The Name Uchiha

Disclaimer: Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto

A/N This chapter can about in a interesting way. Thank you StarKiss666 and CaptainFlye (see author notes below). I agree that Itachi needs to be taught a lesson or two. I do hope you all enjoy reading this, but I won't know if you don't review. Please Review!

Chapter 7

Rogue Anbu

"Akima," Kakashi spoke to the exchange student. "Did you get your practice in with Lady Sakura?"

"Ya, I did," she answered.

Itachi growled,"Lot of good that's gonna do you."

"What! You idiot. She's the greatest." The Suna genin glared at him in defense of Sakura.

"Ya, if you say so" Itachi retorted.

Kakashi threw them a 'better be quiet' look. After all, they were on a scouting mission. It wasn't a high class mission their sensei had said, but still it was a mission and they needed to be alert. There had been a few rumblings of rumors in the wind.

Kakashi's senses were alert as the team ran quietly through the trees. The white haired sensei held his hands out from his sides, palms facing back, then moved his hands behind him. A motion the team recognized as stay back. He looked like a mother hen gathering her little chicks. Obeying quickly, the team fell into line. Then came the signal to be alert.

Akima scanned the terrain, but saw nothing. Koho had great hearing, but heard nothing. Itachi scowled, ~nothing.~ Nevertheless the team stayed back as instructed.

The copy ninja pulled a bit ahead of his team. Suddenly he rolled to one side. Without any sound a shuriken spiraled a paper's thickness past his head, landing with an explosion into the tree behind. Kakashi turned his head looking for motion. Itachi made a movement to come up behind him.

"Back" Sensei growled. "All of you stay back." Kakashi grunted as a bunch of spinning kunai flew toward him. He easily raised his gloved hand to deflect them, then noticed a small red tag on each one. "Down" he yelled as the kunai sliced into a nearby tree, exploding and sending senbon needles and slivers of wood into the air all around. The shinobi looked at his team, "Everybody okay?"

"Ya" three voices said in unison." The white haired man nodded, "Good."

"Who...is it?" Koho's voice was a bit shakey.

"Not quite sure just yet," Kakashi answered. "In a minuet I'll know. I want you three to stay here and I mean it."

A masked person appeared by the tree close to Kakashi.

"Anbu" Itachi said. "That's weird."

"Hu?" Akima whispered.

"Ya, and a rogue at that, look at the mask." Koho knew a bit about the anbu because of his family.

His maternal grandfather was once in their ranks. "Those marking clearly indicate a rogue," Koho was referring to the large scratch marks across the forehead area of the mask.

Kakashi growled as he looked at the rogue anbu. ~the mask, the gray hood, the light blue pants and metal arm guards. He nodded his head. "I know this one. We have met before."

The anbu nodded to Kakashi as if to say "We meet again."

Kakashi look at his team "This one is mine." He looked at each team member, "Stay out of this fight. It is my vendetta and it's out of your league. Understood?" His eye bore into each member and all three nodded.

Kakashi ran forward to meet the anbu head on. Throwing a left kick to the rogue. The x anbu did the same. The two exchanged taijutsu kicks and punches.

"Wow, they are pretty well matched," Akima whispered.

"Aw, come on, Kakashi will kick butt." Koho retorted.

"Child's play" Itachi growled and he folded his arms across his chest.

The rogue threw a punch that connected on Kakashi's chin and threw him back. Akima's eyes widened, "He should have seen that coming" Itachi growled."

Poof, a log fell on the ground.

"Replacement jutsu" Koho said in awe.

"Hey rogue, I'm up here" Kakashi was high in the tree across from the team. The x-anbu jumped, presumably for Kakashi. Akima gasp. The rogue ninja struck with a foot against the tree just below the shinobi, shattering the tree into obliteration. Itachi's eyes widened and his mouth formed a soundless O. This one act alone had the rapt attention of all three genin.

Kakashi made a few hand signs "fireball jutsu" and blew the fire toward the rogue. Without the slightest hesitation the x-anbu fist hit the ground with a thunderous noise. Water sprang up from the ground extinguishing the flame. Itachi eyes widened in amazement,. "Whoa! What a fist."

The the copy ninja grinned under his mask. "Is that the game you wanna play?" He raised his forehead protector revealing the sharingan. Akima stood up to move closer. Itachi grabbed her hand, "Stay back" he hissed.

Kakashi made forty-three rapid hand signs and in his head he said, "Water style, water dragon jutsu," Water rose up and twisted together into the form of a dragon flowing full force toward the rogue. The rogue ran head on to meet the dragon, right arm extended in a fist. The anbu yelled, but the roar of the water overcame the voice. The closed fist met the dragon with such mighty force the water dispersed in all directions. "Monstrous strength." Itachi gasped as the dragon disappeared.

The back lash of the water hit Kakashi taking him off his feet and into a tree behind him.

"Nooooo!" yelled Itachi jumping to his feet. ~No one can beat the sharingan~ He headed toward his sensei.

Thump, Itachi hit the ground flat on his stomach. His air whooshing out of his lungs.

A voice said "You must stay put as your sensei told you."

Itachi recognized the voice, "Lee ?"

The green clad shinobi sat atop the sprawled genin and he was not about to move. "Your Sensei requested that you stay put, and so you shall."

Itachi could do nothing except lay where he was, with Lee straddling his back.

"I've never seen such power as this... this... anbu has." stammered the winded Itachi

Lee nodded his agreement, "Nor I."

Lee put both little fingers into the corners of his mouth and gave a loud shrill whistle. Everything stopped. No one moved, not even Kakashi nor his opponent. Lee helped Itachi off the ground, "Well, have you seen enough my youthful boy?" Itachi just stared from Lee to Kakashi to the anbu. Akima and Koho barley dared breath.

Kakashi turned to his opponent and gave a slight bow. The opponent returned the bow, then walking forward, toward Itachi, reached up and pulled the gray hooded hat from the head. Pink hair fell from under the hood. The three genin gasped. "Mom?" Itachi shouted. "MOM! What the heck?" he stared in total confusion

"Lady Sakura!" Akima shouted. "Oh my, you were superb."

Even Koho was totally impressed.

"What," Itachi growled. "What's this suppose to mean?"

"Itachi," it was Kakashi who stepped forward. "I thought it was time you saw just what your mother could do. She is an excellent shinobi, one of the best, trained not just by me but Lady Tsunade herself."

"You tricked me. This was just a put on."

"Oh I would not say that Itachi." Lee grinned. "Did I not here you just say that you had never seen such power before?"

"But it was staged, it was just a put on." Itachi angrily turned to leave. It was Akima who stepped forward and stopped him.

"How can you be so stupid? Can't you see, when you thought it was real, you were in awe? You even had to be restrained from going to help Kakashi sensei because you though he needed it, even with his sharingan. Face it Itachi, you were impressed. I saw it in your face so quit being a dobe and just admit it. Your mother is awesome."

Itachi stared at his Mother then lowered his head. "Mom. I... I... had no idea that you could do all that." He hung his head, realizing that everyone was now looking at him. "All my life I've heard about how great my father was. I guess I never stopped to think about how good you were."

Sakura smiled at her son, who continued. "I guess you did go on missions with him and..." he hesitated "N... Naruto. You even went to try to rescue him didn't you?"

Sakura put a hand on her boy's shoulder, "Yes. As I told you, we all tried, but none of us were strong enough."

Itachi shook his head, "Not even all combined?"

"No, not even all combined." There was sadness in her voice.

Itachi shuffled his feet in the dirt, then lifting his face to meet his Mother's, he replied "Except Naruto"

A/N Again, thank you StarKiss666 for suggesting the fight between Kakashi and Sakura.

Itachi needed to learn about his Mom and how awesome she is. Thank you CaptainFlye for getting me to wondering how Itachi would react to seeing his mother fight Kakashi. Would he just think it was a hoax? Hence the idea for her to fight incognito came about. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Again - I love reviews – let me know what you though. Thank you and have a wonderful week.