Hey everyone

So this chapter is sort of a filler, but things get revealed at the same time

Were back to Itachi's POV for the time being

Enjoy

I don't Own Naruto

Chapter 19

I watch as Inu, Sora's teammate, runs away from the group. I honestly didn't think about how the boy was going to react after our spar.

I had been surprised by Sora's voice of confidence in me since I felt that I didn't show any true extraordinary skills whenever Me and Sora use to hang out with the Uchiha group before becoming genin; I didn't think those spars with each other had counted.

My reasons for winning those spars had been because I felt it was the only way for those boys to lose some of the arrogance that our clan grows up with. Sora had been the first one to change, and become more humble, while the other three had slowly realized that being an Uchihia wasn't enough.

It was that strategy I used against Inu since it had been working so well with the others. Originally, I was going to tie his match since I didn't want to look exceptional of any kind, but after Inu's outburst, it told me that he had a bit of arrogance. It didn't help when Sora stated his voice of confidence in me, and that made the final decision on what strategy to use in the match.

I made sure to extend the match with Inu as long as possible, until the last minute. That's when I decided to end the spar. I had hoped it would show that I was overestimated by Sora's proclamation of me, and it would beat a bit of that arrogance out of the Inu boy.

Although I didn't know much about Sora's team, I know that arrogance can get comrades killed, and for reasons I hadn't known before, Sora has become a friend that I feel I can trust in the same way I trust Shisui.

I had been debating, after a month coming back from the past, on letting Sora join me and Shisui on the plan we devised that relates to getting the clan more involved with the village, but we had agreed to first wait until Sora becomes a chunin.

Once the spar between me and Inu had finished, I had been surprised when no one had any negative feedback, and just stated that I had been perfect in the spar. That had seemed to be the final step towards Inu losing it.

"Hey, Inu, where are you going?!" Sora yells out.

"Daru-sensei, it seems one of your students have taken off before concluding today's overall performances" Yamato-sensei says.

"Don't worry; I think I have an idea of where he's going and what he is thinking. I'll go after him, see what to do, and inform him of the rest of the meeting. Sora, Neko, once Yamato dismiss the meeting, you are free to leave. Until then" Daru-sensei makes a hand sign, and shushins away.

"We really need to ask him how he does that" Sora mutters.

"Can't you just use your eyes to copy the technique?" Takeru asks.

"I would never do that with a comrade; it's disrespectful!" Sora retorts. I didn't know that Sora felt so strongly about using the Sharingan like that; my respect for him went higher.

"He's right Takeru-kun; while he may indeed be able to copy the technique, it's kind of disrespectful if it's towards to someone you trust. He still can without really getting any consequences, but would you like it if he copied a technique from you without your knowledge?" Yamato-sensei asks.

"No I wouldn't, okay I see what you mean Sora-san" Takeru says, looking away.

"Don't worry; you're not the first person to ask me that. Anyways, what else is there to discuss about Sensei?" Sora asks.

"Well, apart from getting some opinions for my genins, both I and Daru were thinking of doing a joint mission together. We first wanted to see the levels of the spar before making that decision. After the last spar, we decided that a joint mission is a good idea. The pay will be more split than usual due to two teams taking it, but I can guarantee that the experience should boost your willingness to continue to train and improve in your skills" Yamato-sensei says.

"What about Inu sensei?" Neko asks.

"That's why Daru went after him. Apart from whatever is troubling Inu-kun, Daru will fill him in on what we're discussing right now. How would you guys feel about doing a B-rank mission? We won't be doing this on a regular occasion, but we feel a low B-rank should be effective since you guys have done four or five C-ranks already without any issues" Yamato-sensei says.

"Yes, I'm in!" Sora immediately answers.

"I think it's a good idea, and if both you and Daru-sensei are with us, then we'll be fine in case something happens" Neko says.

"I'm all for it" Takeru says.

"So am I" Hikari says.

I didn't say anything, which got everyone to look at me. I didn't expect to do more than C-rank missions for a few years before becoming chunin. It wasn't unheard of, but it makes things a bit unpredictable.

"Okay" I say. I hope that it won't require me to reveal my sharingan for the mission; I am hoping to keep it hidden for a long time.

"Alright then, your all dismissed. Make sure you're at the hokage tower for 9 am. We will go together to pick up the mission" Yamato-sensei says. After that, he makes a hand seal, and shushins away.

"Show-off" Sora mutters.

"It really is a shame though; I had wanted all of us to go out to eat, but since Inu-san left, it doesn't seem like it's going to happen" Takeru says.

"How about after we complete the mission, we can all go together; by then hopefully whatever is bothering Inu will be sorted out" Sora says.

By looking at Sora, I knew that he understood exactly what was bothering Inu. Since they're in a team together, it only made sense that Sora would know.

"Well let's go home them. It was fun meeting you three. We'll see you tomorrow. Sora, come with me" Neko says, dragging Sora by the arm.

"Oi, Neko-chan, I'll come you don't need to pull" Sora complains until there out of sight.

Once they were out of sight, Takeru turns to speak to Itachi, "wow Itachi-kun. I didn't expect that kind of match."

"I think I was just lucky that me and Inu have a similar strategy. He may have beaten me if the fight had continued after ten minutes since he did not yield when I had asked him to" I say. I know it isn't the truth, but I still am trying to cover my skills as much as I can.

"I doubt it. When you placed the kunai near his throat, I felt your chakra shift. It felt slightly darker, more vicious, than your usual chakra. It seemed to scare Inu-san a bit" Takeru says.

"You can sense a shift in the chakra as well?" I ask, slightly surprised. I know that Takeru can sense chakra, but didn't know that he could read it to that level; fortunately, it seems that Takeru doesn't know what killer intent is.

"Yeah, that was the first time I've ever felt someone's chakra do that" Takeru says.

I nod, but do not speak, glad for the moment that Takeru hasn't reached that level.

"Well, let's head home; tomorrow is going to be something different, and I'm both excited and nervous on what it is. Bye you two" and with that, Hikari begins to leave.

"Hey, wait up Hikari. Bye Itachi-kun, see you tomorrow" Takeru says, following after Hikari.

I begin to walk towards my home, my mind full of thoughts.

A B-rank mission and it's only been four months since I became a genin. I haven't used my sharingan in front of others, but I've never done a mission without the use of my eyes with it being B-rank or higher. I'm not sure if I can hide it for much longer, but what Yamato-sensei said is true; it would give them experience and motivation for the team to improve, especially, since some were showing a bit of irritation to the regular routine.

If this mission was just going to be one of those once in a blue moon missions, then I think I better be prepared and not let my guard down.

"Kaa-san, tou-san, I'm home" I announce, removing my shoes and leaving them at the side of the wall.

"Nii" I hear then feel Sasuke tackle into me.

"Hi Sasuke, did you had fun today?" Itachi says, poking him in the stomach. This just makes Sasuke giggle.

"Well, it's safe to say the little guy knows how to run" I look up to see Shisui walking towards me.

"Shisui" I say, nodding to him.

"Jeez, formal as always; just wait for a bit, your parents are having an argument of sorts" Shisui says, motioning me to follow him.

Once I'm near the doors that would lead to the backyard, I start to hear the sounds of raised voices.

"It's too soon to be deciding that, he's only 7 years old Fugaku."

"He's been proving to me over and over how skillful he is despite his age. I truly believe when the time comes, he'll be the one to lead the clan."

"What if he doesn't want to?"

"He needs to; can't you see that he's slipping from us?"

"He isn't slipping away from us."

"He invited others to the Uchiha district from the village."

"That's because they are his friends. It isn't the village that's the problem Fugaku, it's the higher heads. The village itself sees us as one of them, or don't you remember months ago when we went out as a group to that barbecue restaurant."

First with Sora, now with them; I guess I really haven't been as careful with my abilities as I thought I was; Tou-san was always a bit more perspective with it came to these things. Already he was thinking about me taking over the clan, but it may have been also because I was showing more involvement in the village than tou-san would like.

Kaa-san on the other hand seemed to understand who was really holding the clan back, and held no grudge towards the village itself.

I now need to figure out a different way to get tou-san to see the big picture, but more than that, I have no desire to take over the clan; if it's going to be anyone, than it will be Sasuke.

"Looks like there argument's over, better look like we weren't listening" Shisui voice breaks me out of my thoughts, and I go to sit on one of the seats on the table, pretending to be playing with Sasuke.

"Oh, Itachi-chan, when did you get home?" Mikoto asks.

"About half an hour or so Kaa-san; Shisui said you and tou-san were talking outside so I took the liberty to play with Sasuke" I say, letting a smile show for her.

"Nothing to worry about then; now that you're here, let's have some dinner shall we?" says Fugaku.

Once the table is set up and dinner is served, everyone begins to eat. Shisui let's a light conversation go with Mikoto while Mikoto feeds Sasuke the softer food on the table.

After dinner is finished, and Mikoto brings out some fruit to eat, which causes tou-san to address me, "So Itachi, how's your genin team going so far; learn anything new?"

I know that tou-san is looking for some disappointment so he can bring his own share of news, but I have figured out a way on how I was going to play the conversation, "actually, today we sparred with Sora's team today; our sensei wanted a second opinion with what we needed to improve on, so we did a one on one spar with team 6."

"Did you end up facing Sora?" Shisui asks.

"No, I ended up facing his teammate, the rookie of the year; he's really fast. If it wasn't for the fact that we only had ten minutes max to spar, I think I would have lost to him" I know that Shisui won't buy it, but it was more for tou-sans benefit that I lie about how the match went.

"Did you get hurt Itachi-chan?" Mikoto asks.

"Just a little bruising from where I got hit. Hikari was able to heal me though; she's improved a lot in the Medical ninjutsu" I answer her.

Fugaku frowns at this, and just simply says, "You need more training than, perhaps when I have time we can do a one-on-one spar."

"Well, they said I need to increase my strength, and since Inu, Sora's teammate's name, was fast, I should work on that as well. But, were to do a joint B-rank mission tomorrow so I don't know how long it's going to be" It say.

"Isn't it a bit too soon to get a mission like that?" Mikoto says.

"It's only going to be this one time so we can get the experience, and see what being on the field will be like. Our sensei's will be with us so we'll be fine" I just calmly say.

Tou-san seemed like he wanted to say something, but the hard look I see Kaa-san sends him stops him.

I was fairly certain it was about the taking over the clan, and for the moment I was grateful for Kaa-san's Interference at stopping him since now wasn't the time for that confrontation.

After dinner, Shisui had asked if he and I go for a walk. When no objections were stated, Ii followed Shisui out the door, and far into the training area in the back yard.

"Shisui, what is you wish to talk about?" I ask.

Shisui pauses and sit's underneath a tree. He motions for me to join him.

Looking at the house, he returns his gaze back to me "Now that were not near your parents anymore, tell me what really happened today with the spar."

And there we are, Well next chapter will go on with the mission, but what do you think of the fight happening?

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