18) Team 7 returns

I was waiting by the gates with Tamaki and Mitsuri-san, excited when I saw team 7 approach the gates.

"Sasuke your back!" I exclaimed tackling him as he let out a pained groan "Opps, sorry nii-chan" I said getting off "I didn't mean to-I'm just happy your back" I said bit sheepishly

"Hn, me too" he mumbled patting my head

"She was talking about you none stop" Mitsuri interjects

"How can you make me worry, you were gone for a whole month" I exclaimed

"sorry it took longer than expected" he muttered

"So was there dangerous enemy you had to fight" Tamaki asked quizzically

"believe it" The blonde headed teammate exclaimed as he trailed on explaining the mission

"Wow that's so cool!" the two of us exclaimed in unison, stars in our eyes

"yep, pretty much I defeated the enemy all by myself while your brother here just watched Naruto" gloated

"Whattt, no way" Tamaki says in disbelief

"Sasuke-nii is just as if not stronger than you Naruto-san" I exclaim pointing a finger at the blonde

"wait Sasuke-kun don't you want to walk me home?" she cooed, attempting to win my brothers attention, Its not working out much tho. He looks more annoyed than anything. "I mean its getting dark and I don't want to walk home in the scary dark"

"no" he said coldly, turning towards Miss Mitsuri bowing "Arigatō" he muttered

"Its my pleasure" she replied with a small smile

"Ki-Ki, c'mon" he called

"I could walk you home Sakura-chan" the blonde suggests

"I don't want you Naruto, I want Sasuke too" she said leaving a lump on his head from smacking him so hard

'That's gotta hurt, What's wrong with her' Tamaki and I thought

"Bye Kireina-chan"

"bye Reika"

"Bye Naru-san! see ya later Tamaki, Mirsuri-San" I chirped before leaving, catching up with him

"how were you?" he asked after we left the group

"I was good, Sasuke you look not good I can heal you if you want?" I offered "Miss Mitsuri has been teaching my and Tamaki how to use medical ninjutsu" I proudly state

"cool, maybe when we get home you could show me" he said

"yeah" I cheered happily

=====UCHIHA'S APARTMENT======

we were back at the apartment as I was healing Sasuke's minor wound and injures

"your a natural imotō." he praised

"Arigatō" I replied softly and bit sheepishly "uh sasuke, uhm, c-can I ask you a question"

"depends" he said lowly

"w-who killed the clan" I hesitantly asked

he finched at my question "you don't need to-"

"wa-was it Itachi-nii" I said his face was filled with shock, rage, surpised, it was filled with all kinds of emotions I can't even name

"How do you know that" he asked in a low tone almost dangerously low

"I-uh-um-" the words got stuck in my throat as I stuttered a bit

"Kireina, did I explicitly tell you not to talk to strangers" he yelled bit annoyed

'oh boy he never uses my name, he must be serious' I thought

"so it was Aniki. why?" I shut my eyes tightly as I blurted it out

"who told you" he asked dangerously low

"w-well. uhm while you were out-uh, this guy, uh-danzo I think miss Mitsuri called him, yeah. He told me." I stuttered

he said nothing as an air of silence fell "please, say its not true, p-please Nii-chan" I begged, praying that it's not true.

'He didn't deny it. did he' I feel myself about to burst until I felt myself being embraced into a tight hug then started to cry into his chest

"why?" I choked "w-why did he d-do it" my grip tighten my head buried in his shoulder as he just stayed silent, stroking my hair lightly

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we were home as Kireina showed off her limited medical ninjutsu, it takes a lot to even perform this, so to see her reach this feet all on her own is defiantly an accomplishment especially for her age. "Your a natural imotō" I praised. but I wouldn't expect less from her, she's an Uchiha which met that she's a genuine too

"Arigatō" she muttered quietly then paused for a second before she said something that really surprised me "uh sasuke, uhm, c-can I ask you a question"

"depends." I hummed

"w-who killed the clan" she whispered in a hushed tone I was kinda shocked I never wanted for her to know she doesn't have it in her to hate him as I do and that's a quality I admit, I admire about my imotō. She retained this child like innocents to her, even after the traumatic event; My guess is that cause she was so young then, that she subconsciously blocked out the memory.

I can't say the same, I have a different path and that one is to kill him and avenge the clan, for the both of us.

My eyes widen slightly "you don't need to-" I started but was quickly cut off

"wa-was it Itachi-nii" She stutters

"How do you know that?" I asked lowly how did she even find out cause I know I didn't tell her and didn't plan on telling her anytime soon or so I planned. I wanted to keep her in the dark for as long as possible...safe from the pain.

"I-uh,um-" the words got stuck in her throat as she stutter a bit of nonsensical stuff, trying to form one as her face was painted in hesitation

"Kireina, did I explicitly tell you not to talk to strangers! how do you know this" I asked again bit harsher than intended tho

"so it was Aniki. why?" her eyes start to well up I hate him so much just hearing his name makes me sick but I reluctantly suppressed my emotion not want to take them out on her inadvertently or not. But at the same time it hurts me to see her like this, its not the bubbly and cheery baby sister I'm use to. But still I guess we all changed one way or another

"who told you" I demanded, narrowing my eyes bit annoyed that she's not giving me a straight answer and it annoys me that she keeps avoiding the question and dragging it out

she averted her cloudy gaze "w-well. uhm while you were out-uh, this guy, uh-danzo I think miss Mitsuri called him, yeah. He told me." she mummers

So Mitsuri told her...no she cares for imotō almost as much as me, she wouldn't do that to her. She was almost like a second mother to me, as after the massacre she use to cheek up on us and cook and clean for us sometimes. She cared for us like we were one of her own and was a dear family friend. So its highly unlikely.

I didn't know what to say nothing as an air of silence fell "please, say its not true, p-please Nii-chan" she pleaded for me to deny so badly. all It was like my body was moving on its own as I slowly embrasure her as she cried into my chest

"why" she croaked heartbroken "w-why did he d-do it" I felt her grip tighten and she barred her head into my shoulder as she silently cried. I froze momentarily before silently comfort her.

"Its okay Ki-ki, I won't let anything bad happen to you" I hummed, stroking her hair softly, calming her troubling mind as her tears eventually seethe