『 Mistake 』

『 Enthralling Gaze 』

02.08.19

2400 words

『 Enthralling Gaze 』

Help didn't arrive until later in the night. Orion already fell asleep in his father's arm and the ninjas around them were still unconscious when Inoichi and his aiding squad arrived. Seals were around the area when they came, and they knew it was Kuro's doings since he can't possibly move everyone back to their original camp.

The Yamanaka assessed the area, eyes locking on the King Centipede's head lying on the floor, its body hanging still between a web-like structure made out of tough ninja wires. Was it Kuro's doing? At first glance, it could've been, but when the said man filled him in, he was a bit shocked.

To think that a child was able to nearly end a king-class creature is past his imagination. But it's Orion they're talking about. Of course he's able to do it. The child already showed them that something impossible can really be turned to become possible.

"So his eyes glowed golden?" He inquired at the Nara while doing his work of getting into ninjas' heads-inside their mindscapes to see what damage the said golden eye did to them. He heaved a sigh as he realised that something was blocking his jutsu to work... or maybe something just didn't exist in their minds. He narrowed his eyes.

"It did... it gave a cold feeling yet... at the same time... warmth..." Kuro answered, caressing his son's face. "It was as if he's trying to warn me that it's dangerous, yet trying to care for me... I can't really describe it."

Inoichi was already lost in his thoughts after going through all of the ninjas' heads to even hear what Kuro had told him. The case wasn't something to be looked over. He had already taken a look into the affected ninjas' head and it seems like whatever happened to them weren't accessible even to a Yamanaka. He looked into Shikakuro's too but nothing really came up.

It's rather... intriguing for him.

The only choice he had left is to look into an unconscious Orion's head, and so he did-with Kuro's permission. Before he did though, out of habit, he observed the young boy.

Mad was seemed like it was wiped off from all over Orion's body. His once silver-ish white hair became filthy and a bunch of twigs and soil is stuck to it. His face was cleaned off, by his father, Inoichi presumed, giving anyone a clear view of the boy's face.

Inoichi narrowed his eyes when he saw blood marks under the boy's left eye, like he had cried blood. The Yamanaka then gritted his teeth when his gaze travelled down the boy's body and onto his small right foot that was bandaged just enough to make it stay.

What happened to him is what Inoichi wonders. Because of it though, he was evident that what Kuro had told him is true.

Sighing, he ran through a seal and gently placed his hands on to Orion's forehead, a little burst of energy released but he paid no mind and simply closed his eyes. When he looked into the boy's mindscape, however, he was beyond stunned. No one in history had a blank mindscape. He looked around, but it was all white. The floor... the endless sight is all white. The space is never ending, he observed. It's also as silent as it can be. If one dropped a needle, it could definitely echo in this wide space.