Chapter 75 - 68: Meeting Itachi, 2 Years Later

(2 Years Since he left Konoha)

It's been 2 years and Hikaru has grown stronger than ever. He cannot add stat points into his status but he can still learn a lot of things, like martial arts or the likes. He can now control all five elements perfectly, at least in this world.

He learned that he didn't have to kill the gods that govern the elements of this world, he just had to sign a contract with them. Of course, the contract only favors him and not them. The Minor Gods of this world are weaker than he thought. He could probably kill them all with ease, even if they try to group and kill him.

He is also now slightly stronger than all Major Gods combined. There are only 5 Major Gods in this world, and that is Kami, Shinigami, Yami, and the two Fate Sisters. He didn't bother counting the Minor Gods because there were too many of them, around a hundred or so.

Hikaru, right now, is contemplating whether he should bring the entire Akatsuki to his side. If he does that, there would be no war happening anytime soon. But if he doesn't, what will happen to Azumi? Should he let her take the burden of saving the entire world? Or should he just mess the plans of the gods?

Well, he also love to f.u.c.k with people. Especially Gods, yes.

Lately, his hair has been a bother to him. It's now so long that it reaches the ground. Granted that he still hasn't had his growth spurt but still, it's annoying. Maybe he should cut it a little bit? Yeah, that should do.

In front of Amegakure was Hikaru. He wore a plain white t-shirt and long black pants with a white coat over it. His long black hair seemed almost mystical as it floated slightly. He held his Black Lightning Samurai Sword before he cut his hair in half. He then collected the hair he cut off, since it is also a valuable material.

I've never said this before but his hair has also grown much harder and tougher along with his skin after he decided to put some stat points in his [Resistance] Stat. It's basically equal to titanite shards.

He put them all in a plastic bag before he put them inside his storage box.

"Now that's finished, I can now see this so-called, 'Pain'." Hikaru said stoically as he strode onward to the village.

After entering the village with his mana umbrella on so that the rain won't touch him, he saw the state of the people in there. A lot of them were homeless, some had decent clothing but you can see depression within their eyes, but the children here in this village had it worst. He passed by a lot of them and he can see that they were being trained as soldiers of this village, I.e Shinobis.

But right now, his goal is to meet Pain and Konan, not solving other people's problems.

It rained heavily as Hikaru felt the depressing atmosphere in the village. If he can talk this out with Nagato, then maybe everything can be fixed. At least he hopes so.

He slowly walked in the middle of the village, trying to understand everything around him. As expected, there were no wealthy people here; only those who had powers could change at least something.

Suddenly, within the range of his chakra sense, he felt a Kage Level individual somewhere. He rushed towards the person as he felt that this chakra is quite familiar, similar to that of Sasuke.

When he arrived where that person was, he saw that he was in a candy store buying something.

It was Itachi Uchiha, he was wearing his Akatsuki robe. And as always, with that stoic face of his showing no emotions.

Hikaru saw that Itachi tensed slightly, and that's when he knew he was found out. But Hikaru was not even hiding his presence, so it was normal for a shinobi like Itachi to sense him. Where is his partner, by the way?

"So that's Itachi in real life? Gotta say, he's a lot cooler than I expected." Hikaru muttered silently.

Itachi is a fairly tall man of fair complexion. He had onyx eyes, under which were long, pronounced tear-troughs. He had jet-black hair that was pulled back in a low ponytail and his face was framed with centre-parted bangs that extended to his chin; the ponytail and bangs grew longer over the years. His overall appearance is very similar to that of Sasuke.

Itachi left the store holding a bag of what seems to be Poki, a very delicious chocolate delicacy. There were around quite a few boxes, around 20 or so.

Itachi went to a dark alley, as if inviting Hikaru to come. So, he did. Hikaru followed Itachi until there were no more people in sight. Then Itachi turned around and said calmly, "Whoever you are, show yourself."

Hikaru immediately appeared in front of Itachi, and he reacted almost instantly.

'Fast! I couldn't even see which direction he came from.' Itachi thought, mildly shocked.

Hikaru stood in front of Itachi and bowed slightly before saying, "Nice to meet you, Itachi-san. I know that I'm rushing this but can you lead to your leader? I need to have a talk with him." Hikaru was respectful, he was watching his words.

"A child like you, to be this strong, is almost frightening. But sorry, if you want to meet the leader then you should get past me first." Itachi said, he was serious now.

Hikaru only smiled and said, "You think you can have the right to challenge someone such as I to a fight?"

Itachi narrowed his eyes and said, "I see, you have already covered this entire area with genjutsu. But…" He activates his mangekyou sharingan, "In front of these eyes, your illusions are worthless!"

He tried to break the genjutsu but he just found out he couldn't.

"Impossible! This shouldn't be!" Itachi tried and tried again with his eyes but it was futile. No matter what he did, he couldn't break the genjutsu.

Hikaru smirked and said, "You think you couldn't break through my genjutsu? Well, you can break it but it's impossible to get out of it."

"What do you mean by that?" Itachi still didn't lose his cool.

"Did you know? From your tries earlier, you've already broken some layers of my genjutsu." Hikaru said, his smile getting wider. For the infamous legendary Itachi Uchiha, he couldn't even beat his genjutsu.

"Stop lying, Stranger-san." Itachi said, his voice getting colder.

"Oh, forgive me. I still haven't introduced myself, my name is Hikaru Hiroaki." Hikaru said, his smile never left his face. He's enjoying this situation.

"About my genjutsu, you see, this technique of mine is probably one of the best out there! I can stack layers upon layers of genjutsu on top of each other so that no one can get out of it easily. I call this one The Thousand Layer Genjutsu!" Hikaru said as the world became even brighter. The entire village of Amegakure suddenly turned into the city of Anor Londo.

"This genjutsu is my world, I can do anything here. If I willed it myself, I can make you live here eternally without a second passing in the real world!" Hikaru said as he floated up in the bright sky of Anor Londo, as if a god was rising to the heavens.

Itachi was speechless. He couldn't believe that someone with this ability is able to live in this world. But one thing was bothering him, and that is…

Itachi's eyes were shadowed by his bangs before he said, "Then, if you are this strong, why can't you just unite everything in this world? Bring peace to this godawful world! Why can't you just do it!?"

"That is simple, because it is not my destiny to do it. Sure, I can help them but that's it. Bringing peace to this world is, and will, never be my job to do." Hikaru answered his question immediately.

Itach's emotions are now erratic, "So this is the thinking of the strongest beings of this world? Just give the duty of peace to other people?"

Hikaru looked down on Itachi and said, "No, that may hold some truth in it but it Is simply because it is simply hard to do. Tell me, if I could cure your sickness and let you grow stronger, would you be able to bring peace to this world?"

Itachi thought about his words for a few moments before he came to a conclusion, "No, I cannot. Everyone has their own dreams and emotions, there will definitely be some who will try to rebel into a world full of peace. People will grow tired of it, and before long, grow weaker along with the rest of the world. In short, no one can lead millions upon millions of people to peace without guaranteed safety. Peace can never bring food to the table, I know that yet I still yearn for it. Then, is it true?"

"True what?" Hikaru replied.

"Is it true that there is someone destined to bring peace to this world?" Itachi asked, full of hope.

"Yes, and you probably know her. Uzumaki Azumi, or used to be known as Uzumaki Naruto." Hikaru answered his question.

Itachi looked up to the bright sky of Anor Londo and said, "So that's how it is? Maybe that's true, maybe it's not. But if she could truly bring peace to this world, then I will help her with the best of my ability."

"Hm, yes, that's true. Here, drink this." Hikaru tossed a bottle of Diving Blessing at Itachi. "That should cure your sickness. Don't ask where that came from, just drink it."

Itachi drank it cautiously and slowly felt his past injuries healing along with his sickness. In a few moments, they were all gone. All his scars from training and battles he did were all gone.

Hikaru canceled his genjutsu with a snap of his fingers. The bright light of Anor Londo was suddenly gone, all that was left was the depressing village of Amegakure.

When Itachi came to his senses, he bowed his head in gratitude and said, "Thank you, I appreciate you healing my sickness. I don't have anything to give you in return but please, take this." He gave Hikaru 5 boxes of Poki.

"Poki? You seem to be more childish than I thought." Hikaru said as he smiled at the man in front of him.

"By the way, that city you showed me in your genjutsu, what kind of people lived there? I'm quite curious." Itachi asked.

"That place was more depressing than this place. It is where the fallen gods dwell, where they tried to keep the false illusion of powers of the gods. That place is now simply in ruins because of a man who desired the bright fire of nature."