Okay here's the next chapter, a lot of people were unsure about allowing Minato and Naruko to have the Sharingan, but remember, she was effectively trading for Itachi and the Uchiha. The act of even making that offer, will leave Itachi feeling indebted to her, thus she gains a more powerful ally. Plus by this time she's nearly as powerful as the two tails, and she's only going to increase in power at a faster rate, until she reaches nine tails. Plus Riley wants to see Minato and Naruko fail, she want to build them up only for the fall, when they do fail, to be so much worse. When Riley beats them, she wants their to be no doubt in their minds that she is greater then they ever could be. Anyway, here's the next chapter, hope you enjoy!
Broken Angel
Chapter 31: Come with Me
"What is the reason for this meeting my lord?" Came the question from Hiashi Hyuuga, who looked irritated at being dragged into a council meeting so suddenly.
"Yes, My Lord, what is the rush?" Homura inquired.
"I've called this meeting for a very simple reason. To inform all of you of the departure of the Uchiha clan." Minato stated simply, earning shocked looks from the council and the elders. Though he did notice the Third Hokage simply shake his head and sigh in sadness, almost as if he had known this was coming.
"What do you mean Lord Hokage? Where are the Uchiha going?" A civilian councilman asked.
"Due to their rather unfortunate treatment in the village over the last few years, the Uchiha have decided to activate their departure rights, as ordained by the First Hokage. They feel used, and unloved. And for the last six years, they have dealt with it, and tried to repair the damage to their reputation. However, the villagers refused to see their loyalty and desire to redeem themselves and continued to treat them like second-class citizens in a village they helped to found. Now they have had enough. The Daimyo has agreed to a two-year sabbatical, while he investigates their treatment here in the village. I was informed of their plans to leave two days ago and have allowed them to pack in peace. They will be leaving in an hour, and no one will try to stop them or hinder them in any way." Minato explained to the council, most of whom were still shocked by this train of events.
"Why did you do nothing to stop them? The Uchiha are a valuable piece of Konoha's history, not to mention a vital part of its military infrastructure." Utatane asked.
"Indeed, why were we not informed of this two days ago? We could have done something to try to get them to stay." Homura added.
"They were granted their departure rights by the Daimyo. There was nothing any of us could do. The Uchiha are fed up. They are finished with being treated so poorly, for the actions of their now dead relatives." Minato fired back.
"And now the village is in great danger. Itachi holds knowledge of immense amount of the village's secrets and now he is free to trade them with any hidden village he wants." Danzo said aloud, causing Minato scowl as the council erupted into panicked chatter.
"He won't be trading our secrets with foreign villages." Minato informed them all.
"And how do you know this, lord Hokage?" Shikaku asked, as he eyed the Hokage intently.
"A few reasons. One, Itachi has told me himself, that he still holds great love for the village, and yesterday he even left me some vital information on one of our biggest enemies, Obito Uchiha. Though another reason, is that he and the Uchiha have no intention of joining any other hidden village, they will be joining their sister clan in Britain." Minato informed them all.
"They're going to join Narumi?" Lily inquired.
"Yes… she stopped by and made a deal with me, in exchange for a peaceful transition for the Uchiha. The inner workings of this deal, I will not discuss, but know that for the next two years, the Uchiha are free to do as they please. And we will not attempt to hamper them in any way, is that understood?" Minato stated, before giving them all a stern glare.
"She was here?" Lily asked, giving her husband a pointed look.
"Yes… only for a short while. I believe she has been conversing with Itachi for a while, and it wouldn't surprise me to hear that she was the one to convince him to leave." Minato replied.
"What information were we given on Obito my lord?" Shikaku inquired.
"This Akatsuki group that Orochimaru was apparently a part of, the one you've been warning us about master," Minato began glancing at Jiraiya who stood at his side, along with Tsunade. "Apparently, Obito is the one running it, and we've gained info on two more of their members, one being Kisame Hoshigaki of the Hidden Mist Village, and the other being Hiruko of our own Hidden Leaf."
"Where did Itachi get this information? I've been looking everywhere for more info on them." Jiraiya inquired with immense curiosity.
"He claims it was through a spy of his own, but I have a sneaking suspicion of who it was to pass the info on to him." Minato replied.
"Who was it Minato?" Lily inquired.
"I think Narumi gave him the info." Minato replied simply.
"Narumi? How would she know anything about these guys?" Lily asked with surprise.
"We're talking about S-ranked ninja here Minato, how in the hell did your daughter, a schoolgirl of all people get information on a mercenary group like this?" Jiraiya inquired.
"As part of the deal I made with Narumi, I inquired as to her strength, and why she was so powerful. Apparently, my father, Madara Uchiha, settled in Uzushio, before it's destruction. My mother was an Uzumaki, and when the village was attacked, I was rescued along with all the others that lady Mito brought here. Madara sealed a piece of his chakra inside of me, so that he could always locate me, however it ended up being sealed away by lady Mito. When I sealed the Fox's spirit into Narumi, I passed on that piece of Madara, which manifested as his knowledge. Which is why Narumi knows so much about the village, and how to fight like him. She has the man's collective mind, sealed inside of her." Minato told them all, earning shocked gasps from the shinobi, and quizzical looks from the civilians.
"Well… that explains everything then. Her power. Her combat abilities. Her knowledge of the world and old laws. It all came from Madara." Hiruzen stated aloud.
"But… that doesn't explain how she knew of the Akatsuki. While her having Madara's knowledge is an immense piece of information, it doesn't explain how she knows what she knows about Obito." Jiraiya stated with a shake of his head.
"It does when you consider that Obito was running around masquerading as Madara, and was able to control the Nine Tails, just like Madara could. He didn't learn that ability on his own… someone had to teach him. And Narumi never said that Madara died in Uzushio." Minato pointed out.
"You think he survived the fall of Uzushio and went on to rescue your student from near death, only to train him into the maniac he is today?" Tsunade questioned.
"I do." Minato replied.
"So… if that's true. Narumi knows more than she's letting on. She may hold a piece of Lord Madara from before the fall of Uzushio, but that doesn't mean she wouldn't recognize his work." Inoichi stated aloud, earning a nod from Shikaku and Chouza.
"Yet again, that girl becomes a central talking point of these meetings." Shibi noted.
"Shibi is right. We focus far too much on one girl, when we should be focused on the departing Uchiha clan. What are we going to do without the mighty Sharingan?" Mebuki Haruno asked.
All of the civilians nodded in agreement, as well as most of the clans, though some like the Hyuuga simply scowled in reply.
"Britain is one of our major allies. They offered us support in the Third Great Ninja War, and we did the same during Voldemort's uprising. As long as the Uchiha remain in Britain we can still maintain ties with them. We need to work on rebuilding the clan's reputation here in the village. They won't return, if they're only going to be treated like criminals. And hopefully… if I'm lucky, we'll be gaining two more Sharingan users to replace the ones we lost. I will say no more of this. This meeting is dismissed." Minato stated as he rose to his feet and left. Leaving most of the council to grumble angrily in reply.
Meanwhile Danzo sat in silence, thinking on this change of events. The loss of the Uchiha clan was of no great concern, at least not for him. He rose to his feet and quickly departed, pretending to be quite flustered by this turn of events, as not to draw suspicion.
He quietly made his way to the Foundation, where he entered a very large and high-tech laboratory. The place was mostly empty, except for a single man in a white lab-coat who was fussing back and forth.
"Dr. Nawaro…" Danzo stated causing the man to jump back in fright, having not heard Danzo enter. The man was average looking. Average height, scrawny build, brown hair, brown eyes, glasses, pale complexion… all in all he looked kind of like your stereotypical scientist.
"God's Lord Danzo. You scared me." Nawaro replied grabbing his heart and sighing. Danzo could only stare blankly at the man, oh how he hated dealing with civilians, however this man was a genius. And his understanding of chakra, magic, and genetics was unrivaled. Not to mention he had traversed the world and studied magic from multiple places, not just the Elemental Nations, but Japan, China, Russia, Germany, France, Britain, The U.S., Brazil, Iran, Iraq, Zimbabwe, South Africa, the Congo, India, and a multitude of other countries. This guy may not have been a ninja, but in his forty-three years on this earth he had studied magic, almost obsessively. So, while he was a civilian, Danzo would put up with his antics because he was valuable.
"I came for a status report. Where is your team?" Danzo inquired.
"I sent them all back to their rooms to sleep. Been like thirty hours… Anyway… I do have an update for you, and it's brilliant!" Nawaro replied with an excited smile.
"Very well then. Let's hear it." Danzo replied as he took a seat in one of the many chairs that littered the lab.
"Well… I was trying to do what you said, get the Byukugan and Sharingan to work in tandem with each other, but things weren't working right. You could only activate one or the other, so I started to brainstorm ideas. First, I tried to have one in one eye, and one in the other. Though while this allowed for the full powers of the Byakugan, it limited the Sharingan's abilities since you would only possess one eye. So, I came up with another idea, and man is it brilliant. I was able to successfully fuse the two into a new Dojutsu. With all the abilities of the Byakugan and Sharingan, while the only drawback is the inability to cast genjutsu from the eyes. Come look, I've already created a prototype." Nawaro explained excitedly.
Danzo followed after the man as he led him into another part of the lab. Inside of it, were many large tubes filled with a clear greenish liquid, and floating in the water were children… no older than ten.
"Are these the new clones?" Danzo inquired.
"Yes… I was able to perfect the growth hormones. They'll reach full maturity in about a year's time. They will have full combat abilities; the only downside is a twenty-year life expectancy. However, their brains are easily programmed, and their natural physical abilities are twenty-five percent better than a normal human being. They'll be perfect for your army. But that's beside the point. Here is the first prototype. I took the liberty of installing the new prototype dojutsu I created. And it's already matured." Nawaro stated as he led him to a tube with a young boy floating inside, he looked to be about eight, and had white hair, and very pale skin.
Nawaro clicked a few buttons on a console that connected to the tube, that somehow caused the boy to convulse and open his eyes.
Danzo was very happy to see the results of Nawaro's creation. This new dojutsu, this fusion of the Byakugan and the Sharingan, was beautiful. The entire eye was now white except for a black dot in the center with three black tomoe in the Sharingan formation. Danzo could see the veins around the eye bulging out, to signify the activation of the Byakugan, so he knew they were both active.
"Does it work?" Danzo inquired.
"In about a week, he'll be ready for combat training. We'll know for sure then." Nawaro replied with a smile.
"Good. Keep me updated. With a little luck, we should begin mass producing them soon." Danzo replied as he stared into the eyes of his newest creation.
"One last thing, my lord. I've done the math and checked around… we don't have the facilities here to create and field the army you wish to make. We need a larger facility. Preferably one dedicated for this purpose." Nawaro informed him.
"Very well. I will look into it. You focus on perfecting my new soldiers." Danzo ordered as he turned to leave.
'Soon…. Very soon, I will have an army unlike any seen before. The deaths of the Uchiha and the Hyuuga's overconfidence in their sealing abilities, have netted me all that I require to ensure Konohagakure is not only the greatest but the only remaining hidden village, in the world.' Danzo thought to himself, as he continued to walk.
-Meanwhile-
Minato, Hiruzen, and Lily stood at the entrance gates to Konoha. They were watching the departing Uchiha.
Itachi and Riley strode up to the three of them, both waiting with expectant looks.
"I wish you the best Itachi. And I truly am sorry things turned out like this. I will do what I can to fix what is wrong with the village, and when I do, it will be a place the Uchiha can live happily in, once again." Minato informed him.
"I hope so my Lord. But I won't hold my breath. You've had seven years to fix this broken village, and nothing has been done. I wish you the best, though. May fortune forever smile on the Hidden Leaf. Goodbye." Itachi replied sadly as he turned and departed with his fellow Uchiha, leaving Riley still standing before the three.
There was silence for a few moments before Minato spoke again. "For what it's worth Narumi… thank you."
"Do not thank me. Nothing I did, I did as a favor to you or the Leaf. Hashirama would be ashamed of the way this village turned out. And when that old blonde bimbo finally kicks the bucket, the two founding families of this village will be no more. I think that says something. But who am I to judge… I'm just a dumb schoolgirl." Riley replied coldly as she turned and walked away.
The three stared after her for a moment before Minato's eyes widened in surprise. '"We're talking about S-ranked ninja here Minato, how in the hell did your daughter, a schoolgirl of all people get information on a mercenary group like this?"' He recalled Jiraiya say.
"Tell me you caught that?" Minato said aloud.
"I did." Hiruzen replied as he pulled out his pipe and lit it.
"What?" Lily asked looking between them.
"She called herself a schoolgirl… That's what Jiraiya called her in our meeting." Hiruzen reminded her.
"She was there. In the room with us. How?" Lily asked aloud as she stared wide eyed at the back of her eldest daughter.
"I don't know. Her power is growing. Soon she may even surpass me." Minato replied with concern as he watched his daughter depart with the Uchiha.
-With the Uchiha-
"I want to thank you for this Riley. It truly means a lot." Itachi stated as they walked.
"It's no problem. You're family after all. So… what are you going to say to Sasuke?" Riley asked as they walked.
"The truth. I have nothing to hide." Itachi replied.
"Well… alright then. The fallout will be nice at least." Riley said with a smile, earning an unamused look from Itachi.
"Where did you leave my instructions for Kamui?" Riley inquired as they walked.
"I left them with Gringotts, to be placed into Kakashi's vault. They'll send a message to him, but he'll be unable to check what it was until he gets back." Itachi replied.
"Smart. Thanks." Riley said as they walked.
"No problem." Itachi replied.
-Later-
Sasuke was walking through the school, brooding as he usually did when he heard someone call his name. He glanced over and was surprised to see his older brother.
"Itachi? What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked as his brother approached.
"We need to talk Sasuke. Come with me." Itachi stated as he turned and started walking off.
"What could there possibly be to talk about, that you came all the way here?" Sasuke asked giving his brother a pointed look.
-Ten minutes later-
"What the fuck do you mean, we're leaving the village?!" Sasuke shouted.
"Serving the Leaf is no longer in our best interest." Itachi replied rather sadly.
"I can't believe you! First you murder our parents for trying to destroy the place. Then you leave on every god damn suicide mission they could possibly send you on, and basically turn into a yes-man, for the village, and now… after all this time, you decide it's best to just leave. After everything you've done! What the fuck!" Sasuke shouted in anger as he paced back and forth, while Itachi simply stood and watched him.
"I did what I thought was best. I tried to repair our image. Rebuild our reputation by doing the Leaf's dirty work. But it wasn't enough. I can't sit by while the Leaf torments us and treats our clan like criminals any longer. I can't just stand around while the council turns you into something you're not." Itachi replied, his voice filled with emotion.
"Oh, so now you notice, huh. Fucking took you long enough." Sasuke barked out as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"I… Wait… you knew what they were doing to you?" Itachi asked as he gave his brother a surprised look.
"What do you take me for, an idiot? Of course, I knew. It's not like they weren't obvious about it. It's not like they didn't try to rub it in your face every chance they got." Sasuke replied with a sneer.
"Then why? If you knew that they were using you, why did you allow it to continue? Why didn't you come to me?" Itachi asked.
"You weren't there! You were off trying to 'rebuild' our clan's reputation. And I was alone. When I needed you… when I needed my older brother… you weren't there. So… I let them use me. Let them give me all the power I could ever want. I took their power… I took their gifts, and I used it to elevate myself. So that I could finally surpass you." Sasuke growled in reply.
Itachi just stared at his brother; his eyes filled with sadness. He had no idea that he had basically abandoned Sasuke to deal with the deaths of their family alone. He felt terrible, he felt worse than he ever had.
"Don't you even want to know why I wanted to surpass you?" Sasuke asked after a moment of silence.
"I assumed it was to prove you were better… or to kill me." Itachi replied, earning a shocked look from Sasuke.
"You thought I wanted to kill you?! What the hell is wrong in that head of yours!?" Sasuke replied, obviously shocked by this revelation.
"You mean… you weren't planning to kill me? But… all those times I tried to talk to you, you pushed away." Itachi stated.
"I push away because I know where you'll be going in the morning. I know you'll leave on another suicide mission, and the chances are good you'll die. So I don't talk to you. I don't try to rebuild what we had, because I know one of these days you'll finally die." Sasuke replied, as a look of sadness crept across his face.
"You didn't want to hurt anymore. So, you pushed me away. And I kept going out to risk my life… and I left you alone… Sasuke… I'm so sorry." Itachi apologized as he dropped his head in shame.
It was quiet for a few moments when Itachi finally looked at Sasuke. He saw his brother with his arms crossed, staring off into space with this angry scowl on his face. It took another couple of moments, but Itachi finally asked, "Why did you want to surpass me?"
"To bring you home." Sasuke replied with a sigh.
"What?" Itachi asked.
"I wanted to surpass you so I could bring you home. So, I could stop you from leaving and going on those stupid missions. I wanted to become stronger than you, so that I could be the one to protect you." Sasuke replied giving his older brother a very determined look.
"I don't understand." Itachi said with a shake of his head. "I'm the older brother. It's my duty to protect you."
"And you're all I have left. If I lose you… I'll be all alone. So, I'll do whatever I have to, to become strong. I'll bury my emotions, and push everyone away. I'll forsake things like friendship and love, until I reach my goal. You're one of the strongest ninjas in the world… once I surpass you… I'll be able to stop those I care about from throwing their lives away. Only then will I let the barriers down… only then will I stop." Sasuke told him with a fire burning in his eyes.
Itachi finally understood why his brother had been acting the way he did. He was using the council to further his power, taking all that they offered, while at the same time he refused to form bonds with anyone. He focused only on growing stronger so that he could finally stop his older brother from leaving him. It made Itachi feel terrible to hear it, but it made so much sense.
"Sasuke… I'm so sorry. I ran off to try and protect the clan. I wasn't thinking about how much you needed me. Now you're afraid to form bonds and make friends because you're worried, they'll leave you like I did. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. If I had known how lonely you were… … … no Sasuke, things will be different now. It's over. I won't be running away anymore. I promise." Itachi told him.
Sasuke just stared at his older brother for a few moments before closing his eyes and staring up at the ceiling. A few seconds passed before he opened them and stated, "I'll believe it when I see it. Brother." And with that, he turned and walked away.
Itachi watched him walk away. Feeling guilty for leaving his brother alone. He knew what he had to do now. He had to help Sasuke. To help him learn that it was alright to love, and care for others, that he didn't need to shut everyone out in order to be strong enough to protect them.
Itachi let out a loud sigh before turning to head off. He still had a lot of work to do, to get the clan settled.
-Elsewhere-
Riley made her way through the halls of the school, minding her own business when she came upon Naruko and several of her gal-pals. Ino, Sakura, and Hinata, if Riley recalled their names correctly, girls Naruko went to the ninja academy with. All four ceased their conversation when they spotted her, and they all focused their gazes onto her.
Riley spared them half a glance, her eyes darting between them for a scant moment before settling onto her twin. Naruko stared back, her gaze hard, yet there was unease there. Something about the way she held herself told Riley that she was nervous.
A smirk touched at Riley's lips as she realized that this was probably the first time Naruko had gotten a truly good look at Riley's new eyes. They'd seen each other in the halls since Riley's ascension to demonhood, but Riley had never offered her the time of day to spare her a glance, she was more interested in ignoring her nuisance of a twin.
Riley felt her smirk grow into a devilish smile, as she let out a patronizing laugh. It was obvious to all four of the girls, that Riley was laughing at them. Naruko, Ino, and Sakura all glared at her, despite not knowing what she found so funny, while Hinata shrunk away, nervously.
"What's so funny?" Sakura demanded as Riley stared to walk away.
"I'm just imagining the look on Naruko's face when she hears the news." Riley replied.
"What news?" Naruko asked.
"Oh no, I'm not going to spoil it. I'll just let this marinade for a while. It'll make it infinitely sweeter." Riley answered over her shoulder with another laugh as she continued down the hall.
She made it around the corner and began heading towards the Great Hall when she heard someone call out to her.
"Where have you been?" Katie asked as she caught up to Riley.
"Busy helping some cousins of mine. What's up?" Riley replied as the two walked.
"Eh nothing much. Daphne admitted her love for you while you were gone." Katie informed her.
"Oh really… how did that happen?" Riley asked, having no clue about that.
"Well, while we were sleeping two nights ago, she awoke and thought Fleur was you. She told the pretty Veela in a quiet voice that she was in love with you. Of course, Fleur being the light sleeper she was awoke to hear Daphne say it, so now things are awkward between them." Katie explained.
"Hahaha! That's fucking hilarious." Riley replied.
"Yeah, it is. So did you hear about the Yule ball?" Katie asked.
"Yep." Riley replied.
"So… when are you gonna ask Fleur?" Katie asked, before being stopped by Riley and pushed up against a wall.
"What makes you think I was going to ask her, love?" Riley whispered in a sultry tone as her lips found their way to the crook of Katie's neck.
"Well… I just... assumed... since the champions had to ask someone that you two... would just go together." Katie replied as she stifled a moan, as to not draw attention from the other students who were passing by.
"Actually, I was thinking of creating a bunch of clones and have them take you, Fleur, Daphne and Luna, and I'd just stay in." Riley informed her.
"Oh, come on Riley… that's no fun." Katie whined.
"Are you saying my clones aren't fun?" Riley asked with a smirk.
"N-No… just… shut up." Katie replied with a bit of a blush as Riley began using that sensual tone she always would when they were having sex.
"I'll think of something. Come on let's get you to Potions." Riley said as she took Katie's hand.
-Later-
Riley walked into the Great Hall and headed for the Slytherin table. She found Fleur and Daphne sitting next to each other. Daphne looked a bit meek, while Fleur had this smirk on her face, almost as if she had been teasing Daphne, which knowing the Veela, she had.
"Hey there beautiful ladies, how are you doing?" Riley asked as she sat on Daphne's lap earning a surprised look from the stoic Slytherin.
Daphne quickly noted that Riley was immensely light and didn't seem to weigh anything at all.
"So… I hear someone made a proclamation?" Riley stated as she wrapped her arms around Daphne and earned a chuckle from Fleur.
"Shut up… I don't want to talk about it." Daphne bit back rather bitterly, as her romantic nighttime confession had been wasted on Fleur, while Riley slipped away in the night, and hadn't been seen for two days.
"Daphne..." Riley stated as she cupped Daphne's cheeks and tilted her head up so that the two were face to face.
"What?" Daphne asked.
"I love you." Riley stated simply, and then kissed the blonde Slytherin passionately, holding the kiss for several long moments, allowing her feelings for Daphne to be expressed through the action, and her magic as it passed into Daphne, carrying with it all of Riley's love, affection, and desire. Daphne groaned into the kiss, had she been standing, she may have lost strength in her legs and fallen over.
After several moments, Riley felt eyes begin to drift over to her from the Head Table and knew she had to stop, less they receive a reprimand from the teachers. Riley quickly pulled away and hopped off Daphne's lap. The girl was now red in the face and looked more than a little surprised. Riley quickly bent down and kissed Fleur before skipping off to go find Luna.
Daphne was left behind with a deep red blush on her face, while Fleur simply smirked.
"I told you she, didn't I? She loves you." Fleur said with a smile.
"Shut up." Daphne got out as she placed her hands on her warm cheeks, it took her a moment, but she finally said out loud, "I love you too Riley."
Daphne knew no one was listening, but she just had to say it out loud. That's why it came as a surprise when she heard Riley shout back at her, "I know."
Fleur's smile widened, as she unfolded her copy of the Daily Prophet while Daphne shot a glance over at where Riley was to see her looking back at her with a bright smile, before vanishing from the hall.
"Admit it… you're smitten." Fleur said.
"I am." Daphne replied as she rested her head on the table and tried to think of how to get her face to return to its normal color.
As Riley was walking down the halls looking for Luna, she had an overwhelming feeling all of a sudden. A feeling that today… was just going to be a normal day. She just felt that… today would go by… and nothing would happen. Knowing that… she continued her search. Not yet aware of the schemes being planned across the planet, and definitely not aware of her arch nemesis, making his way towards the country, which a rather sinister agenda.
-To Be continued-
Okay, rather short chapter. Hope you liked, now that the Uchiha thing is out of the way, I can move on to other stuff. Hope to see you soon, and yes next chapter
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