"Where are you going?" Pein asked Akari.
"Konohagakure." Was her simple answer, avoiding detail.
"Why?" He pressed on.
"There's a snake that got past the walls. I'm getting rid of it." She once again dodged detail -- or, at least, direct detail -- and began to leave. Pein sighed.
"Don't get killed." He called out after her.
"Who, me? Wouldn't dream of it." She yelled back, halfway out the exit. And then she was gone.
Pein sighed. Was he going to have to save her sorry ass? Probably. Was he too old for this shit? Probably. Would the other Akatsuki members force him to an early grave if he didn't save her? Probably. Were Deidara and Hidan going to blow up the base over some dumbass reason because Akari wasn't here to babysit them?
Definitely.
***
"From this moment on, Akari Uchiha Hatake is now officially declared a rogue shinobi."
From this moment on, Akari is officially declared a rogue shinobi.
Akari is a rogue shinobi.
These were the words that wouldn't -- no, couldn't stop ringing in his head, like the heavens were screaming and cursing him over how royally he fucked up. His hand brushed over names carved in stone, tracing the lines and strokes. All the names he let down. Rin Nohara. Obito Uchiha. And now, as he stared at a specific name in an international bingo book,
Akari Uchiha Hatake
Rank: A
Stat total: 30
Blood type: O
Additional notes: Extremely fast, flexible and maneuverable. Specializes in escape, stealth assassination, swordplay, and wind release ninjutsu. Familiar with medical ninjutsu and poisons. Ambidextrous, favours right hand. Sporadic taijutsu attacks, unpredictable. Relies on instinct. Do not engage.
How much of this information had been provided by him? Not... not as much as he'd like to admit. Most of it was Sasuke. It disappointed him to realize just how little he knew about his niece. His own damn niece.
God, he didn't even want to imagine what Ayaka would be like.
***
Getting past the front gates was easy enough. The camouflage jutsu did it all for her. The difficult part was finding a place to stay until the second stage of the Chunin exams started. Immediate family members and teammates were out if the question. Abandoned places were too easy to be detected in.
So who could she stay wi--
Ah. There was someone.
***
"Shikaku-san."
"Akari. What brings you here? You'll be caught. I know you don't have any ill intent towards Konoha, but ANBU patrols don't."
"I..." Akari trailed off, weighing and choosing her words carefully. "I need to cash in on a favour."
***
"It's a rather... strange request, but I'll entertain it, if you explain the reason behind the request." Shikaku mused.
Akari sighed. Well, shit. I've been played like a fool.
YOU ARE READING
Goodbye
Fanfiction(A Naruto Fanfic) Red. That was all she could see. Blood. So much...blood... Her hands were coated in blood. Her parents were lying in a pool of blood. The katana that belonged to the murderer of her parents was slick with blood. Blood...everywhere...
