" Chief Park ! Just when I was looking for you !"

She frowned , staring at Noir , who suddenly popped out of nowhere. She had absolutely no idea what just happened , and it confused her immensely. 
Just a while ago , she was dying , but now , she was as good as new , and dressed in her usual black attire . She found herself in the streets of Konoha , in broad daylight.

    " Noir," she murmured , still stunned. 

    " I suppose you're still wondering what just happened , aren't you Chief Park ?" 

She grudgingly nodded. " I was bleeding . It's something that grim reapers never do . It's a sign of mortality ."

    " Why don't we take a seat ? This'll be a relatively long talk ," he said , pointing at an unoccupied bench. 
As soon as they were seated , Noir began inquiring.

    " The first step is to recognise why you did it in the first place. "

    " Pardon ?" she replied , frowning.

    " Tell me why you saved Itachi . And don't give me the ' you told me to protect him' answer. I know very well that's not the case."

    " Well..." she murmured. " He's too good to die ?"

    " Every mortal is destined for death. And he is a mortal.  He can't be too good to die. You should have known better. "

    " He's .. Uh.. Got a lot a people who love him ?" 

Noir smirked. " I see the key word in there , but the answer in incorrect. "

    " Love ?" she guessed.

    " Bingo !  That's the thing !"

Chief Park frowned. " Still , it didn't answer my question ."

    " You're pretty slow , aren't you Chief Park ? Ah , the poor thing."

    " Noir !" she protested.

    " Alright. It's simple really. Like one plus one. Now , getting hurt , wounded , injured , the kind , who does that ?"

    " Like a group , or individually ?"

    " Of course a group .."he replied with a sigh.

    " Mortals , of course."

    " Now , who loves the most ?" 

    " Every single being in the universe ?" 

    " No , Chief Park. Grim reapers don't love. "

    " Again , mortals ?" 

Noir nodded. " There you have your answer."

    " That didn't answer anything !"she protested.

    " Looks like I have to explain it myself then . First , getting injured and the kind , is a mortal thing. Loving another , is a mortal thing. So basically , you saved him out of love , not by obligation or something like that.
Grim reapers don't love , you know that , and that love of yours made you mortal , hence why you got injured."

She bit her lip while she pondered. Noir's answer did make sense.
     " But.. Why did you tell me to save him ? You said that he holds the key to who I am .."

     " All the memories of your past life had been erased . Nothing , I repeat , nothing can bring it back except for two things. Either it's an order from up there , or being close to someone from your past life."

    " But you meet thousands of people when you're alive. If that's the case , my memory should have returned ages ago."

    " Not just any person. Someone that means everything to you.  Someone that you would die for. Someone that you loved. That type of person."

    " Then .. Itachi is.." she murmured softly. " That someone ?"

    " Exactly."

    " But I'm not supposed to regain my memory , right ?"

    " Well , you seemed to be very curious , Chief Park. Curiosity can be a disease if it's left untreated. You do have a right on your own memories , but remember that they were wiped away for a reason. Tell me , do you want to remember or not ?"

Taking a deep breath , she nodded. " I want to remember."

   " Then , let me show you ," Noir said , barely a whisper .
The scenery in front of her faded into nothingness , and soon she fell into a very deep sleep.

♧♣♧

    " Sorry to wake you up from your sweet slumber , but it's wakey-wakey time little girl ."

(Name) blinked her eyes open as she groggily stood up and faced the owner of the voice. Just seconds ago , she was peacefully sleeping against a large rock. It was in the middle of the night , and the Akatsuki members were nowhere to be seen , so she decided to take a nap.
The thought that something dangerous lurking in the forest did cross her mind , but then again , nothing could be deadlier than the Akatsuki , who were now her allies. 

Two males stood in front of her , their towering height intimidating her greatly. They were both dressed in black cloaks with red clouds that fell down to their ankles - the infamous Akatsuki cloak.

The first guy , who woke her up in the first place had a very unique appearance.
    
      " You're blue ," she blurted , staring at the man with the blue skin.

      " I get that a lot ," he sighed , rubbing the back of his back.

      " You have gills ."

      " And that too."

(Name) placed her forefinger on her lip as she studied his odd features.
      " By any chance , are you a mermaid ? Not the ones with flowing hair and fishtails , but maybe a shark hybrid ?" 

      " Okay , enough talk about my appearance ! You're the Hyuga that they sent , right ? "

(Name) nodded briskly .

      " We're here to pick you up and bring you to the hideout so we can -"

      " Gouge out my eyes ?" she blurted.
The words left her mouth spontaneously , for it had been circulating in her mind frequently in the past several hours.
The blue skinned man was unfazed , but she could see that his partner had flinched.

     " Sort you into our ranks. We have no idea why Leader would want a Hyuga in the Akatsuki , but there must be a reason. Can you fight , little girl ?"

She frowned , rolling her eyes in annoyance.

     " It's (Name) , and for you information , I can fight as well as you can !"

    ' Did I just exaggerate ? To an Akatsuki member ? Farewell , mateys ..'

      " Really , (Name) ? Do you even have the slightest about who I am ? Or him ?"

Despite his appearance being extremely striking , she couldn't recall him from anywhere .

But when she laid her eyes on his partner , they were already dead locked on her. Gulping , she examined his features , and she noticed that he was somewhat similar to an acquaintance of hers.

      " You're Itachi Uchiha ," she spoke slowly , withdrawing her eyes. 
She could not believe that the notorious criminal was right in front of her , yet he didn't even lay a finger on her.
Itachi was silent the entire time , only listening to their conversation. 

     " You're a bright little thing , aren't you ? Now let me introduce myself. I am Hoshigaki Kisame ," he smirked.

(Name) narrowed her eyes. 
      " You're one of the seven Swordsmen of The Mist , aren't you ?"

Kisame's smirk grew even wider.
       " You're undeniably bright for your age. Not a surprise , since your brother is the Hyuga prodigy. A prodigy in the Branch House is unheard of , but there a first time for everything. "

       " How did you know ?" she blurted , her lavender eyes widening.
The Akatsuki cannot get to her brother under any circumstances. She would gladly throw her life away to ensure that.

     " We are the Akatsuki. We can get any information that we want. And I know what you're thinking about. Better keep up with us , or your brother's head will be served to you on a golden platter next morning."