InuYasha Fan Fiction / Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Koibito ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and Inuyasha.

 

 

Author's Note: The age of the characters have not changed.

 

 

Kagome - 3; Itachi - 7; Sasuke - 2; Neji - 3; Shisui - 12; Kakashi - 16

 

 

Dangerous Understandings

 

6/14/06 - 7/4/06

 

The dinner table was completely silent. Not even Neji dared to make a comment. The frown on their father's face successfully warded off any attempts to instigate a friendly dinner conversation.

 

“Psst,” hissed Neji, leaning towards his sister. “Why is everyone so upset today? Everyone's frowning!”

 

Kagome helplessly shrugged her shoulders as she shoveled another spoonful of rice into her mouth. Honestly, she hadn't noticed anything different…Although, that might be because she was hardly ever present in the Hyuuga District anymore.

 

“Do you know what's going to happen tomorrow?” Hizashi suddenly asked.

Neji jumped at the sound of his father's voice. “N-No,” he stuttered, blinking in surprise. “Kagome, do you know?” he asked, turning to face his sister.

 

“No,” Kagome calmly answered as she took a small sip of her soup. “What's so important about tomorrowl?” she asked innocently.

 

“Chichue, tell us. What's going on happen tomorrow?” Neji asked curiously.

 

Suppressing the sudden urge to grin like an idiot, Kagome mentally answered, “Itachi's graduating tomorrow! He's going to be a genin…”

 

“Uchiha Itachi,” spat Hizashi, “is going to graduate from the Academy tomorrow and become the youngest genin in Konoha history.”

 

“Go Itachi-san!” Kagome grinned, elated to hear just about anything related to her idol. “I can't wait to see him tomorrow!”

 

“Uchiha Itachi is hailed as the Prodigy of Konoha for his brilliance and skill in Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu.” Hizashi coldly added as he curled his fingers around his rice bowl.

 

“That's…good…?” trailed Neji, unsure of what response his father was searching for. He immediately knew it was the wrong answer when his father's frown deepened into an angry scowl.

 

“Because of Uchiha Itachi, everyone now recognizes the Uchiha clan as the number one clan of Konoha.” hissed Hizashi, eyes narrowing in distaste. “The Hyuuga clan is old - even older than the Uchiha clan; yet, the Uchiha clan is supposedly superior to the Hyuuga clan!”

 

Oh…

 

“Sugoi,” Kagome whispered, accidentally speaking her thoughts aloud. She immediately slapped her hands over her mouth when she realized her mistake…

 

***

 

“Starting today, you are all official ninjas, but keep in mind that you are only new genins. All of you will be placed into a group of three, where you will accomplish missions under a Jounin teacher. You'll be arranged in groups such that the overall abilities are equivalent. I will now announce the teams…

 

“Team 1: Kino Mai, Akiyama Seiichi, and Arakaki Kanaye.”

 

“Do you think we'll be on the same team?” whispered Shisui, casting Itachi a sidelong glance.

 

“Who knows?” Itachi answered disinterestedly.

 

“Team 3: Narita Ryoichi, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Itachi.”

 

Shisui frowned slightly, but quickly plastered on a smile and whispered, “Guess we're on the same team after all.”

 

“Hm,” acknowledged Itachi as his eyes automatically searched out Narita Ryoichi - a short, hot-tempered little boy who had barely passed the Graduation Exam. He quickly found the red-head on the other side of the room, glaring at him with something akin to envy and distaste.

 

***

 

Kagome watched dejectedly as her father quickly ushered Neji out of the house and locked the door. A sense of loneliness griped her heart as she looked around the silent, empty room. Everyone was gone. She would be the only one in the Hyuuga District tonight.

 

Everyone else was going to be at the Uchiha Graduation Party.

 

The Hyuuga clan didn't want to go, but had to go because it would make them seem petty if they had refused the invitation. But she - she wanted to go, but couldn't. She almost resented them for their fortune - almost.

 

Sighing sadly, she slowly turned her tear-filled eyes away from the door.

 

She would give just about anything to be able to go too…

 

“Itachi-san,” she softly whispered as she slumped to the floor and wrapped her arms around her legs, leaning her cheek gently against her knees, “Congradtulatians.”

 

***

 

“Why don't you introduce yourselves?”

 

Itachi found himself frowning slightly at the laid-back attitude of his Jounin instructor. It made him question if the newly-appointed Jounin really had the capability to lead a genin team.

 

“What are your likes, dislikes, and dreams?”

 

“Why don't you go first?” snorted Ryoichi, shooting the Jounin an irritated glare.

 

“Well, my name is Hatake Kakashi. I have no intention of telling you my likes and dislikes. As for my dreams…I have a few hobbies.” the silver-haired Jounin elusively answered. “All right, the loud-mouth goes first.”

 

Ryoichi glared, but eventually answered, “My name is Narita Ryoichi. I like fighting, sleeping, and spending time with my friends. I dislike arrogant bookworms, cowards, and…Uchiha Itachi.”

 

Itachi felt a sinister smile curve on his lips at the open declaration. Things were finally getting interesting…

 

“Anyway,” interrupted Shisui, hoping to avert a fight, “My name is Uchiha Shisui. I like training, fishing, and making rice-balls. I dislike being forgotten and dismissed as unimportant. My dream is to be recognized by everyone as a worthy member of the Uchiha clan.”

 

Although he felt the underlying barbs in his friend's words, Itachi chose to dismiss the subject…for now. “My name is Uchiha Itachi,” he systematically began when he felt three pairs of eyes on him. “There are few things I like and many things I dislike. My dreams are none of your business.”

 

Kakashi remained uncharacteristically silent as he analyzed his three students. Although Ryoichi was by far the rudest of the three, he was also the one that he was the least worried about. He could sense that while Ryoichi was a little rough around the edges, he was also painfully direct and honest with his feelings and thoughts. “Almost too direct,” Kakashi thought cryptically as he glanced at Itachi.

 

Uchiha Itachi…He didn't say much about himself. The only thing Kakashi gained from his introduction was his name (which he already knew) and the fact that he disliked many more things than he enjoyed. But besides the obvious, Kakashi could sense that something dark and sinister was slowly blossoming inside Itachi's heart. Something that he had not sensed when Itachi had been with that little girl…

 

The unsavory feeling he received from just being in close proximity to Itachi sent an involuntary shiver down his spine. “A dangerous ninja indeed.” he silently mused to himself as he sent the Uchiha Prodigy a slanted glance. “Hopefully this won't cause any trouble for Konoha.”

 

Then, there was Uchiha Shisui. He looked simple at first glance, but the glint in his eyes quickly revealed the competitive and ambitious nature he hid behind his façade of innocence. When Shisui gave his introduction, it only served to further confirm his suspicions - Uchiha Shisui was jealous of his best friend. “In a way, the two are not as different from one another as people may be led to believe…

 

“What a charming team I have - a rude loudmouth and two Uchihas with dark ambitions.” Kakashi dryly thought to himself. Shaking the ominous feelings from his mind, he quickly clapped his hands together and announced, “Well, we start our first mission tomorrow - Survival Training.”

 

“Survival Training?” echoed Ryoichi and Shisui.

 

“I would suggest that you don't eat any breakfast.” Kakashi smiled, glancing towards Itachi from the corner of his eye. He was a little irritated to find that the younger Uchiha wasn't paying him the slightest attention…

 

However, Kakashi's irritation quickly dissolved when he realized Itachi was combing through the crowd with his eyes in search of something…or someone. An image of the little girl he had seen a week ago immediately popped into his mind. “She may be the answer to my problems…”

 

“Can we go now?” Ryoichi loudly yawned, not bothering to cover his mouth with his hand.

 

“Yes, you're dismissed.” Kakashi smiled, keeping his eyes trained on Itachi. “I seriously hope that little girl will be able to curb whatever notions are running through your mind…”

 

***

 

Shisui remained uncharacteristically silent as he instinctively followed Itachi back to the Uchiha District. There were a lot of things on his mind today. Not only was Itachi on his team, there was also…Shisui grimaced slightly when he suddenly remembered the party that was going to take place tonight - the Graduation Party thrown in honor of Uchiha Itachi…

 

Sometimes he wondered if they forgot…Shisui jumped slightly when Itachi suddenly stopped and turned in the opposite direction. Shaking himself out of his stupor, Shisui hurriedly asked, “Where are you going?”

 

“Training,” Itachi answered simply as he continued towards the Training Grounds.

 

“But the party…”

 

“I'll be back in time.”

 

Shisui fell silent as he watched his best friend slowly disappear down the street. He wasn't sure what was happening, but he could feel that Itachi was…different. Itachi had changed - nothing drastic or obvious - but there were subtle differences.

 

***

 

By the time the sun was beginning to set, Itachi was becoming more than just a little restless. He had waited for over three hours (while training) for Kagome, but there was still no sign of her. She usually arrived before he did. Then why didn't she come today? She had been going on and on about celebrating his graduation the whole week…

 

Sighing softly, he was slightly irked to realize that he actually cared.

 

Slipping his shurikens back into his pouch, Itachi quickly cleaned up the Training Grounds and headed back home. A small frown pulled at the edge of his lips when he arrived home only to find a large crowd blocking the entrance to the Uchiha District. He was just about to turn and take the back entrance in when a voice stopped him.

 

“Uchiha Itachi, I presume?”

 

Itachi slowly turned around and regarded the tall, dark-haired Hyuuga with a cold look. “Yes,” he answered as his eyes flickered to the little boy standing beside the man. “Can I help you?”

 

“I just wanted to congratulate you on your astounding accomplishments.” the man replied in an equally frigid voice. Itachi easily sensed the insincerity behind his words. Mistaking Itachi's cold glare for confusion, the man softly added, “My apologies. My name is Hyuuga Hizashi and this is my son, Hyuuga Neji.”

 

Tilting his head in acknowledgement, Itachi quickly turned away without sparing the duo a second glance. He smirked slightly when he felt Hizashi's chakra spike in anger. Hyuuga Hizashi was obviously not someone who was used to being ignored. Too bad Itachi could care less whether or not the Hyuuga was pleased with him or not. It didn't concern him in the least.

 

Itachi had just stepped through the back entrance when he suddenly remembered a small detail he had previously overlooked. Kagome had introduced herself as a member of the Hyuuga clan when they had first met. Did that mean she would be attending the party tonight too? He subconsciously quickened his pace as he combed through the throng of guests in search of the little girl.

 

Half-way through the party, Itachi was convinced that either one, Kagome lied to him about being a Hyuuga, or two, she had been forbidden to attend his Graduation Party. The former was a possibility, but from what he knew of Kagome and the hints she had accidentally dropped about her family, Itachi guessed that it probably the latter. He felt himself mentally frown as his eyes fell on a group of Hyuuga clan members. It almost made him appreciate his own family…almost.

 

“Oh, there you are Itachi!”

 

Itachi turned his head slightly at the sound of his mother, Uchiha Mikoto's, voice. “What is it, kaa-san?” he asked quietly as his eyes flickered to the small boy she was cradling in her arms. His lips curved slightly when Sasuke suddenly smiled and began gurgling barely comprehensible words.

 

“I still can't understand Sasuke's attachment to you.” she smiled, shaking her head slightly as her younger son stretched out both arm towards his older brother. Then, as if suddenly remembering her purpose for finding her elder son, she quickly added, “Your father is looking for you. He wants you to meet some of his friends.”

 

Giving his mother a thoughtful look, he quietly answered, “I can't. Please inform Father that I will not be present for the rest of the party. I have some business I must attend to tonight. I will not be back until very late.”

 

His mother looked slightly taken aback, but slowly nodded her head in acceptance. Itachi nearly scoffed at the look of pure understanding shining from her eyes. Did she really understand him? Did anyone really know him?

 

They thought they did…

 

But no one understood anything.

 

***

 

Kagome stared hollowly into the darkness as she gingerly brushed her fingers across her tear-stained cheek. The room was completely immersed in pitch black darkness. She couldn't see anything - Not even her own hands. It was lonely too…She wasn't sure how long she had sat there, pondering about her family and her awkward relationship with them, but it felt like ages.

 

Did her father care about her at all? Had her mother loved her? Or had she abhorred her from the very first moment she had laid eyes on her? And did Neji remember her when he was training or attending social gatherings with their father? Or was she just another stranger to them? Someone who happened to share their home? Did any of them consider her as family? Was she really…

 

The torrent of questions running through her head immediately stopped when she heard a soft click. Her eyes quickly swiveled to the front door. Were they home all ready? Quickly wiping the tears from her puffy cheeks, Kagome had barely risen to her feet when the shoji screen suddenly slid open.

 

A gasp of fear escaped her lips as she looked at the figure standing on the porch. His face was hidden in darkness, but Kagome could tell that he was too short to be her father and too tall to be her brother. Before she had a chance to demand who he was, he stepped out of the darkness and into the moonlight.

 

Kagome's eyes widened with surprise as a joyous smile quickly replaced her initial shock. “Itachi-san!” she shouted happily as she stumbled forward and wrapped her arms around his waist. “I missed you so, so, so much,” she softly added as fresh tears gathered in her eyes.

 

Itachi, in a rare display of emotion, slowly lowered himself to his knees and loosely returned Kagome's embrace. “There's somewhere I want to take you.” he gently whispered in her ear.

 

Kagome slowly pulled out of Itachi's arms and shot her idol a confused glance. He sure was acting weird tonight…

 

“Get on my back.” Itachi motioned, turning his back to Kagome. “We can travel faster this way.”

 

“Hai!” answered Kagome, pushing all doubt out of her head. No matter what, Itachi was still Itachi. Nothing would ever change that.

 

***

 

Shisui frowned, mentally grumbling about the injustice of the whole situation as he gracefully leapt from rooftop to rooftop. He didn't understand why the clan head, Uchiha Fugaku, had to send him to find Itachi…

 

Sure, the task sounded simple, but when Itachi didn't want to be found…he'd doubt anyone would be able to find him. Shaking off his bitter thoughts, Shisui quickly resumed his search for his best friend.

 

When three hours passed without success, Shisui was about to call off the search and return home when he heard a soft giggle. “It's late. Who would be crazy enough to stay out here at this ungodly hour? Except me, of course…although I really didn't have much of a choice in the matter.”

 

Landing softly on a branch close enough to see the source of his curiosity, but far enough not to be detected, Shisui carefully observed the scene. There was a giggling little girl curled against…ITACHI?!?

 

Shisui's eyes bugged as he squinted harder. His jaw slackened slightly as he watched Itachi pull the little girl onto his lap and wrap his arm around her waist, gently laying his head on her shoulder. Shisui nearly lost his footing and tumbled down the tree when the little girl suddenly proclaimed in a loud voice, “I wuve Itachi-san!”

 

Leaning in closer, Shisui was surprised to find that he knew who the little girl was! It was the same little girl he had met in front of Academy…

 

Pursing his lips slightly, Shisui quickly turned and head back to the Uchiha District. Itachi probably wasn't going to come home any time soon…if at all. However, Shisui found it strange and a little disconcerting that Itachi was romantically interested in a three-year-old (or at least, that's what it sounded like).

 

***

 

Itachi carefully peered over his shoulder when he felt Shisui's aura leave the area. Although he was slightly irritated to find that someone had discovered him and Kagome together, he was positive that Shisui would not whisper a word of this to another soul. But even if he did, Itachi doubted anyone would believe him. After all, who would believe that he, Itachi, would willingly spend time with an unknown little girl when he constantly avoided his own family?

 

“I don't wike heights.” Kagome stated, peering down fearfully from their branch.

 

“I won't let you fall.” assured Itachi, looking slightly amused. “Just look at the moon and don't look down.”

 

Kagome nodded her head, but tightened her grip on Itachi anyway. After a moment of silence, she suddenly asked, “Do you wike your family?” The nature of the question startled him slightly, but he quickly recovered.

 

“They are…acceptable.” Itachi hesitantly answered, his eyes darkening slightly.

 

“You don't wike them.” Kagome interpreted, saying it with such conviction that it surprised Itachi. “Kagome doesn't wike her family either, except nii-san.” she added, curling her hand in Itachi's shirt. “They want too much. Kagome feels…um, feels like they're trying to stuff her in a box.”

 

Itachi smiled slightly at Kagome's weird analogy of her feelings. “I know what you're saying.” Itachi softly whispered, deciding to spare Kagome the trouble of explaining her feeling in words she didn't know. “They think they can control us. Make us fit their ideals…but I'm not them and I certainly do not live for them. The clan is nothing but a hindrance, forcing its members to fit its ideals. It's always the honor and glory of the clan before the power and strength of the individual. It's suffocating.”

 

Realizing what he just said, Itachi slowly leaned back against the tree and mentally hissed, “Why am I even saying all this? Even though Kagome would never breathe a word of this to anyone…why am I telling her this? She probably didn't even understand half of what I said.”

 

And Itachi was right. Kagome was lost. She blinked innocently as she shot him a confused look. “I don't get it,” she softly admitted, looking slightly ashamed, “but I can fweel it.” Leaning closer to Itachi, she softly whispered, “I fweel it too…but if I have Itachi-san…I don't need my fwamily.”

 

Itachi smiled briefly as he closed his eyes. He didn't doubt it. Kagome didn't understand his words, but she understood him…and that was something no one had ever been able to do.

 

***

 

Kakashi felt a bead of sweat begin to form on his brow as he guardedly scanned the area for any disturbances. The Survival Training was turning out to be a little harder than he had previously expected. He had unwittingly made the same mistake as many others had before him when he underestimated the Uchiha Prodigy simply because he was the youngest. Itachi's unnatural power and skill almost led Kakashi to believe that the Uchiha Prodigy wasn't entirely…human.

 

Flashback

 

“Hello everyone, sorry I'm late. I got lost on the road of life.” Kakashi grinned, not looking repentant at all.

 

“LIAR!” shouted Ryoichi, growling angrily. “We waited for nearly two hours!”

 

“Anyway,” continued Kakashi, ignoring the red-head. “Let's begin the Survival Training. The success rate is less than 44 percent. The ones who fail will be sent back to the Academy.”

 

“WHAT?” shouted Ryoichi, mouth dropping wide open.

 

“Sensei, are you joking?” Shisui asked skeptically. When Kakashi shot him an impassive look, he sighed and asked, “What's the Training?”

 

“I'm glad you asked.” smiled Kakashi, fishing out two bells from his vest pocket. “I have two bells with me. Your objective is to take it from me in any means possible. The one who doesn't get a bell by the designated time will be sent back to the Academy.”

 

Ryoichi grinned as he greedily eyed the two bells. “So,” he began, but quickly stopped and flushed a dark red when his stomach suddenly growled. “Why did you tell us not to eat breakfast?”

 

“He didn't say you couldn't.” Itachi stated, speaking for the first time. “He only advised against it. However, I doubt this test required an empty stomach, am I correct?”

 

Kakashi grinned, “Yes, but it'll be an extra incentive to get the bells. The one who doesn't get a bell won't get lunch today.”

 

Ryoichi scowled and shouted, “How am I supposed to have the energy to move if I don't eat?”

 

Itachi shot him a cold glance and answered, “That should be something you thought of before you took Kakashi Sensei's…advice.”

 

“Like you did any better!” hissed Ryoichi, looking oddly satisfied. “Stop acting like your superior to me, Uchiha! Don't you dare lecture me as if you're the teacher when you committed the same mistake as I did!”

 

“On the contrary, I already had breakfast.” answered Itachi, catching Kakashi's interest. “A good shinobi follows orders, but an intelligent one thinks before blindly following them.”

 

Kakashi frowned slightly at Itachi's choice of words. Shaking his head slightly, he softly cleared his throat and explained, “The Survival Training will begin now. You have three hours - until noon - to get the bells from me. Go!”

 

All three quickly disappeared out of view.

 

After a moment of silence, Kakashi carefully stretched out his chakra to sense where each of his students was hidden. He immediately found Ryoichi, who wasn't even bothering to hide - unless you counted ducking behind a bush. “He's going to need to work on hiding his aura.” Kakashi murmured to himself.

 

Stretching his chakra a little further, he located Itachi. “As expected, he's hiding his aura pretty well for someone his age. But he could put a little more work into concealing his chakra.” he mentally noted to himself.

 

Pushing onward, he found Shisui a little further back. He was a little surprised with how well the elder Uchiha was concealing his aura and chakra. “It seems he has the best control over his aura and chakra.” Kakashi silently mused to himself.

 

His eyes slowly flickered over to the bush when he heard a small rustle. “It looks like he's going to attack soon.” Smiling slightly, Kakashi pulled out his favorite novel and settled back. Like he predicted, Ryoichi jumped out of the bush a split second later and charged head on towards him.

 

Easily moving out of the way, Kakashi smoothly flipped over Ryoichi's back and kicked him into the nearby stream. Moving back into position, he casually flipped to the next page, fully immersing himself in the story.

 

Shisui attacked next, using a mix of Genjutsu and Ninjutsu. Kakashi admitted the Uchiha had talent…maybe even more so than Itachi.

 

The same process went on for over an hour. Ryoichi attacked, got knocked out, Shisui jumped in, and then retreated when Kakashi saw through his genin-level Genjutsu. However, Kakashi was a little surprised that Itachi hadn't made a single move yet…

 

Just as he backhanded Shisui into a tree, he felt Itachi's aura moving towards him. Looking up, he was just in time to see a black blur emerge out of the trees, racing towards him at a very high speed. “His speed is incredible,” Kakashi thought to himself as he blocked Itachi's every attempt to snatch the bells, “The same goes for his Taijutsu.”

 

Finally snatching both of Itachi's hands, Kakashi quickly kneed him in the stomach and kicked him into the tree beside Shisui. Kakashi was just about to return to his book when Itachi suddenly disappeared in a puff of smoke. “Was that the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu?!?” Kakashi barely had time to register Itachi's attack before a shower of Shurikens and Kunai rained down from the sky.

 

Quickly moving out of the way, Kakashi was surprised again when he sensed a presence from behind him. Flipping onto the side, Kakashi succeeded in dodging the kunai that was aimed for his neck. However, the blade still managed to nick his cheek, drawing blood. The wound sizzled slightly as the Itachi skillfully disappeared out of view again.

 

“It was poison coated.” Kakashi realized as he quickly cleansed the poison from his wound. “Itachi's not playing around…He wouldn't hesitate to kill to achieve his objective.” he softly murmured as his eyes darkened slightly. Tucking his book carefully back into his vest, Kakashi realized he would have to be on his guard from then on. Itachi was not someone to be trifled with…even if he was only seven years old.

 

Looking back at the place he had been previously standing, Kakashi was once again surprised. “Life is just full of surprises today.” he mentally murmured to himself as he surveyed the area. Where it should have been littered with shurikens and kunais, it was completely bare…as if nothing had ever happened. “Genjutsu,” Kakashi easily identified. “I should have noticed it sooner, but I didn't expect him to have such mastery over this art.”

 

End Flashback

 

Pushing the memory back, Kakashi quickly focused on the red-head who was currently charging him…head on…again. The same process concerning Ryoichi and Shisui repeated itself again with little to no change.

 

Fifteen minutes before the designated time ended, Itachi finally made his appearance again. “Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu,” Itachi stated, eerily calm as he quickly made the necessary hand seals.

 

Jumping out of the fire's way, Kakashi quickly drew a kunai from his pouch when he was faced with another Kage Bunshin. Grabbing onto the Itachi replica's hand, he quickly drove the kunai into his back. However, Kakashi was immediately faced with the fourth surprise of the day when blood began to dribble out of the wound.

 

“Itachi!” he shouted worriedly, eye widening with surprise. Quickly grabbing onto Itachi's shoulder, supporting his small body, he fervently prayed he hadn't killed his student. He had been sure that this was the fake…

 

Kakashi's worry immediately disappeared when he felt a hand grab both bells from his waist. His eyes widened further when he found himself looking at another Itachi, who was leaning heavily against a tree, but dangling both bells from his hand. Turning his attention back to the Itachi he was holding up, he was immediately greeted with a puff of smoke. Smiling wryly, Kakashi straightened himself and calmly asked, “You combined your Kage Bunshin no Jutsu with a Genjutsu technique, didn't you?”

 

Moving towards Itachi, Kakashi's worry was renewed when Itachi suddenly slumped forward. Pressing his fingers to Itachi's pulse, he was relieved to find that Itachi was alive. He was simply exhausted. Even as he pulled Itachi onto his back, Kakashi found himself wondering just how skilled Itachi was…and where he got all his chakra from. Knowing how to perform the skills was one thing, but having the chakra to use them was another…and none of the stunts he had pulled were normal genin-level skills. Each one had required a large chunk of his chakra…

 

Looking to the other two, who were silenced by a mixture of awe and jealousy, Kakashi tiredly stated. “You two go home. I'm going to take Itachi to the hospital. As for the test, so far, the only one who passed is Itachi.”

 

Although it wasn't exactly what I had in mind…there's not much I can do about it.

 

“Because of unexpected events, I will set up another test for you two to prove yourself worthy of the title of genin.”

 

Before the two had a chance to ask any questions, Kakashi quickly left in a puff of smoke, taking Itachi with him.

 

Things were going to get interesting…

 

***

 

TBC

 

Sorry for the long wait. But here's chapter three. In case any of you are wondering, no, Itachi is not stronger than Kakashi. He simply won because Kakashi underestimated Itachi and Itachi wasn't holding back while Kakashi couldn't really kill his students (if you know what I mean).

 

 

However, at the same time, I felt I had to make Itachi stronger than what Kakashi would expect. Even though Itachi isn't as strong as Kakashi now, he will be in the future. After all, Itachi defeated Kakashi quite…easily in the series.

 

Lastly, if anyone is still reading, I'm going to give a hint as to what the next chapter is about. We fast forward about a year…The next chapter is titled: The Curse of the Hyuuga Clan. Those of you who watch Naruto should know what I'm referring to. :)