Thanks for the reviews! Didn't think the idea would be so popular.
To answer on Itachi's eyes: Basically, when he was brought back from the dead, he was 'refreshed' in a sense. This means that his blindness level has been reset to 0 (0% is normal, 25% is okay, 50% is concerning, 75% is critical danger, and 100% is blind as a bat). Here, while he has now been reset, Itachi will be a bit more guarded in his usage of the Mangekyou Sharingan so he'll probably only use it in dire emergencies.
And before somebody posts out a 'Hey! Sasuke has Itachi's eyes transplanted into him now! How did Itachi get them back?'
The answer to that is…going to be revealed later! MWAHAHAHA!
As for the pairing? Well, to ease some concern, Itachi isn't going to be a 'man-whore' as some reviewers have kindly stated the term. I don't think it's in his nature anyway (then again, I don't think it's in Naruto's nature either but that's what AU's are for I guess). Also, I don't know if anyone else thinks the same but how do you all feel about using Sayo as a possible pairing? Don't know how I'll work around the whole her being ghost thing but I could see it happening (Who knows how old she is anyway...) and besides, I think the interactions between the two would be humorous.
So, no harem for Itachi but I am still a little undecided on the pairing so I'll just keep you guys in the dark for a little while, okay?
My final point would be to mention that yes; Itachi will be a little OOC but come on! I couldn't exactly pair him up with anyone if I kept him as a guy who has the standard social skills of a brick. He won't be completely OOC of course, but this New World is going to provoke some kind of different reaction out of him that he wouldn't otherwise exhibit in canon.
And besides, look at all the Naruto inserts in this x-over section. When has he ever been in character? I'm writing Itachi the way I want to, which is a slightly confused yet still the same kind of Itachi with hints of a personality that isn't seen in canon Naruto.
Anyway, I don't want to chat/type your ears/eyes off any longer so here we go with the second chapter.
Chapter 2: Settling in at Mahora Academy
*Riiiiiing!* *Riiiiiing!* *Riii-*
*SMASH!*
A fist shot out from beneath the bedcovers of the rather large bed, crushing the infernal ringing device as pitch-black orbs shot open immediately, wide and tired from the horrible noise.
Groaning in annoyance, the lump in the bed slowly got up and made his way over to what appeared to be a wooden table. Pulling out a chair, the man slowly sat in it, running a hand through his long black hair that was currently untamed due to having just woken up. Half-lidded black orbs slowly looked around the area that he called his 'residence'.
It was nothing really special in his opinion but then again he wasn't really one for material possessions. The place he was living in was apparently the place allocated to those accepting the job role he had accepted, providing basic living standards and quick and easy access to the main complex (it was literally right next to the main building).
There were many things in this apartment that confused one Uchiha Itachi greatly, with the strange looking black box with a screen being the most prominent. What was he supposed to do with it? His employer had told him that it was something called a 'television', something that was supposed to project moving images and other things. What was the use for it? All he managed to find on it was what appeared to be a comedic channel and one that left even him blushing red. Him, the normally unshakeable and merciless missing nin, was reduced to a blushing wreck thanks to a few…suggestive…moving images.
'Is some of those moves even physically possible? Surely not…' He had inwardly thought to himself at that time, somehow finding it very difficult to shift his eyes from the rather risqué television 'show'.
Of course, he knew about the concepts of a television vaguely since the Elemental Nations were close to creating their first of its kind, thanks in general to the passing merchants and such.
He didn't know that much about it though considering his status as a missing nin, which basically ensured that he would be socially outcasted for the rest of his life and cut off from the rest of civilisation and forced to dwell in shitty motels and makeshift futons...
It was a good life.
Blinking the sleep out of his eyes, Itachi moved on to the next topic of his interest, which appeared to be a small block made of plastic. Apparently, according to Konoe, this was a top of the line 'flip-screen' model…whatever that was.
When he had finally managed to wrestle the thing open, something that would be considered humorous to others but frustrating to him, he simply stared at it blankly.
'What are these numbers for?' He thought to himself as he began to go through the plastic block, with quite a bit of difficulty since he had never used such a device before. 'And what is an 'Internet'? This is too much…and what is the purpose of this flip screen thing?'
*SNAP!*
"…Hn?" He grunted in confusion and mild surprise as he had seemingly separated the device into two halves, with no noticeable way of repairing them! A small feeling of what would have been to most people known as comedic despair built up inside him before he ruthlessly squashed it back down.
It wasn't his fault that the technology of this world was so flimsy and fragile!
Slowly, with a deep breath, Itachi placed the fractured object on the table and out of his reach and got up to go and make some breakfast. Browsing through the small fridge, Itachi mentally sighed at the rather unhealthy selection.
'Honestly…everything here is fattening…' He internally grumbled as he looked around in the nearby cupboards for something healthy to start his day. Rummaging around the back of the cupboard yielded what appeared to be small cups of ramen, causing him to groan slightly.
'I don't know what's worse, the ramen…or that garbage in the fridge.' It was with a heavy heart that Itachi decided that he would eat the ramen, knowing full well how unhealthy it was but deciding not to care…he didn't have time to squabble over his breakfast.
Hell, he had worse to eat when he was constantly on the move as a missing nin, often having to feed on the denizens of the forests or cliff sides. The first time he had to do it left him retching and gagging and almost made him consider turning himself in to Konoha for the heinous crime he committed all those years ago...but not that much. Eventually the taste of the animals he fed off of faded away and basically slaughtered his taste buds in terms of being picky.
As predicted, the ramen didn't have much of a taste to it either, most likely a bland flavour out of the many packets that lay in the cupboard. Still, it would have to do for now, but he would be looking around for better supplies of nourishment at a later date…
For now, he had to get ready for his first day of the job…as well as the induction ceremony.
For some reason, he felt a headache coming on.
Some time later…
Walking outside of his little abode, Uchiha Itachi calmly tied his hair back into his usual ponytail and straightened out his black suit. It was with a calm visage that he walked slowly towards the main gates of the school, nodding towards one of the security guards and flashing him an 'ID card' that the dean had given him…
"Come on Asuna, Negi-kun! We're going to be late!" A young girl's voice caught Itachi's attention, causing him to turn his head slowly to look at the source of the disturbance.
There were a total of three individuals making their way towards him. The first was a girl of roughly 14 years of age dressed in the school uniform he had seen when he had first arrived. She had long cascading dark brown hair and equally brown eyes. A carefree happy smile was plastered on her face as she zoomed down the street on what appeared to be wheel equipped shoes…Itachi blinked at the sight before focusing his gaze to the next person.
This one was also a girl and seemed close in age to the first. Her hair was a rather vibrant shade of orange held up in long twin pigtails by what appeared to be ornamental bells. Like the other girl, she was also wearing the school uniform. Her eyes were rather unusual to Itachi, with one being green and the other being blue…what a bizarre colour combination.
The last member of the group was younger than the other two, but his appearance gave Itachi a pause. The boy was roughly around 10 years old, with reddish-brown hair tucked into a small ponytail and brown eyes hidden slightly behind a small pair of spectacles that rested on the edge of his nose. His outfit would not be called something that a 10-year-old would usually wear, being a dark green suit not unlike his pitch black one, and a long tan trench-coat thrown over the top of it. The point that caught Itachi's interest however, was the large staff looking weapon attached to the boy's back.
'Hn…so this is the one, Konoe-san?' He thought to nobody in particular as he turned back to continue his entrance into the academy…
*THUMP!*
"Ah!" A somewhat large impact followed by what sounded like a girlish squawk of surprise as Itachi found himself on the ground. Sighing under his breath, he rose up slowly and turned around.
"Sorry mister…I wasn't looking where I was going." The sheepish voice of the orange haired girl reached his ears as he watched her friends help her up. "I didn't mean to…uh…" She froze mid sentence as she looked closely at him…with red tinted cheeks? Itachi raised an eyebrow at her.
'Why is she staring at me like that?' Itachi wondered to himself as the girl continued to stare back at him with that somewhat bizarre gaze, her friends dragging at her arms to get her to hurry on.
"Asuna-san, just apologise to the man and please hurry! We do not wish to be late after all!" Itachi blinked in mild surprise at the younger boy's vocabulary.
"You are…Springfield Negi-kun?" Itachi asked, getting a surprised look from the boy and his companions as he reluctantly nodded in the affirmative. "…I look forward to working with you."
"And you…" He pointed at the orange haired girl named Asuna, who gulped a little. "…You dropped a book over there." He said, watching as the girl let out a squawk of panic and ran to collect her fallen book. At that time, Itachi turned away from the trio and moved on ahead to where he was supposed to go, listening with half an ear on the conversation occurring behind him.
"Asuna! Why did you freeze up like that?" He heard the brown haired girl ask Asuna. "Could it be…love at first sight?" He heard Asuna make a choking noise at that statement.
"WHA? KONOKA!" She yelled at the now named Konoka, who giggled back at her in response. The boy named Negi however, stared at the back of the strange man who had just conversed with him and his friends/students with a look of contemplation on his face. Shrugging, the young boy ran ahead to catch up with his students…
A few minutes later…
"Ahem!" The clearing of a throat belonging to one Konoe Konoemon ceased all chatter that was currently going on from both the teachers and the large assortment of students gathered in the great hall of Mahora Academy. "Thank you…and now I have one final announcement left to make."
"It may come of surprise to some of you that our chief of security, Kumitsu Takao-san, is retiring to live a more peaceful life in the countryside with his family." He said, causing some murmurs to break out.
"In sight of these events, I have gone out of my way to find a replacement personally and while he may be young, I don't want some of our more adventurous young ladies to lead him on." Small giggling rounds from the girls followed this little statement, while Konoe chuckled.
"Allow me to introduce to you, Mahora Academy's newest chief of security, Uchiha Itachi-san!" With that, Itachi emerged from the line of staff that stood behind Konoe, walking over towards the speech desk and idly listening to the small talk between some of the girls as he moved.
"Wow, he's pretty good looking…"
"Is he a bishounen?"
"So handsome!"
"Ah! It's him, the guy that Asuna ran over!" Konoka's voice broke through the crowd of giggling and hormone driven girls.
"I-I already said it was just an accident, Konoka!" Asuna whined back in annoyance, while the other girl laughed happily, content with tormenting the easily agitated orange haired girl.
"Ahem!" Konoe's voice broke out amongst the crowd, causing them to settle down slightly. "Presenting Uchiha Itachi…" With that, he stepped back from the podium as Itachi stepped up.
"Students of Mahora Academy…" He began, noting with amusement that some of the girls were fawning over his 'hot deep voice' as they put it. "As Konoe-san has kindly stated, my name is Uchiha Itachi…" His eyes swept over the room.
"…And I will be the one to keep you all safe. Despite how young I may be, I can assure each and every one of you, my fellow staff included, that I can handle any situation that threatens the balance of this school." He said without pause, which was likely the most he had ever said to anyone ever. He surprised even himself…
"Over to you once again, Konoe-san. Have a good day, students." He said, listening as the crowd of girls cried out happily and clapping wildly. A small smile crossed his face as he passed by the line of politely applauding staff, briefly catching eyes with young Negi before standing next to him.
"Thank you, Uchiha-san." Konoe said over the microphone while Itachi bowed his head in the background. "Now that that's out the way, I suppose that the teachers had best be getting the students back to their classes, eh?"
With that, the students were lead out back into the separate corridors by the teachers and hallway staff, with only Konoe and Itachi remaining in the room.
"Ohohoho! Quite the impression you've made here on our young ladies, Uchiha-san." He chuckled. "I see that you have also met my granddaughter Konoka." Itachi blinked in surprise.
"Yes, my darling granddaughter with a heart of gold…" He said, twirling his long beard in his fingers as a sly smile made its way across his face. "…Interested in marriage, Uchiha-san?"
"W-what? What are you saying? I…" Itachi began in mild shock, wondering what on earth this man was suggesting but stopped himself in time as the old man began to laugh again.
"Calm down dear boy, I was just kidding…probably get whacked with a hammer if I even suggested it to her." He said, muttering the last part under his breath while Itachi levelled a deadpan stare at him.
At that moment in time…
"Why do I have the sudden urge to hit Grandpa?" Konoka wondered to herself as she placed her index finger on her chin in thought, a large smile adorning her face while the other students eyed her oddly.
"Well that's a completely random thing to say." Asuna deadpanned as she and her friend continued on towards their class, with other girls staring on or following after them.
Back with Itachi and Konoe...
"Anyway...nice job on the microphone. I hope it wasn't too embarrassing for you." Konoe said with a smile, referring obviously to the overly vocal girls in the audience earlier while Itachi shook his head lightly in the negative. "Very well, I'll get down to the most important matter at hand..."
"There is a...specific class of students that I wish for you to keep a particular eye on, not favouring them of course." He said, noticing Itachi narrow his eyes a little at the insinuation. "This particular group is different than most normal classes as it contains some of the most...rowdy of individuals put politely. You will most likely see them for yourself when you meet them but I thought that a warning would be appropriate." Here, Konoe handed Itachi an envelope, drawing a raised eyebrow from the Uchiha clan slayer.
"Within that envelope is information pertaining to the different members of the class that are more noteworthy than others in terms of...magical experience." He explained. "Out of all the students we have here, class 3-A boasts the highest number of students who have come into contact with paranormal and otherwise magical events whether they have realised it or not." Here, Konoe turned away from Itachi and walked over to the window.
"Of course, for safety reasons, I have removed some of the more...infamous names from that list due to personal requests from said students." He admitted while Itachi nonchalantly hummed in the background, his gaze never leaving the older man.
"Also, do you recall what I wanted you to do from yesterday? About young Negi-kun?" He began while Itachi started to reminisce.
FLASHBACK...
Itachi was following behind his new 'employer' as they walked down the hallways of the school. His Sharingan unconsciously blaring at full blast in an attempt to read what the old man wanted from him via his thoughts...though sadly, his Sharingan didn't excel in that field and often required eye contact.
Well, can't say that he didn't try, the Sharingan's abilities were already said to be that of pure fantasy and something like mind reading should have been included in the package in Itachi's opinion. Sadly, this wasn't the case...anyway...
As if hearing his thoughts, the old man paused in his steps and Itachi quickly cut off the chakra to his eyes, causing the Sharingan to recede. It wouldn't do for anyone to learn of his cursed eyes...even if they were his allies, some secrets should lay buried.
"I have a...favour to ask of you, Uchiha-san." Konoe asked, looking at him directly in the eyes. "You see, recently our school has acquired a rather young member of staff, much younger than you..." Itachi nodded.
"This young boy is a teacher you see, and for a ten year old that is something to be commended for, am I right?" He said, inwardly laughing at Itachi's eyes widening briefly at the thought of a ten year old boy teaching a class of older girls. "Well, the boy has performed his duties admirably during his stay here but...I feel that it would be better to exude some caution and not take any chances."
"The boy is, for a lack of better words, a prodigy in the art of magic." Konoe explained. "He has the ability to soar higher than even some of the magical world's strongest inhabitants, even rumoured to be the second coming of the Thousand Master, his father, in his home village." Itachi nodded slowly, slightly unsure of where this was going but drawing enough information to form a conclusion...one that wasn't that appealing to him if he were honest.
"Ever since he was very young, his village was attacked by a horde of rabid demons. Who unleashed them there? I haven't the faintest idea." Konoe closed his eyes. "On that day, he was rescued from the horde by the man he looked up to the most...the Thousand Master, Nagi Springfield."
"Driving to surpass the man he calls father, young Negi threw himself into his studies, slowly emancipating himself from others in the pursuit of knowledge." He said as he opened an eye to stare at Itachi, whose face was set in a small frown. "I believe you know what this path entails?"
He knew what that path involved all too well. It happened with him and it happened to his little brother Sasuke. Many words could be attached to the title of prodigy. Arrogance, Belittlement of others, and general ignorance of anyone else around them, seeing them all as inferior to themselves.
It was shameful but Itachi had to admit that he was once like that back in the days of the academy in Konoha. A time where he too was once as arrogant as any other member of the Uchiha clan, where he would demonstrate his superior jutsu skills and graduate earlier than any of his peers.
'Those years of my life...I suppose that for the first time, I was grateful for the Kyuubi incident...' He thought to himself bitterly, recalling that terrible day when fire rained through the sky, and nine luminous tails smashed into buildings and forests...no. Do not recall the past, for it will only consume you.
'That's right...one must look to the future.' He thought as he looked back at Konoe and urged him to continue with his speech and what he wanted Itachi to do involving this 'Negi Springfield' boy.
"Uchiha Itachi-san, my request to you...is that you oversee the boy's progress. Interfere only in extreme circumstances but you can offer him advice when he wants it. I do not want him to be completely alienated from society..."
FLASHBACK END!
Itachi sniffed to himself lightly as he recalled that last note from the dean. Really? Him of all people, to act as a crutch to a prodigy boy? Did the child even need help if he was 'oh so strong' at magic?
It was a completely ludicrous situation! Did the dean have such little faith in this boy that he not-so-subtly asked him to be a personal bodyguard in the case of emergencies? It made him feel rather disgusted with himself and the old man...
That feeling lasted until he had met the boy earlier that day on his way to being enrolled as security chief.
In all honesty, Itachi was expecting someone similar to his little brother Sasuke: Overconfident, reckless, and prone to bouts of anger when he didn't get his way. He was mildly disturbed and surprised then, when the one he encountered was not what he imagined him to be...he seemed to be just like any other ten year old, happy and carefree...
Was this boy really as closed off as Konoe had told him? It didn't seem that way to him but...
'Look underneath the underneath.' He thought to himself monotonously. Yes, just because the boy seems carefree and joyous doesn't mean that he didn't have a darker side lying under his surface, waiting to spring at any moment to reclaim its hold over the boy's mind and drive him to complete his goals through any means necessary...like his little brother.
"No..." Itachi spoke out loud, drawing confused looks from some of the students passing him by in the corridor. "Not again...I wont allow another Sasuke to be born here..." He then proceeded to carry out his duties as chief of security, checking some of the classrooms to see if they were misbehaving.
As he looked a little longer than necessary into class 3-A, Itachi knew what he would have to do to keep the peace and general good mood of the new world he was in.
He had already failed his little brother in saving him from the darkness...and by no circumstances would he fail again with this boy.
Never.
Meanwhile...
"Psst! Oi Asuna!" A voice from a few desks away called to the orange haired girl, who was currently looking rather bored due to the lecture being given by the ten year old teacher. Hearing this voice, she turned to look at who was calling her, thankful for the break from the boring discussion the class was having.
The one calling her was, like all other students in Mahora, a girl. She had long, dark green hair with what appeared to be two 'antenna' looking bangs bouncing around excitedly. Her eyes were hidden behind square framed glasses and a rather devious smirk was plastered on her face. It did little to settle Asuna's now rattling nerves. That smile always creeped her out...
"What is it, Haruna?" She asked, somewhat guardedly, not wanting the girl to sense anything from her that could be classed as 'incriminating'. The now named Haruna's smirk turned into a somewhat perverted grin.
"I heard from a little birdie that you tried to have your way with our new security chief today, care to elaborate?" She said, whipping out what appeared to be a notepad and a pen. Asuna, had she been drinking anything, would have done a spit-take.
"W-WHAAAAAAAT? I DIDNT DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT!" She yelled out loud, causing the entire class, teacher included, to either look at her in shock of her outburst, anger at the interruption, or amusement. "Ah..." She rubbed the back of her head sheepishly while muttering an apology.
"Are you alright, Asuna-san?" The concerned voice of the teacher, one Negi Springfield, caught the class's attention away from Asuna. A small 'hmph!' from one of the front desk occupants drew his attention away from the orange haired girl.
"Don't bother with that loudmouth monkey, Negi-sensei! She is too caught up in causing disturbances to take any words you have to say to heart!" A rather obnoxious voice called out, belonging to another girl with long golden blonde hair and emerald green eyes. A look of contempt was written across her features as she glared at the orange haired mismatched eyed girl, who glared back just as angrily.
"Who're you calling a monkey, blondie?" Asuna shrieked in anger as 'Blondie' sniffed in annoyance.
"Brainless, rude and a loudmouth, have you no shame?" She said, causing the orange haired girl to tug on her pigtails in anger before jumping down to the front row, diving into 'Blondie' as they tumbled around on the floor.
"APE GIRL!"
"SHOTACON!"
"OLD MAN LOVER!"
"LEAVE LITTLE BOYS ALONE, YOU PEDO!"
These were the general insults that were thrown back and forth between the two as they rolled across the floor, with their classmates cheering wildly and Negi trying in vain to break it up via waving his arms in a comical fashion.
"Asuna-san! Ayaka-san! Please, there is no need for violence!" His cries fell on deaf ears as the two continued their physical and verbal spat, while the students continued to cheer. None of them heard the classroom door open slowly...
"Ladies..." A rather deep voice cut the cheering and the brawling in mid freeze as the chief of security, Uchiha Itachi, entered the room with an unreadable expression on his face. "I must ask that you cease this meaningless conflict. You are causing unnecessary stress for your sensei." He said as the girls suddenly looked sheepish and apologetic.
"Please forgive me, Negi-sensei!" the now named Ayaka cried out dramatically, clasping the child teacher's hands in her own, with a look of disturbing bliss on her face. "I'll accept any punishment you decided to give out! Anything at all!"
"Leave it off with the child seduction already, Iincho!" One of the girls from the back called out, causing Ayaka to glare at the offending voice.
"Girls please!" Negi's desperate sounding voice seemed to halt all conversations/yelling fights as each girl slowly made their way back to their respective seats. Turning to Itachi, Negi offered a small smile. "Thank you for your assistance, Uchiha-san." Itachi merely gave a short nod.
"...Do not worry about it; it is my job after all." He admitted. "Try to keep them under control in the future, please...farewell, Negi-kun." With that, he took one last gaze over the occupants in the room, slightly baffled internally to see that some of them were staring at him with rosy cheeks or glazed eyes...
'Women...are strange creatures.' Itachi thought to himself before walking out of the door, smiling slightly as he heard the boy begin his lecture again. Satisfied with his work, he continued to patrol the corridors.
Meanwhile...
"Wow...he was cute!" Haruna gushed as she wrote down something in her notepad, eyeing Asuna lecherously as drool began to escape the side of her mouth. "Did it feel good Asuna?"
"S-Shut up! Ero-mangaka!" Asuna yelled back with a dark red blush while the other girls began to giggle at her expense, causing her to pout and mutter obscenities under her breath.
"Well, I didn't really see him from the announcement this morning but...whoa!" Another girl spoke out. This one had long purple hair that flowed freely down her back. Other girls surrounding her seemed to be agreeing with her reaction.
"I wonder how old he is..." One of the girls spoke out in curiousity while others began wondering the same thing.
"Is it not considered impolite to ask someone their age without talking face to face?" A familiar voice spoke out, causing the debating girls to cry out in shock as they took note of one Uchiha Itachi standing in the doorway, a small frown on his face.
"Is the class always this noisy, Negi-kun? It hasn't even been 5 minutes..." He asked the young boy, who merely nodded meekly while rubbing his head sheepishly. Itachi sighed. "It seems that I will have to cancel my rounds if this class is that bad..."
With that, he pulled up a chair from one of the chair stacks in the corner of the room and made himself comfortable in the back, away from prying eyes. Nodding at Negi, who looked very relieved at the silence that had fallen, he watched and listened as the boy continued his lecture...
It was at this moment that Itachi took some time to observe some of the more...unique looking students that caught his attention when he first came into the classroom.
The first, and most noticeable in his view, was the girl who had what appeared to be metal contraptions attached to the sides of her head in place of ears. Her long light green hair and dull green eyes reminded him of who it was immediately.
'This must be...Karakuri Chachamaru...one of the girls who came in to the infirmary that day...' He thought to himself as he moved along.
The next person of interest was the young girl sitting next to Chachamaru. Her short stature would make Itachi think that she didn't fit in with this group age wise. Her long, pale blonde hair matched her complication and her eyes seemed cold as ice with barely concealed malice...
'Evangeline McDowell...' Itachi narrowed his eyes slightly. This girl was apparently one of the few that the dean did not elaborate on but even he could tell that there was something seriously off with her...the aura she was giving out did not belong to that of a mere human. A supernatural feeling that rattled his very bones...
Shaking his head to get rid of those thoughts, Itachi moved down the line, with his gaze landing on a few others of interest.
'Sakurazaki Setsuna.' A girl with a rather spiky side-ponytail hairstyle with what appeared to be half a fringe at the front with piercing black eyes. Next to her was what appeared to be a sheathed sword...a samurai perhaps? Moving on...
'Tatsumiya Mana...' A dark skinned girl with long black hair stared blankly at the teacher giving his lecture. According to the dean, he said that 'appearances are deceiving when it comes to her'...hmm.
'Nagase Kaede' The girl was rather tall, coming up just slightly shorter than him, with dark green hair tied up in a long ponytail. Her eyes seemed to be closed...was she sleeping? No, she was smiling as well as moving around, so that was out...a natural look perhaps? She idly reminded him of Uzumaki Naruto with those facial expressions...how odd.
Also, if the little slip-up from Konoe was of any indication, the girl was a kunoichi. This brought mixed feelings for Itachi, the good feeling was that this world had someone that he could, though unlikely, relate to in terms of shinobi know how. The bad feeling he was experiencing was that she was an enemy hired to take him out by another nation. His eyes narrowed at her, but she didn't seem to notice his suspicions, content to listen to the child teacher at the front of the classroom.
Perhaps it would be best to play the waiting game in this point of time. To stir up a conflict was not in his nature and even if it was, it would be just plain foolish to draw any unwanted attention from his employer for attacking a student.
He would keep a close eye on her in the future in case she decides to enact any form of trap or jutsu to be used against him...
"...And that concludes today's lesson everybody!" Negi's voice broke Itachi out of his reverie as he snapped back into reality. "Oh yes, and please do not forget about the class trip to Kyoto we have coming up!" The boy sounded very excited and it made Itachi smile ever so slightly at the innocence of the kid's attitude, which reminded him a little of Sasuke when he was younger...
'No. Stop it.' Itachi mentally chided himself, the smile leaving his face only to be replaced by a look of indifference. There was no point in mulling over the past nor was there any excuse to get choked up at the mere thought of a name.
"Ah...Negi-sensei..." The voice of the blonde girl that was brawling with Asuna earlier, Ayaka if he remembered correctly, was speaking in a somewhat dazed fashion as she was currently on the receiving end of a grateful smile from her sensei, her hand cupped gently in his as her face lit up with a rosy hue.
"Oi Iincho! Cut it out already!" Asuna's yell caused Itachi to almost sigh in annoyance had he not had such good control of himself.
"Uchiha-kun!" Another girl's voice, one that he hadn't heard before, called his name without the '-san' suffix he was accustomed to. Not feeling up to correcting the girl, he turned to see what she wanted.
This girl had rather vibrant red hair tied up into a rather wild ponytail that somewhat resembled a large pineapple. She wore the same uniform that all Mahora girls wore with the key difference being an armband on her left arm. Looking closely at it, the words 'Newpaper club...something' was written on it, with the 'something' being a part of the band that he couldn't see from this angle. In her hands was what appeared to be a plastic device...
"Uchiha-kun!" She chirped again as she moved closer to him with a smirk. "My name's Asakura Kazumi, Mahora Reporter Extraordinaire for the Mahora Newspaper! Can I hit you up with a quick interview? Some of the girls in the school want to get to know you better and have asked me to talk to you!" Raising his eyebrow, deciding inwardly that civilian questions couldn't possibly affect him in any way, Itachi complied.
"Okay!" She said with a thumbs-up. "First question! Where do you come from?" Itachi blinked a little in surprise before steeling himself with an answer.
"...A rather isolated village located far away from here...you probably wouldn't have heard of it." Pouting at the vague answer, Kazumi continued undeterred.
"Okay then...second question! How old are you?" Itachi inwardly groaned as he saw a few heads turn in their direction.
"Is it that vital that you know?" He asked, watching as the red head nodded rapidly. Itachi sighed slightly. "...21." He watched as she and a few other girls blinked in surprise, with some muttering how he looked way too young to be 21...
Why did people always think that? Did he really look that young?
"Okay, now that the boring parts are out of the way, let's get down to the juicy questions." Itachi did not like that evil gleam in her eyes. "Third question...are you a virgin?" She said and Itachi blinked owlishly. What kind of question was that?
"Is that really relevant?" He said tiredly, not wanting to admit a rather deep secret that he had shared with few people. At her rapid nod, he inwardly sighed with agitation. "...Yes."
"Oh, a pure one!" One of the girls in the background squealed, while Itachi would silently brood in shame and annoyance at the expense that these girls were exploiting.
"Settle down ladies!" Kazumi cried, restoring order before turning back to Itachi. "Last question...do you have a girlfriend?" Itachi stared at her for a moment, his eyes appearing rather dead for a brief second and it suddenly made Kazumi feel uncomfortable that she asked the question.
"...No." He admitted after a brief, rather uncomfortable point of silence. Sensing the man's deteriorating mood, Kazumi decided not to get too deep into the man's private life...for now anyway. She had a long time to do that!
"Thanks, Uchiha-kun!" She said as she scampered back over to her seat, closely being followed by a small group of girls in order to share the information. Itachi simply stared at the front of the classroom blankly.
"U-Uchiha-san? Class is over now..." Negi's voice cut into his little trance as Itachi focused his attention at him. Nodding politely and giving a small respectful bow, Itachi swiftly left the room.
'How long has it been since that day? I cannot even recall your name anymore...' These were Itachi's last thoughts as he wandered down the hallway, eager to get some much needed privacy.
END OF CHAPTER!
I confess that I had no earthly idea how I was going to plan this out. I just started writing it out randomly and hoped that it would come together in the end.
So there you have it, Itachi is slowly settling in to Mahora. The next chapter will deal with the preparations for the Kyoto trip and the train journey (maybe more, I don't know yet).
As I said above, Itachi's pairing is currently unknown for the time being as I have yet to decide. Perhaps I'll keep it a secret?
Negi's pairings will remain the same as canon so no worries about any of that stuff.
OH YEAH! One more thing. I know that challenge fics are not really allowed but I kinda want to get this one off my chest. This is for fans of Naruto and One-Piece:
Naruto is Killer (Eustass Kidd's second in command).
Any rating, I don't honestly care. No Yaoi please, I already see enough here in FF (Hell, with a dude like Killer you probably won't be able to pair him with anybody, he'll just kill 'em lol).
Setting can be anything you want it to be. For example, Naruto escaping to the One Piece world or Killer being reincarnated as Naruto, it doesn't matter (I just want to read a good fic).
My reason for the character of choice? Killer. Is. A. Badass. Enough said XD. If anyone wants a pic of him, look on the OP wiki or on Google, it shouldn't be too hard to find him...
Anyway, I thank anybody that decides to take this idea up, and anyone can do it.
Have a nice day!
Endo.
