Whoosh! I had to write this story because the idea literally just popped into my head today. Not to mention it fits together with another story I was going to write but now I can just combine them. :D

DISCLAIMER! I only own Ketsuekigakure, the ketsueki clan, the bloodline, their blood and those special characters that aren't in the Naruto universe originally.


Konohagakure. The village hidden in the leaves. My home. For now and forever. It never used to be the home of my clan though. We used to reside in Ketsuekigakure, the village hidden by blood. My clan was betrayed though by our leader and he allowed enemy ninja to infiltrate the village. They wiped almost every single person in our village but my parents managed to find a ninja from Konohagakure to take me and hide me away. As far as I know I am the only one from my clan still alive and at the age of 11 there was not much I could do to avenge my parents. I had other priorities though and those responsibilities of mine were more important than revenge any day.

"Mine-sama, welcome to our home." Mikoto greeted me as I entered her family's home in the Uchiha compound.

"What is it you wish of me Mikoto-chan?" I asked the older woman with a light smile on my face as I waited for her to lead me through her house. If I was right, I knew exactly what she wished of me.

"My sons, I would like for you to make a blood promise. You are a prodigy and my family would be honored if you swore in blood to protect my sons with your life." She asked of me as she bowed deeply and I was about to reply when a small voice reached my ears.

"Nene-chan!" I barely had the chance to look over where the voice came from when I was tackled to the ground.

"Chi-kun, careful. You know I carry dangerous equipment on me." I said as I laughed and started tickling the young boy on top of me. Hearing him laugh made me smile brightly before I stopped my ministrations and helped him off of me. "You know I would be more than happy to do that Mikoto-chan. We might as well make it official since I would do so anyways."

Itachi looked between the two of us with confusion in his eyes but I just smiled at him as I took his hand and lead him toward where his baby brother was resting. Sasuke was only a week old and just came home from the hospital this morning, which is when Mikoto had contacted me. I picked up Sasuke gently before placing the young infant in his older brother's arms and zipped my black, leather vest down far enough to show the middle of my chest but keep my breasts covered.

"Hold still."

My voice was emotionless as I spoke to the two Uchiha children in front of me as I pulled their own clothing away from their chests. I then bit my right thumb and pointer finger so blood was flowing freely from the digits. After I tapped the two fingers together a few times I started to write on Sasuke's chest in my blood, right above his heart before moving on to Ichachi and then to myself. I quickly made hand signs because the ceremony had to be completed while my blood was still wet on our chests.

"Blood promise justu." I shouted as the blood on my skin started to burn before disappearing completely. A smile graced my lips before I fell forward, completely exhausted from the amount of chakra I had to utilize. Small arms caught me before I hit the ground though and I faintly saw Sasuke resting in his mother's arms before my mind went dark.

"Nene-chan!"


I moan slightly as I opened my eyes and light streamed in through the windows. As I stretched my limbs out I sat up in the bed I had been placed in and looked around the room. To my surprise I was in Itachi's room, which was easy to tell by the fact that he had dragged me in here on multiple occasions and even easier to tell because he was resting on the bed with me, his arms wrapped around my torso. It was a surprise I didn't feel him when I first woke up and that I didn't wake him when I sat up.

"Are you alright, Mine-sama?" a man voice asked quietly from the doorway and I looked over to see Fugaku Uchiha watching me with relief in his eyes.

"Yes, Fugaku-kun. The ceremony takes a lot of chakra to complete and even more so when being done on more than one person. You also must understand that no one must know of what happens in the ritual and that I can do or have done the ritual." I told him seriously as my voice remained low in tone. The last thing I wanted as to wake up the small boy holding me.

" We understand and have already told Itachi not to say anything. Thank you for everything." He said simply as he bowed deeply before leaving down the hall of the Uchiha house.

"Nene-chan?" a small voice asked from next to me and my eyes quickly flickered down to the small body next to me. "I was so worried about you."

"Chi-kun. I'm a strong ninja now, a chuunin. You never have to worry about me because it is my job to worry about you." I told him softly with a small smile as I ruffled his hair causing him to pout at me as he tried to swat my hands away.

"But I will always worry about you because you are always saying that you would risk your life to keep me safe." He told me seriously with a frown on his face.

"Do you know what my name means, Chi-kun?" I asked as I looked up at the ceiling, waiting for an answer.

"Nope. Does it mean something special?" he asked me with his head tilted to the side.

"It means resolute protector, as in I will never stop keeping you safe." I said as I looked back at him with a smile on my face and he stared up at me with wide eyes as his brain processed the words I had told him. Slowly a frown rested on his face and I raised my eyebrow at him. "What is wrong?"

"But who is going to protect you?" he asked gritting his teeth as he tightened his grip on my clothing.

"Silly Chi-kun. I'm invincible. Nobody could ever hurt me so long as Sasuke and you need me to protect you. Never forget that." I said with a smile as I gave him a wink before picking him up and getting up off of the bed. "Now come on. I bet you have been skipping out of training and going to the academy to take care of me."

"I swear. One day I will become strong enough to protect you." He told me ambitiously as I swung him onto my back and ran out of his house, waving to Mikoto before jumping out of the open window. It took almost no time at all for me to reach the academy at the pace I had been going at. I jumped through the window to his classroom and set him down gently before turning to face his sensei.

"Well if it isn't Mine Ketsueki. Dropping off your caretaker?" the man asked me with a smirk causing me to laugh as I placed my hands behind my head.

"Izumo Kanake. How's it going old man?" I asked with a smirk and watched as his eye started to twitch.

"Who are you calling old! Just because I was 16 when I became a chuunin while you were 7 doesn't mean a thing. It's not my fault I got stuck with the 6 year old prodigy on my genin team when I graduated the academy." He yelled in my face causing me to snicker and almost burst out laughing when his students joined me in snickering at their sensei. "Man. You are turning my students against me. Don't you have genin to pick up?"

"Meh, I'll get there when I get there. First though," I turned on my heel and bent down so I could kiss Itachi on the head. "Have a fun day at school and I'll see you later, Chi-kun."

"Stop treating me like a kid, Nene-chan. From this day on I am your protector, not a baby." He told me seriously even though a blush rested on his face from the kiss I gave him.

"Of course, Chi-kun. Hey Zumo-jiji, we should get together with Kazuhiko and have dinner one last time as a team. Sometimes I wish I didn't become a jounin. I'm gonna miss going on missions with you two." I told him as I walked over to the window that I had jumped through before. "Bye bye now."