Disclaimer: Itachi, Kisame and the rest of the Akatsuki belong to the genius Kishimoto... though it was not smart killing them all off. I own nothing

Ch 5- Operation sushi day 3: Bonding with Deidara

Itachi gave a warning hiss to the bomber, making sure that Deidara knows not to mess with him. Even as a cat, Itachi has some major power that one should not mess with.

"Whoa relax Itachi, I meant we're going to have fun the both of us can enjoy," Deidara smirked as he saw Itachi tilt his head to the side obviously confused. "Well you have Kisame wrapped around your little paw. Though I doubt you have a plan about what to do, am I correct un?"

Itachi looked down annoyed, causing Deidara to smirk. "Thought so, why don't we go to Konan's room so all of us can plan your next move un. Time's starting to run out."

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"Maybe you could er... trick him into talking about Itachi... you... Pickles... Oh you know what I mean!" Konan said holding her head with one hand and a bottle of aspirin in the other.

"How exactly would we do that Konan un? He can't exactly bring Itachi up in a conversation." Deidara pointed out.

Itachi just sighed, frustrated at how the odds were not in his favor any more. They were doing so well, note to self: make full plan before starting it.

"Oh I know! You could claw at a picture of yourself and see what Kisame says!" Deidara suddenly stated.

Itachi's head perked up. 'That's the first good idea I've heard all day... Did Deidara just come up with that?'

"Hey Itachi if you like that one meow once." Konan said. She came up with a system for them to communicate. One meow for yes, two meows for no.

"Nya~"

"Alright we FINALLY have a plan!" Konan cheered. "Wait, does Kisame have a picture of you?"

"Nya~"

Deidara pulled a confused face. "Really? And you assume he's straight un?" The blond questioned Itachi's train of thought.

Itachi glared at Deidara, even though it still looked adorable. Konan squealed yet again hugging the innocent kitty, having him gasping for air.

"Well so we finally have a plan for you... now what?" Deidara asked.

"Hey Deidara! I'm back, where are you and Pickles?"

Kisame's loud voice boomed throughout the hideout, indicating that he was back. A sinister smirk spread over Konan and Deidara's faces. "Let's go Mr. Pickles, Operation Sushi is back on!"

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"Here Kisame un. Konan and I took good care of him." Deidara announced proudly, holding Itachi out for Kisame.

"Hey Pickles! Miss me?" Kisame's question got a happy mew from the small kitty. "Good, I have something for you."

Kisame gently put Pickles on the ground, reaching into a small plastic bag. Itachi sat there awaiting his present from Kisame. To his surprise, Kisame pulled out a ball of yarn.

'What am I supposed to do with that?' Itachi just sat there, a blank look on his face. Kisame dangled it in front of him. To Itachi's surprise, he could not resist any longer and grabbed the string with his paws.

'This is amazing!' Thought Itachi as he rolled the string back and forth, 'Now I see why cats love this stuff!' The others just laughed at how cute the kitty looked playing with the string. 'I'm starting to doubt the evilness of this organization' Itachi just decided to keep playing.