"The tension between our village and clan is growing by the day" Shisui said crossing his arms, a contemplative look on his face
"Hn, by the way things are going our clan will no doubt launch a coup against the village"
"And despite having the Sharingan our clan will be at a huge disadvantage"
Shisui opened his mouth to answer before he felt a presence rapidly approaching, both he and Itachi tensed in alarm, had someone found their secret meeting spot? Did someone know that they were against their clan's ambition?
"Shisui-kun, it really is you!"
Shisui relaxed as he held out his arms just in time to catch the short body of Sakura Haruno, one of his favorite cousin's object of affections, "Hello there my little kitten"
Sakura beamed at him, her smile contagious enough to make him smile as well, "How did you know I was here?"
"Secret" Sakura said sticking her tongue out at him
Shisui childishly pouted making Itachi sigh at his dramatics, the more mature and prodigious Uchiha looked at Sakura with a questioning look, "Where is my little brother and Naruto-kun?" he asked, it was a very good question since usually wherever Sakura goes those two are sure to follow like lost puppies
"Sakura-chan!" an obnoxious voice called out
It didn't take long before Naruto and Sasuke appeared in the clearing, both of them immediately glaring at Shisui upon seeing their Sakura perched up on his shoulders with a look of pure bliss
"Speak of the devil" Shisui smirked at the two
"Mother should be making tea around this time, shall we go get some?" Itachi suggested quickly in order to make sure the two boys don't start a fight with his childish cousin
"Hn" both Naruto and Sasuke answered
Itachi couldn't help the small amused smirk tugging up his lips, his brother and his brother's best friends truly was possessive of the pink haired civilian. He wondered if their childish puppy love would blossom into a more intimate form of romance or wilt away in time. And if both develop real romantic feelings for the pink haired girl, which one of them would be with the girl in the end?
Truly something even he can't predict
He walked a few steps behind the group of four watching in amusement as grey clouds and storms seemed to hover above his brother and Naruto-kun. The scene only made his resolve grow, his desire to protect these peaceful moments was his motivation.
Then as they walked through the clan he was sure both he and Shisui noticed the suspicious and alarmed glances sent to Naruto, and he was sure his little brother noticed too seeing at the young boy was scowling at everyone
Naruto seemed to be oblivious to the look as he got into an argument with Shisui over Sakura
The look that alarmed him the most however was Sakura's, she was smiling warmly at Naruto and Shisui, but there was a dangerous glint in her eyes reminding him of the look dangerous missing-nin's he's faced had. What could she be thinking of?
"Welcome back dears!" his mother greeted once they entered the house
"We're back!" the trio of kids called out much to his amusement
His mother smiled warmly at the three kids, "Today you two are sleeping over, right?"
Naruto nodded with a grin, "It's gonna be awesome, ttebayo!"
"I'll have to leave you three alone in the evening though, I'm afraid there's an important clan meeting"
"It's no problem!" Sakura quickly assured
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Tamaki, a young girl who works at a shop in an abandoned city along with her grandmother,Nekobaa, stared at the trio of little kids her age as she shyly hid behind her grandmother, usually Tamaki didn't ever socialize with kids her age, instead she'd spend the day playing with cats
She observed as the pink haired girl stepped up and gave a polite bow, "Hello, how do you do? My name's Sakura Haruno, this is Naruto Uzumaki and that's Sasuke Uchiha, please take care of us!"
"Oh? You brought some cute little kittens Shisui, Itachi" the old woman, Nekobaa stated ushering Tamaki forward
"I know right? Especially Sakura-chan, she's such a cute little kitten" Shisui agreed patting Sakura's head earning a purr of delight
Tamaki blinked in surprise, did that girl actually purred? Or was it her imagination? Feeling curious, the socially awkward girl stepped forward and patted the pink haired girl softly
"Hm~!" the pink haired girl, Sakura, purred in delight leaning in her touch
Tamaki's eyes widened in childish excitement as she brought her other hand up and started rubbing the hair
'...so moe!' Sasuke and Naruto thought staring at the scene
Itachi and Shisui wondered how exactly Sakura was able to purr
Nekobaa merely went inside to go get some snacks and cat-ears for the kids
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Mikoto would shamelessly admit that she took a few pictures of the trio in cat-ears when they got back, she would even brag about how cute they all looked in a black kimono coupled with cat-ears! She was sure Kushina would die from the cuteness overload if the redhead was still alive
Sighing in content she hid the pictures away to place in albums later, she had to accompany her husband to the clan meeting right now. At the reminder her playful attitude became serious, 'The tension in the clan has been growing, knowing Fugaku...'
"I'll see you three tomorrow, remember to go sleep" Mikoto warmly said to the three children in front of her
Sakura, ever the cutest girl, yawned sleepily "Hai!" she politely said
"But, I'm not sleepy!" Naruto complained rubbing his eyes tiredly, Sasuke nodding in agreement to the blond
Mikoto planted a kiss on all three of them's forehead "Stay safe"
"Hai" all three chirped
Mikoto closed the door softly never seeing all the "tiredness" immediately washing away from the three
Naruto glanced at Sasuke, "So where's the attic teme?" he questioned
Sasuke shoved his hands into his pockets before stalking off deeper into his house, Sakura and Naruto following him through the left and right turns before the boy stopped in the middle of a hallway. "Saku, do your thing"
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"Wow, your mom's wedding kimono was pretty!" Sakura complimented browsing through an album filled with pictures dedicated to Mikoto's wedding day
"And a Teme like you made her a fatass when she was pregnant" Naruto bluntly said, "Oh, no wait here mom's pregnant with Itachi"
"Guys take this seriously, the clan meeting won't last forever, and knowing big brother he'll try to finish his ninja training earlier just to check up on us" Sasuke ever the voice of reason grumbled looking through an album dedicated to his baby pictures, he noted that he had to burn a few of them
"Hey, I think I found something" Sakura suddenly said earning the two's attention as she lifted up the album she was browsing through to show them one of the pictures, "See? This blond man looks like an older version of Naruto!"
"His hairstyle seems familiar too..." Sasuke muttered staring at the picture, in the picture there was a man with blond hair and blue eyes standing next to Mikoto who was giving him a playful kiss.
"Now that you mention it, his hairstyle kind of looks like..." Sakura trailed off with her eyes widening
"The Fourth Hokage..." Naruto finished in a whisper, his eyes wide as well
A/N : Dun, dun~! The plot thickens!
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