SleepyCat: I've been writing a story about Minato as of this moment, but then I thought, "Hey, I'll start one about Itachi and Kisame! I've always wanted to do a story about their adorable friendship. NO ROMANCE BETWEEN THE TWO!
I'm rating it T because...well, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT. Jeez...
Anywho, I'm hoping to make this story more than 20 chapters, though it could change.
Readers, don't feel shy to review! I need reviews to tell me how I'm doing, what I should change, or if I'm just plain stupid.
Main Characters: Itachi and Kisame
Disclaimer: Come on, really? Do I have to do this everytime? Nothing has changed since last time! -grumbles-...Fine! Naruto and it's wonderful characters do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT belong to me! Happy?
Here we go!
~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~~-~~~-~-~-~-~ Chapter 1: Two S-rank criminals and a Tea House
Round, shiny, and very small. It was a silver coin that seemingly had drawn all his attention; he would twist and turn the coin in his pale fingers, examining it from back to front. The man had been waiting for so long that the coin actually appeared to give him some interest; there was nothing else to do in this dark, stink-hole of a cave.
He was waiting patiently, but his patience was growing thin as his boredom was increasing. He had a schedule to follow and a plan to follow through with. Of course, He needed one more piece of information to kick off the plan, or else, everything would go to waste. He was waiting for at least one of his men to report that important information soon. They would not, could not, fail me now; they knew the consequences if they did.
However, it wasn't much longer till one his subordinates appeared before him, obviously brimming with new information. 'Guess I won't be killing anyone this time for failing me,' he slightly chuckled thinking about the last time his men had failed him; half of them...well, let's just say that there wasn't enough left of them to identify who was who.
His subordinate, who was also the leader's captain, bowed before him , waiting for permission to speak.
In a calm and deep voice, the leader asked, "Have you located them yet?"
"Yes, master," the new-comer. He took his cue to rise and grab a scroll from his pack. The captain then placed the scroll, which appeared to be a map, on the table, pointing to one of the lines that represented roads. "It appears that they are traveling on the East road; most likely they will stop by a tea house two miles up. Do you wish to begin the plan, sir?"
"Yes, send your man, the one we picked out for this job, to carry out the job. He remembers everything, correct?"
The captain nodded. "He is fully prepared."
"Good," the leader replied, "then go and carry my orders precisely. This must be done with caution and the utmost care. Do not fail me."
"Hai," the captain quickly replied and then left without another word.
The leader, who was once again alone and playing with his coin, chuckled to himself.
'Soon, your eyes... will be mine!'
"Curse that leader of ours! Leave it to him to order us to catch some S-rank missing nin with a large bounty in the land of Earth while we were in the land of Water. I hate long trips."
"Hn, you forget, Kisame; Kakuzu, as treasurer of the organization, was the one who ordered us to take care of the bounty."
"Well, curse him too."
The two men, one with raven hair and dark eyes and the other with blue skin, features of a shark, and blue hair, walked through miles of forest on a dusty brown road. No one knew where they were going or what was the reason to travel so far; no one bothered, or were too scared, to ask. They were just two guys with odd-looking cloaks, walking on the road together. Of course, they were more than just two random fellows who happened to be walking the same direction.
Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame, two S-rank criminals, missing-nins from their villages, and partners-in-crime, had been sent on a retrieval mission of a bounty by their group called the Akatsuki. The Akatsuki, with nine of the most powerful criminals the shinobi world had to offer, was a destructive and vile organization but, nevertheless, an organization; therefore, it was important that the funds behind the Akatsuki would not fall behind.
With all the other members busy with jinchuuriki hunting, Itachi and Kisame were left to catch a high-priced missing-nin that had escaped into the land of Earth. To which, Kisame, the monster of the Hidden Mist, was not too pleased about. He was definitely thrilled for a fight but the trip there was unbearable for the shark-man; the hot weather was just making it worst, forcing Kisame to feel like a fish out of water.
"I don't get it," Kisame began. "If Kakuzu's in charge of the money, he should go himself to retrieve the bounties. You and I are better at hunting Jinchuuriki than Kakuzu and his partner, Hidan. Wouldn't you agree, Itachi-kun?"
"Hn," Itachi was all he said, but Kisame was able to notice him flinching at the addition of -kun. 'I've forgotten how much calling him Itachi-kun irritates him, hehe. I do, on some occasions, enjoy getting under his skin' thought Kisame as his toothy grin grew. Hoping to get the silent Itachi more involved in the present conversation, Kisame continued,
"Well, then again, I guess it's safer for us to go instead of Kakuzu and Hidan; the distance would have definitely ticked off Hidan. Then, Hidan would start to complain and push his partner over the edge as usual, and then, Kakuzu would probably tear Hidan's head off and mount it on a spike. However, that usually happens on every mission they go on; both are ticking time-bombs waiting to go off. Kinda makes you glad we got stuck with each other instead of those two, eh Itachi-kun?"
Itachi glared back at his partner, although not with a threatening stare. It was more of a human look, as Kisame would put it, even though Itachi was, at most times, less than human.
"You talk too much."
"Haha! You talk too little, Itachi-kun! You should lighten up!" Kisame laughed out loud.
"Hn."
'We're such an odd pair. Maybe not as odd as Hidan and Kakuzu, but still..' Kisame thought.
Kisame decided it was best to remain quiet at that moment, and let Itachi have his moment of peace and silence. Of course, Kisame was restless; he wanted a fight, then and now. However, there was nothing he could do except walk along the road next to his partner, who was always too quiet for his own good.
All in all, the trip was boring.
Kisame tried to look for something that he could focus his interest on and do something about his boredom, and through his searching, he spotted a small building far up the road. There was a thick stream of smoke coming from that direction, and Kisame squinted his eyes to get a better look at the upcoming building which appeared to be...
"Hey, hey, Itachi-kun! There's a tea house up the road. I'm worn out just like this dirt road; I say we take a small stop for just a bit, even ol' Samehada is begging for a break. The target doesn't know about us coming after him, so there's no need to rush or anything. Come on, Itachi-kun, or are you too tough to take break, hehe," Kisame asked with big, slightly scary-looking, smile.
Itachi only sighed. Kisame, of course, took that as a yes and walked quickly to the tea house. Itachi followed as well, but in the same pace.
The two partners settled in the tea house, while taking a nice breather; even Itachi seemed to enjoy a break from walking.
"Two cups of tea and two plates of dango! Make it snappy!" Kisame yelled at the owner. He was tired, impatient, and most of all, hungry.
The owner, who had a sugegasa that covered most of his face, rushed out to the two travelers with the order: two hot, steaming cups of tea with two plates of delicious-looking dishes of dango. Kisame, without another thought, viciously ate the dango in one bite before gulping down every drop of tea the cup contained.
His partner, however...
Itachi looked at his tea suspiciously, as if he was in a stare down with the drink. 'Something's wrong. I'm not sure why, but there's something bothering me,' thought Itachi, 'maybe I'm right or maybe I'm thinking too much about it. I don't sense or smell anything in tea, so I guess it's just me being paranoid.'
Realizing he was getting too worked up about tea, Itachi began to drink the tea in a more moderate fashion than that of his partner; the tea was, indeed, reviving and slightly thankful that Kisame had pointed out this tea house.
Concerning the tea, Itachi wanted to say the same about his partner, but...
-Thud-
Shockingly, the raven-haired shinobi turned to see his partner, unconscious on the ground and barely breathing. Itachi attempted to jump up in defense mode for the worst to come but felt a sudden dizziness overcome him.
'W-What's going on? I'm turning warm, and my head is spinning. My body is going numb?'
My thoughts were drawn back to the cup of tea in my hand and realized...
"We've been drugged," Itachi told himself as he tried to support himself by the nearest wall of the tea house. However, his hand slipped, and he landed hard on the ground next to Kisame. With his remaining strength, he looked up to see the owner of the tea house with sinister smirk stretched on his face.
"H-how?" Itachi gasped.
The owner bent over closely to the barely-awake Itachi and whispered, "A special ingredient I created that cannot be detected by any of the five senses; even your sharingan would not be able to see this trap, Uchiha Itachi. I look forward to seeing the results of my powerful creation. But in the meantime..
You two are coming with me."
Finally giving out, Itachi closed his eyes and was overwhelmed by a world of blackness...
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SleepyCat: What results is this guy talking about? What does this mysterious guy want with these two criminals? What's going to happen next?! ITACHI LIKES DANGO? PANIC
Anyway, second chapter will up soon, so stay tuned, my friends!
