[The video crackles on. The voice sounds... rather unimpressed,. Because for some reason the greeter who had accosted him within the first five minutes of his arrival -- out of some freakish form of luck and against all odds, recognized him -- and had attempted to sling an arm over his shoulders. A few seconds later, the greeter found his arm slung
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He's quiet for a minute--the only audible sounds being the faintest rustle of cloth as he shifts and a deep breath--debating the situation, and then he speaks.]
Itachi-san.
[Someone who knows him very well can hear a faint hint of uncertainty under the casual tone.]
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[And Kisame proceeds to basically tell everything he knows like a mission report, both what he witnessed himself and what he heard when he was spying on Bee.]
I know you did it for him, but killing you again won't help him.
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His voice is quiet, but final.]
With all due respect, it is none of your concern.
[... just. So very annoyed right now. He raises a hand to pinch the bridge of his nose, something he has gotten in the habit of doing since the onset of his illness. His mouth twists ever so slightly.]
My younger brother is a fool. And yet, even fools are capable of maintaining a strong will.
[A long exhale.] So long as he chases me, he will grow strong.
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How is your illness?
[After a moment he speaks again] Whatever your loyalties, or mine, I still consider you my partner.
[It's his way of telling Itachi that he won't be the one to break their partnership.]
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