The other prodigy- a naruto fanfic

Prologue- The night before

Kei's pov

"Yes father, i understand." I said as i lowered my gaze, to the floor out of fear for unleashing my fathers rage upon me. My eyes held no emotion. Emotion was a weakness. A weakness that the Uchiha clan could never tolerate. Especially my father, the head of our clan.

"Look at me." He said sternly. I raised my eyes, staring into my fathers charcoal hard eyes. I could see from his face, he was not pleased in the slightest. I hated that look. The look of disappointment. It meant my father thought i was weak and i would never allow myself to become like that.

"Itachi perfected the fire ball justu at the age of 7!" "You can barely use the justu correctly at a 50 percent chance every time you attempt it." He spat venomously.

My eyes flickered to the corner, where itachi stood. His impassive facade active. He had no words. Whilst he was praised as the prodigy of the clan me and sasuke were looked down upon. I was barely 5 and i just thought that father was pushing me to hard. He said it himself. Itachi mastered the jutsu at age 7, not 5. I nearly have the jutsu down, so i should be regarded as the true prodigy.

"Do you want to be weak?" Father asked of me. "No." I replied. He then approached me. "I SAID DO YOU WANT TO BE WEAK!!!" "NO SIR!" I screamed back at him. "Good." He replied. "No son of mine will be weak." "Do you understand?" My father told me, leaving no room for objection. I nodded my head furiously.

He merely walked on and stopped at itachi. "From today on, he will be under your guidance." "You will be his sensei and he will be your pupil." "I understand father." Itachi replied.My father for the last time today spared me a glance. "I expect great things from you Kei." "Do not let me down." He finished before leaving to Kami knows where.

Itachi relaxed, as he breathed out a huge sigh of relief. I merely turned towards him, facing him. "I'm going to be your sensei." "I like the idea of you doing whatever i wish for." He said, smirking, showing just how much of a playful older brother he truly was, under all the i don't give one attitude.

"Your wish is my command." I sarcastically replied, as i bowed for the extra effect, We both started laughing at how foolish we were right now. "Itachi." I said through small chuckles. "Why is father so hard on me?" "I mean Sasuke is next in line." "Shouldn't he be more focused on him." I asked slightly quizzical.

Itachi stopped laughing and sat down on a nearby couch. He gestured for me to do the same. "Who are we?" Itachi asked me, all previous hints of playfulness gone. He was staring at me intently, awaiting my answer. We are uchiha. I declared proudly.

"What are we?" He then proceeded to ask. Him never looking away from me. "The elite of the elite." "The strongest in the village." "The strongest clan to ever had embrace ninja history." Itachi nodded again, somewhat pleased with my answers so far. "How do we retain our status of the most supreme?" He asked, digging deeper. I though for a moment, before replying, "By the continuous drive to constantly improve ourselves." "Our abilities, our knowledge and most importantly our sharingan." "This allows for us to show the world, the uchiha are second to none." I declared, showing i was no ordinary 5 year old. In fact some would say far from it.

Itachi nodded his head, an aura of happiness surrounding him "Then you have your answer Kei." I nod my head in slight recognition, but i was not completely satisfied. Itachi seeing this, began to continue. "Your different to sasuke." "Father sees that special something in you." "The fire he's so desperately looking for."

I raise my brow. "Really now?" I ask. "Yes." He simply replies. "Not only do you have the determination to be the best you can, but you also have the natural fiery instincts father is looking for." That is why he is not wasting his time with sasuke." "That's what sets you two apart." "That is why, father allowed sasuke to join the academy." "He wants you next in line." "Someone he sees, who will definitely bring honour and glory to the clan."

I nod my head, more determined than ever before, "If father sees this in me, then i can not only let him down, but i cant afford to let the clan down as well." "From here on out, i'll try my best."

Itachi stood up and i followed. "I expect to see you awake at 6 tomorrow." "I promise you, this training by no means will be all fun and games, but mentally challenging and physically demanding." "I can only wish you luck from here on out."

I merely smirked at him. "Do your worst." I said, allowing my uchiha ego to take over. Itachi merely smiled before we went our own separate ways, and by that i mean our bedrooms.

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