Sorry, but I just noticed that I switched things a lot in my writing styles xD This chapter is really Japanese styled, with gomen instead if sorry and last names before first and stuff and I ended up forgetting and switching back to what I did before so yah sorry for my mistake but I'm like way too lazy to re-edit it since this is the third place I'd edit it for.
Anyways, thanks for reading xD
"It's been done. Should we attack now?" A split man surrounded by a plant popped up slowly from the ground.
"No, wait till they get back. Then we can destroy their precious village and then them. For now, continue spying Zetsu," a tall man with a white mask and purple clothes ordered. A woman with short blue hair and amber eyes approached him.
"Thanks for waiting, Madara-sama. I just wanted them to at least have this before everything gets taken away," she bowed.
"You're too kind, Konan," a pierced man with the rinnegan glared slightly before sighing.
"I felt that since they did help participate in missions even though we forced them to be part of our group, they should at least be rewarded. Now I will not hesitate to destroy their home," she said.
"Good. When will they get back to the village?" Madara inquired.
"Their registry in Airin is for three days," Zetsu responded.
"It will then take them approximately a week to settle in to their new home. It is ideal to attack once they adjust to new changes and let down their guard," Pain added.
"Then we will attack in exactly two weeks," the true leader decided.
"Hai," the other three nodded before parting to do their own things.
"So, what should we do today?"
Amejisuto looked over at her husband, who was holding up a small brochure of things to do in Airin. "You pick. I'm fine with anything." She was able to put away her clothes in drawers, make sure some emergency weapons were hidden well and make her way to the bathroom to take a shower before she finally heard the quiet grunt that confirmed an event making its way on her schedule for the day.
Itachi entered the bathroom with a smile, holding up the brochure and pointing to a picture of a small summer festival. "This looks like fun and it's only going on today and tomorrow."
"That sounds good. Should we go in kimonos?" She stepped into the shower, immediately enjoying the feeling of soothing hot water on her body.
"I suppose we could go in formal wear… It would make things more fun I suppose," the male raised his voice slightly so Ameji could hear him over the running water.
"Alright. Are you going to take a shower after too?"
"Yes."
She peered at him, pulling the curtain back slightly. "You aren't joining me yet, so please get out and wait for your turn then."
Itachi chuckled and left, only returning once to put his wife's clothes on the counter. He was actually looking forward to going to a summer festival. He normally didn't get to attend things like that when he was younger; now he was free to do fun things and drag Amejisuto along with him, not that she would mind... Probably… He got on to thinking about different things they could do. Soon, many thoughts of visiting other countries for fun instead of missions, attending several festivals in Konoha, actually having more friends instead of acquaintances and other things ran through his head.
"I'm an adult and yet my life is just starting," he mumbled.
"Hey, it's your turn," the woman from his thoughts appeared, fully dressed in the light purple kimono he had brought to her. It was kind of plain and lacking any designs, but it was beautiful anyways. Itachi looked at a nearby clock; he had been lost in thoughts for a good ten minutes.
"Oh, ok. I'll be quick."
The festival was delightful to both eyes and ears. The stands and paths were decorated beautifully with colorful lanterns, odd knickknacks and different types of food. Almost everyone who attended were also dressed traditionally, making the streets even more filled with colour. There was also festive music that was loud but was still background noise, making the event more energized. It was late afternoon, but people were just arriving, hoping to stay long enough to see the lanterns lit and fireworks go off.
It was an easygoing atmosphere. Itachi and Amejisuto fit in quite nicely, enjoying the assortments of games, foods and merchandise. They could sense no danger at all in that town, and were able to let their guards down, which was rare, being shinobi and all.
"Look at this!" Itachi pointed to a tank with a bunch of fish. "We should scoop some fish."
Ameji smiled at her husband's enthusiasm and sense of wonder at the whole event. "We should hold off on getting pets for a while. Fish aren't hard to take care of, but if we're on a mission for a long time, we can't take care of them and all of our friends are forgetful when it comes to small things like this."
"I guess you're right," Itachi sighed.
"You can't try any longer. You had five minutes, and you haven't caught a single thing," a voice distracted the couple from their conversation. They looked over and spotted a woman and a little girl.
"But I really want one," the girl clung on to the woman's yellow kimono. "Please let me try some more!"
"No, Kamiko. It's time to go home," the woman grabbed the girl's hand and started dragging her away.
"Poor girl," Ameji looked to where her husband stood just a few minutes ago. "What? Where did he go?"
"Excuse me, but do you want my fish?" She heard his voice and saw him crouched down, offering a bag of water with three fish in it to the girl.
"Are you some creep or something?" The woman glared at the Uchiha.
The brunette rushed over to the three, slightly worried that Itachi would be kicked or something. "Gomennasai, my husband is just trying to be nice," she bowed.
"We can't take care of these, so will you please take care of them for me?" Itachi asked the girl.
"Can I?" She looked up at her mother, who glanced at the couple.
"Alright. If these nice people are offering, then you should accept them," she nodded. "Arigato-"
"I'm Uchiha Itachi, and this is Uchiha Amejisuto," the man smiled kindly.
"Wait, you mean the famous shinobi couple from Konoha who just got married like, yesterday?"
"Yes," Ameji answered.
"I'm Takiro Matsumi and this is Takiro Kamiko," she bowed. "Arigato Uchiha-san."
"Arigato!" Kamiko stared excitedly at her fish.
"We have to leave now so, goodbye," Matsumi waved, leaving with her daughter.
Itachi and Ameji watched them leave. "Well, that was nice of you," the woman broke the silence between them.
"It was a win-win. Besides, that little girl seemed really desperate to have a fish."
"Yah," the brunette looked around and settled her eyes on the food stands. "Hey, are you hungry?"
Muffled laughter and excited whispers filled the halls of the hotel as the newlyweds chatted about the festival on the way to their room.
"And those fireworks! I mean, wow! I never thought that something that something that colourful and explosive could be created other than with ninjutsu," Itachi's eyes lit up, recalling the amazing lights.
"I can't believe the great Itachi has never seen fireworks before or even gone to a festival until now," Ameji shook her head. "Your childhood was duller than I thought. At least Sasuke-kun saw those kinds of things with Team Kakashi."
"He never really told us what went on with that team… I suppose if he did, Tousan would've pulled him out of that group, since he believes that honorable shinobi aren't supposed to have fun."
"Yah, he's weird," they reached their room and both fell straight onto the bed. "I'm so tired."
"Me too," Itachi yawned.
They got up, groaning in protest, and shed their clothes, changed into comfortable sleepwear and sat on the bed again, blinking sleepily and occasionally yawning.
"Perhaps we should to sleep go," Amejisuto suggested.
"To sleep go?"
"Shut up."
"Yup. We need to sleep go."