It had been a week since Narumi had activated her Sharingan. She and Shisui had been training with it nonstop, and like everything else, she took to it, like a fish to water. She already had two tomoe in both eyes, and she felt her power soar with each passing day. With the power of the Sharingan, Narumi was now able to learn techniques even faster, she would just copy them, and then master them. Most Uchiha made that mistake, they would just copy a technique, never work on it, or master it in any way.

Shisui hadn't told anyone about her Sharingan, not even Itachi, he wanted it to be a surprise for when he showed up for training again. Shisui was sure that by the time her Sharingan fully matured, she would finally surpass him. She'd already won a few of their fights, by using her Sharingan to avoid his attacks, and then just outlast him. It would be a while before she was more skilled than he was, but skill wasn't the only thing that mattered in battle. In a fight, every variable could ultimately be the deciding factor.

"You're doing amazing Narumi. If you keep this up, you'll have the Sharingan mastered faster than anyone ever has. Your progress really is impressive." Shisui told her as the two stopped to rest for a few moments.

"Thanks... I've been working really hard. I can't wait to get the third tomoe so my eyes will be like yours." Narumi replied happily.

"Soon. At the rate you're going it won't be that long." Shisui stated honestly.

"Thanks." Narumi replied as she smiled.

Shisui couldn't help but smile at his surrogate sister. She was progressing so quickly, and she wasn't nearly as violent as she had been when they first met. It seemed that by associating with people, she was finally starting to trust others and come out of her shell.

When she wasn't so reserved and shy, Narumi had a bright and bubbly personality. She was fun and playful, a mirror image of her twin sister. He knew her well enough to know that despite her ever-growing displeasure for her family, she still had a soft spot for her sister. Of all the pain she felt in regard to her parents, it was her collapsing relationship with Naruko that seemed to bother her the most. He understood why that was, strip away the doom and gloom and Narumi could be the mirror image of her sister. They seemed to be a lot alike, from what little he'd seen of Naruko Namikaze, and that's probably why their strained relationship bother Narumi so much.

He wished there was something he could do to fix it. Maybe there was. He didn't know the full extent of the problems that she had going on at home, but he suspected a part of the reason for the Fourth Hokage being so moody and angry around had to do with a certain something going on between the Leaf and the Uchiha. Shisui had a plan though. He needed to speak with Itachi first, get his opinion on it. Perhaps by revealing that the Fourth Hokage himself was an Uchiha that might shock both sides long enough to bring them back to the negotiating table so they could work through this issue. If that helped relieve the Hokage, then perhaps things at home would improve for Narumi. He hoped for it. It may have been a fool's hope, but he cared for her. Loved her like a sister, and he wanted the best for her.

"Hey, brat... I've got a mission tomorrow, but once it's finished how would you like it if I took you to the Uchiha compound to meet the rest of the clan? Itachi's got a little brother your age, I'm sure you two would like each other." Shisui offered.

"What? Really?" Narumi asked, her eyes lighting up at the prospect of having yet another friend.

"Really. I'll take you there as soon as I get back." Shisui said as the little girl cheered with excitement.

"Thanks so much Shisui. You're the best!" She cheered as she ran up and hugged him. After a moment she pulled away and blushed, obviously embarrassed by her sudden outburst. It had been the first time she'd done something like that, the first person she'd hugged who wasn't Naruko, and she couldn't remember the last time she'd shared a hug with her twin sister. Probably two or three years. Stretching to the furthest reaches of her memory.

"Ha... you just wait until I get back, I'm sure the rest of the clan will be happy to meet an awesome girl like you." Shisui stated with a warm smile as he patted her on the head, causing her to blush again at the compliment.

"You know if I ever had a sister, I'd want her to be just like you. You're a good girl Narumi. Don't let anyone tell you differently." Shisui told her as he gave her a hug of his own.

"Shisui... You're my best friend. I want you to know that." Narumi said to him as she hugged him tighter.

"I do... it makes me really happy to have a friend like you Narumi. You keep up the hard work, I'll see you when I get back." Shisui replied trying his absolute damnedest to remain manly and cool, and not break into tears. After another moment the two parted and offered each other bright smiles. He had to go now and see this problem between the Leaf and the Uchiha dealt with. Through her, he may have unearthed a third option for them to try. He'd talk with Itachi about it later when they met. Regardless of which direction they chose, he'd do what needed to be done to stop this growing threat. He had more reasons than ever to keep the village safe and stable. He had a little sister to look after now, and he'd be damned if he let anything happen to her.

With a final smile, Shisui said his goodbyes and headed off. Narumi watched him leave with a happy smile. She would be counting the days until he returned, she couldn't be more excited.

-Five days later-

Narumi sat in a tree at her usual training ground, it had been more than a few days since Shisui had left and naturally the girl was getting impatient. She couldn't wait until he returned. She hadn't gone this long without seeing him since they first met, and the loneliness was beginning to creep back in. Thankfully she had Madara to keep her company, as she asked him for stories about his own childhood, his family, his brothers, the fighting, the conflicts, meeting Hashirama Senju when they were still both kids.

It filled her time and made the loneliness bearable as she waited for her friend to return.

"Narumi!" A voice called out to her. Narumi immediately shot up and jumped out into the field, expecting Shisui to be there. Instead, she found Kakashi waiting for her.

"Narumi... there you are, I've been looking for you." Kakashi stated.

"Kakashi? What are you doing here?" Narumi asked, not at all unhappy to see him. Since she hadn't gone home in months, she hadn't seen Kakashi as often as she used to, so she was happy to get whatever chance she could to see him.

"I was looking for you. I wanted to see how you were doing." Kakashi replied, he obviously wasn't in a good mood, if the inflection of his voice was any determining factor.

"I'm fine. Just waiting for Shisui to come home from his mission." Narumi replied.

"Waiting for Shisui...? Wait, has no one told you what happened?" Kakashi questioned as his eye suddenly fell to the ground.

"What do you mean?" Narumi asked curiously not liking the way Kakashi was acting.

'Don't tell me!' Madara swore in her mind, reading the situation through her eyes.

"I'm so sorry Narumi... Shisui was found dead a few days ago." Kakashi told her as he finally locked eyes with her.

"... What...?" Narumi asked as her whole world suddenly came crashing down.

"I'm sorry Narumi. His body was found in the lake. It looks like suicide." Kakashi informed her, sorrow was evident in his voice.

"He's dead? No! No! How can he be dead? I just saw him a few days ago... how?" Narumi felt tears begin to roll down her cheeks and her eyes suddenly began to burn.

"I don't know what to say. It surprised us all. I've known Shisui for years. Suicide... it just never seemed like his style. I'm so sorry Narumi I know how much he meant to you. I thought you'd been told. Had I known I would have come by sooner." Kakashi stated, as he took a step towards her, and placed his hands on her shoulders.

Narumi let out a growl as she shook his hands off and stormed away, stopping several feet from Kakashi.

"No. Shisui... Why? Suicide? Why would you do this? WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME, SHISUI?! DAMMIT! DAMN YOU!" Narumi screamed as she dropped to her knees, tears fell freely from her eyes, and her chest started to hurt. She kept replaying the last thing he said to her.

'I'll see you when I get back.'

Those words. Why? Why would he lie like that? That's all she could think about. Why would he say that, and then kill himself?

"Damn it! Damn it all! Shisui... YOU GODDAMN FUCKING LIAR!" Narumi shouted, rage and sorrow evident in her voice.

Narumi shot to her feet, her hands flying to her head, as her eyes once again throbbed in pain.

"Narum..." Kakashi tried to say but was cut off when Narumi let out an ear shattering scream. Kakashi had to cover his ears, her scream of sorrow and rage was so loud, it was unlike anything he'd felt before. This scream was filled with magic. Raw, undiluted magic.

He felt the ground rumble a bit, saw small pebbles lift into the air. He saw the air around her distort and shift, almost as if the space around her was bending and twisting in accordance with her pain.

Narumi's hands were now both clutching her face, covering her eyes. She was still screaming, at the top of her lungs, the sorrow in that scream, the sadness, and rage, it tore into Kakashi's soul, it was a sound he would gladly kill himself to never hear again.

From within her, Madara observed the event, not quite sure what to make of it. For a moment, he expected her to reawaken her Rinnegan, the power that tore out from around her was enough to make him think it so.

Flashes of her time with Shisui shot through Narumi's mind, as she felt her heart break more and more, every time she remembered him smiling at her, or complimenting her. "Shisui... why would you do this to me? I thought... If it hurt so much... if you were hurting, why didn't you come to me? Why did you have to kill yourself? Why? How could I let this happen?!" Narumi shouted; her eyes felt like they were on fire.

"'It makes me really happy to have a friend like you.'" She remembered him say.

"Why Shisui? Why would you say that if you were in so much pain? How could you do this to me! Why would you leave me?" Narumi cried.

Kakashi wanted so badly to wrap his arms around her. To hold her tight and try to alleviate some of her pain. This girl was like a sister to him, he'd known her since the day he was born, and now he couldn't even get close enough to console her, all he could do was stare at the immense power she was letting off, with amazement and fear.

'Narumi... I know it hurts... but before you do anything rash, save your friend first." Madara ordered. His words broke through to her, allowing her focus to return.

Narumi glanced over her shoulder at Kakashi, she found him still standing there, watching her with concern, and worry.

Kakashi watched as everything settled down. He watched as the air returned to normal, and the floating pebbles fell back to the ground. Narumi's screaming had stopped, and he could see her looking at him.

"Narumi?" Kakashi asked taking a careful step towards her.

"Kakashi... Just go... I need to be alone. I need to vent. I don't want you to get hurt. Please." Narumi said, her eyes slightly obscured by her hair.

"Narumi, I don't think..." He began to reply but froze when he caught sight of her eyes. While he couldn't see her eyes completely, he could see a bright red glow coming from behind her hair, and knowing what she was, he knew what that glow meant.

"Could that be...? That's impossible! She only has its soul. It can't be the cause of this." Kakashi thought to himself in a moment of panic.

"Be sure to tell the Hokage not to send anyone here for a little while. If one of his lackies shows up to try and boss me around, I'll kill them." Narumi told him as he backed away, the menace in her voice was unlike anything he'd ever heard from her before. He felt his stomach sink, recognizing in that moment that something irreparable had been broken in her.

"Please don't hurt yourself." Kakashi thought as he finally Shunshined away. He needed to go and report what he'd seen to the Hokage, as much as he loathed the idea of involving his former sensei at the moment, the idea that the seal had been disrupted enough to allow some of the Fox's power to manifest was something he just had to bring to his attention.

"Grandfather... give me something to help me sleep. I just wanna pass out from exhaustion. I can't... I don't wanna deal with this anymore." Narumi begged of her grandparent.

'Okay, copy this.' Madara ordered, and suddenly Narumi saw hand signs flash through her mind, her Sharingan easily copied the technique, and she quickly spun away from the direction Kakashi had left in and sped through about forty hand signs.

"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"

Kakashi was about two hundred yards off when suddenly a wall of fire one hundred feet high shot into the air. It raced across the whole field and turned the place into scorched glass.

He stopped his retreat and turned his gaze back towards the event, watching in astonished disbelief.

Shinobi all over the Leaf felt or saw the wall of fire at one of the training fields. Whatever that technique was, it was definitely of much higher rank than what was usually practiced in the village.

Minato spun around in his chair and looked out the window of his office. He could see clear as day, a wall of fire that stood tall above the tree line at one of the training grounds. For some reason seeing that jutsu gave Minato the strangest feeling of deja vu.

Anbu arrived at the field a few minutes later to find it deserted. There was no one around that could be seen or felt. The Anbu, quickly set to work putting the fire out, it was a daunting task, but they had to get the fire under control before it spread.

Elsewhere Narumi pulled herself away from the field, intent on finding her way to the place she'd called home so she could collapse into bed and fall into a hopefully dreamless sleep.

-Later-

Narumi had started living in an old warn out apartment building that was pretty much vacant a couple of weeks back, and aside from the roaches and occasional leaking it wasn't that bad, though it was dark, and dank, and it made her loneliness worse, she didn't like spending time there. She made in there with just enough energy left to take off her shoes before collapsing into the bed and falling asleep. Unfortunately, her dreams were filled with nightmares, and she awoke with fresh tears spilling down her cheeks. Much to her dismay, this particular nightmare was actually reality, and it was now missing the one person she had come to love most.

"What is wrong with my eyes?" Narumi tiredly asked as she stared at her reflection in a mirror.

'I'm sorry child... you have awakened our cursed eyes second state... the Mangekyou.' Madara replied.

"Ah... I see." Narumi stated as she glanced at her new eye design, normally she would be excited to learn about her new eyes but right now she could only feel anger, sadness, and apathy.

Narumi did take note of her Mangekyou's design, it was a black three-sided star. One was right-side up, the other upside down.

'Narumi... I need you to do something for me.' Madara said to her.

"I'm not in the mood grandfather." Narumi replied as she wandered over to her bed and sat down.

'I know, just please do this for me. I will not allow you to go blind from using those eyes. Follow my instructions, please.' Madara asked of her.

"Fine. What?" Narumi responded, after letting out a tired sigh.

'Use the summoning jutsu, but when you use it, think the name Zetsu.' Madara told her, feeding an image of a strange half black, half white, green haired man into her mind.

"Whatever." Narumi said as she did as she was told.

Narumi bit her thumb and flashed through the necessary handsigns and slammed her palm into the ground. A moment passed as the seal characters appeared, when suddenly a poof of smoke occurred, and when it cleared, that same strange looking man/plant/creature was there.

"What, what are you?" Narumi gasped in surprise as she finally rationalized the strange creature.

"Me? You're the one who summoned me! Who are you, and how do you know us?" Zetsu asked as he shot forward and grabbed the girl intent on squeezing the information out of her. He stopped however when his chakra made contact with hers and a very familiar voice shouted for him to stop.

"Master Madara... is that you?" Zetsu asked aloud, shock present on his face.

'Yes Zetsu... I need to explain a few things, and then I need you to do some things for me.' Madara replied.

"Anything master." Zetsu replied as he released Narumi from his clutches.

From there, Madara spent the next hour explaining who Narumi was, and what had happened in the years since her birth. Zetsu listened intently, and in turn told Madara what Obito was up too. Madara had very little clue about the Moon Eye plan, as the piece of himself that he put in Minato, had been placed there years before Madara had met Obito. Memories from after that moment were fuzzy and disjointed. Madara guessed his older self-had slipped into the Curse of Hatred after his son went missing. It was only because he was in Narumi, did this Madara even know that Minato was his long-lost son, considering the man looked nothing like him anymore.

Narumi sat quietly as she listened to this all. Learning about her grandfather's apprentice and his role in the Nine Tails attack which was the cause of much of her misery, was a souring revelation. She didn't blame her grandfather for it, at least, not the disembodied voice within her. Most of the blame she placed upon this Obito Uchiha who had carried out the attack and was the reason a demon was now sealed within her.

Eventually Madara explained what had happened recently.

"That is sad, young mistress. I am sorry about your friend." Zetsu offered his sympathy.

"Thanks." Narumi replied bitterly, though her mind was currently plotting Obito's death for loosing the fox upon the village. She held no great love for the Hidden Leaf, but it didn't escape her notice that much of the hate directed towards her, came because of what she held within her.

One thing did throw her for a loop, when Madara explained what really happened when Voldemort came to kill her and her sister.

"So, I'm the real Girl-Who-Lived?" Narumi asked.

'Yes. Wielding the powers of the mighty Rinnegan you were able to deflect his Killing Curse back at him. An accident I'm sure yet the results cannot be denied.' Madara responded proudly.

"What's the Rinnegan?" She asked, while at the same time a voice from the darkened half of Zetsu spoke up for the first time.

"This girl has the Rinnegan?" It questioned in disbelief.

"Yes, she does. As for what it is Narumi, the Rinnegan is a Dojutsu out of legend. Said to be the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths. Those eyes possess colossal power, far outweighing the abilities of the Sharingan. You were able to activate in order to save your life, though it has remained dormant ever since. One day, when you're older, we'll work to awaken those eyes for good, but until such a time, I'd focus more on your newly awakened Mangekyou Sharingan." Madara explained to her. Narumi gave a nod of acceptance, though she was curious to hear more when time permitted.

"So, what do you need me to do now master?" Zetsu asked.

'I want you to get me my old eyes and bring them here. I want you to transplant them into her. We're directly related so she'll be compatible. And then I want you to return to Obito, you'll tell him nothing that happened here, and you will report on his movements. He has to come for the fox spirit, and when he does, she is going to kill him.' Madara ordered him.

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"You're giving up on the Moon eye plan?" Zetsu asked, with a bit of shock.

'Yes... I lay all of my hope for the future in this child... I've seen what she is capable of achieving. I know that she'll build a better world. Besides, she has me to help her.' Madara replied, and even though he didn't have a body, Narumi could tell he was smirking.

"Very well master, if that is your desire than I think you should know that Obito is planning something here in the village." Zetsu said to him.

"Oh? And what might that be?" Madara questioned.

"He intends to aid Itachi Uchiha in some sort of plot. I'm not sure what it is, but something is going to happen here soon. Itachi approached him the other day, and he agreed to help him. I'm not sure what the two are planning but I thought you'd want to know." Zetsu explained to him.

"I see. That's odd. I wonder what those boys could be up too." Madara hummed in thought.

"Itachi is working alongside that bastard? Why the hell would he do that? Does he know who that man really is, what he's done? What are they planning on doing in the village?" Narumi questioned mentally. She had to take a moment and wonder how Itachi was faring after the death of Shisui. It was something the both of them had in common, they both loved Shisui and cared for him like a brother. Now he was getting mixed up with Obito? She had to speak with Itachi when she got the chance, she couldn't lose two of her closest friends.

"I will return once I have what I need for the transplant. Please wait for me here, I will return soon." Zetsu said to her as he began sinking into the ground.

'Why does he need to transplant my eyes with yours, grandfather?' Narumi asked.

Madara began explaining to her how the Mangekyou worked, about how each eye carried a unique power and if she mastered both powers, she would awaken a third even greater power, but with each use of the powers in either eye, the eye itself would begin to lose its sight, meaning by the time you mastered both powers and awakened the third, you'd be nearly blind and only get a handful of uses out of the third power before losing your sight completely. By transferring the eyes of another compatible Mangekyou Sharingan you could gain everlasting light, meaning you could use the powers without losing your sight. It also lowered the chakra requirement for those powers by around twenty-five percent, meaning you could use them more often.

About three hours later Zetsu returned with two boxes, one small and one large. The large one held medical supplies, while the other held a jar that had two floating Sharingan eyes in it. These were the eyes that Madara had transferred from his own brother before his death. Technically speaking they were Izuna Uchiha's eyes, but they'd been with Madara far longer than they'd been with Izuna.

'Are you ready?' Madara asked.

"Sure. I'll need this power in order to deal with your wayward apprentice if he comes calling." Narumi replied.

"I'll also need this power to sever the ties I have to this damn village. I don't know what it was that led to Shisui's suicide, but having felt that terrible call of the void, I can guess that it's this godawful place." Narumi thought to herself, though she did hear a hum of agreement and approval from Madara.

"I can only imagine what Shisui was going through. Being an ANBU, it must have drained his psyche until there was nothing left. This place has that effect on people. Everything has to be for the village, there's no hope for individuals to thrive. He was a renowned shinobi, he'd even earned his own moniker, and yet this place took everything out of him until there was nothing left. The Hokage, the Council, the Elders, they take, and they take, and it must have driven him over the edge." Narumi continued on, her thoughts turning dark as she imagined just what could have led to her friend's suicide.

"There is truth to your words. I cannot say for certain, but I do agree that he had a promising future. To willingly throw it away, he must have been driven to the extreme." Madara offered up.

Before they could continue their conversation, Zetsu spoke. "Alright let's begin. You'll need to keep your eyes covered for a few days when I'm done. I won't be here when you wake up, young mistress." Zetsu told her as he flashed through some handsigns, and suddenly Narumi fell asleep.

A couple of hours later Zetsu finished wrapping up Narumi's head.

He then placed a hand on her head and channeled his chakra into her.

'Master. I'm finished. What would you have me do with her eyes?' Zetsu asked.

'Put them into a storage scroll, and seal them into her body, in case we need them.' Madara replied.

Zetsu nodded and did just that. When finished, he cleaned up and promptly left, leaving no trace of himself behind.

-A few days later-

Narumi wandered through the village. She could only just barely see through the cloth around her eyes. People took notice and whispered of her condition. Some were happy to see her in such a state, some were curious, while others were worried. An ominous air hung over her, and beneath the cloth a dim red glow could sometimes be seen. She was quick to retaliate when anyone tried anything. A few kids, eager to get back at her for beating them senseless for an earlier transgression tried to jump her, she left those three boys a beaten heap on the floor. A passing Chuunin came to investigate their cries of pain and confronted her. When he grabbed her, she quickly grappled with him and drove a fist into his throat which sent him to his knees gasping. She then kicked him in the side of the head, knocking him unconscious before he could recover. He'd later wake up, dazed and with an extremely sore neck.

Narumi hadn't spoken to anyone in the past few days. She hadn't seen Kakashi, or Remus, though she knew both of them were looking for her. She hadn't gone to Ichiraku's either. All she wanted to do was wallow in her sadness. Madara didn't comment on it. In his opinion, her reaction, sadness, depression and apathy, were better than his own, when in a similar situation years ago.

"...Just you wait. We'll find proof and when we do. That bastard is dead." Narumi heard an angry voice from just around the corner of where she was.

"I still can't believe Itachi would do that. I mean they were best friends." Another voice stated, drawing Narumi's attention.

"Well believe it. You should have seen the look on his face when we confronted him, he's obviously guilty. We'll get proof, and then that boy is going down." Yet another voice added in.

"Shisui will be avenged. That bastard Itachi wont escape justice for long." The first man spoke again. The three men's voices were fading as they moved away. If they had stayed, they may have heard the light growling of their eavesdropper.

"Itachi... you killed Shisui? Why?" Narumi growled, clenching her fists so hard it hurt.

'Sadly, the boy may have fallen to the curse of the Uchiha and killed Shisui to obtain the Mangekyou. If he's working with Obito than he probably learned how from him.' Madara offered his thoughts.

"That son of a bitch!" Narumi said aloud. "Itachi! Itachi gods damn you!" The people around the area who noticed her outburst, felt their stomachs drop at the sight of her boiling with rage. Her face was twisted with fury as she digested this awful revelation.

-Two days later-

Narumi sat up in bed, today was the day to remove the cloth and begin training her eyes. She quickly went to the nearest mirror and prepared to remove the cloth.

'Now... my eyes were already at the stage of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, plus I had Senju DNA in my body, so I have no clue what your Eternal Mangekyou will be like.' Madara informed the girl as she removed the cloth.

She slowly opened her eyes, letting them adjust to the light of the room. After a couple moments of squinting, her vision finally came into focus. She looked into her red eyes, and immediately noticed the new pattern, the three-sided star was still present but now there was a new pattern around the star. Madara told her that the new pattern was the same as his old EMS.

It was essentially a three sides star, the ends of which connected to circles with tails trailing off of them connected each circle to the next. At the halfway point of the tail, a black bark connected it to the edge of the iris.

"Hm... I like them... please grandfather, teach me how to control the power of these eyes." Narumi asked with a wild look in her eyes, as her new Sharingan glowed ominously.

'Of course, my girl. With this power, your dear cousin Itachi will fall before you.' Madara replied with a vicious snarl, at the name of the man who had caused his grandchild so much pain.

-Three days later-

"I'm sorry Sasuke." Itachi stated sadly as he looked down at his little brother's unconscious form.

'Time to go.' Itachi decided as he turned to leave, when suddenly he caught a glint heading right for him. Itachi barely dodged as two kunai went flying by.

'What?' Itachi thought as his eyes darted towards where the kunai had come from. His eyes widened in shock as they spotted his attacker. There, no more than twenty yards away, was Narumi Namikaze and from the twisted look of fury on her face, he could tell she meant business.

"Itachi Uchiha! I came here intending to beat some fucking answers out of you, but guess what I find when I get here? That's right, men, women, fucking children, all dead! A small part of me thought there might be a reason for you to do it... but this... fuck! You son of a bitch! I'll kill you where you stand!" Narumi growled at him with so much hatred, it actually made Itachi sweat.

It took a moment, but Itachi was able to regain his composure. Afterwards, he adopted a neutral expression as he focused all of his attention on her.

"It was foolish of you to come here. The Uchiha were my only targets. Had you stayed out of this, I would have let you live." Itachi stated coolly. He didn't like threatening her, it was too much like threatening his brother, it just made him feel wrong, but he knew he had to.

"No, Itachi... it was foolish of you to remain in the village. Did you think I wouldn't figure it out? Well, I did. I know you're the one who killed him! And now... I'm gonna kill you!" Narumi bit out through gritted teeth.

"So, you figured that out. I'm impressed. Not that it will do you any good now though." Itachi stated as he drew his sword. His Sharingan spun to life, and as it did it came upon a shocking sight. The three tomoe'd Sharingan was present in Narumi's eyes as well, at his surprised expression she let a devilish grin cross her face.

"Surprised? I'm guessing Shisui never got around to telling you about my Sharingan? I guess it doesn't really matter. It's not like it would have done you any good." Narumi through his words back at him.

'How is this possible? No! I can't worry about that now. I need to worry about getting out of here. I have no idea what Shisui taught her in the last couple of weeks, and with a fully mature Sharingan, plus her massive stamina and reserves, she'll stall me long enough to ruin my plans. I'm gonna have to use it, I only have one chance though, so I need to time it perfectly.' Itachi thought as he launched his attack.

Itachi raced at her at top speed, he brought his blade down to slice her chest, but Narumi deflected the blow with her Tanto, guiding it to her side, she then kicked out at him, forcing him backwards in order to avoid the attack. The two traded blade strikes for a moment, their eyes analyzing each other's attacks, blocking every incoming blow.

With a powerful slash, Itachi cracked her tanto, breaking the blade. She dodged the follow-up slash, dropping the broken blade to the ground. He charged her, and in a poof of smoke, she summoned her wakizashi, a lightning-fast strike from that blade, dislodged Itachi's sword, sending in flying away. Now he was on the backpedal as she chased after him, slashing out at him, aiming for vital points like his thighs and neck.

Itachi cursed as he avoided her flurry and jumped away from Narumi putting some distance between them. Her skills had grown a great deal these last few weeks. Thanks to his and Shisui's tutelage she truly was turning into a splendid fighter.

Thinking quickly, he hurled several shuriken at her, they hit her, but her body simply popped, due to a substitution.

Itachi jumped away just as two balls of water slammed into his previous position. He spotted Narumi standing just down the street, so he quickly sped through some handsigns, it unnerved him to see Narumi copy his movements perfectly.

They both shouted, "Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

Both exhaled and suddenly two enormous Fireballs appeared and slammed into each other, the two were equal in strength, and therefore the two giant fireballs held in place.

The twin jutsu remained deadlocked for several long moments, the blistering heat igniting the wooden buildings on either side of the street.

Knowing that it was foolish to try and beat her in a duel of raw chakra, Itachi was the first to break off the attack, he retreated, jumping to a roof to avoid as her fireball went sailing past his previous position to slam violently into a shop at the end of the street exploding and igniting the structure.

He noticed on the ground that the attack had just barely missed Sasuke's unconscious form. He could see the light blistering of red beginning to spread along one of his exposed legs that had been closest to the fireball.

Cursing, he moved quickly, dropping down to the street to grab Sasuke and move him to cover as Narumi advanced through the dust kicked up by their jutsu.

He dropped Sasuke in a back alley and moved to confront Narumi again.

She was quickly on him, she dove at him with her wakizashi, he swiftly drew a kunai, deflecting her incoming attacks, keeping at bay for just long enough to launch his plan into action.

"You've grown... but you still don't possess the power to beat me." Itachi said with a smile as his Mangekyou spun to life in his eyes. He instantly locked eyes with Narumi "Tsukuyomi."

"You've lost Narumi. This is the world of Tsukuyomi, here I am god." Itachi boasted as he prepared for her torture.

"He was right. So, you killed Shisui to get these eyes, ay Itachi? They won't help you, you bastard!" Narumi replied as her Eternal Mangekyou spun to life in her eyes.

"Damn!" Itachi muttered as pain shot through his eyes, he quickly realized the pain had come from Narumi's superior eyes, shattering his genjutsu.

"Shisui... his death meant that much to you, Narumi?" Itachi thought, as he quickly realized just where she had gained such eyes. "I'm so sorry..."

Itachi didn't have much time to contemplate how she had the Mangekyou because he was suddenly and violently punched by a skeletal fist that was bigger than him. This fist was a deep blue in color with specks of dark red floating in places.

Itachi knew immediately what this hand was. Narumi not only had the Mangekyou, but she could also use Susanoo, meaning she had already learned and mastered the powers contained within both of her eyes. Her ability to break the Tsukuyomi meant that she had at least as much, if not more experience in using these eyes, then he did. If she truly had awakened her eyes due to Shisui's death than they'd gained them around the same time, though unlike him who had to hide it, she no doubt spent every moment since then, training. It made sense. To awaken the Susanoo, she had to have mastered the powers in her eyes, unfortunately with the use of Tsukuyomi she now knew one of the powers he possessed. Without knowing what powers her Sharingan possessed, and without the desire to truly kill her, there was no point in attempting to use the other power of his Mangekyou.

"Damn..." Itachi muttered again as he began coughing up blood. He had been knocked back about fifty feet, and he had slammed into a light post. He was now in a similar situation as Shisui had been a few months back.

He internally berated himself for falling for the same blunder that Shisui had. He had underestimated her. A mistake that he hadn't thought possible considering, unlike others, he actually knew she was far stronger than she appeared. Still, he had allowed himself to doubt her skill, and it had potentially cost him dearly. The moment he saw her Sharingan, he should have anticipated the appearance of the Mangekyou due to her affection for Shisui, and how his loss had no doubt affected her.

It was a mistake on his part, one he could not repeat, if he wished to survive. He hadn't been anywhere near full strength when this fight began, and she had come prepared to face him. He had spent a long night slaughtering his clansmen, a half-dozen battles had left him weary and exhausted. Using Tsukuyomi three times this night, had also greatly diminished his chakra supply. He was most certainly in a bad position.

Itachi took a moment to collect his breath before glancing up. His eyes widened with unease, as he saw Narumi walking towards him, Mangekyou alight in her eyes, her body encased in Susanoo. The unholy skeletal monster, with its glowing yellow eyes, the sight of it, made Itachi suddenly fearful for his life.

All he could do was watch as she got closer, once she was close enough one of Susanoo's Arms raised into the air, and a long blue blade materialized in it. Itachi knew that when she swung it, he would meet his end.

As that thought went through his head, he suddenly remembered his little brother, he spun around and realized that he was sitting right in front of the alley he had left Sasuke in.

"Shit!" Itachi thought as he dove back and grabbed Sasuke, he only had enough time to pick him up before the blade fell on the two of them. An explosion raced out from the impact of the sword and everything in front of Narumi for at least thirty yards was blown away.

"Finally. You've been avenged, Shisui." Narumi muttered coldly, her eyes beginning to bleed from her use of the Susanoo. It would be some time before she was proficient with such powers, even with Madara's aid. Still though, these eyes had given her the edge she needed to take on Itachi.

"That wasn't very nice." A voice that sounded exactly like her grandfather spoke from the cloud of dust.

A moment passed and she quickly spotted two figures. She noticed a tall man wearing an orange mask with a flame design on it. He had only one eye hole, and she could see the Sharingan staring at her menacingly.

The masked man had his hand on the shoulder of one very alive Itachi Uchiha, in his arms was a likewise unhurt Sasuke.

"I was wondering what had taken you so long. I see you were caught up playing with Minato's spawn." The masked man stated, sounding amused.

"You really pushed that rescue Madara. A moment later and our partnership would be over." Itachi stated, just loud enough for Narumi to hear him.

"Sorry. I have a thing for the dramatic." 'Madara' replied, with a dry chuckle.

"So, it's you." Narumi stated her teeth clenching in further anger, as muscle began to grow and encase the Susanoo.

"Oh? Do you know me?" The Masked Man inquired.

"I know you. You're the one who unleashed the Nine Tails on the village all those years ago." Narumi snarled at him.

"Ah, you know about that? Interesting, I didn't think the Fourth Hokage would be so vocal about what happened that night, least of all around his wayward daughter." The man said, his own Sharingan visible in the darkness of his mask's eye hole.

"I know what you plan to do! I will stop you!" She snarled at him with hellish malice.

"You do, do you? We'll just see about that." He spoke before rushing at her. Itachi's eyes widened in surprise, but before he could react, the Masked Man had crossed the distance and was rushing into her Susanoo. Much to Itachi's surprise, he passed through the outer layer of the ethereal chakra construct like it wasn't even there. His hand reached out, intent on grabbing Narumi.

Her eyes widened and she moved backwards, but the Masked Man was too quick. His hand closed in on her, aiming to seize her by the neck, she stabbed forward with her blade, intent on spearing him through the stomach. Her attack phased through him without injury, but much to his sudden disbelief, his hand did much the same.

His arm, which was visibly passing through her neck, seemed to react as if she wasn't actually there.

"No that's! She has the same power! Shit!" Obito Uchiha realized as he swung a kick at her, watching helplessly as it passed clean through her body.

Jumping back and out of her Sunanoo, he landed beside Itachi.

Itachi stared in disbelief, not quite sure what he was seeing. Somehow both of their attacks had passed through one another without injury.

He could see blood visibly pouring from her right eye, her face remaining twisted with anger, though a cruel smile did begin to touch at her lips.

"That's right... I have it too." She growled boastfully at them. Itachi was sure the Masked Man knew exactly what she meant.

"Well, aren't you special." Obito growled at her.

"Madara... go, I'll deal with her. The ANBU Black Ops will be here soon, so you best make your escape." Itachi told the man as he placed Sasuke on the ground and began to advance towards Narumi.

"If you think you're up to the task so, be it. You know where to find me when it's all over. Later." Obito spoke before vanishing in a poof of smoke.

Narumi let out a growl but focused her attention back onto Itachi.

"You've grown so much Narumi. I could never have imagined you'd be this strong so quickly." Itachi said to her, dropping the facade of anger and cruelty, speaking to her with fondness.

"You say that like it's something to be proud of. I'm going to kill you for what you did to Shisui!" She snapped at him.

"You loved him, just as I did. It breaks my heart to see those same eyes reflected in you, though it does warm my heart a bit to know that someone else held him to equal regard as I did." Itachi spoke, causing Narumi to blink in confusion, not quite sure what he was playing at with this nice guy routine.

"Shisui was attacked Narumi, by an unknown enemy force. I believe they were Leaf ANBU Black Ops, under the control of a man named Danzo Shimura, one of the Leaf Elders. He was fatally poisoned. He made his way to me and gifted me something before throwing himself from the cliff and into the lake. He did so, so that I might awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan and use its powers to complete our mission.

Narumi's eyes widened at that; she blinked several times as she registered his words.

"You, you didn't kill him? He was poisoned. Poisoned by Leaf ANBU? Why?!" She demanded.

"It was either to stop his plan from succeeding, or an attempt to seize his own Mangekyou which was imbued with an incredible power. Shisui possessed the power to control the perceptions of others with his Sharingan, he could implant ideas into their minds, make them think what he wanted them to think, and never allow them to recognize that the ideas were not their own. It could be one, or both possibilities. Either way, it was enough to try and ambush him." Itachi explained to her.

"What was he planning, what did this Danzo guy want to stop?" She asked him.

"It's a long story. The short version is that for a while now hostilities have been growing between the Uchiha and the Hidden Leaf Government. The Uchiha have been mistreated for a long time due to their perceived role in the Nine Tails attack, of which you just confirmed that an Uchiha was involved, just not a member of the clan. The Clan grew fed up with the treatment and began planning a coup. Shisui intended to use his powers to manipulate the clan leaders into ending their plots without violence, but he was attacked before he could do it. Without Shisui the only option left was to stop the Uchiha before they could carry out their plan." Itachi explained to her, causing her eyes to widen in disbelief.

"So, they sent you? To murder your own family?! Your parents, your cousins, men women and children!" Narumi uttered in angered disbelief.

"I tried to spare the children. I knew they had no involvement in the plot, but the Masked Man had other ideas. I needed his help to pull this off. I lacked the power to defeat all of the Uchiha in battle, and I seriously doubted my abilities to defeat my own father. Some say he was as strong and as dangerous as the Fourth Hokage. Thankfully it didn't come to that. Still, what happened here was a tragedy, a curse that I will bear myself. I must leave this place now, Narumi. My path takes me from this place. I needed you to know, before I left. Needed you to know the truth and accept something." He said to her as he drew a scroll, from it, a crow emerged which flew through the air before heading over to Narumi to land on her shoulder.

"A crow?" She questioned before spotting the Mangekyou Sharingan in one of its eyes. It didn't look like Itachi's though, and she felt her stomach sink as she realized just who the eye belonged too.

"I think he intended for you to have it. He said I'd know who it was for. His use of who rather than what, told me that I was meant to be its courier. I know you'll treat it with respect and honor his memory with it. Despite that, that eye is the last living piece of our beloved friend in this world. Please take good care of it." Itachi said to her. She felt tears build in her eyes as she met the gaze of the crow. Despite having never seen Shisui's Mangekyou she did not doubt for a second that this was his eye. In it, she saw him, she saw him so clearly, that for a moment, it felt like he was with her again.

More tears fell from her eyes, as she turned her attention back to Itachi.

"Where will you go?" She asked him.

"Madara has offered me a place in an organization he's building. I intend to go there. Despite my grievances, there are still things in this village that I need to protect." Itachi spoke, his eyes flickering to Sasuke's unconscious form.

"I see... Itachi... be careful. That man... he's not Madara Uchiha. He's Madara's apprentice. A man named Obito, the Fourth Hokage's former student, Kakashi's old squadmate." Narumi said to him.

"Is he? How do you know that?" He questioned her.

"It's too much to explain right now. Just trust me. Be careful around him. He plans on destroying the world." She said to him. Itachi met her gaze for a long moment before nodding.

"Thank you, take care of yourself Narumi. I'm certain we'll meet again one day." Itachi offered to her with a warm smile.

"I hope so. Take care." Narumi said to him.

Itachi nodded and with a swift movement, leaped into the air. She felt her vision blur as she watched him go.

"We should retreat for now. If this was all planned than the ANBU will give Itachi time to flee, so we should use that time to slip away before they notice us." Madara suggested to her.

"Right." She nodded and turned to leave, her Susanoo having long dissipated.

She stopped for a moment and turned her eyes back towards Sasuke.

"Over eighty people in this clan, and yet you were the one he couldn't bear to lose. A brother around my age... You're the one that Shisui meant. Damn... it would have been nice to get to know you. This fucking village... I hate it so much. Shisui... why did you have to die for it? Danzo Shimura... One day... one day we'll meet, and I'll get my revenge. I can't stay here though. This village will only hold me back. It's time I left." With her finally thought she vanished into the night, leaving the Uchiha compound behind.

Armed with a new understanding of the situation surrounding Shisui's death, she gained a newfound hatred for the village and for Obito. One day, she'd get her revenge on everyone who had a hand in his death. For now, she needed to plan her escape.

-Elsewhere in the Forest-

Obito Uchiha sat in silence as he pondered this recent development.

Minato's oldest child had proven to be something far more dangerous than he could have ever imagined. He knew now, without a doubt that he'd been right. That girl, she was definitely 'her' daughter. He'd always suspected his former teacher of something nefarious, when he chose those two girls to become the Jinchuriki to the Nine Tails, and now he knew without a doubt that he'd been right. For behind the blazing intensity of her Sharingan he saw the same cruel hyper-focused look of her father.

"My, Minato, how scandalous. I wonder... does she know that too? No... No you'd never let that dirty little secret out. Perhaps there's a way to salvage this. She does possess Kamui after all. That alone means that one day she'll be as deadly as I am. I must proceed with caution." He thought before letting out a dark chuckle and rising to his feet.

With a hum of consideration, he turned and departed deeper into the darkness of the forest, his time here in the Hidden Leaf, having come to an end for now.

-To Be Continued-