Time for some flashbacks, Uchiha moments, and some random crap! This chapter was a bit easier to write, just a few parts needed some extra TLC, unlike the last chapter which was a fiasco. Seriously, I may have took three days to post, but I spent over a week perfecting it.

PLEASE READ THIS! This is just so people can save time in reviews for the next couple chapters. I will NOT be typing the Zabuza arc in any way, shape, or form. I have seen too many wonderful authors go on hiatus just when this arc was about to show up, or in the middle of it. Meaning, this arc scares the shit out of me with its bad luck. Deidara will meet Haku and Zabuza, but I will not do a chapter on the arc. Plus, he has no reason to exist in that area, I will instead have Deidara spend time with characters like Hinata and plan for the chunin exam as he will (SPOILERS) be the proctor for the Forest of Death cause Anko is a sensei.

Anyway, thank you guys so much for the love and support through your face, follows and reviews! As per usual, I responded to your guys reviews! :D

MeiaAdey12: So glad that you liked this chapter. I felt as though the Itachi scene helped balance out Deidara's stress. If the breakdown wasn't enough evidence, this whole "I'm in someone else's body" is draining the MC rapidly with each passing moment, she needed some Uchiha eye candy. Wait no further for the Weasel situation! Also melting isn't the correct term, she was literally erasing his existence like an artist would a bad doodle. :D Cause he is a very bad doodle!

JustQuokka: I really have no update schedule, I just post whenever I finish a chapter and my beta gives me her approval lol. (And to put in a matter of how fast I finish a chapter, I will skip around based on my muses, I have like five random bits for various chapters sitting in my computer. For example: I already have a segment of where Deidara meets Tsunade, which isn't for several more chapters.) Glad you are hyped though!

UseFistNotMouth: Well, Deidara won't walk around shirtless if that's what you mean, but yeah, it doesn't bother him as long as no one touches the chest-mouth.

Shinobi of the Hidden Leaf: YAY another Icarus fan! And let me tell you something about that pairing! I originally was going to let the readers decide who I let Dei be with, but when you have a fangirl for a beta, plus several reviews being all "I ship!" PLUS me being an Itachi fangirl… I decided "Meh… fuck it. Might as well develop it!" Plans can change but… Meh, my story, my ships. If I want a pairing to happen, the least I can do for you guys is make it believable and organic. :3

MelonLordOfMelons: I laughed so hard reading this that I made a side story for it, expect it to appear next chapter! XD

Silverwolf310: Check out the side story in this chapter hun. :3 Also yes, crow is best birdie.

Reaper: Aw, thank you!

ArmCannos34: Your humor is similar to my beta, long story short: If she laughs, I keep it in. So yes, both!

kagewolf25: D'awww stop it, I'm blushing. X3

Guest33: Trust me, you are not the only one to have a song stuck in their head. I've had this one MMD video where Izuna dances to a Japanese song stuck in my head for almost a week now. Hope you are feeling better, and college is a pain but it is worth it in the long run. (As a college student myself, I feel your pain) You just gotta keep moving forward~! (All Disney fans should get that lol) Please don't have a heart attack, I'd miss your reviews! D: But yes, Danzo is deady dead dead! (Finally) I'm sowwy Kakashi has been gone, I suck at jugging characters. But, he's in this chapter! Kimimaro is a sweetheart, he just has bad priorities (the side story here is an example lol), and Kimi may have a minor obsession with dragons now. X3 But yeah, Deidara is mastering chakra control to a science, those kiddies are most likely the only reason why she's not going all ham on everyone. I am so happy you are fangirl/boying (dunno lol) over Itachi as much as I did while writing that, and yes… he is the sexiest God of Mortals, all bow at his hot weaselness! But dude, you're killing me with laughter, XD you're freakouts are just precious and I love it! Kisame was so much fun to write, I could hear his dub voice in his lines, and in my head, if I can hear the dub voices I am at LEAST doing something right! And luckily for you, you don't have to wait long for an update! :D

Asia1990: I'm happy I was able to convert another Deidara fan! He's crazy and art obsessed and that's why he is my favorite! (If he wasn't, this fic would have been an SI!Itachi XD) To answer your questions about the chibis: I picked out kids based on my comfort level, personal bias, and what could they bring to my story. Realistically speaking, bringing Juugo to the Leaf is a walking disaster with his random outbursts, and at my level of writing, I do not think I would do him justice. Suigetsu is… well he was a sadistic little bastard as a kid according to Kisame, so he is also a bad idea. And I have answered about Karin before, don't worry, she will be fine, Deidara will help her during the chunin exams. But when Deidara meets Karin, don't really expect much from her, as I have a strong dislike for her as a character. (Karin's past being part of a filler doesn't help, I am mostly a manga reader due to lack of free time.) I am, however, extremely detailed orientated so what I do with her is based on my mood and inspirations. But thank you so much for reminding me about Uzushio! I will definitely have Deidara collect some scrolls for the kid! (And maybe himself lol) :D

Tanner Clark: Yep! Kimi has his plush at 14, his precious Nii-sama gave it to him, he won't throw away something that important. :3

"Blah" - Talking

'Blah' - Thinking

Blah - Passage of time/flashback

"Blah" - English

Warning: Swears, bad English, violence, truths being revealed, and foreshadowing for future plot points!

Disclaimer: You know, the saddest thing about not owning Naruto is that the recipe for Ichiraku's ramen is still unknown.


Returning to Konoha, I am greeted by Kakashi at the gates, he was disgruntled and obviously bothered by something. Considering that I felt better after taking a nap during the ride back, I happily joined him for barbeque. He somehow still has the weird ability to eat food when I blink… dammit.

"So tell me, how did the bell test went? In fact, tell me how the introductions went." I rest my chin in my palm as I enjoy the juicy meet being cooked in the center of the table, no wonders Asuma's team come here often. I'll have to bring the boys over here sometime.

He looks at me with a single raised brow, at least… his visible one, "How did you…? Nevermind." He facepalms remembering our whole "I know the future" shtick. "Here's how it went…"

Flashback

Third person POV

(AN: for the sake of this fic, teams were assigned the evening after graduation. So team 7 met Kakashi about an hour before Deidara returned home.)

Kakashi sat in front of his three potential students on the roof of the academy. In all honesty, these three made him nervous, they worked like one person and already seemed to know more than they should. Hell, when they went to the roof, they walked in synch to the point where he could only tell it was three students because of their talking.

"Well, why don't you three talk about yourselves. Tell me about your likes, dislikes, hobbies and dreams."

Sakura looked at Kakashi with an annoyed expression, "You should introduce yourself first." She folded her arms across her chest as she gently tapped her foot, waiting for a response.

That was blunt, "Well, I am Hatake Kakashi... I don't feel like telling you my likes and dislikes… I never really thought about my dreams… and my hobbies…" He was sadly, interrupted.

"Reading porn, dattebayo." Three pairs of eyes look at the blond boy, a million questions running across their heads. He sweatdrops, "Deidara-nii tried reading a series called 'Icha Icha' and then burned them saying 'I cannot believe Kakashi reads this.' I asked a shop lady and she said it was porn." Sasuke sighs at this, yep, Deidara would definitely do that.

This caught kakashi's interests, 'So… Deidara does know a lot about me… I don't recall reading my book often around him.' he points at Sakura to change the subject, "Ladies first."

Sakura tilts her head before putting on her thinking face, which consisted of staring into space with a finger to her lip. "My name is Haruno Sakura. Hmmm… I like… training, spending time with Hinata, and shopping with my dad. I dislike making Deidara-sensei mad, bugs and smelly food. My hobbies… training? I guess? I like stylizing hair though. My dreams… two of them, one is to find a nice guy…" She eyes Sasuke for half a second before snapping back to attention, her hand cautiously touches her stomach. Ghost pain from Deidara always jabbing her stomach when Sasuke distracted her training, "And settle with a shinobi family… or become a medic like the legendary Tsunade. Either or is nice to me."

'Impressive, she's not completely boy crazy.' Kakashi points at Sasuke. "You next."

Sasuke glared at Kakashi, 'You are not my sensei yet, I do not take orders from you.' Leaning forward in his classic finger locked pose, "Uchiha Sasuke. My likes are art, and training… the rest is none of your business. I dislike… everything else. My hobbies are also nothing you need to know and my goal is to restore my clan, and to kill a certain someone..."

Kakashi couldn't help but be concerned at how nonchalant the other two are reacting. Usually genin don't think about killing until after their first C-rank mission, but Naruto is yawning like this is the world's most boring story, and Sakura seemed to have found a very fascinating rock. 'What is with these kids?'

"OOOOOHH! MY TURN!" The pinkette and duck flinch away from their blond teammate. "Uzumaki Naruto's the name! I like ramen, and training and Deidara-nii and Kimi-nii and- owwww Sakura-chan!" Sakura had jabbed him in the side so he would stop mid-ramble, "Fine, I dislike how long it takes to make ramen, negative emotions from either of my brothers and math. My hobbies are pranking, training, and being with my brothers… And my dream… IS TO BE HOKAGE! WHERE EVERYONE WILL ACKNOWLEDGE ME, DATTEBAYO!"

Around the time Naruto had said "my dream" the two other kids slammed their hands over their ears. And Kakashi now understood why, his ears were ringing. 'Yep, he can be the distraction in missions… he sounds so much like Obito…' Before he could go down memory lane, Kakashi smiled at the kids.

"Tomorrow, you three will take one final test to be genin… Only a third of the graduating gening classes pass it." No reaction, "Oh... also don't eat breakfast. You'll puke." Kakashi poofed away.

The kids all looked at each other blankly.

"...I'm eating breakfast. Deidara-sensei will kill me if he learns I skipped a meal." Sakura twirls her short hair in thought. Not only that, but she just got to a weight that made her happy, skipping her meals could risk losing it.

Naruto shivers, "Ha! Try living with him! He'd shove food down your throat or ship you to the hospital before letting you leave without eating dattebayo! That... or he'd make Kimi-nii handle the portions… ugh, he serves too much vegetables." He gags at the memories, 'So... much... spinach...'

"Hn… I just don't see the point in going to a test hungry." Secretly, Sasuke was also afraid of facing Deidara's wrath. He accidentally skipped lunch one time at the academy. The next day, Naruto brought a large layered bento box with a cutesy heart covered note saying "If I see a single grain of rice in your layer Duck-kun, prepare to run. ~Deidara"

He didn't listen… that particular area of the training grounds was unusable for two weeks afterwards.

All three chibis shivered before heading home. Sakura planned her morning breakfast, Sasuke painted a picture of shinobi in battle, and Naruto was grateful for once that Deidara was too exhausted for anything besides some cuddles.

The next day

"Your test is to take these two bells from me. Come at me with everything you got. The one who fails to get a bell, goes back to the academy and doesn't get lunch." Kakashi jingles the two bells before attaching them to himself.

It didn't take long for the trio to get the test, as they've had to deal with similar training exercises with each other. The same thought passed over them as they exchanged glances.

'We only pass if we work as one.'

Kakashi muses over the team's expressions, 'What has Deidara been teaching these three? They seem unphased at what I just said.' "Begin." The three vanish into the trees and shrubbery.

Sakura was quick to come up with a plan, with broken English she speaks to her teammates, "I use earth, go below, Sasuke-kun use fire. Chase to water, Naruto help."

After five years of training with Deidara, Team 7 have learned a bit of English, the grammar was terrible, but they understood each other at the very least.

"Hn." Translation: Got it.

"Dattebayo!" Translation: Leave it to me.

While waiting for something to happen, Kakashi eventually pulled out his Icha Icha book to read while waiting for his students to attack. It didn't surprise him to have Naruto be the first to charge in, to him, the hyper blond was the most gullible and headstrong.

He effortlessly dodged the small boys punches, but when he tried to hit back something odd happened.

Naruto would weave out of the attacks, and if he did get hit, it was like punching a balloon. Naruto would just float back to his original position and resume his attacks.

'Heh, guess Deidara-nii had a reason for making me work on my balance.' Naruto smirked as his sensei struggled to knock him off his feet. He was use to standing on needle thin posts with various objects in his hands, if he could handle THAT, he could handle someone kicking him.

Kakashi had to jump on the nearby water as a giant ball of flame flew at him, hitting Naruto instead. When Kakashi began to panic, the burnt Naruto poofed in a puff of smoke, leaving only smoldered grass.

'A clone? Then where…?'

"HAAAAAAA!" Kakashi looks up to find several dozen Narutos flying in his direction. On his left was Sasuke charging at him, handsigns flying as he prepared another fire jutsu.

Quickly thinking, Kakashi used a substitution jutsu to get away and escaped in the wooded area. Quietly panting, he looks from his hiding spot to see the two boys calmly chatting with each other, as if the event moments before didn't happen. The lack of pink hair was also a detail that Kakashi noticed.

"Wait… where's Sakura…?" Kakashi looks around but doesn't see nor smell her anywhere. It took him seconds to realize the scene before him was getting taller, and the sound of the bells were gone from his pouch despite moving around.

"Maybe you should watch your feet more often Kakashi-sensei." A feminine voice giggled from below him.

"What?!" Kakashi looks at his feet, only to realize he has been sinking in the dirt. In front of him an arm shoots out from the ground, in its hand were the bells.

Sakura climbed out from below, a playful smirk on her dirt plastered face. "All according to plan. Hey guys! We got the bells!" She flailed the hang with the bells, letting them to ring wildly, which the sound easily reached the boys' ears.

"We did it, dattebayo!"

"Hn."

The two boys join up with their only female teammates. Kakashi quickly scrambled from his trap, his shoulders slack as he blinks in confusion at the team's mini celebration.

"You three… planned this?"

Sasuke was the first to speak, "The goal was to distract you long enough for Sakura to mask her scent. We heard you have a strong nose from Deidara." He gives Sakura a high five, completely ignoring the fact that his hand is now dirty.

Kakashi had to admit, he was impressed. But he had one final test, "So, who gets sent back to the academy?"

Without hesitation, Sakura drops one of the bells and gives Sasuke a nod. The Uchiha slams his foot on the bell, breaking it in two. He picked up one half, and Naruto picked up the other.

Naruto grins at Kakashi, "None of us. We're a team and it's gonna stay like that dattebayo! Now I gotta go! I promised Deidara-nii to clean up the kitchen!" The blond runs off in a random direction.

Sakura examines her dirty clothes, "I need a long shower, I told Hinata I'd help her style her hair, it's getting long." She walks away to her own home.

Sasuke just shoves his hands in his pocket and pulls out his clay to mess with, "Hn… I'm going to crash at Naruto's." He follows the blond.

Kakashi stood there flabbergasted, not only did they pass, they walked away from him before he could even tell them!

Slowly, he turned his head towards the sky, silently praying.

'Sensei, if you can hear me, please tell me I won't regret this.'

Present time

After Kakashi finished his tale, Deidara was on the floor laughing his ass off.

"Y-you got your ass h-handed by my ch-chibis hahaha… a-and they just w-walk away like you're last week's meatloaf!" The blond male had tears in his eyes as he found this to be the most amusing thing to happen all day.

Kakashi sulks in his seat, "Why do they listen to you?"

Deidara was quick to regain his composure, the smirk on his face only added to Kakashi's misery, "Because I earned their respect at a young age. They see me as an older sibling and mentor. You're just a stranger to them, un. A weird, porn-reading, masked stranger."

Kakashi gave the blond an unamused expression, "Yet you happily hug this 'porn-reading stranger'." He tried pointing out, only for the bomber to pat his head.

"Not only that, but I know what is behind that mask. Besides that, I wish you luck and hold no responsibilities for any trauma you may experience from being their sensei, un." Deidara laughs sadistically as Kakashi paled in fear.

He honestly cannot tell if the teen is serious, or just messing with him.

Deidara's POV

'Poor Kakashi, he's going to suffer hell from teaching those kids.' I mused to myself as I walk past Sakura, who just took a shower based on how clean her hair is.

Out of all of the kids, she has transformed the most. Her arms and legs were lean but muscular, her hair was still in her bob but she wears her forehead protector like a headband to keep her bangs out of the way. Reminded me of a childish version of her hair when she became a mom.

And thank Kami her wardrobe is better. She still wears pink and red, but has kept those to undershirts and mesh armor respectively. Her outer shirt tends to be black or dark blue button ups or jackets with some kind of belt around the waist, to keep it snug around her body. Attached to the belt was a pouch that I'm guessing has medical supplies and kunai. The rest of her body was just a pair of shorts and bandaged shins, her joints exposed for maximum mobility.

Sakura has focused more of her time on training than appearance. Often her outfits look like she just reached into a closet and wore whatever wouldn't get her killed.

Sniff, she is so like me. I'm proud.

I wish I had gotten to Ino before she graduated, but she has a jounin for a father, it's not my responsibility if she is not a good kunoichi. The brat even had the nerve to demand that I train her with Sakura, not ask, demand. Sorry honey, I won't train someone that's not willing to give up petty rivalries. Looks like Sakura is going to kick your ass in the exams.

Reaching my apartment I am greeted with Naruto cleaning up the kitchen, and Sasuke chilling on the sofa like he owned the place. He might as well just move in at this rate, he spends more nights here than any of the other kids. And Neji has his own toothbrush here!

Looking over the chibis, honestly they… have not changed much appearance wise. The only difference are that their pants are black and Naruto wears an orange jacket that actually fits him.

I never bothered with how they looked except for color and size. Unlike Sakura, their outfits never said "Kill me! I'm an easy target!" like her tight fit dress.

Trust me, I tried one of those on to prove my point to her father. Not only did I look damn good in it, I could barely breath.

"Duck-kun, can I talk with you in private?" Sasuke looks over at me confused before nodding. I kiss Naruto's cheek and took Sasuke outside. "Walk with me, un."

Leading the young Uchiha away, I took him to someplace I honestly have no right to be in. But it's the only place that seemed like it would be free from prying eyes.

The Uchiha compound.

Sasuke gives me a strange look, "Why are we here Deidara?"

I shrug, "Well, I just thought I'd pay my respect. And I need an Uchiha with me to enter, un." The entire compound was filled to the brim with a feeling of despair. My mind would reply the massacre again and again as it was fresh in my head, thanks to my conversation with Itachi.

"Duck-kun… tell me about that night, un."

Sasuke lowers his head, guess it was also fresh in his mind.

"I was coming home from training… and there were bodies everywhere. I ran home and… Itachi, my older brother was standing over our parents dead bodies." He takes a shaky breath, I could hear his hatred. "He killed the clan to test his power! That's why I need to become stronger! So I can avenge my clan, and kill him!"

I put a hand on his head to stop him, "Tell me… how do you know he did it to test his power?"

"He told me."

"Oh…? I see… I've been hearing a different version, specifically from Danzo."

"Danzo?" Sasuke parrots back with a head tilt.

"Yeah, just before he died, he summoned me to his office. He was... overwhelmed with grief as he poured his heart and soul to me about a crime he committed, un." Well... Danzo did pour his heart out, but in the more… physical meaning.

"What did he say?" Sasuke's face slowly morphed into outrage.

"He said that the Uchiha were planning a coup… and to protect the village, he ordered Itachi to slaughter everyone. Everyone but you, un." Sasuke's in the denial stage. "He claimed that Itachi threatened the village's safety if you were harmed..."

"He lied! He had to! You cannot believe things like that!" Sasuke grabbed my shirt, trying to shake some sense back into me. I had to grab his wrists and hold them in the air so he would look at me in the eyes.

"Sasuke," Sasuke stops talking, I NEVER use his real name when talking directly to him, it's always been Duck-kun, "no one can lie to me. You know this, un." I shuffle my feet, even with shoes on I have become a walking lie detector. Even the best of liers cannot stop their heart from quickening, their body temperature from changing, the shifts in tone, I can feel it all.

I have even been offered a job at the Torture and Interrogations. I would take the job... but they usually need their captives alive.

Sasuke's legs give out and I had to catch him, the boy hanged limply in my arms as he processed the change that his life could potentially be a lie. I hook my arm under him and lift him up so he could rest his head on my shoulder. In the corner of my eyes, I can see him staring blankly at the house behind me.

I run my fingers through his spikes, "Duck-kun, I want you to think about what I am going say… I think, should you run into Itachi, you may want to talk to him, un." The boy stiffens with the temptation to run away, sadly for him, I have a vice grip from raising a wet soap bar like Naruto.

Plus, I already swore that if I took anyone under my wing, I would never let them go.

"Why should I...? He'll only spout lies." He hisses in my ear through his teeth.

"And if I was there with you, un?" He doesn't respond, just becomes slack in my arms, I know this is Sasuke for "I'll think about it." At least I got to that stage.

"Let's go visit your parents..." I adjust Sasuke so he is less heavy, and walk to the Uchiha gravesight. There were so many markers, all named, each one an untold story cut short. I set Sasuke down so he could talk to his parents while I quietly walk around the other graves, quickly bowing to Shisui's name.

As I got farther into the grounds, the markers become older and more worn out. 10 years ago... 40 years ago... and finally I got to 70 years ago.

"Hey Izuna…" In the farthest corner of the graveyard, laid a marker that has been worn to the point where its name was gone. As if to be forgotten. I had to dig into the old Uchiha archives to learn that Izuna was the first Uchiha buried on Konoha soil.

Leave it to the Uchiha clan to push everything Madara related to the side.

"You know, your eyes caused a lot of shit… Madara gained the rinnegan and then had someone plant them into the eyes of an Uzumaki child. None of it was your fault of course, you're dead. But man," I run a hand through my hair, "what is with you Uchiha men and revenge? I get Tobirama kept spouting the whole curse of hatred thing but… gah, I blame Black Zetsu, un."

Of course there was no response, the dead cannot talk without the Edo Tensei.

"You looked so much like Duck-kun, sorry, I mean Sasuke. You know him and his older brother are the last in your clan? Duck and Weasel, quite the combo, un." Of course, there is Obito but I don't want to bother Izuna's grave about him.

I give a soft chuckle before pulling out some clay, quietly molding it into a miniature version of the Uchiha's uchiwa, setting it down by his grave. "Things may change, things may not, a time may come where I will have to take matters into my own hands. I hope I can trust on your help, un."

A soft wind blows, my hair follows its direction as I laugh, I don't care if that's Izuna or just good timing. Standing up, I bow lowly to the grave before returning to Sasuke. He had some point cried and is asleep by his parents graves.

I smile before kneeling to the two names, "Your son is a pain in my butt… but don't you two worry, he'll have a good future, un." I pull Sasuke onto my back and head home, one sleepover won't harm anything.

I chose to ignore the single red eye staring me down from a nearby tree.


Side story #4: Ukon, Sakon and Kimimaro (During the mission when Deidara was killing a certain old bastard)

Kimi's POV

After hugging Nii-sama goodbye, I went next door to collect Ukon and Sakon. We have to hunt down Anko-sensei as part of our training everytime we have a mission.

I only had to knock once for the door to swing open. Sakon was in control of their shared body right now and I could tell Ukon was asleep.

"Mission time already?" The younger twin ties his forehead protector on and grabs his pouch.

"Yes, Anko-sensei wants to test our teamwork in an assassination mission." Despite the fact we are genin, Anko-sensei is a more hands-on jounin, ready to throw us into danger so we improve.

I could tell by our first test that she was our sensei purely because Nii-sama is friends with her and he was unable to become our jounin instructor.

Sakon nods before speeding off to find her, I lazily trailed behind, they will find our sensei, I just need to wait at the gates.

Walking down the stairs I pass by Hiashi-sama… odd, usually Nii-sama has to go find him. Not the other way around. Despite the weirdness, I bow in respect, Hiashi-sama just nods in acknowledgement.

Reaching the gates, it didn't take long before two sets of feet land by me.

"Alright kiddos! You three ready to slash some throats open?"

Sakon lets out a sadistic laugh while I gave no signs of enjoyment, I merely nod.

Anko-sensei slumps her shoulders while staring at me, a teasing pout forms on her lips, "The least you could do is show SOME excitement!" She puts her hands on her hips and gets in my face, "Come on! You show plenty of enthusiasm around Dei-chan, why not me?" Because he is Nii-sama, you are neither a man, nor my brother, you are someone I must respect to keep Nii-sama happy.

"My enthusiasm is from my actions, not my words. I do not see the joy in killing." My clan enjoyed fighting to the death, their bloodlust resulted in me becoming the last with the clan's name. The last son of the Kaguya clan.

She sighs and shakes her head, raising her arms in a "I give up" position, "Man you pacifists, how you become shinobi is beyong me. Oh well!" She slams her hand on my shoulder, "You're stuck with me kid!" Her lips twist into a grin that reminded me of otouto, just more feminine and sadistic.

One hand signal from her later, and we all bolt into the woods.

Sometime after the mission

I do not have time for this.

Standing in our way are a bunch of shinobi wearing pale purple, dark grey cloth covers their faces from the nose down and all were poised to attack.

One of them speaks, "The one with the white hair, our master wants you. Come quietly or we'll kill your teammates."

Nii-sama makes scarier threats. Tilting my head I watch as the shinobis' faces turn to disgust as I slowly pull out my boneblade from my shoulder, muscles and tendons lay loosely past the skin. (AN:Look at Kimimaro vs Lee in the manga, they go into so much detail with Kimi's bone attack… it's gross.)

"I must pass. I promised Nii-sama that I would give otouto a bath today." I twist my body and slash one of the shinobi's chest open. "Please die swiftly, he will be home soon."

"Wow Kimimaro, you are too devoted to your brothers! Work on your priorities!" Sakon smirks with a teasing laugh as he charges towards multiple enemies at once. I can see Ukon is awake but remaining motionless. They love toying with their opponents.

I can't see Anko-sensei anywhere, but then again, she is most likely looking around the area for traps.

I remove my shirt and tossed it to the side, Nii-sama would kill me if I destroyed this one. At the same time two shinobi leaped towards me, only to become skewered as I shoot out bones from random spots of my body.

I got their blood in my hair, I will have to clean up before otouto gets home.

"What the hell?!" I turn to see Sakon fighting an opponent. Judging by the man's bulk, he is the group leader. But he didn't seem to understand how three arms could be attacking at once.

"You never noticed me, as long as we fight as one, we have no blind spot." Ukon rasps out a laugh as he grabbed another shinobi's wrist that tried to attack Sakon from his blind spot, slashing their stomach open with a kunai.

Within minutes, a team of ten now lay dead before us. I put my shirt back on as Sakon stretches, "Nice fighting there Kimimaro."

"Thank you, it was a smart tactic catching them off with your kekkei genkai." While we swapped battle ideas Anko-sensei returned. She was livid at seeing the corpses and quickly used fire jutsu to destroy them.

"Orochimaru… Come on! We need to head back to Konoha! NOW!" We nod and follow our sensei back to the village. But I had to wonder, who is Orochimaru? Why does Anko-sensei and Nii-sama speak about him so frequently? Judging by Ukon and Sakon's panicked expressions, they know who this man is. I will have to question them later.

Turning in our mission report, I returned to my family's apartment and quickly cleaned up, I do not enjoy having otouto seeing me come home with blood. After drying and dressing, draping my dragon over my shoulder, I prepared some food for later. Nii-sama will most likely pass out when he returns and will be unable to cook, otouto shouldn't cook either, he is graduating today.

As I relax on the couch, my mind replays when I had first taken the twins to the academy, quite the eventful day.

Flashback

"Everyone, these are your new classmates, Ukon and Sakon." Our sensei introduced the twins to my classmates, they peered at the newcomer cautiously as I begin to question something.

'Wait… where is…?'

"Um… Sakon-kun? Where is your brother?" Sensei looks out the hallway as if expecting the older brother. He was with us this morning...

"Ukon is with me." I would be lying if I said I didn't find that smirk of his unnerving.

A girl, Tenten I believe, pipes up, "What do you mean? I don't see him."

Sakon shrugs dismissively before sitting next to Neji and me. 'What is with that growth…?' I couldn't take my eyes off the weird growth on the back of his neck, I swear I saw it move.

Sensei returns to the front of the room with a confused expression, "I guess Ukon-kun is not attending class today. Very well, class, you will be sparring with each other. Follow me!" He leads us to the training area and paired us off. I, as per usual, was with Neji.

Sakon was facing Tenten.

Neji and I just fought like we usually did, this gave Neji the ability to practice his clan techniques, as my kekkei genkai protects me from his blows.

Then the screaming happened.

We snapped our heads to see a bunch of girls, and a handful of boys screaming as a third arm appears within Sakon to hit Tenten, who had used weapons behind him. The growth behind his head began to shift and turn to face the brunette.

Oh… that's where Ukon went. Now I've seen everything. (AN:Wait until you meet Orochimaru… damnit he can't hear me.)

"Heya, no attacking my brother's back." Ukon separated from Sakon, causing more screams. Together they knocked down the weapon user and claimed victory.

The response was 1:1, half of the kids thought Sakon cheated, the other half were interested in their kekkei genkai. I could understand why Nii-sama would take them under his wings.

I have an odd feeling Neji will not be on my team. And judging by his expression, he agreed.

Flashback ended

Otouto returned home, beaming with happiness.

"Heehee, Kimi-nii! Look!" He then proudly presents me his forehead protector, "Iruka-sensei passed me, dattebayo!"

I feel my lips form a smile, "I'm proud, congratulations otouto." I calmly sit in my seat as he retells his tale of how he graduated.

I will remind myself to kill this Mizuki person later.

"Otouto, you need to have a bath." Otouto stops in his track and before running to the bathroom. Nii-sama has trained him well in hygiene.

Speaking of Nii-sama, he should be home soon. I go to the kitchen and get the tea ready for when he comes home.

He works hard, so the least I can do is make the house ready for his return.


I did a shit ton of foreshadowing in this chapter. (Have fun guessing!) Also, this just threw information into your guy's face! But I felt the pacing was good, it presented an idea of just how different the main trio are compared to their canon counterparts. Sakura is more tomboyish, Sasuke is more chill, and Naruto can take a hit!

The Sasuke bit was a challenge, but considering he has spent half of his life with Deidara, he trusts the bomber. And yes, Deidara is a walking lie detector, Naruto cannot get away with anything… not like Dei would stop him, mwahahahaha!

Next chapter we will catch up with some characters while Team 7 heads into the Zabuza arc.

As per usual, reviews are loved, your guy's support is loved, and I will see you all later!

Ja ne!