Interlude-Art and reunions

!!!WARNING!!!

-longer chapter

-cursing

REIKA POV

I was walking when I walked in someone I looked up and saw a boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. 'He has Blue eyes maybe bluer than that knuckleheads.' I ponder

"...hey are you even listening!" a voice shouted breaking me from my thoughts

"oh! Gomen. I was lost in my thoughts I guess." I apologized with a light chuckle lightly rubbing my neck.

"Aren't you bit young to travel alone by yourself? un." he pointed out

"I guess. But I'm stronger than I look." I state

"Is that so?"

"yeah. can I ask "why you are out here?" I asked

"Just perfecting my art" he replied

"perfecting your art" I repeated

"yeah, do you know what art is, un?"

"well I guess its different in everyone eye, like they say the eye of the beholder, right. So whatever you think, I'll like it regardless but if you like it then that's all that matters, right." I state

"no one never complimented my art like that un." he muttered with a slight embarrassed blush

"Well I'm not like those others, am I." I simply said with a shrug, smiling happily

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"so your from Iwa, I can tell by your headband"

"yeah. where might you be from, un. You don't have a headband so my guess is that your just an ordinary civilian, right un."

"well that doesn't mean I have no way to defend myself" I half lied swiftly in a 'matter o fact' tone

He clicked his tongue in acknowledgement. "Hey anyways watch this" he said as he dug his hand mouths(?) into his pouches and pulled out some clay then formed it into a small bird

"awe that's so adorable I commented. Then suddenly he threw it up in the air and made some hand signs and it exploded. "Aw, shame, it was pretty cool" I half frowned tilting my head fake pouting

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"Deidra there you are you know I hate to be kept waiting" a gruff voice complained

"what is that" I exclaimed pointing at the man scorpion thing

"'That' is a kid" the blonde now known as Deidra condescendingly retorts

'What the heck is that its bit intimidating' I hide behind the blonds leg 'Why am I this scared? They must think I'm weak'

"danna your scaring the kid"

"I don't care" he simply said "We spent enough time here, lets go" he order

the blonde, Deidra sighed "sorry kid it seems like dana is getting bit impatient, bye. Its nice to meet someone who appreciates my art un" he said

"that shouldn't even be called art"

'that's bit harsh isn't it' I thought to myself with a tilt of my head

"What did you say" Deidrea exclaimed

"yeah, stop brainwashing the kid. you don't know true art if it hit you" he retorted back

They started to argue about what kind of art is better as I got a bag of popcorn and started to eat it while they were going at each other.

"...What do you think brat (kid)" they asked at the same time

"the names Rei" I officially introduce myself "-and I think there both great. Like fireworks, they last a second before disappearing ,or like a picture it can last forever unless its destroyed...."

"see I'm right" Deidera exclaimed

"brat she gave general examples" the scorpion man(?) retaliated 'should I be scared? To be honest I'm just confused at the moment' I thought with a small sweat drop

"-Or it could be both, like a simple song it would last only a few minutes before it ends but if you replay it and it could last forever-Or as long as you wish" I added

"there you have your answer" the gruff voice said

"I guess. That settles it un."

'they're instructing for sure'

+++++++++TIME SKIP++++++++

"Hey, Yuki can you fetch these items for me" I said to the snow white ferret summon as it ran off to fetch some edible berries for myself. I then went hunting for some for something small like a rabbit.

I came across a blue blur, I got out my bow and shot a few arrows I then heard a human like wail 'Opps was that a human...my bad' I clicked my tongue in slight awkwardness.

I then felt a presence behind me, dodging out of the way just in time as a giant sword was about to slam down. I looked back to only see a blue fish man(?)...'WAIT I know where I saw this guy! He was with Nii-san who was trying to take the stupid blonde knucklehead a while back' I remembered, getting back to reality I dodged out of another line of attack, taking out my own blades and started to engage in a scuffle with him. 'I got to admit... he's good' I smirked

as our swords were about to clash once more until one of the last people I would like to see A.K.A Itachi, appeared and deflected our blow, sending our swords flying.

"Hey, Itachi what was that for" I think Kisame complained "It was just getting interesting" he grinned, showing his shark-like teeth

"What are you doing kisame?" he asked monotoned

"well I was fighting this squirt here. they attacked me." he explained "I got the arrow to prove it" he said turning around and shown the arrow between his shoulder blades just missing his vital area. "see"

I smirk at my accomplishment.'Well its not my fault he looks like a walking fish' I chuckled, crossing my arms over my chest

"OWW! That hurt" the blue skinned man said rubbing his tender shoulder blade

"the arrow seemed to be bit deep but not fatal" Itachi explained pulling out the arrow

'mmm, shark fin stew'

"why is the squirt looking at me like that" the fish man questions bit uncomfortably

'hmm, must be really hungry if I'm fantasizing over food.' I blink a few times as I came back to reality putting my fingers to the side of my mouth wiping off some drool I had. 'ew'

'why does he have to be hear? he's the last person? I like to see right now. but at the same time I'm dying of happiness just seeing him again makes me jump with joy. I don't know what to feel for him.' my inner self said 'why did he do it? maybe I can question him? but that won't work, just a straight forward approach, can it?' My sharingan flashed from the overwhelming emotions rushing around in my mind

"what's a kid even doing out here?" the blue skinned shark questions

"That's my business sharky" I simply said

"Oh, so they do speak" he taunts

"hmphf, of course I do" I muttered

I grabbed my remaining sword out of its sheath and aimed my strike at itachi. "You know for a big brother you suck" I simply remark. I hate Itachi but not to the point that I want to kill him like my other stupid brother. but I love them both still; I don't exactly know why but maybe its because I can't truly hate either of them. Their my family...the only ones left

"go back to the village Ki-Ki" he said in a stern tone

"Don't act like you care, its way to late for that." I growled as a clone of mine tried to strike him from behind but of couse he easily dodged.

I scoffed, discreetly getting a few daggers and hurled them at him and like that he dodged and looked on with a disappointed stare.

'Well good new if he's still alive then that means Sasu is still with that snake and that means I still have time to devise a plan.' I thought, narrowing my eyes 'It also means I have sometime to knock some sense into the idiots' I said to myself with a small grin.

I threw a few more of my daggers then followed up, having one of my clones slamming down my sword, he dodged in the nick of time but by then I was resting in a tree branch, firing a couple of arrows at them.

The speed and precision only increase with my pinpoint accuracy of my sharingan and pre-knowledge of the human body from my medical ninjutsu training, I make an excellent marks man for my age, if I say so myself. Aiming for the least effective area just so I'll make him incapable of movement basically paralyzing him momentarily.

He bust into a swarm of bird and avoid the attack 'he's no fun' I fake pouted.

Suddenly he reappeared behind me, making me jump a bit as I felt his pressure, pinning me against the tree I was on before I could react. "What's gotten into you, calm down" he said I close my eyes so he couldn't use genjutsu on me "Don't worry I'm not going to hurt you" he assured

I gave a cynical chuckle and said "oh that rich coming from you. How bout tell that to the person that wants to kill you; Or maybe the family you murder" letting out a dry laugh

His expression full of guilt and shock. I almost feel sympathy for him, keyword: 'almost'

"Don't try to act like a decent person now because it's too late for sorry!" I exclaim "How could you do something so horrid. Do you even know how much you screwed our lives over!" I exclaimed "Thanks to you, Sasuke's gone...to a psychopathic snake for power...to kill you!" I added in a 'don't you know' tone.Giving him a hard glare, struggling against his grip

"Do you know how messed up that is." I asked rhetorically.

"I know, and I wish there was another way" he remorselessly said

"Oh really. Don't make me laugh" I say in a sarcastic and cynical tone.

I noticed his force wasn't strong enough to actually hurt me or something like that, but just enough to trap me so I could't move nor attack. I struggled against his grasp, trying to get free.

"Let go of me you traitor" I growled "I hate you" I cried as I could feel a flurry of emotions burst, tears began to flow down my checks "I hate you." I exclaim

"You don't really mean that, do you." he states with hurt underlining his tone, To be honest it was mostly the adrenaline rush talking...mostly

"Of course I do" I said bit hysterically "I hate you so much that I gone out of my way to search for you" I sarcastically added "What do you think!" I retorted with a glare

"You surly change haven't you" he pointed out

"Oh no kidding Sherlock." I grabbed a small dagger and shoved it into his shoulder then he jumped a couple feet away, releasing me from his grip, clutching his shoulder a bit with a slight shocked expression on his face.

I panted a bit as I sent a sharp glare towards the elder Uchiha, my sharingan flashed its bright red color

"You have all rights to be angry with me little sister."

"Tell me one good reason why I shouldn't fire here and now" I exclaim, slowly pulling back the drawstring of my bow.

"Because you can't; Even if you wanted to, you don't have the guts to shoot me" he monotonous said

My eyes widen flickering towards the ground, hesitantly a bit. Even more proving his point.

I hate that he's right but he does got a point: Even if he's a shellfish murder, he's still my family and he and Sasuke are all I have left....right. That's why I fear the inevitable future ahead. I wish to pervert that fate from coming true. I can't lose them no matter how much of jerks they are, I promise I would.

The arrow landed in the trunk of the tree next to him. I slump against the tree trunk starting to feel mentally fatigued '*sigh\groan*I never imagined running into Itachi like this, I can't imagine the circumstances if I run into Sasuke out here. I can't believe that I let my emotions out like that! But to be honest I guess I have been bottling up my emotions lately. So it's no surprise, it would've happen sooner or later.' I huffed

looking up to only find Itachi standing over me. My eyes widen as big as discs in surprise but I quickly shut them in case he tried to use a genjutsu on me.

I put my hand up my cheek and felt faint wet tears sliding down. I laugh at my irony 'Oh what irony this is. It's all cause of him everything that's bad was cause he caused it. If he didn't come back then maybe Sasuke would've stayed, maybe if he didn't go rouge then maybe mom and dad would still be alive...just maybe.' I gave a small hysterical laugh at my hand in fate, at the irony that ensues, at everything as tears start free flowing 'Why can't nothing ever go my way? why can't I never seem to be happy? why me?...why does everything go wrong for me? I really am cursed. Family is that hard to ask for?!'

"Its official the kid lost it" I heard the fish man commented

I felt someone cup my face I glance up to see Itachi wiping a tear away. I had a hesitant look, flinching a bit at his touch; Who couldn't blame me, a year ago he was cold and distant, then suddenly he turns a 180. 'This is so rich.' I chuckled to myself and mentally rolled my eyes 'really-tell me something I don't know.' slapping his hand away and getting up on my own, resting my weight against the branch.

"Why?" I mutter. narrowing my cloudy eye. glaring at him through the mount of tears in my eyes "why did you kill mama and papa and everyone? Didn't you like them, they were our family, right...so..why...it doesn't make sense." I come to realization about. He was about to say something but I quickly cut him off "If you were really a heartless cold murder then I'd be dead before you, once I let down my guard and gave you an opportunity to attack; When I missed that shot, yeah." I calmly state "You talk about how weak I am but your the the weak one. If you're really heartless then do it, I dare you to" I sneered with a glare

There was a small pause before I spoke again, more calmly this time "So then what's your real reason for it? And don't say power, because its clearly not that. So spare me the excuses!" I firmly state, my Sharingan flashed for the overbearing emotions

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Soon after everything calmed down a bit Itachi started a fire and the two were cooked fish,

'Starving doesn't sound bad right now' I thought as I noticed someone handing me a fish, reluctantly taking it. "Hn" 'Doesn't mean I have to like it'

Yuki returned with some berries in paw as she hands me the berries "sorry for taking so long Kirina-chan I wanted to find you the best berries there was" she said in a soft tone.

I simply nodded "Arigatō" muttered "did you do that thing also?" I asked in a hushed tone

"Yes, there's a hideout is not far from your current location, you may be able to spot him in the forest nearby." she whispered back before she disappeared

"sorry about firing at you fish face but you see I was hunting and you just happened to get in my line of sight" I somewhat causally apologize in a 'don't you know' tone

Then glancing over at Itachi, narrowing my eyes "Now would you like to answer that question from earlier: Why?" I said with a neural tone, glancing at Itachi "And don't think about saying some petty, because we both know I'm not dumb" I added

"I-" his eyes flickered in hesitation I frowned bit "-It's complicated" he muttered, narrowing my glare at him

"Oh, I have time so please explain." I said calmly taking a seat and took a bit of my fish. My gaze never faltered from him. "Fine. How bout we start it this way, What happened to Shishui-kun? Why did he disappear? hmm." I pressed my lips into a thick line

"he...died, I killed him" his eyes held a hint of sadness in them

"Lie!" I don't really belive myself, if it was really a lie or not; cause I can barely remember myself.

"Its true-"

"You would never do it, because you two were the closest of friends and you wouldn't have kill him of your own accord." I bluntly pointed out

He flashed his sharingan, it was shaped like a shirken with three points. I instinctively avert my eyes from him. "You know what these eye are and to acquire them? They are the next step of the Sharingan, the Mangekyo Sharingan" he started

"Mangekyo...Sharingan?" I repeated puzzled as my eyes were still glancing at the ground beneath me, not daring to make contact, I've seen first hand what those eyes are capable of if it can knock out a skilled jonnin like Kakashi then they must be strong...or so I heard

"yes" he nodded, deactivating his sharingan as my eyes flickered back towards him. "it is acquired when you kill someone close to you" I felt kinda sick to my stomach just hearing that as I felt it churn a bit.

"Hn, so you did it for power? Hm. Don't make me laugh." sitting there with my chin resting on my palm practically unfazed my his previous statement, but inside I was disgusted "Lie! Your not that person-or-you use to be" I simply state "there another reason isn't there, so please enlighten me" pressed nonchalantly but had a serious undertone promptly behind it.

"He...killed himself" he muttered quietly, I looked for any sort of lie in his voice, frowning and sucking on my cheek a bit as I knew he was telling the truth by the look in his eye.

"Hn....." I narrowed my gaze that now held a somber look behind it as my lips pressed i to a sharp frown. I wanted to ask how but I think it'll just be to great to bare; So I left it for now. 'I think he's telling the truth'

"What about Sasuke?" I abruptly ask, changing the subject "why did you do that to him?" Referring to what happened to the seance in the hotel over a year ago

his eyes held a hint of regret in them, there was an awkward atmosphere that descended upon the area "...well" I raised an eyebrow

He harden his eyes before saying in a cold tone "I want nothing to do with him" I let out an inaudible gasp

"LIE!" I exclaim "You love him-loved us...right?!...I guess that statement doesn't hold up anymore." I bit my cheek to stop myself from tearing at the thought

"On the contrary little sister.....I never loved him-" My lips tightly frowned as an irk mark started to form "-I only let him live so he could fulfill his purpose"

"And what that might be?" I said, small 'tck' marks started to form, raising an eyebrow

"To hate me, to loath me and come when he has these same eyes" he flashed his mangekeyo, I inadvertently shut my eyes.

"You mean the mangekeyo?! So then if that's the case, why let me live, hmm? You had your chance to eliminate me, so why am I still on this plain of existence?" I simply questioned

"I had pity on you little sister, you should be grateful" he states just making my irk mark grow a bit more

"grateful...grateful...does killing your entire clan, your family something I should be grateful for?" I rhetorically asked, my tone going higher with each word. "I'd rather die than live in this wrecked existence" I spat "-oh, wait that's my actual reality thanks to you." I sneered with venom in each word

"...."

"Your just lucky I'm not out for your blood" I simply state "That honor goes to Sasuke. Cause your the reason he's a vindictive bruiting teen hell bent on your death."

"....."

"hmm" I hummed lips twitch upwards into a smirk and then back to its emotionless expression. Creasing in a tight line.

"so why then did you hospitalized him with that genjutsu of your? You still haven't answered that. so why?" I question with a straight face

"He was weak, nothing more than an insignificant fly. He's not worthy of facing me with those eyes."

"BULLCRAP!"

"Excuse me?" he said in a surprised tone

"That's the reason why he ran off. For power, right. So don't say he's weak." I mutter

"You still defend him even after he left you" he states, it came out more like a question.

"He wasn't the only one" I simply pointed out somberly, lifting my head, making eye contact as my scarlet blood red sharingan stared into his emotionless black soulless orbs "What happened after? Why didn't you take us with you afterwards? Why did you abandon us? Left us to fend for ourselves." I pressed

"I...went on a little trip" he said

"A...trip?!" He nodded slightly, I scoffed "that's a lame excuse" muttering under my breath

"Then who's the shark with you?" I suspiciously say, raising an eyebrow as I pointed to the shark man standing next to him with a slightly awkward stance. "-and why was he with you and what were you doing with Naruto those years ago?"

"some stuff is better left unsaid. I'm not the man you use to know" He said calmly my lips twitch into a scowl

"Your kidding...right...stop avoiding my questions!"

"just drop it, Its none of your concern" several marks appeared

"It is my concern-ugh forget it." I grunted "-why should I even believe you if all you do is lie straight to my face- ugh, whatever." I huffed, waving it off "Anyways where's the nearest village then? I'm out of here. I'm not gonna stay with you any longer than I have to." I grunted, grabbing my bag and starts to head off. "Arigatō.....for the food, fish face." I quietly thank

"Kireina" he called making me stop mid-step "Why aren't you back in the village?" he asked

"....why do you-training" I lied

I then sensed his presence quickly catching up with me as it stopped besides me. I didn't dare to look up, acknowledging his presence

"Ki-ki, just listen..I'm s-"

"don't you dare call me that" I growled

"P-please Kireina" I swat his hand before it could make contact with my cheek. Picking up my speed a bit, gripping the strap of my bag "It was a mistake to do this. he will always be a lying murder" I murmured to myself walking deeper in the forest 'How dare he try and do that just after he lied to me. I won't buy it...any of it...not anymore'

"Kireina just wait" he said blocking my path

"get out of my way." I growled raising my head enough so my deep red sharingan were visible from behind my hair showing that I'm serious he sigh and insted walked besides me

"Please just listen, no more lies...I promise"

"...." I glared back but didn't say anything

"The truth is...well its complicated...please just listen for one second-"

"JUST GET OUT OF MY FACE! OH, WHY NOT JUST GET OUT OF MY LIFE, LIKE YOU'VE BEEN DOING! I don't want to hear anymore of your pathetic excuses! I'm sorry if I came all this way to just try prove everyone wrong....myself wrong. But I guess I'm wrong. But I realized that your nothing more than a lying, cheating, murder, nothing more. I'm sooorrrry if I risked my life just to come all this way for your sorry ass, you good for nothing brother! JUST LEAVE ME AND NEVER COME BACK! SAVE YOUR SORRY EXCUSES FOR SOMEONE WHO CARES! Cause I surely don't!" I yelled as I rushed into the dark of night, tears started to clouded my eyes "I hAtE yOu." my voice cracked a bit as I ran into the unknown

ITACHI POV

I teleported in between Kisame and his opponent, none other than my baby sister herself

she looked just as shooked as I was

"Hey, Itachi what was that for" Kisame complained, because I interrupt his fight "It was just getting interesting" he grinned, showing his shark-like teeth

turning to the fish-like man "What are you doing kisame?" I Questioned him even tho I knew to an extent

"well I was fighting this squirt here. they attacked me." he explained "I got the arrow to prove it" he said turning around and shown the arrow between his shoulder blades just missing his vital area. "see; Get this out will ya"

'Impressive aim, I do gotta compliment her technique. usually if you want to pin something down you don't necessarily go for the killing shot, you only need to stun them' I analyzed

"OWW! That hurt" the blue skinned man said rubbing his tender shoulder blade

"the arrow seemed to be bit deep but not fatal"I explained as I pulled out the arrow

I noticed that Ki-ki was being abnormally quiet, glancing over at her as she licked her lips hungrily, staring at Kisame as if he were actually a fish made me slightly concerned about her mental state

coming back to realaity she suddenly grabbed her remaining sword and started to attack me in a blind rage. I do wonder what's going through her mind to send her into a blind rage like this "You know for a big brother you suck" she simply remark

"go back to the village Ki-Ki" I ordered in a stern tone

"Don't act like you care, its way to late for that." she growled, as one of her clones tried to strike me, I easily dodged her attack and dispelled the clone.

she scoffed, hurling them at me, dodging and gaining some distance between us I looked at her disappointed stare.

'did she follow Sasuke path of revenge...or is it something else that made our paths cross once again' I questioned

She then countered with a mix of close range and long range attacks

I evaded then as I then cornered her and trying to knock some sense into her. When I looked into her eyes I saw hurt, betrayal, loneliness; confusion and resentment, guilt and sorrow too. a raging storm of emotions circling in her dark black obsidian orbs

We talked a bit before she then surprised me by shoving a kuni in my shoulder, gaining some distance

"You have all rights to be angry with me little sister." I calmly state

"Tell me one good reason why I shouldn't fire here and now" she yelled, slowly pulling back the drawstring of her bow.

"Because you can't; Even if you wanted to, you don't have the guts to shoot me" I state simply, not really sure if it was true or not, but a part of me knew; I was proven true as she slightly lowered her weapon as tears flowed freely down her face, slumping against the branch she was on.

'she must be feeling some sort of fatigue by now'

What really scared me when she started to spiral into hysteria, concerned about her well being

"Its official the kid lost it" I heard the Kisame commented as he caught up

I was quite surprised when she asked about the massacre, wondering if she found out by herself or someone told her

"If you were really a heartless cold murder then I'd be dead before you, once I let down my guard and gave you an opportunity to attack; When I missed that shot, yeah." she explains with a straight face "You talk about how weak I am but your the the weak one. If you're really heartless then do it, I dare you to" she sneered, that I can not. I can not bring myself to harm my baby sister.

She then suddenly collapsed my guess was ether from fatigue or overuse of her ocular jutsu. I quickly caught her before she could fall out of the tree and took a closer glance I notices faint circles around her eyes, frowning a bit at it.

carried her back to our campsite where we deiced to find some food for the night

soon Ki-ki regained consciousness, getting a better look at her I saw faint bags under her eyes and noticed that she was almost unhealthy pale which concerned me bit more

'Did Sasuke leaving do this to her, that still doesn't explain why she was out here tho.' I thought

Then a snow white ferret came running up to her and laid some berries in front of her as she thanked her summon, I believe

we then talked more like she was interrogating me

I guess she saw through my facade cause then she got really irritated

"It is my concern-ugh forget it."she said irked off "-why should I even believe you if all you do is lie straight to my face- ugh, whatever." she said, blatantly annoyed "Anyways where's the nearest village then? I'm out of here. I'm not gonna stay with you any longer than I have to." I exclaims, grabbing her bag and starts to head off. "Arigatō.....for the food, fish face." she said glancing at Kisame as he returned with a slight nod

Despite and finally giving in I ran after her but she was too angry and impatient to listen

I was really hurt when she lashed out at me, but what was I expecting her to be.

I felt overwhelming guilt as I watched my little sister run deeper into the forest

"wow...that was intense" Kisame said as he caught up with me "That kid is mad at you, what did you do to make her that mad?!"

"were going" I order in my emotionless tone as we stared headed in the opposite direction back to our campsite. I held a hint of concern and regret masking with an emotionless mask 'Ki-ki...'