Yeahh... really, really distracted right now. Watching a good TV show.

Enjoy. I don't own Naruto.

Third Person!

Tiburon stretched boredly as he stood at the front gate of the village, waiting for Sanaa, her parents, Sori-Danna, Hidan-oji, and Kuzu-oji to show up. His mother was standing a few feet from him with his father and she was having a debate with Sasuke, Jūgo, Suigetsu, Shikamaru, Kiba, and Neji about the effectiveness of something called a spork from her land and how they were more useful than chopsticks and normal kitchen utensils.

Itachi was standing beside her, his arm around her waist and a deadpan expression on his face as he watched her argue. Kisame was next to him, grinning at Alice's enthusiasm.

"What is she talking about?"

Tiburon glanced over his shoulder and raised his eyebrow at his best male friend and teammate. Cielo looked confused as he watched Alice rant, his stoic face contorted by blatant mystification.

Tiburon shrugged. "Who knows? My mom is nuts."

Cielo smirked at that, his blue eyes glinting with amusement. "Yes she is. But that's what makes her fun to be around."

"I guess so." Tiburon stated, glancing at his mother. He glanced around. "Where's Sable?"

Cielo pointed towards the trees off to the side of the gate. "She's with Akamaru and Ash over there."

"Oh." Tiburon nodded. He yawned again and sighed. "Why the hell are they so slow in getting here?"

"Shut your fucking trap you little brat."

Tiburon looked towards the gate to see Hidan glaring at him. The others were standing around him, their attention on Alice who merely waved in their direction and went straight back to her discussion.

"Hey Hidan-oji." Tiburon waved. Hidan scoffed and shook his head but didn't comment as Sanaa ran by him.

"Tibby! Cielo!" Sanaa cheered. She ran towards them and tackled Tiburon. He caught her skillfully and hugged her back. Cielo took on her hug when she moved onto him like a professional and he patted her head boredly.

"I missed you guys!" Sanaa told them. "I'm jealous that you two got to come here earlier. I tried to get Daddy and Sori-Danna to come sooner, but Sori-Danna refused." She huffed and crossed her arms. "I was so bored, yeah!"

Tiburon smirked at her. "We'll you're here now so chill." He shouldered her before doing the same to Cielo. "Wanna go explore?"

"We need to ask first." Sanaa told him.

"No we don't." Tiburon sighed. "Mom and Sori-Danna are having a sarcasm war right now." He pointed in their direction. Cielo and Sanaa looked around to see Alice and Sasori standing a foot from one another, both of them smirking and exchanging playful banter. Everyone else was watching with amusement, shock, disgust, or they wore a deadpan expression.

"They'll be here all night." Tiburon continued. "Let's go."

"I'm going to tell them anyways." Sanaa stated firmly.

"We'll wait for you, Sanaa." Cielo assured her. "Go ahead."

She smiled at him before running back to her parents. Tiburon sighed and shook his head.

Cielo raised his eyebrow at Tiburon, silently communicating.

Tiburon glanced at him. "When we were little, we were kidnapped because we left our parents' sights. She's been paranoid about it ever since. I don't blame her, but we're ninjas now. We can take care of ourselves. Not to mention, we're in Konoha."

"You can never be too careful." Cielo told Tiburon.

"You sound like my mom." Tiburon deadpanned.

Cielo chuckled. "Yes. I suppose she has rubbed off on me. I have heard her say that many times. However, your dad says I'm more like Sasori because I do not have as much of a temper as Alice."

Tiburon shrugged. "Either way, they're both ridiculous. Especially when they're together." He watched Sanaa jog back to them, a smile on her face. "Well?"

"They said we can go, but we have to take Sable and Ash with us." Sanaa told them. "And we have to be home before dark or Icy is going to come looking for us with Hidan-oji's scythe."

Tiburon rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Let's go." He whistled. "Sable, come on."

Sable looked around from Akamaru and barked before galloping over to Tiburon. She licked his face and trotted after him when he began walking away. Cielo merely whistled quietly and patted his leg for Ash to follow after him quietly.

Sanaa skipped ahead, leading their threesome through the villages of Konoha. Tiburon and Cielo followed after her boredly, to her right and left respectively. Sable and Ash brought up the rear, inspecting things that caught their attention, only to hurry after their charges when they got too far away for comfort.

Sanaa giggled and added a spin into her skipping. "What do you guys want to do?" Both boys shrugged, causing her to huff. "Why are you guys so boring?"

They shrugged again. She growled and wheeled around, stomping down the street they were on. Tiburon and Cielo exchanged a look before smirking at each other.

"Hey kids."

All three kids looked around and smiled when they saw Yamato and Kakashi walking in their direction. "Hi Kakashi, hi Yamato." They greeted in unison. Sable darted forward to greet both men, much to Kakashi's amusement.

Kakashi rumpled Tiburon and Cielo's hair while Yamato patted Sanaa's head gently. "Where're your parents?"

Tiburon looked at Kakashi. "At the gate. Sanaa and the rest of the Akatsuki besides Leader, Konan, and Zetsu just got here. My mom and Sori-Danna are having a sarcasm battle right now so we're just wandering around."

Kakashi chuckled. "I'm eager to see this."

"What are you guys doing?" Sanaa asked, bouncing up and down. Ash sat beside her and watched her, his head following her as she bounced.

"We were just wandering around, looking for something to do." Yamato admitted. "But now we know Alice is in one of her moods, we're going to watch."

Cielo smirked. "She does cause quite a scene wherever she goes."

"That's the best part about her." Kakashi smiled.

Tiburon rolled his eyes. "She's crazy."

Yamato rumpled Tiburon's hair roughly. "You're turning out just like her, kiddo. Better watch what you say."

"That's okay, Yamato." Sanaa chirped. "Tibby's already crazy."

Tiburon glared at Sanaa, his Sharingan blazing. She yelped at the look and hid behind Cielo who raised his eyebrow when Tiburon turned his gaze to him. "I am not afraid of you, Tiburon."

Kakashi chuckled when Tiburon scoffed and turned fully to face Cielo challengingly. "Well we'll see you kids later." He elbowed Yamato. "Behave."

"Kay!" Sanaa said cheerfully since both Cielo and Tiburon were focused on each other. "Bye-bye!"

When Kakashi and Yamato disappeared, Sanaa returned her attention to her teammates. Tiburon's Sharingan was spinning, prepared to fight. Cielo's eyes were slowly shifting to reflect the darkening blue of the sky as he prepared to use his own techniques to defeat Tiburon.

He was indeed a carrier of his clan's Kekkei Genkai and Sasuke and Itachi were the perfect mentors for him to learn how to use it to its full potential. He had bested Tiburon a few times with it, when usually, Tiburon never lost.

Icy called it an Uchiha thing.

"Guys, we can't fight here." Sanaa told them seriously. "We'll break something."

"Yeah." Tiburon nodded. "I'm going to break his face." Sable, sensing Tiburon's desire to fight, turned her attention to Cielo and growled. She would never hurt him, but she would wrestle him.

"If you can manage it." Cielo said calmly. Ash, sitting beside his companion, hissed and growled at Sable, and his tail twitched.

There was a difference between Cielo and Tiburon. Cielo always kept his head while Tiburon lost his temper like his mother. If Tiburon ever learned to keep his emotions in check, his skill level would surpass his father's simply because he had more training with the Akatsuki than Itachi did by himself.

However, keeping his emotions in check was out of his reach.

"Oh trust me," Tiburon growled, "I'll manage it."

"Quit it." Sanaa huffed. She stomped around Cielo and stood in front of him. "Cielo, quit egging him on. Tibby, stop being a butthead."

Tiburon glared. "Move, Sanaa."

"No." She said firmly, crossing her arms and glaring at him.

Tiburon opened his mouth to comment before he noticed something. He straightened out of his striking stance and looked around the street, frowning when he noticed everyone was watching them.

His eyes narrowed when a few of them who had only been watching began whispering together as they met his gaze. A few groups had already been whispering before. He focused chakra in his ears to listen.

"It's an Uchiha… the son of Itachi isn't it?" A few whispered.

"He was raised by the Akatsuki, the ones who destroyed the village before the war." Others muttered. "… One of the last of his clan… I wonder if he knows that it's his father's fault."

Tiburon's eyes narrowed even further as the whispering got more and more personal. "Little brat's the spawn of a murderer and a freak. After living with the Akatsuki, he's probably a traitorous murderer like his father."

"Tibby?"

Tiburon's head snapped around and he glared at the speaker. "What?"

Sanaa flinched away from him at his hostility but didn't back down. "Are you okay? Your chakra started shifting strangely."

Cielo met Tiburon's gaze. "I can hear them too. Perhaps your parents will understand and explain."

Tiburon clicked his tongue in irritation and started walking down the street. Cielo and Sanaa exchanged a look, knowing Tiburon was in one of his moods and worrying for both his sake and whoever made him snap.

Sable growled in discomfort, disliking Tiburon's unease, and she walked beside him loyally, letting him know she was there for him. He pulled a hand from his pocket and rested it on her head, feeling slightly better by her closeness.

The three of them passed by the park and Sanaa paused when she saw a team of three Genin around their age sparring together playfully.

"Who are they?" Sanaa wondered, cocking her head to the side.

Cielo followed her gaze, stopping beside her and raised his eyebrow. "I believe that is Shikamaru's team of Kasai Yūhi, Kōri, and Ken Hyūga."

Sanaa smiled. "Wanna go say hi?"

"No." Tiburon said flatly.

"Don't be such a party pooper." Sanaa sighed. "Icy and Tachi aren't home yet so we have some time to kill. Let's go say hi."

"We'll be competing against them soon. Why make friends when we might have to kill them?" Tiburon wondered.

"It's better to have allies." Sanaa countered. She grabbed Cielo's hand. "Stay here if you want. Me and Cielo are going." Cielo patted his leg as Sanaa dragged him along, encouraging Ash to follow him.

Tiburon sighed as Sanaa pulled Cielo through the park to where the team of two boys and one girl were laughing together as they sparred. He rolled his eyes and trailed after them, knowing he was going to get hell if he didn't. Sable trotted along beside him, her ears perked curiously about the approaching kids.

The three kids stopped when a boy with white hair noticed them approaching. He grinned at them and waved his hand. "Yo!"

Sanaa beamed. "Hi! I'm Sanaa." She pulled Cielo to her side. "This is Cielo Oscuro." Glancing over her shoulder she smiled at seeing Tiburon already at her side. "And this is Tiburon Uchiha."

The white haired boy cocked his head to the side. "I'm Kōri." He gestured to the girl beside him who had peculiar red eyes and dark hair up in a ponytail. "This is Kasai Yūhi, and this," he gestured to the brunette with the Byakugan to his other side, "is Ken Hyūga."

"Nice to meet you." Sanaa said cheerfully. "Are you Shikamaru's team?"

"Yeah." Kasai nodded. "I've seen you three around here before. I'm guessing you're Sasuke-sensei's team since you guys didn't go to school with us."

Cielo nodded. "Indeed."

"I've never seen the Sharingan before…" Kōri mused, looking at Tiburon.

Tiburon's eyes narrowed. "Good."

Sanaa sighed. "Sorry, he's not always so mean. He's just in a bad mood."

"Shut up, Sanaa." Tiburon sighed.

"Oh how cute! You guys have a dog and a fox!" Kasai smiled.

Cielo glanced at Tiburon when he twitched. "Sable is actually a wolf." He patted the fox at his side. "This is Ash."

Sable's tail wagged happily at the attention.

"So, are you guys participating in the Chūnin exams?" Ken wondered.

Sanaa nodded. "Yep. Leader-sama said we had to, and Sasuke-sensei wanted us too as well."

"The only one who didn't was Alice." Cielo smirked.

"So… if you're an Uchiha…" Ken began, turning his attention to Tiburon. "Doesn't that mean you're related to Sasuke-sensei?"

Tiburon nodded. "Yes. He's my uncle. My dad is his older brother."

"Itachi Uchiha?" Ken asked.

"Yeah." Tiburon confirmed.

"Cool." The Hyūga stated. "I've never met him before, but everything I've heard is impressive."

Sanaa giggled. "Tachi is funny."

"That must mean you live with the Akatsuki and the Seer." Kōri pointed out.

"My mom's name is Alice." Tiburon retorted coldly.

Sanaa sighed and grabbed his hand. "It's okay, Tibby. They don't know her."

Tiburon closed his eyes and looked away.

Kasai raised her eyebrow. "Shikamaru said Sasuke-sensei acted the same way you do when he was our age. Maybe it's an Uchiha thing."

"Everything they do is an Uchiha thing." Cielo deadpanned. "They're a one of a kind clan."

Tiburon rolled his eyes. "Whatever. I'm heading back. Kisa's chakra is flaring so that must be a sign to start heading home."

Sanaa cocked her head to the side. "Alright." She smiled at the three other Genin. "It was nice to meet you. Let's spar some time before the exams!"

"Sounds good." Kōri winked. "See you three."

Cielo dipped his head in farewell and motioned for Ash as he followed after Sanaa, Sable and Tiburon leading the way.

First Person Alice!

"What did the three of you do while you were out?" I asked, looking down at Tiburon and Cielo as I dished out plates for dinner.

Cielo shrugged. "Nothing really. We just wandered around, talking to Yamato and Kakashi for a little while, and then we met Shikamaru's Genin team."

I raised my eyebrow and looked at Sasuke. "Who is on that?"

"A Hyūga named Ken, apparently he's one of Hinata's cousins." Sasuke explained. "Kasai, the daughter of Kurenai Yūhi, and a boy named Kōri. He doesn't have any specific clan, but he was first in his class until Tiburon decided to graduate from there."

"I see." I mused. I looked down at Tiburon who was glaring at his food, poking it with his chopsticks. "Tibby, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." He grunted.

"Tiburon." I stressed.

He looked at me, his Sharingan activated. "I'm fine, Mom."

I sighed. "Alright, whatever. Be difficult like your uncle."

Sasuke glared at me.

"You two behaved, didn't you?" Itachi wondered, looking at our son/unofficially adopted son.

Both of them nodded. "Yes."

"Then what is this I hear about you two almost fighting in the middle of a crowded street?" He asked, raising his eyebrow.

Both of them exchanged a look before looking away from him pointedly.

"Explain." Itachi grunted.

Cielo sighed. "We weren't really going to fight. It was just to get Sanaa riled up."

Tiburon glanced at his father. "Since when is it okay to listen to what Kakashi tells you?"

I snickered when Itachi sighed. "He has a point."

Kisame rumpled Tiburon's hair from across the table. "They why are you in a bad mood? Did Sanaa pull your hair?" He tugged on Tiburon's bangs.

Tiburon smacked Kisame's hand away. "No. I'm fine."

"Liar." Sasuke grunted as he took a drink of his tea.

Tiburon glared at him. "Shut up, Sasuke."

"Tiburon." Itachi scolded. "Don't be rude."

"Then tell him to leave me alone." Tiburon huffed.

I rolled my eyes. "Leave him alone. All of you eat your food. I'll get it out of him later."

Dinner passed by quickly and quietly. Tiburon didn't say a word for the duration of the meal and Cielo was relatively silent too. Sasuke, Itachi, Kisame, and I chatted together while Sable and Ash cuddled in the corner together like they do when Cielo and Tiburon aren't in bed and we're just sitting around.

When it was over, Cielo excused himself, taking Ash with him, saying he wanted to go and meditate. Sasuke left soon after, saying something about promising Naruto he would spar with him before he went to sleep.

Tiburon set down his chopsticks which he had been twirling between his fingers since Sasuke left and he looked at me. "Can I go?"

"No." I told him. "Tell me what's wrong."

"I'm fine." He sighed.

"That's bullshit and you know it, Tiburon." I countered. "You're acting like me when I'm pissed off. Now tell me."

He glared at the table. "Why do people look at me like I'm a wild animal?"

I blinked, confused by his question. "Who?"

"People in the village kept staring at me like I was a wild beast or something." Tiburon muttered.

Kisame grinned. "Because you act like one half the time."

Tiburon glared at him. "At least I don't look like one, Kisa."

"Tiburon." I barked. "That was mean. Don't be mean to Kisame. He's never done anything wrong to you. Kisame is beautiful and you will apologize to him for saying otherwise."
Tiburon sighed. "I was teasing, Mom. Sorry if I hurt your feelings, Kisa."

Kisame waved him off. "I knew you were messing around. It doesn't bother me."

"Good." I crossed my arms. "Were you doing something that drew attention to you?"

"No." He said quietly. "They were also whispering things… They thought I couldn't hear them, but I could."

"What things?" I asked, ideas already spinning around in my mind.

"That I was probably a murderer because I was raised by the Akatsuki." He muttered.

Itachi's eyes narrowed. "Is that all? You shouldn't be bothered by something you know isn't true, Tiburon."

"That's not what bothered me." He admitted.

"Then what did?" Itachi asked. "What did they say to put you in such a foul mood?"

Tiburon glanced at Itachi and sighed. "That you were responsible for the Uchiha clan being wiped out."

It was like someone punched Itachi in the face. His knuckles cracked and he snapped plank of the table when he squeezed it. His eyes shut and he locked his jaw. His entire body tensed and it shook ever so slightly.

Tiburon took in his dad's movements. "From the way you're acting, I guess it's true?"

"No." I frowned. "Your father is not responsible for the massacre of the Uchiha clan." I looked at Tiburon and grabbed Itachi's hands, prying them from the table. "Konoha is." I paused. "Or was. The four responsible are dead now; Sasuke killed one himself while the other three died from different causes."

Tiburon looked at his dad. "Then why do you look so upset, Dad?"

Itachi met Tiburon's gaze. "Because I did wipe out the clan."

Tiburon's eyes narrowed. "Mom just said it wasn't your fault."

"It isn't his fault." I stressed. "Itachi was forced to massacre the clan, Tiburon. He was a member of ANBU and at the age of thirteen, he was forced by the highest council in Konoha to wipe out the Uchiha clan to protect Konoha from a rebellion that would destroy the village and, from there, cause a huge war. If he would have let someone else do it, Sasuke would not be here, and your father probably wouldn't either. And that means you wouldn't be here either." I sighed. "Itachi did something no one else could have done. He saved his brother, and his village from the Uchiha clan's superiority complex. They wanted power, and they would have risked the lives of thousands to get it."

Tiburon frowned. "How come you never told me this before?"

"We haven't told you because the memories of it still torment your dad every day." I told him. "Even though he should never be blamed by something he had little to no control over, he still scorns himself. Why do you think we came here early, Tiburon? The memories of this house are eating away at your dad's sanity even as we speak."

Tiburon scratched his nose. "… So… you guys told me Dad and Sasuke weren't on speaking terms for a long time… is that why?"

Itachi sighed. "I had planned, originally, for Sasuke to kill me as an act of revenge for the clan. However, I met your mother and I told Sasuke the truth because I couldn't leave her, nor bear to live any longer without my brother. I wanted Sasuke to kill me because of the guilt. I deserved it."

"No you didn't."

I glanced around to see Sasuke standing in the doorway. Itachi tensed.

"That scum Danzo did." Sasuke spat. "And I killed him. What's done is done. Those two counsel fools are dead now too. The Uchiha clan slate has been cleansed." He sat beside Tiburon and across from Itachi and I. "You're not responsible, Nii-san."

Itachi looked down, but no words came from him.

I sighed and looked at Tiburon. "Tiburon, your dad is the bravest man you will ever meet. And you should be proud to be related to him, and an Uchiha. Who cares what other people think? We love you and that's all that matters. People are shitty and I'd sooner blow up the world to rid it of them than try to save them."

"Because your mom is a crazy pyromaniac and a vicious misanthrope." Kisame said cheerfully, pulling on Tiburon's hair. "But seriously, Tibby. Itachi's my best friend for a reason. He's a good man and I challenge you to find a better one."

Itachi looked at Kisame. "You're being sentimental. Stop it."

"Shut up Grumpy." Kisame snapped.

Tiburon raised his eyebrow. "You guys are telling me this stuff like I don't already know it." He scoffed. "I don't care that dad killed people. He's a ninja, it's in his contract. I still love him and he's still the coolest guy ever. I was just mad you didn't tell me before."

I sighed and face-palmed. "He is me in miniature, male form."

Meh.

Fun Fact: The Legend of Korra finale was... incredible.

Answer: Anything involving Itachi. I also love Pein's invasion.

QotC: Favorite non-anime TV show?

WotC: Bubble - burbuja. (This has nothing to do with the next chapter. My brother gave me a random word so I put it on here.)

Toodles.