Getting settled

[youngesthokage]

This village was.... interesting. Not in a bad way, exactly, even though it didn't look like home, but this place was better than the last one he'd found himself in. He'd claimed a house a bit up the cliff face, where he could look out over the village, and he was sure eventually he wouldn't be the only inhabitant.

After all, this place seemed as baffling as the last. But, he was sure, he'd still get found by the ones who mattered eventually.

Thus, he settled himself under a tree, back leaned against it, as he nibbled some local dango.

(OOC: Alrighty! Itachi has been here a while and has made a little niche for himself. For those who know him from other places, he will know you too! Sub-note: if you have an AU with him feel free to pick it up here on his post.)

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[itachi_san]

Minoru quickly grabbed one from the pile, taking a big bite.

"And to think... you once told me you can't cook." Itachi winked, waiting for the kids to pick their lunch before he took one for himself.

[youngesthokage]

"This isn't cooking. This is preparing." He blinking over at the other man as Isamu inched the big plate loser, taking a sandwich.

[itachi_san]

"It's progress." Itachi smiled.

"Can I have dango?" Minoru interrupted the couple's playful banter. Itachi looked at the half-eaten sandwich in the boy's hands.

"You haven't even finished lunch."

"I will!" he took a big bite, and then asked with his mouth full. "Can I have dango?"

[youngesthokage]

Isamu sank down in his chair and kicked him. "That's rude!"

Itachi blinked at his other son, wondering when he'd decided to care about manners.

"Ask after they get to eat or they won't say yes!"

Mystery solved...

[itachi_san]

Itachi set his lunch down for a moment and left the room. He came back a few minutes later and resumed eating. Eventually, the request for sweets came up again, and this time, Itachi had a plan.

"I have sealed two sticks of dango on a small scroll, and hidden it in the other room." he announced to the boys. "And you'll have to clean the room to find it."

He nodded to his partner, thinking this was a particularly ingenious idea.

"When the room is spotless, bring us the scroll, and I'll unseal your reward."

[youngesthokage]

Isamu... looked smug. "Told you."

Itachi just started laughing and inclined his head to his partner. "Excellent."

[itachi_san]

Minoru scarfed down the rest of his sandwich for the hope of getting to finding that hidden treat a little faster.

"I thought it would be a good idea." Itachi nodded back to his partner.

[youngesthokage]

"For one of them at least." He tilted his head to Isamu who was taking his sweet time.

[itachi_san]

"Of course, you can't start until I give the signal." Itachi quickly corrected. "And that won't happen until we ALL finish lunch together."

Minoru visibly sulked.

"But I'm hungry now!"

[youngesthokage]

Isamu took a big bite of his sandwich and gave his brother a smug look.

"...We might end up with a brawl after that condition you know."

[itachi_san]

Itachi sighed. You really can't win them all.

"Did you bring in my bag? I stopped in the market on the way here, and bought some fresh berries." he smiled. "That should calm everyone's sweet tooth for a little while."

[youngesthokage]

"Yes, I grabbed it on the way in." He looked over, and noted that Isamu's speed had picked up considerably.

[itachi_san]

Itachi got up from the table again, and rummaged through the sack. He pulled out the berries and put them in a small bowl.

"Here you go. Perhaps a future shuriken session will get us some more fruit." he looked toward Minoru with an encouraging smile. "Though don't go so far next time."

[youngesthokage]

Unwilling to let his children take all the fruit, he leaned and collected a few lest Isamu's greedy little hands went overboard. Which they did the second he was out of the way. "Small portions Isamu."

"But-"

"Small."

With reluctance the child released most of his double handful and sat back.

[itachi_san]

"Yeah! I said I was hungrier first!" Minoru quickly snatched up the handful that his older brother dropped.

"Both of you, save some for later."

[youngesthokage]

Itachi reached over and flicked his younger son on the wrist. "Small portions!"

[itachi_san]

"No fair..." he dropped some of the berries back in the bowl.

[youngesthokage]

"More fair than you happen to be being. Eat what you have before you get more." He gave him a stern stare until he complied.

[itachi_san]

"... fine." he pouted. It took surprisingly little time to convince them. Itachi supposed it meant that they were learning, albeit slowly.

Granted, when he was their age, he could remember snatching scraps off fallen shinobi on the battlefield. So this was far better.

[youngesthokage]

Itachi relaxed and settled back with his own berries, nibbling on them one at a time as he enjoyed the company of his family.

[itachi_san]

"Now this is a vacation..."

[youngesthokage]

He laughed and looked over. "Berries?"

[itachi_san]

"Don't mind if I do." he plucked one from the bowl and savored it.

[youngesthokage]

He shifted a little and rubbed their legs together, clearly content to guard the bowl from little hands himself.

[itachi_san]

Itachi gasped, not wanting to blush. He hadn't been expecting the contact under the table. He flashed the Hokage a quick smile that basically meant, 'not in front of the kids.'

The kids, of course, weren't paying any attention. Well, Minoru, at least, was busy licking his fingers clean of berry juice.