Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto because it already belongs to Kishimoto-san
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto because it already belongs to Kishimoto-san.
Bloomburry: Right, Kishimoto-san?
Masashi Kishimoto: Actually Bloomsburry-san, Naruto belongs to everybody because if it weren't for everyone I might have given up on Naruto. The Naruto fans have kept me going and had inspired me in creating this fine piece of art, without them (sniff) (sniff)….I would end up showing my creation to my pet cat, Chibi.
Bloomsburry: Don't cry Kishimoto-san… (Patting his head). After all, passed is passed; you have made Naruto a success. You don't have to worry about showing your creation to your pet cat.
Masashi Kishimoto: (sniff) (sniff)….Your right Bloomsburry-san. I have many interested readers out there who appreciate my work and for this, my next mission is to never let them down. This is a promise of a lifetime.
Bloomsburry: (sweat drops)Kishimoto-san, you sounded more like your main character, Naruto. I hope that you didn't get yourself trap in the fantasy world that you created.
Masashi Kishimoto: Thank you for your concern Bloomsburry-san but I'm fine.
Bloomsburry: You're welcome
SILENCE
Bloomsburry: Ano……
Masashi Kishimoto:Yes, Bloomsburry-san?
Bloomsburry: About what you said earlier……
Masashi Kishimoto: Yes?What about earlier?
Bloomsburry: About you telling us that Naruto belongs to everybody.
Masashi Kishimoto: What about that?
Bloomsburry:
Well….IwasthinkingofusingItachikunandSakurachanformyfirstoneshot….. (Gasp for air)
Masashi Kishimoto: Please translate….. (Referring to Bloomsburry's translator for special occasions such as this one)
Translator: Bloomsburry-san was just saying that she was thinking of using some of your characters mainly Itachi and Sakura for her first oneshot…. with your consent of course.
Masashi Kishimoto: (Thinking deeply and turns to Bloomsburry's hyperventilating form saying) …….Oneshot, eh?
Bloomsburry nodded vigorously
Masahi Kishimoto: Fine with me but don't-- (Before he could finished Bloomsburry had already run out from his sight to write her first oneshot, all the while shouting her jubilation)
Masahi Kishimoto: (Sweat drops)Kids these days can't even say thank you… (Shaking his head, he turns towards the translator) (Pause)..She even forgets about you…..
Translator: (Shrugs) She'll come back for me. (Looking sure of himself)
And sure enough they could hear Bloomsbury running back to get him leaving dust and rubbles behind her.
Bloomsburry: Itachi!
(The man who stood beside Masashi Kishimoto was in fact no other than Uchiha Itachi, who had disguise himself as Bloomsburry's tranlator)
Itachi: (Smirks at the stunned Masashi Kishimoto) Can't leave her inspiration behind, do we? (He then turns to meet his maker)
Bloomsburry: ITACHI-KUN!
Masashi Kishimoto: (Shakes his head and thought) 'Itachi's character was really doomed from the start'
Sorry for the long Disclaimer but I really can't stop myself from writing this. I'll write short Disclaimers next time, I promise.
" "---Talking
"Italics"--Thoughts
' '--Quotes
"Bold"--characters on the book
"Itch"
Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Itachi
Friendship/and poor attempt at Humor
Uchiha Compound
"Itachi-kun" Uchiha Mikoto called from downstairs for his eldest son who was currently reading his father's mission reports. She waited for her son's response when there was none. She slowly went up the stairs, wondering if Itachi had died of boredom.
Mikoto halted in front of her son's room and knocked three times before calling out.
"Itachi-kun"
Itachi had heard his mother calling the first time but he did not bother to reply because he knew his mother wanted him for something and he could guess what that was. So he pretended that he did not hear her and continued reading his father's mission reports.
10 minutes later….
Itachi could no longer hear his mother from outside his room. Itachi was sure that he had gotten rid of his mother but as the time passed by, Itachi became wary. His mother had always been persistent when she wanted something and now was no exception.
Extending his senses, Itachi immediately detected his mother's presence inside the kitchen and based on her chakra readings, Itachi concluded that his mother was cooking.
'Cooking?' Itachi thought as he turned to look at his clock 'But it was still 9:00 am, they had already eaten their breakfast 3 hours ago'
Itachi had a strong feeling that his mother was up to something, and if her mother's appearance earlier was not proof enough, then he was by the pink bunny named Pu. Itachi was sure that his mother was plotting against him and he was going to find out what that was, but first….he had to finish editing his father's mission reports.
Itachi was thankful that his mother was gone so that he could have some peace to himself. He needed it, since the ruckus that she had made earlier had disrupted his concentration and at the same time made him commit some mistakes while he was editing his father's mission reports which had been far from perfect.
Even though his father is a highly respected man when it comes to battle and making strategies but one thing they don't know about his father is the fact that he needed a beta….errr I mean an editor. In which, Itachi was given the task to do and now he regretted his decision as to why he had accepted it.
His father was far from hopeless. Itachi was close to saying that his father's style of writing was that of a 4 year old.
Itachi was just reading along the lines of 'Cloud Ninja was cut by me...' when a familiar smell drifted in to his bedroom window which he had opened earlier. Itachi's mouth began to water as a picture of his favorite food drifted across his mind.
Itachi had just eaten three hours ago but he could not help himself from desiring the food his mother was currently cooking. It was his favorite and his mother had always been a great cook. Pushing himself away from the table, Itachi decided to take a little trip towards the kitchen.
Itachi was almost to the doorway which would lead him to the kitchen when he suddenly halted, narrowing his eyes at the doorknob. Itachi knew what was on the other side of that door but what Itachi was afraid of, was not the 'what' but the 'who'….
Haruno Residence
Haruno Reishi was on her way to the market when she suddenly remembered her daughter. Her husband was out working and if she was going to leave, there will be no one to watch over their daughter.
Little Sakura was still sleeping when Haruno Reishi entered the nursery room. Her 3 year old daughter was currently lying curled in her small crib and looking more like an angel than anything.
Little Sakura was dreaming about a pink bunny named Pu who was chasing after her, while Little Sakura was also chasing after her teddy bear name Chu in which they ended up having a chasing marathon. The pink bunny named Pu was just close to reaching her when she suddenly felt the need to…..
"Sakura," Reishi said to her daughter as she gently shook her awake.
"Sakura-chan," she repeated, but her daughter remained asleep.
Reishi was about to whisper in her daughter's ears when Little Sakura picked the right time to drop the bomb, and what an explosion it was.
Reishi scurried out of the room closing the door behind her with a loud bang that woke Little Sakura up. In all the time that she had been sleeping, Sakura had to pick the time to fart when her mother had her face close to her bottom.
Reishi made a face and thought "She definitely needs changing". Reishi slid away from the door leading to the nursery and moved to the other direction. 'Time to bring on the 'Baby Tranquilizer''
Little Sakura blinked her sleepy eyes and looked around her room. Her eyes came to a halt on a red teddy bear with a gold bow around its neck and was holding a heart with a stitching saying 'I love you'. Little Sakura reached for it and gently held it close to her heart.
"Chu!" Little Sakura exclaimed and buried her face on to the fur of her favorite stuffed toy.
Nuzzling her nose on her teddy bear, Sakura murmured nonsensical words to it, assuring herself that 'Chu' was there and had not run off. She slowly raised her head as she heard the sound of a door opening and closing.
Little Sakura's eyes widened and clutched her favorite teddy bear to her, as if her life depended on it while her eyes were transfixed to the sight before her.
Uchiha Itachi
"I can't believe I'm doing this again." Itachi thought as he jumped from house to house towards his destination.
"Of all the things that she had asked me to do, this was the worse." Itachi thought as he turned to the right. He encountered a pigeon which was blocking his way and glared at it threateningly.
The poor bird immediately took flight as it felt the negative energy coming from the 8 year old boy. Itachi watched it fly and then turned towards his original destination.
"I have to get this done and over with." Itachi landed on the ground and started walking towards the place where his mother had told him.
"I don't need more interruptions," with this thought, Itachi looked up and watched as the rain clouds hovered above him.
"Damn," Itachi mentally cursed "I should have brought a umbrella"
Itachi started walking again towards the place that ………
30 minutes before……..
Haruno Residence
Nursery
Little Sakura was cowering behind her teddy when a person entered the room wearing a mask and gloves and was carrying what looked to be a diaper.
"It's changing time, Sakura-chan," the masked man said to her, waving the diaper in a rather threatening manner. Little Sakura immediately scrambled to the farthest side of the crib, away from the scary person.
The mask man moved closer to her and immediately lifted her from the crib. Little Sakura begun to struggle and used her teddy bear as a hammer to pound the masked man's face.
The masked man merely took the teddy bear from her hands and placed it on the changing table. Little Sakura then found herself lying flat on her back as the masked man arranged the gloves, making a snapping sound which Little Sakura found frightening.
Haruno Reishi watched her daughter on the changing table, making sure that the rubber gloves were in place. Reishi set to work……..
Uchiha Itachi
Itachi halted and stared at the words above him. The words were written in bold pink letters which were decorated with flowers and leaves. The backdrop was the color of lavender with a hint of violet which were formed into tiny butterflies.
Itachi cringed at the sight; Itachi would never come within a mile radius in that place but now here he was, standing in front of it like he had been one of its patrons. Well, not him but his mother is.
Itachi had wasted enough time staring at the name of the place that he failed to notice that someone had joined him, when he finally did. Itachi turned to the person beside him and stared…..
15 minutes before……
After Haruno Reishi had dealt with the monster diaper, Reishi had then decided to bring Little Sakura along with her. They were now walking along the cobble stones leading to the heart of Konoha where the Market Place was located.
Little Sakura watched in fascination as ninjas jumped from roof to roof above her while her mother maneuvered their way to the throngs of people. Little Sakura tightened her hold on the hem of her mother's skirt as someone bumped into her, drawing her attention to the person.
Little Sakura look up and stared at the green colored man. The man moved and Little Sakura found herself mesmerize by the shiny object on the man's forehead.
"Pwetty" Little Sakura said softly, as she stared at the gleaming object. The man raised the orange book he had been reading and performed a hand sign before disappearing in a cloud of smoke, earning a small gasp from Sakura.
Haruno Reishi had also stopped walking when she had seen the guy with silver hair bump into her daughter. But what made her stop was what the man was holding in his gloved hand.
It was the new edition of Icha Icha Paradise.
Reishi had mentally cried out with joy and had hurriedly ran towards the nearest bookshop, almost forgetting about her daughter.
Reishi was already in front of the bookshop when she had a feeling that she had forgotten something…or someone. Turning around, Reishi tried to recall what it was, and then it clicked.
She had forgotten about her daughter and snapping into action. Reishi raced back to retrieve her daughter, passing through the stunned people who were left to deal with their ruined fares and a bad hair day.
Special Feature
Reishi increased her speed to reach her daughter, her form blurring.
Reishi streaked passed the Ichiruka Ramen, passed the Yamanaka's Flower shop and then passing the newly erected news stand like a speed of light, while the people wondered…
Person 1: reading the Konoha times "What was that?"
Person 2: reading the Ninja's digest "A clay bird!"
Person 3: reading the Hokage's Diaries "No, it was a paper plane!"
Person 4: who looks like Ino "No, it's Akatsuki,yeah!"
(Bump)
Person 4: Ouch that hurts, yeah!
Shadowy figure with glowing eyes: You were not supposed to impart any information about our organization.
Person 4: Give me a break, yeah.
Shadowy figure with glowing eyes: (glares) I already have.
Person 4: (grumbles) Well, how was I supposed to enjoy my break if all of you are here, yeah.
Sasori: Leader-sama wanted us to have some bonding time.
Kisame: (grins)..This means that I have more drinking buddies then.
Hidan: WTF are you talking about 'Bonding Time'?
Kakuzu: (sighs) We are short on money…
Zetsu's white side: (continued)…And we needed to work as a team to get the money we needed.
Zetsu's dark side: And we can only do that by selling newspapers and magazines.
Konan: And I'll be the one in charge…..while Deidara will be the delivery boy.
Deidara: Why does it always have to be me? Yeah!
Pein: Do as she says Deidara! She's the expert on this matter, so do not question her.
Deidara: (pouts)
Konan: We can do this! But before we go to work, lets have a group hug to build up our teamwork.
Everyone sweat dropped
Madara: (murmurs to Pein) Why did you agree to making her in charge, again?
Pein showed him his paper cut.
Madara: (shudders) That could be a lot worse.
Konan: So how about a group hug? (opens her arms)
The Akatsuki members ran for their life...
Haruno Reishi came to a complete stopped in front of her daughter, huffing and puffing like she was being chased by a mob of rampaging Akatsuki members.
Little Sakura raised her emerald eyes to her mother who was bent over looking out of breath.
"Sakura-chan" Reishi suddenly grabbed her daughter in a tight hug.
"Gomenasai, Saku-chan" Reishi apologized, tightening her hold on her daughter. Reishi raised Little Sakura in to her arms and started walking back to the bookshop.
"Mommy won't leave you again" Reishi promised to her unresponsive daughter.
"I won't trade you for anything"…..'Except for the newest edition of Icha Icha Paradise.' Reishi silently thought.
Reishi halted in front of the bookshop which was packed with many people. All of which was a devoted reader to the Icha Icha series.
Cursing under her breath, Reishi turned to look at her daughter.
"Sakura-chan, Mommy will be back for a few minutes okay?" Reishi said to her daughter whose face was buried into her teddy bear. Little Sakura did not reply.
"Sakura-chan?" Reishi asked again, loosening the tight hold that she has on her daughter.
Little Sakura abruptly pulled her face away from her teddy bear and began coughing out an artificial fur ball.
"Are you all right, Sakura-chan?" Reishi asked in concern as she patted her daughter's back.
Little Sakura scowled at her mother and gave her a 'Do-I-look-fine-to-you?' look.
"Gomen, Sakura-chan," Reishi apologized for the second time that day. "Mommy is under stressed right now."
'Yeah, like the fact that Icha Icha Paradise is slowly getting sold out.' Reishi thought to herself.
Reishi looked at her daughter who was still scowling at her. Sighing, Reishi neared the entrance to the bookshop. She then sat her daughter down and said to her, "Sakura-chan, I want you stay here and wait for mommy okay?" Little Sakura did not reply.
Reishi sighed again. "Sakura, Mommy is going to buy something inside that place… (Reishi pointed at the bookshop before continuing)…..and I want you to stay here, understand?" Little Sakura just stared at her.
Making sure that Sakura would not move on that spot, Reishi took a yellow tape that says 'Caution' and a four orange pedestal cones that had been used to prevent any people from walking into the man hole. As Reishi walked away from the man hole carrying the tape and the cones, Reishi did not hear the huge splash followed by a yell as an unfortunate man fell on to the hole.
Reishi fastened the yellow tapes at the tip of the orange cones that surrounded her daughter.
Satisfied with her work, Reishi looked at her daughter who was looking back at her with sad glistening eyes. (like that of puss-in-boots in the movie Shrek)
Reishi ignored the look. She had Icha Icha to buy. Turning around, Reishi began to walk towards the bookshop.
She was almost to the open doorway when she felt a tag on her hem. Reishi looked down and found herself staring at her daughter's emerald eyes.
"How did you get here?" Reishi asked her daughter in surprise.
Little Sakura pointed at the cage makeshift that her mother had made. The orange cones had fallen to the ground and bringing the yellow tapes along with it.
Reishi made a sound of frustration before she lifted Sakura up and made their way towards the fallen orange pedestal cones. Setting it back up, Reishi again placed her daughter inside the yellow tapes.
After Reishi was done, she turned and began walking towards the bookshop but her daughter had freed herself from the tapes again and was now walking beside her.
Reishi was getting frustrated; if she knew that this was how the kids act when you wanted to buy the new Icha Icha edition, Reishi should have never gotten herself with child.
Reishi glared at her daughter who was currently giving her one of those puppy dog look. Reishi was not falling for that one.
Reishi picked her daughter up and place her behind the yellow tapes.
"Stay!" Reishi ordered as if she was ordering a dog than her own child.
Little Sakura's eyes began to tear but her mother had already turned her back to her.
Her emerald eyes followed the retreating form of her mother as she disappeared behind the bookshop. Little Sakura leaned over, placing her little hands over the yellow tape.
Little Sakura just stood there with her teddy bear dangling in her hands while she waited for her mother. A shadow passed over her head which made Little Sakura to look up in curiosity.
Her eyes brightened at the gleaming object as the sun hit its metal surface.
"Pwetty" Little Sakura said in awe.
Crawling under the yellow tape, Little Sakura followed the object of her interest as it disappeared from her sight.
Special Feature
Meanwhile inside the Bookshop
Haruno Reishi was reading her newly purchased Icha Icha Paradise and had totally forgotten about her daughter. Reishi giggled as she read the perverted book.
'Jugo, we shouldn't be doing this right now!' said a female voice
'Why? You're the one who asked me to do this….." Jugo began
'Yes, but my mother might arrive and if she finds out, I'll be dead," the female voice cut in.
'Just a few more minutes and we'll be done here.' Jugo assured her in a strained voice.
'Just hurry up, please!' The female said her voice becoming more anxious
Minutes ticked by as silence reign in the dark room
'Were almost there…" Jugo said as sweat began to drip from his brows.
'Yes….yes that's it… a little more push and it will be over," the female encouraged Jugo.
There was a click and a creaking sound as the box they had been trying to unlocked finally opened, revealing what was inside. The woman gasped at the beautiful gift her mother was going to give her on her wedding day.
"You could have just opened it on you wedding day, you know." Jugo said to the woman who was caressing the gift with her slender hands.
"Yes, but I couldn't wait until that day. My mother had been giving hints of what kind of gift she was going to give me and…..It made me curious so I had to find out for myself," the woman replied as she gently placed the jewelry back to its cradle before closing the lid shut.
The woman turned to Jugo and hugged him 'Arigato, Jugo….I couldn't have done this without you.'
'You should thank me by inviting me to your wedding day,' Jugo said jokingly
'That would be great, I would like you to meet my future husband,' the woman said releasing Jugo
'When's the wedding?' Jugo asked as he watched her return the velvet box to the place where her mother had hid it.
'June 9…..My future husband wanted the wedding held together with his Birthday.'
The female said as she return to stand beside Jugo
'So what does he look like, your future husband?' Jugo asked as they both headed towards the door.
'Very handsome,' the woman answered with a dreamy look across her face.
'So this is how love is, eh?' Jugo thought as the woman lost herself into her fantasy world thinking about her future husband.
Jugo opened his mouth to bring the woman back to reality but before he could speak. The door opened revealing a silhouetted figure that froze at the sight of them.
"Saku--
"Excuse me ma'am" someone interrupted Reishi before she could find out who the silhouetted figure was and who was the woman Jugo was talking to.
Reishi close the book shut with a snapped and glared at the man who had dared interrupted her reading. The man shrunk from her glare and squeaked out the reason why he was there.
"I am here to inform you that we have an Icha Icha convention at the farthest part of this town…."(Reishi's attention peaked at the mention of the Icha Icha word).
The man continued as he realized that he had the woman's interest, "The Icha Icha convention is held to promote the first Icha Icha Paradise the movie……." (This time the man had Reishi's full attention).
"We will pick the first 50 people to have arrive there to be the first few to watch the Icha—" before the man could finished the sentence Reishi had already grabbed the man by the scruff of his neck and was dragging him to where the Icha Icha Convention was held.
The man struggled to free himself from the crazy woman (By this time Haruno Reishi had already forgotten that she had a daughter).
"Look here…"Reishi said to the man who was still struggling under her grip, "If you don't put my name among the first 50 people to have entered that convention….."
Reishi leaned over and whispered to the man with a voice promising a hundred years of pain "I will…… (A marching band passed by making it difficult to hear what Reishi had to say to the man)
"Understand?" Reishi said to the man as the marching band had ran off of their band members. The man had lost his color and his eyes showed fear as he nodded his answer. Reishi grinned evilly and hauled him up over her shoulder. Reishi raced towards her dream and that was to see the first Icha Icha movie, leaving her daughter to her own devices.
Present
Uchiha Itachi
Itachi stared at the child beside him who was eyeing him like he was eye-candy….errrr a candy.
"Pwetty" the little girl said as she came closer to Itachi.
Itachi was stunned at the girl's comment. Never in his life had anyone dared come close to calling him 'Pwetty', 'Weasel' maybe but never 'Pwetty'; and what the hell did 'Pwetty' mean? As far as Itachi know he had never come across the word 'Pwetty' in the dictionary.
"Pwetty" the little girl repeated as she grabbed his pants and tried to climb over him like he was some kind of mountain.
Itachi glared at the girl and tried to pry her hands off him, one of which was clutching a red teddy bear while the other gripped the cloth of his pants.
Itachi had never felt violated before like he was experiencing now. He thought that his fangirls were bad enough but this, this was far from worse. The girl was clinging to him like a leech with huge emerald eyes and pink hair. Itachi could have fried her with one of his Fire jutsu but he did not do what his gut told him to do. Because he was afraid what her mother might do to him if the news reached her that he had just fried a 'cute' girl. Yes, cute…even though she has a large forehead.
The little girl was now hugging his left leg while Itachi tried to shake her off.
'Where the hell are this girl's parents?' Itachi thought as he place a hand on the girl's huge forehead and pushed, but not hard enough to detached her from his leg.
"That forehead of hers has its uses." Itachi thought as he kept on pushing but the girl wouldn't budge. Itachi wondered if underneath that bump on her forehead was made of iron instead of a skull.
Itachi stopped pushing and removed his hands from the girl's reddened forehead. The girl's eyes were squeezed shut as Itachi look at her.
Itachi scowled at the girl on his leg.
"I have to accomplish what I came here for," Itachi thought with determination as he started to walked towards the shop, with the little girl still hanging on his leg. He was not going to let some random girl ruin his plans.
Itachi was going be to eating his dango by the end of this ordeal in which his mother had set him through.
Itachi recalled what his mother had told him earlier.
15 Minutes before………
Uchiha Compound
Uchiha Itachi entered the kitchen and was greeted by the delicious aroma coming from the various foods that his mother had prepared on the table. Itachi's eyes bugged at the sight of his mother's freshly cooked dango.
Itachi was gone in flash and was now sitting on the kitchen table with chopsticks on his left hand.
'Itadakimasu' Itachi said, he was about to shoved the dango down his throat when he caught sight of his mother. Itachi halted in mid action and look at his mother's grinning form.
"That's for our guests coming this morning, Itachi-kun" Uchiha Mikoto told her son. She pause her smile widening, showing her pearly whites….
"On the other hand I might allow you to eat first before the guests arrive…….."
Itachi looked blankly at his mother and waited for the 'but' that was about to come.
"But...on one condition……" Mikoto grinned like a Cheshire cat "You have to buy me some flowers…."
'There iss no way in hell that I'm going near that flower shop!" Itachi thought. Itachi put the chopsticks down having lost his appetite. Well not all of them, he was still hungry and his eyes keep straying on the umeboshi that his mother had cooked.
"No" Itachi flatly refused.
Uchiha Mikoto glared at her son. Pointing the wooden ladle at Itachi, Mikoto started lecturing him. "Don't you dare talk to me like that Uchiha Itachi….." Itachi mentally blanched as his mother ranted on "I'm your mother so show some respect"
"You wouldn't be here right now if it weren't for me……"
"I thought it takes two to do the tango," Itachi thought looking confused.
"….And I was hoping that you would be a great example for your little brother as he grows up, but no…..you have to refuse to buy your dearly beloved mother some flowers and crushing the hopes that I have for you." Mikoto shook her head at him, looking disappointed." I expected more from you Itachi….."
Itachi was not moved by his mother's speech since his eyes had caught sight of a syrup-coated anko dumplings. Mikoto noticed that her son was not even listening to what she was saying. So she slammed the wooden ladle on the kitchen table, nearly toppling some of the food.
Her action brought Itachi's attention back to her.
"You won't be eating anything this lunch since you refused to buy me some flowers. If you got hungry, look for someone who wants to feed you"
"There will be no problem with that" Itachi thought sarcastically "I have plenty of fan girls who would give their tooth and nail to feed me"
Uchiha Mikoto turned and went back to her cooking. Itachi gazed at her mother's back and contemplated.
It was not the first time that his mother had asked him to buy some flowers. His mother had always been a good hostess and had been using her cooking skill and her knack on flower arrangement to secure and increase her reputation as the Matriarch of their clan. Today, Itachi had broken his mother's heart by refusing her request but….his innocence would be lost if he stepped into that hell hole of a flower shop.
The first time he had entered the flower shop, Itachi had been scarred for life. Itachi shook the memories away, he had to endure it for his mother…and his mother's cooking.
"I'll buy you some flowers" Itachi finally stated.
Mikoto turned to face her son with a big grin plastered across her face. Itachi should have known then that being born in the Uchiha Clan spelled trouble for him.
Present
Uchiha Itachi
Itachi pushed the glass door leading to the flower shop named "The Birds and the Bees", with the pink burden hanging on his feet. The bell attached to the door rang as he entered.
"ITACHI-KUN!"
Acting on reflexes, Itachi formed the seals for a substitution jutsu and used the object nearest to him to substitute himself.
"Itachi-kun" Orochimaruko said as he clutched the small chubby form of his beloved ..…….'Small? Chubby? Itachi is neither small nor chubby. So who the hell is this impostor?'
Oromimaruko raised his head to stare at the bundle in his arms who in turn, stared back at him and raised it's chubby hand to….
Slap Slap Slap
"I never thought that the little girl could be useful." Itachi thought as he watched the transvestite pervert Orochimaruko get beaten by a three year old girl.
"I didn't know that you have a little sister, Itachi-kun." Orochimaroku's disciple, Kabuko said as he came to a halt to stand beside him (Itachi immediately took a step back).
"She's not my sister" Itachi said.
Kabuko raised an eyebrow at him. "Oh? You're her baby-sitter then?" Kabuko asked looking amused at the thought of Itachi taking care of the child.
"No," Itachi answered as they both watched the little girl pull Orochimaruko's chemically induced hair. Orochimaruko screamed in horror as the girl pulled his extensions out which had caused him a great fortune.
Kabuko became curious but before he could ask any more questions. Itachi grabbed the opportunity to buy some flowers for her mother while Orochimaruko was still distracted.
Taking the list that his mother had written, Itachi handed it to Kabuko.
"I want to buy the flowers listed on there" Itachi said as Kabuko read the list.
Kabuko then nodded his head and went to the back door to get the flowers listed on the paper. He came back 4 minutes later carrying a basket full of flowers.
"Are they all here?" Itachi asked as he looked at the variation of flowers his mother had wanted him to buy.
"Yes, except one" Kabuko said arranging his glasses on his nose "But don't worry, you could find it anywhere in Konoha. The flower is very common and you would easily recognize it."
Itachi took the paper from Kabuko and stared at the last name of the flower listed on the paper. Itachi expected much. After all, it had been one of his favorite flowers.
Itachi turned to leave but his eyes landed on the girl Orochimaruko was currently choking. Itachi strolled towards the two figures on the floor.
"Hn"
Orochimaruko whipped his head to look at Itachi and then launched himself at him.
"ITACHI-KUN!"
"How predictable," Itachi thought before opening the glass door, Orochimaruko slammed into it.
"Orochimaruko-sama" Kabuko yelled and run towards the daze looking Orochimaruko.
Itachi took the chance to leave from the shop with the little girl in his arm. After making sure that they were far enough from the shop, Itachi turn towards the girl.
"What's your name?" Itachi asked the girl gently. The girl did not reply.
"What's your name little girl?" Itachi repeated the question but the girl seemed to be interested in just staring at him.
Itachi inwardly sighed. He kneeled down to the girl's height and place the basket of flowers beside him. He was about to say something to her when……
Poke
Itachi glared at the girl.
Poke Poke
"Pwetty," the little girl said.
Poke Po--
Itachi took hold of her small hands so she could stop poking his forehead protector. Itachi was getting annoyed at the girl. First, the girl had stalked him, then dared to call him "Pwetty" (whatever that means), and then violated his person by clinging to his leg like some leech; and lets not forget the fact that he had to save her from the transvestite pervert Orochimaruko. Now, here she was poking his head and calling him 'Pwetty' without even saying thank you for saving her life.
"Where are your parents little girl?" Itachi slowly asked, emphasizing the words to her.
The little girl shook her head and leaned closer to Itachi.
"Pwetty," the girl said yet again as she totally invaded Itachi's personal bubble.
'Oh hell no! I'm not going to let some 3 year old girl steal my first kiss,' Itachi panicked as he let go of her small hands and moved away from her.
The girl followed him and all Itachi could do was fall flat on his ass. The girl was on him again,
Poke Poke Poke
"Pwetty," the little girl smiled at him as she indicated towards his forehead protector "Pwetty."
Realization dawned over Itachi as he stared at the girl and he chuckled. He had just found out what "Pwetty" means….which had meant "Pretty" when the girl had referred to his forehead protector. How could he be so stupid to think that the reason behind the girl's odd behavior was that she was attracted to him?
He had first thought that the girl was a new member of his fan club who had planned to sabotage his plans. Or the fact the he had been gifted in the looks department that even little girls could fall for him, but he was mistaken. This girl had proved him wrong.
Itachi smiled at the girl as she keeps on poking his forehead protector.
"What's your name little girl?" Itachi asked for the third time that day but this time he had gotten a response from the girl.
"Skura," the little girl replied still poking the gleaming metal on his forehead.
Itachi's smile widen, his eyes glittering in amusement. So if 'Pwetty' means 'Pretty' then he translated 'Skura' as 'Sakura'. 'The name really fitted the girl to a 'T''
"Where are you parents?" Itachi questioned the girl as she had stopped poking his forehead with her chubby finger.
Little Sakura shook her head as if saying that she didn't know. Itachi stood up and patted the dirt from his pants. Itachi reached for the girl's hand while he took the basket of flowers on his other hand.
"We'll Sakura, lets look for your parents then" Itachi said to the girl. He had to find the girl's parents within 2 hours. He didn't want to keep his mother waiting. If he did, Itachi would be in serious trouble.
But he still had a task to accomplish…..like finding the last flower on his mother's list.
12. SAKURA x
"Sakura," Itachi thought in amusement.
"I wonder….." Itachi looked at the girl beside him who looked up when she felt his gaze "If you and I were destined to cross paths on this particular day….."
Sakura smiled up at him as if she had read his thoughts and Itachi smiled back. His silent question had been answered and for that Itachi was content.
Reaching for her, Itachi settled her in his arms while he secured the basket in his hands. Itachi was about to jump into the roof when he remembered that he had forgotten to tell her his name. Itachi, turned to look at Little Sakura.
"By the way, my name is Itachi" Itachi said to Little Sakura who had wrapped her chubby arms around his neck.
Little Sakura stared at him for a moment before….
Poke
"Itch" Little Sakura said smiling.
Itachi chuckled.
"Yes…...Itch" Itachi said before jumping.
They were both searching for different things but in the end………
To be continued?……………….maybe
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God that was a very long oneshot and this was my first one too.
This oneshot is a total disaster….I already got the ideas in my mind but I really don't know how to go with my flow. Yeah, well…it all ended up with a tsunami.
This story really sucks big time…..AAHHHH….I can't believe I slept late to write this story. I don't even know what was happening in this story! I guess I have been half asleep while I was writing this story.
Did I make Itachi that OOC?
So don't flame me if you really don't like it. Hell, I even don't like my story.
Even though you don't like it just please review
THANKS TO OTTAWA FOR BETAING THIS CHAPTER
