I come from the sand 16
We didn’t sleep at all last night because we wanted to spend every single second together before the battle. I was losing Itachi today, and every emotion in me was crying out in pain for him to stay home. It is all because of Sasuke that I am losing the only person I ever cared about, and it was driving me insane.
Itachi dressed in his Akatsuki gear, with his weapons and started to pace back and forth along the floor. He wasn’t nervous for himself but for me, he didn’t want me to be a part of this because he wanted me to live. But me being stubborn and not wanting to be alone in the world, I am going to join him in this fight and die alongside Itachi.
I dressed in my black pair of pants that fitted nicely on me, and used white bandages around my right leg and added a weapon pouch. Then I slipped on my fishnet top that had no sleeves but went around my neck and used my black short vest with the red belt that went over it that ended under my breast. I tied on my headband around my neck and added another pouch and my two swords. I slipped on my red boots and pulled my hair up into a high ponytail. My bangs fell in front of my face that covered up my left eye, so I blew it out of my face.
I pulled my akatsuki cloak on and pulled on my new wolf mask that was now white with purple and black designs instead of red. It was over my head for now, when I fight I was going to put it on.
“Itachi, I am going to miss you” I said hugging him for the last time
He gave me a kiss on the lips and looked away from me “Rin Uchiha, use that name when I am gone”
I was about to ask him what he meant but a hand wrapped around my mouth and pulled me against their body. Itachi slowly came up to me and I felt something slip into my vest, a paper! I tried fighting the person but it was no use, the only person who could hold me hostage like this is Madara.
Itachi slowly walked out the door, ignoring my curse words and pleas to let me fight with him. Madara pulled us to a chair and tied me down with his chakra, making me imprisoned and not being able to help. I smirked, this idiot couldn’t tell the difference between a shadow clone and the real me. I was such a good actor in this situation, I pretended to cry and be angry while my real self made a run for it.
I ran through the trees with-out notice as I followed Itachi, he was heading to an old Uchiha base. When he slipped inside, I stood on the roof waiting for the other Uchiha to appear. I didn’t have to wait long; he jumped right in front of me, giving me his best cold stare.
I signed “Please don’t kill him, you will regret it Sasuke”
His eyes turned into the sharingan and pushed past me and paused “I will kill that man”
Then he left, leaving me hating him even more. I turned and headed inside meeting Zetsu on the way. We greeted each other and I used his power to go into the wall like he did and followed him. We found Sasuke and Itachi already in battle and Itachi had Sasuke under his control. He fell to his knees holding onto his eye like it was taken out. Serves him right to be scared! He was killing the thing I loved most.
Itachi fell to the floor gripping his eye, using his genjutsu was slowly killing him. I ran to him and pulled him up. He looked at me with sad eyes but turned his attention back to Sasuke. They were talking about hatred but I ignored it, all I cared about was protecting this man and making sure he would be ok.
Then I was pushed, my body was sent soaring until my head and body collided with the wall. Black dots filled my vision as I slowly stood up, seeing Itachi getting hurt by the big Shuriken that came apart. I tried to walk over to him, but I collapsed on the ground, Zetsu cushioned my fall.
The battle with Sasuke took a turn as the fight continued on the roof, my chances of saving him getting slim. Then I felt it, the felling of my insides burning and my body starting to gain power. My teeth grew sharper and black and purple colored chakra filled the air in the shape of a two tailed wolf. My nails grew as claws and I stood up, letting out a howl just as Sasuke fell onto the floor.
He used a fire style jutsu and as soon as he used it, I jumped into action and collided with the roof, sending it to collapse. I stood in front of Itachi, making sure my chakra didn’t hurt him as I protected him from the flames. His eyes were now bleeding, sending my wolf inside me to grow angry and kill who-ever did it.
Rain started to pour from the sky, hissing as it hit my chakra. Sasuke said this was going to kill Itachi; well this is going to kill me instead. I focused my chakra onto my chest and stomach, creating a barrier to prepare for his strike. As I did I turned to Itachi, who now looked at me with worried eyes.
“I love you Itachi, remember that” I knew it didn’t sound like my voice as I growled it out, but I did give him my last smile.
I stepped aside him, making sure I could jump in on time before Sasuke gave him a good blow to the chest. When the lightening started to form I opened up my cloak so the attack would hit the spot it needed. Then it grew brighter and Sasuke was now holding the lightening explain how it could kill him.
The lightening turned into a dragon, consuming the air around and was ready to attack. Sasuke gave a final yell and the thing launched and strikes its blow, but it wasn’t Itachi. I moved quick and pushed him out of the way. Controlling my chakra and gasping as my entire body was shocked from the inside out. Everything burned causing me to scream, my body collapsing on the ground and gripping my wound.
I pulled my cloak tight around me and stopped moving, my body becoming numb as the power of his move suppressed and disappeared. Small tears leaked from my eyes as the pain still erupted from my body. I knew Itachi was going to get injured from it but not enough to kill him like this blow would have done.
I gripped my chest and coughed, blood slowly trickling down my mouth from that surge of power. The black chakra around me faded my teeth still sharp but now looking like a wolf. My claws now were back to my normal fingers and nails, my two tails gone. I heard a gasp but I couldn’t move to see who it was.
I felt hands grab mine and I was able to turn my head just a tad to see Itachi, his cloak ripped off him. His face leaned into mine and gave me a kiss, our bloody lips connecting for the very last time of being alive. His tears of blood stained my face as he thanked me for saving him, but it wasn’t what he wanted. He wanted me to live and forget but still keep him in my heart.
“Rin Uchiha, I love you my wolf” He kissed me again
I smiled and pulled his face closer, my strength slowly returning to me “I love you too Itachi Uchiha, my darkness, but I am sad to say I won’t be joining you after all.”
He looked shocked but looked down to see just a small wound on my chest, he smiled and hugged me. “I rather have you live than have you die, please read the note when you leave ok?”
I nodded and kissed him again, with the final I love you he slowly stood up and drew his attention to Sasuke. “Is this what you saw in the vision of my death?”
The place around us changed and Itachi used some hand signs and soon Sasanoo took form and made its way slowly over to Sasuke. My body was now back to normal, I was able to move and use my chakra but I still hurt. I stood up and slowly made my way over to Sasuke and Itachi but I wasn’t fast enough. Sasuke turned into a many headed snake and slowly attacked Itachi who killed it once Orochimaru appeared. He walked over to Sasuke and put his fingers and stopped. My heart started to beat fast and I broke out into a run.
“ITACHI!” I screamed
But I was late and he fell to the ground, his heart gave out on him when he used his last move. My knees buckled and landed next to him, my head now on his chest as my hands gripped his shirt and cried. Itachi was dead, and I couldn’t even save him! I wanted to make Sasuke pay, but I didn’t have the strength to move. My one true love was dead and I wasn’t with him.
“You can join him you know?” I heard Madara’s sick laugh say
I turned my head to see him kneeling next to a past out Sasuke “Rot in hell Madara, Itachi wanted me alive so I am going to do that for him”
My hands closed Itachi’s eyes and I gave him a kiss, the rain falling around us was clearing of the blood a bit. I picked Itachi up and flipped Madara off before turning Itachi and I into crows and landing in front of the graves belong to all the Uchiha’s. In the note I left to Kakashi, I told him to make a special spot for Itachi, and I near his family. I placed him in the coffin after I cleared up his blood.
I cried as I made him look nice, I slowly took off his headband and placed it in his hands. Then I closed the lid and let the dirt topple over, closing up his grave. Once it was filled, I made a single white rose appear in my hand and let the blood on my hand cover some of the petals before I placed it on the new grave of Uchiha Itachi. He truly did belong here, he never wanted to kill his clan but he had to. Konaha made him and now it was my duty to take revenge in his name and kill everyone who made it happen. I didn’t want him to be buried in his akatsuki cloak, his headband and his ring was good enough.
For an hour I was standing at his grave, crying silently over the death of him. I want to be buried right next to him when I die. He was my husband after all so I deserve that spot and Sasuke on the other side of his brother. The rain stopped, and a cool breeze made me shiver and start to walk away. It was time for me to start a new life, and that would be here in the leaf with my Uncle as a Uchiha.
I poofed back into the safe house and packed my bag, stuffing the pictures of Itachi and I along with the pictures of Deidara and a few of my friends in the akatsuki as well. Once I was finished I took out the letter and opened it. A small blood stone in a silver band flopped out into the palm of my hand.
My wolf,
If you are reading this than this means you considered to stay alive for my sake and let me die like I had to. Rin Uchiha, I have loved you since the moment I met you the night I killed my clan and I still love you. You have been the only person to love me and understand me with-out being afraid of who I am. But having you loves me and no-one else is selfish to ask for, so please find someone to make you happy. I want you to have a family and grow old with the man who is lucky to have you. But when you die don’t wait for him, because I will be selfish and take you.
Now Konaha did make me kill my clan and I only ask of you besides finding a new love to make you happy, is to kill them. Danzo is not to be trusted, he was one of them who needs to die and Sasuke will soon learn this too. Please don’t be mad at him, he did what he thought was right before knowing the truth and I am happy to die by his hands. I loved my brother and felt guilty for killing my family but I had to. Just like you have to move on and kill Konaha. Madara wants you; he knows how powerful you are and will try to make you join him. If you do then never trust him but I prefer you stay out of it. I love you Rin, so please replace the Akatsuki ring with this one to symbolize us. Never forget me ok? And when you do find the guy and marry him, you may move my ring to the left hand.
Please for me move on, but remember that I always love you and will be watching over you and Sasuke. Goodbye my wolf, the only thing I regret is not having a kid with you to live on the Uchiha name. I love you Rin, remember that my wolf.
Love Itachi Uchiha
I held onto the paper and cried as I read it, but I knew what he wanted and it was going to be hard. I walked outside and was bombarded with a tight hug embrace from my uncle and his team, it was a little comforting but nothing could heal the empty broken heart of mine.
“Ready to head home, Rin Hatake?” I growled at him
He stepped back a bit with his hands up “I go by Rin Uchiha, Itachi and I got married before that brat Sasuke killed him” I held up my ring finger to reveal the blood stone.
Kakashi nodded and took off with his team and me following him. I took my time, looking at the house that held the memory of the last time I saw Itachi and kissed him. Forgetting him was going to be hard, but it was what he wanted and something I must do. Goodbye Itachi, I love you so much……..