Author's Note: YES! I was finally able to finish my two projects at work and the boss approved! Now him and the wife left for Portland while I'm left behind with the other employees feeling jealous. 8(^0^)8

Ah well, at least my reports will keep him busy while he's on the plane. But now that my projects are done I was able to finally write this chapter. I already posted a chapter for the Digimon/InuYasha crossover and if you know me, then you know that when I post a chapter on that fic, a chapter for this one is not too far behind.

Since the month of August is here there are some things you need to be aware of as far as updates are concerned. This fall, I'll be in my last semester before I graduate in December. Meaning that there will be a large amount of pressure to pass all my classes to make sure I graduate on time. What that means for you readers is that the updates will not be frequent. The timing on when new chapters will be updates will not be consistent. I may post two chapters in the same month or I might not post for two months! The reason I tell you this is so that you don't panic that I'm not finishing this fic. I will but I do have other things I need to do.

Now you should know that this chapter is slow chapter. What I mean by that is that this chapter doesn't do a lot as far the plot is concerned. There's not a lot going on in this story. This is mostly for character interactions and development for relationships. Mostly for the side characters. What this chapter is doing is setting up the characters for the next stage of the story. The first stage was simply introductions to the setting and for the characters to meet one another.

This is a response to the review(s) since the last chapter.

Mika: Thank you for your review. I'm really glad you like this story. It's nice to hear that you're reading it constantly. I just wish I had more chapters for you to read so that you don't get tired of reading the same chapters. ;)

I'm glad you're excited to see what comes next. I hope you enjoy reading about them as much as I enjoyed writing them.

Arkytior's Song: I'm so glad you loved it and that you look forward to reading more. I love the movie Ever After too. Keep in mind that although it may start off the same, it isn't.

That's it for announcements. Since last chapter was a bit short, I decided to give you guys a longer chapter. So sit back, relax, read, and enjoy!

"Nii-san! Nii-san!"

A fifteen year old Itachi turned to see his ten year old brother running towards him. Itachi shut the book he was reading and placed his index finger in front of his lips. "There's no need to be so loud Sasuke. We're in a library."

Realizing where he was, Sasuke immediately became silent and slowed his pace. "I'm sorry, Nii-san."

Itachi smiled at his little brother as he placed the book back on the shelf. "That's quite all right Sasuke. Just be mindful of your surroundings next time."

"Okay." Sasuke glanced at the book that his brother was reading. "What are you doing Nii-san?"

"Reading." Itachi replied.

Sasuke scowled. "I knew that. What I meant was what are you reading?"

"History."

Sasuke wrinkled his nose. "Why?"

Itachi picked up a few pieces of paper that he was writing on and began to head out of the library. "For the sake of the future."

Sasuke quickly trailed after his brother. "The future? What does reading history have to do with the future?"

His brother glanced down at Sasuke. "Everything."

"Everything?"

"Yes Sasuke. If you want to define the future you need to study the past."

Sasuke narrowed his eyes and shook his head. "I don't understand Nii-san."

Itachi stopped in his tracks and paused to think for a moment. After consideration Itachi headed to the West tower. "Follow me."

Curious as to what his brother had to show him Sasuke followed his brother up the West tower to the highest room. There, Itachi opened a window and pulled a stool for his brother to step on and peek outside the window. Sasuke climbed on the stool and stared out the window.

"Tell me Sasuke. What do you see?"

Sasuke glanced around and replied. "I see the gardens and a bunch of houses outside the palace garden walls."

"Anything else?"

"Hmm." Sasuke squinted his eyes and noticed a few people wandering around the houses. "I see people."

"What kind of people Sasuke?"

Sasuke leaned closer to the window to get a better look at the people. "Well, there are some noblemen. And . . . there are commoners too. But we're too far up to tell." Sasuke glanced at Itachi. "What do people have to do with history and defining the future?"

Itachi was staring at the view of the kingdom. "Before I answer your question I want you to answer mine. Do you believe that a king should serve his people or that a kingdom serve its king?"

Sasuke frowned. "A king serves his people? Nii-san, how would a king serve his people?"

Not bothered by the fact that Sasuke didn't answer his question Itachi responded. "Although a king is the ruler of his kingdom he needs to be a good leader and accepted by his people if he were to be a great king."

Not wanting to miss a single word that left his brother's lips, Sasuke stood completely still and listened carefully as his brother continued. "You see Sasuke, the greatest leaders are those who share with others the equality in the trials and struggles, the demands and expectations, the laws and punishments placed on the backs of those governed. Their motivation in doing so is compassion towards others, not desire to have power over them. And in order to do that, he must make himself a servant to those he rules over. As such, that leader will become unequivocally respected and loved in return for loving the people.

"And in order for a great leader to become a servant for his people, he also needs to understand the past of his land and educate his people on it as to avoid repetition. Remember Sasuke, the most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own comprehension of their history. So that's why it's important to understand history. Not just the history of our country but the history of the world. If you play close attention, history is consistently repeating itself. It consists of patterns.

"What is called chaos is only patterns that haven't been recognized. What is known to be random is just patters that can't be deciphered. What isn't understood had been labeled merely as nonsense. Because of this, it led individuals such as one of our ancestors, Uchiha Madara, to come to the conclusion that there is no free will and there are no variables in history."

Itachi smiled and turned to his little brother. "Does that make sense Sasuke?"

The ten year old prince placed his finger on his chin and thought about it for a moment. He supposed that did make sense and since his brother was going to be king over the Fire Country in a few years it was only natural that he had a knowledge of these things. He nodded. "I think so."

Itachi let out a small laugh. Perhaps it was a bit much for Sasuke to swallow all at once. He turned to look at the view of the kingdom and sighed. Young Sasuke noticed that he had circles under his eyes and that his smile wasn't as bright as it used to be. He was about to ask Itachi what was wrong when his brother suddenly spoke up.

"So what was it you wanted to tell me Sasuke?"

Sasuke blinked. "Eh?"

Itachi turned his head to face Sasuke. "You ran in the library yelling out my name. I can only assume that you had something important to tell me."

Sasuke pouted his lips in concentration for a minute when he suddenly leaped off the stool. "Oh! That's right! Father wanted me to come fetch you. He said he had some important business to discuss with you. I think he said it had to do with negotiations with the Hyūga family."

A small frown formed on Itachi's face for a second before it was replaced by a neutral expression. "Very well. Let us go. We don't want to keep him waiting any longer than we already have." He stood up and made his way out of the room and down the staircase.

Sasuke ran after him. "It's all your fault Nii-san! I lost my concentration when you were talking in the library! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have forgotten the errand Father sent me on!"

Itachi just laughed at his brother as they quickly made their way towards the throne room.

At that time, Sasuke didn't understand what was going on and the stress that his brother must have went through. But now he did. He just wish he understood sooner. The young prince was currently with Jiraiya sitting next to a river that was located just outside the borders of the Konoha Kingdom.

"Is it true what they say? Is there such a thing as one perfect soul mate?" Sasuke mused as he lazily gazed at the surface of the water.

"This is strange." Jiraiya stated as he pulling out swimming clothes from his bag. "It's not often you hear the indifferent Prince Sasuke talk about love and soul mates."

Sasuke growled. "I heard about it from my mother. She believes in the concept of soul mates. But I find the whole thing rather baffling."

"Oh? How so?"

"Well, let's just say that it is true and that you're searching for your soul mate. How exactly do you find them? And let's suppose that you do find them. Are they really the one for you or do you just think that they're the one? Or how about what if the person you're meant to be with never appears or she does and you just happen to not notice that she's the one?"

"Learn to pay attention." Jiraiya simply stated.

"Okay. So here's another scenario. Let's say you have two people on earth that are destined to be together and they find one another. But one of them dies. So . . . now what? Is that it? Or what if the person fell in love again. Does that mean that the second person is their soul mate or was it the first? And if that's the case what if the two of them were walking right next to one another . . . would it be that you met the first one by chance and then back luck that they died? Or would it be the second one and the first one was just a coincidence?"

Sasuke picked up a stone and skipped it across the water. "Does this mean everything is chance or are there things that are meant to be?" He scratched his head as he picked up another stone. He really couldn't understand why his mother believed in all of this. Especially concerning her current relationship with his father.

After changing in swimming attire Jiraiya approached the troubled boy. "Well you can't leave everything to Fate! She's already got a lot to do. Sometimes we need to reach out and give her a hand." He pulled out a pair of binoculars and headed down the river.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "What are you going to do with those?"

The artist just smiled. "Research."

Skeptical, the young prince allowed the artist continue on his way while quietly following him.

Tenten was walking to the orphanage with a basket of food in her hand. Usually, Kagome would be accompanying her but she was busy preparing for her mission for the Earth Country. Although she was happy that Kagome got the opportunity to travel she was a bit angry at Kaguya for sending her out there. Kaguya stated that Kagome needed the experience but Tenten knew better. She only chose Kagome to go so that she wouldn't make it to the festival that the Royal Family was hosting. But as much as she would like to protest against Kaguya, Kagome informed her that she would rather go on the mission rather than the festival.

She finally made it to the orphanage where she saw Naruto talking with another young man who was incredibly pale and had short black hair.

"Naruto!" Tenten called out while waving her hand. Naruto turned around and waved back. After he waved he turned back to the other man. After a moment the man nodded and left.

When Tenten approached Naruto she glanced at the man's retreating figure. "Naruto, who was that?"

Naruto simply shrugged. "He's an apprentice of the artist Jiraiya."

Tenten nodded. "Huh. Interesting." She turned and faced the door of the orphanage. "Well, are you ready?"

"Yeah. Let's go."

They entered into the building, only to be immediately surrounded by young children.

"It's Naruto Nīchan!"

"Tenten! Have you come to play with us?"

"Whatcha bring us?"

Tenten laughed as the children all spoke at once and tried to get their attention. "All right. All right. One at a time now."

Naruto picked up a small girl clinging to his leg as he attempted to usher the children towards the kitchen. "C'mon guys. Let's all sit down so Tenten can give you guys some snacks."

The children all leaped for joy as they all followed Naruto to the kitchen. Tenten placed the basket on the table and began to distribute the food when there was a knock at the door. Tenten and Naruto cast questioning looks at one another, wondering who else would be visiting the orphanage. One boy with red hair immediately ran to the door. "I'll get it!" He took off towards the door as Tenten was near to finishing distributing the food.

"Hinata Nee-chan!"

Naruto and Tenten looked up at one another then turned towards the front door to see the Hyūga heiress being dragged into the orphanage by the boy. Hinata was laughing at something the boy said when she looked over to the other children and saw Naruto. Her face flush as she caught him staring at her. She gave a bow to both Naruto and Tenten as she addressed them.

"H-hello."

Naruto blinked and smiled brightly. "Hey there! Watcha doing here?"

Before Hinata could reply Tenten slapped Naruto's arm. "Naruto! Don't be so rude!" Tenten then turned to the young heiress and bowed. "My apologies. His manners are terrible. What he meant was that we usually don't see you here so we were just surprised."

Hinata's mouth formed an 'o' shape in realization. "Ah, w-well that's b-because-"

Naruto laughed and waved his hand. "It's okay. You don't need to provide an explanation for us. In fact," he turned to where Tenten was handing out food to the children in the kitchen. "We were just getting ready for snack and story time. Wanna join us?"

Hinata meekly nodded as the kids cheered and continued distributing the snacks to one another. Once everyone had gotten something to eat they all gathered in the small living room where Tenten sat herself on a cushion and all the other children sat all around her with mountains of food balancing in their tiny hands. Naruto started a fire in the fireplace and sat down behind the children. Hinata glanced around, wondering where to sit when Naruto patted a cushion that was placed right next to him. Hinata slowly seated herself next to him, cheeks getting redder as she lowered herself onto the pillow. Noticing her blush, the children let out quiet giggles as they non-too-subtlety stared at the two of them. Tenten cleared her throat, getting everyone's attention, and began her story.

In a time of peace and prosperity, a farmer lived in the middle of a valley that was surrounded by mountains and forests. The valley was small and did not have many riches but the people were humbled and were pleased to help one another should troubles arrive. The farmer lived at the edge of the valley at the top of a small hill that allowed him to get a view of the village. Although he had everything he had needed, he seemed very unhappy. He wanted to do more than live his life as a farmer. He was no longer young and had never been out of the valley. Deciding that now would be good time to travel the world, he had informed the people and asked them to care for his gardens and animals. So he packed his things and began his journey.

Terrified at what dangers lied ahead, he went to the village priest to ask for a blessing of a safe journey. The priest agreed and made a prayer for the farmer to have a safe journey. But before the farmer departed, the priest had gave him a final message.

"Although your desire is to go on an adventure, remember that the real voyage of discovery consists of not seeking new lands but in having new eyes."

Confused but still taking the message to heart, the farmer remembered the priest's words and off he went. He walked up the mountain that had a trail that would lead him out of the valley. Once he made it to the top he took one glance at the view of the small valley. Taking in the sight, he ingrained the image in his mind to remember his home. After a few moments of reminiscing he finally headed out.

He wandered over the mountains. He crossed rivers and came across several other villages during his travels. They talked with him about their lands, the different animals that they watched over, and their cultures. This all fascinated the farmer as he had been traveling for a few months. One day, he was walking across the beach, gazing out onto the never ending ocean when he crossed paths with an animal he had never seen before.

"I see that you are a traveler." The animal commented as he glanced at the farmer's belongings on his back. "To what destination are you trying to reach?"

"I have no specific destination. I am merely wandering to where I have not been."

"So you are aimlessly wandering." The animal mused. He settled himself on a log and continued to observe the farmer. "Interesting."

"What kind of animal are you? If you don't mind me asking." The farmer quickly added. "I have never seen a creature like you before."

"I am of the Mustela nivalis family. The common folk know me as a weasel." The animal answered.

The famer glanced at the weasel with curiosity. "How fascinating. What luck to meet a fellow creature that I would not have encountered had I stayed in my valley."

Hearing this, the weasel's ears perked up. "Valley? You come from a valley you say? Surrounded by mountains and forests?"

The farmer nodded. "Why yes I do." He paused as he looked at the small mammal suspiciously. "Why do you ask?"

Hopping from the log to the sand, the weasel stretched out his small legs. "I have been to different places. A valley surrounded by mountains and forests is not one of those places. With your permission, I would like to accompany you on your travels until we reach this valley of yours." He looked up to see a bewildered expression on the farmer's face.

Every person that the farmer has come across had not expressed any desire to visit his home. This weasel was the first. He didn't just seem interested to know more about it, he wanted to visit the valley himself! The farmer thought about it for a moment. Although he didn't know the weasel's motive for wanting to visit the valley he figured that it was better than traveling alone. The weasel was small and probably didn't require much food and besides, having an animal companion seemed much better than traveling alone.

Deciding that he would allow the weasel to accompany him, they both had set off. It turned out that bringing the weasel was not such a bad idea after all. The weasel was very knowledgeable when it came to different types of climates for each environment they came across. He also warned the farmer of the dangers of the lands with the poisonous plants and other animals that resided in the different environments. The farmer decided that he was content with his decision in allowing the weasel to accompany him. While they were camping out the farmer remembered something very important.

Eating his dinner, the farmer glanced at the weasel who was grooming himself by the camp fire. "Forgive me if this seems sudden but I must know. Why are you so interested in going to my valley? You seem to have gone to many places and you're interested in going to my valley home. It's almost as if you've never been to a valley."

"My interest?" The weasel clarified. "If you must know then I'm looking for something of value. And I have reason to believe that your valley has it."

"Oh? Is that so?" The farmer asked. He never had really considered the possibility. His village was small and humble. They had no wealth but they had enough of what they needed to live.

"Never trust a weasel to tell the truth about his objective." A small voice pierced the cold air.

Surprised at the unknown voice, the farmer and the weasel jumped up and looked around to see where the voice came from.

"Look up." The voice called out. They both looked up to see a crow flying right above them. "I hope you don't mind if I join you."

A bit startled by the sudden appearance of the crow, the farmer glanced at the weasel, who was in a defensive position with his back stiff and teeth bared.

"You may." The farmer answered hesitantly. He narrowed his eyes at the crow, who made herself comfortable on top of the farmer's pack. Once she had settled, the weasel relaxed from his defensive stance. The three of them sat in silence for a few minutes when the farmer spoke to the crow. "Pardon me, but what did you mean by the truth?"

"Everyone has a goal that they strive for. If they have an opportunity to gain something then they will do whatever it takes to obtain it." The crow answered simply while she was cleaning her feathers. "But do not think that the weasel has ill intentions. What he considers to be treasured is different than what you think has significance."

"Really?" The farmer turned to the weasel. "Is that so?"

Still uneasy with the crow's presence, the weasel shifted a little bit before settling down in a cozy spot next to the fire before answering the farmer. "You said that you left your home to go on an adventure but your valley contains the greatest treasure that you could ever have that no other place could offer you."

"I-" The farmer paused as he thought about the valley that he came from. After thinking about it, he really did miss his land. The gardens that he took care of. The chickens that wandered in their pen. The horses that would graze on the grass up the hill of his house. The cows he milked every morning. The pigs that rolled in the fresh mud after it rained. He frowned as he realized he had been away for quite a long time.

"Never dismiss home." The crow advised him.

The farmer glanced at the crow who continued to stare at him in silence while the weasel shifted his gaze between the two of them. When night came and they all went to rest, the farmer stayed awake as he thought about how the villagers back in the valley were doing. He was gone for several months so he wondered if anything had changed. After pondering about it for a while, he had decided to return home after being away for so long.

Heeding the advice the crow had given him the farmer headed home to his valley at dawn. With the company of the weasel and the crow, the journey was pleasant and not dull much to the farmer's pleasure. It took a while to retrace his steps but with his new companions to help direct him, the farmer returned to the valley in no time. Once he stood on the top of the mountain that revealed the entire valley he smiled at the familiarity of his home.

"Everything seems exactly as I left it." He sighed. He glanced at his animal companions who were also glancing down at the valley with great interest. The farmer breathed in the fresh scent that he had not smelled in a long time. Ah, it was nice.

"Now then, it is time to see how my farm is doing." He carefully made his way down the mountain and into the village. All the villagers saw him and welcomed him back with such delight that he was safe and in good health. Blissful to be back and eager to get home, the farmer quickly made it back home to find that his farm had been well taken care of by the villagers. The animals were treated well and the gardens were lush with vegetables and fruits. He took a peak at a berry bush when a butterfly flew right up to his nose and flew away into the gardens.

"Oh!" Exclaimed the weasel. "So this is your home!" He scurried inside the house and took in the view from the window. "This is quite remarkable."

"My home is nice." The farmer agreed. "However, there is still work for me to do." He glanced around his farm and noticed a couple of things. There were a few adjustments he could do to make his farm better. He had new spices and other plants he had gotten from his travels that he could grow. With the new recipes that he received he could also try to grow more food to share with the rest of the villagers. There was also easier ways to get water without having to carry a bucket to and fro from the valley river, like the waterwheel and wells he saw from the different places he had come across. He also had to reconstruct his house to adjust to the changes in the different seasons. Oh, there was so much that he had to do and hardly any time to do it!

After the farmer placed his belongings down and started to get to work, the crow and the weasel watched him peacefully.

"Never had I understood what home really means." Said the weasel. "I have been to many places but I could never find a place to call my own. I had seen different locations being called 'home' by many people but yet I could never understand why. They are all so different."

"So you say." The crow said. "A home does not necessarily mean it is a locality."

Lying down and stretching his legs the weasel snorted. "If home is not a location then why do people go back to the same place when they are away for so long?"

And yet you determined that this had a treasure that no other place could offer our traveler. The crow mused. "I believe that humans associate a place for home because whenever they go away from a setting they leave something of themselves behind. And they return because there are things in them that they can find again only by going back there. That is what some humans consider as 'home'. Or it could be people. Some humans familiarize themselves with the ones they love and they conclude that as long as they were with the ones they love then they are home. Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition that can only happen if you're with your loved ones."

"Never had I thought that being with others could mean home as well." The weasel wondered out loud as he gazed up at the sky. "I hope to make this place my home. If our friend permits it."

Delighted to hear the news, the crow informed the traveler of their wish to stay. Ecstatic, the farmer was more than happy to welcome his new friends to his humble home. Once he had settled back in his home, he was eager to share his discoveries of his travels to his friends in the village. He told the villagers stories about the different foods, clothes, work, and cultures that they had. The farmer had also shared his knowledge on new developments that had occurred outside the valley in hopes of having the village use these advances to better improve their village. In time, the village grew larger and used the farmer's knowledge and discoveries to grow the village larger and develop it into a new civilization. As decades passed, the village was still humble but with the farmer's new views, they had encouraged their youth to go out of the valley to explore and discover new things of the world around them. And each time they did, they would always return home to share with their loved ones.

Tenten quietly shut the book as all the children gazed up in awe at her. The children then began to clap and shower the miko with compliments and begged her to tell another story.

Naruto glanced at Hinata and grinned when he noticed her own shocked face. "She's pretty great at telling stories. She used to tell me stories when I was little right after K-" Naruto stopped before he continued and lead out a sad smile.

"Right after what?" Hinata asked.

Naruto blinked. "Hmm? Oh! Nothing. Just old memories of family." He slowly stood up and stretche his arms over his head, causing Hinata's cheeks to heat up and turn pink.

"So, uh . . . I didn't know that you come here often. What brings you to the orphanage?" Naruto asked.

"O-oh. Well, that's because . . ."

Tenten walked out of the orphanage with a joyful expression on her face. It seemed that the Lady Hinata had taken an interest in Naruto. Well good for them. She mused to herself about how sweet the two of them were and how the orphans were probably teasing them right now.

"For being an insufferable woman you're quite respectable at story-telling."

Tenten stopped dead in her tracks. She turned around to find Hyūga Neji with his arms crossed over his chest, leaning against the wall at the front of the orphanage. He didn't move from his position as he just continued to stare at her, causing her to become uncomfortable.

Recovering from her shock, she shook her head. "What are you doing here?"

"I am currently waiting for Hinata-sama since I am to escort her home." He replied.

Tenten narrowed her eyes at him. Was he waiting outside for her the whole time? "You know, it's really hot outside. You could have joined us inside."

"I shall acknowledge the gesture." He stated coldly. "But I'd rather not. It would be unsuitable for me to be in there."

Did he really just-? "Why? Because you think you're too good to be in the same building as poor children who have no families to support them?" She angrily stated.

Neji's eyes slightly flashed from her sudden outburst. But Tenten didn't notice, nor did she care.

"Are they not clean enough? Or are they just too poor for you? Now I don't know what kind of manners you rich people are taught but just because people don't have as much money as you, that doesn't mean you treat them like filth!"

Neji's eyes hardened. "That's-"

"If it's too much for you to even come inside, why do you even bother showing up at all? Hmm? We're not animals! We're people just like you! And we work hard to earn a living and we are the reason why the king has a kingdom to rule over. We're the citizens that serves as a base for this country! But I guess rich nobles like you don't even consider people like us important huh?" She crossed her arms and stepped closer to him. "Money is all that matters. You all have such perfect lives that you had no troubles growing up did you?"

His eyes suddenly darkened. "Now wait just a minute. Y-"

"Oh shut up!" Tenten yelled. "Don't you dare speak! I don't want to hear another word out of you. In fact, I'm done talking with you. I don't ever want to see your face again."

She stormed away as the young Hyūga continued to stare out her, completely dumbfounded. He too shocked and angry to even notice that Hinata-sama and Naruto had walked out earlier and overheard the entire thing. Neji's eyes narrowed as he thought about the miko's words and her directed anger towards him. Something didn't feel right. If she was truly as angry as he speculated, then why did it look like she was about to burst into tears before she walked away?

Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed it! There are a couple of other things I wanted to mention about this chapter but I decided to wait until the end of the chapter to see if you noticed. There are two major things I want you readers to be aware of.

In the flashback with Itachi and Sasuke there are some important things to keep in mind. One is obviously the little speech that Itachi gave Sasuke. If you remember from the previous chapter, Kagome also had a lesson on the importance of knowledge from her own sibling. The reason I mention this is because I want you to recognize a pattern here. We first start with this land that people are afraid of because no one knows anything about it and we then go to a lesson on the importance of history. It's something I want you guys to think about and why it would be important in this story.

The other thing I want you to focus on is the story that Tenten told to the orphans. There is some symbolism and clues of Itachi's disappearance. Look at the animals that the character encounters. Pay attention to their dialogue and actions. It may or may not be as obvious but each animal has some symbolism that is important to think about.

But if you already noticed that without reading this note then kudos to you! ^^

Also, if you happen to notice anything please don't spoil it in the reviews. Or if you do, can you please give a warning so that other readers, who haven't theorized or discovered the clues, can have a chance to find it and figure it out for themselves. A private message is always welcomed.

I also have a question for my readers. I mentioned this in my earlier chapters in the 'Author's Notes' about me writing an Itachi/Sango fic and I have to ask you guys something. You can leave it as a review or you can send me a private message. Either one is fine. Anyways, my question is about that couple. I know that people honestly don't mind that couple (obviously since you guys are reading and following this story) but I'm curious. What do you guys think of that couple? It's not very popular and I'm wondering why. I've seen a lot of Kagome/Itachi pairings (very few Kikyou/Itachi pairings) but never Itachi/Sango pairings. So I'm kinda asking why. Do you guys like that couple or does it not matter to you or can you see multiple Itachi pairings? Just curious.