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This is just a four AM idea. Just a short drabble with Kakuzu musing over Hidan.

Some days Kakuzu thinks there's isn't a thing in the world Hidan keeps to himself.

Of course Hidan seems to go out of his way to confirm this. He says whatever's on his mind not caring who hears, he can talk for hours at a time just to let out what he's thinking.

That is until Kakuzu shuts him up or makes him shut up. His latest method would be binding his arms and legs and sewing his mouth shut leaving him to fend for himself. But this never seems to shut him up. It's almost like Hidan's trying to find out his methods so he can avoid them.

Kakuzu doesn't know why but this attitude bothers him, so eventually he breaks down and asks him.

Hidan's reply followed up with a raised brow as he gives Kakuzu one of those 'you should know the answer to that' looks. "Now why would I want to carry the burden on my shoulders?" Then he turns away as if that one statement would answer all of Kakuzu's questions.

Kakuzu spends the rest of the day pondering the meaning of Hidan's statement.

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It's already nightfall when it finally hits him.

He thinks back to everything he's been through in his life; most of it hasn't left his head. He's never even spoken out to anyone until he was ready to lose his temper.

Hidan's probably lived long enough to rival his own age, yet he doesn't act like it. He isn't weighed down with the burden of having to keep silent about anything that bothers him.

Hidan's past is one of the few things he never talks about. That alone could be enough for him to carry for all the years he's lived; apparently he's learned not to add to it. It's just something he's learned to do to make his long lifespan as easy as possible.

Kakuzu's always done the opposite. He keeps whatever's bothering him to himself and lets it go away with time. But Hidan knows better; it never quite goes away. Just builds and builds until he lets his anger out in a fit of rage that leaves him both tired and miserable.

Kakuzu begins to wonder what Hidan would be like if he if he didn't release his anger every now and then. His childish temper is annoying and defiantly something Kakuzu could do without; but he can't imagine Hidan as someone who keeps everything inside and tries to hide to hide how he feels.

He spares a glance over at the Zealot and confirms.

'It's better this way.'