The Commanding Eyes

Four

"We are here." Hidan skidded to a stop in the center of a large clearing.

"He must be beneath us." Obito said. I nodded and hopped down from Hidan's back. I made a few quick hand signs and punched the ground to make a hole open up; I disappeared as my body started to move and look up at the sudden sunlight weakly. I was chained with my wrists out to the side and several long spikes coming from my back which oozed my crimson blood. I weakly looked up at the both of you with a half-smile but dropped my head as I couldn't hold it up, my body had obviously been starved as I was only skin and bone as I hung there. I had bruises lining my mouth and long cuts across my torso that had healed already. Hidan jumped down to me and held me in his arms with tears running down his face that he could no longer contain.

"This is my fault... I didn't come back for you even when I said I would."

"No, I gave myself to them to save you, this is my fault Hidan. Do not take that blame." My voice was weak but I kept it firm. Obito cut my chains and I fell weakly into Hidan's arms, we jumped from within the hole and they gently laid me on my side.

"We are going to remove these spikes so we can heal you. Are you ready, Makoto?" I nodded towards Obito with a weak smile. He grabbed the first of the eight spikes and pulled it out in one swift motion. I didn't cry or flinch because I had become accustomed to the pain that they caused me and without them I had an empty feeling. He made sure to remove the others just as quickly as the first then moved on to intensive healing. My body started to feel stronger as he healed the damage caused by Yugakure. Obito removed his mask in front of us and smiled down at me softly.

"Hidan, I want you to officially meet Obito Uchiha. He is the true leader of the Akatsuki." Hidan nodded, "no one else must know his identity, understand?"

"He saved you Makoto, I can repay him that much." Obito nodded and lifted me into Hidan's arms as he stood up from the ground.

"Hidan until he has fully recovered I am going to keep him in my room. I don't share a room which means Makoto can get the privacy and quiet that he needs until he is strong enough to return to missions where he will be placed back with you." Hidan nodded although I could see the reluctance and anger in his face.

"I just want him to get better and if that's what you think will help then so be it." Obito nodded and slid his mask back on. He started walking off and Hidan followed behind as we started heading back home. Hidan yawned as we walked and Obito looked over his shoulder at him.

"I think we need to rest once we get a little further away. Makoto is safe and his wounds are healed enough that one day won't kill him, we ran all the way here with no rest in between but we can't do that on the way home as well."

"Obito is right, I am exhausted since I haven't slept in months and you're falling asleep as we walk big brother." My voice was weak but Hidan had heard me.

"Ah fuck, I guess we do need to get some sleep, lets get further away from here though." Hidan finally said.

We started running away from my prison to find somewhere safe to sleep and I started dozing off in my brother's arms. I yawned quietly and closed my eyes until we came to a complete stop where I sensed four chakra signatures standing around us. I got out of Hidan's arms with my long silver hair flowing down to my ankles and walked up next to Obito before holding out my arm in front of him. My body was weak still but I had enough strength to take them down and get home to finally get some much needed sleep.

"I want to end this quickly, Tobi-chan." He understood what I meant as my eyes seemed to almost glow. I kept them hidden behind my hair as I walked towards their jonin that I recognized as Asuma of the leaf. I looked down to see a shadow possession trying to attack my shadow but I didn't have a shadow to attack thanks to my lord Jashin. I moved my hair and made direct eye contact with Asuma with a smirk on my pale and chapped lips. I seemed to unnerve him as he put his guard up in determination to fight me and took a few steps back to put more distance between us.

"Don't walk away, come closer, now!" Asuma was forced to walk towards me much to the surprise of his team and himself.

"Raise your kunai and stab yourself in your leg." As he started to do so I used my foot to draw a Jashin sign in the ground. I motioned for Hidan to join me at my side as I made Asuma toss him the kunai. He looked down at the ground and smirked as he licked the blood and started his ritual. I looked at the genin who had come from hiding and met my eyes with his.

"Run." He was forced to drop his weapons and retreat as Hidan finished off Asuma. I walked back over to Obito before collapsing against his body. I pushed myself too early after recovering by using energy I didn't have. Hidan joined us as the remaining ninja fled from the area out of fear and laughed.

"Let's go on a different path back so he can rest." Hidan said a small agreement before we ran through the forest with Obito holding me. I guess I had fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes I was in a soft, plush bed with Obito, Hidan, and Pein looking down at me.

"Makoto, I was worried you weren't going to wake up. You've been asleep almost three days." I sat up as I looked at Pein in surprise.

"We've been healing you as the days passed to make sure you were fine, I believe you were just catching up on your sleep." Obito chuckled and I smiled sheepishly.

"Can I get some food?" Hidan was the first to leave the room and I looked at Obito in confusion.

"He has been really out of it since he saw your body in that prison." I looked down and sighed.

"I see, I wish I could control Hidan so I could make him stop blaming himself but I can't."

"You can't control him?" Pein asked and I shook my head.

"I can't control anyone who's my flesh and blood. Sometimes I really wish." I sighed. Pein walked out of the room seemingly deep in thought and I looked down at my hands, knowing that I just exposed Hidan and I's weakness.

"Obito, I know I possess a useful tool in your quest but please don't use me to hurt the Akatsuki. I can't keep being a weapon of war for people to use as they please." Obito left the room without answering me and I snuggled back down into the bed to try to sleep some more.