Naruto

The massacre came faster than I thought it would of, and I know I was not keeping track of it, but that only made me panic more on how to go about the plans I hoped to do.

My insects were still planted on Itachi, keeping an eye on when he planned to attack, do the assignment, while Shisui was hidden away somewhere with insects removing any toxins in his system still, if at all.

After the near death experience with Shisui, Itachi and I were able to speak with Nekotama about opening up a small portion of their home for a select few other Uchihas to help Shisui recover. Described mainly as a sleep over and a way to tighten the bonds between the Uchiha clan and the cat clan and that made the head cat more willing. It was more about how to get a couple of the Uchihas to the nekotama location without it becoming suspicious.

Even the Uchihas thought of bonding with the cats as a reasonably good strategy for the future, but they also were mainly sending either kids starting in the academy, in the academy or genin.

I had to plan it accordingly, and make sure Izumi was with the Nekotama or on a mission to save a few people higher ranked, or higher age than the others.

I was practicing my katas and slicing with the two sais I bought a long while back, along with a sword cleaning kit that Itachi and Shisui splurged on for me, because I forgot to get one myself.

'I still remember getting a lecture about how the sais were not just tools to be thrown away, but important part of a shinobi's arsenal…' I thought, a smile present as I even used their words against them, when pointing to ourselves being shinobi and thought tools, but should not be thrown away either. It got rather philosophical with them, and Shisui mainly mediated as me and Itachi spoke on it at two different viewpoints... Itachi being rather logical about not throwing away a tool, or life. While I was more passionate about the issue, even if the idea of being a tool was not my favorite, Itachi won the argument.

I smiled to myself thinking of some of the good moments, slowly losing myself to my thoughts and allowing my body to go with the motions of each swing my sais did, almost fluidly moving through the air around me.

The feeling of just swing the sais, my two swords swiftly through the air was mentally hypnotizing and allowed for other thoughts to take over, as my body went into autopilot.

Until I felt a jolt from something and froze, with a slight jump of how sudden the feeling was in my system which made me only think, 'Hell… This will be bad.' I stopped my practice and started to disperse in my bugs to search for where Itachi was at currently, following where my insects were taking me. The way I disappeared is the insects of my hive turning my very being into a solid color, either purple as that was my skin color by the insects showing or black as that was the color of the insects which inhabited the majority of my inside hive.

The black cloud of insects with hints of purple in the murky depths, flew to the destination until the iconic sight of Itachi crouched upon a street pole looking over the Uchiha compound, was in sight.

'Holy heck, this is getting real…' Feeling myself want to have a fan girl moment over how cool everything is looking, like seriously, who would not want to see the scene even if the resulting end is gruesome.

Watching Itachi move and to see where he first goes to, whether he was to speak with his family, meet with anyone, or some other thing…

'I never really knew if Itachi had help or not, and I do want to give him some closure of talking with his parents… But, not enough time to do the deed.' My thoughts rambled slightly.

Soon, I realize he went to the main Uchiha house and started to speak with them. Giving myself the time to physically coalesce into my usual form, that of a human being.

Slowly walking into the residence, trying to not disrupt anything, but also keeping my ears open to anything and almost everything. To suddenly come upon, Itachi sitting before his parents, their backs facing him and their heads bowed as they seemed to accept their fates.

'Not too late… I gotta do it, before regret comes in.' I thought, hurrying over and hoping to knock Itachi out with a very firm blow to the back of the head.

I pause, when Itachi heard my movement and looked at me with his sharingan a blaze with the bright red and black, to indicate it is active. He wore his ANBU attire and seemed surprised I wsa there, but also not, which could be him holding in all the surprise.

"Shiori-chan? What are you doing here? Why are you here?" He asks, 'You won't look me in the eyes either, so I can't do this quickly..' He thought, trying to remain calm, even as his parents remained calm, It felt awkward, for me, personally.

"I, again bugged you…" A small smile on my face at the inner joke, knowing my clan technique, smile dropping near instantly after a few moments "I wanted to stop you, and if this is the only way to bring peace for Konoha… At Least not have you as the martyr." It was a simple, almost boredly said explanation, but Itachi knew where I was going when saying that with some fire, a bit frustrated with the last part.

Itachi turned towards me all the way, and appeared prepared to take me down it seems, he had his sword in hand and standing at a ready stance. I pulled off my gloves to reveal the purple skin, to indicate the poison and some black, for some other insects intermingling on the surface.

'I came to stop you from killing your family, not to end up killing you.' I narrowed my eyes, trying to find any place I could touch and have my insects drain him of his chakra. 'I just want him to be too tired to fight, Comatose is the most I want, which would still prevent him from fighting me, but would also be dangerous for him.' I thought, trying to find a good middle ground where his life would not be on the line from my attacks.

"Shiori, you need to watch over Sasuke and make sure that Konoha will be safe…" Itachi starts saying as he attacks at me, not aiming for my vital spots, but when he did it was with the pommel of his sword, or fists. Gritting my teeth with frustration and tears welled up with an untold emotion I felt could be anger, or frustration.

"You are whats good for this village, Kami!" I shout, and as fast as I had finally removed my weights moved as fast as I could and hit him with a swift, harsh hit that he fell.

"Your good for this village. I am sorry." I spoke once more, as he collapsed to the ground. I created a few clones, and made one transform into 'Itachi' so that if there was a person helping they could not stab me in the back. As my other clone took Itachi somewhere to wait it out, him still clear of my insects as well.

It was going to lead to an interesting clash... maybe call it an impasse? Will the Uchihas hold a grudge on Shiori, on her clan, or understand? I don't know, but I am bad a fight scenes, hope its good.