Chapter 15: Voracity

(I hope you're not bored because the next song is "Voracity" by Myth & Roid!! I chose this song because it actually depicts what despair will happen to Akali. Again, credits to all the owners and without further chip chap here's the 15th chapter~

Oh and here's a Suzaku. Enjoy~)

(Photo not mine)

Akali's POV

"Ggh......why....my head hurts...."

With my body feeling like every single fibre of it was screaming at me to stop moving, my eyelids struggling to stay opened and my head feeling like it was being pounded by a sledgehammer, I stood from my bed, a little too quickly that it made me loose balance and fall to the floor with a loud ass thud.

Even my sense of gravity was feeling funny.

I groaned and yet again, tried to stand up. Failing miserably because my consciousness felt like slipping away.

[This is your very first fever in this world. Congratulations....I guess?]

I groaned angrily and punched the tab away, falling to the floor as I exerted too much force into that punch. I fell on my left shoulder and I'm pretty f*cking sure that that'll leave a big a*s bruise.

I groaned again.

Why do I have to have a fever in a middle of a mission?

I sighed and untied the hitai-ate from ny eyes a little too harshly, not opening my eyes as I staggered to the nearest bathroom and washed my face, gargle, and fixed my bed hair. That gesture made the pain in my head subside as I was finally awake, taking spare clothes from my inventory, taking the quickest bath I've ever had and plopping down the bed once more. I still feel fuzzy so I assumed that my fever was still high, but that didn't stop me from wanting to walk out that door so I did what my instincts told me, stood up and walked to the door when it suddenly opened.

"Akali-chan don't move!! You're still sick!"

Juichiro quickly rushed to my side, forcing me to lay down and pulling the covers up to my chin. I groaned again. I am too tired to deal with this sh*t right now.

"How is she Juichiro?"

It's now Jhin who approached his side, me seeing Suzaku leaning on the door as Yi was also here for.....reasons I don't want to think about. My head is mushy and I can't come up with anything other than the desire for sleep.

"Her temperature is 40°. I don't even know how she got up and took a bath. Akali-chan.....I'll have to remove your hitai-ate. It's also heating up from your head."

Juichiro said and removed the thermometer that he entered between my armpits, slowly taking off the headband which made me slap his hand weakly.

"D-don't.....ugh...."

"But Akali-chan we need to remove this to make you feel better faster.... I'm going to replace it with a towel okay?"

I just nodded, removing the headband and opening my eyes but instantly shutting them close as my brain feels like it just pulsed from opening my eyes.

"Jhin, get two towels and a basin of lukewarm water mixed with alcohol. Sensei would you mind guarding Yi-san for today? We'll have to take care of Akali-chan until she gets better."

"We'll get going then. Take care of the brat."

Although my eyes were closed, I saw Jhin sit near my head, handing Juichiro what he needed. It was then when Suzaku and Yi left, leaving me alone with these two.

"Sit up Akali-chan....."

Juichiro said and pulled me up gently, squeezing the towel dry and wiping it to my face gently. Soon I felt hands on my head, which I'm guessing was Jhin that was drying my hair.

"Don't....rub under my eyes too much."

I said to Juichiro that was surprised by my statement, quickly wiping my nape and arms before putting back the towel to the basin.

"Oh sorry......I thought that it was a tattoo."

Jhin then walked around Juichiro to see, subconsciously touching the gills underneath my eyes. His fingers almost slipping inside so before he could investigate(irritate) me any longer, I turned my head so that his hands would leave my face.

"Stop touching my eyes."

I groaned out and plopped back down, Juichiro stopping me from going any further by holding my nape.

"You still need to eat something Akali-chan. I know you're hungry. Jhin, get the porridge and feed Akali-chan. I'll buy medicine for her. I'll be quick."

Juichiro said and left. Jhin then approached me with a bowl in his hands, feeding me with the tasteless substance before letting me lay down.

Sh*t my head feels like it's splitting in two.

Instantly, as if everything isn't even existing around me, I fell asleep.

. . .

Third Person's POV

With a look of distaste, Jhin walked away from the white haired girl's bed and slammed the door shut. He? Having a crush on her? Please. As if that good for nothing show off will ever reach his taste. She's been hogging the spotlight all to herself and she doesn't even know she's already basking in all it's glory.

With a clenched fist, he punched the beige walls with all of his might. This is torture. Just to act like he was some kind of a flustered little bitch beside that freak was giving him nightmares! And now to take care of her?!

And with that, another punch was received by the poor wall.

"The two of us worked hard to be noticed like those f*cking clan kids but she's not even from Konoha and they're already calling her a prodigy?! Bullsh*t!! If Juichiro is fine being a pushover, then he might as well leave everything to me! I won't let her ruin what I've worked hard for my whole life."

His jaw tightened and his teeth were clenched so hard that it was producing sounds like how a knife is scraping a blackboard.

"You'll be thankful for what I'm going to do brother......you'll be thankful."

"Jhin? What are you doing outside? How is Akali-chan?"

Juichiro's voice startled Jhin as the soft red head walked towards him with a small paperbag and a folder. He looked at Juichiro with confusion.

"She's asleep. I can't believe you made me guard her for 3 hours straight. Where the hell have you been?"

Juichiro was confused at his brother's sudden outburst, but he ignored it. Maybe it's just hunger that made him so sour. He thought as he twisted the doorknob to Akali's room, revealing the said girl in quite a messy state. Her covers were tossed to the side, and she was playing a game of spider solitaire with her glowing blue cards above her bed. The noticeable lines under her eyes was....well noticeable. It made her pale face stand out even though she was playing with her eyes closed shut.

"Akali-chan? Have you slept well?"

"Yes. Now we have to follow sensei. My guts are telling me something bad."

Jhin frowned. They were going to do it her way again. Why does he have to act like this again? He might as well punch her in the face right here and now.

Juichiro put in the thermometer again, removing it after a few minutes to check her temperature.

"35.4° you don't have fever anymore. I guess Jhin-chan took care of you pretty well."

Juichiro said, suggestively raising his eyebrows at Jhin who only rolled his eyes in response.

"But that doesn't mean you won't drink medicine. Here, take this. Oh by the way, I passed by the forensics department today. They said they found what killed the Kazu's."

Akali's attention was immediately caught by Juichiro.

"Do we look? The doctor said that it was classified......"

"We definitely have to look. Can I?"

Juichiro nodded to Akali who looked like all her fever was gone by the mention of another evidence.

".....traces of poison found in a jar of honey......the said poison being......oleander."

Akali's eyes opened in realization, covering her mouth to suppress the gasp that was about to escape her mouth.

[Quest Complete!

Solve the case of the mystery deaths in Yugakure!

Rewards:+10 REP to all Yugakure citizens+10 000 EXP+1 AK47 ]

"Oleander....a shrub that can be found in warm areas and is extremely poisonous, human or animal.......mistaken for an ornamental plant for it's beautiful pink flowers...."

"Hey system, show me a picture of oleander."

[Hai.]

[Showing results of Nerium Oleander]

Upon seeing the search results, Akali practically threw her blanket away, snatching her hitai-ate from the side table and climbed up the window to jump outside.

"Akali-chan what are you doing?!"

"Suzaku is in danger. And I think I just found out who the culprit is. Let's save him."

"We don't even know where he is! And he's stronger than us he'll be fine!"

Jhin replied, clearly annoyed at Akali's behavior.

"You don't understand.....the culprit is someone even stronger that him....someone that gave me a skill and made me master it with just one touch."

Akali subconsciously raised her left hand and looked at it, clenching it after a few seconds before combing her hair.

"If the culprit is stronger than sensei then we'll just get in the way. We'll wait for them here and that's it."

Jhin said with pressure on his voice. He will not let Akali take the lead again and again! Little does he know that his stubbornness will make their teamwork crumble quietly.

"Then stay. Call for back up when I light up this card."

She said and gave Juichiro a card which Jhin snatched and threw at the floor, stomping on it multiple times that it actually cracked.

That's it. He crossed the fucking line.

"Why do we have to do what you say huh? Go die 'saving' our perfectly safe sensei!"

"Jhin that's enough!"

[Memory fragment acquired 25/34]

[Processing multiple memory acquisition.....]

With how Jhin acted, Akali was reminded why she didn't rely on anyone in her pastlife. Everyone, every single one of them hated her and she's not even doing anything to them.

If that's what they want then fine!

"Maybe I will die. Rejoice if you see my cold corpse."

Akali spat out, scoffing at the two before finally jumping out the window and disappearing from the twin read heads sights.

"Why did you do that Jhin?! What if she's right? What if sensei really is in danger?!"

"Really Juichiro? You even side that b*tch?! Fine!! Have fun kissing up to her a*s!"

Juichiro's shoulders slumped forward as he finally let go of his brother's collar.

"I.....you need to leave my sight Jhin. Before I say something that might make this worse."

Juichiro's eyes were hooded, his face serious for he was stopping himself to hurt his brother's feelings. It wasn't rare for them to fight, what's rare is that they never got into a deep one like this.

"Stop treating me like I'm made of glass! You know that b*tch is stealing all of our hardwork!! You trained so hard for the both of us and when she came she was all what's in their mouths!"

"I don't care about what they think Jhin!"

"I don't care if she's stronger or better than us!! She's our friend! I wouldn't just let her die because I'm jealous that she's smart, strong or beautiful!!"

"So you are jealous."

Both of them were panting as if they ran a marathon, glaring at each other with different reasons after the intensity of their fight settled down.

"I'm not scum to be jealous of who she is. It's the fruits of her hard work that made her that far Jhin, and I've still got my way. I'm still working hard. And I'm very sure that I'll take a better path for specially me rather than following hers. I'm going to be better than her in my own way. So if you're done bitching out, we've still got to back her up."

He said as he vanished before his brother's sight, the said red head left alone to think of what his brother said. But what's strange is that, Jhin wasn't angry. Not even in the slightest.

An embarrassed chuckle escaped his lips as he pulled back his hair, just like how Akali did. It was surprisingly effective on calming his nerves.

"Juichiro is right isn't he? I just hate to admit that she really is pretty great. Aghh I should stop before I become a rouge trying to be better than her."

And yes, a Naruto oc just made a Naruto reference.

With a determined smirk and an eye roll, Jhin ran out of the inn with increasing speed. Suzaku actually briefed them before on where should they find back up in case of emergency, and Jhin thinks that he could find his brother there so without hesitation, he ran to the station.

He only stopped when he saw his brother coming out of a hospital that was only a mile away from where he was currently at so he ran as fast as he could to catch up to his brother.

"Juichiro!"

"Jhin! The doctor said that Akali-chan went to the flower shop just blocks away!"

"Let's go!"

Both nodded and ran.

"Oh Kami....I hope we meet Akali-chan, sensei and Yi-san there because if not......"

".......said they were investigating my family's victims."

"Are there any of them here?"

Akali's voice that seemed to be familiar enough to the red haired boys rang once more in their ears so the were thankful that she wasn't kidnapped.

The white haired girl was talking to the florist of the shop, it was about something concerning the case that Yi was solving so it wasn't really familiar to them but they listened beside her anyway.

"I'm not supposed to say this......it's confidential."

Suddenly, all of tge seriousness was thrown off the room as Akali appeared beside Nemuri's head like a chibi version of an angel and a demon, a "conscience" if you may.

"Go tell her! You're family is dead anyway so this is the last act of your rebellion towards them!"

The demon Akali whispered on her ear that made her confused. Are these insects?? She asked herself.

"You won't have a choice innocent Nemuri! If you tell her, you might save a couple more lives and justify your family's death!"

Was what the angelic Akali said, that made the florist, Nemuri nod. Jhin and Juichiro sweatdropped. They have no clue about what was happening but both of the choices were to tell her so if she choose either the angel or the devil, Akali will get the answer.

"Why did I ever get into her bad side?"

Jhin said with a sigh.

"Okay...I'll tell you. That old tourist that lived on the outskirts of Yugakure is actually one of their victims......she was raped by my grandfather and his men when she was still 15. My mother wasn't even born yet that time. She got pregnant and it reached grandfather's ears so they stabbed her multiple times in the stomach so that they could hide it from grandma and her family.....she miraculously survived, but by then, grandpa was finished assassinating her whole family so that the trace of her being even alive would be unknown....it must've been very traumatizing for her."

The rest of what the florist said was automatically blocked out by Akali's mind as she remembered the exact words that the old woman told her that night.

"You must stop thinking brutally. Fighting fire with fire only burns things to the ground, and with nothing but ashes you will regret choosing the side of the just.

"You have to make a decision and not just choose to save everyone."

"You can't be the hero you wanted yourself to be."

"What if you get stuck in a situation where you have to kill in order to save someone? What if you have no choice but to pass verdict?

"Are you ready to kill?"

"......doesn't..........I don't.....kill....."

The twins barely heard what Akali said for it was too quiet for them to hear, but they were sure that whatever the reason maybe, it sure was bad to make her act like that.

"Are you saying that they might be in that old lady's house right now?"

"If someone from the department tells them that information, then yes. But be careful. You don't know how ruthless she may be."

Akali nodded and signaled for the two to follow her. They were charging straightforward at the battlefield, but not without a plan.

The trio stopped just in front of the tree line that separated the mountains from them. Putting her hands on her hips, Akali faced the two red heads.

"So this is the plan........"

..........

...........................

.............................................

".......that's it. All clear?"

All of them had a sorrowful demeanor as Akali stomped away the doodles of the plan from the dirt, standing up and patting off the dirt from her pants.

"But.......won't that...."

"Yeah. I know. But we have to do this to save the two of them. Or we'll all die."

Juichiro bit his lower lip. With all this plans that Akali made, they would definitely win their sensei and client over. But that means that they'll have to do a thing that they have never done before......she was definitely pulling all the stops this time. It was understandable for it is a matter of life and death, they must plan intricately for them to succeed.

Jhin clenched his fist and bumped it on the sky.

"We can do this. We'll survive!! And we'll look cool while at it, so we can rub it onto sensei's face!!"

His enthusiasm made his brother smile with amusement as he also did what his brother did, the two looking expectantly at Akali who sighed.

"Ugh cliché."

"It seems like I was wrong huh? Akali-chan was the tsundere after all."

"Nah. She's a dandere or a kuudere. Definitely."

"Shut up."

Akali said as she finally bumped her knuckles with the two of them, just like how they did it when they see Suzaku's enraged face.

"Let's execute the plan. And no matter what you do, don't die."

"Un!"

"Hai!"

They said before Juichiro parted from them, going in the forest first as the two followed after.

"We're going straight to her house right?"

Jhin asked as they ran the familiar path that Akali already memorized after taking it two times. Soon enough, they saw the familiar flowery cottage that she was in just last night.

"Yes. Juichiro's set up is my back up plan, so it'll be easier to capture her."

"Wait, but I thought the back up plan was to be captured by her on purpose??"

Jhin was now looking at Akali with a confused face, the said girl shook her head in disappointment.

"Oh Jhin. You never go inside a battle you can't win without a back up plan to your first three back up plans. And of that whole segment fails, you should have a plan B that'll seal the deal."

"Let me guess, plan B also have three part plans?"

"Naturally."

Jhin resisted the urge to facepalm at his teammate's cautiousness as they entered the house as quietly as humanely possible, carefully trudging forwards and avoiding to touch or step on anything suspicious. After all, the old woman was no fool. She might have a plan for them and it could be happening at anytime now.

"Examine every room. There should be a few, and don't touch anything suspicious. Wear gloves. Now go. They're waiting for us."

Jhin nodded and took on the left wing of the house, checking every room with caution. Thankfully or sadly, he found none but fertilizer and gardening tools, her kitchen was full of food that actually looks good, but he knew better than to eat them. Akali told him not to touch anything, and he knows she has a reason why.

"Nothing on the right wing but guest rooms. How about yours?"

"Fertilizers. The kitchen was normal looking too. What do we do now?"

"Check the only door that we haven't opened of course. The back door. But we'll have to wait for Juichiro on this."

"Okay."

And with that, they waited. It took Juichiro a couple of hours to actually find the house so they re-checked every parameter again and again until he came.

"Are you finished with your part on the plan?"

Akali said as a greeting to the panting Juichiro that wiped his sweat and flashed a thumbs up.

"Good. Now we enter that door. Be ready for anything."

She said and faced the door, heaving a deep sigh and finally twisting it's knob to reveal the beautiful pink garden that looked like it was a mess outside. Each shrub was a pretty pink, there was even some that was shaped to be an ark, but Akali knew better to touch something as poisonous as a poison ivy but as beautiful as a rose.

"These.....are oleander?"

Juichiro asked with awe as the three of them approached the end of the garden, a cliff where they didn't expect for the old lady to be in.

"Child. So you came?"

Though the old woman was limping, trying to detect what was in front of her with an old rusty cane, Akali couldn't stop the feeling of suspicion that lingered in the pits of her stomach.

"I know you have them. Show us where they are."

"That would make it easy for you, no? I'm no innocent old woman, child. I thirst for revenge to those who wronged me in the past. They were scum and they deserve to die!"

"But what did that revenge gave you? Did it bring your family back to life? Did it build back the future that you lost? No. You only killed them and wrecked the family that they had."

"Oh no no no! Child you are wrong. I did everyone a favor! With them gone there will be less gangs that kill people! With them gone they can no longer harm other people like me who only wanted to live a peaceful life! And family? They abuse their family! Poor Nemuri got molested by her own father for not joining them in their viscous ways!"

The look on the old woman's eyes was no longer the soft one that she saw that night, her eyes are shadowed with despair and grief that madebher think this way, and to be honest? Akali can't blame her.

But she can't follow her either.

She knew she had to kill, but not in the way that it was for fun. It seemed like she framed her victims in her past life so that hey would get a death penalty and she does not want to repeat that.

Deus said to change her ways, but he didn't mean that she couldn't kill to survive.

Not everyone was as clean as the self proclaimed gods. Even J*sus and his father God set the rules of survival that the most worthy shall be in the throne. Kingdoms annihilate each other for dominance and tear themselves apart from the inside just so they can be proved worthy.

If killing was wrong, then why don't they gave redemption to those people who against his will?

Killing was already inevitable. Denying the need to kill is just passing the blame to others and forcing yourself to believe that you are innocent.

And in this world, there is no such person who wasn't tasked to kill. And that is what being a shinobi truly meant.

No more mister nice guy. She has to do what needs to be done. And if she has to kill so that the others won't have to, then she will.

"You're right. But that doesn't mean what you did was acceptable."

Akali finally said after being silent for quite a while. The old woman smiled but it held no malice, she knew this day would come, in fact, it was going exactly as she planned. She knew she had to be punished for what she did, and the white haired girl was right.

It didn't even bring her joy to kill those who wronged her.

"Quickly then. The men of that Yakuza holds the people that you've been looking for just underneath this house. If you don't kill me, then they will kill them. So, what will you choose little Akali?"

Juichiro was crying and Jhin was comforting him. Just seeing the two of them suffering to have their first kill was breaking her nonexistent heart, so with a blank face, she rushed with inhumane speed instantly plunging the kunai to the old woman's throat.

All she can do now is make her death as painless as possible as a sign of sympathy of what happened to her life.

The old woman's body fell to the ground with a thud as Akali removed the blood that stained the silver steel of her kunai.

"Hm.....I already killed in my past life. Thinking about my first ideals, I suddenly looked at myself as a hypocrite. No matter. I won't convince myself anymore. All that matters now is that we have to survive."

"Hey. You okay now Juichiro?"

There were still tears that cascaded his soft face as he looked up to Akali, the said girl looked like she was unfazed by what she just did.

"A-Akali-chan.....I'm s-sorry."

"Don't worry about it. We need to kill in order to make Suzaku and Yi survive, so we have to do our very best. I'll make sure we'll get out of here alive. Let's go?"

Juichiro nodded and wiped his tears, standing up with the help of his brother.

"I saw a door in one of the guest rooms. That might be the door for the basement."

She said and quickly ran back inside the house, the two following as they opened seemingly countless doors just so that they could reach the dark alley that lead to the lower part of the house.

"We should be able to- hmpphh!!!"

"Akali-chan!!!"

Before they even reach down, they were already ambushed by a buff man that held Akali by the mouth.

"Follow me. And don't you dare do anything suspicious or I'll crush this girl's jaw."

. . .

"Is that seriously what you came up with? I expected more of you brat."

"Shut up if you want to see Miria again."

Akali spat as they faced each other, every single one of them cuffed to a wall in a crucifix position and what's worse, the cuffs that prevented them from falling to the ground were actually chakra resistant, meaning that they would only waste their time trying to free themselves if they used chakra.

"What's the plan now Akali?"

Jhin asked, still trying to break free from his restraints. In order to break the cuffs using brute force, one's strength stat must be over 200. Suzaku can actually do it since he has 278 strength stat (pretty impressive for a lovesick boy) but that would raise hell, and he's severely outnumbered, lastly, he's tired. Every yakuza in the room was about level 40 or higher and they were 30 of them in total. They would be wiped out in no time.

"Do you have a plan Suzaku?"

"No. I seriously thought that you came with back up."

Akali rolled her eyes. She'll have to do everything this time around. So with her most innocent facade, she said:

"Ahm Yakuza-san? Can you raise my headband a little? It's getting a little itchy~"

"I'm sure that I'll have severe trauma after this."

"What are you doing Akali!!"

Suzaku whisper-shouted as the buff man from earlier approached her.

"Hm....you better not do something that you'll regret."

The man said before doing what the white haired girl asked for, slightly surprised at the lines underneath her eyes.

Akali smirked inwardly. What a fool.

She opened her eyes and smiled at the man with all of the innocence left in her, the said man gulping and suddenly breaking into cold sweat.

"Y-you know.....it'll be a shame to kill you. You're such a beautiful child."

"Thank you Yakuza-san!! I'm glad you think so!"

The rest of her team was either sweatdropping, contemplating about reality or just plain confused on what the white haired girl has in mind.

"I think I'm gonna be sick......"

"I wonder why you don't act like that everyday?"

"Shut up and whatever you do, don't look into my eyes. I'm serious."

She said and spoke quite loudly for everyone in the room to hear.

"Um....what are you gonna do to us Yakuza-san??"

"Kill you. Sell your organs and turn your head into bounty."

She faked a horrified expression, and then, that emotion faded to fake sadness.

"Then can I sing one last time? It's always been my dream to sing in front of a crowd......so can I maybe do it before I die?"

Her eyes was wide open as she looked each and every one of them in the eyes.

[Oooooh, I absolutely like where this is going.]

"Heh. Little miss singer here wants to have her last performance. Sure! But if you fail to impress us, you die along with your team."

One of the Yakuza said menacingly, but it didn't faze Akali.

"Oh I'm sure you won't even get the chance to evaluate me."

"Okay then!"

Suzaku winced and hoped for the best.

"I hope this is one of her plans because I'm going to make her starve to death if not."

"Here I go! Look into my eyes to feel my emotions okay?"

Akali gave a knowing look to the rest of her team before she started the Siren's Call.

'.......she went in the woods away, so afraid

All alone~

They warned her, don't go there. There's creatures who are hiding in the dark

Then something came creeping it told her,

"Don't you worry just follow everywhere I go

Top over the mountains or valley low

Give you everything you've been dreaming of

Just let me in, ooh oh ooooh~"

"Everything you want in gold

I'll be the magic story you've been told

Yeah you'll be safe under my control, just let me in, ooooh ooooooh~"

♫︎

She smirked as slowly, their eyes were spinning, entering a charmed state that will soon be complete, whilst her team tried their hardest not to look at her with curiosity.

♫︎

' Just let me in, oooh oh~

Ooh-oh-oh-ooooh oh-oh-oh-ooooh oooh-oh oh oh ooohuhhh ooooh ooh ooooh, ohh ooh ooh~

Everything you want in gold

I'll be the magic story you've been told~

Yeah you'll be safe under my control

Just let me in, oooh ooh.

♫︎

And she ran, faster and, start screaming

"Is there someone out there?! Please help me..."

Just let me in, oooh oh~'

Now, everyone was quiet. All of their gazes are on Akali as the Yakuzas have the word "charmed" on top of their heads.

[Charmed state will only last for 5 minutes.]

"And five minutes is all we need."

Now, her team was looking at her with their mouths wide open. Her usual smug face was back now so they guessed that it was over.

"Let us go."

She said and immediately, the Yakuzas under her control worked their thing. Letting each and everyone of them go and clearing a path for them.

"You can hypnotize them by singing?!"

"Why didn't you tell us!!"

Juichiro was shaking her and Jhin was complete speechless as he tried to remember where he heard her voice.

It was so familiar, and the answer was stuck at the tip of his tongue, he just can't put a finger on in quite yet.

"Nevermind that, I'm slowly loosing chakra. We need to get out of here before their mental fortitude gets stronger."

All of them nodded and made a run for it out of the basement.

"How long can you hold Akali?!"

"5 minutes tops! We're gonna have to fight them at this rate!!"

And because the Yakuzas were in a charmed state, they were following wherever Akali was heading to, and it wasn't good if they suddenly get to their normal minds now.

Hm?

The solution was simple. They just needed to get away before the Yakuzas regain their state of mind, and Akali can stay in once place in order for the others to loose them.

"A sacrificial plan. Ugh."

[Or overkill. You won't die if they die before they regain their minds.]

Akali slowed down. Since they were still under her trance, she could just command the Yakuzas to........

"Akali? Don't stop!! They still have back up!"

"Go on ahead! I've got a plan!! Juichiro, if the back up gets to you, you know what you have to do!"

"No wait—Akali!!"

"We have to trust her sensei! Yi-san, please help me."

The white haired girl sighed, standing between the heart eyed faces of the Yakuzas that she charmed.

"Holy hell I'm sure I'm never gonna be accepted in heaven after this."

"All of you!"

She trailed, raising her hand and doing a slitting motion on her neck.

"Kill each other in a span of thirty seconds."

.                    .                     .

Praying for his teammate's safety, Juichiro nodded at Jhin who nodded back in response. Akali's plan was simple and elaborate. The only thing that was out of place is that she wasn't in it.

~Flashback~

"So this is the plan. Juichiro, prepare as many seals as possible, exploding, trapping, whatever that can stall our enemies and scatter them all over the path that leads here. We have to make sure that we can handle at least two battalions of enemies to escape."

"Two battalions? But she's just one old lady!"

Jhin shouted, clearly confused on why do they have to go for overkill.

"That old lady isn't dumb enough to go for armed ninjas alone. So whether she has back up or not, we have to be extra careful."

"But.....my explosion seals aren't that strong yet, and all I have are trapping ones."

"That's fine. As long as they stay hidden but can be activated, we won't have a problem. You just have to make this forest a minefield."

"But....but what if they still escape?"

"Then we have no choice. We're gonna to have to kill them. Use any advantage you have to. That's it. All clear?"

~Flashback end~

"Coasts are clear."

"Any activated traps?"

"Not that I can see."

"Okay. Yi-san, sensei, please watch your steps. You might activate my bombs."

Juichiro said and nodded at Jhin whom again, scouted their surroundings.

Although he knows that this isn't the time, Suzaku's heart was swelling with pride, seeing how he brought together an almost impossible team in a couple of weeks.

If he knew teaching was like this, he could've done so earlier. Makes him wanna have a baby and take care of it.

A certain dark haired princess sneezed for someone was thinking something....sinister about her.

"Chiro! They're here!"

Jhin shouted as they were surrounded by men, obviously from that Yakuza. As to numbers, they sent quite a lot. Enough to annihilate them without a trace.

"Looks like we have to fight. Jhin Juichiro, protect Hozuki-san. It's time for your sensei to protect you."

Did that make him look cool? Absolutely. But he didn't speak just so that he would fail, he wasn't a level 100 jounin for nothing.

So with a smirk, Suzaku sunk into a battle stance and moved as swift as the wind, slipping past multiple people and taking them down with just a punch.

"Woah. Your sensei is a heavy hitter."

"Y-yeah......I never realized how strong he really is...."

"I'm offended!"

He smirked and ducked a punch and threw a man to another, and the three was sure they heard a really loud crunch.

"Sensei stop showing off and finish this! We still need to help Akali-chan! Oop—"

A scimitar flew straight at Yi's direction but it was stopped when Suzaku held it's handle before it even gazes their client in the middle of his eyes. Suzaku then threw it back to a Yakuza's stomach that instantly rendered him dead.

"Shit.....I can beat these fools but I'm not sure if I can divert their attention any longer...."

The others were starting to attack and overpower the three with numbers, even Yi was fighting now, against a sea of countless Yakuzas that poured inside the forest.

With their situation right now, all that occupied their heads is this;

Where the hell is Akali?

~Meanwhile with Akali ~

"H-heh.....you made the wrong choice....killing....us.."

A man said before a card was crudely shoved into his throat.

Before some finished her order, there were already people that broke free and tried to kill her, but it was nothing to her. There was a 20 levels in their gaps of strength, and she was no pushover when it comes to her skills, so taking them down is more that a piece of cake. But what she was worried about was the back up.

She thinks that each of them were somewhat leaders, because if the people inside that yakuza had level 40 as their footmen, then what monster will their Don be?

[A certain God is impressed by your actions. Preparing meeting.....]

"What—"

Just as the system showed that tab, she was transported into an empty space, all was nothing but black, although the floor was filled with water that reached just a little above her feet.

A deep sounding chuckle was heared behind her, so it instantly made her turn around and flick her cards.

"I must say I'm impressed. Tell me, why did you do such an outstanding deed?"

As soon as her eyes adjusted to the dark, the "God" who spoke became clear to her eyes. And just as she had a hood look at him, the first word that came to her mind was

"Shark"

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The said God's eyes shined a dangerous red as he smirked down at Akali's confused state.

"Do you know what your name means? Hebrew origin.......meaning to feed insatiably. Don't think I haven't known about you using my skill."

"Skill......? Ah foul feeder is from this guy?"

"Exactly. I was supposed to meet you after the first tournament, but I cannot wait. Now that I have this special opportunity, I won't let it go."

He said, revealing his razor sharp teeth. Just like hers.

"So he can read minds........and what? A tournament? Does he mean the chunin exam? And by Hebrew........"

"Heh, correct. Before I became a god, I was from the earth of your past."

He said that made Akali open her eyes in shock. A God from her time.......

Meh.

"I have a feud with the Gods. Shouldn't be you on their side?"

"Hmm.....I could, but I didn't want to. Besides, that makeshift Deus ex Machina is nothing compared to me. With my help, I could make you stronger, I'll make you survive!! But in return, I want you to feed me."

"Feed........are you the sin of gluttony? And why would I do that? Seems to much work."

A sharp toothed smile slowly crept onto the Shark God's face as he approached Akali and slung his arm on her shoulders.

"Oh but you won't have a choice~ see your team over there?"

He asked and made a tab of some sort appear before them, just like how Deus showed her her memories.

"Oh poor Suzaku, pushing himself so hard to protect the others. You can feel it too, can't you? His chakra is depleting rapidly."

"And if this keeps up, he might as well be dead!"

What he said was true. Her purple haired sensei has cuts and bruises all over his body, clothes torn to pieces, his breathing uneven and he was showing signs of fatigue. Jhin and Juichiro's level isn't even half of one Yakuza and Yi isn't the type to actually fight. He only knew self defense.

"This is why you need me dear Akali~ you need to eliminate those who pose a threat to your friend's safety and I am here to feed on their remains. It is only fair, isn't it?"

"No. I don't need your help. I can aid them by my own."

She said and kept her mind blank. She had a plan, and she definitely needs this scumbag for it. But she doesn't want any side effects and catches.

She wants him complete at her favor.

Suzaku only needs to hold on, only until she has finished manipulating this God.

"Oh ho? I sense your malicious intent~ what is it that you have in store for me?"

"Heh. Sure, I'm going to accept your offer. But I don't want any setbacks coming from you. I want you completely under my command."

"What insolence. Know your place human."

"So you are planning on tricking me. Heh. The deal is off then. You can starve however you like."

She said with a smirk, not a splash of hesitation on her face as she walked away from the enraged God.

"Do you think I accept no for an answer? I said I want you. And if I can't make you agree, I'll stay on your mind until you do."

Akali's eyes opened in surprise.

"Pft. AHAHAHHAHAHHAHH!!!!! You think you can torture me? In my own mind?! GYAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAGSH"

She said before suddenly looking dead serious.

"Hm......you said you're a God hm? And we're in my mind? So let me take you to a tour."

She said with a sly smirk, skipping happily over the line that the god was currently in.

"How are you sure that I'm not yet broken? That I haven't lost my sanity yet? What, don't tell me you believe in that system's numbers?"

She tauntingly said as she slowly crossed the line, the only illuminated part of the dark place she calls her mind. The shadows beyond that line slowly encased her being, and she let them drag her, down to the deepest, darkest pits of her brain.

"On how many lives I taken, and how many people I've decieved and killed, why do you still think that my mind is a safe place to be?"

Her blue eyes are glowing a baby blue neon, and her mouth was shaped into a Cheshire cat's grin, she offered her hand to the God who was sweating bullets.

"Come. Why don't we have a tour inside the mind that you'll supposedly break?"

"Now now.....don't tell me you're scared?"

How the hell did we switch places?! Is what the God's mind occupied. He can't go there, he can't venture in her mind too deep because the shadows of her past will eat his soul alive.

"I only offer you a simple deal. I'm not a psychopath, and I don't intend to waste my time on hurting you. All I ask is that you don't give me your bullsh*t and give your full loyalty to me."

She said, finally emerging from the shadows with a smirk.

"I can feed you whatever you want. You can run free, but I ask for you to follow what I say. Can't you make this a lot more easier for the two of us?"

The shark God's pride was hurt, and he won't lie that she's a manipulative son of a b*tch. But that's exactly what he wanted her for. She wasn't like those goody two shoes that followed the rules and stood their moral high ground. She was willing to play dirty to get what she wants and he was all for it.

"You got me human. I didn't expect you to be this good."

"I'll take that as a compliment, but now we have to go help them."

"Not just yet. You have to name me first, in order for me to be summoned in battle."

"Sure. Let's get this over with. What do I have to do?"

The shark god growled and transformed into his original form, a gigantic megalodon shark with seemingly millions of teeth. It has multiple scars on it's body as if it has been on great battles, but it floated in the air as if it was a spirit.

"Put your hand on my head and say something that'll make our soul bond stronger. Just say whatever the hell you want, make yourself bleed and write my name on that scroll that's floating above my head."

He said that made Akali nod. She wasted no time and put her hand above his head.

"With the promise of following me to the ends of the earth,"

She trailed and bit her thumb, writing sloppily on the scroll above his head.

"I name you, Pollux, the god of sharks."

"Pollux huh.....a crown. And you are the queen? How thoughtful."

"You bet."

Just as she finished a blinding light suddenly engulfed the two, teleporting her back to the real world.

"You've succeeded human. Now all you have to do is call my name and I'll appear."

[Just call my naaaaaaammmee~ an I'll be there~]

"Shut up you mindless AI."

[Ah, my sincere apologies sir Pollux]

"Not sincerest? Are you mocking me?"

"Can you two shut the f*ck up? You're giving me head aches. I still have fever you know?!"

"And how is that my problem?"

"Ugh. Great. Just great. Now I have two voices in my head annoying me. I seriously wanna sleep."

Akali yawned, remembering that she still has stuff to do. So with a boost of adrenaline, she rushed over to where Suzaku and the rest were.

They are being surrounded by a hundred Yakuzas that's level 40 and up, and Suzaku was passed out on the floor. Thankfully? Not dead.

"How lucky. I'm going to feed on pure protein today."

Pollux said and smirked, sitting and waiting for Akali to summon him.

Akali ran past the Yakuzas as fast as she can, and pushed her team and Yi out of the Yakuza's sight.

"Oh look it's a wittle girl! Want to play with—"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP SEXIST!! POLLUX, FEEDING TIME!"

What can we say, she already saw such bullshit in a day.

"Itadakimasu."

Akali jumped upward as the rest of the ground that the Yakuza were standing on became pitch black, and soon, Pollux came in his megalodon form and as if he was swimming on land he ate the bastards in one fell swoop and grind their bones until their blood soaked his teeth red.

[Skill Evolved!

Foul Eater —> Voracious Eaterlvl 1 (10%)

As a way to quench your insatiable hunger, you devour your enemies and adapt to their synergies as a way to get stronger.]

He was only in the surface for about 10 seconds because soon, he jumped back inside the seemingly portal and came back on his human form, floating around the white haired girl effortlessly.

"Can't they see you?"

She whispered.

"If I don't want to be seen then I will never be seen."

It was all the confirmation she needed before approaching the three who were watching out for Suzaku.

"Akali-chan you're alright!"

Juichiro was the first one to greet her, jumping at her with a big bear hug before breaking into sobs.

"A-Akali-chan!!!! I-I thought w-w-we were gonna......"

Akali being Akali, she didn't know what to do. So she patted his back awkwardly to try.

"Hmph. Even you are worse than me in hugging. And I'm a shark."

[Sad to say she's not the emotional type.]

"Ugh. I need a nap."

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Character Info

Name: Akali (Hoshigaki?)

Title: Miss Detective

Age: 11

Gender: Female

Level: 60 (100 000 /1 001 000)

HP: 235/100 000 tired-irritated (regen 10.00 per sec)

CP: 10/100 000 (regen 11 per sec)

STR: 80

VIT: 90

DEX: 304

INT: 300

LUC: 16

STY: 30% (Warning!)

Team Daya admires you!

Udon no Kuni (Land of Noodles) is proud of you!

Yugakure no Sato acknowledges you!

Affiliation: Konohagakure no Sato

Money:11 000 000 RYO

Unspent points: 101

Runes: 100 000

Once was a ruthless detective, she was cold hearted towards the ones she brought to justice even if each of them had a reason why they did each crime. She was challenged by Deus ex Machina to change her ways, to be in the shoes of those she turned a cold shoulder, to kill in order to survive.