Something More
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. I hope that you enjoy this chapter. Suki's revenge is finally here.
Chapter Notation: I put up warnings before and after Suki's revenge. If you're sensitive to blood and gore, you might want to skip that scene. Doing so will not alter the plot. For those of you who have been eagerly awaiting this scene though, enjoy!
Chapter 22
It's been a month, Suki thinks to herself as she glances down at Umiko in her crib and smiles. It'd been a month since their Super Baby had officially come into this world and thankfully, Umiko was now developing something resembling a sleeping pattern. Which was frankly a relief.
Suki was a ninja. She was used to staying up late or waking up early. What she wasn't used to was getting thirty minutes or an hour of sleep and waking up to the sounds of a baby crying. To say the least, it was an adjustment.
"She's such a princess. Just like her mother. When she wants something, she's going to get it. Right at that second." Suigetsu says with a yawn as he kisses her cheek.
"Mmm are you trying to say that we're spoiled?" Suki asks as she raises an eyebrow.
It was worth it though. Umiko was quite frankly the most adorable thing that Suki had ever seen. When she wasn't crying their daughter was quite content to just cuddle up to her chest, nurse, or play with them.
Umiko for the most part was a happy child. She giggled and cooed a lot, especially around Suigetsu. Though Suki suspected that was mostly because Suigetsu liked tickling her, making silly faces, and spinning her around more than Suki was completely comfortable with. Their Super Baby was NOT a rag doll!
"Maybe a little, but I like spoiling my Princesses." Suigetsu says with a smirk as he places a kiss to the back of her shoulder.
"Well, Mommy isn't quite ready to be spoiled THAT much yet, but maybe she can have a nice bubble bath with Daddy." Suki smirks as she leans against him.
"I really didn't need to hear that." Itachi says as he walks into the room.
Suki shrugs. If nothing else, she did enjoy making Itachi squirm. Suigetsu was a very attentive husband and that drove her brother crazy.
"Well if you didn't sneak into our room like that, you wouldn't overhear stuff like that! What can I say? I have a gorgeous wife who appreciates a good bubble bath as much as I do." The violet eyed ninja says smugly.
"As much fun as it is to tease him, I think that he wanted something. Itachi, what is it?" Suki asks.
She sees Itachi pause and sighs. The Uchiha woman knew what was going to happen next. Damn it. Not again.
Itachi was going to try to talk her out of it. He didn't want her to reveal the Leaf's dirty laundry. Well that was just too bad. One way or another, the Leaf was going to pay for what it did to their family and she was going to protect Umiko. This was the best way to do that.
"Why do you want to go there? You have a new home now, Suki. You have a beautiful daughter and a loving husband. I may find Suigetsu to be extremely irritating, but it's obvious that he loves you. You're happy here. Why do you need to do this?" The elder Uchiha Sibling asks her.
"I'm doing this for my own peace of mind and for yours. How do you expect me to feel safe, when I know what the Leaf is capable of? Itachi, I have a daughter. I'm not going to let them get away with what they did to the rest of our family and give them another chance to take her from me." Suki begins.
As soon as the words left her mouth, the young mother knew what was going to happen. Well she knew what was going to happen, if she didn't launch a preemptive strike. Suki needed to get this off her chest and she wasn't going to let Itachi stop her from doing so.
"Suki…" Itachi whispers, but he never got to finish what he was saying.
"After everything that village put the both of you through, the least that they can do is have the decency to fess up to what they did. Oh and you're going to let my wife finish saying what she has to say. If you don't, I'm going to carve up that pretty face of yours with my blade." The sword lover warns him.
Suki smiles. That was just one of the many reasons why she loved Suigetsu. He was extremely protective of her in his own unique way.
"Mmm thank you." Suki whispers to Suigetsu as she kisses him.
"I've got your back, Princess." Her husband assures her between kisses.
Suki smiles as she enjoys the feeling of his lips against her own. That and she knew that Itachi would be annoyed by their affectionate display. Itachi could be a bit hypocritical in that way. He certainly had no issue kissing Mei in front of her! So she didn't know why he got so sulky about the reverse.
"Touching. Truly. Well once again it's no mystery how my foolish little sister became a foolish little mother." Itachi sighs..
"Pft. Whatever. You're still going to listen to what my wife has to say. I don't make idle threats, Itachi. I will carve up that pretty little face of yours and then we'll see if Mei was in love with you for that charming personality of yours or your good looks." Suigetsu says with a toothy smirk.
"You're such an idiot. Suki, what do you see in him?" Itachi mutters as he smacks his forehead.
Suki tries not to laugh, but she fails miserably. Itachi just looked so completely forlorn. It was funny.
"Mmm well he's very affectionate. He's loyal. A wonderful father. Attractive. Oh and he's really good with his sword." Suki answers him.
"Was that last part really necessary?" Itachi asks as he rolls his eyes.
"I meant the METAL sword! You pervert! Though he is quite skilled at wielding that one too." The young woman retorts as she rolls her own eyes.
It was fun teasing Itachi. She still had a mission to complete though and Suki wasn't going to let her brother stop her. This had to be done. It had to be done for all their sakes.
"That's damn right!" Suigetsu says smugly.
"I didn't come here to talk about your…warm martial bed. I came here to talk some sense into my foolish little sister." Itachi says.
Suki sighs. She knew it. She knew that Itachi was going to do this. He wasn't going to stop her though. The Uchiha woman simply wouldn't allow it. Not this time.
"We've been over this at least a thousand times. We'll never truly be safe until the truth is out and I'm going to clear your name. You aren't the monster that they have made you out to be and we both know that. This is about justice." Suki growls.
"You have a daughter. If this ends poorly, Umito could become an orphan." Itachi warns her.
"You don't think I know that?! That's why I'm sending clones. I'm not dumb enough to go in person. Suigetsu is sending a clone as well. If they try something, the Leaf will have to be willing to go to war with the Mist Village. I think we both know that they aren't willing to do that." Suki snarls.
Itachi sighs and glances down at the sleeping baby in the crib. Suki had everything that she wanted, but she was afraid that she'd lose it at any moment. That was his fault really.
He was the one who had taken her peace of mind from her. Itachi had done it to prevent a war, but the effects on her psyche were undeniable. That and as much as he wanted to deny it, her words weren't entirely illogical.
"Did you even try to talk her out of this?" He demands of Suigetsu.
"What? Hell no! One, the Leaf has this coming. Two, have you met your sister. She's very stubborn. There's no talking her out of anything." Suigetsu reminds him with a smirk.
Itachi sighs and shakes his head in response. Well he couldn't argue with his second point. It was the first that he took issue with.
Most of the Leaf had no idea what had really happened on that horrible night. Most of the Leaf Village was completely innocent of the crimes committed against his family and his Clan hadn't been unsuspecting victims. They had been planning a coup. It just hadn't turned out the way they planned.
"I'm staying here. In the event that they attack the Mist, I will be here to defend our family and Mei." He whispers.
"Thank you, Itachi. This won't go badly though. I've thought this through. I promise." Suki whispers.
"I sincerely hope that is indeed the case, my foolish little sister." Itachi says as he pokes her forehead affectionately.
Suki smiles at him and forms a clone. For a brief moment, Itachi allows himself to believe that this was all going to be okay. That somehow, they'd all pull through this.
It only lasted a few seconds, but he saw it. Itachi Uchiha saw a glimpse of the adorable girl that she used to be. The girl that Umito still might have a chance to become.
"I'll also make a clone. I think that I might have a better idea for how to punish them." He offers cautiously.
"Would you really do that for me?" Suki asks as she tilts her head to the side in surprise.
"Suki, there is very little that I wouldn't do for you and my niece. I'm your big brother. It's my job to protect you, even when you are being foolish. Which is almost always the case. For instance, you married Suigetsu. How much more foolish can you possibly get?" Itachi inquires with a sly smirk.
After teasing his sister, Itachi chooses to ignore the glares that Suigetsu sent his way for that comment. Taunting Suigetsu was one of life's little joys. One of those guilty pleasures that he had scarcely ever had the chance to indulge in, but Itachi didn't actually want to fight him. There was a limit to how much he was willing to push the other man.
"Mmm actually, that was the best decision that I ever made." Suki says with a smile.
"Awe. Such a sweet Princess. Now, let's go gut those bastards like a fish." He says with a fang-tastic grin.
Those teeth were way too sharp. He still didn't have the faintest idea how Suki managed to kiss him with out getting her face torn off. Though apparently, she had managed. She'd managed that and more, judging by the fact that Itachi had a niece.
"I'm glad that you added that last part. I was about to get cavities from that much sweetness. Well as Mei already knows about your little scheme, I say that our clones should head off." He mutters.
A few days later, they all arrived in the Leaf Village. At the moment, Itachi's clone had assumed the form of Dai again. It was easier. Well at least until the Leaf knew the truth.
"Alright, Suki. You can tell them what happened. Just don't destroy the village." Naruto warns her.
Itachi knew that the blonde had good reason to be cautious. There was a better chance than not, that this would end in bloodshed. A lot of bloodshed. He just had to hope that Suki knew what she was doing.
"Before she begins, I would like to remind everyone that these three are all Mist Ninjas now. Any attack on them will be considered a declaration of war." Mei says.
Itachi smiles at Mei. She had left for the Leaf Village a day or two before they had. It was always good to have a Kage on your side during situations like this. Life or death situations.
"There will be no need to go to war today! Suki, you may speak!" Tsunade informs her.
"Alright. All of you know what happened to my family. You all know that they were killed by Itachi, but you don't know why. It seems that my family was planning a Coup." Suki begins as she stands in the center of the Village Square.
Suigetsu places his hand on her shoulder in a gesture of solitary and Itachi nods in approval. If nothing else, he knew that the brat was in love with his sister. While he wouldn't have been his first choice for Suki, his foolish little sister had made a good one. Not that he was ever going to tell her that.
"A Coup?!" Someone thunders from the crowd in outrage.
"QUIET! Your Hokage gave her permission to speak. Interrupting her is defying a direct order. Do you want to be punished for insubordination?" Mei thunders at the villager.
Suigetsu smirks at that reaction. He had to give Itachi this much. The man had good taste. That was one Hell of a woman.
She wasn't in Suki's league, but she was up there. A little old for his taste, really. Though she was perfect for Itachi. He could only hope that Mei would smack him around enough to keep the eldest living Uchiha in line.
"Thank you, Mei. Now where was I? You could call it disloyal, but the Leaf was disloyal first. We helped to found the Leaf and Madara even named this village and what did we get in return?" The raven haired woman demands.
Suigetsu watches his wife anxiously. Actually, he was watching everyone anxiously. They might be clones, but the fall out from this might not just be confined to their clones.
This was a risk and they all knew it. Unfortunately, it was one that they had to take. They had to take it for Umiko.
"Suki…" Karin calls out uncertainly.
"It's alright, Karin. The truth has to be told. We were banished to a District and made into the Leaf's Military Police Force. Our Clan was forced to corral other ninjas. We were made to do the Leaf's dirty work and we were good at it. After all, only powerful ninjas can ensure that other ninjas follow the rules. For a few generations, this arrangement was tolerated." The Uchiha woman continues.
The sword lover winces as he listens to the woman that he loved give her speech. The speech that he knew that she had likely been planning for months. The one that must have been haunting her dreams. Today was the day that an army of skeletons was about to come out of the Leaf's closet and he didn't know what was going to happen.
"Let her finish." Naruto whispers to Karin as he eyes Suki like one might eye a dangerous animal.
"The Uchiha Clan was both respected, but mostly feared. People fear what they don't understand and what people fear, they kill. Really, it was only a matter of time before either the Leaf attacked us or we attacked them. Our family chose to strike first." The young mother says as she glances at Itachi.
That was when Suigetsu sees Itachi move next to Suki. This was the moment. This was the moment when everyone was going to know what really happened this night.
"The Leaf found out about the plot. I was given a choice. Kill my family or fight in a Civil War in the Leaf. A Civil War that would have weakened our village and likely triggered another Great Ninja War. After all, it's only natural that the other villages would take advantage of our weakness." He says and with that, he dispels the Jutsu to reveal his true form.
There were loud gasps of shock. That was to be expected. It didn't end there. Soon a roar of fury and confusion was heard.
"Quiet! My brother wasn't finished. He chose to kill our family. To kill hundreds to save tens of thousands. He only asked that I would be spared. I was too young to know what was going on. I have no knowledge of the plot. It was all supposed to be rather convenient." Suki mutters in disgust.
"What do you mean?!" Sakura calls out from the crowd.
The pink haired girl. Suigetsu remembered her. She was one of Suki's former teammates. It was only natural that she would be one of the more vocal audience members, he supposed.
"Itachi would be the villain. I would be the hero who killed him. The Leaf's genocide would remain a secret and I would restore the Clan. The Leaf would get to keep its bloodline and its reputation intact. It didn't work out that way." Suki answers.
There was something really hot about this whole Goddess of Revenge thing. Damn. They were definitely taking that bubble bath later.
"Itachi has already been interrogated by both Leaf and Mist Ninjas. His memories have been probed to prove that what he is claiming did indeed happen. My love, if you would kindly ensure that the Councilmen and Councilwomen don't run away like the cowards they are?" Suki asks sweetly.
"You got it, Princess!" Suigetsu says as he hurls his sword out, slamming it into Danzo's shoulder.
The sword went straight through his shoulder and pinned him against a tree. Perfect. Though Suigetsu noticed that he wasn't the only one who had drawn his weapons. Itachi had as well.
He throws kunais at the other members of the Council. They were pinioned to the side of a building. All of them had tried to bolt at the same time, but the Uchiha Prodigy was too fast for them.
"Nice shots!" Suigetsu compliments him.
"Thank you. Though this gives me no pleasure." He murmurs.
"Tsunade, would you care to explain what is about to happen to the rest of the villagers? I'd rather not start a war over the fossils." Suki inquires.
Oh yeah. Revenge Goddess Suki was a very hot Suki. Well every version of Suki was hot, really. So that was to be expected.
"Very well. I wasn't Hokage when the Massacre was authorized, but I can't say that I approve. Things never should have been allowed to escalate to that point. I struck a deal to prevent a war. I have recognized the Uchiha Family's Blood Right in exchange for all hostilities to cease after the death of the Council. I'd say a life for a life, but far more Uchihas were killed than Council Members. Thankfully, Suki and Itachi have decided to overlook that fact." Tsunade explains.
"YOU'RE INSANE! YOU CAN'T DO THIS!" Danzo screams at her.
Suki's eyes narrow. She knew Danzo had played one of the largest parts in her family's demise and she also knew what was under those bandages. That was why he was going to die screaming. They all would, but especially him.
"I'm sure that my family would have said the same thing about your wearing their corpses on your arm. You stole their eyes and hid them under those bandages!" Suki hisses at him as she darts over and slams her fist into his stomach.
"What are you talking about?! He wouldn't defile someone's grave in such a fashion!" Hiashi Hyuga roars at her.
"Oh you clearly don't know him as well as you think you do." Suki hisses as she yanks off his bandages while Danzo struggles to regain his breath.
She watches Itachi makes eye contact with the Council Members. Soon enough, they were all trapped in his Tsukuyomi. A world entirely of her brother's creation and one that he was being kind enough to grant her entry to.
"Did you want Suigetsu to join us?" Itachi asks softly.
"No. He doesn't need to see this." Suki mutters.
"I should have had him kill you or done it myself. Itachi, how can you possibly sanction whatever barbarianism that she has in mind? You know that we did what was right!" Danzo roars at him.
Suki sees Itachi wince and briefly contemplates whether he felt guilty for what they were about to do. It didn't matter though. They had to suffer. They had to drive the point home.
No one was ever going to harm their family again. After today, the Five Nations would know what would happen to those that crossed the Uchiha Clan. She was going to make sure of it.
"We did what was necessary to advert a war and now, I'm doing what is necessary to prevent another." Itachi tells him.
Warning Suki's Revenge Scene
"Make them feel what we did. Make them feel what you did when you were forced to slaughter our family and what I felt when I saw their bodies." Suki says.
Itachi nods and Sasuke saw him brace himself as he performed the technique. His new technique that he had mastered for just this occasion. The one that would allow him to transplant a memory into another person.
It didn't take long for the Council Members who had received Suki's memories to break down sobbing uncontrollably. Good. Now, they would know the pain she felt that day.
"Give Danzo yours. He's the one that needs punished most. He's the one that defiled our family's bodies and used their eyes like his own personal kunais." She hisses.
Itachi nods and does as she asked. Suki watches with a dark satisfaction as the man's eyes glaze over and he seems to be going into a state of shock. Good. The bastard deserved it. He deserved to suffer!
"It's done. Shall we kill them now?" Itachi asks.
"Not yet. That's only the first part of their punishment. I can't do what you do, but I can inflict pain. That's something that I learned in the Sound Village. I'm not a medic, but I know enough to make them suffer." Suki says bitterly.
Once the memories receded, Suki goes to work. She begins by slashing them across the eyes. Blood poured from the wounds and they cried out in agony as they were either partially or fully blinded.
"Now, you'll know how I felt. Completely helpless. Alone. Because of you, I was kept in the dark for most of my life. So it seems fitting to return the favor." She snarls.
After that, she slashes everywhere that she could reach with her sword. Well everywhere except vial points. They were slowly bleeding out. There was blood everywhere, but she wasn't done.
She punches and kicks them. The sound of bones breaking and crunching could be heard with every strike. As could the sounds of their cries of agony, but Suki refused to relent.
"You're a m-monster! We should have killed you when we had the chance." Danzo says through gritted teeth as blood spilled freely from his mouth.
"You're right. You should have, but you just couldn't give up the Sharingan that easily. Not only did you keep me alive to have more Uchihas to use as weapons in the future, you stole the eyes of our family members and used them for your own gain. Well after I send you to Hell, we're taking them back." Suki spat in his face.
She knew it was wrong, but she reveled in his suffering. He was the man who had nearly taken everything from her. Well at least she got her brother back and her family would finally be avenged now. That and she had a new family.
A new family that she was going to protect at all costs. That meant that Danzo and the rest of the Council had to die. It was for Umiko's safety. There was never going to be another Uchiha Massacre.
"You b-bitch!" Danzo snarls at her as the other Council Members plead for their life or bend over in agony.
"That's accurate enough. Now, go to Hell." She say as she throws a fireall at all of them.
She could hear their cries of pain and smell the scent of charred flesh, even in this illusionary world. It all felt so real and yet, it was not.
"Don't you think that you're being a bit overdramatic?" Itachi asks her.
"Oh I'm just getting started." Suki assures her brother as she charges up a Chidori along her fist and slams it in to the heart of one of Council Members.
She "died" in the illusionary world almost instantly. One by one, Suki delivered fatal blows to their hearts as they were being "burned alive." She saved Danzo for last though. She cut his heart out slowly.
As he finally stopped moving, Itachi released his Genjutsu. They were back in the real world. To everyone else, only a few seconds had passed. To the Council though, it had likely seemed like an eternity.
"Now, you know what happens to my family. You can take your own miserable lives now or we'll just keep doing that again and again until you do. I'm not going to dirty my blade with your filthy blood." She spits at them.
One by one, the Council Members took their lives with the kunai that Suki handed each of them. Well all but Danzo. She releases him from the tree and the idiot actually tried to charge at her. That was a fatal mistake.
End of Suki Revenge Scene
"Get away from my wife!" Suigetsu snarls as he fires off several Water Bullets, shooting Danzo fatally in the head.
The man fell over almost immediately. Suki could see the bullet wounds where her husband's attack had struck true. He wouldn't be getting up again. Not after the Water Bullets had pierce straight through his skull.
"Thanks." Suki says with a smile as she unsheathes her own sword and cuts off Danzo's arm.
The arm that had the Sharingans on it. She, Itachi, and the eventually Umiko would be able to make Eternal Mangekyo Sharingans with these. One good thing would come out of Danzo's treachery, she supposed.
"Anytime, Princess. You might be a Clone, but it's the principle of the thing." He says with a grin.
"A clone?! You were using a clone this whole time?!" Naruto demands.
"Mmm. We all were. There was no way to tell how the Leaf would react to the truth. So we took the proper precautions." Suki says with a shrug as she surveys the damage.
All of the Council was dead now. That was no surprise though. After she and Itachi had punished for their sins in the elder Uchiha's Tsukuyomi, most of them had gladly ended their own suffering rather than risk being subjected to that again. All of them, except for Danzo.
That old bastard still had some fight left in him. How he was able to move after that much psychological torture was beyond Suki, but the elderly ninja had managed somehow. Not that he had gotten far. Suigetsu's Water Bullets had seen to that.
"You were still far too dramatic." Itachi whispers to Suki.
As if to prove his point, there were screams heard throughout the crowd. After all, it wasn't everyday that three Council Members took their own lives in front of a crowd or that one was assassinated by Water Bullets. It was only natural that they would panic.
"SILENCE! The blood debt has been paid. From this moment onward the Uchiha Clan is part of the Mist Village. The Leaf holds no legal authority over them and the Uchiha has pledged that it will not attack the Leaf as long as we do not attack them. It's over. We shall bury them and with that, we shall burry an ugly chapter in our village's history." Tsunade decrees.
Suki nods in agreement. She had to hand it to Tsunade. The woman sure knew how to handle a crowd.
"I wasn't being overdramatic. It's over now." Suki whispers to her brother and with that, the clones all headed back towards the Mist Village.
Suki's clone carries Danzo's hand as she walks alongside Suigetsu's clone. It was over. It was finally over.
"Well Princess, that was one Hell of a show you just put on. I'm sorry that I didn't get to see the main event though." He says cheekily.
"Mmm. I didn't want you to see that. That was part of my past. You and Umiko are my future. Now, the dead can finally rest in peace and we can enjoy a hot bubble bath to celebrate our victory over the Leaf." She whispers.
"That's my girl! Glad to see you have your priorities straight." He says with a smirk.