Wᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏғ Sɪɴ | Iᴛᴀᴄʜɪ Uᴄʜɪʜᴀ

Chapter Two

A year flew by quicker than Mei expected. Sasuke was completely immersed in his training with Orochimaru. To her surprise the old snake kept to his promise and taught Sasuke new techniques. The young Uchiha's strength was growing by the day, but it was never enough. There were times when Mei did not see him for days; he was completely absorbed by his goal of revenge. Orochimaru tried to lure her into making a deal with him, but Mei refused. Instead she concentrated on exploring new healing techniques and studying her grandmother's book of herbs and healing potions. Grandmother, she missed her dearly. She passed away the same year Itachi massacred the Uchiha clan, leaving her all alone in the world. Mei cringed every time her thoughts travelled to the events of that year. It was the worse year of her life. Her beloved grandmother, her only family died and Itachi...the man she fell in love with, disappeared from her life. Mei looked at Sasuke, who was silently eating his breakfast. She felt a pleasant warmth spread in her chest. Mei smiled lightly at him. Sasuke was the only one she had left. They only had each other. Everyone else was gone.

"You are staring, Mei," Sasuke said as he looked back at her. The girl blinked coming out of her daze.

She cleared her throat and took a sip from her cup. "Sorry,"

"What are you going to do today?" Sasuke asked running his fingers through his raven coloured hair. It was hard to believe that he already turned fifteen. Over the past year he matured a lot. His face and body developed and were no longer the ones of a child. She could see his muscles through the material of his shirt. Every time he moved, she could his muscles tense. Although Mei was one year older than him, Sasuke was already much taller than her and she knew that his body was still growing. She had to admit, Sasuke was becoming a very handsome man. Sakura would have died if she saw him.

"I was going to go over some ninjutsu techniques with Kabuto. He said that he found a new method of healing deep wounds caused by chakra penetration," she replied. "How about you?"

"Nothing for today," he responded bluntly. "Orochimaru is leaving the hideout today. He will be away for some time."

Mei looked surprised. "Really? Where to?"

Sasuke could see the relief on her face. Even after a year of living in the hideout, she could not get used to Orochimaru. Mei tried to stay away from him as much as she could. On the other hand, she instantly clicked with Kabuto. At first Sasuke did not pay attention to their relationship, however as time went by, he could not help but notice how close they became. He did not like it.

"He did not say." Sasuke responded. They were silent for some time until Sasuke finally spoke again.

"Let's take a stroll through the woods today," he said. "I have something to give you."

Mei looked at him curiously. "Sure."

***

The mission was simpler than he expected. The scroll guards were weak, and it took less than five minutes to dispose of them. Itachi caressed the scroll under his cloak. Leader-sama made it perfectly clear that the scroll was of a great importance to them, then why was it so poorly guarded. Itachi glanced at Kisame, who was running closely next to him. The blue man grinned like a madman, looking ahead. The hype of the recent kill was still running through his veins. Itachi signalled for him to stop.

"What is it?" Kisame asked hoarsely.

Itachi took out the scroll and handed it to his partner. "Take it to the hideout," he said. "And inform the leader that I will be away for some days."

Kisame sent him a perverted grin, which Itachi ignored. "A little lady friend waiting for you?" he asked. Itachi did not reply. He glanced at Kisame one last time and disappeared.