Itachi looked at everyone present, Rias smiling, Akeno simply nodding, and Issei waving with his right hand, "Bro, good thing you came," the poor boy said while a red gauntlet condensed on his right hand.
"Itachi, it's been a while since we last talked..." Ddraig's voice echoed throughout the room, Itachi took a few steps forward and nodded, "I see everyone here is okay, then..." he suddenly cut off, scanning the room in detail as his eyes narrowed.
Itachi moved at high speed, his body practically disappearing from his place and reappearing in a corner, he raised his hand and lightly struck forward.
Bang
Itachi's punch generated a small shockwave, his fist impacting something soft that suddenly came out of the shadows.
"Graaghhh!!!" a loud cry of surprise was heard. A moment later, a strange demon with a small but robust body appeared before Itachi.
"What the hell?!!" Issei blurted out as he saw this, Rias narrowed her eyes, and Akeno quickly prepared to attack.
"No need," Itachi said, grabbing the demon by the neck and slamming him against the wal, the demon looked like a dwarf, with short arms and legs, a middle-aged man's face, and two small black wings on his back signaling his demonic nature.
Itachi's eyes, visible only to the dwarf demon, changed color rapidly as his three-tomoe Sharingan activated, Itachi quickly cast a genjutsu.
"My name is Variant Number 1, I was created by Lord Orochimaru, and I have the ability to become invisible, I came here to..." the demon began to speak. The reason he was spying on Rias Gremory and her peerage was to report to Lord Orochimaru in case he had unknowingly left behind any clues.
After this, Itachi tightened his grip, and the neck of Variant Number 1 was completely crushed, killing him almost instantly.
Itachi was about to speak when Issei's cellphone began to ring, someone was calling him.
Issei didn't hesitate, apologized, and quickly answered the call.
"Where are you?! I'm at your house, I prepared something delicious, and you... Idiot!!!" a girl's angry voice came from the phone, "Your parents said you just left the house, Issei, Are you serious?! Come back home now!!!"
Itachi recognized the voice coming from the phone, she was Akira Kiryuu's. He sighed with some annoyance, "Asia also gets a little jealous when I don't come home for a while," Itachi muttered very softly.
"Wow, Issei, seems like your little girlfriend is upset, maybe you should go back and give her some love in bed, Hahaha!!" Akeno laughed heartily, unable to resist joking despite the tense moment.
Rias, on the other hand, facepalmed in frustration, clenched her teeth, and made a grimace before looking at Issei with shining eyes, "Issei, we're doing something important, Can you ask your girlfriend not to bother us?" Rias snapped angrily, she had little patience, especially with her Rating Game against Riser approaching and her peerage still untrained.
"What are those voices?! Issei, Are you... cheating on me with those bitches?!!!" the voice sounded again, "I... it's not like that, Akira, I'm doing something important, please can you..." before Issei could finish, the voice returned even more hysterical, "Stupid! Idiot!! Traitor!!! Horny dog!!!"
It wasn't until Akeno cast a small lightning spell that exploded Issei's phone that the voice stopped, Akeno sighed, made a face, then smiled, "You'll work it out with her when you get home, some lovemaking comes out in bed, that'll work... at least I hope so," She smiled awkwardly.
"I shouldn't meddle in your personal business, but you should leave her, Issei, a girl like she is no good," Rias added, shaking her head before turning her attention to Itachi.
Itachi looked at Issei for a moment, Issei returned the gaze, "Rias is right, best to leave her... besides, better to be alone than in bad company," Itachi said, smiling at Issei and finally taking a few steps forward.
"Orochimaru is someone hard to catch, If I had to say, the best thing is to get help from high-ranking demons in the Underworld," Itachi said, placing a hand on Issei's shoulder.
"There are no clues we can gather here, It's best to return home and stay alert for any strange events in the city," he proposed, he was about to leave when Rias stepped forward.
"Itachi!!" Rias narrowed her eyes and called out to the ninja, who stopped, she looked at his back, emotions slowly coursing through her.
"Thanks for coming, also," she paused, observing Itachi more closely and finally letting out a long sigh, "Also, I'd like to ask... Are you already a demon?" she smiled.
She had sensed Itachi's aura the moment he arrived, it was different from his usual one. His movements were also more powerful and quicker in her eyes, so, she quickly reached a conclusion.
"Demon? Then, the rumors in the Underworld are true," Akeno said, an elegant smile crossing her face as she focused more on Itachi.
"Rumors? Demon?" Issei repeated, confused.
There was a brief moment of silence, Itachi, still with his back to the demons, couldn't help but smile slightly, in fact, he had become a special demon after discussing it with Asia Argento.
From Itachi's back, two enormous wings emerged, they are blacker than the void itself, radiating a powerful aura.
Shockwave
Immediately, a powerful aura spread throughout the apartment. Issei felt a mighty force pressing him down; his breathing became harder, his eyes dilated, and he couldn't help but kneel before Itachi.
The same happened to Rias and Akeno, they couldn't even look up. They dropped to one knee and lowered their heads, overwhelmed by Itachi's pressure.
"Incredible!!!"
"Incredible!!!"
"Incredible!!!"
All three shouted at once, even their mouths moved with difficulty. They couldn't truly comprehend Itachi's power now that he had become a special demon.
"This... is impossible," Rias struggled to lift her head to look at Itachi's back, but it was impossible. She breathed heavily and opened her mouth again, "Y-Your aura is several times stronger than an enraged Serafall's," she murmured.
Akeno's eyes widened in shock at those words, she turned slightly to look at her friend, wondering if she was lying, but Rias's face was completely serious.
"I'm now the leader of the Uchiha clan in the Underworld, guys, I hope you remember that, jejeje," Itachi said, chuckling slightly at the end as he retracted his wings.
The moment the pressure vanished, Rias, Akeno, and Issei quickly stood up to look at Itachi, but the ninja had already disappeared.
Only they, the three demons, remained staring at the place where Itachi had stood moments before, then sighed.
"You've always been like that, Haven't you Itachi?" Issei murmured softly before smiling broadly.
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