Disclaimer: Still don't own Naruto.

Chapter 2

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Kisame sat by the fire he built and waited for his partner to come back. They were in the middle of a forest in Wave and just settling in for the night. Itachi had gone out to scout and catch some food, while he set up camp and got the fire started. The poor fool of a fish never even noticed the shadowy figure as it dropped from a tree and had no chance to defend himself as the world went black.

Naruto stepped back after pinching the nerve in Kisame's neck. The fish man slumped forward just before rolling to the ground like a rag doll. Naruto jumped back up into the trees as he awaited Itachi's arrival.

When Itachi finally arrived back at camp he was immediately on guard. Kisame was one of the best and from the looks of things had been knocked out without much of a fight; if a fight at all. He quickly checked Kisame's pulse to see if he was alive and then moved away as to present the smallest target.

"I told you I would leave Konoha if you did."

The simple sentence was like a knife cutting strait through him.

"Naruto?"

The shadowy figure dropped from the trees to the ground right in front of him.

"Hai. It's been a while hasn't it Itachi?" Naruto asked in monotone tilting his head just enough to let his bangs cover his eyes.

"Too long; if you left Konoha where were you till now?"

"I was in Anirica for the past three years."

You could practically feel the disbelief flowing off of Itachi as he looked at Kisame.

"Anirica? As in the demon village?" Itachi let out a snort of amusement. "After four years you still shock me, Naru-kun."

"He never stood a chance against me. To be quite honest neither do you." The bland statement that left Naruto's mouth was enough to freeze even the most hardened of ninja.

"Then will you kill me?" Itachi asked in forlorn resignation.

"No." Narutos voice cracked with that one word before he forced himself to continue. "I could never kill you; No matter how many times you hurt me."

"What difference does it make? I can't go back. As far as everyone knows I killed my clan."

"And people called me an idiot." The sudden ferocity in Naruto's voice caused Itachi to look up.

"They know it wasn't you, Itachi. After all, you had only developed the Mangekyo Sharingan two hours prior to using it on Sasuke. Kakashi was able to get past it easily with his. They know you left to protect the village and they know you didn't slaughter your clan. If you go back to Konoha willingly they won't do a thing to you."

"Itachi, please come back with me." Naruto asked quietly, looking into the Uchiha's eyes for the first time since he had arrived.

Itachi looked deep into the cerulean orbs of the child he had befriended so long ago and for the first time saw all the unshed tears of hurt, pain, fear, and betrayal. All of which he had contributed to.

In two quick strides Itachi was right in front of Naruto and had the boy wrapped tightly in his arms.

"I can't just leave Kisame." He whispered into Naruto's golden locks.

"Then don't. Just come back with me. He can come too." Naruto looked up with pleading eyes.

Itachi knew he couldn't say no. He never could to Naruto. "Fine, But we talk to Kisame about this in the morning."

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That seems like a good place to end this. Tell me what you think.