AN: Hey! I'm back. Sorry it took so long to update, life kinda got in the way. But here is some Itachi and toddler Sasuke stuff! Enjoy!

Itachi: age 8

Sasuke: age 2

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

"Noooooo!"

It was the middle of the afternoon when Itachi had just come home from a mission. As soon as the prodigy walked through the door, he was met with his naked little brother running away from his clearly frustrated mother.

Once the toddler caught sight of his brother, he ran towards him hoping that he would protect him from their evil mother.

Sasuke clutched onto the elder as he hid behind him, his big obsidian eyes peeking out ever so slightly.

Mikoto sighed as she greeted her eldest son. "Welcome home, honey."

Itachi couldn't help the slight smile that appeared on his face as his gaze went from his brother to his mother.

"Hi kaa-san. What's going on?"

Mikoto sighed inwardly.

"Well," she bent down so she was in eye contact with her youngest son. "I've trying to give your brother here a bath for the past hour now, but he is being way too stubborn."

Sasuke simply hid behind his brother even more with a cute pout on his face.

Itachi stifled an amused laugh as he watched the scene unfold before him.

"Come on Sasuke, let kaa-san give you a bath." Mikoto urged.

"No."

Mikoto straightened up as she put her hands on her hips. "He kind of reminds me of a stubborn cat."

Itachi chuckled.

"More like a frightened kitten." he replied as he looked down at Sasuke.

"Wanna give it a shot Itachi?" Mikoto asked. "He'll probably listen to his beloved 'Ita-nii'."

Itachi smiled at the familiar nickname his baby brother had granted him with.

"Okay." Itachi answered.

Mikoto smiled. "Thanks dear. I'll go start dinner."

The prodigy nodded as his mother disappeared into the kitchen.

Itachi looked down at the little toddler clutching onto him and couldn't help but smile.

"Come otouto." he said as he picked up his undressed baby brother and walked towards the bathroom.

As Itachi entered the bathroom, he shut the door behind him and put the toddler down. Sasuke looked up at his brother with curious eyes, wondering why he was back here.

The older Uchiha squatted down in front of his baby brother so that he was face to face with him.

"I'm going to give you bath now, okay otouto?" Itachi said.

Sasuke's eyes went wide as he heard the word "bath" come out of his brother's mouth.

"No, Ita-nii." Sasuke replied as he shook his head.

Itachi felt his lips twitch upwards slightly as watched Sasuke adorably refuse.

"Why not?" he asked, slight amusement in his voice.

The prodigy frowned as he saw his baby brother's eyes begin to tear up. Sasuke wrapped his arms around his brother as he hid his face in his neck.

"Ita-nii, no. No bath." came the muffled reply.

Itachi sighed as he rested his chin on Sasuke's small shoulder. He returned his brother's embrace and began rubbing circles on his back.

The older Uchiha was genuinely curious as to why his otouto refused to take a bath.

Could it be the temperature of the water?

Itachi slowly pulled away from the hug and poked his brother's forehead. He then gave him a gentle smile before standing up and walking towards the tub.

Itachi dipped his hand in the water, checking the temperature. The water was cold, but that made sense considering the fact that his mother had been struggling with this task for about an hour.

Sasuke watched as his brother drained the water from the tub and filled it up again with warmer water. Itachi made sure that the temperature was just right; not too hot or too cold.

He then turned to Sasuke and picked him up. The older Uchiha sat on the edge of the tub and felt Sasuke squirm a bit, not wanting to be near the pool of water. He brought his arms up around Itachi's neck, trying to get as far away as possible.

"Look otouto," Itachi said gently as he scooped some water in his hand. "Feel how warm the water is."

He offered his hand to his brother and patiently waited for the child to reach out. With much hesitation, Sasuke finally put his tiny hand in Itachi's and felt the warm liquid.

Itachi looked at his brother.

"See? It's not so bad," he said, closing his hand around his brother's. "It's just water."

Sasuke looked back at his brother with large, innocent eyes, causing a smile to tug at the prodigy's lips. His brother was too cute for his own good.

Thinking Sasuke was emotionally ready for his bath now, Itachi lifted him up and was about to put him the tub when he heard a small whimper.

The older Uchiha looked at his baby brother's face and saw nothing but hurt and betrayal in his obsidian eyes.

Itachi frowned, but tried his best to resist the look stopping him from doing his job. He was a shinobi for crying out loud, he should be immune to this stuff.

It took everything in the Uchiha prodigy to ignore the heartbreaking expression on Sasuke's face. It shouldn't take this long to complete such a simple task.

Itachi then felt two little hands lightly grip on to his wrists, causing him to look directly at Sasuke's face.

"Ita-nii…" the toddler whimpered out. He looked like he was on the verge of tears.

He couldn't take it anymore.

The older Uchiha brought his brother to his chest and cradled him protectively.

He wasn't a monster. Itachi couldn't bear the thought of making his baby brother cry. Sasuke thought of him as his safeguard, how could he just betray his trust like that?

Itachi sighed. How can such a small child have control over his emotions so well?

His mind began thinking of other strategies he could try, but most of them would most likely end up with Sasuke crying, which Itachi didn't want.

Itachi was rubbing his baby brother's bare back when an idea came to him. There was no guarantee that it would work, but it was worth a shot.

The older raven put down his brother and began taking off his clothes. Sasuke watched him with wonder in his eyes.

Once Itachi removed his final garments, his stepped into the tub and immersed himself in the warm water. He closed his eyes and exhaled softly.

After a few seconds, the prodigy cracked open one eye to find Sasuke staring at him, his tiny hands grabbing onto the tub.

Itachi smiled, his plan worked.

"Would you like to join me otouto?" Itachi asked, amusement hidden in his voice.

The toddler nodded as he held out his arms, silently asking to be picked up. The older Uchiha obliged and placed him in the tub with him.

He promptly began soaping up his brother and adding shampoo to his raven black hair, before doing so to himself.

After a couple minutes, Itachi rinsed both himself and Sasuke off before getting out of the tub. He swiftly dried himself off and wrapped the towel around his waist.

He then quickly got Sasuke out before the child could start freaking out. Itachi wrapped him in a fluffy towel so he wouldn't get cold and began drying him off.

Once he was done, he looked at his baby brother and offered him a gentle smile.

"That wasn't so bad now, was it Sasuke?"

Itachi earned a pout as the younger of the two buried his face in his brother's neck.

"No Ita-nii," Sasuke replied. "Don't like baths."

Itachi chuckled at the reply.

"Oh yeah?" he said as he poked Sasuke's stomach playfully, earning a small giggle.

The older Uchiha continued tickling his foolish little brother, causing him to break down in laughter.

Sasuke may have a hold over his big brother's emotions, but Itachi was a master of getting his will through, especially when it came to his dear baby brother.

AN: Sorry for the not good ending, I kinda suck at those. However, I did like this drabble, as short as it is. I think siblings taking baths together is so funny/insanely cute, and it's fun to embarrass them about it when they get older! I hope you enjoyed!

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