Chapter 44 - Chapter 46

"Shisui, how are you alive?" Itachi was sitting outside the Uchiha gates with Ryu and Shisui.

"I was brought back to life with abilities I don't understand. All I know is that Lord Dragon found me and brought me to someone that brought me back with abilities I have never seen before."

"So are you fully alive?" Itachi asked, worries that this was not the Shisui he knew from before.

"Yes, I am. Lord Ryu could probably tell you more about it then I can." Shisui said and gave a dry laugh at his own situation.

"The one who brought Shisui back is a master of soul and shadow magic. To put it simply, the combination of those two magic makes it possible to bring anyone back to life." Ryu explained lazily to the two boys.

"Magic? what is that?" Itachi asked with curiosity.

"Don't ask me. It's too annoying to explain. Just think of it as a different and more powerful version of ninjutsu." Ryu played down on the ground and yawned.

"Bring people back. I can't believe it. Is there any drawbacks?" Itachi asked, and this time Shisui's started to become uncomfortable before answering.

"I kind of don't have free will. Well, I do, in a sense. I can move and do what I like, but the only loyalty I can ever have again is towards the one my creator chooses. It means I am forced to stand on the side of the one that created me." Shisui said with an awkward expression. Itachi, on the other hand, had a furious expression on his face.

"How do we get your freedom back?" Itachi wasn't gonna see his best friend become a slave to someone else.

"You can't. Shisui is a shadow figure. If his creator let's go off the bond, Shisui dies again. Why don't you just show him." Ryu said and looked at Shisui who nodded along.

He took out a kunai and then he cut off his own right hand. The hand fell to the floor and Itachi panicked for a second but then he saw the hand disappear and another one had already grown back on Shisui's arm.

"What does this mean? What are you?" Itachi asked with both interest and fright.

"A shadowy figure. He is a being made up of pure shadow and a soul attached to it. The only way to kill him is to destroy his soul. So essentially, he is immortal." Ryu said from the sidelines and Shisui smiled awkwardly.

"I still don't like you being controlled by someone else. What are they having you do? Assassinations? Kidnappings?" Itachi asked, not caring that Ryu was right beside him.

"No, Lord Dragon is a good person and so is the rest of them. I don't mind serving them for the rest of my life. Dragon has told me his plan I fully intend to follow him until the day I perish. That is the road I've chosen to walk now." Shisui said with determination.

"Well, as long as that's your genuine wish then I won't talk you out of it. We must all walk our own paths in life." Itachi said with closed eyes, trying to understand what had happened to his best friend.

"Thank you, Itachi. It means a lot to me when it comes from you." They both shared a brotherly moment and then went back to sitting in silence.

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In another part of the world, inside a tall tower in a village where the rain was always covering your view. A group with black and red clocks were gathered inside a big room. They were waiting for their final member to arrive.

"Maan, what's with Alucard anyways. How come he never shows himself, huh. Does he think he is better than us?" A blonde man with two mouths on each of his palms said.

"That's right. I am too good for you lot. You all barely pass for what I consider strength." A voice rang out inside the room and a chill spread across all members and made all their bodies turn stiff.

"Don't fool yourself in thinking that you all matter at all. Deidara, do you have anything more to add?" Alucard's voice drifted closer to Deidara and sweat appeared on his immature looking face.

"Alucard! I am still the leader of the Akatsuki so don't think you can act however you like when I'm still here." Nagato said with his main dead puppet.

"Boy, that is not true anymore. As of today, I became the leader of this sad little organization. Any objections?" A thick magical mist started pouring in from the windows and through each crack in the walls. The mist very quickly covered the entire room and the members could no longer see each other.

"Alucard, stay down or else I am going to have to kill you." Pain said with an emotionless face as usual.

"hahahahaha, funny that you think that it's possible to kill me."

*BOOM*

Pain's body was sent crashing into the wall of the room and he was missing both his arms. He slid down on the ground with a bewildered expression.

"Absolute Life-Force. You think your puny strengths can stand up to what my master granted me. LISTEN TO ME! FROM THIS MOMENT ON, YOU ALL WORK FOR ME! ANYONE HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS?"

Alucard's voice shook the room itself and his killing intent exploded out and the air itself started to vibrate because of the intensity of his aura. The members were on their knees shaking and trying hard not to collapse.

'Why am I so afraid?! I must protect, Nagato. GET UP KONAN!' The blue haired woman said to herself while staring at the ruined corpse puppet by the wall.

"You know what, you all would fit better as familiars. " Alucard grew a savage smile, but of course the Akatsuki could not see that terrifying smile.

"TIME TO DIE!" Alucard appeared behind Konan and opened his mouth wide. When he saw the terrified expression on her face, he finally bit down on her neck.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH" Konan screamed in pain and agony as she felt her life force leaving her. She stared in the direction of one of the doors in the room that only her and pain were allowed to go through.

'Nagato, I'm sorry... I couldn't protect you. I will go ahead and go meet Yahiko before you. Let's meet each other in a better place.' Her last thoughts escaped her as the light in her eyes finally faded and she lost her life.

"kill him!" Pain screamed from the position he had down on the floor and from the secret room more orange-haired puppets appeared. They all rushed Alucard as the other members of Akatsuki did as well.

"EXPLOSION!" Deidara screamed and was about to make his mouth hands eat some clay.

"Everyone stop!" Alucard's voice rang out and chains appeared from the ground and bound everyone to the floor. The chains were made by using Alucard's shadow. It was unbreakable shadow chains.

"WHAT IS WITH THESE THINGS!!" Deidara screamed while trying everything to get free from the chains.

"HAHAHA, I don't mind dying. At least someone strong killed me!" Kisame said while laughing. He wasn't afraid of death and he knew from the intent and aura of Alucard that he could kill them whenever he wanted with just a finger.

"Alucard, you said we would do as familiars, what does that mean exactly?" Sasori talked in his monotone voice as usual.

"Basically slaves to me. You will have freedom but you will always have complete loyalty towards your master, which is me by the way." Alucard smiled at the group.

"Let me demonstrate." He snapped his finger and a shadow rose from the ground and covered Konan's body inside a shadow cocoon. A few seconds later it broke and Konan stood up again. She looked exactly like before but with only one change.

Her make up was all black her nails and hair was black as well.

"Master." Konan kneeled in front of Alucard with happiness in her eyes.

"Konan, go destroy all of Nagato's puppets while I take care of the rest of the Akatsuki." Konan nodded and made her way over to the puppets that were bound to the floor.

"I have no qualms. Please hurry up and get on with it." Sasori said while observing Konan as she walked over to the puppets.

"WHAT THE F*CK! I DON'T WANNA BE A SLAVE TO THIS BASTARD!" Deidara screamed while increasing his struggle against the chains.

"Alucard, please don't resurrect this blond boy. He is stupid and not needed in the future." Sasori said while looking at Deidara.

"HEY! I don't wanna die! You have to resurrect to me too! It's not fair otherwise." Deidara had a panic stricken face while his eyes were pleading with Alucard.

"hahaha! This will be fun!!" Alucard said and walked up to the next member.

"Ready to die?" Alucard said while looked into the eyes of Hidan.

"I AM IMMORTAL! YOU CAN'T KILL ME!" Hidan roared in Alucard's face while showing his normal crazed expression.

"My master is immortal, boy. you are a lot of things, but immortal is not one of them." Alucard said with a smile and bit down on Hidan's neck without mercy.

"AAAAAAAHHHH! IT F*CKING HURTS!!! HAHAHAH!!"

He made sure it hurt extra much because of saying that he stood equal to his master was a great offence to Alucard. Only his master should have the honours of being completely immortal.

"Tonight will be a great feast! HAHAHAHA!" Alucard laughed as he dropped Hidan's dead body on the ground, an expression of terror on the poor immortals face.

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