Miyuki Hatake : Kakashi's daughter

chapter 29

I wake up on a bed that isn't mine. My head hurts quite a lot and my eyes feel a bit blurry. Do I need glasses? One of my eyes definitely does while the other seems perfectly fine. Weird. I stand up, rubbing my eyes only to find no one else was present in this small house. I did ask Kichirou to take me to his house so I guess that's where I am. I see the eyeball in a glass container and grab it. Shisui's eyeball. I don't even know what to do with it. I should destroy it, right? So Danzo or anyone cannot get their hands on it again. Yet for some reason, I can't bring myself to do it. Why is this all so messy?

I write a 'Thank You' on a note grab a bag to keep the eye in and take my leave. When I reach my house I sense a couple of members of the Root already hiding inside. They expect me to come back and plan to ambush me. Well, they can try.

I might not be on my level best but taking them down won't be much of a work. I sneak up behind the first one and knock him out immediately while the other throws a bunch of shurikens towards me. It hits me as my clone disappears and I knock out the other one as well. More might stop by so clearly my house is not safe anymore. How annoying. Fortunately, though, they had yet not touched anything belonging to me so I grabbed everything I needed, all the cash I had and flea. I can't go to Naruto's, Sakura's, or Sasuke's house as it will only put them in danger. Kakashi is completely out of the question.

After spending a couple of days alone house hunting I find one in the underground areas. It's supposed to be unsafe but since the rent is low and the Root won't be able to find me it'll do for now.

Danzo is looking for me. I am hiding an eye worth millions in my bag. There is no new Hokage, no someone who can keep Danzo at bay. I keep ignoring Kakashi, Sasuke has been isolated from us more since Itachi's incident and Sakura is unsure of what she's supposed to do herself.

I just want to sleep and never wake up.

The chakra was far too strong to go unnoticed. Even in deep sleep a sense of fear arose within me that made me immediately get up and go into a defensive mode, ready to strike whoever it belonged to. It couldn't be Danzo, the coward wouldn't come fight me himself. I slowly turn the lights on, only to freeze seeing the presence before me. Itachi Uchiha.

"Don't take another step," I say in a stern voice. Although I know I can't fight him, not only have I not recovered from my injuries he's far too strong. I cannot beat him but I will not go down without a fight. I'd rather die before I let the Akatsuki take me.

"No need to be afraid, I'm only here to speak to you." He says calmly.

"Don't joke around, I am not afraid to fight you." He closes his eyes then, opening and revealing his normal eyes, without the Sharingan. It's as if he wanted me to believe that he really wasn't here to fight but I'm not stupid I'm not taking the bait. I change my eyes to the weirdly shaped one to provide an extra layer of defense. Itachi only narrows his eyes.

"You shouldn't use Mangekyo Sharingan so often," He starts, "You must've noticed your eye weakening." Is that the reason for it? It seems no great power comes with no consequence. Yet I did not say anything, the room started to feel eerily silent.

"I see you don't trust me. I understand. Although I know about the power you wield with your Mangekyo. I suggest you use it on me. Be warned, what you see won't be nice." I hesitate at his words. He wanted me to use it on him? Itachi must really want me to trust him. The only person I ever successfully used it on before was Naomi, I wonder, how will it work on him?

I slowly and warily start my genjutsu, as it begins with glimpses of his life, his life as a prodigy, a genius. Soon, it got darker.

Love, power, greed, blood, slaughter, death.

Too much, it's too much. I fall to my knees not being able to process what I had just seen. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't stop the tears from flowing through my eyes. It was too much. My whole body was trembling, everything he had done, his whole life, he dedicated his whole life to the village.

"Do you trust me now?" I could see the pain in his eyes. Even with a monotonous face there, I could almost see the sadness he held behind those eyes of his. I couldn't respond. I couldn't speak. "How? How can you just live like this? How were you able to do that? You sacrificed yourself for the sake of the village... you still are... how can you keep going like this? Why did you make Sasuke hate you?!"

"I don't want Sasuke to hate the village for the deeds of my clan. I want him to grow stronger, to one day be strong enough to defeat all the horrors the world has in store for him, to be able to kill me. I request you to not tell him of this. I don't want him to know of this horror." I nod rubbing my eyes and slowly getting up and sitting on the bed behind me, feeling tired, exhausted, and even traumatized after this experience.

"Do you recall how you unlocked the Mangekyo sharingan?" I nod a no. Not trusting my voice to not break.

"The first time I used it was in Orochimaru's hideout..." I start slowly, "Maybe he did something..."

"No. Orochimaru cannot have done that. To unlock the Mangekyo Sharingan you must see the one you love die." He replies.

"I saw my friend die. When I was five. She died in my arms but- no, I remember the reflection I saw in the water. It was the three tomoe, not Mangekyo."

"I see. It's alright it does not matter. What matters is that you will go blind if you continue to use it."

"How have you not?" I ask. "It's not that far-fetched for me either. I suggest you stop before it's too late." Why don't you stop? You've done enough...

"Is there any way to not go blind?"

"Yes, to avoid blindness you must attain the eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. To possess that you will have to take the eyes of a relative." My eyes go wide. How could he just speak of it so casually? I breathe a heavy breath before sitting down on the floor and grabbing the glass with the eye I took from Danzo from under my bed.

"It's Shisui's... take it." I put it on the table. Itachi's eyes widen and for the first time, I see him without a monotonous face. He takes the jar and I notice a slight tremble in his hands. "How did take it from Danzo?"

"I had a minor fight with him. I had to go off the radar because of it."

"Why are you giving this to me? Wouldn't it be better for you to use it on yourself?" I let out a humorless chuckle. "Are you seriously asking me why I am giving it to you after what I saw? And it's okay really, I wasn't planning to use it for myself anyway, I was unsure of how I could keep it safe and I think it would be better off with you." He gives me a small smile.

"Thank you. I should get going now." He says. I look down, disappointed. "Will you come back?"

"Yes, soon."