AN: My beta is busy right now. I'll just post the edited version next time when she's already done so bear with the grammar mistakes for a while.

Disclaimer: This is applied to this chapter and the chapters next to this. I do not own Naruto. I only own this story.

Chapter 14

An Unfamiliar Face

"You look a lot like my son, Itachi'"

"What?" Sasuke almost shouted.

"Did I say something wrong?" she looked at him worriedly, wondering if she offended him in any way.

"Um….no, ma'am I just wanted to ask why you think I look like your son, Itachi?" he hissed his brother's name as if it was a curse which went unnoticed by her.

"Let's see…both of you have onyx eyes, raven hair, and both of you almost have the same height," Sasuke sigh. Was that all she had to say?

"And…there's one thing, both of you are surrounded by this unexplainable dark aura? Yes that's it. My younger son is more on the lighter side. He's different from his brother but I love them both," upon remembering that she was actually talking to a stranger, she gasped and then clamped her own mouth shut. She got carried away. She couldn't believe she had said all of those to him

"Um..I have to go now," she said and walked away from him before she could even blurt out something confidential.

-

The woman who looked like she was in her mid-thirties stared at him from head to foot, examining him. She raised her brows.

"I don't think this is the right place for you, young man. The Uchiha can already has lots of servants. I am afraid that your services are not needed right now.''

Sasuke sigh. He was actually relieved. He really didn't want to work as servant. He had more pride than that. It's just that he had no more choice. The woman's decision saved him from humiliation but deprived him of his chance to gain access to their mansion.

He needed to think of another way.

He was about to walk out of the pace when a young man entered the room.

Sasuke looked at him, his eyebrows raised. He recognized him. He was with Itachi this morning. Shisui looked like he also remembered him.

"You're the person we saw this morning. Right? Why are you here?" Shisui asked.

"He said he wants to become a servant, Shisui-sama," the woman answered for him, oblivious to the Sasuke's glares. She didn't need to say that aloud.

He chuckled "Really? You don't look like the type to who would like to work as servant. I'd say you look like the type of person who would join the ANBU rather than getting stuck in doing a servant's work."

Sasuke smirked. He had to agree with him. He definitely wasn't fit for that.

"Why don't you just join the training of other shinobis? The clan is actually looking for potential members of the ANBU squad and they're even offering free training for persons like you. You're still young. You better waste that energy into something more productive. You're strong I could sense your chakra even from the outside."

-

"Where are you going?''

"I need to see tou-san at his office today since I didn't attend the meeting this morning He might be angry now I think"

"Would he punish you for that?'' she asked, unable to hide the worry in her voice.

He shrugged "I don't know and I don't care.''

"You're not in good terms with your father?

He chose not to answer her "I better get going now. Just stay here and wait for kaa-san to come back he said, purposely avoiding the question.

She smiled Maybe he was not yet prepared to share everything to her It didn't matter She would wait for the right time where he would be able to trust her completely.

-

Shisui accompanied Sasuke to the office of the Konoha police force where there were also a lot of ninjas that were almost the same age as him.

"Have you seen those people Shisui pointed at the group of ninja they're al here to undergo the special training"

Sasuke raised his brow. "What would I get if I join?"

"Well, you will become stronger and it would even serve as a passport to becoming a member of the ANBU in the future, and You will all train in the special Uchiha clan training grounds which is inside the Uchiha compound itself,"

He still couldn't bring himself to trust Shisui enough. They just met a few moments ago. "Why are you doing this?" He asked.

He smiled. "So you still don't trust me enough? I am one of the persons, in-charge for the selection of the ninja who would undergo the training and I am also one of those people who would train them. I could see that you have the potential so I brought you here.

Sasuke smirked. He sounded reasonable enough. And besides, it would grant him an access to the compound.

"Fine. I would join."

"I forgot to tell you, There would be a test. Only five ninjas are needed. So, if you really wanted to join, you would have to pass the test."

"Piece of cake," he said bluntly.

"I go now I just come back later to check on you,"

"Wait You don't know me that much yet. You haven't even asked my name." Sasuke reminded.

"I only bother to know and remember the names of shinobis who I think are worthy to be recognized because of their skills. So far, you haven't prove anything to me yet." His tone was challenging and intimidating. He saw the boy glared at him and he chuckled. "You know what?! You actually remind me a lot of my friend, Itachi,"

-

Knock

Knock

knock

"Coming!'' Sakura shouted from inside the house when she heard a series of loud knocks She guessed that it was Mikoto who was at the other side of the door.

She opened it and saw the younger Uchiha instead.

"Nee-chan!" he ran up to her and hugged her just like what he usually did with his kaa-san. She was taer and a he managed to reach was her waist. She noticed that he looked happier than usual.

He stroked his head "You look so happy ne, Why?" She asked.

"My sensei told me that I did well in the test today so he will allow me to take advance lessons in taijutsu," he said, his voice full of happiness.

Her face it up. "Really That's good"

"Where's kaa-san? And nii-san?" he asked, wanting to tell them the good news too.

"They're not yet here. You could tell them later. For now, I'll give you some reward for a job well done,"

His face lightened up. ""What is it?" he asked, his voice full of anticipation.

"How about some ice cream?" she offered.

"Ne coud we buy some tomatoes too?"

"Sure. If you want, we could even pass by Fugaku-sans' office so you could tell him the good news too.

The younger Uchiha looked unsure. "Nee-chan, Could we pass there another time? Tou-san doesn't like it when people disturbs him while he's working."

"But we wouldn't disturb him, we'll just tell him what you did in school. He would be proud of you."

He just bowed his head down and replied no more. Did she just say something bad? She didn't know. What she noticed was that the brothers act differently whenever their father's name was mentioned.

"Well, if you don't feel like it, then I say we just buy ice cream and tomatoes then go back home."

The younger Uchiha looked at her and smiled. 'Definitely a mood swing.' Sakura thought.

He started to run toward the door.

"Let's go onee-chan," he said happily, totally forgetting all the negative emotions he just had.

-

Itachi was about to enter his father's office when he saw Shisui.

"I never thought you'd be here."

"Where's tou-san?" he asked.

"He's in his office. Are you coming to see him?"

He nodded.

"Well then, good luck. He's not in a good mood right now." It was more of a warning.

Itachi sighed before wordlessly entering the room.

-

Sakura and Sasuke walked past the street until they turned in a corner, with Sasuke holding her hand firmly the entire time. She smiled. The boy had a strong grip.

"Nee-chan, if you found your real family and you had your memories back, would you leave us?"

She looked at little boy beside her. "I would be really happy if my memories would come back."

"Nee-chan, you haven't answered my question," she laughed.

"I don't know. It depends, I guess."

He pouted. "Then I wish that you wouldn't be able to remember anything from your past anymore. That way, nothng would change and you would live with us forever. That's great isn't it?!"

She didn't reply right away. She hadn't thought of what might happen in case her memories would come back. She knew that she couldn't go on living forever without even knowing a single thing about her family or where she came from. She was lucky that she even got to remember her own name.

"Faster nee-chan, we're near to the ice cream shop," her thoughts were cut off when he called her He grabbed her hands and pulled her toward the direction of the shop.

There were a lot of people inside since the shop was really popular and all.

They both went straight to the counter to order some ice cream that they failed to notice the two little girls who were sitting on one of the tables, not far from them. One of them had pink hair and the girl with her has blonde hair. They were both looking at them as they fell in line with the others.

-

"Look isn't that Sasuke-kun? And that lady, is that his sister? Or a relative?" Little Ino asked as she looked at Sasuke and the older Sakura who just arrived.

Little Sakura, who was still sniffing uncontrollably, having been bullied again by other kids, looked at the direction on where Ino was looking and true enough, her long-time crush was there with a pink-haired lady. She was surprised. Pink hair? She actually thought that only her family possessed that hair color. Or maybe the adys hair coor was not natural?

Sakura quickly stood up and asked Ino if they could already leave the shop.

She didn't want Sasuke to see her red eyes because of too much crying. And as much as she hated to admit it, she was really embarrassed because of her wide forehead. She didn't want the person she likes, making fun of her.

"How many times do I have to tell you that you're not ugly. Don't listen to the other kids." Ino told her, as if reading her mind. She knew that ever since the other kids started to make fun of her friend's forehead, her self-confidence dropped.

"But Ino-chan…"

The blonde covered her mouth, preventing her to continue what she wanted to say.

"Don't be like that. Don't you want to befriend him? Come on," Ino grabbed her wrist and pulled her toward their direction.

She struggled to break free from her firm grip but failed.

Sakura and litte Sasuke sat on one of the tables, eating ice cream, oblivious to the two little girls who were coming toward them.

"Do you want another one ne, Sasuke-kun?" She asked him when she noticed that he was about to finish his chocolate-favored ice cream.

He nodded his head vehemently. He was really different from his brother. She pictured Itachi eating ice cream and laughed. It would never happen. He tod her before that he didn't like sweets.

"Wait for me here. I'll get you another one," she said as she stood up and fell in line to the counter again.

That's the time little Sakura and Ino reached the table where Sasuke was sitting. They stood in front him with the table in the middle.

Sasuke gave them a questioning look as little Sakura hid behind her friend. Why were they looking at him like that He didn't even know them personally. Or maybe they wanted to be friends with him?

He looked at them. One of them had blonde hair. She was smiling at him and the other one with pink hair was hiding behind her.

"Ohayou. Youre Sasuke-kun right? I'm Yamanaka Ino and this person behind me is Sa…." She was cut off when little Sakura placed her hands on her mouth, shutting her up. That's when Sasuke noticed her.

"You," he pointed at little Sakura.

"Me?" She asked, pointing to hersef.

"Yes, You look a lot like my onee-chan. What's your name?" he asked as he smiled at her. It made Ino a bit jealous. How come Sasuke wasn't paying any attention to her when she was the first one who approached him?

Little Sakura blushed bright red. She was so nervous. Should she befriend him and tell him her name? Or should she tell him that she likes him a lot? There are too many things she could do at the moment, now that she finally come face to face with her long time crush.

Little Sasuke leaned toward her, waiting for her reply. She blushed even more. She had to get out of there or else she might faint because of too much nervousness. Maybe someday when she was older, she could finally be able to talk to him normally but right now, she just couldn't.

So, what did she do instead?

She took a step backwards and ran out of the shop before any one could stop her. She must have look stupid She thought.

Worried, Ino ran after her.

"Eh Did I say something wrong? He wondered aloud as he looked at the two girl's retreating form with the blonde little girl trailing after her so called friend.

That's when Sakura came back with two ice creams and noticed the look plastered on his face.

"You look troubled" She said as she set down the tray with ice creams she was holding.

"I will never understand girls,' he whined.

"Why?" She asked, curious.

"I just ask the name of the girl and she ran away and I don't know why. Maybe she had a fever or something because I saw her face all red.

Sakura laughed. It seemed that both brothers have the same weakness Itachi was clueless with women just as Sasuke was clueless with girls.

Sasuke gave her a questioning look. "Did I said something funny onee-chan?" He asked thoughtfully.

"I think that girl likes you,"

"Eh? How did you know?"

"Because you said her face was a red and that she ran when you asked her name. Maybe she was just shy,"

"I don't know." He shrugged and reached for a cup of ice cream.

"What if it is true? What if that little girl really likes you? And is she beautiful?" her tone was teasing. She didn't see the girl he was talking about because she was buying ice cream when they approached him.

He paused for a while, thinking. He never really paid any attention to girls for he was more concentrated in training.

"I guess that would be………nice? I don't know. That girl, she even looked a lot like you nee-chan, both of you even have the same hair color."

She was surprised. Her hair color was unique and rare. If that was true then the girl could be one of her relatives.

She needed to investigate.

AN: That's all for now. I'm tired. Next chapter should be up by next week, hopefully.