To Itachi's immense relief, Heiwa was already waiting at the shrine along with Mikoto. An anxious Kaede stood behind them. For a split second, Itachi saw Kakashi, but the young teen disappeared as soon as his eyes landed on Naruto, still in Shisui's arms. The young heir pushed the thought from his mind, concentrating instead on getting Koka to the older women.

"Koka!" Kaede let out a strangled sob at the sight of the unconscious girl. Within seconds, Heiwa whisked the prone form from Itachi's arms and hurried down the hall to the young girl's room, Mikoto right behind her. Only a firm command from his mother kept Itachi from following after them.

Shisui stood, Naruto still in his arms. The young boy had started to cry again. The elder Uchiha boy looked around. Kaede was still crying over Koka's state, and Itachi was standing as if in shock. The events were catching up to the small boy, and Shisui pitied his cousin. He took control of the situation.

"Kaede." The blond girl looked up at Shisui, and the Uchiha gave her a small smile. "Naruto here needs some attention, do you think you can help?"

"Oh!" She hurried over to Shisui's side. "Let me see." The Uchiha held out the small child, allowing Kaede to take him into her arms. Naruto, still upset by the recent events, clung to her.

"Oh, you poor thing. Let's get you fixed up." Shisui had to smile at Kaede's fussing. No matter the situation, Kaede would be Kaede.

"Itachi and I will work on making food for everyone, alright?" Kaede made a motion of agreement as she continued to dote on the child, taking him down the hall to the room the shrine used as a medical storage.

Shisui clasped his younger cousin's shoulder, prompting Itachi to look up at him.

"Go find Kakashi. If Koka went through the trouble of finding Naruto, then she's going to want to keep him here."

Itachi nodded in understanding. Though it was supposed to be a secret, they, along with most villagers, were aware of what Naruto was. What Itachi did not understand was why Koka decided to become involved now of all times. She had to of known the consequences. Itachi took off in search of Kakashi.

No, he thought, she knew what would happen.

The note she had left Kaede made that much clear. Unlike most villagers, Itachi understood that Naruto was the prison that held the Kyubi. Naruto himself was not a monster. Itachi thought deeper about what was going on, trying to pick up subtle clues left by Koka. Some of them were so obvious he had the sudden temptation to throttle something. Not once had he realized how much information Koka had given them about her visions.

Itachi found Kakashi only a short distance away from the shrine, leaning against a tree. The younger boy said nothing as he landed a few feet away, knowing Kakashi would say what he needed to say at his own pace.

"Of all people, I never expected that kid would be the one to show up." Kakashi let out a sigh. "Though I guess fate has a funny way of working."

"He's Minato's and Kushina's son." Itachi said with realization. Kakashi's swift departure now made sense. Kakashi nodded.

"It was quite the shock, seeing him here."

"Koka found him." Kakashi nodded, not at all surprised by the information. Koka had gotten very close to Kushina in the short time they had known each other.

"Koka will probably want to keep him. She does tend to collect troubled people like that." Itachi said nothing to Kakashi's statement. It was slightly true after all. It was because of her that Kakashi lived at the shrine now and Itachi and Shisui had their own rooms there as well.

"Do you understand then?" Itachi had to know where Kakashi stood.

"Yeah. I'll help." Itachi did not let his relief show, instead the two of them headed back to the shrine.

When Itachi and Kakashi arrived, Kaede was keeping Naruto occupied in one of the other rooms while Shisui worked in the kitchen. Itachi was slightly impressed that his cousin managed to contain the situation so well and keep from burning the food as he was prone to. Heiwa and Mikoto were still with Koka.

"Well?" That was the first thing Shisui said as the two shinobi entered the room.

"We need a plan." Kakashi stated. The other two agreed. It was hard enough protecting the two shrine girls. The man who had slaughtered Kaede's family was still out there, and looking for her if the attack the other week was any indication. And if the secret of Koka's visions got out, there was no telling what the village would do with her. They all still remembered the incident in the hospital when Sasuke had been born.

Now, adding Naruto to the mix would bring a whole mess of new complications. Many villagers wanted him dead. If they knew the shrine girls were protecting him, as they saw today, the villagers would think nothing of tearing them apart.

Then there was the fact that Naruto was constantly being watched by ANBU and the Hokage due to the Kyubi. This would draw attention to the shrine, and thus the girls, for a whole bucket of reasons. This brought another question.

"Naruto should have been under watch. This attack should not have happened." Shisui frowned and Itachi was in agreement.

"Don't worry, I'll be looking into it." Kakashi had a dark look, one that promised that someone would be hearing from him. Kakashi had grown attached to the vision seeing girl. The fact that she had been hurt in a way that should have been completely avoidable infuriated him.

Before the shinobi could say anything else, Mikoto and Heiwa entered the kitchen. Instantly all three shinobi had their eyes trained on the women, waiting for information on Koka's status.

There was conflicting worry and relief in Mikoto's eyes and Heiwa's face was drawn. Both women looked tired.

"How is she?" Itachi was the first to speak. Heiwa let out a sigh.

"Her ribs were broken. One of them pierced her rib. She has a minor concussion and the back of her head is tender. Other than that, it's mostly bruises."

Mikoto gave the boys a small smile. "She'll be alright. Koka just needs to rest and take it easy for a few days."

Itachi had already disappeared to see the blue eyed girl.

Shisui could not help but chuckle. "I'll go let Kaede know." The boy left the kitchen, heading the opposite direction that his cousin took.

Kakashi was left alone in the kitchen with the two women. "I have to go talk to ANBU." Then he too ran off.