Yea...im sorry for the slow updates asuka...dawn...and sakura..;

Disclaimer: I keep forgetting this one too...of course i dont own naruto...i wouldnt be in a fanfic site if i did right?

Dawn's eyes widened. "Y-you!" she screamed.

Itachi looked at her, puzzled. "Um...do I know you?" he asked.

At this, she grew furious. "She stood abruptly, away the front flap of her trench coat which revealed the handles of three katanas. With blinding speed enhanced be anger, she unsheathed one, "How could you for-"

Before she could finish, he disappeared and reappeared behind her. "Just kidding." he said playfully, embracing her around her shoulders. A bright shade of red swept across her face.

Eh? Emi thought. Dawn could have dodged him easily...We don't know him from Suna, and we've just come here today, so...

Asuka had different thoughts. What the hell? Who the hell...WHO IS THIS?

It didn't take them long to figure out that the two must have met while she was out in the onsen. They blushed, shocked.

Naruto yelled. "Who are you?"

Itachi ignoredhim. He walked over to Sasuke, who had fainted the moment he made his entrance. Foam was flowing out of his mouth. "Tch," he said, kneeling next to the fallen Uchiha. "Are you sure you're Sasuke?" he asked, poking the boy. "You're nothing like me, the Uchiha genius."

The Uchiha genius? It clicked in everyone's minds. "Ah! You're Itachi Uchiha!"

"Uhh...I said that earlier..." Geez kids nowadays never listen...

Sasuke recovered. "Itachi! What are you doing here, Nii-san?" He spat out the the last two syllables with spite.

Dawn gasped. Nii-san! So that's why he was looking for Sasuke...

Sasuke has a brother? Emi and Asuka decided to eat some cookies while the scene unfolded. Gaara joined them.

Sakura sat next to Emi. "Hey? Where did everyone go...?" She glanced around the deserted dining room.

"They left as silently and quickly as possible." Asuka replied. "Said something about not wanting to die..." she bit into another cookie. "Yo, forehead girl! Get that bandaged guy outta the wait. He's blocking my view."

"F-FORE HEAD GIRL!" Sakura was angry. "Why, you-"

"Oh, never mind. Dawn took care of it."

Dawn had joined their little cookie party and had cleared the area of clutter, in other words, Neji. He was now standing, still in shock, behind them.

"Now, now," Itachi said. "You know you missed me...after all, I did leave you all alone for all those years, with nothing but our family's...CORPSES."

Immediately, the air was filled with bloodlust. The cookie group stood up, ready to defend themselves if Itahci attacked. Sasuke and Naruto, nearer to the crazed shinobi, also kept their guard up.

The tainted air revived Neji. "Aha!" He pointed at Itachi. "Time for a fight." He sniffed the air and put his arm back down. "COOKIES!" He dove to get the remaining five cookies.

Gaara knocked him out and grabbed a cookie. "DO NOT TOUCH THE COOKIES." He kissed his share of the cookies before stuffing it into his mouth.

Itachi felt forgotten. "Uhh...back to the important topic..."

A loud noise disrupted them. "Ouch!" a male voice cried behind the sliding door.

Hearing this, Sakura dropped her kunai. Her eyes grew wide. "It can't be..." she whispered.

"What? What's wrong, Sakura?" Naruto asked. "Who is it?"

"Hellooo? Sakura? Are you in there?" The person knocked on the door. "Hello?"

Sakura ran to the door and threw it open. Seeing who it was, she jumped into his arms. "You came!"

The man laughed, embracing her tightly. "I said I'd drop by today no matter where you where, didn't I?"

"Huh?" Emi, Asuka, and Dawn asked, startled. "Isn't that...?"

"Eh?" the man asked. "Those voices..."

They were sure of it now. "Onii-san?" they shrieked.

"Oh? You guys know each other?" Sakura asked, pulling him into the light.

Naruto's mouth dropped open for the umpteenth time. "Oh. No. Freakin'. Way..." He clasped his hands in prayer. "Oh, God, please allow me to live longer than a few seconds..."

Itachi squirmed, uncomfortable.

Sasuke was clearly enraged. "Orochimaru!" he yelled. "You have the nerve to appear in front of my face after the seal you placed on me?" He dashed at him, kunai raised, sharingan activated.

Before he could land a blow, Emi ran in front of him, blocking his way. "Enough."

Sasuke was frozen to the spot. "Can't...move..."

Sakura breathed a sigh of relief. Naruto fell backwards. "Nani? Why'd you do that, Emi! Now he's gonna kill us!"

Asuka pinned him to the ground and sat on him for the second time that day. "Look you, I don't know what you're problem is, but Oro-kun is the nicest guy you'd ever meet."

At this, Itachi grew even more uncomfortable. Dawn had been observing him and noticed this. "Hey. What's wrong with you? You've been uncomfortable ever since Oro-kun came in...and your bloodlust has gone away."

Itachi squirmed.

Everyone looked at him, waiting for him to speak.

He sighed. "I guess I have to say it now..." He cleared his throat. "Sasuke...I was the one who placed the curse seal on you. I was the one who had done everything, disguised as Orochimaru..."