Shizukana's P.O.V.
I was being discharged today. And I was glad about that. I didn't think I could spend another day in that hell hole. It's fine and all but its just so boring. The only injuries I had were the bandaids in my face and my left wrist was in a cast.
After Shikamaru visited me, Hinata came around but once she left, I just had to stare at the blank walls. Sensei was supposed to meet me at the receptionist and like always, he's late. I stood there for another five minuted before Sensei came running in.
"Sorry, I'm late. I was late because there was this old lady who..." Sensei began rambling but paused when he saw that I wasn't listening. Both of us walked outside only to be met with Naruto and Jiraiya Sensei. They seemed to be going somewhere.
They saw us and waved. "Hey, Shizukana-chan," Naruto yelled. I see he's back to his usual bubbly self. He came towards me and started talking about how they are on the search for some lady.
Jiraiya Sensei and Kakashi Sensei were talking while Naruto kept saying how he was gonna learn a super move. I just nodded along. I patted Naruto on the shoulder. "You learn your super move and show it to me when you return," I said encouragingly. What they didn't see was me slipping my marker on Naruto collar.
They said goodby and they left us. I looked at Sensei who was reading his book. I knew what he was reading and didn't mind. It's his life.
"What are you planning on doing today? You can't train since you shouldn't be using your chakra." Sensei asked making me look at the sky.
I sighed, "I don't know. I'll probably just hang out with Hinata. She too is on medical leave." I said making Sensei hum in agreement. "Well, I'll see you later," I said to Sensei who looked hesitant but he nodded and waved goodbye.
I walked towards the Hyuuga compound. They didn't like me at first but they started to welcome me once they saw that I could be an improvement to Hinata. We were training buddies but I didn't do anything to improve Hinata. She just needed the right words and encouragement. She learnt from her own mistakes and improved.
I was a few blocks away from the compound when I was tackled to the ground. I looked at my attacker to find Akamaru licking my face. I didn't mind dogs so much but I didn't say I love them. They are fine when they behave.
I stood up and dusted my pants. I picked Akamaru up and patted his head. I heard footsteps from behind me. It was Kiba.
"Hey, Akam-... Oh, Shizukana. Sorry." He said taking Akamaru from me. I just nodded my head with a smile.
"Hey, I heard you were in the hospital. Are you okay? I didn't have time to visit." He asked.
I just lifted my hands to show him my bandages. "I'm fine. The medics couldn't heal these with Chakra so I have to wait for them to heal naturally. But other than that, I'm fine." I said making him smile. He then waved goodbye and left.
I walked towards the compound and found myself staring at the gate. How am I gonna knock? I decided to gently kick it just hard enough to make the guards notice. But before I could do that, the gate opened and Neji Hyuuga stood in front of me. He had his usually stoic face but I could tell that he had changed. Did Naruto's words pull the stick which was stuck in his ass?
"Hyuuga-San." I bowed my head. He did the same. He opened the gate wide enough for me to walk in.
"You are here to see Hinata-Sama. Walkthrough and you might find her in the courtyard." He said pointing towards the courtyard.
I thanked him before walking towards the direction. I found Hinata watching her Sister throw some kunai. Hinata saw me and smiled. I smiled back and sat next to her.
"Shizukana-chan. How are you feeling?" She asked me and I just shrugged. I waved my bandages and pointed at my face. She just smiled. "I'm sure you'll heal faster."
"Well, the faster my chakra replenishes, the sooner I can train." I sighed while watching Hanabi grab her kunai. She looked at me and gave me a wide smile. I just smiled back and she continued her training.
Hinata and I continued talking about random topics when I remembered about the scroll I read. It was about the uses of different battle tactics that I'm pretty sure Hinata would find useful.
"There's a scroll that I think you would find interesting. It has all the battle tactics from all the nations. And after hearing about your battle with Neji, it could come in handy." I said making Hinata lighten up. She always loved the scrolls I give her.
"It's not with me at the moment, I think I left it at the hospital. I'll go and get it." I said standing up. She stood up with me and walked to the gate. She waved goodbye and I waved back.
I walked back to the hospital. Since my hand were bandaged I couldn't tie my hair, it was hanging loose and whipping in my face. I frantically moved it to the side.
I snapped my head to the side when I noticed someone following me. I continued walking when I recognized them as Anbu. The good ones. I think.
I made my way into the hospital and walked to my room. I saw Kurenai taking an injured Asuma into a room. I furrowed my eyebrows and slowly followed them.
I peeked through the door to find Sensei laying on the bed. He was unconscious. They were talking about an attack near the waterfront. Before I could do anything else, Sasuke walked towards me. He looked at me and then peeked through the door.
"Itachi is after the nine-tails in Naruto. Guy has already left to warn Jiraiya." As soon as Itachi's name was mentioned, Sasuke ran away from me. Just give me a break. The door opened and Kurenai Sensei stared at me with wide eyes. Before she could say anything, I concentrated my chakra and teleported to the marker on Naruto.
I fell to the ground. I looked around to find myself near the Village Gates. Damn. Since I can't use hand signs I can't travel so far. I stood up and concentrated harder.
I teleported and found myself in front of a small town. They must be in there. I ran through the roads and dodged the villagers who were minding their own business. After around five minutes of searching, I decided to try and teleport again. I had around one more try since my Chakra isn't replenished yet. Come on. he attacked Sensei and now he might hurt Naruto and Sasuke. I can't let that happen.
I closed my eyes and teleported. I felt my chakra move and twist before I felt the ground again. I looked around. Itachi stood in front of me. He had grown over the years but his face still held the kind expressions from when I first met him. He was surprised at my sudden appearance so I decided to take advantage of that.
I leapt off the ground and lifted my leg to kick him back but he caught me. I used my other leg and kicked him the chest making him stumble back. It all happened so fast that his partner, who I recognised as Kisame Hoshigaki, didn't have time to react.
I landed on the ground and stepped back, pushing Naruto in the process. Both of us had about 10 feet worth of distance from Itachi. I didn't have any weapons on me since I was leaving the hospital and didn't get a chance to reach home. I brought my hands to my chest and held them in defence. Itachi's eyes darted towards my bandages and then at my face.
"Shizukana. It's a pleasure seeing you again." He said making both Naruto and Kisame look at Itachi in confusion. I narrowed my eyes and tried to come up with a plan. I should have thought it through before rushing.
"Can't say the same, Itachi-Kun," I said making him give me a small smile. Why the hell is he smiling? Kisame looked at me before bringing his sword and swinging it at me. I ducked but looked at him when he didn't move. Itachi was holding him back.
I felt naruto tug at my sweater but I ignored him. My main focus was why Itachi stopped Kisame from attacking. He activated his Sharingan and I quickly averted my eyes. I knew about his Genjutsu from The Hokage's reports. "Naruto, don't look at his eyes," I warned him making Naruto grunt in acknowledgement.
I knew that I couldn't take him and his partner on, not even with Naruto's help. So the only thing I could do was run but it won't be possible since I can't use chakra anymore. I decided on using my time manipulation.
I concentrated on slowing down time. As soon as everything started moving at a slow pace, I turned around and grabbed Naruto. I took a few steps before hearing a voice.
"Interesting." I heard Itachi say. My heart skipped a beat. I looked at Naruto to see if my time manipulation didn't work but it did. And the proof was Naruto's frozen-like body. I turned around to find Itachi looking at Kisame with interest. I tried to speak but I couldn't. My throat gave a choked sound drawing Itachi's interest. How did he? Is it the Sharingan? That is the only reason for this to happen.
He walked towards me and with each step he took, I stepped back. I had a long corridor to walk back to so it wouldn't be like those cheesy movies where I would have back against the wall. I knew that it would be dangerous to fight him in this state. So I deactivated the Time Manipulation and everything continued at its normal pace.
However, Itachi didn't stop coming towards me. He kept on walking towards me, pushing Naruto who looked confused but stood between me and Itachi like a wall.
Before he could take another step, a familiar voice interrupted us. I looked behind Itachi to see a very furious Sasuke standing there. He had his Sharingan activated and his eyes were filled with hatred.
"Itachi Uchiha." Sasuke spat out his name with disgust. "Prepare to die."
"This must be your brother. The one you spared." Kisame said with a smirk. Itachi ignored him and walked towards Sasuke. Naruto stepped closer to me and stood in front of me. I peered over his shoulder and watched the intense staredown between the Uchiha brothers.
"It's just like you said, brother. I fostered my hatred towards you and lived my life for one purpose." As soon as he said that, his hand started glowing in blue and the familiar sound of the Chidori filled the corridor. "Is to see you die. It ends here."
He ran towards Itachi with the intent of murder. His eyes held the look of a crazed man with blood lust. It was the same feeling I felt when Haku died and when Orochimaru tried to kill me. I swerved against Naruto and ran towards them. But Kisame stopped me by blocking my path with his sword. I tried to dodge it but as his sword came closer to my body, I felt the little remaining chakra in my body get drained away.
I stepped back and watched as Itachi slammed his hand on Sasuke to stop the Chidori from piercing him. He then punched Sasuke in the gut making Sasuke grown in pain. My legs gave out when I inhaled sharply. The chakra that was drained from me was what held me up so long.
Naruto ran towards me and pulled me back. We watched Itachi beat Sasuke up. Naruto tried to interfere but Sasuke had other ideas.
"Stay out of this. He's mine." Sasuke said making Naruto and me helpless. We wanted to help but if he doesn't let is then how can we? Sasuke blocked a punch and tried to kick Itachi in the leg but Itachi dodged the kick and sidestepped a punch.
We heard footsteps behind us and Jiraiya Sensei was standing behind us with a lady on his back. He looked at Naruto then at me. His eyes wandered to Kisame and then to the Uchihas.
"You two don't know me at all, do you? Should have done your homework. Jiraiya the Toad Sage falls victim to no charm." He said. "Rare beauty is dropped for me like blossoms in a storm. It isn't my nature to be duped by the wiles of a woman. When you reach the stature I have, Ladies kneel and worship your awesomeness."
I just rolled my eyes while Naruto called yelled at Jiraiya Sensei for being late. Itachi ignored Jiraiya and continued with Sasuke. Kisame was focused on Jiraiya Sensei.
What irked me the most was when Itachi grabbed Sasuke by the neck and pinned him against the wall. I knew exactly what Itachi was planning on doing. The reports mentioned that Sasuke had been put under a powerful genjutsu called the Tsukiyomi which allowed the user to alter one's perception of time. But she wasn't sure if that was what was going on.
I took a deep breath and stood up. I wobbled for a bit but managed to stay upright. "Itachi," I said calmly. We didn't have a very close relationship when we were young, but we did appreciate each others company. He would always watch Sasuke and also have a small conversation with me at times. He would mention how he would continue his day after the academy and train. It wasn't very interesting at times but it was the little things that reminded you that he was still a child.
Itachi looked at me and his eyes soften for a second. Suddenly, the walls and the floor started to turn red. They became very squishy like the inside of an animal.
I looked at him for a second before turning back and looking at Jiraiya Sensei. "Ninja Art: Toad Mouth Trap." Jiraiya Sensei said calmly before rising from the ground. "You've both just been swallowed by the mountain toad. Welcome friends, to the belly of the beast. He has a very sensitive digestive tract, so be careful not to upset him." Jiraiya Sensei said making me look around.
"Woah, I'm not liking this," Naruto said. He was standing very still on the flesh.
"Don't worry Naruto. Trust my jutsu." Jiraiya Sensei said. "Remain calm and stay still. You will be fine."
"Kisame come," Itachi muttered.
While Kisame was trying to detach his sword, Itachi gave me a and small smile before running away. Jiraiya Sensei sent tendrils of flesh towards them. But they managed to dodge each of them.
There was a loud bang which confirmed that both of them had escaped. The tree of us ran towards the loud bang to find black flames covering a big hole in the wall.
"What the hell is that?" Naruto asked. He was about to touch it when I recognized what it was.
"Don't touch it. It's an Uchiha technique. The Amaterasu. Its flames will burn for 7 days and 7 nights and the only person that can put them out is the same person who cast them. You will have to seal them away." I said making Jiraiya Sensei grab and sealing scroll and he sealed the fire away. He stuffed in his pocket before turning to me.
"How do you know these things?" He asked me with a suspicious look. I looked at with a neutral expression but inside I was panicking. I calmed myself before answering.
"Sasuke and I were friends long before the academy. And Sasuke would ask Itachi things he learnt from his studies as a child. Itachi would explain and the Amaterasu was one of the topics." I said making him nod. He wasn't fully convinced but he let it go.
Before any of us could do anything, a green blur appeared out of nowhere and kicked Jiraiya Sensei in the face, sending him back to the wall.
It was Guy Sensei who had failed miserably at a dramatic entrance. He looked at the person he kicked and suddenly ran to his aid. I ignored them and walked towards Sasuke.
He had a broken arm and a few bruises. He would physically be fine but he would be mentally damaged for a while.
I looked at Guy Sensei who was apologizing to Jiraiya Sensei before he turned to me. His eyes widened at my presence. "Dear Shizukana. What are you doing here? You must be resting. If Kakashi found out, he would not be happy." He said making me wince at Sensei's name.
I shook my head. "We need to get Sasuke to the Medical Corps. He has a broken arm and a few bruises but Itachi put him under a heavy Genjutsu which was also used on Sensei. It would be best if we hurried." I said making him nod.
He rushed towards Sasuke and carried him. "I will rush to the Hospital. With your current state, it would not be wise for you to come with my speed. I will meet you at the Hospital." Guy Sensei said making me nod. He left us and disappeared.
"How did you find out about Itachi?" Jiraiya Sensei asked. He was wiping the blood off his nose.
"I saw Kakashi Sensei unconscious in the hospital and overheard a conversation with some Jonin. They were talking about the attack and how Itachi was after Naruto." I said. "Sasuke was with me so, he ran out before I could say anything. I knew I had to follow."
"But you came before Sasuke did," Naruto asked with confusion.
I rubbed my face with my hand. I suppose its time to reveal the jutsu. "I had learned a Jutsu which belonged to the 2nd Hokage. The Flying Thunder God Jutsu. Remember when we met outside the hospital? I placed my marker on Naruto's collar just in case. I had a feeling something wasn't feeling right." I said making Jiraiya Sensei's eyes widen. He composed himself and nodded. He then looked at Naruto's collar to find my marker.
"I used all my remaining chakra to get here. But I managed to buy Naruto sometime." I said making Naruto nod in agreement.
"Yeah. I didn't know what to do if Shizukana-chan didn't come." Naruto said while smiling at me.
"We are going to find Tsunade Senju. Perhaps she will be able to help Kakashi and Sasuke." Jiraiya Sensei said.
At the mention of Tsunade's name, I nodded. She will be able to heal them.
After a while, both Naruto and Jiraiya towards Sensei left to continue their journey and I started making my way home. How did Itachi resist my manipulation? Can Sasuke and Sensei do it too?
A/N. Hey guys. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Wonder how Itachi managed to resist the manipulation? Is it the Sharingan?
Sorry I wasn't able to update sooner. With school work and stuff. But I will update at least twice a week.
Ciao...
