InuYasha Fan Fiction / Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Rebirth ❯ Arc One: Chapter Two: ChildHood ( Chapter 2 )

Title: Rebirth
Author: Passionate Crow Rat
Rating: Teen
Pairings: Kagome/Itachi/Sasuke/Naruto
Warnings: None
Summary: Uchiha Fugaku was returning from a mission when he stumbled upon a dying woman and her infant baby, but it was only because of his wife that they adopted her. Now instead of two children they have three. At least her brothers adore her, especially Itachi. Naruto/Inuyasha X-Over Kagome/?
Disclaimer: Oh my! I forgot to put this in the last chappy! Me no own Naruto or Inuyasha!

Ages

Itachi: 13
Kagome: 7 (We'll just assume that's her age since it's not know for sure)
Sasuke: 7
Naruto: 7

Chapter Two: Childhood

It was past midnight when Itachi entered the Uchiha mansion. The first thing the young teen did was strip himself of his Anbu gear, relieved to take it off. Lastly he reached up to remove his new mask, it was cat like, he observed white with red paint around the eyes, ears and mouth.

He gazed briefly at the mask before coming to the conclusion that he did not like it, before depositing it on the floor with the rest of his equipment. Kaa-san could collect it when she woke up, he simply did not feel like touching his gear any more than he had to.

Wearing it was aggravating enough.

Itachi had yet to go on a actual Anbu mission, seeing as he had just join a week ago but there was still training sessions that he was required to attend and after today's session (that went on far longer than it should have) he knew that he didn't like being apart of the Anbu.

Matter of fact he was doing this because his Tou-san had suddenly, out of the blue order him to join. Try as he might he could not understand why. Tou-san had always pressured him to be the best even though there was no need, seeing as he was the best. While it may sound arrogant Itachi knew it was the truth, the entire clan praised him as if he were a god, everyone looked up to him he was the prodigy of the Uchiha clan.

He graduated from the Academy in only a year.

He mastered the clan's Kekkai Genkai at eight.

Now, he was the youngest member in the Anbu... but he did not enjoy it. It was not that the sessions were difficult. After all, everything had always come easily to him. While every other Anbu member struggled through the laborious training, Itachi handled it with ease.

It was just that-

Itachi pushed open the door to his room and was not surprised to find his Imouto curled up in his bed. She often came to sleep with him and he didn't mind; actually, he wasn’t ashamed to admit that he enjoyed her company.

Her excuse for coming to his room had been that their Otouto snored. He did not find that surprising. Sasuke had been a really loud babe so he didn't doubt that the boy was a rather loud snorer.

He couldn't help but think it was unnecessary for his siblings to continue to share a room. Kaa-san had decided to put his Imouto and Otouto in the same room when they were still small seeing as Sasuke no longer cried when she was in the crib with him, but Sasuke wasn't a babe anymore; besides there were at least five free rooms in the house that she could use.

It wasn't until after Itachi lay down beside his Imouto that he remembered something very important. Early this morning, he had promised both her and Sasuke that he would take them out for Shuriken practice. Not to mention he hadn't had the time to walk them to the academy or pick them up.

Suddenly it dawn on him why he didn’t like being apart of the Anbu, not only was it pointless, (those so call training sessions were not a challenge for him) it was taking time away from his younger siblings.

"Aniki?" Came the groggy voice of Kagome, she was staring at him with sleepy hazel eyes and he couldn't help but smile.

His Imouto was still very cute.

"Go to sleep Kagome-chan." He pulled her small body into his arms, and slowly ran fingers through her hair. It had gotten much thicker and longer over the past six years but it was still really soft.

She raised her head and pressed her lips against his cheek, giving him a soft kiss. "G'night, Ita-kun." She muttered before burying her face in the side of his neck.

Itachi made a decision at that moment. When Tou-san arrived home from his mission he would inform him that he was quitting the Anbu. Surly his father would understand. After all, his Imouto and Otouto were much more important than the Anbu.

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Cereal.

Cereal with marshmallows!

Kagome stuck her hands in her bowl picking out all the marshmallows. They were, after all, the only good part. The whole grain stuff that Kaa-san said was good for them was nasty. Really nasty.

Sasuke on the other hand was doing the opposite. He picked out all the marshmallows, dropping them into his sister's bowl. He hated sweet stuff, after all, and couldn't understand why Kagome didn't share the same taste but since she liked them so much he'd give them to her.

"You two stop picking at your food," Came the voice of there mother; she didn't have to turn around to know what they were up to. "And don't use your fingers; I gave you two spoons for a reason."

The siblings had long ago come to the conclusion that Kaa-san had eyes in the back of her head.

Kagome had just gone back to eating her cereal, utensil in hand, when she felt Sasuke poke her side. With the spoon hanging out of her mouth she peered over at him.

"Where were you?" He questioned.

Kagome blinked.

"Huh?"

Sasuke crossed his arms, pinning her with a firm glare. "I woke up and you weren't in your bed." He had a good idea where she'd gone to but wanted to hear it from her to be sure.

A playful grin appeared on her face, "I went to sleep with Aniki."

He knew it!

Sasuke pouted a bit as she turned back to her bowl. Why did she keep leaving every night? It was starting to bother him, "How come?"

"Well... you snore really loud Sasu-nii-kun." She smiled with a small, angelic look on her face. He drooled on his pillow, too, but she'd keep that to herself for now. Kagome was enjoying Sasuke's horrified expression; his mouth was hanging open and if there had been any flies nearby he would have, no doubt, been able to catch them.

He sputtered over his words before finally coming up with a good come back.

"I do not!" Well maybe it wasn't a good one.

"Do too!"

"Do not!"

"DO TOO!"

"Sasuke, Kagome," Their Kaa-san finally turned around, shooting the two kids a frown, "Eat your food and stop playing around. Honestly you two are at it every day!" The older woman released an exaggerated sigh. She loved all her children but sometimes those two could be a hand full.

Sasuke snorted at his Kaa-san words but obeyed, after a few minutes of silent brooding, his eyes began to linger on his Imouto who had a huge smile on her face. No doubt she was pleased that she'd gotten the last say.

He gave her his marshmallows and this was how she repays him? Next time he'd just throw them in the garbage.

He most certainly did NOT snore!

She was so lying.

He would have to get her back for it but how? A light bulb seemed to click on over his head. With his index finger he reached out and poked her cheek. Actually it was more like a hard jab.

Once, her eyebrows twitched.

Twice, she tightened her grip on her spoon and he snickered loving every moment of it.

Just as he was about to do it again Kagome suddenly whacked him up side the head with her spoon. He winced in pain before hollering at the top of his lungs. "KAA-SAN KAGOME HIT ME!"

Kagome yelled in an equally loud voice. "HE WAS POKING ME!"

Mikoto looked as if she was on the verge of pulling out her hair, and that was when Itachi enter the kitchen.

Dark eyes gazed at his two siblings and then his mother, already having an idea of the situation. "Please stop driving Kaa-san insane and finish your breakfast. I'll be able to walk you to the Academy today."

The room was overcome with an eerie silence; his mother gave him a questioning look while both Sasuke and Kagome looked shocked.

"You will?" Sasuke asked, confused.

"Hai." He confirmed.

Kagome was the first to recover. She launched herself at her Aniki’s leg, and tugged at his shirt. When she was sure she had his full attention she exclaimed, "It's my turn to ride your back! Sasu-nii got to the last time!"

Itachi placed his hand on her head, giving the delighted girl a small smirk. He had to bite back a smile at her excitement over something as simple as walking them to school. This only meant that he was making the right decision about quitting the Anbu, it was clear that Kagome had missed him.

"Itachi, don't you have a training session today?" Mikoto asked, she was surprise to see him still home. She was positive that he did have a session and should have been there two hours ago. They started at dawn after all.

"Hai, I do Kaa-san but I won't be going." He stated in firm voice. He could tell by the look in Kaa-san's eyes that she did not agree with his statement.

Itachi purposely ignored her disapproving expression and before she could speak he turned to Sasuke, "Otouto."

Sasuke smirked, too, pleased with the turn of events. "Hai, Aniki, bye Kaa-san."

Mikoto simply watched them leave with a sigh.

Fugaku wasn't going to be happy.

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It was lunch time at the academy and young Uchiha Sasuke was not very pleased. In fact he was about ready to throttle someone.

Someone with really spiky hair, blue eyes and a super high pitched voice. This someone was also wearing a really loud orange jump suit.

"Kag-chan you can have some of my ramen, it's fresh!"

Fresh?

Who called cup ramen fresh?

"Thank you!"

His whole body seemed to twitch.

"Do you like it?"

"Yeah, this is the best!"

What the...

Why was his Imouto acting like she never tasted cup ramen before? And why was she being so nice to this... Sasuke's mind struggled to find the perfect word to describe the boy before him.

"Heh, I know! I have boxes and boxes of chicken ramen at my apartment! You can come over if you want, but it's really messy."

It was than that Sasuke noticed that Kagome's cheeks where kinda red.

She. Was. Blushing.

Just like all those stupid fan-girls of his did when he was around. That would mean that she liked this...

"Dobe." Sasuke hissed, finally finding the perfect word.

Everything came to a sudden stand still. It seemed as if even the birds had ceased there song. Two pairs of confused eyes bore into his own, and it was as if they were just remembering he was there.

The blue eyes suddenly narrowed, having just realized that he had been insulted. "What'd you call me, teme!?"

And with those words a new and twisted friendship had been born.

Sasuke sat there, mouth ajar. He couldn't believe it. Not only had the dobe just invited himself to sit with them, but he had insulted him.

HIM!

Sasuke stood. It was time to put this guy in his place, it was time to-

"Naruto's not a dobe." Kagome stated, while slurping on her noodles.

It was getting worse by the minute. Not only was she defending the dobe, but she had given him a name. This idiot did not deserve a name!

The boy now known as Naruto, wore a smug grin on his face, "Yeah you heard her, teme. I'm not a dobe!"

She had just empty the cup and placed the container beside her and gave Naruto a really bright smile that Sasuke thought he hadn’t earned. "Oh, and Sasu-nii is not a teme... well, not all the time." She muttered. After all he was being kinda mean this morning.

It took Naruto a few seconds to register what she'd said. His eyes widened and he sputtered over his words, "K-Kag-chan, this teme is your brother!?" His finger was pointed right in Sasuke face. The young Uchiha scowled and swatted the appendage away.

"Um... yeah."

Naruto didn't know what to say. He couldn't believe it. The nice girl who had actually invited him to eat with her was related to this rude bastard! God; that would mean she had to live with him! Oh the horror!

"Hey, dobe, why are you still here?" asked Sasuke, a superior smirk on his face.

At that moment, the two became locked in a staring match.

Kagome coughed, hoping to get their attention. This was getting out of hand; there was no reason for them to be fighting, "Hey guys stop it you’re both being stupid!"

Both boys ignored her.

When Naruto suddenly broke eye contact Sasuke assumed that he had won. That was until he saw a mischievous grin appear on the other boys face.

"Fine I'll leave... but I'm taking Kag-chan with me!"

Before he could blink, Naruto had gathered a wide-eyed Kagome into his arms and had vanished in a cloud of smoke.

Real smoke.

That idiot had actually used a smoke bomb.

Sasuke let out a horrified gasp.

"Kagome!"

His Imouto had been kidnapped!

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"Sasu-nii, can you please stop talking about it."

The two Uchiha's had just entered the estate and Kagome was tired of hearing the same thing over and over again. It was bad enough that Aniki hadn't come to pick them up, she had assumed he would, since he had taken them to the Academy (Something he hadn't done in a whole week) but Sasuke was still talking about Naruto. He wouldn't even call her new friend by his name! Only dobe or moron and occasionally idiot.

"I won't stop talking about it! He kidnapped you!"

It was true that Sasuke was still not happy with the day’s events. After all, he had run all over the Academy grounds to locate his Imouto. It had taken up the rest of his lunch time and he hadn't been able to eat. Then, when he finally found her and the dobe (at the play ground no less) she wouldn't let him teach the idiot a lesson.

All he wanted to do was punch him a few times but no, Naruto-kun was her friend, she'd said and if he hit him she wouldn't talk to him anymore.

She seemed to forget that she had been kidnapped!

"He didn't do anything bad. He was really nice, and even pushed me on the swing."

"I could have pushed you on the swing." Sasuke muttered, arms crossed.

Kagome ignored him, choosing to observe their surroundings.

The two had just entered the kitchen, and normally their Kaa-san would be there waiting for them, but there was no Kaa-san and no dinner on the table.

"Ugh, this is kinda creepy." Sasuke finally whispered breaking the awkward silence.

Kagome had to agree. Her hazel eyes widened when she thought she heard low voices, but she couldn't tell who they belonged to from where she stood.

Sasuke was a little lost when Kagome began to walk, or rather tip toe down the hall way.

"Kagome?"

"Shh..." She waved a hand, motioning for him to follow her lead. What was she up to? Despite his confusion, he quietly followed behind her.

By the time they had reached the sliding door at the far end of the hall, they could clearly hear the conversation taking place.

"I do not care to know your reasons, Itachi."

That was Tou-san's voice.

"Quitting the Anbu is unacceptable."

Sasuke glance at his sister who had her ear pressed to the door a serious look on her face. It was obvious to him that Tou-san and Aniki were having a private talk and they probably weren’t supposed to be listening to them.

They should go before they got in trouble.

Instead of following his own advice, Sasuke, copying Kagome's actions, pressed his ear against the door.

"The clan is more important than anything you could possibly come up with, and now that you understand my reasons, I'm sure you agree."

Silence.

They leaned into the door more.

"Itachi?" That voice didn't belong to Tou-san. It was obviously their Kaa-san, "Where are you going?"

The sliding door abruptly opened, and both children landed face first on the floor. Standing before them was there Aniki, and he didn't looked surprised to see them there. Both jumped to their feet, peering past his legs to see Tou-san and Kaa-san sitting side by side on a small futon.

Itachi stepped into the hallway.

"We are not done here, Itachi."

The tension in the air was so thick that it could have been cut with a knife. "Hai, Tou-san, we are." Itachi muttered softly, but his voice was ice cold and it made both children feel a little uneasy. Neither had ever heard there Aniki sound like that.

Kagome and Sasuke shared a worried look.

Something was definitely wrong.

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