Otsutsuki? Does that mean he belongs to the same clan as Kaguya Otsutsuki, the progenitor of chakra? And what is this Key that he is talking about? I have so many questions but whatever it is, this person is definitely bad news!
"How are you related to Kaguya Otsutsuki?",Sasuke asked seriously.
I could tell that as soon as Satoshi revealed his identity, Sasuke immediately raised his guard up. Blue lightning automatically crackled and coated his katana while his body tensed, preparing for the battle that was momentarily going to unfold.
"Hmm...let's just say we belong to the same family.",Satoshi grinned before shifting his attention to me. "And I have come to set everything right."
I flinched in alarm at his meaningful gaze while Sasuke quickly blocked his view by hiding me behind him. I glanced at Sasuke who was now giving off an ominous vibe and tried to control my chakra again but I still couldn't feel any energy inside me.
Dammit! What did that bastard do to me? If he says who he is, then we are in for a real fight. Fuck! I won't be of help to Sasuke at this rate!
"Don't get in my way now. I know who you are.",he added before smirking in amusement. "Uchiha Sasuke---the only known survivor of the Uchiha Clan..."
He trailed for a moment before shifting his attention to me. "But we all know that's not true. You are not the only remaining Uchiha and that is thanks to her."
I frowned at him while he simply grinned and looked back at Sasuke while smiling in a mocking manner.
"Don't waste your breath child.You won't be able to defeat me."
As soon as those words left his lips, Sasuke lunged and struck him with Chidori but to my surprise the lightning got sucked inside Satoshi's palms. The only one unfazed by this was Sasuke, he immediately switched attack and used taijutsu kicking Satoshi, who in despite of blocking it with his arms was pushed back.
Satoshi stared at Sasuke for a few moments before smirking. "Not bad."
In the blink of an eye, familiar black rods appeared out of nowhere and flashed towards Sasuke. Feeling extremely useless,I clenched my fist in frustration and bit my lip making blood drip on the side of my mouth.
"STOP!!!"
To our surprise, the black rods stopped mid-air as if frozen and Sasuke, who quickly returned his focus and attention on the battle, swiftly destroyed the rods while Satoshi jumped back. In that exact moment, a rasengan was thrown towards Satoshi who immediately raised his left hand and easily sucked it again, as if it was nothing.
Naruto in his nine tails form landed in front of us and gave Satoshi a hard look. "Who are you?"
Sasuke activated his Susanoo and stood beside Naruto while Satoshi gave them a long hard look. After a few moments of silence, he grinned and stretched his arms in a welcoming manner.
"Well, isn't this just majestic! The two famous ninja heroes are standing in front of me! What a great honor this is!"
Naruto and Sasuke lunged in a flash to attack him but just like before he suddenly disappeared as if he just vanished into thin air.
"Where did he go?",Naruto asked in confusion while looking around.
Out of nowhere, he appeared in front of me taking us by surprise. I was too shocked at his sudden at his appearance that I couldn't even move. How did he move so fast? I wasn't even able to detect his presence!
"Shizuru!!!"
I blinked, regaining my consciousness and immediately raised my hand to punch him when he swiftly caught my wrist and leaned in to whisper in my ear.
"When the time is right, I'll come and see you again."
"Shizuru!"
Satoshi smirked and disappeared again before Sasuke and Naruto could even reach me. I looked around to check whether he was still around but it seemed like he really left.
"Shizuru-chan, are you alright?",Naruto asked turning off his nine tails mode.
Before I could even respond, Sasuke grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him.I looked at him in surprise while he towered over me looking anxious and angry at the same time.
"Did he hurt you?"
Sasuke was on edge that he wasn't even aware of how tight he was holding me. He was like a ticking bomb that could explode at any moment.
"N-No, I'm alright."
He frowned deeply as his grip tightened. "That bastard."
At this rate, he's going to break my arm without meaning to. Letting out a soft sigh, I raised my hand and gently cupped his cheek. "Sasuke, look at me and calm down."
As soon as our eyes met, his taught muscles immediately relaxed as his hard expression softened up. He loosened his grip and I smiled at him before pulling back.
"Are you okay now?"
Sasuke remained silent for a few seconds before nodding. Naruto silently gave us a look before turning his attention on Sasuke, carefully observing his reaction.
"What did he tell you?",Sasuke asked in a more calm manner.
I paused contemplating whether to tell him the truth or not. I feel like Sasuke might get angry again but if he founds out that I lied, he will be more furious.
"He said that when the time is right, he'll come and see me again."
A tense moment of silence followed and I flinched when lightning suddenly struck the tree behind us. Naruto who was left speechless, silently turned to the tree that was reduced to ash.
"C-Calm down Sasuke.",he stuttered looking pale. "Shizuru-chan is safe and now that we know that someone is after her. We will make sure that no one will be able to harm her."
I looked at Sasuke who was still looking grim and sighed in defeat. I grabbed his hand and placed it on my cheek making him turn to me in surprise.
"Look, I'll be fine. I will always stay by your side so don't worry, okay? Besides, have you forgotten what I'm capable of? I'm not a damsel in distress. I can fight back, you know."
"Shizuru-chan is right. She's pretty strong and besides, we will be prepared when that bastard shows up again.",Naruto added.
Sasuke breathed a harsh sigh and grabbed my hand. "Then don't leave my sight from now on."
"Eh?"
"Naruto, go and inform Kakashi about this. I'll meet up with you later.",he said quickly and began dragging me away before I could even say anything, leaving me in a state of confusion.
"Huh? Wait, where are you going?",Naruto asked looking bewildered.
When Sasuke ignored him, he sighed in defeat and shook his head, a playful smile curving on his lips.
"Wait! Are we not going to talk about---Sasuke!",I complained nearly tripping on a rock when he continued pulling me away.
When he still didn't reply, I turned to Naruto for help but he simply raised his thumb while grinning in amusement.
"We will talk about this properly tomorrow. For now, I'll go and inform Kakashi sensei about this."
"But..."
He gave me a reassuring smile before turning his gaze to Sasuke. "Besides, I don't think we can't have a proper conversation right now",he added while smirking in a teasing manner. "And they say that you are a composed and calm person."
Sasuke immediately gave Naruto a death glare making him whistle nervously before quickly leaving. Dumbfounded at the turn of events, I looked back at Sasuke who was walking silently ahead of me and tilted my head.
"Are you still worried?"
He gave me an are-you-seriously-asking-me-that-look making me chuckle. "What's so funny?"
"Nothing. By the way, since when were you following me?"
Sasuke ignored my question and simply averted my gaze.He turned to look at the road instead while I tilted my head and narrowed my eyes at him. I made a quick dash infront of him and turned around to block his path.
I stretched my hands on either side while he stopped and looked at me in confusion. "What are you doing?"
"I could ask you the same. Why are you suddenly ignoring me?"
He closed his eyes for a second and sighed in defeat. "Stop fooling around. Do you even realize how serious this is?"
"What are you saying? Of course, I---"
"Huh? Sasuke? What are you doing over here?"
We both turned to our left and my eyes widened in shock when I saw Neji and the rest of the gang looking at us in disbelief.
"S-Shizuru? Am I seeing things? T-That's Shizuru, right?",Shikamaru stuttered pointing at me.
"Shizuru, is that really you?",Neji asked carefully.
"Everyone...I...",I stammered lost for words.
What should I say? I am not mentally prepared for this!
"Let's talk about this somewhere else.",Sasuke cut in and grabbed my arm pulling me to his side.
They all shifted their gaze on him before looking down at our hands, looking surprised and confused at the same time. My cheeks turned red from all the attention that I could not help but cover my face with my other free hand.
Urgh...this is definitely not what I had in mind to happen.