Itachi's arrival:The Apprentice

Itachi had traveled a long way and finally reached the forest. He quickly set up camp and waited next to the fire.

Zakare being right outside his own village was not quiet as he flipped from the walls into the tree's heading towards his usual training spot where he hid all of his gear but as he approached he noticed a fire and a camp Zakare worried someone may have messed with all of his stuff ran forward without hesitation into the camp of whoever was there

Itachi looked at the person who suddenly barged in and disappeared into the shadows before being noticed. He thought to himself 'What the hell...? damn what is this kid doing here?'

Zakare looking frantically around for his stuff started searching through bushes and trees pulling out weights kunai shruikens targets and many other items which he used to train himself as the old wanted him to Zakare started gathering it all up when he stopped to wonder who was out here besides himself

Itachi noticed how much stuff he had and thought for a moment 'This kid...he has potential..' He then sneaked behind zak and knocked him out with a hit to the head.

Zakare hearing something at the last second tried to drop the equipment and turn as he was slammed in the back of the head being knocked out almost instantly falling to the ground as darkness consumed him and his thoughts

Itachi grabbed him"...This kid is good....he almost saw me"He said that as he puts him on his shoulder,after he tied him up, and walked towards a cave. He was slowly reaching the entrance.

Zakare staring to wake up feels himself being carried and tries to move but cant because he is tied up Zakare wonders "whats going on?!?" Zakare tries to bite into the rope holding his hands together barely moving so as to not alert his captor

Itachi, fully knowing he awake,made a hand sign without the kid noticing and the shortly after arrived at the cave and put the tied up kid down against the wall, not bothering to look and started making a fire.

As Zakare was put down he kept his eyes closed as though still knocked out and as itachi turned his back peeped out of one eye barely and start trying to break the ropes off once more thinking "i dont know who he is but he is a threat i know this much"

Itachi,still turned away, finished setting up the logs for the fire. Itachi did quick and signs and breathed towards the logs sending a stream of fire towards it making it start a camp fire.

Zakare almost through the rope stopped and watched as itachi lit the fire thinking "one move and he could kill me must keep out of range then form a plan of escape" Zakare bites through whats left of the rope and goes to untie his legs

Itachi quietly sat down in front of the fire,with his acute hearing, he listened to the boy's clothes rustle a bit and then heard himmove his feet a bit, but still he stayed there quietly looking at the fire.

Zakare grabbed the closest thing to him a small rock the sizle of a birds egg and launched it at itachi's head hoping that he would either be hit by it or be distracted enough where Zakare could get out of the cave as he ran for the entrance right after throwing the stone

Itachi sat there then suddenly was hit by a rock, he fell to the ground and went -Poof!- leaving some smoke behind.The real Itachi hid in the shadows of a try next to the entrance waiting for the kid, knowing it was the only way out since the cave had a dead end.

Zakare skid to a stop and put his back against a wall as he saw the itachi go poof into a cloud of smoke and starts to rummage around his pockets and pouches for anything he has thinking "two kunai a flash bang and a smoke bomb not a good combo but it will have to do"

Itachi had been tired of waiting so he made a clone then the clone transformed into a villager covered in blood, He then put a paper bomb on the clones back then made it run in screaming for help.

Zakare thinking "that idiot he'll get me killed" Zakare threw a kunai right between the villagers eyes not knowing it was one of itachi's clones as he tied the flash bang and the smoke bomb together and started twirling the last kunai he had

As the kunai was about to hit the clone, he accidentally tripped and fell dodging the kunai but landing hard, the clone acted in fright and screamed "WHATS WRONG WITH YOU!?" He then backed up into a wall and cowered in fear.

"i shall lead you to salvation and free you from this nightmare" Zakare threw the last kunai at the wall in front of him as he did this he threw the flash bang into the air and mapping where the entrance was covered his eyes and ran forward clutching the smoke bomb

Itachi detonated the bomb on the clones back and waited.

Zakare saw the explosion tag start to ignite but had no choice but to leap through the explosion getting burned cut and slashed all over his body but continuing forward he threw the smoke bomb at the ceiling making smoke fill the entire cave as he looked and grabbed his kunai from the wall he threw it before running towards the entrance

Itachi heard the explosion and saw some smoke come out, he then did hand signs and made 5 clones, they clones surrounded the entrance as Itachi stood behind them with his arms crossed.

"no!!" Zakare leaped forward at the nearest clone throwing a spinning kick at his face while throwing a kunai at the farthest clone hoping to surprise them with a merciless attack right away

The clone that was kicked went -Poof!- leaving a bit of smoke, the other dodge the kunai. Suddenly the rest of the clones quickly surrounded the boy. Itachi then looked at the boy "My name's Itachi, Uchiha Itachi" He then glanced around then looked back at the boy"Whats yours?"