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Now I present to you- Enter the Dark One: A Tale of Pain
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
"Biju ,Summon, or Demon speaking"
'Biju ,Summon, or Demon Thinking'
"Jutsu"
Transitional Location and Time
Chapter 3- The Uchiha brothers and the Massacure
Konoha- Hogake's Office, 3:00 p.m.
"You requested for me Hokage-sama?", asked the young Anbu captain.
"Yes, in fact I did Itachi-san.", the Hokage said
"This here is Ryatsu and your next mission.", He added.
"Pleased to meet you Ryatsu-kun.", Itachi greeted Ryatsu with a crit nod.
Ryatsu bow in respect at the Uchiha, ignoring the "kun" used at the end of his name. However, the same can't be said for Jenara, who took the "kun" reference with great offense and anger. She then lunged at him with amazing speed, knocking to the ground.
"NO ONE CALL RYATSU-KUN, RYATSU-KUN EXECPT FOR ME, FOOLISH MORTAL!", Jenara yelled at Itachi getting her head closer to his head with every word.
"Jenara-chan, stop this imediately!", Ryatsu pleaded with his only companion for three years in hope it got to her. After seeing that it didn't, he did to do the only thing he could do now.
"Dok'Jenara, you are dismissed." He said catching her attention.
Jenara hated that command more than she hated her full name. Having no choice but to obey, She slithered off Itachi and scaled her way back to Ryatsu's wrist. Once back in place, she reverted to her statuette prison.
"I'm sorry Jenara-chan, but I need you to stay there for now.", Ryatsu sad sadly.
"I promise to let you back out after this, okay?", He added to the lifeless statuette on his wrist, earning sweat drops by both older shinobi.
Itachi got back up, dusting himself off and turned back to the Hokage.
"So...What did you mean my next mission?", Itachi asked, curious of the ageing leader's words.
"Yes, Your mission will be a year and half long.", Itachi nodded
"During this time you will temporarely be removed of your Anbu rank.", Itachi eyes slighty widen, but nodded nontheless.
"And finally, You will be Ryatsu's guardian for that year and a half." Itachi turned his gaze at Ryatsu, who was currently cleaning his blade.
"I accept the conditions.", Itachi said, "Besides, he might be a good friend for little Sasuke."
"Well since Ryatsu-san has agreed to this as well, I'll leave the rest to you then.", The hokage told Itachi, afterwards dimissing them both and turn his mortal enemy: paperwork.
"Curse your Minato-San! You had the secret for to deal with this. Now your dead, taking the secret with you!", The old Kage cried out.
Konoha- Park, 5:30 p.m.
"So...Ryatsu, care to tell about earlier with that snake?", Itachi asked Ryatsu, who was scratching the back of his head.
"Well, to be honest. Jenara-chan can be alittle defensive about me at times. She cares alot about my happiness. So I guess it would be best not to use "kun" at the end of my name when shes out." Ryatsu explained.
'And here I thought Sasuke was a easly jealous person. Jenara just took Sasuke's title away from him in the span of thirty seconds.', Itachi thought, sweatdropping.
"Well since wheir out here I guess to a better chance to introduce ourselves better.", Itachi said with a small smile.
"Ok, but why don't you start first Itachi-san."
"Alright then, lets see...my name is Uchiha Itachi. My likes include training, my mother and little brother, pockey, and...a certain someone. My dislikes include the way my clan works, the rest of my clan, and those who betray the ones closest to their heart. I really don't have any hobbies at the moment. Finally, my dream for the future is...that life can know an true, everlasting peace." Itachi said while a myraid of emotions flowed through him; Formality, Gentlity, Love, Hatred, Digust, Coldness, Sheepish, and Hope.
Ryatsu looked dizzy trying to ingest all of it, earning a little chuckle from Itachi. To Itachi, it was like he was at a second little brother. Perhaps this "mission" wouldn't be as boring as he originally thought.
"Well, your turn then.", Itachi told Ryatsu.
"Well as you know, my is Ryatsu. My likes include Jenara-chan,...My mother, and nothing else at the moment. My dislikes include a certain psychotic man and where I came from. My dream is...To KILL THAT FUCKER!", Ryatsu ended with hatred and determinenation.
'Poor kid. Who would do something like that to a child to the point of the child wanting to kill that person. There's more to this than I being allowed to know. I guess the Hokage knows just as little as I do.', Itachi thought while analyzing Ryatsu's emotions thoughout there time together, so far.
"Whats this? Having introductions and forgetting about little ol' me. I'm hurt Ryatsu-kun.", Jenara said, who "woke up" during Ryatsu's intro.
"I guess we did, Jenara-san. Would like to introduce yourself then?", Itachi said.
"With pleasure. My name is Dok'Jenara, but, if you don't want lethal venom pouring through system, you would be wise to just call me Jenara. My likes include Ryatsu-kun, blood of the dead, which keeps my strengh up, and cold weather. My dislikes includes Anything and everything that threatens Ryatsu-kun's happiness. My Dream is...", Jenara ended with a blush, causing both guys to sweatdrop.
"Well I guess all I can offer is a place to stay at my clan's estate.", Itachi said shruging.
"Sure Itachi-san. I'd like that, very much." Ryatsu said in an exhausted tone.
Itachi walk to the kid poked him on the forehead and smiled. Ryatsu rose his head to look at him and smiled as well. Itachi then motioned Ryatsu to follow him. Complying, He follow with Jenara snuggling against his hands affectionally.
'Call me crazy but, I think Jenara likes Ryatsu more than it seems.', Itachi thought amused.
Konoha- Uchiha Compound, 7:00 p.m.
"Onee-chan, Your back!", said what looked like a younger version of Itachi.
"Hello there, Sasuke-kun.", Itachi said to his little brother patting his head.
"Onee-chan. What is that!", Sasuke said pointing at Ryatsu with digust.
"Be nice Little foolish one.", Itachi told him bonking him on the head, "This is Ryatsu, and he will be here with us for the next year and a half under my care. So I expect you to be friendly with him okay?"
"Oh alright, but I bet he doesn't know how to any of that stuff. So he should just hand it", Sasuke's words were inturrupted when he felt the cold steel of a blade rest against his throat.
"What about not knowing how to use my stuff?", Ryatsu asked, facing behind the young Uchiha with his back to him, With his sword at his throat.
'When did he move?', both brothers thought as they were amazed at the kid's speed.
"How about this Sasuke, let's have a little match tonight and see how great of a blow to your pride I can deal?", Ryatsu asked slyly at the scared Uchiha as he removed the blade from his throat and back in it's sheathe.
"Your on! I won't lose to common trash like yourself.", Sasuke declared glareing at Ryatsu
The two seven year olds glared at eachother so much that you could sparks between the space of faces.
'This is going to be interesting.' Itachi thought, sighing at the two.
2 Hours Later...
"Alright Sasuke, ready for me to wipe the floors with your arrogant ass?", Ryatsu asked grinning eagerly.
"You wish moron.", Sasuke said cocklely as he got into the Uchiha fighting stance.
"Okay then, This will be a simple Taijutsu-only match. The first one to be sent flying out this dojo or is knocked out loses.", Itachi announced, "Before this begins does anyone have any thing else to say?"
"None."
"I'm good"
"Alright then, Hajime!", Itachi started the match jumping back, just to be safe.
"Lets make this alittle more...interesting.", Jenara said as she slithered to a stereo at the other end of the room and turned it on. The stereo started playing "Blackened Angel from Devil May Cry 4".
Sasuke quickly ran at Ryatsu, closing the distance and punched for the grey headed boy's head.
Ryastu ducked only to be greeted by Sasuke's foot as it connected with the side of his head. Sasuke, smiling that his plan work, then spun around Ryatsu's back and backhanding him in the face, sending him straight into the floor. Smiling, thinking that he won, Sasuke turn his back at the downed boy. Ryatsu saw this as an opening, he slammed his hands in crossed manner and swept his legs across fast then quickly in the other direction. Sasuke on the other hand, felt his legs beings pulled right from under him, turned to see the Ryatsu's feet kick the side of his head and neck. Ryatsu quickened the speed of the spin keeping the young Uchiha connected to his feet, only to stop again and spin around the other way and met with Sasuke again, kicking him hard in chest and face. The Uchiha was sent flying straight through one the wooden support beams and into the wall behind it. Sasuke weakly got back to his feet, leaning against the wall for support.
'This can't be! I'm an Uchiha, an Elite, yet this...nobody is kicking my ass without a sweat!', Sasuke thought angerly as see Ryatsu wiping the trickle of blood that was flowing from his mouth.
"Huh, look at that. I'm bleeding. Well Sasuke I'll admitt I underestamated you.", Ryatsu said while cracking his neck and rotating his arms.
"Forgive for me for making that mistake. It won't happen again.", Ryatsu said seriously, getting to his own fighting stance, killing intent flooding the area for a second.
"DAMN YOU TEME!", Sasuke shouted in fear and hatred as he charge recklessly at Ryatsu.
The Uchiha was throwing everything he could at Ryatsu, who just dodge each and everyone of the Uchiha's attacks. This did nothing more but piss Sasuke off, as the Uchiha then pulled out two kunai out and started slashing wildly at the grey headed kid. Ryatsu then disappeared in a blur in front of the two brothers. Sasuke was confused and was trying to look for him. The Uchiha felt pain at his back, knocking him off feet. Shortly being uppercutted in the chest, the blow lifting into the air. Then Sasuke just saw nothing but blurs as Ryatsu pummeled the Uchiha kid in the air. Deciding to end this, Ryatsu flip kicked Sasuke further in the air as hard as he could. He then unsheathed his blade, speeding past the airborne Uchiha and hit him with the flat of the blade. The blow folded Sasuke in half, then threw him back to the floor with great force. Dust and wood flew everywhere at such great speeds that Itachi to turn around and sheild his eyes to protect himself. The dust began to settle to see the floor had caved in with a battered Sasuke in the center of it. Ryatsu stood at the edge of the warped floor holding the blade against his shoulder staring at the Uchiha. Stabbing his sword into the ground, he walked towards him.
"So how does it feel to be defeated by someone you perceive as "weaker" than you Sasuke? Hurts doesn't.", Ryatsu said to his new rival.
"H-how...could I-l-lose to...you", Sasuke managed before falling unconcious.
"The winner of this match, Ryatsu.", Itachi declared in a somber tone.
"Itachi-san"
"Yes Ryatsu-san?"
"Sorry about what I did to this place...and to Sasuke.", Ryatsu apoligized, bowing his head in shame.
"No need. Sasuke will be fine. I think this defeat will benefit him in the long run. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention earlier that if you are need of anything around the village. Let me know and I show you the way.", Itachi said smiling patting Ryatsu's head.
"Now then, Ryatsu-kun I think time that you shoulld gets some sleep.", Jenara instructed Ryatsu, who nodded and walked outside to find the room he was showed to.
"Itachi, I think its time you and I get things straight, now.", Jenara told Itachi.
"About wha-" Itachi said but stop when smoke exploded everywhere.
The smoke cleared revealing a woman around his age. She had black hair that was down to her upper back tied in a low ponytail. She was wearing what looked like a darker version of standard Jonin gear. What got him was her face, the face of an angel. Her eyes opened, revealing emerald green eyes with snake slits for pupils. The last thing, he saw was a katana strap to her back much like Ryatsu does and a black snake tail out of her pants.
"Maaaan, Its been to long since I've been in this form.", She said streching her limbs and tail, ignoring Itachi.
"Jenara ?"
"In the flesh Ita-no-baka."
"How is this possible, I thought that were just...'
"What? A talking snake? If you paid attention to my introduction you have learned that I am a demon."
"I see, that explains alot."
Their conversation was interuptted by the sounds of screams. Heading outside they saw dead bodies with sword wounds all over them. Itachi's eyes widened as he hearded the screams increased, realized something horrible.
"The Clan is under attack! I need to find Ka-san and Sasuke and fast before they ended up dead.", Itachi freaked out ,realizes that Sasukes was not in that crater anymore he ran off in one direction.
"Ryatsu-kun will be in trouble if I don't save him!", Jenara paniced as she ran towards where Ryatsu walked off.
The stench of death overwhemed her scenses as all around dead members of the Uchiha clan were found. This wouldn't have been a problem if wasn't for the fact as to how they died. Sword wounds covered the bodies head to toe. There were nails hammered into their finger joints, while the internal organs were removed from a single gaping hole in their chests. The white walls of the compound were covered in blood. Jenara's eyes widened, terrified at the sight. She continued looking for her friend and prayed that he was still alive.
'Ryatsu-kun please don't die on me. Without you what will I do if you are killed in this...massacure.', Jenara thought, worried about the child she loved.
"Is this all you got. There are Genins in Yuki that can do better than you guys", Jenara turned and saw Ryatsu fighting three asassins garbed in gray camo.
Not wanting to let him see her like this she change back to her snake form. She lunged at the closest of the three. The panicing man could do nothing as his throat was ripped out, blood flooding out of the now dead man. Jenara started feasting on the blood. The other two watched this and were terrified. One of the men tried to run from the scene only to feel a blade against his throat.
"Wha-", was all the man could manage before the blade cleanly sliced his head off.
The remaining man was paralyzed by fear. without thinking, he pull a kunai out and stabbed himself in the head several times till he fell down, dead. Ryatsu turned to his companion, who was still enjoying her blood feast, smiled at her.
"It good to see that your safe, Jenara-chan.", Ryatsu said scraching the back of his head.
"Me safe? I'M THE ONE TRYING TO PROTECT YOU! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!", Jenara exclaimed, vein poping out in her forehead.
"Whatever.", He waved her off, "Regardless we need to find Itachi-san"
"Follow me, I know where he is.", Jenara said and slithered off in a direction.
Ryatsu followed her, holding on to his trusted blade in case of an ambush. He never thought that he would ever have trust in the same weapon that killed his mother. Scenes simular to what they saw earlier were repeated all over compound. Outside Itachi's parent's room, Itachi was found unconcious, blood trickly down his face. Ryatsu not thinking, rushed in to see Sasuke huddled in a corner. The room was dark execpt the middle, which was lit by the moonlight from a hole in the ceiling. There, bathed in the moonlight were two figures, dead, on floor. Ryatsu eyes widened in horror when he recognized who they were: Itachi and Sasuke's parents. Their mother had a sword through her heart, while their father was ripped to peices. Ryatsu's grip on his blade lessened as he fell on knees holding his head, screaming in terror.
'No no no no NO! It happened again. I failed her, I FAILED MOTHER AGAIN!', Ryatsu thought as his mind was desending into hell.
Anbu showed up later seeing the scene. they grabbed the only survivors and took them to a hospital.
"Hijutsu- Cliffhanger-no-Jutsu"
The Uchiha clan has been almost wiped out. Cookee for the one who guesses correctly who caused it.
Another cookee for anyone who can guess the anime the Uchiha deaths were based from.
Follow us next time as the aftermath of the massacure aftermath show some interesting affects on the survivors. And more potential "Human Jenara" fanservice.
All this and more will be revealed in Ch. 4- The Aftermath and the Bond.
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