[Itachi always had been the best at quietly fading into the background, hadn't he? The fact that he wasn't was actually enough to slow the redhead, then have him turning to look at one of his former Akatsuki members, his feet bringing him closer instead of taking him on his way.
He'd come to realize, during their brief time when they'd initially been revived together, that this man had been one of the few who had actually believed in the original ideals of the Akatsuki, and in many ways, it was fitting that he was the first he recognized in this place. He was the last he'd seen before coming here after all, so it made a sort of sense that no one else would have.
There was just one... small flaw in that line of thought, and he addressed it as he came to stand beside him.]
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He'd come to realize, during their brief time when they'd initially been revived together, that this man had been one of the few who had actually believed in the original ideals of the Akatsuki, and in many ways, it was fitting that he was the first he recognized in this place. He was the last he'd seen before coming here after all, so it made a sort of sense that no one else would have.
There was just one... small flaw in that line of thought, and he addressed it as he came to stand beside him.]
Itachi. I didn't expect you to beat me here.