Demon of My Dreams (ReVamped)

Chapter 13

Kyuubi and Naruto gave each other concerned glances as Sasuke was glaring at the three of them. His eyes settled on his older brother who still seemed completely calm.

"Kyuubi's a demon, isn't he?" Sasuke hissed out.

Itachi gave him a nod. "He is. He's also a Nine-Tails."

Sasuke sent his glare to Kyuubi and then back on his brother again. "And you were engaged?! And never told me."

Itachi shrugged. "It never came up."

Sasuke began to scoff. "It never came up?! How the-" He stopped, placing a hand against his forehead. He let out a sigh and continued to glare back up at his brother. "It doesn't matter anyways! Why are you breaking it off? For a demon?!"

"We have a plan." Itachi began, keeping his voice low in case anyone was around to hear.

Sasuke was silent for a moment before his eyes widened in realization. "Don't tell me you plan on mating with a dem-" Itachi's hand was over Sasuke's mouth in an instant, a loud slap echoing down the hall.

Itachi narrowed his eyes in a glare. "If you're going to be loud, let's at least go someplace more private."

Kyuubi and Naruto agreed, Sasuke, a little more reluctant and with Itachi's hand still over his mouth, gave a small nod.

Itachi slowly removed his hand from Sasuke's face, making sure his little brother wouldn't say anything else. He looked at the three of them. "The garden sounds like a good place. With the party going on, there shouldn't be many people outside." He turned and led the way.

Sasuke trailed behind them slowly, watching the interactions between Itachi and Kyuubi closely. From what he observed, there didn't seem to be any noticeable signs of a romance between them. He narrowed his eyes in suspicion.

"Whatcha so interested in?" At the sudden voice, Sasuke nearly froze. He played it cool, and gave the blonde who appeared by him suddenly, a bored look.

He shrugged and looked back at his brother who sent Kyuubi a small smile. His eyes narrowed once again. "Nothing."

Naruto let out a snort. He knew the younger Uchiha was staring at his brother and Itachi. The fact that he managed to sneak up on Sasuke without even trying was proof enough. He let it go and snickered as Sasuke's eyes seemed to narrow a considerable amount. "Sure, sure." He clasped his hands together behind his head, walking leisurely. The garden was only a short distance away. He watched Sasuke again and let out a disappointed sigh.

"Alright," Itachi led them over to the gazebo and looked around, no one was around as far as Itachi could see. "Here should be a good spot to talk." He gestured to the benches with his head.

The three sat down in front of Itachi who had his arms crossed and was giving Sasuke an indignant look.

"What?" Sasuke snapped at him after trying to ignore his brother's gaze.

"I'm just waiting for some type of outburst before I get started." He lazily smirked at his brother who sneered at him in response but said nothing. "So anyways, as I was trying to say earlier, Kyuubi and I have a plan."

Naruto perked up at the mention of his brother's name and he glanced over at him. The red-head was staring at Itachi. Cerulean eyes lingered a little bit longer before shifting back to Itachi.

"Now, after listening to the prophecy, the best course of action would be to make it come true."

Naruto's eyes widened and he looked at Itachi with wide eyes. "What?!"

"Naruto," Kyuubi started, already preparing for Naruto's own outburst.

"And let me guess, you're going to pick Kyuubi?" Naruto glared, crossing his arms over his chest.

Itachi nodded, feeling no need to spare the blonde's feelings. "It'd make the most logical sense."

Naruto let out a huff and turned away.

"Hold on, you're going to go through with it?!" Sasuke shouted once he realized what Itachi meant. He then spun on Naruto. "And don't be so disappointed that it's not you!"

"Why? Are you jealous?" Kyuubi commented, snickering.

Sasuke's cheek tinted pink and he turned away. "No."

Itachi shook his head. "But to answer your question, Sasuke, yes."

Sasuke stood up, glaring at him. "So you're going to go against everything that father says, everything that he's taught us. So you can have some hybrid children with a demon you don't even know?!"

Itachi uncrossed his own arms and sent his own glare. "When coming into a position of power, you have to decide what is good for your people and what is good for you."

"And you think bringing savage demons into our kingdom is good for our people?!" Sasuke shouted back.

"Look at them, Sasuke." Itachi demanded softly, using his hand to pint at Kyuubi and Naruto. "Do they look and act like savages?"

Sasuke gave them a glance, Kyuubi looking at him with mild interest while Naruto was still pouting. He let out a sigh, some of his anger melting away. "No."

"And they are known as the most powerful and most vicious demons out there." Itachi gave his brother a softer look. "We can keep taking land from the demons, using our resources and men to conquer the land, but then that leaves our kingdom with less. If we could unite with demons instead of murdering them, we'd have so much more power on our hands. And demons can do more things that even humans with technology can't. Honestly, it'd be a great asset for us and we could easily conquer other kingdoms instead."

Sasuke watched as his brother was explaining the reasoning behind his plan. He made a lot of sense, having demons as allies would be a great power move. But going against his father's wishes still left a bad taste in his mouth. "How do we know we can even trust the other demons? Kyuubi and Naruto may be civil, but they haven't been influenced by other demons like that. Other demons are a complete wildcard."

Itachi nodded, causing Sasuke to become more confused. "You're right, Sasuke. Demons are unpredictable, and for the most part, untrustworthy. And do you see now why I would need to go through with the prophecy?"

Sasuke's eyes widened at Itachi's words and he looked away.

"Having hybrid children would give the demons all the proof to trust in us. If their most powerful demon can submit and give their self away, and have a human's child, they would have no doubts in their minds. They can't go against the words and actions of the Nine-Tails."

At Itachi's words, Kyuubi felt a huge sense of disappointment. He let out a sigh, causing Naruto to stare at him. Itachi gave a brief glance to the red-head, before giving Sasuke his full attention again.

Sasuke pondered over his older brother's words. He had to admit, he was making sense, and a lot of it. But something in the back of his head, he shook his head.

"And you can even work on this goal too, Sasuke."

Sasuke's eyes widened and he looked at his brother with a shocked expression.

"We can work on training your Sharingan, along with Kakashi's help. Iruka could help us learn demon magic and their culture so we also don't look like idiots. And you and Naruto,-"

Sasuke began to blush and he quickly cut off his older brother who was now smirking. "Alright, alright! I get it." He glanced at Naruto who was sitting up against Kyuubi. "What about father?"

Itachi shrugged. "We just act like everything is normal around here. He already thinks Iruka and Kyuubi are here to help train the Nine-Tails so it wouldn't be weird to see us all hanging around each other."

Sasuke frowned. "How do we get Iruka and Kakashi on board, though?"

"Iruka's a demon."

Sasuke's eyes widened at the sudden information.

Itachi rubbed the back of his neck, looking thoughtful. "As for Kakashi, we may need to come up with a plan to get him on board."

"How about just asking him?"