Neji and Itachi stood silently, unsure of what to do. There eyes met in a silent cry for help in how to handle this situation. Two of the best fighters in their family had no idea what to do with this. A baby girl.

The girl in question, Sakura, just stared up at them with innocent wide eyes. Itachi managed to crack a small smile and Neji just stared at her. The pale-eyed boy looked up to his brother questioningly. "Brother, why isn't she crying or being loud like Naruto was when he was a baby?", he asked. Itachi quirked an eyebrow.

"Well, not everyone acts the same. You were never as wild as Naruto. In fact, you just caused trouble silently. If anything, Sakura seems to be more like you.", the elder responded.

"Hm."

Itachi gazed at his younger brother for a split second before looking back at Sakura. She was still just staring at them as they talked about her. Neither one of them had no idea what to do with her. Should they hold Her? Play with her?

Or maybe she just wanted to sit their staring at them the whole time.

Or maybe not.

They watched as their sister, crawled towards them. She immedietely began to pull on the pant leg or Itachi. He bent down and scooped her up into his arms. Her tail pressed against his arm as he held her up. Sakura's small hand grasped one of his bangs and began to tug on it curiously. Even for her age and small hands, her tugs were rather harsh and caused Itachi to wince from the slight sting. He moved his hand to gently, but firmly pry hers away.

"Don't pull hair, Imouto.", he scolded lightly In a quiet voice. Sakura tilted her head, but she seemed to already have an understanding. She was rather smart for her age. Her green eyes moved to Neji and scanned over him curiously. His lilac eyes returned the favor.

A smile made its way to Sakura's face and she reached over, wanting to be with him. Neji held out his arms to receive her as Itachi gently passed her over. Neji's smaller hands carefully grabbed his sister in a comfortable way. Sakura, in return, giggled and waved her arms.

As with Itachi, her hands took a fistful of his hair and yanked. Neji winced and let out a small growl to try and intimidate her. Needless to say, it didn't work. She merely smiled and continued to tug. As if all of this was some sort of game.

She was clearly mischievous, that much was certain. The last thing Neji wanted was another troublemaker like Naruto to look after. But....maybe he could make an exception for his baby sister. But just for her.

If anything, her mischievous nature could be used to his advantage. Another sibling to get his plans fulfilled. He could see it now. Naruto and Sakura both doing his dirty work. With them at his disposal, his older siblings would be wrapped around his fingers. A small smirk made it's way to his face.

Itachi and Sakura both started at their brother as he was lost in his thoughts. They seemed to share a confused look. At least they were on the same page about something it seemed.

"What are you thinking about? You look like the devil.", Itachi mused. Neji blinked a few times as he was drawn out if his thoughts. He looked up at his brother questioningly as if he hadn't understood what was said. In return, Sakura let out a loud squeal with a giggle. Almost as if she were asking the same thing.

Neji cleared his throat before answering. He had to select his answer carefully or else Itachi would see through his plans. "Nothing. Shut up.", he said defensively. He looked away as his cheeks tinted pink in embarrassment. Why was that all he could come up with?

Itachi could only shake his head. His usually stoic younger brother was inwardly cursing himself over his slip up. But, he didn't have to worry in all honesty. Itachi already knew his secret. In fact both he and Itachi knew. They just usually kept silent about it.

After all, it was rare to see Neji have fun with his brothers. Even if it was in a questionable way. And as an added bonus, watching the havoc gave them some amusement. If Naruto's trouble making ways for any worse than they already were, they knew who to blame.

Sakura began to wiggle in Neji's arms. It seems she was beginning to want some freedom. Neji complied and set his baby sister back down on to the ground. Sakura had enough strength to stand on her own, but her small hand grasped his leg to help her balance. Everything was fine as she held on and was content with just looking around.

The two boys shared a look. She was rather calm and independent. Especially when considering her age. But, they were still relieved. Sakura had been a little sick before they came to visit her. The meeting had almost been cancelled, but she managed to make a good recovery. Everyone had been quiet about it, but her health lingered in the back of everyone's minds. Anything could yo wrong at any moment.

It was scary.

It was something none of them had ever had to deal with before. And with Sakura being so young..... everyone was constantly on edge. But as long as she was alive, they would treat her right and try to make her as happy as possible. Well as possible as it could be while in captivity.

Itachi and Neji seemed to share collective thoughts. Their eyes met silently in a mutual understanding of their fear. And the fear of the rest of their family. Itachi scanned the ground once more for their sister, pleased to find her still standing and content with staring off into space.

She was too pure for this.