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When I met an Uchiha

"Alright, I believe that will be all for today." Hokage Sarutobi told Itachi. He had been grilling the poor boy over his future duties and responsibilities and Itachi seemed to take them in stride.

The more the Hokage thought about it the more he realized that Itachi was actually a perfect choice to become the future Hokage. The boy was clearly gifted and seemed to care greatly about not just the citizens of Konoha but the entire world. He valued peace and only wished families to live in a world where there was no war.

Besides Sarutobi was beginning to feel his old age taking effect and having a successor ,ready to step in should the worst happen, put the old man at ease.

"You know, I am beginning to wonder if the Sacred Hokage documents was an atrocious crime or if destiny intervened for the best that night" Sarutobi said while reclining in his office chair and taking a puff off of his pipe, Itachi sat across from him listening to his every word "Danzo and the elders had lost fate in the Uchiha and, if you had not become tapped to be future Hokage, I fear the worst would have happened to them"

Itachi nodded in agreement and solomnly said "I only wished this peace between the Uchiha and Konoha had not been earned in such a gruesome way. But I understand this is the way things are done"

"Yes, I miss my elder friends as well" Sarutobi quietly said, the loss of his close friends had been a heavy blow for Sarutobi; he will always miss them for as long as he lived.

"We will find those responsible for this awful attack" The Hokage decisively said "But for now I believe we are done for today, my boy. We will continue our lessons tomorrow same time" The Hokage said and dismissed Itachi to go home for the night.

Itachi stood up and headed out the door, off to tell Madara the news about the meeting. Won't he be in for a surprise when he finds out his little plan to destroy the clan had failed. Madara would be even more surprise when he finds out that his little pupil was going to become Hokage.

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Itachi headed to the Konoha forest where the coliseum ruins of old were, where he had promised to meet his mentor. But as he made his way through the winding maze of trees he surprising didn't find his mentor waiting for him. He scanned the entire perimeter and still found nothing in site. But then…

He spotted a little girl dressed in black sleeping under a tall tree, right in the center of their meeting spot. Immediately Itachi's senses came alive and he knew something was off. Cautiously Itachi approached the small girl.

When he came to be but a foot's length away he inspected the girl. She seemed to be dressed up as a ninja, so she must be from the academy. Except that he has never seem this girl in his life. She had light skin and short black hair that framed her face. She seemed to be around Sasuke's age.

Itachi decided to wake her up; despite of who she is it is not safe for a girl of her age to be sleeping alone in the woods. He also subconsciously noted that it would be the right thing to do for a future Hokage, still it would have been something he would have done regardless.

Gently he put the back of his hand against her cheek and began to rouse her.

"Little girl wake up" he softly said

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Sakura's POV

'Whose voice was that?' He smells a lot like Sasuke, a mixture of cinnamon spice and that wood foresty smell.

Then timidly Sakura began to open her eyes to see who this kind stranger was. When she opened her eyes she was instantly met with two beautiful dark onyx eyes staring back at her. She felt as if those onyx orbs could stare deep into her soul.

Then…Sakura came back down to earth and realized who her magnificent savior was. Her breathing instantly stopped, and her body immediately tensed all over.

Itachi noticed the girl had the sharingan activated meaning she was of his clan, but he had been the only known child to have ever had the sharingan activated so young. At least… in Konoha, that meant this girl was not from around here

"What are you doing here?" he asked, that deep silky voice, which chilled her blood.

"Um…sleeping" Sakura dumbly replied. She felt as though she was struck stupid from being under his dark gaze.

"Yes, I can see that, however this is no place for a little girl to be sleeping…" he said authoritatively " You're not from around here are you? I've never seen another one as young as yourself activate the Sharingan" he questioned Sakura.

Sakura panicked for a moment trying to think of what to say. After just a few seconds it felt like a light bulb went off, when she then concocted the most wonderful lie that would enable her to stay in Konoha and maybe even let her keep her life intact.

"My name is Suki and I don't know what that Sharingan is; I'm from Suna, my parents moved there before I was born. We've lived there our whole lives when my Mommy and daddy got called back to Konoha" she said milking the card of the lost child for all that it was worth "We were almost here last night when our cart was attacked by some ninja who could do weird things to the body from their light coming out of their hand" then she turned on the waterworks. Which wasn't all that hard because she was feeling particularly sensitive from last night's activities. "Then that ninja killed my mommy and daddy and he didn't know I was there so I just hid in a nearby bush until he was gone." :sob: "then I ran into the forest until I couldn't run anymore because I was so scared he would come after me!" she wailed and she finished her performance up with burying her face into the crook of Itachi's shoulder and crying her eyes out.

Sakura wasvery pleased with herself, and the last minute her wit and her senses returned enough for her to become a steady headed shinobi.

While Itachi was in his own thoughts. He had the inkling that she was talking about the medical ninja who murdered the elders.

Itachi picked up 'Suki' and carried her like you would carry an infant on your shoulder.

"Suki, I'm very sorry for the loss of your parents, but you need to listen to me. I'm going to take you to my home where you can rest and be safe. After, I need you to tell me everything you know about this ninja" Itachi soothingly told her.

Sakura just nodded her head into his shoulder to acknowledge that she heard him. Then Itachi picked her up and carried her to his home to care for her.

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Authors Note:

Who would have ever thought Itachi of all people would be consoling Sakura ? It's weird isn't it how things work out. Little does Itachi know that the roles are a bit more reversed, he's the good ninja and Sakura the murderer.