For My Little Brother | By : Luxurien Category: Naruto AU/AR > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1851 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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For My Little Brother – Chapter 3: Investigations
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Hidan was having a blast. He had to hand it to Pain Investigations, this was the greatest decision he had ever made. Over a year ago, he was walking through Amegakure City and found a sign leading to what seemed to be a perfectly normal office building. What really caught Hidan's interest however, was the name. Pain Investigations. Intrigued, Hidan decided to do his own investigation by simply walking into the building, and was greatly disappointed to find it was actually just some kids playing private detective.
He didn't know what he was thinking when he somehow, in the span of a single conversation involving a lot of cursing, kicks to the groin and flying objects, agreed to a job at Hoshigaki Corporations. He didn't know what he was thinking when he put on his suit, smoothed back his slick white hair, grabbed his briefcase, and walked into the law offices for his first day. But he knew exactly what he was thinking the moment he laid his eyes on Liam Avery.
You see, Hidan was a religious man. He went to church every Sunday, he carried his prayer beads with him everywhere he went and he even wore a religious amulet. Oh, and he was a Jashinist – believing in nothing short of sheer destruction and death. To that end Hidan loved to inflict pain on others – and on himself. He knew the moment he saw Liam Avery, the head lawyer at Hoshigaki Corporations, that he was going to have fun. See, Hidan had become incredibly good at reading people who were twisted and Liam was exactly the type of twisted that Hidan loved to play with.
From the very first day of work, right up until Liam Avery's suicide, Hidan did everything possible to make the man's life amazing. Amazing being relative to Hidan, of course. Indeed, slowly torturing the man both physically and mentally and finally being the root cause of his death, Hidan was finally proud to begin the ritual to honor Jashin.
He loved his job. Not only did he find someone fun to play with, but he also got to go to court on behalf of one of the largest companies in Kirigakure and with his… unusual ways he managed to be very successful in winning cases for the company. He was however, unsuccessful in keeping a good public image. He became famous as Hoshigaki Corporation's foul-mouthed, ill-mannered, and eccentric lawyer.
He thought things couldn't get any better then this. That is, until he was called into the office of the CEO himself and couldn't believe his ears.
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Shikamaru Nara was laying in the grass watching the clouds at his usual spot when Naruto Namikaze interrupted his daydreams of laziness.
"Shikamaru! Shikamaru!" The blonde haired, blue eyed kid called loudly as he approached. Naruto wore green pants, a blue shirt and an orange vest, with his trademark green goggles, but what made him easiest to recognize was his loudness. He'd be the first one to call you out if he recognized you.
"Oh hey, Naruto." Shikamaru smiled and sat up as his friend approached.
"You won't believe what happened!" Naruto exclaimed, crouching to be eye level with Shikamaru. "I got an e-mail from Sasuke!"
"That's not possible." Shikamaru responded blandly.
"But it's true! He even sent pictures!"
"Of himself?"
"No of other things, like cool swords."
"Swords? Naruto, someone is probably pulling a prank on you. And a sick one considering Sasuke died pretty recently."
"You think so?" Naruto asked, upset. It had never occurred to the blonde boy that perhaps someone was just trying to trick him. He just believed it when Sasuke's e-mail arrived – probably because he wanted it to be real.
"What else could it be? The dead don't write e-mails." Shikamaru responded. "You should figure out who it is pulling this prank and get back at them without them knowing."
"How do I do that?"
"Hmm…" Shikamaru seemed to think for a moment. "Ask them questions with memories that you have of Sasuke and everyone else you know. For example, remember the time you, me, Sasuke and Choji were eating barbeque and a dog ran off with Choji's barbeque? If "Sasuke" remembers things from the event that means that the one pulling the prank would have to be me or Choji because we're the only other people who know about it."
"That sounds complicated." Naruto said, scrunching his face in thought. "I know! You can help me write the e-mail."
"That's too troublesome." Shikamaru said, lying back down in the grass. "You do it."
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Itachi was sitting in the library, comfortably curled up into a leather armchair with the electric fireplace running by his side, when Umi found him. Well, it wasn't really "finding" as she had just tracked him through his cell phone on the Naiad Manor Map app.
"So, you're a cop, huh?" Umi said, sitting down in the armchair across from Itachi's.
"I was once." Itachi looked up from his book. "I assure you it won't be a problem with this job."
"I know it won't, since Kisame fired you." Umi said, watching Itachi. Damn that kid, his expression was unchanging.
"Is that so?" Itachi responded. Inside it was as if he had been hit by a truck, yet he refused to show any of the feelings that were raging through him at that moment. He should have expected this though, considering last night.
"He also asked me to give you this." Umi said holding out a manila envelope that appeared to be quite full. "It's paperwork, a job offer rather."
"Thank you." Itachi responded taking the envelope from Umi and placing it on the side table.
"Don't thank me, thank Kisame." Umi sighed. "I don't know what to do about him now."
"Don't do anything." Itachi answered. It was really more like he didn't want Umi to do anything.
"It took me long enough to find you and you turned out to be a cop. I have to be more careful about what I do. I think I rushed things because I was getting a little too desperate." Umi said, acknowledging her mistake. "Honestly I created my own image of what you were and hoped somehow it would work. Really wasn't my finest plan."
"You were doing what you thought was best for your brother. In the end all we can do is try our best and hope for the best. The ends justify the means, and as long as your goal is accomplished, does it matter what mistakes you made, or what methods you had to use?" Itachi asked, dually thinking about his own brother as he spoke.
"You sound much older then you are. How did I not notice before?" Umi said, impressed. "You're right though, it doesn't matter what or how as long as I get there, but I'm starting to see that as an impossibility."
"Don't see it as an impossibility." Itachi said, looking directly into Umi's eyes. "I told you already, don't do anything. I will handle it."
"You will handle it?" Umi asked, before a look that could be best described as understanding crossed her features.
"Yes, I will." Itachi said firmly, making it clear he had no interest in elaborating.
"Then I'll leave it to you." Umi said, getting up to leave with a smile. Things worked out better then expected. Or maybe just as expected.
As soon as she had left, Itachi closed the book that he had still been holding and placed it on the side table, simultaneously picking up the manila envelope. After the events of the night before Itachi had decided to stop denying his own desire. It's true he had ulterior motives and his number one priority was Sasuke, but he also realized that for the first time in his life he was sexually attracted to someone. It wasn't just sexual – he wanted to know more about the mysterious Kisame Hoshigaki. Despite his best attempts he could not get the man out of his mind, wondering all kinds of things about what kind of person he truly was.
In other words, Itachi had a crush and he acknowledged it. Not only that, he knew from the man's body language that it was highly probable that the feeling was mutual. There weren't a lot of things Uchiha Itachi wanted in life – but the few things he truly wanted he found a way to get them. When he wanted people to do things a certain way he made it happen. He had done many such things for Sasuke in order to help him, creating obstacles for the kid to overcome to make him smarter, more aware. Kisame Hoshigaki would be no different.
Itachi opened the manila envelope and began to read the contract, knowing already he couldn't sign any of it. He had to hide his identity – and besides he was "dead." Dead men don't sign contracts.
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Konan looked out into the skyline of Kirigakure from the top floor of Hoshigaki Corporations, it was a typical rainy day in a rainy town. Her short blue hair was still wet from when she was walking outside, and her black investigator's coat, with it's many pockets and large collar, was dripping onto the floor.
"Wine?" Kisame asked, watching his long time acquaintance from the table which had said beverages.
"No, thank you." Konan responded with a smile, as she turned away from the large windows and made her way to the black leather sofas, tossing her coat to the side. "Let's just get straight to business."
"What did you find out?" Kisame asked, gulping down brandy. He had the feeling he'd need it.
"This Danzo is a very sketchy character. It's incredibly difficult to get information on him, but from his ruthless tactics and political beliefs I am not at all surprised if he had a hand in the Uchiha massacre. Fortunately he doesn't have too much pull outside of Konoha, but I wouldn't put it past him to hire an assassin or something if necessary."
"Does he know Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke are still alive?"
"It's quite possible he does, I have reason to believe he has investigators searching for them. However, I don't think he has managed to trace them back to you just yet." Konan crossed her legs and looked directly at Kisame. "Speaking of which, I'm interested in why you're interested in them. How did you even find them?"
"I want you to keep an eye on Danzo." Kisame said, ignoring Konan's question. "How dangerous is he?"
"He's pretty dangerous, he is a politician, what do you expect?" Konan said. "It's not a good idea to make him your enemy, but if you must, know that he is very strict. It's incredibly difficult to get close to him. There is tight security around him everywhere he goes, he is a suspicious and untrusting man, which is expected considering he does suspicious and dishonest things. It won't be easy to figure out what he knows or to keep an eye on him as you say."
"Do what you can, I have others who are on this case." Kisame said, his thoughts drifting.
"Others? You're serious about this." Konan looked a little surprised. "Then again, you are always doing strange things according to your own sense of justice. You know Pain Investigations has your back."
"I know, thank you." Kisame responded. "Oh and about Hidan…"
"Despite what you say, I believe he is a very capable lawyer who knows exactly what he is doing."
"That's the problem, he knows exactly what he's doing and what he's doing is fucking things up." Kisame sighed. "Get me a replacement, I fired him this morning."
"You know how hard it is to find all these replacements?" Konan accused. "And what do I do with Hidan now?"
"Don't worry about that, I found something better for Hidan to do."
"Are you serious? He's one of your 'others?'" Konan asked, intrigued. "He is a very interesting character, I can see him being a good piece on the chess board."
"Oh he is." Kisame said with a toothy smile.
"Tell me who else you've recruited." Konan asked, also smiling mischievously while she thought back to a time when they were all younger and stupider.
"Kakuzu, Sasori, Deidara and Karin."
"You're serious."
"You mentioned."
"I can't believe you're getting them all together, it's like a nightmare waiting to happen." Despite her words, Konan was excited. How long had it been since they had something so fun to do? Yahiko and Nagato would love this. "What's your plan?"
"You'll just have to wait and see." Kisame said, getting up to look out at the city. "I have things I need to do now, so if you would please…"
"Gotcha. See you later, Kisame." Konan picked up her black coat and left Hoshigaki Corporations with an energy she hadn't felt in years – this was adventure. Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to take some risks and find out more about this Danzo. That is, after she checked in on what her old "friends" had been doing all these years.
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It wasn't until lunch time that Sasuke finally got a response in the form of a text from Naruto. Which was good – because Sasuke had a teacher now. One who got on his nerves and lunch time was one of the few times he had free, away from his boring studies.
Naruto: Sasuke?
Sasuke: It's about time you texted me, dobe.
Naruto: Prove it's you. How do I know you're Sasuke and not someone pulling a prank?
Sasuke: I know about that picture, which no one else does. Besides I sent my e-mail to you from my own e-mail address and no one but me would have the password to it. Who else could I be?
At this point there was a pause in which Naruto did not respond instantly. Tch. I can't believe he didn't realize it already. Sasuke thought.
Naruto: What was that thing about the robot?
Sasuke: Someone you know is a real robot. I'm not joking, they look human on the outside but they are all metal inside.
Naruto: WHO!
Sasuke: I already told you what you have to do if you want me to tell you.
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