Why did Kisame have to be sick? Itachi whined in his head. And why did Pein-sama decide to send him out anyway? And why in the KAMI'S NAMES did he have to send this blonde TWERP to go with him?
"You got any new art, un?" Deidara asked, fidgeting with his hat. Itachi ignored him. "Or are you just using the same old patterns again and again, un?"
If he said "un" one more time…
"I got a new set of clay, un!"
Itachi twitched. Well. His pinky twitched. Had to keep up the emotionless bastard reputation, after all.
"It's ten times as powerful as the old stuff, and I could even kill you with it, un." Deidara laughed.
Not before Amaterasu exploded all the clay you have and chases you down into the dirt and explodes you there too… Kisame better get better quick before I kill this brat.
"It gets into your lungs, un. You don't have a jutsu that can manage it, ha!"
"Its amazing what you don't know about me, gaki," Itachi said, managing to keep his voice emotionless even though he couldn't help but speak up.
"GAKI???" the younger boy screeched. Itachi barely contained his wince. Deidara threw his hat on the ground and pitched a proper fit. "You wanna fight me, un? You aren't any more than a year or two older than me, you have no damn reason to call me GAKI!"
"Even if I'm an instant older than you, I have every right to call you gaki," Itachi replied calmly. "As it is, I'm two years older and seven years your senior in this organization. Put your hat back on before I defeat you again." He was going to THRASH Kisame for deciding he needed a sick day. He shouldn't have to put up with this for groceries….