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Now, without further ado, the reunion of the Uchiha siblings!

Jiraiya-sama and I walked towards Ichiraku Ramen together to find Naruto.

"So why is Kakashi being so protective of you? I know you two are a couple, but I've seen you fight, Kaede, and you're no joke."

"Don't worry about it, Jiraiya-sama," I said with a soft smile on my face as my hands settled over my stomach. "I'm perfectly capable of protecting myself. Even if I'm not able to use my full strength right now, I know you and Naruto won't let anything happen to me."

Jiraiya-sama looked at me with a smile.

We had reached the Ramen bar.

"You weren't joking, Kaede, he does eat ramen all the time." Jiraiya-sama said with a chuckle.

"Ero-senin!" Naruto exclaimed with a mouth full of ramen.

"'Ero-senin?'" I asked with a chuckle.

"I really wish you wouldn't call me that..." Jiraiya-sama said glumly.

I laughed merrily.

"Kaede-nee-chan? Do you and Ero-senin know each other?"

"A little. You see, my jonin sensei was on the same genin team as Jiraiya-sama. Since Tsunade-sama wasn't around much after Tomoyo-sensei died, Jiraiya-sama looked after me and my training. Of course, my style is much different from Jiraiya-sama's, but he did help me master one jutsu in particular that I'm very fond of."

Naruto finished his meal and thanked the chef before following Jiraiya-sama and myself out onto the streets of Konoha. Jiraiya-sama told him that we were going to leave the village in search of a very special woman.

"What? Why do I have to go on a research trip with you, Ero-senin? You shouldn't go either, Nee-chan. He might peep on you."

"I would never!" Jiraiya-sama insisted. "Besides that, this isn't just some normal research trip. There's a special woman I have some questions for."

Naruto gave him a confused, skeptical look.

"I have no time to waste on your perverted stuff. And there's no way I'm letting you take Kaede-nee-chan on one of these research trips."

"You know I can make up my own mind, Naruto," I said. "I trust Jiraiya-sama with my life. This is a very important trip."

"But I have to train!" Naruto insisted. "I'm going to make Kakashi-sensei teach me something like chidori!"

"Chidori's not really your type of move," Jiraiya-sama said.

"You need sharingan for it to be truly effective."

"More importantly, the woman I'm talking about is really hot. You want to see her, right?"

"No way!" Naruto insisted. "I'm not a kid who can easily be convinced by a perv like you."

"Looks like I have no other choice then...What a shame...I know a jutsu that's way more powerful then chidori...Kaede here said for sure you'd want to learn it...I'll just have to ask Sasuke."

"I changed my mind! I'll go!" Naruto shouted. He grabbed my hand and dragged me back home. "Come on, Kaede-nee-chan! We have to pack!"

At home, I heard Sasuke in the basement.

"Sasuke! Naruto and I are going on a little trip with Jiraiya-sama! Be good for Kakashi, ok? He's in charge!"

He didn't respond, but I knew he heard me.

After my bag was packed, I went to check on Naruto. He was stuffing pretty much everything he owned into his bag.

"You know you have to carry that, right?"

"I know!"

"I'm not carrying that for you, and neither is Jiraiya-sama. So pack lighter. We're not going to be gone so long that you need to pack everything you own."

After Naruto "packed lighter" we met Jiraiya-sama at the gate. He looked at Naruto with amusement in his eyes.

"You should have seen his bag before I made him pack lighter..."

"So what kind of technique are you going to teach me this time, Ero-senin?" Naruto asked as we started walking. "You taught me the water walk jutsu last time. Teach me the next one! Come one, Ero-senin!"

I sighed heavily. I loved the kid, but he was getting over excited and I could tell it was annoying Jiraiya-sama.

"'Ero-senin, Ero-senin...' You really don't know how great I am, do you?"

"What? A great pervert?"

That struck a nerve with the great toad sage.

Jiraiya-sama struck a pose on the bridge we had come across.

"The title 'Toad Sage' is merely a disguise! I shall tell you my true identity! I am one of the Sannin! The great Jiraiya!"

Naruto didn't look impressed and just kept walking over the bridge.

"Hey, Hey Ero-senin!"

"I told you kid, it's Jiraiya..."

"You better get used to it, Jiraiya-sama..." I said. "Once Naruto sets his mind to something, nothing can change it."

"Since a great Ero-senin like you chose me to be your companion, that means I must have great talent within me, right?"

I smiled. I knew the reason why Jiraiya-sama had chosen Naruto was because of who his parents were.

"The Yondaime Hokage was once my apprentince."

Was he seriously going to tell him?

"And you're very similar to the Yondaime. That's the only reason."

Internally, I sighed with relief. I wanted to tell Naruto who his parents were, but now wasn't the time. He was still too young.

"I'm...like the Yondaime..." Naruto said softly.

I smiled at the young blond.

Naruto gave a victorious cry before running forward.

"If I'm similar to the Fourth, that means I have the same talent as him, right?!"

Naruto and Jiraiya-sama continued being goof balls for a while until we reached the next town.

We came to an inn within the city and Jiraiya-sama said we'd stay there for the night.

"Eh? I can still walk!" Naruto insisted.

"Naruto, be good and listen to your master."

"But Nee-chan!"

Just then a beautiful woman walked by and winked at Jiraiya-sama, causing Naruto and the Toad Sage to start drooling.

"Idiots...Come on Naruto. Let's go upstairs. I think Jiraiya-sama has someone he wants to go meet."

"But Nee-chan!"

"We can work on your chakra control. I'm sure it will be essential for this new Jutsu that Jiraiya-sama wants to teach you."

I went up to our room, followed by a still reluctant Naruto who was mumbling about his master being a pervert.

We went up to our room where I instructed Naruto on how to mold his chakra more effectively. While he worked on that, I sat in quite meditation. Unfortunately, I drifted into some long suppressed memories.

I ran through the forests on the outskirts of the village. He was here again. The masked man that attacked the village. The one that had a chakra similar to Obito's. This is my chance to finally figure out who he was. They were conversing.

"You slipped through extra tight Leaf security and went to examine Nakano Shrine's secret stone tablet. Only the Uchiha know its location. Since then, I've kept an eye on your movements, and looked into what kind of character you are and what your ideology is."

"Well then, that saves me time."

"You already know that I bear hatred towards both Konoha and my own clan..."

He's one of us? Is he...?

"I have terms...I will help yiou exact revenge upon the Uchiha clan."

My eyes went wide. What was going on? Why would my younger brother hurt the clan? Why? What was going on?

Fearing my safety, I fled. I'm not sure if my presence was sensed, but I was not followed.

I sat in my room and contemplated what to do. Kakashi was on a mission. Mother and Father wouldn't believe me. This didn't make sense. Why would Itachi betray our clan?

I heard footsteps across the hall...in Itachi's room.

I entered his room without knocking. He was fastening his ANBU gear.

"Going on a mission?"

"Yeah."

"Have a minute to spare on your big sister?"

He paused for a moment, thinking, but nodded. we sat on the bed next to each other.

"You've grown up Itachi. You're not a little kid anymore. You've seen so much in your life. You're only 14, but you're an ANBU captain. You're the pride of the clan. But you've just lost your best friend. What's worse, you've been accused by your own clansmen of taking that friend's life."

"What are you getting at, Kaede-nee?"

"I know things are hard right now, but that's no reason to betray the clan!"

Tears were flowing down my cheeks now.

"Kaede-nee...so that was you back there..."

"Why would you do this, Itachi? Who is that man?"

"Uchiha Madara."

"Uchiha...Madara?"

So it wasn't Obito after all...

"As for your other question...I'm preventing a war."

"A war?"

"Father has kept you, Naruto, and Sasuke out of this, but he's been planning a coup against Konoha."

"A coup? But why?"

"He doesn't like the way that we've been treated since the Kyuubi attack. Father plans to rise up against the village. But once a civil war breaks out, it won't be long before full war breaks out and another village tries to take advantage of the chaos. I'm trying to protect the village I love, and my siblings. If I don't do this, then Danzo-sama will have his ANBU do it for me...and you and Sasuke will not be spared."

"Danzo...that bastard...This shouldn't be your burden to bare alone, Itachi...Let me help you!"

"Can you really do it? Can you betray your clan?"

"If it means protecting my brothers, I can do anything."

Itachi thought for a moment. "Fine. Madara is helping with this, so you must have a valid excuse for why you would do this."

I thought back to the treatment of Obito by the clan...that could work.

I got my mission gear on and prepared for what was to come. Itachi said that Naruto and Sasuke were not to be harmed by Madara. He'd used the excuse that Sasuke wasn't worth killing, while Naruto wasn't part of this and shouldn't get involved.

We met Madara in the clearing.

"Itachi...I remember you said you didn't want your sister killed, but I don't recall you saying she would be involved in this."

"I bare hatred for this clan just like you do, Madara-sama. This clan never respected the man I loved. I will have revenge for him."

"Oh? And who was this man?"

"Uchiha Obito."

Madara paused for a moment, then nodded. "Very well. Are you prepared for what you are to do?"

"I can do anything." I said and activated my mangekyo sharingan.

"I see you have the mangekyo."

"Yes. My genin team was slaughtered protecting me. I have not had much practice with them, but I do have them."

He nodded in understanding.

"Well then, let us begin."

What I did that night, can't be erased. I would see it every night in my nightmares for years to come. I killed countless people...my own family...

I came into my family's living room just after Itachi had killed our parents. He was crying. I hugged my younger brother and kissed his cheek.

"Naruto and Sasuke are coming...I can sense their chakra. They're already inside the compound."

"Then there isn't much time. There's one last thing I have to do."

"What's that, Itachi? Everyone else is already dead. What else is there to do?"

"This."

Before I could react, Itachi had thrust his katana into my chest, just as Sasuke and Naruto entered the room.

"I...ta...chi...why?"He had purposely avoided hitting anything that would kill me. He just wanted to wound me. Make it seem like he had tried to kill me.

He used his mangekyo sharingan on me.

Inside the dreamscape, he spoke to me.

"This is my burden to bare, Kaede-nee. I am undertaking a secret mission after this to spy on Madara. You need to be here for Naruto and Sasuke."

"Why didn't you tell me, Itachi?"

"Because you would have tried to come with me. You're a good big sister, Kaede-nee, but now Sasuke and Naruto need you more than I do. Please, protect them for me. Keep them strong. And one day, help Sasuke take my life in revenge for the clan. That is the only way I can atone for my sins."

"Sins? You protected the village? And I helped you?! You don't have to do this alone, Itachi!"

"Yes, I do. I failed to prevent this from happening. It was my duty to the clan and the village to end things peacefully. To protect Shisui! And I couldn't. If I had been more diligent...I could have protected Shisui from Danzo-sama..."

"What happened to Shisui, Itachi?"

"Danzo-sama stole his eye because he didn't trust him. Shisui gave the other eye to me before falling into the river. I couldn't protect him, Nee-chan! Or this clan! But I can protect you and our brothers!"

When I awoke again, I was in the hospital. My chest was bandaged. And Itachi was gone.

A knock at the door broke my meditation, pulling me from the memories of the past. Thank goodness.

I opened the door and was met with a pair of eyes that matched my own.

"I...ta...chi..."

Naruto rushed in front of me, determined to protect me.

"What are you doing here, traitor!" he shouted.

Itachi caught me in his mangekyo sharingan and sent us into the Tsukuyomi dreamscape.

"You know, this is really bad for your eyes..." I said.

"Do not lecture me, Kaede-nee..."

I smiled and hugged my brother.

"It's good to see you, Otouto. Are you taking care of yourself? Are you eating enough? Madara isn't giving you trouble, is he?"

"I'm fine, Nee-chan."

"Then why are you here?"

"I'm here to remind Danzo-sama and the elders that I'm still alive, and if anything happens to you or our brothers, that there will be hell to pay."

"So...word about Sandaime-sama's death has reached even you, huh..."

"Yes. But I also come with a warning for you. The group Madara is running from the shadows, the Akatsuki...they're after the bijuu...after Naruto..."

"So I've heard. Jiraiya-sama brought back similar intel."

"You must do your best to protect Naruto from the growing threat against him."

"If he'll let me...lately the boy's been trying to protect me."

"Why's that?"

"I'm pregnant."

AN: And there you have it. It's official. Kaede and Kakashi are having a kid. She's met "the masked man". And she helped kill her clan. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Reviews make me happy :)