NARUTO IS MASASHI KISHIMOTO'S.

AN: At the end.

Chapter 7: Peace

Obito was cheerful as always. Kakashi was...well...less gloomier than usual. And Minato sensei always smiled like an idiot. Then why was the sky all moody? And if it really did want to cry, it could have done so after they completed their mission. It could sob all day long for all she cared. But Konoha was surrounded by rain forests on all it's sides. So the skies had to weep more than two hundred centimeters worth of water throughout the year. But still...

"Rin! It's going your way!"

"Got it!"

With the rustle of leaves Rin emmerged from the bushes she had taken cover behind. The raindrops stopped kissing the leaves for a second. The thunder didn't want to intrude either. Rin looked the cat right in the eyes. And Rin definitely won because the cat turned back and ran back towards Obito. The raindrops again continued on their voyage.

"Obito! It's going back to you!"

"I know! Now this mission is as good as over!"

Obito took one step, two step and then sprinted towards the the creame coloured mud coated cat.

"You are mine!"

The cat suddenly took a sharp right turn and disappeared into the bushes.

At that moment Obito questioned the whole human evolution. Why did humans not have huge claws?!

Obito slipped and slid all the way to where the hideous cat had been standing a second before.

Thunder chose to break it's silence. And Minato was happy that it did. If the rumbling sound of it hadn't muffled Obito's extraordinarily decent words, he would have had gone deaf. He had an almost teenager girl in his team and a boy who could give Tsunade Senju a run for her money. Facepalm.

"Obito, are you alright?"

"Of course I am. I fell because it seemed fun. It was a peace of cake I tell you. I could have caught it without even looking at it if I wanted to."

"Obito! Are you alright?!"

"Do I bloody look alright, you white haired bastard?!"

"O...kay."

"And by the way, thanks a lot Kakashi! You really helped us a lot. We couldn't have done it without you! Thanks a lot for standing over there ON THAT TREE!"

"Geez Obito! Calm down!"

"You are not doing it right. It's not a ninja cat of course. But it's nothing short of a demon either. We need to form a plan and then do it together. Even Minato sensei can't do it alone."

Minato looked at Kakashi.

"What are looking at me for? You can't even find Kushina nee when she is pissed off. And she has blood red hair."

Minato narrowed his eyes.

"Go on! Get lost! Help your teammates! Shoo! Shoo!"

Kakashi jumped down from the branch he had been standing on.

"I have a plan. Listen closely."

oOo

"Itachi! Let's go! We are already late!"

"Yes mother!" the little Uchiha came out running from inside the the house and latched onto his mother's hand.

"Come on Shisui! My other hand is still free."

"No way aunt Mikoto! I am old enough to walk by myself."

"Oh are you now?" grunted Fugaku from behind.

"Yes, I am!"

"Very well then." Fugaku kneeled down and placed two hands on Shisui's waist, picked him up and put him on his shoulder.

"Hey! What are you-"

"Shut up!"

Both Itachi and Mikoto burst out in laughter. Shisui's face grew redder than the sharingan as they started walking towards the Naka shrine. Mikoto wouldn't be surprised if Obito did indeed awaken the sharingan. Shisui Uchiha- the Uchiha to awaken his sharingan because his uncle made him sit on his shoulder. Mikoto laughed harder.

oOo

It was such a beautiful day. All the Uchihas were done with praying and had gathered around the oldest among them to listen to words of wisdom. This had been a tradition in the Uchiha clan for the past four decades. Itachi always found this part very very boring. It was raining outside. Itachi always liked playing in the rain. Jumping in puddles. And he really enjoyed it when it rained heavy enough to flood the streets. Wouldn't Shisui make him a paper boat? Did he just hear croaking? Why was this old fool still talking? What good it do anyway? And if facial expressions were anything to go by then Shisui hated this as much as he did. Scowls and rolling of eyes were definitely not expressions that symbolised interest.

"Hey Shisui. Isn't this boring?"

"Shh! They'll hear you!"

Shisui got up very slowly. He signalled Itachi to follow him. Itachi got up slowly as well.

"Follow me." Shisui whispered.

"Shisui! Itachi! Come back here right now!"

Sitting beside Mikoto was definitely out of the question now. So they went and sat beside Fugaku.

"You find this boring?"

"Umm...uh...father...it's just that...-"

"Well, this is boring."

"What?"

"Well, it's raining outside. I always liked playing in the rain."

"Let's go then!"

"Wait a minute." Fugaku smirked.

The Uchiha clan head cast a genjutsu over himself and the two boys so that they didn't attract attention. Then he weaved a few more hand signs and made three clones.

"Transform into us three and stay here. "

The three Fugakus nodded in approval.

"LET'S GO NO-" Fugaku quickly muffled Itachi's voice with his hand.

"Shh!"

"Father! Will we we play in the rain?"

"Yes. And I'll also teach you an awesome technique."

"But I want to float paper boats."

"Yes. We'll do that too."

Mikoto smirked.

'Does Fugaku think he can fool me with a genjutsu?' She refrained herself from laughing.

oOo

"Summon some chakra in your hands. They have taught you how to do that at the academy, haven't they?"

"Yes!" shouted Shisui and Itachi in unison.

"Hey boys! You didn't invite me?"

"Miko...Mikoto!?"

"What Fugaku? I can't play with you? And I make better paper boats than you do too."

"No you don't!"

"Of course I do!"

All four of them laughed.

oOo

Takeshi was very happy. Even the cloudy sky and bone chilling rain could do nothing to get him down.

"Hey Hiroshi! Do you know my daughter is-"

"Three years old. Cute. Beautiful. Has black eyes. Brunette. Yeah I know. "

Takeshi and Hiroshi burst out in laughter.

"I know about her so much even though I've never met her. Don't forget to introduce me to her. I have heard about her so much that I can't wait to see her anymore."

"Come on! Hurry up! We can go home after this! "

"Yeah! wait you bastard! I'm not the yellow flash you know!"

"I'm not sure that yellow flash does indeed do what you are doing behind the bush as quick as he does everything else."

They laughed once again.

"I'm done. Let's go."

They took to the trees once again. Takeshi took out his family photograph from his pocket. He smiled like an idiot. And why wouldn't he? He had such a beautiful wife. And anyone would die to have such a cute daughter like that. Would she recognise him? Or call him daddy maybe?

"Takeshi, if you collide with a tree here I am not carrying you back go the village."

"Yeah! I don't expect much from an arsehole like you."

They fell silent.

"Hey Hiroshi! How old is your is your daughter?"

"She's eight years old. Can you believe it? She's eight years already!"

"Whoah! She's that big already?"

"Yeah! It feels just like yesterday when she used to come back from academy and hug me tight!"

"It's been just six months you know?"

"Yeah. Tomorrow by this time I'll already be at home! I can't wait to see her."

"I can't wait to see my dau-"

They quickly took cover behind a tree.

Kusagakure was always known to be beautiful. A valley full of trees and beautiful flowers. Birds of different varieties. And if they had heard right, very beautiful women. What Kusa definitely wasn't known for was Kumo and Iwa anbu.

Had they formed an alliance?The Hokage definitely needed to know this.

The rain had stopped. Drops were falling down from the top of a tree to a puddle.

Drip

Hiroshi's breath fell on Takeshi's shoulder. They were mere chunin. How could they ever hope of taking on so many anbu black ops? These were anbu! Second only to kage in rank!

Drip

But they hadn't been seen yet. All they had to do was hide till the anbus were gone. That should be easy they thought. And they could overhear a word or two this close as well. Hiroshi's warm breath fell on Takeshi's shoulder.

Drip

Takeshi's warm breath fell on Hiroshi's shoulder. Wait what?!

"Hey! Spying is considered rude. Where are your manners leaflings?"

Hiroshi turned and stopped the sword with his kunai.

"Takeshi run!"

"But-"

"GO! And tell my wife and daughter that...that I am sorry!"

Takeshi remembered his daughter's face. His wife. His warm bed.

"I am sorry Hiroshi!"

He ran. Ran for his life. Ran harder than he had ever before.

It felt like seconds only before he heard a blood curdling scream.

"There's nowhere to run leaf nin. Surrender and we'll give you a quick and painless death."

"Please! Let me go! " Takeshi shouted in between his sobs," I'll tell no one. I promise. I have a three years old daughter."

He took out the photograph as proof but it was taken from his hand before he knew it.

"Your wife is beautiful. Perhaps we'll save her for the last when we destroy Konoha."

"STAY IN YOUR LIMITS SOLDIER! Get it over with! Quick!"

"NO! PLEAS- "

Drip

AN: I have exams from 18th. I will try my hardest but I really can't promise anything.

And who's a game of thrones fan here?

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