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Author's notes: Thank you so much for the reviews guys! You don't know how much it meant to me! I believe this fic is really going somewhere. I'm so glad and happy for your support everyone. I appreciate it.
Anyway, I wanna tell you that my mom grounded me from the computer so I guess I will not be able to update more often. I need to concentrate on my studies for a while before I can get direct contact here once again. I am only allowed during weekends, but my schedule is still up tight so I guess I won't be able to update much recently.
Alright then! I'm sorry for the late update. I hope that you would understand.
Warning: A VERY OOC Itachi, Sasuke, and Naruto ahead!
Warning #2: Weird authoress' story ahead!
Warning #3: Less (or no) Sakura bashing,
Warning #4: SUPER OOC-NESS AHEAD! Geez… I'm sounding like Tazuna.
Let the chapter start!
In no time, the group has reached the boat in where there was a man waiting for them. The group then went in. By that time, Kakashi was now unconscious. Sasuke noticed that this mission was already out of their league so they may need an explanation. Sasuke glanced at the group. Kakashi was unconscious; Sakura was nursing him, while Naiki was looking in front of them, dozed off in his thoughts.
Sasuke sighed and decided that he will be the one to do the talking.
"Tazuna-san," He started, catching Tazuna's expression. "You have a lot of things to explain here."
NOWAt Sasuke's earlier statement, Naruto and Sakura's attention suddenly turned towards him. Sakura stopped nursing Kakashi for a moment while Naruto decided to break a lump-full of thoughts for a while.
Tazuna sighed and looked down at his feet. "Yeah… well… I guess I should." He said, shifting his weight from one foot to another. "But I guess… I won't tell it right now."
Naruto sighed in annoyance. "You know, Tazuna-san, if you are not going to tell us the reason behind the attacks, I believe that we better quit the job and leave you alone to die." Naruto's line made Sakura almost slap his head again, but Naruto held her wrist tight.
"Just keep the heck out of this, Haruno."
Sakura's hand dropped at the venom that sprayed all over Naruto's voice. Sasuke's eyebrow raised slightly in slight amusement. Naruto noticed but ignored the gesture as he then returned his attention back to Tazuna.
"We may be currently here, but instead of a class-C mission like this was supposed to be, this turned out to be a class-B mission at least." He continued, taking a glance at Sasuke who nodded, getting the message that he would continue on the conversation.
'Well… not like I'll mind having a class-B mission. That would still be quite easy for me. After all, I'm an Akatsuki member, am I not?' He thought.
/Tsk! Tsk! Then why did you say that kit?/ Kyuubi asked.
::Well…:: Naruto started. ::I know that I will be able to handle a class-B mission. Mostly because I've been doing class-A to class-S missions at the Akatsuki. But…::
Kyuubi didn't reply, knowing that his young kit would say more.
::I'm worried for my teammates. I know that it's quite unlikely of me to say this. But I should say that… they're okay for a team. Haruno is a bit prissy, but I can see that she have the potential of being a strong kunoichi.::
/'A bit'? Are you sure about that kit?/ Kyuubi joked.
::Fine. Scratch that. She's a lot prissy then. Sasuke's a fine shinobi, in which I am sure that he will be able to become like Itachi-niisan. But I won't allow that.:: Naruto said as he smiled openly, not knowing that the whole group saw it.
"What are you smiling at, Naiki?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto cursed himself inwardly for smiling openly. He placed his cold demeanor back on as he stared back at Sasuke silently. "Nothing."
Sasuke decided to let the smile be. After all, he isn't the kind who gets his self plucked into other people's business. He then proceeded to Tazuna. "Tazuna-san, what Naiki said was right. This is a class-B mission. Maybe our group would be fine with Kakashi-sensei, but he's still unconscious.
"Because of that, we would be an easy target for other shinobis. Take the guy with the huge sword and that kid with the mask as an example." Sasuke said.
Tazuna still refused to reveal the secret. Sasuke sighed. "If you aren't going to open up, then we're afraid that we have to abort the mission. We have, after all, been given a fake data of the mission. It is just rightful for us to abort the mission when we see fit."
At that, Tazuna knew he had no choice. With a serious Uchiha questioning him and calm Naiki staring at his very soul, he had no choice but to reveal the real reason why. "Alright then. I believe that I have no choice but to tell you." He said.
The group started to listen intently. "You're right that this is probably beyond your mission scope. It turns out that a super-dangerous man wants my life."
Sakura nodded. "Super-dangerous man?"
Tazuna nodded. "Yes."
"Who?" The group turned around and saw Kakashi open his visible eye. At that, Sakura started to scold him.
"Kakashi-sensei, you should sleep while you have the chance to regain your chakra. We are not going to carry you through the rest of the journey!" She exclaimed.
Kakashi laughed weakly before becoming serious. "All jokes aside, guys. Tazuna-san, I repeat. Who is after your life?" He asked. Tazuna was silent once again for a few moments before speaking up.
Taking a deep breath, he spoke up once again. "You probably at least heard his name from before. The wealthy shipping magnate… a man named Gatoh." He said. The name went the group's eyes wide.
"Huh? Gatoh is…" Kakashi started.
Naruto nodded. "Hai. Kakashi-sensei, it is as what you think it is. It's that Gatoh from that Gatoh company." He said.
Tazuna nodded. "The kid's right." He said.
Sakura's eyes went wide. "So it's that Gatoh. He was said to be one of those extremely rich people in the world." She said, astonished.
Kakashi nodded. "Yes." He then turns his attention back to Tazuna before wincing in slight pain. "Ouch. I hate chakra depletion. Oh well… Tazuna-san, please continue."
"Alright. Officially, he runs a large shipping company. But he sells drugs and other illegal items in superb secret. He uses shinobis and other gang member to take over businesses and other countries. He's a very nasty businessman."
The group was shocked at what they heard, but let Tazuna explain more nevertheless. Naruto could even feel that the Kyuubi was also interested in the man's story.
"It was about a year ago when he set his eyes on the Wave Country. Through financial and violent means, he quickly took control of the country's shipping industry. Since he controls the shipping courses, which are the life of a small shipping country, Gatoh now has the monopoly of the whole business traffic." He said.
/Kit, I think I've heard of him before./
::Of course you had. You have lived very long. Long before he is even alive.::
The group nodded. "And what has this got to do with our mission besides protecting you from Gatoh's men? What does he fear anyway?" Sakura asked.
"The only thing that Gatoh fears right now… is the completion of this bridge." He replied.
"Why is that?" Sakura asked.
"Haruno, it is quite obvious. Since Tazuna-san is building the bridge, he's in the way." Naruto said while crossing his arms, putting the hood on to avoid any extra moisture on his hair. 'Gee… it seems that this hood also have its uses.'
Sasuke nodded before glancing at Naruto. "So… those shinobis earlier were hired by Gatoh." He said in a matter of fact tone, glancing back at Tazuna then after.
"But what I don't understand is that if you know that shinobis are after you, why did you hide that fact when you hired us?" Kakashi asked.
Sakura nodded while Naruto and Sasuke agreed silently. Tazuna sighed. "The Wave Country is super poor. We barely have any food left and such. Even our feudal lord… our Daimyo barely have enough money to sustain his own needs."
A pause.
"So then, if our Daimyo barely have money, of course we would be in a more difficult situation. We have no money either. We don't have money enough for expensive B-class missions or above. Well…" He sighed. "If you want to quit the mission when we reach shore, I will definitely be killed before I even reach my home." He said.
Naruto rolled his eyes. 'Geez… old geezer… it seems that you even want us to feel guilty in case we do quit this mission even though you were the one who lied to us.' He thought.
"But don't worry about it. If I die, my cute little eight-year-old grandson will just cry uncontrollably!" He said in an obvious amused voice.
Naruto glanced around, seeing that not only him have rolled their eyes. 'I knew it.'
Tazuna smiled. "Yeah! And my daughter will live a sad, sad life hating leaf village members forever and ever!"
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were now currently glaring at him.
'See? I knew I was right all along.' I hope you know who said this.
'Argh!!! You old geezer! Because of your lies, Sasuke-kun and I are feeling guilty! I swear if we weren't suppose to protect you I'll be strangling you to death!' Now the one who said this is pretty obvious.
'Hn…' Now this is a lot obvious people.
"But it's not like it would be your fault or anything." He continued.
The three genins started thinking deeply while Kakashi started scratching his forehead protector with his index finger while lying down.
"Well… I guess we have no choice. We will continue to protect you." Kakashi said with a small pathetic smile hidden behind his mask.
"Thanks a lot!" Tazuna exclaimed, mentally making a peace sign in his mind while making a whole lot of cartwheels and gymnastics.
"We'll be there soon." The man rowing the boat said.
The group looked in front and saw the shore. Sakura sighed once again while crossing his arms. "Alright. Who'll carry Kakashi-sensei? Definitely not me." She said.
"Sakura, you and Naiki carry Kakashi-sensei. I'll guard Tazuna-san." Sasuke said.
Naruto's eyes narrowed. 'The only people that I allow to boss me around are Itachi-niisan, Kisame-san, and Maya-san. But I must lower down my pride in this.' He thought as he placed Kakashi's arm on his neck while Sakura placed the other one on her neck.
"Come on." Sasuke said as he and Tazuna took the lead.
Meanwhile…"So… what are we doing here, Itachi?" Kisame asked, adjusting his samehado on his back. Itachi closed his eyes and leaned against a tree.
"Naruto will be here later on." Itachi said as if that was the simplest thing in the world.
Kisame smirked. "Oh? So the kid is going to be here in the wave country eh? So you want to visit the boy?"
Itachi stayed silent. "You know Itachi, it seems that you've gone really attached to that kid." Kisame said. "What is that kid to you anyway?"
Itachi smirked at the question Kisame asked. "I'm sure that you would find it quite surprising for me to say this, but I must say that Naruto is more deserving to be my brother than Sasuke."
"That answers my question."
Back to Naruto and company…"We're here in my super-cute home!" Tazuna exclaimed.
Just as he opened the door, a woman with long hair immediately hugged him tightly. "Father! Are you alright?! Did something happen?! Oh I'm so glad you're alright!" She exclaimed happily. Tazuna caressed the woman's hair affectionately.
"Tsunami, I'm fine. These Hidden Leaf shinobis protected me good." He said.
Tsunami, his daughter, smiled at them. "Thank you very much for protecting my father. Please come in. I would like to show my appreciation." She then took a glance at Kakashi and smiled slightly. "And I suggest that you let him rest for a while."
The three nodded their thanks as they entered the home. Tsunami led them towards an empty room, rolled a futon, and helped place Kakashi down on the bed.
Leaving the place for a while, she returned back and gave each of them a cup of green tea. The group accepted it greatly. Tsunami scanned the room. Sakura was sitting down beside Kakashi, Sasuke was sitting down on the other side of Kakashi, while Naruto was sitting down on the corner of the room, thinking deeply.
"Anyway, my name is Tsunami. I'm his daughter. It's a pleasure to meet you." Tsunami introduced.
"My name is Haruno Sakura. It's a pleasure to meet you too, Tsunami-san. These are my teammates: Uchiha Sasuke and Uyoma Naiki. This is our jounin instructor: Hatake Kakashi." Sakura introduced.
Tsunami nodded and glanced at the door, which just opened, revealing an eight-year-old boy. The boy glanced around the area. Seeing his grandfather, he ran towards him. "Grandpa!"
"Inari!" The grandfather and grandchild hugged each other. Tazuna then preceded patting Inari's head while Tsunami raised an eyebrow.
"Inari, pay respect to our visitors." She said.
Tazuna nodded. "Yes. These are the ninjas that protected grandfather, Inari." He said.
Inari stared at them first before looking back at Tazuna. "Grandpa, they're weak. They'll just be killed." He said. That made Sakura angry. She was about to made a man dash towards Inari when Sasuke held her wrist and shook his head.
Sakura nodded and sat down, keeping a glare at the boy. 'Who does that boy think he is?! Insulting us like that?!' She thought.
Inari ignored Sakura's glare, but gulped in sudden nervousness as his eyes reached Naruto who was slightly hidden in the shadows. His dark clothes gave him the creepy look while he was staring intently at Inari. The boy then went out of the room.
"Inari! Where are you going?" Tsunami asked.
"I'm going to look at the sea through my room." Was the reply they got.
Tsunami sighed. "I'm sorry about Inari's attitude." She said.
Sakura smiled slightly. "That's okay."
Tsunami smiled in relief. "Thank you. Anyway, it's getting dark. I'll prepare dinner then." She said. Sakura stood up and offered to help. Tsunami nodded, saying that she appreciates the girl's company.
Tazuna then stood up and offered to show the two genins their room. The two stood up and followed him.
"I'm super sorry if the two of you will be sharing a room. We only have two guest rooms here at home. Your sensei is now occupying the first room so that leaves the two of you to share the last one. Your female teammate will stay with Tsunami in her room." He said.
"I don't mind." Sasuke said.
"It's fine." Naruto added.
"Alrighty then, boys. You two stay here and rest for a while." Tazuna said as he closed the door, leaving the two boys in the room.
Silence ensued then after. The two felt the need to break the silence, so then, Naruto decided to do the special honor. "So Sasuke… I'll take the right bed." He said. Sasuke nodded at this as he placed his stuff on the left bed.
Naruto stretched his arms as he took off his cloak and placed it in the corner of the bed. He sighed contently. "Geez… finally… I managed to take the cloak off. It's really stuffy." He said out loud, placing his hand behind his head.
Sasuke looked directly at him. Naruto tilted his head. "What is it?" He asked.
"Take off the mask, Naiki." Sasuke said.
Naruto's eyes narrowed. "And why would I take my mask off? I like it and I'll keep it in my face for as long as I want." He said. 'Though I actually hate this mask with a passion. But I don't want him to know what I really look like.'
Sasuke snickered at this. "As expected. You are different from other people."
Naruto tilted his head once again. "What do you mean?" He asked.
"Hn. People who I talk two always calls me with respect and slight fear and annoyance. They always do what I say because I'm their 'precious' Uchiha Sasuke. I don't like the attention they're giving me and I actually say it out loud. But look at them. They don't listen to a thing I say and they still kept bugging me to no end." He said.
Naruto's eyebrow rose up. "And what does that got to do with me?"
"Other people tend to do every word I say. Well… all except the bugging part. But you, Naiki… you are different. You even have the guts to disrespect me. And you earned my respect." He said.
Naruto's eyes now went wide. 'Quite unlikely you even blurted out your feelings. I earned his respect? One fourth of the one-third part of part two of the mission seems to be going somewhere. Good.' He thought.
Naruto then grinned. "Thanks anyway. But you know, I never disrespected you. I have deep respect for you, Uchiha Sasuke. Not because you're a survivor of a massacred clan, but because you are skilled and you remind me that Ita…" Before Naruto could say the name, he clamped his mouth shut.
'S - -t! I almost said it!' He mentally scolded himself.
Sasuke's eyes slightly narrowed. "'Ita' what?" He asked.
Naruto grinned. "Because you remind me that it appears that there are many skilled shinobis here in Konoha. You included." He said as he mentally sighed in relief. 'I should watch my mouth more often. One wrong word or move, the mission will topple to the ground.'
Sasuke seemed to believe what Naruto had just said as he calmed down. "It may be unlikely of me to say this, Naiki, but… thank you." He said.
Naruto grinned at him. "No problem, Sasuke. I'll take a nap then." Naruto then lied down on the bed (not futon) and pretended to take a nap.
Sasuke smiled to himself. 'Naiki is not that of a bad guy. He's actually a nice person to talk to. Maybe I'll be able to open up to him someday. Come to think of it, Naiki's both of a dark person and a light person. He shows his darkness at many people, but shows his light at limited people. Hn. I think I can finally call someone as a friend.' He thought.
(A/N: Geez… I made Sasuke very, VERY OOC here. Please excuse me.)
While Sasuke was deep in his thoughts, Naruto was also thinking about certain things. 'Hmm… I was supposed to fake friendship with Itachi-niisan's foolish little brother. But why do this friendship seem true? Kuso. Making friends with others will break the mission. Naruto… get a hold of yourself. No friendships allowed… just deceive. Earn their trust… then destroy them into dust.' (a/n: Hey that rhymed!) Naruto thought to himself.
The two boys stayed down on their beds until dark without making a sound nor moving from their positions. The two just got up when they heard Tsunami's call of dinner so they went down to join the group. The blonde also made sure that his cloak would be with him.
The dinner was quiet with Naruto and Sasuke eating quietly (Naruto's hood was up to hide half of his face so that his mouth would only be seen to prevent a full view of the whisker marks), Sakura with some small babble about some stuff, Tazuna and Tsunami eating quietly as well, and Inari without making any noise at all.
Sasuke looked up from his plate to look at Tsunami. "Excuse me. What about Kakashi-sensei?" He asked.
Tsunami smiled at him. "Oh. Your sensei wouldn't be up for quite a while so I guess I'll just be the one to bring him food later." She said. Sasuke nodded at this.
Naruto glanced at the nearest window to see that it was dark. 'Hmm… the darkness tells me that it's about seven to eight in the evening.' He thought as he silently stood up and brought his plate to the sink.
"I'll be going out for a while. I may return late so please don't bother waiting for me." He said as he opened the front door. He was about to step outside when Tazuna's voice stopped him.
"What are you going to do outside at this hour?" He asked.
Naruto grinned at them with his mask back on and hood back down. "Don't worry. I'm just going to get some fresh air." He said as he stepped out and closed the door behind him.
He was just supposed to get some fresh air when he suddenly felt a very familiar chakra signature. A few seconds later were the only time needed for him to decipher whose chakra was present. He 'hned' silently, dashing towards the forest.
'Typical of him to mask his chakra really well.'
Reaching the entrance of the forest, he jumped up towards a tree branch and decided to move around this way to prevent any other distractions. Upon reaching a clearing, he jumped down and stood up calmly, closing his eyes and smiling.
He quickly took out a kunai and immediately threw it behind him without even looking. A hand managed to catch the kunai before it even hit him. Naruto chuckled. "Ever the unpredictable one…" He then turned around to face the visitor. No. Rephrase that. Visitors.
"Itachi-niisan and Kisame-san."
Itachi smiled slightly with his eyes closed and threw the kunai back to its owner in which the blonde boy also caught with ease. Kisame chuckled at the two.
"You two really have a way with greeting each other, you know that?" Kisame remarked. The other two Akatsuki members shrugged. Naruto then turned his attention back to his unofficial older brother.
"Itachi-niisan, Kisame-san, what are the two of you doing here?" He asked. "Surely the Akatsuki didn't send you here for a mission or else I would have already heard that something unusual happened here." He said.
Kisame shook his head. "No kid. The Akatsuki gave us a 'day off' so we decided to head towards the Wave country, knowing that you and your team have someone to protect here." He said.
Naruto nodded in acknowledgement. "But how did you guys know that we're heading here?" He asked.
Itachi snickered. "Naruto, you should know by now that we have our sources." He said.
"Oh… right. Ano sa… how is everybody back there?" He asked.
"Everyone's doing fine. I could tell Maya's worried about you, though she haves a weird way of showing it." Itachi said, chuckling softly.
Naruto smiled. "Maya-san's ever the 'nice' one."
"Hah. You said it, kid." Kisame said before the three of them started chuckling.
"Ano sa… Itachi-niisan, I still don't get it on why you are here." He said.
Itachi poked Naruto's head again with his two fingers. "I told you to use your brain, didn't I? I told you that Kisame and I will be visiting you every now and then." He said.
Naruto nodded as he massaged his forehead with his hand. "Yeah, yeah, I remember that. But I didn't expect the two of you to appear here out of all places and now out of all times. Surely you both know that I'm in a mission, no?" He said.
The two nodded. "We told you that we know that, did we not?" Itachi said.
Naruto sighed. "But still. Kakashi, Sakura… and Sasuke are here too. Don't you think it would be a bit dangerous?" He asked.
"Dangerous for them, but not for us." Kisame said.
"Kakashi's here."
"Itachi's stronger than him. That I can tell."
"Sakura may feel you. She has good chakra observing skills as I have seen so far."
"We can mask our chakra well enough."
"Sasuke's here."
"My foolish little brother would not be able to detect my presence. I'm making sure he wouldn't. Now is not the time for him and I to meet." This time, it was Itachi who made the reply. Naruto smiled slightly.
"Now that's the Itachi that I know." A pause. "'Niisan…?"
"What is it?"
"Can I talk to you in private?"
Itachi nodded and signaled Kisame to leave. Kisame nodded and quickly left the area. Once the blonde was sure that Kisame was no longer near, he decided to tell Itachi. "Itachi-niisan… I want to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"'Niisan… I'm very confused…" Naruto started. When Itachi didn't reply Naruto decided it's best to continue. "I was supposed to fake friendship with the Konoha members, right? But… why is it whenever I talk to them… my heart is being consumed with a weird feeling. It seems that half of my heart is faking it while the other half is telling me that the friendship that I feel is real."
Silence.
"When I spoke with Sasuke, I suddenly got the urge to open up to him. I feel like we're the same and that we can understand each other. I have only spent about a week with them, but I feel like they will be able to understand me. Itachi-niisan… I don't understand… I'm so confused…"
Naruto looked up at Itachi's face and then looked down on his feet. "'Niisan… I-I'm sorry." He should admit, even though he's one of the strong ones in the Akatsuki, he should admit that he was scared of Itachi. Itachi is stronger than him and it frightens him to know what the sharingan wielder could do to him.
Just then, he saw Itachi walk up to him and stopped within an arm's reach. Itachi's right arm started to move and the blonde closed his eyes as he braced himself for the pain soon to come.
But then, instead of pain, he felt the arm wrap around his back and pulled him into a gentle embrace. Blue eyes went wide. Itachi never hugged someone before, and it would be very unlikely for him to do it to someone. He was sure that if Kisame managed to see this, his jaw would go down, down, down past the core of the earth to the other side.
Itachi's hand then started caressing the blonde locks, murmuring soothing words to the younger child. "It's alright, young one. You are still young. You may be strong, but your heart still holds the softness and vulnerability of a child. Don't worry. I'm not mad at you. Sometimes, deep down a thick nimbus-like pit of hatred lies a tiny speck of gentleness."
He released his hug on the young boy that he considers a younger brother. The blonde's blue eyes were wide with shock, and the sharingan wielder can clearly see it. The boy is confused, he could tell. Itachi then placed his hand on his chest, in where the heart supposedly is.
"My heart is a huge cloud of hatred for the leaf because of the frame-up on me for killing my clan. But deep within this cloud remains a tiny speck of kindness in which I reveal to very few people. Naruto, you are one of those few." He said as he straightened up and gave another of his rare honest smiles.
"Be what you want to be, and live as you want yourself to live in. However, Naruto, I suggest that you do that not this time around. I want you to obey what the Akatsuki wants you to do, and fulfill the mission given unto you." He said.
Naruto blinked back unshed tears, refusing to cry in front of the person he so admires and cherishes the most. "But why? 'Niisan, why?" He asked.
"Just do what I say, Naruto. That's the only thing I could tell you. Push all of your friendship feelings aside and save them after the mission is over. I won't tell you why, but I'm telling you to do as I say. Put the mission first on line. The rest can wait." With that, Itachi disappeared in the shadows, leaving the blonde boy alone in the middle of the dark forest.
Naruto inhaled and exhaled repeatedly until he was sure he had calmed down. Slipping his mask back on, he pushed back all of the happy thoughts aside and concentrated on one thing: his revenge.
'The leaf betrayed you. The leaf betrayed Itachi. The leaf wanted to kill you. The leaf framed Itachi up, leading him to a life of exile…' The mantra repeated itself over and over, clouding the boy's mind and heart with hate once again.
That's right. He waited for the day of Konoha's destruction. He waited for the day that he himself will be the one to cause it. He wanted its destruction. He craved for its destruction.
With a heart once again a void of hate for the leaf, the blonde jumped up on the tree and proceeded going back to Tazuna's place. He halted as he felt the familiar presence of Uchiha Sasuke training his heart out once again.
Making his presence known, Sasuke slightly gasped. 'S - - t! I really should be concentrating on my defense and meditation than my offense. This is the second time he managed to stay hidden without me realizing.' He thought.
However, what the blonde genin said shocked Sasuke.
"Stay out of my way, Uchiha."
The blonde then disappeared as he left the Uchiha alone once again, his eyes slightly wide from shock. 'What the heck happened to him here that made him act this way? Drats. I'm getting soft. I better get back to Tazuna.'
Meanwhile…"Itachi-san, do you really need to harden the kid's heart once again? I thought you actually cared for the kid." Kisame said.
Itachi sighed. "I do actually care for the kid. I regret lying to him even. But the Akatsuki will surely be furious if he fails. I don't want that to happen to the boy."
Kisame snickered. "You're really getting soft, Itachi-san, regretting something for the second time. It seems that the boy had found his way to you, eh?"
"Hn. And that's nothing to be proud of."
Back to Naruto…'The leaf betrayed you. The leaf betrayed Itachi. The leaf wanted to kill you. The leaf framed Itachi up, leading him to a life of exile… That's it. I will do this. Just a little more time Konoha… you're going down.'
Author's notes: Gah!!! I don't know how to end this thing so that's where I ended. I hope that it's still okay even though almost ALL of them were VERY OOC!!! GAH!!! I'M SUPER SORRY IF I OFFEND ANYONE OUT THERE! Anyway, did you like it? What do you think? NO FLAMES PLEASE! How did this chapter go? Did you like this chapter? I hope that you did. Reviews please!