Warning: Slash/ Yaoi/ Shonen ai

Spoilers: Chapter 222

Pairings: It will be Itanaru, a bit of Sasunaru (NaruSasu?)

Disclaim nope... don't own it...I mean what's the point of this? Does the author himself really come and check?

N.B: Naruto and Sasuke are both 22 in this story, due to the fact I dislike OC's there won't be any in this story unless necessary, I think there will only be one slightly OC character in this story (Kyuubi)...

Notes: "Blah" Talking

'Blah' Thinking

Blah First Naruto's letter then Flashbacks...

Akatsuki - the organisation Itachi belongs to...

If there are anything else please ask

Chapter III- The Lie

The next day is as hot as ever, this year's temperature is much hotter than the previous years. It isn't even July yet and the temperature is already reaching 30C. Fortunately there is still wind, a warm summer breeze that made the hot summer days much more bearable.

Naruto is inside the Hokage's office, his head resting on his chest, waiting patiently for the Hokage to arrive. Over the years his hair has grown much longer and as he no longer wore a forehead protector his messy fringe covers the entire forehead near to his eyes. His hair is now chin length and had the messy texture that yondaime once had.

"Sorry to keep you waiting" Tsuande smiled as she sat down behind her desk. "So brat, what do you want?"

"Old hag, I didn't just return for fun this time." Naruto looked up and there is nothing in his eyes except from seriousness.

Tsunade was surprised how mature he suddenly looked, the look of childishness has completely disappeared from his features and is replaced with the hardness of life. He still wore a cloak, although not the one he had yesterday and his eyes were not the clear shade of blue they once were. They were a light shade of violet, almost like the roses Sasuke brought yesterday.

"Konoha is in danger."

"What?" Tsunade went over mentally all the things the Anbus had told her recently, at the moment Konoha is at its most peaceful state for many years.

"You know Akatsuki." Naruto waited for Tsunade to nod before continuing "The organisation belonged to Itachi, but last month something happened and a fight broke out..."

--------Flashback--------

"Naruto!" Itachi's voice has never been so rushed before. Not even the day when Itachi came and took him away from the pain and sorrow of Konoha...

"Naruto, take Kyuubi. Go and warn Konoha!" There was visible panic in his voice, in the background Naruto could hear the shouting and screaming of people.

Itachi quickly wrapped the sleeping Kyuubi in his cloak and Naruto took his own cloak and quickly packed some necessities.

Itachi then led them through a secret tunnel. He removed the rocks, which were blocking the exit and shoved them through. He gave Naruto one last look from the inside before saying, "Go now! You don't have much time." With this he turned away and started running back into Akatsuk's main house.

"Itachi, aren't you going to come with us!?" Naruto shouted at Itachi before turning away himself. Violet eyes watched the sleeping Kyuubi 'that's what they want, my chakra and and itachi's Sharingan.'

Naruto's moving at inhuman speed and looked more determined than ever before.

"Itachi I'll never let Kyuubi fall into their hand!" Naruto swore silently to himself and to Itachi before quickly disappearing between the trees.

--------End of Flashback--------

"So basically all I know is that they are after Kyuubi." Naruto pointed at the sleeping child near him "Of course this is not the real Kyuubi, he is still sealed inside me. However Kyuubi does contain some of the real Kyuubi's powers. The most special thing about him is that he has the Sharingan. Although not developed yet..."

Tsunade is rather surprised at this finding she looked at Naruto questioning the truthfulness of his words. "How could he contain both? Unless you and Itachi..."

"NO! You sick old hag!" Naruto's face burned bright red, he calmed himself down before explaining with clenched teeth "He was created using a spell Itachi found in this ancient book. The book states that two high level ninjas could create a vessel containing both of their blood and souls. Kyuubi was created using purely Chakra from us and took mostly after Itachi's looks, as you can see the trademark Uchiha dark hair and the Sharingan. From me he got a bit of Kyuubi's chakra and the blue eyes..."

After a long pause Tsunade asked "so the reason that he is a boy is because..."

"Because he is literally a mixture of Itachi and me so it wan't possible for us create a girl. He is NOT our son, but he will be able to carry on Itachi's and my clan if something did happen to us."

Naruto thought carefully about what he was going to say, "Basically because neither me nor Itachi wants to go through the trouble of raising kids this were our best solution to raise a heir, he was already 8 when he was created. We started this as soon as we arrived at Akatsuki, and we only completed it last year. The book said that was the way ancient blood techniques such as Sharingan was passed down, so we know for sure that it will work."

Naruto looked at the sleeping Kyuubi, smiled at him and looked back at the Hokage "He is like a little brother to me and Itachi. Especially Itachi, since he reminded him so much of Sasuke."

Naruto watched as Tsunade took in the information... ok, so maybe he lied a little about their little escape from Akatsuki, but at least the Kyuubi part was true.

More seriously Konoha is in danger and he will do everything he could to protect it – see it as a good deed for Itachi.

Tsunade took in the information she just received slowly. Something just didn't seem right, but... 'The brat really had grown up. Yodaime should be proud...'
Sasuke walked on the street of Konoha, he was outside the door when Naruto told the Hokage everything. The information he had just received was a bit hard to digest...Naruto and his brother created that annoying little kid, Kyuubi?

'Does this mean that he loves him?' Sasuke's face grew colder at this thought as some unknown emotion washed over him.
Back in the Hokage tower Naruto was still speaking to the Hokage. "Old hag, don't look at me like that." Naruto said as he watched Tsunade

"Anyway, basically I'm just doing what Itachi asked me to do – warn Konoha. Don't ask me why, personally I don't know why he would protect this place."

Naruto said in an almost casual uncaring way that makes Tsunade wonder, 'is this really the Naruto who swore to protect this village with his life?'

"I'm not looking for trouble, Kyuubi needs a place to hide, I was hoping that he could stay with someone other than me. I'm a target for them." Naruto sighed, he seem to do that a lot lately. "I'm willing to protect your village as payment for my stay. I've located myself near the Uchiha mansion since the fastest way to find out new information is to stay close to the Hyuga and Uchiha clan."

To say Tsunade is shocked by this revelation is an underestimation, but her pride cannot allow her to ask 'what do you mean by your village? This is our village brat!'

"How did you get hold of Yondaime's old house?"

"Hokage Sama, do you really think I don't know who my parents are?" Naruto smiled for the first time today "I only took what's mine."

"Naruto..." Tsunade looked at the boy in front of her, sighed heavily. Is it their fault that he is like this? Or is it just an instinct, which runs in his family...

"Naruto, I don't know what happened out there, you seem to have changed more than I could ever imagine. However, since you are you, I still trust your information about a future attack. " Konoha has been quiet for too long, she had a feeling that this is coming.

"We have many places to offer, you can choose, in your special case I could place you as a Jounin or Chunnin."

"How about Anbu? I'm used to that sort of jobs and if I was an Anbu I have more access so that I can warn you immediately."

'Anbu?! I thought Naruto hated that...' Tsunade remembered asking Sasuke and Neji to become anbus and got turned down by both of them...

--------Flashback --------

It was right after the Jounin exam and this year's successors stood before Tsunade.

"Jounins you have done well, and I'm sure you are also aware that a number of you now have choice to become ANBUs. That is the highest honour, but you will have a choice of declining the offer." Tsunade smiled as she looked at the newly made jounins.

Kakashi stood next to her with a list of names "Ok newbies, I'll call out the names of this year's Anbu protentials."

He looked over the list, unsurprised to find the names of his star pupils "Hyuga Neji, Nara Shikamaru, Uchiha Sasuke, Aburame Shino, Inuzuka Kiba, Hyuuga Hinata, Rock Lee, Yamanaka Ino and Haruno Sakura. "

"Now, you have a choice to accept or decline the offer. As for the rest of you your families doesn't have a history of Anbus and we assumed that you are not willing to become one, for example Akimichi Chouji told us beforehand that he is happy to be a jounin." Tsunade smiled at Chouj.

To be honest she was surprised that all of the chunnin's in Naruto's year decided to become Jounins, individuals such as Hinata really didn't need to due to the fact that she wants to be a medical nin anyway.

"Now this is a serious road to take, it's the most honourable of the shinobis but a price comes with this as well. We need an immediate answer, because you either thought about this before or not. Those of you who haven't shouldn't even consider this as an option." Kakashi spoke from experience and saw the expressions of the jounins in front of him. "Now those who which to decline the offer step forward and give us your reasons."

Shikamaru was the first to step forward "Too troublesome"

Hinata and Ino followed "I want to be a Med nin." "I have to take care of the flower shop"

Tsunade noded, those above are expected she gave Kakashi a sign and he crossed over their names.

To her surprise Neji and Sasuke step forward, but neither is willing to give a reason. "You have to give us a reason, please stay behind. The rest of you, congratulations on your new job and you are dismissed."

Later when everyone has left Tsunade saw Sasuke and Neji one by one "Sasuke, what is your reason to decline the offer? The Uchihas have been known for their generations of Anbu captains, it runs all the way back to your great grandfather."

"Hokage sama, I do not wish to kill anymore." Sasuke remembered the talk he and Naruto had just before he left...



"Ne Sasuke, are you gonna become an Anbu someday?"

"Of course, that's runs in the Uchha history, the greatest Ninja honour."

"I don't think it's that good, I mean so many killings..."

"So you will never be one then?"

"Of course not! I, the one destined to become Hokage, will never kill like
Anbus do! "

"Dobe"

"Why you bastard! And if you become an Anbu then I've to find a new
partner..."

"Idiot...I suppose I could stay a Jounin..."

"Sugoui! Then we can still be partners!"

"As you wish Sasuke, you may leave now and call Neji for me."

"Hai" Sasuke closed the door behind him and told Neji to go in.

"And what is your reason for not joining the Anbu?" Tsunade asked, she was getting annoyed...Sasuke answered her short question and then went into a daydream for at least five minutes...that boy is hanging out with Kakashi way too much.

"Father was killed by them..."

Tsunade went silent, the tragic affairs of the Hyuga household...maybe someone could change this. 'Neji seems to be much more happy after the Chunnin exam though...he is at least on the road to recovery.'

"I respect your choice, but you and Sasuke being our strongest force... never mind..."

The next day she asked Kakashi to inform them that they have been paired together as partners. The only miss there was that she wasn't there to see their faces... anyone in the jounin rank would know how much those two can't stand each other. It might be the fact that they see themselves in each other, but secretly Tsunade always wandered if it's because of Naruto. She can't quite put her hand on it, but there were definitely something going on...

--------End of Flashback --------

"Of course, I think we have a vacancy in Shino's team. Kiba suffered some injuries on their last assessment, so you can take his place for now." After Tsunada had calmed herself down she took some papers out and asked Naruto to fill them in. "Although you are just a temporary Anbu you'll still need to complete the Anbu test. That will take place next week."

"At the old stadium where we took our Chuunin exam?" The fight between Neji and him…

"Yea, you will be judged by me and other Jounins and also Shino, your future Anbu captain."

Naruto stood up and flashed Tsunade a big smile, before turning away from the Hokage "Thanks Hokage-sama."

Tsunade's sight followed Naruto out from the windows 'He changed so much…'

After Naruto left the Hokage tower he smiled to himslelf. 'Half way there …'

(Spoilers for chapter 222 in the manga!)

--------Flashback --------

Itachi was just 13, It was not long before he killed his clan and left Konoha. Itachi had missed an important ANBU meeting for his little brother's first day of school.

"You didn't come to the ANBU meeting yesterday," three other Uchiha said. "We are not to make any exceptions, not even for you."

"I'm understand, I'll be more careful next time." Itachi said without letting them into the door.

"Not only this, Uchiha Shisui committed suicide yesterday. He left this note" One of them handed Itachi a note. "Now why would the strongest of the Uchihas suddenly commit suicide? You all know that you..."

"...See him as an old brother?" Itachi calmly said. "I haven't seen him lately...it really is a shame."

After a short silence one the Uchihas said, their Shanrigan activated "We are to search for evidence in this house."

"Search for evidence..." Itachi stared right into them, his Shanrigan activated too "I thought you said it was an suicide."

"The strongest of the Uchihas will not commit suicide for this reason." One of the Uchihas said looking suspiciously at Itachi.

Itachi lowered his head to read the note 'I'm tired of doing missions. The Uchiha clan can not move forward if we continue to do missions and neither will I. However I will not do anything to against morality...'

"Are you suggesting that I did it?"

"Doesn't matter, once the search is over everything will be clear."

"Why don't you be clearer now and tell me what you want?" Itachi dodged as they charged at him. After a while their fight progressed into the garden.

Itachi was about gave them the final blow as he felt his father's Chakra approaching. This didn't stop him from telling his thoughts. "I've had enough of this clan. Everything is done for the clan, then team and honour. And the fear and hatred you hold towards unknown things..."

"Itachi enough." Itachi turned around only to see his father's clam face. "Why didn't you come yesterday?"

"Because it's at its highest point..." Itachi took out a Kunai and threw it at the Uchiha fan symbol lining the walls without sparing it a glare. "My abilities have long ago given up on this hopeless clan."

"ENOUGH!"

"Holding on to things which don't matter... and ignoring the things that are important." Itachi remembered the speech his father gave him for going to Sasuke's first day of school instead some meeting. "The thing you really have to change is rules and laws, things which only fulfil thoughts and imaginations are useless. "

"You are over the top..." Itachi's father quickly made his way to the other three Uchihas on the floor. "If you say anymore I'll have to lock you in."

"Brother STOP!" Sasuke who was listening all along came out of his hiding place.

Itachi immediately sank to the floor, kneeing in front of the four Uchihas "I didn't kill Uchiha Shisui. Please forgive me for my inappropriate actions..."

"I'll take him into custody and keep my eye on him." Itachi's father said despite the protests from the other Uchihas.

Later that day Itachi was approached by a masked figure. Behind the high cloak Itachi could just about see his blond bangs. "Some show you put up there."

The cloaked blond flashed him a friendly smile. Itachi could just feel it, despite the fact that he couldn't see it. "We could use someone like you..."

The blond's voice was smooth and cheerful... it reminded Itachi of a blond boy in Sasuke's class...what was the name again?

"And why would I join you." It was more a statement than a question, in Itachi's mind he will never betray his clan... no matter how much he hates them.

"Oh, I don't know..." Itachi could feel the blond's smile widen into a grin. "Maybe because you'll need a place to stay after someone kill you clan and frame you for it..." the blond looked at his pocket watch. "Just about now."

Itachi sharpened his senses and he heard a distant scream coming from the Uchiha mansion. He ignored the stranger as he quickly made his way there only to see a blood soaked main house.

The blond was following him closely "Not a nice scene is it..."

As Itachi made his way across the numerous dead bodies he saw the ones of his parents in the kitchen. He stood quietly over his parents' corpse. 'Father...Mother...'

His was distracted by Sasuke's scream "You KILLED them!"

Itachi tried to explain but it was too late. He can hear that Sasuke's sentence wasn't a question, but a statement.

'Hate me my little brother...' Itachi looked straight into Sasuke's eyes as he activated Tsukiyomi, "Hate me and become strong...for I'll not be here to protect you anymore..."

Itachi turned around quickly before he would go soft as Sasuke fell into the deep coma of seening his parents been kill over and over again.

"Now this wasn't necessary was it."

"Let's go."

Itachi tried to go out from the forest as he felt his fellow ANBUs coming this way. However the blond man just stood still in the middle of the room. "Come out."

"DAMN YOU! HOW DID YOU FIND ME!!!" A small blond boy about the age of Sasuke jumped down from the roof.

"NARUTO DON'T SHOUT!" The cloaked blond shouted back and attempted to smack the young blond boy on the head. Naruto however dodged quickly and stuck his tongue out at the cloaked blond.

"I'LL SHOUT AS DAMN WELL AS I PLEASE!" Naruto looked angry and pissed. "You were gonna leave weren't you! Weren't you!"

The cloaked blond calmed down as he looked at his son "I have to... you were the one who asked for extra time, not me."

"But...I thought..."


"Now Naruto, we all think a lot of things." He kneeled down so that he is Naruto level and whispered "I need you here, we need ...that. And your grandfather needs me to pay my duties... "

"FINE! I don't want you here anyway!" Naruto has tears in his blue eyes as he quickly made his way out of the room, at a speed that even Itachi's Shanrigan couldn't follow.

"Aren't you going to go after him?" Itachi's eyes followed the young boy out 'It's the boy from Sasuke's class...he looks like an Angel.'

"Hahaha, you are kidding right? Even I can't follow his speed..." The cloaked blond sighed 'really shouldn't have told him how to get away after stealing things... Konoha is going to have a few interesting years...'

"See you in 6 years, my son..."

--------End of Flash back --------



"Jeez...I wonder how my old man is doing." Naruto looked up at the sky "Afterall grandpa is quite a handful..."

Author's Notes (babbles... don't have too read it you know?)
First thing first. PLEASE don't think that Kyuubi is Naruto's SON! I'm 100% AGAINST Mpreg! Its wrong!

However this is neccessary for the plot! So sorry! Remember this is NOT MPREG!

The last bit of Flashback was added as I read chapter 222 of the Manga. I think I like Itachi even more now! He is soooo sweet!

Anyway, Itachi is 12 here, Naruto is 7 and Naruto's father is in his late 20s. Is this clear?

In Japan children starts school at 6/7ish, so I decided to make Naruto 7 (to make the difference smaller. I don't want Itachi to be a Paedophile, or offence.)

And who doesn't know whom the cloaked blond is? I'm sure most of you know.

About Naruto's grandfather... he will remain a mystery until later (much later!). Even I don't know who he is yet...

Now the nonsense, since I'm quite positive that no one reads this, I'm gonna say Sasuke YOU BASTARD! Damn he is getting on my nerves so badly! No matter how nice some fanfic writers make him the next time I read Naruto (the official Manga) I just want to kill him! So now I'm torn between this love-hate reaction towards him...argh! Damn him!

Anyway, this chapter is a lot longer than the last one, but I though that was a good place to stop (didn't know what else to write...). I'm so happy that people reviewed! I mean I know authors say this ALL the time, but you never know what it feels like until someone actually reviews and tells you that the story is good! (Does happy dance )

I included Kakashi in this chapter, but only in the flashback... I really don't know how to write this character without involving him in some sort of teacher-student love relationship... And I can't stand teacher-student love relationship (every time I think about it I can just see my bald maths teacher and the sweat patches under his arm...)... Besides I'm not very good at looking underneath, not to say underneath the underneath...

kc : Thanks, here is another chapter.

RuByMoOn17: More protective than jealous...but we will see how it turns ot in the future

cleoviper: You have to wait a bit for everyone else's reaction... this chapter is mainly flashbacks...hope this makes things more clear.

Nejidragon: Thanks you! (blushes)

Night-Owl123: God! So many nice reviewers thanks

Anael Razualle: Hmm... kiss on the lips...maybe...

Akki no Tama: But if I pair them then who would be on top? Sakura is definitely out of the game... you'll see next chapter. I think I'll write two endings... one for Sasuke lovers?

chibi chidori16: The Kyuubi is just named after Kyuubi...the real Kyuubi will appear in the future too...I hope this Kyuubi is not too annoying though

Anyway I hope you like this chapter and keep reviewing