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Itachi was bored in the Academy. It was soon going to be time for his graduation exam. It had been decided that he was too advanced to be stuck in all four years of the Academy. At least, that's what the council had decided. Reina, on the other hand, once she had heard that he would be set to graduate soon, decided that it was her duty as his best friend to prepare him for it.

Itachi could have done without her help. It was painful waking up at 5 am in the morning trying to dodge paint-filled balloons aimed at him. It was also tiring avoiding the traps she set around his room and the after-school chase she did to him. It didn't help that she constantly took pictures of his embarrassed self and sold it to his mother and fangirls. Apparently, there was some profit in selling pictures of him looking…vulnerable. Uchihas did not do vulnerable!

Itachi was going through his last week of the Academy. He was on guard. Reina hadn't visited him for the last four days. Something was going on. Reina never skipped a day in bugging him since they were three. Two whole years of seeing Reina and her diabolical self had an impact on him and it was freaking him out that she wasn't there. Itachi twitched as he saw a shadow in the corner of his eye, and turned quickly only to discover it was just one of his classmates. Itachi shivered, it was going to be a long day.

Four days ago, Reina discovered she was bored. She could go and bug Itachi again, but Ryuuta-papa had told her that she should leave him alone to give him time to study for the graduation exam. Pouting, Reina sullenly agreed. Of course, without her favorite target, she had to direct her energies to something else. Two days later, it got boring pranking the civilian council. It was just too easy. Of course, see those old hags and geezers sporting electric blue and blazing red hair was funny to laugh at, but it got tiring after a while.

After another two days, she finished reading a scroll she had swiped out of her parent's room. It was a very descriptive scroll on the chakra control: water walking. Those two days were put to good use in trying to accomplish it.

============ 4 days until Graduation Exam=============

(Itachi)

Mikoto and Fugaku looked worriedly at their son. For the past couple of days, their son had been exhibiting some very questionable behavior. He was twitching and jumping at shadows.

"Are you ok, Ita-kun?" Mikoto asked him worriedly. "You've been a little off lately."

"She's out to get me!" Itachi mumbled. "She's waiting for my guard to get down before she strikes."

The two parents exchanged looks of concern.

Fugaku cleared his throat. "Who is after you?"

"Reina!" Itachi wailed before running out the room. His parents sat shocked. They had two vastly different reactions!

"Kawaiii! Itachi's got a crush!" Mikoto squealed.

"That girl's been stalking Itachi!" Fugaku roared.

They both looked at each other. Fugaku glared at his wife and she looked back at him. A battle of wills was fought. Fugaku sighed and looked away as Mikoto gave a smug look at him. She was so shipping ReinaxItachi! Fugaku just gave a mental prayer to his son.

Fugaku walked his way to his son. Itachi was huddled on his bed. He nervously looked around and saw his father approaching him. He sat down next to him.

"When I was your age, boys your age, usually thinks that girls have this thing called cooties." Fugaku started to say. He totally ignored Itachi's sputtering and denials and continued talking in a louder voice. "But cooties aren't real. Girls are just different from boys, and can hit just as hard."

Fugaku grimaced as he remembered the left hook a certain redhead had delivered to him when he called her a tomato. He shook his head to rid himself of the traumatizing memories that revealed blows to his masculinity.

"Anyway, just be lucky that Reina has the skills to be a kunoichi. It's better than those civilian fangirls." Fugaku said as parting words. Itachi just sat there. His father didn't help at all!

(Reina)

Reina was feeling very excited. She'd been practicing water walking for that past four days. It took a few tries, but now it was easy transitioning from ground to tree to body of water (lake), repeat cycle.

Of course, she didn't spend all her time doing chakra control! She tried hunting down her pranking buddy, but found out Kushina was currently on a mission for the next few days. Reina had pouted before just returning to practicing.

Sometimes though, her mother would trap her and make her visit her friends. It wasn't so bad when they visited the clan head's wife, Yoshino or the Akimichis. Yeah, the Akimichis has some good food.

Too bad, it wasn't either of them that they were visiting right now. They were, in fact, visitng the **shudders** Harunos. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that the female Harunos were gossipy hags and tended to hit the high note when thinking that they were being offended.

Several hours later full of gossip and pure horror, Reina managed to escape out a window. As she strolled down the streets of Konoha, her feet eventually led her to walking past the Academy. Oooh! She could even see Itachi through the window, but she couldn't go bug him. She had promised papa not to bug him though, so she continued to walk pass.

(Itachi)

Itachi shuddered. He looked up from his mock exam. Itachi looked around but didn't see anything that would have triggered his warning senses. And that's what was wrong! There was nothing there. He rapidly ducked his head back down when he noticed the proctor starting at him. His 'Reina senses' had briefly flared but tapered out after a few seconds.

===========Graduation Exam==============

Itachi was nervous. Oh not about the graduation exam. That was going to be easy. His blade throwing, genjutsu, and written exams were a breeze. Taijutsu was a bit of a hassle since his opponent was three times his size but he managed to win. The three basic jutsus all academy students had to display was easy as well as the extra jutsu , of the student's choice, that they made all early graduates perform.

Soon all of the potential graduating students performed. Those that passed, including Itachi, were told to come back to the Academy at the end of the week.

Itachi was ecstatic! He had passed and was making his way to his clan grounds.

***BAM***

Itachi was laid out on the ground. A body sat on his. Reina grinned at her victim and his dazed look.

"Congrats, Itachi!" Reina said before getting off of him and lifting him onto his feet. Itachi looked at her, still in a dazed haze.

Reina rummaged through her black fanny pack. She grabbed out two unopened boxes of Pocky and gave them to Itachi. He accepted them and looked at her confused. She just shrugged at him before taking the two of them to her hidden training area.

"It was boring since I couldn't bug you," Reina explained before making her way to the lake. "Papa made me promise to leave you alone to let you get ready for the graduation exam."

Reina pouted but lit up as she walked onto the water. The look of shock on Itachi's face helped make up for her boredom for the last week and half.

"I haven't been doing nothing, you know!" Reina grinned. She made her way off the lake and walked back to Itachi. She looked at him in concern when he didn't make any moves. The Nara waved a hand in front of his face and was totally surprised when Itachi grabbed her. She was even more surprised by the tight hug he was giving her.

"Missed you," Itachi mumbled out almost incoherently. Reina was used to the older male members of her clan mumbling out stuff so she was able to discern what he said as if he said it loudly and clearly with a huge sign depicting his every word as well.

Reina smiled and hugged him back.

=============End of the Week: Getting Assigned into Teams=============

Itachi waited nervously with the other graduates. One by one, names were called off into teams. Each trio of students left with their instructors. Soon, it was only Itachi left.

"Ah, Uchiha-san, your instructor said to meet on Training Field 7," the proctor said.

Itachi nodded and made his way there. He was shocked to see her on the field.

"Uzumaki-san?" Itachi asked. Please, Kami, don't be her as my instructor!

"Call me Kushina-sensei!" The refugee from Whirlpool grinned.

Itachi gulped. A rustle in the woods to his left caught his attention. He blanched. The figure approached closer and closer until it stopped next to his new sensei.

"Ah, Reina! You're here on time!" Kushina exclaimed. She turned to her newest student. "Ita-kun, you're officially my only student. Reina is here just to keep you company and observe."

Reina and Kushina looked at each other and grinned. Itachi felt chills running down his spine. Both of them together versus him…it was going to be a long day.

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Oh, Itachi…if only you knew…Bwuahahahaha!

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Updated 6/15/13