And then Itachi realizes he's doomed

[thebestuchiha]

Where: Between Konoha and Iwa
When: the 10th to the 17th
Notes: This is going to be closed to Itachi, and is the sagas of traveling with one's Hokage.


Obito had found quickly that Itachi would make a better travel companion if he wasn't hidden under ANBU attire so he'd given him the mission a bit more publicaly. Also, it should settle Fugaku down about the cluster of horrible that had been the month before, because obviously Obito going somewhere meant it was political... and thus everyone was happy.

He'd ended up having to pick a team of far from high profile people otherwise, which meant none of his students, but it was okay! That lot could be lookouts, and Itachi would be his... his obvious guard. Yes.

At least the travel would be cut down drastically given the seals, and the others were sent ahead to wait on the other end for him and Itachi to go together. Unfortunately, given Iwa's nature... going straight tot he seal outside their village was asking for an uproar, so instead they were going to go to the one just inside of the country's borders... and go on foot for the next four days. Once the politics was done, then they could take the seal back! Easy.

If aggravatingly time consuming. Thus, talking buddies. It was perfect.

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[thebestuchiha]

"That was the least graceful cacophony I think I've ever heard out of you Itachi!" He had only caught a glimpse of it, but that hadn't looked like much of a controlled fall to him, and he was almost on him already, slowing to make sure Itachi stopped before coming level with him. "What was that about?"

[dangodragon]

"There," Itachi said with as much dignity as he could muster. "Was a bird's nest." Because Itachi was the kind of ninja who would almost kill himself trying to avoid birds, bird's nests, and other woodland creatures while tree hopping. It has been the cause of his worse wreck as a genin--that and the time they'd been traveling at night and he'd taken a flying squirrel to the face.

Itachi brushed off a few leaves and wondered if everyone else had seen his spectacular evasive maneuver. His knee was burning, so he'd probably smacked it somewhere.

[thebestuchiha]

Obito stared at him for a long moment, then fished in his pocket. A moment later Itachi was getting a butterscotch pelted at his face. "You would. Have that mm? Won't help a damn thing feel better but hey, it's not like I don't have more."

[dangodragon]

Itachi caught the projectile and stared at his cousin. "Please tell me you did not stock your pockets with butterscotch because you knew you were going on a mission with me." He wasn't five anymore, but he popped the candy into his mouth and, at a more leisurely pace, jumped to the next large branch.

[thebestuchiha]

He moved to hop to the next branch, scoffing at the younger man with a small smile. "Hardly. I have some butterscotch, but it's mostly apple hard candies. You know. Because I happen to have a sweet tooth."

[dangodragon]

Itachi decided he would have to, over the course of this trip, relieve Obito of any and all candies he'd brought. It would give him something to do other than look imposing. "As your bodyguard, I'm going to tell you that we need to keep moving or we'll be late to your very important diplomatic meeting, Hokage-sama."

Itachi grimaced as he leapt up beside Obito. "And as your cousin, I'm going to say if we don't keep moving, my knee's going to stiffen up and you'll have to carry me." Itachi made his leap to the next tree.

[thebestuchiha]

He wrinkled up his nose, then immediately moved back into a run, easily keeping pace with Itachi. "Well, if you're going to go and put it that way, I guess I have no choice but to keep moving mmmm?"

Obito will be very sad if he can't hold onto any candy Itachi, but that doesn't mean he might not allow some to be stolen anyway.