Today was rare day of complacency accompanied by my fiancée. Since arriving to this world endless training, pain, and dedication has been spent on improving my strength. Funnily enough, I have never disliked all the time and sacrifice for one simple reason. Here, strength is power. In the same way that in my previous life everyone chased money for vanity, pleasure, and succes, here everyone chases power.
Born into one of the strongest clans in history has given me a leg up, and having a system has helped some, but ultimately even for me i have had to build my strength step by step. Day to day training in words some might better understand is akin to watching your portfolio continually and exponentially compound or gym bro mentality with actual benefits that are not just for competitions or health reasons.
'There definately is a hidden addiction to that.'
If im being honest to myself there are many big and small benefits i have enjoyed by being included in such a clan. Protection, training, bloodlines and resources are some of the big benefits ofcourse, however there are huge overbearing restrictions placed upon clan members. The range of these restrictions can be anywhere from simple mandatory training to as intrusive as marriage control.
'Thankfully i was not conceived into the hyuga clan, where one's literal life and death is at the hands of conceited main clan'
For someone with a broader perspective, a hunger for power, and a powerful want for freedom, ultimately it was destined that I would eventually seek to break the chains that bound me.
'I just never expected the time to come so soon.'
I return to my initial thought. Today was supposed to be day of celebration. A dream of relaxation accompanied by my most trusted comapanion. It started as such, awoken by her and then spending most of the day doing meaningfull meaningless things. Cooking, eating, bathing side to side, one momment gazzing into her pitch black eyes brimming with affection,
'And the next second'
Abyss eyes looked at me with vigilance as if i was rhe one holding her heart.
"Why stop?" I ask puzzled. The first lesson we learn is to not be soft hearted. My literal heart in her hand means she holds all the leverage. In conclusion she wants something.
'Information? No way. I haven't given them any reason to be suspicious of me.'
Tense seconds crawl by. My panicked mind tries its best to ignore the pain, the shock, and the loss, while the more analytical part of my brain tries its hardest to analyze how this situation came to be.
My hearts drums hard and fast in a futile attempt te escape Akame's grasp. Cold sweats dribble down my back as warm blood slides down my chest. Any attempt to move Chakra will get me killed. Her suspicious and alert eyes let me know. Death aproaches and I feel it, the only way to stall is to ramble like some third-rate villain.
" I found it strange a ninjutsu specialist like yourself would want to learn sealess Chakra coating.." I labored to keep my breathing even.
" You also managed to pierce through my Chakra so effortlessly... the medical ninjutsu practice must have adapted your Chakra to mine"
No longer the dark pearls I love, two red eyes peer into me. Three magatama spin in circles slowly gyraiting faster.
" I see, you chase the mangekro"
I can tell her resolve is complete
" Answer me this, is this your will?"
I study her momments before my death.
I feel my heart crushed, I see one tiny tear roll down her cheek. I feel scalding rivers rain from my eyes,and finally i see her eyes attain what she wanted and so was the final scene before i died.
***
[Mission success: Train one kage level disciple] [Reward: 15x Chakra]
The sharingan in my hand dissapates, the pain in my body dissappears, but damage to my mind lingers.
The confusion in my mind refuses to leave and for the first time in this lifetime i have completely no idea how to move forward. Originally, after realizing Akame's betrayal and the clans support for it made me anxious and ready to escape konoha. However now after the reward for this forgotten mission I have more leeway to decide my future path.
'Its probably better if I tie loose ends before leaving'
And so back I march to place of my recent death.
***
In the center of the Uchiha compound, many rush to the emergency meeting being held. As usual the dove and the hawk branches fought, this time however everyone in the hawk branch is feeling pressured. Usually the