InuYasha Fan Fiction / Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Love Of The Eyes ❯ Separate, Yet Together ( Chapter 4 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
M.S.: Sorry for the wait. I had some Writer’s Block. Before final chapter, by one or two more chapters! Sorry it’s so short. But I’d have trouble with a longer story with Writer’s Block and all. Itachi is OOC, so don’t complain later saying he’s OOC and such. The same with the other characters. I gave you a warning, so read it, and don’t complain. And it’s been two-and-a-half-year jump, no complaining I’m going fast! L You can ill in the 2 ½ year jump as you want, but it must have Sasuke going to Orochimaru, Kagome on missions and away from Itachi, and Itachi still with the Akatsuki. I was listening to SR71’s Tomorrow.

Disclaimer: Me no own characters, only plot

Kagome - 21, Itachi - 21, Sasuke - 15/16

Separate, Yet Together

It had been two and a half years since Kagome and Itachi were within twenty feet of each other. Each time she was on a mission, the female Kaguya would see the older Uchiha’s Sharingan eyes watching her. Did he know each time she would have and be on a mission? The longing in Kagome’s heart started when she left the two Nukenins in the clearing, when her and Itachi broke the kiss. It longed to be filled with Itachi next to her.

Kagome’s iridescent purple eyes grew sad at the memory of knowing Sasuke went to Orochimaru. Why did he do that? He’ll only lose his body to Orochimaru, it was a sad thought to her, Sasuke was like an otouto to her. But he could never take her own otouto’s place. Kimimaro died against Gaara, though her holy powers were destroying the sickness, it wasn’t enough to save him from dying. A stray tear turned into full out crying for the last remaining Kaguya.

Kagome remembered the incident between her and Itachi. They broke apart and she bolted, she as an ANBU and he was a Nukenin. Even if he didn’t massacre his family, Fugaku would want a purebred Uchiha, not a half-Uchiha half-Kaguya, only if it brought honor through power; but be pressured for not being a full Uchiha (1). The female Kaguya let out a quiet sigh and jumped down from the tree she was in to report the mission to the Mizukage. It was a success and the Rogue shinobi were dead, though only the ones that needed to be killed.

Though, subconsciously, Kagome Kaguya wanted to be with Itachi.

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Itachi’s POV

Itachi was alone, no partner was with him. He didn’t care, he wanted to be alone, his partner was held up by other members of the Akatsuki. It was amazing he didn’t bump into anything from the lack of eyesight. Okay, so he did bump into one tree, but it was a sapling, and Itachi was glad Kisame wasn’t there. Unknowingly, his eyebrow twitched in annoyance.

Ever since the kiss with the female ANBU, Itachi wanted nothing more than to keep her by him. He didn’t even get her name, how sad was that? His cloak fluttered with the wind that brew up, sadly it was getting chilly, but the older Uchiha didn’t notice. His skin was already numb with loss, and the wind added to it, unknowingly. Itachi, then fell back onto his ass with a soft grunt, also noticing another body fall onto the ground as well.

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Normal POV

Kagome looked up, though the holes of her new mask, at the person who bumped into her. She let out a squeak of surprise to see Itachi, sitting on his ass from the two colliding. He blinked and squinted at her, quite visibly, though he already knew her chakra. His left hand shot out and grabbed her left wrist when noticed her getting up to leave. Her iridescent eyes clashed with blood red ones.

Itachi pulled on her arm, resulting in Kagome to fall on him, her head on his right shoulder. He brought his right hand around her back, and took off her mask, revealing her face to him. Itachi traced the markings on her face, the band across her eyes and the whiskers on her cheeks. The older Sharingan-user kept his eyes connected with Kagome’s all the while doing this. After the markings, came running his hand through her hair.

“Who are you?” it was surprising, coming from Itachi.
“Nani?” confused is what Kagome was.
“Your name.” a statement to the last Kaguya.
“…Oh! Kagome, Kagome Kaguya.” an answer to the older of the last two Uchihas. He nodded, his more dormant self taking over, and held her face gently to the crook of his neck -to which he didn’t notice her blush.

It was a few minutes before he stood up, Kagome in his arms, though it was difficult -seeing how he shrugged out of the Akatsuki cloak, leaving it on the ground. It was a miracle, Itachi had a conversation without being cold. He carried Kagome bridal style on a path he was on, going the opposite way of Kirigakure. Despite being told that by Kagome, Itachi still went the way he was going. To Konohagakure.

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Sasuke’s POV

The younger Uchiha left Orochimaru, having learned enough from the snake Sannin -who thought of his body as perfect and wanted to have it to help gain him immortality. Though the elders -begrudgingly- accepted him back to Konoha, Tsunade still didn’t trust him. Though, now he was allowed to do missions, his fan club started stalking him again. Sasuke walked down the streets of his home -Konoha- to his apartment, when he noticed people whispering and parting for someone. His eyes widened quite noticeably when he saw his Aniki -Itachi- walking down the streets of Konoha with no cloak and a blushing Kagome in his arms -held bridal style.

He tried to take a step, but ended up falling flat on his ass, catching Kagome’s attention. She said something to his brother, who in turn let her down -but still held onto her left sleeve- and came over to him. Her right hand was extended to him, which Sasuke took, though he never too his eyes off of his brother who was staring at…nothing, though he stared straight ahead. The younger Uchiha’s onyx eyes locked onto the iridescent ones of the last Kaguya in a demand for an answer. The only thing Sasuke received was a shrug and had no choice but to follow the duo and resist the urge to attack his brother.

The trio made it to the Hokage’s tower -with many stares and whispers- and the ANBU on alert. Itachi’s hand was firmly on Kagome’s wrist, his eyesight was truly failing him, but didn’t fail to notice Sasuke’s confused glare on his back. The ANBU reluctantly let Kagome through with Itachi with her, yet they still did; Sasuke with them. Kagome, Itachi, and Sasuke were in front of the door to Godaime’s office. The last female Kaguya knocked on the door, with a ‘come in’ following it.

Kagome entered, followed by Itachi, and then Sasuke. Tsunade looked up when an unfamiliar chakra was in her office; she knew Sasuke and Kagome’s. Her almond eyes widened at the sight of Itachi Uchiha, and was confused when she caught sight of his hand on her wrist. She may be fifty-something, but Tsunade wasn’t dumb, and she was on alert, “How may I help you Kagome-san?” She received Kagome scratching her head as a sign of that it wasn’t her that wanted to come here.

“I brought her here, Godaime,” Itachi stepped forward, after his statement.
“May I ask why you of all people came back to Konoha when you are a Nukenin?” Itachi shrugged off the barbs in Tsunade’s words.
“I wanted amnesty. Either that or explain why I massacre my clan and give information on the Akatsuki,” though he was losing his sight, Itachi could tell the Godaime’s eyebrow twitched.
“Why should I grant you either of those! What passed is passed, people won’t give you amnesty as it is!” Tsunade wasn’t about to let him off the hook. She noticed him retrieve two scrolls from his weapon pouch and hold them out to her.

Shizune, who was in the room, took the scrolls from the S-Ranked criminal and gave them to Tsunade. She opened them, and notice the small writing and determined these to be the scrolls on the Uchiha massacre and the Akatsuki. He really wants amnesty for his sins against Konoha, it ran through Tsunade’s mind as soon as she looked at the older Uchiha. He kept the Akatsuki ring one, but had not cloak which was obvious. This was going to be a tough decision.

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Itachi’ POV

Itachi heard the Godaime sigh in annoyance. What he gave her was the truth and the older Uchiha could feel Sasuke’s gaze on his back. Itachi moved his hand from Kagome’s wrist to her hand, his fingers interlocking hers. Kagome’s hand light squeezed his in reassurance, to which he looked over in the direction of her snowy locks. He deactivated the Sharingan in his eyes, so they would be the same inky, obsidian as Sasuke’s.

The waiting was killing him -not literally- and wearing down his patience.

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Normal POV

Looking back down at the scrolls, Tsunade made her decision, “You’ll be guarded for a year and if proven loyal to Konoha once again; I’ll grant you amnesty. But first, remove you hitai-ate, you can’t wear one that has a slash through the symbol on it.” Itachi took a deep breath and nodded, all the while, removing his old hitai-ate. Sasuke looked at Tsunade like she was crazy at first, but soon understood her reason for her decision. Kagome breathed as sigh of relief, despite the fact Itachi was to be watched for a year. She bowed to Tsunade in thanks, having a feeling Itachi would rather stand still and not bow.

“Sasuke, your bother will be sharing your apartment, and don’t give me that look, he’ll be guarded, so don’t worry. You may go back to Kiri, Kagome-san, I apologize for Itachi bringing you here,” Tsunade said, it had a final tone to it.
“It’s no problem Hokage-sama! It’s nice to visit Konoha again! Besides, Itachi didn’t force me to come, I went with him on my own, as it is,” Kagome didn’t say ‘no’ to Itachi when he picked her up and started towards Konoha. Tsunade nodded, and accepted Kagome’s explanation. The trio left the office; Sasuke mentally cursing Tsunade for having his homicidal brother staying with him. Kagome was about to leave when Itachi grabbed her arm.

He -way out of character- hugged her to him, before letting her go, but still held onto her left hand. The female Kaguya smiled and nodded, even Itachi could tell she nodded, and was allowed to leave for Kiri. The words ‘visit me’ rang in Kagome’s head, widening her already wide, bright smile. Sasuke ad Itachi watched her leave with a happy aura around her. Sasuke turned and so did Itachi, following his otouto’s chakra.

It took about ten minutes to reach Sasuke’s apartment.
“There are stairs. When you reach the first flat plain, turn left, or just keep following me,” he told his Aniki, though Sasuke didn’t see Itachi nod. It took a few minutes for the duo to conquer the stairs, them being harder than Itachi anticipated. Sasuke and Itachi took a left and passed a few doors, before they were in front of the door to Sasuke’s apartment. The two Uchiha went in and Itachi found his way to the couch to sit, and Sasuke in an armchair after closing the door.
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M.S.: It’s not great, but it’s something. Don’t complain it is going too fast, either. R&R!
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(1) I always get the impression Fugaku wouldn’t want a half-Uchiha, half-Kaguya mix.