Naruto's Ambition

At the end of the Wooden Corridor, Sasuke wept in grief and despair. The taste of being betrayed by the person he loved most was too bitter!

Sasuke was only in fifth grade. He couldn't handle this!

"Sasuke, your eyes..."

Itachi Uchiha flickered to Sasuke's side, staring at his eyes in disbelief.

One tomoe in his left eye, two in his right...

Had Sasuke really awakened the Sharingan?

Was this what he'd meant by a surprise earlier that day?

"Big Brother, I hate you!" Sasuke shoved Itachi away, then pattered back to his bedroom, sobbing all the way.

"Sasuke..." Itachi froze, then understood. Sasuke must have seen through his lie.

Itachi, who wasn't good with words, felt a pang of guilt. After thinking it over, he decided to spend all of the next day with Sasuke to make it up to him.

The next morning.

Outside Gekko Mansion, Naruto showed up bright and early, wearing Pinru's Clothes, and pounded on the door.

Bang, bang, bang...

"Good morning, Grandma Keiko!" Naruto greeted Keiko as she opened the door with a wide grin.

Was this... her eldest grandson?

Keiko looked Naruto up and down, her eyes brightening. "Naruto, did you change your clothes today?"

Naruto had worn the same few yellow outfits all year, so when he suddenly showed up in a different one, Keiko almost didn't recognize him.

"Hehehe..." Naruto noticed the admiration in Keiko's eyes and smiled bashfully.

"Come on in. Have you eaten yet?" Keiko asked with a warm smile, leading Naruto inside.

"Not yet."

"I love the rice balls you make, Grandma Keiko!" Naruto said.

What a smooth talker... Keiko smiled modestly. Thinking of the disgusted looks her own boys gave whenever they ate her rice balls, her fondness for Naruto grew all the more. She immediately