"It was very accurate, though it didn't do you complete justice, Tenten-san. I would have looked forward to meeting you even more if it had."

His expression twitched toward a frown just slightly, hearing about the second kidnapping attempt. Though he relaxed again hearing that at least it wasn't successful. "Always work together. Have each other's backs," he tsked, a flash there of the older cousin speaking to the child-Itachi, not the grown Itachi before him. The shrugged, and smiled.

"He was such a sweet boy," he said, turning his attention to Tenten. "Gentle. Smart, too. Good at every game we played."