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Chapter 15
Mitsu and Kurai Part 2
"Mitsu, I'm sorry."
"Nn!" The Yang guardian palmed his face to erase the voices out of his head. The unidentified foe took the chance and struck him at the abdomen, sending Sasuke flying into the trees.
"Yang guardian, shouldn't you be protecting your Hime instead of fighting me?" Sasuke grunted his last word.
I won't say it again, give me my Hime back.
"Sasuke!" Naruto performed his infamous Kage Bunshin Jutsu and charged at their enemy. Sakura snuck past him, or her, and checked wether Sasuke was alright.
"Sasuke-kun, are you alright?" Sakura stretched her hand out for him, but he stood up on his own. Out of all Team 7, Sasuke was the one to have taken most damage. It all happened so fast, they were told by Kakashi to stand in front of the scroll as soon as he was gone. The next thing Sakura remembered was being blinded and suddenly standing before a creature with the appearance of a human, but the skin of fire.
Sakura was taken aback by the bright illumination of Sasuke's crystal. "Sasuke-kun, your crystal."
Sasuke looked at his blue gem which was, in truth, sending burning chakra through Sasuke's body. But he let it slide and prepared himself.
"Your crystal is trying to show you something." Out of nowhere, 2 dragons made of fire were freely hovering in the sky. Sprouting their flames at Team 7. Naruto created tons of clones to distract the dragon, he tried to find a spot where he could come up with a plan. Sakura continued to counter her opponent with her Water style.
"Shanaro!" The dragon was surprised from the watery punch Sakura hit him with. Sasuke performed his Fireball Jutsu hand signs.
"Katon-"
Kurai-kun!
Mitsu?
"I asked you a question. What are you doing here, when you should be protecting your Hime?"
"Huh?"
"Sasuke-kun!"
"Sasuke!"
Sasuke felt a strong hold on his collar before harshly being pulled back. The Yang Guardian was thrown on the floor, and pinned by the neck. He grabbed the scroll's wrist. "Let go!" That only tightened the grip, making it near impossible to breath. "Ngh!"
"Go and protect your Hime."
Sasuke gritted his teeth from his never-ending nonsense babbling about this Hime. "I don't know anything about this Hime."
The scroll raised a brow, as if talking to an idiot. "Well then, I shall show you the exact location of your Hime." He added a growl to his voice as he said Hime. His eyes began to glow golden.
Oh no!
Sasuke thrashed in an attempt to escape. He remembered the katana that he hadn't used since the battle started. The Yang guardian kept his eyes closed as he reached for his sword and slashed it across his enemy's chest. The scroll flinched and Sasuke found the chance to kick him off.
Sasuke charged at him with his edge. "Do you even know how to use that?"
The fiery being dodged every slash Sasuke threw at him. "The only way you could possible master it is, if you let your crystal take control of you. But that isn't important."
Sasuke fired shurikens at his foe. As the avenger was about to land a fist, his crystal blinded him, making him lose balance and open for the scroll to play him around before pinning him against a tree.
"Your crystal and I," a yelp from Sasuke escaped as his opponent had stuck his hot hand through Sasuke's abdomen, twisting it around, "have been telling you, but if you won't listen." He forcibly pulled his hand out, earning another piercing cry from the Yang guardian.
"Maybe this will." His eyes glowed once again, this time catching Sasuke's eyes.
Damn it!
Kami, where is Mitsu? She's never there, anymore.
It had been a while since Sasuke heard from Mitsu. The last conversation they had was kind of awkward. She suddenly wanted to know what he liked on a girl. He had something he wanted to ask her though, something he had been wanting to ask her. She's such a weirdo.
"What's on your mind, ototou? You seem rather daydreamy."
"Ah, nii-san. It's nothing." So far, none knew of his secret "play dates" with Mitsu. His brother took a seat beside him, and he knew that he was gonna give him a lecture about not hiding anything. It made Sasuke roll his eyes.
"Thinking about a girl?"
Sasuke almost choked in his own spit. "Na! No! N-N-!"
"So it's true. Did you scare her away?"
Sasuke ignored his attempt at being funny. "What do you know about girls?" He murmured.
"What was that?"
"Nothing!" He stuck his tongue at him. "Nii-san, teach me something new!"
"And there he goes again..."
It had been months since he last saw Mitsu. Sasuke had already turned 7. He had tried to impress his father for some time with the Uchiha's fire style jutsu since he was tired of never getting the attention his brother always got. And his brother never had any time for him anymore because of the Anbu, he always promised a next time. But... yeah..
"Ow!" Sasuke winced as his mother was treating his new wounds.
"Harsh training, sweetheart?"
"Not enough to get father's attention. He only cares about Itachi."
"That's not true. He loves you and Itachi equally. He's just not good at showing it." She chuckled at the last part. But that didn't change Sasuke's mood in any way.
Midnight had finally reached Konoha. Sasuke rushed to the river, in hopes that he would meet Mitsu. At least she showed some interest in Sasuke compared to the Uchihas. By the time he reached their spot, a strong scent of lavender streamed through his nose. The scent directed his eyes to an emblem running further away from where it had just been.
Was... she running away from me?
The day after that confusing episode left Sasuke thinking about that emblem he caught. A red flame was the only significant he could remember. Could it have been someone else?
Sasuke was on his way home from another waste-of-time fight with Naruto. He took a deep breath and sighed it out.
"Kurai-kun!"
"Huh?" He turned around to the familiar voice calling his "name". "Mitsu?..."
"Mitsu!" Sasuke couldn't reach the voice as people kept pushing in on him and away further away from the girl.
Sasuke was frustrated over the people who kept getting in his way. It was too late for him to find the girl by the time the crowd had cleared out. He gritted his teeth as he took a step into his room. Mitsu!
He banged his fist into the wall. Damn it!
"Otou-san, what emblem is this?" Sasuke showed him a drawing of the emblem that was stuck on his mind.
"That emblem belongs to the Hyugas. Don't waste your time on those kinds. They don't have what it takes to stand side by side with an Uchiha."
"Why?"
"They are weak. And far too stuck up. Don't associate with them at any given time. They will betray you and pretend as if nothing happened."
"So, I can't love them?" His father gave him look filled with disgust.
"What are you saying?...!" His father stomped out of the room
If Mitsu really was a Hyuga, then... was that the reason she ran away? Because she knows I'm an Uchiha?
"And you couldn't even talk it through, Mitsu?..."
The lump in Sasuke's throat kept trembling, making it hard to swallow. The taste of warm salt water couldn't bring him to say anything. It wasn't on purpose?... After all the things they had shared, she couldn't even come forward with a doubt she had about him?
Mitsu had that same face she always had when she was sad. He saw as she fell on her knees.
People just didn't care, did they. His shaky fist had his blood go cold. As Sasuke was about to utter another word, his mouth closed. His teary expression turned into an expression screaming loath and anger.
He turned around and gave his last words before fleeing into the woods. Sasuke heard Mitsu's miserable cries from afar, but that only drove him to run faster and faster until he could collapse and sleep the night in the forest.
Had he had the chance then he would have asked her, but guess that question was meant for another person.
The only survivor of the Uchiha clan skipped from roof to roof until he heard the screams of an angel. He quickly flashed himself to where it came from and saw the only person he felt he had left getting slapped harshly on the cheek.
"Now that, that Uchiha isn't there to protect you. Ha!" The bully kicked the young heiress to one of his friends who scratched her cheek and pushed her over to the third.
"Then we finally get to have our fun! Ha!" He punched her to the trash bins.
Something told Sasuke not to interfere, having known Mitsu for a couple years now. She always wished to stand up for the bullies and fight them on her own without the help from anyone. But another part of him was storing anger too great for him to hide.
Mitsu, fight. Please. Fight! He saw as she continued to stand up. Hoping that she would kick their butt every time, but the outcome ended with her on the floor, about to bleed out.
Mitsu!
He had to suppress the words that fought their way to be let out. "Mmm!" He struggled to reach out for something that could hold him from jumping in and beating them all up to pulp. He felt a sharp object and squeezed it.
The bullies were panting. Sasuke prayed that that was a sign of them having had enough. "Ha... Ha... I'm not done, yet!"
Not enough?!
"Ngh!"
"What was that?" They looked around for the cry they heard near the trees.
The young Uchiha took deep breaths from the self-inflicted wound to his hand. He concentrated on the blood dripping from his palm. Those bullies... Those bullies...
His eyes felt a strain before his body jumped from the bushes he hid in.
"Oh no, it's him... Run!"
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Her body looked almost lifeless as he cleared the dirt off of her. Sasuke put her on his back and carried her on the way home, feeling unsatisfied from beating those bullies to pulp.
He knew the pain he gave them wasn't near as bad compared to Mitsu's. He felt a very weak whimper from behind. "Ku... Ku..."
Sasuke felt his head face the ground in shame. The guilt was building inside of him, and beating the bullies up wouldn't be enough. Maybe it wasn't the bullies, maybe it was him who needed a beat up.
"I'm sorry... Mitsu." He sniffed.
"I'm sorry..."
The Yang guardian felt his hold on his sword weaken. He heard it slid from his hand and onto the floor. "Mitsu..."
"I'm not done yet." The scroll widen his eyes. Sasuke shook his head, wanting to see no more of his regretful past with Mitsu. "That was then, this is now."
He saw pictures of Hinata giggling and heard her juggling with her words. From the time of the fight to her innocent smile before he went for the test this morning "Hinata?"
"Haven't you given your Hime enough pain? You wanted to ask her then, but instead you made it come out as a favour this time." He let go of Sasuke, letting him stoop down.
"No..."
"Then why haven't you asked her? She's the same person."
"She... has to move on. I did-"
"So, you are letting her die?" His crystal could only beam brighter, seeming to agree with what his enemy had to say.
"D...Die? What are you talking about?!"
"Look for yourself."
Sasuke saw Hinata in the arms of an unknown man, she was unconscious. The grey-haired held onto her crystal, and it's brightness was gradually fading. Sasuke stood on his feet and took him by collar, demanding a location.
"What do you intend to do with that?"
"I'm going to save her, of course!" A blue aura hugged Sasuke's outline. The scroll smiled.
"Tell me where my Hime is or else," the foe felt an excitement rush through him by the sharp end of his sword tickling his neck, "I'll kill you." The wrath shown in his eyes weren't a joke this time. Well, the Sharingan was never a joke.
The scroll smirked. "Very well."