Things We Do For Love

CHAPTER EIGHTY ONE

Y/N's P.O.V.

Anxiety nestled deep within my core; my mind ruminating over the terrifying visions of Rika's melted skin. I woke up with the feeling of her body turning cold over my own and I fell asleep recalling the gore and stench of her charred, decaying flesh. Constant paranoia rendered me immobile as I half expected someone to send the Anbu after me. I had a shadow clone keep an eye out for some of the Jonins, always fearing that I might be ambushed. Not only had I killed 'innocent' civilians under Konoha's protection but now, I was also a fugitive who had tried attacking Godaime. Several elite Jonins and militants were witness to my crime and should there be a trial, I knew I had no one to back me up. Even Kakashi's pleas would fall on deaf ears since I risked dethroning the Hokage from her tenure. The leaders within the council must had been livid upon hearing such news and no doubt, planned my execution promptly. I knew that they had their own separate armies who swore to protect their selfish interests for the sake of Konoha, which was why I remained on high alert. More than anyone in the council, Danzo was the most terrifying. He had to know that my memories were back and Kami knew what he was planning to do with me. Previously, if I was remembering correctly, Danzo had requested Sandaime to send me off to join the Foundation. It was right after the incident where he had observed with his own eye the massacre I was capable of. Perhaps, he was hoping to reap the fruits of my maniacal episode, send words to neighboring nations of the absolute beast that Konoha was taming.

But then I was suddenly married off to Kakashi, halting his plans of claiming me as his favorite sacrificial piece.

Under the absence of a primary guardian, Danzo had the right to put me in any league he preferred, with the aid of the rest of his posse. A secondary guardian could only offer mild protection and to counter that, I was given a title much more stronger than having guardians – the ties of being affiliated with one of Konoha's prized and respected clans. Since I became a Hatake, the jurisdiction went to Kakashi. I simply wasn't an orphan under Jiraiya and Kakashi's protection, rather I became an elite class citizen who couldn't be bought off. Danzo must had been seething in rage over such a loss and that too, when I had no memory. He could have molded me into his own personal human, a killing machine who was programmed to listen to him. However, even in his loss, Danzo figured out another way to get me to be useful: producing Hatake heir for the Leaf. He must have had planned something for those kids, had some contingency plans for their enrollment into his faction. The loss of my children had definitely rattled his future projects, to the point where he and the council ordered Touchan to wipe my memories once more.

And still, Godaime was a step ahead. She put me straight back under Kakashi's firm security, hindering any chances of the council leaders to get their hands on me. With Naruto's patience running thin, and Sasuke on the loose, I was shadowed by tens of missions that required constant attention. Then Ko Hyuga was appointed to keep an eye on me, learn my chakra surge and keep me busy even when I had not been charged with any missions. My deduction pointed out that Ko Hyuga was monitoring my level of chakra control; being a skilled Byakugan user, he could promote me or at least, recommend my application to the Anbu Black Ops Headquarters. Had I listened to Godaime and went with her plan, I would fall under her command and be entitled to dismiss any missions approved for me by the council. Her reign on me would be tighter and according to the information I received, my status would have granted me access to the most sensitive data currently protected at the cypher division and artifacts collection office. But above all, I would be introduced as an elite class without mentioning my marital status to Kakashi.

Touchan's involvement was no joke either; he had planned to leave me be in Konoha. Otherwise, nothing else could explain the hundreds of ofuda he left to Kakashi. These papers were sort of a talisman that he had used against me and Naruto whenever our powers combined catastrophically. It blocked our chakra flow, causing internal exhaustion and heating. All the training that I had been subjected to was to ensure that I wouldn't be a menace to Konoha's civilians. It was a promise from the Sannin that he had kept his part of the bargain and was leaving behind a gem.