(Some kilometers away from Suna)
As Kisame saw Hinata's projection body getting killed, and Shiori running at him with lightning spreading all over her body, which is a natural enemy of his element, water, he looked at Itachi.
Itachi was having trouble, holding his eye in pain.
Itachi has already used Amaterasu today, in a body with only 30% of his chakra. And he and Kakashi are evenly matched.
He didn't want to admit it, but it didn't seem like they will be able to stall them.
So, Kisame threw a large water release jutsu at Kakashi, which he dodged, and grabbed Itachi, while Shiori killed his water clones which were holding the Water Prison jutsu.
"Kisame, change of plans. We will assist Deidara and Sasori."
Itachi instructed as they started fleeing.
Kisame also thought of that. They only have about 10% of their chakra in these projection bodies left right now.
It's best to escape right now and assist the two other members of Akatsuki who are nearby with full chakra.
"You are not going anywhere."
Kisame, who was running with a panting Itachi on his shoulder, saw Kakashi dropping to the ground after Itachi hit him with a strong genjutsu, but Shiori was coming with her full speed.
Itachi looked at her, and suddenly, the three tomoe pattern of his Sharingan changed.
A four vertex pinwheel formed, signifying the most dangerous genjutsu in the world currently.
Kotoamatsukami!
It hit Shiori, but she only stopped momentarily before chasing them again with her tentacles trying to atleast touch them to mark them.
"We can't let her touch us, Kisame. Or the mission will be compromised."
Shiori suddenly stopped running, clutched her head, and dropped to the ground.
But fearing that it might be a feint, Kisame continued running with Itachi on his shoulder and disappeared into the sand storm.
Kotoamatsukami has hit Shiori.
(First PoV)
As I clutched my head in pain, memories flooded in.
"Shiori!"
I heard Sakura and Naruto's voice, and Sakura touching my forehead with healing jutsu to lessen the pain.
"Get me and Kakashi-sensei to Suna."
I instructed them, and passed out.
And I was now inside my head.
I looked at my mindscape, which looked like a spiderweb with me at the center, while other mindscapes being connected to mine like a hive, whose queen I am.
"Project Yagami actually worked huh."
I now remember everything.
When I was brought into ROOT, I managed to not get my head checked because of 'future prediction' and the Symbiote.
But, I knew that this excuse that, 'I won't be able to see into the future if my mental energy is messed with' wouldn't work for much longer.
Afterall, Danzo is greedy and suspicious of everyone but himself. It was only a matter of time before my head would have been checked and my whole knowledge would have gotten exposed to Danzo of all people.
That's why, when on a mission to massacre a village in the Wind Country, I created my first offspring symbiote, and had it bond to a cat.
I controlled it to go to the Uchiha clan, and then sneak the symbiote into Shisui's house.
Afterall, symbiote doesn't have any chakra, and it can turn invisible, so detecting it is very difficult. Only Kurama may be able to detect it.
And when Shisui arrived, and fell asleep after eating curry that had my symbiote mixed in, I was able to enter his body, and gain access to Kotoamatsukami.
Using it via my hive mind, I brainwashed myself to forget my past life and future knowledge except for some key events to appear in my dreams at certain times that should continue to be able to convince Danzo that I wasn't lying.
Meanwhile, I had disconnected that symbiote from the hive and merge with his eyes, to carry on my memories and implant a Kotoamatsukami genjutsu into Itachi's eyes for it to hit me a decade later, when the more powerful Kotoamatsukami will finally be active again.
Just now, I looked into Itachi's eyes instinctively, which I would have never done normally.
Because, I brainwashed myself into doing it.
And just like Itachi implanted a one-time Amaterasu into Sasuke's eyes, with a one-time Kotoamatsukami implanted in Itachi's eyes to hit my eyes, I regained back all my memories, and also undid the brainwashing that Danzo has done to me.
A Light Yagami move.
I looked through my memories of the past decade, and realized that I have fucked up a lot of things.
Hinata has become a sociopath emotionless ROOT, while being inherently devoted to me as the mother of her symbiote and me giving her love and care. She is intent on awakening the Tenseigan, which I 'predicted' for giving Danzo a long term candy, knowing that unless she obtains Toneri's cells, is impossible-
Moreover, all my symbiotes had instinct overwritten in them to forcefully kill any hosts other than me, Karin and Hinata. That I eventually got as my subordinates.
But, I didn't take into account that I am a genius.
While brainwashed, I was able to create various symbiote-techs and enhance the strength of ROOT.
The ROOT has hundreds of ninjas bonded to symbiote suits, which though don't have the capability of copying DNAs and such, but has given them perfect chakra control.
There are chakra absorbers, binding ropes, etc.
Most importantly, Danzo has an arm bonded to a symbiote, and Shisui's weaker and more frequent version of Kotoamatsukami eye. And, he wouldn't get overwhelmed with Wood Release and ten-Sharingans in his arms.
I have even made three clones of me, meaning three queens of the Hive Mind and all the abilities I have copied over the years. And I was planning on obtaining Orochimaru's jutsu for having Danzo take over the body, and become complete master of the hive mind.
As I looked through my memories more and more, I could only curse at myself for making ROOT just so much stronger. I would need several flashbacks to go through everything.
And then, as I searched all my memories, I became angry.
Super, duper angry!
All my planning!
My decade long planning!
It was all for nothing!
Because Danzo didn't look through my memories EVEN ONCE!
He didn't even place the Cursed Tongue Seal on me!
He didn't put me in ANY genjutsu to make me loyal to him.
Because he actually bought my excuse that, 'I won't be able to see into the future if my mental energy is messed with' from the start!
All my hard work. All my brainwashing myself. All my hardwork. Everything was not required from the start.
Because I overestimated Danzo!
What about the scenario I imagined in which I would betray Danzo at a crucial moment, only for him to not understand and scream and ask how I broke his brainwashing, only for me to smirk, run my fingers through my silky smooth hair, form glasses with my symbiote, and saying,
"It was all according to my plan."
My decade long plan was useless...
And Danzo is going to pay for it!