Naruto: The Tale of Yuki Uchiha 7 Year Revamp Volume 1 and 2

Book 2: Chapter 3: The End of the Celestials Part V

Book 2: Land of Sand

Chapter 3: The End of the Celestials Part V

Standing outside the crater with the sun behind him, Kasai stood cloaked in its shadow. His red and white eyes stared down at us without a trace of emotion as he simply tossed Hōki. A large gaping hole took up his chest. I didn't even get to hear his final words. I was sure he didn't even have the chance to say them. And for some reason, that pissed me off.

On one hand, why did I care about a bunch of ninja I had just met, not to mention ones that tried to kill me. Was it because they were used as pawns in Danzō's scheme? Or maybe after seeing what killing did to a person, I wanted to avoid it at all costs? Did that make me a pacifist who enjoyed playing ninja? A hypocrite with double standards? I didn't have answers. I was too young to have them. But either way, I didn't like how Kasai stared at us like we were beneath him.

"Well, there goes the keeping them all alive plan. Now what?" Tayuya muttered while I simply bit my tongue.

"We patch up the rest and wait for them to wake up to find out about Hiruzen—"

My voice was drowned out by a bang that went off in the crater. As the smoke cleared, standing where Ryugan's body was supposed to be was Kurai. He had a lollipop in his mouth, dusting off his hands with a sigh.

"Why am I always on clean-up duty?" Kurai said so nonchalantly that it barely registered to me had even killed someone. That he had let them leave the world without so much as a body to bury. Even his precious Garian Sword was gone. Ground to dust.

Kasai wiped the blood off his hands. "Because, while I hate to admit it, you're faster than me. So hurry up before Kai comes with the Third."

"Fine, fine." Kurai tossed a kunai towards Suiko's body and appeared in a blur of red. In his right hand, a Rasengan formed, growing to be much larger than his palm. "Hey Sui, could you step aside? Danzō's orders. Can't leave a trace of the Celestials. What a drag, to be honest. I'll have to find a different set of craftsmen to make my kunai."

Sui turned off her lightning cloak, and she covered her Sharingan eye before hopping towards us. She didn't even look at me as she grabbed us by the collars. Though I did hear her whisper. A voice that just earlier held so much confidence now riddled with defeat made even me accept it as she said:

"I'm sorry."

There, another bang went off, leaving nothing but a crater where Suiko used to be.

"Don't be. Keeping them alive was nothing but a dream. It's about time Yuki saw the real world." Tayuya spat as Sui dragged us away from Kurai.

I wished I had a comeback for that, but I didn't. She was right. We were ninja, and yet here I am, letting the enemy live. Hell, it was even used against me. Almost cost me the lives of my team. If Sui didn't step in, we'd be dead because of my wish. God damn it! Didn't I make fun of Kiba for this same kind of stupidity! What changed?

I felt the ground rumble once more, and I assumed the job was done until I heard a scream.

"Wait, please!" Kujaku's eyes were wide with horror. It didn't take long for the realization to kick in that she was already dead. It was funny how the spit on her cheek didn't even ruin the pretty image of her face. "We both take orders from Danzō. Can't we work something out?"

Kurai scratched his head, careful not to hit himself with his own Rasengan. "And here comes the begging. Sorry, but orders are orders. I can't leave a trace. Besides, you failed your mission, and a tool that can't do its job is worthless."

Kill them!

"Now I remember." I appeared between Kurai and Kujaku. The world was slow, and I no longer had Hiruzen's scroll on my back. I didn't need that on my conscious, especially as her voice grew louder. Thankfully I still saw things as they were, even though the world was drenched in a filter of bloody red. It was enough for me to notice Kurai bite into his lollipop, giving me the chance to strike through him with a kunai coated in lightning. Lightning Blade. "Killing makes my body go numb."