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14 | it was fated

The Akatsuki hideout was all the way in Amegakure , and it would take almost a week to get there.
For the past few hours , they had been walking through the forest , growing further and further away from her beloved village.

(Name) took out her water canteen , but no water came out when she tipped it over.
Sighing , she ran to keep up with the two Akatsuki members. She hadn't talked to Kisame since last night , and Itachi hadn't uttered a single word to her from the moment they met.

They had been walking for hours , and her legs had started to feel the strain. Each step felt like stepping on glass shards , and the fact that her throat was parched didn't help either.

    ' Are they superhumans ? I didn't even hear them sigh or anything. '

(Name)'s steps became slower , and the gap between her and the two grew bigger. 
      
     " Kisame ."

She raised her eyes , both in shock and intrigue. It was the first time she heard Itachi's voice.
     " There's a small village several metres from here. We should take a break ," he said , which Kisame nodded to.

     " Hurry up , little girl !" Kisame yelled to (Name) , whose figure could barely be seen due to the distance between them.
Again , the poor girl ran towards them , putting more strain on her already sore legs.

     " Ah !" 

Immediately , Itachi and Kisame turned around , only to see the Hyuga girl sprawled on the ground , and a single , lone rock laid beside her.

      " You can see everything with that Byakugan of yours , but you didn't even noticed the rock in the middle of the road ," Kisame chuckled , ignoring the fact that the girl was in pain.

Her knees and elbows were scratched , and nasty bruises formed on her side.

    " Are you even a kunoichi ?" he mocked.
(Name) gave him a glare murderous enough to kill , but the gnarly expression on her face faded when Itachi suddenly kneeled in front of her.

     " Are you alright ?" he asked , much to (Name)'s shock. 

She nodded briskly , but Itachi didn't seem to believe her. He swiftly picked her up and carried her in a bridal style. 
  " It..It's alright , I can still walk ,"she stuttered , eyes wide and breath hitched.

   " The journey will be much longer if we let you walk. And trust me , we don't want that. "

(Name) flinched , the feeling of his muscular arms around her body making shiver tingle down her spine. 
He killed his entire clan , and (Name) herself knew how much it took a toll on his brother . Despite how good looking he was , (Name) still could not erase the fact that he was a murderer , a heartless one at that. 

And she knew very well that he could end her life with a mere glance , so she kept her mouth shut , hoping to persevere her life.

     " Take her stuff ," Itachi instructed , and Kisame slung the duffel bag over his shoulders with a loud grumble. 
(Name) could not help but notice that Itachi appeared slightly older than he should be , as if he went through a lot. But then again , he actually did.

    ' If my destiny goes down this way , what about his? '

♤

The little Hyuga girl had made herself comfortable is his arms , and eventually fell asleep. Itachi had heard that the Hyuga clan originally attended to send her brother Neji , but a last minute change was made , and there she was , with the Akatsuki members.

Back in his days as a Konoha-nin , he rarely fraternised with the Hyuga clan - anyone at all , really.

His routine alternated between going home or going on missions. Itachi could not deny it , he did feel extremely jealous towards the other clans for being able to live in prosperity , and guilty for the fact that his entire clan had perished by his own two hands.

Itachi glanced at the little Hyuga girl in his arms , still fast asleep. He could tell that she had suffered a lot as well , judging on the X shaped seal on her forehead. Her constitution was weak , and her chakra was far from remarkable.
But nothing could escape the Sharingan. 

   ' That's smart of you. Using that measly amount of chakra as a front , while you conceal something much greater.'

Her Konoha headband laid loosely on her neck , like a scarf. 

   ' For the sake of the others , some people have to sacrifice a lot. Their reputation , their family , their will to live.. All for other people .'

(Name) was like him. A pawn , a puzzle piece. But with her unremarkable strength , her value was significantly lower that his. Still , they were both pawns. After their purposes were fulfilled , they would be discarded. Every shinobi was a tool , each working under the orders of their leaders.

Itachi was a shinobi. And he could not deny the order his leader had given. 

     " Is this the village ? " Kisame asked for confirmation , and Itachi nodded. He and Kisame had removed their cloaks , and used a transformation jutsu to change their features.

    " It feels good not being blue ," Kisame snickered as they strolled inside the small village.
Tons of the females drooled at the sight of Itachi , and batted their eyelids seductively. If they had even the slightest idea of who he was , they would be running back home and hide under their blankets.

      " We should go and find an inn. I'm not in the mood to sleep in the open air tonight," Kisame grumbled.

There weren't many visitors or tourists in that village , so there were plenty of empty rooms. However , for the sake of ' ensuring that (Name) doesn't escape ' , they only booked one room.

    " Hey , I don't want to share a room with you , 'Tachi . Besides , why not place a confinement jutsu or anything ? And I'm telling you that I don't want to be a watchmen ," Kisame huffed.
He had been yearning for a room to himself and a comfortable bed , but now he had to share the room and instead of a bed , he was only given a futon . Kisame was livid .

     " Shut your mouth. She's sleeping ," Itachi snapped. 

Kisame stared at Itachi in utter surprise. 
     " Huh. Since when did you become the little girl's babysitter ? How adorable ," he teased.

Itachi sighed as he rubbed his forehead.
     " She went through a lot. Besides , we don't know what will happen to her when we take her to the hideout. At least let her rest for now."

     " What do you think Leader's gonna do ? Scoop out her eyes ? The Byakugan is a pretty useful dojutsu , I must say."

Itachi narrowed his eyes. " I don't think so. I suppose she'd be sorted into our ranks . You said so yourself ." 

     " I didn't want her to go all batshit insane , so I lied. But I'm curious , really. She might be useful as a lookout , but that's it. The Hyuga clan specializes in taijutsu .. What was it called .."

    " Gentle Fist ," Itachi finished.

    " Ah right , Gentle Fist ! But the thing is , she's so frail and fragile . There's no way that she's a Taijutsu user. As for ninjutsu , I wonder what can she do with that nonexistent chakra. Maybe she's a Genjutsu user , but that's not what the Hyuga clan specializes in . That's your thing , Itachi." 

Itachi let out a sigh as he glanced at (Name) , tucked comfortably in the bed.

     " Just wait, Kisame. This girl is more than what you think she is."