Right In Front of Me (Itachi x Reader MODERN)

Chapter 11

You blinked a couple of times staring at the man in front of you. 

"I'm sorry what?" 

"I need your help saving my family." Itachi repeated. 

"I have so many questions...but I think I'll start with...do you know what is making them go blind?" you ask hesitantly. 

Itachi sighs and leans toward you and grabs your hands. 

"(y/n) before we continue, I would like for you to know that I trust you with my life and that is why I am asking this of you." 

You almost immediately tighten your grip on his hands reassuringly. "Of course. Same here." 

He gives you a small smile and clears his throat. "Being of the Hyuga family, I assume you've heard about the Three Great Eye Techniques also known as the Three Great Dojutsu?" 

"Of course but just as much as what everyone else knows since a pact was made back in the beginning of Konoha that the extensive information on them would be kept a secret within the clans who possessed those eyes." 

"Right...well my family poses one of those. The sharingan." Itachi carefully traces your facial features for any sign of what you're thinking as your pale orbs are looking at your interlocked fingers. 

"(y/n) are you-" you quickly look up and shake your head. 

"Oh no no, I'm alright it's just you know a lot to process but it's okay. It's no biggie." you took a huge sip of your drink and continued. 

"In all seriousness Itachi, I'm not sure how I would be able to help, I mean....your family is the only one who has information on it. You guys know how it works and operates correct? Couldn't you learn how to fix it?" 

"Well there is where it starts to get a little complicated. See there are different versions of our eyes, levels if you will. Each more powerful and unique than the last." 

"Powerful enough to make the user go blind?" 

Itachi nodded his head. "Exactly. But it's that same power that has helped my family stay in charge of the military forces in Konoha." 

"Right right...makes sense. Actually." You say as you absentmindedly finish your coffee. 

"I'm assuming your family loved the power so much they figured the risk of going blind was worth it?" You looked into Itachi's sad eyes. 

"Unfortunately, yes. And quite frankly I'm tired of it. I don't believe this power is worth it if we are going to risk our health, but what can I do? This is in our DNA, so the only thing is to live with it. But I want to live with it for a long and healthy life." 

"So this means you've already umm 'unlocked' these eyes or some level of them?" 

Itachi closed his eyes and then opened them revealing not his black orbs, but new red ones. 

"Woah!" you immediately inched forward closer to Itachi's face before realizing you were getting really close, knees touching. 

"Oh, I'm sorry...umm..may I?" Itachi gave you a small smirk. "Of course." 

You slowly got close to Itachi and placed your hand under his chin, observing the set of eyes you had only heard of and didn't even think existed. Only his eyes changed however, nothing else in his features seemed to be affected by the activation. 

"Can you see clearly right now?" you asked him, carefully moving his head from side to side. 

"I can see a lot actually. For example I can see someone's chakra, useful during battle."