Protector in His Own Way….
Chapter 29 (BONUS CHAPTER... another one coming soon today...)
Title: Protector in His Own Way….
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-Itachi POV-
I just look at the frying pan in front of me. I am cooking lunch for my siblings, I can't help what dad told me. I am really talentless at everything I try… I mean the only thing I am good at is cooking. Dad always said that no matter what, I am still his son so it doesn't matter if I am strong or not. He will always protect me… and so will my family. But I don't want that!!! I want to protect them too and not just be a burden to them.
After Kisame, I am the oldest sibling, I am supposed to protect them too damn it. I want my younger siblings to look at me like they look at Kisame, when they see him they see an immovable wall that will always protect them… but me… I am just someone that they must protect. My heart is filled withna certain feeling that I don't like as I think of that.
I clench my hand into a fist. Even my younger siblings have started surpassing me and some of them even have surpassed me already.
I train as hard as I can, but I can still never keep up with the likes of Kisame or Kakashi. Especially since Kakashi has now picked a spear that he fights with and now even an all out Kisame can't decisively beat him. Kakashi will use his dexterity and come up with traps that would put down even someone like Kisame.
I am pulled out of my thoughts as some of my clones created from my Double Double Fruit nudge me and point towards the soup. I nod at him and I order my clone by saying. "Go and fix it clone 1."
Anyway, I shouldn't let my mind wander like this uselessly. It definitely doesn't help at all, father says that a wandering mind is not good. He says that he himself always is concentrated on his goal… and it is quite tiring, but when with family you can let your mind wander. It's like a cheat… also finding enjoyment in what you do is another way to not let yourself get tired from work, because when you enjoy what you do, it won't even feel like work.
Dad really has a lot of smart sayings like this.
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After I finish cooking lunch, me and my clones take the plates and go towards the dining room.
As I enter the room, it is like a school cafeteria full of children. Over a hundred of them actually, and there are a lot of small ones running around and playing tag too.
I have to be careful so I don't trip on any of them. I see some of the step mothers feeding some of the younger kids and they themselves have had, especially the older mothers. Some of them have already raised over twenty children themselves so they know what they are doing and their bodies move almost automatically.
Anyway, I look around and don't see dad. I guess he and Kisame are still training in Fishman Island. I just have my clones spread around the food as I go and sit down next to Kakashi. He is reading a book about Physics and things. He is really smart so he knows a lot of stuff like this.
I just nudge him and he has his usual tired look on his eyes as he looks at me. "Whatcha want Itachi?"
"Hey Kakashi, do you have any secret things for today? You know… I wanna learn something." I ask him that because I know that Kakashi has been instructed by dad to manage some of the projects that dad has going on.
Kakashi seems to think for a while and in the end he says. "Well… some of this stuff is confidential."
I am a little disappointed when he says that, and I am even a little put down by this as my head hangs down.
Kakashi just smirks at this and continues saying. "... but you are part of the family so nothing is really confidential for you."
I look at him with an excited look on my eyes. Kakashi's smirk gets even wider at this, I know that he likes to tease a lot of his siblings, so I acted like this so he will tell me in the end. There is no need for him to know that I just act like this, so he can get his kick and then in the end tell me. Like Kisame who has dad's physical power, Kakashi has his mental power… that includes the teasing part too.
"Anyway… there are currently a lot of things going on in the world. Well while dad has started to have the Fishmen people mine the untouched resources at the bottom of the ocean, which has given us the needed foundation and wealth to take over some dozens islands. He has officially become a competitor with Whitebeard on the size of his territory." As Kakashi says that, he eats some rice and vegetables, a very balanced meal in general and the spices and ingredients are perfect to stimulate body growth and give the necessary protein to make the body grow stronger. Then Kakashi after swallowing his food continues saying.
"But even though we have accomplished that and dad's bounty was raised to 1.9 Billion Berry. The outside world has also been moving along, there is some news of a new Empress for Amazon Lily being chosen. Also some rumors have been going around that the Ope Ope No Mi has appeared. Though it seems like the World Government is hiding this and suppressing the news."
Hmmm… I think about all of the news that I just got. I don't know what to do, if dad knew the location, then one of us would be getting the Ope Ope No Mi. But I doubt it that the World Government will allow anything above rumors to spread.
I notice that Kakashi peeks up as if he remembered something. "Oh! Yeah, it is also said that one of the Vinsmoke Children is dead… or escaped. The news isn't really clear on this one."
Well that is useless to me, but I still thank Kakashi. "Welp, thanks bro, see ya around."
I am about to get up but suddenly…
Baam!
The front door is loudly opened and I see dad come in with Kisame on his shoulders, who seems to be wrapped up in bandages. Both of them celebrating at something.
"Kisame… has Conquerors Haki." Announces dad, his grin widens when he says that. So… Kisame got that too huh. Well it isn't too surprising, actually it would be surprising if he didn't have Conquerors Haki.
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Two months pass like this and we are at a private table. I am sitting at dad's left, while Kisame sits to his right as we are eating dinner.
In the end I look at my father unsure of something. I have found my own way that I will protect my family… but I know that it will be hard to convince dad to let me do it.
Dad suddenly looks at me and has a certain strange calm look in his face as he asks. "Itachi… you seem to be unsure of something? You can talk to me for whatever problem you have, we are a family, never forget that son."
I nod at this and ask. "Dad, could we speak about something after dinner."
He just nods and then goes back to eating some steak.
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After dinner, I go to dad's private office and I see him sitting on his chair who seems more like a bed than a chair with how laid back it is.
Dad looks at me and smiles warmly. "So? What is bothering you Itachi?"
I look at him in the eyes and finally say what I have been unsure if I should suggest to him. "Dad… I wanna join the marines…"
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AUTHOR NOTE:
Though he hasn't noticed it yet, Itachi is good at something else except cooking… he has got something from his father too… he has Jaw's ability to lie and act. Also Jaw already has kids in the hundreds… unlike Big Mom who is a female and can only get pregnant once a year (well more like 9 months…). He can impregnate as many women as he wants. He could literally get hundreds of kids every year… though he doesn't do that. Since he wants someone he "trusts" to birth his children.
P.S: Itachi's reason for this request will be explained in the next chapter.
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