"Itachi." I breathed.

I stared into the crimson eyes of his Sharingan. I instantly memorized his features. From the lines on his face, the length of his hair, to his height and weight, I was memorizing every feature on him.

"Itachi? Who's that?" I heard Naruto get off the bed. I snapped out of it and slammed the door in his face and quickly locked the door. "Naruto! Out the window now!" I shouted.

But it was too late. The door broke open and Itachi and a man blue like a fish with a giant sword strapped to his back. Both wore black cloaks with red clouds on it. "Hard to believe that such a child carries the Nine Tailed Fox." The blue man spoke.

Huh? How do they know about Naruto and the Nine Tails? "Naruto, you're coming with us." Itachi's voice isn't warm like it used to be. Gritting my teeth I stuck my arm out covering Naruto, pushing him back a bit. I quickly got out a kunai and stood my ground.

The only reason I can do this is because I'm not looking at Itachi. If I were, I'd lose my will to fight. "He's not going anywhere with you two." I hissed.

They want Naruto, so they want the Nine Tails that's within him. That must be it. Why else does he want him? Not to mention they know about it. Which even our friends don't. It's forbidden to speak of it.

But Itachi would know. He was the head of the ANBU black ops at the age of thirteen! He's amazing, a true prodigy, and a true genius.

It hurts. My chest hurts. The memory of Itachi casting me in his Genjutsu suddenly refreshed. Because of the torture and the betrayal, I repressed my memories of everything Uchiha related.

I should be angry, I should hate him, but I can't. I can't hate someone who I loved so dearly. No matter what he did.

No matter how much he hurt me.

No matter how much he hurt Sasuke.

He's still Itachi. The boy who was like another older brother. I loved him. No, I still love him. Even though he killed all of them. Why? Why do I still love him? After everything he did. After what he did to me and Sasuke. Why?!

"Miyuna. You have grown. But not enough." I didn't look into his eyes. I was afraid to. At some point in time, I've realized how afraid I was of the Sharingan. Even as Kakashi and Sasuke used theirs, some part of me feared it.

Because of Itachi, some part of me fears the Sharingan.

Swallowing the lump in my throat, I stopped my shaking. "You won't touch my brother." My voice didn't come out as strong as I wanted it to.

"Miyu, what's going on? Who is he? He looks like Sasuke." At that, Itachi's finger twitched slightly at the mention of his brother. "He's Itachi Uchiha. He's the one who killed his entire clan." I told him briefly, deciding it's not my place to mention he's Sasuke's brother.

Naruto tensed up.

Yes, Itachi. He killed everyone, he cast me in a hellish Genjutsu, and he showed Sasuke how he killed the others. He stole his innocence, and robbed him of his childhood. He made me forget part of my life, he brought fear across the village, he changed Sasuke and I, and not for the better. But yet, I still can't find it in me to hate him.

"I'm not here for you; I'm here for your brother. Naruto, why don't we take a walk?" Itachi spoke. Naruto knew, even before I spoke, that they are dangerous.

He grabbed my shoulder. "Miyu, lets just do what they say. Put the kunai up and stay in the room." I shot him a look.

"No!" He moved past me and stepped out into the hall in front of them. "Hey Itachi. It'll be a pain in the neck if this kid makes a run for it. Maybe I ought to chop off a leg just in case." The blue man with gills grabbed the hilt of his sword.

I flash stepped in front of my brother and shoved him back, taking out a kunai. "I won't let you touch my brother." I hissed.

"Oh, you're fast." He complimented. He started walking towards us. I gripped my kunai tighter and glared menacingly at the blue man. But a familiar chakra wafted into my nose.

Itachi sensed him as well. "It's been a long time. Sasuke." He spoke. I looked past him to see Sasuke standing there, Sharingan activated. "Itachi Uchiha." Sasuke growled out.

Sasuke . . . "Well. The Sharingan. And he looks an awful lot like you. Itachi who is this kid?" The fish asked, letting go of his sword, staring at Sasuke with interest. "He's my younger brother." Itachi stated, not even looking interested in the slightest. He's not even turning to look at Sasuke.

"That's strange. From what I heard the whole Uchiha Clan was wiped out. By you." This bastard. "Shut your trap fish." I hissed. The fish turned to me, glaring at me.

"Itachi Uchiha. I hope you're ready to die." It felt like someone knocked the wind out of me as Sasuke said that. I wavered, which didn't go unnoticed. No. No don't. Don't say that. Please.

Itachi stepped up to me. I shook a bit and as he walked right in front of me, I stared up at his eyes. "Go ahead, kill me if you can." He said, referring to the kunai in my hand. I bit my lip, and tried to, but the kunai fell from my hand.

I can't.

"Get away from her!" Sasuke roared. Itachi turned to face his brother and I stepped back, almost falling. "It's just as you said brother. I've fostered my hatred for you, all this time."

Chidori formed in his hand. "I live my life for one single purpose. TO SEE YOU DIE! It ends here!" He shouted. "Sasuke!" Naruto spoke, still in shock from all the information. "Chidori." Itachi spoke, recognizing the jutsu.

I looked at Sasuke carefully. My eyes widened. He's reached the limit with Chidori. He slammed it onto the wall and ran towards Itachi. "Enough! You're dead!"

I watched as he lunged at Itachi. "No!" I screamed, closing my eyes tightly, not wishing to see any harm from either of the Uchiha's. I heard the loud sound of crashing, but no grunts. Slowly, I opened my eyes. I should have expected this.

Itachi held Sasuke's wrist in his hand, the wall destroyed, and Chidori gone. He squeezed his wrist and Sasuke let out a small shout. I snapped out of it. "Don't touch him!" I shouted, lunging at Itachi.

He jumped away as I slammed my fist where he once stood, putting a giant hole in the ground.

Naruto's chakra went up. I looked back to see the orange chakra swirling around him. The two criminals looked over at him. He started weaving hand signs. "Too slow." The blue man slashed in front of Naruto, but I watched as his sword absorbed his chakra.

No way.

"Sorry kid. My blade, Sharkskin, cuts through chakra and devours it." Shit. Shit, shit, shit, shit, SHIT! "We don't need the hassle of this kid whipping out any more jutsu. Forget the legs, maybe I should start off with those arms of his."

I flash stepped in front of my brother. "Touch him you die." I growled. Although I have no confidence in being able to kill him.

He swung the sword down. I had a kunai, ready to block, but a toad a bit taller then us appeared in front of us, in armor, blocking the sword.

Toads . . . Pervy Sage!

The sound of poof is heard and I sensed Jiraiya behind us. "You two don't know me at all do you? Should have done your homework. Jiraiya the Toad Sage fall victim to no woman's charm. Rare beauty's drop for me. Like blossoms in a storm. It isn't in my nature to be done in by the wilds of women." Naruto and I turned to him.

Relief filled me, even as he had the woman slung over his shoulder.

"When you reach the stature I have, the ladies kneel and worship your awesomeness."

Even in the situation I was in, I sweat dropped.

Such a flashy entrance.