I don't own Naruto

Hint of sweetness essence of bitter

Little acts of kindness go unnoticed by some but recorded by others…..

Itachi hadn't surfaced from his room all afternoon; this wasn't unusual for the Uchiha. He had antisocial tendencies, and they tended to show often. Yet none dared to check on him, not even to approach his door at this time. For fear of his rage had begun to set upon the member of the organization know as 'Akatsuki'. Madara was willing to give a try, but didn't have time enough to even care.

Behind the closed doors Itachi was listening to his Ipod while fiddling with the window latch. He finally broke it, threw the window open and jumped out. The aroma of blood filled the air and a light breeze blew the taunting smell in every which direction. He wished to conceal his identity with an old Anbu uniform and mask, knowing he was a wanted member of the evil organization he belong to. The source of the bloody smell was nearby, and he noticed something, explosives being used about a kilometer ahead. 'Deidara' he thought. He swiftly darted through the trees till he got an overhead view of the situation.

"Nice job, Sasori my man" Deidara said smiling.

"Duck" A dark voice called from above.

"What, un?" Deidara replied.

But it was to late, a shower of kuni rained on them and Itachi followed the kunai down wielding a large silver bladed sword. Deidara fled but Sasori wasn't giving in to this supposed Anbu agent. He swung his blade at the puppet that Sasori hurtled toward him. The blade met the puppet slicing it clean in half. Then following in his partners foot steps Sasori retreated bring with him the remains of his puppet.

"That you sir" a girl said stumbling out of the wreckage of her house.

She had long red hair that glistened along with her emerald eyes. Currently she had a bit of a limp probably from falling debris. She looked to be around five or six.

"You're badly hurt" Itachi replied removing his mask.

"Oh, that? I-I think its okay" she said pointing to her leg.

"It's probably fractured" Itachi replied looking at it closer.

"Why don't you come back with me so I can tend to you leg?" he asked.

"Okay" she replied smiling as he picked her up.

Her parents had been the first killed by the terrible duo. So she was fine as long she had someone to care for her.

Itachi carried her on his shoulders back to the hide out. She was quite all the way there, probably because she had fallen asleep. He put her on the soft grass as he reopened the window. He picked her back up and hopped inside before closing the window once again.

"So what's your name?" he asked.

"Lin" she replied yawning.

"Mine is Itachi. Nice to meet you Lin" he said.

"Your nice" she said smiling up at him from where she sat on the floor.

"You're the first on to say that to me" he replied smiling at her.

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