Hellooo!!
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!!
We actually survived the apocalyptical year by the name of 2012, despite ObiTobi saying he would end the world!!
How did you spend your Christmas Holidays (hopefully eating lots of yummy food and having a great time with your loved ones)?
I´m doing fine in Japan. My host family is just, I can´t even begin to comprehend how lucky I am to have such wonderful people around.
During Christmas and New Year, I had the chance to meet tou-san and nii-san who are now back in Tokyo, due to work/studies.
I´ve always wanted to know what it feels like to have a nii-san...so another dream came true.
Just two more weeks and I´ll be heading home.
Unfortunately I´m not able to scan here, so prepare thyselves, spam is on its way.
Some people asked me about Skype.
Guys, if you have Skype, please feel free to add me.
My name on Skype is kami-lein. But that´s not my true identity...
Now, the important stuff.
Recently, I´ve finished reading THIS NOVEL:
DERP!
THIS.
And while reading it, I asked myself 4739202022383 times why Kishimoto didn´t include all the valueable information given there in the manga,
while to the contrary spamming us with background information on characters nobody gives a Kyuubi´s ass about. RAGE.
In short, this novel is called
"Jinraiden" and is narrated from Sasuke´s point of view and is set after Itachi passes away
and Sasuke learns the truth about his brother.
I won´t spoil the whole story at this point, only translating the introduction, some crucial parts and give a short synopsis of the beginning of this book.
If you´re interested, please feel free to take a look.
The introduction says the following:
No light is reflected in his eyes.
There is no voice reaching his heart.
There is no path to be found.
There is only the sadness of a lonely wolf,
that fiercly rages at the mortal world.
And nothing else.
Prologue
The end of the revenge
"The rain." The rain keeps falling onto my face.
When did it start raining?
Black flames, that are about to devour a whole forest.
Amaterasu dyeing every tree jet-black, burning birds and snakes.
Why is this happening in front of my eyes?
And the one who has died at my feet..."Why did Itachi die in such a place?"
All these questions swirled inside my head.
Why didn´t he take my eyes?
Why am I the only one, who is alive?
I don´t know.
The haze of the rain that engulfs the black flames.
I remember it now...I was the one, who summoned it.
I released my fire technique into the sky and called the thunder.
"Disappear with the thunderclap..."
I said these words to Itachi.
Those were meant to be my last words to him.
I thought, that with this one technique, focusing the last bit of my remaining chakra, I would take my revenge for the Uchiha-clan.
With this, I would have been released from my path of revenge, I thought.
And yet...
Itachi evaded my most powerful technique, Kirin.
"You´ve become...very strong, ...Sasuke..."
Blood spilling from his mouth as he was breathing, Itachi said this.
And after this, what happened then?
Ah, I remember.
Itachi summoned that spectre...Susano'o.
I had nothing left to defend myself.
My chakra was mostly exhausted.
A voice...that was the instant when I heard Orochimaru´s voice.
"I will lend you my power... You need me, don´t you...? Sasuke-kun, ...didn´t you want to take revenge against Itachi?
Come...set my strength free... Release it...and your wish will be..."
I gave in to this voice...
Orochimaru, who has been inside of me, suddenly gushed out.
I don´t remember what happened afterwards.
When I regained consciousness, Itachi, covered all over with bruises, stood right before my eyes.
"With this, your eyes belong to me."
These were Itachi´s words.
"I shall take them slowly..."
Rain kept falling incessantly.
Amaterasu devouring the forest.
I watch as Itachi is collapsing.
On my forehead still remains...the touch of Itachi´s fingertip.
Why?
What happened?
Itachi threw up blood.
And what then?
He repelled all of my attempts to attack with Susano'o. And still, why is it, that he didn´t take my eyes? Why am I still able to stand here?
Itachi´s bloodstained hand reached out to me.
My knees were shivering.
What was it, that Itachi muttered?
And then, in that usual gentle way, in that dear manner...Itachi poked my forehead.
With this, Itachi collapsed and I´m the one, who is still standing here.
The sound of electrical discharge resonating from the dark sky.
The rain, cleansing Itachi´s bloodstained hand.
It ended.
Strength fading from my body.
It ended, everything came to an end.
With these thoghts left I collapsed next to Itachi.
The rain didn´t seem to stop just yet.
More.
Don´t stop, keep pouring.
Cleanse and wash away everything.
Erase all the resentment, all the hatred, erase everything.
In my fading consciousness, without ever being erased, only Itachi´s last words remained within me...forever.I apologise for the miserable translation. I really recommend reading the Japanese version. FEELS.
The author, Higashiyama Akira, chose the words very carefully, when writing this book.
And as the story progresses, one gets the impression, that he perfectly perceived Sasuke´s personality,
his manner of speaking, his way of thinking, habits, actions, everything.
I think it´s difficult to achieve such a thing, especially if one doesn´t have a complete reference one can draw from,
in cases such as where one would novelise a movie or a certain section of the series.
I´ve read some Naruto novels so far, including the "Road to Ninja"-novel, where I stopped half-way,
because it was extremely poorly written, lifeless and unoriginal.
Higashiyama Akira gives so much insight about Sasuke´s character. IT SHOULD BE IN THE MANGA. It really should.
There is one particular part, that explains a lot about Sasuke´s hatred towards Konoha
and the shinobi world order in general (and that´s exactly, what my dear friend
explained to me a while ago):
There was no doubt, that the culprit must have been a shinobi.
The boatman who brought me here told me, that this place once used to be a Hidden Village.
In other words, there must be still shinobi around here somewhere.
One day, the village suddenly proclaimed its declaration of neutrality.
It seems like even without the work provided by the Great Nations the villagers were able to lead their life just by selling medicine.
Now, the villagers don´t need to fear loosing their lives due to the dangers posed by missions, or having taken their lives by their adversaries.
However, what became of the shinobi here?
There is still a defense force where villagers are being admitted into.
But what about the shinobi?
There can´t be any greater nuisance than a shinobi whose services are no longer needed.
A shinobi who is not being able to deploy one´s strength, can´t make a living.
In this village, that attaches importance to business more than everything else, the guys with money have become the celebrated ones.
Is it possible, that while the shinobi will be pushed to lead their lifes on the fringes of society, bewailing their fate of staining their hands in blood for the sake of the village, they´ll recieve nothing but a treatment worth of the likeness of a dog from the villagers?
And who can assert, that Konoha won´t become like that as well?
Thinking about this, I suddenly realised the funny aspect.
I wouldn´t mind, if someday Konoha would end up like this.
If someone invented something incredible or everyone can access the resoucres they need...
If that happens, then a world order where shinobi are present, would collapse in an instant.
People like Naruto won´t be dealt with anymore by anyone and thus their entire existence would be put to an end.
Nobody would take notice of Naruto...funny. I laughed.
So the life of a shinobi in no more worth than that.
Given the situation that not a single soul was around, I didn´t hesitate to laugh at the top of my voice.
Somewhere in the distance I heard a dog howling.
As long as the shinobi world order continues to exist, there might be a second or even a third case just like Itachi´s.
At the root of a just cause to protect your village, there is always someone forced to make sacrifices after all.
Is Konoha even worth it?
In other words...is there even a difference between Konoha and Tobi´s methods of dealing with things?
What am I supposed to do?
I headed towards the Shrine of Kodon.
En route a parent and child crossed my way.
The little girl holding onto her mother´s hand pointed at me and said: "Mother look, that nii-chan over there looks like he is in pain.
I wonder why..."
The instant the mother caught sight of my face, she pulled her daughter away and left quickly.
Do I look like I´m in pain...?
Me?
My head feels lighter just by thinking that Konoha will meet its demise one day.
I stopped. While feeling the autumn´s night wind, I looked down upon my shadow.
As I looked fixedly, I got the feeling that I´m that shadow, that the shadow has become me.
Honestly, I don´t understand why this is never mentioned in the manga. That Sasuke has a just cause,
that he sees beyond Itachi´s sacrifice. What if this will happen again, to a person he might never even know about.
From here on Sasuke proceeds to the village of Roukoku, given the hint by Tobi that Itachi used to buy his medicine there.
He meets the brothers Kina and Reitsu there. While Kina is a bit clumsy (Sasuke always compares him with Naruto)
and is not exactly on good terms with his elder brother Reitsu, because he doesn´t understand his brother´s way of thinking.
Sasuke finds himself protecting Kina if latter gets into trouble and talking to Reitsu about Itachi,
who happened to stay at a shrine nearby while Reitsu prepared the medicine for him.
Being with Reitsu and perceiving his way of thinking Sasuke is constantly reminded of his own elder brother,
seeing some parallels between Kina/Reitsu and himself/Itachi.
I´m not sure if this novel is ever going to be published outside of Japan. It definitely deserves a release abroad.
It was a pleasure to read, I was moved by every page...there is even a scene where Sasuke cries, when Reitsu (I think it was Reitsu) talks about Itachi.
I really hope that you have a chance to read the whole thing...it´s beautiful and inspiring.
Another information:
The release of the "Road to Ninja"-DVD/BluRay is scheduled for April, 24th.
SOON.
And have I mentioned, how happy I am about the current Naruto ending theme?
MUCC!! Naruto and MUCC!!
I´ve been a fan of these guys for 7/8 years now. Can´t wait to see them live again.
Love you guys. Take care, whiii!!!
If there´s a way I can help you to satisfy your Uchiha-needs, please let me know.
I´m willing to translate the whole novel. It will just take some time.
~ 
Even if you don´t read this.
A sweetheart...I don´t even know what to say.
I love you and miss you very much. Another Uchiha-lover. HARR HARR! 
Bjdjsksk! My dear cousin-chama! 
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