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SUMMERY: Uchiha, Itachi and Uzumaki, Naruto have a child together. Her name is Aiden. Growing up without a father for the last five years of her life never bothered her, but she could tell when her mother was hurting because of it. Yet, he's never really left them alone. Always in the shadows, watching over and protecting them within the best of his abilities as a missing nin.

WARNING: THIS STORY DOES CONTAIN YAOI ALONG THE WAY! AVERT THINE EYES LEST THEY BE HARMED GAZING AT INAPPROPRIATE WORDS!

DISCLAIMER: NARUTO AND ANY CHARACTERS ASSOCIATED WITH NARUTO EXCEPT FOR AIDEN DO NOT BELONG TO ME! I WILL NOT CLAIM ANY RIGHTS TO THEM, AS MY FEEBLE MIND COULD NEVER COME UP WITH SUCH AWESOMENESS AS IS NARUTO!


FAMILY

CHAPTER VI:

Itachi looked upon his beloved and child, and gave a sigh. It was his fault they'd been captured. If only he had woken them up and taken them with him the first time he'd left, this wouldn't have happened. For a solid week, they had been pumping nutrients and antibiotics into Naruto and giving Aiden blood transfusions and antidotes. His eyes closed and he slumped forward onto his elbows. A hand rested on his shoulder, and he looked up into the leader's face. He sunk to the floor next to the distraught Uchiha and sighed. "When Naruto was born, I never thought his destiny would come to this. . .But, I knew, that when I sealed the Nine-Tails into him, his life would be difficult. I only hoped that he would give himself a better life. . ." Itachi said nothing and continued to stare at the floor. All was silent, save for the machines, until a groan caught their attention.

Both men stood and went to Aiden's side. Her eyes opened with a flicker and blinked a few times, taking in just where she was. When her vision focused, she stared into Itachi's face. He gently pushed her back down when she tried to sit up and shook his head. "You need to rest." Giving a nod, her lips began to quiver and her body trembled. Removing the oxygen mask from her nose and mouth, his heart gave an unpleasant pang when her tears spilled to the side of her face. Her small body convulsed from the sobs she was holding in and he closed his eyes. Carefully, he picked her up and laid in a semi-Fowler's position on the bed. Pushing her face into his chest, Aiden cried soundlessly against him; her voice momentarily gone.

Itachi ran his fingers through her hair and cradled her fragile body to him. The leader called in Kakuzu and Sasori, and stepped aside to let them through. The two worked around Itachi as they checked her healing injuries and informed them that she was well enough to leave, but had to rest for a few more days to regain her strength. The raven nodded and kept her calm while they removed the few needles and tubes that had kept her alive. Aiden nuzzled into her daddy's chest and sighed when he carried her off to another room. Laying her upon the bed, he stood. "Stay here." Giving a nod, she watched as he walked into a connecting door, and the sound of running water reached her ears. Itachi returned and gently picked her up, grabbing one of his black tee's, and went back into the bathroom. Closing the door softly, he sat her on the toilet and helped undress her from the paper gown that covered her.

Removing his spare cloak, he kneeled, and assessed the damage that snake bastard had done to her. Aiden't body was covered with dark black bruises, sutured lacerations and teeth marks. Her left eye was black and an outline of someone's fist lay across her right cheek. Closing his eyes, he controlled his anger and wet the sponge in his hand. Carefully, he gave her a sponge bath and washed out her hair and tail, patting her dry once she was clean and pulling the over sized shirt over her head and her arms through the sleeves. Grabbing his brush, he quickly detangled her hair and braided it down her back. Picking her up again, he took her back to his bed and sat her on it. While she got comfy, he stripped down to his boxers and crawled in next to her.

Pulling Aiden to his bare chest, Itachi caressed her stomach with the backs of his fingers and began humming. Aiden gave a mighty exhale and closed her eyes. She felt safe within her father's embrace and was glad that she and mommy were going to stay with him forever.


Naruto's eyes opened slowly and he breathed deeply. As his hand reached up to pull the oxygen tube from his face, it was caught lightly and a chuckle sounded to his right. "Oh no you don't!" He turned his head to the voice and found himself staring into the leader's face. Letting his hand go limp, said man laid it back down on the bed. Gently, he removed the O2 and sat back down. Naruto looked to the left and his eyes became wide. Ignoring his protesting body, he sat up quickly and gasped; his arm circling his stomach. "Where's Aiden?!" The leader tried to push him back down on the bed. "Relax. Aiden is fine." The boy glared at him. "But where is she?!" He tried pushing him down again. "She's fine! Aiden is sleeping and recuperating with her father!" The blond paled and tried harder to get out of bed. "No! I need to see her!" Leader sighed. "Naruto! If you do not stop this foolishness right now, I'll have to have Sasori sedate you!"

He held the boy back, yet he still struggled. "I don't care! I have to see her! I - I have to!" The battered blond broke down in his arms; rivers of tears falling from his eyes. Naruto covered his shiny orbs with his hands and pulled his knees to his chest. Leader hugged him from behind and pressed his forehead to the blonds warm and bare back. "If both Kakuzu and Sasori give you the okay, I'll let you clean up and change. Then you can see Aiden, but, only if you behave." Naruto nodded and wiped the tears from his eyes. Releasing him, the leader called the two men back in. They deemed everything to be fine and disconnected him from the machines. "Thank you Kakuzu, Sasori." Both males bowed. "Pein-Sama." Once they had left, the orangette helped the blond clean up and pull on a pair of black flannel pj bottoms. "Itachi's room is the fifth door on the left."

Thanking him, the boy nodded and wrapped his arm around his stomach and used the wall beside him for support as he made his way to his destination. Quietly opening the door, he found his prizes and softly shut the door. Neither had stirred as he made his way to the bed and crawled in, hesitantly, behind Itachi. Wrapping his arm around the much larger male, it was then that he realized how much he had missed him. Pulling himself closer to the dark male's pale back, he nuzzled into the soft flesh and allowed a few tears to fall. The raven's black eyes opened when the liquid trailed down his back, and turned softly to the side. Using the pad of his thumb, he wiped away the wetness beneath the blonds glowing blue eyes, and tilted his head up to look at him. Naruto's hand held Itachi's face and he traced the deep bags beneath his warm onyx eyes.

His lips trembled as he pressed them to the raven's own and he deepened it; his hands fisting into black hair. Itachi pulled the blond closer by his hip and ran his tongue over his bottom lip. He was granted access and remapped out his mouth. Naruto pressed his bare chest against the older male's, who could feel most of his stitches, and his body shuddered. They broke apart and the blond nuzzled into his chest. Itachi drug his fingers through sunshine gold locks and pressed his lips to his lover's scalp. Giving a content sigh, they wrapped their arms about each other and fell into the first peaceful sleep they'd had in five years.


Aiden's nose twitched and her tail swished into Itachi's face, tickling the blonds nose. Naruto gave a light sneeze, wincing when the action scratched his raw throat, and opened his eyes. Itachi's obsidian eyes opened to find his face full of russet fur and he blinked. Carefully, he curled her tail round her middle and turned his gaze to the blond. Naruto yawned cutely and rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand. Letting said appendage slap back onto Itachi's stomach, he pulled the covers off of himself and stood. Wrapping his arm around his middle, he slowly made his way to the bathroom and closed the door. Aiden mumbled incoherently and rolled to her other side, nuzzling into her father, who smiled softly. Naruto sighed and cringed as he looked into his reflection. Both his eyes were black and an imprint of Sasuke's fist lay upon his flesh in multiple places. He could see the finger and hand-shaped bruises, along with the crescent nail gouges, on his hips and other millions of dark blemishes that littered his body.

He fingered the stitches that ran from the middle of his clavicle to his navel and closed his eyes. Flushing the toilet and washing his hands, he opened the door and smiled at the scene before him. Aiden was leaning against Itachi's chest and watching in fascination as he traced the palm of her hand and whispered words into her ears. Their heads turned to him when he closed the door and she smiled. Turning her gaze up to her father, silently asking for permission to hug her mother, he looked to Naruto, who nodded. The raven helped her from the large bed and the blond kneeled to one knee. "Slow and careful, okay baby?" She nodded and made her way over to him. When they embraced, her tail wagged enthusiastically and he showered her face and hair with kisses. "I missed you so much, baby! I'm so sorry!" She pulled back and licked the tip of his nose. Looking back at Itachi, she gestured for him to come sit with them.

Raising a brow, he made no move to join them. Matching his gaze, Aiden fisted her hips and stomped her foot, pointing to the ground beside her. Naruto hid his giggles behind his hand and his eyes became slits. Itachi sighed, crawled out of bed and sat on his knees before her. 'This'll work out, perfectly!' Facing him, she tapped her cheek; burring her lips when he gave her a funny look. Holding up a finger, she instructed him to watch. Turning to Naruto, she repeated the action and he kissed her cheek. Turning back to Itachi, Aiden flourished her hands before her. Touching her left cheek, she smiled when he kissed it. Doing a 180, she touched both cheeks for her mother to kiss. The game continued on as she chose where her parents could kiss her. For Itachi, it was a kiss to her forehead and nose, and for Naruto, it was her cheeks and chin. Aiden gestured to both of them and touched both cheeks. Just as their lips were about to touch her skin, she ducked and pushed Naruto's chin up slightly so that, instead of kissing her, their lips touched one another.

Obsidian and cerulean eyes clashed as they opened at the same time. Aiden gave a raspy giggle and let his chin go, breaking their lip-lock. Smiling cutely, she grabbed her mother's hand and placed it on her father's chest, reciprocating the act with her father's hand on her mother's chest. Naruto gave a pretty blush and Itachi smirked. The tiny kit giggled again and they looked at her. Climbing onto Itachi's back, she hugged him round the neck. The blond pursed his lips and pushed his finger to her nose. "Well kit, what would you like to do?" Her stomach gave a loud gurgle and the two of them giggled. "I guess that settles that!" Standing, he went to pick her up from Itachi, but the raven shook his head and held her as he stood. Naruto huffed and fisted his bruised hips. "I can handle picking her up, Itachi."

He raised a brow. "Before or after you tear your stitches?" The shorter of the two growled and crossed his arms, hiding his wince with a glare. The Uchiha gave him a knowing look and blinked. "You cannot cross your arms without wincing. What makes you think you can carry Aiden?" The two bickering males never noticed when the small kit had slipped from both her father's back and the room, and followed her nose to the kitchen. Walking into the dining room, she found a few people sitting at the table. One was blond, like her mother, one was a redhead like Panda-chan, another wore a swirly orange mask, and the last looked like a plant. Smiling, she pulled out a chair and sat across from the blond. Aiden kicked her feet and linked her hands together on the table; her bright dark eyes staring at the blond. Feeling a pair of eyes on him, the nuke-nin halted his conversation with the redhead beside him and looked at her.

He could see her tail wagging behind her and the smile on her face become wider. She waved at him. "Hi!" He waved back. "Hi, un." She giggled. "You're really pretty!" The one with the orange mask snorted and the blond hit him. Looking to the redhead, she cocked her head to the side. "You have the same hair as Panda-chan!" He nodded and began to eat once more. Raising a brow, the blond before her turned his gaze back to her. "Ne, chibi kitsune, where's your parents, un?" A loud crash followed his question and they all sighed. "Naruto always did like throwing things at Itachi, un. Wonder what he broke this time, un." A large man with a cloth covering his face appeared out of nowhere. "THAT BETTER NOT HAVE BEEN EXPENSIVE, NARUTO!!!" Another crash sounded and whatever he'd thrown, had shattered. "THAT EITHER!"

Those around the table chuckled and Pein sat a plate of bacon, sausage, eggs and a glass of orange juice before the small child. Thanking him, she smiled and devoured it. With the last bite almost to her lips, the kitchen door burst open and in stormed Naruto. Flopping into the chair next to his daughter, he huffed. The people at the table smiled and watched as Itachi too, came in and sat on his child's left. A small thin cut was slightly bleeding on his temple and he pressed a napkin to it. Pein, the blond and the redhead shook their heads and sighed. "Are you hungry, Naruto? Itachi?" The fox-like boy shook his head, while the raven nodded. Rolling his eyes, Pein stood and grabbed two plates. Filling them with eggs, bacon and sausage, he sat them before the two boys. Itachi nodded his thanks and began eating, while Naruto pushed the plate away, laying his head on the table.

Aiden cocked her head to the side. Never before had she seen her mother act like this. Her father was eating quietly and taking occasional sips from his drink. Sighing, she grabbed her empty plate and slid from her chair. Standing on her tip-toes, she washed off her plate and set it in the sink. Turning the water off, she contemplated on what she wanted to do. She really wanted to explore, but she also wanted to play with the pretty blond. Aiden could hear Naruto growl at said blond, saying his name, and smiled. Going for Adorkable, she went back into the dining room and tugged on his sleeve. "Ne, Dei-chan! Will you play with me?" Deidara squee'd and cuddled her gently to his chest. "Ah! So cute, un!" He nodded and took her out of the room. Itachi too, stood and went to rinse off his plate.


Taking Aiden into his room, she and the clay lover were now sitting upon his floor. "You and Sasori-danna are the only ones who have been in here, un." She smiled and picked up one of the clay birds he let her play with. "Wow! Did you make this, Dei-chan? It's really pretty!" He nodded and smiled. "I did. Would you like one, un?" Her eyes lit up and she nodded. Deidara grabbed his bag of special clay and stuck his hand in it. When Aiden cocked her head to the side in curiosity, he held a finger up, signaling her to wait. She cried out in joy when he removed his hand from the bag, opened it, and, sitting on his palm, was a miniature sparrow. Standing, he grabbed a thin silver chain and a set of paints. Her tail swished and she hummed as she painted the bird black with an orange belly and a red beak. When it was dry, Deidara slipped the chain through the loop on its head and clipped it around her neck.

Aiden squee'd and threw her arms around him. "Thank you, Dei-chan!" He chuckled and hugged her back. "You're welcome, chibi kitsune, un." Giggling, she pulled it before her face. "His name will be. . .Deiden. It's both our names together!" Deidara ruffled her hair. "It's perfect, un!" They were interrupted by a knock on the door and it opened, revealing Sasori. "Naruto wishes to know where you kidnapped the chibi to." Giving a giggle as she stood, Aiden kissed the blond nuke-nin's cheek as she made her way to the door. "Thanks, Dei-chan! Let's play together again, okay?" Waving one last time, she smiled as she left the room, looking for her mother.


Naruto sighed as he was cleaning up the mess of shattered breakables he'd thrown at Itachi and breathed deeply. He hissed in pain when one of the jagged pieces sliced open his finger and he stuck the bleeding digit in his mouth. Glaring at the offending shard, he continued cleaning up with his other hand. Feeling Aiden's small arms wrap around his neck, he smiled; removing his finger from his mouth and kissing her hands. "Hi baby. Careful over here, okay? There's glass and broken ceramic." Naruto felt her nod and let him go so he could finish. When it was spotless, the two found themselves curled into one another on Itachi's bed. "Did you have fun with Deidara?" She smiled. "We had tons of fun! I really like Dei-chan, mama. Look what he made for me!" Pulling the bird from her shirt, she smiled. "Dei-chan even let me paint him! His name is Deiden."

Naruto chuckled and caressed her face. "I'm glad you had fun, sweetie." Tucking Deiden back into her shirt, she snuggled more into her mother. "Mama? Are we ever going back?" He gently ran his fingers through her hair. "Maybe some day. . .Do you want to go back?" She shook her head. "Everyone here is nice to us. I think it's a lot better here. . ." He sighed and hugged her close. "I'm sorry, baby. . ." The door opened and closed softly and Itachi sat on the edge of the bed; his face blank, but his eyes warm as he looked at them. "Would a shopping trip make you feel better? Aiden can't walk around in my shirts forever." Naruto gave a slight smirk. "Couldn't hurt. . ." The raven stood and went to his dresser.

Pulling out one of his draws, he threw some clothes on the bed. "Luckily, I still have some of your things." The blond nodded and stood when Aiden left his side. "Do we have anything for her to wear?" Itachi shrugged. "I'll ask." The raven left and Naruto began to dress, laughing when, after five years, it all still fit. He was now clothed in a pair of loose fitting black ninja pants and a black quarter sleeve shirt which exposed his midriff, allowing the dark black seal and angry red sutures to be visible. "Wow, mama! You look hot!" He laughed, thanking her, and ruffled her hair. Gesturing for him to lean down, she ran her fingers through his golden spikes, mussing them and fixing his style. Naruto kissed her forehead and stood just as Itachi returned.

Flipping his hair from his eyes, he gazed at him. The raven gave an approving glance before throwing something red at him. Catching it, he nodded and turned back to Aiden, pulling the tee from her body and dressing her in the red kimono. Going to the bathroom, he grabbed Itachi's brush and a matching ribbon and sat on the floor. Running the brush through her thick tresses till they shined, he pulled her hair into a half tail and tied the ribbon into a large bow. Tossing the brush to Itachi, he coated his finger with saliva and curled the ends of her locks. Having her turn around, he licked his palm a few times and smoothed out her bangs. Standing her up, he smoothed the kimono down and smiled. "Ah! So cute!" Aiden giggled and smiled when her mother accepted Itachi's hand to help him from the floor. The three of them left the Akatuski base and began their travel to a nearby village of trade.

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