Your Lies || Itachi x Reader

Chapter 10

Reader Discretion is Advised - Subtle Sexual Themes

POV - Kakashi:

She was trembling. Unable to fully talk, she would answer my questions with head gestures. She reminded me a lot of Rin. And that mission where she got kidnapped... The one where Obito died because of my incompetence.

"Come on, let's go," I told her. She nodded in agreement.

We got out of the dark cabin, not caring if we stepped on the unconscious sailors. They were jerks anyway, so they didn't deserve any sort of respect. Outside the cabin, there was the captain I had knocked out earlier, lying on the deck. We passed by him and jumped off of the deck.

We both landed straight on top of the water instead of plunging in. Good. She's able to use the Walk on Water Technique. She didn't say anything. She only followed my lead. It was clear she wasn't feeling good.

I had noticed earlier in the cabin that her headband had a slash across it. Did she abandon the Hidden Mist? I questioned myself.

POV - Y/n:

    "Hey. Where are we going to go from here?" I asked him.

    He smiled brightly with his eye. He was wearing a mask that covered his left eye and mouth, so I couldn't see his actual smile. But, his eye smile was pleasant and friendly. I felt a bit better after what I had just experienced.

    "Away from here. At least for now. We don't want those sailors to wake up." he said, pointing to the east. "That's where the coast of the Land of Fire is. We can go there."

    I nodded. "Okay."

    In an instant, he sprinted across the water, not sparing a second. "Hey! Wait up!" I shouted from behind. I scurried after him. There was no way I wanted to be alone or too far away from him.

    Eventually, I was able to catch up to him. I took that opportunity to get to know my hero better.

    "How... how did you know those men were bad news?" I asked.

    "I don't know. I just had a hunch."

    "But why did you warn me?"

    "I know who you are, Lady Y/n. And your large bounty. I would expect pirates to go after that bounty."

    "Bruh... does everyone know me as the girl with the large bounty?"

    He paused for a second before responding. He knew the answer would dissatisfy me. "Well... Yeah."

    "Did you go rogue?" he asked me. I touched my headband, feeling the slash I had made across it. I had completely forgotten that I had done that.

    "Yes," I answered.

    "Why?" Unlike before, he was much more curious now.

"There are many reasons. And I don't think you would understand." I sighed. "No one at the village did anyway," I grinned, laughing slightly. "It's funny how people think that doing something out of love means it's the best thing for a person."

"I think I understand..."

POV - Mei:

    I was knocked out for the last 24 hours. There's a limit to how much one can drink. And yesterday, I pushed it a little over.

    Mom's gonna be pissed. She always is though, so there's no difference. Hold it, you're 29, Mei. You're independent now. I continuously forgot that mom wasn't responsible for me anymore—I am.