Shisui.
She recalled, very early in life the mental declaration to wrapped him around her finger. And she did! Somewhat... He has been busy with ninja stuff apparently, training with Itachi and all that jazz. Whenever she saw him, like at a fair or party she made sure to talk but the real bond was with Itachi.
So she needed to get closer, because if all else failed he was her backup, and she needed to protect him from Danzo. The man himself had been strangely inactive, and her father was walking around with his head held high-whatever that meant.
So she pulled up Sasuke and demanded to be trained.
They were going into their second year, and they did have basic training, but it never hurt for more.
For too long Miko had been left in the dust when it came to physical strength. Her plotting was all good when she was a kid but she was getting older, almost seven and she needed to be an excellent ninja so she could defend herself and everyone else. Things were changing.
They had been surprised when they had demanded to tag along on their trip but caved under the combined forces of their puppy eyes and Fugaku's glower. Sh they had taken the private training ground and gave them an evaluation. School was going to start soon after all.
No surprise, Sasuke was better than her in taijutsu but she had him beat in everything else. With her more mature mindset(and Shika and her plots), grasping strategies was second nature to her. She laid traps and was more accurate in her throws due to practicing with Tenten.
Both of them sucked at Chakra control. Sasuke because he was seven, her because of the overwhelming amount of spiritual chakra she possessed. Itachi and Shisui both had their Sharingan on, so she couldn't risk using her abilities to help.
She could tell both of them were impressed despite themselves, as they should be. Sasuke had placed first and she had place third behind Sakura. They took a break for a bit. While they were all eating the riceballs, she and Sasuke made eye contact. It was time.
"Itachi-ni, who is Danzo?" Sasuke asked in the innocent way even she couldn't pull off.
The effect was immediate. They both stilled in their eating, Shisui an inch away from choking.
"Danzo is... a village elder."
"Yeah, but why does he hate us?" Miko said.
"...!?"
"Who is he to hate us?" Miko asked angrily.
"What makes you think people hate us?" Itachi said sharply.
"Nii-san, were 7 not stupid." Sasuke whined.
"Don't dodge! I am talking about Danzo, and the Cat ban and the restaurants! What do you think, Shisui?"
He sighed.
"I remember when you were just a baby." He sighed.
"And I know you don't remember, but when you were a baby-a few years ago, the Uchiha were very different then they were now and we were under suspicion for something we didn't do. It made people not like us-including Danzo."
She nodded slowly.
"And Danzo and a few others, they still think like that. And they always probably will. Mo, that doesn't mean you are any less, okay? Plenty of people know how cool you are, and whatever happened doesn't define you."
A jerk of her chin cause a tear to drop off. Flashes of the cheese vendor flashed through her mind.
"It's not fair!" She sniffed angrily. Itachi clutched Sasuke's arm, puling him closer.
"What happened, Miko?" He asked tensely.
"Nuddin'." She mumbled. "Danzo bad."
