The Cursed Sharingan

Chapter 13

The next morning was somewhat awkward for Naruto. After waking up, she proceeded to go about her usual chaotic pre-training schedule. So in true Naruto form, she was rushing around the house in a barely organized mess. In a happy change, Satomi was the first to wake up. The moment Naruto moved on the bed, she was greeted by sleepy obsidian eyes and a happy smile. Having made sure to wake up extra early and prepare meals, Naruto was surprised the little girl wasn't in tears. After moving her boys to their cribs, she scooped up her only female offspring and went to the kitchen.

"What would you like for breakfast Mi-chan?" Naruto asked, brushing Satomi's messy locks from her face. Her daughter's hair was a little passed shoulder length now and the blonde had no plans to cut it. Having rocked a boy cut for her entire childhood and some of her preteen years, long hair was a must for her own child. 'When Satomi gets older she can decide whether to cut it or not' she decided. The boys though, were due for hair cuts. Naruto was debating taking them to the barber in town, or doing it herself. She was responsible for cutting her own hair in her youth, so the blonde figured it couldn't be harder than cutting her own hair.

"Owange" the Uchiha female chirped, waving her arms excitedly and narrowly missing Naruto's face. Those ninja reflexes sure came in handy during parenthood. Laughing, the blonde settled Satomi in Takeo's high chair, it being the closest to the counter tops. The blonde quickly peeled and sliced some oranges, made some dinosaur oatmeal and heated the milk. Placing breakfast in front of the toddler, she lent down and kissed the crown of her blue-black hair.

The blonde quickly set about preparing breakfast and lunch. She was in the process of scooping rice into two separate lunch containers when she paused. 'Should I make some for Itachi? I did tell Sasuke I would try to get along with him. This is something I can do easily at least. Much easier than talking to him'. Satomi spoke, startling her. "Mama where?" she asked making Naruto blink in confusion. "Where's who honey?" she asked, turning to give the tot her full attention.

The blonde had to cover her smile as her daughter's face scrunched up in concentration. "B-brosers?" Satomi asked more than said. The blonde grinned at the cute stutter and mispronunciation. "Well Mi-chan, your bro-thers are still sleeping baby" Naruto answered, enunciating brothers for the tot.

The little girl nodded her head and went back to getting oatmeal everywhere, making Naruto snort. Having finished packing up the lunches for training, Naruto put away Itachi's wrapped lunch. She laid out the two plates of pancakes she made and hesitated. 'Do I wake him up or what? Man this is so awkward. There should be a help-book for this. How to Get a long With Your Rapist" the blonde thought bitterly.

"Who?" her daughter asked, causing Naruto to spin toward the door where Itachi was standing. The elder Uchiha looked distractedly rumpled. His long hair was down for once, sharingan dormant and clad in a loose pair of black sweats and a black tee. 'He looks so human and kind of cute like this'. "Honey that's Itachi. Remember mommy told you his name" Naruto answered, nervously brushing a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

"Why here mamma?" 'Shit!'. The blonde bit her lip nervously. Automatically her eyes met Itachi's to find that he was watching her expectantly. 'It seems like he's leaving this up to me. Well I wasn't expecting that...How do I want to go about this? It would be a lie if I said we were friends and it isn't really fair to either Itachi or Satomi to verbally deny their connection. It would also cause even more confusion to the kids if I told them later on'. The blonde tried to imagine interacting with her children without them knowing she was their mother. 'That would be so painful. I've no choice it seems', she thought with resolve.

Her pause felt way too long to Itachi and his poor oxygen deprived lungs. 'Would she really lie to them? Of course she would. I did r-'.

"That's your daddy honey" Naruto stated cautiously. Itachi's wide eyes were focused on her, but all of her attention was on Satomi who she had scooped up.