Sunny Side Up
by Diana-san

Author's Note: Just a fun one-shot inspired by the OVA called "Sunny Side Up Battle" featuring yours truly, Itachi! You should all go watch it because it's super funny.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Sunny Side Up

Sarada peered up at her uncle as she tugged on the fabric of his robe. Her eyes glittered with excitement as she removed one hand from behind her back and produced a white egg.

"Egg," she said simply, but there was a strong insistence in her voice as if this egg was the only egg in the world.

Uchiha Itachi stared down at his niece as he bent down to her eye level. "Very well. I shall make you the best sunny side up eggs you have ever feasted your eyes on."

"Egg!" she said again, this time with a bright smile on her face.

Itachi plucked the egg from Sarada's small grasp and walked over to the kitchen where he placed the egg down on the countertop. Sarada followed after him on her short toddler legs as she climbed onto a kitchen chair to get a better view.

He grabbed an apron hanging from a kitchen hook as he calmly tied it around his large cloak. He lifted the bottom of the apron as he stared at the pink color. The bottom was bedazzled with sequins and glitter that he could only assume was the work of Sarada.

He turned on the stove as he placed a medium-sized pan on top. He waited patiently as the pan heated up before drizzling oil in the center. As the oil heated and made a slight popping noise, he took the egg and cracked it against the side of the pan before letting the yolk fall gently to the center of the pan. The yolk and egg white made contact with the oil and it sizzled in a way that pleased Itachi greatly.

Sarada, in the meantime, had somehow dragged a kitchen chair across the room and climbed up to watch her uncle cook. Itachi smiled as he patted Sarada's soft wisps of black hair. She was only two yet her eyes were wide with curiosity as if she was studying the art of cooking eggs. Itachi could swear he could see the gears in Sarada's mind turning as her onyx black eyes dart back and forth from the pan to the countertop.

A couple seconds passed and Itachi swiftly picked up the salt as he sprinkled a dash of salt on top of the egg yolk followed by the pepper. With a small cup of water, he poured it on the side of the pan and quickly covered the pan with the lid.

After waiting a minute, he removed the lid and smiled proudly.

His eyes widened when he noticed that there was a piece of egg shell left in the yolk.

"Unforgivable," he murmured. "Sorry Sarada-chan, I will make you another egg."

Sarada only tilted her egg to the side as she watched her uncle go to the refrigerator to take out a carton of eggs. He opened it to find eleven eggs in place.

"Very well, we have eleven opportunities for success."

Itachi quickly washed the pan as he prepared it for the second attempt at sunny side up eggs. "Heat the pan up and add oil. It's perfect up until there…" he murmured to himself.

Sarada smiled as she watched Itachi pick up an egg from the carton. "Again!" she cried out gleefully as she clapped her hands together.

Itachi stared at the pan as the oil heated up. Quickly, he cracked the egg into it and watched as the yolk fall down to the pan. The tomoe in his Sharingan swirled as he picked up his kunai. Quickly, he removed the pieces of egg shell stuck in the egg white just before the egg white settled to the bottom of the pan by the yolk.

After adding salt and pepper, he poured in some water before closing the pan with the lid. He drummed his fingers on top of the lid as he waited. As he opened the lid, a dark shadow crossed his face. The egg yolk had broken and was leaking out and spilling onto the egg white.

Itachi gritted his teeth. Sarada only smiled and laughed happily as she tugged on Itachi's pink apron.

"Again!" he declared.

Sakura opened the door as she stepped inside her home. Quickly, she removed her shoes as she called out for Sarada. "Mama is home!" Sakura called out as she set down a bag of groceries on the table in the hallway. Sarada ran out from the kitchen and into her mama's arms. Sakura smiled as she picked Sarada up and carried her into the kitchen.

"Itachi-san, how was taking care of Sarada?" she said as she tickled Sarada's nose with her finger.

"Sakura-san, I have failed."

Sakura looked up to see Itachi standing in front of the stove with a dejected look on his face. She gasped as she saw that the kitchen table was covered with plates among plates of sunny side up eggs.

"W-what happened in here?" Sakura asked, fearing for the answer to her question.

"I ran out of eggs," Itachi responded dully.

"I bought more on the way home from the hospital. I was going to hard boil them for Sasuke-kun's mission tomorrow."

Itachi's eyes darted to Sakura. "Where are they?" he demanded to know.

"I-in the hallway," Sakura gulped. Itachi's gaze was almost deadly. Sarada smiled as she played with her mama's hair.

An hour later, Sakura sat in the kitchen with Sarada as the two watched Itachi cracked the last egg from the new carton of eggs that Sakura had just bought. Sakura looked worriedly down at her daughter as she bounced her up and down on her legs. Sarada seemed to pay no attention to the never-ending pile of plates strewn across the dinner table as she clapped her hands to each bounce on her mama's lap.

"Perfect."

Sakura glanced up as Itachi smiled and placed a plate down in front of the two. The sunny side up egg stared back at Sakura as Itachi drizzled soy sauce lightly on top of the yolk to draw out the Uchiha crest. He handed a fork to Sakura as he used another fork to feed Sarada.

Sarada happily opened her mouth as she ate the piece of egg hanging from the bottom of the fork.

"Is it delicious, Sarada-chan?" Itachi asked anxiously.

Sarada clapped as Sakura took a small bite of the egg. "It's delicious, Itachi-san!" Sakura exclaimed.

Itachi nodded but his eyes were focused on his niece as he waited for an answer from her. Sarada waved her hands as she made grabbing motions at the plate. "Egg!" she demanded.

With a sigh of relief, Itachi handed the fork to Sakura to continue feeding Sarada.

"I'm home," a voice called out from the front door. The three looked up to see Sasuke walked through the kitchen door with a bag of groceries in his hand.

"Do we really need three carton of eggs?" Sasuke asked as he entered the kitchen. Three pair of eyes stared back at him.

Sakura made a shushing noise with her mouth as she quickly placed a finger to her lips in a frantic gesture towards Sasuke. Her eyes darted over to Itachi.

"Papa!" Sarada shouted in joy.

Itachi smiled happily as he went over to take the bag of groceries from Sasuke. "Do you care for some eggs, little brother?" he asked.

Sasuke glanced at the kitchen table only to find the top of the table completely hidden underneath all the plates of eggs. Sasuke sighed. "Again with the eggs?"

He sat down beside Sakura as he took his daughter in his arms.

Itachi walked over to the kitchen counter and set down the bag of groceries. "Sarada-chan appreciates my eggs," he murmured.

"I shall make more!"

Sakura and Sasuke glanced at each other. Sasuke sat up as he carried Sarada out of the kitchen. "I'm going to give her a bath."

Sakura ran after her husband. "W-wait, what do you want to bring with you for your mission tomorrow?"

"Anything but eggs."

Sakura tried to stifle a giggle as she nodded. "I'll try to clean up the mess in the kitchen before Itachi gets carried away with the rest of the eggs."

"At this rate, just call Naruto and his family over. I think we have enough eggs on the table to feed Naruto alone."

Itachi came running out of the kitchen. "We're out of cooking oil!" he exclaimed. He removed the apron as he handed it to Sakura and went to the door. "I'll run to the store to pick up a bottle for you. As well as some more salt, pepper, and soy sauce. Just in case," Itachi said as he left the front door.

Sasuke glanced over at Sakura. "Lock the door before he can return."