Chapter Seven: Uchiha Kaito

A few days after Mikoto began teaching me how to be a kunoichi, Mama, Naru-kun and I began to notice a few changes around the compound.

Before my brother came along, the only person in our clan, besides Mikoto, Fugaku, Shisui, Itachi and Sasuke, that liked us was a man named Kaito.

He liked Mama. A lot. Like...he-kinda-wants-to-marry-her-but-she's-totally-oblivious-of-his-feelings kinda 'like'.

Or at least that's wha he told me when he asked me what my Mama liked. I found it odd that he'd pour all his feelings on a three year old. My guess was that he was on the Prune-People side.

Old people are wierd. Why didn't he just ask her out or something?

Of course, I didn't see what was so important about going outside with someone...but some of the teenagers in town were always talking about asking someone out, so it must have meant something.

'I wonder if Ita-oniisan has ever gone out with a girl before...' I thought to myself.

Besides Kaito liking Mama, Naru-kun and I, we also noticed that people weren't openly yelling at us anymore...in fact...

It was like none of us existed to them.

Life was a little lonely.

But, Kaito came over alot more often.

"Who's that guy?" Naruto asked me, as we sat on the staircase, peeking between the bars of the railing, watching Mama greet Kaito.

"That's Uchiha Kaito...he's one of the few Uchiha who work as regular ninjas. Most of us work as police."

"Why's he here?"

"He wants to go out with Mama." I replied on 'Sammy', knowing Mama could hear us whispering...since she was all...Nin-nin. I didn't want to ruin the surprise.

"What is...so...g-gre-great ab-about go-ing outside?" Naruto asked in a slow, hesitant voice, stuttering over the words in 'Sammy'.

It was always amusing.

"I'm not sure." I answered, switching back to our normal language.

"Huh."

"He comes over a lot...sometimes he brings flowers...now a days it's chocolates." I continued on, "Sometimes he brings me toys too!"

"Awesome!" He grinned, "Do ya think he'll bring me something too?"

"Sooner or later, yeah...if he wants to go out wih my Mama." I replied firmly, watching the tall man like a hawk as he brushed a piece of Mama's blond hair from her face.

Part of me didn't like him. Another part said Mama deserved him.

Part of me felt like he was trying to push Papa out of the picture...

The other part scoffed and told me to grow up. Mama shouldn't have to stay alone, just because I was clinging onto the memory of a person I didn't even have a memory of.

Mama looked happy enough.

From where I was sitting, I could see the happy, but kinda shy smile on her face. Her cheeks were a little red and she was fidgetting a bit, but she was happy.

I was glad...

She was sick...so she needed to be as happy as possible while she still could be.

"Naruto, it's time to start Operation-Make-Mama-And-Kaito-Fall-In-Love!"

Naru-kun nodded before his eyebrows furrowed, "Fa-rrrrr. Farrr...Farr...LLLLLLLLL. Fa-llll...FALL!"

I clapped happily, "You finally for the 'L' sound right!"

"I got it! I got it! Dattebayo!" He cheered. I quickly shushed him before glancing back at Mama.

She and Kaito were watching us with content smiles. My eyes glanced down to their hands, which were clasped together.

'Oh wow...when did I miss that?' I asked myself, barely noticing the fact that it came out in 'Sammy'. 'When did they get that close?'


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Our plan to get Mama in a relationship seemed to fail at every corner. First, no jewelry store would sell us a pretty enough engagement ring for some weird reason.

Then, Mama and Kaito kept telling us to go play with Sasuke-nii, who showed up half an hour after Kaito came.

"So...why are we trying to get Kaito to marry Aunt Himawari?" He asked for the third time.

Naru-kun and I snorted and my brother spoke, "Because..."

I look crossed his face and he looked to me in confusion.

"They're absolutely ADORABLE together." I explained. It was the simplest reason in all the Elemental Countries.

"Plus Mama told me that when a man and a woman love each other very much, they have babies! I want a sister this time, since I got stuck with three brothers." I added as an after-thought, "Not that I don't love you guys."

Naruto's face scrunched up, "Love is gross."

I gasped, staring at him in horror, "Naru-kun! That's like saying ramen doesn't taste good! Or that the Hokage is the weakest shinobi in the world!"

Sasuke and Naruto stared at each other, but I wasn't done.

"It's like saying...saying...it's like saying that the only perpose ninjas have is to do D-rank missions for those crummy civilians!" I continued on, "Without love, none of us would be alive right now! Love is the reason ninja fight to protect this village- because we love our home and all the people in it!"

Naruto and Sasuke stared at me, dumb-founded, before my blond brother began to clap.

I bowed quickly, ignoring a thought that entered my mind and made me want to freeze. 'It's like saying Tobi is not a good boy.'

I shook my head to get rid of the lollipop man from my nightmares.

"This is why Mama and Kaito must fall in love."

Sasuke raised his hand, as though afraid to speak out of turn. I think I finally trained one of my brothers.

"Yes, Sasuke-nii?"

"I think they're already in love."

"WHAT?!"

"Yeah...they left five minutes ago on a date. They told me to tell you."

I looked over to Naru-kun, "Naruto! Do you know what this means?"

"No...what?"

"OUR PLAN WORKED! WE DID SUCH A PROFESSIONAL JOB, WE DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE IT WAS WORKING!"

"Yeah!" Naruto cheered and we high-fived each other, grinning.


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We spent the night at Sasuke-nii's house, since Mama and Kaito wouldn't be coming home for a while. Aunt Mikoto looked very excited when I told her they were going out.

I still didn't see the big deal of going outside alone with someone.

Uncle Fugaku wasn't as used to Naruto-kun as Mikoto, so he spent most of dinner staring at him as Naruto and I chattered on about how we were doing at home.

I noticed Aunt Mikoto flinched whenever Naruto let slip a 'Dattebayo' in his excitement.

Adults were weird.


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Mama picked us up the next morning, with a massive smile on her face. Mikoto teased her about something, making her blush before we left.

"Mama..." I began, looking up to her as we walked back home, "Are you in love with Kaito?"

She stumbled for a moment, and looked down at us. Naruto and I grinned up at her cheekily.

A pink tinge began to cover her face, and it continued to darken over time.

"Ah- Well- Uh...STOP GRINNNING LIKE THAT!" She whined loudly, and refused to look at us.

My brother and I snickered. Mama was so cute.

"When are you getting married?!" Naruto asked, and once again Mama stumbled.

She was very clutzy for an ex-kunoichi.

"We're not going to- It's too early for us to be thinking about- Why am I telling you two this?" She asked us, looked at us with a questioning expression.

"Because you love us?"

"Cheeky little brats." Mama sighed, "You're too young to be asking me when I'm getting married...go back to thinking boys and girls have cooties, both of you."

Naruto paused, "Wait...girls have cooties?!"

"Eew...I touched Naruto...now I have his cooties!" I whined, wiping my hands off on Mama's shirt while Naruto leapt away from me.

"GROSS!" We cried out in sync before running ahead of Mama and into our home.


So...I think I made Tobi sound like a pedophile in this chapter by accident.

That aside-

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