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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!

I've never been fortunate enough to meet one, much less two. Tell me about them?

[ If Itachi notices the flush, he doesn't let on. ]

An entertainer? Did you perform in the theater?

My dad met one, didn't he? [ That much is thoughtful. Naruto gives a little shrug. ] Hah. They're people. I guess that doesn't help much. Sousuke is really smart, pretty smooth most of the time, he understands things. Me. He's really strong. Ichigo was really strong too but he wasn't like Sousuke in other ways. See? People.

No. ...it was more like people would pay and I'd entertain. [ HOW TO PUT THIS DELICATELY. ] Kinda like a prostitute. Except not.

I see. I suppose even gods are people in their own right.

[ Neither his expression nor his voice changes. Not one bit. But on the inside? Might be a different story. ]

You were a prostitute. How did this come to be?

Sure they are! Why not? Sousuke likes tofu and he doesn't like eggs, see?

No. I said kinda like a prostit-- I was never a damn- ... [ A little testy on this score. ] Long story. Got screwed over by someone calling themselves The Tradesman. Madara was there y'know. Or that guy pretending to be him.

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