Little Apple

"It should be like this right?" He imitate the handsigns and blew a breath of fire to the lake.

A very small fire ball appeared in front of him as a result. Tsukiho impressed since it is his first time. "Good, after doing handsigns fill your lungs with air and mix it with the fire that you had kneaded from your chakra. Like this" she did a perfect spherical fire ball towards the lake.

"Ok" He slowly did another fireball. Though it is very small, it was better than previous one.

"Yup you have a good chakra control. Did you perform leaf concentration exercise before?" She asked.

"Yeah, father trained me to do that a week ago" Itachi nodded his head.

"It's good but you can't overdo it. You don't have enough chakra for that. It is a wonder that you can manage to do two fire balls. You almost exhausted your chakra. Though it is a good way to increase your chakra reserve, don't over do it. And focus in your physical training" she pat his head gently.

"What are you doing?" A foreign voice came behind them. Sensing it is an unfamiliar chakra signature, she naturally put her guards up and covered Itachi as she stood in front of him.

Then a boy came out in the darkness of the forest. He seemed several years older than them and had black colour unkempt hair covered his forehead and most parts of his eyes. But she saw his eyes very clearly as she recognised them. His eyes had the same look as hers in the previous life. She couldn't forget the most horrifying day she experienced which she got that look in her eyes as she saw many of her loved ones were killed that day.

'That eyes definitely belong to someone that has seen the death of his loved ones in firsthand. Though they aren't intense as mine, still it is little bit disturbing.' She quietly memorised his chakra signature as she checked him out without lowering her guards down.

Then she saw the Uchiha crest on him and relaxed. "I was teaching fireball jutsu to my little brother. Are there any problems?" She narrowed her eyes.

"If you want to do fire ball jutsu, please do it in there. In this autumn season fire can spread easily." The boy said with a frown.

"Ah! Sorry about that. But you don't need to worry about it. I can use water style jutsu." She slightly bow her head to apologise. "Ah never mind that won't happen again."

The boy didn't move as he started to watch her carefully. "Are you an Uchiha?"

She didn't answer the question but the answer is obvious from her smirk.

"Never seen an Uchiha with red hair?" He muttered.

"Do you have a problem with red hair?" She chuckled darkly.

"No not at all" he hurriedly said while making Itachi laugh. "You look very adorable like an apple." She looked away with an embarrassment but reminding his chakra and what his eyes look like, she came to her senses very quickly.

"What are you doing in the forest? You don't look like here to train?" Seeing his tidy look, unconsciously a question came out from her mouth.

"Little brother have you seen him before?" She muttered with a low voice.

"Yeah, I have seen him in the clan meeting. No need to worry" he muttered back.

"But he look..... weird" she said slowly.

Hearing their muttering his eyes twitched then he cough to reduce the awkwardness. "I heard them all" he said slowly.

"Oh!" Itachi and Tsukiho dead panned.

"...I am here for a walk" he sweated.

"Ok, we are going home now. Bye! Take care" she waved her hands while Itachi took a good look at him.

"Something wrong big sister?" Itachi asked.

Hearing he calling her big sister, she felt like smiling widely. But she calmed herself and spoke to him. "His chakra is little cold, I think he has awaken his sharingan. But with his gaze, it should be very traumatising experience." Then they slowly entered home.

As soon as they entered in, first one they saw is Mikoto who was waiting for them. "How is it Tsukiho-chan?" She smiled.

"Actually it is good. Still some lights in the outside. So nothing happened Aunt Mikoto." Tsukiho smiled back and started to look for her grandma.

"She went to study with your uncle little Tsukiho" she answered to her unspoken question.

"Aunt Mikoto, is it okay to call uncle to clan head?"

"Of course sweetie. He won't mind that." She caressed her short red hair.

"Actually I look forward to see you in your aunt Kushina's home earlier but I got busy with some work. Anyway here you are now"

"Aunt Mikoto, do you know aunt Kushina?" Appearing that Tsukiho know about certain red head, Itachi raised an eyebrow.

"She is my best friend. Of course I know your little aunt sweetie." Mikoto's pink lips touched her cheek as Tsukiho's face was reddened like a tomato by the sudden touch.

Both Itachi and Mikoto chuckled after saw her reaction.

"Hey stop teasing me aunt, Itachi don't laugh" her face is became more redder and redder.

"You are really adorable sweetie. So I can't help it." She said in the middle of laughter. After some moments she stopped her laughter and looked at Itachi and Tsukiho.

"Ok well then, why don't you take a wash while I'm making the dinner?" Then she saw both of them nod their heads.

"Itachi go and show the little Tsuki's room?" She turn to Itachi.

"Yes mother" he bowed his head.

"Big sister, follow me" Itachi lead the way.

'So both of them started to get alone in such a short time.' She had a rare grin on her face.

Itachi opened the door for her to enter. "Here it is. I have to go too see ya later big sister" Itachi went away.

"See ya later little brother" she slowly closed the door. And took off her little bag and ninja pouch and placed it on the table. Then turned on the light and to take a good look at the room. It is slightly bigger than her own room in the country of Whirlpools. And there Is a closet in the coner and two short tables.

Near the window there is a newly prepared futon as it neatly folded. She took a breath and check everything out of habit before enter the bathroom to clean up.