Chapter Five: Escape
Last names. That had been seen to be a deadly form of poison, one that could lead an individual to careless actions and even death. Many had seen it to be something that had often defined an individual and had shown who they truly were, depending if you were noble or not, or even if you were threatening or not. The children who had been locked in the cells for almost two months had become more familiar with each other and developed a sort of strange bond.
One couldn't call it to be friendship but another couldn't describe it to be hatred. Being locked away in a cell it had limited your own actions but had led to a free mind, one that had avoided the traditional thinking and had questioned your own self. The four children had felt themselves become closer and closer, their minds worried about each other's being, they all wanted to be free, and they had constantly planned and planned as they had memorized the plan.
Akari had gotten the key for the cell with the help of Yura. The man who had watched her get raped multiple times, held her back as she was whipped for hours. But yet, was the man who had wiped her skin, fed her and placed fresh clothing on her body. She wasn't sure what the change of heart was, but his softened nature would appear after everything was done to her, he would look at her with a pitied gaze and pinched lips as he was quiet in the room.
She had only watched him as he placed the key in her hand and tell her, "escape." Akari had stared into his eyes harder than before, she watched the emotion swirling in his eyes, he was guilty. She knew he could have felt that way, she could only clench the key to the cell as he reminded her the place to meet with him as he would let her leave through a small door located at the furthest wing.
"Go!" Akari had shouted as she swiftly flung the kunai into the man's neck, watching as he stepped forward but fell to his knees the blood spilling through his fingers. Tobirama grappled Itama's body as Kawarama clenched his hand around his blood wound, Akari felt her breath become lighter as she took a step back. Her heart pounded in her chest and her blood hands mixed with the dirty soil, this wasn't supposed to happen. It wasn't supposed to be like this.
They were supposed to escape easily without getting caught. Though one simple mistake had caused her to lose everything. Her eyes widened as Tobirama had watched as she was surrounded by the men, her fists clenched into the soil, she looked over to him her eyes locked with his. She nodded. His eyes widened and he felt the weight on his chest as he aimed to step forward to help her, however, he knew if he did anything he was going to get caught.
His heart was pounding in his chest as he watched the field of men crowd around her, something was odd about her, after spending two months around her he hadn't appeared to be as guarded as usual and slowly had been broken down by her odd nature. From the way she had talked to the bright smiles she had shown him, he had felt like he had seen a side he had never seen. Tobirama had always been a boy who had observed others carefully and was seen to blunt, however, when he had gotten to know about Akari he had felt himself restrain from certain words and simply listened to her talk.
At times she could sit for hours talking about her older brothers and their amazing talents, how skilled they were and amazing they were. She certainly held much pride in them, he would often listen when she would describe a jutsu as he would nod and ask questions about the jutsu's some had been not his favorite nature, fire, however, he had seemed intrigued. He wanted to know more and more until he could define her himself, however, the one thing that couldn't be talked among them was last names.
They had stuck to the first names, knowing that revealing it may lead to something else. Avoiding the topic, in the beginning, was seen to be hard but later it had gotten easier and easier, something he had his conscious had pushed away, though the thought had remained there. He had wanted to know her clan. Though he had thought that was something that could have broken them apart, he was from the Senju clan, not a mere clan, but a well-known one, and she?
So many questions but so little time.
Tobirama clenched Itama's body closer to him as he looked at Kawarama, his eyes wide and certain as he nodded. Kawarama turned around swiftly, beginning to form rapid handsigns, both brothers were stubborn one they felt had been critical in their minds. Tobirama had felt the need to jump in and help her, he couldn't see her sacrificing herself for him, "Suiton: Mist blower." Kawarama had wrapped a fist around his lips and blew swiftly letting the thick mist drift into the air.
Covering the area, "come on Akari!" Kawarama shouted, seeing the thick mist cover the area, their feet bouncing as they jumped a branch behind seeing as a figure had slowly emerged. Tobirama had felt Itama's hands around his neck tighten as he strained himself for the impossible to occur, swift and agile he had seen the figure of Akari as she leaped forward landing on the branch in front of them. Quickly all four of them jumped as they began to run away.
"Why didn't you leave me?" She questioned softly hearing as the men behind him them let out a stream of shouts in confusion at the mist, Tobirama had pinched his lips together. He was beginning to question himself, why didn't he just leave her? When he had first met her he hadn't minded the thought of using her for his brothers, for his sake he never minded just throwing her out, though why does the thought of having any pain come to her just anger him?
Why? He relentlessly shouted in his head, he wanted to know why? He gripped Itama's leg's a little harder than before hearing his brother hiss lightly, the uncomfortable feeling in his chest had arisen. He had never felt this odd feeling, what was it?
"It didn't look cool for just a bunch of guys to run away." Kawarama had smoothly spoken, yet, Tobirama could feel the pulsing look in her eyes. His skin had tingled as he felt the goosebumps rise on his skin as he forcefully diverted his eyes, he couldn't handle her, the thought of her looking at him strongly had made his heart jump. He gasped softly, what was he doing? They were supposed to be focused on running away instead of focusing on his confused emotions.
Akari had glanced back seeing as the figures had emerged from behind them, the mist had suddenly vanished and instead a group had quickly sped through it. She sucked in her breath as she looked ahead catching the piercing eyes of Tobirama for a moment, "they are coming." Her voice was urgent, she didn't want to lead them back to her clan nothing know what these individuals were capable. She understood her clan was strong, but these men were just normal individuals, they had been ones that were able to kill the guards around her home and sneak in.
She clenched her fist, watching as she pasted a river. Her eyes widened. River. A river! She had felt her heart jump in her chest, she had been out with her brothers on a few occasions and always took notice of everything, the same river had been close to her home. She shook her head as she stared at the boys in front of her, with the swiftness they had sped forward she looked ahead. They were planning to head back to their clan, the Senju clan.
Letting her eyes wonder she looked around, she had known this area. She had to thank her brothers for taking her out as an infant, she had taken in all the information she had needed before they had known. She had finally realized where they were, it was by the western border, and it was also near the border of where it had separated the Senju and Uchiha. She had suddenly felt the smirk bubble onto her lips, she grinned like a madman as she avoided the throwing kunai easily.
She twisted her body and jumped to the next branch, she had taken in all the information her brother's had carelessly talked in front of her like a sponge. They had thought since an infant no one had been aware she had known of anything, even how to speak, yet she had known it all, too much information. She licked her lips as she watched as one of the enemy ninja's had landed in front of them, she had picked up one of the throwing kunai's that had landed into the tree and swiftly lunged forward.
The brothers had been taken back watching as Akari had swiftly lunged at the man and twirled the kunai in her hands as she avoided his attack, Kawarama had quickly jumped in helping her, as they both managed to take him down with ease. However, the other enemy ninja's had gotten closer than they thought they would. They continued forward, "what are we gonna do? They aren't going to stop." Kawarama scrambled with his words as he glanced over at his silent brother.
All four of them had been beyond exhausted, dehydrated and wounded. They wouldn't be able to handle all of those ninja's just themselves. That was the impossible. As talented as they were it was impossible. Akari had glanced at them, she had remained in the back while the three brothers had remained in the front, she had taken in consideration of Itama's being, who was more wounded to move and was being carried by Tobirama.
"Closer." The deep voice had rattled her thoughts, she took a deep breath out watching ahead, she knew she was getting closer to her home. She stared at the group of boys she couldn't endanger them, some part of her told her to ignore it and sacrifice them another had told her to distract her enemies and let the boys escape. She had known in reality of how much danger that could cost her, all she wanted was to get home, that's all. Yet, she wanted them to be safe.
She bit the inside of her cheek, "I will distract them." She had then felt the flood of eyes on them, the hopeful eyes of Itama's, the wide and shocked eyes of Kawarama, but the piercing and intense eyes of Tobirama had made her jump in shock. She kept her eyes stilled and calm as she looked at them, a brief smile on her lips, catching all the boys by surprise as they had stared at her, she had wanted them to be free. She was more than aware of the impact Tobirama Senju had in history, but what about Itama and Kawarama, just brief names labeled in the boys of Senju clan members.
Some part of her wondered could she truly change history? Could she change the war in the future, could she save those lives she had wanted before? Become someone important? And not just a wandering soul? She clenched her fists tighter, she wanted to save both Itama and Kawarama's life, she wanted to purely because she felt they could have better lives and be someone they couldn't. But to her sacrifice? She scoffed. She could handle it, right?
Doubting herself for a moment she choked on her voice, "you are more important than me." She stated softly as they got closer and closer to the border between the Senju and Uchiha if she could give them enough time to escape than maybe it will be different, their lives that are. She sucked in her breath and nodded confidently, "w-what a-are you saying? We can't leave you." Akari had glanced back seeing as the ninja's had gotten closer.
She had swiftly leaped on another branch, raising her hands to her chest she had begun to form handsigns. Taking a deep breath, "Douton: Mudshot technique." Her fist curled around her mouth enabling her to breathe through the hole, swiftly she back to spit the chakra-infused mud balls at her enemies, watching as some managed to dodge it and those who hadn't had been smacked in the body and stuck to the ground, struggling to get up.
Breathing out she turned back around and looked at the boys who had been waiting for her, they quickly continued on. She caught the eye of Tobirama, "no. We will all go together." He breathed out, she sucked in her breath as her eyes grew wide at his words, they were solid and firm. That was unlike him. He was acting so strange. Kawarama eyed his brother who had faced in front, he gulped the pulsing nerves in his body and glanced back to Akari, seeing the shocked look in her eyes.
He simply grinned, his brother had a deep trouble in displaying any emotion, though it seemed it was easy to do now. Akari blinked and blinked again, she was confused, "that's right. Our cl-I mean our family will help you out, since your especially good in medical ninjutsu." He flashed her again as she watched Itama eagerly nod, he wanted her to come along. She eyed the three boys, they had been so kind to her, she had known they were hostile in the beginning but had understood why.
They all wanted to get out and if using each other had aided the other, it was going to happen, but it appeared that wanting to use each other for one's gain had become a problem and they all wanted to be together. Wanted to escape together. She smiled softly, they wanted her to come with, however, if they truly knew who she was there family wouldn't have welcomed her. She shook the thought, she had appreciated the thought of them helping her.
They had pasted another set of branches, "get back here!" She jumped in shock hearing the anger in Daiko's voice, she gulped looking back seeing as the kunai barely missed her, she spun and before she knew she had felt the deep pressure in her stomach and was harshly kicked into the tree. She immediately groaned at the impact feeling her body burn with the heavy impact, her arms shaking as her vision blurred for a moment as she had watched the scar-faced man of Daiko walking in front of her.
Her heart thumped in her chest as she watched the look in his eye, she gulped in fear and shakily breathed out as she clenched her fingers around the kunai. His tall figure got closer to her body as she stood up slowly, her knees shaking underneath, "I have to admit. You tried. I didn't expect you to do it." She rested her hand on her stomach and slowly began to heal herself, she was trying to avoid as much damage as possible, feeling the throbbing pain in her ribs could have meant she had broken it or fractured it.
Daiko's eyes followed the glowing green at the palm of her, "healing?" His eyes widened, that was something he could certainly use. He grinned even bigger. She had been used for pleasure and her eyes, but now he knew she could heal that was something amazing. She was still young and her power was still growing. Akari had narrowed her eyes at the man watching as his henchmen had immediately formed a circle around her and enclosed her body.
She looked around again, she was closer to her home. Stepping forward she raised the kunai to her eyes, "Suiton: Wild Water Wave." Akari watched in shock as the large had formed and was controlled freely catching some of the men around her as some avoided it and jumped it. The wave of water had thrashed and wildly smacked the men around, she felt her breath slip between her lips as she caught the figure of Tobirama in front of her as he controlled the waves.
He turned around and grasped her hand, "come on!" His voice louder and had filled with such raw emotion, she stumbled to her feet as he tugged her along, he was risking his life to save her. She gulped as she stared at his large back, he may have appeared to be a young boy but his back was bigger than her's something she had only noticed now. She gasped out loud as she tugged her hand as the men were still distracted by the waves, she took a few more steps before she tugged her hand out of his grasp.
She couldn't go with him. No mattered how much she wanted to. She couldn't. She had her family, people she needed to return to. He looked back at her a wild and confused look in his eyes, it was odd seeing as he was usually calm and relaxed most of the time, she had breathed out and shook her head, "I can't go with you." He turned to grab her hand again, wrapping his warm fingers around her wrist and tugged her forward again, she had stopped him again.
Gently she placed the palm of her hand on his hand and he stilled turning to her, "Akari." He breathed out, hearing her name had made her almost startled, she gulped as she watched the deep look in his eyes. This had been the first time he had said her name, she slowly took her hand from his grasp and smiled softly looking at him, "Tobirama. It's okay. I can handle myself." She took a step back, she didn't want another innocent person dying because of her.
She couldn't handle seeing any of the three boys in pain, and therefore she had ensured herself that if she had too she will let herself be the cause of her death and not enforce other's to die on her behalf. She was done with having others die for her sake. She didn't want to see the three of them choke their last words as they told her their dying words and see the desperate look in their eyes. She shut her eyes. Closing everything around her, the hatred and malice thought that circled the back of her stopped for a moment.
She slowly opened her eyes, "y-you can't-listen-I'll take you back with me. W-We can be saf-" She smiled briefly before stepping forward, she gently stepped forward with the grace of a goddess and with the light steps of an angel, she placed the palm of her hands on his cheeks and leaned forward touching her lips with his. Everything had paused for a moment. The sounds of the men shouting, the thrashing of the wild wave, the chirping birds in the distance, the heartbeats of the two children.
Everything just stopped. That was what Tobirama had thought. He could only feel the softness of Akari's lips against his, and the soft brush of her hair against his arm and the tingling warm feeling of her hands on his cheeks. His blood pumping loudly in his ears as he remained still, he was frozen and unsure of what to do, she had kissed him. She had really kissed him! He watched as she slowly pulled away, still in a daze she closed her eyes at him with a slight smile on her lips.
"Aka-" He paused seeing the Sharingan in her eyes, "thank you, Tobirama." He became still as he looked into her eyes, he was drawn into her eyes with the sight of the spinning wheel with single black tomoe on the wheel, he felt his grasp slip between his teeth as he felt his chest drop. She smiled even brighter as she pushed his hair away from his eyes and looked into his eyes, he felt his head pulse and slowly felt himself become lighter and lighter.
She leaned forward to grasp his body seeing the lids of his eyes slowly close as he simply whispered her name softly, "Akari." He had shut his eyes completely, the sounds of the men shouting had been faint as Akari had leaned Tobirama against her before performing a shadow clone technique, gently she handed him to the clone. The clone quickly took off with Tobirama most likely to meet up with his brothers, she breathed out softly as she watched her clone and Tobirama disappear.
Gulping she turned away and began in the other direction from the Senju border, she wasn't sure why she had suddenly kissed him. The way he had scrambled with his words had made her so startled that was the first he seemed out of control of his own emotions, the wild look in his hands and the slight shiver of his body as he struggled for words. Kissing him had been a method of shutting him up but somehow it had made her heart race faster and made her mind wander as she touched her own lips.
She didn't dislike the idea of kissing him. In fact, she liked it.
She shook her head as she was sure that her clone along with the Senju brothers had been gone b-"you didn't escape." She sharply turned around as she caught the eye of Daiko, the blazing look in his eyes had made Akari pinch her lips together as the rest of his henchmen had continued to enclose her in a tight space, she looked around staring at the men. Most of them had escaped the wave, other suffered minor injuries, she gulped as she looked down at the kunai in her hand.
She had to get back to her family, clenching the small kunai even tighter, that means she will do whatever she needs to. She raised her head, she was determined, feeling the Sharingan activate as the effects of the Kekkai Gekkai filled her view as she felt the boost of confidence in her veins. She wasn't going to go down now. She will fight with everything she had. No matter of the wounds she suffered, she wanted to get home to her family.
"Give it up. You can't fight all of us. You'll die." Breathing out, "Sharingan or not kid. You'll die." Another man spoke, she narrowed her eyes, "I don't think so." She glued her eyes to Daiko seeing the dark look cross his eyes as he crossed his arms over his chest, she grounded her teeth harder. He narrowed his eyes, watching as the young girl took a step forward. It had been decided from the moment they had escaped and were being pursued that it wasn't going to simply be a fight, Akari had finally stepped out onto the battlefield. And now it was time for her to uphold the Uchiha power she truly had.
Another life. Another battle. Another reason. But, the same will had thrived within her. That was too live.
Kawarama pressed his lips together as he looked at Akari again, her eyes locked with him for a moment, he glanced over to Itama who noticed the look from Akari as well. The youngest of the three furrowed his brows as he had stared at the girl. They had managed to escape their enemies, but it had seemed strange, everything, from the quietness that had settled around them, to the unconscious figure of their older brother, and the distant look in Akari's shocking eyes.
When Akari had arrived they had noticed Tobirama on her back, he had recalled that she had said he was knocked out when he had tried to save her. Kawarama and Itama had both been shocked at the immediate reaction of Tobirama as he dashed off to save Akari when he could have left her behind, all of them could have, but he had been the most troubling one and dashed to help him. It was unlike him. The boy would was always calm and relaxed and brushed off the overriding happy thoughts, and always managed to keep everything to a minimal.
To see him pacing back and forth, his piercing red eyes that could be mistaken for a Sharingan at a distance wandered and wandered. Kawarama had never seen his brother like that. For him to be so out of control of himself, he had always been praised in the family for being the one most relaxed and could be seen as an adult at the meetings. For his relaxed and calm emotions, Kawarama couldn't help but never forget the sight of his brother's emotions.
He had simply rushed into danger without thinking of the effects on him, that was so unlike him. Kawarama breathed out as he pushed a hand through his hair, he glanced over to Itama who shown to still having a time struggling to run, he could only aid in helping him lift his bodyweight and couldn't lift him with his own wounds. They had been close to their home, the Senju clan, Kawarama had felt beyond exhausted and tired, he had truly never expected something like this to happen at all.
He sighed imagining himself in a hot shower and a hot bowl of rice, he had been wanting that for almost two months now, the need to have warm food was something he never thought he would miss. Something he and many others had taken advantage of. His eyes widened, "K-Kawarama!" He heard the sound of his name being called ahead, he had watched the sight of his older brother grace him, he had felt the tears in his eyes grow and his heart pound with relief.
"Oni-chan!" He shouted as he watched the boy taller than him rushed towards him with unshed tears, the numerous plates covered his body and clang together as he rushed towards him, embracing him in a hug quick. Tears had sprung from the four boys as the other Senju clan members and Bustma Senju had become relieved, they had finally found the three children they had been desperately looking for day and night and now they seemed more than overjoyed seeing them.
Ever since the four children had been kidnapped both the Uchiha and Senju had calmed their fighting down for a moment, both clans had their own secret missions to find their children, however, it was unknown to the other as to what the reason was. It seemed that the kidnapping between the children had been a blessing in a form of a curse. The meeting between the Uchiha and Senju had led to making ripples and effects in one's body.
Words had flown and happiness had blossomed, after a few minutes had passed Kawarama had finally recalled that Akari had been with them he turned around, Harishima had immediately noticed the figure of the girl. She was small, smaller than his brothers, with long black hair and sharp piercing blue eyes that seemed to glow even in the evening bliss, he smiled and reached out his hand to shake it, "Hari-", however, he was stopped, as the girl gently pressed Tobirama in his hands and within a few seconds Akari had vanished. The small smoke covered them as it was easily brushed away by the drifting winds and the sight of Akari was gone.
Everyone had been alarmed at the sight of the girl vanishing, they had been it wasn't a genjutsu, however, the three boys had stared at the spot of the girl place. Harishima had bit the inside of his cheek as he felt the light breeze against his exposed cheek, sending the brush of wind through his hair, he narrowed his eyes at the movement of the wind and the reactions of his brother. He had been looking for his brother's for many days and nights as well, however, it had appeared the girl was someone that had meant something to them.
The girl with long raven locks and bright piercing blue eyes had been a kunoichi, one that had been rare in the state of warring states. He bit the inside of his cheek as he looked between his brothers, seeing the widened and shocked looks in their eyes. He gulped as he looked down to his brother, who had breathed lightly as he had gently placed him onto a wood-table, and checked for any major wounds, along with him and a few other ninja's they had escorted him inside. While the eldest Senju among them could only watch the youngest scramble in words.
"Akari!" Kawarama shouted hopelessly, "brother." Itama whispered Kawarama's eyes widened, "y-you don't think-she sacrifice herself for us, do you?" He felt his breath escape his lips and his chest pound with ache as he looked back into the deep woods. He looked over to Tobirama's unconscious figure as he was being examined, he bit the inside of his cheek as he clenched his fists, she had given her life for them. She truly did. She had knocked him out, but sent another one of her in place?
He was confused, grateful, sadden, happy, relieved, and heartbroken. So many emotions an individual could truly feel.
Akari slammed the sword deep into the man not caring as the blood splashed against her face digging into her wounds, she gripped the sword and swiftly pulled it out. She stumbled back, feeling the wounds on her body ache and her vision flatter, she was breathing heavily under the amused look of Daiko. She kicked the body of the man as he fell onto the ground, her piercing blue eyes narrowed at the man as she twirled the bloody sword at the man.
"I am impressed. For such a young child, to be so talented. To kill all my men." He sighed lightly, before a wide smile wrapped his lips, "so enchanting." His voice trailed off as he looked at her, her arms shook as she focused her gaze on the man. She had thanked herself mentally for being in the body of an Uchiha, for someone who had been granted to abilities of the Sharingan, something that was a bit difficult getting used to with constantly seeing the intensified movements.
She had noticed that it was easy to stress the body of having such power, but once in control, you were beyond powerful. She straightened her back as the man stepped forward and immediately lunged at her, swiping at her with his own small sword, she managed to avoid many attacks due to her small size and height which made her have a big advantage. She groaned through her teeth as she ducked again and in return swiped at his legs, he easily avoided it by jumping and slammed the heel of his foot into her nose.
Gritting her teeth as she slammed the tree, she felt the rush of blood through her nose and swiped the blood away, the man took a few steps forward. She leaped to her feet quickly, "Futon: Wind Stream Technique." She grounded her teeth watching the storm of sand and dust cloud her vision and encircle her quickly, she hissed lowly feeling as the sand had touched her skin sinking into her wounds easily. She needed to get out of the smoke.
She stepped forward in the attempts to form a seal of a fire jutsu but was halted as the swipe of a sword dug into her back, she raised the small sword in her hands and swiped at Daiko to avoid another attempt but was caught off-guard seeing as he had already vanished, he was using the wind technique to his advantage and was concealing his identity from her, her eyes searched and searched for him. She wanted to find him so she looked in every direction, she couldn't stand any more hits.
Another swipe. Kick. Punch. She hissed through her teeth in clear pain, she was frantic in looking for her enemy that she could feel the pulsing fear in her veins. Her emotions were overcoming her train of thought, she took a deep breath as she felt another swipe and stumbled forward as she shut her eyes tight, hearing the laughter around her, she needed to escape but only with her thoughts, she wouldn't be able to avoid all the hits but if she managed to feel his chakra than maybe.
She needed to test her sensory abilities. She focused her eyes around her, feeling the wind and the stream of sand and dust cloud around her and the echoing of Daiko's laughter. She breathed out slowly, "I will kill you!" His voice circled her, as the pounding in her head hadn't flattered. Calm. Calm. Calm. She chanted the words easily in her head, she was afraid that using a technique of fire will leave her with no chakra, therefore she could only sense him and see where he is.
Another painful punch at her head, she mentally grimaced feeling the roll of her blood touch her eye, taking another breath. She gasped, it was a bright fire, a bright burning one. She felt her blood pump harder in her body as she had come to the realization that the burning dark flame had belonged to Daiko. Sucking in her breath, she turned around and focused her chakra into her fist, "got you!" She couldn't help but shout as she slammed her small and powerful fist into him, everything around her vanished, the circling wind with the stream of sand and dust had been halted as she pushed herself harder into the ground and curled her fist into his stomach.
Her mind had wandered for a few seconds, the abilities to have such strong sensory abilities will put her at an advantage. The ability to sense one and find them without the use of the Sharingan, she was the woman who had lived for many lives, been clueless for some and strong for most, she was always seeking the ability to learn something new. Learning jutus, herbs, kenjutsu, and more, she wanted to know everything. With being cursed she had been granted something she always wanted.
Strength. In her first life, she was useless, clueless, naive to the world. Now will all the knowledge and power she held within herself, she felt like she could be impossible, be unstoppable, be stronger than she always wanted to be. Be someone with a name and not a simple stone. Someone to be remembered by. Was that wrong? To want to be strong? She had easily gotten used to the feeling of being weak but never was custom to the idea of being strong.
Focusing more chakra into the soles of her feet she narrowed her eyes and she urged her hand forward and finally pushed harder and released seeing his spinning body as he launched into a stream of trees close by. She had breathed out heavily stepping forward, her breathing pattern uneven and her vision slowly flattering. Akari had been strong, with her living so many lives it had led to the build-up of much chakra that had continued to just add on, however, in such a small body she couldn't control it.
Yet, she still had been unknown to her own reserves, the own abilities she held within herself. She was strong. Wise and confident. But she was also weak and overconfident. There was always advantages and disadvantages to everything. And knowing about herself had been something she had been clueless against.
Her chakra was like something that constantly had thrashed and moved without control, something she had lacked in this body. Because of being unable to control it she hadn't been able to control how much chakra she had let out and had focused on the idea of pacing herself, she stumbled forward watching as the man slowly got up to his feet, his eyes darker than the eye and his voice heavy. She grounded her teeth, she had hoped that he could have died with the punch, but even she knew the reality of her powers.
She gulped looking down at her hands, one jutsu, that was it, that was all she could handle before she passed out. She stepped forward again more confident, she was going to kill him. She breathed out lightly, in all of her lives she had met one individual that she had found beyond interesting, Kakashi Hatake. The handsome man that could be mistaken for a silver wolf with the signature move of lighting blade or in other words Chidori. She had constantly watched him many times practice the move and found it interesting, though she never attempted it herself and was simply admired.
Reaching to form the handsigns, "Raitou: Chidori." She had watched as the flicker of lighting that had seemed like a spark had grown in the palm of her hand and was suddenly wrapped around her entire hand, the sound screeching in her ears as she looked at it amazed. She scoffed, supposedly laughing at how she managed to succeed in the jutsu, she stepped forward and with much use of controlling her chakra to her feet again for a burst of speed she had caught Daiko by surprise.
Watching the wide look in his eyes as the lighting had graced his view along with the pulsing Sharingan eyes, Akari had been weightless for a moment as she leaned forward to the man that had been the cause of the man who killed her brother. She wanted all of the men who had been connected to the death of her older brother, she wanted to see their bodies drained of blood and hear their words of mercy but she knew she wouldn't be able to have Daiko begging for mercy.
Therefore, she was going to kill all those connected to her brother's death slowly. Though Daiko was going to be an exception, Akari had felt the grim smile force its way onto her lips as she pushed her hand forward, feeling as she pierced the flesh as she hand move deeper into his body breaking and shocking the bones around and soon nothing but the brush of the wind. It was fast. Faster than she had imagined. Was this how Kakashi felt whenever he had taken a life?
This wasn't a simple jutsu to an enemy, it was one that was meant to kill. To take a life.
She looked up seeing the distant look in Daiko's eyes as she twisted her hand in his stomach, seeing his expression curl in pain. She narrowed her eyes feeling as his blood dripped on her cheeks as the raging lighting had slowly died down. He coughed, "monster." He whispered, she had reached with her other hand up and pushed his body away from her's, she stumbled back feeling the burn in her eyes as she looked at the gaping hole in Daiko's lower abdomen.
The rain had poured onto her skin, she shivered at the feeling watching as Daiko collapsed to her feet, his eyes rolled to the back of his head and the blood seeping through the gaping hole in his stomach. She had felt hurt, no, she had felt pure happiness, seeing his figure motionless on the damp soil. The flicker of lighting curled around her fingers as she pressed her foot on his head, she wanted to see him scream, to see him curl and beg.
She wanted to see him the way she had been forced to act. To bend on her knees, to cry and beg for mercy as she was whipped and raped multiple times, by him and Kyro. She sucked in her breath feeling the rain roll down her skin, sighing out in a brief moment she closed her eyes and opened them again, feeling the twirl of her eyes she craned her neck. She was weak, but she was also angry. Angry at everything. She would have to go home without her brother, facing the reality of her strength in this body.
Swiftly lifting her leg she slammed the heel of her foot in Daiko's face, "bastard!" She shouted, the rain screaming over her words as the wild tears pooled in her eyes. She felt pain. Pain and more pain. Not the physical pain, it was the internal one. She was traumatized. Even though she struggled to promise herself not to fall into the same dark abyss she had done before, she prayed and hoped that she wouldn't but she couldn't control anything.
Two long months it had taken her to finally escape. She shouted again, "I will kill you all!" The rain continued to pour, she slowly breathed out, she had always defined that whenever it had rained that the angels had looked down onto her and cried for her pain, her misery, her troubles. They had sympathized with her. Yet, the girl had screamed multiple times in anger that had controlled her emotions, she didn't take in the scattered body surrounding her.
It had been similar to a battlefield, except there had been one victor. That had been the sight Madara had seen. The faces of unknown men, their blood seeping into the drenched soil and weapons scattered wildly, his heart rate picked up as he unconsciously took a step forward. His eyes looked to the single figure in the middle of the chaos, his heart thump as he felt his heart break but felt a form of pride in his chest, he was uncertain what to do.
But all he knew was he had wanted his sister in his arms.
Figures of the Uchiha clan who had been searching for the young girl had finally found her but all were seen to be beyond shock. Their eyes widened as the shock ran through them, the group had only arrived after seeing the commotion near the border and swiftly all went to see the action. They had initially thought that the Senju's had planned an attack on them, but they were wrong. Very wrong. Seeing the young girl they had recalled always being the center of their happiness in the household was drenched in blood from head to toe.
Her body that always shined underneath the sun had now glistened underneath the rising moon with the pureblood, her smile that had always been uplifted and positive had been straight and emotionless and her eyes. The shining and well-known eyes she was infamous for that pierced every being had brought shock to them as they all had noticed the bright Sharingan in her eyes, the two tomoe's circled and brought out the deadliness in her eyes.
"She killed all of them." Ryuusuke snapped from his gaze and looked at his sister, she had killed all of them. By herself? The girl they had never seen lift a sword, never perform a jutsu, had killed all these men by herself. He gulped and before he could take another step forward watching as his younger brother dashed forward, Madara raced towards his sister seeing as she slowly turned to face him, he got closer and closer to her.
He looked at her figure his breathing became harder, she was shaking, "oni-chan?" She seemed shocked, she didn't expect her older brother running towards her with intense eyes. Ones she hadn't seen yet, one filled with concern, worry, relieve, and most of all love, she felt the tear slip through her eyes as she stumbled forward in his arms. His arms around her had felt foreign, and warm, she pressed her head against his chest, she breathed out.
"Akari." He breathed out, "y-you're safe." His voice cracked as his fingers ran through her muddy hair, she sighed softly, she closed her eyes feeling her body relax in his arms. Madara. The man who had been known to be one of the most deadly men was her older brother, the one who had hugged her and was worried for her safety, the man who had been warded off for being one of the causes for the ending of the world. The man that had his arms wrapped around her.
She had called him her brother.