Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Hinata's Secret Life ❯ The battle ( Chapter 32 )

Glancing around Itachi took in the looks of his former comrades. He couldn't really say that they were the ones that were there when he joined but like Anya, have been there for a few years. Behind them were around missing nin's that looked to be hopefuls into the Akatsuki.

 

Looking to his partner Itachi spoken in his usual cold voice “I got the Akatsuki members you get the missing nins. First one done wins.”

 

“You're on. What are we playing for?” Anya said while slowly releasing more scorpions slowly to the missing nins as to not draw attention to her.

 

“If I win you have to change Yuki's diapers for a week” Itachi said with a shudder at the thought of the diapers. He didn't like people to know that the great Itachi Uchiha had a weakness, and over something silly as diapers, but even he had to admit his daughter's diapers were something to fear.

 

Anya sensing the distress in Itachi's voice at diaper duty figured it must be bad. Now she only had to think of something horrible, and it wasn't until a forgotten memory of some people in Konoha hit her, she then had the perfect idea. “Deal but if I win you have to dress like Gai Maito for a week.”

 

Trying to suppress the shudder going through him Itachi said “Deal” while muttering “I better not lose” as he activated his Sharringan. Hearing mumbles about not looking in his eyes Itachi corrected it by pointing his finger at the nearest member trapping them in a genjutsu.

 

Seeing Itachi start Anya raised her hands allowing her scorpions to be noticeably released. Pushing her sunglasses up Anya discreetly grabbed the cricket given to her by Shino and added a little bit of chakra to it activating it. “If I don't survive this Shino, remember I love you. Take care of Shuri for me” she mumbled softly as to not alert others what she was doing. Circling away from Itachi her opponents followed her all except for the last one, who had failed to notice the scorpions crawling up his legs until he was stung multiple times, killing him on the spot.

 

Itachi's opponent was under the genjutsu until another member of the Akatsuki began pumping chakra into him to dispel the illusion. Finding out that they were using teamwork Itachi got into a Tai Jutsu stance ready for whatever came his way, which was in the way of a fist. Grabbing the first Itachi twisted around and was about to throw the body away from him when he twisted back and broke the arm he was holding. Turning around again he was soon behind his opponent when he reached out and broke his neck. `One down three to go' Itachi thought throwing himself into the battle again. `I will not lose this battle. Too much is at stake, including my manhood.'

 

Anya was swiftly moving between opponents when she let out a silent command where a wall began to build out of scorpions behind another opponent. Dodging attacks until the wall was roughly seven feet tall, she released the command where it fell on the person in front of it. Screaming in agony the missing nin was soon silenced as he was killed by the venom in the tails. `Two down two to go' thought Anya as she just seen Itachi take down his second person tying the score again.

 

Itachi flipped his wrist to flick the blood off his kunai to look at Anya only to see her get pierced from behind with a staff. Before he could call out though he seen Anya disappear into a pile of scorpions, realizing that she was using a bushin to fight. Getting the last two members of the Akatsuki in front of him be smirked before putting both of them under the use of his Mangekyo Sharingan the last word the former members heard was `Amaterasu' before they began to burn, charring off clothes and then skin in the black flame.

 

Realizing she didn't have much time Anya brought her arms up and swept them in front of her until her fingers touched. Placing her hands into the horse seal Anya said “Poison Breathe” before taking a deep breath drawing the chakra into her lungs before blowing it out at the two missing nins in front of her.

 

Once in the poison mist the missing nins began to tear their eyes out leaving behind bleeding eyeless sockets that were gushing blood, but still the nins didn't stop. They shoved their own hands into the empty sockets trying to stop the pain they were feeling but instead ended up killing themselves trying to remove their brain from the skull. With Anya's four dead she looked at Itachi and saw that his fall dead the same time as hers.

 

“Tie?” Anya asked when Itachi turned off the power to his sharringan, revealing his normally dark eyes.

 

“Works for me” Itachi said stepping over the bodies on the ground. “Leader-sama has disappeared. We should report this to Tsunade, and let her know about the potential dangers.”

 

“Lets go back then” Anya said stopping to silently call back her scorpions. When they were all safe and accounted for the two began the hike back to Konoha.

 

***************IN KONOHA*********************************************

 

“Daddy” Shuri asked her father after he came to pick her up from school “so that woman yesterday is my mother, right?” The walk was a silent one to begin with for the most part but this had practically stopped Shino in his tracks.

 

Not wanting to give anything away but wondering how she came to this conclusion Shino asked “Why do you ask that Shuri?”

 

“Dad you don't just let anyone near us, let alone introduce us. The fact that YOU were talking to her and allowed her around us says a lot. You haven't dated at all that I am aware of and the fact that you are comfortable around her means a lot. She also had a few scorpions around her. I can tell another bug user, when I see one dad. Plus her hair is the same color as mine, so is she my mom?” Shuri asked after pointing out the different points she had made.

 

Taking in all of her points all Shino could think was that he was proud of how his daughter came to her conclusions, but also couldn't help but feel that his daughter just might be too observant. “Yes Shuri she is.”

 

“I thought she had died Daddy.”

 

“So did I Shuri, but apparently that wasn't the case.”

 

“Do I get to meet her when she comes back?”

 

“She said she couldn't wait to meet you when she gets back and that she was proud of you.”

 

“I can't wait to meet her Daddy. Do you think she will be back for our graduation ceremony in a week?”

 

“I don't know pumpkin, but I do think that she will be there if she could.” Shino said then continued “now let's go into the back. I hid some targets I want you to try to find in preparation for the Genin Exam.”

 

“Loser cooks dinner?” Shuri challenged her father, secretly thankful for the hide and seek games Daiki and Ramen play regularly.

 

“Fine, but you have to find them within two hours” Shino said confident in his hiding abilities.

 

“Deal” said Shuri as she began the hunt trying to find what her father had hidden for her. She found the items within thirty minutes to the amazement of her father. Needless to say Shino had to cook dinner. `I really do hope that you will be here in time for the graduation Anya. It will mean so much to Shuri, no to the both of us.' Shino thought without letting any emotion cross his face, betraying his thought. `Please come back to us safe and sound. Itachi take care of her.' A couple of days ago he got a message through the cricket he had given Anya, but hasn't heard anything since and he was beginning to get worried. After dinner was over Shino sent Shuri to bed for a big day at the academy, while waiting with anticipation for the tournament tomorrow between Gai and Kakashi.