Chapter 27
There was a loud crash in the hall and I jolted awake from it. Dry blood crusted across my face and clothes; ignoring it I walked outside and saw a figure crouched on the ground.
"Oi, who's there?" I called quietly the figure jolted and turned. I stared at them then they ran at me. Being half blinded by my eye and the dark didn't help, there was a sharp pain at the bone of my neck and I blacked out quickly.
Shit that really hurt….What the hell where am I? I blinked and looked the dry blood no longer on my face but still on my clothes. I had a plaster across my eye and it was pulsing like it had been touched. The curse seal on my hand was also pulse causing me to wriggle around to stop it. I noticed my feet were chained to my hands and I was sat on the ground. I was in a dark hovel of a place with water dripping off the walls. Reminded me of a cave but it still looked inhabited. I blinked again and pumped chakra in hope of doing a chakra pulse and getting the restraints off.
"That won't work they have chakra in them," hissed a dark voice, I looked toward the voice and saw a man sitting on the outside of the prison.
"You the hell are you?" I screamed raspily at him
"Shut it or I'll kill you!" he shouted back
"Kisame-san is that any way to treat a guest," said another voice I shivered remembering that voice from when they attacked my Village destroying half of it when I was 11.
"Its you!" I shrieked at the cloaked person
"I see you remember, your Village was so pathetic," he said darkly
"You bastard. You backstabbing bastard!" I cried at him suddenly I felt myself flying backwards only to hit the solid, rough wall behind. I choked on my own breath and slowly slid down the wall and stared at the man in front of me. He had his Sharingan out and was glaring, quite intimidating.
"What do you want?" I said coldly to them
"Hah you really don't know do you?" said Kisame laughing coldly
"No I don't fish face," I muttered he growled in return and Itachi just watched impassively "Why the hell would I want to know your stupid 'plans' if you even want to call them that!" I cackled at the last part.
"You little bitch!" he shouted standing up and getting ready to charge
"Kisame stop. Remember what the He said," he said simply "Go tell Zetsu it's his turn to watch, we have another mission," he added turning to face Kisame; the fish faced man huffed and stormed out.
"I hate you so much" I muttered at him
"What happened to your eye?" he asked
"Does it concern you?" I said angrily once again I was pinned to the wall with him holding under my neck.
"Yes it does," he said darkly
"And why?" I hissed back
"Orochimaru wants you. We have you. He wants you alive. We want him dead. Akatsuki and he are at war. Join the dots together." He said slowly as if talking to little child.
"I'm not a little child like I once was Uchiha!" I shouted at him spitting in his face. He growled and punched me in my stomach. I widened my eyes and slid down the wall when Zetsu arrived. I looked on curiously he had a Venus flytrap as his head and had a colour split face with black and white. From his talking with Itachi I noticed his personality changed and I presumed it was from the colour and the white side seemed to be the nicer side. I mean if you don't count the amount of times it said can we eat her. I shivered hating being here and wondering if anyone had noticed. Itachi eventually left leaving me with the cannibal. He was staring at me and I shuddered visibly.
"What are you staring at Plant Head?" I asked darkly
"Your pretty," came out first then "I want to eat her" said the other half
"But Itachi-san said we can't!" said the white side
"Yeh but he won't know she can't tell him!" said the black half
"Oi, I'm still here and there is no way I'd let you eat me anyway!" I shouted at him, he looked back over and smirked "Why is my eye bandaged?" I asked the split man in front of me.
"Uchiha-san wanted you to be healthy" said the white
"I like your blood," said the black once again I shuddered and nodded.
"Okay I'm gonna name your different sides Zetsu," I decided "Seeing as your gonna have to watch me for a long time. Okay the black half that wants to eat me is going to be called Kuro and the White that seems to be reasonable is going to be called the opposite, Shiro. There done!" I cheered
"I'd prefer Zetsu," he said
"Well it makes it easier!" I retaliated. He shook his head and just stayed quiet. I lay back and sighed, I'm not going to get out of this soon and I might have to stay with this cannibal. Grrrrrrrrrreat. Life is Grrrrrrrrrrrrreat. I turned and closed my eyes trying to sleep or just doze. It happened soon and I fell into the darkness of the pain in my stomach and back. I blinked as I felt myself being yanked upwards. I looked and saw the fish face.
"Piss off I was sleeping," I muttered
"Yeh well you got a visitor. A friend of yours," he smirked as I was pulled through the hide out and into the burning sun. It stung my eye and I blinked trying to see and also comprehend what was happening. I blinked again and saw Orochimaru and Kabuto standing on the other side of the clearing. I just stared blandly at them and felt my curse seal pulse. I wretched forward out of Kisame's grip and grabbed my hand.
"Hey what the hell are you doing!" he shouted, I ignored him and tried with all my power to stop the mark. Just stay away you stupid curse! I don't want you! I won't give in to you…….STOP! I was now crying and bleeding trying to stop the feeling. Kisame watched on in horror along with the other Akatsuki members. Itachi stepped forward and Orochimaru smirked.
"What the hell is going on Aiko!" he hissed grabbing my arm tightly. I moved my hand ever so slightly as he saw the curse mark seeping across my hand. I screamed again and let it go slowly. The barb wire weaved across my body slowly and stopped half way. I ripped the bandage from my eye and pulled at the restraints.
"It won't work Aiko!" said Itachi
"Screw you," I hissed finally ripping them apart, they stood back and Orochimaru charged forward "Leave me along you paedo," I cried at him dodging slowly from the blood in my eye.
"You want strength and I can give it to you," he hissed like a snake
"No I want you and them dead!" I shouted at him. He lunged forward again and struck out. I did some hand seals and waited.
"Kage bunshin no jutsu!" I shouted and six replications were produced.
"Doton Doryudan!" they all cried creating an earth dragon and firing at Orochimaru simultaneously, he got hit by a few but it didn't stop him. Kabuto came forward as well and I ended up fending off two attackers. One, two three bunshin gone and four of me left. Four, five, six. All bunshin gone. Shit I'm gonna die I screamed to myself. Kabuto was lashing out with a chakra scalpel and Orochimaru with that stupid sword he swallowed.
"Oi, Itachi!" I shouted dodging and punching again "You said you wanted Orochimaru then…" I said again interrupted but a kunai scratching my arm and blood spurting out "Get your butt over here and help!" I screamed as a few senbon pierced my arm "Hey if I wanted a piercing I would have asked a pro to do it!" I shouted angrily at them. Soon I found myself being pulled back again by someone. I wriggled and turned and saw Zetsu holding me back. Itachi and the other Akatsuki members were fighting Orochimaru and for some reason more Sound Nin came out of the forest. Crap.
"Zetsu let go of me!" I shrieked
"If you don't stop moving, I'll eat you," said Kuro
"You don't mean that," said Shiro
"Oh yes I do," said the black half, I sighed as I was dragged back inside. There was suddenly a large explosion on the other side of the 'hide out' which was in fact a house built into the mountain.
"Stay here or we'll hunt you down and kill you," said Kuro shoving me into my prison again. I nodded dumbly and sat down pulling the senbon out painfully. Finally after all 6 were out of my arm I didn't look like a porcupine. I ripped my trouser leg and wrapped my arm in it to stop the bleeding. The curse seal had retreated long ago and was now pulsing softly. I sighed and leaned back. It must have been the second day and there already wasn't anyone here. Maybe they are happy I am gone. I closed my eyes then heard a creeping sign.
"I'm where I am Fish Face!" I shouted at who I thought was Kisame
"Ew don't compare me to him," said a girls voice, I looked up and saw Sakura and Tenten at the entrance to the prison.
"Ohayo, you can't break it, its chakra controlled," I said slowly they frowned and got ready to break it.
"I told you already you can't do it," I said fuzzily as my vision was blurring. Was I crying? I asked myself. Nah I can't be. I reached up slowly and felt the tears. Yes I was. Had I lost all sense of hope in this situation? I think I had. Two big, powerful organizations fighting outside, Konoha Ninjas in front of me while the others were in a three way war. Yup all hope lost.
"Why have you given up?" asked Tenten
"Because I have okay, just leave me its better then," I said smiling weakly "I'll be gone; Akatsuki isn't that bad to me. I made a friend of Zetsu even though his darker side wants to eat me and this way Orochimaru can't get me." I said "I lost hope the first time I saw Uchiha Itachi." I added sadly
"You can't give up that easily. In less then 2 weeks you're going to be married and you'll be fine!" said Sakura
"Hai I will be but I won't be trusted by my genin. I hit him and disgraced Tsunade" I explained
"Fine then genius if you're so smart about it and Akane is angry at you then explain why him and Yuki are outside now fighting!" shouted Tenten, my ears perked up at this and looked at them curiously.
"The weakest point is the bottom left corner of the cell bars. Send a small amount of chakra in to disrupt the flow and it will stop." I said flatly and staring at them. Sakura leaned down and pumped a small amount into the corner and sure enough the gate went down. Tenten rushed in and came to support me on her shoulder. Sakura did the same and we hobbled to the explosive exit. The light stung my eyes now and I blinked as they jumped off quickly to the other side of another clearing. As my sight came back I noticed a lot of people fighting different opponents. Naruto's everywhere taking people out with Rasengan, Neji deflecting different kunai, the Ino-Shika-Chou working together, Lee kicking butt with Gai and Kakashi and finally I noticed Sasuke trying to kill his brother. I smirked and noticed them both fighting harder. I struggled to sit up but Sakura and surprisingly the rest of Team 8 pull me back down.
"You have depleted your chakra and have numerous wound so stay still!" demanded Sakura as she started pumping chakra into my arm. I winced slightly as I felt it move to my face. Shino and Kiba were guarding and occasionally deflecting the kunai. I blinked and once again stood against their protests. I ran forward through the battles raging on around me. The chakra forming in my hand. Every last bit I could conjure. This was to be my final attack. I put all my hatred and anger into it. All my memories of the pain and suffering in the last year. The shouting of my friends and comrades shouting in the background fading out slowly. Unknown to me the chakra I was using was creating a barrier around me, a barrier of hate. I wanted to avenge TaiKan and Kizu-san. For my grandfathers resurrection from death. The death he had caused all being pumped into my hand. I saw Kabuto running forward to stop me but his useless attacks couldn't get me. I noticed I was sucking the power of the curse seal into me to get a more effective attack. All time stopped as everyone stared and I lunged forward at the snake man. I punched him in the stomach creating a big hole and again with less force hit his head. Everything sped up and I hit him again. Suddenly I felt myself cough. I stopped and halted and the chakra I was using pulsed stopping everyone as they were forced down to the ground. I doubled over coughing and slowly fell forwards onto my knees. Blood dribbling down my chin and dripping. I saw figures rushing forward to me. I bowed my head and slammed forward. A sharp pain was in my back and as I fell they saw the kunai sticking out of my back. Shino lifted me up to face him and I smiled.
"Gomen Shino-kun," I whispered before falling into the dark abyss.
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