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"I'll call it whatever I want." Itachi said as he glared at Sakura. She glared back even harder.

"It's stupid the way that you call Ryu!! He's your son!! At least call him by his name!!" She started to scream at him.

"You don't understand anything." Sakura stopped glaring at Itachi and then looked at him quizzically.

"Maybe if you explain it to me better, I might understand." Itachi gave off a loud sigh as he propped himself on the bed.

"If I talk to…..Ryu….by his name, I might get too attached to….him. I can't let that happen. If we get too attached, he won't survive a day. I'm an S-class criminal, my son would be the first thing to go." Sakura's eyes widened in realization, she walked towards Itachi.

"You don't have to worry about that, Itachi-san; your son will be safe with me." He nodded his head in agreement and stood up.

"Tomorrow is a long day. Sleep. Akatsuki life isn't easy; you need as much rest as possible. Tomorrow you will get your cape and a new pair of clothing. Something more black would suit you in this organization." He was about to leave when Sakura's voice penetrated.

"You still didn't tell me why you picked me."

"Your love for my little otouto made you blind enough to accept my offer. You're the only woman that I trust to actually love and care for my child since you are in love with Sasuke and Ryu is his blood."

Sakura's eyes widened.

"How-how did yo-o-ou know that?"

"I'm an Uchiha. Get used to me finding out about everything." Sakura glared at his back.

"For your information, I have a lot of experience with Uchiha's." Itachi smirked.

"No, you had a lot of experience with your dear Sasuke-kun. He's the most gentle of the ones that are left."

"There are only two left."

"Three, kunoichi." She glared harder at his back and his smirk grew wider.

"There wouldn't be so little if you didn't kill all of them off!! Why did you??!! IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU THAT SASUKE-KUN CANT LIVE HAPPY!!!!"

"Shut up and think to who you're talking to. Otouto can't live happily ever after because he doesn't want to. He has free will."

"You fucked up that part of him, Itachi!! You know it!!" Itachi turned around and glared at Sakura.

"I. Said. To. Shut. The. Fuck. Up." He said slowly, glaring at her with his Ultimate Uchiha Glare. Sakura huffed and took Ryu into her arms.

"Fine!" Slowly, she took out the covers of the bed and went to sleep with Ryu in her arms.

Itachi smirked. Life with the pink-haired kunoichi was going to be fun. No one has ever spoken to him like that before. He found it rather entertaining. With this thought in mind, he left the room. Tonight Itachi and Kisame went out for a few drinks, like always on Saturdays.

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"Mission Accomplished." Said a raspy voice from a communicator.

"Hn." Sasuke said.

Kabuto jumped down from a tree he was in and walked towards Sasuke. The Uchiha was staring rather intently on a bridge that stood out near this training spot. They were in Konoha right now and had finished their mission for Orochimaru.

"I have that stupid flower that he asked us to get with me so let's just go Sasuke. That look of nostalgia doesn't suit your usual stoic face. Miss your old team??" Kabuto said, nudging him with his elbow.

"Hn."

"Is that a yes or a no?"

"Hn." With that response, Sasuke started to run towards the gates of Konoha, looking at a bench that was there along the way.

"Wait up, Sasuke!!" Kabuto yelled, trying to get up to the young Uchiha.

They left, heading towards Otogakure.

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5 years later…

"Okaa-saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!" yelled a bright and happy boy as he ran towards a beautiful young woman who smiled down at him.

"Hey Ryu, what do you have there?" The beautiful woman said, pointing at the hands that were behind that young boy.

Suddenly, a bouquet of wild flowers of different colors and smells appeared right before her eyes.

"Happy Birthday, Okaa-san!!" chirped Ryu.

The woman's eyes glistened and she smiled one of her biggest smiles yet.

"Thank you so much, Ryu!!!"

"Okaa-san??" She looked at the black haired and onyx eyed boy quizzically.

"Yes??"

"You should be taking care of yourself!! Don't go off training!! What happens if my little brother or sister gets hurt??!!" He pouted as he pointed to the woman's growing womb.

The pink-haired, green eyed woman smiled down at the five year old boy.

"Don't worry Ryu; I was just training a bit. Nothing is going to happen to the baby." Sakura said.

Ryu grinned and grabbed Sakura and took her inside the small cottage that was near from where they were.

Once inside, Ryu closed the door and Sakura went to sit down on the small couch. She was three months pregnant and couldn't afford to train too much.

"Did we get mail from daddy yet??" Sakura smiled at him and pointed at the table in the middle of the room they were in.

Ryu's eyes brightened and smiled widely as he ran and reached for the letter. Opening it quickly and without hesitation, He took the small paper out of the envelope.

"Read it out loud Ryu??" Sakura asked. He nodded.

"Ryu,

Take care of your mother. I will be back soon. This mission was easy and took only a few days in completing. Tell your mother that I said happy birthday.

Itachi"

Ryu concluded with a giant smile on his face.