One Of Us (Akatsuki Fan-fiction)

Chapter 52

~3rd Person(Still)~

   Yahiko walked toward the three shinobi; a blonde woman, a black haired man, and an old-looking man with white hair. 

   "What do you want?" the white haired man asked as he looked at Yahiko standing before them.

   "Please give us some of your food," Yahiko requested and held his hand out toward them.

   Nagato cowered behind a stone pillar as he stared at the shinobi's headbands. Memories of his parent's deaths flooding back to him.

   "But... I couldn't truly accept a Hidden Leaf Ninja as a teacher," Nagato stated and looked up at Naruto. "I'm sure you know what that's like, don't you?"

   They followed the three Sannin until they grew irritated.

   "What do you want?" the woman demanded.

   "Please teach us ninjutsu," Yahiko pleaded. "You're ninja from the Hidden Leaf aren't you?"

   "Thank you all," Konan said as she held an origami flower out to the woman. "This is for you."

   "These kids, shall I kill them?" the black haired man asked. Nagato's eyes widened and Yahiko got in a defense-like stance. "We've seen so many war orphans... it's always so pitiful. It'd be better if we simply put them out of their misery right now."

   "Enough Orochimaru!" the white haired man exclaimed. "You go on ahead with Tsunade for now. I'm gonna stay here and look after these three for a while."

   "What?" Tsunade asked. 

   "It's the least I can do after what they suffered," he replied. 

   "My parents were killed by ninja of the Hidden Leaf..."

   The children, and the man, were now in a small house. The wet clothing hung by the fire and they wore dry clothing. The four of them sat at a table with a giant fish in the middle.

   "Thank you for the food!" they exclaimed and dug into their food to fill their stomachs. 

   "Instant grilled fish thanks to my..."

   "But I started to realize that Jiraiya sensei might be different..."

   "Hey, I think I've gotten the hang of fishing sensei," Yahiko said.

   "Oh! You're becoming more promising all the time!" Jiraiya exclaimed.  

   "The four of us began to live under that same roof together," Nagato went on. "But then, a certain incident took place."

   "Incident?" Nagato repeated.

   Yahiko was punched to the ground by a shinobi.

   "Yahiko!" Nagato exclaimed.

   "A renegade shinobi attacked us," Nagato explained. "When Yahiko was almost killed, that's when I struck out and killed that ninja instantly... I did it without even realizing."

   Konan and Jiraiya ran toward where Nagato and Yahiko were. Jiraiya helped Yahiko while Konan helped Nagato. 

   "You alright Yahiko? Talk to me," Jiraiya urged as he held Yahiko. He looked up and his eyes widened once he saw Nagato's eyes. 

   "It seems I had a special power inside me... The visual jutsu known as the Rinnegan," Nagato told Naruto. "After that, Jiraiya was no longer hesitant to train us and began to teach us ninjutsu. He said that he just wanted us to be able to protect ourselves... but in terms of me specifically. I feel he wanted to help me control the power of the Rinnegan. But I feared my own power. Hatred caused me to go berserk, I didn't know who might get hurt if it happened again. I convinced myself that what I had done was wrong, and became consumed with guilt. But sensei pulled me from the depths of despair..."