One Necessary Lie ✧ Video
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jikogisei[The video feature flicks on but it's completely black and is silent for a minute. Perhaps it was done on accident. But wait, no, that's not the case. There's a man's voice, unidentifiable except to those who know him. Either way, he sounds unamused.]
A world where you collect animals and let them do the fighting for you. Seems cruel. Or perhaps you just don't see it that way. Using creatures to collect ridiculous badges. What good will it do you when you leave this place? If you leave this world.
[Itachi pauses, silence fills the moment.]
How many of you still continue your own physical training as you level up your creatures? Would you be capable of taking down your enemy without the aide of your Pokemon? Would you be satisfied if you couldn't? [Yes, Sasuke. Those last two questions were specifically aimed towards you.]
It also appears that the dead walk among us. [Does he know about the other shinobi or simply referring to himself -- hard to tell. Some might not even recognize him by voice alone. So finally he shifts it around to reveal his face. Itachi doesn't have the hitae-ai sitting upon his forehead like usual and his surroundings are hard to pinpoint. The maroon cloak he's wearing doesn't help as it covers the rest of his clothes.]
[He sighs as if this is all a big bother or an annoyance.] I suppose it's only polite to introduce myself. My name is Uchiha Itachi.
A world where you collect animals and let them do the fighting for you. Seems cruel. Or perhaps you just don't see it that way. Using creatures to collect ridiculous badges. What good will it do you when you leave this place? If you leave this world.
[Itachi pauses, silence fills the moment.]
How many of you still continue your own physical training as you level up your creatures? Would you be capable of taking down your enemy without the aide of your Pokemon? Would you be satisfied if you couldn't? [Yes, Sasuke. Those last two questions were specifically aimed towards you.]
It also appears that the dead walk among us. [Does he know about the other shinobi or simply referring to himself -- hard to tell. Some might not even recognize him by voice alone. So finally he shifts it around to reveal his face. Itachi doesn't have the hitae-ai sitting upon his forehead like usual and his surroundings are hard to pinpoint. The maroon cloak he's wearing doesn't help as it covers the rest of his clothes.]
[He sighs as if this is all a big bother or an annoyance.] I suppose it's only polite to introduce myself. My name is Uchiha Itachi.
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Date: 2013-04-24 03:16 am (UTC)[ Once upon a time before this happened. He's still pretty pissed about that.
Anyway, that's not important. He's stealing a good look at Itachi from the other end of the feed. ]
Uchiha Itachi... [ No, he was pretty sure that name didn't ring any bell. ] I have never heard of you before. [ Not that he was going to be a gentleman about introductions and tell Itachi his name-- Yet Sasori couldn't help but wonder if this Uchiha Itachi knew him. ]
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Date: 2013-04-24 04:04 am (UTC)[Having to work for Rocket that was a poor imitation of the Akatsuki.]
[Itachi doesn't squirm under the scrutiny of another shinobi.]
I suspected you might not have. [Not when Sasori didn't recognize him from the start.] There's a good chance I'm from your future, Sasori.
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Date: 2013-04-24 04:22 am (UTC)Future, hm? [ For once, Sasori seemed vaguely interested. So Itachi did know him. ] That saves me the introduction. Under what circumstance did we meet?
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Date: 2013-04-24 04:35 am (UTC)We were both part of a group known as the Akatsuki, a criminal organization that became the most wanted in the world. It was a collection of S-Rank missing-nin.
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Date: 2013-04-24 04:59 am (UTC)[ Okay, he was expecting something more along the lines of 'we met in battle' (though that would have been embarrassing if it had been the case and Itachi had lived), but oh dear. Have a sigh. ]
I left one organization to join another? I must have been bored.
But-- a criminal organization, you say? [ There's a vague smirk just then. ] Now why would anyone want to leave Konoha~?
[ ...He isn't even bothering to lock this, sorry. ]
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Date: 2013-04-24 05:17 am (UTC)Perhaps it was their goals that interested you. [Itachi wasn't all that interested in the reasons the others joined.]
If I hadn't the village would have me killed for slaughtering the entire Clan.
[Perfectly fine. This is what Itachi wanted. News of his actions public for everyone to see. It will make playing 'bad guy' so much easier.]
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Date: 2013-04-24 05:40 am (UTC)Perhaps. Why did you join, Itachi? [ Maybe that would help him figure out why on earth he left Suna only to go and join a band of renegade S-rank shinobi.
But hold on, wait up. This was even more interesting. ]
You murdered the entire Uchiha clan?
[ You know what, Sasori is going to laugh. Well, by laugh, he means amused throaty chuckle. ]
Ah, Konoha~ When they're not slaughtering other nations' families, they wipe out their own. [ Still holding that grudge against the murder of his parents. ]
But even so... the Uchiha clan... [ He doesn't entirely believe you, but Sasori isn't going to pry. He'll let it drop. ]
So tell me about Akatsuki. What was its goal?
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Date: 2013-04-24 06:19 am (UTC)To test my abilities. There was no one in Konoha who could challenge me. [Arrogance, pride - they flare a little in this moment. Or that's how Itachi wants it to be seen.]
[But he's silent while Sasori laughs.]
Except for my younger brother, yes. All in a single night.
[Just like Itachi won't comment on the other nations' families remark.]
World domination.
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Date: 2013-04-28 07:32 am (UTC)But there's a slow smirk when he listens to the part about no one in Konoha strong enough to challenge him. His hands were still warm and tingly with the memory of the Saindaime's blood on them. ]
You could have challenged the Hokage.
[ But that smirk fades as soon as he hears about Akatsuki's goal. ]
...How droll. [ Sasori could not, for the life of him, picture himself joining a band of S-rank rouge nin for the sake of world dominance. Perhaps it was not world dominance per say; perhaps they'd had a plan. ]
But you joined because you were starved for a challenge. [ Odd. ]
[ He glances at whatever he sees behind Itachi, though it isn't much. He can't tell if it's familiar or not. Deciding to change the subject to current matters, he adds: ]
Are your Pokemon cooperative? [ Because he had problems with one pesky little fellow in his care. ]
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Date: 2013-04-29 05:29 am (UTC)I'm not interested in fighting that old man.
[That lie surely would not have worked if Minato was still the Hokage.]
Perhaps. Their method of achieving their goal is quite fascinating. [In response to both.]
[His Growlithe is lounging comfortably in view and his head lifts when mentioned.]
So far. Though dogs tend to be loyal. [Itachi doesn't mention his other Pokemon.]
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Date: 2013-04-29 06:57 am (UTC)Sasori does get a good view of the Growlithe in the background, though. ]
I see.
[ And, as if on cue, his Murkrow swoops over to land on his head, taking a few turns before it settled comfortably in his hair.
And Sasori's face? Yeah |8 ]
Apparently I am stuck with a thief. --Who is also a freeloader.
[ He isn't sure if that was a loving nip to the ear or a nip in admonishment for speaking out against the creature thus. ]
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Date: 2013-04-29 08:07 am (UTC)[Itachi does notice that crow-like Pokemon. While he's not all that familiar with his own Murkrow quite yet, Itachi does know crows.]
Keep shiny objects on you. It may quell the urge to steal things from other people.
[If people can find him based on the music playing then Sasori must be in the same place.]
Perhaps it would do it good to battle with another Pokemon. Shall we test yours against mine?
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Date: 2013-04-29 09:39 am (UTC)[ Shiny objects? He had read about it in his Pokedex, and had been witness to a few watches and other items of people's jewelery going missing, but... Hm. He was going to have to scour the city for a stash of those. Or perhaps he could just buy a case of soda cans.
At Itachi's offer, however, Sasori's Murkrow is suddenly all awake and on the alert. ]
I suppose he'd like that. [ le sigh ] Anything to get him out of my hair.
[ BRB fiddling with the device to figure out how to lock the feed. ]
What are your coordinates?
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Date: 2013-04-29 09:41 am (UTC)I'm currently in Rocket Headquarters in Goldenrod City.
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Date: 2013-05-06 08:56 pm (UTC)[ Oh get out, you younger generation people pfft. There. He figures it out. ]
Ah. That's very specific. [ Not really, but he'll be there in a bit anyway. ]
...I will see you when I see you.
((ooc: choochoochoooo backtag train orz sorry D: I'll be better now that finals are over! ))
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Date: 2013-05-06 09:52 pm (UTC)ACTION
Date: 2013-05-06 10:13 pm (UTC)He stops a few paces behind Itachi, though, hands in his pockets. ]
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Date: 2013-05-06 10:57 pm (UTC)There's a good space this way.
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Date: 2013-05-09 04:55 am (UTC)He takes a good look at the other shinobi and his Pokemon before following over to said space. ]
Itachi. What do you think of Team Rocket so far?
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Date: 2013-05-09 10:17 pm (UTC)They seem disorganized and foolish. I do not like the fact that I'm affiliated with them. But I will keep my place and watch them to see what sort of potential they might have.