章 34: Chapter 33
"Fuck..."
The mental recoil from from being forced into my subconscious plane had left my head throbbing. The sun's rays didn't help as I raised my left hand to block the blinding light.
"Are you alright? You were spraled out unconscious when I happened to be passing by." The gentle and concerned whisper of a woman entered my ears as I finally noticed the softness of the woman's lap under my head.
"I'll be fine, thanks..."
Sitting up to face the woman, my chest tightened as Eto offered a closed eye smile. There was no hatred toward me. The warmth and worry behind her smile are genuine...
Before I left Uzu, you clearly had some disdain for me, disgusted that I was still walking around the earth. Thinking back, I'm sure you hated that I couldn't even remember what I did...
'But I know now. So why is it that you don't have the same hatred for me now as you did back then?'
"Are you okay, Shinku?" Before I realized it, Eto had stood before me, tiptoeing, she reached out her hands barely reaching the sides of my face.
"You've changed from what I remember."
"Changed? Well, I guess you might think so since we never had much interaction in the past, but i can't bring myself to hate you for something you had no control over nor remember." Eto's smile never left as she took a step back.
"..."
Even after hearing her say that, I still feel like shit after the memories of waking up came back to me.
"Even so. Even if this may be late, and your feelings have changed. I'm sorry for the events of the past and the mental anguish I'm sure you had to go through. For the constant reminder of what happened whenever you used to look at me."
Despite whether or not if I'm the recreation of a god. Even if I'm a powerful and ruthless Shinobi. At this moment, I gave short a keirei bow.
"..."
'For Kami's sake!'
Tears rolled down Eto's cheeks as her smile fell, and her eyes trembled.
"E-"
Before I could call out to her, Eto used the flying raijin and disappeared in a flash from the rooftop.
"-to..."
'Yeah. No way she actually forgave me, she only hoped to trick herself into believing so."
With a sigh, I quickly sensed for Akame's chakra signature, located in Shiritama's office. Aware that she would likely be sent out of Uzu later, i used the Flying Raijin Jutsu to leave the rooftop.
Teleporting 'home', I appeared with a silent brush of wind inside the common room and sat down on a zabuton cushion.
"Oh. The piece of shit is back. Too bad Akame's not here to clean it up." Ruri rolled her eyes as she downed a bottle shōchū. Several more bottles were scattered around the table we sat before, her words only slightly slurred as she gave me a death stare.
"Nice to see you as well, kuchikitanai. Dressed as lewdly as ever I see." I smiled as her black night gown like dress drooped off her shoulders and exposed a large amount of cleavage.
"The hell you just say?" Slamming the jade bottle down, shattering it on the table. With an aura that would suffocate many, Ruri glared daggers at me. "You wanna repeat that, gaki!"
"If you weren't such a bitch, men wouldn't always run away from you." Taking a bottle and popping it open I poured myself a bowl, uncaring for the rage fit of the woman before me.
"I'm gonna kill you."
"You're more than welcome to try. Akame is held up by your Kage, I could kill you faster than she could arrive and restrain me." I said before taking a swig from the bowl. Ruri gritted her teeth and growled at me, her fists clenched tightly as she weighed her chances.
"If you're unsure of just what I can do with the seals restricting my overall abilities... I can still take on a tailed beast." Even if I can't actually kill it.
"Tch. Don't act like that power is yours. You wouldn't have shit if it wasn't for Akame and I creating you." Retracting her killing intent, Ruri stayed her hand for now.
"I'm sure. Though it's quite amusing to rile you up, that's not why I willingly came to you."
"Tch. Whatever it is, I don't give a damn. Find someone else."
Not willing to hear me out, Ruri tossed a bottle at me, hoping to take my head. though her expectations weren't that high as I caught it mid way, and she simply ignored me.
"Oi. This is serious."
"Then you better be quick to find somebody that cares."
'Don't break her neck!'
"Even I it's about Eto?"
In life, there are some lines to never cross, and some things you never say toward certain people. If you do, then you better have a damn good reason, or your head will be sent flying.
Thus was my case as, despite the uncertainty of victory, Ruri lunged at me with chakra enhancing her nails, making them sharper and much more durable.
Like a beast hunting prey, Ruri slashed out at my throat hearing Eto's name.
Rolling back to evade her attack, I summoned Nobu and blocked her follow-up strike.
"You should have kept my sister out of this."
"Fuckin' hell." Crimson chakra burst out beneath my feet as the black storm release chakra crackled out around me.
We both charged at one another, ready to slash the other apart when we were suddenly forced to stop.
"Akame can't leave you two lonely for one second." An annoyed yet beautiful voice came from our side a frying pan and spatula spaked us both in the head.
"Hn/Tch."
Even if we could dodge it, Ruri and I simply retracted our destructive chakra and attacks the moment we sensed Akahana step in our way, allowing her strike to land.
"Sigh. Shinku, you asked that Akame and I got along, and yet here you are, bickering and fighting with Aunty Ruri." Akahana tried her hand at scolding me, yet I could only see a pregnant chibi version of herself.
'Seriously, why are all of you so short?'
"Oi oi oi. She started the damn fight. I just wanted some help to comfort Eto since she ran off crying earlier."
"You made her cry?"
I had to catch Ruri's wrist as she slashed at me once again.
"Woman! Let me speak!"
"Aunty, please. I don't think Shinku meant any harm, right???"
"To some extent..."
"I'm gonna kick your ass."
"Hn. Alright, sit down so I can explain." Releasing Ruri's wrist shortly after she retracted the chakra enhancing her nails, I recounted the events of the day leading up to my apology.
While Akahana seemed moved by my words, Ruri and a shit eating smirk planted on her face after hearing that Eto's and their screams from back then wouldn't stop echoing, even now I could still hear them.
"Alright, Ruri and I will-"
"No×2" Ruri and I rejected her idea immediately.
"While it's great to walk around a little while pregnant, Eto lives on the other side of the village, and teleporting is out of the question for you."
"He's right. You need to conserve your strength for now, or you'll be left greatly weak when it's time to give birth."
"You two were at each other's throats a moment ago..."
"And now we're telling you now, stay home and rest."
"Sigh. Can't believe I have to fix the mess he created." Standing up, Ruri stormed upstairs to her bedroom, muttering to herself.
"Thank you."
"Blegh!"
Despite my thanks, Ruri annoyed the hell out of me as she gaged before leaving my line of sight.
"Just fuck already."
From the side Akahana whispered as she watched.
"Is that really something you should be suggesting?" I asked as I pointed out the large bump that came about after we both did it.
"That. that's different."
"The only difference is I actually wanted a baby back then."
"Huh?"
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Sitting in the Kage's office, Shiritama went over stacks of paperwork, reviewing mission reports from his shinobi.
In recent months, his workload doubled thanks to the criminal organization Sora, known for taking in nuke-nin and taking high commission missions at a lower fee than the villages.
This had resulted in Konohagakure meddling in his village affairs, or rather trying to, seeing as they are incapable of maneuvering the countless whirlpools surrounding their village.
'Nuke-nin, Shin. Village of origin is currently unknown, but his bingo book rating his leaped from A-rank nuke-nin to S-rank in less than a year.
It's because of this bastard that Konoha want's to stick their noses into our business, especially that little shit Donzo.' Looking over his paperwork, Shiritama let out a heavy sigh.
"Top it off, that demon Shinku is back in town, the village is unable to send out enough Shinobi since we have to worry about a rampage with him around."
Knock Knock
"Come in."
Placing the documents down, Shiritama shifted his gaze to his granddaughter as she stepped before his desk.
"How may i help you this time, Akame?"
Ever since the Shinku incident, Shiritama had had enough coddling the girl and treated her more coldly.
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