Operation Red Moon

By: Sneaky Cat

Disclaimer: Seriously now... I wouldn't have nearly as much fun messing with the characters if I owned them... Ok, so I lied... but still... Don't own.

Rating: PG-13

Pairings: KisaitaKisa (a.k.a. Kisame/Itachi)

Warnings: Some OOCness, sillyness, Akatsuki members, and shonen-ai... and yet more suggestive jokes.

Notes: These drabbles are the result of a series of challenges sent to me by a very tweaked out Clever Audrey. I am so proud of myself.

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If there was one thing Itachi really and truly hated, it was playing decoy.

Unfortunately, when up against 30 or so high class jounin and a squad of hunter nins, one had to make concessions.

Usually said concessions did not involve him having to play captive to said group of enemies.

That had been Sasori's idea, and unfortunately, given the circumstances, it had been practical. Neither Kisame nor Sasori himself would have been able to pull off playing the amateur. Itachi, though by immediate appearance less intimidating, wasn't much better at it. His own aura was far too intense for him to feign someone on a genin or chunin level. And if anyone had recognized his eyes…

That was one of the points that was seriously irritating Itachi. Using the Sharingan would have been a dead give-away. Thus, his bloodline was hidden away, making him feeling far more vulnerable than he liked.

Itachi had suggested that Deidara might have made a better decoy. Unfortunately Deidara, being their resident bomb expert, was needed elsewhere (much to his glee and Itachi's annoyance). Damn Sasori anyway. Why couldn't they just use one of his stupid puppets for the job? It wasn't like Sasori couldn't just fix them later...

Itachi was currently about five seconds away from torching the rope that bound his wrists. Why exactly did their leader feel it necessary to send them after the hidden treasure of one of Iwagakure's most prestigious clan?

If not for that fact, Itachi would never have been forced into this situation. Nor would their leader have insisted on sending Deidara and Sasori with them. There was only so much of that pair that he could take.

An explosion.

Itachi's eyes flashed red; that was his signal.

Pieces of scorched rope hit the floor. The foolish clansmen guarding him saw only a pair of spinning crimson eyes before black flame consumed them.

This was yet another mission that would be added to the list of things that never happened. A list that was starting to get disturbingly long.

Itachi blamed their leader.

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Yes, this was not much more than an excuse to tie Itachi up...