The most painful days and sorrowful nights

16. The truth of friendship

"Koi, " Uzume said,confused as to why her friend and comrade would stand in her way. When she had to play her part in saving the world. Koi looked different. His light hair looked like dying heavenly light. His eyes drained, yet cold. He held out his hand to her. Clenching it in a form of a fist. "What is the meaning of this?!"

Chen ran towards the two, and looked drastically at one another. This was different.  They were teammates,yet Koi was going to fight Uzume. A girl that had only three friends in her life -Koi was among them.

"Koi.." Chen called out, "you have to step aside. "

Koi shook his head.  He would turn his head back at Madara, who watches over them,and then back at the girl.

"You think that I enjoyed being known as the weak one?!" He spat.  "I sat and watched as you both got strong,the two of you became Chunin -even Jonin.  Yet I couldn't even do that..I trained my ass off,just to get to your level. " He said,glaring at Uzume.  Her Sharingan masking her eyes as she grew annoyed. "Everyone loved to hate you in our village. They spat at your name,because you weren't from here.  They danced when you left us. You not once thought about me - me?!!" He pointed towards himself. Jamming his finger into his chest. "You never showed any affection to me. Only to Uchiha - and that bastard of yours. "

Uzume was growling at his words . Her anger skyrocketing as she listened to what He said about Saizo. Chen stepped forward,holding his katana.  "That's enough, Koi. "

"Enough?!  ....Enough?! " He was smirking now. "You always defended her, a girl who only loved herself. Of all the liars I've ever heard -my brother is the Best of them. " Koi went on. Uzume could feel eyes Watching her. Not Madara, nor Omi. She felt Sasuke's glances locking onto her. Watching her every move.
I'll kill anyone who hurts you or Saizo. That's my promise to you and Itachi.

"Go on,Chen.  Tell her how you felt after finding Uchiha in the village.  That day when you found her sitting on the balcony with that bastard laying on her lap - how sick you felt. You wanted nothing to do with her,afterwards.  She can die for all I care. She's been a pain to this village.  To our team ,for so long. It makes me sick. "

Her eyes widen. She had known that most friendships she's made was a lie in that village. That she will never meet a friend like Sasuke again. She had met Chen and Koi, the two people she cared about more than anything else. Yet she didn't see them at all - after the exams.  After her reunion with Itachi;  they were distant. Now she knew why.

"Uzume, I... " Chen winced as He saw a drop of tears hit the ground. One tear. Then it all changed. All of it faded away from her. She dared herself to open her hands and grasp for it again. She watched it leave her. "Now that everything is said and done." She looked up at Koi. Glaring at him with newfound hate.  Koi drew back, confused at what he was seeing. Her eyes. They were different.
They look...so much like..

He looked up at Madara, and saw the same eyes.
Will I be able to even stop her?  To even lay a scratch on her?

He shook the thoughts from his head,and met a head -snapping swing from Uzume's staff.  Koi spat blood, before quickly shifting hand seals,taking a deep breath and blowing fire.

Uzume dwelled in his fear. After absorbing his fire. She quickly did her seals also.  "Let me show you how it's done."

Katun:  Hellfire blitz Jutsu!

Fire engulfed around Koi. He took his staff and blew as much wind as He could, nothing happened.  Throwing Kunai and Shuriken was not the way to go either. The metal melted through her fire wall. Chen grabbed Uzume by her hand and turned her away. He can see the monster she was becoming - she looked like that man standing over them. Watching her kill one of her friends. All He knew was that she was an Uchiha.  She was like Sasuke and Itachi.  She wasn't evil.  Just complicated. That's what made him want her - because she looked so good during fights. She looked so cool. He didn't see how her eyes swirled,and how she body changed with chakra.