║Book 1 of the Sibling Series║Sasuke's Twin Brother║Chapter 12~(M/n) of the Dark Style║WARNING:Yaoi Fic║Disclaimer: I, YF-Chan, own nothing except my drawings, everything goes to Masashi Kishimoto. Enjoy!║Note:This one is dedicated to (M/n) meeting his other half and Shiroku's fight.
Third P.O.V
"I am the host of Norawashii, the demon of hatred."(M/n) smirked, sticking his arm out to the side so that the shadows formed a bow. Shiroku's eye widened more, before he had to force himself to calm down. Probably just some genjutsu…He pulled his katana from out of the ground, pointing it in the direction of the possessed boy.
Shiroku would be lying if he said that he wasn't the least bit scared. His heart pounded and his legs quivered slightly ─ but he wouldn't let that thing know. (M/n) licked his lips, before speaking. "You reek of cowardice. I can sense it emitting off of your chakra."Using his other arm, he started to pull on the string to his bow.
An all-black arrow formed from the black smoke surrounding him, settling on the arrow rest. "After all of your boasting, you've suddenly fell speechless? How amusing!" (M/n) released the arrow, a shrieking whistle following after. The albino's reaction was a bit off, causing him to risk a cut to his left arm.
He hissed in pain, looking at the wound, only to gasp in horror. The veins in his arm slowly began to turn black. Is it poisoned…? (M/n)'s eyes narrowed and his smirk widened. "You should avoid these, they tend to be very deadly." He waved another arrow that formed in midair, before sending that one flying as well.
"Such overwhelming chakra…" Sakura trailed off, her emerald eyes full of fear as she looked into the forest warily. Kakashi's chest squeezed unpleasantly. The worst part about it…is that the chakra is mixed in with (M/n)'s. He glanced at Sasuke's and Naruto's fight with Haku, in which Naruto made more Shadow Clones only for them to get destroyed.
.:.(M/n)'s Mental Landscape.:.
Where am I? Why do I feel so lonely…? The ravenette's body dragged itself forwards, after walking for such a terribly long time. The only sound was his footsteps echoing throughout the never ending darkness. His heart ached with despair as he found himself slowly treading along his uncertain past. Suddenly, he collapsed to his knees, giving up on walking.
"Well it's about time." A familiar voice called out, causing (M/n)'s onyx eyes to widen in fear. "Who said that? Show yourself!" He reached for a kunai, only to figure out that he didn't have one. Oh boy…Maybe I should've made sure I had a weapon first…The stranger's footsteps sounded throughout the nothingness. "You'd think one would know his own voice."
(M/n) took a step back in fear, as a figure emerged, holding a lantern in his hand. "Make some light in here will you?" Tilting his head to the side, the ravenette stared at the unidentifiable silhouette in front of him. "H-How do I do that?" Releasing a sigh, the figure pinched the bridge of what (M/n) assumed to be his nose. "You're one hell of an idiot. Use your Fireball Jutsu."
The pale teen glared at him while doing as he was told. His eyes widened at the sight of now-lit candles surrounding him, but even more so at the figure in front of him. He had unruly black hair, pale skin, a partially defined jaw, and was wearing the standard Uchiha outfit. The only thing different was that his sclera was black and his iris was a bright ruby red. "You're me!"
. .:.
Shiroku grunted as he deflected another arrow with his blade. "Why aren't you dead?" He growled, fear turning into annoyance. (M/n) cackled loudly, firing three arrows at once. "Because I don't feel like dying!" The ravenette stated as if it was the simplest thing ever. He charged at the unsuspecting teen, his bow switching into a scythe.
The albino winced as the scythe clashed into his katana with concerning force. His feet skidded backwards as he tried to hold his ground, furrowing his white eyebrows in concentration. "The real question here is, how are you going to die?" (M/n)'s voice sounded from behind Shiroku, causing him to whip his head around. "H-How did you─?!"
Zabuza temporarily lost focus at the horrific scream echoing throughout the area, before it went completely silent. Which one was it? (M/n) gripped his face in pain, falling to his knees. "Cut it out!" He spat angrily at no one. Shiroku took his inner argument as a chance to get away, managing to get at least 5 meters away before his leg started screaming in pain.
He looked at his leg, the veins in it almost all the way black. "Damn…" He whispered angrily, hiding behind a tree and sitting down. "Maybe if I just…" Shiroku pulled out a kunai, holding it against his wound, prepared to bleed out the "poison".
.:.(M/n)'s Mental Landscape.:.
"You're me!" (M/n) yelps, collapsing on his bottom. The other teen scowled at him. "No, you're me. I'm the real you." The ravenette looked at him stupidly, trying to figure out if he heard right. "No…I'm the real me." [M/n 2.0] chuckled darkly, pushing his hair out of his face. "Fine, then I'm the true feelings inside of you. The feelings you never express."
The feelings I never expressed? (M/n) glanced warily at his counterpart, "What do you mean? I've always been expressive!" This time, [M/n 2.0] laughed wholeheartedly, before giving the ravenette a crazed stare. "You can't lie to yourself! You were always alone, and very few people paid attention to you! Deep down inside, you've always felt bitter!"
(M/n) glared at him, balling his fist. "What the hell are you talking about?! I've never felt any of those things! So shut your damn mouth, fucking psycho!" [M/n 2.0] growled, launching himself at his 'good side'. Slamming both his hands on each side of (M/n)'s head, he stared angrily at him. "You dare to call me crazy!?"
"No one bothered to listen to you, except for Itachi! No one cared about your ideals! Father didn't even spare a look your way and Mother was always concerned about Sasuke. They left you all alone, locked away in your room and pushed you to the side like you weren't important! Now tell me straight to my face, that you didn't feel the least bit angry!"
"Shut up…" (M/n) bit his bottom lip, squeezing his eyes shut. "Just shut the hell up!" He shoved his 'bad half' off of him, wiping his tears. All the emotions that he's locked away, were leaking out at full force. "I was infuriated and hurt! But I didn't let them know because I didn't want to cause trouble for them! I didn't want to seem selfish by expecting attention on me all the time!"
(M/n) sobbed pitifully, gripping his hair and drawing his knees up to his chest. "What do you mean 'all the time'? The attention was never on you. All you ever had was Itachi, and even he was a little bit too busy for you. Although I suppose Shisui was also a powerful asset, until he died." [M/n 2.0] murmurs the last part.
-Flashback-
(M/n) grinned brightly at his brother's companion as he ruffled his hair gently. "Shisui! You'll play with me right?!" The older Uchiha nods, returning a blinding smile of his own. "Sure. Let's go outside first. I want to tell you something." Grabbing his bigger hand, (M/n) follows him outdoors, wondering what it is that Shisui needed to discuss.
His voice was awfully serious at the end…"Alright, here we are." Shisui sat down in the meadow, motioning for the younger to follow. "What's wrong? You seem sad…" (M/n)'s big round eyes were full of concern as he looked up at his other 'big brother'. Sending the smaller Uchiha a closed eye smile, Shisui patted his head.
"It's nothing…I just want you to promise me something. You see, there's something wrong with the clan right now, and I don't want them to drag you or rather what's inside you, into it. So, I want you to promise after everything is over with, to be Itachi's light in his world full of darkness, because the road he might have to take, will be lonely." (M/n) tilted his head, before looking up at the sky.
"What do you mean? Is Big Brother scared of the dark? Do you want me to bring him a nightlight?" Shisui laughed loudly, remembering that (M/n) still was just a child. "No, that isn't what I meant. You'll find out in due time. Until then─" He tapped (M/n) on his shoulder before taking off, "─you're it!" The younger ravenette's mouth opened and closed as he processed what happened.
"Hey! You cheater!"
-Flashback End-
"Admit it. Now you know what he was talking about that day. That's why you've been pushing me away, like how they did to you. But I just need you to accept me, and together, we can complete Shisui's wish. We can─" "Cut it out! I don't want anything to do with you! The emotions in you, are the same ones that took over my clan, and led to their demise!"
"You're nothing but the monster deep inside my heart. And I don't plan on releasing you anytime soon." [M/n 2.0] grinded his teeth angrily, a growl erupting from the back of his throat. "You little─!" Suddenly all the lighting from the candles went out. (M/n)'s eyes struggled to readjust to the darkness. "Hello...?"
. .:.
Shiroku winced, feeling a bit woozy after having the "poison" in his system for a while. "I-I don't think this is just any ordinary poisoning." He whispered to himself, resting the back of his head on the tree bark. "You are correct, in fact, it is not poison at all; it's my chakra." The albino blinked hazily at him, struggling to focus.
"Cha…kra?" Kneeling in front of his victim, (M/n) grabbed his chin, pulling Shiroku's head down in order for him to meet his gaze. "Yes, my dark chakra and it's slowly shutting down every function in your body, you'll be dead in about half an hour, or at least you would've been if you weren't stupid enough to inflict wounds on yourself."
Shiroku weakly glared at him, all the feeling in his arm and leg gone. "Crystal Style: Crystal Encampment Wall." (M/n) sucked in a breath, before using his chakra to quickly move backwards as a large light blue wall of crystals surrounded the albino. "You're still trying to fight your fate? I must say, you are one of the most incompetent fools I've ever battled."
Shiroku sighed slightly, before coughing up some blood. I may have not been able to avenge my parents, but hopefully I'll be able to meet them..."W-What the hell…?" A confused voice murmurs, a voice that Shiroku was glad to hear, even if he was his enemy. "So you're finally back to normal eh?" The crystal wall slowly began to crumble, due to his lack of chakra.
"A-Are you okay?" (M/n) questions timidly, hesitant to come to his aid. "What type of dumb ass question is that? Come here." The ravenette studied his stature, before deeming him safe enough to go by. The white haired teen's usually ruby eyes were a dull plain red, as he breathed slowly. "I'm really sorry this happened to you…"
Shiroku glared at the younger male. "Don't be idiotic. I deserved it, after all, I tried to kill you first." (M/n) frowned, noticing how his eyes wavered slightly, as if he was trying to find someone. "Do you want me to─" "Just shut up. I've never been this close to death before…So I'm kind of nervous." Shiroku inhaled heavily, closing his visible eye.
"W-Why are you telling me this? It's just going to make me feel even guiltier that I couldn't help." The albino grunted softly. "Don't be. You weren't even aware of what was going on. As far as I could tell, I think you were possessed." Shiroku suddenly heaved up more blood, causing (M/n) to panic. "I'm going to go get help!"
"No. Stay here…please." He pleads quietly, his ruby eye half lidded. "Besides, you're not supposed to help the enemy. Let this be a lesson on what to do in the future." The pale teen slowly lowered himself back onto the ground, glancing at the blood warily. "Are you afraid of being alone?" Shiroku questions out of the blue. (M/n)'s eyes widened slightly.
They left you all alone, locked away in your room and pushed you to the side like you weren't important!
"Kind of. But I've always been alone, only my brothers and a close friend, who was also like a brother to me were the only people I talked to. Though, one of them died in an accident…and my other brother went rogue after slaughtering or clan…" (M/n) closed his eyes, thinking about the times he had with Shisui and Itachi.
"So you also know what it's like to lose someone. My parents were killed in an invasion on my village. Here, I want you to have this...before I pass on. I'm happy to give such a prized possession to a worthy opponent. Zabuza-sensei had got it for me, the day I first joined him and Haku…" Shiroku pointed towards his katana that lay beside him.
"Take good care of it, please." (M/n) nodded his head. "I promise." Smiling weakly, Shiroku closed his eyes. "Don't let that thing control you anymore… You have such a good soul…" The younger male caught his body before it collapsed on the ground, slowly laying him on his back. "Seems like things cleared up over here then." Kakashi's solemn voice sounded.
"Shiroku of the Crystal Style huh? You were my first actual enemy, or should I say frenemy? Oh boy, hehe. I wish you a happy afterlife with your parents." Holding the katana tight in his grip, (M/n) watched as his teammates dug graves for Zabuza, Haku, and Shiroku. Sasuke rested an arm on his shoulders, sending him a small smile.
"Guess what?" (M/n) looked curiously at his older twin, whose smile shifted into a smirk. "You owe me a week's worth of dinner. I awakened my Sharingan, loser." The ravenette's jaw dropped. "W-What?! No way, that isn't fair! We made that bet years ago!" "Better start taking cooking lessons from Tsunami~" "But Sasuke!" The said male chuckled lightly. He definitely liked a normal (M/n) better than a depressed one.
│~│~│~│►Up Next: Chapter 13 - The Chuunin Exams!│~│~│~│
"Who are those guys?"
Kakashi-sensei and Naruto are bickering more than usual…