CHAPTER FOUR
My mutual feelings almost seemed suspicious, but it didn't make sense to be suspicious of myself. I couldn't stop wondering. I was wondering what would happen if Itachi and I are successful at capturing Tsunade, the hokage of the Hidden Leaf. She is powerful, probably more powerful than I. I pictured her as being somebody that went to war every day and fought for her village. She seems like a proud woman.
Orochimaru walked out of the room after giving me that strange smile. My only thought was: "Thank God he left the food here." I ate very quickly to satisfy my stomach. I didn't stop eating, not even to breathe. It tasted so delicious. It wasn't until after I ate that I smelt sushi on myself and became very grossed out. I'm part shark, I don't eat seafood. I compared it to humans eating other humans. It just doesn't happen. After the two minutes it took for me to carelessly devour all the food on the tray, I stood up and walked for the door.
I reached for the doorknob and turned it. I opened it to find none other than Itachi himself, just standing there staring at me. This time, there wasn't an awkward stare down. "You ready shark bitch?" He asked firmly. I became used to the name; I didn't get frustrated in the slightest bit. I just nodded my head and we walked down the hall together.
Itachi seemed to know where he's going. I had no idea where to go and he was first to say "Turn this way." or "Keep going straight." Akatsuki was here, in the country of Water, for my sake. It's a double win for me: being able to be at home and checking in with Orochimaru at the same time.
"Here," Itachi began. "Got somethin' for you." He unfolded a long, dark black cloak with the red cloud plastered on it a few times. It was the same symbol that was on the door to the meeting room and was the same cloak Tobi wore, not to mention Itachi too. "If you don't mind," I shouted out, "What the hell are these cloaks for?" Itachi shot me a dumb look.
"They're the Akatsuki cloaks you idiot. This is how we know each other from everyone else and how everyone else knows who we are. Always wear this." I slipped the cloak over my head. It was a fairly soft material and I felt honored wearing it.
We suddenly came to the water. Since the Village of the Hidden Mist is on an island, we're going to need to travel through or over the water somehow. I didn't even think about it until that moment. "Alright dehydrated shark bitch," Itachi bitterly stated, "You're going to need to swim us to the next land. As much as it bothers me to touch you, it's what we were assigned."
All I knew was I definitely was not prepared to swim for this long. I ripped off my cloak and my shirt. Itachi packed them into his long, black messenger bag. I laid down in the start of the water and had Itachi sit on my back. He wrapped his arms around my neck and grunted. The water temperature was fairly cold tonight- I wasn't sure if I would get used to it and be able to swim for days in this water, not to mention the fact that Itachi is on top of me.
I looked back at Itachi. He closed his eyes and smiled with his arms wrapped around my neck. As confused as I was, I didn't really care. I began swimming. Land of Fire, here we come.