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Chapter 3

Acceptance?

(4 years later)

Sasuke woke up at 7 AM, he took a hot shower and started to make breakfast. A delicious aroma filled the quiet house.

"Itachi!" Sasuke yelled but he simply got no reply.

Sasuke sighed "He better wake up or else, it's the water bucket."

The raven walked into the 4 year-old child's room, and his prediction was right he found Itachi, dead asleep.

He shook the crow multiple times, but to no avail he couldn't wait him up.

"5 more minutes Otosan" Itachi groaned

"It's too late now."

"Hn?" the young Uchiha asked

Sasuke then poured a bucket of water on the crow, Itachi immediately got up rubbing his red puffy eyes.

"Otosan you didn't have to do that!" Itachi exclaimed while Sasuke simply grinned at his son.

"I did have to, you didn't wake up when I called you."

"But Otosan-" Itachi was cut off

"No buts, now take a bath and get ready for school" Sasuke replied

Few minutes later Itachi ran downstairs in a high collared black shirt with gray pants. To Sasuke seeing Itachi like that made him think back to the past.

"What's for breakfast?" Itachi asked

"Here" Sasuke said as he handed him a plate that had toast and eggs.

"And to think that four years ago I was scared, scared of taking care of Itachi" Sasuke thought as he reminisced about when he was 18.

(4 years ago)

"So what have you decided, Sasuke?" Tsunade asked.

"I remember it took me a while to finally come up with the answer. And I wasn't sure what the outcome would be, but I took that chance."

"I decided that I will take care of Itachi" Sasuke choked out after a few painful minutes of anxiety.

Both Naruto and Kakashi's eyes widened eyes at what the raven said, both their jaws dropped.

"A-a-are you sure about this teme?" Naruto asked. Sasuke knew his rival was looking out for him, but his decision was final.

"One hundred percent sure" Sasuke replied

"Alright so Kakashi and Naruto you're mission begins now." The Hokage said

"What's so important about this mission anyways?" the raven asked puzzled

"We'll this mission is to help you raise Itachi, especially since he is a baby currently." Tsunade said.

"You're asking Naruto to help with a baby? I'm not sure if he can even take of himself." Sasuke said

"I will also be helping out." Tsunade said in a reassuring tone.

"Okay then" Sasuke said slightly relieved. "By the way, where is Itachi?"

"He's at the hospital, let's all go and pick him up" the Senju said.

"And to think a few months later Itachi was calling me daddy, and he became my son and I became his father. I became the father of Itachi Jr. Uchiha..."

"Otosan?"

Sasuke stopped reminiscing when he noticed the worried and confused look on his son's face.

"Are you okay?" Itachi asked nervously, fear in his eyes.

"Oh uh sorry, I was just reminiscing" Sasuke as he took a sip of water.

Looking at the time Sasuke knew Itachi had to go to kindergarten. "Itachi we have to go and get you to school."

"But I don't wanna, it's—"Itachi was cut off

Sasuke raised his hand towards Itachi, signaling for him to be quiet. Itachi sighed.

"Sorry Otosan" the crow groaned.

"No need to say sorry, I understand that you are at the top of your class, but school is important your education is your priority. Though I can't blame you I used to think the same way too."

"Really Otosan?" the crow asked

"Yeah, but that's a story for another time we have to get you to school" Sasuke replied.

The two departed towards the school and Sasuke dropped off Itachi at school and went off to do a mission. Sasuke was one of the few ninja in the otherwise civilian village. The missions were simple, just to help out people in the village.

"To think that very soon we'll be heading back to the village. The Land of Ice is okay, but I can't wait to go back to Konoha. Once we get there I could probably start training Itachi" Sasuke thought.

Just then a dark haired man in a large coat approached the raven, his name was Ryu. The village leader and one of the few ninjas.

"Hello Sasuke-san"

"Good morning Ryu-sama, what brings you around these parts?" Sasuke asked.

"Well I'm here on serious a matter."

"What's going on?" Sasuke said

"The bandits have been sighted not too far from the village. And this time they have an army, we also saw rogue ninja with them too." Ryu said

"Damn, so they are planning a full assault."

"Yes and they could attack any day, so that's why I came to you. You are the strongest ninja here, the village needs your help, so will you help us?" the leader said.

It was the truth, Sasuke was the toughest ninja there and was only fair to help since they were kind enough to let him and Itachi live in the village.

(2 years ago in Konoha)

"So Sasuke it's been two years and already Itachi's 2nd birthday, how are things with Itachi." Tsunade asked

"Things are going fine, and he always looks happy" Sasuke replied

"That's good to hear, but do you have any other plans?" the Hokage asked

"Plans? What kind of plans?"

"Like any traveling? We have kept this hidden from the village for about 2 years. My question is do you want to travel, if you take Itachi to school here the villagers may recognize him."

"That is true" the raven replied.

"If you travel you also have a possible alibi but it's your choice." The Hokage said

"Traveling doesn't sound bad and I do agree being in the village currently is dangerous. You also make a good point with the alibi, so do you have any places in mind?" Sasuke replied.

"Well one place you could go to is the Land of the Air, though it is pretty far from here."

"Well that shouldn't be a problem, I could hold Itachi if we need to make it there fast." The Uchiha said.

"Then is sounds like a plan, and also has Itachi mentioned anything about becoming a ninja?" Tsunade inquired

Sasuke sighed "That's all he ever talks about, he says he wants to be a great ninja."

"Interesting when do you think you will start teaching him?"

"Maybe when he's around seven or eight, makes me think back to when I learned the "Fireball Jutsu".

And to think that was two years ago back in Konoha and now I'm here in the Land of Ice. And it not like we could stay in the Land of Air because of that incident.

"I'll help out, don't worry about it."

"Thank you Sasuke-san" Ryu said as he bowed and walked away.

"Protecting the village eh? I'm going to need some backup if I'm gonna be facing this so-called army. Hehe thanks rival…Shadow Clone Jutsu" Sasuke said as four clones came into existence.

"You all know what to do" Sasuke said

"Right" the clones said as two clones dispersed.

"You take care of Itachi" the real one said to the clone, who nodded slightly.

(Itachi's school)

"Alright today class we will be doing drawing of your family" Azumi said

"Hai Azumi-sensei" the students said.

Itachi was half asleep for most of the school day, bored out of his mind. He even tried going to sleep during class, but every time his so-called "rival" Ryo woke him up. Ryo was a young kid with brown hair and eyes, who always tried to show up Itachi. While Itachi was at the top of the class, and got all the girls attention.

"Aww yeah! This time I will beat you at drawing, I will win." Ryo shouted to Itachi. "Can you please stop yelling in my ear, you idiot." Itachi said clearly irritated.

"Haha I'll win this time around!"

"Shut it" Itachi yelled but he continued as if he didn't hear him. "I should've known he would just yell to annoy me. But how can I get him to be quiet." Itachi sighed.

"Why don't you make a bet with him Itachi" a voice said as Itachi turned around, it was his best friend Satoru.

"A wager?" Itachi said clearly uninterested

"It's your only hope if you want him to shut up, Itachi." Satoru replied. Itachi replied with a sigh as he pinched his nose.

Itachi turned around and said "Fine how about this, if I draw better than you, will you shut up?"

"What do I get out of this?" Ryo asked as his curiosity spiked.

"I guess whatever you want" the crow said

"Heh actually my victory will be good enough a prize. How are we gonna tell which is better?" the brown haired boy said.

"We'll both draw our families and see which drawing the class prefers. But I'm still going to win." Itachi explained.

At the end of the school day Azumi hung up all of their drawings. Itachi drew him and his father, he had always wondered if he had a mother but he didn't bother to ask.

"Alright so whose drawing do you think is better?" Itachi asked his classmates.

"Itachi's" the whole class said.

Ryo was crushed by what he heard and slumped his head down.

"Told you I would win" Itachi said

"But I won't give up! Next time I'll beat you" Ryo yelled flames in his eyes.

"Heh good luck with that." Itachi replied. "At least this wager made the day go by" the crow thought.

(Few Hours Later)

Everything was peaceful in the village even though their possibly was an army of bandits, ready to invade.

"I guess the whole village wasn't alerted about the bandits, which I guess is a good thing." The raven thought approaching the school.

"I can never escape them, I guess?" Sasuke sighed he noticed the young baby sitters, all staring at him with heart eyes.

Sasuke headed into the school where he was greeted by the teacher of Itachi's class Azumi.

"Hello Sasuke-san" Azumi said

"Hello Azumi. Was Itachi good today?" Sasuke said in a friendly manner.

"Yes he was good, no troubles at all" Azumi said reassuring Sasuke.

"Great!" the raven replied

"Itachi is in the room across the hall"

"Thanks" Sasuke said as he entered the room.

"Otosan!" Itachi said as he ran to his father.

Sasuke put his hand on his head and ruffled his hair "How was your day?".

"It was okay." Itachi said as the two walked out of the school. Sasuke offered Itachi a piggyback ride which he gladly accepted.

"He may be mature but he still is four years old. And I guess I owe him the favor." Sasuke thought as he was reminded of when Itachi did the same for him.

"Itachi, tell me the truth something happened?"

"How did you know something happened." The crow asked

"I wouldn't be your father if didn't know my son"

"No it's just this annoying kid Ryo who won't leave me alone. He is always trying to prove me wrong since he has the second highest grades." the crow said.

"You can't really blame him can you?" the raven said

"Otosan what do you mean?"

"Ever think he wants to be your friend and prove to you and the class that he is smart, Itachi?"

"I guess I never thought of it that way." Itachi said in deep thought.

"This reminds me of an old friend, so I know what you're going through." Sasuke said.

"Really? Otosan how do you know so much?" the crow asked intrigued.

"Life I guess." Sasuke replied to his son.

Sasuke put down Itachi as he pulled out the house key and opened the door. Itachi ran in and went straight for his room. Sasuke simply sat on the couch and read an Icha Icha book, which Kakashi gave to him as a parting gift.

Meanwhile Itachi had other plans.

"There is nothing to do here" Itachi groaned, he had read every book Sasuke got him and got bored playing with toys. "Maybe Otosan has some good books" the young Uchiha thought.

Itachi slowly crept open his door and scanned the living room, his father was sitting on the couch reading. He slowly crawled behind the couch and made it to the bookshelf. He picked up a few scrolls and books and quietly went back to his room.

(NINJA WORLD BASICS)

"Why does Otosan have ninja books, either way this should be more interesting to read" Itachi thought as he began reading intently.

"Chapter 4 Ninja Villages…." Itachi trailed off in reading.

"Itachi!"

"Coming Otosan" the crow yelled back as Itachi hid the books and scrolls he took.

Sasuke had made dinner (ramen), and the two sat at the table is was quiet for the first few minutes.

"I guess being around Naruto really wore off on me. But this ramen isn't as good as Ichiraku's, I just can't wait to go back to the village. I get to meet up with my friends and train Itachi." the raven thought.

"You're doing it again Otosan" Itachi said trying to get Sasuke's attention.

"Oh sorry, just have a lot of things to think about Itachi" Sasuke replied with a slight smile.

"Like the Hidden Leaf Village?" the crow asked intrigued as he took another bite of his meal.

"W-w-what do you mean" Sasuke replied nervously.

"Heh you're definitely thinking about that Otosan" Itachi replied with a victorious grin.

"Man, shouldn't this be the other way around now. Shouldn't I be reading Itachi like a book, instead of him reading me like he used to." The raven thought.

"Yeah right Itachi" Sasuke said annoyed.

"Otosan you said you were born in the village, and so was I right?" the crow asked

"Yeah what's your point?"

"Otosan….are you a ninja?" Itachi asked, Sasuke tensed.

"No" Sasuke replied showing no emotion. He had wanted to tell him so bad that he was, but Sasuke decided to keep it a secret until he was a bit older.

"Really than why do you have all those ninja books?" Itachi asked confused.

"Really attentive just like the old times, always able ti notice the details." The raven thought.

"Well I mean I come from a ninja village, why wouldn't I have books about ninjas." The raven said.

"Well you look like one" the crow replied smiling.

"Heh you think so? Sasuke asked.

"Yeah"

"Either way why did you decide to talk about ninjas?" Sasuke asked intrigued

"Uhhh" Itachi said nervously, Sasuke knew the odds were now back in his favor.

"You really didn't think that I wouldn't notice that you took some of my books did you?" Sasuke grinned.

"I didn't think you would notice" Itachi sighed.

"Well now that you read some of those book….. do want to be a ninja?"

"Yeah so far it sounds awesome to be one!" Itachi said with a grin.

"That's good to know." Sasuke said as he grabbed their bowls and began washing them.

"When will we get to go back to the Hidden Leaf Otosan?" the crow asked

"Soon enough. Now go to sleep you got school tomorrow."

Itachi ran into the bathroom brushed his teeth, and went to sleep. After washing the dishes Sasuke went back to reading the Icha Icha book. Meanwhile the real Uchiha came walking into the house in his usual ninja outfit.

"Ah so your back" the clone said.

"Yep" Sasuke replied

"Any luck with the bandits?' the clone asked

"I'll just disperse you and you'll find out"

"Heh true" the clone said as he disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Sasuke saw all the clone's memories and quickly went to his room, so Itachi wouldn't see him in his ninja clothes.

Once in his room Sasuke looked at the picture of Team 7, he grinned slightly "Soon enough guys, soon enough."

He looked at a picture of him and Itachi, when he was 3. He smiled and went to check up on his son. He walked into the crow's room. He found Itachi resting peacefully next to a book.

"So you really read up about the ninja world huh." Sasuke whispered stroking his son's jet black hair. He eventually left the room with the pile of books Itachi took.

Sasuke then put away the books and noticed on the window sill that a black feather lay there.

"Heh" Sasuke grunted looking at the moonlight.

(Meanwhile)

"So we start tomorrow?"

"Yes, tomorrow I will get my revenge, for my family."

"And we get to destroy the village."

"Yes, soon enough."

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