Hallor! Welcome! This is Omake Soup my one shot collection from Synchronicity. Female Naruto. Umm...you don't have to have read Synchronicity to understand this, but it does tend to help in understanding what's going on.
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Itachi knocked on the door to Sasuke's room, and, not hearing an answer, slid it open.
He wasn't there. Itachi frowned, and moved through the room to the next set of shouji, where Naruto's room was. He slid the door open gently, knowing the little girl was probably still asleep. It was impossible to wake her up in the mornings, until you threw a bucket of water on her. Then, she was up in a moment, hissing and spitting like a feral animal.
He stuck his head through the door, and upon seeing the little bundle of duvets and sheets, he knew she must still be asleep. While Naruto took pride in her little den-like creations, once she had woken up, she would rearrange the bed, putting it back to its original state.
He walked over to the bundle, feeling already the slight warmth of Naruto's ever present chakra cloud that followed her everywhere, and lifted the duvet from the top.
Itachi smiled gently at what he saw.
His brother, the kid who hardly seemed to have any emotions, was lying next to the girl who had too many, their arms intertwined gently. Naruto was snoring softly, her nose and feet twitching as if she were about to give chase, her hair spread across her neck and the pillow.
Sasuke's face was, for once, not marred by a scowl or a frown, or the fearful lines that a dream placed on his face, but was, instead, smooth and relaxed. Itachi smiled again, happy for his brother, glad that the little boy had found a way to relax, finally.
"Itachi?" someone called from outside Sasuke's room.
They called again, and Itachi got to his feet, padding gently back through to the hallway, where he met Tsunade.
"Good morning, Itachi-san. Is Naruto awake yet?" she asked, leaning against the doorpost. She had recovered herself slightly since the night before, and look slightly more alive.
"No. they're both still sleeping. It's strange. Sasuke never usually sleeps on, but he's ended up bunking with Naruto, and they're both still asleep."
Tsunade smiled gently. "I'm glad they got along so well. Your mother and I started discussing flower arrangements for their wedding this morning." They both laughed softly.
"Don't let Sasuke hear you talking about that. He'll never talk to Naruto again."
They smiled, and let the conversation fall gently between them.
"Let them sleep, Tsunade-sama. They both deserve it," Itachi said, heading back into Sasuke's room.
"What are you going to do?" she asked, kowing that he didn't have training until the next day.
"I'm going to make sure they're comfortable, then I'll keep my distance, you know how Naruto gets in the mornings."
Tsunade smiled knowingly, and let him go on his way, moving towards the kitchen.
Itachi had to stop himself from laughing evilly as the ink spread across Sasuke's face, forming a perfectly curled moustache and a half finished noughts and crosses board on his cheek. He turned to Naruto, who was still snuffling away, and doodled an eyepatch over her right eye, and a little smiley face on her cheek. He scribbled the kanji for his name on beneath it, knowing full well that neither of the children would be able to recognize them.
With a slightly nostalgic sigh, he got up and left, twirling the pen across his fingers.
There was a scream that echoed around the house an hour later, a wave of warm chakra spilling out after it.
Itachi headed back towards the kitchen, and took his seat at the edge of the table. He blew lightly over his mug, not looking at the three puzzled adults who sat on the other side of the table.
After a moment, a small blonde bundle crashed through the shouji, tearing the paper apart.
Naruto slammed into Tsunade's side, sobbing slightly as she tried to wipe the black marker off her face.
"What's wrong, Naruto-chan?" Tsunade asked gently, gathering the little girl into her arms. She shot a glare across the table at Itachi, who carried on sipping his tea quietly, a sly half smile on his face.
"Sasuke called me Captain Foxy!" she wailed.
Itachi snorted into his tea.
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