[Rewritten] Out she came in...Naruto

Chapter 35: True Colours

Even though her eyes were bandaged they still looked bad. Blood seeped out, staining her cheeks and dripping unto her clothes.

"She can't deactivate the mankego." Barbara murmured into my ear before bowing to the hokage.

"Rin~chan." Sasuke called out, his voice sounded rough, as if he'd been screaming...or crying.

"Rin Hyuga and Sayaka Nara." Hiruzen acknowledged.

'The two enerugihorudas.'

"How is she?" I asked above a whisper.

"Safe. She should be alright in a few hours. You can expect her at the academy tomorrow-"

"No" We all turned to Charlotte who seemed to have spoken for the first time. She slowly unwrapped her bandages, letting them fall at her feet.

I sucked in a breath as she opened her sharingan eyes to stare at me. They swirled in two different patterns, clearly mismatched. I recognised one as Shisui's eye.

Without the wraps, blood flowed freely down her eyes. A stinging pain tore into my head and I gasped.

Charlotte showed no emotion to my reaction, but I knew she knew the reason why I'd done that.

"I won't be returning to the academy tomorrow. In fact, I won't return at all. I'm going to be a civilian." She turned to the hokage.

"If that is alright with you Lord Third."

Surprised would be an understatement. No words could describe what was going through everyone's head.

Charlotte had been so enthusiastic about becoming a ninja. She'd been aiming for the top. And now, she was throwing it all away for the life of a simple civilian.

Coming out of his shock, Sarutobi nodded. "If that is what you wish."

"It is."

Sasuke glared at the ground, clenching his fist tight. He got up and walked out, not bothering to say anything. Hiruzen took that as his cue to leave and nodded at us.

It was silent once again, until it wasn't.

"You really did it Williams."

The uchiha chuckled humorlessly. She clapped her hands, the action freakishly creepy when paired with her bloody face.

"I knew you were up to no good, the very moment I set my eyes on you I just thought, 'This kid's bad luck'" She laughed.

"Look at me now. I was right wasn't I?" She scoffed.

"It didn't click until back in the void with the old geezer. That devil fruity thing, I recognised it in one of your cartoon books I put in the trash."

"It all makes sense now, that vibe I kept getting from you. The way you carried yourself and that look you kept sending nii~san. Like you knew he was gonna die."

I gulped. Barbara remained silent beside me, face blank, betraying no expression.

"This whole thing is a manga to you right? Its a joke to you, just another one of your stupid stories."

"Charlotte-"

"Shut up." She snapped, glaring at me.

"You don't care about anyone Williams. You're selfish and naive. How do you think I was able to use you? You're stupid, oblivious to everyone else's feelings but yours."

I clenched my fist in anger. I was selfish? She's the one who just admitted to using me.

"Listen here-"