The Commanding Eyes

Eleven

I sat on my bed while looking down at Makoto's ring, I hadn't even noticed that he'd left it when I let him leave the base. Had I noticed the ring I would've never let him go out on that mission. I gripped the ring in my hand as the tears started leaking from my eyes and onto the floor. I heard my door open and knew that Hidan had come to check up on me once again, it's only been a week since Makoto passed away but I couldn't let it go that easily. Hidan sat beside me and put his hand on my shoulder. I looked up at him and wiped my tears away before sighing and standing up.
"Are you doing alright?" Hidan asked.
Makoto's death has changed him a lot. His usually loud and annoying self had vanished to a quiet and withdrawn personality I didn't think he was capable of having. I nodded to Hidan's question I had yet to answer and straightened myself up. Today we were going after the nine-tailed fox jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki, and we were sure that we would lose a few people on this mission. I chuckled sadly to myself as I thought about how much easier this would've been had Makoto been here with us.
"Man, my little brother would've made this mission much easier." Hidan sighed as if reading my thoughts.
Hidan surprised me though, ever since the death of his brother he doesn't enjoy his sacrifices anymore and he told me he wishes he could die to be with his brother but he's afraid of death. I don't blame him, I'm afraid of leaving this plain of existence and moving onto the next as well. Makoto didn't seem to fear death and I envied that about him. He was never afraid. Even when being tortured by Orochimaru he wasn't afraid because he trusted in us.
"I wish there was a way to convince Lord Jashin to give him back." Hidan said rubbing the back of his head.
"What if there is?" I said looking at him as an idea struck inside my mind.
"What do you mean?" Hidan asked.
I couldn't believe I was thinking this, he granted me my life back, but Makoto was more important than some manipulative bastard that used me as a tool.
"I was enlisting you two to fight with me in the upcoming war with the shinobi lands. We were going to be fighting along side Madara Uchiha, what if you give the ultimate evil and corrupted soul to Jashin? In exchange though he gives Makoto back." I finished as I looked at Hidan thinking.
"Lets go to my room and I'll contact Jashin." Hidan said.
We immediately went to Hidan's room, the other members looked at us curiously because they'd seen Hidan and I getting along when we never had before. Of course that's because they only see Tobi not who I actually am. We hurried inside Hidan's room before any questions could be asked. He cut his forearm and drew the Jashin mark on my arm. He prepared for his ritual and sat with me at his side inside the ritual site. I closed my eyes and followed Hidan, knowing that he would never let me die, it hurt but when I allowed the pain to subside I appeared before a dark haired man that resembled Madara. We were in what looked to be a sakura garden with blood flowing through it instead of water and dead sakura trees. I looked as a familiar face joined Jashin at his side in a deep crimson red robe that fit his body perfectly.
"Makoto!" Hidan and I yelled his name in unison.
Makoto smiled as Jashin placed his hand on his shoulder and looked towards us, he couldn't see us because he was blind, but he knew we were there. Jashin reached down as he pulled Makoto's head up and placed a gentle kiss to his lips. I was infuriated seeing this but I knew he had a reason. Makoto's eyes returned to those beautiful glowing purple orbs that I loved so much.
"Lord Jashin, would you consider a trade for my brother's soul?" Hidan asked bowing down to him.
I bowed as well as Jashin turned to me, "Ah yes, I heard your plan as you two spoke. You can guarantee I will have Madara's soul?" He asked as he approached me with Makoto staying close by his side.
"I can, I will give my own to make sure you have his soul." I said as I stood up and found that Jashin towered over me.
"I will give you three years to bring me his soul. I will return our Makoto to the human world but should you fail to bring me his soul I will retrieve him and take yours." Jashin said.
Makoto disappeared from the garden and Jashin dismissed us both. We opened our eyes back within Hidan's room and I looked up at him. He helped me up and we headed out to where Makoto died. To my dismay Pein had made us bury his body out where he had died, something about not being able to keep burying bodies near our home. Hidan and I each grabbed a shovel that had been left after his burial and started digging, we could hear movement inside the burial site and knew Makoto was back and was awake inside the coffin. I pulled open the coffin when we finally reached it and saw a beautiful pair of sparkling purple eyes looking back up at me. The hole inside his chest was gone with all that remained being his bloody body and clothing. Hidan pulled him up to us and I smashed my lips onto his, ecstatic to have him back in my arms, he smiled back into the kiss and wrapped his arms around me.
"It's good to have you back little brother, but we should probably retreat back to the base before something happens." Hidan said looking around cautiously.
I nodded in agreement and lifted Makoto into my arms, he latched his arms around my neck, and I hurried back to the base with Hidan. We retreated back into my room and sat down on my bed, no one had seen his return and we needed to keep it that way for the time being. I didn't need anyone barging into our plans before we'd even made them.
"Alright, I'm back now, but we still have to figure out how the hell we're going to betray Madara Uchiha." Makoto said quietly as he lay back on my bed.
"I haven't quite figured that out myself, but I know it'll be after Konoha has weaken him. Makoto your eyes will come in handy to keep him in place while Hidan performs the ritual required. Getting his blood won't be easy though." I said as I looked at them.
"Leave the blood to me, my eyes aren't the only thing I'm capable of doing." Makoto said as he stretched out.
"Then I guess we've gotten that settled, we just need to make sure that no one will be killed in the process. Makoto and I can't die while under Jashin's protection, but you can still be killed. I suggest not leaving the base until we've gotten this set in motion." Hidan said as he looked over at me. I nodded back to him agreeing with his plan.
"Alright, no one can see me yet. If we have anymore moles I don't want to risk my resurrection becoming known to everyone." Makoto said as he sat up, unable to get comfortable.
"Then it's settled. We will kill Madara Uchiha during the shinobi war." Hidan said as he stood up, "I'm going to complete a few sacrifices in exchange for having my brother back." Hidan added as he left.
I heard light snoring coming from behind me and noticed that Makoto had drifted off to sleep while sitting up. I didn't know how he could still want to sleep after having been dead for as long as he was but I guess I'll never understand the youngest of the zombie trio, of course I don't think I'm meant to understand them. They're their own kind of people and that's how they'll always be.