Chapter 4: Four years later

"Kyo Yakushi! Come back here!" Kyoko screamed at her now four year old son who had randomly run up to now Gennin Ninja Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sakura Haruno and wanted to play with them. While he was growing up, Kyo had taken a liking to these three. Even though his mother was treated badly by the village because of having him with no father, and being taken away from the Jounin duties she once had, these three, especially Sakura, had always been there to help her out. Kyoko never told anyone who his father was. Thankfully he didn't look like Itachi, but more like Kabuto with dark eyes like the Uchiha.

"But mommy!" He whined to her as she was hanging onto Sakura's leg. She smiled, and ruffled his hair.

"Kyo-kun, you can't keep doing this! Your mother will get worried!" Sasuke said to the child with a grin.

"But… but!" Kyo whined, but Kyoko came over and looked down at her son and grinned.

"Kyo-kun, if you promise to behave, I'll treat you to ramen after I get back from our C-mission!" Naruto said to him excited as always.

"A C-mission?" Kyoko asked in return. "You're just rookie gennin."

"Well the dobe over here freaked out, and now we're rewarded with a C." Sasuke said a little bit relieved yet annoyed at the same time. Kyoko grinned. That's the same reaction his older brother had when they had their first C mission…

"But Hokage" Kyoko whined. "We've been Gennin for a year now! Why can't we have a C mission?"

The Third Hokage grinned, and Itachi seemed annoyed.

"Very well Kyoko… I will grant you a C mission." He said grinning, Shisui and Itachi looked up amazed, and grinned…

"Well, be careful." Kyoko said taking her son in her arms and smiling at the three. I wonder if his Sharingan will activate soon… She thought as they met with their Kakashi and went on their first C mission. He grinned at Kyoko before they lead them to the front gate. Kakashi-sensei has also done a lot for them.

"Mommy…" Kyo asked suddenly. "Mommy, I want to be a ninja like Uncle Sasuke!"

This caught Kyoko by surprise. He never called anyone uncle before, other than Kabuto. Kyoko smiled.

"I know honey. He's a brave boy isn't he? But so is Naruto-kun."

"I know, but Naruto's a dobe."

Kyoko giggled and snuggled with him kissing him on the forehead. He was starting to sound like his uncle.

About a month later, team seven returned from their mission. However, Sasuke seemed to be a little beat up. Kyoko wondered what had happened. Kyoko and Kyo met with Naruto at the Ramen shop. Kyo seemed to like Ramen just like her mother. Kyoko decided to ask Naruto about the mission.

"So, what happened? What took so long?"

"Well," Naruto said slurping up some noodles. "As it turns out, the old man had ninja after him. So we had to stay there, and while we were there, Kakashi-sensei taught us chakra control." Naruto explained taking a break only to eat more. "And than we all faced the ninja after him, and it turned out this boy Haku was very strong. The only person who could fight him was Sasuke, and through it all, he activated his sharingan. Believe it!" Naruto finished.

Kyoko looked at him surprised. Well, well, well, he activated his own in that little time period?. He has grown hasn't he?

"Mommy, what's a sharingan?" Kyo asked her suddenly causing her to giggle again.

"Well honey, it's a special power that only the Uchiha Clan posses."

"But didn't you say that Sasuke is the only Uchiha?"

Kyoko looked down at her son with sad eyes. Kyoko told her about Sasuke. She obviously didn't tell him what actually happened.

"Yes…yes honey he is…"

"Ohhhh…" he complained. "I want a sharingan!"

Kyoko smiled at her little two-year old. "I know darling…" she said sadly. "I know."

"Um… am I missing something?" Naruto said after ordering seconds.

"Wha…no, no Naruto, You haven't." Kyoko said not even looking at Naruto and hugging her son almost about to cry.

That night, after she put Kyo to bed, she went to her own room, and cried. Why did this have to happen? Why did Itachi have to kill his entire clan, but save Sasuke? Why did she not follow him? Where was he now? Why did she allow her son to be raised without a father?

A few weeks later the Chunin exams were going to start. Unexpectedly, Kabuto arrived at Kyoko's house.

"Uncle Kabu!!!" Kyo said running to him.

"Kabuto, what are you doing home?"

"The Chunin exams." He said simply. "I want to finally become Chunin, why else?"

"Kabuto…but…"

"Don't worry Kyoko. Everything's going to be fine." He grinned. "Believe me." He said hugging his twin sister.

"Your sister is very lovely Kabuto." A snakelike evil voice came through the door. "And your nephew more adorable than you explained."

"Who… who is this?" Kyoko said a little frightened.

"This, Kyoko, is Lord Orocimaru." Kabuto said motioning his hand toward him. This man had snakelike features all over his face.

"Uh… hello." Kyoko said a little frightened. She looked at him, but his snake eyes were staring at not her but her son. "So this is the Uchiha's child…"

"Stop!" Kyoko yelled, but Kabuto grabbed her arm.

"I think it's better if he knew the truth."

"He's only FOUR years old Kabuto!"

"What does he mean mommy? Does he mean Uncle Sasuke?" Kyo said looking up to her. Kabuto snickered.

"Than why does he call him that?"

"Shut up, he calls him that because he's like family!"

Kyoko sighed. I knew this day would come. She knelt down to her son's side glaring at the stranger and her brother. She didn't want to tell him this young. Not yet. But she had no choice Orocimaru was grinning.

"If you don't tell your sweet little boy, I will." He said maliciously.

"Fine…" she said feeling defeated suddenly. "Kyo honey. You know how I told you that Sasuke-san was the only Uchiha left in the village?"

"Yes?" Kyo said looking into his mothers eyes.

Kyoko looked down. "Sasuke has a brother."

"huh? What you mean mommy?"

"Before you were born, Sasuke's older brother Itachi… He's the reason his clan isn't here anymore honey."

"what? What you mean? Where is he?"

"That's the thing, no one knows where he is darling." She frowned at him.

"But that means that… that he KILLED Uncle Sasuke's clan." Kyo's face began getting angrier. He looked down.

"Come on honey, it's alright…"

"No mommy! Uncle Sasuke lost his clan! I… I…" Kyo suddenly looked at her, but his eyes were different. They were red, not only that, they had the Mangekyo Sharingan!

Kyoko stood up surprised, shocked, and frightened at the same time. How could he have activated his Sharingan now? He was only four years old! Not JUST a Sharingan, the Mangekyo Sharingan!

"Ky…Kyo…" Kyoko said to her son. "Please… calm down honey!" She said falling on her knees, not looking into his son's eyes, and started to cry. Not now… please not now!

Orocimaru smirked, while Kabuto just looked at his nephew in shock.

"This is new." Orocimaru said softly. "This Uchiha has gained his Sharingan at a VERY young age." He grinned mischievously. "Very interesting."

"Wha… mommy, I'm scared." Kyo said suddenly loosing the Sharingan, and hugging onto his mother as if he snapped out of some kind of hypnosis.

With tears in her eyes, Kyoko embraced her son. He's…he's just like his father. Thankfully he didn't hear his comment about he being an Uchiha. She thought.

"Get out!"

"Kyoko…" Kabuto began to say.

"I SAID GET OUT! Who is this man? Why did you bring him here?" Kyoko yelled at her brother.

"Kyoko!" Kabuto yelled suddenly. "He's here to help…"

"Help what? He's not an Akatsuki! I can see by the way he's dressed!" Kyoko said now standing protectively in front of her son. "And why is he so interested in the Uchihas?"

"I need the Sharingan." Orocimaru said simply. "We need it for our cause." He said walking toward her. He put one of his cold, thin hands on her face. However, something came out of his arms. It was like a snake, but with his face. It suddenly attacked Kyoko, biting her on the neck.

"MOMMY!!!!" Kyo yelled normal Sharingan blazing. He tried to attack Orocimaru, but Kabuto stopped him.

"Don't worry Kyo-kun, you're mom is going to be fine." Kabuto said picking up his little nephew and bringing him into his bedroom kicking and screaming.

Kyoko couldn't believe what was going on! She felt as if she was going to die. She felt a venom-like substance take over her body as she fell unconscious…

End Chapter

A/N: I'm sorry about that, but it was the only way she would be able to join Team Snake.