Madara let his fingers run through his coal black hair, something he did as a sign of stress, and anticipation. Closing his exposed eye for a moment, he would let Tobi take over. "Tobi is a good boy! Can Tobi play with Deidara?" Deidara looked over his shoulder with a half-scowl. "Please? Tobi is a good boy." Tobi said again running up to the blonde haired ninja. Deidara sighed, "Fine Tobi can play with Deidara for a little bit." Tobi began to flail his arms in his usual dance of happiness.
"Would you stop doing that?" Itachi said. The child-like ninja made him sigh. There was always a difference between Tobi, and Madara. "You act more like a child than like my uncle." Itachi said with a slight groan in his voice. Tobi stopped his dance, but ignored Itachi. "Deidara sempai is so pretty!" Tobi said.
Deidara turned around with a full blown scowl on his face. "I am NOT pretty." Deidara said. Tobi cowered behind Sasori. "Sasori will protect Tobi right?" Tobi asked cowering behind him. "Yes, if it will make you shut the hell up." Sasori said which earned a half-smile from Deidara.
Tobi frowned behind his mask but continued to cower behind Sasori. "Tobi would you stand up and stop being such a nuisance?" Itachi said his eyes seeming to snap red sparks. "Itachi-kun is always so mean to me." Itachi ignored him and continued to walk.
"Come on were almost back to the hide-out." Itachi said speaking more to himself than to the others. The Ninja had been out training for the fight that was sure to come. The life of all Akatsuki was important than an entire village as far as they were concerned. They had all become a family, and were stronger than any village could be. Off in the distance the sign of two hands facing the moon came. The sight was welcomed with relief for Itachi.
As the ninja walked through the doors they greeted those who had stayed to take care of the 'home'. "It's about damn time you all got back; we were starting to wonder if you got killed." Kisame said with a laugh. Itachi nodded, "I was wondering if we might be down a member when we got back." Itachi said looking over to Tobi. "Oh now you wouldn't be willing to kill your own uncle." Madara said. "It would be one of the easiest things I have done…" Itachi said under his breath.
"Ladies, Ladies… calm down." Deidara said looking back at the two family members fighting. "Shut up." Madara and Itachi said at the same time. "Look their bonding already." Kisame said looking over to Deidara with a short laugh. Itachi sent a silent glare to Deidara, and then to Kisame. Deidara and Kisame shared a secret look and a smile.
Madara looked back at Itachi, and they walked into the house behind the hands. Tobi took off his mask for a moment, rubbing his eyes. "Are you some form of sadist? I saw you pushing yourself farther than you should, and you know it." Madara said turning around. Itachi met the eyes of his uncle silently. "You can barely see Itachi; don't try to hide these things from me." Madara said his long hair falling around him. It was easy to see the relation between the two. Their coal black hair and eyes matched almost perfectly. "Come on how about your honesty for once. You know there isn't much you can hide from me anyway." Madara said looking at Itachi with a slight shrug of his shoulders. "What little privacy I have I will keep." Itachi said calmly, yet there was irritation in his voice. "Oh come on won't you trust your uncle, even a little bit?" Madara said his voice coming out as a seductive purr. He crossed the room closer to Itachi, and let his hand slip through Itachi's hair. "Don't touch me." Itachi said slapping his hand away. "Oh you will be begging for that soon enough." Madara said his eyes seductive. Itachi kept his eyes on him for a moment before turning away from him.