Itachi's promise: Chapter Ten
"Where are you headed this morning?" Sasori asked, from his seat at Itachi's desk.
"Ninja Academy and then I'm unsure," Itachi replied, Sasori nodded and turned to look at one of the many papers on Itachi's desk.
Picking up one and looking at the picture of a young girl with pink hair and what looked like Itachi, Sasori held it up and called Itachi's name. Itachi looked up and his eye caught the picture, he smiled and went back to making sure he had packed everything without saying anything.
"You draw this?" Sasori asked.
"No, my friend Sakura, the girl in the drawing," Itachi answered, walking Sasori and taking the drawing from his hand and placing it gently down on the desk.
"Time to go," Itachi said, he was actually starting to miss Kisame already.
"Itachi, take this," Sasori ordered, pulling a small wooden bird from inside his black jacket.
"What is it?" Itachi asked, examining the small bird.
"If you need help and I'm not there send chakra into it and it will call me," Sasori told Itachi.
Itachi nodded and smiled, leaving Sasori in the room alone.
"He is so cold," Sasori told Madara as Madara entered through the window.
"Not always, only to people he doesn't trust," Madara replied, Sasori looked at Madara for a second before he disappeared in a cloud of red smoke.
"Good luck, Sasori," Madara whispered.
Sasori followed Itachi closely as he walked down the road, towards the ninja academy. Itachi took his time and tried to hide to everyone that he was nervous, he was doing well except for one person. Sasori could clearly see that Itachi was worried, that Itachi was stressing about the day ahead.
"Itachi, why are you worried?" Sasori asked, as Itachi turned into an empty street.
"My genin team, they are two years older and everyone is telling me I have to keep up with them and be at their level," Itachi replied, watching his feet as I walked.
"Why are they two years older?" Sasori asked, Itachi looked up at Sasori and then back towards his feet.
"No one from my year in graduating, so they are putting me on a random genin team who I believe only has the sensei, and two genin," Itachi replied.
"That is the most likely case, the third genin most likely dead on a mission and then you are replacing them.
Itachi looked up at Sasori and nodded.
"I hope not, but I think so," Itachi replied.
Resting a main road again, Sasori returning to running along the roofs and Itachi continued to walk in silence. Reaching the academy Itachi was allowed to enter through the gates and Sasori leapt over the fence, watching as Itachi entered the building Sasori focused on Itachi's chakra as he made his way up on to the second floor and into a classroom on the east side of the building.
"Hello, you must be Itachi," A man greeted to Itachi.
Itachi smiled and looked past the man who be presumed was the sensei and at two kids older than himself sitting upon the desks whispering away. Itachi looked at the two kids, both were boys. One was tall with a small build, while the other was shorter than the other boy but taller than Itachi. Both boys looked in his direction and Itachi gave them a small smile.
"Don't tell this is Umeki's replacement," The taller boy said to his sensei.
"Yes, he is. This is Raiden and Tadao, ignore them they seem to be a bit moody today," The sensei said, Raiden and Tadao rolled their eyes and Itachi watched them from his spot.
"Who is who?" Itachi asked, the sensei smiled and pointed to the taller boy.
"He is Tadao and the other one is Raiden," The sensei answered.
"And you are?" Itachi asked, turning to the sensei.
"Sensei Tsuneo," The sensei answered, Itachi nodded and looked out the window for a moment before hearing the sensei's voice.
"Let's go, we have got training to do," Sensei Tsuneo told everyone.
"What time usually does training start and finish," Itachi asked.
"Ten am to one pm," Sensei Tsuneo told Itachi, Itachi nodded, thankful that training with his new team didn't interfere with Kisame's training.
Reaching the training grounds Sensei Tsuneo stood in front of the three boys and told them exactly what was going to happen.
"Your job as a team is to pin me to the ground and hold me there for three seconds," Sensei Tsuneo told us.
The other two boys yelled yes and nodded, as soon as sensei said go I was hiding in the trees and the Tadao and Raiden were attacked him head on. Itachi raised his eye brows in surprise and watched as they were both flung into different trees. Itachi kept himself hidden in the trees as he made his way round to where Raiden had landed on the ground, keeping hidden he pointed to the spot next to him. Raiden jumped up into the tree next to Itachi and Itachi moved almost silently with Raiden following close behind, when Itachi was sure Sensei Tsuneo couldn't hear him he spoke.
"We need to create a plan, attacking him head on isn't going to work. He is a jounin and therefore stronger, wiser and most of the time older. So we need to surprise him, something he doesn't know is coming.
"Like what?" Raiden asked.
"Clones," Itachi answered, Raiden looked at him confused.
To Be Continued
