Thank you for the faves, follows, and the reviews! Without them, I don't know if I want to share this story with you guys.

Chapter 2: Darkness

Shisui cursed his naivety the moment he saw his sharingan entered Danzō's right eye. Of course, he had wanted to take it back right away, but the pain and shock prevented him from using Shunshin to snatch back his own eye from Danzō's eye socket.

A mere second later, with Danzō's personal 'Ne' ANBU members surrounded him, the man in front of him said the most absurd sentence he had ever heard in his life.

"Give me the other one."

The moment his mind registered that, Shisui started a chain of hand seals.

'Katon: Goukyaku no Jutsu (Fire Release: Fire Ball Technique)!' Shisui shouted inside his mind, adrenaline backing him up.

It took four Ne 'root' members to spew Suiton: Mizurappa (Water Release: Water Trumpet) to match the large fireball; a statement of how powerful the fire was.

Shisui took no chances as he repeatedly using Shunshin to get away from the old temple.

Without a hand seal.

He finally pulled it off after all his attempts of not to use a hand seal.

Of course, he didn't dwell on it much because of the circumstances.

How could he, when all he thought about was to run?

Shisui panted, hands on his knees as his surviving eye's vision blurred. He had stopped to rest a bit; low on chakra and in pain. He had managed to use Susano'o a few times with only his left eye to knock out his pursuers. Thankfully, the adrenaline loosened the pain in his right eye and he still can think clearly to make a hasty plan that will lead him to his demise, but he felt better knowing that it was either this or making Danzō too powerful.

He knew now that Danzō was dangerous, and that he regretted the trust that he gave naturally before. He was too naive. Danzō only cared about the village, and that was actually a problem. A village can't flourish if the citizens are not considered. Apparently, Danzō didn't get the memo that the village actually needed people, like the Uchiha, to live inside the village. It was such a fine example of dangerous tunnel vision that Shisui couldn't help but dread the possible future of Danzō having both of his eyes in his disposal.

At first, after a few times of having to interact with the elder, he thought that their philosophy resembled each other. But now he could see that they were very different because Shisui knew where to draw the line and actually consider lives, even the one who had betrayed his village, as something that can't be taken lightly. Danzō couldn't see that if he used violence for the reason to prevent conflict, someday it would be brought to light for no one can hide something like this in the dark forever.

Shisui felt the very familiar chakra signature below the tree that he had occupied now. It took a lot of control to not start apologizing to death to his friend that he viewed as his younger brother.

He had failed in his quest in uniting both of his clan and the village. He had failed a friend that was like a younger brother the moment Danzō took his eye. He had failed to guarantee a good future for the young generations. He had failed his Hokage, the village, the clan and... Naruto.

He didn't want to think about Naruto at all right now.

Shisui shook his head as he called out to Itachi, who was waiting for their daily discussion about the coup and started to lead them both to the Naka River.

"It seems that the coup can't be stopped." Shisui began with his thoughts all scrambled up, his back turned on Itachi. "If Konoha breaks out in a civil war, other countries will attack. It will be a full-scale war. I was going to use Kotoamatsukami to stop the coup, but Danzō took my right eye." He looked over his shoulder, showing his empty, bleeding right eye. "He doesn't trust me."

Shisui noticed that Itachi's chakra went haywire with surprise and a barely detected anger that even he, an average sensor, could feel. But he continued on, regardless of how despondent he was feeling.

"Regardless of the method, Danzou wanted to protect the village in his own way. He's probably targeting my left eye too." Shisui steeled his resolve and smiled. "To prevent that, I will give you my eye."

Shisui didn't even flinch a bit when he took his own eye from his eye socket, despite the sharp pain when he pulled it. He guessed that he got used to the pain. And the feeling of his impending death maybe made him a little numb.

"I can only entrust this to my best friend," he declared as he presented his own eye to Itachi. He can't see anything, but he kept smiling but inside he was frustrated at his situation. He felt hopeless that he couldn't see the outcomes if he lived. Danzō was probably in the Sandaime's office, ready to intercept in case he decided to report. His smile stretched as his doubt lessened. He gravely requested, "Please protect the village and the Uchiha name."

Shisui heard his and Itachi's Crow approaching him and take his eye from his hand. He was inwardly glad that he can hear his long life battle partner for the last time.

"I accept it. What will you do now?" Itachi stoically stared at his best friend, but his emotions showed when his eyes take the form of the advanced three tomoe Sharingan without him willing them to. He felt something amiss when he finally noticed that behind Shisui was a cliff and below was the Naka River that was famous for its depth.

"If I die, surely several circumstances will change." 'Will they? I can only hope.' "I've already left a note behind."

Itachi finally realized what that meant, his eyes widened as he saw his best friend nearing the edge of the cliff.

"Wait, Shisui!" he shouted, as his body unconsciously moved to intercept.

"Don't stop me, Itachi." He really meant it.

Shisui let himself fall with a smile on his face.

'You won't stop me if you're my friend, Itachi. You know how I get when I want something. But... I'm sorry, I'm leaving out everything to you now.'

Since his suicide note held some truth, Shisui couldn't bring himself to even ponder one more time about retaliating. And he made himself feel better that one of the purposes he did this in front of Itachi was to awaken the accursed power that was the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Naruto woke up abruptly from her afternoon nap. Today was her birthday; October tenth, so everybody was busy mourning for the death by performing rituals and festivals that, obviously, she can't join. Usually, when it was her birthday she would sleep all day long to avoid the urge to see the festivals.

Somehow, today was different.

Naruto can't help but began to search for the calm chakra that she always search at least once every three days, because she can't always feel it close that when she wanted to feel it she resorted to searching it with her mind eye, and that took every ounce of concentration that she had because of how difficult it was for her to concentrate.

It was almost dark outside―the sky was a dark, burning orange― she took notice while she sensed the west part of Konoha.

'Everyone was enjoying the festival,' Naruto thought, her eyes darkening. She shook her head and continuing her search.

'There!' At the old temple a little on the edge of the village. She sighed with relief when she found that the chakra was fine and not disturbed. But when she was about to lose concentration she almost shrieked with surprise.

The person was just now being attacked. And judging by the situation, it was not a spar. A second later she felt that someone; she had already memorized that chakra as dangerous, took the person's right eye forcefully. She seethed, mad when she felt the person was hurt but relieved a second later when she felt it escaping from that place by some technique that called Shunshin, which was not a mandatory jutsu to learn in the Academy, but she didn't know how it worked.

Naruto hurriedly went to grab her backpack, filled with scrolls and Fuuinjutsu equipment. She hastily grabbed a medical kit that she made by copying the medic at the hospital, and she went outside via window.

She didn't care about anything else right now. That chakra, something she held on to for two years now, was in danger. She would willingly go to hell and retrieve the person back safely. Naruto quietly promised to herself to not fail.

Itachi was left shell-shocked with his extended hand hanging over the edge of the cliff. He didn't want to believe it. He wanted it all to be a bad joke someone pulled on him. Anything, other than this cruel event that felt so, so real.

His best friend, his older brother-figure, just killed himself because some village elder didn't trust an obviously loyal shinobi. Uchiha Shisui was even more loyal to the village than the clan, being a double spy for Konoha proved it. To him, Danzō's action of preventing Shisui from casting Kotoamatsukami was illogical and he could say that there was no logical reason behind that act.

'Why?' he screamed inside as he crushed the wish to join Shisui when he remembered he had a little brother that was still breathing and alive, waiting for him to come home.

Why did it turn out like this? They just wanted peace and this happened. It wasn't fair but he knew this was the shinobi world; where the word fair didn't belong.

He noticed that his eyes were bleeding. He understood then that he had just awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, the cursed power that until now―to his knowledge― only Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Izuna (the person who he was named after), and Shisui had.

'Shisui, did you plan this?' Itachi stared down at the cliff and stood up slowly, dazed. He was too distracted with his thoughts that he didn't notice that a person leaped off of the cliff the moment he turned his back on it.

Itachi resolved his will to meet the Sandaime to discuss this unfortunate event.

Naruto gritted her teeth. She was running as fast as she could, but she was no match to the speed of the famous Shunshin no Shisui.

'Idiot!' she shouted desperately inside, as she felt the chakra was nearing a cliff and jumped off of it Naruto gasped. 'No. No, no, no, dammit! Don't!'

She had noticed that another chakra signature was present near the cliff. She didn't want to be noticed by that other person that let the person she liked (she admitted it in her head) die via suicide. She wanted to beat him (she was sure it was a male even though he had long hair) senseless. But no, her priority was to give life again to that dimmed chakra that starting to drown.

Naka River was exceptionally deep that nobody knew how deep it was, so when someone drowned until they reach to the bottom, no one can retrieve the body. Not even the Shodaime know how deep it was even when he attempted to measure it by growing trees from the bottom of the river to the surface. It was at least 350 meters deep, the Shodaime reported.

Running continuously, Naruto started to pump chakra to her legs so she can be fast enough to reach that person before it was out of her reach.

Her eyes focused to the edge of the cliff as soon as she saw it. She was not afraid to die when she jumped off of it. The possibility of dying did cross her mind, but she did not mind it a bit because the situation didn't give room for her to doubt her spontaneous action. Moreover, Naruto trusted her gut instinct more than her logical mind.

As she was nearing the water's surface she let two chakra chains emerge from her back to slow down and stabilize her fall by attaching them to either side of the cliff.

"Urgh!" She felt the wind knocked out of her, her eyes narrowed. She was quickly feeling nauseous, but she knew she had to endured it.

Once she stopped falling to her own death, she let herself entered the water. Naruto was thankful that the academy taught their students how to swim, as she dived deeper and deeper. She swam for about five minutes. It was starting to hurt because her lungs yearned for air, but she paid them no thought and she kept focused on the chakra to bring him out.

Despite the pain, she smiled widely as she saw and felt her hand caught the guy's collar. As quickly as she could, she tugged hard with all her strength.

Naruto didn't know it that time, that the Kyuubi saved her from having her lungs exploded by covering her in his chakra.

(And by extension, a poison from poisonous insects is no match to the exposure of the incredibly potent chakra, saved the poisoned and suicidal shinobi that Naruto had jump over a cliff in order to save. Of course, no one will know that Kurama contributed to the shinobi's survival.)

"Be thankful, brat." Kurama growled, his eyes shut. He was inside his prison and had woken up for he sensed danger. He promptly continued his peaceful slumber after he gave a little boost of chakra―he didn't want to die, after all― to his host.

Sarutobi Hiruzen; Sandaime Hokage was in his office, stamping paperwork upon paperwork as his advisors chuckled, having a quiet conversation.

"Where's Danzō?" he inquired the two, while lighting up his pipe.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura stared at each other and chuckled to themselves, seemingly had a topic that they could only understand.

"Nowhere, Hiruzen. Nowhere."

Now, while it was what Koharu and Homura would usually say whenever he was asking something concerning Danzō and his whereabouts; Hiruzen was worried. There's a growing dread in the pit of his stomach, but he ignored it in favor of staying civil to his advisors.

Out of the blue, in his front of him was Uchiha Itachi, kneeling before him.

"Uchiha Shisui is dead."

Hiruzen felt like storming into the village's not so secret organization base that was in underground Konoha and demanded an explanation, no matter outrageous it was. But he can't. He didn't have any evidence.

"Meet us at the usual room tomorrow," he said to the boy.

Itachi nodded and vanished from sight.

Hiruzen wanted to know his friend's reaction before taking any action towards him.

He was not naive. Not one bit.

Author's note: To be continued! I hope I can update more. See you!

By the way, why is it there's only a few of Shisui x fem Naruto? I love this pairing, so I wanna read more of it. If anyone can tell a good fic of that pairing, tell me!

-Tonegawa Rie

Note: Itachi has never said Shisui was his cousin, and Shisui never said that either. Keep it in mind that I watched the show, both manga and anime, in Japanese. The English dub/sub maybe has a different translation.