Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
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Team seven were hanging out around Ichiraku's, enjoying a lunch together that was mandatory for Sasuke ever since he came back from his "vacation". For some reason, ever since Sasuke came back, Naruto and Sakura refused to believe that he left for Orochimaru's, and instead believe that he went on a vacation for two and a half years, jet-setting. The rest of the village didn't have the heart to tell them what happened. Sasuke didn't feel the need to tell them what really happened either, in case they decided to take 'drastic measures'. What these measures were, Sasuke wouldn't elaborate.
But anyways, they were sitting in Ichiraku's, eating their ramen, (tomato flavored for Sasuke; Naruto begged Teuchi), when Kakashi came to join them. Normally, this wasn't a big deal, since he liked to come check up on his former pupils (Kakashi couldn't forgive the Sannin for stealing them away), but this time he was there for a different reason.
"Hello, kids," Kakashi said, entering the restaurant and sitting down in an empty seat next to Sakura.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto and Sakura cheered. Sasuke hn'd before getting back to his surprisingly tasty tomato ramen. You couldn't even taste the ramen through the tomatoes…
Ha! They call me sensei, but Naruto and Sakura don't call Jiraiya and Tsunade sensei. They just call them 'pervy-sage', and 'shishou'. And I sure as hell know that Sasuke doesn't call Orochimaru sensei. Actually, I'm not sure what he called him. Oh, well. Kakashi thought to himself as he looked over the teenagers sitting next to him.
"So, sensei, you're here to tell me about some new, wicked awesome training technique, right? Oh, oh! Are you here to eat Ichiraku's new ramen? Or, or, could it be that there's a new, super-dangerous mission for us? Huh? Huh? Which is it?" Naruto chattered energetically over his ramen. Sakura and Sasuke looked curiously at Kakashi, wondering if there was a mission. The other conditions didn't matter to them.
"Actually, I'm here to talk to you about your mission reports, and some discrepancies that I found." Kakashi said casually.
"Hey, I completed all of my missions fair and square! Don't try to tell me that I lied about it!" Naruto said accusingly.
"Actually, no, it's not you that I needed to talk to," Kakashi said, turning to Sasuke. "It's Sasuke's mission reports that I need to talk about."
"Hey, I completed mine as well!" Sasuke said defensively.
"Really? Because, according to your mission report, you completed 17 S-rank missions, 29 A-rank missions, and 52 B-rank missions, all before you were five years old. How do you explain that?" Kakashi asked, amused. Naruto and Sakura turned and looked at Sasuke with both awe and skepticism in their eyes.
Sasuke looked down, contemplating, before scowling and stabbing his ramen repeatedly.
"No, not the ramen! What did the ramen do?!?" Naruto shouted while quickly saving the ramen. Sakura and Kakashi exchanged looks, wondering what had happened.
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In Akatsuki-ville…
Itachi, Kisame, Deidara, Hidan and Zetsu were sitting around a table, playing cards, when a certain topic of conversation came up.
"So, Itachi, I heard you have a brother." Zetsu asked while taking some cards from the deck and discarding the same amount. Yes, the Akatsuki was playing five-card draw.
"Yes. His name is Sasuke." Itachi said, not taking any cards. He had a full house.
"What's he like, seriously." Hidan asked, taking two cards.
"Is he a jerk like you, un?" Deidara asked, taking four cards.
"No, he is not a jerk. He's—troubled. And he takes all of his anger out on the people he cares about. But I remember when he was younger, and would follow me on missions." Itachi answered. It was Kisame's turn, and he chose to take two cards.
"Huh? Your brother would follow you on missions, Itachi-san? You never mentioned this before." Kisame said, taking his cards.
"It never came up before," Itachi said, laying his cards down and winning yet another hand. As Itachi was collecting his payment of poker chips, a memory came into his head…
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Time skip back to when Sasuke was born, and Itachi was going on missions…
"Now, Itachi, this is Sasuke. He's your little brother now, and you have to look after him. Understand?" Came a voice from one of Itachi's parents. It didn't matter which.
"Yes." Itachi answered. Already, he was a stoic, silent man. Boy. Since he's a kid now. Whatever.
Itachi was getting ready to leave on a mission, when he noticed that his bag was heavier than usual. Upon opening said bag, Itachi noticed his little brother Sasuke curled up, pretending to not be there. Sasuke was three months old.
"Now Sasuke, you can't go with me on my mission. It's dangerous." Itachi told Sasuke while setting him on the ground. Sasuke looked up at Itachi with sorrowful eyes.
"But, Nii-sama…Mom and Dad said that you have to look after me." Sasuke said while pouting. Even though he is only three months old, he already has an extensive vocabulary. Stupid Uchiha prodigies.
"Yes, but I'm sure that they don't mean for you to come with me on my missions. You could get hurt." Itachi said, kneeling to look Sasuke in the eye.
"No I won't, because Nii-sama won't let me get hurt, will you, Nii-sama?" Sasuke said confidently.
"It's not a matter of whether I would let you get hurt, which I would never, but more of a matter of Mother. What would she think if you suddenly disappear, and it turns out that you were on a mission with me?" Itachi asked Sasuke, poking him in the forehead lightly.
Sasuke took a minute to picture, and when he was done, he shuddered.
"Exactly. That's why you need to stay here while I'm off on my mission. But don't worry, I'll be back soon enough, and we'll play then." Itachi promised.
"Okay." Sasuke said, looking dejected as he walked off. Yes, a three-month old can walk. What can I say, their a family of prodigies.
Itachi watched as Sasuke walked off, and felt slightly guilty that he was so harsh with his younger brother. With that train of thought, Itachi went back over his supplies, a canister of water, a map, extra clothes, some provisions, 24 shuriken, 49 kunai, a tent—wait, 49 kunai? Itachi was sure that he had packed 48 kunai…
"Sasuke, I know you're their, and while I commend you on being able to transform into a kunai at three months (an: stupid clan of prodigies), I still know you're there." Itachi said, pulling out his kunai and sighing to himself.
This is going to be a long day.
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So, that was this chapter. Hope you enjoyed it, and hopefully it's better than the last two. I was rushing on them, so maybe this one's better. Please review!
