Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto if I did I would not be writing these stories. Also things would have been different.
As you may have noticed some of the characters may be a little out of character but I am trying my best so far. Then again somethings will obviously change.
Chapter Seven
It was dark and the wind howled through the trees as Sakura, Itachi and Shadow walked home. Itachi was looking everywhere but it seemed like Sakura didn't have a care in the world and just skipped along. There was a sound in the trees and Itachi flinched and made a move as if he was going to throw a kunai at the sound but his hands and pouches were empty. "It was just an owl. Silly Tachi-kun your being paranoid." Sakura giggled as she turned around and looked at him.
Itachi felt sheepish for a moment before he started to shout before there was a loud yelp and then a sword was sticking out of Sakura's chest. "Tachi…." She cried as the sword was retracted and Sakura slowly fell to the ground next to shadow who also wasn't moving.
"You couldn't protect them last time who's to say you will be able to protect anyone this time. You're weak and too late as it is the Pink Little Fang is long gone along with her pet." The Anbu man said with a laugh.
Itachi look on in horror at his best friend and Shadow were on ground not moving as a puddle of blood rapidly growing under them. Sakura's suddenly head turned to look at Itachi with unseeing eyes before saying "Tachi-Kun why didn't you protect us? You just let him take us away from you why?"
Itachi shot up in his bed with a cry covered in sweat and tears. It had been four years since the incident that caused his nightmares but he still had them once in a while. Both he and Sakura had been put through counseling and it helped but somethings could not be truly helped. Nothing he did changed his nightmares all he could do was do his best to get stronger to protect his Kura-chan. His nightmares had all but gone away but their Genin graduations and his worry about not being on her team to protect her brought them back. He could only hope that the gods listened to his prayers every night and put her on his team today. He looked at the clock next to his bed to check the time and sighed at the blinking lights that said 4:00 AM. "Looks like it's another early morning. At least it means I can meditate to get my mind of my nightmare and take my time getting ready for team assignments today." He muttered to himself.
Itachi sat cross legged on his bed and did his best to meditate for the next hour. By the end of it he felt better not one hundred percent but defiantly better than when he woke up. He slowly got up and left his room with his new Genin outfit that his parents got him after he passed the exam yesterday. Not that anyone though he wouldn't pass it though. Both he and Sakura were the top students in the class. He took a nice hot shower and got dressed in the high collared dark blue shirt and black shorts with his ninja sandals and bandages going up to his knees. As soon as he left the bathroom with his Hitai-ate tied around his forehead he heard a loud "Aniki."
He looked down with a smile as Sasuke attaches himself to his legs. He poked his brothers head and said "Ototo what has you all excited this morning?"
"Todays the last day of the academy for summer and the last day I get to walk with you before you and Sakura-nee start training and missions." Sasuke said it as if it was obvious the reason he was awake at five in the morning when they don't leave for at least another two hours.
"Well let's go get some breakfast maybe we can make something for mother and surprise her."
Sasuke went to yell again in excitement but Itachi quickly covered his mouth and whispered "I swear Naruto being your best friend is not always the best influence. We don't want to wake mother or father up. Don't you want to surprise them?"
Sasuke glared at his brother for what he said about Naruto and looked like he wanted to argue but solemnly he nodded and the hand was removed from his mouth. "Naruto is not a bad influence but I'll leave it at that so that I don't wake mother and father up. Though I'm telling Naruto and Sakura-nee what you said." He replied as he walked off with a huff.
Itachi just followed his brother with a grin of course he was going to tell Sakura and Naruto. It just means he'll have to watch out for Sasuke and Naruto pranking him in the near future. It did not take him long to get the ingredients out for omelets and rice and make enough for him, Sasuke, and his parents. Once he was done as he was putting plates on the table his mother arrived with a smile. "I thought I smelled something good."
"Yes Sasuke and I were awake early and wanted to surprise you with breakfast so that you didn't have to worry about it" Itachi replied while Sasuke nodded his head eagerly.
Mikoto smiled at her children and hugged both of them. "You're both growing up so quickly. Next thing I know you'll fall in love and leave the house."
"Doesn't Tachi-Nii already love Sakura-Nee?" Sasuke asked innocently.
Itachi straightened up with a blush and looked down at his brother. He coughed before replying "Not all love is the same Ototo. You'll learn that someday."
Mikoto gave Itachi a knowing smile as he blushed harder and turned away to make sure everything was on the table. She wanted to say something to tease him but let it go for now. Things would work out in time they were too young for relationships at the moment anyways. "I'll go wake your father and we'll be out in a few."
"Ok mother everything should be on the table and ready by the time you come back out." Itachi replied.
Sasuke looked at his mother and brother in confusion. He shook his head with a sigh and thought 'I'll never understand adults or teenagers. I'm not even sure I ever want to grow up'
Breakfast was a short affair and soon it was time for Itachi and Sasuke to head out to meet Sakura and Naruto. Itachi looked up into the trees and could see an Anbu he recognized as Shisui trailing them to be sure nothing happened on the way to the gates they would meet their friends at. He relaxed slightly knowing who the Anbu was instead of it being another faceless mask that would kill his Kura. He glared at a batch of trees ahead thinking about his nightmare his eyes going slightly crimson before he got himself under control again. He would not let his nightmare come true even if they were on separate teams he would never let that horrible Anbu kill one of his precious people.
Itachi perked up and smiled as soon as he heard "Tachi-kun!" and saw his best friend.
Sakura had a new Genin outfit as well it seemed like Kakashi and the Hokage or Kushina went all out for her. She was wearing a sleeveless black and dark green hoodie with fishnet underneath, a dark green skirt with fishnet going down one leg and bandages down the other, knee high combat boots and fingerless gloves like Kakashi's. Her Hitai-ate was black cloth instead of the normal dark blue and was tied around her neck. Sakura's signature pink hair was tossed up in a bun held together by two senbon. She also had a tanto slung on her back. She twirled around and said with a slight blush "So what do you think Tachi? Kakashi-Nii and dad got it for me and gave this tanto"
Itachi tried his best to not blush but he could feel his face begin to grow warm. He closed his eyes and breathed out slowly before looking at her with a smile and said "You look awesome Kura. Though why a tanto?"
"According to Kakashi it has been in our family for years. It's called the white chakra sabre. Father had it before Kakashi graduated and Kakashi decided to give it to me as a graduation present. It's really cool but I'll tell you more about it later. We should get going before we are late for our last day." Sakura replied as her hand touched her new tanto.
Naruto and Sasuke looked at their siblings and then looked at each other before shaking their heads and started walking to the academy. They would never understand adults. The walk to the academy was uneventful and Naruto hugged Sakura as hard as he could before he ran off to class with his best friend. Sakura laughed at her brother and grabbed Itachi's wrist to run to class. She was excited to see what team she might be on and who her sensei might be. Kakashi had hinted that he knew who it was but refused to tell her no matter how much she begged him to. All he would say is that whoever her sensei was they were a good person. She certainly hoped he was a good person and a good sensei who actually trained them.
Shadow chuckled a little under his breath and followed his Genin and her best friend. 'They make a good pairing and will have strong pups if they ever get together. In years though it has to be a few years.' He thought to himself. "Hey cub, Itachi's fan club us going to murder you if they see you holding his hand."
Itachi and Sakura both turned bright red and she quickly let go of his wrist. "I wasn't holding his hand and his fan club already wants to kill be just because we are close as it is." She replied as soon as she was able to stop blushing.
Itachi groaned at the thought of his fan club he hoped that none of them were on his team. He thought he would die because they would never do anything other then stare or try to get his attention. They walked into the classroom and Itachi almost wanted to hide behind his pink haired best friend to get away from his fan club, but he knew that he would never hear the end of it if he had. Especially from Sakura and Shadow who would tell Shisui and he would be the worst. The last thing he needed was for Sasuke to think his cool older brother was afraid f some females that had a crush and thought they were in love. They quickly found a place to sit down and waited for their instructor to come in and announce the different teams.
After about 15 minutes an older Chunin walked into the room with a clipboard. He looked at the newest batch of Genin and smiled at them. There were some really good students in this batch, and he hoped most of them made it through their next test. "Ok everyone now is the moment you all have been waiting for the past 4 years. I will now assign you in teams of three. These teams will likely follow you until you are at least the Jounin rank. Some teams like the Ino, Shika, Cho formation are iconic for their teamwork in Konoha. You will all have a Jounin Sensei that will help to guide your team to be the best they can be. Now for the team…"
Itachi was silently freaking out and doing his best not to show it. He truly wanted to be on Sakura's team he didn't trust anyone else to protect her. He knew she was strong on her own but he wanted to be there for her to the best of his ability. He stopped thinking as he heard his name "Uchiha Itachi, Inuzuka Hana, and Hatake Sakura will be Team 9"
The instructor continued but Itachi and Sakura stopped pay attention as hey looked at each other with huge smiles. They were together on a team they couldn't have asked for anything more. Shadow sat between them with his tail wagging back and forth when he got an evil idea. He quickly licked both Sakura's and Itachi's faces leaving as much slobber as he could. Both teens gave disgusted groans and wiped their faces while glaring at Shadow. "At leas Hana isn't in your fan club Tachi at least not that we know of. If she is she is very much undercover" Sakura whispered.
Currently I'm going to try and update on Monday's when I can. With Itachi's Genin outfit I googled it and pretty much picture Sasuke's Genin outfit maybe a little different.
I have an idea of who their Sensei might be, but I would love to hear your Ideas. Please leave a review and tell me what you think.
