Yum2: This is more of an A.U. so in my story when Obito died he already had the full sharingan. As for who slaughtered the clan well they say Patience is a virtue. You'll find out soon.

Stormraven: Thanks for the insight. Let me know if this is better will ya?

Demon Somira: Thanks for the beta.

Disclaimer: I don't own.

ITACHI

Chapter 3

When Kisame finely came to at about six in the morning, he knew something was off.

'Okay I closed my eyes for a few seconds and now it's what, five, six in the morning? And since when does Itachi let blond kids sleep in his arms? And why the hell didn't he wake me up, especially if he took a prisoner?' Kisame tilted his head to the left only to feel a sharp jolt of pain where Naruto had pinched his nerve.

'Wait, throbbing head ache, pain on the right side of my neck and not being yelled at for sleeping… shit that kid knocked me out! But how?'

"Finally awake I see." Itachi spoke from his spot next to Naruto.

"Yeah, um...who is that and why do you sound… how do I put it… not so monotonous and cold all of a sudden?" Kisame said as he sat up rubbing his neck.

Itachi smiled as he ran his fingers through Naruto's blond locks. "This is Naruto. He's one of my precious people from the Leaf. And he's always been able to change my voice without even realizing it."

Kisame by now was a little disturbed by Itachi's gentler tone and was edging away.

With an exasperated sigh, Itachi glared at Kisame and said in his normal cold voice, "Look I didn't know he was going to be here, he just showed up and knocked you out. He wants me to go back to Konoha with him and I said only if you agreed. I want to go."

"But you're an S-class missing Nin! You can't go back, they'd kill you!" Kisame all but yelled in disbelief while waving his arms in frantic motions.

"You're not always this loud in the morning are you?" questioned a sleepy Naruto as he rolled over just enough to peer at Kisame through half-lidded eyes.

"You're nuts!" Kisame yelled.

"Yes I know. In fact I'm clinically insane according to several shrinks back in Anirica. What's your point?" Naruto said in his oh so bored morning voice. "You know it's five in the morning right?"

"That's not the point. If he goes back to Konoha he'll be killed!" Kisame barked.

Naruto watched as Kisame got up and paced around the clearing for about five minutes before something sank in.

"You were trained in Anirica?"

"Didn't we go over this?" Naruto sigh and pulled his blanket closer to him. "Hey, Tachi-kun? Wake me up when he gets over it will ya?" and with that lied back down and went back to sleep.

Kisame stared at the sleeping blond for a full five minutes with his jaw at sea level, while Itachi merely went back to playing with Naruto's hair.

"So, Naruto and I are heading to Konoha; apparently they already know I'm innocent of what Shiara did. If I go back, I'll be let back in without much of a punishment. I'm sure the Hokage will listen to your story as well."

"You can't be serious!"

"I am. I'm going back with him and I want you to come as well."

"Why?" Kisame's quiet, almost desperate question all but froze Itachi.

"Because you're my friend and I hate hurting my friends and or losing them when I don't have to. So are you coming or what?" Itachi's annoyance was clear.

"Yeah but there's something I want to take care of first, over in Grass. If we can go there first then I'll go with you two."

"Fine. Now are you done with the early morning theatrics?" Naruto hissed from his position in Itachi's arms.

"Yeah, yeah…I find that so disturbing, I mean come on are you two dating or something?" Kisame asked sarcastically.

Both Itachi and Naruto blushed and looked away from each other and at anything else.

"You know what never mind, I don't think I want to know."

And with that parting statement, the clearly disturbed fish ninja walked away.