Waking up in the hospital Susano~o looked up at the ceiling for a few moments as he laid in the bed before he sat up slowly, his body wasn’t scared or damaged anymore, but he felt some of the burns still and sighed heavily, looking out the window he smiled and decided to go for a walk.
Susano~o was looking around the city with a smile on his face, he had went out and got his brother a gift for no reason, just to spoil his little brother, having no knowledge of the fact that his brother had jumped town and left without knowledge. As he walked he felt eyes on him and wondered why he felt like he was being watched, before he stopped and saw his mother geared up and before him, “wh… what are you doing mom?” Susano~o asked confusion in his voice as if he was trembling a bit in fear of his mother, “we know you don’t know about your brothers disgrace, but do you intend to follow suit as your brother has?” she asked, he stood there and looked at her and raised an eyebrow, “I’ve never, ever, heard you talk about myself or my brother especially in that tone or style, what did Tsukiyomi do this time?” he asked.
She looked at him and sighed but kept her stance and a hand on her weapons hilt, “Susano~o… I… I don’t quite know how to tell you this… but--" she was saying before another voice interrupted, “Take him in, he’s a suspect.” A deep toned male voice said before a larger group of men, wearing masks broke into the surrounding area, “I’m afraid you will not put your hands on my nephew, he has no idea of what has happened!” his uncle called out walking into view and stopping next to Susano~o’s mother.
“What are you doing? He has to be interrogated in order to know he had no part or will follow suit of his brother.” His mom said, Susano~o remained still and looked at his mother, “MOM!” he shouted angrily now, “I asked you a fucking question!” he added quickly, it caught her attention quickly and she was instantly in his face slapping him. “Your brother has gone rouge, leaving the country in dishonor and disgrace upon our name yet again, as most of our families history has as well.” She said, upon hearing this he dropped to his knees and looked up into the sky, tears forming in his eyes, “but why… why would he do this… I always told him, I’d protect him and keep him safe no matter what the cost to me…” he mumbled to himself, his mother overhearing his mumblings, “you made that kind of promise with him!?” she said as she kneeled down, “I’m sorry you had to find out this way, but you must follow your commander and--" his mother was saying before he cut her off with a glare.
“Don’t you ever dare tell me what I should or shouldn’t do anymore, you should have been there to help him, or save him, you were the one we wanted to be like through-out all of that god damned academy, I never wanted to be a ninja but I did it because he wanted too, even when he was picked on, he never faultered from it ever, he helped me earn my genin rank because I had no care for this shit world that was created to follow suit like some pawn!” he said, his voice now cold and emotionless, “but I have no choice to now.” He said as he caught his mother’s hand as she tried to slap him again, “don’t ever talk to me again woman.” Susano~o added as he turned to look at his uncle, “I’ll not be treated like a criminal for I am not a criminal, but if that’s how you’ll look for me, then I shall follow suit beside my uncle in his crew.” He said looking at his commander before he turned around to face his uncle, “I need a mask to hide my face uncle, and a new attire, some armor would help…” he said as he walked up to his guardian and smiled at her mask before she placed a hand upon his shoulder, “mother, consider both of your children dead as of now.” He said before he nodded looking behind him to his guard.
Vanishing to one of the few towers in Konoha Susano~o walked over and punched one of the beams with all his might, causing the skin in his knuckles to split and bleed, leaving a loud ringing noise from the beam from being struck, his guard finally removed her mask for the first time in the entirety of their being together only to reveal tears behind the mask, “you were so cruel to your own mother…” she said as she sat down, “I never had a mother, you have no idea the grief she is going through right now losing both her sons…” the woman said before Susano~o, he looked at her and sighed as he walked over to her grabbing his komono and tearing off a piece of the silk clothin, he carefully but softly wiped her tears away, shook his head, “she was the one who killed me once she talked about my brother the way she did, he is my other half, I’m the yang to his yin, we’re of different age, but I always considered him my equal.” He said as he looked into the woman’s deep purple eyes, and smiled, “you’re eyes are beautiful…” he said as he sat down in front of her and pulled her closer to him, “you are my family now, and I will never allow anyone to make you cry again.” He said looking at her.
She looked back at him in his arms, sitting in his lap as he held her close, “don’t make a girl a promise you can’t keep…” she said softly, Susano~o smiled and kissed her forehead, “I never made a promise, I made an oath, I will kill anyone who makes you cry…” he said as he stared back into her eyes, and for a while they remained completely still holding each other.
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