There is a reason

Chapter 14: some Time Skipping: Meeting an Uchiha

Koomahana

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"Terumī Mei I can't belief you lied to them!" Yagura shouted the second he was alone with his female student, true that she was his only one left but that didn't mean she could use her little sister's name. "They're our allies! What'll you do when you meet with them again?"

"Tsunade-sama already knows," Mei reassured with a smile. "I told her before she started my training, I asked her not to tell anyone until after she left the hidden mist."

"Really?" Yagura asked from his bed, his brow rising curiously, "Pray tell, what was her reaction?"

"You don't want to know," Mei answered, pressing one hand to her mouth as if she was sick.

"Why'd you use your little sister's name?" Yagura asked with a sigh, leaning against his mound of pillows tiredly. "You do realize that could have back fired right?"

"Yeah I know," Mei agreed with a sad looking smile. "But Yuriko-chan said that every Kunochi needs a fake name."

"She gave you permission?" Yagura asked with a raised eyebrow, "Your little sister, who throws frying pans at your head for a living, gave you permission to use her name as an alias?"

"Umm..." Mei smiled shyly at her teacher, her cheeks reddening slightly. "...Technically..."

THW—ACK "IDIOT!" "OW!"

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"Congratulations Sakura-chan," Hiruzen chuckled as he signed the papers on his desk. "You now have two older sisters, Fubuki and Tayuya!" Sakura laughed as she hugged her newly named sisters. Mebuki and Kizashi, her parents, had decided that their similarity to Sakura was uncanny, so they decided to adopt the two older girls—their heartbreaking tales had nothing to do with it.

"Dose this mean we can enter the academy?" Fubuki asked with wide hopeful eyes to her new parents, Mebuki and Kizashi chuckled and agreed to enter the both of them into the academy.

"No," one of the village council members snapped, surprising the five Haruno's

"Yes," Hiruzen corrected just as quickly that the old man had spoken. "I see no point in preventing two, very smart, little girls entrance to our academy. They will have a lot of work to do if they want to catch up to their class mates though..."

"We can do it!" Tayuya shouted worriedly, "We can catch up to our classmates! Please let us enter the academy!"

"We'll be the top of our classes faster then anyone can blink," Fubuki agreed just as quickly as her panicking sister. "We'll be the top students and exceed your expectations—"

"Whoa, whoa there little ones," Hiruzen chuckled waving a passive hand at the two panicking girls. "I said you can enter the academy. I'm not too worried about your grades, I know you both will do well and become two of our best kunochi's yet."

"What'a bout me?" Sakura asked as she peaked around Fubuki with wide curious eyes. "Can I get in the academ-ty too?"

"You'll have to wait until you're a little older Sakura-chan," Hiruzen said with an amused smile at the girl. "Your three, most don't enter the academy until they're six."

"But I wana be with my sisters," Sakura whined looking up at her mother pleadingly

"You'll have to work on your speech," Mebuki said as she kneeled and patted her daughter's head gently. "And your writing and reading will have to improve too, all of that takes time. Especially if you want to pass the entrance examines, that takes a lot of studying too."

"I can do it," Sakura reassured her mother, looking back at Hiruzen with her best puppy dog eyes. "Pweelse let me try,"

"Alright," Hiruzen chuckled, giving into the youngest pinkette's big watery eyes. "I'll give you a year to prepare. If you don't make it when you're four you can try again when you're six, okay?"

"Whys not agwain next year?" Sakura asked curiously, tilting her head to the side. "Whys I wait two years to try again?"

"You're very smart," Hiruzen smiled. "Because that's when other's your age will be entering the academy, don't you want to be with kids your own age?"

"No," Sakura answered bluntly "I wana be with my sisters."

"We'll just have to see then," Hiruzen chuckled at the pinkette. "We'll see how you do on your test, if you get ninety percent, we'll allow you entrance when you're four, okay?"

"But lord Hokage," Mebuki call, worry in her green eyes. "Sakura-chan will be four in three months..." Sakura giggled cheerfully, Tayuya cheered shouting how smart her new baby sister was and Fubuki just smirked knowingly at Hiruzen, amusement shinning in her bright green eyes.

"Oppose..." Hiruzen sighed and resisted the urge to rub at his nose, his three council members turned to glare irritated at him, undoubtedly already thinking of things to call him when the family left.

"You prowmissed!" Sakura shouted with a wide smile. "A prowmiss is a prowmiss! I enter when I'm four and take the test! If I pass I can enter the acadam-ty with my sisters!"

"And if you fail you try again when your six," Hiruzen reminded the girl

"I won't fail," Sakura said with a wide smile and bright eyes. "That a promise!"

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Two weeks after their adoption, Tayuya and Fubuki entered the Konoha Academy for their first exam. An hour later, the two all but skipped out of the academy waving their tests at their parents proudly. Tayuya had gotten a passing 78 percent while Fubuki had gotten the highest score in the exam—a whopping 95 percent.

"Nice job Nee-chan!" Sakura cheered as Fubuki and Tayuya stopped beside her

"It's all thanks to you Sakura-chan," Tayuya cheered as she swept the smaller girl into a tight hug. "I couldn't have passed if you didn't help me with my reading."

"I couldn't have passed if you didn't make those flash cards," Fubuki agreed as she patted Sakura on the head. "You'll defiantly pass the exam when it's your turn. Study hard while we're at school okay?"

"Okay!" Sakura giggled cheerfully, knowing her own examine would be in two and half months. "It's a promise!"

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It had taken some time to find a new house for all five of them, but they did find one that was close to the academy. The house was wooden and beautiful in every meaning of the word; the three girls never noticed how both Mebuki and Kizashi had shared a knowing look when they first saw the house. It had a large back yard with several large tree's and the house was two stories with two extra guest rooms plus the three bedrooms for the girls and the main bedroom. The house almost seemed to have been built for the Haruno family, going so far with the circle crest on the staircase and the moldings; unnoticed to the untrained eye. There were flower's carved onto Sakura's door, multiple snowflakes on Fubuki's door and dancing leafs on Tayuya's. Mebuki and Kizashi's bedroom door had dancing butterflies, flowers and leaves swirled into the circle of the Haruno crest.

"Sakura-chan are you okay?" Tayuya called as she knocked on the now familiar bedroom door, she didn't hear anything from the other side and the silence in the early morning was enough to worry her—Sakura was an early riser.

"It's the day of the exam, why isn't she awake?" Fubuki asked as she and Tayuya shared a worried look. Tayuya slowly opened the door to Sakura's room. Inside was a complete mess, which was not natural to Sakura, Tayuya maybe but not Sakura. Tayuya automatically screamed for her adoptive mother, worry and fear projected in her voice making it echo inside their home. Fubuki was much calmer as she entered the room carefully and searched for something that wasn't supposed to be present. Fubuki ignored Mebuki and Kizashi's worried talking as she continued to examine her baby sister's room.

"Got it," Fubuki said, silencing her panicking family as she squatted on the floor before the window, her eyes locked onto a small puddle of blood. "Sakura-chan must have landed a hit on the person who took her; either that or she cut herself again."

"Again?" Tayuya asked as she stepped into the room to examine the small palm sized puddle of blood. "Why dose she do that? It could get infected if she's not careful."

"Don't be silly Tayuya," Fubuki scolded halfheartedly, she rose and pointed at the window rail. "She left us a trail to fallow. This is helpful to us not a hindrance; Sakura is a very smart little girl."

"What are we going to do?" Tayuya asked examining the bloody window pain.

"You go to lord Hokage and tell him what's going on," Fubuki answered as she stepped onto the rail and looked around her for the next bloody drop. "I'm going after Sakura-chan."

"No!" Mebuki shouted automatically but it was too late, Fubuki was already gone and Tayuya was climbing out the window as well. "Kizashi go with Tayuya!" Mebuki snapped as she hurried towards the window herself. "I'll fallow Fubuki, it's better if she has someone with her."

"Alright, be safe," Kizashi called as he fallowed after Tayuya easily. He may have still been a genin when his daughter was taken, but he had taken the chunin examine and passed. He was never going to let someone take his daughter again—any of them.

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He was listening to his instructor about the test he would have to pass if he wanted to graduate early, but he found something else more transfixing then the Chunin's slow and low grumble of words. A flash of his Sharingan revealed that the disturbance behind the chunin was a man running through the tree's... carrying something small and pink over his shoulder. Itachi found the strange man curious and left before his instructor finished his sentence, disappearing quickly and giving chase to the strange man. When he caught up, he saw that the small pink thing over the man's shoulder was a child, a child with bound hands and unconscious. Hearing a loud wail in the air, he quickly took cover into a low bush. The man must have seen him because he through a kunai at him, he barely dodged in time; the kunai flew past and hit a small rabbit, making it give out a loud ear shattering scream.

"Amber alert! Amber alert! All shinobi search and rescue one Sakura Haruno! She has pink hair! Amber alert! Amber alert! All shinobi search and rescue one pink haired girl!"

He blinked back at the village wall in curiosity, that voice was slightly panicked sounding and the alarm had gone and frightened the strange man... he hissed and quickly tore after the man as quickly as he could. The strange man was carrying a bound pink haired little girl, he was jumpy and wounded in his left leg. The man had kidnapped one of the children of Konohagakure, weather or not this was a test, he would rescue the little girl quickly and effectively.

No one kidnapped a citizen of Konoha with the thought of getting away with it

When he found the strange man still running through the high treetops, he quickly noticed that the wound in the man's leg had gotten worse; leaving behind a wider trail and a stronger scent. Snapping off a small tree limb (he had no weapons on himself a small branch would have to do) he burst forward with as much speed as he could muster and attacked the strange man. He started with kicking the strange man in the back of the head, fallowed by slamming the sharp end of his twig branch into the man's right leg. The man screamed and fell forward, out of the treetops and releasing the girl he had kidnapped. He burst forward a second time, landing against a tree with the tiny knocked out child in his arm. He looked down at the bound child and saw that her mouth was gagged as well... and that she was about the same age as his little brother. Resisting the urge to wound the man further, he turned and ran as fast as he could, taking to the tree tops where he would come across more of his own fellow shinobi.

A little over an hour later he reached the first wall of his village, he paid the two guards there no mind as he ran past them and continued further into the village. Just as he left the first tree line in the village and landed on the first house he came across, a relieved voice screamed out into the air, drawing his attention immanently.

"Sakura!" Mebuki shouted rushing towards him with a few Anbu's close behind her and Fubuki beside her. "Did that man hurt her? Is she okay?!"

"She appears to be just fine," he answered calmly when the team landed on the same roof and Mebuki swept forward for the girl and calmly held the pinkette out to the panicking blonde and older pinkette. "The man was already hurt when I caught up to him, it wasn't hard to take her from him."

Fubuki snatched Sakura up from his arms and quickly removed her binds, pulling the gag out gently to feel for the girl's breath while tears welled up in her eyes. Mebuki quickly kneeled and held both of her daughters close to her, tears falling from her eyes as she chuckled and whispered her thanks to the gods. The black haired boy stared at the three for a moment before he turned away from them, Just as he was about to jump away, he felt someone wrap their fingers around his wrist and pull him back slightly. Turning to look back at the person holding on to him, he stared down into Fubuki's tearful but smiling face.

"You're Tayuya's classmate, Itachi Uchiha right?" Fubuki asked, to which the boy nodded in agreement. "Thank you for saving my sister, I am in your debt." Fubuki released him and curled her self around Sakura who was still soundly asleep in her arms. "If you ever need anything, just ask."

Mebuki chuckled and patted Fubuki's head, Itachi stared again for a moment before he turned to leave again, only this time he felt someone else grab onto him. Mebuki laughed as she pulled Itachi into their hug, smothering the top of his head with words of thanks and kisses—something only his mother did. The Anbu team that was fallowing them chuckled at the scene, glade that the stoic boy could show emotion—they would have to find new ways to see him blush.

"I'm sorry to interrupt," the captain said as he stepped forward, a smile in his voice. "But where is the man who kidnapped Young Haruno-san?"

"I last saw him in that direction," Itachi said as he pointed in the direction that he had left the strange man. "He has a bad leg and he fell from the trees, I think he's hurt pretty bad."

"Looks like you hit your mark after all captain," the second in command chuckled as the team hurried into the forest. Itachi sighed as Mebuki tightened her hold on him, not letting him fallow after the team.

"Will you have breakfast with us, Uchiha-san?" Mebuki asked as she released both Itachi and Fubuki, rising to her full height. "It's the least we can do..." Itachi was about to protest but his stomach rumbled, the look on the blonde's face told Itachi he no longer had a choice in manner.

"Come on," Mebuki ordered as she grabbed Itachi's wrist and pulled him towards her home, Fubuki chuckled as she adjusted her hold on Sakura. "Let's introduce you to the rest of the family..." Itachi sighed as the blonde dragged him away, not wanting to be rude but feeling a little irritated with Fubuki's amused expression.

"Don't worry," Fubuki said as she ran beside him on the roofs. "She only get's worse if she decides to adopt you."

"I heard that," Mebuki mock-glared at her eldest

"Heard what, mother-dearest?" Fubuki asked with an innocent expression. "I didn't say anything..." Mebuki snorted and continued returning home, with Itachi in one hand while Fubuki held Sakura protectively. Fubuki gave Itachi a victorious smirk, her eyes lighting up like fireworks.

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Okay so I know that I have to make the 28th chapter at least normal to the original story line, Team seven gets formed in it, but how do I go about it? Some changes have been made...

The Uchiha clan got socializing with the rest of the village and with Itachi taking his sweet time in the academy and taking his time advancing with his team instead of advancing through the ranks as fast as he wanted (forced), Danzo's theory and demands got shot to hell so the massacre never happened.

I know that in the 28th chapter should be a time skip of when Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura graduate together with the rest of the rookies; I just don't know if I should basically fallow the time line after that.

I know that when they go to the land of waves for the bridge builder... oh crud did I just mess that up? The bridge builder originally went to Konoha because the mist couldn't be trusted right?

What reason dose he have for wanting the leaf's help when the mist is ready, able and completely (slightly) sane?

I know what I want to write for that particular chapter, but I don't know how to go about it...

But I had plans for when they went into the land of waves... I haven't written it down yet but... should I just skip to it?

Skip the graduation and bell test and go straight to when Yagura senses Sakura in his land's borders? Should I do that?

By the way, how clear do most four year old's speak?

Just curious, I'm a little worried that I might have made Sakura too clear...

Thoughts are helpful

Opinions are wonderful

Helpful criticismis lovely! Just don't cripple me okay? (Yes someone has actually tried to do so, I was shocked by their review which leads to my next request! )

Please no cursing!

And don't forget to rate and review!

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