(A/N) Vhaer: *chuckles nervously* Well… sorry? Wait until you see Shukaku, psychotic, but for a different reason. To everyone: just to be clear, Kurama does have the contract for the fox summon, but cannot technically use it. Kyu, however, as he has fingers, can use it, albeit with some difficultly as I don't think Shadow clones can bleed.

Shisui's shadow clone and Itachi stood in front of the Hokage. Or rather, in front of Danzo, who was standing in front of the desk, and the Hokage right behind him.

"I'm a shadow clone by the way," Shisui warned them. "I do not have all day to exist."

The Hokage sighed. "I suppose you are correct. We do not have all day. I have paperwork. I will not beat around the bush, negotiations aren't going well, and the Uchiha aren't cooperating in the slightest. We have to implement that plan."

Shisui sighed, slumping slightly. "Alright, we'll begin preparations. Are all Uchiha in the compound?"

"For the next two days. The compound, and the police station. I requested they go through their ranks, so none of them will be out on patrol," Danzo rasped.

Itachi nodded stiffly. "It will be done."

The Hokage seemed to age ten years. "Thank you. Dismissed."

Shisui's shadow clone bowed his head, and disappeared.

"I am also here to deliver my mission report," Itachi noted, handing the Hokage a slip of paper. "I got back during a battle, and thus had no time to turn it in until now."

"A battle? Who were the sides?" The Hokage asked, not at all missing the subtle shifting of Danzo.

"Danzo and his ROOT agents, and Shisui, Kyu, and a flock or so of crows. I defended my cousin."

Danzo shifted again, feeling Hiruzen's eyes boring into his back.

Itachi raised an eyebrow at Danzo, then nodded to the Hokage. "If I may?"

Hiruzen sighed deeply. "Dismissed Itachi."

Itachi bowed, and walked out. Or staggered out. One of the two.

Hiruzen sighed, staring daggers at Danzo. "What do we do with you?" Hiruzen mumbled, setting aside the paperwork on his desk.

Shisui, or rather, another shadow clone, went in search of Kakashi. Finally, he found him talking to a couple other Jounin.

"Kakashi, May I borrow you for a moment?" Shisui asked politely.

Kakashi nodded, smiling and nodding at the Jounin he'd been talking to. He stepped away, following Shisui to a much quieter and more secure place.

Shisui looked him in the eye, and nodded. "It's time. That Plan is now being implemented. Tomorrow, you can get the boys?"

Kakashi nodded, his eye sharpening. "I'll be there to pick them up. You'll leave a scroll?"

Shisui nodded. "Thank you Kakashi."

Kakashi nodded. "For Sensei's son."

Shisui sighed, smiling slightly. "For Naruto."

Kakashi turned and lept away, and Shisui's shadow clone disappeared in a poof of smoke.

Shisui sighed, receiving the memories of the second shadow clone. Everything was ready, they just needed to execute the plan.

Naruto proudly held up his completed homework. "All done!"

Shisui smiled, taking the paper. Sasuke was still scribbling away at his paper. Shisui checked over the paper, then handed it back to Naruto. "Good job, go put that in your backpack, okay?"

Naruto nodded enthusiastically, taking the paper and running to his backpack. He had to take a sleeping Kurama off the backpack before he could put his homework away, but it got put away, and was ready for tomorrow.

Shisui smiled as Naruto ran back, sitting back down at the table and tapping his foot. Shisui handed him a book, and waited for Itachi to get home.

He got home about a minute after Naruto finished his homework. Shisui took one look at him, and rerouted him to the couch. "You need sleep. I'll tell Mikoto you two are staying the night."

Itachi just nodded, laying down on the couch and falling asleep. Shisui smiled at his friend, and went to find a blanket.

"I finished my homework," Sasuke said, brandishing a paper at Shisui.

Shisui smiled, and took the paper, looking it over. "Looks good, you can put it away. Pull out a book or something, we need to be quiet so Itachi can sleep, okay?"

The boys nodded, picking up their books and relocating to the kitchen. Shisui followed them after a last glance at Itachi. He'd check for wounds when Itachi woke up.

The next morning, they dropped the boys off at school, informing them that Kakashi would be the one picking them up that day. Neither boy actually knew what that meant, but Kurama and Kyu did. They both slept inside Naruto's mindscape, preparing for what was to come.

Shisui dropped a scroll with Naruto and Sasuke's belongings off with Kakashi, Kakashi tucking it securely in his pouch.

Itachi wrote up a note for the Hokage, detailing where they were going, and why they were taking who they were. He noted Shisui's insistence that they would drop by when Naruto was genin age, and stay at least until he became chuunin.

The Uchiha were investigating their own, as Danzo had said. Shisui would be taking care of the station, Itachi would take care of the compound. A genjutsu was set up so nothing would appear amiss, and the slaughter was due to begin as soon as Naruto and Sasuke were out of the village.

After receiving the scroll with Naruto and Sasuke's stuff, Kakashi packed up his own, leaving his apartment empty, and a note on the table for the landlord, and whoever else happened to require something of him.

Kakashi hummed a nonsense tune as he walked towards the academy. He'd packed his stuff up, and was all ready to defect from Konoha. It would be difficult, but what did he really have here? Sensei and his old team were dead, Sensei's son was treated like a demon incarnate, and he had failed any and all genin teams he'd been given. Sure, Gai would probably kill him for this, but he really couldn't do much. And he'd left Gai a note, hopefully he'd understand.

Kakashi waited patiently in front of the Academy, as it was due to let out soon.

Finally, the tiny children came pouring out, Naruto and Sasuke sort of lagging behind, chatting with each other, and a dark haired girl, who seemed to be blushing heavily. Naruto and Sasuke spotted him, and rushed over, dragging the girl with them.

"Kakashi-nii!" Naruto shouter, latching on to his legs, wrapping around them in a fun imitation of one of those constrictor snakes. "You're here to pick us up, right? This is Hinata, she's really nice, and pretty, and very smart!"

The girl, apparently named Hinata, blushed even heavier, and nearly fainted.

"But I think she's always sick, cause she's so red! But I don't think she has a fever, I mean, you can check, right Kakashi-nii?" Naruto didn't wait for an answer, detaching from him and grabbing his hand, pressing it to Hinata's forehead. "See?"

Kakashi took his hand back, and eye smiled at them. "She's perfectly fine Naruto, you can leave her be."

Naruto bobbed his head. "Alright, if you say so Kakashi-nii."

Hinata was very red now, and clearly on the verge of fainting.

"Alright Naruto, Sasuke, I'm collecting you for your brothers, so let's get a move on, alright?" Kakashi eye smiled again, and started herding the two boys away from the embarrassed girl.

Naruto nodded, and waved enthusiastically to Hinata. "See you around Hinata-chan!"

Hinata went ahead and fainted there, just to be caught by her cousin, who scoffed at her unconscious form.

"I still think she's sick," Naruto noted. "Maybe take her to the doctor."

Neji sweatdropped. "I assure you, Hinata-sama is not sick."

Naruto nodded agreeably. "Alright, if you say so." He turned and followed Kakashi and Sasuke, who had continued walking away. "Hey, wait up guys!"

"Keep up!" Sasuke shouted back.

Naruto pouted, And darted after them, continuing to chatter excitedly. "Kakashi-nii, can you believe they gave us an assignment to look for some plant on the training grounds?"

Kakashi froze, and looked at him. This could be very helpful. "What plant?"

Naruto squinted, frowning. "Uhh, it's green and leafy, and has these pretty blue flowers."

Kakashi thought about it for a bit, then nodded. "I know where to find a large patch of that, right outside the walls. I'm sure your brothers won't mind if we go on a short jaunt outside the village."

Naruto lit up, and Sasuke looked mildly interested. "Really?" Naruto shouted. "You're the best Kakashi-nii!"

Kakashi eye smiled, "of course I am."

Sasuke shook his head, adjusting his backpack. "Let's just go get it over with."

(A/N) I have no idea it there's actually a plant like that, so we'll go with it. If there is a plant that's used for healing, and probably found in the forests around Konoha, please let me know via reviews, and I will change the description of the plant.