*A thank you to sydni for betaing this for me*

Chapter 4

"I'm sure you'll do fine," Harry said soothingly.

"I'm not worried about me, I'm more worried about Naruto," Sasuke said. Harry rolled his eyes, as he watched Sasuke go back to reading his notes.

"Well, I'm sure Naruto will be fine as well," Harry stated, washing all the dishes. "You were tutoring him after all."

"I'm pretty sure he's going to be fine for the written part, but I overheard some of the senseis talk about how they might make the practical the clone jutsu. I have no idea why, but Naruto can't do the clone jutsu," Sasuke said heatedly.

'Probably because of the Kyuubi,' Harry thought to himself. Naruto has so much chakra, that it's impossible for him to use such a simple jutsu without overusing chakra. The shadow clone jutsu, on the other hand, would be perfect for him. Harry glanced at Sasuke who was now muttering to himself. The downside would be that no one Naruto knows can actually teach it to him, and those that do know it, wouldn't want to teach it to him. Harry took a deep breath to calm down. There would be no gain in getting angry against the villagers right now.

••••••

"He failed," Sasuke said blankly. Harry, who had been aimlessly staring out the window, sighed. He patted the seat next to him, and Sasuke sat down next to him.

"Was it the clone jutsu?" Harry asked. Sasuke nodded.

"He did well enough on the written, but yeah, he failed the practical," Sasuke mumbled. Harry rubbed soothing circles on his back.

"Where is he now?" Harry asked. Sasuke shrugged.

"I was trying to comfort him, but he's still depressed, and I don't know where he went now."

"Was that why you were late?" Sasuke nodded.

"He wouldn't listen to me, and no one else is going to comfort him…" Sasuke broke off, glanced at Harry. Harry blinked in surprise.

"Do you want me to go and─" Harry stood up suddenly, and walked over to the window.

"What happened?" Sasuke asked, frowning. Harry peered through the window.

"There are a bunch of chunins, jonins, and ANBU's moving around," he muttered. Sasuke's eyes widened.

"What's happening?" Harry sighed, and closed the curtains.

"I have no idea."

••••••

"I know what happened," Sasuke deadpanned, the second he walked through the door. Harry looked up from the paper he was reading. Sasuke took a closer look and raised an eyebrow. "Why are you reading the village newsletter?" Harry shrugged.

"I was bored, and besides, this thing is absolute rubbish," Harry said, crumbling it into a ball, and throwing it into the trash can. Harry refocused on Sasuke. "So what happened last night?" Harry asked. Sasuke hid his laughter at Harry's curious expression.

"Naruto," Sasuke said simply. Harry groaned, and slowly rubbed his temples.

"What happened?" Harry said, looking like he actually didn't want to know.

"He somehow got convinced by one of our senseis to steal one of the Hokage's scrolls." Sasuke nodded at Harry's incredulous expression.

"Is he alright?" Harry asked, concerned.

"He is," Sasuke deadpanned. "Not only did he not get into trouble, but he's a genin now who also happens to know the shadow clone jutsu." Harry burst out laughing.

"Well, at least he knows how to clone himself now," Harry said wiping his eyes.

"Considering he had to steal one of the Hokage's valuable scrolls to do it, it's a miracle he didn't get in trouble, especially when a good 70% of the village hate—" Sasuke broke off, and shook his head slightly.

"Is he feeling better then?" Harry asked, getting away from that particular topic. Sasuke nodded.

"Besides me punching him, he's ecstatic since he's graduated, and being one step closer to becoming Hokage." Harry raised an eyebrow.

"You punched him?" Sasuke shrugged.

"It doesn't matter now. He's happy again, and you don't need to… uh…"

"Reveal myself?" Harry finished. He let out a chuckle when Sasuke blushed and mumbled something.

"It's better this way, right?" Sasuke said, looking at Harry. "I mean, how exactly would I even explain to Naruto that some guy has been taking care of me for the past few years, and can turn invisible whenever he wants to?" Harry laughed again, and mussed up Sasuke's hair.

"You know, there's nothing wrong with being possessive," Harry said in amusement. Sasuke ducked away from Harry's hand. "Also, don't forget, I'm supposed to be the guardian of the Uchiha family. No matter what happens, the Uchihas are my priority." Sasuke nodded. Harry pinched his still red cheeks, and laughed at Sasuke's protest. "Just don't forget that," Harry reminded him. Sasuke nodded. Satisfied, Harry patted his head, and headed towards the kitchen. "Hungry?"

••••••

"How did the meeting go?" Harry asked. Seeing the look on Sasuke's face, Harry paused. "That bad?"

"He was three hours late," Sasuke grumbled, stabbing his food. Harry frowned.

"Is your jonin instructor—?"

"A guy named Kakashi," Harry frowned slightly. "Not only was he three hours late, but he easily fell for the board eraser prank Naruto did," Sasuke continued.

"Well, on the bright side, Naruto's on your team," Harry said helpfully. He winced as Sasuke stabbed his food again. "I think you should stop torturing the poor broccoli; it didn't do anything to you." Harry sighed when Sasuke switched to the carrots.

"Well yeah, but we also have Haruno on our team, and to be blunt, she's a complete fan girl who looks pretty useless," Sasuke muttered.

"Pretty useless?" Harry echoed.

"Well, she's book smart," Sasuke admitted, "but, all she's done so far was stare at me and yell at Naruto."

"Don't underestimate book smarts," Harry said, a hint of nostalgia in his voice. Sasuke blinked. "Just don't underestimate them. Brawn can get you so far, and one day, when all hell breaks loose, they will be the only one who knows what to do."

"Are you speaking from experience?" Sasuke asked slowly.

"Yup."

"A former teammate?"

"Yup. Without her, we would have been screwed numerous times over." Sasuke blinked at his choice of words. Nonetheless, he went back to his food with a thoughtful look on his face.

Deciding that he should prepare for tomorrow, Sasuke left to put his supplies together, leaving Harry to clean up. Almost mechanically, Harry started clearing everything away while he thought. It had been awhile since he heard about Kakashi Hatake. Harry had known him as being one of Obito's teammates, but also the person who has Obito's left eye. Since there wasn't a body, that eye was the only thing left, and Harry had, for the longest time, wanted to give him a proper burial, even if it had to be a burial similar to the one Mad-Eye Moody had.

Another part of Harry (probably because he was the guardian of the Uchiha Clan) was also peeved at the fact that a non-Uchiha was using the sharingan. The sharingan was a rite of passage in the clan. Even though Harry felt that it was even more commendable for an Uchiha to not rely on the sharingan, it didn't change the fact that activating it took a great deal of determination and the right environment, both of which are difficult to occur at the same time. Obito had to have gone through serious mental changes for him to have activated it, and even though Harry was almost dead sure that Obito gave Kakashi the eye (that was so like him), Harry felt that Kakashi should have relinquished the eye to the Uchihas. They would have given him the burial that he deserved. Harry knew he was being irrational about this, but damn it, he didn't want anyone outside the Uchihas to have the sharingan.

"Are you alright?" Harry blinked and look towards Sasuke.

"I'm fine, why?"

"You're wiping the table for the fifth time already," Sasuke said, pointing to Harry's hand. Harry looked down and saw that the table was indeed clean. Upon closer inspection, Harry realized that a little bit of the varnish was coming off onto the cloth. Giving Sasuke an apologetic look, Harry quickly rinsed out the cloth, and put it away.

"Sorry about that. Anyway, are you prepared for tomorrow?" Harry asked. Sasuke nodded.

"What were you thinking about?" Sasuke asked.

"Just remembering how small you used to be," Harry said, grinning slightly. "Just yesterday, you were this adorable little kid, and now you're already a genin who may or may not start missions soon."

"May or may not?" Sasuke said, looking concerned. Harry waved it off.

"Never mind. I'm sure you won't have to worry about it," Harry said. Sasuke was still looking concerned. Harry nudged him towards his room. "You have to get up early tomorrow, so I'll make you a good breakfast."

"Wait, Kakashi-sensei said not to eat break─"

"To be blunt, I don't really care what he has to say," Harry said cheerfully. "You're not leaving the place without eating anything." Sasuke stared at Harry's beaming face and felt slightly nervous.

"Okay," Sasuke said warily. Harry's smile softened.

"Should I pack something for Naruto as well?" Sasuke hastily nodded. Harry nudged Sasuke towards his room again. "Go to sleep now." Grumbling, Sasuke left. Smiling fondly, Harry turned away to glance at the clock. Sure it was a bit early (or very early since it was barely eight in the evening), but after recalling the time where Mikoto has ushered a then newly genin Itachi to bed very early, Harry felt the need to repeat it.

Remembering Itachi, Harry sighed. He wondered what he was doing now, whether or not he was well, or if he was missing Sasuke. Harry snorted at that last thought. Of course he was missing his little brother. Itachi was doing everything for his sake after all. In fact, he reminded Harry of Sirius, who had gone through so much, and did so much for Harry. Glancing towards Sasuke's room, Harry wondered how long it would be until Sasuke had his first long mission. Harry could take advantage of it and go check up on Itachi. Before that thought could go any further, Harry remembered that he needed permission from the current head of the clan before he could go anywhere. Settling on the couch, Harry allowed himself to drift off.

••••••

"Can you believe the nerve of him?!" Harry winced as Naruto started yelling. Sasuke winced as well.

"Stop yelling," Sasuke said, moving away slightly. "I still need my ears."

"He was barely paying attention to us. Hell, he was actually reading some dumb porno while fighting us," Naruto continued, though Harry noted that it was a much softer pitch.

"That just shows how skilled he is," Sasuke explained. "He was able to counteract our every attack while being distracted." Harry smirked at the annoyance in his voice.

"And he tied me to the post," Naruto said, pouting. Harry started to silently laugh. "I really want to get back at him," Naruto grumbled. Harry made a mental note to assist Naruto with whatever plan he had for Hatake. "On the bright side, we passed!" Naruto said, yelling out the last part. "Starting tomorrow, we're going to start missions." Harry smiled at his mood change.

"What do you think we're going to start with," Sasuke asked eagerly.

"Maybe rescue a princess or we might have to spy on an enemy hideout," Naruto said excitedly. It took great effort for Harry to not laugh out loud. Deciding that it might be for the best, Harry walked past Naruto and Sasuke, unseen, and left the kitchen. Once he was on the other side of the apartment, Harry felt it was safe enough to start laughing. They're going to be in for a rude awakening tomorrow.

••••••

"Harry, how exactly is weeding and picking up litter a ninja mission?" Harry snorted.

"You guys just became genin," Harry said, putting down his cup of tea. "You have to start with the basics first before you do any of the complicated stuff." Sasuke huffed.

"You knew this was going to happen, didn't you?" Sasuke said accusingly. "No wonder you looked like you were about to laugh all morning." Harry grinned at him.

"Did you catch the cat yet?" Harry asked, taking a sip of his tea. Sasuke stared at him blankly.

"What cat?" he said, alarmed. Harry smirked.

"You'll see," Harry sang, getting up to pour out more tea for himself, and grabbing a cup for Sasuke.

••••••

"We got the cat mission," Sasuke deadpanned.

"I can see that," Harry said, looking over the scratch marks on Sasuke. Harry went to retrieve a first aid kit, and sat Sasuke down so he could treat his cuts.

"I'm guessing Tora escapes a lot," Sasuke asked, wincing as the cuts were being cleaned.

"Yup," Harry said. "The cat escapes so much, that it's become a tradition for genins to chase after it. Personally, I think that someone's only considered a genin until after they had a Tora mission."

"It escapes that much?" Sasuke asked.

"You have no idea," Harry said with a laugh. "Not just her, but the predecessor cats as well."

"There was more than one?" Sasuke said with horror. Harry just grinned. As soon as he was finished, Harry put the supplies away into the first aid kit, and Sasuke sighed with relief. "I'm glad we don't have to deal with D missions for a few weeks." Harry turned towards him and raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?" Harry asked. Sasuke started grinning.

"Remind me to treat Naruto to ramen next time."

"What did he do?" Harry asked, now completely curious.

"I have no idea how, but Naruto has no issues with arguing with the Hokage, and somehow, he got the Hokage to give us a C class mission," Sasuke said excitedly. Harry gaped at him.

"Really?" Sasuke nodded. "Well congratulations," Harry said, beaming at him. Sasuke smiled back. "So what's your first C mission?"

"We have to escort some drunk guy back to his village," Sasuke explained. Harry blinked.

"How long will you guys be gone?" Harry asked. Sasuke shrugged.

"A few weeks at most," he said.

"While you are gone, can I get permission to temporarily leave the area?" Sasuke looked startled.

"Why are you asking me? You can do whatever you want?" Harry smiled sadly and shook his head. He slowly turned Sasuke around to look at the scroll hanging over the entrance to the apartment. "You're currently the head of the clan. I have to follow your orders, and I need your permission if I want to leave the area." Sasuke turned back towards him.

"Why is that?" he said, looking frustrated. Harry placed his hands on Sasuke's arms to calm him down.

"That's just how it is. At the moment, there's nothing neither you nor I can do anything about it," Harry said.

"Y-You can go," Sasuke mumbled. Smiling to himself, Harry pulled Sasuke into a hug, and quickly pressed a small kiss to the top of his head. Sasuke turned red. Noticing this, Harry let go.

"Sorry," Harry said sheepishly. "You just, for a moment, reminded me of my youngest kid."

"You had kids?" Harry nodded.

"Three of them. You remind me of my youngest sometimes, and Naruto especially reminds me of my eldest. Both pranksters at heart," Harry said, remembering them. Sasuke was looking at him in wonder.

"I don't really mind if you do those things," Sasuke muttered. Smiling warmly, Harry pulled him into a hug again. After a few moments of silence, Sasuke asked, "Do you miss them?"

"Greatly," Harry said softly. After a few more moments, Harry pulled away. "Are you hungry?" Sasuke nodded. Harry headed towards the kitchen, still smiling slightly. Harry decided not to mention to Sasuke that his youngest also happened to be a girl.

Sorry that it's so short, but I hope it's enough for the mean time ^_^