Chapter 42

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A new chapter for those horny bitches who are silently begging me for an update.

Anyway, thank you so much fellow bitches for the votes and comments.

I worked hard for this chapter, my fingers are now cramping😭😭😭

Alexa's POV  We were eating together on a bench near the river bank, silently enjoying the peaceful wind. It was quiet however I was nervous of what was to come. If Sasuke goes after Itachi, he’ll lost all his sense trying to kill his brother then after that he will leave the Leaf to get stronger.

His decision is none of my concern but, he will suffer tremendously in the future if the plotline continues.

“You’re out of it again.”, Sasuke said out of the blue causing me to look at him.

“Huh? A-gomen…”

I suddenly felt a warm sensation on my forehead then realized he was looking at me, with the back of his palm checking me if I have a fever, probably.

“You’re freezing cold.”, he placed the takoyaki box on his side and suddenly held my hands in between his palms.

It was warm just like the summer, its been so long since I felt this kind of warmth.

“This is my normal temperature though.”

“This is not normal.”

He gently pressed my hands together before puffing his cheeks then blew an air on my skin to keep me warm.

I stifled a giggled but, he doesn’t seem to mind it.

“Come to think of it. Winter’s coming in less than two months. It’s gonna get cold soon.”

I looked up at the sky and laughed heartedly. “There’s still a long time before that. You’re thinking too much when Autumn just started.”

I felt a wave of euphoria rushing to my rapidly beating heart as he continues to whistle air.

“Ne-, Sasuke.”

“Hm?”

His charcoal eyes never cease to amaze me, getting me lost into those orbs.

“If you ever get lost in the path of life, just remember I’ll always be watching over you.”

He blinked his eyes unamused. “I’m not like Kakashi.”

“I know, just telling you.”

“Hn.”

Our little chit chat got cut off by a random chunin who popped out of nowhere. Who’s these guys again?

“Lhexi-chan! Sasuke! Kakashi-san collapsed!”

Already?

We both immediately stood up and ran forward towards sensei’s house. Sasuke hated sensei’s guts but, he was still worried. I don’t know in my case, maybe I’m just a little concerned.

We sprung up into the air landing on top of the building as our arms flung to our back considering our speed. Something glinted on the corner of my eyes.

Looking to the side, my eyes widened at the lone man standing on top of the frozen river. Basing from the ice spikes all around the forest, maybe Kyuuji fought with Itachi or Kisame or both. He gripped his sword tighter before placing it back on its sheate.

I turned back my attention to the back of Sasuke until we arrived running in his halls.

“We heard Kakashi collapsed? What happened?”, that was what he asked as we pause in his door leading to his room.

They were all silent, the atmosphere turning thicker now that one wrong word is lethal considering Sasuke’s presence.

Several jonins were present, as Kurenai wave her hand at me. I bowed a little as we enter unannounced.

I swear Kakashi-sensei made a peace sign when he saw the two of us. He didn’t passed out?

“Two rogue nins infiltrated the village. We clashed but, they got away that’s why Kakashi needs some rest right now.”, Asuma explained, a bid of sweat rolling down his chin.

“They must be strong to immobilize Kakashi in that state.”, Sasuke commented.

Just then someone fucking Chunin or jounin had to ruin everything by simply appearing. Everyone panicked except for the oblivious kid.

“I heard I--!”

Before he could even utter the next letter, he was down on the ground. My hand hanging on air after I hand chopped the back of his neck.

“Whew…”, I heaved a breath before noticing everyone on the room looking at me in surprise and relief. I just gave an eye smile before lying. “Gomen, my hand slipped.”

Guy-sensei gave me a big thumbs up to which I returned. Kakashi-sensei nodded in return as a sign of thanks.

“What are you hiding?”

Oops.

I turned to Sasuke, who was eyeing at me in suspicion.

“Sasuke that’s---”, Kurenai started as she stood up from her seat, worry plastered on her face.

Maam, that’s the worst thing you can do at the moment.

“It’s a classified information.”, I gave a fake smile, one that is bound for him to see through.

He continued looking at me with an intense stare before I shrugged my shoulders as I close my eyes.

“Alright, I give up.”, I reverted my gaze at him after sighing. “Two S-rank criminals are after Naruto.”

His eyes widened at the information, his pupils dilating in shock.

“I didn’t want to tell you because you might get worried since he’s your teammate.”

He crossed his arms immediately after regaining his composure, turning his head away. “W-who’s worried about that dobe?”

I looked at Kakashi-sensei who was still lying on his bed, resting himself.

“Ne, sensei, may I?”

He raised his eyebrows in confusion before nodding his head.

“What are you gonna do, Lhexi?”, Guy-sensei questioned.

“I’ll try to help him recover faster.”

“Then feel free to do so…”, no one seems to have a trust on me after all we are talking about a person affected by Itachi’s Tsukuyomi.

I gently placed my right hand on top of his forehead, my hand glowing green in the process. Assessing his condition was quick but, it was tough. It was really impossible for me to cure him entirely but, I can make him feel better.

I concentrated to send chakra in his nervous system, careful not to disrupt his chakra system or else he might feel worse. My purpose was to calm down the erratic disruptions in his brain.

Exhaling, I pulled back my hand.

“You can rest if you need to, Lhexi-chan.”, Kurenai-sensei inquired. “How do you feel Kakashi?”, she added.

“It feels like…how do I explain this…”, he paused as he blinks his eye. “My mind feels lighter, and well-conditioned than before. Probably even better than I usually am.”

Guy-sensei, being the eccentric person, he is, cried buckets of tears of joy, “AS EXPECTED OF MY FORMER STUDENT!”

I immediately ignored him, not giving him a single look. “But, your body would still feel the aftereffects so, rest well, sensei.”

“Yeah…I guess so…”

Sasuke had his body resting against the doorway, ignoring the man lying on the ground. The smile on my face washed away when someone else barged through the door, yelling the bomb word.

“Did Itachi really came to Konoha looking for Naruto?!"

Sasuke was gone the next moment and I glared at the random jounin, oh it’s Ebisu-sensei.

Asuma-sensei facepalmed. “Ah- you really did it wasting Lhexi’s efforts.”

I just placed my hand on my hips sitting on the empty stool.

“Guy, will you?”, the copy cat ninja requested to his friend.

“I got it, leave him to me.”, he stood up before dashing away.

“You’re not gonna go after him?”, the silver haired asked me, a little surprised.

 “I don’t feel the need to. Since he is in that panicked state, he wouldn’t even give me a chance to reason with him.”, I looked at the picture frame lying on his desk on the corner of the room.

I eyed the blonde man, his face carved on the monument. His yellow hair, blue eyes and tanned skin completely similar to Naruto. The kids on his care, an original copy of team 7.

“If he ends up getting beaten, it wouldn’t be my fault. But, if he ends up getting killed, I might blame myself.”, I left without hearing for their reply.

I formed hand signs, bit my thumb before slamming it on the ground as I stood on the outskirts of Konoha. A puff of smoke erupted and out he came in. My strongest summon.

“Ryuujin.”, I called as he approaches me slowly.

I crouched down at his level because he was in his baby form. Extending my hands, he jumped on my palms immediately and I brought him near my face. He was cute and so squishy, his scales felt like feathers instead. He quickly recognized my scent as he nuzzled me on my cheek.

I laughed as he tickles me with his chin. Smiling bitterly, I raised him up seeing the healing scars on his wings. I shouldn’t have summoned him that recklessly. Using him when he just hatched out from his egg.

“Ne, Ryuujin, will you take me somewhere?”

He enthusiastically flapped his wings cheerfully flying lowly in air. Black smoke enveloped his whole body, the nearby forest getting covered in nothing but dust. His deep growl spooked me slightly before I looked up at his huge black form. He was smaller compared to his stature a few weeks ago but, enough to carry ten people.

His scales glinted as he wiggles his tail around before motioning me to climb on top of him. I did so, my hands getting scratched by his sharp scales. I didn’t mind it and sat on his back, grabbing a hold of a thick portion of his spinal spikes.

We rose up to the air quicker than I thought, I held on to him tightly as the wind brush against my skin, flinging my tied hair behind my ears. Him and I are connected by telepathy. Using my sensory abilities, I tracked Sasuke’s chakra signature. He was out of my range however, Guy-sensei appeared on my router.

He was fast, faster than I imagined. That’s what you expect from a taijutsu expert. I sent a message to Ryuujin to avoid Guy-sensei’s field of view. He might not look like what he did during the Konoha Crush but, better be safe than sorry.

“Ryuujin! We need to hurry!”

He flapped his wings harder and I let out a shriek as he flew really fast that made my soul flew out of my body.

I held back from puking as I cover my mouth with my hand. After only a few minutes, I finally felt Sasuke’s chakra signature and ordered Ryuujin to slow down.

Come to think of it, I might as well make good use of these eyes. Closing my vision, I sent chakra to my optic nerves and felt a small stinging and burning sensation in my eyes.

It hurts a little but, I was afraid it might grow worse if I use it too much. Is this the backlash of using Seiryuugan?

The moment I opened my eyes, I was mesmerized by the amount of life I could see just by staring below. I stopped the distractions clouding my head and focused on finding a moving ball of chakra which was far too easy.

The moment Ryuujin was hundred meters atop of him, I let my body free fall from the sky and channeled chakra to the soles of my feet. My arms wavered in the air and the ground came closing in. I deactivated Seiryuugan before I felt my legs standing on top of a sturdy branch while seeing Sasuke agaped abruptly stopping on a tree.

“Where the hell did you came from?”

I pointed the sky and he had this face filled with disbelief. But before I could even speak, he jumped past me.

“Sasuke!”

“Don’t stop me!”

My body moved to my accord, catching up with Sasuke’s speed.

“I won’t stop you!”

“Then what are you doing here?”

“To help you, what else?”

His black eyes glinted with nothing but distrust.

“You were keeping it as a secret. If I never knew, I would have never got this chance again.”, we jumped to another sturdy wood.

“Do you really think you can defeat him?”, I asked sarcastically.

“If I don’t defeat him, no one will!”

Another sigh escaped from my breath. “Then let me back you up!”

Am I really getting myself killed?

Stupid me.

He looked back for a split second before staring ahead quietly, not giving a response although I saw his hands curl up into fists. He must be frustrated, more than ever.

It went the same as what happened in the anime, Sasuke searched rooms to rooms, trying to find Naruto while I asked around. I don’t really know where he was exactly located, all I know is that he’s in an inn.

“He’s not here either…”, I quietly whispered before closing the door to a father and son duo.

I heard him slam his fist into the wall, a crack appearing.

“I have to kill him…! Kill him at all costs…!”

Alright, this was enough for me. Who knows he might become a bloody murderer earlier.

I walked up to him and smacked his face in between my palms.

“Breathe Sasuke…breathe…”

His ragged breathing seems to calm down as he still looks at me in a little surprise. He did what I instructed and inhaled deeply as he closes his eyes.

“That’s it, you’re doing great...”

He held my hands away from his face before resting his forehead on my shoulder. I heard him grumble something but, it was too low I could not understand it.

He walked away from me my worry died down a little after noticing the subtle change with his chakra.

The moment he turned around to the corner, the expression on his face made me quickly realized Itachi was there. I ran towards the raven haired as he began forming the chidori.

As quickly as I turned to face them, I locked eyes with Naruto’s cerulean ones. It felt like I haven’t seen him for a long time. Sasuke’s footsteps dragged themselves across the floor and I silently watched in horror when Itachi didn’t even flinched.

He grabbed ahold of Sasuke’s wrist, the latter shocked in return before he directed his attack on the wall, destroying a portion of it. Surprisingly, he didn’t break his wrist.

I took a giant leap, finding myself afloat in air. I unsheathed my sword as I place my hand atop Sasuke’s shoulder before flinging it down towards Itachi.

Of course, being the badass bitch, he is, he easily blocked my attack with his kunai. I pulled a knife out of my pouch in that same moment while being careful not to look at his eyes which is too unfair before I slashed his arm away to which he dodged. I might not have hit him however, he had to let go of Sasuke.

It was race against time and I couldn’t waste even half of a second. I’m not freaking Naruto so I won’t introduce myself like he always did. Wait a minute, why the hell would I even think about doing that?

I flipped out a scroll, releasing a number of shuriken the second I opened it. Forming hand signs, I stared straight ahead focusing on his body.

 “Ninja Art: Shadow Shuriken no jutsu!”

Just like I wanted, the number of shuriken tripled in size.

I just blinked my eyes when several smaller versions of fireballs melted the metal stars right away. Itachi was fast, his hands shaping up signs at lightning speed, that I couldn’t recognize it. My ears twitched at the sound of Sasuke’s voice as he just finished the last sign.

“Katon! Goukakyuu no Jutsu!”

We were fighting in a narrow hallway and those two great fireballs clashing against each other would result to an explosion.

Heh! Who cares!

Tiger – Ox – Dog – Rabbit - Snake

My hands moved in response before I placed my fist on my mouth, expelling a gust of wind.

“Wind Style: Immense Breakthrough!”

It collided with Sasuke’s attack and his eyes widened as they combined, destroying the hallway before it even reached Itachi. I funneled Chakra on my right foot as I stomp the floor kicking the middle corner of giant tile so it rises up before I pulled it with my hands so we could protect ourselves from the blast.

I didn’t have enough time to rest when Kisame swung his Samehada on my arm, aimed to shave it instead of cutting it off. The bright light didn’t help either as they blinded the whole room. I just pushed my sword to protect myself.

The moment the light died down, I struggled to open my eyes however when I did, blood dripped on my cheek. He grinned, his eyes soft yet sharp.

“You okay, Lhexi-chan?”

“N-naruto..”

He had his back impaled and he was bleeding heavily.

"I-I'm glad you're f-fine..."

My heart raced in anxiety. "You idiot! Why did you protected me?!", I hissed.

He just smiled before his eyes went white, falling unconscious. Sasuke quickly caught his falling form and I was frozen on spot.

“That was surprising…I didn’t see him move to protect you…heh.”, he placed the giant sword on his shoulder as he smirk.

“You’re quite annoying kid. It would be for the best if you die right now before you become a threat.”

He swung his sword before my eyes, instead of using my katana to protect myself, my hands felt freezing cold and I freely let out Asuna’s chakra. His hands were trapped together with his sword, his whole body covered in ice.

“Ice release…?”, it was Sasuke’s voice and I turned my head at him.

The tile fell down immediately after. I wanted to underestimate Itachi but, when I already know the limit of his abilities I can’t find myself to do it.

His body was on the ground, all burned and tattered. But, I was not someone who could easily fooled by a shadow clone. It’s actually a hassle when you know the limitations of your enemy, you can’t even breathe from the pressure of getting killed.

“Lhexi, behind you!”

Itachi’s body shredded to crows and I quickly turned around upon hearing something crack. Kisame already got out and he kicked me in the stomach, my body getting pushed back as my feet continue to be engraved on the ground. I managed to stopped whilst still standing on my feet.

“That was close!”, I spit out the blood from my mouth as I listen to him. “Your ice crystals are purely made of chakra. It’s a shame for you Samehada can absorb chakra.”

I know that I won’t win a fight against an S-rank criminal. But, I can atleast weaken him until Jiraiya arrives. Just when is that old pervert gonna arrive?!

I concentrated chakra on my fist and took my time advancing towards Kisame with one goal in mind. I don’t have to hit him solid hard, hitting him from a small distance is enough.

“Purple Blossom Impact”, is what I call this technique.

He pulled his weapon down to block my fist. Purple Blossom Impact is just a move I copied from the series, it’s a technique that can’t be blocked.

A strong gust of wind pushed me back as the floor cracked in the center. A part of the building got wrecked away including Kisame who was now out of sight. He’s surely alive somewhere.

“You haven’t grown one bit, Sasuke.”

My attention drifted towards Itachi who had Sasuke by his neck and my eyes widened when he kneed him in the stomach, blood spilling out of his mouth.

“Sasuke!”

His body dropped on the ground and I winced when he suddenly kicked him by his leg, I definitely heard something crack. He moved his three tomoe sharingan at me and I locked eyes with him, which was a fatal mistake.

I noticed the slightest dilation of his eyes when he met mine.

“Lightning Style! Lightning Thunder Running Beast!”

He effortlessly managed to escape it, with only a graze on his cloak. I threw a kunai attached with paper bomb at him to which he reflected back just like what I anticipated. He caught my ankle when I tried to hit him with my foot.

I responded back by twisting my body in air before kicking him with the other. He painlessly caught it with ease as I support my weight with my hands. The fact that he was holding back was just right to my advantage.

Blood trickled on his right cheek caused by the blade I pushed out from my shinobi boots. I flipped back landing gracefully on my feet.

I managed to cut him the slightest, I actually got him even if its just a graze. This is unbelievable.

Argh, I shouldn't have celebrated too early for a small graze. The next thing I knew, I was coughing blood, his kunai embedded on my stomach.

I swear that spot is my enemies favorite place to hit.

My trembling fingers grabbed ahold of his black cloak adorned with red clouds when he twisted and turned his knife.

"My brother seem to have taken quite a liking on you.", I heard him whisper. "You would make a good sacrifice."

Deep down, it kinda felt like I know what he was talking about.

I let out a small whimper when my body dropped to the ground, blood staining my clothes. For some reason, my body wouldn't react and a buzzing sound kept on ringing in my ears.

Large calloused hand gripped me by my neck, rising me off the ground afflictingly slow. I couldn't breathe, my airway trapped. I dug my nails against his arm because that was the only thing I could do at the moment.

"Sasuke.", I heard him call his younger brother with his cold and deep voice. 

"You're weak. That's why you will lose everything precious to you. You are destined to be alone from the start."

I was his eye level, when I was mesmerized by his scarlet eyes. The three commas in his red eye morphing to a beautiful pattern. They were lovely yet deadly.

"Stop...Lhexi...", it was barely a whisper yet I heard Sasuke's plea.

Eventually, breathing was extremely harder than before until I couldn't feel any oxygen running through my lungs anymore.

"You lack enough hatred to kill me. I'll give you a little reminder, my dear little brother."

I heard Sasuke's panicked scream that stabbed my heart before I was engulfed in an unknown place with a vast red sky that stretched endless. This was a genjutsu.

"Release!", I formed the ram sign but, nothing happened.

Itachi finally appeared, his loosely tied hair over his shoulder, his crimson eyes boring through my soul.

I closed my eyes but, even when I did so, I could still see and feel what was happening. 

A sudden painful sensation throbbed in my right thigh that brought me down to my knees. I looked down to see a nail embedded on my flesh.

"In the world of Tsukuyomi, both space and time...and mass...", Another nail struck my body, this time in my shoulder. I let out a cry as tears almost fell down from my eyes. "I control them all."

Calm down...this isn't real. Everything is just an illusion. Moreover, this pain is nothing compared to what I've experienced.

Once again, my body felt another sharp metal entrenched on my palm. I couldn't move nor could I remove this little pieces. I looked up, noticing a nail in between his fingers.

I clenched my teeth and let out an anguished scream everytime I get strucked with a small metal that went through my bones.

"Seventy-one hours, fifty-nine minutes and fifty-nine seconds left."

It's only been a second?

"AAHHH!"

Three metal nails simultaneously struck me and another trio before he spoke once again.

"Seventy-one hours, fifty-nine minutes and fifty-eight seconds."

   

I feel like going crazy. I counted several minutes in mind only to realize only a couple seconds have passed. Even in my battered form I was amazed at myself that I could still manage to talk.

"W-why do you forsake Sasuke...?"

His eyes never wavered as seven metals cut through me.

"Do you have to hurt him that much...?"

I bit my lower lip, remembering the same event happening to me. It’s not even tragic that we both lost our family because they had this excuse.

"There was no other way."

It’s funny almost laughable. I won’t even get mad anymore, I would just laugh even with the hundreds of nails prickling my whole body.

Even if this was a mental torture, it’s quite a nightmare that I could feel the physical pain. If lashing out against him was possible I would have done it. But, despite him being a kind-hearted person, it doesn’t change the fact that he would execute me if he learns that I am aware of his real mission.

Ofcourse being the best brother he is, he won’t let Sasuke learn the truth.

The excruciating pain I felt for three whole days while being trapped in the world of Tsukuyomi, only lasted several seconds in the real world.

I instantly blacked out the moment my body dropped to the floor.

Third Person’s POV

Itachi has no intention of killing anyone in the room. He just wanted the best for his brother so he tried to get him obsessed with revenge in hoped of Sasuke delivering justice one day.

His heart throbbed upon seeing him once again, instead of the joyful warmth in his eyes, he saw nothing but, anger and hatred. It was just like he wanted and yet at the same time, he didn’t want it. Because he was messing up his brother’s life.

He grabbed ahold of Sasuke’s wrist directing his attack against the wall thinking of knocking him out immediately after. But, it didn’t go smooth as planned. Someone else was above Sasuke, the girl’s katana aimed right towards his neck.

She was fast, but she wasn’t capable of injuring him the slightest. Base from his observations throughout their fight, she had huge number of ninjutsu in her arsenal partnered with her immense strength. And most of all, he noticed the deep bond between his beloved brother and this girl he calls by the name ‘Lhexi’.

He realized Sasuke still learned to love despite what he had gone through.

And that just what makes it perfect.

If this girl suffers right in front of him because of what Itachi had done, maybe his hatred will know no bounds. And he would seek to kill him more than ever.

He activated his mangekyo Sharingan, planning to place the girl in a mentally draining, traumatizing and exhausting genjutsu.  He was about to place it upon her, when he thought the girl had him first.

Because the moment he bore his eyes through her, he witnessed the endless vast ocean and blue skies stretching above him. Although it only lasted for a couple of seconds.

The next thing, he finally placed her in the world of Tsukuyomi. Her words rang in his ears despite the fact that she was hurting.

"W-why do you forsake Sasuke...?"

"Do you have to hurt him that much...?"

He could see the tears brimming on the corner of her eyes, like she empathized with Sasuke, as if she understands him more than anyone, even more than Itachi himself.

Her body dropped to the floor, a silent breath coming out of his lips as he watches the girl fall unconscious.

He looked to the side, expecting to see his brother angered. However, he wasn’t expecting, the sight of before him.

Sasuke’s right body stretched with black marks, the cursed seal activating. He narrowed his eyes at the almost slitted right eye he has. It was yellow in color, with his sclera deep black. A huge amount of purple charkra surrounding him.

More than that, what shocked him the most was the changing form of his sharingan that was beginning to spin around, a new comma being added.

There were now exactly three tomoe in his sharingan. He didn’t realize he would be this outraged.

“UCHIHA ITACHI!”

In a couple of seconds, on his right hand was a different form of chidori, it was dark. Ligthtning sparked as he avoided Sasuke’s attacks. Itachi knew that the more Sasuke uses the power of the curse seal, it would only lash out against his body.

The moment Sasuke bore his eyes right at Itachi’s, the latter took this chance to place him in a genjutsu to quickly make him pass out.

This time he felt something ominous and darker than what he ever felt behind him. He quickly raised his guard against the jinchuuriki who have now took the form of a 3 tailed beast.

 A/N

This book is now titled Silent Madness. This was also my top option but, I wasn't sure. Hehe so thank you guys for your help.

Why is Itachi so fucking mysterious, like come on! I watched his entire life and I still can't properly nail(speaking of) his character.

It's gonna take a while before this story ends, sigh...Rip my poor fingers...

12 year old me looking for a unique naruto fanfiction in wattpad....

Searches for days...

Finds nothing...  Fine, I'll do it myself.

Regrets...

There's too many ideas in my head!