Sasuke awoke and sat up slowly, his body still sore from the fight with Itachi. He had used way too much of his chakra and now he would need a week or two to recover fully. "You have a very dedicated companion." The man with a mask said as he came into the room; glad that Sasuke was finally awake. "She refused to sleep until she knew that you would be okay."
Sasuke looked down at Mya, her hair was a mess and he could see the bags under her eyes. Her hand was stretched out to his, intertwining her fingers through his. Pulling his hand back from hers, he looked at the man next to him. "What is going on?" He asked as he surveyed his surroundings.
"I patched you up and she watched every move I made. Her eyes are very interesting." Sasuke agreed with the man, her eyes truly were one of a kind.
Sasuke felt the bandage around his head and his chest, Mya had ensured that he would be okay. "What am I doing here?" Sasuke asked as he dropped his hands in his lap.
"I'm here to tell you the truth about Itachi." The man said as he sat on one of the boxes within the middle of the room.
"I already know." Sasuke said and this forced the man to pause.
"You knew, yet you still killed him?" He asked and Sasuke glanced back down at Mya.
"I had my reasons." Sasuke said as he moved some of her hair out of her face.
"Well then I should just introduce myself, I am Madara Uchiha." He said as he removed his mask, but the moment his sharingan was exposed, black flames formed on his shoulder. Screaming, he jumped into the shadows and Sasuke grabbed his left eye, grunting from the pain.
Mya, having been awoken from the scream that Madara had made, glanced around the room until she realized that Sasuke was in pain. "Sasuke!" She yelled, grabbing his face and forcing him to look at her. Sasuke wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him, smothering his face within her chest. "Sasuke?" She asked quietly, running her hands through his hair.
She didn't need to ask what was going through his head, when she forced him to look at her she had seen it all. The moment he met Itachi, they spoke about what happened and about Madara Uchiha. She knew that Itachi would come up with some way to fight Sasuke, enrage him enough to truly fight to the death and Itachi would be allowed the punishment he felt he deserved. What had surprised her was what he had told Sasuke, he told him that he had killed her. That he had found Mya within her hotel room and had killed her because she was looking for him. Then she watched the genjutsu that Itachi had created when he stole one of Sasuke's eyes.
She wanted to cry; all of this could have been avoided. She could have saved both brothers; allowing them to live happily. Now that was done. She couldn't do a single thing. Sasuke stayed where he was, his body shaking slightly as his grip around her waist tightened. "He showed me. He showed me him killing you." Sasuke whispered against her chest.
"It wasn't real. He never killed me, Sasuke." His shaking stopped and she smiled down at him, but the smile wasn't one of happiness. It was one of sadness; he was slowly breaking. She told Itachi this would happen, she told him that he would be broken after killing his last remaining family. "I'm sorry. I should have been there to stop both of you." She whispered.
"There was nothing you could have done." Madara said as he walked back into the room. Sasuke never removed his face from her chest and she glanced over at him.
"I could have done something." She hissed. This man was beginning to piss her off. He reminded her so much of Orochimaru, he wanted to use Sasuke for his own gain. He was going to take advantage of the fact that Sasuke was broken inside to force him to do his bidding.
"May I speak with you, Mya?" Madara asked and she glanced down at Sasuke and he nodded.
When he pulled away from her, she placed a small kiss on his forehead. "I'll be right back." His grip around her waist didn't loosen though, only tightened. "I will only be a moment." His grip finally loosened, and she followed Madara into another room.
Laying on a table in the middle of the room, laid Itachi. His hands laying on top of each other on his stomach and his eyes closed to the world. "Now that Sasuke has awoken the Mangekyō Sharingan, he is going to need his brother's eyes to ensure he does not go blind." His comments made her shudder, first he killed his brother and now this crazy man was telling her that Sasuke needed his brother's eyes.
"That will be a decision that Sasuke will make. If he decides that he does not want his brother's eyes, then you will not touch Itachi." She growled at Madara, but her eyes never left Itachi's face. Taking a small rag out of her weapons pouch, she began to wipe off the dried blood that was on Itachi's chin.
"You truly care about him, don't you?" She arched an eyebrow at his question but did not gratify him with an actual answer. "Sasuke, I mean?" He elaborated and she turned her attention back to Itachi.
"Why do people keep asking me that? You obviously saw that I care about him." When she was done cleaning off the dried blood, she placed the rag next to Itachi on the table.
"What if I told you that there may be a way to bring Itachi back?" His words made her body freeze. There couldn't be a way to bring him back, that wasn't possible. There were forbidden jutsu's that could reincarnate someone, but they would not have the free will that they deserved.
"That is not possible." She said but her voice was weak. What he had just said had shaken her. What would Sasuke do if she truly found a way to bring his brother back? Would he leave the darkness behind and be happy? Would he be furious with her?
"It is possible. There are a set of eyes out there, it's called the Rinnegan. The person wielding those eyes are able to create, or destroy, any life they decide." She had heard rumors of the Rinnegan, but she had never actually found any concrete evidence that it truly existed.
"How do I know you are telling the truth?" She asked and Madara shrugged.
"The leader of Akatsuki has those exact eyes. If you worked for me, gathering the necessary information that I need; I could convince him to bring Itachi back." Her body began to shake. If she gave into this man, allowed herself to be used for his needs, she could bring Itachi back to Sasuke. Relieve him of his guilt about having to kill his brother when all Itachi was trying to do was protect him. Thoughts raced through her mind, but she knew one thing; the answer never changed.
"Fine, what information do you need?" She asked, hesitant to even agree to his arrangement.
"I need you to find where Pain is currently residing and give that information back to me. He has something that I need." She nodded, leaving him alone in the room with Itachi's body and heading back to Sasuke. She found him lying back down and his eyes were closed. Kneeling next to him, she pulled his hand into her lap and intertwined their fingers.
His eyes opened and he stared up at her. "What did he want?" He asked as she fought with her answer. She wasn't sure if she should tell Sasuke about her agreement with him.
"He wants me to gather information on someone for him. Apparently, he has something that he wants." Sasuke sat up, resting his elbow on his leg, he laid his chin within his palm.
"Are you going to do it?" He asked and she nodded. "Why?"
"I gave her a chance to right a wrong." Madara answered for her and she glanced over her shoulder at him. He was beginning to make her blood boil. "Now that I made my proposition towards her, Sasuke I have one for you. Work for me and I will allow you to kill Danzō." Sasuke's grip on her hand tightened at the proposition.
She could see the fire burning in Sasuke's eyes. He didn't blame Itachi for anything, he blamed Danzō. Now this man, who they only knew his name, was offering them both something that they both truly desired. She may be able to bring Itachi back to Sasuke and Sasuke would be able to kill the man who orchestrated his clan's massacre. Sasuke glanced up at her, their eyes meeting for only a moment, but it gave her enough information. She knew what his answer was going to be.
"Fine." He said and the flashbacks from their time with Orochimaru flashed through her mind. Sasuke was going to allow himself to be used in order to gain the revenge he believes he deserved; again.
