Bruised Heart//Kakashi x Reader

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"Itachi Uchiha." You spat, your grip on the katana tightening. 'What the fuck is he doing here?' You thought to try to rationalize what exactly he wanted from you. 'Well...I did manage to escape...I would imagine he wasn't happy about that.'

"You've gotten stronger. Impressive." His voice taunting you from the shadows."What do you want you weasel?" You growled, keeping your guard up. You knew you just had to avoid looking into his eyes...Also keeping up with his speed. 'What a fucking drag. I did say I wanted a good fight though...'

"Oh...Just your time. I need to tell you something. I also need to ask a favor of you."Your jaw practically dropped to the ground when you heard that. "You?Asking me a favor?!" Your eye started to twitch. "After everything you've put me through?"You stomped your foot on the ground creating a large dent in it.

"You care for Sasuke don't you?"His voice was right behind you, quickly you turned to be met with his onyx eyes. "Why does that matter to you?" He continued to stare at you as if he was staring into your soul. 

"Listen I had a reason for doing what I did...Please just listen to me."Itachi almost sounded like he was begging towards the end. 'I've never seen him so serious about something before.' Reluctantly, you nodded your head. 

"Is fish stick here?The only way I'll listen is if I can hit him.I need payback for the last time I saw him."You gaze hardened remembering what he did to your mom and the slice he gave you when you were escaping. Itachi motioned for someone to come out, it was no one other than fish stick.

"Ah..Fish stick. We meet again."You growled out, pointing your katana his way. "Guess we do miss 'Invisible Shadow'."You looked at Itachi before back at Kisame. "I get one hit right?"You put your katana back into its holder while speaking. "Yes."Itachi's voice filled the tense air while Kisame began to protest. 

You started to focus your chakra into your hand and started to chuckle. In the blink of an eye, you were in front of him, your fist sunken into his chest. "GAAH!"He was sent flying into the trees behind him, breaking them in the process. "You're so fucking lucky I only asked for one hit fish sticks. Karma's a bitch."You spat in his direction before turning back to Itachi.

"You really have gotten strong...I could just barely make out your moves with my Sharingan." His eyes turned back to normal as he spoke to you. "Damn straight I have.Now speak.I have to get back home."You growled still upset. You heard a sigh come from him before his composure fell slightly.

"Danzo..He's the one who told me to kill off my clan because of some things my clan wished to do...I had to side with the village for Sasuke's sake...I couldn't bear to kill Sasuke off. He was so young... I've done a lot to hurt him..And you too (y/n). Please don't let him stray off from the path any longer. Help him find peace...That's why I'm here right now.I need you to kill me."His hand found its way to your shoulder, his hard look softened while he was speaking. 

"Itachi...Why? Why did you kill my clan?! Huh?Why should I put you out of your misery?"You slapped his hand off of your shoulder and took a few steps back, looking back slightly to make sure fish sticks was still down. 'This could be a trap.' You reminded yourself, keeping your guard up.

"Your clan got involved with some...troubles. Your father would know of them since he was the one who got involved. I spared you because I saw potential in you...You were special...Or maybe it was because when I looked at you I saw Sasuke in front of me, scared and confused." Itachi looked down towards the ground ashamed of himself. 

"I need to be killed by your hands. Okay?And if you won't do it freely..I'll give you a reason to."Your eyes widened at this and you grabbed your katana, scared at what he was going to do. He was an S-class criminal. 'He's a hell of a lot stronger than me...No (y/n)..Now's not the time to doubt yourself. You need to get back home to Kakashi.' 

"Itachi...You better not go easy on me. Just because you want to die doesn't mean that you shouldn't go out without an epic battle. Right?"You smirked at him while you started to focus chakra into your blade and into the ground below you. You knew he would be able to map out your moves if he used his Sharingan. 'Kekkei Genkai it is then. I'll hold him off so I can use the Maindo Redingu at the very end when I deliver the final blow. It's obvious he won't let me leave. This isn't how I imagined how I'd fight him..' You got into a fighting stance, Itachi doing the same.

"Dirt arena."You whispered making dirt shoot up from the ground heading straight for Itachi. He effortlessly jumped into the air to dodge them, anticipating your move, What he didn't anticipate was for you to be above him, kicking him hard into the ground below. 

'Don't look into his eyes. Don't look into his eyes.' You kept reminding yourself, not wanting to get trapped into a Genjutsu. Itachi landed on the ground with a loud thud, the earth now has an indent in it. With a few hand signs, the dirt from before started to coil itself around Itachi. 

"Kekkei Genkai...That's how you want to play?"His cold voice surrounded you. Your head snapped down to the ground, away from his direct gaze. You had made three shadow clones before you had kicked Itachi down to the ground.  They were hiding in the trees, in case you needed backup. 

"Itachi...Remember all those times you would use me as target practice?"Your voice was so cold when you spoke the air around the both of you seemed to freeze. Itachi looked up at your form, still attempting to get out of the dirt that was tightening around his legs. "Remember when you told me that I needed hatred in order to become strong?" You move your hand upwards causing the dirt to rise more. 

'Damn it. She caught me in her trap.The dirt is absorbing my chakra and it's her Kekkei Genkei..What can I do?'Itachi was trying desperately to escape from the hold you had him in. He had never been so careless in a battle before. But then again..He did want to die.

"Dirt coffin."You closed your hand causing the dirt around Itachi's legs to constrict immensely, breaking his legs with a sickening crack. "GaHH!Fuck!"Itachi continued to scream out as the dirt continued to get tighter around his lower body.

Suddenly you were knocked into the tree, a slice going across your chest. "Kisame."You coughed out after standing up. You could feel that your non-dominant hand was broken. 'Fuck.'You mentally cursed. Kisame was currently attempting to pick Itachi up, he was distracted. 'Perfect.'You grabbed your katana and ran as fast as you could, infusing it with chakra as you ran. You continued to run until you were just a blur, the only thing visible was your shadow. 

Once you were close enough you sliced your katana through the air and through his body. He didn't say anything, he was too shocked. His upper body fell to the ground, his lower body following behind.  You had sliced through him completely. Your nose scrunched up at the sight before you turned your attention towards Itachi, who was painfully laying on the ground might I add.

"Time to end this Itachi. I was hoping for more of a fight, but like Kakashi sensei always says; The younger generation will always surpass the last."You looked into his eyes, he was currently bleeding to death from his legs. The bones in his legs were popping out of his skin in a sickening way. "I forgive you for everything that you've done to me. Hate is not something I hold in my heart. You bruised my heart greatly, but I'm stronger because of it. I will make this painless for you. Thank you for everything Itachi." You whispered as you activated you Maindo Redingu. 

He smiled up at you, accepting his fate. He was proud of you. How far you've come, and how you weren't living how he was. "You will fall asleep."You whispered making his eyes slowly shut. Once he had completely fallen asleep, you inactivated your Maindo Redingu taking a step back before bringing your katana down on his chest, slicing his heart. 

"Rest in peace Itachi. You deserve it."You whispered while taking off his necklace and headband, planning on giving it to Sasuke after explaining what happened. As you were doing this, the adrenaline you had from the fight had worn off. 

Tears began streaming down your face with all the pain you felt going through your body. Kisame had not only sliced the front of your chest but your back too, and on top of that you broke your hand. You barely had enough chakra to even teleport. "I'll save that for when I'm closer to the village."Your voice wavering because of the pain.

Slowly, and painfully you began your journey back to the village, Itachi's necklace and headband in your jacket pocket. Blood was soaking your shirt, but you didn't care at the moment. You had just avenged Sasuke's clan and your own. You had just killed two S-class criminals by yourself. "Just how strong am I getting?"You whispered to yourself as you continued the long journey back home.