Back again, I'm sorry the chapters are kinda short compared to everyone else's…
Half-Devil: Yeah, I listened to your suggestion
Everyone else, I'll try hard to not disappoint you guys.
Tears of Blood
By: Depressedinsomniac
"Sorry mother… I shall return to my dwellings now. I shall demonstrate my abilities tomorrow in front of the Uchiha elders."
"Okay…"
Itachi turned to leave.
"Itachi."
"Yes, mother?"
"There is something I must discuss with you later. We will leave the compound to go shopping in preparation for your entering the academy tomorrow. Let us discuss it then."
"…Affirmative."
He then started walking down the street. Once he was gone from view, she turned around.
"I see that my husband has sent the legendary Uchiha hunter nins(1) after me… Very well, let's get this over with, you must complete this mission, correct? Shisui, Kyuushi(2), and Joshu(3)."
3 figures burst out of the shadows and landed around her in a triangle formation, leaving nowhere to escape to.
"You are definitely the legendary kunoichi, the Joker(4). I am sorry Uchiha-sama, but we have been ordered to disable you."
She began laughing.
"My foolish husband… When will he learn, that I do as I please… Very well, do you wish for one on one duels, or a single battle?"
"Uchiha-sama, I apologize, but we three will all attack you at once, so… prepare yourself!"
At this, a small 'poof' was all the hunter nins heard, before her bunshin disintegrated.
"Hmph, pitiful Shisui, and to think Itachi kun speaks so highly of you…"
"Split up! And do not trust each other from now on, this is the legendary 'Joker' we are dealing with. She is famous for tricking even Sharingan users with her genjutsu mastery!"
"I see that you've been well briefed…"
Her voice seemed to come at each of the hunters from all sides.
"Well, I guess I can take all of you three on… Tengoku no gyaketsu(5)! Jigoku no gyaketsu(6)!"
With that, the hunters felt decent amounts of chakra being released from all around them, along with darkness wrapping around their surroundings, giving it the appearance of night. They each then felt the telltale effects of lower level genjutsu creeping on them. Each one brought his hands up in a seal then dispelled it.
"Kai!"
When the genjutsu did not dispel itself, they quickly ran into seperate directions.As the other two ran,Shisui jumped into the air, rapidly going through hand seals.
"Katon, Housenka no jutsu!"
He then spit out several balls of fire into several directions, randomly firing them, but lighting up the area slightly. He saw 2 figures engaged in combat, then made his way towards them, quietly, without letting out a sound.
"Hey. Shisui."
He turned around to face The Uchiha mistress herself. He then felt a smashing blow at the back of his head before sinking into unconsciousness.
"What a disappointment… The Uchiha clan's own personal hunter nins are at this level? I expected you to choose better ones… dear."
At her words, the current Uchiha clan head seemingly appeared out of the shadows.
"I see that you haven't lost your legendary skills… Still as striking as ever."
"Get to the point, you know I dislike waiting."
"Very well… I have come to ask you to personally oversee our son's training."
"Which one? I didn't know you were planning on raising another Uchiha 'warrior'"
"You know whom I am talking about."
"And if I refuse?"
"You can simply think it over in the hospital then…"
With that, a change came over him. His face seemed to gain a slightly demonic look, while his Sharingan eyes started glowing their legendary red color.
"kukuku… Yes, reconsider your options…"
At this point, she was frightened. Once, she had been in love with this man. They had shared many happy memories together. Then, he had begun to meet with him. After that, he had begun changing, for worse. She quickly started on hand seals, preparing an offensive jutsu to buy herself time to run. Unfortunately…
"Look into my eyes, this is the true power of the Uchiha, the Mangekyo Sharingan!"
With this, she felt her body unable to move, as if in the effect of a genjutsu.
"I'm disappointed, if this is the extent of the legendary Sharingan's attack capabilities… mere genjutsu?"
"kukuku… No, you have not experienced it yet… Now, I shall show you the true power… You see, this is my own realm, I control time and space. Now, for the next 72 hours, you will be stabbed with a knife, over… and over…"
She saw multiple images of him like kage bunshin, all with a knife in his hand. She then felt the pain as she watched him stab her repeatedly.
After the torture was finished, she passed out. He walked over to the unconscious hunter nins, then kicked them awake.
"Pitiful. Deliver her to the hospital, then report back to me. You all have much to learn."
"Yes sir."
'Hmm, Shisui is close to my son, eh? He will be key in unlocking his Mangekyo Sharingan… kukuku… The pieces are almost in place…'
As all of this was happening, Itachi was walking towards his own little cottage, built with his own hands as part of training.
'The one I am ordered to call my… father… Power has affected him much I see…'
With this, Itachi's eyes once again started turning red.
'No matter what level I may be at now, I cannot hope to match even the chuunins yet…'
He entered his dwelling, a small building near the forests of Konoha. He then wandered over to his bed, then fell on it in a tired fashion.
'Even before he leaves… Putting me on a more intense training regimen… asshole…'
With that, he fell asleep very quickly.
bang-bang
"Itachi-sama!"
bang-bang
"It's an emergency! Your mother has been attacked sir!"
With this, he bolted up from the bed, then opened the door.
"WHAT!"
I wonder if this chapter was okay at all… Attempting a cliffhanger so early…-a;;..
'sigh' review plz… I need opinions so I can improve it…
(1)-This is an elite unit of Uchiha's ninja's assigned to keep order in the clan, and to clean up the clan's 'messes'. They all report directly to the Uchiha clan head, and carry at least oneweapon which he/she specializes in. (eg. long sword, chains, etc.)
(2)-Name means, courier.
(3)-Name means, assistant.
(4)-Before she was Itachi's mother, she was a kunoichi of course. Her past will be explained more as the story goes along.
(5)-Tengoku no gyaketsu/Heaven's Paradox: Used along with Jigoku no gyaketsu to maximize the effects, dims the senses of those affected in preparation for Jigoku no gyaketsu.
(6)-Jigoku no gyaketsu/Hell's Paradox: Used along with Tengoku no gyaketsu to maximize the effects, engulfs the area with darkness, then reverses colors, making it seem as if the darkness is bright, while the light is dark. 'ah... it's hard to explain, but I can draw it out so easily, and see it in my head... T.T'
(7)-Well, I don't think that the Uchiha clan head would be without this ability, as it would make him vulnerable to possible rogue Uchihas...