Ryu POV

I jumped up a tree and grabbed an apple before landing.

Suigetsu: Looks like you've your strength back.

Ryu: Yeah.

I bit into the apple and started walking back.

Ryu: Alright guys, ready to start moving.

Sasuke: You weren't lying when you said you only needed 1 night of sleep.

I grabbed an my bag and and started moving.

Suigetsu: What do you have in that bag anyway?

I held it out and dropped it, making a hole in the ground.

Ryu: Weighted clothing that's what. I don't even know why I brought this stuff.

I reached into the whole and grabbed the bag.

Ryu: Anyway lets go. Before they send more members after us.

Haku: Right.

We started walking and Shojo started talking to me.

Shojo: So what do you think Shadow was up to anyway?

Ryu: 'I wouldn't know. He might be me but I don't know his thoughts.'

Shojo: Like how I know yours?

Ryu: 'One pain in the butt is enough for me thank you.'

Shojo: Hey!

Time Skip!

Suigetsu: Ughh are we there yet.

Ryu: Almost. It should be a few more-

My eyes widened as I sensed a familiar Chakra signature.

Ryu: DODGE!!!

They all dodged an incoming attack from a massive sword.

Haku: Shark Skin? That means it's him.

From the sky landed Kisame Hoshigaki grinning like a madman.

Kisame: Only Sasuke and Ryu may pass beyond this point. Itachi's orders.

Suigetsu: So that's how it is huh?

Ryu: Well then there goes a few plans straight out of the window. Haku?

Haku: Right.

Both Sasuke and I went past him leaving Haku and Suigetsu.

Haku: It's finally time Kisame.

Kisame: It's been quite some time Haku. I almost didn't realize it was you.

Haku: We both know you don't care in the slightest. It's time for you to pay for what you did all those years ago.

Suigetsu: Don't get hasty Haku, I have some business with him too.

Haku: He's technically your master, but he's the one who killed my mother and almost killed me, I'm getting revenge Suigetsu.

Suigetsu: Yikes you win.

Kisame: Suigetsu? Well you surely have grown haven't-

Haku threw her needles at Kisame and he dodged.

Kisame: Alright we're doing this now then!

Back to Ryu and Sasuke!

They both walked inside the hideout and found Itachi sitting on a throne.

Itachi: So you really did know I'd be here. Your smart Ryu. How much can you see, with that Sharingan of yours Sasuke.

Sasuke: What I'm seeing right now Itachi, is you giving me the answers I want.

Itachi: Well then... Make it-

Ryu: Before that stop with Genjutsu. It's pretty irritating, and it just doesn't work on me.

Ryu made a hand sign dispelling the Genjutsu he placed.

Itachi: Very well. What do you both wish to know.

Ryu: Ok first off I know you weren't alone during that Massacre. As skilled as you are you couldn't have been able to kill so many Uchiha by yourself. Spill it.

Itachi: Hmph. I can tell you, but neither of you will believe me. And besides, what will you do with that information?

Sasuke: Hunt him down. You said there were only 4 people in history to unlock the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Ryu: Actually 5 because of Kakashi. The other 3 I know about are me my sister and Itachi. So whose the last?

Itachi: Very well then. The person who was there that night was...

They were both waiting for the answer.

Itachi: Madara Uchiha.

Ryu's eyes widened as even he didn't know that part.

Ryu: Cut the crap Itachi, we all know who he is. Or rather who he was.

Itachi: Yes, a founder of the village.

Sasuke: Than he should be long gone by now.

Itachi: Madara is still alive. Wether you choose to believe that or not is entirely up to you both.

Sasuke: Are you out of your mind?!

Ryu: Ok that's it I'm done playing this game of real or not Itachi.

Sasuke shot a Chidori spear near the real Itachi who was sitting on another throne.

Ryu: Both of our eyes can see through your parlor tricks.

Ryu activated his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan as Sasuke activated his Mangekyou.

Itachi: I see, so you actually did it Sasuke. You killed that person who you call best friend.

Sasuke: No, I didn't.

Itachi: Hm?

Sasuke: I didn't have to kill anyone for this power. But even so, I didn't want to gain power your way.

Ryu: It just took me technically dying but that beside the point. Sasuke, remember what I told you.

Sasuke: Yeah, use it to much and I'll go blind, like him.

Itachi stood up from his chair and looked at Ryu.

Itachi: You know your lucky Ryu, you are one of the only people in history to get those eyes.

Ryu: Let me guess, Madara was the first?

Itachi: Yes exactly, but do you know how he obtained them?

Ryu: A transplant like me and my sister?

Itachi: Yes, but by a more, forceful method.

Time Skip!

Itachi had placed the boys in a Genjutsu showing them about the history of the Uchiha.

Ryu: Ok so he and his brother both killed their best friends and unlocked their Mangekyou Sharingan, then Madara went blind, what next?

Itachi: He became lost in despair, and then, haunted by the Mangekyou Sharingan, desperately seeking the light.

Sasuke opened a door revealing Madara and his brother.

Madara: Forgive me...

Madara extended his hand out to Izuna's eye slightly worrying Ryu.

Ryu: No...

He dug into his brothers eye socket and pulled the first eye out.

Izuna: ARGHHH!!!!

Shojo: Oh God not again! This'll be the-

Before she could say another word blood splattered on Ryu and Sasuke. The wolf couldn't take anymore as she threw up yet again.

Ryu: 'OH LORD ITS EVERYWHERE!!'

Shojo: WHYYYY?!!!

Ryu: Okay that's it no more!

Ryu dispelled the Genjutsu without a second thought.

Ryu: Okay I get it now. Long story short he's the guy who created the Akatsuki and was most likely behind the 9 Tails attack that killed my father and caused many different tragedies. Could've explained that without the visual effects.

Itachi: Yes.

Ryu looked over to Sasuke and back to Itachi. There was a brief silence before Ryu realized what was happening.

Ryu: I told you that it was a bad idea to look inside of him?

Sasuke: I should've listened...

Sasuke took of his bandages and his cloak, as well as undoing the bad gases on his wrists, revealing wrist bands with seals on them.

Ryu: 'Oh that's what those were. Well at least he's not gonna run out of shuriken any time soon.

Sasuke: It's finally time. No matter how much you use those eyes of yours, I'll use my hatred to turn fantasy, into reality. And your reality, is death.

Ryu: Going all in from the start huh? *Sigh* Great.

Ryu's chakra began flaring up around him until he unleashed Shojo's Chakra. Itachi and Sasuke started throwing hundreds of Shuriken at each other with each each of them stopping in air. After it ended Ryu rushed straight towards Itachi with his name here in hand about to attack, but Itachi grabbed his hand and pulled out a kunai with his free hand. He was about to stab Ryu but he caught Itachi's hand with relative ease. A shadow clone appeared above Itachi with three kunai in hand. It threw them and they were about to hit Ryu until a hand of red chakra grabbed the clone and slammed it into the ground.

Itachi: 'A hand of Chakra?'

Another hand on chakra appeared above them and was about to hit Itachi but he moved out of the way. When the hand hit the ground it caved it in.

Ryu: Shoot.

Sasuke: 'It's those arms again? Like 3 years ago.'

Sasuke had an image in his mind of a younger Ryu slamming Haku into the wall with a chakra arm like the one he is seeing.

Itachi: So you've learned how to put that chakra of yours to use.

Ryu: Oh I can do more than just that.

Ryu puffed away in a cloud of smoke shocking Itachi before he was hit by a fist of Chakra from behind him knocking him into the wall.

Ryu: That was a shadow clone.

When the dust cleared Itachi came out with blood dripping down his arm.

Ryu: So you enjoying the backlash of that little Tsukuyomi you tried? Cause I am.

Itachi: How weren't you affected?

Ryu: I told you, Genjutsu doesn't work on me unless I want it to.

Itachi weaved hand signs making Ryu and Sasuke weave the same ones.

All: Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!!

They all shot fireballs about 5 times their own sizes. Itachi's Fireball was getting overpowered as he closed his right eye and it began to bleed.

Itachi: Amaterasu...

Black flames started to overtake the fireball as Ryu and Sasuke both broke apart from each other.

Itachi jumped up to the roof to gain distance between the three of them. Just when he thought he was safe, a fire dragon head came up from the ground.

Itachi: 'Oh no.'

After that several more came from the ground. He dodged every attack and they went up into the air. They both came out of the ground with Sasuke being transformed. Itachi used Amaterasu once again making the black flames chase after them. They both went separate directions to avoid the flames until a sudden downpour of rain gave them the chances to escape. They both jumped on higher onto the roof leaving Itachi down there. They were all fatigued from the fight.

Sasuke: Ryu...

Ryu: Yeah.

Itachi had also been fatigued from the usage of both of his visual abilities. The storm had grown even stronger making Ryu smirk.

Itachi: What could you find so funny right now?

Ryu: The fact that soon you'll be telling us everything we need to know.

Ryu held out his hand creating a White Wolves Claw.

Itachi: That Jutsū wont touch me.

Ryu: Not as it is now.

Sasuke's hand started sparking up with a Chidori as the thunderstorm kicked up.

Sasuke: Mine however will.

That rain started going down even harder as lightning raged in the sky.

Sasuke: My Jutsu can't be blocked or dodged just like the Amaterasu. It guides lightning down straight from the heavens. All I have to do is aim it directly at you.

Ryu: And with this thunder storm, my Jutsu can be taken to a whole other level.

Lightning came down at the Wolves Claw making its lightning grow even more powerful, until it extended out to Ryu's entire arm.

Ryu: This is my most powerful Jutsu. I call it my Vortex Javelin.

Sasuke: This Jutsu is called Kirin. Come!

As Sasuke said that, a giant Lightning Dragon came from the clouds. Unknown to all of them Zetsu had been watching them.

White Zetsu: What on earth?

Black Zetsu: The two of them have tamed lightning.

Sasuke: Now begone With the Thunder Clap.

Ryu: This Jutsu is one that heralds your end.

Ryu held up his hand and in less than a tenth of a second, both attacks hit Itachi destroying the roof the the hideout. They had both landed on the ground and Itachi was on the floor seemingly unconscious, or even dead.

Sasuke: It's done... Ugh...

Both of them dropped from Chakra exhaustion.

Ryu: Damnit, that took more out of time than I even expected. But I don't think it's over yet.

Sasuke: W... What?

Itachi: Is this *pant* the death you had imagined for me then?

Sasuke's eyes shot open as he saw Itachi stand back up. He gritted his teeth as the Curse Mark Spread around his body.

Sasuke: DAMN YOU!!

Ryu: Sasuke, get ready, cause this is gonna get even harder.

Itachi: ... If I hadn't had this I would've been dead... You really have... gotten stronger.

Itachi started glowing in a red light that formed into a Susanoo Ribcage before becoming humanoid.

Ryu: Oh right Susanoo. So he can stage it up to its complete stage huh?

Itachi: I could go one step further if I wanted to.

Ryu: ...Oh no.

Itachi's Susanoo gained armor making Ryu sweat.

Ryu: And he can stage it up as high as I can.

Shojo: We might be dead guys.

Ryu: Well Sasuke we're almost completely out of options and down Chakra. I think I'll have to go for broke or we WILL die.

Ryu hurriedly stages his Susanoo up to is armored state.

Ryu: Not gonna be able to hold out for to long.

The black and red Susanoo attacked with a double sided scythe. Itachi's Susanoo guarded with a shield making Ryu groan.

Ryu: God Damn it he has a shield.

Itachi took out a blade and started attacking Ryu. As the attacks ensued Sasuke began hearing a voice in his head.

???: You need me Sasuke. Unleash my power to finally fulfill your dream.

That is when 8 massive serpent heads sprung out of Sasuke's neck. Ryu turned around and saw the heads shocked.

Ryu: Orochimaru's eight headed serpent Jutsu?!Argh, shoot, and my time limit is-

Ryu's Susanoo started shrinking down and regressing to nothing.

Ryu: Damnit! I can't move again!

The serpents saw Ryu down and one of them had Orochimaru pop out of its mouth.

Ryu: From bad to worse!

One of the other serpents came down to Ryu and swallowed him whole.

Itachi: RYU!!!

With Ryu.

Ryu was inside of the snakes stomach completely unconscious.

Shojo: COME ON RYU WAKE UP! WAKE UP!!!

Ryu couldn't here her as he was still out cold.

Shojo: Ryu. Please...

It began to grow silent as another voice called out.

???: I can't believe your this weak. Looks like I'll have to help.

Ryu's body started glowing in a dark Shadow before his eyes shot open and he yelled.

Ryu: What's- Happening- TO ME?!!

Back to the Fight!

Itachi was blocking all the attacks trying not to cut off the head with Ryu.

Itachi: 'One wrong move and he could be dead. That cowardly serpent!'

Orochimaru: Thank to you Itachi now I can take over this boys body once and for all! An you wouldn't dare hurt you precious little friend would you?

Itachi gritted his teeth and before anything else could happen, a Dark Chakra bursted the head of the snake that ate Ryu open.

Itachi: He's Ok- Wait... What is with that foul, ominous Chakra?

Itachi looked closer and what he saw in the air wasn't Ryu, or even Human.

Orochimaru: IMPOSSIBLE! No one could have done that!

What broke through the snake was something that surprised both Itachi and Orochimaru. It definitely wasn't Ryu...

But a Demonic Black Wolf.

Itachi: What in the world is going on?!'

Wolf: HRAAGH HAHAHAHAHA!!!! OUT AT LONG LAST!!!!!

The Wolf howled into the sky making it echo out.

Itachi: 'What is that thing?! It's not Ryu, or at least not entirely. Could he have awakened the next stage of the Beast Warrior here?' What are you?!

Wolf: Me? I have lots of names! Demon, beast, even Devil! But for the sake of simplicity and the readers, I AM SHADOW!!

Shadows Chakra and started whipping around destroying the rubble. He rushed towards Orochimaru and ripped off all the heads of the serpent. When the heads regenerated he just kicked them off.

Itachi: 'What explosive power! Nows my chance!'

Itachi stabbed Orochimaru with the Totsuka Blade. Orochimaru laughed at first before being sucked in.

Orochimaru: Itachi! The Totsuka Blade...! It was in you the entire time?!

That was all Orochimaru could say before he was completely sucked into the Totsuka Blade, leaving Sasuke on the ground.

Itachi: 'And now to deal with him.'

Shadow: So your the one who has the Sake Cutter Long Sword Eh? Doesn't matter, PREPARE TO DIE!!!

Itachi's Susanoo ran out much to his disbeliefs

Itachi: Damn, is this it?

Before he could kill Itachi, he grabbed his own arm shocking both he and Itachi.

Shadow: No!! I literally just got out!!

Itachi: What?

Ryu: GET THE HELL BACK!!!!

Shadow: You fool don't you see?!! I'm seriously trying to help you!!! Listen idiot!! I AM- AHHHHH!!!!

Ryu: HRAGH!!!!!

There was a massive burst of blue Chakra blinding everyone. After it cleared up, both Itachi and Sasuke saw Ryu back to his normal self standing there.

Ryu: My body, *Pant* *Pant* *Pant* my rules.

Sasuke: What just happened?

Itachi: I'm not sure myself.

Ryu: Itachi I'm not doing anymore of this bullshit. Just tell Sasuke EVERYTHING and be done with it.

Itachi groaned and held his head before sighing.

Itachi: Fine. Sasuke, here's the truth.

Time Skip!

Itachi finished telling Sasuke everything leaving the boy speechless.

Itachi: Now you know.

Ryu: I'm sorry I didn't tell you this Sasuke.

Sasuke stayed silent before his Mangekyou Sharingan bursted to life.

Sasuke: I'll kill them all! The hidden leaf will be crushed!

With the strength he had recovered Ryu punched Sasuke on the top of the head.

Ryu: USE YOUR BRAIN!! What good would it do if the entire Village was destroyed?!! Most of them didn't even know about it! The only people who should take the blame is Danzo and the elders who even suggested he's do that!

Sasuke slightly calmed down and waited for Ryu to speak again.

Ryu: I've already started to plan with Lady Tsunade on when and how we take him out.

Itachi: How Long have you been plotting against him?

Ryu: Since 3 years ago.

Sasuke: Fine. We can go with your plan. But Ryu.

Sasuke went over and placed his hands on his shoulders.

Sasuke: Promise me, that we'll go through with this.

Ryu: Sasuke is we don't go through with this both you and Itachi can hit me with your best shots. We're going to do this. Or at least I am.

Itachi: Who knows about this already.

Ryu: Us, Team 7, Lady Hokage, Haku-

Haku: What happened here?!

Ryu: Speak of the Devil.

Haku and Suigetsu ran to we're they found the 3 Shinobi.

Suigetsu: Why is Itachi still alive with you both not trying to attack him?

Ryu: Long story short Itachi told Sasuke the truth, and we're hauling his ass back to the village with us.

Haku: So all of that fighting was pointless?!

Sasuke: At the end of the day, yes.

Haku looked like she had a vein form on her forehead before calming down and breathing out.

Haku: I'm just glad your ok.

She started healing the wounds of Ryu and Sasuke before hesitantly healing Itachi.

Ryu: Rrrrr...

Ryu looked down at his hand before seeing it slightly turn into that of a wolfs paw shocking him. He blinked once and saw that his hand was back to normal.

Haku: Is everything alright?

Ryu: Huh? Yeah...

Ryu looked at the destruction caused during his transformation.

Ryu: 'What in the world am I becoming?'

Ryu: KIRA WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?!!

Kira: They were too strong for me even at full power.

Itachi: This isn't good, their coming.

Next Time: Mastering the Beast Within: Sage Mode Training!

Ryu: Until the next one.

FOLLOW YOUR NINJA WAY!!

Cue the Wind!

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