A/N: I´m sorry when I updated a bit later than usual I had a lot to do. Ah and yes late due to the time difference ^^
And finally some plot will start :)
Chapter 16: Ready for travel
OC 14 years old, Itachi 19 years old
One year passed without notice, one day after the other I went to work after that meet with my friends, watch them training, make their benots and see them off on the gate or welcome them back, a peaceful time passing much too fast.
Some month ago I sat down with Shikaku talking about my plan...his first comment was "That is too dangerous" but I didn´t care so we both sat there planning out a plan where I would get as less damage as possible and now at the beginning of summer I was ready to go, the only thing regretting is missing Itachis 20th Birthday.
´Sure you want to do this? ´
´Yes´
´And what is when something goes wrong? ´
´It won´t everything will be alright´
´For a sometimes-pessimistic person you are awfully optimistic´
Naruto began his training with Jiraiya earlier than bevor so Tsunade wrote them a letter telling them they should pick me up at Konoha and escort me to Amegakure giving a reason like visiting friends of the family for Naruto and for Jiraiya she wrote that I would carry a scroll for the Amekage.
A day bevor beginning my travel I decided, now that I had everything packed, to visit Shikamaru and Itachi to say good bye, after all this journey could take some time and who knows when I will be back.
Shika came first finding him with Ino and Choji on the training ground.
"Shika!" I stormed up to them giving Shikamaru no time to evade I tackled him to the ground hugging him.
"The hell Yuuki" he complained trying to peeling me off from him a frown marring his face.
"Stop that already we aren´t children anymore" He grumbled pushing me away and stuff his hands into his pants.
"But-" I tried to understand, not used to be refused like that.
"No really stop that you are so clingy" that stung, because he had a serious look meaning every word he said.
"Shika-" Oky I may sound desperate now but I had the feeling of losing a dear friend.
"I don´t even like it Yuu" another sting I stood up but kept my eyes down trying not to cry.
´Why? ´
´I don´t know...´
´He really means it... but why did he never tell me so before? ´
´You know that we can´t know everything´
´What do I now? ´
´He doesn´t like it so we will stop it´
´But I liked it... ´
"Alright" I mumbled.
"Hey Shika why are you so mean to her?" Ino was slowly getting angry with the lazy ass.
"It is ok Ino, when I don´t like it I will stop it " I gave her one of my fake smiles, trying to hid my sadness.
"I just came to say good bye, I will leave tomorrow" their eyes widened looking shocked even Shikamaru and I thought I saw a flicker of regret in his eyes but it was too fast to really catch.
"leaving?" Choji echoed.
"Yes, I will visit some friends of my family in Ame, I don´t know when I will be back" I still smiled and then waved them good bye running away.
´What was this? ´
´I don´t know´
´Why was he so mean? ´
´Don´t know already told you so´
I made a little stop to eat some sweets cheering myself up as good as possible with it before I went to the Uchihas to say good bye to Itachi he still came over to them often enough that it was easier to try there before heading to his flat.
Knocking on the door Sasuke was the one opening me.
"Yuu?" He was surprised to see me here, normally I came only on invitation.
"Good day Sasuke, is your brother also here?" I asked him hoping he would be here.
"No" he said flat out.
"Oh, then I will try by his apartment" I turned around to leave but Sasuke stopped me.
"Don´t, bother he is on a mission"
"Oh... alright then I wanted just say goodbye to you two, I´m traveling to some friends of my family in Ame, I don´t know when I will be back" He blinked at me slowly progressing what I said.
"...Hn..."
´Creative´
He gave me a short hug, because Uchihas just don´t do that.
"When will you be back?" He tried to distract me from registering the fact that he hugged me.
"I don´t know hopefully soon" I smiled at him shortly and went away to make a little stop at my working place the last stop would be the Hokage office.
I entered the tactician building seeing miss blond flirting shamelessly with Shikaku even opening some of the buttons of her shirt showing off the top of her bra lifting a little bit her skirt up with the other hand.
´As I said´
´... I can´t believe this...he is married for god's sake´
´Should we tell Yoshino? ´
´No look there is no need´
Shikaku blatantly ignored miss blond turning around still focused on the papers he held.
"I knew you would show up sooner or later." He said.
"Maybe you could help me to find a new secretary?" He now raised his gaze up from the papers with a light pleading look.
"I would really like to but you know I will be away, but when I were you I would ask Kiko from the archive department she is good" I smiled sweetly at miss blond who now noticing me hurried to button up her shirt again and smooth down her skirt.
"No need to hide the fact that you are a bitch, miss" I still smiled sickly sweet getting a glare full of hate from her, we didn´t like us one my first day and it only got worse from there, truth be told I had the idea with Kiko already for some month and wanted to suggest her when I was back.
"You are a child what do you know!?" She raged forgetting that Shikaku was still there.
"That you flirted shamelessly with a married man, who by the way showed that he had no interest, and by the way it wasn´t the first time I saw this"
Fixing her with a glare from mine side combined with an evil smirk planning the demise of her carrier.
´You aren´t that cruel´
´I know but I like it to let them think that´
´Evil´
´I´m not all sweetness and cuteness´
"Come on Yuuki we need to talk a last time about this...thing" I followed him into the office making space for us to talk without the other listening.
´Not that they would try not to listen they learned their lesson´
I remembered the first time we began talking about this plan first they were confused then tried to understand only to get grasp of the fact that both Shikaku and me were talking to much over their standard that they gave up trying to listen on us.
We sat there for a moment in silence both knowing how the talk will go.
"You know the risks?" He asked scratching his beard on his chin.
"You made sure of that" I returned remembering the hours we sat here talking and him made me repeat everything more than once to be sure I remember.
"This time you can´t make any mistake, like with your first plan" He gave me a slight amused smirk bringing up that dump mistake.
´Damm you Pakkun´
"I know, but please have some faith in me" I mocked with a fake pout electing a small chuckle from him.
"I have, just accept that are there some people who are worried" he now was serious again.
"Shikaku...do you know what is with Shikamaru?" I asked hoping Shikaku would know something and to change the topic a bit.
"What do you mean?" He raised a questioning eyebrow.
"Today when I greeted him he brushed me off telling me I was to clingy" I couldn´t hold all my sadness over that back leaking some of it into my voice.
Shikaku leaned a bit back thinking over the strange behaviour of his son he maybe says that it is troublesome but never did he outright refuse her.
"Maybe he begins his puberty?" He guessed getting from me an equal raised eyebrow but he just shrugged.
"He will come around again."
"But I will be gone for a good while..." I mumbled.
"Na everything will be alright when you come back, so about the escort, as we said you must lose Naruto for the time where you go with Jiraiya to Pein" and so we began again going through the plan to make sure we didn´t oversaw anything. I took us until afternoon to finish that and I made my way to the Hokage office to get the last things for my travel.
"Come in" Tsunade commanded and I entered the office packed with mountains of paper.
"I´m here to get the scroll"
"Ah Yuuki-chan, yes wait a moment it was somewhere here..." She went through some papers and searched her desk until she gave a triumphed shout throwing the scroll and an envelope into my hands.
"There and Yuuki?" She called me before I could turn to leave.
"Yes?"
"You better come back soon and in one piece" an order from the Hokage.
I gave her a bow.
"Hai"
"Good then go" She dismissed me and I went home to pack the scroll and papers into my travelbag for tomorrow morning.
Next Morning
I stood at the gate waiting for the toad sage and the blond goofball to pick me up it was pretty early, too early for my friends to say goodbye... I hate goodbye so I evaded these ones.
"YUU-CHAN!"
A blond blur came full speed at me pulling me in a bear hug.
"Naruto" I muffled out hugging him back.
´Truth be told I missed this little sunshine´
´Yes, he really is something else... Hinata is one lucky girl...and he a damm lucky man when he only would notice it´
´One day we will set them up´
´Yup´
After some more hugging and greeting the old sage we began setting out they were running and I was sitting on a horse to make the travel a bit faster.
Naruto was going beside me.
"So, you are visiting some friends in Ame?"
"Yes" I smiled at him.
"But I heard it is dangerous there and they don´t let strangers in" Naruto had for once a moment of intelligence.
"Yes, but because I have friends there we will have no problem there" I grinned and we continued our way resting here and there under the stars or in an inn it was nice. Jiraiya was a good travel company...but Naruto got bored very fast and began talking...and talking...and talking so I put one of my skills of my old time to use, putting "Mhm", "Yes" and astonished "really!?" Here and there but tuning him actually out.
3rd POV
Three days after Yuuki left
"Sasuke do you have seen Yuuki by any chances?" Itachi asked his younger brother coming back from finding his little friend for a sweet threat. After some rare mission, he always stopped by her relaxing, drinking tea and eat some sweets, but she wasn´t there what was strange...but also he didn´t told her that he was away.
"No" was the short answer from Sasuke as he stood up from putting on his shoes and tried to leave.
"You know where she is" It could be sometimes really annoying to have an observant brother so he turned a bit.
"I have no clue" he tried to deny everything but wasn't really good at it, because when he lies he avert his eyes automatically and Itachi knew it. In an absolute rare moment of emotions Itachi catches Sasuke by his arm making him to look him in the eyes seeing the rage and threat in the red sharigan of his brother.
"I will ask only another time... Where. Is. She.?"
Sasuke gulped feeling the pressure of the chakra emitted by his brother and the slow dangerous swirling of his sharigan.
"She went to Ame" Sasuke gave in and used the chance of the slacking grip of his brother to flee letting him alone.
Itachi stood there for a moment going over the fact that Yuuki was away...and the strange thing that Sasuke wouldn't tell him first so to get an answer for his first problem he went to Shikaku for sure he would know why Yuuki went to Ame, now that she is his underling.
Shikaku was just drinking his coffee feeling this could be a good lazy day when the door was swung open revealing Itachi Uchiha.
"Good morning Itachi what can I do for you" he greeted the head of ANBU getting an unusual sharp look.
"Do you know by chance why Yuuki is in Ame?" He asked coolly pinning Shikaku down with his piercing eyes.
"She visits some friends of her family" Shikaku told him the lie fluidly taking a sip from his coffee.
"She isn´t" that statement got Shikaku to choke on his coffee.
"Why is she in Ame" the tone in Itachis voice was gradually getting colder.
"This Itachi I can´t tell you my lips are sealed by the Hokage...it´s classified" Shikaku knew when to give up and he also knew that Itachi was a genius in his own right figuring out that Yuuki wasn´t visiting some friends. Itachi gave him a short glare and the puffed away into the Hokage office.
Shikaku looked out of his window. "There goes a good day...how troublesome" he mumbled knowing that Tsunade will on one point come after him for spilling some beans.
Tsunade just took a sip from her sake while Shizune was away when someone puffed in her office letting her flinch and spill some of the sake.
"Uchiha!" She cursed.
"Why are you here? You already handed in your report." She calmed down just a little bit.
"Why is Yuuki in Amegakure?" Blunt and straight to the point but underlined with some ice and a cold piercing stare.
Tsunade wasn´t dump she got from Itachi being in her office to the fact that Shikaku the only other one beside herself that knew of Yuukis travel and would give such an excuse. Cursing Shikaku silently under her breath she answered Itachis question.
"That is confidential" she sat her sake down folding her hands resting her shin on it pinning him with a firm stare only to get an unusual reaction. His eyes narrowed lightly into slits and showing a short flicker of red hold some serious hold back anger and... worry.
She sighted.
"Don´t think me being dump Uchiha, she isn´t alone Jiraiya is with her, but I won´t tell you more so get lost" She huffed out and dismissed him turning back to her sake. The door opened and closed and Itachi left the office getting into his own thinking of what to do now.
Jiraiya was one of the strongest Ninjas a Sanin, but still he had this gut feeling this cold grip in his stomach.
"Hey baby cousin what do you think of so intensively" Shisui asked his cousin seeing him unusual deep in thoughts.
"Yuuki left for Ame out of unknown reasons, "confidential" Hokage said only giving me the information that Jiraiya is with her..." he trailed off only answered out of reflex only now noticing his mistake.
"Worried for your girlfriend, na she will manage I´m sure" Shisui said while looping his arm around Itachis shoulders.
"She isn´t a ninja Shisui" that froze him.
"And Hokage said it is confidential why she went to Amegakure?" He said completely serious smelling the danger now.
"A civilian 14 year old girl is going to Ame for unknown reasons and is escorted by Jiraiya? That is what you want to tell me? That feels like there is more to it and that is why you are so in thoughts right?" Itachi only nodded.
"I will cover your ass but be fast" Shisui said already knowing that Itachi wouldn´t be of any use in his worried state what will only worsen with every day she is away he got a thankful nod for that and then he was away following Yuuki.
3rd POV End
We were finally there. We knew because it began raining...and never stopped once until we reached the wall of the village.
´Huge´
´For sure there would be a great view from those Towers´
´We should climb up on one and look for ourselves´
´First things first´
´Just don´t forget it´
´I will try´
Bevor we came to the guards Jiraiya put a Henge on himself so he won´t be recognised.
"Stop, who are and what do you want here" the guards asked me when I dismounted.
"I wanted to visit some friends of my family. My name is Yuuki Hanaka, this here is Naruto Uzimani and that is his teacher-"
"Minorio Kajama" Jiraiya butted in.
"We met this young woman traveling alone so we decided to escort her" he gave the guard a grin.
"Your papers" the other guard demanded and I pulled them out, beside the scroll Tsunade also forged some papers for me to pass the guards.
They looked through them thoughtfully but then let us pass.
´Step one: success´
We checked into an inn only to go separates way Jiraiya went with Naruto to search for the base of Akatsuki in the southern part of the city and I went north.
In the evening, we met up and waited until Naruto was sound asleep to discuss our findings.
"There are talks about this Angle and God resides in the highest tower in the city, but no one is allowed in there" Jiraiya reported.
"But why do you were sent Yuuki-chan?"
"I volunteered do bring a scroll from the Hokage but this must be absolute top secrete and to be unsuspecting she sent a civilian child" He gave me a thoughtful look.
"You know they are dangerous and will hurt you or even kill they have no moral"
"Na have some faith in me" I repeated the same word Shikaku told me not, too long ago.
"Tomorrow we will visit this tower, just distract Naruto long enough" I said going back to my room to get some sleep before I have my meeting with the Akatsuki.
Next Morning
"Naruto, I have a little task for you while I gather some information for my book." Jiraiya began telling Naruto his task of running some errands and Information gathering before he could buy something to eat and should wait then in the inn for them.
"Eeh Yuuki you help that old pervert?"
"No Naruto I... I was actually going to visit my friends Today so see you later" I said following the said pervert out of the inn in the direction of the tower.
"You are sure of this?" He asked again.
"Yes, for the tenths time" I may sound irritated by now but who wouldn´t
´This will be interesting´
´Let´s just hope he hear me out´
We sneaked into the Tower and finding ourselves in a little clearing opening up high in the sky letting the rain fall down on us.
Rustling was heard and in a covered area paper was flying setting itself together to Konan the blue haired beauty.
´Her eyes...those liquid gold colour is really great´
´We are not drifting to that shore´
´Oh no I don´t I´m a pure red-blooded woman batting for the men´
"It is forbidden to enter this tower so why are you here?" Konan asked with a straight face giving no emotion away.
She asked floating in the air with her wings spread out and with the rain she made a great picture that I would draw later in my free time.
"I was sent to give something to your leader" I called out already knowing he was here hiding in one of his summon listening to everything.
Something on the wall behind Konan shimmered showing a giant chameleon.
"Jiraiya from here on I can take it please leave out of the hearing range" I whispered to him seeing the mouth of the animal slowly open. Nodding the Erosennin disappeared right on time to not see the corps of Yahiko standing proud on the tongue of the chameleon.
"What do you want girl?" He asked totally aloof and I notice some other bodies of Pein moving in the darkness blocking slowly cutting off my escape routes... not that I plan to escape
"Before I give you the scroll Nagato, I want you to see something" It was a dangerous gamble to mention his real name and I saw the narrowing of his eyes and Konans.
"How?" Came from Konan while paper kunais were formed behind her ready to strike me down.
"No one know of this" come from Pain.
´He really has a nice voice´
´Yes but I like the voice of someone else more´
"I know, so come here and see for yourself, look into my mind and see what I know" I gave them a determined look not startled by Pain´s speed when he directly stood before me capturing my gaze with his, invading my mind.
We were again in my mind space library and he lifted an eyebrow at me but kept his cool after all he is kami.
´No just someone with a really big complex completely fucked up by fate´
´No fate talks please´
´Ok black Zetsu, better?´
´Much´
My Inner didn´t show up this time keeping my demon in check what didn´t like the invading one bit.
I turned to the shelf behind me.
"What I´m about to show you only know a handful of peoples and even less do know that I´m holding this knowledge" while talking I pulled out the book about my memories of Naruto and throw it over to him for him to catch it.
"Naruto...what is this?" He asked after he read the title.
"Just open it, you are a god what do you have to fear" I smirked at him throwing out the bait waiting for him to take it.
He slowly opened the book instantly seeing the memory how the story goes from the beginning to the end I could see it in his face when he saw how the story went on after he apparently died until the end revealing the truth behind "Tobi", "Madara" and "black Zetsu" and the fucked-up war that takes place.
Slowly he closed the book.
"I understand" He looked shell shocked for a so-called god.
He left my mind and we stood now again in the open space in the tower rain pouring down on us.
"I think we should have a little talk" He said surprising Konan with that, but ignored her showing me the way inside their hideout. We went up and up and up until we reached a room with a missing wall showing the great view from nearly the top of the tower.
"Wow" I couldn´t hold that back both of the Akatsuki just looked at me and Pain opened a door showing me inside into their meeting room with "Tobi".
I sat down on one of these comfy chairs overlapping my legs and leaning back relaxing.
"So, shall we talk?" I smirked having a good Idea about what he wants to talk about.
3rd POV
Itachi reached on the same day as the meeting between Yuuki and Pein Amegakure getting in easily. He found Jiraiya near the tallest tower in the city.
"Jiraiya, where is she?"
"The Hell Itachi!" Jiraiya was startled and nearly got a heart attack, that damm Uchiha was just too silent.
"Where is she?" Itachi repeated with narrowed eyes and anger in his voice.
"She is doing her job, she will be back sometimes around afternoon, it isn´t dangerous just a little exchange so calms the hell down Uchiha or you would jeopardise everything and she will get hurt in that progress and we both don´t want that."
That were the first words that got through Itachi getting his normally cool head down from his overdrive registering his mistake...he a mistake, unthinkable but he did it and nearly jeopardized the live of a person he cared for...because he cared...
"Just...will she be alright?"
"Yes I´m here nothing will happen to her"
Itachi nodded and then disappeared into the rain, back on his way home.
I would never know how close he came to discover my secret.
3rd POV End
Thanks for reading ^-^
And before asking because of Shikamaru and Sasukes strange behaviour, be patient xD everything will be explaed with time, just like to keep you wondering :P