Reincarnated as Uchiha Itachi´s Twin.

Chapter 27: 027:The cost of survival



CONTENT WARNINGS 

The text will have implicit despictions of , Sexual Assault,Self-harm,Suicide,Violence. Please be cautious

*Sota's Diary*

I woke up early today. Our leader is a chunin of the Sarutobi clan. We are the first brigade sent to defend the Land of Fire. I'll admit it, I'm scared for my life, but at the same time, I have hopes of becoming a great ninja and becoming Hokage. Luckily, Aimi is on our team, along with another member of the Sarutobi clan. Her presence gives me some comfort in this situation.

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Day %

We arrived at the site and began unpacking the supplies. Our team is part of the logistics group, and we are tasked with organizing supplies, setting up tents, and other daily activities. 

Arata, our team leader, helps us better adapt to this new environment. He participated in the Second War on the sand front and gives us very useful advice. Still, every time he talks to me, I feel something strange. His gaze is sometimes intense, as if he is evaluating my capabilities, or something else. 

Anyway, he is still more communicative than our other "teammate," Akihiko Sarutobi. He's a jerk who treats us like we're nothing, which adds to my frustration. Apparently, we'll have our first mission in the field tomorrow, we'll see what happens.

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Day $%

I had forgotten about this diary.

I find myself... very tired. On our first mission, our job was to set traps in the surrounding area; nothing particular. The air is thick with tension, and the sound of the trees moving seems a constant reminder of the dangers around us. Then, taking advantage of our free time, I went to train with the leader. 

I thought it was strange because Aimi and Akihiko were not there, but Arata-san told me they had something to do. We finished our training, and just as Aimi and Akihiko returned, I noticed that Aimi seemed different. Her smile seemed forced, and there was a shadow of worry in her eyes. I can't say that anything happened, but there was a certain tension in the atmosphere, as if a storm was about to break loose. How strange. Oh, well, I hope tomorrow will be a better day.

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Day &%

I killed someone. I stabbed a kunai into a boy who was younger than me. He came to us asking for help, food, or water, whatever. He was malnourished and starving, so I was about to give him some of my emergency rations.

 As soon as I approached, the boy noticed me, saw my bandana with the leaf symbol and, with ferocity, tried to stab me unsuccessfully. I turned around and stabbed him in the chest as I heard him say, "I'll kill them... ninjas... they finished off my sister and left her on the table to rot... Ma... mommy?" as he cried. As I approached, I could see a necklace in the shape of a heart broken in half. 

At that moment..., I felt time stop, the weight of my actions became unbearable.

I feel dirty. That boy is my brother's age, and I killed him with my own hands. It was instinctive, years of training at the academy, like when Aimi and I practiced. Only this time, the other person couldn't defend himself, and I killed him. I knew that in war I would have to kill someone, but not like this.

Guilt consumes me and the image of his face haunts me. I am eaten up with guilt and feel that something is not right as I wonder why that boy reacted that way at the sight of the village symbol. According to Sarutobi-sama, it was probably enemy ninjas using our logo to sow chaos, a common tactic. But is it really like that? I don't know.

P.S.: Aimi started to cry after seeing what happened. I wonder why. I'm going to ask her tomorrow.

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*Day %&*

Aimi is not well, she is changing. She has become quieter and more withdrawn. I asked her what's wrong, and she said everything was fine. However, her look betrays her words. I can see the tension in her eyes whenever our team leader and Akihiko are present.

Today we went to a nearby city that the veteran ninjas call Paradise. I asked them what it was, and they just laughed. Along the way, the bastard and I set more traps while the leader and Aimi went off to finish the mission elsewhere.

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*Day $#*

Brothel. Paradise is a brothel town. The leader told me that Aimi went back to the main camp while we "released some stress" for three days. The leader tried to introduce me to one of these girls, but upon seeing her, she looked somewhat familiar. As I watched her, I could see tears in her eyes as she smiled at me. I refused to participate, and both Sarutobi and the ninjas around us called me a pussy. The atmosphere became very heavy, and the pressure of their taunting was suffocating. I want to... I want to go home...

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*Day /&*

At last, I could remember... That woman was similar to the boy I killed... Maybe his mother. I have no way of knowing. Still, what could I do in this situation? I killed her child, and there is nothing I can do about it. Since I refused to participate, I was given the "mission" of transporting the bodies of the girls who couldn't resist. When I saw the state they were in, I threw up. Apparently, I am not the only one with the same circunstances. It seems that some committed suicide to escape their fate, others... were victims of some very sadistic ninjas.

The brutality of this war weighs on me, and I wonder if my dream of being Hokage is just an empty ideal in the midst of so much suffering.

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*Day #$*

"We will stay for three more days" said the leader.

 Apparently, our leader has certain privileges around here. As for the girl, indeed, she was the mother of the boy I killed... I recognized the other half of the necklace the boy had. I don't know how to feel about it. I am overcome with guilt for what I did to her son, and I can understand why that boy tried to kill me. I talked to others who are with me here, and they told me that the girls usually last a week. Since it is cheaper to replenish them from nearby villages than to feed them..... 

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I plan...

I plan something... who would have thought? My dream was to be Hokage of my village, and now I transport corpses of prostitutes as my noble mission... I want to... I want to help you....

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*Aimi's Diary*

Day %

Arriving here for the first time, I could immediately notice the lecherous looks of my "fellow" teammates, the members of the Sarutobi clan.

Talking to other kunoichi, they explained to me that this is a common tactic among clans and veteran ninjas. They like them to be kunoichi because, according to them, they have the stamina not to break easily.

Veteran ninjas pick someone they like, usually taking a protégé and involving someone close to that person. That way, they make sure their toy doesn't break so easily, psychologically speaking. 

Although that "extra" is usually used as bait or as a scapegoat in case something happens. Upon hearing about it, I implored Sarutobi-sama to please not abandon Sota. Fear consumed me at the thought of what might happen, he only replied that he would give him a chance and that I had better be obedient.

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Day &%

I stayed in camp to recover from my injuries brought to me by Sa… Aimi, you need to be strong!.

Today I got some sympathetic looks from some of the kunoichi in the medical wing. It's one of the few protected areas in all of this for kunoichi who are not part of a clan. Apparently, Tsunade-sama made it very clear that the medical area is under her protection, through senior kunoichi taking care of her protégés. 

I'm not going to lie, I envy them, but I have to stay strong so that Sota and I can survive.

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*Day &$*

He Died.

Sarutobi-sama gave me his belongings as a gift for being so... obedient... His body received the fate of traitors, or so they say. His file is officially marked as a deserter, but everyone knows what happened. I read his diary, and apparently, he died trying to do something on his own. He was my best friend, a bit silly and distracted, but he had his heart in the right place. 

His actions before he died can prove it.

We were going to survive, together, as we had always done... 

Not this time it seems...

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A/N:

I never knew if I would release this chapter, but i Read naruto:ren the sealmaster, and I thought why not.

I opened like that because... this is war, and it means atrocities are committed. I don't know how the next chapters will evolve, but I wanted to write something more serious.

On another note, this time I wrote it in Spanish, translated to english with deeply and changed a few grammar choices with chatgpt. 

Be safe.

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