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.Heaven's Gate: Princess.
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Chapter Twenty-Four: A New Comrade.
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The man stared at Sasuke for a long time, his mouth hanged open. Sasuke stared at the man with the same expression, except his was colder.
"Oh, I'm sorry," the man said after a while. "I'm Kisame." He stretched out his hand, shaking Sasuke's hand.
"Are you… a friend of Itachi's?" Sasuke asked. The man looked away from him back to the fire he was making.
Kisame sighed as he muttered something. Water came out of nowhere and lit the fire out. Sasuke narrowed his eyes as he knew that the man was not just a normal traveler.
"I was his former partner,"
Sasuke's eyes widened at the information.
"Excuse me?" he said, shocked. He kept his cool and still had his face composed.
Kisame turned back to him and then frowned.
"Why do you look so much like him?"
"I'm…" Sasuke hesitated. "I'm his brother."
"Oh," the man looked shocked for a second but then understanding crossed his face. He looked back at Sasuke for a while, looking at every inch of the face and then he chuckled to himself. "Of course… all the features are there in you."
The man sighed and stood up. He took his sword; instinctively Sasuke jumped back, his face alert. Kisame looked at him and then sighed.
"I'm not gonna hurt you," he told him. "I need to tell you a story."
"Story?" Sasuke's hand was on his katana.
Kisame sighed and placed his sword on his back. "I'm not gonna attack," he spread his hands in front of him, "see?"
Sasuke's eyes narrowed, his sharingan was activated.
"You better not have the Amaterasu," Kisame took steps back. "They're bad for your health."
Sasuke stood up slowly, confused.
"You know… about the Amaterasu?"
"Of course," Kisame sighed. "I do hang out with your damned blind brother."
Sasuke stared at Kisame for a while and then he sighed. He stood up and walked toward Kisame cautiously.
"Do you know Hideyoshi Kuno?"
Kisame's eyes widened in shock.
"Of course I do!" he yelled, furiously. "That guy…"
"Have you seen him?"
"No," Kisame said, looking away. "I've only seen a man in black carrying someone with pink hair…" he trailed off, his eyes switched to Sasuke whose jaw tightened in frustration already.
"That's him!" Sasuke yelled, frustrated. "You have to lead me to him!"
Kisame's own jaw tightened as he considered. And then he sighed.
"That Princess can never fall into his nasty hands," he muttered. "Why do you care anyways?"
Sasuke looked away.
"Lead me," he said, his tone cold, "lead me to him. Show me the way."
Kisame sighed as he remembered who Sasuke sounded like. He nodded to himself and then walked in front of Sasuke.
"Okay," he said. "Let's go."
Sasuke turned to him, shocked. Definitely not expecting that.
"Why are you helping me?" he asked, confused.
"Because firstly, if it is the Princess; and unfortunately it is, I have to stop Kuno from getting the Gods," Kisame said. "Secondly, Itachi would want me to help you get her."
"The Gods are out of her body already," Sasuke muttered as he followed Kisame.
Kisame stopped abruptly. He turned to Sasuke, his face confused and shocked.
"How?" his voice was barely audible. "Then… why did you…"
He trailed off as he saw Sasuke's expression and the look he had on his eyes. He sighed and then continued walking.
"I hope you don't make a mistake," Kisame muttered.
"Excuse me?" Sasuke's eyes widened, shocked and offended.
Kisame sighed but kept on walking.
"I'm going to tell you your brother's story and the mistake he made," he said, "his mistake caused a great pain to the Princess and to him himself. It's the very thing that killed him."
Sasuke followed close behind Kisame, paying good attention at what he was about to tell.
"I'm going to tell you the tale of Uchiha Itachi," Kisame said, "the Traitor."
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Okey-dokey.
Something really big is about to be told.
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