Stigmata(Hanabi and Itachi's theme)—darknessinsideofus
As I lay writhing in pain, don't know if my life was just a game...
Don't come near...there's nothing to hear, except the echoing melody of my tears.
If our efforts are bound to be in vain, then why strife for what fate has sealed?
If I can't heal, does that make me way past with to deal?
I'm an enigma from the stigma, so don't come near, there's nothing to hear.
Only the melody of my screams.
With all the pain from the past and you thought the stigma would heal fast?
As we drift into this abyss all the lines between right and wrong blur.
So don't come near, there's nothing to hear...
Only the repeating pleas along the valley...
In this farewell all boundaries and bonds are bound to be severed. All the pain shall fall like the droplets of rain. All the rage will manifest, until it leads you to your quest.
Stigmata has me in my feels
So don't come near, there's nothing to hear
Except the rhapsodies of my dreams...
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"Sharingans are red, Rasengans are blue, Lord Jashin wants blood, and only if it's from you", the voice of who I presumed to be Hidan, the religious immortal whispered into my ear. His voice had that flirty tone to it, which rendered me indifferent.
So I instantly teleport behind him and said, "Butterflies are red, Chidoris are blue, I wanna pierce my arm, right through you"
"Can the Chidori make him blow up?", Deidara beams out of nowhere.
"No"
I make sure to sense their chakra as I manage to get away from the two of them. How much longer can I take of their bullshit? I just want to go back...
"Don't worry I was just kidding", Hidan assured, to which I replied, "but I wasn't", my sensory skills alerted me that he was on my left followed by Deidara.
"Where's Sasori?", I inquire and adjust the bandage around my empty sockets.
"Who knows?", Deidara shrugged off, his voice emanating from my right, "probably slaughtering and playing puppets on some mission".
"Hey slaughtering is my job", Hidan protests, his arm brushing against mine.
"Who cares?", Deidara shrugs.
"You know Sasori of The Red sand is more tolerable than the two of you"
"Eh?"
"Huh?"
Their voices were high pitched in my ears. This is what I have to deal with every time after completing each mission. We're just getting back from the Land of Earth, where we gathered intel about the two Jinchuriki. Han, the Jinchuriki of the Five-Tails and Roshi, the Jinchuriki of the Four-Tails.
Currently these two knuckleheads are to go back to the hideout while I head back to the Hidden Rain Village. Where Tobi has been instructing me to go for the past four years. I get to take shelter alongside Nagato and Konan since they sympathized with me when Tobi first introduced me.
I go on missions like the rest, but only Tobi and I are allowed in the headquarters, which is in the Hidden Rain Village. Where it always rains and reeks of earth.
For four years now, the butterflies have acted as my eyes as I relied on my other senses to get by. I'll never forgive nor forget. I trace my fingertips along the four lines on my wrist and I am reminded of what happened at the Final Valley.
Flashback
"Listen, Hanabi", the loud voice of Madara Uchiha echoed in my ears.
I've kept my head lowered as I hugged my knees tightly. The memories of everything was still fresh and intact in my brain. How I'd woke up in one of Danzo's hideouts with empty eye sockets. How I'd screamed at the top of my lungs.
Later on they'd told me about their elaborate plan, which Danzo and Orochimaru collaborated together. Their plan was dedicated to making me awake the Mangekyō Sharingan so Danzo can later take my eyes.
After the whole ordeal at the Valley of The End, Madara Uchiha had took me under his wing. Where he filled my head with hatred towards Danzo and the Hidden Leaf Village.
I began crying, it was so frustrating. Everything was frustrating and terrific. I didn't dare to touch the bandage on my face. Madara sat through, listening to all of my screams and cries before my throat became sore.
I'd flinched when he placed a hand on my shoulder and said, "I know this is quite traumatic, but bear with it. And once you've coped with your current predicament then I can let you in on my plan. We'll avenge you, don't worry".
"Y-you unleashed the Nine-Tails that killed Minato and Kushina!", I sobbed harder despite my sore throat, not knowing how to feel about this man. He saved my life, but at the same time he helped ruined it as well. My mind was a mess right now.
I can't even make out my surroundings.
"Yes, I did that", he monotonously replied, rendering me trembling.
"Why?!", I gasped, choking on my own voice.
"As I said", he began, his voice loud and clear, "you need to calm down and cope first before I further explain anything else. But for the time being, you are going to join the Akatsuki organization".
"T-the Akatsuki o-organization?", I whimpered, my senses suddenly calming down as I listen to him. I have nowhere to go anymore. Even if by chance I get to the Hidden Leaf then trouble will arise in the village again.
"I've made you two prosthetic eyes, I'll insert two conformers in your sockets to serve as a placeholder so your sockets don't lose shape. The conformers will help you insert the prosthetic eye so your sockets don't catch any infection".
I took a moment to register what he said then asked, "Why do all this for me?".
He didn't answer for a moment, but eventually he replied by saying, "As I said, you need to cope before I let you in on anything further".
I was confused, scared and terrified, but most of all, I was empty. My fingers brushed over the scars on my wrists and I began sobbing again out of frustration.
In a split second I stopped sobbing and whipped my head in the direction where his voice had emanated when he said, "We'll get your eyes back from Danzo Shimura I promise".
End of Flashback
There's more than one reason as to why I'd joined the Akatsuki. For now, I can say that I joined because of the injustice that was done to me, and because Madara asked me to.
"Ok, how about this", Deidara's voice cuts through my train of thought as I tilt my head in his direction.
"Butterflies are red, explosion is art, I wanna take Hanabi, on a little date. Mhm"
"No you won't", Hidan protests and wraps an arm around my shoulders protectively.
"Let go of me", I monotonously said, but his grip only tightened.
"Oh Hanabi if you and I ever happen then you best believe that Lord Jashin will give us his blessing".
"I don't want his blessing"
"Why not?", he takes a strand of my long hair and twirls it around his finger, his breath, which reeked of blood fanned my face causing me to crinkle my nose in disgust.
"Never mind"
"Hanabi, Hidan is an old hag mhm", Deidara chirps in and slaps his palm on Hidan's arm. The mouth on Deidara's palm bit Hidan's arm, making him take back his grip on me.
I remember when I was first introduced to the Akatsuki, how Deidara jumped at me and took my hand to shake, but all I felt was the tongue that licked my palm...
"Ow!"
"It'd make sense if you go out with me, you're seventeen and I'm nineteen. Hidan over here is twenty-three, therefore a geezer. Mhm".
"Don't make me sacrifice you to Lord Jashin", Hidan threatens.
I simply sigh and pick up the pace of my steps, leaving them behind. The butterflies whisper in my ear as they guide me. Hidan and Deidara keep on scuffling.
"I'll blow you up with my art, mhm"
"I'll sacrifice you to Lord Jashin"
"You're way more annoying than Kakuzu"
"I could say the same thing about you, mhm".
From afar, I smirked to myself when I sensed the familiar chakra.
"Oh no", Deidara said in a somewhat concerned voice, forgetting his scuffle with Hidan.
"DeIdArA SeNpAi!!!", Tobi beamed and ran past me towards Deidara.
"Hey Hidan, you can sacrifice him to this Lord Jashin anytime, mhm", I hear Deidara whisper to Hidan.
"He's a handful that's for sure", Hidan remarked.
"Oh Deidara senpai I have missed you!"
"Can't say the same thing about you", Deidara shrugged.
"Tobi", I halt in my tracks and so does the three of them.
"Shouldn't we get going?", I ask monotonously.
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"So how did everything go?", Tobi switches from his high pitched voice to his deep one once we were in Hidden Rain grounds. The rain tickled my senses as I wrapped the Akatsuki cloak around myself a bit tighter.
"It was good, but Deidara kept talking about how he wanted to blow up the area while Hidan refused, stating that he should sacrifice the people to this Lord Jashin".
Tobi snorts a laugh, but my expression remains cemented and hard.
"These idiots will never change", he mutters under his breath.
"Yeah"
"So Hanabi", he starts, making my head tilt in his direction involuntarily, "what we talked about, do we still need to go over the details of our plan?".
I lower my head and think back to the conversation we had sometime ago. I breath out an exasperated sigh and reply, "no need, I know what we have to do..."
"Great, then let's hurry up to the headquarters", Tobi informs.
Instinctively, I summon the butterflies by my side, lowering my torso, I pick up my pace as I run towards the headquarters.
Everyday, for four years, I'd thought of everyone back in the village. But to them, I am dead. Which is what Tobi told me three years ago. There's even a gravestone put up especially for me.
How ironic, that when I was alive, no one cared, but now I'm a celebrity after my supposed death. Right now my life has become almost meaningless. I don't live for myself, but rather, for others.
But I will get my eyes back. I have made it my life goal to bring Danzo to his knees so he doesn't dare and do the same to anyone else.
I'll never forgive him for killing my parents. There's this burning hatred in my heart that desires blood, Danzo's blood specifically, only then it can be tamed and satisfied.
My mind drifts further, to none other than Itachi Uchiha.
He'd bit back his tongue like Danzo told him to, which is why the village is at peace.
I focus my chakra at the soles of my feet when the butterflies inform me that the headquarters are near. I clench my jaw when I recall everyone back in the village.
In a swift motion, I leapt in the air, the concentrated chakra at the soles of my feet allowed me to run up the tower, where I leapt again and landed in the veranda.
Simultaneously, I sensed Konan's chakra, her aura was calm. She stood a few feet away from me as we both waited for Tobi to show up before exchanging any words.
"Let's go", Konan declared once I sensed Tobi's chakra near me on the veranda. She always loves to get straight to the point. The three of us walk in silence. The only sound emanating was from our loud echoing footsteps as we enter a room.
Upon entering the room, I immediately sensed Nagato's chakra. I can differentiate between Nagato and Tendo Pain, by their chakra. And the one in this room was Nagato Uzumaki himself.
The Six Paths of Pain.
"You're back, Hanabi Namikaze", he rasped, to which I simply nodded. He takes a deep breath and asks, "tell me, what you've gathered".
"Right"
They like to get straight to the point. Tobi was silent, he was clearly observing me and the decision I took regarding our last conversation. He assured me that the final decision was up to me to decide.
"The Land of Earth obtains two Jinchurikis", I begin, then resume, "Han and Roshi. Jinchuriki of the Four and the Five Tails".
"I see".
There was a pause, where Nagato's loud breaths echoed around before he informed, "your next destination is your home, the Land of Fire".
"Oh that's no longer my home", I remark.
"I see"
My head darts in Konan's direction when she inquires, "since the Land of Fire was once your homeland, then you should know who the Jinchuriki is, right?".
I lower my head, my bangs falling over and tickling my nose. I felt Tobi's eye burning into me as I contemplated. Taking away the Leaf's Jinchuriki might cause havoc in the village.
My mind then wanders to the conversation I had with Tobi sometime ago. Extracting the Jinchuriki will kill the vessel. Therefore, Naruto will die.
A smirk played on my lips as everyone held their breath to hear my response.
"So who is the Leaf's Jinchuriki?", Nagato inquires.
I adjust the bandage around my empty sockets a bit, I attempted to conceal the wicked smirk that threatened to break out on my face as I replied, "Danzo Shimura".
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