Chapter 7

The Akatsuki trio were in a ship, going down the reverse mountain. Lucky for them weather was in their favor. 

The slaves collars were removed (by a key) and now everyone was his own man, although they were still together.

"Say Itachi, what are you going to do now? There is no hidden konoha village for you to protect, is it?"

Kisame asked with a grin on his face. 

He might have asked that, but he doesn't have a plan in motion. The perfect world Tobi dreamed of was no more, and he will never get his hands on Samehada.

Itachi had his hand tacked inside his coat, as he walked over to the deck. 

"... I am going to be an Emperor."

"!"

"!"

Even Deidara who had been doing nothing but send glares at Itachi was shocked. Kisame just increased the grin on his face, he knew his friend wouldn't make such a clam without something in mind.

"Shouldn't you have a crew if you want to be an Emperor. From what I heard, there a people close to be this king of the pirates' thing." 

"Yes, that's true... and for my first crew members, I select you too." 

"What the hell?!" Deidara roared, as he stood up from where he was sited, "I would rather be a Marin than team up with you?!"

The Uchiha looked back at the angry brat, "Can you do it? With your temperament, I am positive you do better as a pirate more than anything. No one can stand you beside Sasori."

'I need to keep an eye on this two. And possibly try to look for other Akatsuki members if they were reborn, too. It would be a hard to deal with someone like Madara.'

Deidara just glare at Itachi, who doesn't understand his art. True Art shines when you are alone, and that is when it creates the ultimate explosion.

'Tsk, who does he think he is? Now is the perfect chance to talk care of him. I live however I want.'

Although he was only left with one percent of his chakra, Deidera could still use his justu. He was about to take out his C2 spider, when an unexpected sound came.

Bwaah–!!

"!"

Just a few meters from their ship stood a giant black wall. No, a black whale. No one was at their full strength, and fighting it would be crazy.

Itachi and Kisame jumped out of the ship, as they exchanged eye contact. The man from the Mist smirked.

'Let's see where this life leads.'

Water Style: Shark Bomb Jutsu.

Seeing the incoming shark Itachi didn't seem startled at all, Kisame was like this. You need to earn his recognition first.

Fire Style: fireball Justu.

The attack clashed, but since Kisame didn't have much chakra, his attack was overpowered. He landed over on top of Laboon and he kept his grin.

Itachi threw few kunais at him, and the ninja from the mist was slightly startled. Kunais weren't something common in this world according to the memory.

The attack was dodged, and in a normal situation the half fishman, would have used a jutsu, but he had already run out of chakra. 

He was able to calculate where the young Uchiha would land, and ran towards that direction, before throwing a kick towards the landing Itachi.

"Agh!"

Itachi groaned as he stepped a few feet back. Kisame was still monstrous as ever, but in terms of chakra he had the upper hand, even so his physical body was already at its limits, from just only a few movements.

'I guess I will have to use that.'

"What are you thinking about, Itachi? Don't you know it is rude to think in a fight."

Kisame smirked and threw a punch at the man a few inches from him, but he suddenly found himself in a place he was quite familiar with.

He was tied down on a cross, and his surroundings were blood-red. A group of Itachis were standing in front of him with katanas in their hands.

'He had enough chakra to activate the Tsukuyomi... It seems I underestimated the Uchiha.'

But instead of feeling despair Kisame looked overjoyed. If Itachi could still use that, then being an Emperor won't be just a dream.

On the outside world, Itachi coughed up a mouthful of blood, as he looked at the panel in front of him.

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Tsukuyomi card has been used. [Uses left 0, buy more in the shop or play the lottery.]

You have strained your body, life span has been decreased by 10 days.

Kisame has joined your crew 10, 000 MP

Deidara has left.

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Itachi had won the Tsukuyomi card in the lottery, together with some other interesting things.

Reading the last part he wasn't surprised. Deep down he knew that Deidara's arrogance would never let him work under someone with a sharingan, but at least he gave him a goal.

'He won't cause trouble, unless it is to kill me.'

Itachi coughed up blood again. Dueling with Kisame had really taken a lot out of him, and it didn't help that his life was reduced.

"I hope the ship didn't take too much damage."

The Uchiha picked up the shark dude on the ground, but before he could walk, an old man's voice called out to him.

"Don't step there!!"

Itachi immediately halts his steps, and looked at where he was about to step on. There were countless scars, that would take a lifetime to acquire on the whales face, but that wasn't what caught his eye...

'What is this? A pirate flag? Even Sasuke at the age of five could draw better than this...'

"If you had stepped on that your life would have been over."

With Kisame on his shoulder, he stepped back and looked at the source of the voice. It was an old man who looked more like a sunflower in Hawaiian clothes.

Itachi didn't sense the presence of the old man before, and he wasn't looking for another fight.

"Who might you be?"