"You are late." The cold harsh voice of the Orange Mask Man sounded who was standing above the cliff. A single cloaked figure stood amidst the raging conflagrations that flared up around him, seeking to consume an untouchable prey. The figure's face was hidden even from the blinding flames, and all that was visible from the depth of shadows were a pair of eyes as crimsons as the blood staining his unsheathed blade. It was the eyes of a Mangekyo wielder – a Sharingan user whose mastery of the doujutsu has reached a level attainable only in legends and fables.
Only One wielder has ever managed so incredible a feat in recent history...but he knows, Ryo knows that the Orange Mask Man isn't the only person with such Sharingan, Fugaku and Mikoto has such Sharingan as well, after his encounter with Orange mask man and Madara Uchiha, he asked Fugaku about it, and after some persuasion he managed to find about it
"Well I am here, and since you are here as well I Believe you are ready to die?", asked Ryo with a great killing intent
"Why? Because I hurt them? Your dear Disciples? Or Because I hurt Itachi, your son"
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'How did he?'
"Well seeing you like this, I guess you wish to know about my identity", said Orange Mask Man while removing his Mask revealing the face of the man underneath.
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Beneath the mask was a man- no, a boy, his face scarred on one side, black hair… it was him.
"Hell Nii-san" A terrible mockery of a smile adorned his face.
O-Obito? Obito...Otouto", Whispered Ryo as a single Tear fell from his eyes, he opened his mouth and closing it again and again
'Nii-sama...Look...Look I did it...Hee-Hee'
'Nii-sama...this is rin'
'Nii-sama'
'Nii-sama'
'Nii-sama...I will be back I promise...I love you'
"O-Obito...Otouto...You are alive...You ar-", whispered Ryo with tears in his eyes
*Badump*
His bloodline activated on its own, the perception of time changed for him, everything stopped moving, his heart was beating incredibly fast...
'RYO CALM DOWN...HE IS NOT YOUR BROTHER ANYMORE HE IS ENEMY COME TO YOUR SENSES', yelled Goku
He is dying and this time, Mikoto Uchiha is not here to save him
"Obito...Otouto", He kept whispering that Name like it's some kind of a mantra
But still no matter the pain...he kept moving forward
"GAK"
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From out of nowhere a hand of White Zetsu containing the poison, tore through his gut
'HOW THE HELL DID WE NOT SENSE HIS CHAKRA...WHAT ARE THESE WHITE AND BLACK THINGS, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING', asked Isobu
'RYO WAKE UP...ESCAPE FROM HERE...COME BACK TO YOUR SENSES IDIOT!!!', Kurama Yelled at it's highest pitch
He is dying at an incredibly fast rate
He never cared...
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He with tears made his way towards Obito, while in tears he touched his face...Being relieved it's not a dream, his brother is here...He is alive...He is-
'HE KILLED KUSHINA AND MINATO...', Yelled Goku
At that Ryo's hand stopped mid-air...One side it was Obito and another side was Orange mask man, they both are same...He cannot harm Obito...on the flip side he can not let go of the Orange mask man as well...What should he do?
"GAK"
The cold Red eyes of Obito didn't even blink when his hands tore through Ryo's gut giving his sick and poisoned body a grave wound
He fell to his knees, his eyes were getting blurry, he couldn't see things clearly anymore...and finally, he heard the sound of Obito
"This should be enough Akatsuki will take care of things from here on out let's go...The ambush is a success"
They left leaving behind the body that was in extreme pain and if done nothing Ryo will die today
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*Badump*
'He is dying, can't we do anything about it?', asked Isobu
'What can we do? He is not calming down and to top it off that wound and that poison is taking its effect', said Goku
'They won't let him die', finally said Kurama
'What do you mean?'
'I believe that whoever is coming here to receive him, is trying to get to us so until unless we are inside of him they won't kill, not till the extraction, as for his sickness let just hope He can calm down', said Kurama
'You guys are forgetting about that Uchiha Woman...She can save him, she always did...', said Goku
'I sense 2 people coming here already'
'Release your chakra...Make the strongest seal on his body they must not be able to extract us from his body at any cost...'
'yes'
'As for his heart, I will protect it with my chakra as long as he doesn't fight...I will be able to protect him', said Kurama
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Ryo coughed harshly as he was thrown back into his cell. He was so weak at this point after three solid weeks of torture he could no longer stand on his own and so had to be carried back to his cell.
"Ryo?" Goku queried as he lay unmoving on the floor. "Ryo!"
"I'm here Goku, just can't really move is all too weak."
He kept laying down on the floor, unable to move, he is not just weak he is badly poisoned and his sickness will just come out till he gets the medical treatment
But on the bright side, he didn't even once get heart attacks after Kurama covered his heart with its chakra...But Kurama said it's tempory, and he is building the immunity against it...Kurama chakra will lose it's effect soon enough and his bloodline ability will be unstable, that is if he ever manages to get out of this torture...
They need Mikoto Uchiha...But that just nothing but a foolish dream at the moment, she can't possibly find him
"I have to talk to you about something Guys, I'm not going to make it much longer here, They nearly are on the brink to do the extraction "
"Don't worry, even if they manage to extract one of us, you have three Bijjus inside of you"
"No...I have already lost enough, and I am not going to lose another friend no matter the cost...", said Ryo
"I only have enough chakra to create a fuinjutsu that will safely transport 2 people to another part of the elemental nation...Sorry Goku, but it looks like we will be stuck together as my first Tail beast friend"
"Don't do that Using Chakra in your current condition, will lead you to die a horrible death, your bloodline is not stable right now", said Kurama
"I should have died years ago, Kurama, I'm tired", said Ryo
"ARE YOU SERIOUSLY THIS SISSY...IF THAT UCHIHA WOMAN FIND YOU LIKE THIS IT WILL KILL HER. NOT TO MENTION THOSE CHILDREN OF YOURS", yelled Kurama
"I am also not going to leave you here!", said Isobu
"Guys Listen, Goku and I'm dead already. You two still have a chance. You have to get out. If you have a chance take it."
"You have to promise me," Ryo said
"Alright, we promise but don't do it now, wait till the last possible moment to do it, It will buy us all time"
"Good. I can die in peace if I know you guys are ok", said Ryo
"You can't die!"
"Ryo chuckled he kept lying on the floor, he kept day-dreaming about Mikoto, their marriage, Holding hands together, having Itachi and Sasuke, Their Growing up together, getting old and in the end dying together"
This was his dream when he first joined Team Yukimura...Everyone in his team is gone and yet...He still had the same dream
Perhaps this is the best possible ending for him...His team-mates lived and died for him, his bonds are gone...His family Naruto, Sasuke, Shishui, Itachi, Mikoto will miss him but they will get over him...Naruto won't be alone now as well Kakashi will take care of him...everything is perfect
Yet all he longed for was to see her...a black hair beauty, the only person he ever loved...The only person he ever longed for...The only person he sees every night in his dreams
The Cell locked Open again, as Akatsuki Leader Pain come inside
They had been coming for Ryo every day since they had gotten here about three weeks ago. They tortured him every day for hours. Each day he lied on the floor hoping that this would be the day. This would be the day Konoha would send Backup Team, they would come to save them but three weeks had gone by and nothing had happened and he was beginning to lose faith.
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The next day Ryo was pretty sure would be his last day on earth. He couldn't withstand anymore, he was tired. And the worst thing was he was strangely ok with the whole thing. Peaceful even, he had accepted and felt at peace about the whole thing. Plus death meant heaven and getting to see his Precious People again right? He was sad that he wouldn't get to see Mikoto again though. He had hoped she would die by his side but that was obviously not to be her's fate.
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In a shadow a figure lept, Putting the guard in a very powerful Genjutsu
The figure was Mikoto, and from the shadows came out Shibi of Aburame, Tsume of Inuzuka and Fugaku of Uchiha
The 4 men surgical Strike Team is here, to rescue their commander
After 2 days when Hokage did not hear from his general, he asked his Spy Master Jiraiya to find about it
It took quite a long period of time for someone of Jiraiya status, but he eventually managed to figure out the extraction location
While Jiraiya himself Take care of Pain all six of them, they would split the Remaining Akatsuki Members while Mikoto would be the actual one to complete the mission
They have to hurry up, Jiraiya cannot take care of Pain for long enough time neither can anyone else take care of S-rank shinobi's for so long, not to mention that fake Uchiha and the white and black ones are a huge threat on themselves
This is a near suicide mission
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The Plan was a success, everyone got distracted while Mikoto managed to get inside not being seen
When she coerced a guy in the cell, she found out that Ryo had been getting tortured for hours straight and that too for straight 3 weeks
She shuddered at the thought of him getting tortured for hours not to mention for straight 3 weeks, But she couldn't let it get into her head...They are soldiers they are here because they chose to be here...Even if it means dying or getting torture for your village
When she found him, he was hanging by his wrists being beaten while 3 people were guarding him. She was so angry that she put them under Genjutsu that would be the most horrible sight for them to ever see in their life after this genjutsu it would be a total miracle if these 3 men do not suicide after this...
When she went to look over Ryo it was even worse than she had imagined. She removed the chains and eased him down onto the floor. He was unconscious and his pulse was very weak. He had multiple stab wounds which had become infected, broken ribs, broken bone on each arm, burns on at least 20% of his body and what looked like obvious electrical burns, and his shoulder was dislocated. As she held him and inspected each of his injuries and tried to decide the best course of action she heard a small weak voice talking to him.
"My Love...I love you...Thank you...for being the mother...of my children", with tears his hands shakingly and slowly reached towards her cheeks before limping down, Ryo went unconscious and this time he was smiling
"Ryo? RYO!" Mikoto screamed. She checked for a pulse. Nothing.
"NO!" Mikoto screamed
She promised him, that Until Unless she is alive he won't die...But did she fail to deliver the promise?
She shook her head, picked his body and started to move...Jiraiya was fighting Pain...while her companions are fighting S-rank Shinobis...They are soldiers in a life and death battle...One Comrade's life no matter how precious cannot be equal to countless others
During the entire time, her tears are falling from her eyes
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Goku had been extracted successfully, while Kurama and Isobu are on a different location...
The mission was a failure!!!
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The pain of being alone...is not an easy one to bear..why is it...that No one can understand his pain? But...He finally had many people who are important to him now...and because they were so important to him...He died... He died because of those precious bonds he ever made...
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(13 years Later)
A 44 -year-old woman, with flowers in her arms, was standing in front of three graves there was a sad smile on her face; like she came to peace with God
She has black hair and a beautiful face...Her name is Uchiha Mikoto
'Here lies the grave of Ryo of Konoha, shinobi of Konohagakure, a very powerful shinobi, a great friend, a wonderful person...'
Itachi came to get her: "Oka-san, let's go or we will be late to Sasuke and Naruto's graduation"
Mikoto giggling: "Yes, let's go"
*Caw*
A crow made its way towards Mikoto's shoulders...as she gently cooed it
Crows were his summons...they are his spirits...The spirits of Ryo the illusionist
*THANK YOU FOR READING THE BOOK...NO MATTER HOW SHORT...*