Itachi woke to find that the warm body he normally slept next to wasn't there. He got up and sighed, seeing the note she'd left, saying that she had something to take care of and she'd back in a few minutes. As usual, she signed her note with a heart and an 'Ene-chan'. He walked to the bathroom and took a shower, thinking things over. He loved Eneko with all his heart, and then some. He knew he would die for her if she ever needed saving. He blushed slightly, thinking about her. Today was the day that they got to meet their genin team. He hoped that they didn't annoy him to the point of him wanting to kill them. He sighed, closing his eyes, and turned off the water, feeling around for a towel. One was handed to him and he opened his eyes to see his wife standing there with an amused expression on her face. He grinned and then realized he had just gotten out of the shower. He quickly, embarrassed, wrapped the towel around his waist and Eneko giggled.
"As if I hadn't seen it all before, koi." She told him, brushing the wet hair out of his face. He smiled at her, remembering what went on during their honeymoon. His eyes widened and he clasped a hand to his nose, causing Eneko to laugh even harder. He washed his face off for the second time while her laughter died down. She kissed him. He kissed her back.
"I love you, Eneko." He told her in between kisses. She smiled at him and patted his still-damp chest.
"I love you too, Tachi-kun, but I don't think you want our little kiddies to see you clad in only a towel, yeah?" She asked him. Itachi stopped and stared at her. The little 'yeah' reminded him of Deidara. Deidara was one of the only Akatsuki members that weren't too annoying. He, Kisame, and maybe Konan never really annoyed the crap out of him. Eneko watched him, knowing he was thinking about someone. He always got that particular look in his beautiful dark eyes when he was thinking about someone.
"I hope you're not thinking about another girl, Tachi-kun. Now, get dressed or we're going to be late!" She told him and walked out of the room. Itachi grinned at her and put his clothes on, drying his hair as best he could before putting it in its signature ponytail. Eneko was already gathering her weapons and putting her fans in their holsters. Itachi gathered his things as well and when they both looked up, the other was ready to go. Itachi took her hand and they walked to the academy together, talking about different training techniques they might try.
"Aw, but why can't we do that, Ene-chan?" Itachi asked with a small pout. Eneko laughed and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Because, Tachi-kun, if we install obedience into their brains by turning them into dogs that won't teach them anything besides how to listen to your nose. Let's leave that to the Inuzukas, hm?" They both laughed as they stepped into the Shinobi Academy and into the classroom. Eneko's green eyes met a certain tan-skinned chuunin with a large scar across his nose.
"Iru-kun! Oh my gosh! It's been years! How've you been?" She asked, giving him a friendly hug. Iruka coughed slightly and motioned to the classroom full of children. "Oh…" She muttered, blinking at the students. She waved slightly and stepped slightly behind Itachi, who chuckled at her.
"Nice one, Eneko-chan. Now see if they'll respect you." Itachi teased her playfully. Eneko gave him a playful glare.
"Well how was I supposed to know we were going to be early? I thought we were late. Kakashi-kun told me that when he was late Naruto-kun, Sasuke-kun, and Sakura-chan all laid out pranks for him. And then I had to teach them obedience. And that was only in the seven months it took us to find you." Iruka cleared his throat and the newlyweds jumped and looked over at him.
"I'm assigning teams, Eneko-chan, Itachi-san." He smiled. Eneko put a hand to her mouth.
"Sorry, Iruka-kun. Please continue." A few giggles were heard around the classroom. Iruka read names off the list in three pairs.
"And finally, Team Thirteen will consist of Yamino Anei, Youjino Fushi, and Metsuki Retsu. Everyone but team thirteen can leave. Team thirteen; your senseis are already here." All the children left except for three. One was a girl with black hair and brown eyes. She looked calm and relaxed. Another was a boy with blonde hair and red eyes and the final was an older-looking boy with brown hair and bright blue eyes. Eneko felt a hand on her shoulder and snapped out of examining her new team to see Iruka patting her on the shoulder.
"Good luck, team thirteen." He called to the children and left the room, handing Eneko a manila folder. As she studied it, Itachi watched the children. Eneko made a noise of surprise while reading the file.
"Yamino-san? You're a fire specialist?" She asked with surprise. The blonde boy nodded.
"Yes sensei-chan!" He answered obediently. Itachi smiled and nodded in approval, the little blonde boy reminding him of Sasuke when he was younger. Eneko finished reading the file and set it on the desk. She sat down on top of the desk with a smile.
"So, I guess introductions are in order. Itachi graduated early and I didn't go to this academy so forgive me if I don't know the traditions that well." She grinned. "My name is Uchiha Eneko. I'm nineteen years old and a jounin. I specialize in both wind and fire jutsus and my fans are my main weapon, along with kunai, shuriken and all those good pointy things." She paused in thought, touching her chin with her finger. "I like to sing and apparently I'm good at it, so said my traveling companions and I hate people who believe they know everything and rules. I don't like rules. Your turn, Tachi-kun." She turned to her husband. Itachi sighed.
"I'm Uchiha Itachi. Twenty years old, jounin rank. Fire jutsu and Genjutsu specialist. I like being with my family and teasing my younger brother and my wife. I dislike chaos, arguments, and people who think they're better than everyone else. Who's next, Eneko?" Eneko shrugged.
"I don't know. Let's see…Yamino-san. You go first." She pointed to the blonde. He smiled.
"My name is Yamino Anei. I'm twelve years old, genin rank. I specialize in fire-type jutsu and wish to be better at weapons training. I like fire and I don't like water or things that hold me back." He told them, smiling. Eneko grinned and Itachi smiled softly. Eneko then pointed at the dark-haired girl.
"My name is Youjino Fushi. I'm twelve years old, genin rank. My specialty is unknown as of yet. I like animals and I dislike hunters. Your turn, Retsu-kun." She told the brown-haired boy beside her. He smiled at her and then at Eneko and Itachi.
"The name's Metsuki Retsu and I am a thirteen-year-old ice specialist. I like freezing things because it looks cool and I don't like warm weather and fire!" Eneko smiled at him.
"Very good! Well, I'm glad we all got to know the basics about each other! Now, do any of you have questions for either me or Itachi?" Fushi raised her hand almost immediately. "Yes, Fushi-san?"
"Are you and Itachi-sensei married?" She asked innocently. Eneko blushed slightly and looked away and Itachi grinned.
"Yes. We got married about a week ago. Any more questions?" Itachi asked. Retsu raised his hand. "Retsu-san?"
"Eneko-sensei? Are you the one who kidnapped Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto a year ago." Eneko clenched her fist and Itachi laughed nervously.
"I did not kidnap them! They came of their own free will! We just went to go bring Itachi back home. Sasuke told me he was going and I wanted to help Naruto train. Ask Gaara-kun! He heard the whole plan!" She fumed. All three students looked terrified at the dangerous aura that was coming off in waves of their female sensei. Itachi laughed and pet her hair, immediately calming her down.
"A word to the wise about your female sensei. Do not make her mad. Ask her any questions as long as you don't accuse her of anything." Itachi warned the genin team. They nodded frantically. The blonde boy raised his hand tentatively. Itachi acknowledged him with a nod.
"Will we get to meet your whole family during training? Even Naruto-sempai?" He asked, his eyes alight with excitement. Eneko laughed.
"Yes, Naruto-kun and Hinata-chan, Sasuke-kun and Sakura-chan, and I bet that I could tempt Fugaku-otou-san and Akari-okaa-san to come help us train!" She promised them. They all looked excited. Fushi raised her hand with an innocent expression on her face yet again.
"When are you two going to have a baby?" She asked innocently. Eneko's face went beet red and she toppled backwards over the desk and Itachi's face went nearly as red as hers and he waved his hands around.
"We're not thinking about that yet!" He yelled, embarrassed, trying to help his wife to her feet.
"We got the fun senseis!" Retsu called, punching the air. Both Fushi and Anei agreed by doing the same. Itachi smirked at them sadistically.
"Oh, just you wait until you make Eneko mad or some outside force upsets her. You won't call her the fun sensei then. Now, you three will meet in the field on the edge of town in the southeast corner of Konoha. Do I make myself clear, genin team thirteen?" They all saluted, hearing his commanding tone of voice.
"Yes, Itachi-sensei!" They called. Eneko laughed from her position on the floor, making Itachi smile down at her.
"This is going to be one heck of a training session!" She predicted, trying to stand up. Itachi helped her, laughing. Fushi smiled at them.
"They make a really cute couple, don't they, Retsu-kun?" She asked him, giggling. Retsu chuckled and Anei right-out laughed.
"Yeah! We're going to be the only team with two senseis! I wonder what our missions will be like?" Retsu asked in bewilderment. Eneko grinned.
"Just ask Naruto-kun and Sasuke-kun what they thought about the seven-and-a-half months they spent on the road with me. They'll tell you stories to give you nightmares. Especially like that one time when that ANBU member kidnapped me…" All three sets of eyes were trained on her, begging for a story. Eneko giggled. Itachi smiled.
"Eneko-chan? Why don't we invite team thirteen over for dinner and they can ask any of the questions they'd like?" Eneko's eyes widened and she grinned.
"Good idea, Itachi-kun. Would you three like to come over to our house for dinner? I always cook more than Itachi and I can eat and since Sasuke doesn't live with me anymore since Itachi moved out…." Fushi smiled and raised her hand, waving it around wildly.
"I want to see your house, Eneko-sensei!"
"Yeah! Me too!"
"As long as there's food, count me in!" Eneko smiled at her team's excited expressions.
"You know, I can tell we're going to be one spitfire of a team, you three. I'll make you this promise, you'll all be chuunin by the time the exams come up." They all cheered and Itachi kissed Eneko, causing the group to giggle. Eneko smiled. It was going to be one heck of a year.