Chasing After You || Itachi

Ch. 15 - Bittersweet Reunion

"Ngh..." Tora slowly regained consciousness. She wanted to hold her head as she felt a massive headache coming on from a sudden light shining in her face, however she couldn't move her arms. In fact, she couldn't move her feet either. Once she adjusted to reality, she realized she was sitting in a dull gray room at a table cuffed to her chair.

The door to the room suddenly opened and the female watched as an elder male entered. He had spiky dark hair that was mostly hidden by a hat and an eye patch over his left eye. In his hands was a thick manila folder that he set on the table in front of him. Sitting across from her, he calmly began to speak.

"Your name is Tora, correct?"

"And who are you?"

"My name is Dodai. I was the attendant to the previous Raikages."

She half-expected him not to answer her question. By the way he was acting, it didn't seem like he was the typical Torture & Interrogation employee, so hearing his introduction helped. "How long have I been out?"

"A few days. It's come to my attention that you want to meet the Raikage."

Tora squinted her eyes as the single light in the room flickered. Her body was slow to react to everything, meaning that she was probably given something when she was knocked out. The cuffs nearly felt like an afterthought considering how weak she felt. The only thing she wanted more than to meet her father was a cup of water because her throat was parched.

"Yeah, I'm sure you've heard that I need to return something to him too."

"And what would that be?"

She knew just anyone couldn't walk up and see the Raikage, however there wasn't much she could say without giving her mother and herself away. It was hard to determine whether the man in front of her was actually taking her seriously or just another obstacle on her path. The only person who could know the full truth would have to be her father.

"Nothing lethal."

Seeing as this conversation was getting nowhere, Dodai decided to change the subject. "Why don't you tell me about your use of the Fourth's signature move?"

"The what?"

"You're using an ability and you don't even know what it's called?" The elder male raised an eyebrow in astonishment. "I'm referring to your enhanced abilities as you're shrouded in lightning. It's a technique native to this village."

Tora's mind drifted back to when she first realized she could use lightning. Over the years, the newfound ability was highly inconsistent as she couldn't figure out how to completely master it. Sometimes, she couldn't even get it to appear. "I don't know much about it to tell you anything. It just appeared five years ago."

"And how did it just appear?"

"Look, I don't like beating around the bush and wasting time." Tora spoke directly. "Everything will make sense once you let me talk to the Raikage. You already have me restrained so what more could I possibly do?"

"Then tell me where you got it from."

The door to the room burst open as the new voice spoke demands. In stormed the very man Tora had been looking for. Dodai immediately stood up as A approached the table and slammed his hands down, causing her to flinch out of sheer shock. There was a deep pit of anxiousness as Tora looked into his angered eyes. The words almost couldn't come out of her mouth; however, she'd come too far to let her nerves get the best of her.

"I got it from you."

"So you're going to deliberately lie to me?"

"You think I came all the way here to lie to your face?" Tora clenched her fists, the question striking a nerve. "Guess you'll say I'm lying to you about you being my father too, huh?"