Novel Akatsuki Pdf
Eddie Boyum
Several years after the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War, Sasuke Uchiha travels through a forest. Despite having once been an international criminal, he was granted freedom and a new outlook because of the friendship of Naruto Uzumaki, the love of Sakura Haruno, and the trust of Kakashi Hatake. He now seeks to redeem his past actions by, among other things, looking at the world with new eyes. As Sasuke emerges from the forest, he sees a patch of white flowers growing at the base of a nearby tree. Because he likely would never have even noticed the flowers only a few years ago, he stops for a moment to appreciate them.
While admiring the flowers, Sasuke overhears two young brothers in the nearby flower field, who are throwing paper shuriken at each other while they pretend to be ninja. Ōmitsu, the older brother, is much better at throwing the shuriken than his younger brother, Komitsu, who clearly reveres Ōmitsu's skill; Sasuke is reminded of his own admiration for his brother, Itachi. After expending their inventory of shuriken, Komitsu begins gathering the shuriken from the ground when a gust of wind starts carrying them away. He chases after them, not noticing that he's headed for a cliff. Just as Komitsu starts going over the edge he is caught by Sasuke, who has also gathered all of the paper shuriken.
Komitsu tries to insist that he knew what he was doing but, on seeing how relieved Ōmitsu is by Sasuke's intervention, thanks Sasuke for the help. Because of Sasuke's obvious skill, Komitsu asks if he is Naruto. Sasuke is so surprised by the question that he doesn't respond, further convincing Komitsu. Komitsu asks "Naruto" to help them train and Ōmitsu is unable to calm him. Deciding that this might be a kind of penance, Sasuke agrees to give them some of his time; he first corrects them about his name. As they practice, Sasuke keeps telling himself not to stay for too long and informs the brothers of his intention to leave soon. And yet he continues to linger, drawn to Komitsu's youthful innocence and Ōmitsu's burdensome over-protectiveness.
After a few hours of training, Komitsu shows clear improvement, finally managing to actually hit the targets he aims at. Komitsu is proud of himself, but notices that the sun is setting: the sky is growing dark and the clouds are turning red. It reminds him of Akatsuki. Sasuke is stunned to hear the word, and finds some relief when Ōmitsu corrects Komitsu that "akatsuki" refers to daybreak, not sunset. When Komitsu continues to remain quiet, Ōmitsu is forced to confess to Sasuke that their family was killed by Akatsuki.
Itachi Uchiha and his partner, Kisame Hoshigaki, took shelter for the night in a cave. Because it was the anniversary of the Uchiha Clan Downfall, Itachi couldn't sleep and chose to instead gaze at the moon. As he did so he thought about Sasuke, his younger brother whose innocence he destroyed and by whose hand Itachi hoped to someday die. When that day finally came, Itachi hoped Sasuke would not feel guilt. His thoughts were interrupted by Kisame, who came to check up on him. Kisame joked that he was merely ensuring that Itachi was not trying to defect from Akatsuki, the reason for all Akatsuki partnerships. Itachi was not amused by the suggestion, and Kisame noted he stood no chance against Itachi anyway; nevertheless, he would be happy to die by Itachi's hand.
Just as Kisame turned to go back into the cave, both he and Itachi noticed they were about to be attacked. Mist quickly filled the area and blocked their vision, indicating that their attackers were Kirigakure hunter-nin. Before Kisame could ready his Samehada to defend himself, he was trapped in the Kiri-nin's Water Prison Technique. When the hunter-nin believed they'd successfully captured him, Kisame used Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave to break free. Despite the Kiri-nin's attempts to defend themselves, Kisame quickly killed them all through a combination of Samehada and his own water jutsu.
Kisame believed the battle was over, prompting Kiiro to confront him. Kisame was confused by Kiiro's haughtiness and non-shinobi clothing, giving Kiiro an opportunity to attack him with Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique. As the water dragon assaulted Kisame, Kiiro used Water Release: Angry Bitter Rain, causing dark water to fall on Kisame and cover his eyes. Kiiro's partner, Kodaka, immediately followed up with Lightning Release: Electric Shock Needles, bombarding Kisame with needles that left multiple swelling pustules across his body. From observing the wounds, Kisame guessed he'd been poisoned, so he used Samehada to shave off the affected flesh.
Kodaka was unnerved to see Kisame mutilate himself, so Kiiro shouted at him to perform the "second and last" while he created another opening. With Kisame preoccupied, Itachi finally joined the fray, catching Kiiro with Tsukuyomi and, in an instant, torturing him with the sensation of drowning for two full days. Kiiro collapsed from the trauma and Kodaka went to his aid. Itachi was about to kill them both when he heard Kiiro refer to Kodaka as his older brother, at which point he instead let them escape.
With their attackers gone, Kisame and Itachi studied the scene. Kisame's theory was that Kiiro's Angry Bitter Rain created poisonous water that was injected into the body with Kodaka's Electric Shock Needles. But on testing the dark water, Itachi found no signs of poison, and guessed instead that there was something more to the Electric Shock Needles, possibly the "second and last" that was mentioned. Kisame suggested they pursue Kiiro and Kodaka, but Itachi opted to rest, explaining that Kiiro wasn't in a condition for travelling far. Elsewhere, Kiiro woke up and, on being informed that Kodaka fled rather than finish Kisame off, berated him for cowardice. Kodaka tried to argue that they stood no chance against Kisame and Itachi and that they'd earned enough money from their work with Kirigakure to support their family back home. Kiiro wouldn't listen, too tempted by the potential fame that victory would bring, and insisted on trying again once he recovered.
The following morning, Kisame again suggested they go after the brothers in case they tried another attack. Itachi assured him that it wasn't easy to recover from Tsukuyomi, though mused that brotherly love might heal the damage to Kiiro's mind faster than is normal. While Kisame tried to make sense of this, Itachi contemplated if it was wise for him to avoid the brothers like this, as going after them would signal his loyalty to Akatsuki and make it easier for him to gather information on the organisation, in turn helping in his mission to protect Konoha.
As Itachi and Kisame travelled through the woods, they noticed a poisonous bee flying ahead of them with a piece of paper attached to it. Itachi removed the paper without disrupting the bee, but found the paper to be blank. Kisame recognised this from his time with the Cypher Division and imbued the paper with his chakra, causing a message to appear: a letter to the author's family, filled with love. From this, they guessed that at least one of the brothers, similar to members of the Aburame clan, could control bees, and that their jutsu were intended to disguise the bees' involvement in their attacks. The "second and last" they mentioned earlier therefore meant that the bees' poison didn't become fatal until a second sting. Because Kisame had already been stung once, Itachi accepted that they couldn't let the brothers go. They headed in the opposite direction of the bee that had the letter and Itachi cursed the brothers for not escaping when they had the chance.
It wasn't until nightfall that they tracked down the brothers in an area swarming with bees. Because Kodaka noticed them first, they surmised that he was the bee-user. Kiiro immediately used Angry Bitter Rain, but was still too weak to produce much water and what little he could was absorbed by Kisame's Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique. Kodaka attacked Kisame with Electric Shock Needles, but Itachi stopped it with Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field, in the process capturing the bees hidden inside. With their secret exposed, Kodaka removed the coat he'd been wearing, revealing the poisonous bees that covered him. He explained that they were from a clan of bee users and that it was tradition for the firstborn to inherit the secret to control bees and that the secondborn was to protect the firstborn. But harvesting honey was no longer enough to make a living, and Kodaka had had to switch to poisonous bees so that he and Kiiro could do freelance-shinobi work.
Their story done, Kodaka sent another swarm at Kisame, and this time it was able to evade Itachi's Starch Syrup Capturing Field. Unable to stop the bees, Itachi instructed Kisame to surround himself with the Water Prison Technique, causing the bees to drown before they could reach him. At the same time, Itachi attacked Kiiro with a Great Fireball Technique. Because Kiiro couldn't defend himself, Kodaka leapt in front of the attack and used himself as a shield. Although the bees covering his body minimised some of the damage, Kodaka's body was still badly burned. With his remaining strength, he ordered the bees to attack.
Rather than attack Kisame or Itachi, however, the bees swarmed over Kiiro. While Kiiro cried and grew numb from the bees' stings, Kodaka explained that, because they were both going to die anyway, he could now take some vengeance: he vented his frustrations with Kiiro's rudeness and jealousy and his anger that Kiiro forced him into shinobi work; although beekeeping was difficult, it was something safe that the family could do together. Kodaka plunged a kunai through the swarm at Kiiro's heart, then used the same kunai to stab his own heart. With his last breath, Kodaka confessed that, despite everything, he, just like their other brothers, loved Kiiro. The bees grew agitated from the death of their master, forcing Itachi and Kisame to flee the area.
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