My Susanoo had just fully formed when the other was on top of me. He was already striking at me with massive katana. I moved to block it, as I heard Sakura screaming below me. I glanced down to see her looking up at the two of us. Her mouth moving quickly as he face was becoming red. Damn it, I should have brought her with me. Why didn't I think about that? Before I could even think to pick her up the other Sasunoo was striking at me again. I glared at it, trying to look at the person that was hovering in it. Who the hell was this?
I couldn't think about that, though, because they were clearly out to destroy me. I couldn't even stop for a minute to scream to Sakura to move back because of the speed they were unleashing their blows. There wasn't even a moment for me to strike back. If I knew this was coming I would have been better prepared. I didn't have any warning what so ever. The only thing that I had been focused on was Sakura. I clenched my teeth, using a Sasunoo was awkward after all this time. Not to mention that it was not something I had used too many time when I had my eyes. After not activating it in over a decade I was rusty and the green form was moving in a clumsy manner. It was taking all my concentration to move the beast quick enough to block and avoid the blows.
The one thing that was clear to me was: I needed to move this fight. We were close to the village, too close to Sakura, and her teammates. It was going to be hard, though, there weren't many openings that I could take. There was little I could do besides try and move from defense to offense. I had to push them back. There weren't many openings, though, and the speed was almost unrealistic. But even the best fighter will slip up, I had to remind myself. I just had to be sure to take it the moment it happened.
The other Susanoo kept swinging his massive katana, and I was blocking most of the blows. I could feel the force within mine. The energy around me vibrated with each hit. I gnashed my teeth as I began to strike back. There! He went to block my blade and I moved to kick him in the middle. I watched as it began to fold in the middle and was pushed back with the force. It wasn't as far as I would have liked, but I would take it. We would still be in the training fields. The plus side was that we were moved to the very outer edge of the village's border.
Bounding over the trees I followed them and they stepped back. I peered at the man in the beast. He was snarling at me as his Susanoo straightened. I was still too far, the haze of the Susanoo was making it difficult to see the details of his face. Not that I had much time to really look at him. The rage that was rolling off of him intensified and he came back after me. That's when I saw the black flames begin to form as it went after my Susanoo. I cursed as I realized it was the Amaterasu. I quickly move out of the way to avoid the flames from making contact. What the hell were they thinking to let that shit lose?!
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?" A voice screamed out of the other Susanoo. I look at the man who was still snarling at me. He seemed to be panting as he moved his Sasunno closer. Before I could even answer him he swung his katana at me again. "HOW DO YOU HAVE THAT CHAKRA?" I blocked the blow as I grit my teeth. Was it really too much to ask for a moment to answer a question before the attack continued? The man screamed a maddening sound as he continued the assault.
Suddenly I felt an electric shock run through my body as it came together who this was. How was I so stupid? Perhaps it was because I was more invested in living then putting two and two together. There were only two of us that I knew still lived. Sasuke. It had to be him. I forced my body to move as he came at me again. What I really couldn't understand was why it was he yelling about my chakra. He was young, a mere boy when I tried to kill myself. There was no way he could remember how my chakra felt.
"Stop!" I yell, but he wasn't listening. His rage was so consuming that he was basically in a berserker trance. This wouldn't end until one of us was taken down. I needed to subdue him. But how? He was stronger, I knew it. There was no questioning that. He also had better control of his Sasunoo. Before I could even formulate a plan there was another massive amount of chakra coming at us. That was just my luck.
Behind Sasuke, there was a bright yellow form closing in. This one didn't have the rage of Sasuke. It was bright, it was warm, it was monstrous at the same time. It was like the sun. It was like Naruto. That's when I saw the fox form emerge. Sasuke's Susanoo took a step back as the fox was about to collide with him. Suddenly the two became one. The armor of the Susanoo fit against the fox as if they were always meant to be. My eyes were wide as watched it happen. There was no way I could go against this. None at all. The hybrid Susanoo moved and prepared to strike. I knew that there was no way that I could move fast enough to avoid them. So I went into a defensive stance.
I wouldn't survive this. I knew it. My chakra was running low. I knew my Susanoo form was about to dissipate. Even if it was full strength I doubt it would matter. Everything slowed around me. The arms of my Susanoo rising, the way that the other was pulling back to release a blow. It was as if every second was stretched out to an hour. The only thing that was still racing was my mind. Sasuke was going to kill me. There was nothing I could do about it. These men were the two that took down the mother of chakra. I was nothing compared to that. A flea. My eyes began to slowly fall as I awaited my fate. My mind flashed images of Sakura, Noni, Koji, Yosh, Hisako, Goro, Yumma and Itachi. I also remembered the young boy Sasuke used to be. Nothing about the man resembled that child. Gone was the boy that use to tell me how much greater his brother was then I was. I would never see that boy again. My eyes finally shut tightly as I prepared for the end.
"Naruto! What are you doing?! Just finish it!" The angry voice of Sasuke rang in my ears. I opened my eyes to see the blade of the Susanoo a mere few feet away from me. Halted before it could make contact.
"Sasuke stop that's Sui!" Naruto yelled from within the beast. "He's not our enemy!"
"I don't care who he is. He has the same chakra Danzo had!" I could see the struggle as I watched the blade in front of me tremble. All I could do was stare at it with wide eyes.
"Listen, I don't know what you are talking about, but this man isn't an enemy," Naruto began. I couldn't make out the rest of it because the blood began to pound in my ears, and the pressure began to build in my eyes. I felt the blood start to roll down from the corners. I had overused my eyes and chakra. I had to release my Susanoo, this was as long as I could go with it. I dismissed the armored giant and let myself fall.
I landed on uneasy feet. I panted from using so much chakra. It had been such a long time, I had forgotten how much of a strain it was. I looked up to see that the fox and Susanoo were still joined. Still froze in a striking position. It was truly a beautiful terrorizing sight. Within a few seconds, the hybrid began to disappear as both Sasuke and Naruto fell. I didn't know what to expect. I didn't think that I would be alive at the moment.
I stood still as Sasuke charged at me. He grabbed me by the collar and slammed my body into a tree. He was taller than I was. I looked up to him as he stared down at me. Sharingan glowing red in one eye with the ringed rinnegan in the other. "Who the hell are you?" He growled as he slammed me against the tree again. The blow was forceful enough to knock the air out of my lungs and black spots swirled in my eyes. I couldn't answer him because it was hard to take a breath. He repeated the action again. At this point, I didn't think that he was even looking for an answer. He was still full of rage.
Naruto was soon on him pulling him back. I fell to the ground coughing and wheezing as I tried to form words. Sasuke was still screaming at me as he was being pulled back. I closed my eyes and I could feel all the chakra that was coming here. More than likely Anbu and other shinobi, I thought to myself as I struggled to stand. I opened my eyes, as I slowly began to straighten myself. My eyes went wide as I looked to Naruto... He was the spitting image of the Fourth. It took me a minute to realize it wasn't Minato. His face was drawn with worry as he held on Sasuke's arm. While my not so little cousin was staring at me like he was still about to kill me. I coughed again to try and talk, but it came out as a hoarse grunt.
"Sui!" I heard yelling coming from the trees behind me. I turned my head to see Sakura, Yamato, and Sai running towards us. Immediatly relief rolled through me seeing them all safe. Though that moment only lasted for a split second as I was suddenly knocked to the ground and my arms pulled behind my back. Over my shoulder, I saw a glimpse of a white mask and black hood. I could feel the chakra as the other ANBU descended on the scene. I didn't fight it. It would have done nothing besides start a battle. They were only doing their jobs. I could hear Sakura yelling followed by Yamato telling her not to do anything. I could only assume that he was holding her back as it sounded like she was struggling. Everything had now changed. I didn't know what was going to happen from here out. I struggled a bit to look in the direction that Sakura had come from, and I was right. Yamato was holding her back, but she wasn't fighting anymore. She was just staring at me with wide eyes. I wanted to talk to her. I wanted to say anything, but my voice wasn't coming to me. I am pretty sure it wasn't due to the blows anymore either. A tight knot formed in my stomach as I looked at her. Shock was all over her face. I could also see the tears that were forming in her eyes. I had caused this for her. I had caused this pain.
The ANBU who was perched on my back shifted his weight as I felt him put cuffs around my wrist. The moment they closed I could feel my chakra begin to slow to a sluggish speed. He was saying something but I was ignoring it. I just was looking to Sakura.
"Koji! Stop!" I heard a voice come from the other side. It was Kakashi. I forced my head to turn to see Koji barreling towards us. His face was distorted with anger as he ran.
"Get the fuck off of him!" He screamed as he ran closer. Everyone looked to him, and that's when I saw him reaching up to start his hand signs.
"Koji! No," I screamed as loud as I could. I tried to buck the ANBU off of my back, but they wouldn't budge. Koji was about to do something stupid, I needed to stop him. There was no reason that he should be pulled into this mess. "STAND DOWN DAMN IT!" I screamed. But that asshole never really listened to me in the first place. Why would I think that he would now?
"GATES OF HELL!" Koji screamed as he finished the series of hand signs. All I could do was watch in awe as he released his most destructive jutsu. Four large columns of flames emerged, all twisting and spinning wildly. I couldn't see everything from the angle I was at, but I could hear the cries of surprise and yells of anger as the fire spun through the ANBUs. I had felt the heat from this before. Now that I could see it, it felt as if it burned fiercer. Perhaps it did. I had only been present when he was training with it and not using it during a battle. I looked back to see him still running towards me. This time he had shurikens in his hand and was throwing them desperately at the attacking ANBU. I screamed at him to stop again but he again didn't listen.
My heart raced as I thought they were going to kill him. There would be nothing to stop them, not the way he was attacking everyone. Bile rose in my throat as I saw kunai fly at him and embed themselves in his skin. It didn't stop him, though, like the moron he was he just kept on running. I could hear Sakura, Yamato, and Sai yelling for him to stop also. He wouldn't though. He was close enough that I could see the madness in his eyes. He couldn't hear anything.
Suddenly Kakashi appeared next to him and it made me want to scream. The man wasn't just famous for having the Uchiha eyes. He was also known for the force he would use on his appointments. If he thought that Koji was a threat...
He didn't. He didn't Kill him. He placed one blow. I could smell the ozone, but it wasn't strong. It looked as if he used lightning to stun him. The moment Kakashi touched, Koji immediatly fell to the ground. I could see his fingers twitching in his hand. Even though I didn't think that he was dead I couldn't help but cry out his name.
As quick as he hit the ground an ANBU with a bird mask was on him placing cuff. He really was alive, with that thought, I let go of a breath that I had been holding. I was watching Koji so intently, that I didn't notice Kakashi had made his way to me until his sandaled feet stood in front of my face. I looked up the man to see him looking down at me. His eyes were hard as they looked at my face.
"Well, I guess this is your official welcome home. Uchiha Shisui," He said in a flat voice. My stomach dropped at his words. He knew. How long did he know? I heard Sakura gasp and I turned my head to her. She stood with Yamato, Sai, Naruto and right next to her was Sasuke. They both were looking at me with wide eyes.
"U..chi..ha...Shi..sui," She said slowly. Before I could even answer her, everything was suddenly black. An ANBU had covered my head with a chakra resistant cloth. Once again I was in the darkness.
Without a word, I was drug to my feet. I didn't fight. I didn't have any reason to fight. So I walked, guided by ANBU, silently. I didn't know where we were going. It didn't matter because the only thing that I could think of has the look that Sakura had when she looked at me. Sure there was shock, but there was also so much hurt in them. It was also the same with Sasuke. I should have never left the island. It was better that I stay there, secretly living then to bring pain to either of them. Not to mention Koji. I listened for him as I shuffled my feet, but I didn't hear a peep from him. I could only think that he was still knocked out. I swallowed thickly as the silence seemed to swallow me.
"What is going on here?" A woman yelled after I think that we entered an office. I don't know where we are. I had no chakra. I was blind as the day I had lost my eyes. They walked me in and forced me to my knees, which I took without a fight.
"Ma'am, I am sure you are aware of the disturbance at team seven training ground?" A voice spoke up. I just knelt there with my head bowed down. I heard a growl before a hand slamming down on something.
"Yes, I know. but what happened?" The woman snapped. The Hokage, that is who she was. "And you! Get that look off of your face brat!" She yelled. I wondered for a moment if it was Naruto there, or perhaps Sasuke.
"Whatever are you talking about Hokage-sama?" Kakashi. It was Kakashi apparently looking at her.
"Don't even start with me Hatake!" She yelled. "And someone tell me what the hell happened. Also, take that bag off of his head!"
"Hokage-sama, are you sure? This person seems to have the ability of the Uchiha," a nameless voice spoke.
"Take it off! He has cuffs on! They will make anything he were to attempt weak. Don't even bother explaining, I'll figure it out myself," She growled. The bag slipped off of my head. I didn't look up. I blinked and kept my eyes on the floor.
"Look up at me brat," I let out a deep breath as I lifted my head. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see that Koji was kneeling next to me looking forward. I looked up to her honey eyes that were burning down at me as she stood in front of me. Her mouth was in a tight line as one brow raised. Her nose flared as her eyes scanned over my face.
"Tell me what you legal, birth given names are," she then looked to Koji. "You go first"
"My birth name was Sato Koji. My legal name is now Maki Koji," Koji said flatly.
"You," the Hokage asked as she pointed to me. Her eyes narrowed as she looked down at me.
"My birth and legal name is Uchiha Shisui," I say with no inflection in my voice. I forced myself to keep eye contact. Her eyes narrow further as she lifts a brow.
"Uchiha?" She asks. I don't move or make a sound. She was probably talking more to herself than anyone. She then let out a snort, one that sounded an awful a lot like Sakura. "Uchiha's. They are like cockroaches," she said staring at me.
"Tsunade-sama!" A woman yelled from behind her. Her hair was brown and in a bob and for some reason, she was clutching onto a pig.
"Oh, come on Shizune. They are! Right, when you think there aren't any left, they come out of hiding," she yelled back to the woman. I couldn't help my brows raise. I honestly didn't know how to take that. "Uchiha Shisui. The name sounds familiar."
"Shisui of the body flicker," Kakashi spoke up from behind. I watched as she looked up, I assumed, at Kakashi. Her eyes narrowed for a moment then they went wide. She looked back down at me. Then back to Kakashi. "Uchiha Shisui that AO spoke of?"
"I assume," Kakashi replied flatly.
"You have been declared dead for over a decade," She glared at me. I still don't answer as I look at her. I don't know really how to respond. "Where exactly have you been this whole time?" I heard Koji snort next to me. I glanced in his direction to see him shaking his head. I looked back to the Hokage to see her glaring at him. "You have something to say?"
"Yeah, he was living with me at an inn," He growled as he glared at him.
"Watch your tone boy," Tsunade growled as she crossed her arms over her chest. Koji growled right back at her.
"I don't have to watch anything Hokage, I am not in the wrong," the was a stillness that falls in the room and I feel my stomach twist at his tone. "You see I am not a part of this village. I am not a part of the reason that Sui lost his eyes or tried to kill himself. No, I was a part of the family that healed him, gave him a place to stay and gave him a reason to live!" Koji yelled. Once he was finished he was glaring at the Hokage panting. Tension filled the air from all around us.
"Koji, stop," I say looking forward my eyes on the ground. "You don't understand what happened, you don't under..."
"Understand what?!" He yelled at me. I slowly turned my head to see his heated glare on me. "Understand that you were terrified to come back here? That you think they are going to kill you?!" I just look at him. He was digging a hole and I knew it.
"You! Knock it off and be quite!" Tsunade yelled at Koji. "You, explain," she said as she pointed a bright red painted nail at me. I look up to her and sigh.
"Danzo attempted to obtain my eyes. After he did, he was planning on murdering me. He wasn't successful, though. At least not fully. He did take out one of my eyes, but couldn't get the other before I fled. He sent his agents out after me. Koji was correct. At that point, I did try to kill myself. My attempt was obviously a failure," I said as if I were reciting a mission report. Well, at least the short-handed version of a mission report. Her face had lost the hardness it had but held no emotion.
"Danzo..." she said in almost a whisper. She looked at me for a long minute with cautious eyes. "What is going on here, is not something as Hokage I can make a brash decision on. I have a feeling that there is much more going on here then what you have said. That is if it is indeed true. Not to mention what has happened here today," She looked over to Koji with a raised brow, then once again turned her attention to me. "I need to meet with the council and decide the next step to take from here. For now, take them and incarcerate them," Tsunade said as she looked to the men behind us. "Bind his eyes for now," she added as she looked down at me.
"Incarcerate? For what?" Koji yelled.
"For what? You isolate little brat! Did you not take part in a fight in the Hidden Leaf and attack my shinobi?" She growled. "I suggest you learn when to keep your mouth shut boy!" She growled as she looked down at him. I quickly glared at him, hoping that he would look over at me. No such luck. He just kneeled before her glaring.
"Oh, so we are getting thrown in jail for defending ourselves? For fuck's sake, That purple samurai was the one coming after Sui. What should he have done?" He yelled and attempted to stand. Before he could, though, there was an ANBU operative behind him shoving him to the ground. "This is bullshit!" He cried as his face became flush with the floor.
"KOJI!" I yelled. I could feel everyone tense at my volume. "CALM THE FUCK DOWN!" I glared at him. He looked to me with a knitted brow as his eyes narrowed in confusion. "You need to just be quiet for right now. You are not making anything better with you outbursts," I say with a stern voice. His eyes went wide as he looked at me. I hadn't ordered him around like this since before the war. Usually, when I did it was to protect them, or when I was going to do something I didn't want them to know about. He took a deep breath in through his nose, it flaring as he looked to me. I knew he didn't like the idea, but he was going to dig a hole that was going to be too deep for him to climb out of. His lips tightened as they went into a line.
"Fine," He ground out between his teeth before he rolled his eye to look away from me.
"Take them and place them in the holding cells. Be sure the chakra restraints stay on, and also make sure the "Uchiha," has blinders on. We will not be taking any chances with him," The Hokage's words were strong and she stared down at me. A few seconds after the command my world was once again black.
We were walked down to the holding cells that were located within the Hokage tower. I was a bit surprised, I would assume that we would be placed in the basement. That was a place that houses the most serious ninja criminals that had been obtained by the Leaf. Not that I was complaining. If I was going to be bound, blind, and not have access to any chakra, there was no way that I wanted to be sitting next to basically what amounted to the criminally insane.
We were both walked into separate cells. From the sound of it, Koji had been placed into one that was diagonal from my own. Both doors closed at the same time and the loud thunk of metal on metal echoed through the area. I sighed as I realized that I was alone, and tried to figure out where everything was located. I guess it was a good thing that the cells its self was tiny.
"Ah, these are some great accommodations," Koji snorted as I could hear metal creaking. I took it that he was sitting on his cot, while I didn't have a clue where mine was located.
"Well, you could have saved yourself a stay if you would have kept your mouth shut and not got in the middle of it," I hissed to him as I turned in the direction of his voice. My mouth was pulled into a frown as the words fell from them. I didn't know if he was able to see me, but the lower part of my face was the only thing that was open to the world. A dry laugh came out of his cell.
"Right. That's rich coming from you. I mean you are the one that was always getting into other people's business and trying to defend them. I mean if it was happening to me, what would you have done? Sat there and watched? The fuck you would have. You would have done the exact same thing. I mean even without your eyes, you would have flown in like a nightmare on the wind, and don't even try to say you wouldn't because that would be an epic pile of bullshit," Koji growled at me. I didn't say a thing. I knew he was right. Instead, I took in a deep breath and tried to feel for a cot or a chair. Once I was pretty sure I had located the bed I threw myself down on it wth a huff.
It was quite for a few moments and I didn't find that I needed to fill it. Instead, I just sat there with my head bowed and let the silence consume me.
"I did take out like sixteen of them," Koji said softly. My head shook as I let out a small laugh. Of course, he would focus on something like that.
"It was actually fifteen," A voice drawled from nearby. I knew that I have heard it before, I just couldn't bring myself to care who it was. Koji snorted from his cell at the correction and everything once again grew silent.
We were held for days. No one came to inform us what was going to take place. The only interaction that we had was with the guards. None of them seemed overly hostile, but I did take note that most were high-level jonin. They really weren't taking any chances. Koji got along great with them. His temper had calmed from being detained and he was able to talk with the shinobi. Immediatly he took a liking to Genma. Even had him spit that senbon of his several times. We weren't being treated like nuke nins, perhaps it was due to the strange circumstances.
While the guards acted in a personable manner, the actual containment was driving me insane. My hands remained bound behind my back and I still had blinders on. I had only a week and some change with sight, now I hadn't seen anything besides black for over two days. In a way, it was like drowning.
"Oh, look here they sent the asshole," Koji said sarcastically from his cell. I could hear the footsteps approach, but I didn't know who it was he was talking about. I had lost the ability to read chakras once the cuffs were placed.
"Good afternoon to you, Koji," Kakashi drawled as he walked closer. I once again remained silent. Chatting with the guards was something that Koji would do to pass the time.
"You know, I would have been able to take you in that spar if the whole chakra monster thing didn't happen." I heard some creaking coming from his cell along with the sound of him hitting something soft. I assumed that he was laying down again adjusting the paper thin pillow we both had. It seemed that they had allowed him to have his cuffs in the front of his body.
"I am sure you could have," Kakashi said in a bored tone. Koji just grunted and became quite. It seemed my adoptive brother had more of an issue with Kakashi then I had. I just sighed and leaned back against the wall, my shoulders aching from being in such a twisted position for so long. Kakashi chuckled lightly, then I could hear his clothes scrape against each other which was followed by the sound of pages in a book being flipped.
After a while I could hear the soft snores of Koji echo through the hall. I had tried to find sleep myself, but it would only come in small spurts seeing how I was so uncomfortable. Not to mention just having a member of both Sakura's and Sasuke's team had my mind running more than it had been.
"How are they?" I finally asked a few hours into Kakashi's shift.
"Hmm?" He replied in a flippant manner that had me clenching my jaw. Like he didn't know who it was I was speaking of.
"Sakura and Sasuke," I growled as I turned my head.
"Ah, them. I suppose that they are doing fine. I am not one that many, if any, seek out for comfort. I have not heard anything. Though, it has been a bit of a circus since you made your official appearance," his voice was still lazy as he spoke and I could hear him turn the page of his book. Under my hood, I was glaring in his direction. He had been the only one that had guarded us that could give me any answers. I scowled as I turned my head.
"You knew." It wasn't a question. Just a fact. I turned my head back in the direction to wait for an answer, which didn't come quickly. Instead for a few moments, there was nothing. Not the sound of him breathing, or moving or turning the page of the book.
"Yes." Was all he said to me. I waited a little longer, but still, he didn't reply.
"How? When?" I asked to break the silence. He let out a sigh and his feet scraped against the floor.
"I had my suspicions from day one. I didn't know who you were, but I did know that something was off. From there it was little flickers of what you said, what you did that lead me to my conclusion," He sighed. My lips pursed as he spoke. I had a feeling that was all he was going to say. It was. We spent the rest of the night in silence.
The guard changed first thing in the morning. The only reason I assumed it was morning was because the smell of coffee still hung on him as he entered. Kakashi and the new guy had a few brief words before they switched stations. Koji still was slumbering which lead me to just sitting there. I wondered how much longer this could go on. I was pretty sure that I might lose my arms if I was kept shackled like this for much longer.
Long before another shift was due to change the sound of footsteps filled the hallway. Whoever it was walking slowed as they approached the cell. For a moment I couldn't help that my heart squeezed hoping that it was Sakura. There was so much I wanted to say to her. I didn't even know if she would listen to me. So I sat motionless in my cell waiting for the new comer to say something, anything. I couldn't even depend on Koji as he was still snoring away.
"Would you like some time?" The guard asked. There was a grunt of reply before I could hear him walk away. The newcomer walked slowly as they approached my cell and I could hear their feet drag on the ground as I assumed they were looking in my cell. The only movement that came from me was the slight raise of my brow.
"As head and sole survivor of the Uchiha clan, it is my responsibility to inform you that impersonating a deceased member is not tolerated." His voice was deep and flat. It was the complete opposite that I had remember from Sasuke when he was a child. He was always light-hearted and animated.
"You sound just like your father," I said before I could even stop myself. There was no response from this man who was now very clearly a stranger to me.
"I have been informed that you claim to be Uchiha Shisui." Again the voice held no emotion in it as it spoke. Licking my lips I turned my head.
"That is my birth name," I replied to him. I have thought of what it would be like to be in my little cousin's presence many times, and this is nowhere near what I had in mind. It was always excitement to see each other, not this. Never like this. There was a small hum that left him before it was once again a strained silence.
"If you are found to be impersonating a clan member the penalty could cost you your life," he said. I shook my head and let out a sigh.
"Sasuke-kun..."
"Don't speak with me with familiar terms." This time his voice wasn't flat. No, he was basically growling at me. I pulled my lips in and took a breath through my nose.
"Good for me I am not impersonating anyone," I breathed. Even without the use of chakra, I could feel him glaring at me.
"We will see," He said. Another pause and I could hear him begin to walk away. He only made it a few steps though before he halted. "If you are indeed a Uchiha, the outcome may not be different. This clan will not tolerate members that have abandoned them," he said cooly and continued on his way. At that, I felt both of my brows raised. I was just threatened by my baby cousin.
"Your little cousin seems like a peach," Koji said roughly as I heard his sheets and bed rattle a bit as he sat. I sighed as I shook my head to get rid of the shock of the conversation.
"Looks like it," I sighed as I tried to stretch my arms. "I don't know what he knows, though. I am sure that only a few will know the whole truth."
Five days. We were locked up for five days. On the fifth day, the Hokage sent her personal assistant to have us follow her to another part of the building. In that time we had only the basic necessities: food, water, shelter, and a pot to piss in. When I stood next to Koji I could smell the staleness of his skin and the sweat that had built up. I couldn't help but scrunch my nose as we walked up the stairs to where ever it was that she was taking us. If he had an aroma to him, I am sure that I smelled just as bad. Not to mention how my hair would be. It would probably have to get cut from it matting while I slept. I rolled my eyes at myself for thinking about such mundane things. That really shouldn't be in the forefront of my brain.
So, she lead us through a series of stairwells and halls until we reached a room. She slowly opened the door and I could hear the moan of the hinges as she did so. The first thing that I thought was it smelled like a mix of old people and a library. The second thing that I noticed was the low hum of people talking. That's when I knew what was going on. We weren't going to have an audience with only the Hokage and elders. We were going to stand trial.
We were lead through the room, there were murmurs all around us. I could pick up keywords: Uchiha, Imposter, Fakes, attacks, and so on. So far what I got from the crowd is that we were thought of as guilty. I ignored the talk, though, and I was surprised that Koji had remained silent. Though I wasn't sure if it was because he couldn't hear what people were saying or because he was in shock entering the room. We walked past these people for what seemed to go on forever. Eventually, we were lead to the place where they wanted us to be and once more we were forced to our knees.
"This is a trial of the Village of Konohagakure verses Maki Koji and a supposed Uchiha Shisui." A shaky old voice spoke. I had to fight the rage that began to rise. That voice belonged to Homura. How the fuck was he still alive. The people hushed behind us as he went on. "Five days ago, there was an incident that brought these two to our attention. During that incident, Uchiha Shisui, who was currently know as Maki Sui, activated a Susanoo to fight against Leaf village shinobi, Uchiha Sasuke. There is suspicion that this man is not indeed who he says he is. Uchiha Shisui has been proclaimed deceased due to suicide for over thirteen years. Nothing has been reported to make anyone believe that this wasn't the truth. No spottings, nothing. We cannot verify if this man is who he says he is or that he is not an enemy of the village," The old bag took a break. Murmurs filled the room. I fought to keep my expression neutral. "The other defendant is known as Maki Koji, he is not well known. The only records we have are that he did serve with Konohagakure during the last great ninja war. From there everything is blank besides the fact that he lives on an island that is within Fire country. Five days ago he took part in an attack against Konohagakure ANBU agents. His attack caused injury to fifteen of our men in a short period of time. This was a hostile attack against our land and our people." More chatter filled the air. I could hear Koji snort next to me at the charges. Thankfully he didn't say anything.
"Today we will be finding evidence of the threat that they pose against our great village," an elderly woman spoke. Ah, seems that Koharu was still alive and kicking. There must be some kind of jutsu those old geezers did to stay alive. "The Hokage has ordered a public trial for them." It was subtle but there was an underlying streak of venom in her words. Enough so, that I had to raise my brow. "Today the head of the Yamanaka clan will be doing a mind sweep, for all to see." Her voice wavered a bit as she spoke. For all to see? I didn't even know that was possible. I mean the Yamanaka could get in your mind, but how would all be able to see it? "Maki Koji, since there aren't as many charges you will be the first." I could hear feet coming closer and then sound of rustling of clothes followed by more footsteps. Koji huffed before a slamming sound filled the air.
"We want all scaring memories unburied," Homura spoke. "There is no telling at what age this man could have been radicalized against the leaf."
"Understood," A woman said. The tone was much sterner, much flatter than normal, but I knew her. Ino. Ino was going to be the one that was digging through our heads and projecting it somehow. My stomach twisted the more I thought about it. It was one thing to have those memories, it was another to have them brought up with a mind reader. It wasn't just that they saw it. It was that it felt like you were living the event all over again. I frowned as I tried to turn to where Koji was. This wasn't something he would know about and it didn't seem like they were going to even give him a warning. I only knew because of the time I spent in ANBU. Yes, I was concerned for myself, but I was far more concerned for him.
"Begin," Tsunade ordered. After that, the room fell silent. It didn't last for long. Suddenly I could hear the cries of a child.
"But, Mama I loved her. She was my friend. I want her back!" A child howled.
"I know baby. She was an old kitty, though, and she went to kitty heaven," a woman said with a sad musical lit to her words. Then it hit me. I was actually listening to Koji's childhood memories. Clear as if it were happening next to me.
This went on, everything that had an impact on Koji was shown, from the good to the bad. I heard his family sing happy birthday, his father bringing home a dog, getting yelled at for feeding said dog his dinner. It wasn't the whole memories, just flashes. Exciting moments, devastating moments, embarrassing moments and everything in between. At certain points you could hear the people in the room gasp, cry and laugh.
"No... Please. No." Koji's voice sounded so young. It also wasn't coming from where the voices of the memories were coming. This was the Koji that was in front of us. I frowned as I listen to his voice age and it didn't take me long to figure out what he was fighting.
"Please Maki-san, don't fight me. I do not wish to hurt you. Do not try and push me out," Ino's voice was strong but compassionate at the same time. That was also when I figured that there must be some type of delay. White noise filled the room for a moment before the sound of fire crackling slowly took over. That was soon followed by the screams of women, children, and men.
"Where are they?!" A man screamed. "I know you backward country folk are hiding them, and we will find them using any force necessary!" He continued to yell. A gurgling noise followed the demand.
"No! AUNTIE!" A young Koji screamed.
"WHERE ARE THEY?!" There was a lot more yelling and screaming. Koji would call out names of people that were being slaughted during the hunt for the nins. His cries rang through the room over and over again. Even though I couldn't see through my blindfold I had to close my eyes. He was going to feel as if this just happened all over again. This time there wasn't any noise from the people behind us as they witnessed the slaughter of his family and village.
"Damn," the man's voice said. Now there was no screaming. Though some soft cries were in the background. "Even though we didn't find them, let this be a warning to all who think that it is wise to aid a rogue nin. No mercy will be given." The fire crackled after soft cries fell from a young Koji.
"Mama? Papa?" he softly sniffled. "MAMA! PAPA!" I could feel the bile rising at what was being shown. They had no right. Not to have him go through that again. I swallowed thickly and tried to make sure I was facing his way. I didn't know if he could see me, but I needed him to know I was here. Everything in my body screamed at me to go to him, but I was bound down and forced to listen to him sob as he was put through that nightmare again.
They continued on without a beat. The crowd was still silent, probably not knowing how to process what they have just seen. For shinobi, these would be sights that they used to, for the villagers it wasn't often that they would see violence such as that. From there it went from when Noni found him and brought him home. There was also glimpses of when she brought home the other children too. Just as before there were amazing moments they shared, and also heart wrenching ones. It had come to the point when they had found me. It seemed Hisako saw my body first. Koji said that they should leave me. Which I would be kidding myself if I thought it would be any different. I heard him talking about me, about how I wasn't to be trusted. Him having a fight with Noni, saying that I was a nin and just a killer.
The memories slowly became less drastic as he grew. He had a few fights with all of us. There was a time that Noni walked in on him having "alone time." These were quickly gone through as it wasn't what they were looking for. Not that they would find what they were because Koji wasn't against their village or any village at that.
It started to pick up years after I began to train them. He had stayed to watch when I killed Yasha's man. I could hear his breathing become labored with each time my kunai landed in the man. Then when I released my last blade, I could hear a muffled sound of surprise before he ran. I frowned. I thought none of them were around. I should have checked the area better. He should not have seen that.
Times had been peaceful after that. There would be flashes of training, him getting embarrassed, him hitting on girls... and him losing his virginity to a girl he didn't know the name of. It was uncomfortable to hear but what came next was worse. There was the talk about going to war. I could hear myself yell at them, telling them that they were going to die. Those are words that I wished I had never said to them. I know that I believed them, but maybe I put doubt into them.
That memory lead to the war. I heard him listening to speeches of recruits, told what to do, the first kill he achieved, the chaos that ensued as the final battle came closer... Also, him and Hisako receiving the news that both Goro and Yumma had fallen. I honestly was stuck in my head once I heard that, so much so that I didn't realize that they had moved on. That was until I heard him screaming her name.
"HISAKO STOP!" Koji screamed. There was so much noise in the background and I couldn't make out what it was. I heard the wind, something hitting something else. "YOU HAVE TO STOP!" His voice was filled with desperation as the wind sounded as if it picked up.
"I can't," her voice wavered. I felt my breath catch in my chest at her sound. I hadn't heard it in so long, but this was different. She sounded wrong. "I can't! I have to do this!" she sounded strained. It was a sound that I had never heard from her before.
"You can't!" Koji screamed over the wind. "You can't leave us too! Hisako stop! PLEASE STOP!" He was crying now as he screamed. My stomach felt as if it was falling out of my body and all I could do was sit there and listen. Listen to the last moments of her life.
"I am sorry Koji, I am so sorry. I won't let you all die. You live and you tell him I said sorry. I love you and be sure to tell Sui I love him also! I am so sorry!" She cried back. I could hear him panting as she began to scream an inhuman scream. There was so much noise, it didn't make sense besides her words nothing could tell me what was going on. She just kept on screaming as she pushed herself. At this point, I knew she was breaking her body in order to complete whatever task she had her mind on.
The screaming ceased, and I heard him call out for her again. There was more noise that was around him. Koji let out a howl, this time he didn't weep for his fallen family. No, after the howl he growled and I heard him naming jutsu after jutsu. Screaming filled the air around him along with wet thunks of what I could only believe him letting out his rage.
I forced myself to take a breath. Through the entire memory, I couldn't breathe. Often I had wished for closure, to know what happened. At that moment I think that I wanted anything but to hear that. Though, at the same time, there was nothing more that I wanted than to pull the blindfold off and see her face. See her face moving and not just in a picture. That wasn't going to happen, not with my hands bound behind my back.
We both were panting as that memory ended. I squeezed my eyes shut once again and leaned forward. I couldn't imagine what Koji must be feeling at the moment. The rest of the memories were calm compared to the one of Hisako. There were a few of me and him, it was when I was depressed and he was trying to get me to through it. There was him and Noni drinking then crying together. Him apologizing to Yosh for not being able to protect the other kids. It was a quieter time, and the times that had impacted him were quieter also.
I also heard Sakura offering me eyes. Him talking me into it, Noni telling him about the authors that beat me, me telling him my full name, him watching me go, the inn receiving the hawk letting them know that I was getting my eyes, him seeing me when I got the bandages off, and finally him panicking over me being held on the ground.
Nothing, there was nothing there. I heard Ino murmur to him that he was done. I could hear him still painting as something opened. "Satisfied?" he panted out. Footsteps followed as they placed him back.
"There is no evidence of any radicalization against the Leaf. Though we will have to think hard about the attack that was done the other day," A geezer said. I couldn't help but frown. After all that shit that was the only thing those assholes were going to say. I ground my teeth from lashing out. I knew anything I would say at the moment wouldn't help. So I knelt completely still waiting to be called to have my mind displayed to everyone. Like a melon that was having its innards scooped out.
Told ya'll I would update quickly. And I doubt this is how anyone wanted this to go lol... This has been planned since the beginning. I just don't think that they would welcome him back with open arms, seeing how Madara and Obito tried to destroy the world. I think that he would be suspect JUST based on his last name. As would anyone that was not from the village that was connected to him.
Thank you all soooooo much for the reviews and well wishes! Lets hope that everything stays clear for a while! It would be great if my lady parts didn't declare war! Once again thank you sooo much. I can't even express how much gratitude I feel :)