[Open!] Come forth!

[teachingpeace]

Where: The country of Ame
When: The entire month of April
Notes: Basically, Nagato's health has been improving lately so you'll be able to catch him out and about pretty much anywhere in the country, be it borders or around the city. He's always accompanied by his Deva path, and you might get said path first. In other words, hello, come get trolled.

Nagato had been restless lately. The months before this, it hadn't been such a worrying thing, just him consolidating his energy to reverse the damage he'd done to himself by overextending, but now... now he just wanted to be out. Out where he could interact more directly with the contact rain in his country, where he could watch his people without needing to send his paths out to do it for him...

This meant that people who had never really gotten to meet him before, in spite of having been in Ame since he'd taken control, were finally getting the chance to see him face to face, instead of simply being in contact with his paths.

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[dangodragon]

Itachi wondered what exactly he meant by "things like this." Ninja where they shouldn't be? Keeping visitors from getting lost? Exactly how was this man viewing Itachi's intrusion in his area?

And, more importantly, who was the red-head? His lack of bowing could be rudeness, an injury, or he was that high in the hierarchy.

"That's very prudent of you."

[teachingpeace]

"Yes... but it is my responsibility to tend to this country, after all." He gave another laugh, tilting his head to the side enough that his rinnegan was more obvious. "I'm sure you understand Shinobi-san."

[dangodragon]

Ah.

Itachi gave the man another little bow, just to be extra polite. He also wondered if anyone would ever take Obito escorting them out of Konoha seriously. Probably not. Obito seemed to like people underestimating him.

"I understand very well." Itachi wondered if Nagato hard guards nearby and hoped he would have noticed them.

[teachingpeace]

"I see you do." He blinked, then looked... much more curious, focusing a bit more on the younger man than he had been. In the details.

"Not everyone is so observant. And... you've already bowed. There's no reason for more at the moment, you haven't offended me."

[dangodragon]

"I try to be extra careful about offending people on their own doorsteps," Itachi replied. "I find noticing the small details helps keep one alive, so I've tried to cultivate a talent for it," Itachi demurred. He didn't see a reason to advertise his bloodline limits, but if he dropped a few hints it wouldn't seem like he was trying to hide it.

[teachingpeace]

He made a little noise that committed to nothing. "Then I suspect you're fully aware of whom you've ended up speaking to."

[dangodragon]

Itachi nodded solemnly, but he still wondered why Nagato was escorting people out of his country. It made him wonder if this wasn't a chance meeting, and what he could have done to warrant an escort by the hidden villages leader. Hopefully it was just coincidence.

[teachingpeace]

He looked sideways at him for a moment, thoughtful, then looked forward again. "You're Uchiha, aren't you?"

[dangodragon]

It wasn't everyone who could look at him with calm dark eyes and divine that he was an Uchiha, even though he had what in Konoha would be called the 'typical' Uchiha features. Itachi nodded.

"I am." He didn't know if it made a difference to Nagato.

[teachingpeace]

"There seem to be a lot of your family lurking about my borders recently." It was a simple, easy statement, and he examined him. "Is there something of which I should be aware?"