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Heh. D'you really care about causing my associates discomfort? [ Figures that's not high on Itachi's list of priorities thar. ] Or are you just tryin' to be nice now?

Would you prefer me to be cruel?

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No. Got plenty of that already, thanks. [ Deadpan. ] Just. Uh. You don't need to worry about my associates-- friends, that's all. I got your back.

[ Shinobi senses are tingling. ]

Have you enemies there?

No. Not. Really. ... No! Everyone is okay! I got stuck to a guy, there were cuffs, I dunno who did that. Someone likes fuckin' with people it seems like, but no enemies!

[ This kid and his denial. ]

What guy would that be?

Why. D'you wanna know? [ Also has shinobi senses! They be tinglin' right now. ] Just a guy! A guy! No one important, don't worry about it.

Curiosity. Indulge me.

[ Tingling? However could that be? Look at this face. ]

[ OH, YOU BASTARD! Watch Naruto fold like a deck of cards. ]

Uh. It's really no one! Just a guy called Cahin. He's. ... Maa, he's kinda quirky! He's a joker!

Cahin.

[ Softly repeated, and Itachi smiles again, stepping closer as if sharing a secret. ]

A joker who plays pranks, isn't that right? Tell me about them, Naruto.

I don't wanna? [ It just tumbles on out, kind of half-assed and like he's fighting a losing battle. Gdit Itachi. Smiling?! THAT WEAPON IS SO NOT FAIR.

He's also not staring. He really isn't. ]

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Naruto.

[ Have another gentle smile. He's figuring you out, Naruto. ]

Don't you trust me?

[ That is. Not fair. That is SO NOT FAIR. That is all of the not fair, ever! Have a splutter. ] Yeah! I do, you know I do! Dammit, that's--

[ Not. Fair. ] What-- What was the question again?

[ Just a little closer then, since it's clear Naruto didn't hear him. ]

Tell me about the jokes this Cahin likes to play.

[ This is Naruto, leaning back slightly with no idea why he's leaning back and-- ] I have a boyfriend! Did you-- Did you know?

[ Oh, holy crap, what the fuck was that?! ] He. Just kids around! Cahin, that is. Stuff about losing my fingers and shit. He's kidding!

[ One finely sculpted eyebrow twitches upward, precursor to a smile that it seems to suggest is about to curve his lips at any moment. ]

Oh?

[ He doesn't step back. In fact, he takes another step closer. There's absolutely nothing menacing about this. It's very friendly. Clearly. ]

How would you lose your fingers, Naruto?

Yep, yep! [ Way too chipper. Maybe borderline alarmed? ] Except I dunno why I just told you that. Ah, it's good to know I guess. Right?!

[ Yeah, no, this isn't friendly at all. THERE ARE VIBES HERE. ] He uses a knife. Knives. I guess he'd just. Y'know. If he wasn't kidding, but he is!

Of course. It's always best to be informed.

[ The quicksilver smile that flashes across his mouth is thin, barely noticeable. ]

Cahin the joker who's fond of knives. Interesting.

[ Sees that smile! Isn't at all sure what to do with it. No idea why it worries him either. But those shinobi senses? Still tingling. ]

No, wait a second! I know that voice! I totally do, Sousuke uses that voice, so does Kakashi-sensei! Cahin is alright, you got that? [ Squinty stare is a go! ]

Another resemblance to Kakashi, I see.

[ But he's so innocent! Look at this face. It's innocent. ]

You've mentioned this Sousuke twice. Who is that?

[ That is the shiftiest face that ever shifted! Naruto ain't buying it. ] Yeah. That's how I know for sure! With that voice!

[ He sees dat subject change too. It catches him off guard though, so have a flounder. ] He's. My boyfriend. I said that, right? Well, maybe I didn't but that's who he is. He's a shinigami and all. You should meet him!

[ One cannot remain too long on a subject when one is gathering information. That's Itachi's story and he's sticking to it. ]

You attracted the notice of a shinigami as well?

[ There would be another smile here, if he was anyone else. ]

What have you been doing?

As well? As well as what? I mean... [ He trails off, not entirely sure about that question. How to explain Sousuke to people? To Itachi. ] I guess, I attracted two shinigami in a way, but it was more like I looked him up and we became friends. That's how it happens an' all.

[ Pause. ] With Sousuke? No, that stuff is private, Itachi!

First jokers. Now shinigami. [ A pause. ] Two shinigami at that.

[ So very, very bland. ] Not that sort of thing, Naruto. I meant generally.

[ You best not be judging there Itachi. Naruto stares a little. ] What? They're just people! People like everyone else. Good people, even. It's like. They're shinigami as well...

That sort of thing. [ Mumblemumble shut up his cheeks aren't turning red. ] I dunno, I've been in two different places and haven't been home in over a year. I did a lotta things! I was an entertainer but you don't wanna know about that!