Itachi wondered if Hinata would have patted him on the head if he were shorter. From anyone else he might have taken the gesture as mocking, but from Hinata, he knew it wasn't meant that way.

Iatcih rarely had faith in anything, except that everything that could go wrong would go wrong. Did he have faith in his brother's abilities? He wished he could respond with a solid "of course", but he wasn't sure. He'd seen how out of hand things could get, and it only took one lucky shot to bring even the best down...

"I supposed if I get few grey hairs, people might take me more seriously," Itachi offered lightly.