AN UCHIHA'S HEART
Uchiha Sasuke. Nara Shikamaru. Hyuuga Neji. Hyuuga Hinata. Haruno Sakura. Yamanaka Ino. Rock Lee. Hatake Kakashi. Jiraiya. Aburame Shino. Inuzuka Kiba. Ten-ten. These were the people that were given an S class mission – to kill the missing-nin and former Akatsuki member – Uchiha Itachi.
It was 5 years since Akatsuki had been disbanded and Rookie Nine were all 20 by now. Most of the members – Kisame, Sasori, Hidan
Kakuzu had been killed. Leader had been killed by Tsunade herself. Uchiha Itachi and Deidara had escaped the hunt and were rumored to be in hiding. Konoha had recently been tipped off about Itachi's location from the Hidden Rain Village and were going in for the kill.
The village they arrived in was a civilian one – it looked warm and peaceful. Not the kind of village you would expect an S class criminal to reside in for nearly 3 years, they mused. They followed Itachi's chakra and arrived in front of a normal house. It seemed a bit too large for one man, but they shrugged and braced themselves to burst in. "Time to end the traitor's existence for once and for all," Sasuke said, and for once, everyone seemed to agree with him. All at once, the door opened and their heads whipped around.
It was a 4-year-old boy. He was pale; with dark hair and blue eyes. He looked like a younger version of Itachi as he paused to gaze at them quizzically. "Who are you all? What are you doing here?" he asked. "Tou-san! There's some weird people out here", he screamed.
"What is it, mukuso?" came a calm voice from inside the house. Sasuke froze. There was the sound of footsteps as someone made their way outside. In another 5 seconds, Itachi came into view. He was holding two small babies.
As soon as Itachi saw them, he froze.
"Shouhei…. take your brothers. Remember the place your kaa-san and I told you about? Go there…don't return, until someone comes to take from there." Itachi said, glancing at the Konoha ninjas – who were too stunned to do something other than gape.
"Hai otou-san" said the child and scampered away.