First chapter of KT, DB is here!

WARNING: SHONEN AI! This is MOST LIKELY going to be a boyxboy story! No lemon or lime, just fluffy stuff and drama! Main pairing: SasuNaru and some ItaDei! I don't know if I'll do more couples than that because those are really the only two I can fit in at the moment. If you want me to do others, let me know and I'll take them into consideration!

Kuroi Teiru, Daidairro Biyoku Chapter 1

"Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" A large ball of fire protruded from the young child's mouth. It soared over the lake of glistening turquoise water while he stood, watching in both awe and annoyance, on the edge of the old wooden dock. Breathing deeply, he closed his eyes and concentrated, ready to try again.

"Take it easy, Ruke. Don't over do it." Said boy turned and looked at the tall man behind him. His long grayish black hair was tied in a ponytail, eyes dark as coal, and skin a creamy white color. If close enough, a small smile could be seen on his face. This man, dressed in an outfit fir for an ANBU operative, was Itachi Uchiha.

It was still a mystery how he was still alive. Ruke didn't know the details, but from what he had heard, Itachi and the "friend" he brought along were supposed to be dead. Deceased. And dangerous. All his father told him was he used to be an S ranked criminal but was relieved of all charges. Apparently, he had been a good guy all along. His "friend" was even allowed to stay. They'd been here for about a year now.

Itachi gazed back at the young boy. He was only three years old. His hair was yellow blond like the sun, his bangs hanging on either side of his face and the rest sticking up like a ducks butt in the back. His skin wasn't pale, nor tan, instead somewhere in between. Ruke's eyes were like black holes, reminding him of his otouto.

However, two "additions" made this child not so ordinary on the outside. Not only did he have a regular set of human ears, on top of his head sat a pair of fox ears with a matching tail attached to his rear. Both the ears and tail were pitch black, soft and furry. Itachi said nothing, of course, as he was used to it.

"I can't stop. It's not big enough yet," Ruke said, trying to conceal the fact he was about to collapse. He'd been working on the jutsu all day. Itachi's mouth twitched slightly, hiding another smile. Just like his parents. Stubborn and persistent, he thought.

"I only taught you that jutsu a week ago and you've nearly mastered it. Call it a night and go home."

"But-"

"No buts," Itachi cut him off, sternly. His eyes softened as he remembered the reason he came to Ruke. "Suto's looking for you." Ruke's fox ears perked up as his eyes grew wide.

"Really?" Itachi began walking away, beckoning the child to follow him.

"Hn."

"RUKE!" Said person laughed as his younger brother launched himself across the room, tackling the black tailed boy. Suto looked up at him with glittering royal blue eyes, grinning, his bright orange, white tipped tail waving around excitedly and his matching fox ears having a kind of spasm in happiness. Ruke ruffled the little boy's bluish black spiky hair. Suto's skin matched Ruke's, not quite pale or tan. "I missed you!"

"I missed you, too, Suto!" Suto giggled.

"Really?"

"Yeah," Ruke replied, laughing.

"SUTO!" The little boy's eyes grew wide. Standing in the doorway on the other end of the room stood Deidara, Itachi's "friend." He had long golden blond hair, some of it tied in a ponytail on top of his head and his bangs covering the left side of his face. His oval eyes were light lavender blue and his light skin had almost a pink tint to it, fair and flawless. He also wore an ANBU outfit, his arms crossed over his chest. "You don't just run away like that when I'm trying to-" he stopped, noticing Suto's older brother. "Ruke! I see Itachi found you, yeah." Ruke nodded, smiling at Deidara. He and Suto had grown to view Itachi and Deidara as family. They practically lived in their house anyway, always fussing over their father.

Thinking of his father, Ruke's eyes narrowed.

"How is my father?" Deidara blinked and forced a smile.

"He's doing fine. Don't you worry about him, un." Still uneasy, Ruke nodded. He pushed the thought that his father was in bad shape out of his head. He knew he wasn't doing great, but he had Suto to take care of. He had to reassure his little brother that everything was OK.

"Aniki! Aniki!"

"Hn?"

"Can you show me how to do that Kage Bunshin no Justu again? You promised you would!" Ruke chuckled and nodded.

"Only if you promise to go to bed afterwards."

"I will, Ruke! I promise!" Suto spoke, grinning, obviously very hyper. Ruke rolled his eyes, knowing it was gonna be hard to get him to sleep.

"Alright." Picking up the 6 month old boy, Ruke carried him to their shared bedroom, saying goodnight to Deidara and Itachi, who'd been standing against the living room wall the whole time.

The blond haired man sighed, closing his eyes and covering his face with his hands. He felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist and a face bury itself in his neck. Taking his hands away, he saw Itachi gazing him, worry clear in his eyes.

"He isn't doing fine, is he?" Deidara looked away.

"No. He hasn't improved at all, un." Itachi turned Deidara around, allowing the shorter man to lay his head on the Uchiha's shoulder. One arm still wrapped around his waist, Itachi stroked Deidara's hair soothingly. "What are we going to do, Itachi?" he mumbled, tired and confused.

"I don't know, Deidara… I don't know…" A loud thud sounded from the bedroom a few steps away from them. Both pairs of eyes grew wide as they rushed to open the door. Sliding it open roughly, they saw a young man of almost seventeen laying on the ground. His skin was tan like grains of wet sand and his bright blond hair drooped unlike its usual static looking formation. Bright sky blue eyes that anyone could lose themselves in were dulled over, as if clouded with mist, no emotion but pain visible. He wore no shirt, allowing the two men to see his skinny body that had shrunk from lack of food, a black swirl shaped seal printed on his stomach. The navy pajama pants he wore almost fell off, too big for the small helpless body that was sprawled on the floor. Dark bags had formed under his eyes and tiny bruises and cuts dotted his flesh from the times he clumsily slipped when he tried to move. He was gasping for air and shivering violently. This young man was the father of Ruke and Suto. The man everyone in town was worried about.

"Naruto!"

Translations:

Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu - Fire Style: Large Fire Ball Jutsu

Otouto - Little brother

Aniki - Big or Older brother

Kage Bushin no Jutsu - Shadow Clone Justu

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-FireflyInTheDark-