I was still looking for Itachi when I suddenly received a message from Lord Inoichi. "Naruto and Lord Killer Bee have escaped the island and are heading to the battlefield. Lady Hokage and Lord Raikage are going to try and stop him".
This report made me stop in my tracks. 'Damn it, Naruto!'
Letting out an exasperated sigh, I turned myself around and headed for Naruto, letting that snake I placed on him guide me.
I was able to easily intercept them. I stepped in front of them. "Going somewhere?"
His eyes widened in realisation. "Don't tell me you're here to stop me as well?"
I let out a sigh and walked towards him. "It's dangerous for you to be here right now. Everyone is out fighting for you guys, to keep you safe. Do you really want to destroy all we've worked for?"
"I know that everyone's risking their lives for us, that's why I have to face this myself! They're after me, it's my responsibility. I don't want anyone to die for me".
"We're not fighting because we have to, we're fighting because we want to". I placed my hand on my heart. "Don't you see? You've touched everyone's hearts so much that we would gladly sacrifice ourselves to protect you".
He clenched his fists. "But I don't want this". He looked at me with determination. "I have to protect everyone like they've been protecting me this whole time".
My eyes widened for a moment. After a while, I smiled. "There really is no stopping you, is there? All right, fine. But I'll tag along to make sure you don't get yourself in any trouble". Then we left. As I ran alongside him, I couldn't help but glance at him with a proud smile. 'Naruto, you really have grown up'.
It was already dark by the time Aunty Tsunade and the Raikage caught up to us. They tried to convince Naruto to turn around and go back to the island. "We're fighting to protect you both. If you're captured..."
"The enemy will complete their Jutsu and the world will end," Naruto finished.
"So why are you doing this?" the Raikage asked.
"It's because they're protecting us! I can't stand that people are dying for me!"
When the Raikage failed to convince Naruto, they started fighting.
I walked over to Aunty Tsunade and stood beside her as I watched the fight. "I thought you were supposed to stop him, not join him," she said to me.
I gave her a pointed look. "I tried, but this is Naruto we're talking about. Once he sets his mind to something, not even Sakura can stop him".
She didn't reply. With that, I turned back to the front to focus on the fight.
With Naruto refusing to back down, the Raikage threatened to kill him and Killer Bee to prevent Madara from having them.
As the Raikage moved in to attack Naruto once again, his punch was deflected by B who had transformed his arm into that of the Eight-Tails. "You kill him and it's the same as killing me and the Eight-Tails. You see why? Because if we die, then the enemy's plans also go awry. To let Naruto go to the battlefield, my life I'd gladly give". My eyes widened at his words.
The Eight-Tails retracted to reveal that B was fist-bumping his brother. Even still, the Raikage refused to let the Jinchūriki pass.
While stopping Naruto from passing, the Raikage simultaneously foiled B's attacks.
Eventually, the Raikage called to Aunty Tsunade to come and help, but instead, she stepped in front of B and Naruto, surprising everyone. "Even if you were to kill Naruto, and you'd buy us some time until the Nine-Tails comes back to life, I doubt the next Jinchūriki will be able to control the Nine-Tails' power to this degree. Since we don't have any idea which way this war will go, let's use all the weapons we've got including the two Jinchūriki. That's why I'll let Naruto pass". I couldn't help but smile at her words.
After that, B was finally able to defeat his brother. Knocking B aside, the Raikage charged his Lightning Style Chakra Mode to full power and prepared to attack Naruto once again. Naruto, however, was able to bypass the Raikage.
In order to convince him, I added one last fact. "Naruto's able to sense negativity. All those White Zetsus impersonating the ninja from the Allied Shinobi Forces, Naruto is the only one who is able to sniff them out. As hard as it is to admit, we need him on the battlefield".
With Naruto being able to bypass someone as fast as the Raikage and my undeniable fact, he earned his approval. With that, the Raikage let us pass through.
We ran through the night. We hadn't even reached the battlefield when suddenly, I started sensing a familiar chakra, chakra I hadn't felt in years. I froze and looked in the direction the chakra was coming from, which didn't go unnoticed by Naruto and B.
They stopped and turned to me. "What's wrong?" Naruto asked with concern in his voice.
I didn't take my eyes off that direction. "You guys go ahead, I'll catch up".
Without waiting for a reply, I ran off towards the chakra. When I had finally reached the origin of that familiar chakra, I stopped.
I stared at him, breathless at the sight of him after all these years. "I knew it! It's really you, Shisui Uchiha".
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An Itachi Fanfiction
FanfictionLife has never been easy for the daughter of Orochimaru, and neither has being in an arranged marriage with the very man that murdered her clan. Life wasn't so bad though. After all, she had her best friend and the only other clan survivor to suppor...