Loyalty (Sasuke Uchiha)

XXXXVIII: The Battle Within

Miyako

It was draining.

I felt betrayed. Shiroryuu continued to try and overtake me. I was well aware the seal was down, well aware that she was making her way slowly from my strong hold.

But there was one thing that I was trained extremely to adapt to that Shiroryuu did not.

Stamina.

That's the only reason why she hadn't escaped from my hold and taken control of me yet.

My chakra had drained almost entirely, yes, but I was still too stubborn to let her go.

Shiroryuu's chakra was incredible, which made her even more annoying.

But it was fun holding onto her.

Release me. You're getting tired.

So are you. I was one to not back down from a challenge. I was too stubborn and I needed to win.

Miyako. I don't want to hurt you.

You can't. You know more than myself how much power I have, and much of that power I haven't discovered yet. You also know that when you start to hurt me, that power will be unleashed. You don't have as much leverage over me as much as you think you do.

You have know idea what they will do to us. What they will do to your body. You will be mauled.

They can't hurt me. You wouldn't allow that. I'd kill them first.

You're right. But the minute Madara Uchiha captures all of my children, he will use them against us. Then we will be weak.

Then we just need to make sure he doesn't capture them all.

You speak as if that's easy. Foolish child.

Shut up grandma. If it weren't for you and your family issues, we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place.

If you let me go, I could kill all of them in the matter of minutes.

If I let you go, Sasuke will kill me.

I doubt that. Since when do you care what Sasuke will do?

This alliance is important to him. And besides. I feel that it's my responsibility to watch over him since Itachi is now gone.

You like him.

No.

You're a great liar, Miyako. But I'm the one person you can't lie to. I can see it in your soul. You care for him, more than you think.

The more I spoke to Shiroryuu in order to distract her, the more I inched her slowly back into the seal. It was a very slow but steady process. I just hope she wasn't aware of it. I liked bickering with her. It was like she was my annoying older sister. Except she was old. Like ancient.

Sasuke made it clear to me that he finds me annoying.

You're just like him. Finding any excuse to distract yourself from how you really feel.

You wouldn't know. No one likes you.

Actually, I was adored.

None of that matters now that you are attached to me.

I sat in front of Shiroryuu, most of her chakra now back behind the cage.

Like you're attached to Sasuke?