Life in Konoha was never quiet, it was always one thing or the other and today was no exception. Hiruzen Sarutobi wished he had his pipe on him as he was in desperate need for a smoke.

The day had been a disaster to say the least. He dealt with an anxious Uchiha who came to inform him of his team's dire situation and the encounter with the suspicious ninja they were sent to investigate and capture.

Though the possibility of that happening was considerably low; Fugaku's team was attacked and threatened with a secret that shouldn't be known to any outsiders.

Hiruzen noticed the ninja, Inabi Uchiha, slip up when reporting the situation, there was something he wasn't being told and it was about their clan. He turned a blind eye to it, it wasn't as though he was oblivious of their plans on a coup, but the matter most important was finding the remaining members of Fugaku's team.

He sent the ninja away to Konoha Hospital, he was in no shape to be moving around any further what with his depleting chakra from running all the way back and his anxiety for his team's wellbeing attacking him.

Hiruzen assured him that a recon group would be sent immediately but also warned him not to tell anyone else about what had happened, his tone was callous to ensure that Inabi knew that there would be consequences for any disobedience.

Luckily, it was only him in that office and no Danzo or advisor in sight, so no one else except the two ninja guards who escorted Inabi knew about the situation.

"Izumo, you will take Uchiha-san to the hospital. Kotetsu, remain here. I assume you both realise what would happen should you mention anything outside these walls?" he told the guards.

"H-hai, Hokage-sama!" they said in unison. He noticed Izumo gulp, he didn't like the idea of instilling fear in his subordinates but at times it was necessary.

"Good."

Once Izumo left with Inabi, he looked piercingly at Kotetsu. "Kotetsu, you will do this with the utmost of urgency. All of Team Rou's members, whether they complain or not, are to be here within the next half an hour, geared and masked. Inform only Tenzou of the mission. I am giving you permission to only repeat what you heard to him. Kakashi will be the last member you gather. Are we clear?"

Kotetsu avoided his serious gaze but answered nonetheless, "Crystal, Hokage-sama."

"Leave at once."

Without missing a beat, Kotetsu departed at once with a pop, his shunshin leaving a small cloud of dust. Hiruzen got up from his seat and moved to look out the window. It always calmed him, the view of the village.

It was peaceful and he would crush any enemy wanting to destroy that peace. He knew that the villagers were far from the perfect civilians they viewed themselves as and it was clear from the way they treated the ninjas who didn't fit their idea of a model soldier, but they were still a part of Konoha and by extension, him.

He knew that Kakashi would be fretting now, he sensed that one of Kakashi's dogs were outside his door listening in. The reason why Kotetsu would tell him about the mission last was so that he could gather himself.

He hadn't been on a serious mission, not since he found Naruto. Hiruzen thought he was doing the man a favour, Kakashi would need time to bond with the child and it would be near impossible to do that whilst still being active on the field.

Kakashi did small missions, he was a still ninja in the end, but duty was calling. As Hiruzen, he was glad that the troubled young man finally found a life outside assassinations and missions, but as hokage, he was worried that his best operative was out of practice.

The last thing he needed- no, the last thing the village needed- was one of their best going soft. Being a ninja didn't mean losing your sense of humanity, it meant knowing and controlling when you would use your moral compass, however it was a different story for the ANBU.

Their field of work required people who could draw the fine line between normality and abnormality. They needed to be able to switch at any given moment and control themselves with utmost care, lest they take it a step too far. ANBU was not a place for the faint hearted, nor was it a place for the cold-blooded. That was ROOT.

Team Rou fit that mould perfectly. Never in all his years as hokage had he seen a team so lost yet determined.

He supposed it was their trust in each other and the hope that at the end of their journey together that they would finally find what they were looking for that kept them sane, or at least sane enough. They were the elite squad for reason; unlike most teams, they cared about each other more than the tasks assigned to them.

But what if Kakashi already found what he was looking for, what would happen then? Hiruzen hated where his thoughts were going. He hated having to swap between being the hokage of a village and an old man who loved and trusted too dearly. His time was coming to an end and this could possibly be the catalyst.

To suppress your chakra enough so that not even Fugaku Uchiha would notice, it's hard to believe. Perhaps the enemy was not a ninja?

No, that wouldn't be possible, even civilians who aren't trained release some amount of chakra. The case where it doesn't happen is too rare. The word 'we' was used, so it's most likely an organisation, their acts are far too dangerous for even a competing village to use.

Though Kumo and Iwa had always been a problem for the Leaf; last night proved that. The weapons are no doubt referring to our and Suna's jinchuuriki, but for them to know this… An inside man might be the answer but it's too simple, if they know of two villages' secrets then they must know of the others' as well.

Suna was mentioned for a reason, they must be like us in some way. Don't tell me the age of maturity is referring to the Junchuurikis themselves! That means that they have also sealed a tailed beast in a child, but why would they?

Three years ago, Naruto was born…Konoha was attacked…Master's blood…war…No! I must be wrong. It's impossible, they're both loyal ninjas and weren't involved in the attack at all. For the woman to be her- it can't be.

Hiruzen shook his head. "These thoughts are dangerous. Minato, I wish you were here. None of this would have happened if you were Hokage, especially with Kushina-chan by your side. Your boys are growing, I'm sure you would be proud. Watch over us, Minato. We need your guidance now more than ever. What would you have done if you were here? I won't fail you again, none of us will. Naruto will be safe, and I'll do whatever it takes to make that happen," he said out loud.

Looking closer at the window, he could see a group of children playing in the streets. The will of fire will be passed on to them like it was passed on to him. Konoha may not be innocent, it was a village built on bloodshed and betrayal, but peace was achieved and it would stay.

The will to protect and preserve, to never give up and strive to achieve greatness, that was the will of fire and that was Konoha. What set them apart from other villages was not strength but the desire to be the best in every possible way.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had many regrets, too many to count, but the one thing he was sure of: he was a proud ninja of the Leaf and no one could take that pride away from him.

"Just you watch. We'll crush you like we crushed all our enemies. Perhaps we are in the wrong and perhaps we are the true enemies but do not take us for fools. Konoha will come out as top and nothing will stop us."


Hayate was pissed and that was an understatement. He didn't usually get angry, annoyed maybe, but angry? Not so much.

The past three days had been hell, staying up late to figure out a plan to prevent a coup, getting kicked out from his own apartment by his fuming girlfriend, nearly having a heart attack from the stunt Naruto pulled the night before and now staying with Genma in what he was sure was a pig sty.

Clothes scattered on the floor, dishes stacked on each other to form towers that should have fallen ages ago, the only neat thing in his apartment was his bedroom and bathroom and Hayate was not sleeping in either.

He never understood how this lazy slob could even be considered a lady's man. He began to think it was all a farce, all these 'conquests' he would brag about when Itachi wasn't around (he was still a kid at the end of the day) were probably just figments of his overactive imagination or a way to impress their perverted captain.

No way would anyone want to spend a night in this hell. Then again, Genma probably cleaned the place up and was just too lazy to offer his friend the same hospitality he offered the oh-so-lucky ladies of the Village.

Hayate treasured Genma as a friend, though they weren't close during their school days, they were brothers now, comrades-in-arms, however that did not mean he valued each and every aspect of him equally. Much like Raidou, Genma was infuriating once bored.

He would do anything in his power to satisfy that feeling, including receiving a beating from either Kakashi or Tenzou.

"Taicho will get over it, Hayate. Besides, it's not like he would actually kill us," Genma would tell him after his and Raidou's usual escapades.

"Taicho wouldn't, but Tenzou might. You emptied his fridge! You know how he gets."

"Geez, just calm down and live a little. Tenzou needs a diet anyway, he's been snacking on those daifuku for way too long. Next thing ya know, Tenzou'll have a pot belly and we'll be carrying him around on missions. We're just doing this for the team, Hayate."

Sure enough, Hayate was left with the duty of tending to Genma and Raidou's 'mortal' wounds as they put it after their vice-captain, in Raidou's words, "Beat the living crap outta us!". He didn't feel the need to say he told them so because the same thing would happen again. And again.

Although he was in a sour mood, he chuckled at the memory. His team was strange, that's for sure.

Genma was still sleeping, despite it being afternoon, and as much as he would love to do the same, he found himself unable to.

One, the only place to sleep on was a ratty old couch that was beyond uncomfortable, he would know, he spent the night there after all. Two, he was forced to answer the incessant knocking on the apartment's door that Genma was too out of it to hear.

Kicking himself off the couch he detested, he attempted to make himself presentable. He slept in the underclothing of his uniform, deciding that only an idiot would choose to sleep in the metal guards and grey flak jacket that made up the standard ANBU attire (he had once been that idiot in the beginning of his career and has since learnt from it).

Once it became apparent that his hair would not stay down no matter how hard he pressed it flat with his hand wet with saliva, he groaned and timorously sniffed his hand and gagged. His morning breath was terrible.

He wiped his hand on his wrinkled black vest and pulled the layer of clothing off. He bent down and picked up Genma's identical vest from the floor and carefully brought it to his nose. Smells fine, I guess. Turns out not all his clothes are dirty. It's a good thing we're the same size too.

He shrugged it on and pulled his pants higher, fixing his socks with his feet at the same time. The knocking didn't stop, it became more frequent and begrudgingly, he made his way to the door.

"I'm coming alright! Stop fucking knocking!" he shouted, surprising himself with his use of a profanity.

Then, as if to spite him further, he began to cough rather violently. Can this day get any worse? And when he answered his door to find a frantic Tenzou looking at him with slightly widened eyes and a ninja he recognised as his kouhai from when he was still a student with his hand still in the air from his knocking, he found an answer to his thoughts.

"Mission or Rou?" he asked.

He had a feeling that it was the former but with how his teammates tended to act, the possibility of an emergency team meeting wasn't low. Team Rou wasn't above dropping everything on their off days to console a breaking member.

They broke down often; the pressure of their duties was sometimes too much to bear and intervention was needed otherwise nothing would stop them from doing something regretful. Things quietened down after Naruto came into the picture, his innocence was like a relief to them, but Hayate knew not to take anything for granted.

He could still remember the long hours spent convincing Tenzou that he was not a monster, that just because he had a rare gift as the result of an experiment done by a cruel man, it didn't make him any less human. It was heart-breaking, listening to his strong friend crying, screaming, begging to be released, because he knew that feeling all too well.

Hayate liked to think that he was past the age of worrying about what his parents thought of him, if they loved him, and long past the boyhood trials of having a girlfriend. Turns out, he was not. The guilt, he thought, felt even worse.

Having to look a child half his size in the eyes after said child had to sneak away from home in the dead of night because his father would surely force him to go back to bed and have his teammate reported, all because he didn't want to live anymore. Itachi didn't deserve to hear it, but he was such a great listener and for that, Hayate would always be grateful.

"Both, Hayate. We need to go now. Wake Genma up, get your mask and gear, we meet at Hokage-sama's office. I'm going with Kotetsu to get Senpai, please tell the rest of the team," Tenzou said.

Hayate felt there was no need to respond and nodded instead. Tenzou gave him a look of appreciation and he and Kotetsu left.

Hayate balled his fists at his side, if he was angry before, he was livid now. A new threat appeared, one that dared to intervene with his village and nakama. Enemy nin were a piece of cake, he couldn't care less about what happened to them. They wanted to mess with Konoha so it was only proper that they got punished.

But this? This was personal. Team Rou was his family and he would bring hell to whoever tried to harm them.

From the look in Tenzou's eyes, Hayate knew that this was no ordinary mission, Kotarou-Kosuke- or whatever his name was, was there too. Something was big happening and he didn't like the sound of it. He already had the Uchiha's coup and Kakashi's death to worry about, this was not needed.

Coughing slightly and breathing in deep he shouted, "Genma! Get your ass up. We've got a mission and one of us is in trouble. Kami help me if you're not up in the next minute!"

He smirked uncharacteristically when Genma appeared from out his bedroom, clad in only his boxers, barefoot and hair somehow spared from disaster.

There were remnants of sleep in the corners of his eyes, but he looked alert. More awake than ever, he stifled a yawn and brought his arms behind his head and puffed his shirtless chest to stretch. He rolled his shoulders, ignoring the cracks he heard from his stiff muscles and gave Hayate an expression to match his.

"Some bastard's tryna mess with Rou, eh? Gimme five minutes, I'll be ready then. Man, and I thought last night was a blast, kicking Kumo's ass. Whoever this bastard is, he'd better be prepared for the beating of his life!" Genma said and he meant it.

No one messes with Team Rou, not when a team's as nihilistic, loyal, and insane as they were. They were a package deal and followed the cringey saying of "You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us!"

Raidou earned a smack on his head from Itachi when he said that at one of the team's mission briefing. Though they all knew that their team would do anything, no matter how sinful, to follow that thought.


"I see, so that's how it is. I will be there soon, no need to wait for me," Itachi said.

He had just sat down after arriving home with Shisui when he sensed the flaring chakra signature of Raido Namiashi outside his home. He could tell by the look on his mother's face, she was a formidable ninja herself before settling down, that she noticed it as well.

Unfortunately, he would not be having lunch within the comfort of his home that day. Itachi gently moved Sasuke off his lap and upon the child's whine, Mikoto quickly reprimanded him to give Itachi an opening to leave before his little brother could tag along.

He answered the door and listened unsurprised to the details of the mission. Something always had to go wrong in the lives of the members of Team Rou.

"Are you sure? I don't mind waiting, ya'know," Raidou asked and Itachi shook his head.

"I need to explain to Sasuke and if he sees you, it will take longer. I'll be at Hokage-sama's office as soon as I can."

Raidou gave him a small smile. He knew Sasuke was extremely fond of Itachi, he witnessed it himself and the boy was only a baby then.

"Sure, I'll leave so long then."

Itachi sighed after his departure. First Naruto and now this? He hated how eventful his life was starting to become, as if it wasn't troubling enough before the blond chibi came into the picture.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, he needed to gather himself. This mission wasn't like the others and he could tell by the urgency in Raidou's voice.

Usually, his friend would always complain about having to leave the village or he made it his job to be the last to arrive, saying that it was too 'boring' or that his life needed more excitement. This time, however, there was no playfulness laced in his tone. Itachi found it almost chilling how Raidou was behaving.

Breathe, Itachi. You heard him, Rou is in trouble…someone's trying to mess with your team, and you need to stop them.

He relaxed his shoulders and walked back to the dining area. Sasuke was pouting at Shisui and it pained him that he would need to leave his brother again.

"Kaa-san, a mission came up. It's an emergency by the looks of it, so I'll have to skip lunch."

Mikoto gave him a sympathetic smile. "That's alright Ita-chan, just be careful."

He was grateful that his mother didn't pry any further. It was difficult keeping his anger in, he was a calm and collected person and barely anything fazed him but now, his family was on the line.

Team Rou had always been his support, he could tell them what he couldn't tell Shisui or his mother because although they tried their best to understand him, Rou was perfectly in tune with him. They knew what it was like to be exploited, to be so powerful yet always be at the mercy of someone else.

He was a proud Uchiha and loved his clan, but he resented those who sought to wreak havoc because of their own selfish desires.

He saw the look his father gave him, a pained smile forced onto his face because he feared how his son's future would turn out. Itachi was perceptive, but he often wished that he was more like children his own age.

He wondered what it would be like to be unaware of the world's horrors, to run around playing instead of training, he wished to feel what it was like to not kill. He never understood what made him different from those considered murderers or criminals.

Just because he did it in the name of justice didn't make him any different. He ended another's life and no matter how noble the cause was, someone died because of him.

"Nii-san, you're leaving?" Sasuke asked and walked over to him. "You promised to play with me today!"

Itachi bent down to his level and smiled. "I'm sorry Sasuke. Next time, okay?" He used three of his fingers to softly poke Sasuke's forehead but that didn't stop the tears from building up.

Before Sasuke could throw a tantrum, Shisui got up from his seat at the dining table and tried to pull him away from Itachi. "Ne, ne Sasuke! How about I play with you today and you can play all you want with your Nii-san tomorrow?"

In true Uchiha fashion, Sasuke glared threateningly at Shisui and mustered all his strength to elbow him in the ribs. He huffed and ran to his room, making sure his cries were heard. Mikoto sighed at the sight, being the mother of two gifted and stubborn children was tough.

She walked over to them and helped Shisui get up, her oldest was still in shock after witnessing his cute and innocent baby brother act so violently towards another person. She almost snorted if only he knew what she had to go through when he or their father wasn't around.

"Yep, I'm definitely not having any children," Shisui groaned and clutched his side.

"Oh man up, Shisui-kun. I'm sure you've felt worse than my three-year-old's hook," Mikoto told him.

She loved Shisui, truly, but he could be so dramatic at times.

"Kaa-san, I-"

Mikoto lifted her hand. "Ita-chan, your mission is important. Sasuke will get over it, he's just doing this for attention-" Her eye twitched when Sasuke's cries conveniently got louder, "Point is, you need to go. I'll handle everything here, so go make me proud."

Itachi lowered his head and Mikoto felt her heart swell. Her baby boy could be so respectful, if only her other son could give her the same treatment. He went to his room at once, wasting no time to prepare himself for whatever he could be facing.

Before he left the house, something caught his eye. It was a crumpled piece of paper lying next to his futon. He found it strange as his room was always meticulous. Perhaps it was the way he was raised but the sight of any dirt instantly made his skin crawl.

He pondered over it for a few seconds, surely it wouldn't waste that much time. After all he would just pick it up, check its content and throw it in the trash if it wasn't anything of importance, yet for some reason he couldn't shake the dark feeling he felt in his gut.

He groaned in annoyance. Really, he was an ANBU ninja and an Uchiha to boot, what was he doing fretting over a small piece of paper? He picked it and scanned what was written on it. Itachi widened his eyes. No, it couldn't be, this had to be some trick.

But it's written perfectly in Genma-san's handwriting. How could it possibly be a trick? a dark part of his mind whispered to him.

They would have told me! he countered back, I'm part of Team Rou as well. They would never do this and Taicho would never betray my trust.

If that's so then how do you explain what's written in clear black and white, huh Itachi?! You did this, you caused this, you were a fool to trust a man like Kakashi Hatake to keep your secrets when you know his past.

Obito-san must be in on it as well, after all he must hate the Uchihas after what we did to him. Selling him short because he saved another's life. Maybe this is all fate… the voice said.

Don't speak of what you don't know. You're just the back part of my mind, the childish and irrational part that's too terrified to face reality. I may be a child, but I won't be duped by fear. I'll ask them myself, once this mission is over I'll prove you wrong, Itachi said and crumpled the paper once more.

He placed it in his jacket pocket and walked to his door, grabbing his katana on the way out.

This mission was his priority now, the message written on that paper would have to wait. He knew his captain well and he knew his team. For now, he would accept the challenge presented to him and pummel any foe who dared interrupted his peace.

Team Rou was not the Uchiha, they didn't view him as an opportunity to get back at the village that humiliated them. They saw him as a person suffering just as much as them.

Once he put on his porcelain mask he was no longer Itachi Uchiha, a young boy bound by the strict rules of his clan and weighed down by their expectations. He was Weasel, esteemed member of the infamous and elite ANBU squad.

Hell was going to be brought down on two people: whoever dared to threaten his teammates and the one who tried to trick him into believing his friends were bent on betraying him. Nothing would convince him to do otherwise.


Tensions were high in the Sandaime's office. Five of the six members of Team Rou stood side-by-side, mask on, hands behind their back. Their captain stood in front of his superior's desk and although his face could not be seen, his killer intent spoke for him.

Raidou for once kept his mouth shut, there were no snarky comments or complaints coming out. Genma's hands twitched behind him, they were aching to take a senbon out of his pouch and place it in his mouth. The excitement of a new assignment bubbled inside of him and he felt as though the sharp metal object just needed to be placed in his mouth.

Hayate tried and failed to keep his breathing steady. Every so often a cough would be heard, so he thanked his lucky stars that his face was covered since it was tinted rose. This was a serious situation and here he was making loud sounds, curse his health.

Itachi tilted his head slightly to observe Tenzou. It became a habit, gazing at the older man during mission briefings. It always fascinated him how the ninja would stand so still and not move a muscle. For this reason, he believed that Tenzou being able to use a ninja art that manipulated wood was quite fitting.

Tenzou noticed Itachi's staring and jabbed him with his elbow. Focus, was the his silent message.

"I take it that both you and Deer are aware of the severity of this situation, yes? Then I trust you, Inu, to take this mission seriously and control your team. There is no telling what the mission will entail but I expect you all to be back within the next two to three days. No exceptions," the hokage said to Kakashi.

"Hai."

"Good. As for the rest of you, this will be handled with professionalism. I do not care about your opinion on this matter, you are ANBU. You are invisible, you live within the shadows and you do not have feelings on the battlefield."

Hiruzen took their silence as an agreement. He clasped his hands together and placed them in front of him on his desk. His hood was lowered so that the top portion of his face could not be seen.

"The reason I have chosen this squad is not only because of your merits but also because of the involvement each of you have with this case. You may not know it, but the simple fact that you are part of each other's lives puts every one of you in a vulnerable position. A village secret that not many know of has been compromised and to make matters worse, this person or organisation, as I believe it to be, has uncovered a similar secret in Sunagakure. Typically, it would be assumed that this is the work of an inside man, a traitor so to say, but since two villages have been affected, the answer cannot be so simple.

"A team was sent out to investigate the sighting of what was believed to be a rogue Konoha ninja and his strange companion. This team was being watched by these ninjas and though it's still unclear whether it was a rouge from the Leaf, it's been confirmed that the ninja is a masked woman and her companion goes by the name of 'Tobi'.

"He wears an orange spiral mask with one hole. You are not to engage with either if you see them. This matter will be investigated upon your return, so until then they will be given the temporary rank of S-Class ninja. Back to the matter at hand, the team, lead by Fugaku Uchiha-" he paused and looked at Itachi. There was no reaction and he was torn on whether to feel relieved or worried. "-had been attacked.

"The woman used a boy as her proxy to deliver a message and shortly thereafter, the boy unleashed power capable of putting the Uchiha group in jeopardy. Your mission is find the remaining members of their team, one was sent to inform me of their condition, and bring them back to Konoha," Hiruzen finished and lifted his head.

Raidou lifted his hand. "Hokage-sama, may I ask what the message was?"

Hiruzen shook his head. "If you wish to know then I will warn you that this information is sensitive. Should any of its content be known by anyone else, your punishment will be death."

Raidou laughed awkwardly. The curiosity of the message's details plagued him but he didn't want to anger his boss.

"With all due respect, Hokage-sama. My team should know, Deer has already heard it, and Weasel surely will at a later stage. Rou is already too involved, Hokage-sama, you said it yourself," Kakashi spoke up.

"I also said that I don't care about your opinion, Inu. You may be right in that regard but do try and remember that my word is the law. Team Rou, you depart immediately and Kakashi…I'll grant you permission to tell your team, in exchange you will tell me what you know once this mission is over."

He gave Kakashi a hard look and received a simple nod in return. He didn't mean for his words to be so harsh but he had to give the impression that he was not at all troubled by fact that an unknown enemy had him in a delicate spot.

The squad shunshined to Konoha's gates once their captain gave them the signal, his middle and index fingers lifted above his head and pointed to the right. At the gates, Itachi walked in front of Kakashi and stopped them. He somewhat bowed as if apologising for what he was doing.

"I think we all understand now what it means by one of our own is in trouble and as much as I appreciate everyone's concerns, I expect answers after this mission," he said.

"Huuhh, answers for what Weasel? You heard Hokage-sama, Taicho will tell us the message on our way."

"That's not what I meant, Frog. I'm referring to this unofficial mission of yours to prevent a coup. I trust that you did this with my best interests at heart, but Taicho I spoke to you in confidence. After we save my father and his team I want you to explain everything to me," Itachi finished and left the gates.

He leapt up a tree and proceeded to run.

"Great, yet another mess. Rou, let's get this over and done with. Along the way, please think of excuses in case Weasel decides to lash out on us once we tell him the details of our plan," Kakashi said.

A collective groan was his answer. No emotion, no mission lost was what they said before each and every mission, though this time the hokage practically said it for them. They followed Itachi's suit, another dangerous adventure to be added to their ever growing list.

No one mentioned it, but while they ran to catch up with their young teammate they all thought the same thing. Just how did Itachi find out?


A/N: Honestly I don't know how to feel about this chapter... anyway please read and review.

This chapter was mainly to update what Hiruzen's thinking, Itachi's growing concern on who he is as a person and most importantly, their feelings as a team. Although Naruto is the main character, I feel that the others need to have some background and motivation. After this, the plan to stop the coup will be addressed, then the council meeting concerning Naruto's adoption will take place and finally, the whole Uchiha arc will happen. Will Itachi be influenced by Danzo, will Shisui survive, just what will happen to Sasuke? On a side note, how do you feel about me adding some Naruto/Hinata moments... as friends of course considering they're literally three. Please feel free to offer any suggestions, ideas, theories or questions.

Thanks to reviewers: Lightningscar, TigrezzTail, PhantomGoat13 and GamerX568. Your reviews meant a lot to me and helped to write this chapter.

Last thing to note: I'm planning on writing a compilation of one shots so you're welcome to request. I'm open to write about Naruhina (that's the only romantic pairing I will do but platonic ships are more than welcome), Itachi/Sasuke moments, anything to do with this story's universe and AUs or canon compliant. PM if you have a request or request within a review (^O^)

Till next time, Ja!