Naruto sat on his bed that was disgustingly filthy, looked out of the window and watched the nearby trees sway slowly back and forth. He stiffened slightly when he heard footsteps and the door to his room creak open slowly. "This is the boy, right Hikaru-san?" said a gruff voice he didn't recognize.
"Yes, it is." said the shrill voice of his supposedly evil caretaker.
"Good. I assume you have the adoption papers, right?" replied the unknown voice.
"Right here, sir" came Hikaru's voice. His eyes widened in shock.
'A-adoption papers.' He thought warily. Naruto scrunched into a ball and turned his head to the door in his room. He narrowed his eyes when he saw a man with pitch-black hair, pale white skin and black eyes with a tint of gray. Naruto's lips moved but no sound came out of his mouth.
The man sighed and came closer. Naruto finally blurt out "What do you want?" The man sighed and said as he came close enough to hug the boy, "Hello Naruto, my name is Uchiha Fugaku and I'm here to adopt you. Your name is no longer Uzumaki, your name is now Uchiha." He reached out to hug the boy. Naruto's eyes widened in shock and fear and his gaze turned away from him. Fugaku recoiled in shock and gasped.
Fugaku suddenly took Naruto into his arms and hugged him tightly. Naruto slowly reached up and returned the hug, lightly. Naruto's arms returned to his sides as soon as Fugaku released the hug and sat next to Naruto on his bed in his room. "Naruto, do you have anything you want to take?" Fugaku asked.
"No, Father." Naruto replied.
Fugaku got up and walked to the door then turned, while he held out his hand to Naruto. "Alright then lets go to your new home then." Naruto scurried over to the door and took hold of his hand and was out the door as fast as he could with Fugaku following. Naruto watched him as he tried to find out where they were going.
Naruto ran back to his father and asked him, grinning sheepishly "Father, where are we going?"
"Follow me, please, Naruto." Fugaku replied. They turned around and started to walk into an alleyway that led to another street.
They both paused when they saw an almost carbon copy of his father coming toward them, frowning. The man reached them and frown widened looking at Naruto. He turned his gaze back to Fugaku and said, "Father, who is he? I thought you were coming home earlier."
"Itachi, meet your new otouto, Naruto. I just adopted him." Fugaku stated
"Why? I thought you and mom said no more children." Itachi asked, eyes wide.
"Well Misoto changed her mind but she can't conceive. So we took up to adopting him." Fugaku replied looking bored. Now they all walked home together." But why him of all children? Just because you felt pity?" argued Itachi.
Naruto added his two cents "Shut up, Baka!"
Itachi stared at Naruto. "I suggest you keep quiet." Itachi stated quietly but furiously.
