Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

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His gaze followed a dragonfly hovering by his leg then started to passively observe the lake which mirrored the cerulean sky above. Having nothing else new to see he eyed the tiny rocks at his feet, he crouched down and began collecting flat pieces of rocks that he could find.

When he had collected about a handful he stood by the edge of the lake and started juggling the rocks in his hands. He continued doing this until he decided to start throwing it into the lake. The rock managed to skip five times in the placid surface before it sank.

He was about to throw another one when a strange sound caused his hand to pause in midair. He turned his head around to see a little girl standing by a huge boulder a few yards away. He casts an unconcerned look momentarily before he recognized her.

The girl froze on the spot, suddenly feeling very awkward. She never really liked bothering people.

"I'm sorry…" she suddenly blurts out, "…I'll just go away now."

He resumed his activity and quietly said, "It's alright if you stay. I don't mind."

She stood reluctant for a while and continued watching him throw rocks on the water's surface.

"You go to school with my little brother, right?"

"Yes"

She recognized the older boy because she sometimes sees him picking up Sasuke after school.

He did not speak to her after that and just continued to obsessively throw rocks on the water.

The girl was fascinated to see the rocks skipping across the lake's surface. It looked really fun; it kind of reminded her of grasshoppers. She decided to give it a try but she only managed a single plop on the water's surface. Crestfallen she glances at the boy beside her only to find him walking away.

She bit her lip in disappointment. "A-are you leaving already?"

He paused. "I ran out of rocks" he said crouching down as he began picking up pieces of rocks from the ground.

The girl slowly walked towards him and waited.

After he collected another handful he raised his gaze and found himself staring to a pair of startling green eyes.

"Could you teach me… how to make rocks skip like grasshoppers?"

The girl was puzzled then became apprehensive when he only stared at her, and did not saying anything for the next 30 seconds.

"Did I say something wrong?" the girl asked nervously.

He almost smiled but only allowed himself to blink back.

"Sure. I'll teach you. I'm Itachi by the way."

"I'm Sakura."

"…Your name suits you."

The little girl tugged knowingly at her hair and shyly added, "Yours means weasel right?"

He smiled. "Yeah… it does."

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Note: ... I still have my fire extinguisher ready...just you know.