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"Have you made progress on the project?" asked a dark figure from behind a desk.
"Yes, she is coming along wonderfully! We just finished transferring the blood into the body; this shall be the best shinobi in the village!" said a kneeling man. The man behind the desk just shrugged and waved the man out of the room.
Several hours later a small baby was placed on the doorstep of the most powerful clan(s) in the village, the Uzumaki Uchiha house.
Cold and uncomfortable the small child began to cry loudly. A blond young man rubbed his eyes as he opened the door shivering as the early morning cold rushed into the house. He blinked not seeing anyone before looking down and freezing. He blinked again and rubbed his eyes before looking again, sure enough a baby in a black blanket was laying at his feet crying. "Sasuke!" he yelled over his shoulder dragging out the name. Nothing, "Sasuke!" he said louder and more hurriedly. Footsteps approached.
"What, dobe?" asked a raven-haired boy as he came up behind Naruto; who pointed at the small bundle. Sasuke stared, blinked, then slapped the back of Naruto's head. "What do you think you're doing? Get that thing inside before it catches cold!" Naruto nodded and scooped it up before stepping inside.
"Wad we do with it now?!" He said holding as far away from his chest as possible without dropping it. Sasuke shook his head and shrugged, "Im gonna go get someone to help with this," he said shoving the child into Sasuke's arms and taking off out the door. Sasuke stared after him while trying not to drop the child. He jiggled it a bit trying to readjust his hands, the child giggled and reached its small hands towards Sasuke's face. Sasuke found he was smiling at the dark-haired baby and brought it closer to his chest.
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In the forest outside of the Village:
A man ran hard trying to escape from an enemy that wouldn't notice he was missing for a few more hours. Sweat dripped into his eyes and he tried to shake it away. Not seeing where he was headed he ran headlong into a tall man in a large cloak. The man was exhausted, "Sir! Please, get me away from here! I have to get away from my colleges before they kill me! I never wanted to create her! A person that powerful should be destroyed before they are trained to use the power! Get the child away from the Uzumaki Uchiha house before they find her, I am begging you to do this one thing for the safety of everyone!" The man cried. Itachi looked down at him his interest sparked.
"What are you talking about?" he asked coldly, removing the man's hands from his cloak.
"I was forced to create a shinobi whose powers could not be matched, but I could only make a child. I left it at the most powerful house in the village and now they are going to kill me! I am begging you, good sir, help me and save my life!" shouted the man.
Itachi's eyes hardened and he helped the man up. "I will help you," he said, the man smiled. His smile quickly faded as Itachi thrust a kunai knife into his stomach. "I will help you die," Itachi said removing the knife and letting the man drop to the ground. He knelt and wiped his bloody knife on the man's clothing before turning and walking towards the village.
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"How the hell do you not have a clue about where a frickin' baby came from!" shouted Sakura. Kakashi shushed at her and tucked the navy blue blanket around the sleeping child.
"If you hadn't noticed Sakura, there is a sleeping child in the room," he said looking at the pink haired girl. She blushed pinker then her hair and mumbled an apology. "Do you have any clue who this girl might have belonged to?" he said turning his attention to Sasuke and Naruto. Sasuke shook his head as he leaned on the side of the crib watching the child. Naruto was watching Sasuke as he leaned against the wall.
"No clue, it was just on the doorstep. I heard it, called Sasuke then went to get you guys," he said looking at the baby.
"Well, someone obviously wanted you two to have her," said Kakashi as he pulled out some baby clothes from a box that Sakura had brought over. "So, what are you going to name her?"
"What do you mean, we don't want it!" said Naruto.
Sasuke just stared at the child, "I thinking Akiko," he said quietly.
"Nice name," said Sakura with a smile.
"What are you talking about Sasuke? We can't take care of a baby! We don't even know how to!" Naruto said shocked as he pushed himself away from the wall.
"I'm just thinking, if Akiko was given to us, then maybe we should think of the child and take care of it like we were trusted too," he said smoothing Akiko's small amount of hair to one side of her head. Naruto gawked.
"You grew attached to it while I was gone didn't you," he said darkly.
"Her name is Akiko, not it," said Sasuke glancing at his lover. Naruto shook his head.
"If you want to keep it-"
"Akiko," Sasuke interrupted.
"Akiko, then I guess we will. Now, just to find a babysitter or something; we have a mission in two days, and we can't take her with us!" Naruto said wrapping his hands around Sasuke's waist. Sasuke leaned against his chest with a sigh and Naruto laid his head on Sasuke's shoulder. "Ya know, she is kinda cute," He whispered.
Sasuke smiled and placed his hands over Naruto's, "I know," he said as they both watched Akiko sleeping. She gurgled a little and kind of shifted to the side, Sasuke giggled. Sakura was astonished, she had never seen Sasuke or Naruto so relaxed as they were with each other, let alone heard Sasuke giggle!
Itachi was watching through a window unnoticed by everyone. Kakashi felt as if they were under surveillance and Itachi withdrew onto the roof as Kakashi turned to look out the window. "So, in two days I strike," whispered Itachi before taking off into the night. Back in the room Kakashi shrugged and turned back towards the others.
"Well, you have all of tomorrow to find someone to take care of her, just make sure that who ever it is you trust," said Sakura looking hopeful. Naruto picked up on the hint.
"Sakura, would you like to watch her for us?" he asked with a smirk. Sakura glowed and squealed.
"Would I ever!" She exclaimed, the baby groaned and rolled over. Sakura blushed and placed a finger to her lips smiling. Everyone laughed; the baby opened its eyes and reached towards Sasuke sleepily. Sasuke sighed happily and placed his finer in the girl's small hand. His smile widened when Akiko gripped his finger tightly giggling.
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Two days later:
"Please, make sure you take good care of her, and don't forget to warm the milk before you give it to her and make sure she doesn't get cold!" said Sasuke as Sakura pushed him out of the house and Naruto pulled him.
"Yes, yes, I know all these things!" Sakura gasped as she peeled Sasuke's fingers off the doorway. Finally he was out of the house, "Now get before you're late!" she said standing straight. Sasuke sighed and waved a hand, Sakura smiled and nodded. Sasuke opened his mouth to speak, "Get!' shouted Sakura pointing towards the gate, Sasuke's shoulders drooped and he trudged out of the yard. Sakura sighed and shook her head. "Just two days and he's already a doting father!" she cried with frustration before turning a shutting the door. She walked to Akiko's nursery and tucked the blanket around her. She smiled and made her way across the room to the padded rocking chair in the corner. She pulled out a manga she "borrowed" from Kakashi while he was sleeping and opened it at her bookmark. For some reason she found this perverted and adult book somewhat entertaining. She rocked back and forth reading quietly before she found her eyelids drooping. She wasn't tired though, so why did she feel like sleeping? Her eyelids finally shut and she slipped into a deep sleep.
"Finally that useless girl went to sleep, I'm surprised she was able to resist it that long!" said Itachi quietly as he slipped into the room. He walked over to the sleeping baby without making a sound and lifted her from the crib. "From what that man said you're going to be really powerful," he said holding the child at arms length, "You don't look like much right now though! I hope for your sake that that man was right," he said before pulling the child into his cloak and holding it against his chest. He then withdrew a small piece of paper that he dropped into the crib before taking off. Sakura remained sleeping with the manga still clutched in her hand.
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"What do you have Itachi?" asked a fish-like man as Itachi walked into the base.
"Something that it said to be very talented, but we won't know for a while," He said walking past him into his room. Kisame followed him, shutting the door behind him. Itachi carefully withdrew the child from his cloak and set it on Kisame's bed. Then he sat on his own and stared at it.
"You brought home a baby…." said Kisame confused.
"It's not just any child; it's supposed to be some sort of special thing. Some dude I killed was all worked up about her, so I took her from my brother," he said. Kisame just stared.
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"I'm home!" shouted Sasuke as he rushed up the stairs towards the nursery, Naruto following closely behind. He burst into the nursery to find Sakura in the corner sleeping, from the looks of it for a while. He could tell something was wrong. "Naruto, get Kakashi," he said as he looked around the room. He walked over to the crib, "Akiko is gone! Hurry up and get him!" he shouted turning back towards Naruto. Naruto's eyes opened wide and he set off out of the house at full speed. Sasuke walked over to the sleeping Sakura and slapped her face gently on both sides. She didn't even twitch. "A gen-jutsu," he whispered before forming a handsign, "Release," he said tensely and he touched Sakura. She jerked out of her sleep.
"Shoot, I must have dozed off," she said sitting up straight.
"Akiko is gone," said Sasuke his throat tight.
"What!" shouted Sakura standing up. She ran over to the crib and looked inside. She shook her head and started pulling the blankets out of it, Sasuke watched her as tears formed in his eyes. A small piece of paper fell to the floor. Sasuke walked over and picked it up as Sakura continued a complete inspection of the blankets and room; she even looked under the chair. Sasuke quickly read the paper and felt the strength going out of his body. Tears started to stream down his face as he fell to his knees the paper sliding form his fingers. Sakura spotted it and picked it up.
"Thanks for taking care of her for me bro, lots of love…. Itachi," she said quietly reading out loud. She felt her throat tightening, "HE put me under gen-jutsu then took her," she whispered as she slumped into the chair her mouth still open. Tears formed in her eyes as she watched Sasuke punching the floor as he cried.