Here's yet another chapter, thanks again for the reviews/favourites. They make me all shiny inside. If that makes sense. Here, we chack back in on our favourite swordsmen, driving poor Itachi up the wall. Hope you like it.

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Itachi could have sworn the world around him was getting larger as they trekked through the forest. Or was it that they were getting smaller? Had Kisame been able to understand him, he would have explained it to the blue skinned man. They were currently on yet another water break. The young boy in the seashell bra, whose name he now knew to be Suigetsu, dehydrated quickly apparently. The white haired boy was being scolded by a small red crab in a pair of glasses.

He hadn't noticed the crab in the harbour town. But now it proved somewhat impossible to shut out the female's nagging voice.

"All you do is drink water, we never get anywhere, I don't know why Sasuke picked you to come with us, or why Kisame bothered to let you come with us this time," the high pitched tone grated on Itachi's nerves. He harrumphed at them, a little smoke escaping his nostrils. They shut up noticing the dragon's irritation.

Suigetsu picked up Karin's bowl and walked on ahead. He was still tired and didn't feel much like singing right now. Itachi could hear him start arguing with Karin again. Kisame got up from his spot against one of the nearby trees and hefted the trident over a shoulder.

"Thanks Elliot, they were getting to me too," Kisame grinned at him. Itachi sighed. How dense was he that he hadn't realised he was Itachi yet? They followed the other two in silence.

"Gosh, you really are like my friend," Kisame chatted to him, "he was always really quiet too. I bet if you guys ever met you'd get on. He liked breathing fire too,"

Itachi tried to tune out Kisame's voice. He looked at their surroundings again. They were definitely getting smaller. They pair bumped into the back of Suigetsu, who'd come to a halt. They looked to where the younger swordsman was staring. In front of them was that hugest tree Itachi had ever come across, all the plants here were huge.

"Is that, is that a bunch of ants?" Suigetsu asked Kisame, whilst scratching his head in confusion.

"It's not just ants, it looks like a whole bunch of insects," Kisame replied. He shrugged, "we may as well go over there and see if they've seen any of our friends,"

"They may well be our friends if we're anything to go by," suggested Karin from the depths of her bowl. Suigetsu mimicked her pulling a face. It earned him a playful cuff around the head from Kisame.

"Knock it off kid, she could be right and you know it," he scolded. Suigetsu responded by opening his mouth as if to sing. This time Itachi stopped him with a well aimed tail.

The watery one began to mumble to himself while the group moved towards the insects. They stopped, noticing three had broken off from the others and were making their way over. The group consisted of two ants, one blue and one pale purple, and a ladybird. Itachi noticed the ladybird had a small aphid sat atop its head, barking happily.

"You're with the Akatsuki," the first ant, the blue one addressed them. Itachi guessed it was looking straight at Kisame, he couldn't tell because of the ant's dark glasses on its eyes. The other ant looked nervous, with eyes much like his old village's Hyuga clan. The ladybird was scowling and looked wild.

"Look, ant boy, we aren't here to fight right now," Kisame poked the bug with his trident. Suigetsu set down Karin's bowl and stood next to Kisame. Was he trying to offer some sort of support? Itachi merely sat back on his huge green haunches and watched curiously. He didn't think they would all fight.

The ant frowned at him.

"We may not be in our normal home right now, but our orders are always to stop any akatsuki we come across," the ant in dark glasses spoke again.

"Look, we're just trying to find our friends, we aren't trying to kill you, can we not just leave it this once?" Kisame asked, he sounded bored. The purple ant fidgeted nervously,

"Sh-Shino, we should listen. Um, maybe he's right, I know I'd like to find our other friends right now," she said timidly, her voice very quiet. The ladybird looked at her, the aphid on its head was now growling at Suigetsu. Rather predictably, thought Itachi, Suigetsu was growling back at it, his fanged teeth bared.

With limited warning, the two male bugs went to fight Itachi's two companions. Deciding he'd agreed with Hinata, Itachi stood once more and lumbered into the affray. Standing between the two parties he flared his nostrils. They stopped, eyeing him warily. Even as a stupid looking dragon, the Uchiha hadn't lost his flair for commanding respect.

He turned to ask Hinata if he'd seen any of their friends. Then he remembered he couldn't speak, cringing as the annoying grunts and clicks exited his mouth.

"I think Elliot wants to know if you'll help us!" Kisame beamed. He was only half right. Itachi wished he'd stop calling him Elliot. Suigetsu went to retrieve Karin, and yet another drink of water.

The purple ant nodded nervously.

"J-just this once, okay?" she stuttered, "when everything gets back to normal we'll have to fight." She led them off through the giant blades of grass. The other two bugs watched the ragtag group go. Kiba growled as Suigetsu stuck his tongue out at him.

Once they were through the shrubbery, Hinata pointed out a familiar piece of furniture to them.

"Well, what do ya know! It's that weird bed," smirked Suigetsu, dumping Karin onto one of the pillows. He swigged the water from her bowl happily as the crab began to complain on the bed.

"Suigetsu, you're such an ass, when we find Sasuke..."

Everyone ignored her and turned back to Hinata.

"It's the only thing besides you and us that isn't huge in this place," she explained, looking to the floor. She had a small blush on her cheeks. "and, there's this weird thing about it. Maybe, maybe you guys can use it to help find your friends." She finished up, before running off quickly, back through the leaves. Itachi cocked his scaly head at the bed.

"Hey, last time we sat on this we found you Elliot! Maybe it is magic," mused Kisame. The blue man sat on the bed next to Suigetsu and Karin. "you should sit down too Elliot if you're coming with," he continued.

The dragon gave up on his partner and heaved himself onto the ancient looking piece of furniture. It sagged and creaked loudly as he barely managed to perch on the end of it. He was surprised he hadn't crushed the damn thing. Closing his eyes Itachi wished they found someone else soon, and hopefully somebody smart. Itachi was surprised again as his surroundings disappeared and they were whisked away to somewhere new.