Lucy's POV
The next morning, I dreamt that I heard a voice.
"Wake up..."
I opened my eyes a bit, and saw Itachi standing at my bedside. He was looking directly at me with an emotionless expression...
"Good morning, Itachi...," I said to him.
I sat up...
"How did you sleep?" I asked.
"I slept well...," he answered.
"That's good!" I said cheerfully.
I got out of bed and stood in front of Itachi, who had turned to face me.
"What am I going to learn from you, Itachi?" I asked curiously.
"I'm going to teach you illusions," he told me.
"Am I going to learn about illusions, or learn how to use them?" I asked.
"We shall see... Now, go to the place where you trained with Leader and Hidan."
Before I could even respond, Itachi went back inside of his ring.
"Alright, I guess I'll go there..." I said to his ring.
I changed from the clothes that I had been wearing yesterday into some new, cleaner ones...
"I'm glad that Pein didn't change me into my pajamas – it'd be pretty weird if he saw me naked!" I thought.
Once I was done getting changed, I went to the place where I usually trained...
"We're here, Itachi. You can come out now!" I told his ring.
Itachi came out of his ring and looked around...
"What do you think, Itachi? Will you be able to train me here?" I asked.
"Yes, this place will do nicely...," he answered.
He turned towards me...
"You didn't really answer my question earlier, Itachi... Am I going to learn about illusions, or am I going to learn how to use them?" I asked him again.
"First I will teach you about them. Then, even though you do not have the Sharingan, I will teach you how to use them," he answered.
"What's the Sharingan?" There were so many words that Hidan, Pein and Itachi used that I didn't understand yet.
"I am going to explain that to you. Now pay attention, as I will only explain this once, do you understand?" he asked.
"Yes," I answered.
"Good... Now let us begin our lesson," he responded.
I paid attention to every word as he explained about illusions.
"Illusions can be created by two things: the Sharingan or Genjutsu. Illusions are created by people who are controlling the chakra flow of their target's cerebral nervous system, which affects all five senses. This power is frequently used to trick the target's body into believing it is undergoing pain or to create false images... Genjutsu can also be used to manipulate others – very similarly to brainwashing – by feeding them illusive suggestions. Most Genjutsu is preformed visually, requiring the target to make eye contact with the caster. Audible Genjutsu is deemed the most dangerous, as the user can trap their target in an illusion from a long distance..." he taught me.
"Didn't Hidan say that Itachi isn't much of a talker? Weird, I guess he's wrong... Wait. Why am I thinking about this? Pay attention to Itachi!" I thought to myself.
"A target's chakra flow, if disrupted enough, can break the caster's influence on them... This Genjutsu Dissipation can be done by the target themselves – assuming they realize that they are under the influence of a Genjutsu. It can also be broken if an ally emits his or her own chakra into the target. Pain that is not caused by the Genjutsu can break the target out of the Genjutsu, returning them to their normal senses... If a caster's vision is obstructed by something that makes eye contact impossible, it will take away the usage of Ocular Genjutsu...," he explained to me.
It looked like he was done with his explanation now, but I wasn't sure...
"Are you done?" I asked.
"Yes... Do you have any questions?" he asked me.
"What's chakra?" I said curiously.
"It's surprising that Leader did not teach you about chakra... but in short, chakra is much like the magic energy that resides inside of this world...," he answered.
"Oh...," I said. I nodded so he knew I understood.
"Are you ready to move onto the next lesson, or do you have another question?" he asked.
"I don't have another question."
"Good, now let's move onto our lesson about the Sharingan," he told me.
I paid close attention to Itachi again...
"When an Uchiha experiences a powerful emotional condition with regards to a person precious to them, their brain releases a special form of chakra that affects the optic nerves, thereby transforming the eyes into the Sharingan. For that reason, the Sharingan is described as an eye reflecting the heart... Assuming the user is aware they have awakened the Sharingan, they are able to use it freely. There are two types of Sharingan: the Eye of Insight allows one to see chakra, copy almost any jutsu they see, and read movements with ease. Then there is the Eye of Hypnotism, which allows one to inflict powerful Genjutsu upon their target, and while not really an ability, a user of the Eye of Hypnotism may see the future if they are able to mimic their opponents actions perfectly...," he told me.
"That sounds awesome!" I exclaimed.
"It is amazing for those who are not able to access the Sharingan...," he responded monotonously.
"It does sound really cool!" I said happily.
"Tell me something. Judging by what I have told you, what type of Sharingan do you think I am able to access?" he asked.
I thought about it for a minute or two, going over everything he just told me, to try to figure it out...
"The Eye of Hypnotism?" I asked.
"So it seems you we're paying attention to what I was teaching you... Good...!"
I smiled to myself...
"Now we move onto to training you to use illusions," he told me.
"Who do I use it on?" I asked.
"Seeing as there is no one around for you to practice with, you will be practicing on me," he answered.
"What?! But… what if I hurt you? I don't wanna hurt you with an illusion!" I exclaimed, feeling shocked.
"Seeing as you are just beginning to create illusions, the chance of you inflicting any pain on me is smaller than a speck of dust," he told me, rather loftily.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"I'm never wrong when it comes to illusions...," he answered.
"Okay then... So what do I do to use an illusion on you?" I asked.
"Try to channel your power into your eyes. Make direct eye contact with me, and think of what you want your illusion to be," he told me.
I made direct eye contact with Itachi and tried to channel power into my eyes, though I didn't really know what that meant…
"Okay, I think I've got it..." I thought.
He was staring back into my eyes...
"I'm invisible! You can't see me!" I thought at him.
After a few seconds of waiting...
"Did it work?" I asked.
"You are slightly transparent. It is a start, but you must try again... Get it right!" he commanded.
I nodded and tried again...
"Better. One more time...," he demanded.
I did as he said and tried to use an illusion one more time...
"You were completely invisible there for just a second! Good job...," he praised.
"Thanks! What are your illusions like, Itachi?" I asked, feeling proud.
"There is no real way for me to describe them to you, as each illusion is different. The only way for you to know what they are like is for you to experience them yourself...," he answered.
"Then please show me. I'm really curious!" I told him.
"Are you sure you want to experience my illusions? They are terrifying... I do not think you will be able to handle my illusions..." he responded.
"You won't know until you show me...," I said.
"Alright... However, do not say I didn't warn you... Now. Do not look away from my eyes," he commanded.
I nodded and kept my eyes on his eyes... They turned red...
"Tsukuyomi," he commanded.
I was sent into a terrifying illusion just like Itachi said...
"Itachi! Please don't kill her!" I pleaded.
This illusion wasn't just terrifying... It made me feel like crying, too, because of what was going on...
"Stop it! Please!" I pleaded.
All because Itachi was...
"Stop killing Mom!" I pleaded.
After a few minutes of watching a bunch of Itachi's kill a bunch of my Mom's, I thought I heard something...
"I swear to Lord Jashin, you are the stupidest fucking little brat I have ever met!"
Next thing I knew, I felt a stinging pain in my cheek that brought me back to reality...
"I told you not to look at his eyes when they're red and, what the fuck did you do?! Look at his fucking eyes! Your such a little idiot!"
I rubbed my cheek...
"Why did you slap me, Hidan?" I asked, kind of angry and sad.
"It got you out of the fucking illusion, didn't it? Be grateful you little brat!" he answered.
"I am! But couldn't you have just broken the illusion by giving me some of your chakra or something?" I asked.
"Hell no! You deserved to get fucking slapped for not listening to me!" he answered.
"What are you even doing out here, Hidan?" Itachi asked.
"Pein wanted me to check up on her stupid ass, and I only came out for that and nothing else!"
A few seconds of complete silence passed, then...
"You were worried, weren't you?" I asked.
I got another slap.
"Not in your wildest dreams you little brat!" he yelled.
I noticed that Itachi wasn't there anymore... Guess he went back into his ring...
"Now get the fuck back home. Your training is over for today!" Hidan yelled.
"But—!" I tried to say.
"Brat, I swear to Lord Jashin that if you don't I will sacrifice your ass to Lord Jashin, and Pein will not stop me!" he yelled.
Okay, Hidan was really angry right now...
"NOW GET MOVING!" he commanded.
"Okay, okay! I'm going!" I said.
Hidan went back into his ring and I ran off to head back to the mansion...
"Hidan is really scary when he's angry... Itachi's illusions are something I don't want to experience ever again... I should try to avoid both Itachi's Sharingan and making Hidan mad..." I thought.
Those were two things I had permanently etched into my mind as very important things. And they were very important, at least to me anyways...
Hello everyone! I am back after a much-needed break! Thank you all for being so patient! I really appreciate it! If I got anything wrong in this... Just shut up I don't wanna hear you flame me about it!
Anyways...
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