(A/N) Hello! Ruru, thy answer is at the end. It was too long to have here, people'd get bored! Maybe. Depends on the person probably. Quick reminder that this Sasuke is the one before the massacre. He still has his older brother. And is massively protective of him *sweatdrops*.

Kurama frowned slightly at Naruto's reaction to the touch. He'd guessed that Naruto may be slightly touch-deprived, but this was ridiculous. Now he was just wishing he'd woken up earlier, but Minato taking away half of him had put a massive strain on him, and he'd needed to sleep it off. He was mostly recovered, thank Kami.

Naruto's stomach grumbled loudly, and the kit blushed. "Oops, I guess I'm hungry." He rubbed the back of his head bashfully.

"Yes," Kurama noted sarcastically, "Just hungry, when you haven't had food in over 24 hours."

"My mother is going to kill the matron of that orphanage," Itachi noted. "She will have help."

"Powerful help," Shisui muttered mutinously under his breath.

"Something tells me that once the Hokage awakens, he won't stop you," Kurama mentioned.

"Once he awakens?" Itachi asked, turning his head to stare at Kurama. He had to look up to do it, as Shisui was taller than he was, and Kurama was on Shisui's head.

"He passed out after Kurama-sensei had a chat with him," Naruto told the two Uchiha.

"Must have been some chat," Shisui noted.

"I'll tell you later," Kurama promised.

"Is that the Uchiha house?" Naruto asked, amazed. "It's huge!"

"It has to be large. It holds a lot of people," Itachi said blandly. "Come, this way."

A woman opened the door before Itachi even touched the handle, smiling at the group. "Itachi, you said you had a friend you wanted to bring to dinner, you forgot to mention it was Naruto. And whoever that is." Mikoto looked at Kyu. "What's your name dear?"

Kyu blinked, then bowed to her. "Mikoto-Sama, I am called Kyu."

She smiled. "You're very polite young man."

Kyu glanced at Kurama, who had remained perched on Shisui's head. "You could say I was raised to be polite."

"You weren't raised at all," Naruto said, confused.

Kurama laughed. "Well, I was, so we'll go with that."

Mikoto raised an eyebrow at Kurama. "Shisui."

"Yes, Mikoto-sama?" He asked, slightly nervously.

"Why is the Kyuubi on your head?"

"Um," he said, glancing up.

Kurama pushed some chakra into his legs, and jumped to Kyu's head, sitting back down. "My name is Kurama, Mikoto-sama, this is merely a shadow clone with my chakra."

"You'll have to properly explain later," Mikoto said regretfully. "We have dinner ready, you were almost late." She stepped aside, allowing them entry into the house.

Naruto follows the older kids into the house, treading cautiously. He didn't want to make anyone mad, they might not be his friend, or toss him out or something.

"No need to be this worried, Kit. Just so you know, proper etiquette means you need to call that guy at the head of the table Fugaku-sama."

"Alright, thanks Kurama-sensei!"

"Of course, kit. Do try and be polite while eating though?"

Naruto stopped dead, staring at the really long table, with only two people at it. One his age, the other one the person he assumed was Fugaku-sama. There was so much food on it! He'd never seen so much food in his life!

"Fugaku, dear, this is Naruto and Kyu. The fox is named Kurama," Mikoto stared at him, challenging Fugaku to disagree, or break the Fourth's law.

He merely nodded, gesturing to the empty seats on his left.

Itachi took the seat next to Fugaku, Naruto next to him, Shisui after Naruto, and Kyu on the end. Mikoto was on Fugaku's left, and Sasuke was next to her.

They ate in silence, Sasuke glaring daggers at Shisui, Naruto, and Kyu the entire time. Kurama said he was jealous, but Naruto couldn't understand why. Afterall, he got to eat really yummy food like this all the time. And he had parents and a big brother who loved him.

After dinner was done, Fugaku left, and Mikoto sent Sasuke to get ready for bed, leading the others into her office.

"Alright, explain," Mikoto said, sitting down at her desk and looking at Itachi and Shisui.

Itachi nodded. "We arrived at our usual training field, the one you showed us, Kaa-san, and saw Naruto and two shadow clones of himself attempting tree climbing. Kyu appeared to be sleeping, using chakra to stick himself by his back to one of the trees. Kurama was standing a little to the side, watching Naruto. We talked for a while, Kyu taking Naruto away about halfway through our conversation due to the sensitive subject matter. I requested Kurama, Naruto, and Kyu join us for dinner, and Kurama left. Shisui and I trained for a while, then went to find them."

"We found them asleep, but they all woke up quickly. Then we came here, and you know the rest," Shisui finished. He glanced at Naruto, who was yawning and rubbing his eyes.

"I am not permitted to keep him here," Mikoto said regretfully, "Shisui, would you be able to care for him? Just for the night. Tomorrow we can return him to the orphanage."

"That will not be possible," Kurama said, glancing at Naruto, specifically at the backpack still on his back. "The Orphanage Matron kicked him out. We were going to see the Hokage about it, but it devolved into me scolding him for not caring for Naruto. Then he fainted, and we left for the training field."

Shisui blinked. "The Third Hokage, fainted?"

Kurama nodded, a faint smile on his lips. "Yes, he passed out quite spectacularly. Either way, I was going to request for an apartment, like they do with orphaned genin."

"That just won't do," Mikoto said, frowning deeply. "I will not have Kushina's child live like that. I turned a blind eye for years. I can't do it any longer. Screw Danzo, I'll adopt him no matter what threats he makes."

"An apartment would be fine. Kyu is more than capable of taking care of Naruto without help. He has most of my knowledge. And he has opposable thumbs." Kurama shook his head, ruffling the fur. "And it wouldn't endanger any of you."

"He hasn't forbidden me from doing anything," Shisui spoke up suddenly. "My apartment has room for two, I can take him in, but older brother instead of parent."

Kurama flicked his tail. "We can't ask you to do that. The academy starts soon anyway."

"I've always wanted a little brother," Shisui insisted. "And it won't be much trouble. You and Kyu can help anyway."

"If you're so determined," Kurama sighed. He glanced at Naruto, noting he'd fallen asleep. "I guess we'll ask him in the morning."

Mikoto frowned. "One other thing, now that the child is asleep. Why did you attack Konoha?"

Kurama's ears drooped. "I had no choice. An Uchiha controlled me, it's all a blur, right up until I came to with one of my claws straight through Kushina and Minato."

"An Uchiha? One of ours?" Itachi asked.

Kurama shook his head. "No, none of you. He had a black cloak, and a mask that covered his entire face, except for his left eye."

"So, should you be set free, you wouldn't attack humans?"

"Unless they attack one of my kits, no. Should someone attempt to attack my kit, they will be dead in under four seconds." Kurama said it with a perfectly neutral face. "And, as I am several thousand years older than all of you, all of you would be counted as kits."

"I dunno whether to feel insulted or honored…" Shisui muttered.

"Honored," Kyu reassured him. "Few are regarded as kits to biju. Generally limited to the host, as few are kind to jinchuuriki."

"And here I thought I'd grown out of being called a kid," Shisui whined, a dark cloud hanging over his head.

Itachi patted him, and he straightened up.

Mikoto shook her head fondly. "I'll let you guys go. I have my questions answered for now. Besides, you should get Naruto to bed."

Shisui nodded, leading Kurama and Kyu out the door, Kyu holding the sleeping Naruto. Itachi followed them, silent until they reached Shisui's house. While Kyu got Naruto settled in for the night, Shisui and Itachi drew Kurama aside.

"Kurama, we have a problem," Itachi began.

Kurama sat down, tilting his head. "What?"

"The Uchiha clan is planning a coup," Shisui said, face darkening.

Kurama sat back on his haunches. "And the Hokage knows, right?"

Itachi nodded. "We are reporting it to him."

Kurama nodded. "Have negotiations begun?"

Shisui shook his head. "As far as we know, no."

Kurama sighed deeply. This was a problem, and not just for the Uchiha. "Are there any plans in place to counter it right now?"

"I have a plan to use my Kotoamatsukami to change Fugaku's mind about it, but Danzo is trying to shoot me down," Shisui said, frowning at the thought of the Konoha elder.

"Keep an eye out," Kurama warned. "Kushina was not fond of him and was quite wary. He's power-hungry, and I fear he may attempt to steal one or both of your eyes."

Shisui nodded. "I'll try and be accompanied by someone at all times."

Kurama nodded. "That's all we can do for now. Until negotiations are opened, we can't do anything short of massacring all adults who are aware of the coup."

Itachi bowed his head. "I am afraid it may come to that."

"Be prepared is the only thing I can tell you," Kurama told them.

(A/N) Since apparently I missed the review on chapter three, sorry about not replying to that one, Ruru, I'll do it now! And well, Shisui's my favorite character, so it was kinda inevitable. As for asking Kurama, why not? After all, he's what, thousands of years old? He's bound to be able to help. And maybe even stop the massacre. And Kyu, well, he's in Naruto's head, and due to being older(physically and mentally) then Naruto, and, y'know, not being a fox and having opposable thumbs, he can help Naruto more than Kurama can. And if he has purple eyes, he can do things that Naruto can't normally without being kicked out/glared at the entire time. (Aka, yes, he's important, not put on a Genin team important, since technically he's a shadow clone at best, but still important) Moving on to chapter 4 notes, I'm happy to have made your morning! The things these characters come up with… Anyway, hand twitches, must ruffle the tiny human's hair, there's just a fox in the way… As for Danzo, *grins evilly and rubs hands together* he still has plans that need to be foiled. And, it's an insult to cockroaches to call Danzo a cockroach. And, well, the ANBU probably woke Hiruzen up after Naruto and Kurama left. And, who knows, we may see what Kurama told Hiruzen at some point via flashback. I can tell you it involved a lot of chewing out.