" I took out a kunai to pick the locks on the handcuffs and began working on trying to free him.
"I know.." I stopped in my tracks and looked up at Soku, this was what he wanted, he knew that his village would kill him for being a traitor. That's what he went back for. Soku collapsed against the tree and looked up at the sky.
"Don't you see Kakashi? I'm a broken weapon of war. Everyone I love is dead or has forgotten me. I have nothing left." Jiraiya put his hand on my shoulder then pointed towards the woods. I looked over to see Itachi with Sasuke. I motioned them both over and Sasuke was the first one to be at Soku's side. He took Soku's hand as Soku turned to look at him.
"Hey...its my two favorite Uchihas….I had hoped the jutsu would've lasted longer.." He coughed up more blood as Itachi took Soku in his arms. Soku's skin had paled considerably since we saved him from that chamber. He lifted his hand that had been over his wound and blood dripped onto the ground from his hand.
"He's going to bleed to death if we don't do something!" Sasuke couldn't see it but we could. Soku wouldn't even make it to the next closest medical ninja, he was going to die.
"Big brother...why aren't you saving him?!" Itachi was too focused on Soku to notice Sasuke yelling at him. I pulled Sasuke over to me and shook my head at him.
"No he can't...Soku can't leave us!"
Soku sat up long enough to kiss Itachi, "I love you...Itachi." Soku's arms dropped from around Itachi as he closed his eyes. Itachi noticed something on his arm just under the remaining handcuff and it seemed to anger him. As I looked I noticed it too, one deep gash across his wrist. And the only one who could've done that was the one putting the handcuffs on him. Itachi and Sasuke left with Soku's body as I looked up at Jiraiya.
"His own village plotted his death. I think it's time to attack Kirigakure."