Thread: Bound by Blood (captain levi & Razz)

RE Bound by Blood captain evi Razz For years since Sasuke's abduction, Itachi had been researching the very concoction that Danzo had used to dispel his younger brother's true form. It was a potent antidote that could be used as a weapon against the Akatsuki, after all, so inventing a serum that reversed the effects had been his first priority all along. The Akatsuki had tried everything from herbal remedies to chemical formulas, every single one of their potions turning up as a burp from Kisame's stomach whenever they tried live experimentation. The closest they had ever gotten to Danzo's anti-vampire medication was something Itachi had procured that functioned like a steroid for isolated vampire genes. Essentially, it made them stronger, swifter, and more intelligent, but it had yet to yield any successful results coaxing them out of a dormant state. Would it work on Sasuke? If so, it would only be temporary, but just enough to prove who Sasuke truly was. For now, he allowed his younger brother to regain his strength and rest while he tended to business sending the Akatsuki out to observe Danzo's next plan of attack. He knew the old man would be fuming over Sasuke's disappearance ironically enough and would prove to be quite a thorn in his side attempting to reclaim Sasuke. This time, Itachi was prepared, and he wasn't going to see his brother stolen from him a second time. About the same time Sasuke regained consciousness, Itachi entered his bedchamber with Kisame and Pain at his heel. All three of them looked unfazed by Sasuke's defensive stance and more focused on the vial of green syrup that Itachi poured them both. Kisame chugged it down, and Pain only did so reluctantly after observing how it only caused his comrade to burp. Well? Itachi asked. It tastes like shit, Kisame bellowed, claw-like hands flexing as the veins underneath his taut skin thickened whereas his beady eyes thinned. Say, Sasuke over there smells even tastier now. Kisame's more or less correct. The medication's working to the effect you desire, Pain took the liberty to summarize what the other Akatsuki had explained in more coherent phrases. I can smell more. Feel more, but I think it serves its purpose only to enhance what's already there. The Akatsuki glanced at Sasuke and pursed his lips. For what it was worth, Itachi's remedy of sorts for Sasuke had tasted like shit and the bitter aftertaste lingering on his tongue only made the scent of the younger Uchiha's blood smell that much more delectable. The human prisoner, Itachi tucked another vial of the same medication in Pain's hand. Try this on him. Once given the order, the two left Itachi more or less alone in the room with an armed Sasuke. The older Uchiha hadn't bothered to store his brother's katana away, figuring that if there ever was a time for them to clash swords and for Sasuke to direct his blind hatred, it was now. Then, maybe his precious sibling would come to realize that he was still very weak. Itachi hadn't trained and triumphed to become the leader of the Akatsuki, only to fall at the hands of his little brother's swordsmanship. You're... not well, Sasuke, he advised the younger male to sit, knowing Sasuke would be experiencing quite the rush of vertigo without Danzo's medication to keep one true form isolated from the other. It would only be a matter of a few hours before the concoction would wear off. And you won't do anything but harm to yourself if you insist on defending yourself in that state, Itachi said. You won't even put a scratch on me. He kept his distance, though. Not because he was wary of Sasuke's aggressive state, but he felt as if his feet were rooted in place. This was Sasuke, he was finally home, yet Itachi found himself asking What now? A decade or so had waned since Sasuke's disappearance and his younger brother had been raised that his own older brother was his sworn enemy. The Akatsuki had tried persuading him not to find Sasuke again because their lives were too different and he hadn't believed them until now. The younger Uchiha saw him as a ruthless killer and not the older brother that had carried Sasuke into a closet for safety before Danzo had torn him away and left Itachi unconscious in the midst of corpses and his burning village. Kisame had found him and the Akatsuki had been formed a few years after that. Itachi's motive hadn't changed since then. I'm not going to hurt you, Sasuke, he spoke soothingly. I've been wanting to meet you for a long, long time.