Chapter One

Team 7

"You have got to be kidding me." He said as he looked at his younger brother, rubbing the bridge of his nose as he did. "You seriously got kicked out of class the day before your graduation exam because you over did it in a spar?"

The little boy in front of his brother nodded his head as he shuffled his feet, his spiked up in the back hair waving as he did. He wore a simple short sleeved blue shirt with a high collar and white shorts along with white arm bands. His onyx eyes showed his shame and embarrassment. "I didn't mean to, but that idiot Naruto is always taunting me and insulting me that I seem to always just lose it around him." He said as he finally looked up at his brother. "I'm sorry I got kicked out but I'm not sorry for hurting him Itachi, he deserved it!"

Itachi sighed as he crouched down in front of his brother, his long raven hair swinging back and forth in its ponytail at the moment while his calm onyx stared into his little brother's face. He wore black Anbu style pants typed at the ankles and a black muscle tank top shirt that showed his Anbu tattoo from long ago. "I understand Sasuke, but you have to learn to curb that temper of yours. What are you going to do on a mission when an enemy ninja does the same to you? You can't afford to lose that control." Itachi explained as calmly and as firmly as possible.

Sasuke nodded his head in acknowledgement. "So how am I going to handle Naruto then? He's always taunting me or trying to get me to fight him, I don't know why though." Sasuke said as he looked towards his brother for advice.

Itachi smiled at this as he stood up and ruffled his hair. "Just ignore him when he starts things with you little brother, I know it's hard to do at first, but it'll be worth it in the end. Now I think it's time we head towards the hospital, you need to apologize to Naruto for setting him on fire." Itachi stated with a glare.

Sasuke slumped his shoulders at that but nodded his head. "Yes big brother." With that the two of them walked out of their house in the Uchiha District and walked towards the hospital in a comfortable silence. It wasn't until they were just about to step into the hospital that Sasuke saw something out of the corner of his eye and gasped. "Dobe! What are you doing out here?" Sasuke called as he jogged over to a blonde wearing a bright orange jumpsuit with blue running down the middle along the zipper.

The blonde turned and looked at Sasuke with a glare on his face, or what Sasuke could see of his face anyways. The blonde had several bandages on his face and a couple of them covered his whisker birthmarks on his cheeks. His hands were wrapped as well and Sasuke knew that his legs and torso would be just as swathed in bandages too. "Go away Teme." Naruto spat as he turned to continue walking down the road, leaning heavily against the hospital for support.

Sasuke frowned at the blonde before he decided that the idiot needed his help and quickly ran over to his side and grabbed one of the blonde's arms, throwing it over his shoulder. Naruto lost his balance due to the shift of his weight transferring to something else and almost fell if it wasn't for the taller boy. "Geez Dobe, you're really hurt, why aren't you in the hospital?" Sasuke asked as he took in the other boy's injuries.

Naruto scowled at Sasuke heatedly. "And whose fault is it that I'm like this?" Naruto spat out, causing Sasuke to flinch. "If I had known commenting on your mother like that would get me burnt to a crisp, I would've just kept my mouth shut." Naruto muttered as he continued to walk with Sasuke's help.

"Wait, he insulted our mother?" Itachi asked as he suddenly appeared in front of the two twelve year old boys. Naruto yelped in surprise and tripped over his feet and fell backwards. Sasuke was unable to keep the other up this time due to the unexpected shift and fell with him, both landing on their butts.

"Big Brother! Don't do that!" Sasuke scowled at his brother before turning to a whimpering next to him, raising an eyebrow when he realized that Naruto was covering his mouth to cover the whimpers he was releasing while his eyes stared wide at something in front of them.

Sasuke looked up at his brother and almost cringed himself in fear. Itachi had activated his Sharingan at the mention of their mother being insulted; unconsciously deciding that Naruto was a threat. Itachi moved to say something but Naruto was already on his feet and running away from the two Uchiha brothers, not even looking back to see if he was being followed.

Sasuke sat on the ground and watched the blonde run, wondering where he had the energy to do that when he could barely walk only a minute ago. "Itachi, I think you scared him." Sasuke said as he turned back to his now deeply breathing brother, Itachi's eyes were shut as he fought for control. "And you told me not to let him get to me." Sasuke scoffed.

Itachi opened his eyes to glare at his brother with his onyx eyes, Sharingan deactivated. "Unfortunately that's the one thing that can truly piss me off. No one insults the woman who gave birth to me and raised me, not even twelve year old boys." Itachi explained as he began walking back towards the Uchiha District. "I've changed my mind; you don't need to apologize to him anymore since he was rude to you first." Itachi said as he led a smiling Sasuke back to their home.

Itachi Sensei

"Alright everyone, we're going to start calling you. This next part is the Bunshin jutsu. Good luck to you all." Iruka said as he called the first student in and then closed the door behind him.

"Man, I can't wait to get my headband!" A boy with spiky brown hair said, his grey hood of his jacket throw back as he rubbed his head. "Being a ninja is goin to be so awesome!" He stated as a little puppy in the front of his jacket yipped its agreement.

"I know right, I can't wait either." Naruto said as he looked towards the door with apprehension. "I even practiced really hard last night to pass today. You wouldn't believe the things I actually know now!" Naruto boasted as he fidgeted with his bandaged hands a little. He still had some injuries from yesterday after his incident with Sasuke and that fireball. Another name was called and Shino soon disappeared into the testing area. "Man I'm so nervous though Kiba, I'm not sure if I'll pass this time either." He admitted.

"Ah, don't worry man; I'm sure you'll pass this time!" Kiba said as he patted his friend and the shoulder. "Just give it all you got." He encouraged.

Naruto nodded his head as he fell into silence, his nerves finally getting the better of him as name after name was called and soon it was Naruto's turn. "Alright Naruto, show us what you got." Mizuki said as he watched the blonde with calculating eyes.

Naruto gulped but nodded his head as he began the Bunshin jutsu, concentrating as hard as he possibly could to try and get the results needed. "Bunshin!" HE shouted as he completed the jutsu and looked towards either side of him in expectation, only for his face to fall as he realized he had made only one clone and it was terribly pathetic.

"You fail Naruto." Iruka said as he slammed the failed stamp onto Naruto's papers. Naruto nodded his head as he grits his teeth, already knowing that this was the most likely turnout for him. He couldn't make a clone to save his life.

"Oh come on Iruka, let him pass. He made a clone after all." Mizuki said with an easy going smile. Naruto didn't even look up, he already knew what Iruka was going to say.

"I cannot in good conscious allow him to pass Mizuki. He failed his written test, his genjutsu, and his ninjutsu, and he just barely scrapped by his weaponry and taijutsu. I just can't let him pass when he can't even produce one useable clone; all of the others were able to make at least two." Iruka said as he gave Naruto a sad nod.

Naruto didn't even wait to hear anymore and left the room, heading straight out of the academy building and towards his favorite spot, the swing where he watched all the graduating Genin gather with the families. His sapphire eyes landed on a familiar head of raven hair that was surrounded by three older raven haired people. Naruto knew that that was Sasuke's family; his mom, his dad, and his brother.

Naruto continued to watch the families congratulating the new genin while he ignored any whispers about him and how it was a good thing he hadn't become a ninja. All he could do as the whisper surrounded him along with the happy cheers from the families was to grit his teeth and just bear it. There was nothing he could do about it anyways, especially since he had nothing and no one to go home to.

"Hey Naruto," the blonde looked up at Mizuki, wondering what he wanted, "how about I tell you about the makeup exam. That way you can become a ninja."

Itachi Sensei

Itachi smiled as he watched his little brother celebrate with their family, even their father was showing a proud smile. That didn't happen very often since Fugaku Uchiha was a very strict man and an even stricter father, but he knew that this was a time for celebration.

Sasuke was just taking a huge bite out of a tomato pie that their mother had made for him when there was a knock on the door. Itachi stood and answered it while everyone else continued celebrating. He blinked in surprise at the haggard appearance of one Ebisu, glasses crooked on his face slightly and breathing heavily. "What's happened?" Itachi asked at once, realizing that something was very wrong at the moment for a Jounin to be this out of it.

"It's Naruto Uzumaki; he's taken the scroll of sealing." Ebisu said as he began to back up sunshine. "Hokage-sama wants all available Chuunin and Jounin searching for him before either of them fall into the wrong hands." Ebisu informed before he disappeared in a swirl of leaves.

Itachi cursed at this and ran back into the house to grab his gear and go, only to stop and whisper in his father's ear at what had happened. Fugaku stiffened before he nodded his head and stood up as well. "We'll return shortly, there has been an emergency that must be taken care of." Fugaku said as he followed his eldest out of the house. "I shall get the Uchiha Police mobilized instantly. Go and find him before anything else happens." He ordered to Itachi before he disappeared.

Itachi took off instantly, searching for any sign of Naruto. He could see several Ninja already running all over the place, along with Anbu who were slipping in and out of shadows and buildings and anywhere else in an effort to find the boy. Itachi already knew that Naruto was extremely good at stealth and that it would be hard to find the boy if he didn't want to be found, but he knew of one man that could find the blonde no matter what.

Itachi quickly set out and caught onto the trail of Iruka Umino, one of the only people who actually showed any care towards the blonde. "Iruka!" Itachi called as he came to run next to the older man.

"Itachi." Iruka nodded at him as he glanced at him before looking back to the front. "He'll be up ahead and then we can find out why he took the scroll." Iruka informed and just as the brown haired male knew they arrived into a clearing where Naruto was panting heavily, gasping in air as he collapsed onto the ground. "Stay here just in case anyone else arrives or he bolts for it." Iruka said and jumped down to confront the blonde.

Itachi would've rolled his eyes at Iruka telling him what to do, Itachi was after all the higher ranked ninja, but he did as told as he realized that Naruto was actually answering Iruka's questions. When Naruto informed Iruka that he was taking a makeup test from Mizuki Itachi knew instantly what was happening then.

"Ah, Iruka, how good of you to arrive." The three sets of eyes instantly fell onto Mizuki, who was grinning maliciously down at the pair. "After all, you're the only other person in this village who even cares about that monster." He stated as he unhooked a large shuriken off of his back.

"Mizuki! What do you think you're doing?" Iruka yelled as he prepared for a fight, already knowing that the silver haired teacher was a traitor. Naruto was sat on the ground still, the scroll now resting against his back as he looked between his teachers in confusion.

"I'm just doing the village a favor." Mizuki stated as he began to spin his weapon, preparing a throw. "After all, no one wants a demon that can destroy them!" Mizuki shouted as he threw the weapon at a frozen Naruto.

"Get down Naruto!" Iruka shouted as he covered a now terrified Naruto. The sound of a metal on metal made Iruka look up stare at Itachi in relief. "Thanks Itachi." Iruka said as he stood up and came to stand next to Itachi, who was blocking Naruto from sight.

Mizuki growled as Itachi smirked at him, before his smirk returned. "Why would you want to protect just a monster? Why don't you just kill it now before it destroys us all?" Mizuki questioned as he leaned up against the tree with his arms crossed.

"What are you talking about?" Naruto asked carefully as he looked around Iruka, trying to stay away from the Uchiha that had terrified him the other day. "Why am I a monster?" Naruto asked as he looked up at Mizuki with curious but wary eyes.

"Don't listen to him Naruto." Iruka said as he pulled out a Kunai to throw. "Be quiet Mizuki! It's forbidden to be spoken of! You know that!" Iruka shouted at the Silver haired Chuunin. Itachi scowled at the Chuunin as he prepared to jump at the other to stop him.

"Haha, you're a monster because you have the most feared monster sealed inside of you! You have the Kyuubi No Kitsune sealed in you that destroyed the village twelve years ago!" Mizuki shouted out maniacally as he stood up straight, laughing at the look of horror on Naruto's face.

"Shut up Mizuki! Iruka get Uzumaki and the scroll out of here!" Itachi shouted as he finally jumped at the Chuunin, who dodged him by jumping to another tree.

Iruka nodded his head and turned to grab Naruto, only to realize that Naruto wasn't behind him anymore. "Shit! Itachi, Naruto ran for it!" Iruka informed the Uchiha.

Itachi cursed as he looked towards Iruka to confirm that and then look back to where Mizuki was, only to realize he was gone too. "Damn it! We have to find them now or Uzumaki is going to be killed and the Scroll of Sealing will be gone!" Itachi yelled as he took off in a direction that he thought Naruto would take, not realizing that Iruka had also gone off.

It was only a few minutes that he came upon Naruto but he didn't make a move towards him, instead he watched hidden in the trees as Iruka came up to him to get the scroll away. Itachi smirked happily as Naruto slammed into Iruka, who reverted back to Mizuki afterwards and Naruto turned into Iruka.

"Why are you protecting that monster?" Mizuki asked as he looked at his old friend and partner. "Why would you go out of your way to protect something that'll destroy the village and kill you in the end, it only leave you disappointed and then rip your head off!?" Mizuki yelled at his fellow Chuunin.

Iruka bowed his head as he nodded. "You're right." Iruka said and Itachi frowned at that, wondering if he would have to protect the boy from his other sensei too. "You're right, that's how a monster would act, but that's not Naruto!" Iruka shouted at the end with a smirk on his face and a gleam in his eyes. "Naruto would never do anything like that and I believe that he can do anything he sets his mind to, otherwise he wouldn't be Naruto Uzumaki of the Village hidden in the Leaves!"

Itachi smiled at that but then frowned as he realized that Mizuki had just launched his second large shuriken at the academy teacher. "Whatever, I'll just kill you and then get the scroll from the brat!" Mizuki exclaimed.

Itachi was just about to leap down and intercept the shuriken so Iruka wouldn't be harmed, but he froze as an orange blur appeared in front of Iruka, taking the shuriken straight to the chest. "Naruto!" Iruka yelled as he looked at the figure in horror, wondering why the boy would do that when Iruka wasn't even injured.

Then they all stared in surprise as the little orange body disappeared into a poof of smoke. "Touch my sensei and I'll kill you." A growl of voices echoed all around Mizuki, startling not only the traitor, but the academy teacher and Jounin. None of them had recognized the orange dots appearing from the shadows and from the looks of it, Itachi would have to guess that there were at least a hundred of Naruto.

"What, what is this?" Mizuki asked as he stared in horror at the multiple Naruto surrounding him, making him back up but then having to stop as more Naruto appeared directly behind him.

"This is what I learned from the damned scroll you tricked me into getting." A Naruto said as he appeared next to Iruka, obviously the original since he had the scroll on his back. "You shouldn't have tricked me like that Mizuki-Sensei, because now you'll get everything you did to me and Iruka back a hundred fold." He stated and the clones instantly jumped onto a screaming Mizuki.

Itachi could only watch as Mizuki was pummeled and only once the Chuunin was incapacitated did Itachi appear next to Naruto. "Good job Uzumaki, you learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu." Itachi stated as he patted the boy on the head. "Though you could've done without stealing that scroll." Itachi said as he tried to pull the scroll off of the boy.

Naruto instantly jumped away from Itachi before he could pull the scroll fully away from him, glaring at the Uchiha. "You're not getting this scroll away from me!" Naruto announce with a suspicious glare.

Iruka sighed with a smile on his face as he came to a stop in front of Naruto and crouched to be on eye level with the boy. "He was only going to take it so he could return it back to Hokage-sama. The Scroll of Sealing is full of forbidden jutsu of the entire village and in the wrong hands it can cause problems." Iruka explained.

Naruto stared into Iruka's eyes for several moments before nodding his head, but he didn't remove the scroll from his back but instead held on tighter to it. "But since I was the one who took it in the first place, I should be the one to return it." Naruto stated as he looked away from Iruka at the end.

Iruka smiled and nodded his head in agreement. "Alright then, I'll escort you back to the Hokage Tower, alright?" Iruka asked and got a nod from Naruto. "But before we go, close your eyes, I have something for you." Iruka said. Naruto looked at him curiously before nodding his head and waited. He felt his goggles pulled off of his head and then something soft settled onto his forehead. "Alright, open your eyes." Iruka said happily.

Naruto did as he was told and looked up at Iruka, his eyes widening as he realized that Iruka's headband was no longer on the man's forehead. His hand reached up to his own and felt the scratched and dented piece of metal on his own forehead. "Iruka…" Naruto whispered as he realized what this meant.

Iruka smiled at him as he stood up. "Congratulations Naruto, you pass." Naruto stared at his Sensei for a long time, not making a move, causing Iruka to chuckle nervously. That was when tears gathered in Naruto's eyes and he launched himself at his Sensei, hugging the man tightly.

Itachi watched the interaction with a smile on his face. 'Maybe Uzumaki isn't as bad as I thought.' He thought as he chuckled with the laughing Iruka and Naruto.

Itachi Sensei

"So, we're a team now." Sasuke said as he looked at Naruto and Sakura.

Naruto nodded his head tiredly while Sakura was beaming like a million watt bulb. She had long pink hair and emerald eyes, wearing a red dress with short sleeves that fell to her knees but had slits up the sides all the way to her hips with black kunoichi shorts on. Her head band held her bangs out of her face and showed off her huge forehead. "Yeah Sasuke! We're teammates now so we should go and eat lunch together." She stated eagerly.

Sasuke stared at her blankly for a moment before nodding his head. "Alright I guess." He said as he remembered what his brother told him before, that he would need to get to know his teammates if they were to make a good team. "Let's go find someplace to eat then." Sasuke said and stood up from his place at the desk. "Come on Sakura, Naruto, let's go."

Naruto stiffened and Sakura stared at Sasuke as if he had just turned into a raven. "Did you just invite Naruto to come with us?" Sakura asked, spitting Naruto's name out like poison.

Sasuke turned and looked at her, catching Naruto's own incredulous stare before replying. "I did, why?" Sasuke asked as he took in the disappointment and anger in her eyes. "He's our teammate Sakura and this isn't a date. This is so we can better get to know each other." Sasuke stated as he turned to continue walking. "So let's go get to know each other you two."

Naruto stared after Sasuke in complete surprise for several minutes before he stiffly stood up and followed him, Sakura already by the raven's side in her eagerness to stay close to him. Naruto caught up with them quickly and walked towards the center of the village where all the booths and restaurants were and Naruto deflated quite a bit when he realized where Sasuke was taking them. "Um, I think I'll just head to my apartment and get something to eat." Naruto said as he turned to leave, only to be grabbed by either arm.

"I don't think so Naruto. We're a team so we'll eat together like a team just like Sasuke said we would." Sakura stated as she held onto his left arm.

"She's right Dobe, so come on; I'll even pay for you." Sasuke said as he began to drag Naruto in behind him. Naruto tried to force his way out of Sasuke's hold, but Sasuke proved to be much stronger than him. Sakura had released his arm as soon as Sasuke had started dragging Naruto inside.

"Let me go Teme, you don't need to pay for me cause I'm not staying." Naruto snarled quietly as he tugged at his arm but was eventually forced into a booth where Sasuke sat next to him so he couldn't get away. "You guys do not want me in here with you, trust me." Naruto muttered quietly, trying to persuade the two of them to let him go. It wasn't going to work out like he wanted because just as Sakura was going to say something, a waitress appeared.

"How may I help you today?" She asked as she looked at the group, her eyes narrowing at the sight of Naruto who was surreptitiously trying to hide behind Sasuke.

Sasuke quickly ordered for them. "A platter of Beef and Chicken please and a tomato on the side." Sasuke then turned to his companions, only to get two looks from them. "What?" He asked but the two just shook their heads and Naruto returned to hiding behind Sasuke the best he could.

"Alright, it'll be right up." The waitress said as she left to go and get their order.

"So why did you order a tomato?" Naruto asked as he looked around the BBQ restaurant.

Sasuke scoffed as he crossed his arms over his chest. "I like tomatoes, big deal." Sasuke said as he stuck his nose in the air as if offended. "Besides," Sasuke turned back to a fidgeting Naruto, "why are you in such a rush to get out of here, I'm paying for lunch after all." Sasuke stated with a curious look plastered on his face. Sakura was wondering this as well and turned her full attention onto Naruto at the moment.

"Yeah, why are you in such a hurry to leave, you normally take Iruka-Sensei up on his offer of treating you to Ramen whenever he asks." Sakura pointed out as she pointed a finger at the blonde.

"Um, well, you see," Naruto said as he looked down at the table and sighed in resignation. He knew that no lie would be believable no matter what he said, so he decided just to tell them the truth. "People just don't like me." Naruto stated as he looked away from the two fully, turning towards the window he had been placed by. "Ever since I was young, an orphan mind you, no one really cared for me or liked me so I'm usually kicked out of restaurants or stores." He explained, watching as a child walked alongside his mother, talking happily as he held her hand. The mother smiling at the young boy.

The two other genin were quiet as they watched their friend, trying to figure him out as they took in the information. "Now that I think about it, you're the only orphan in our entire class." Sakura said with a frown, now just realizing how hard it must've been for her teammate. "I don't ever remember anyone picking you up from the academy so you haven't been adopted." Sakura said thoughtfully.

Sasuke was quiet as he allowed his pink haired teammate think aloud, watching as Naruto flinched at the 'not adopted' part. "Did you ever stay at an orphanage then?" Sasuke asked as Sakura began to mumble to herself, catching her back to the conversation.

Naruto glared sullenly out the window at the mention of an orphanage. "I live in one for a few years before I was finally booted out. Not like I was getting much anyways from them." The blonde said with a growl. He finally shook his head as he turned towards the two with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. "What about you two? You must've had great times with your family! There's no way you could've had worse off than me." Naruto turned the conversation onto his two teammates quickly.

The two nodded their heads but before either one of them could speak their order arrived. "Here you go and here's that tomato you wanted Uchiha-san. Is there anything else I can get you?" She asked as she sat two glasses of water on the table, each going to Sakura or Sasuke.

"No we're good." Sakura said. "I guess you could say that I did have a pretty easy childhood." Sakura said as she turned back to Naruto. "The only problem I had for a little bit was being made fun of because of the size of my forehead." Sakura said as she tapped her forehead her thumb while the rest of her fingers were fisted. "Other than that, yeah, I had a pretty normal childhood, nothing spectacular of course since my parents only get Chuunin pay." She explained with a small smile.

"Wait, you have ninja for parents?" Naruto asked as he looked at her in surprise, as did Sasuke. "I always thought your parents were civilians, not ninja." Naruto stated his thoughts.

Sakura giggled but nodded her head. "I'm not surprised you thought that, especially since I don't actually act like a real ninja myself yet. You see my mom retired from being a ninja when she got pregnant with me and my dad was forced to retire when his knee got obliterated in a mission. He has a new one of course, but it's not quite able to handle the same pressure a real knee can." Sakura explained.

Naruto and Sasuke both nodded their heads in understanding and there was a pause in conversation as all three started laying meat onto the barbeque pit in front of them, ready to start cooking their food. "What about you Teme? What was your childhood like?" Naruto asked as he snatched Sasuke's glass of water and took a sip from it. Sasuke scowled at him and swiped it back, wiping the rim off before drinking some of it as well.

"My childhood…I guess you could say it was normal, at least for being an Uchiha. I don't know how other's live but I know that I lived in a very tight and strict family." Sasuke started as he flipped some of the meat so it didn't burn. "My father is very strict and he wanted me to be the best out of anyone, just like my brother. My brother had activated his Sharingan by the time he was seven and was in Anbu by the time he was twelve. Since we are the main branch of Uchiha and the head of the family too we have to set an example and by accomplishing what he did, Itachi set a high standard for me to reach." Sasuke explained with a firm frown on his face as he did.

"Wow, I'm glad I'm not in a clan now." Sakura admitted as she looked at Sasuke with new understanding eyes. "To have to live up to someone like Itachi Uchiha, that would drive me crazy!" Sakura said as she ran a hand through her hair. Naruto nodded his head slightly in agreement.

Sasuke nodded his head at that too. "You can't even start to understand the pressure I felt for a long time too! I even tried to graduate from the Academy earlier but was denied even trying." Sasuke stated before putting some of the meat on his plate as it was done, his teammates doing the same. "If Itachi hadn't of told me not to worry about it, that I was already doing really well for my age, I would've gone nuts! My father is still really strict and expects a lot but I don't let it bother me anymore. I'm doing what I need to do to get better, not what he wants me to do." Sasuke stated with a smirk on his face. "And it seems to be working too."

Naruto rolled his eyes as he ate the meat he had taken for his share, sneaking sips of water from Sasuke's glass as he did. "I see, but at least you have someone who wants you to do really well for yourself. I'm sure your dad loves you either way anyways." Naruto stated as he looked at Sasuke.

Sasuke blinked at him in surprise before nodding his head. "My mom said something similar one time, but it would still be nice to hear it from the man himself." Sasuke admitted.

Sakura nodded her head in agreement. "I agree, I'd like to hear that I'm doing well in the ninja arts from my parents now and then too." She rarely did in the first place anyways.

Naruto frowned at the two of them as he swallowed the last piece of meat he got. "I think you two are forgetting what you have." Naruto said as he snatched a piece of meat off of Sasuke's plate. "You need to appreciate what they do for you before you lose them." Naruto said, scowling when Sasuke stopped him from taking any more of the Raven's food.

Sakura frowned at Naruto as she crossed her arms over her chest, her chopsticks coming to rest on her forearm. "What are you talking about Naruto? I appreciate my parents I would just like getting a little encouragement here and there is all." She stated.

Naruto went to open his mouth but was stopped by the arrival of someone else. "Uzumaki speaks the truth. Appreciate what you have and don't push for too much, you could destroy what you already have."

"Aniki! What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked as he looked up at the older Uchiha.

Itachi smiled at the group of genin in front of him, taking in the fact that Naruto was once again trying to hide behind his little brother. "I'm here because you didn't show back up at the Academy on time so I had to search for you instead."

The three blinked in surprise. "So wait, Sasuke's older brother is our Sensei?" Sakura asked as she turned to her teammates.

Itachi smirked evilly as he looked at his younger brother with a gleam in his eyes. "That's right. I'm team 7's Sensei."

Itachi Sensei

A.N. Haha, the first chapter is done with! I can't wait to continue this chapter. I started writing Itachi Sensei because I saw this picture of Team 7 as Itachi as Sensei. I even went to see if I could find a Fanfiction story and I did find one! but only ONE so far. I hope you guys like this one though! Review please would be great!

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