PACIFIST.

Inwardly, Itachi had always been a pacifist.

He had never truly shown anyone this as, due to his large comprehension skills (A side effect of being a prodigy, he had thought bitterly ) he had realised quickly that belonging to the clan he did, inside the village of Konoha, to be a pacifist would be looked down on. As future clan head, said nature would only gain scorn. And so he hid it, crafting mask after mask in order to conceal his true emotions.

His new goal was created as he vowed to grow as strong as possible in order to be respected. Only then would he release his numerous facades, because then he would not be scorned he would be respected and would possess the ability to protect the Uchiha clan in his own way.

That very vow would, in the future, become Itachi Uchiha's ninja way.

BROTHER.

Sasuke.

Never in Itachi's life had he ever loved someone more then his brother.

Since that first moment when Sasuke was placed next to him in his crib Itachi had sensed and felt a connection. They were ying and yang; two sides of a coin. Without each other they were incomplete. And that is whay it pained him (so, SO much) that his brother was the way he was. Every time Sasuke scorned him, glared at him, smirked that ugly, evil smirk that seemed to be reserved only for him. A part of Itachi broke. His soul quickly becoming a field of shattered glass crafted into nauseating patterns. Why had it become like this?

It was because of this (adding to the general ignorance of the clan surrounding his 'prodigy' status and his own nature) that Itachi quickly became disillusioned with the shinobi lifestyle. Resulting in no protest from him when his Mother decided to hold him back two years to graduate at the academy when he was thirteen.

It's not like he was truly alone anyway. He had her.

HIS FROZEN LIGHT.

When Itachi first saw Naruto he could of sworn that his heart stopped and everything was silent.

He had, of course heard of the lone Namikaze. Said to have done some great injustice against the hokage. Itachi himself had long been suspicious of this, why seperate one child from two others of the same age? After all the twins ( he later discovered that their names were Mito and Nawaki ) were in the same class as them. It was a mystery ( all Uchiha's despised mysteries ) and he intended to solve it.

Looking at the girl (sitting, alone at the back corner of the classroom ) It was clear to see of her relation with the yondaime. Long strainght blonde hair tied in a high ponytail that reached to her waist alongside sharp ice-blue eyes. She was, to Itachi at that moment, a frozen princess. Untouchable in all her beauty.

Looking back on it the Uchiha heir had mused that had he not done what he had done his life would have changed dramatically (not for the best ) but he had. He still remembered striding purposly towards her. Holding out his hand and introducing himself;

"Itachi Uchiha. An honour to meet you Namikaze-san"

She started slightly, her shoulders rising in slight shock, even as she whipped her head around to face him. For a second she merely stared at him, neither moving sans their steady beathing. Before she slowly picked up the pen laying in front of her and began writing within her notebook. Raising it for him to read once she had finnished two minutes later.

'I apologize Uchiha-san but I am currently unable to communicate by speech, my name is Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto. However, I am not particularly liked within my household so I would prefer if you would refer to me as my first name.

That is if you even wish to carry on speaking I will not hold it against you should you not. I am nothing more then a failure, you see.'

After the Uchiha finished reading he observed the Namika- No Naruto with emotionless slate eyes, before slipping into the seat beside her. Much to her shock. And proceding to introduce himself to the blonde who returned in kind.

He never once regretted it.