The Commanding Eyes

Three

Now that I had the Akatsuki under my control I really didn't feel like sparring so when Obito came at me I allowed him to strike my shoulder blade. I could see from the corner of my eye that Hidan looked angry and wanted to kill Obito but I couldn't allow him to kill him just yet. I held my hand up towards Hidan to signal that I was fine and looked towards Obito.

"I am now injured so sparring is over." I looked towards Hidan as I walked towards the arena door and he jumped down to me. Hidan scooped me up in his arms and took me to the infirmary to get my shoulder patched up. I could see him glancing down at me as he carried me but I laid against him quietly. He sat me down on a hospital bed before sitting down next to me.

"Matoko, how did you escape the prison?" Hidan asked looking down at me.

"I haven't Hidan, I've spent a lot of time training myself while in the prison that I developed a new form of clones. They are exact replicas of everything about me and they can survive for a very long time even dying like I had with Itachi." Hidan looked at me as it seemed to click.

"You're a clone..." He looked at me with a sadness in his eyes like none I've seen, "you're still there being tortured aren't you?" I nodded to him.

"I've got to free you. It's my fault you're trapped goddamn it!" Hidan tried to hold back tears as I placed my hand on top of his.

"Big brother, I don't blame you, I never have."

"I blame my fucking self! I should've fought for you Makoto!" I sat closer to him and kissed his head.

"Then come save me Hidan, but be warned, my body has been starved and tortured for a very long time. I may not be the same Makoto you remember." I watched as he sat up.

"I don't care, I won't let you die there!" Hidan yelled.

"Take my clone with you, I can see from its eyes and can tell you where to go. I've been hidden so you can't find me." Hidan nodded and I jumped up on his back. We had turned and saw Pein had been listening to our conversation.

"I was here to give Makoto his cloak and ring but when I heard you two talking I decided to listen in." Pein looked towards me as I lifted my blindfold.

"I'm going to get him and I don't give a damn what you say about it." Pein nodded.

"I am authorizing the mission Hidan. It will be an official mission to retrieve Makoto from the prisons at Yugakure and bring him back to the base alive. You will be taking Tobi with you because he has extensive knowledge of medical ninjutsu that could prove to be useful since we aren't aware of Makoto's current state. I'm assuming you, the clone, do not even know the current state of your body." Pein stated.

"You would be correct, I only know that I am alive because I'm still talking to all of you. They believed I had been destroyed while fleeing so they are not aware I am around still." Pein nodded.

"Good, Tobi is waiting by the base door and I want the both of you to head out now." Hidan nodded. He took the cloak and ring with him as he walked out from the room and met up with Tobi. We walked from the base and I could see Tobi looking over at me with what seemed like curiosity. I glanced over at him as we ran and noticed he seemed to be lost in thought. I guess finding out you were beaten and overpowered by a clone isn't the best news someone like him could receive in a day. I relaxed against Hidan but I could still feel that sadness in his body as we ran towards my body. Yugakure wasn't too far from the base so it'd only take a day to get there. I couldn't wait to be free from my prison shackles and kill every last one of them. My nails dug into Hidan's shoulder as I tried to picture how I looked down in that jail cell but I couldn't, for some fucking reason I couldn't tell how my body felt or looked. Hidan stopped running as we turned into the forest to undoubtedly rest for a bit.

"Little brother, are you okay?" I shook my head.

"They've put me somewhere that I can't reconnect with my body. I can sense it enough to find it but I can't feel it to tell what they're doing to me." I clenched my fists and looked away from Hidan.

"You're going to be okay." Hidan said softly and I looked up at him knowing that something wasn't right with my body. I could feel all my strength fading away and that was never a good sign but I couldn't reconnect to find out what was happening so I had to trust in Hidan and Obito.

"Am I though? My strength is rapidly disappearing the closer we get. I am dying big brother and if we don't hurry I believe I will be dead before we even arrive." Tobi and Hidan both looked at me with unreadable expressions as soon as I said that.

"We need to get moving." I looked over at Obito as I heard his true voice come out from under the mask, not the childish voice he usually used. Hidan didn't pay any mind as he pulled me up on his back and they ran off faster than before. I hoped that they could save me soon before I was certain that I was dying wherever they had me.