Author's Note: This is the last ever chapter of The Red Soul. Thank you so much everyone who has spent some of their time reading, reviewing or inspiring my story. I would just like to mention a few people who have constantly done something to help me during this period; cocablossom, InnocentBlossom, Cerice Belle, LePetitPallilllon and finally to my nee-chan.
I hope you have enjoyed reading this story and I am hoping to write a new story soon called "Bang Bang Hand's Up" which is about bushrangers in outback Australia and yes it will be based mostly on the SasuSaku pairing...I have a few thoughts on it and if you are interested PM me and we can talk about concepts, I would appreciate that. :P
I don't own Naruto. Another big thank you from me and my character.
Now Enjoy the final chapter.
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Italic's means memory
Bold means her thoughts
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Normal Point of View:
In a dark cave, many kilometres from any sort of civilisation, 5 candles provided the only source of light to two bodies. One was deathly pale with black hair and the other a more flush colour with brown hair. The paler body lay in the centre of five candles positioned in a manner that you would find corpse in just before a funeral. The other sat, knees bent and legs curled beneath herself, at the head of the other. She just stared at the body that lay before her for what seemed like hours. Only minuets later she closed her eyes and took in a deep breath.
It was the night of the last day of the year and the full moon was high and shining outside the cave.
Kisa's Point of View
It has been a month since he died. I had created an artificial body to replace his as to not rouse suspicion. I had finally done it. All the way from first stealing that scroll to now, it has taken ages and lots of chakra but I have learned that jutsu.
I have one shot to complete this jutsu.
One chance to bring him back to life.
If it fails, I will die and hopefully I will go to the same place that he has gone to.
Breath in…
Breath out…
In…
Out…
One chance…
One shot…
Do it…
Don't hold back…
I sighed.
Here goes nothing.
"To take life is one thing,
To give is another.
Will you be willing to live again
Come forth soul out of your den
Kuro-Yuki Secret Jutsu: Soul Reincarnation"
My body felt like it was on fire. I screamed. It knew it would hurt but not this much. Blood poured out of my mouth streaming down to my clothing, trickling down on to his face.
I felt my soul unattached itself from my body and float towards a place I didn't know. I had to be strong.
I lost consciousness.
It felt like I was floating. What was this? Memories...memories of my life...
...*****...
My door banged open. Groaning I sat up rubbing my eyes.
"What!"
"Kisa! Honey! He's gone."
My eyes snapped open. I jumped out of bed and raced out of the house in nothing but my nightgown. I made it to the main house. I banged on the door. It swung open and I ran inside towards his room. Bounding up the step and into the room, I pushed myself to the front of the crowd. There he was blood running down his chin and no life in his body. I stared at the corpse.
"You Did this! You filthy Bitch. How Dare you!"
I looked up at his mothers face with dispassion and replied.
"No, something else did."
So that was from when my cousin died...the start of my new life as it is now...A new frame passed by my face
"Monster. You call me monster" Her voice like the death reaper itself boomed out from her tiny body. "You called me monster. HAHAHAHAHAHA! WHAT DOES THAT MAKE YOU! YOUR NOT EVEN WORTHY OF A TITLE! Come and see the pain, the pain you have caused me. You will all remember the day that you first created this monster. All the living shall die and the soul shall cry, Ninja art: Soul burial".
So, I said that...did I even mean it?
...*****...
"Eh?! I leave you for a minuet 'tachi and you are already cornering girls."
"Be quiet Kisame"
"What do we have here. The only survivor to the clan. How amusing. Doesn't this remind you of something"
"Girl. How did you come to be alone and the only survivor to a slaughtered clan."
"I killed them. They blamed me. If I could, I would kill them over again. I would eat their souls that they used to plague and corrupt the younger generation with. If they were alive again, I would force them to feel the pain they caused me. I had just found a way to bring my cousin back to life with the special jutsu that has been only found in my clan. They were wrong. Kill me if you wish because I have nothing now. Nothing to live for."
No. I have something to live for now...because of you.
"My name is Kisa Kuro-Yuki and I was the one to kill of my clan not Itachi and Kisame. I have learned the secrets of the clan, the ability to control the souls of the dead. You have given me another chance at life and now I will repay you by serving you to the best of my ability.
...*****...
"Kisa! What are you doing here? You should be in the hospital?" Asuma asked.
"Your from an ally village you need to GET AWAY FROM THEM! THEY ARE APART OF A DANGEROUS ORGANISATION!" Kakashi yelled at me. I turned to him and smirked.
"You don't realise some things are so obvious."
I pulled out my cloak from my bag and slid it on then grabbed my forehead protector and tied it over the fake one that I had used for the mission. I heard a gasp.
"Itachi, I'll take Deidara and Tobi and report back to base. The nine-tails is a small boy with bright yellow hair with a stupid personality, we'll eventually go after the one-tailed. Not like you need to know but watch out for your brother. He has a thing for the boy."
...*****...
"Weasel. What are you doing?" I whispered.
"Hn. Go to sleep. Your tired."
"Thanks for stating the obvious."
"Hn."
"Hn to you too" I yawning. "Goodnight 'tachi."
I allowed gravity to shut my eye lids and curled further into his chest gripping his cloak. He carried me to my room without so much as a word.
I was immature back then. I should have realised my feelings back then.
...*****...
"Who are you? Answer us. Who are you."
"We know your with the Akatsuki so spit it out. Your out numbered." I raised an eyebrow at pinky.
"WHO ARE YOU!" Shouted the brat.
"I am sad that the Kyuubi brat and pinky over there don't remember me." I said in a monotone voice, faking hurt.
I removed my straw hat and undid the cloak.
"Who is she Sakura-chan?"
"Baka. Don't you remember."
"No..?"
"Your as dimwitted as normal Naruto. I am surprised that you remember me. It's been at least two years now."
"Kisa Kuro-Yuki?"
"Hallelujah, He finally got it! "
"What are you doing in the Akatsuki?"
"I am sorry to burst your bubble but I'm not hear to fight. I am here to relay a message and that is it."
"SPILL IT!"
"The Akatsuki is about to make its move."
The message that started this war I am desperately trying to avoid.
...*****...
"This is the greatest, I'll destroy you with this. Tobi run."
"Oh, Bad. It's the C4 Karura!"
"What was that?"
"Super tiny, nano sized bombs, the C4 Karura...by using the blast created from blowing up the giant Deidara, smaller bombs, that cannot be seen by the ordinary eye, are dispersed in to the air. It is a mechanism that sets off the bombs inside every passageway of any living creature that inhales them. These explosions will destroy the body from the inside on a cellular level. A truly frightening jutsu..."
Deidara...I miss you and Sasori.
KABOOM!
"...go and run back to base and tell your lover-boy what just happened"
"How can you not be upset about your sempi committing suicide and what is going on with your voice..."
Her voice died out as person known as Tobi bent over. She cautiously walked over to him. Out of the blue he laughed, his shoulders shaking from the vibrations that rolled over his body, and even through the mask Kisa was starting to feel a malicious intent.
"What's wrong? Is this not the Tobi you like? THAT'S RIGHT TURN YOUR BACK ON AN ENEMY! Run Kisa Kuro-Yuki! You're just the message carrier...You will be of no use soon my little chess piece."
Why...Why didn't I notice the change in him...With my knowledge now I understand that I was just a pawn to his game...but why ...
"Kisa. There is only so long a person can live for and that time for me is almost near the end."
"Wait…wait…WHAT! What are you talking about 'Tachi, we'll get you better and everything will be fine." She helped Itachi stand and they both looked at each other.
"No it won't. Kisa can I ask you a favour. You don't have to answer straight away but will you be with me."
"I don't understand what you mean. Your talking gibberish again, wait Uchiha's don't talk like that… are you feeling sick or something…Do I need to talk to Leader to ask him to take you off missions for a bit…"
"Stop…you'll understand soon and do give me an answer when you do."
You tamed and taught this monster how to love again after all the betrayal I have been through. Come back to me...I love you.
...*****...
I was falling, falling...the tunnel of darkness never ended. I hit a hard surface. My eyes snapped open. I was in that cave again.
No...!
I had failed.
I let a single tear roll down my face and onto his cheek. I wiped the liquid off his face and ran my thumbs against his cold grey cheeks, tracing the lines on his face. Irony at it's greatest, where I willingly went through the grey transformation to gain power yet he lost power and ended up turning grey. I let out a small laugh.
I noticed a warm glow from in front of me. I raised my head. A red soul. It floated in front of me. I watched it as it moved around my body. Gently, I lifted my hands to cup this life form. Slowly I lowered it and let it sink into his chest.
Nothing….
I turned away. There was nothing I could do. I would leave the body to rot in the cave and for animals to eat it. It was better than some other ninja taking it.
I feel useless, I can't do anything. I walked to the edge of the cave where the moon was shining down on the lake beneath me. It was a beautiful night as the first night of the New Year should be. I turned back to give one last look at the bod...Where was it?
Itachi?
No way!
The once lifeless figure was sitting up and absorbing his surroundings.
I had done it.
"ITACHI!" I ran to him and jumped on him.
"Where am I. I thought…"
"Don't worry about that any more cause I brought you back."
"But…that means…"
I cut him off with a kiss.
"You wanted an answer. Here it is." I leaned in again and rested my forehead against his.
He was stunned and you could see his mind ticking through all the things that he had said to me.
"I don't care that there is a war about to happen in the outside world. I don't care that we were a part of a criminal organisation."
"Hn.."
"Is that all you can say…"
It was his turn to cut me off as he pulled me in to a hug. He pressed his fingers against my lips.
"Shhh Kisa. I know what you are trying to say."
"I love you."
"As do I."
Our lips once again interlocked, kissing hungrily as if it was an illusion which it may disappear in a second. We broke apart and I leaned down to lie on him.
We stayed like that for what seemed like hours and watched the sunrise of the first day of the year. The day that I turned 18 and the day I found my love.
...*****...
Normal point of view
We will never know of what happened to those two lovers because they disappeared from any records in history. Although many years later people have claimed that they have seen two red souls floating near the edge of the forest between Konoha and Kumogakure at midnight on the last day of the year to the morning of the first. It seems as if those two souls are not willing to part with each other even after Heaven has opened its arms and invited them to live in peace forever.
THE END.
