The Meeting

Chapter 1

(Naruto fanfiction –contains my Oc's, and pairing Itachi x OC)

NOTE: Hello again! Thank you for reading my stories! This one will be focused on how Mimiko get reunited with her older brother after years of separation.

Have a nice time reading!

"You fucking idiot!"

Mimiko once again cursed herself for being so incredibly stupid. She couldn't believe that she didn't noticed! Anything!

She jumped onto the second roof and then on the ground. How she could let that happened?

She was running through the streets, angry at herself more than ever in past few years. But it wasn't entirely her fault. Earlier she was busy, with the stuff, that Elders Council told her to do, and she wasn't really paying attention to anything else. Last three days she spend mostly in Council Chambers, working on signing the new alliance between villages. And trying to politely explain the Council why she is not going to accept their offer no matter what. Maybe she should act rude and on instance told them, where exactly they could put it?

"Fuck! Fuck! FUCK!"

The fact that Patsumi followed her younger brother, didn't calm her down in any way. If the things she heard about was true, she only put herself in danger. And that was something Mimiko wasn't happy about.

"Where the hell are you?"

While running she bumped onto a woman, knocking the shopping bags out of her hands. She didn't even look around when the angry woman call her with the worst names. She nervously looked around, searching for any clue.

Suddenly she heard a loud explosion, screams and she immediately head that direction. She get into a group of people running opposite direction and she had to use her elbows to pass through. She sense a large amount of chakra and saw a large hole in the wall. Without hesitating she jumped into it, drawing a long kunai. Her eyes turn red in a flash.

"In moments like this, I really hate myself…" she growled to herself.

Her sudden appearance in a hole, gave her a few, valuable seconds of shock. She jumped, catching Sasuke and preventing him from hitting the wall. Patsumi used that too, pushing Kisame away from her and taking a position beside Naruto ready to protect him. Black-haired woman rised her eyes to lock them with her brother's sight.

For the first time in 12 years she was looking at him openly without ANBU mask hiding her identity. With activated Sharingan. And if they would meet under different circumstances she would laugh seeing his face. He looked like he had seen a ghost.

- Long time no see, right nii-sama? – she asked, smirking.

He didn't answer her and she used his silence to create more distance between them. She gently placed Sasuke on the floor, resting his back against the wall.

-It's my revenge… - she heard his obviously irritated voice.

- I know… But it's wrong day, I guess…

- Hn… Do not kill him…

- I'll leave that pleasure to you… - she said with a smile. But Sasuke's behavior really irritated her this time.

"You should thank me, you jerk" she thought to herself. "Five more minutes and I would scrape you off the floor…"

She got up slowly, catch Patsumi's gaze and nodded. Then she turned her sight toward Itachi. Now she has to be focused only on him. If she get distracted even for a second, it will be her last mistake definitely.

They were looking at each other in silence. No one of them moved or speak, both trying to guess what the other one will do next. But no one striked. Sharingan looked in Sharingan, seconds passed, longer than ever.

- What the fuck is going on here? – Kisame broke the silence. – Why she has the same eyes as you?

- Exactly… - said black-haired woman, smirking maliciously. – Why do I have the same eyes?

- She's my sister… - answered the young man after a while.

- What? Stop shitting me! – Kisame looked at his partner, shocked. – You don't have…

He didn't finish the sentence, cause Patsumi's foot met his chest, sending him on a wall.

- I guess it's not your problem right now… - she said smirking. She made few hand sings and hit the floor with her heel. The flooring split into wide stripes and wrapped around blue-skinned warrior, effectively stopping him from attacking back. She showed up next to him in a flash, kunai in her hand. The green, glowing markings appeared on her face.

- I wouldn't move if I were you…or I will start from cutting of every part of you that sticks out somehow… - to prove her words she left a short cut next to his left ear.

- Let me go you bitch!

- Oh, that was sooo wrong… - her smirk widened. – You shouldn't speak like that to the lady… - she added another cut on his cheek. He once again called her a whore.

Meanwhile, both older Uchiha's stood few meters from each other. No one of them moved or spoke. They were just looking at each other. Mimiko started to get irritated – what the hell could be so interesting in her? Wasn't he here to capture Naruto?.

She had to do something. Quick. It wasn't good moment for talking about past. Not with so many witnesses. And she had to play in front of Sasuke especially. The last thing she needed, was difficult questions he would have asked after seeing something like this. And she wasn't ready to answer him. She knew from the very long time, that she will never be able to do it in the way, her younger brother would accept. It would destroy all her plans and she couldn't allow that. So she decided to act like Sasuke would expected her too –cold and arrogant. She will deal with consequences later. In one swift move she draw her favorite, long kunai.

- Remember this? – she swirled it around her index finger. – It was made for you… Long before you decided to murder our whole family… You had to be really proud of yourself… - she smirked in the way, that drove most of her enemies crazy, before she even spoke to them.

But she saw no reaction to her words. Not even a slight change in the way he looked at her.

"Damn… Am I the only one from us, who actually can feel anything?"

- You came here for Naruto right? – she asked, her voice was now almost heavy with provocation, that filled every word. – I must disappoint you… As long as he is under my protection you're not going to take him anywhere...

- Do you really think you can defeat me?

Fianally! Honestly, she expected something a tiny bit more emotional, but it was definitely a lot better than silence. It was the sign that she is getting somewhere… And she has an excellent answer.

- When we met last time – her smirk widened to a very nasty smile. – I was pretty close… Maybe you don't get it, but that ANBU girl… It was me…

Did he really looked at her with a little bit of annoyance? Or it was just her?

- Apparently you don't remember that you didn't kill me in the end… - now he definitely smirked at her and it was like looking in the mirror. – I won't be so confident in your place…

- But I'm pretty sure I will be able to repeat that scenario… a bit more effectively – she answered. – Not only you murdered our family, but you also decided to destroy everything for what I admired you my whole life. You cut this bond, Itachi, and there is nothing left, to stop me from following my duties…

Patsumi were shocked. She knew that Mimiko will be avoiding telling the truth, but it was the first time when she heard her lying like that, without even a slight nervousness. To someone who didn't know her so well, her words must sounded true and serious. She was also pretty sure that, for the young man, they were shocking. For past years he thought, that she is dead – and now she stood in front of him. What's better – she was nothing like the girl he remembered. That girl always cherished and followed him, listening to his every word and showing him more respect than she ever did to the adults. But he didn't react. Or she couldn't see that.

"You must be kidding me…" she thought when Mimiko stopped swirling her kunai and striked. It was the first time, she saw her friend losing her temper like that. But she wasn't trying to understand Mimi's logic. Not this time.

They started from throwing few kunai in the enemy direction. For both of them it was child's play to avoid them. However Itachi was the first to jump into his sister direction. She saw him coming and spinned in place, blocking his kunai with her own. She knew already what he was trying to do, so she activates her Mangenkyo as well.

This time, his face expression was priceless. She catch his wrist with her free hand, holding him in place.

- It's pointless… - she smirked. – Pat, now!

Red-haired kunoichi rushed from the place she stood and passed them in a flash. She detected a soft vibration coming through the floor and it warned her about the upcoming attack. She didn't even look around, just kicked the coming target. Her heel connected to the clone chest. He flied back and hit the wall hard. Her sharp senses was almost as good in this as Sharingan.

Pair of big green eyes, surrounded by glowing markings, looked at him furiously.

- Don't try that again… - she barked at him, kneeling down to pick up Sasuke. Seconds later she was already back, next to Naruto.

Blonde looked at her with wide eyes.

- What are you doing here? Hadn't you told us, you were going to be busy?

- And we were… That's why all this shit happened… - she placed her glowing hand on Sasuke's chest. – And I thought it's obvious…

- What's obvious? – boy asked, making "I-don't-understand" face. Patsumi emitted an irritated sight.

- You, kids, are like family…We have to protect our important people right? – she send him a warm smile. For the moment, she was pretty sure that Naruto is going to hug her. But Kisame's laughing destroy everything.

- Do you like to live with monsters? – tall shinobi grinned his triangular teeth to her. – So maybe you will marry me?

Patsumi's eyes glinted with sudden anger, when she hit the flooring with her fist, causing the nearest piece to break for several pieces.

- I don't care… - she grunted. – If he is fucking bijuu or other shit… For me he's a family… So shut the fuck up, or I'll rip your tongue off, get it?

- Then, why you didn't kill me already?

- Fuck off and be quiet! – she barked at him, turning toward remaining opponents. In the same moment Naruto said, looking at the scene with amazement.

- Wow…

She couldn't argue with him. They witnessed the fight of two highly skilled shinobi, using a very dangerous kekkei genkai. She wasn't able to catch all moves, made with almost super human speed and precision. But, they somehow managed to avoid all of them and prepare their own attacks, each one might be the last, if one of them loose concentration even for a second. She didn't remember when she saw Mimiko going this serious during the fight. But yet, it was something different this time. Black-haired kunoichi weren't going into close combat for nothing. She preferred to use her flames or katana eventually, but nothing like that happened by now. And knowing her, by this time, every wall should be marked by fire.

She wasn't sure what Mimiko was trying to do, but she hoped it didn't last too long. Someone might have start to suspect something. It wouldn't be good.

- She's awesome… - whispered Naruto, watching the fighters intensely.

- I know… - Patsumi smiled slightly. – I work with her for 12 years…

She once again looked at black-haired women.

"Mimiko, can you, please, do something, finally? Quick?"

After that, she turned her attention to Sasuke again.

Mimiko knew that they were testing each other. Their skills, their reaction time, everything. Itachi wanted to check what she is really capable off – it was just curiosity. He didn't see her for so much time, it was nothing unusual.

But she was interested in something different. She wanted to check if under those blank mask of his, his lack of reaction, if there is still at least part of her brother she knew. She believed that her whole life. But if she was wrong… She didn't want to even think about it now.

She jumped backward, keeping balance on her stretched arms and prepared a kick. Young man didn't have any problem with avoiding it They were exchanging hits for a while, only metal clinging against metal, and their rapid breathing were heard.

They were exchanging hits for another while, parrying their kunai and moving around the devastated hall, with blinding speed. The next thing, Mimiko was able to notice, was Pat's face expression. She got it immediately. Her friend were right – she has to do something. Her actions started to look suspicious. After all she was Konoha jounin. She has to follow the orders. And the ones applying to missing nins were far too clear. In case of meeting – try to capture. In case of resist – kill. What she was doing now, didn't look like any of those things.

She inwardly slapped herself. That wasn't what she wanted, but she honestly didn't have a choice.

"Maybe, people call me a bitch, but that doesn't mean I have to act like one all the time…"

Itachi observed every move of his sister. He still couldn't believe that's everything what was happening right now, was real. But he was looking in her Sharingan right now, so it couldn't be a joke. For all these years, she was alive, probably living right under his nose and he didn't noticed. And now, a young, attractive woman stood in front of him. He doubt if he would be able to recognize her if they met in some different place.

The way she was looking at him now – has nothing to do with what he remembered. She came here to protect Sasuke and stop him from taking Kyuubi boy. By now, she was more than effective in it. Did she really, change this much? She seemed to be so far now… Adding this, to the way she acted half year ago as ANBU member, he knew, that he should expect such… difficulties.

Suddenly, everything changed. She exchanged short looks with the other kunoichi and striked. But this time, it wasn't a test hit. It was prepared to hurt. He avoided it, but she went right after him, closing her fingers tightly around his wrist. He noticed a second to late that her Sharingan look differently again. It was pointless to defend right now. He knew exactly what's going to happen.

There he was now, in familiar world of Tsukuyomi. His wrists were tied and he couldn't see his sister anywhere near. But being here, in position of victim, made him feel… uncomfortable. Illusion whirled and he found himself at the main street of Uchiha District. It was empty and deadly silent.

From the outside it looked like they stopped halfway. He didn't try to escape her grip, she didn't continue her attack.

- Right! Show the bitch! – Kisame's laughter broke the silence. – Your friend is going to regret it badly now…

He was really shocked, when the red-haired woman answered him with the same, malicious laugh.

- Try to guess sharky… - markings on her face glinted. – Who catch who?…

- This is fucking impossible!

- Impossible is so boarded word… - kunoichi smirked a bit.

At the same time, in world of illusion, Mimiko's shoes started to appear in front of Itachi. In few seconds she stood there, unsheathed katana in her hand.

- It must be interesting experience, right? Got caught in your own trap… - she said with a cheeky smile on her face.

- You should know that this is very dangerous power… - he smiled the same way she did but not as wide. – You can hurt yourself…

Something in her face…told him that she didn't care. There was a joy of the murderer.

- Yeah, I bet someone is going to get hurt soon… - she nodded, resting herself on her sword. – But I'm sure it won't be me… Did you ever wonder, how it would feel, to be in the place of every person you hurt this way? – her smile widened.

- You wouldn't dare…

- Sorry nii-sama, but I think I already did… My manners stayed at home today… - she said and her eyes glinted.

She disappeared from his sight. For a very long while there was nothing except silence around him. After a moment that felt for him like eternity, he heard some soft footsteps right behind him. But, when he looked around it was just empty street.

- Playing mind games is pointless you know? – he stated calmly.

- Really? – she reappeared in front of him, her blank expression was a perfect copy of his own. – Don't misjudge me just because I don't like to make my victims suffer physically… The psychical pain is so much more amusing – her lips curved once again into that "happy murderer" smirk. After that she once again left him alone.

- I didn't have awesome teachers like you – she continued after a while, her voice seemed to coming from every direction at the same time. – I had to learn everything on my own… Instead of hurting you, I just let you look… I was wondering… What did you hide from everyone behind this mask? What would bring you nightmares if you let it slid out of control?...

Finally! Deep in his eyes she saw everything she wanted. His sight wasn't empty anymore. He knew exactly what she was talking about…

- Don't do that or you'll regret it…

- I'm afraid you're in no position to threat me… - she showed up, crouching in front of him, playing with her long kunai again. – I'm the one giving rules now… Just look closely – her voice sounded right next to his ear. – Until you will remember every cry, every detail, even the smallest drop of blood…

He didn't really knew why he was so sure she wouldn't do that. But she didn't even blink when she showed him the worst night of his life. Every scene of killing, every deadly hit… Everything moved in front of his eyes slowly, to let him take a closer look. She pushed into his mind a mix of feeling he didn't want to remember – shock, pain, disappointment… She let him look straight in face of every person he killed that day. Each one seemed to ask – why? Why did you do that?

He didn't want to look at that, but illusion hold him tight and every attempt to break it, end up with rising pain in the back of his skull. And each time he tried, current scene was repeating itself. After the fourth time he saw, how his sword slid through his mother chest, he looked around to find Mimiko sitting on the top of large wardrobe.

- Stop it… - he hissed.

- Stop it? – she repeated, smiling perfidiously. – Oh, no I just started… I bet you know already that physical suffering isn't that bad… Do you know how Sasuke felt when you forced him to look at this? What's about experiencing the same thing?

He didn't answer, just looked at her angrily.

- Thank you… - her smile widened. – Your face expression is the greatest compliment…

But, before anything else happened, illusion shattered and disappeared, reviling destroyed hall. He was free and Mimiko passed him in a flash, with katana in her hand. He looked around to check what's going on. Only to see Kisame, destroying stone prison with his Samehada. He attacked Patsumi second after he broke the last stripe of stone. Jiraya wanted to help her but blue-skinned shinobi elbowed him out of the way. White-haired man hit the wall hard and now was trying to get up, coughing out some blood.

Instead of running, red-haired kunoichi drew both boys closer to her in gesture of protection. Kisame attacked but the blow never came. In front of her, Mimiko suddenly showed up before her, blocking the hit. She could fell the wave of pain coming through her right arm, but it was way better then letting him crush Patsumi.

Tall shinobi looked at her, grinning his triangular teeth.

- You should be dead a long time ago… - he said putting more pressure on her already trembling arm. – It doesn't make much difference if I get rid of you now…

- Well, I wouldn't be so self confident in your place… It might be your last mistake…

- You talk too much, ya know?

- You want to check if this is everything I can do? – she asked smiling teasingly.

- Seems like fun to me… - he pulled back his sword and swung it to another hit.

- Leave it Kisame! – Itachi's voice stopped him, before he striked.

Blue-skinned warrior looked at his partner shocked. Mimiko's face wasn't a bit different when she turned his sight to him.

- Are you insane? – barked tall shinobi. – You want to…

He stopped in the middle of the sentence when he met Itachi's sight.

- We're here to capture Jinchuuriki, not to exterminate Konoha ninjas… Now, it's impossible… We're leaving…

Mimiko could felt that her opponent is barely able to stop himself from smashing her like a nasty fly. But, even if Itachi was much shorter and about three times lighter, blue-skinned warrior was obviously afraid of his partner. So he pulled back and older siblings exchanged another long looks. Then, two Akatsuki members disappeared down the hall. They heard a loud explosion and few minutes later, two warriors chakra disappeared in the air.

- Are you crazy? – Jiraya started when they calmed down a bit. – You could finish them off…

- Oh, shut up! – Naruto screamed at him. – You said that you're so talented and powerful, but you weren't able to win…

- Shhh… That's enough Naruto. – black-haired woman placed her hand on his shoulder. – Jiraya-sama is right…But, I'm sure he wasn't thinking – she looked sannin straight in the eyes. – That killing your own brother is something easy…

- Well, I bet you're right… - man agreed with her after a while.

They were silent for a while. Mimiko crouched next to her friend and looked at Sasuke.

- How is he? – she asked red-haired girl.

- Not as bad as I expected… - Patsumi smiled a bit. – I mean, it won't be hard to heal him. But those mind games you played. I don't know how deep Itachi went and how much he had hurt him… But I know, from my own experience, that people minds doesn't like to be treated this way…

- I'm sure he will be fine… - Mimiko wasn't sure if he really mean that or she just trying to calm herself down. – If Itachi hasn't wanted to kill him six years ago and didn't want it now…

- Yeah, I know – Pat send her friend reassuring smile. – If he wanted, he wouldn't play like that… But no worries, I'll take good care of him… You have something else to do now…

Black-haired kunoichi looked at her, question in her eyes.

- You should go after him… As fast as possible or you lose your trait…If you want to make everything clear, this is the best and I think last moment to try…

- You want me, to get rid of my illusions?

Patsumi sighed and shake his head with disapproval.

- No… about anything that will help you in the end… I'm not your enemy, don't forget that…

- I know… - Mimiko smiled. – And thank you…

- My pleasure… - Pat answered. – But please don't get in trouble… I don't feel like I want to save your ass again.

- Right, I promise I'll be careful… - she said and but her smile was obviously fake this time. – See you soon… - she said and run down the hall.

- Where she went? – asked Naruto. – What you were talking about?

- Sorry, but it's not your business… - red-haired kunoichi stated calmly. – But you can help me… - she started, drawing his attention to something less… troublesome.

She picked a really tough task for herself. Tracking down two Akatsuki wasn't easy at all, especially when they didn't want to be found. She started from running around the town a bit clueless, and then decided to trust her instincts and picked the direction. Hoping it won't be wrong she kept running, looking for any sign.

And finally, after half an hour of running he spotted something similar to Kisame chakra mark. She run faster, hoping that she didn't let make an idiot out of herself. After next hour, she found that chakra mark again and emitted relived sigh. It was a lot more clear now, so she smiled to herself with satisfaction. She didn't become junin for nothing after all. She masked her own chakra precisely and started to close up the distance. She was really patient person. She could follow them for a long time, waiting for right time to strike.

Itachi and Kisame were very careful, like they were expecting a pursuit. Or maybe, I was just matter of so many years spent being hunted like animals? They were zigzagging, picking the most hidden paths, trying by all means to be undetectable. But Mimiko already caught their track. And she never lose a trail before. Kisame maybe was a powerful shinobi, but he has so much chakra, that he couldn't mask all of it. And that little bit was enough for her.

But it took few hours, before she finally saw her target. She lied flat on the branch and cautiously, almost not breathing, she was looking down on the small clearing. She felt almost like 12 years ago, while hiding herself on cellar beam, she saw and heard things she wasn't supposed to.

Men, she was observing, exchanged just few sentences and went in opposite directions. Either, they were extremely careful or the suspected that someone is following them. Mimiko immediately followed her brother, not really caring about the reason. As long as Kisame wasn't trying to turn her into the pile of bloody shreds, she decided to not care about him either.

She, herself has to be twice as cautious as she was before. Approaching from behind, he was in great danger. If he felt threatened, he will attack and she will be in great troubles. And she didn't want to fight with him for real. Not yet. Not until she will have an answers. No matter if they will satisfy her or not. She just has to find out the truth.

Right. Being careful. Then why on earth she didn't noticed a kunai? It approached soundlessly and she dodged it in last second. She didn't get hurt, but she felt that she's losing a large handful of hair. He knew? All the time? And she thought she is good at hiding her chakra. Or maybe it was an accident?

- I'm afraid it wasn't… - she heard behind her back. She didn't wait for another striked and jumped down on the ground to build some distance. She knew he followed her. She turned around and once again faced her brother.