The Akatsuki had no idea why they needed to work in partnerships. They were strong enough to fight on their own, right?
They still were partnered up, leaving Zetsu on his own as Pein searched for someone for him, finally coming up with Tobi, the annoying little squirt that he was.
And in their partnerships, each nin wondered why they were harboring special feelings for their partner, no matter what the other did to get on their nerves.
Each one of them desperately wanted to know their partner better, but something always held them back.
Something each of them didn't like to think about. What would happen if they got to know their partners better? Would it improve their teamwork, or damage it beyond repair?
But each of them made their choice:
They wanted to know the people they worked with, spent time with, lived with, fought with, hated, and yet the same time...
Cared about, liked and admired, for their own various reasons, some holding deeper reasons than the others.
And all it took to get to know them, the partners they had, and admired, were a few little words.
"Please, tell me about yourself."
But those words were hard to say. They were necessary, yes.
That didn't change the fact that they were hard to say.
Then Tobi came, and his first words to all of them were exactly what they all wanted to say.
"Please, introduce yourselves to me! Tobi wants to know all about you people!"
And just like that, the barrier was down.
Author's Comments: So this is the beginning of the 100 art themes challenge.
This is so lame, this part. It's all I could think of though, so deal.
I'm suicidal, but may as well go down laughing.
And if I feel like it, I may write one of the themes about my life. Just because I have a nutty life, and it could answer some questions people ask me all the time.
This is really lame and suckish though.