Bluebird (Naruto Fanfiction)

Part Two: 1, two years later

*Kiyomi's Perspective*

It had been two years, two whole years. As time went by forgetting my past life became much easier. It took close to six months for me to stop crying about all of my former comrades, but as I became stronger I remembered what my purpose here was. There was still the off time when I thought of Naruto, I hadn't lost the feelings I felt for him, no matter how hard I tried to bottle it up and push it away.

I was with Sasuke now, we were on our way back from a mission. We had been gone for a few days and were just returning to report back to Lord Orochimaru. While we were gone Sasuke was helpful and made sure to help with my training. I didn't know if he was doing it because he genuinely wanted to be nice or because he was ordered to.

I had learned many new jutsu's since leaving, Lord Orochimaru praised me for picking up on things easily. At first it was flattering, but later it became a normal thing. Sasuke had been ordered to teach me Chidori Current, the jutsu he created. I had also learned Needles of the Wind, it's a jutsu that allows me to mix my chakra with gathered air and produce practically invisible sharp, deadly needles, the only way to be unaffected by them is to dodge the needles which is difficult considering they can barely be seen. Because I had learned Needles of the wind, I was able to learn the Chidori Senbon, since the two are similar. The Chidori Senbon was the same concept as the Needles of the Wind, only I gather my lightning style chakra rather than wind style.

I had become more skilled in taijutsu and had fully mastered the Bluebird jutsu. I was able to use it with close to no side effects, Orochimaru told me it came to me naturally. I was able to control it much better than most people I have heard of, Orochimaru made it easier for me by giving me a different way to use it. Originally the bluebird, Kon-Iro, would have to land on someone in order for them to fall under my control. Instead now,I would have to summon a fan we made using his feathers, I use the fan to blow wind at the people whom I want to control.

Kon-Iro wasn't very happy that I had used him, but then again he never liked me to begin with. I had to bribe him with a feast of worms.

Orochimaru also made sure to explain the other way to take the Bluebird jutsu. He told me that not many people knew, only a selected few. It was also a dangerous task for the receiver, considering it would cut their life in half. They would have to perform a lengthy ritual in order to obtain it themselves.

I sometimes thought about when I would return to the leaf, I still wanted to wait a bit longer. I was strong now, and more than capable to defend myself but some part of me wanted more. I didn't want to stop when people around me felt as if I was highly talented and able to do more.

Sasuke and I were not as close as I had hoped, I wished he was more of a friend, but I somehow knew that deep down he did care for me although he didn't show it. He had this mysterious, aggressive outer shell but once you pushed past that he wasn't completely hopeless. He never told me much about the leaf, I guess he felt the need he didn't have to. I only knew the one thing that kept him going, his motivation to kill his brother. Soon after being with Orochimaru, Sasuke had confessed that Itachi was his brother and he told me all about what had happened to his clan.

We came close to the most recent hideout we had moved to, we transferred to different hideouts every few months, that way we would be less likely to get caught.

"We are getting close, when we get there allow me to do all the talking" Sasuke ordered. I nodded my head and decided not to question him any further. He was not pleasant when he was upset. We entered the hideout quickly and quietly. Kabuto, whom I had still not been fond of, passed us in the hallway.