18 December 2012
Wow, i'm back after an absence and the first thing I post is a fan-fic. Anyways this is just a cute thing I wrote. Please like and review :)
He was running again, and Itachi was watching. It should have ended the moment the hiate-ate touched his forehead but the fools never even attempted to stop it. Itachi jolted slightly when he saw the first knife come out. He mustn't reveal his presence- no matter the cause, one little boy wasn't worth compromising his entire mission. There was a scream, one that Itachi would remember in years to come as the knife sliced into his arm. Perhaps he would have stepped in there but he caught a glimpse of a familiarly masked ninja and sneered. He knew the Anbu had been stationed around the boy to keep him safe and to discourage mobs but it looked like even they were blinded with prejudice for the fox-demon-vessel. Another knife joined the first and he had the bite his lip to keep himself from charging in blindly. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the Anbu leap away but his attention was on the bleeding genin. Then something happened that forced his hand. Through tear-less eyes the blonde looked pleadingly into the forest, only for his eyes to widen when they caught the conflicted ones of the hidden missing-nin. "Please." The single mouthed word was all he needed and he kept out of the foliage, his katana drawn and cut down the attacking civilians. He stood over the butchered Naruto, his sword dripping with blood and his eyes filled with fire. The two locked eyes for one second longer then the Kyuubi-holder collapsed. Itachi scooped him into his arms and ran back the way he had come. He knew of the Kyuubi's natural healing powers so he wasn't that worried about getting a doctor. Instead he landed at the mouth of a cave he had been staying at and looked over the unconscious boy. His wounds were closing slowly but surely and only the deepest still bled. Not sure if he should curse his moment of weakness or not he slipped off his Akatsuki cloak and draped it over the boy. At the very least he would see this through until the boy woke. He placed his back to the side of the cave, pulled Naruto close and slowly drifted off into a semi-awake sleep.
When he woke fully it was to the sight of the weary but curious blue eyes of the jinchuriki staring at him silently. The two stared at each other for a few seconds then Itachi released his firm grip on the blonde, giving him plenty of room to move away if he wanted to. Naruto didn't move an inch however, a realization lighting his eyes, "You were Weasel-san." Itachi was vaguely surprised that the younger boy had recognized him without his Anbu mask but nodded solemnly. "Hai." But it seemed Naruto wasn't done speaking. "And you're Sasuke-teme's brother." A twinge of rationalized remorse settled in his chest but he ignored it and nodded just as solemnly. Perhaps the parting words he had given to his otouto had been a bit too harsh, especially after their many talks about those with burdens they could not control. "Why did you save me?" Itachi frowned almost imperceptibly, hating that he had to ask. Not to mention that he had to be saved in the first place. "You asked." he replied simply, knowing he might have stepped in even had the blonde not done so. Cerulean eyes blinked, startled at the simple reason. He glanced past the startled blonde, furious at the reaction to simple kindness, and judged the time to be sometime in the early morning, the sun barely rising. He stood, still semi-cradling the younger and leapt out of the cave. Naruto was stone still, but silent, as they made their way towards the village and his shabby apartment. Jumping in a shattered window Itachi gently set Naruto on his feet. He had stayed too long already. He moved to jump back out the window but a soft had suddenly curled into his shirt and he glanced back. Naruto still had his Akatsuki cloak draped over him, trailing on the ground slightly, and had his head bowed. "Thank you Weasel-san." he whispered. Itachi paused, then carefully took the cloak back, "You must not reveal you've seen me." he paused as Naruto nodded and retracted his hand. He moved to the window then turned back one more time, "Kitsune-chan," Naruto looked up, startled, and Itachi sent him a small, genuine, smile, "Happy birthday."
Birthdays • Opuss № I