How Long Does Love Last? (Naruto x Bleach Fanfic) (On Hold)

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Akira

I felt the breeze blow and I shivered. I felt a hand run down my back to pull up a cloak over me. I smiled and buried my face into the warm chest next to me. My eyes fluttered open and I smiled as I saw Itachi's opened eyes close. "Good morning, what are you doing?"

"Going back to sleep."

"I never knew you to be a late riser. It was normally me, who would sleep in. Now anyways, it's dawn. Let's go." Itachi's eyes slowly opened and stared into mine. I stooped down to give him a kiss, but then I felt his leg hook mine and flipped me over. He kissed my forehead and got up. Throwing on his cloak, he said he would wait for me by the river. I nodded my head, smiling and laid back down on the ground. I got up. I was going to put up my hair, but decided not to. Once I caught up to Itachi, we headed out of the forest. Coming out of the forest, I saw a narrow, dirt road leading to a little town at the bottom of the hill. Together, the two of us made our way down the road to the town.

The little town was actually quite noisy. All the shops were open, the smell of food lingered in the air, and the streets were full of customers. I smiled, I love the liveliness. Soon we found a small tailor shop. I opened the door and a little bell rang. A plump, old lady looked up from her newspaper and smiled. "Welcome young lady, how may I help you?" The lady put on her glasses and rushed over to take my hand.

"Akira, find something you like. I'll get us some breakfast." muttered Itachi and he left.

"What a handsome, young man you got there! Alright now then what are you looking for? From the looks of your current clothes, you must be a shinobi. So I'm guessing you want something not too extravagant."

I nodded my head. "I'm looking for something that's just easy for me to move around in." The lady nodded and ran to the back of the store. After a few minutes the lady came back with a short, black dress. Handing it to me, she told me to go into a changing room and try it on. I went to the changing room and closed the door. After I put it on, I looked at myself in the mirror. The dress only went a little higher than my knees. It was sleeveless and the sides were cut from the hip down to show my black shorts. Good, at least I can move around. The edges of the dress were scarlet in color. I smiled my approval. Stepping out, the lady grinned brightly.

"You look lovely my dear."

"I'll take it. How much will it be?"

"You can have it. I am forever in debt to young shinobis like you. When I was young, I was saved by a young kunoichi, who looked similar to you."

I smiled and thank the lady for her generosity. Gathering up my Anbu uniform, I headed outside to find Itachi waiting for me. "What do you think? Isn't pretty yet not too gaudy. The lady was so kind, she gave it too me."

Itachi smiled and nodded his head. "Here eat." He handed me a pork bun wrapped in rice paper. "We should get going soon. We should be back at the hideout tonight. But first, I'll have to notify Pein."

Taking the pork bun, I nodded. We strolled down the streets while heading out of the town. Once we were once again on our way, I decided to question Itachi about this shinigami. "Itachi, tell me about this shinigami that you and the others were getting worked up about." Itachi stopped suddenly.

"You have heard of the eternal mangekyo sharingan, right?" I nodded my head. "The shinigami only once every thousand years. It is suppose to hold the key to separating the spiritual world and the physical world. If we can capture it, we will become invincible. The shinigami's powers can also increase all of our powers by ten folds. My mangekyo will then become eternal, never dying out." I froze. The shinigami will be used as a weapon to destroy the balance of the two worlds. Now it's important I stay undercover within the Akatsuki. I breathed in deeply to see Itachi looking at me. I exhaled and smiled awkwardly. Crap, if anyone finds out, I am dead. "So, now you will help us find that shinigami, won't you Akira. I'm sure now that you're one of the Akatsuki, you won't hide anything from us." I felt the pit in my stomach get deeper.