LEGACY

Lima

Chapter 5

It had been weeks since Fumiko had fight with her family. She was away mostly for weeks long time mission. When Tenzo and her reached Konohagakure, the sun was already set. Somehow, she had gut feeling that was unsettling for her.

"Tenzo," Fumiko looked up at her partner, both of them stopped in track. "I need to do something. I'll catch up with you later in the Hokage's office."

"Fumi—hey!" Fumiko body flickered away.

She was now stood near two familiar chakra. In front of her, Shisui handed Itachi something, then the latter took with care.

"Shisui-nii, what happened to you?!" Fumiko's panic voice startled the boys.

"Fumiko-chan," Shisui's voice was full of regret. "I'm sorry, but this is my end."

"W-what?" Fumiko grabbed Shisui in arm length. "What's wrong? Let's go to the doctor. N-ne, nii-san?"

Fumiko looked back to her brother, who surprisingly was crying. Shisui took Fumiko into a tight embrace. "Fumiko-chan, always remember that I love you. You're always a little sister to me. Be a great kunoichi and live a happy life."

With that, Shisui pushed Fumiko into Itachi's embrace as he fell down the cliff. "SHISUI!!!!! NO, NII-SAN LET ME GO! SHISUI! NO!"

Fumiko trashed around, yet Itachi's grip was firm. Both siblings watched their cousin committed suicide. After crying her lungs out for a while, Fumiko's body gave up. She stopped trashing around and fell into Itachi's embrace. Her eyes were hurting so much that she started to cry out again, but this time Itachi did the same. When the pain subdued, both siblings looked at each other.

There, the stood in shock. "Y-your eyes..."

"Mangekyo sharingan."

Itachi and Fumiko deactivated their sharingan as they felt tiredness suddenly kicked in. "Fumiko, do not tell anyone about this."

"Nii-san, why? Why did Shisui kill himself?" Fumiko looked at her brother pleadingly, and so Itachi told her the truth.

"I can't believe it. So these missions I've been through were actually for fooling me?"

"Fumiko," Itachi reached her and hugged her. "promise me that no matter which path I choose, you'd stay loyal to Konoha."

"I... I promise." Fumiko returned his hug. "But what if it comes to the worst?"

"As I said, stay loyal to Konoha."

"What about Sasuke?"

For the first time that day, Itachi gave a reassuring smile. "Let me worry about Sasuke. You worry about yourself. But, this thing is only between us. You understand me?"

Fumiko nodded. "I love you, nii-san."

"I love you too, imouto." Itachi tapped Fumiko's forehead with two fingers. "Now, go back to the base and don't ever come back to the compound until the time comes."

"Will you be alright?"

"I always will."

Fumiko embraced her brother one more time before finally let go. The siblings smiled towards each other, until Fumiko body flickered away. That day was the last day she could hug her brother.

"Where the hell are you?!"

Fumiko flinched as Tenzo hovered above her. "I-I lost track of time, I'm sorry."

"It's alright. But please, don't make me worry—are you alright?" Tenzo noticed how puffy and red Fumiko's eyes were.

"I am." Fumiko nodded. "I'm going to rest."

"A-alright."

That night, Fumiko cried in her sleep. Tenzo knew something must have happened, but he did not have the heart to ask. Fumiko kept going on missions and every single of them were success. As she and Tenzo reached the gate, several people and ANBU were already waiting for them.

"Ko, explain." Tenzo said.

"The Uchiha was being massacre yesterday."

"What?!" Tenzo looked down to Fumiko who evidently froze. "Who did it?!"

"Uchiha Itachi." Ko replied regrettably.

"No one survived?"

"No one except your younger brother, Fumiko-chan." Ko replied. "Uchiha Sasuke is in the hospital right now."

Fumiko kept silent until she hoarsely asked, "What about Itachi?"

"We couldn't catch him. I'm sorry. Your younger brother is fine though he might have some trauma."

"T-Tenzo,"

"It's alright. I'll report to the hokage by myself. You go ahead and do what you need to do." Tenzo answered her unspoken question.

Fumiko nodded and body flickered away. She was now inside the compound. No body was found, yet the gruesome bloodstains were still there. The bloodstains of her clan. Nobody survived except her bloody idiot of brother.

"You really did it, huh, nii-san." Fumiko laughed, which then turned into a cry. She curled up in her parents' room, trying to imagine how did they die. "I haven't even apologized to mother. What a cruel world I live in."

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