I heard a grunt and I passed a glance sideways I saw Sasuke bent over grabbing his stomach.
Slowly I raised from my position on the floor, I still had the element of surprise on my side.
As I watched a hand reach for Sasuke I moved swiftly.
Grabbing on to his wrist with my right hand I slid under his arm lifting my left leg aiming for his head effectively pushing him away as my back remained towards him, making it impossible for him to see my face.
When he had massacred the clan I had been the first he had taken down, that night I could not protect anyone, but now I could and I would die sooner than letting him hurt his little brother.
Reaching out to Sasuke I grabbed onto his shoulders.
His head slowly lifted, his eyes widening as he looked into mine, my sharingan a dead give-away.
"Are you okay?" I asked gently.
"How much more people are going to show up" an annoyed voice grunted out easily identifiable as Kisame's.
Sasuke stood frozen still, not responding to my question.
A not so graceful snort escaped me.
Straightening up but staying in front of the boy but my back still to them.
"I might just be worth your time" I spoke in a monotone voice.
He snorted in return, and as he did I slowly turned around lowering my head, my raven locks covering my face.
"I will finish what he started" menace dripping from my voice I lifted my head my red eyes glaring at Itachi.
For a second shock and surprise were shown up on his face.
"If anyone should be able it would be me right" I sickening smile on my face, in reflex I cracked my knuckles.
"Who the hell is she, I thought there was only survivor" Kisame asked in wonder.
Giving a slight bow with my head.
"Uchiha Hotaru, sure is nice to see you again Tachi-kun" I said with malice.
Positioning my body in a slightly different way I kept my eyes on both of them.
"Guess I can blame you for everything after all, at first I doubted what you did.
Seems you really are mental after all" I smiled coyly
"No denial anymore though I will payback for what you did, and I won't stab you in the back, I will actually face you"
He just stood without saying anything, he hardly looked impressed.
Scowling at him I decided to no longer wait and charged forward of course I didn't go straight at him that would never work.
Throwing the kunais I had hidden toward hem, only to have them deflected easily, I sped up and flung my leg up at him, he only took a step sideways but I easily spun around throwing my fist at him.
Before I could pulled my fist back he had grabbed onto him, his other hand already reaching for me.
I grabbed another kunai with my other hand aiming for his face which he merely bend sideways.
Smirking I pushed my leg forward hooking my foot behind his leg, using my full body to throw him of balance.
The moment I succeeded I lifted my other leg kicking him in the gut.
In that small moment he turned into feathers and I felt an arm close around my neck.
"You truly think such low level things will work against me" he taunted his voice still monotone.
I glanced at him over my shoulder and smiled.
"No I don't" the moment I finished talking a kunai flew past, he reacted to late as it cut his cheek slightly.
The bunshin he was holding disappeared and he swiftly turned to the real me.
"I might be a ninja anymore, thanks to you by the way, but I haven't just been sitting on my ass" I spat.
A small smile showed on his face and once more I ran forward hand seals already being formed but before I could finish them he already was in front of me, I blocked his punch and reached to grab his hand but failed, his foot lifted and kicked me straight in my stomach.
Gasping and doubling over he quickly reached out and wrapped his hand around my throat.
I realized it too late, as I looked up the world was already turning red and black.