All These Years And One Night

Two

He was expecting to still be in that alley. All bloody wutb his wounds healed leaving scars.

But instead he woke up in the hospital on a bed with two ANBUs staring at him. One with a dog mask and silver hair, and the other with a weasel mask and his long black hair in a loose ponytail.

Well, sort of. How can you tell if someone with a full mask on was staring at you?

"Are you alright?" the one with a dog mask said.

"Yes. If you don't mind me asking, how did I get to the hospital?" he asked.

Although slightly taken aback by the polite and mannered  choice of words, Inu answered "Itachi and I did. I am Inu or Dog, and this is Itachi or Weasel."

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki... Thank you for bringing me here, Inu-san and Itachi-san." he bowed his head. He looked back up, "Although it was not needed, I heal faster than a normal person."

The two looked at each other, "As ANBUs it is our duty to help a villager in need." Itachi said.

Like that ever stopped other ANBUs from joining the torture.

"We need to ask you a question..." Inu started.

"How did you get hurt? And with wounds all over your body and a few broken bones?" Itachi asked.

Naruto smiled, "Oh I fell actually. I was trying to copy those cool shinobis who run up a wall. I did get high but then I fell, dattebayo!"

Inu accepted the answer, but Itachi was unconvinced.

~•~

After the two left the hospital, Itachi whose literal name is Itachi, went home in a daze.

His answer seemed valid. But he couldn't get injured unless he went up to higher than five feet, and that's impossible for a child to get that high especially with Naruto's chakra. It might explain the broken bones and small cuts, but not the deep large cuts and burns.

•••

Noticing the look on his Onii-chan's face, Sasuke tugged at his brothers shirt making Itachi look down at him.

"Hello, Sasuke." Itachi greeted taking the small child into his arms with a small gentle smile.

The look in the teens face was calculating, thinking. What's got him all worked up?

"Is something wrong, Nii-chan?" Sasuke asked.

Itachi sighed and sat down on the couch then placed Sasuke beside him.

"I met a strange kid who's about your age. Blonde boy with bright deep blue eyes. He was hurt, but he wouldn't tell me the real reason why." he said.

Sasuke thought for a moment.

A boy his age was hurt? It would be really important if he didn't tell Nii-san. He wants to keep it a secret, he guesses.

"If he doesn't want you to know. Then let him be." he said to his brother. "He must have a reason if he chose not to tell you."