The moon looks...breathtaking.
A lone owl hums away.
"Huuuu huuu!".
As if asking who is there.....
I wanted to say "kono dio daaaa!". But that would break the vibe.
They should be safe, inside the fog.
The sleep gas has taken its effect.
I unseal my weapons, one by one. It's easier to use the short axes when .....I can feel their weight on my hip.
Kunais Shurikens, a shit ton of tags.
I hope I don't have to use all of them today.
The crickets sing as I make my way outside.
Chilly night, but I'm sweating like it's summer.
I guess I am quite nervous.
"Can't afford that!"I muttered as I gulped down 4 chakra jumbo pills.
I feel the blood rushing through my veins, and my neck becomes stiff.
With a "crack," I twist my neck as I feel the chakra wanting to spill out of my blood vessels.
But my control is pinpoint. Not a single drop of chakra will go to waste.
Not today.
I feel eyes on me.
Just a pair.
Makes me feel.....naked.
As if I'm a defenceless rabbite, standing in front of a Bangel Tiger.
"Where have you been?" a calm, slick voice.
"I've looking for you all day," he says as his shadow falls on me.
The shadow extends towards me like he is using Shadow possession jutsu.
Creeps up to my thigh and wraps me around.
I let go of the control I have over my rabid chakra just a little bit. A vein pops up.
The genjutsu disperses in an instant.
"Hmmmmmm.....interesting!"The snake praises me.
It's safe to say none of his genjutsu would work on me.
He jumps down. No sound. As light as a feather.
"Why did you come to me, Sasuke Uchiha?", he asks.
I walk. Make my mind devoid of any emotion.
Devoid of any thought, before thought, after thought.
No fear, no regret.
I walk toward him.
He should be wary. I am a Uchiha, after all.
But what is there to be wary of ...if nothing is there?
Our eyes met. We are so close that our breaths fall on each other's faces. We see each other's heartbeat.
He is.....excited.
"To kill you," I simply state. As if here for a bowl of ramen.
Before his very eyes, the rabbit turned into a snake.
It wants to wrap around his body. It wants to devour the tiger hole. Yet, he can't see it. He is supposed to be the snake. It should be two snakes facing each other. But as if the forest is maintaining its rules.....he can't create this image.
Why is that?
What kind of genjutsu is this little 4-foot uchiha casting? Is this a Mangekyo thing? No.... it's a bluff.
I laugh at the notion of getting killed by a genin. Then he remembers, the embarrassing memories of underestimating a uchiha. But he can't show it.
For he can't afford it.
I let go of the chakra. Channel it through my hand.
It reaches my finger within a millisecond.
I grabbed a short axe.
And swing at him upward.
He blocks it with a saliva-drenched sword sticking out of his mouth. A mad joy in his eyes.
"Do you know who I am?" he asks casually. But I can see the struggle that he is going through to block my axe. Flexing is part of the game, too.
I let a bit more chakra slip. My muscles bulge up a bit.
He feels the pressure.
"You know....you remind me of someone", He says with a chuckle.
Funny ....Kakashi sensei once said the same thing, too.
Who are they referring to, I wonder.
His tongue goes limp as the sword falls to the ground with a "clank!".
The astonished enemy jumps backward.
"Ahh...chahhhra schalpel," he says with his faliling tongue.
He swallows it back.
"Tell me, Genin. From when did you start chakra training?", he asks. Curiosity so pure, his question sounded like that of a child.
I ponder for a moment.
"Since the day I was born?", I reply. It's true, by the way. Official training started when I was 5. But I played around with it; there was nothing to do when I was a toddler.
"You've been conscious of chakra since the day you were born?" he asks with raised eyebrows.
"Yea.....isn't that same for everyone?", what a silly thing to ask. I felt chakra since the day I was pooped out. Felt like a tickle along my skin.
"No", he answered plainly.
I slowly reach for the big axe on my back.
But that was a faint.
The axe came to my hand from the pull from my string before my palm reached it.
In the blink of an eye, the enemy closed the distance.
With a single kick to my solar plexus, he could knock me out. He almost did.
The faint worked. I blocked it with the axe head.
But I flew back words from the impact.
"1st gate "!" I touch a seal tattooed on my wrist.
It forces my chakra gate to open.
It's painful, simply put.
But the rush made me smile a bit. I got a bit of a hard-on as well.
I slide on the as I flip back words and touch the ground.
Pushing my chakra to my feet, I made my sole almost frictionless.
So, I slide away like ice skating.
Hence, the enemy misjudged the distance and missed the following kick he wished to deliver to toss me around like a football.
The snake hisses as he notices that I bought his trousers.
Blue vapor dimly surrounds my body as I twist his ankle, pull it in, and break off his knee with a well-placed strike.
It feels weird to see my own hands blur.
Oh... it's not his leg. It's a snake tail.
No matter.
I can just cut off its nerves using a chakra scalpel. See what happens.
He cuts the snake's leg off and jumps back.
Clicks his tongue in frustration.
"2 times".
"What?", he asks.
"You jumped backward 2 times", I simplify for him.
His smile wipes away for the first time.
Anger.
He is ready to kill me at last.
Yes....that's it.
I smell....snakes. Is he waiting for me to be eaten by the huge snake that is approaching?
Does he seriously think I wouldn't notice? Yeah...snakes aren't easy to detect. Their chakra sigs are nonexistent. But when a large one is out ..... it's a different story.
Okay...
3
2
1
As the snake comes within 5 meters, I Snape my fingers.
A huge metal spike shoots out of the ground. Successfully impaling the large anaconda.
Blood spattered around, creating a rain of red.
The large beast writhing in pain, flails around and eventually vanishes.
"I see you are well prepared as well", he admits.
"Preparation is my middle name", I muse.
"Hahaha ! Didn't know new generations still used such lame jokes".
Both of us laugh.
Then we abruptly stop.
"How did you know ?", he asks.
"Had a hunch. Since I heard you left the Akatsuki and came in contact with the sand village", I say with a shrug.
"Again..how do you know so much...", he has furrowed eyebrows.
"Jabuja?", I shrug again.
"Nice try", he doesn't buy it.
"It's a Sharingan thing", I say with a straight face.
"Really?", he is rubbing his temple in frustration.
"Yeah".
I guess he has no argument against that one.
"I'm going to beat you to death now", he says.
So, he still doesn't wanna kill me. I'm kinda tired of op characters coming and playing around, just cause they can.
Let's at least give him a better reason to beat me.
He again jumps forward. I guess he hated the way I went up to his face.
Same way, same kick.
In my defense, I had quite a few years to prepare for our meeting. I pull a string with my thumb.
He is stopped in his tracks as several chakra wires directly block his advance. Still, it had so much power that his foot stopped right in front of my face. The string trembles and crackles as my limbs turn cold from the thought of them severing and his kick landing on my face.
Before he can flip away, the same strings twirl around and wrap him up.
With all my strength I pull the strings and bind him to a tree.
He doesn't struggle and flails like a ragdoll as he hits his back hard on the tree.
His whole upper body looked like devoid of bones.
So.....he knows of fire chakra-based string attacks.
Just replaced himself with ...some kind of failed experiment. Hoping I will burn it alive while he hisses from the sidelines. Such a waste of chakra.
It's not like I don't where he is. Knowing his location doesn't give me an advantage against someone like him.
He is just amusing himself.
A slight wind sweeps away a single leaf as I stand there inactive. The snake awaits his chance to reemerge from the head of his serpent-like pimple.
I sigh....loudly. He waiting for me to use a jutsu. Come out and point out that my sister did it better.
Then I would lash out. Also, to test how my hand in ninjutsu is.
It seems like he won't come out until I do so.
But I won't waste chakra on a lump of flesh.
Should I....just leave? There is no way I can kill a sannin.
Why not just let this all drop, go, and lie down beside Naruto and Sakura? Sleep through the comfortable night.
If we continue using the genjutsu fogs and hideout he will never find us.
Yeah...I can just leave.
.
......
I sigh. I can't do that....can I? I look at the syringe in my palms. Something I concocted from scrools in the jounin section.
It's a stimulant. Once I push this thing, every single muscle on my body will absorb the chakra I accumulated through the Chakra gate and the chakra pills.
Pushing them to their absolute limits. I also added an Akimichi clan chakra stimulant to it.
So, I don't have any idea what will happen once I chug this in my veins.
"Don't do drugs, kids!" I mutter as I push the syringe on my Jagular vein.
With a "pissss" sound, the liquid squeezes inside.
My neck becomes stiff once more.
With a loud crack, I move my neck and shoulder.
The scar on my cheeks hurt.
Actually, my whole body hurts.
Clenching and unclenhing my hand I try to get a feel of the .....circumstances.
The snake is one the move. I guess, I felt the surge in the chakra of my body.
Achiiii
Mitteeee
Koiiiii.
On the left. I feel my face stretch and my neck wiggle due to the speed at which I turn.
It might be painfulit is l, but much easier to control, since the muscles are absorbing the extra chakra.
I don't know what will the akimichi stimulant do though. It only physically expands the muscles, as far as I know.
I caught his punch.
Emm...no, my hand overshot a bit. I think I caught his face.
Was he going to bite me?
That's a bit early.....
He again...for the 3rd time, jumps backward.
But he kind of left some of his face in my hands.
I throw the lump of skin away and look at the enemy.
"Orochimaru sama.....", I slightly bow my head.
He has eyes are wide.
Didn't expect that, huh?
"You are handling that dose pretty well", he praises." but that won't be enough", he smacks his tongue on his cheeks.
"The muscles will constantly absorb chakra and burst ", he points out.
Yes...I know. Its the akimichi clans kekkei genkai. They can absorb an absurd amount of chakra in their muscles. Once used they can drain the chakra in the form of chakra wings. The akimichi stimulant helps with the physical expansion for those who haven't unlocked the wings yet.
But what can a uchiha like me do?
"Unless you can control the chakra inside your muscles", he says as he holds his chin.
"I'm using the chakra points to absorb back the chakra from the muscles", I state since he will figure it out anyway.
"You tweaked the chakra binding seals, made to so that they push the chakra in...instead of just obstructing it....such a .....crazy way to use a seal that killed so many people", he says.
Yes, my chakra point is absorbing chakra right now. A chakra that is part of the system will eventually drain out.
"That has to be.....painful", he says. I shrug at him.
Empathy from an enemy doesn't mean much. But doesn't hurt to acknowledge it.
"Oh my....my oh my... I'm confused", he says.
"Hmm?", I am confused too.
"I was thinking of taking your body since I couldn't take your brothers. But now, I feel like taking you in as my assistant would be more beneficial ", he says as he ponders.
"You mean my sister's?", I ask.
"Eh?".
"My sister. Itachi Uchiha", I clarify.
"Yes. I ....was talking about her", he says." You mean to say, you have a sister... not a brother? Or did you have another sibling?", he asks while moving his finger around. Is he planning on sealing my chakra in? Guess that would make his life a lot easier.
"Nope... it's just me and her", I say.
"Are you sure?", he asks.
"Well, to be honest .....im having doubts as well, right now. I haven't seen 'er for years. Maybe she changed gender?", I say with a shrug.
"She had tits when she killed my parents", I add while looking away.
"Oh dear, if tits defined female, the world would become chaotic", he says while extending his chest. Oh, I forgot he is in a female body now.
"Hei...I didn't mean to offend. If you are comfortable being a woman....", I say while scratching the back of my hand.
"You can address me however you want", he says.
"Oh, thank you", I bow again. The atmosphere got lighter than I wanted it to be.
"As much interested as I am to observe the biological exploration you are doing, I need your body in good condition", he says as his fingers glow in blue. With a precise strike to my abdomen, he pierces my tonkatsu. That would normally block my chakra flow, immediately nullifying all buffs.
I expanded my stomach, which bounced his strike off. But I can't maintain it like the Akimichi does, so it shrinks back.
With wide eyes, he goes for 2nd strike.
I dodge it and deliver a punch to his side while expanding the arm.
I feel his bones crumble as I slap his ass away.
With a controlled chakra bursting to my feet, I propel myself towards the direction he flew.
I pump my fists and summon another large axe.
Dual wielding 2 large axes takes a bit of fineness but with such strength, it becomes a cakewalk.
He stops himself on a tree.
I swing at him with the "widow" strike.
He dodges it upwards and climbs....more like hopping away vertically. The tree is cut clean and makes a cracked sound as it tips over.
I also follow him along the falling tree.
The kunai he threw cleanly hit my elbow, making it limp. I grab the falling axe with my mouth and press forward.
It looked like a barrage of shuriken at first, but it was a hoard of snakes slithering towards me. I jump to the side, throw a ninja wire down, and swing myself spirally along the tree bark towards Orochimaru, who is already on his way to another tree.
I throw my large axe at him as he is in midair.
Dodges it by a hair's breadth.
He then grabs it, and twirls to gain momentum to throw it back at me.
With a single-hand sign, I make it explode.
He clicked his tongue more of his skin burned and situated himself lower than his intended destination.
But perfect for me. Land myself right on top of him. He has no choice but to block it with a kunai.
My neck pulses as I push my whole weight on him.
But the smile on his face doesn't falter the slightest.
Snakes slither out of his sleeves. They bite down my neck, torso, and bleeding left hand.
I ignore it.
Push as much chakra as possible to my limp hand.
Healing it enough to move.
Then push the rest of it to my knuckle.
Drive it into Orochimaru's face as blood splatters from my muscles. Pain....
My eyes tear up...but I can't let go.
Orochimaru's jaw exploded from impact.....along with my wrist.
Or at least it should've.
He twisted his neck at the last moment like a bottle cap.
Dispersing most of the force, but his jaw is surely broken.
I catch myself along the vertical tree trunk.
The snakes turn limp and let go. It looks like the poison works against the snakes. Has been chugging it for years.
My left wrist....isn't gone but it's unusable.
My right arm shrunk, and I put the axe on my shoulder to support it.
My heartbeats are so loud that as if it's inside my head. Am literally feeling my arteries passing blood along my body.
Orochimaru fixes his jaw like nothing.
He rides a medium-sized snake like a skateboard and closes the distance. Followed by a flying kick.
I dodge it by bending backward, in this case downwards. Since we are horizontal to the ground.
Yes, it was fast. But I kinda predicted it coming.
He smirks.
It seems I have activated my Sharingan.
I feel the world turning red as the ground rapidly gets closer to my head. His moves, like a ghost, occur before my eyes before he does.
I try to grab my collar but I yeet myself away by sticking the axe on the bark.
But .....the hands just extend like its made of rubber and grabes me anyway.
Pulling at high speed, he jumps away and just throws me to the ground.
I push my chakra at the abdomen...
But all my being is writhing in pain. I almost lost consciousness.
"One last time", I mutter. As I expand my stomach.
The size of a water tank.
I bounce off the ground.
It shrinks back.
My sharingan is off. He blocked my chakra at the neck. A seal.
After the initial bounce, I hit the ground again.
Blood splatters from my mouth.
Orochimaru is on top of me.
Extending his neck to bite my neck.
And he does.
"Got ya' ", I mutter.
I pull out a single seal from my breast pocket.
Then I hug his neck tightly.
"Reaper death seal!", I mutter.
"Eeeeeeehhhhhh!", Orochimaru trembles at the sight of Shinigami's figure hovering over us.She smiles at her prey. its hedious by the way.
He tries to break away. But alas.....multiple ninja wires bound us together from head to toe.
Metal spikes like spider legs protruded from my sides and punctured his flanks.
Unable to escape he cries out silently.
He can't scream since his mouth is stuck on my neck.
I madly laugh as I look at the pair of red eyes in the distance.
The owners of the eyes nod.
I scream as the old shinigami lady cuts my belly open and extends its hand at Orochimaru through it.
Then it happened.
Orochimaru left his whole flesh ....he shed his skin like some kind of mold and took a few steps back. Free from my bounds. His eyes were full of hate and .....fear....for something far more terrifying than death. He curses something, but...I can't hear it..... I'm dying.
But he escaped. It was all for nothing.
"It was not", something tells me.
"Now rest, brother....", it says.
Itachi? No.....no...he...looks smaller.
The red-eyed guy casts a sign.
My work here is done. Even though I failed, I've completed my purpose here.