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YuPoV
Helping in the Academy was fun. I learned a lot about teaching children and felt that this was what I wanted. I had lived through my punishment just normally and I became close with Naruto and Shino once again. In between classes I read more about my clan's history and found that we were bound to the Uchiha clan in a bad way. Well in order to break that bond I had to leave the village once again to find either Itachi or Sasuke. Damn it. Anyway today was my last day of helping in the Academy before I would try out for Jounin. and I had prepared a special lesson. Something like a chunin exam but then on Genin level. That way we could figure out who was ready to graduate.
I was walking to the Academy when I was surprise attacked by three of the students. Yuki, Ryou and Shi. When their kunai reached me I used replacement technique. Shi groaned loudly which made it very easy to find them. I was used to them trying to attack me since they did it every Friday though usual in a more creative way. It was probably Shi's idea today because he used the most straight forward ways all the time. I sent a clone to catch them since they should be in class already. Soon my clone returned with the three kids trying to make it let go. "You three should be ashamed. If you really want to be ninja's you should be punctual, instead of fooling around. I bet you didn't even do your homework did you?" I asked They looked down shaking their heads no. "As I thought. If you had made your homework you would have known that all you need to do to escape a clone is to drive a weapon or a very hard punch or kick in them and then you would've gotten away." Which was my way of telling them that I wasn't mad. "Now go to your class I have a surprise for you and your classmates at the end of the day." they ran away after a bow and I walked after them.
Shadow came to me with a note in his muzzle. I took it and thanked him before he left to do what he needed to do for me. Namely looking out for messages from Akatsuki. Reading the note I sighed and sent a clone out to the Academy. Once it arrived the whole class was waiting for me.
"I have to apologize. Something very important has come up which makes it unable for me to be with you today. I have to leave for a few weeks I do not know when I will return. Goodbye." My clone said before disappearing in a cloud of smoke. I entered my compound took a small scroll wrote a quick and clear explanation and I packed for a few weeks. Next I went to do something very difficult. break into ROOT headquarters. I was never more happy with my stealth lessons from Itachi than now. I slipped inside along with a member which I didn't recognize.
Making sure that the people inside were not able to notice me, I lowered my chakra levels to make it look like there wasn't one person too many. Now to find the archives. I followed the root member I slipped inside with until we came upon a hall which connected with four others. The member went straight ahead but I took a sharp right turn. People seem to become more stupid the stronger they are. I found another hall with one less hall connected to it. Once again I went to my right. This went on for hours until I became impatient. Luckily I found my favourite Root member. Danzo. He was walking away from where I was and I decided to get him to lead me to the Archives.
Quickly I followed Danzo and Kami-sama must love me because he went to archives himself. I slipped inside before he closed the door and was met with a kunai against my throat. yeah so far my luck. "I knew Tsunade was weak when she let you live. I expected that you would be coming here." I quickly turned the tables and held Danzo against the door with the kunai, I am glad he is old, because it wasn't easy. I sensed several chakra-signatures but decided to ignore it for the moment.
"Where are the files about missions that you ordered to be done ten years ago!" I demanded to know. He tried to break loose but I didn't let him letting Tora sit on him knowing it would be too heavy for him to throw Tora off of his back. Then I smashed his head in the ground. "I ask one more time, where. are. those. files." I said emotionless bashing his head after each word. He pointed at the right file cabinet and I sent a clone to look through it for the file I was searching for.
Once I found what I was looking for the clone gave it to me and took over holding Danzo on the floor. I called Tora back and I transported to the gates where another clone was waiting with my things. I gave it the the note. "Get this to Tsunade. Make sure no one else gets it." The clone nodded and left. Now I leave. Again. This was starting to become a habit. Pretty annoying. If I really let it become a habit that I leave, then I would never be able to settle down, start a family and grow old peacefully. At this rate I'll probably die somewhere in the middle of nowhere and no one will know or care. Ah well, life sucks.
Walking along I noticed a few chakra signatures. Naruto and Kakashi. Shino too. They were coming home from catching the three-tails. I hid my chakra and hid in a tree watching them pass me by. "Finally we're almost home. I hope mom has some good food for us like a large steak, I could devour a few right now you too right, Akamaru?" The large dog barked in agreement.
"Well I am going to hit my bed first. I am dead on my feet." Ino said while Hinata agreed. Sakura was walking with Kakashi and Naruto with Yamato and Sai. They agreed that they would be reporting about the mission and then Naruto wanted to go to Ichiraku. Shizune asked Shino what he was going to do once he got home and had rested completely. I couldn't see his face but he froze a little.
"Are you finally going to ask Yuri out again?" Kiba asked. That wasn't the reason he froze. I felt one of his bugs on my cheek. A kunai flew my way which made me jump out of the tree to avoid it. If I had jumped higher they would've known someone was there.
"Yuri? Why are you here?" Naruto asked. He checked my attire and saw I was wearing my Akatsuki cloak again. They all took defensive stances.
"Why are you wearing that awful cloak again? I thought we burned it!" Sakura said.
"I have a very important thing to do which is very classified and highly dangerous, only Tsunade knows about it by now. My chances on surviving are only forty percent. If I am not wearing this cloak my chances are only twenty percent. and the cloak you burned wasn't the only one I had." I explained.
"Will you come back when you are done?" Kakashi asked.
"Of course. Don't I always?" I answered. I started to walk away but remembered something. "Oh before I forget, If Danzo is looking for me tell him I said hi and thank you. okay?" They nodded confused on what I was talking about though the adults were probably thinking what have you done this time. Then I left them and travelled until I was a safe distance away. Then I sent a clone away to scout out the area and I was on my way once again to the lion's den.
Three weeks later...
I had travelled around looking for information and I finally arrived in Amegakure. It was raining and I didn't mind that Pein would know that I returned. I had made up some intel about Konoha. Soon I was caught in the rain and when I walked into the hideout, I was greeted by Deidara chasing Tobi and Pein sitting at the table talking with Konan and Itachi. Kisame was watching TV. I was tired since I had travelled for four days straight barely stopping for any rest. When I watched them all acting like this I felt that this was where I truly belonged. I felt that this was my home. I shook all the water off of me and sat down next to Kisame falling asleep with my head on his lap, with a smile. whispering only two words before I was out. "Finally home."
PeinPoV
Kisame chuckled at what Yuri said. "What did she say, Kisame?" Konan asked.
"Yuri said that she is finally home. which is strange because Sasori did everything he could to make her want to stay in Konoha until he knew she was as stubborn as he was." the blue man answered. I don't know what it was but something warm filled my heart. It felt good. Konan watched me knowingly.
I wonder why Yuri returned. Ryutaro had said that she was probably executed by now. He had been sent on a long mission locating the next four tailed beasts. Tobi was looking at Yuri and I couldn't read his expression. Suddenly he looked up and I saw pure evil possessiveness in the one eye I could see.
I told Kisame to put Yuri in her room. Tobi went to the kitchen making plans for lunch. Konan went to the office. Itachi started to leave too but I stopped him. "Keep an eye out. He knows." I told him. Itachi nodded though he looked tired. I don't think he will see the end of this year. I planned to look out for Yuri too, though her special clan abilities were useless now, she was still a valuable ally.
YuPoV
I had a really weird dream. I was running through a forest when I came upon a crossing. Pretty normal but not for the fact that each road led me to someone. The one to my left led me to Sasuke, the road straight ahead sent me to Itachi and if I took the right turn I would run into Tobi. the three of them all walked closer, with a certain look in their Mangekyo Sharingan activated eyes. That look made me want to feel scared of them but when I tried to turn and run back the way I came, but there was a wall of black flames. I couldn't get through. Suddenly the three Uchiha, still don't get how Tobi is an Uchiha, were around me. "What do you want from me?" before they answered, the scene changed to the Uchiha fighting. then darkness.
I woke up to Deidara shaking me. "Yuri, you were having a nightmare. You were yelling for someone to tell you what they wanted. Then for them to stop fighting. What was it about?" He asked. I must have caused quite a scene because Pein and Itachi were in my room too, behind Deidara.
If I had to choose between either of the Uchiha then I would choose Itachi. Then Sasuke because Tobi seems to have this really dark side. I got up "I can't tell you. to do that I would have to explain one reason why I am here and that's something I'm not willing to do, yet."
"Then you also came to report didn't you." Pein said. I nodded and decided to get something to eat after I had given Pein the file with the intel. Tobi was cooking in the kitchen. My dream came back and I remembered the secrets of my clan.
"You are back, Yuri-chan. Tobi is so happy." I looked up which was a mistake. He put me in a genjutsu. It was an imaginative world where it was black and red. "You know who I am. You will not tell anyone of this knowledge. Otherwise I will have to punish you. Perhaps I should kill a few friends of yours. That's not something you would want to happen now do you?" I shook my head.
"Well then how are you supposed to address me?"
I sank on my knees and lowered my head on my hands in the most submissive way I could think of. I had hoped that it was Itachi or Sasuke who would remember the bond but alas.
"Forgive me for being late. Uchiha-Sama."
"Well done. Now get up I lay down some rules." I did as ordered. "First rule, until I say so, you are to tell no one my true identity. Second rule, whenever we are alone you address me as Uchiha-sama. Third rule is you are to do everything I tell you to even if you are to fight a friend. From now on you don't have any friends. only comrades inside Akatsuki. Break any of these rules and you will be punished severely. Once you break all three rules I will kill you after I killed those so called friends, understood?"
"Yes Uchiha-sama." I answered. He released the genjutsu and we were back in the kitchen. Tobi pulled me in a hug. That's when I noticed that we weren't alone. Itachi and Deidara were in the kitchen too. I put my emotionless mask up, which had the wrong effect. Deidara noticed as first one since he knew the face I pulled so well. "later." He mouthed. I blinked once which meant yes. Then I let the mask go again showing the sadness and regret that I felt.