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A Distant Cry	By : yersifanel Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1749 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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Disclaimer: The story of �Naruto� (just like its
characters) is not mine.

Main
parings: Sasuke x Neji, Itachi x Neji.
Rate: R to
NC-17
Summary:
(Sequel to �Because of you�) AU. Sasuke has an obsession with Neji, but if he
has to fight against the past and his own ghosts to get closer to him, maybe
then he would understand how much he�s hurting them both.
Notes: Just
let met remain you all that English is not my mother language, I�m sorry about
the mistakes.

Warnings:
Angst, some blood, and spoilers of Akatsuki Stuff.

�A Distant Cry�

By Yersi Fanel

(Beta, TenshiXXX)
Chapter
8: Corruption

Tick�tack�tick�tack�tick�tack�
Sasuke�s
eyes were close. The weak sound of the clock was the only disturbance in the
room. The wind moved the curtains every once in a while, and even the streets
were drowned in a deathly silence. The birds were gone today; their song was
missed in the empty silence.

Tick�tack�tick�tack�tick�tack�
The white
sheets were the same as the last time he was in that hospital room. Everything
in that place stayed as if was yesterday when he was admitted there, but this
time his pain was stronger. It was not the pain of the bruises and cuts that his
older brother had inflicted upon him in the battle days before, but his words
mixed with the results of that night.
You
can�t win, foolish little brother. You know it. You are not strong enough
His hand
twitched for a moment and then he moved very slowly, opening his eyes to see
that the day was dark. There was no sun shining in Konoha today. The grey clouds
were moving around as the wind guided them. Sasuke moved his head to see at the
window and almost in slow motion he took a sitting position.
The door
was opened and Sakura entered the room. The pink haired girl looked over her
shoulder before she got near Sasuke. In the hallway were Naruto and Hinata.
Their lavender-eyed friend was not talking while Naruto was almost desperately
trying to get her into a less grim mood, but with little success.
Shikamaru
had informed Tsunade about the failure of the mission, and the Godaime Hokage
then made some announcements. She declared that Shikamaru�s information had
brought her enough information to make a decision and therefore Neji was
declared a missing-nin. She said that the reasons were private. Only Hyuuga
Hiashi was informed about them.
Hinata had
been with them since they got back. Hiashi had allow this because he didn�t want
his daughter to enter in a state of depression, and if Naruto could prevent this
even a little, then the Hyuuga Leader was not going to stop him.
Tsunade had
informed Hiashi about what Shikamaru could read in Neji�s last words before he
was gone. The Hyuuga Leader stayed in silence for a long time and in the end
just nodded, whispering that he wished for his nephew�s safety, wherever he was.
Shikamaru
had not informed the Godaime about Sasuke�s actions of the past few days towards
Neji, and the others had agreed in not say a word too. Kiba, because he didn�t
want Hinata to suffer more, Lee because he wanted to protect his best friend�s
honor, and Naruto because he was still trying to process and maybe understand at
least a little why Sasuke had done something like that. All those reason and
because Sasuke�s emotional pain filled scream before he passed out after Neji�s
departure had almost broken part of them too.
Sasuke�s
eyes were hollow at the moment. He was sitting on the bed while Sakura was
besides him on a chair, unpacking a basket of fruit. The door was still open and
Naruto, along with Hinata, entered into the room.
�Apple,
Sasuke-kun?� offered the pink haired kunoichi. Sasuke moved to slap the basket
aside and stood up in rage, looking at Naruto. Hinata was helping Sakura while
Naruto was shouting at him for being rude. Sasuke was not listening to them.
You
cannot defeat me and you cannot have Neji for the same reason�
�Fight me!�
screamed Sasuke; his blonde friend looked at him in confusion �Fight me, Naruto.
Fight me right now!�

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The shadows
of this place were around him as if they had a life of their own. Silver-white
eyes looked at the man sitting on the large rock in front of him. From the shape
of the situation, it was probably that man who was controlling the shadows. At
least that is how it looked to him.
�So, his
name is Neji?� asked the man. The boy was kneeling in front of him while Itachi
was at the man�s side.
�Yes�
answered Itachi. Neji lifted his head a little; he couldn�t see the man very
well, only his piercing crimson eyes.
�Very well.
I�ll perform the ritual tonight. He will remain under your command within the
organization until future notice� declared the man while standing up �Agree?�
�Yes,
Leader-san� responded Itachi while nodding and then looked over Neji, silently
giving him and indication to stand up. The boy did so.
Sir Leader
was walking away from them but stopped for a moment, looking over his shoulder
at Neji again. The boy was still wearing his vest with the Hyuuga emblem in it.
The Leader pointed at the boy, getting Itachi�s attention.
�And make
sure to change his wardrobe for something more suitable� and then he was gone.
Itachi
walked near Neji. Silver-white eyes looked at the Uchiha with a blank expression
that Itachi ignored. Taking the boy�s hand, he guided him around the Akatsuki
underground lair.
�YO! Itachi-san�
greeted a voice. Neji saw a tall man with blonde hair fixed in a ponytail almost
running towards them, and behind him another man. This one was shorter than the
blonde and had short red hair. Both of them were wearing the Akatsuki cloaks.
�Deidara,
Sasori� said Itachi with his usual plain voice while letting go of Neji�s hand.
Deidara�s attention was caught by Neji�s presence.
�Who�s the
kid, yeah?� Sasori reached them and looked at Neji too. Itachi saw the boy over
his shoulder. The brunette�s eyes were looking at the opposite wall of the hall,
not paying attention to the three Akatsuki members.
�Introduce
yourself� Itachi said. Neji returned to the reality and nodded.
�I am Hyu��
the stopped biting his lip and stared again �My name is Neji�
�He is my
subordinate� explained Itachi. Sasori just blinked and then nodded while Deidara
was walking around Neji as if the boy was something shiny to look at.
�Leader-san
approve?� asked Deidara raising a hand almost wanting to poke Neji. The boy
stepped backwards.
�Of course�
Itachi rolled his eyes while responding.
�No fair!
Itachi and Zetsu can have subordinates and I can�t!� complained Deidara,
referring to Tobi�s current state as Zetsu�s subordinate. Sasori sighed,
ignoring his team mate and his eyes traveled from Deidara to Neji, specifically
to the boy�s forehead.
�He is
sealed�� he said while returning his gaze to Itachi for an explanation. Neji
closed his eyes uncomfortably. Deidara took the opportunity and finally poked
the boy.
�That is
not a problem. Leader-san will take care of that tonight� the Uchiha said.
Sasori and Deidara smirked. Itachi started to walk again, Neji following closely
behind.
Neji
followed Itachi into a large corridor. The Uchiha entered one of the rooms there
and waited for Neji to do the same. After that, he closed the door. The room was
big but simple. There was a large bed in the corner, which was almost at the
floor level as if it was just the mattress, a night stand, a closet, a couch,
and a large chest filled with scrolls and weapons� nothing very fancy.
Itachi took
off his cloak and draped it over the couch, walking to the closet. Neji reached
the couch and sat there in silence, while Itachi looked for something in the
closet.
The Hyuuga
resisted the urge to sigh and curled up there. All of the consequences that he
was starting to face for taking the decision he took were heavy, but he wanted,
he needed, to be strong and face them. This was, after all, the path he
had chosen.
A cold hand
touched his neck, sending a chill down the boy�s spine. Itachi�s hand curled on
Neji�s vest's material and pulled it, taking it off its owner. Neji saw the
older man over his shoulder and just blinked. Itachi unceremoniously threw the
vest to the floor and tossed him a black shirt and pants.
�This will
do for now� he explained and walked away.
Neji stood
up and walked into the bathroom. There he took off his clothes and put on the
ones Itachi had given him. He folded the pants so as not to step on them, and
the shirt was too big for him. But nothing could be done at the moment. This was
just a temporary outfit after all. Just to get rid of his Hyuuga clothes as the
Leader had said.
The boy
stepped out of the bathroom and walked to the side of the room where Itachi was.
The Akatsuki member was sitting on the bed reading a scroll. He lifted his eyes
to see Neji and smirked.
The boy�s
eyes stood out much more now that he was wearing black clothes. He was clutching
the shirt and avoiding Itachi�s eyes. The older shinobi moved quickly and placed
his hands on Neji�s hips, taking the boy into his lap. Itachi could feel Neji�s
warm breath against his nose as he nuzzled the boy.
�After we
get that seal removed, you will be asleep for a long period of time, since the
method will take almost all your strength and chakra� he explained. Neji just
nodded �And it will hurt�
Itachi
moved him to lie down on the bed. The boy just stayed there, staring at the
ceiling while Itachi keep reading his scroll.
It was
something Neji expected. It had been painful when he got the seal, and it was
going to be painful to get it removed too. He wondered why he did not feel happy
right now. He was getting what he wanted and yet something inside him was still
screaming. He shook his head to get rid of the though. This was his decision. He
was not going back now. Even if he knew it was wrong.
�Where
are you going to be tonight, Sasuke?�

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He had just
been lectured by Kakashi of how his Chidori was not be used against his team
mates. Deep down he already knew this. Deep down he knew that fighting against
Naruto would not solve anything.
When the
Sound Four attacked him, he wanted to prove to himself that he was strong, that
he could fight against them and keep going. However, he was proven wrong. The
Sound four made him an offer: to go with them and align
himself with Orochimaru, who in return would grant him the power he desperately
wanted to win against Itachi, to kill him and reach Neji.
Sakura had
tried to stop him. Hinata was with her.
�Please don�t
do this Sasuke-kun, please don�t go� begged Sakura in tears. His team mate
looked at him and then at Hinata.
�Do you know
that is my fault that Neji left, that it was me who hurt him and that it was
because of me that he has been acting differently?� asked Sasuke to the Hyuuga
heiress. The girl lifted his eyes and looked directly at him and did something
he never expected:
She nodded.
�What is he
talking about, Hinata-chan?� asked Sakura, not understanding a bit of what was
going on. Hinata folded her hand against her lap and closed her eyes.
�Neji-niisan
never talks when he is hurting. He just fight it or let it happen� Hinata�s
expression was sad �I had learned to see beyond with the years. I knew very well
that something was off� she explained. The girl opened her eyes a little but did
not look at Sasuke �When I saw you at the door days ago I waited in the
distance� using my Byakugan I saw that Neji went with you. The puzzle was almost
easy to get together after that��
Hinata walked
to get near Sasuke and unceremoniously slapped him. The Uchiha just moved his
head a little after that, watching the Hyuuga.
�Sorry about
that� she said after a moment and folded her hands again �But I just can�t
forgive you just yet, Sasuke-kun. I just want to tell you that Neji-niisan did
not leave because you hurt him beyond he could take, but because he wanted to
protect you�
Sasuke
regained his senses and glared at the Hyuuga as if she was telling a bad joke.
Sakura was watching this and did not know what to say. For the sake of the
situation he chooses to remain silent.
�What?� he
asked in aggravation.
�Shikamaru-kun
told me what he could read in Neji-niisan�s lips after he left. He said �I am
sorry, Sasuke, but I do not want you to die� While letting go of his hitai-ate,
he surrendered to whatever your brother told him� Hinata closed her eyes �I know
he does not hate you, because he would had never done something like that for
someone if he does not care�
The heiress
could not take more. She walked away from Sasuke then. Hinata had always
respected her cousin�s decisions, but she cared a lot for him, and right now she
could not understand why Sasuke was important to him. She knew he was. It was
obvious to her eyes, but she needed time to understand. In the meantime, she
would say no more.
Sasuke cursed
himself even more after hearing Hinata�s words. Now more than ever cursed his
weaknesses. He was, indeed, not strong enough. Not even to protect someone else
who had been trapped in the results of his mistakes.
The Uchiha
turned around, leaving Sakura alone and walking into the offer made by
Orochimaru.

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When Shikamaru
asked her to join the squad to retrieve Sasuke, Hinata did not even think of
saying no. She immediately accepted. Not because he cared about Sasuke, but
because Neji cared about him and Hinata did not want to face her dear older
brother in the future �because they would meet again, for sure� and tell him
that she did not move a finger for him.
She was trying
so hard to understand� if only Neji was here to tell her the whole story�
She shook her
head and kept running. Time was going against them. The Sound four were standing
in their way. They needed to reach Sasuke before he could cross the border of
the Fire Country.

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Hinata saw his
friends jump off of the tree, leaving her there as she asked. Kidoumaru sent his
web again. The heiress used her chakra to prevent herself from becoming tangled
in it again. She stepped in front of the enemy, and she was not letting him pass
her.
Naruto did not
wanted to leave her, but he knew that the time was crucial. Hinata smiled at him
when they left. The group kept at their race against time while Hinata remained
there, fighting.

�Neji-niisan�what would you do?�
Kidomaru was
strong, way stronger than her. But Hinata was not giving up. She dodged the
kunais, fought the chakra infused web, ran to the Sound Ninja and took a Jyuuken
Stand.
�I want to
be strong for you, Niisan, for all you have taught me��
�Jyuukenshou:
Hakke Rokujuu Yonshou� she said and too late Kidomaru realized that he was
inside the girl�s divination field �Two strikes�Four strikes�.Eight
strikes�.Sixteen strikes�Thirty-two strikes�Sixty-four strikes!�
The enemy
fell, but got up again. Hinata was panting, but she regained her breath,
watching how her attack had been avoided by Kidomarou. She blinked in confusion.
He had used some kind of armor to protect himself.
While Kidomaru
explained how he had done it, Hinata was just trying to think of something to
do. She could not be defeated there. She couldn�t.
�This is
more hard than I trough�Niisan, please help me�
Kidomaru
summoned a great spider, it let thousand of its offerings fell, Hinata watched
his wide eyed, her hands were shaking, until Neji�s image crossed her mind.
�I�m not
running away, not ever again�
Hinata changed
her stance, she had never used this attack before, Neji had practiced with her a
just couple of times, but it was not time to heisted, she couldn�t perform the
kaiten due the web that was trying to restrain her, then she would attack back.
��Shuggohakke
Rokujon yonshou!� Hinata�s absolute defense attack. Her whole body hurt a lot
because the speed she was using to perform the attack. She was not trained
enough to use it just yet.
When the
attack stopped, she fell on her knees, panting hard. But it hurt more than ever
before when the sharp kunais dug into her back. She fell on her stomach,
trembling miserably.
�I have to
be strong�I have to be strong�I am too afraid to get up�but I have to�I need
to�I must�
And she did
it. Kidomaru was about to go when she did it, the sound nin then decided to end
the battle, taking the demon form of his second stage coursed seal and making a
golden bow to use as a weapon with his arrows.
Hinata knew
pain, and she knew that a shinobi should not let the enemy know when the pain
was being inflicted, but when the sharp arrow pierced her shoulder she couldn�t
help but scream.
�No, no. I
can�t let it end now. They need more time�
It was between
the scream and the regaining of her senses that she started to run. The enemy
was too strong. She had to run to dodge the next attack.
The arrow
passed by the tree, the sharp edge of the weapon making a cut across her cheek.
As the blood fell, she saw it, the string controlling the arrow.
�I�m sure
you had been proud of fighting this enemy Niisan�he is very strong�and he had
discover the byakuga�s weakness, right?... That is what I can tell�I�m sorry I
couldn�t protect the secret better��
Hinata moved
slowly and watched the sky. The wind moved her hair and she saw the bird flying
by. She remembered how Neji liked to count the birds, always trying to make his
byakugan sharper and stronger.
�I cannot
dodge the next attack�please give me strength, Niisan, for what I am about to
do��
She ran
directly to the arrow and received it, the weapon piercing her side. She moaned
in pain and the force of the impact threw her against a tree. With shaking
hands, she took the web string and plugged her chakra into it, sending the
destructive strength of the Jyuuken to Kidomaru.
�Where are
you, Niisan?�
One final
attack and Kidomaru was down, for good. Hinata fell onto the floor near him. The
sound nin was mocking her about her useless actions and how now Sasuke belonged
to Orochimaru.
�I have my
reasons�my very own reason that only I can understand��
�I don�t care
about Sasuke-kun� she said, clutching her side, not looking at the sound nin as
she sat on the floor very slowly.
�Then what was
the reason of your foolish sacrifice?� he asked, enforcing a smirk.
�I did this
for my Niisan and �because he cares for him�� Kidomaru looked at her in
disbelieve, Hinata coughed some blood and looked at the sky �Neji-niisan took
the path he took for a reason. I�m trying to protect that reason, even if I
don�t fully understand it�� Kidomaru then reached his end and Hinata slowly
closed her eyes, falling onto the ground.
�Please be
safe Niisan�thanks for make me stronger�Naruto-kun, please take Sasuke-kun back,
do not let Neji-niisan�s sacrifice be in vain�be safe, Niisan, Naruto-kun, be
safe�
Eight birds
fly across the sky, one charring Hinata�s message.

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Neji stepped
into the dark room, and looked over his shoulder. He could swear that he heard a
bird cry. The boy shook his head and kept walking into the large room.
The Akatsuki
Leader was waiting for him. He could see in the shadows that some of the members
of the organization were there as well. Itachi was near the Leader.
�Lay down�
said the Leader, indicating a stone table in the middle of the room. Neji could
see the faint red symbols all over the stone and floor. The boy closed his eyes
as he reached the stone table and sat on it, to shortly after lie down.
Sir Leader
lifted his cloak sleeve a little and made a cut on his forearm. He took some
blood of the cut and drew a matching patter of the symbols around Neji�s cursed
seal. The Hyuuga opened his eyes when felt his arms being restrained. Itachi was
the one tying his wrist with a rope fixed to the floor at the sides of the
stone. Neji�s wrists were at his sides. He couldn�t get up now.
He wanted to
ask the reason but the dark glare of the Leader made him stay in silence. Sir
Leader took a kunai from his cloak and made a cut on Neji�s forearm to take the
blood to finish the patter around the stone. Once he was done; he stepped in
front of the rock by Neji�s head.
�Itachi, do
something so he doesn�t bite his tongue� asked the Leader before star. Itachi
walked over Neji and showed him a piece of cloth; the boy opened his mouth and
let Itachi shove the cloth inside his mouth.
After that,
Sir Leader started a complicated and rapid series of hand seals. The blood seals
started to glow and extended to the whole pattern on the floor and the rock.
When the glow reached Neji�s body, he felt as though he was on fire.
He closed his
eyes and shifted while the glow increased. He opened his eyes a little to see
the Leader over him whispering something in a foreign tongue while doing another
series of hand seals. He moved his head to his side to see that the whole room
was covered with the seal pattern. He followed it with his eyes until his gaze
reached the center of it on the ceiling.
His eyes got
wide and bit the gag to prevent himself from screaming. There was something
coming out of the large glowing circle on the ceiling. It was like an immense
statue and it was eating the glowing pattern that was coming to it. His hands
were cuffed and it had a blindfold with several holes in it. It was a monster,
but Neji could tell that it was not completely real. It was a statue, but it was
alive and his hands, even though they were cuffed, were trying to reach him.
Neji moved his
feet almost in animal instinct when the statue placed its hands at the sides of
the stone table. The enormous head was above him. It opened his mouth even more,
and the thing covering it�s mouth fell to hang from its neck. He moved its lips
sending some kind of roar into the air. The seal pattern finally mixed with
Neji�s caged bird seal and it glowed red. Neji screamed behind the gag and
clenched up, deep in an immense pain. He could feel the involuntary tears in the
corners of his closed eyes. Through the noise he heard the Leader�s voice and
then he couldn�t move at all. Strong hands were restraining his arms and legs.
He didn�t open his eyes to see but could tell that they were the other Akatsuki
members.
Itachi placed
his hands at the sides of Neji�s head and then restrained it securely so the now
glowing red cursed seal was accessible to the demon statue. Kisame had his hands
on Neji�s ankles while Deidara was restraining the boy�s right arm and Sasori
the left arm, making sure that Neji did not get free.
Neji opened
his eyes and the silver orbs were gone, just leaving the plain irises wide open.
The seal emitted a blinding glow, covering all of Neji�s body. The glowing light
rose from his body directly to the statue�s mouth, taking away from him all his
strength and great part of his chakra.
He had never
felt such amount of pain before. He wanted to get his hands free and clutch his
head but the strong hands of Deidara and Sasori kept him in place. He bit the
gag so hard that he was hurting his jaw. The bitter
taste of the cloth was a pointless detail at the moment, but it was doing its
assignment as planned and prevented him from biting his tongue in aggravation.
He could
remember that, when he got the cursed seal, it had been painful. But this was
much worse. It felt like if he was being stabbed, burned from the inside out and
his organs were taken away with him still alive, all at the same time. The tears
escaped from his eyes falling down his face and into the stone table.

The Leader was
still whispering words in an incompressible language and now the others were
doing chorus of the same ritual. When they started to say the same phrase over
and over again, it was then that he felt as if his head was being torn open.
Then, even with the gag on his mouth, a sharp scream escaped his throat and
could be heard by the ones near him.
The statue
took all of the glowing force covering him and then closed its mouth, moving
backwards to get into the black hole in the ceiling. Once the statue was fully
gone, the black hole vanished and the red pattern faded away.
Silver-white
orbs returned again and the eyes closed. Neji went limp. His breath became slow.
The Akatsuki members let go of him. Itachi�s eyes were fixed on the boy�s
forehead. The caged bird seal was gone.
�That seal was
unique. It made all of his strength and chakra reach its limits� said the
Leader, looking at the ceiling �Such power was consumed by my demon statue,
making it stronger for our future plans� the Leader showed a cruel smile and his
subordinates looked pleased �Perfect�
Sir Leader
walked away while Itachi took Neji on his arms. He took the gag out of his mouth
and moved from the stone table. Deidara and Sasori were beside him heading to
the door and out of the large room while Kisame was behind them.
�Right now, he
looks like that you could break him�� pointed out Deidara ��Like a glass figure�
the blonde smirked �He looks pretty, yeah�
Deidara�s hand
touched Neji�s forehead and moved some strands of dark brown hair of his face.
Sasori was watching the boy too, showing a small smile and then chuckling under
his breath. Itachi observed this without change in his expression. When Neji
shifted weakly in his arms he resumed his steps towards the room, leaving the
others behind.
The bird was
in a cage no more, but when it flew outside, it was surrounded by the deep
darkness that took with it the intention to consume his soul�
What kind of
freedom was this?... It tainted everything that touched it� Slowly consuming the
light and leaving place of eternal darkness within�
He was
drawing�fading� hurting�completely lost in the darkness he walked into.
In a place
where light was a myth and darkness the path, only silence remained and that is
when it gains a voice. The silence guided him into a fake peace and he took its
hand, walking by its side by choice.
Fragile, like
a glass figure.

To be
continue�

Authoress
Notes:
Hello Angst.
How are you today? �grins like a maniac�
Okay, this
chapter has some Hinata coolness in it because I couldn�t help it! �waves her
�Hinata is awesome� flag� Anyway, this chapter was so fun to write, as you
can see the points of departure had been set and Sasuke is off to gain power of
defeat Itachi and get Neji back while White-eyes got deep in the Akatsuki �Dun,
Duuun, Duuuuunnn� So�
Thanks for
take some of your time in reading my story, I hope you are enjoying it. Hugs and
kisses to my wonderful Beta, thanks sweetie! Your help makes this crazy story
more understandable to others than you and me! �LOL�
Comments and
questions, here I am. See you next time!
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