Dragon Peach by Ana Alvarez (ebook reader below 3000 TXT) 📕

could hear this important conversation.

Itachi, though, didn't respond.

"Have you ever wondered why Ryuu-san was brought here in the first place?" That, though, did grab his attention. "You see, the Uchiha's and the Ryuu's have never gotten along that is until Mitsuru Uchiha and Ayako Ryuu became one" Inside his mind, Itachi rolled his eyes. He had heard this story many a times. Ayako gave birth to Mitsuru's child and with the blood of both clans the child became even too dangerous for the elders from each clan to restrain.

To make a long story short, the child was killed and Ayako and Mitsuru were never allowed to conceive children. This seemed to fuel the fire against both clans because each blamed the other for what happened. "… And so the Uchiha's and Ryuu's have had their friction with each other… that is of course, until we got a messenger bird months ago. It was from the Ryuu head himself saying they had a proposition for us and would like to meet with us"

Fugaku walked back and forth in the small room, apparently deep into the story. "We did meet and after four hours of talking we came into a alliance but not without something done in return and that… was a marriage" Itachi stared at an imaginary dot on the opposite wall of him, his father's words confusing him. Who was marrying? "That's where you and Ryuu-san come in" Itachi stood motionless for a few seconds then whipped his body towards his father whose face hadn't changed since he arrived. "Are you saying you planned a marriage for ME?"

Itachi seethed, his teeth grinding each other. Fugaku cocked his head, his brow furrowed. "Is that a problem? Should not the prodigy of the Uchiha clan marry the Ryuu prodigy? It sure seemed as if you had feelings for the girl when I entered" He said, almost toying with his oldest sons emotions. Itachi though had his fist clenched to the point that the skin over his knuckles felt as if they were going to tear.

"Plus, all you would really need her for is for breeding. A crossed child with both Uchiha and Ryuu blood would definitely make us even more powerful than the Ryuu clan" Itachi couldn't believe what he was hearing. His father was talking about Momo as if she was some sort of…of… TOOL! Using the words 'breeding' as if she was some sort of cow giving him some prize possession, not only that but this would be his grandson! Itachi's own flesh and blood being used as some prize to be showed off.

"Momo-san does indeed interest me but you will have to find someone else to be your show cow because I will not be and I will make sure that neither you nor the Ryuu clan touch her" A growl almost escaped his lips but he held it back and fixed his glare directly on his father. "Well if you back out that is up to you but how would you feel to see her moved on to another man? Unlike you, she doesn't have the choice to decide. If you won't take the place as her husband-to-be then someone else will"

That flared Itachi's anger even more, the thought of her with someone else sent a pang through his stomach as if he had swallowed a rocket and it was trying to find itself out. "I see then. Well, I am having issues sleeping so I'm going to go to the training field and train and will be back by breakfast time"

Just like Momo had done, Itachi swiftly moved around Fugaku and left through the door.
Chapter 6

Momo walked down the Uchiha compound and towards the academy. Wearing her clan's traditional red robes and golden dragon symbol she walked with a grace a princess could only have, deep inside her though she was troubled. Weeks have passed and Itachi had yet to speak to her. He was rarely seen around the house and when once approached by Momo on where he usually was he monotonously replied, "Training".

A heavy sigh escaped her lips. All of this was becoming stressful on her body, especially mentally. The recent death of Shisui wasn't any help either. Her hands gripped tightly around the bento in her hands that she made and was delivering to Sasuke. The sounds of children's laughter greeted her ears and she smiled when her eyes landed on Sasuke's small body. "Momo-nee-chan!" He screamed out and ran towards her, his scream attracting the attention of the other children outside.

Jumping into her outstretched arms he hugged her tightly and began talking about his day so far. Walking into the front of the school where the kids were playing Momo took a seat on a wooden bench and listened to his story on his kunai target practice. "It took me a while but I hit the bull-eye! And guess what! Sensei said I was JUST like Nii-san!"

Sasuke chatted animatedly as he opened his bento and dug in. Momo had begun doing this ever since that night Fugaku had caught her and Itachi. Since Itachi had decided to avoid her she was left without anything to do in the morning so she visited Sasuke at his lunch time. "Oh Momo-nee-chan, I talked with Nii-san yesterday" This had caught her attention and she turned her head to look at the little boy. "Really? What did you guys talk about?"

Sasuke looked down at his cat shaped onigiri and smiled. "Nothing much, he was telling me that I should behave and keep on training. He also said not to give you too much trouble" Sasuke giggled and took a large bite out of the cat shaped rice ball. Passing her thumb over his lip she wiped away a lone rice on his lip and smiled down at him. Sasuke's expression changed from a smile to a small frown and whispered, "But it felt weird yesterday" Momo gave him a questionable expression and asked, "What do you mean?" The birds above them chirped and the sun beat down on their face.

"Nii-san talked to me as if that was the last time we were going to talk" Momo got a strange feeling inside her stomach and a shiver ran down her back. "I'm sure it wasn't anything like that Sasuke-chan" For his sake she comforted him but in her mind something was troubling her. The bell rang and quickly closing the bento, Sasuke handed it to her and kissed her cheek quickly in a sort of thanks and ran back to where his teacher was. Standing up she hurriedly left the small academy and ran towards the Uchiha gates.

"Ichi-san, Juu-san!" While she ran with surprisingly fast speed, her two companions appeared beside her. "I want him found… NOW!" The two nodded without as much as word and disappeared. She was angry and jumping from roof to roof of the Konohagakure village she headed towards the Hokage's building. Making a couple of hand signs and summoned two of her Ninja Ryū. Two medium sized golden dragons glided next to her moving their agile bodies like what would resemble a wave. "Momo-hime, you summoned us?"

Moving to the side and jumping higher up the tower she shot through the window of the Hokage's office. The two dragons waited outside and surrounded the perimeter. "W-what is the meaning of this?" The Hokage asked in a bewildered voice. "Hokage-sama, excuse me for me entrance but we have some matters to discuss" The elder man held his pipe and seeing her serious expression said, "You must be Ryuu Momo, the daughter of the Head of the Ryuu clan" Momo bowed and in a serious tone said, "I need your help Hokage-sama, I need to know where Uchiha Itachi is right now"

The Hokage seemed surprised at her question and said, "My dear didn't you know? Itachi-san is taking his Anbu test now, he finally turned thirteen today" Momo's eyes widen out of surprise. She didn't know it was his birthday! The whole Anbu thing she knew about and how his father was pushing him to be one.

"I have high expectations that he will pass it so if you are worried about him you shouldn't be" Furrowing her brow in deep thought she looked out at her dragons who seemed to keep the Anbu's at bay but there was one more thing she needed to know. "Hokage-sama, what happens after someone passes the Anbu test?" The Hokage looked at her with suspicion yet interest and said, "They go through training but Itachi has already received that beforehand because of his exceptional skills so he will be put to work right after he finishes the test"

Momo nodded in understanding and made her dragons disappear. "Thank you very much Hokage-sama" Right as the Anbu entered through the window she disappeared in a puff of white smoke.

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"But Onee-san! I don't want to go to sleep!" Sasuke laid on his bed that night with his arms crossed against his chest and a pout on his lips. This little tiff had been going on for a few minutes and to Momo it felt as if he were her child and was patiently trying to convince him. She went over and kneeled next to his bed and with a grin she whispered in his ear, "If you go to sleep now I promise I will make some Omusubi with Okaka and Tomatoes"

His mouth gaped open slowly and his dark eyes turned towards her. "Really… Do you promise?" She made a cross over her heart and said, "I promise with all my heart" His lips puckered for a few seconds in thought and muttered a 'fine.' She smiled and ran her hand through navy blue locks and hummed the song she had sung the day Itachi had taken her to the lake. His eyes drooped down and his breathing became slower and at the end of the song he was snoring lightly.

Momo kissed his cheek and then his forehead and whispered, "I am so sorry Sasuke-chan, forgive me for what is about to happen" She stood up and tiptoed out of the room quietly, closing the door slowly behind her. Her face became emotionless now as she walked down the cold, empty hall way of the Uchiha household she took off her kimono and was left in her training clothes.

Ichi appeared next to her and took the kimono. "I want you and Juu to get all our things and head out 60 miles west of here and I'll meet you there" She jumped up to the roof and made quick hand signs, a small, red dragon appeared and moved down towards the house and into Sauske's body. Putting her Steel Kama's in their holders around her hips she jumped from roof too roof using the night as a camouflage. The Uchiha's were all home, most of them sleeping and few were up reading or with family but the Uchiha