Disclaimer- I do NOT own Naruto or RWBY. You should all know this by now.

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Ch. 29

"...I-I can't believe it." Qrow seemed to be in shock. "You're the Grimm Reaper. You were a legend. Then you disappeared."

"How exactly does a legend just disappear?" Oscar asked.

"She never used her name. Never showed her face. Never got attached. And never stay in one place for too long." Itachi began listing.

"Lot of us thought you were just laying low, but eventually we came to realize that you were probably dead." Qrow told the old woman "But the stories about you, I based my weapon off of yours. I wanted to be as good as the Grimm Reaper."

"Well I'm nothing but a disappointment, so you are well on your way." She told Qrow.

"How can you say that?" Blake questioned.

"Child, a huntress is supposed to protect other to the bitter end, but after I lost my eyes, I only looked after myself." Miss Calavera responded. "Even after my surgery, I was too afraid to fight. Afraid someone would find me again. Finish what the other started. You shouldn't aspire to be like me. Especially when some of you are clearly stronger already. It's comforting seeing that your generation is up to the task of inheriting this world. I'm just sorry I didn't do more to leave it in a better shape."

Itachi hmmed. "How Ironic. Before I decided on the concept for my weapon, I had heard rumors about a talented man highly skilled and proficient with a scythe." Itachi looked over at Qrow. "For a second I thought that Hidan was here on Remnant too, but thankfully I was wrong." Itachi looked up at the clouds. "So you could say, you inspired me to become a Scythe wielder as well, even if I initially had no skill with one. You said you wished you could do more, then how about you train Ruby, in using her powers, the way you did."

"How did you two meet anyway?" Ruby asked.

"He found me." Miss Calavera stated.

"More like I stumbled across you." Itachi said as he blocked Miss Calavera cane as she attempted to whack him. "I was having the weapons and helmet made in Atlas. Coincidentally, the woman who made them is a close associate of the man who performed her eye surgery and makes any repairs to them." Itachi grabbed her cane as she attempted to whack him again. "I had read on the 'Grimm Reaper' stories and rumors said she was a beautiful dark skinned woman, used dual scythes with blue skulls on them. Just like this one." Itachi pointed out the skull on her cane as he pressed a button and the blade came out before he had it retract back in. "Knowing that was plenty of years ago, if she were still alive she would be an elderly woman." Itachi chuckled. "To think I of all people would be lucky enough to meet one of Remnants legends."

Miss Calavera pulled her cane from his grasp. "I always wondered why you went by 'Reaper' instead of 'Grimm Reaper', but after what I saw I understand now." She looked away and sighed. "When that Wendy finds out you only have one weapon with you, she'll throw a fit."

"Wendy?" Weiss said.

"Oh? He hasn't told you about her?"

"We know a woman made his weapons, that's all." Blake stated.

Miss Calavera smirked. "So you don't know that she's been pegging for him since the beginning? Or that she throws herself at him every time he visits?" She turned to see them shake their heads. "or that she managed to pin him down a-"

"Wendy will chew you out if you keep feeding them lie-"

Ruby's scroll began to ring as she gasped. "It's Jaune!" Ruby answered the call as Yang came to a halt as Itachi evaded Blake's eyes and continued to watch the clouds. "H-Hello?"

"Ruby? Oh, thank you! I've been checking my scroll for your signal since we made it to the city."

"Up ahead." Itachi said

Argus

They had made it into the city as they locked the bike and flat bed into a storage garage. Itachi looked around as he heard Nora's voice. He looked beind him seeing Oscar tackled down by Nora as the rest of the team greeted one another. Next thing he knew, he felt a large pressure hit him from behind which he had expected as arms and legs wrapped around him.

"Hey there Mr. Gloomy pants!" Nora shouted as she held him tighter. "I didn't cut into your brooding time, did I?!" She laughed as she jumped off of him. "Let's go! Make us some food! I've been craving your cooking!" She rubbed her stomach which growled.

"It's good to see you are well." Ren walked up to them as he took a good look. "Did something happen?" Itachi turned to face him. "I can feel some tension in the air, and seeing that you are keeping your distance..."

"I'll explain later."

Saphrons house

They had gotten off the trolley as a woman holding a baby waived them down from across the street.

"Hey Saph." Jaune awkwardly waived back

The team walked up to her as lead them into the house. Itachi stayed near the rear of the group as some took a seat on the couches, while Yang and Weiss sat on the floor, playing with the baby, Blake and Qrow stood behind the couch as Itachi leaned against the wall.

Jaune groaned. "I am NOT a baby. That is a baby." Jaune pointed at the baby playing with a toy plane.

Itachi watched the girls gush over the baby more specifically Weiss as he smiled lightly.

"You finally cracked a smile, Mr. Grumpy pants." Saphron said without looking at Itachi as he returned to his stoic expression. "And there it goes." She sighed and shook her head. "As stoic and broody as I remember."

"I do not brood."

"Do to."

"Do not."

"Do to."

"Do...not."

The baby crawled over to Itachi as he looked up at him. "Come on, you know you can't resist." Saphron smiled as Itachi sighed and picked up the baby in his arms. "You could never resist." She giggled as the baby placed his hands on Itachi's cheeks and tried to make him smile.

Weiss and Blake watched Itachi's interaction with the baby which melted their hearts. He seemed like a totally different person while holding the baby, his facial expression softened and he seemed relaxed.

"You never told me how you two know eachother." Jaune said.

"It wasn't long ago, but there were children going missing here in Argus." Saphron began to explain. "Everyone was worried for the safety of the missing children as well as those who were not, but one day the Atlas military and some huntsmen appeared bringing all the missing children home. We don't know much on the details, but when we saw him unconscious being brought in to the hospital, the black robe and skull mask, we knew he had been the one to save the children."

"It is better that you do not know the details of what was happening, when I found them." Itachi said not taking his attention away from the baby.

"Well, once he awakened he tried to leave, and it took around five or six of us just to restrain him on the bed."

"I was fine."

"You were not." She narrowed her eyes as he shook his head. "So we kept him here for a day or two, making sure he was properly nourished and healthy." The door opened as a woman with glasses walked in holding two large grocery bags. "Everyone, this is my wife, Terra Cotta."

They all greeted her.

"Why, hello there. Wow quite a party, you weren't kidding." She laughed as she spotted Itachi. "Not here for long and you are already doting on him, aren't you, Itachi."

"It's nice to see you again." Itachi said handing the baby to Blake before walking up to Terra and taking the bags from her. "Let me help you with that."

"Thanks." She said, Ren and Jaune following after Itachi into the kitchen as she sat down next to Saphron. "He seems a bit tense." Weiss and Yang looked down slightly.

Blake handed the baby to Terra. "Are you sure it's all right if we stay with you?" She asked.

"Of course, we're happy to house Huntsmen and Huntresses." Saphron said.

"You all risk so much to keep people like us safe. It's the least we can do. Especially for such an elite Huntsman like yourself." Terra looked at Qrow. "Although I will say I was surprised to learn you had students helping you. Is that even legal?"

Qrow wasn't paying attention as Ruby elbowed him. "Uh, of course. Think of it as an extended training mission. Trust me, I was a professor, even went to the same Academy as them. And let me tell ya, these kids are way better than we were at their age." Itachi and the other two guys from his team walked out of the kitchen holding trays of sandwiches. "Well not better than me specifically, but a lot of students."

"Is that so."

"You don't count kid." Qrow pointed at Itachi.

"Shut up there's food!" Ruby handed him a sandwich.

Everyone began eating. Nora gasped and in less than a second went through five sandwiches before hugging Itachi's leg. "How is it that you can make sandwiches taste so good?!"

Saphron and Terra took a bite of theirs. "Oh my." They blinked looking at Itachi. "You never told us you had magic hands."

Saphron took another bite. "What else did you put in here?"

"A chef never reveals his secrets." Itachi smirked as Saphron looked at Jaune and Ren who were with them in the kitchen, helping him prepare, but they shook their heads.

Terra's scroll began to buzz as she handed the baby to Saphron. "Excuse me, I'll be right back." She answered the call as she walked away from the group.

"Is everything okay?" Itachi asked

"Yeah, it will be. Terra's a technician for the towns relay tower, Unfortunately, the military's radar system is also housed there." She explained as she changed her voice as she spoke to the baby. "Guess what's been on the fritz lately and who's getting falsely blamed?"

"Me." Terra whispered as she pointed at herself.

"So, what's your plan for tomorrow?"

"Well, we're trying to make our way to Atlas, we'll probably start with the military base." Ruby stated.

"So, we kid of already tried that and it didn't go...Super great..." Jaune told the group.

"Come on, it couldn't be that bad." Yang said

"They wouldn't listen to us." Ren said.

"They shut the gate is our faces! In our faces!" Nora pointed at her face.

Itachi pushed off the wall. "Jaune could you direct me to where we'll be sleeping and the bathroom."

"Um, yeah, up the stairs, third door on the left is our room and second door to the right of the stairs is the bathroom." Jaune informed him as Itachi nodded as he ascended the steps. "Isn't it kinda early though?" He didn't get a reply. "Is he alright?"

"Come on, I'll show you where everything is, I think we may have some extra clothes that you may fit in." Saphron walked up from behind Itachi and lead the way.

Ruby sighed. "We learned about his past, and well, some of us didn't take it too well..." She looked over at Yang and Weiss.

"He killed people, Ruby!" Yang said as she crossed her arms. "Not just anyone either."

"You can't expect us to understand him so easily." Weiss said as she clenched the hem of her skirt. "I still remember those images and..." Weiss swallowed thickly. "...it's just..."

"You do understand that as Huntsman and Huntresses, at some point in life we may end up having to kill people too." Ren stated as the girls eyes slightly widened. "Be it self defense or to protect someone, it is not guaranteed that we will live without blood on our hands."

"...it was h-"

"Stop right there, Ice princess." Qrow cut her off. "That's something for him to tell them, not you." Qrow sighed and leaned forward. "Just know that what he did lead to peace, he did what he needed to, to save the life of millions." Qrow stood from his place on the couch. "Even if he was forced into it and manipulated." He walked away towards the back porch.

Blake turned away from them. "You said you would always be there by his side, no matter what happened..." She was directing her words at Weiss. "...yet all you've done since we've found out the truth was push him away." Blake walked towards the stairs and ascended before stopping midway. "I'll keep him in the path of light, I won't let him fall back into darkness...even if I have to do it myself."

"I don't exactly know what he did, but I know the last thing he would do is intentionally hurt one of us." Nora stated eating more sandwiches. "But if you keep pushing him away, eventually he will move on from you." She grabbed one last sandwich as she looked at Weiss with a serious expression. "If that's what you want, fine. At the very least he'll have Blake to keep him on the right path as she said."

Later that Night

JNIR was sharing a room as each lay on their own beds silently. Itachi broke the silence when he sat up and started speaking. "I...I'm not from Remnant."

"What?" Jaune asked.

"Not from Remnant? Then where are you from?! Space?! Are you an alien?!" Nora questioned leaning on the edge of the bed.

"Nora, let him speak." Ren said.

"I am no alien, but I am from a different world. A world filled with war, hatred, pain, but also joy and happiness...A world where Shinobi dominated and fought and killed each other. I have been through war, I've experienced the pain and sorrow it brings at the age four." He watched as their eyes widened. "Once the war had ended, my brother was born shortly after. Then a beast, a giant Nine Tailed Fox attacked our village, and because of our visual prowess, the Uchiha became a suspect in the attack. We were isolated to the edge of the village, and through out the years, people feared and resented us, blaming us for the attack."

"What happened?" Jaune asked him.

"The clan had enough and began organizing a rebellion against the village."

"A Coup d'etat." Ren said.

Itachi nodded. "Knowing what the Coup could cause down the line, I alerted the village head and his council. I became a spy for the village, while at the same time, I was a spy for the clan. My best friend and I had come up with a plan to stop the rebellion, but he was attacked and one of his eyes was taken from him. Without having possession of his other eye, we could not move forward with the plan, so he gave me his remaining eye before committing suicide, and pushing the rebellion a year back."

"Wait, your whole family is dead, so did they go through with it and die?" Nora questioned having calmed down and looking slightly worried.

"I confronted the man who had taken my best friends eye, but I could not kill him, he was on the council of the village, had I killed him, I would have become a wanted man, to be brought in dead or alive. That is if I were to make it out of the village safely, but then I would only see everything unfold without being able to do a single thing about it." Itachi paused, he was looking at the ground for a few seconds before meeting their eyes. "I became a suspect in the death of my friend in the eyes of my clan and in the end I was given two choices to pick from. Either side with my clan, go ahead with the Coup and be slaughtered along with my younger brother...or Side with the village, massacre my own clan and let my little brother who knew nothing of the coup, live..."

Their eyes widened. "You killed them all." Jaune said

"A coup would cause a civil war, then the flames would grow as neighboring nations would take advantage a cause a new great war..." Ren said as Itachi nodded silently.

"You chose to save the lives of millions at the cost of everything you loved, didn't you?" Nora asked him.

"After the massacre, I met with the village leader who promised to keep my younger brother safe and accept him like every other child of the village. I was labeled a S-Rank criminal and placed in the bingo book after I had left the village. I joined a group of S-Rank individuals to keep an eye on them, and leak any information back to the village, later on I became ill, I was losing sight in my eyes and was dying. I prolonged my life with medicine until the day my younger brother could have become strong enough to kill me, to avenge the clan and bring honor to the Uchiha name that I had disgraced."

"You..."

"I understand if you see me differently now, that you know the truth and if you wish for me to leave your team, then I will."

Itachi's eyes widened when he felt arm wrap around his head and feeling the warmth coming from the orange haired girl. "You've been put through so much..." Nora tightened her hold on him as she finally felt him wrap his arms around her. She smiled. "You played the role of the villain, even though you should have been seen as a hero." She felt him loosen his hold as she let go of him and stepped back. "I know one thing for sure, you've never done anything to hurt any of us and I know you never would."

Ren stood from the bed, placing a hand on Itachi's shoulder. "What you did is something that no other could have done and stay sane. You lived your life through hardship, sorrow and pain...If I had been in your shoes, I do not know what I would've done honestly."

Itachi looked at Jaune who had been the most quiet. "I think I would have done the same." Jaune answered with a sigh. "Being the only boy with seven sisters...I would do anything to protect them." Jaune gave a soft smile. "Like Nora said, We know you would never do anything to hurt any of us, and we trust you. You are our friend and teammate after all."

Itachi's eyes widened a fraction as he closed them and bowed. "Thank you, this means a lot to me."

Jaune scratched the back of his head. "Come on, you don't have to do that."

Ren chuckled. "We should get some rest, we are heading back to the military base tomorrow."

"AH! I'M GOING TO SHOW THOSE TWO BUFFOONS AND THAT LADY A PIECE OF MY MIND!"

"Nora, please quiet down." Jaune gestured for her to lower her voice as they could hear footsteps walking towards the room. "Everybody in bed now!" He whispered and shut off the lights.

The door opened up as Saphron poked her head in, but saw that they were all in bed sleeping. "Am I hearing things?" She sighed as she began closing the door. "Goodnight."

After they heard the footsteps retreat, Jaune let out a relieved sigh. "That was close."

"I have a question."

"What is it?" Jaune said.

"What lady was Nora referring to?"

"Special Operative, Caroline Cordovin." Ren answered.

"Just great..." Itachi whispered.

The Next Day

The group were standing outside the gates of the military base which had been slammed shut in their faces.

"Come on, you didn't even hear us out!" Yang shouted as she shook the gates.

The two large identical guards stood tall, towering over them. "Our orders are clear! The Mistral-Atlas border is closed."

"Please!" The other said.

"Have a good day."

"But-"

"A good day!" They said in unison

"Hey, if you don't want to believe that I'm friends with Ironwood-"

""General" Ironwood!" They corrected Qrow.

"Yeah, "General Ironwood" then fine." Qrow said rolling his eyes. "But look, we have W-"

Itachi walked up to the gates, looking up at the two guards as they narrowed their attention to him as he pulled out his scroll and held it up for them to see.

The two bent forward looking at the screen as they stood up straight in attention. "Very well, we will fetch our commanding officer at once." They turned around and began marching awkwardly. "Hup-hup-hup-hup-hup-hup! Atlas! Atlas! Atlas! Atlas!"

"What did you jut show them?" Qrow asked him.

"My weapons are made from the finest and strongest materials in Atlas." Itachi turned his head to look at him. "Did you think I just randomly stumbled upon them?"

"Wait, so what you are saying..." Ruby slowed down at the end.

"You work for Jimmy." Qrow sighed.

"Yes! You work for Ironwo-" Ruby paused and blinked. "You work for Ironwood?!"

"You work for Atlas?!" Weiss questioned.

"I worked with Ironwood, for a short period." Itachi looked forward waiting on the two buffoons to return. "In return he provided material and a weapons maker."

"Why didn't you say so sooner?!" Yang asked.

"No one ever asked."

"Hmmm..."

"What's wrong?" Oscar asked Miss Calavera.

"Well, I...may know this commanding officer."

"That's good, isn't it?" Ruby asked. "If she's your friend, then maybe she'd be more willing to help us."

"I wouldn't exactly call us "friends"."

"Acquaintances?" Weiss said

"Not quite."

"Colleagues?" Blake looked hopeful.

"Warmer."

"Enemies?" Yang questioned.

"That's the one."

"Wait, what?" Oscar said.

"Oh, yes I come through her about once every 10 years to get my eyes checked up in Atlas." She tapped on her mechanical eyes. "You bring outside cashews on one flight, and suddenly you are placed on the additional screening list for life!"

"You've got to be kidding me?" Qrow sighed.

"She's not." Itachi sighed and shook his head. "This commanding officer acts as if they have a pole shoved up where the sun doesn't shine."

"You've met her too?" Miss Calavera asked him.

Itachi nodded. "She kept questioning me and held me in jail, until Ironwood and Ozpin stepped in."

She laughed. "Now now, let's not give up hope yet. Maybe she's dead." Miss Calavera smiled at the thought.

"She's not." Itachi said as the gates opened and the two guards stood in attention.

"Introducing!"

"Special Operative!"

"Caroline Cordovin!"

An older woman of short stature walked up to the group as she stopped in front of Miss Calavera. "Witch."

"She-Devil."

"Hmm. I see you've chosen larger contraband to smuggle this time." Cordovin told Miss Calavera.

"Oh Cordo, you know, they say time changes people, but I see you still got that stick right up-"

Ruby interrupted Miss Calavera grabbing her arm before she went any further. "H-hello, Miss, uh, Cordovin. My name is Ruby Rose, and I was wondering if you would hear us out about-"

"I've already heard what your other little friends has to say, Miss Rose." She leaned to the side seeing JNR on the bridge. "What are you doing back here! I thought I told you to leave!"

"AND I TOLD YOU WE WOULDN'T LET YOU REST UNTIL YOU LET US THROUGH!" Nora shouted as Ren and Jaune grabbed her arms holding her back.

"Nice to see you again as well." Ren said.

"You civilians are clearly incapable of comprehending the importance our mission here in Argus. So allow me to say this slowly with smaller words." Cordovin said mocking the group.

"Save your words, Cordovin." Itachi said.

"That's special operative, Cordovin!" The two shouted in Itachi's face. "And how dare you interrupt her!"

She glared at Itachi. "Are you here to turn yourself in, boy?" She walked over to him but stopped as she looked at Weiss. "I thought you looked familiar. It seems you've brought me the Schnee heiress this time."

Itachi narrowed his eyes. "She stays with me." He stood in between Cordovin and Weiss whose eyes widened seeing how protective he is of her. "We need to get to Atlas, if you would be so kind to have a ship take us there, it would be appreciated."

Cordovin growled. "You are just like these Argus ingrates! The city wouldn't even be here if it weren't for our Atlesian ancestors. And what do we get in return? The entire world is ready to put a knife to our throats."

"Please, we know your kingdom had nothing to do with the fall of Beacon, we were there." Ruby told the woman.

"No one's happy about the Atlas borders or embargo, but I know General Ironwood is just worried. It's why we need to talk-" Weiss stepped aside from Itachi.

"The General is no coward! Atlas is strong! If all the kingdoms plan to make is their enemy, then so be it! Atlas will prevail!" Cordovin stated.

"Atlas will prevail!" The two shouted.

Yang crossed her arms. "Do you guys seriously have to do that?"

Cordovin took in a deep breath. "If Miss Schnee has truly come to her senses and wishes to return to her family, then of course, the Atlas military will escort her home." She said in a calm manner before looking at Itachi and Blake. "But the kingdom will not be responsible for her friends of...Questionable character."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Weiss glared at the old woman.

Itachi's eyes turned crimson as he stared the woman down. "You seem to have forgotten your place here." Cordovin glared at him and was about to speak, but he showed her his scroll as he leaned forward. "I may be younger but I outrank you, now let us through so we can get a hold of Ironwood, and let him know we are coming."

Cordovin looked like she was about to pop a vein as Miss Calavera looked hopeful. "Do not waste your own time, I will get to it." Cordovin spat out. "I will let him know that you will be taking a ship tomorrow and head towards Atlas."

Itachi stood back up straight. "Next time, I won't be so kind." Itachi turned away from them. "Especially after your comment."

Cordovin swallowed thickly. "Yes sir." She said before she and the other two walked back into the base and the gates closed.

Itachi deactivated his Sharingan and looked at the group who stood shocked. "Is there something on my face?"

"That was awesome!" Ruby jumped onto him as she swung around him. "You looked so serious!"

"WE BEAT YOU LADY!" Nora pointed at the base.

Miss Calavera laughed. "I wish I had met you sooner, child." She smiled widely. "Oh the things we could have done to that She-Devil!"

"I guess we finally have a way to Atlas." Jaune said.

Ren nodded. "Now we have to come up with a different plan."

Qrow huffed. "Even if we have a way there, it doesn't mean a thing if we can't beat Salem." He said walking away from the group. "I need a drink."

"What's his problem?" Jaune asked. "We can't hope to beat Salem if we don't come up with a plan."

"If he's gonna be a jerk, then we'll just come up with something without him." Nora said as she then gestured at Oscar. "I mean, we've got Ozpin with us and he usually knows what to do."

The girls and Oscar looked down. "What is it?" Ren asked.

"We should get back to the house." Itachi said gaining their attention has he walked. "It's not best to speak of these matters out in the open for anyone to hear." He stopped and turned towards them before his eyes glanced at the camera pointed directly at the group.

The group nodded as they caught up to him. Blake watched as Weiss walked up beside Itachi.

"Itachi..." Weiss said as Itachi grunted in response. "I...What you said earlier..."

Itachi glanced down at her, keeping his head forward. "I told you didn't I." She looked up at him as they continued walking. "I wouldn't let you get taken from us and that I'd always be by your side."


JNR had been informed about the truth behind Salem and Ozpin as Jaune was about to punch the wall but Itachi grabbed him by the wrist. "Calm down, I don't believe your sister would like a hole in her wall." Jaune nodded as Itachi let go of him.

"So everything we did was for nothing?!" Jaune said.

"That's not true." Blake told them.

"Really? Cause it sure does sound like it." Nora sighed and shook her head.

"If Salem can't be killed, then how are we supposed to win this?" Ren asked the others.

Itachi leaned on the stairs watching Oscar. "I-"

"Wow. Great plan everyone." Jaune sarcastically said.

Itachi was about to talk but Oscar began instead. "Look, none of this is great we know, but we're not the bad guys here."

"Are we sure about that?" Jaune turned to face Oscar. "He's in your head, isn't he?" Jaune waked towards Oscar. "Did you already know about this?"

"He didn't know any of it!" Weiss defended Oscar.

Jaune speed up and grabbed Oscar by the collar of his shirt and was about to push him into the wall, but Itachi placed a hand on Jaunes chest, keeping him in place. "Move, Itachi! Let me go! How much longer can we even trust him? How do we even know it's really him? What if we've been talking to that liar this whole time?"

"Will you all be quiet and let me speak for a second!" Itachi rose his voice as Jaune looked furious but finally calmed down and let Oscar go before going up the stairs and into the room the team shared.

"What? Do you have some plan you've been holding out on?" Yang asked

"Yang, you're making it sound like he isn't trying to help us." Blake said

"No, I..I didn't mean to say it like that..."

"If Salem can't be killed then we can do is seal her away." Itachi straightened Oscars collar.

"Seal her?" Ruby seemed puzzled.

"He means capture and keep her contained." Ren stated.

"How exactly would we do that?" Nora asked.

"Not we, but me." Itachi stated.

"We aren't letting you face Salem alone." Ruby said shaking her head.

"The God of Darkness offered me a deal, if I agreed he would tell me of a way to defeat her."

This time Blake had grabbed Itachi by his jacket and pushed him into the wall, which he allowed. "Tell me you didn't actually make that deal." Itachi sighed as she tightened her hold. "Tell me you didn't!"

"Itachi...?" Weiss said moving closer to them. "What did you do?"

"I didn't do anything. I declined." The girls sighed in relief as Blake let him go. "He thinks he knows everything about me, but in reality he knew nothing. If he had then he would know that I posses the Sword of Totsuka."

"The what now?" Nora questioned looking confused.

"The Sword of Totsuka is an ethereal weapon, the blade is enchanted with the capability to seal anything it pierces. There are other ways as well, but I wanted to speak with Ozpin about this beforehand, until he decided to lock himself away."

"What other ways are there?" Ren asked now curious.

"Capture her in a cell and bind her to it, but depending on how strong she and the binds are, she may or may not escape. There is also the forbidden Sharingan technique, Izanami, which I would like to avoid if possible, but will use if need be."

"Why is it forbidden?" It was Yang who asked.

"Izanami is a technique that decides destiny. By trapping the opponent in a illusion, it will continue to repeat itself, with no way for the person to escape unless they change their ways. The reason for it being forbidden, is that the user will ultimately lose light in the eye."

"Wait, we saw this...you'll go blind in one eye. And we also saw you use the Sword, twice."

Itachi nodded to Ruby's response. "A sacrifice I am willing to take if need be." Then his expression went grimm. "And there is one other way, but I would like to avoid using this technique at all cost."

"I don't like the sound of that." Blake looked at him worried.

"A technique used by the Third and Fourth Hokage, a S-Rank forbidden technique."

"What is it?" Yang asked.

"A seal in which the user summons the Shinigami, or death you could say. It pierces the summoners soul and takes hold of the enemies soul as it drags it out of the body sealing it away into the summoner. We are not sure if Salem even has a soul, but if she does, then not even an immortal can avoid the Shinigami itself, and for the reason I wish to avoid this at all cost, is because the Shinigami feeds on the summoners soul, which will end up in their death."

"No." Weiss whispered as she stood directly in front of him. "I forbid it..." She looked up at him, her eyes watering as she grabbed onto his jacket. "I forbid you from using that technique..." She kept her eyes locked on his as she slowly punched his chest repeatedly. "Say something...tell me you won't use it..." She leaned her forehead on his chest as she continued.

Blake looked down, her hair covering her eyes before the other widened their eyes, when she had raised her hand and slapped Itachi across the face.

"How could you even think about using something like that?!" Blake shouted as she glared daggers at him. "What about everything you said, about never leaving us or trying anything that will take you away from us?! That you would always be by our sides to the very end!"

"That's why I said, it's something I would like to avoid at all costs. Why do you think I have avoided using my Susanoo in battle? The last thing I want is for Salem and her people to figure out the enchantment on the sword. I would rather go blind then leave you two and our friends."

"Well we won't let it get to that point either." Ruby stated putting a hand on Blake's shoulder. "We have to make sure we can seal her away with the sword, we will make sure."

Yang grabbed Weiss's hand, stopping her from hitting Itachi. "It won't get to that point, because we are all here for each other. No one is going to have to die."

"I think we should all have some time to ourselves, give each other some space for a while." Ren proposed as the others nodded. He followed Nora as they walked past Itachi tapping him on the shoulder before heading up the stairs.

Itachi stayed in place as the girls went their separate ways. Ruby went in the backyard as she tried calling her uncle. Yang along with Weiss and Blake walked towards the kitchen. Oscar seemed to be in thought as he looked up at Itachi before tugging on the sleeve of his jacket.

"Hm?"

"Could we go out for a bit, I kinda..." Oscar sighed but then felt Itachi pat him on the head. "Is that a yes?"

Itachi took out his scroll and looked at it for a second before tossing it on the couch. "Let's get some fresh air."

Shortly After

"Ruby!" Yang called out to her younger sister who was speaking with Miss Calavera outside.

Ruby walked back inside as the rest of her team and JNR gathered. "Oh, hey guys..."

"What's going on?" Jaune asked

"It's Oscar, he and Itachi are missing."

"What do you mean they are missing?" Ruby asked.

"They're gone, Ruby." Weiss stated "We looked around the house, they both just seemed to disappear."

"If he's with Itachi, then Oscar should be safe." Ren said

"Have you tried calling his scroll?" Nora asked the girls.

Weiss took a scroll out of her pocket. "He left it behind, which doesn't seem like something he would do."

"Unless, he doesn't want to be found." Saphron said as she and Terra walked into the dining room area.

"Doesn't want to be found?" Yang questioned. "Why wou-"

"Must you really ask?" Miss Calavera said as she walked into the home. "After what happened yesterday and how you two reacted." She glanced at Weiss and Yang who both looked down slightly.

Terra coughed. "You see, the scrolls have tracking devices in them." She grabbed Itachi's scroll and asked Weiss for hers as she began going through the multiple functions. "As long as he has you under emergency, you can track him using your scroll." Terra looked at Weiss' scroll in question. "That's weird."

"What is it?" Blake asked.

"Well, it's showing this one here, but it also shows one in Atlas."

Blakes eyes widened. "He has two scrolls, his personal and the other when he was undercover. He never grabbed his scroll when he woke up in Atlas."

"Come on, we can split up in groups and search for them." Ruby said as the others nodded.

I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe!

keybladelight- Itachi v Adam will happen.

Atryx10- Whether you continue to read or not is up to you, human. And yeah, there are spelling errors lol

Kage-kitsune9001- Itachi may ask for some pointers using a Scythe but that may be all he can learn from her other than grimm.

razmire- Cordovin is beneath out beloved Uchiha.

Chainthatbinds-Yeah lol Flash step is beyond a regular body shimmer. But I appreciate you commenting.