Chapter 4 ~Peak Into Family~
She had been living with Itachi for three years now and she was enjoying her new family. They were kind and welcoming and approved of her. Itachi was constantly training with either her or his father. Shortly after she moved in Itachi mastered the Katon: Great Fireball Technique, so he had his coming of age. Often Itachi, Fugaku, and Mikoto had to go to clan meetings, she and Sasuke weren't allowed because they hadn't had their coming of age, something she could probably never do. So she was left with babysitting her younger brother, not that she didn't mind. It caused the two of them to have the same close bond that she and Itachi had. She was the bridge between the brothers. She wasn't necessarily on good terms with many Uchiha but she also wasn't on bad terms either. They were basically neutral to each other, but they did respect her because she lived with the clan leader and both brothers, the heirs, clearly liked her.
Soon the rates Itachi and Kaira having missions increased again and they were out of the house a lot. Their sensei, getting sick of his so called 'useless' team, pushed them into taking the Chūnin exams. The sooner they were gone the happier he would be. It was a miracle they made it through the first half of the Chūnin exams. Then again three years of work with the same people, could have given them the teamwork they needed. They nearly got kicked out during the written exam because Damu well he's just that, dumb. The second part was hell due to their minor lack of teamwork; they had improved greatly though from their beginning teamwork. No longer was Damu just there to take hits, he could actually be useful; other than when that tree landed on him, but Itachi got him out and Kaira healed him up.
Things were looking bright. It was now time for the solo examination, so the team didn't matter anymore; though Kaira and Itachi really didn't want to have to fight each other. They were lucky and didn't have to fight each other. They each fought someone not so strong but not so weak, so it looked like a good battle. Damu on the other hand…well it would be safer to say he has some work to do. Both Itachi and Kaira made it to Chūnin. The clan was glad to have a genius or two in the next generation. When Itachi and Kaira got home they were both welcomed back by Sasuke, who was eagerly waiting of course. Itachi poked him in the forehead and went off to his room and Kaira ruffled his hair affectionately before asking him how his day was. It was something typical of the duo; if Itachi had something to do Kaira would play with Sasuke for awhile and vice versa. They both honestly loved their little brother, but from time to time they needed some breathing space.