No Room for Another Heart (Kakuzu fanfiction)

Imprisoned

Kakuzu's p.o.v.

The world returned to me in darkness. My arms and legs were restrained by chains as one was locked around my neck. I attempted to stand as a jolt of electricity shot through me. I panted, looking around for the source of my assailant. Looking down at the manacles over my wrists, I found the culprit. Trap seals, they must be set to send that electricity through me. The downside of being born with Earth Release is Lightning Release will always have an advantage on you. I cursed under my breath as I looked around the small dark room I was being held in. My eyes widened as I realized what room I was in. On the back wall were hundreds of marks to indicate days, this was the cell I had been locked in for those four years.

I tried to yank the chains down but was jolted once more. I attempted to harden my skin but nothing happened. They must have something shutting off my chakra too. Damn them all. I sighed allowing myself to slump down in the dark chamber. How didn't I hear that man approach me from behind? Or sense him or something. I must have been too wrapped up in my memories to notice him. Such a rookie mistake after all these years. Minutes turned into hours as the silence of the cell began to take me. No one spoke from outside, I couldn't even hear the crashing waterfalls outside. I liked my peace and quiet but I never liked this much of it. Eventually, the door gently opened to my cell and in walked that bastard. Akuno neared me, crouching down a couple feet away. "Ah, I see you're awake. How do you like the cell? We kept it all nice and clean just for when you returned. We figured you might one day, holding grudges and all that."

I spit at Akuno who did nothing to move, he merely wiped the spit off of his flak jacket. I hated his smile with every fiber of my being, I hated him. "Now Kakuzu, thats not very polite. Its been years since we've seen each other. Age has done more to me than you it would seem," I looked him over fully and noticed what he meant. It had to have been sixty years since I last saw him and he looked the part. His hair had turned grey and wrinkles now littered his face. "How did you survive? How are you alive you fuck!" I tried once more in vain to hit him, one blow would kill the geezer but I just couldn't with my chakra being shut off and lightning being sent through me every time I moved. My body gave out and I slumped down once more as Akuno stood and began pacing back and forth in front of me.

"Well that is pretty simple, in your rage you didn't confirm you killed me. The kunai you stabbed me with missed my heart by just a few inches." Akuno paused, pulling a kunai from his pouch. I tensed and tried to move away as the trap seals bombarded me with electricity once again. The kunai I stabbed him with, the same one he used on me everyday. Akuno neared me, dragging its jagged edge along his finger as he winced in pain. "That day I figured out why you hated this kunai and me so much. Don't worry though, it won't be as bad as you remember it. I dulled the serrations, It'll be worse," My eyes widened as he placed the tip of the kunai onto my shoulder and began pressing it in. I was scared, the kunai began tearing through my skin and for the first time in so long, I bled. The serrations ripped through my skin and muscle as he pushed the kunai in further before he began moving it meticulously down my arm. I yelled in pain as that same sadistic smile spread over his face, watching the blood pour from me and my flesh be ripped asunder.

For three hours, Akuno stabbed the kunai into me, raked it across my back and beat me. The chakra suppression kept me from steeling my body any and the lightning traps made sure it was impossible to try and zone out from the pain. They had made sure this cell would be a living hell for me should I ever return and it was. Once Akuno had his fill for the time being he stopped his torture. I panted as he neared the door and opened it. "I look forward to this Kakuzu, I've thought of so many fun games to play." And with that, Akuno disappeared into the corridor. My body ached with pain as I tried to slow my breathing. How long would it take for anyone to find me? Would they even look? Probably not, Pein wouldn't waste the manpower on a recovery mission if I had to guess. Was I going to die here?