"Three days of playing toys with Tobi." Kyle sighed, laying down in his bed. "I'm going to go insane." Due to a lack of space, Kyle was sleeping in the same room as Itachi. He got a separate bed, of course, but Pain still felt bad for him , though Kyle assured that he didn't mind sharing a room. Konan felt bad too, but didn't show it until Pain left, when she hugged Kyle, said sorry, and left quickly. Kyle didn't tell a soul, since he figured Konan would want it that way.

"That's why no one else plays with Tobi." Itachi said.

Kyle got under his blankets and was about to go to sleep when Itachi said "Kyle." If any other person said it, it would've been a question, but, as Kyle thought, 'the Uchiha family have serious issues with showing emotions.'

"Yeah?" Kyle asked.

"When I die, take one of my eyes." Itachi said. "We have been training with the mangekyo sharingan, so you will go blind."

"Won't I go blind normally?" Kyle asked, alarmed.

"Yes, but you'll go blind faster." Itachi said. "When you take my eye, you will never go blind again."

"Why are you talking about this?"

"I'm dying of a sickness. There is no cure, and I've only been living because of several medicines."

Kyle would've sat up in bed, but the training session Itachi had with him made him much too tired to move.

"Good night, Kyle." Itachi said.

Kyle thought about it. His older half-brother was dying, Sasuke probably thought he was a traitor, and Aneko probably hated him. Kyle decided that it was best to continue with his plan, since he couldn't think of anything else.

"Good night, Itachi." Kyle said.

The next morning.

Kyle was dressed in his usual Akatsuki clothes when, suddenly, an explosion rocked the cave they'd been staying in.

"Damn it!" Hidan shouted, literally kicking the room's door open. "F**k!"

"What is happening?" Itachi asked.

"Konoha ninja!" Hidan said. "They're trying to get you two."

Kyle was about to ask what he meant by that, but realized that he and Itachi were the only Akatsuki from Konoha.

'Wait, is Tobi from Konoha?' Kyle wondered, then thought 'Who would actually want him back, though?'

"Kyle! Pay f**king attention!" Hidan shouted, then suddenly stopped moving. Then, they heard someone yawn.

"What a drag," Shikamaru said. "I was going to stay home and sleep, then I was woken up and taken on a two-day trip just to bring you back to Konoha."

Hidan looked right at Kyle and Itachi, with a look in his eye that clearly said 'kill him!'

Kyle thought about it. Go home now, or go back to Konoha as a missing-nin?

Kyle looked at Itachi.

"Do you...?" Kyle asked, trailing off. Itachi knew what he meant, though, and nodded.

Then, Kyle swung a punch that knocked the dirty-mouthed Jashinist out. Kyle stepped over him, and Itachi followed.

"Shikamaru, Itachi. Itachi, Shikamaru." Kyle said. "Itachi is a missing-nin who's actually for Konoha, Shikamaru is a lazy guy who's actually really awesome. Now, let's get out of here."

Kyle turned, and saw Sasuke, standing, his fists clenched. His eyes were now the sharingan, and were glaring daggers at Itachi.

"Sasuke, we'll talk after we get out of here." Kyle said, moving in front of Itachi. "He's not evil."

Kyle thought Sasuke would kill him, then Itachi, but, suddenly, Sasuke calmed down.

"I believe you." Sasuke said, and turned. But, before he left the hallway, he said "But I will kill him if his story doesn't make up for what he did."

"That's better than what I'd hoped." Kyle admitted, and ran down the hallway. "Follow me."

Everyone noticed how quickly Kyle took the role of leader, and Itachi smiled, if only for a millisecond, feeling proud of his little brother.