Yay it's a prequel! In this chapter Itachi is six years old. In the next chapter he's seven. There will be time skips often so pay attention or get confuzzled!
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Chapter 1- It's A Boy

"Where's Mummy?" I asked, tugging on my father's pant leg. The only reason I spoke so childishly was because it was expected. I had seen the look people gave me otherwise. Even my own father…

"I told you already, she's at the hospital." He replied gruffly, trying to gently pull away from my grip.

"But why? Is she hurt?" I had heard her complain about pains during the past four or so months.

"No." he replied simply. He moved his leg again to try and pull away.

"Well, is she sick?" I tried again. I had seen her vomit lately as well. She was also gaining weight.

"No, your mother is fine." He replied as he bent down to remove my hand. I knew he was lying, I wasn't stupid. People who are fine don't mysteriously vomit.

"Why is she in hospital then?" I asked, frowning. I increased the strength of my grip so he couldn't take my hand away and escape.

"She just is!" he replied, getting annoyed. He was hiding something from me. I wondered what it was and why he was hiding it. I was his son wasn't I?

But my 'interrogation' was interrupted by a loud knock at the front door. I scowled; I had to release my father now. I did so and he made his way towards the entrance.

Was my mother dying? No, surely Father would see dealing with something like that as training too?

I heard the door open and a loud voice exclaimed. "Mr. Uchiha! Your wife has asked me to summon you and Itachi kun to the hospital! She's going into LABOUR! Isn't it youthful!?" the fifteen year old chuunin proclaimed.

My father looked shocked. 'Shocked out of his socks,' as my cousin would say.

Then again, if Maito Gai turned up on anyone's doorstep, anyone would be shocked. If the loudness didn't get you, the enthusiasm would.

But I couldn't get his words out of my head. Mother was going into labour? What did that mean? Was it code for something?

It must be positive if Gai was calling it youthful. Then again, that could be an elaborate ruse to avert my suspicions… But now I was thinking too much.

"Thank you Gai san." My father said in a way that didn't sound thankful in the least. "We will be there as soon as possible."

Gai beamed and my father shut the door in his face before he could say any more.

"They sent Gai?" my father wondered a loud, "He must've been the only person nearby…" He shook his head and turned to me, "I explained to you about being a big brother didn't I?" he asked, kneeling down to my level.

"Mother did." I replied, slightly annoyed that he couldn't even be bothered remembering that.

"Well, now you have a baby brother. We are going to the hospital to see him and your mother." He replied, leaving a big gap.

I frowned to show my contempt at this answer. "But… Dad, where did he come from? There's something still missing. Why won't you tell me?"

"Go wash your face and hands. You can't go out in public looking like that."

I looked down, remembering that we'd both just been training. I had dirt on my palms from when I'd been knocked to the ground.

Before I could ask him anything else, my father disappeared into his own room to get changed.

I sighed and wandered into the bathroom. So mother being in hospital had something to do with me getting a baby brother? I couldn't help but wonder how it worked.

Was it a cycle? Would she have babies every six years? Or was there an event that triggered it?

I remember once I came home and my parents were kissing. My mother had explained that "Only Mummies and Daddies," did it. My father meanwhile didn't talk to me for a whole week after wards.

I knew by now that I couldn't get anymore out of my father, but perhaps my mother would answer some of my queries.

I scrubbed the dirt off my hands then splashed some on my face. I quickly ran a comb through my hair and tied it back. Then I ran back to the front door. I was keen to see my mother and brother. I was keen to get some answers too.

Father was holding me on his knee. I could feel he was tense. Was it nerves? Anticipation?

We were in the hospital. If the brightly lit, green, spotless corridor didn't give it away, then the smell certainly would have.

We were seated uncomfortably on a green and white plastic bench. The sign on the wall said "Maternity Wards". But this didn't help the mystery because I had never come across that word before.

I found myself fearing for my mother. I could hear the cry of infants in the surrounding wards. But I could also hear grunts and cries of pain coming from my mother's ward too.

I could hear her because we were seated right outside her ward. I saw that her name had been placed on the slot in the door.

The appearance of Uncle and Shisui distracted me from these fears slightly. I hadn't seen Shisui for quite a while because he'd started studying at the Academy last year. He was already in third year class even though he'd only been attending for a year and a half.

I'd be enrolled in the Academy next year. I wondered if I would move through the work as fast as he was.

"Shisui!" I called and waved. He waved back and sat next to us.

"It's been ages!" he replied, grinning. I nodded in agreement. But before I could say anything more, the door of my mother's ward suddenly flew open behind me.

"Come say hello to your new son!" my grandmother chirped. She looked very excited and cheerful.

"Come child, you're a big brother now!" She took me by the hand and led me inside.

I saw there were a few other women from the Uchiha clan inside. They were chatting and cleaning up what looked like… blood? Why blood?

I saw my mother sitting up on the bed. She was holding a bundle of blankets, which had a small head poking out of it.

I sped up, eager to see the brother, which had been talked about so much. My mother smiled when she saw me and held him out a little so I could see him better.

I climbed up onto the bed, careful not to sit on her. I felt a hand on my back and saw another on my brother's cheek. We all looked up and smiled at each other.

Another Uchiha had been added to the clan.

"I was going to call him Sasuke." My mother whispered.

"The maiden name of a legendary ninja?" my father asked.

She nodded. My father also nodded in approval.

Welcome to this world my brother, Uchiha Sasuke. I hope you have a better time here than I am.

You may be wondering about the maiden name part. Well, in Japan men change their names when they marry into a higher-class family. The women change theirs when the man's family is higher class. Just so you know it's not a 'girl's name' or something.

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