154Chapter 20
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Naruto or any of it's characters. Kishimoto Masashi does. I do not make any type of profit from writing this fanfiction. This is strictly for my and my readers' pleasure. The Japanese language used in this fanfiction is translated by Google.
CLAIMER: I OWN Yami Uchiha. Do NOT steal.
RATED: R and is subject to change.
WARNING: This is going to be an YAOI/MALE+MALE story.
BETA READER: None; so there will be errors that I miss.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The scenarios involved in this fanfiction are fictional. The main character may also strike readers as a Mary/Gary Sue. If this fact bothers you, turn back now. Construction criticism is welcomed. No flames.
A/N: I also have this story posted on my Mibba account titled Kumo no Su De.
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
Hand Signing
~oOo~STORY START~oOo~
Taking the spot on Kakashi's right, Yami went through a series of hand seals, catching his partner's eye. They needed only a moment of chance and Yami was about to give Kakashi's his to strike. Jumping back a few steps to gain some ground for his own jutsu, Kakashi began to focus chakra for a ration jutsu. Seeing what was about to happen, Zabuza charged at Yami who was closest to him, Kubikiribocho raised high and ready for blood.
'Kokuangyo no jutsu (Bringer of Darkness technique)!' Yami completed the Genjutsu before Zabuza could bring his broadsword down.
Darkness swallowed Zabuza, causing his swings to become wild and despite. A heavy pressure of murderous killing intent hit everyone on the bridge, but Yami and Kakashi stayed concentrated on their opponent, forcing back the want of looking over at the others. The high pitched sound of chirping birds filled the air before Kakashi sped past Yami, his right hand lit up with lightning.
"Chidori (thousand chirping birds)!" Kakashi shouted, bringing his right arm level with Zabuza's chest while dunking another wild swing of Kubikiribocho.
Blood splattered Kakashi's face and the ground as his chidori pierced through flesh. Blocking out the surprising sight of Kakashi's jutsu taking the life of Zabuza's apprentice, Yami shunshin behind the still blinded Zabuza. Kumo no Kosho poofed into existence and slashed deeply across Zabuza's back, severing his spine and causing him to drop to the ground gasping. With grim eyes, Kakashi placed Haku down and removed his blooded hand from the boy's chest.
"Sasuke-kun!"
Sakura's scream had Kakashi and Yami look over quickly. Seeing his cousin motionlessly with a silently crying Naruto standing nearby had Yami's heart clench tightly in his chest. Sasuke looked like a human pin cushion with all of the senbon sticking out of his body. When Yami made it to his fallen cousin's side, he carefully avoided the senbon while pressing his ear against the boy's chest.
"The damn Teme took a hit that was meant for me." Naruto cried, fists clinched and jaw tight with his head down and eyes squeezed shut.
Yami closed his eyes to shut out the other noises around him, trying to concentrate. At the barely audible beat of Sasuke's heart, Yami's eyes shot open and he quickly sat up. He grabbed Sakura's arm with one hand.
He is alive, but barely. Start healing him while I remove the senbon. Yami signed and started to slowly remove the senbon.
Sakura's shaking hands lit up with green chakra and she began to heal the holes left in her crush from the ninja weapons. Naruto was still sniffling, having not seen Yami signing to Sakura. Kakashi knelt down by the blonde and cupped a hand on the boy's shoulder, getting his watery blues to open and look at him. Kakashi gave a closed eyed smile and pointed at the trio.
"Sasuke will be fine. The senbon missed his vital areas." Kakashi stated and had to balance himself from the armful of orange clad blonde.
A groan sounded from Sasuke and Sakura's chakra faultered, her emerald orbs moist as Sasuke blinked his eyes open when Yami removed the last of the senbon which happened to be in the young Uchiha's throat.
"Sasu…ke-kun, you're alive." Sakura cried, trying to hold herself together.
"Ow." Sasuke voiced quietly and with it being so out of character for the young ravenette to voice his pain in such a simple word caused the others to relax all the more.
Naruto, help your teammate up. Yami signed, getting to his feet.
Naruto did not hesitate to grab Sasuke under his arms to help him stand up. Sakura took Sasuke's other side, the blonde and pinkette using their arms around the ravenette's waist to stabilize him. Sasuke looked up, meeting his cousin's dark eyes.
"I unlocked my Sharingan." Sasuke told him and watched as Yami's eyes widened before Yami's arms were wrapped around the boy.
'He really came close to dying.' Yami thought, his face buried in the curve of his cousin's shoulder.
His fingers had a tight grip on the back of Sasuke's shirt, keeping the boy close, before Yami let go and stood up. Naruto and Sakura fixed their grip on Sasuke, having lost it when Yami held him. Without a word, Yami began to walk back to Tazuna's home with the others following behind him. Kakashi stared at the back of Yami's head, keeping pace with the client. Even with not being an Uchiha himself, Kakashi knew the cost of gaining the clan's doujutsu. His single charcoal eye spared a glance at the youngest ravenette, his shoulders tense. If Sasuke had died today, Kakashi came to the conclusion that he would not know exactly what Yami would have done.
'Would you have left the village?' Kakashi thought, his eye shifting back to Yami. 'Or would you have—'
Kakashi was pulled out of his thoughts when clapping erupted from behind them, coming from the part of the unfinished bridge. Everyone turned to acknowledge the new presence, seeing Gato surrounded by fifty or so armed men.
"I commend you for taking out Zabuza and his pest, but now that you are all weakened, I think it is time to die." Gato voiced, his face twisted with a wide grin.
Yami calmly walked to the front of the group to stand beside Kakashi. Looking over, Kakashi's single eye widened at the sight of Yami's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan peering through narrowed eyes. Just as quickly as Kakashi saw the evolved doujutsu, did Gato's body tense up and silenced. A second went by before suddenly Gato's scream pierced the area, the man grabbing at his chest with pain. Gato crumpled to the ground in the middle of his men while Yami's eyes went back to their original charcoal color. When the older Uchiha shifted into a fighting stance, Gato's men exchanged looks of fear before abandoning their dead boss.
With what looked to be a silent 'hmph' from Yami, the ravenette straightened up and went back to walking towards Tazuna's house. It took a moment for the others to gather themselves after that show and scrambled to catch up to the other jonin.