Itachi had thought he was going to get a decent night sleep, but like the rest of his life, things certainly don't go his way. He'd saved the third bed for Sasori, sure that the puppet would be able to figure out they'd changed rooms, and so he'd been forced to sleep with Kisame. Which isn't all that bad, but the shark-nin rolls over a lot and the Uchiha would rather not be punched in the face during the night.

As well as having to share a bed with a man who takes up over half of it, his other comrades had refused to shut the hell up and just sleep. Deidara and Hidan had been the worst, and Itachi makes a vow to get back at them once they've returned to their normal age and state of mind. Kakuzu had fallen asleep first, and the raven decides that the miser is his favorite for now.

Hidan and Deidara seemed to have a competition going on as to who can make the most noise, and it had taken multiple death threats from both Itachi and Kisame for the two to finally shut up and lie still.

The night had gone by too fast, and the sun is peeking through the curtains just a few hours later. Itachi sits up, thankful that at least Kisame hasn't crushed him during the night. Sasori gives him a nod from where he's sitting on his bed. Itachi nods back and slips into the bathroom and takes a long shower to clear his mind and think about the day's plans. They need to get civilian clothes for the three idiots who managed to get themselves turned into children, and they need to get out of this village. By now the news of the attacks yesterday should be getting around to the nearby villages, and if any descriptions of the Akatsuki got out while almost half of them were vulnerable like this, things could get bad.

He shuts the water off and wraps a towel around his waist. Two seconds later Deidara bursts through the door. "Out, out, out!" he yells, shoving at Itachi. "I need to go bathroom!"

"Do you mind?" Itachi asks, pushing the little blond back out the door. "You can't just barge in like that, you need to wait your-"

Deidara lets out a high-pitched scream of frustration, effectively cutting off whatever Itachi was going to say next.

"Fine," the raven concedes, stepping around the kid and leaving the bathroom. "Don't take too long in there." Kisame, who has since woken up, laughs from the bed.

"You're just going to let him kick you out like that?"

"I'd rather not have that old woman come and complain again," Itachi explains, crossing his arms over his chest as he waits outside the bathroom door. He watches as Hidan stirs on his bed and prays he doesn't wake up just yet. He's not in the mood to deal with any more of their antics this early in the morning.

The bathroom door opens and Deidara bounces out, immediately running and jumping onto his bed, effectively waking up Hidan and Kakuzu with a jolt. Itachi slips into the bathroom before anyone else can steal it from his again. He gets dressed and fixes his hair, lingering in the small room for a while as he hears everyone get up.

He listens as Kisame attempts to scare the affected members into listening with his sword again, and he chuckles when he hears that it doesn't work anymore. He finally steps outside the bathroom, taking in the nightmare he's going to be forced to deal with. He quickly strategizes a plan.

"Kisame, you're in charge of Kakuzu," Itachi explains. Kisame looks relieved. "I'll take Hidan, and Sasori, will you take Deidara, since you are partners after all?"

"Hn. Yeah, I guess."

"We're partners?!" Deidara shouts, jumping off the bed and running in circles around an irritated Sasori. Hidan narrows his eyes at Itachi, looking him up and down.

"Just so you know, I don't take orders from nobody!" the silver-haired child says.

Itachi raises an eyebrow, deciding to figure something out. "Not even Jashin?" Hidan frowns in confusion.

"Who's Jashin?" He shrugs. "Whoever he is, I don't take orders from him either!" Itachi chuckles slightly, glancing at Kakuzu. If he were in his right state of mind, the miser would probably be smiling. Since he's not, however, he just looks confused.

"So they're not immortal anymore, either," Sasori says, motioning to the immortal duo.

"Oh yeah, I hadn't thought of that." Kisame glances down at Kakuzu, who glares back up at him.

"Anyway, let's get going, we're running late enough already," Itachi says, and they exit the room. The Uchiha drops the key off to the old lady at the front, who gives the kids an evil look, before they head out on their way to get some normal clothing.

Immediately after stepping outside of the inn, Kakuzu takes off running. The five remaining stare after him for two seconds before Kisame groans and chases after him. Itachi sighs, leaning down and grabbing Hidan's hand before the former Jashinist gets any ideas. Sasori turns toward Deidara to do the same, but the blond scowls and puts his hands behind his back.

"Brat," Sasori warns, trying to snake an arm around the kid. Deidara takes a step back and laughs, suddenly moving both his hands in front of him, the palm mouths open, tongues sticking out.

"You can't grab my hands unless you wanna be licked, hm!" Sasori drops his arms to his sides, staring at the blond like he just grew a second head.

"You disgust me," the puppet says, earning another laugh from Deidara. "Just stay close, brat."

"Okay, hm!"

Itachi sees Samehada over the sea of people's heads and sighs in relief. It's short-lived, however, as when Kisame finally meets with them again, he's empty-handed. "I lost him."

"You what?!" Sasori and Itachi both shout, earning a few glares from nearby townspeople.

"He slipped into a shop and when I followed him in there, he was just…gone," Kisame sighs, rubbing his neck. "I checked around the other shops nearby as well, but he was nowhere."

"Let's split up," Itachi says, tightening his grip on Hidan's hand. "He can't have gotten too far." He turns to start walking but stops after a few steps when he sees Kakuzu casually coming back toward the group, an obviously stolen wallet clutched in his hands.

"There you are," Kisame growls, immediately beside the miser. "You ditched us to steal some money?"

"It's mine!" Kakuzu yells when the shark-nin reaches for the wallet. He shoves it into his over-sized cloak and glares up at Kisame. "If you try to take it, I'll run away again."

Kisame throws his hands up in defeat. "Fine, fine, you can have it, just stay with the group." With that said and agreed upon, the six head for the clothing store Itachi had seen the night before.

"They all look about the same size," Itachi says once they're standing outside the shop. "Kisame, just go in and grab the cheapest clothes you can find." They've already gotten several confused looks from the villagers at the children's states of dress, and even Sasori seems slightly worried about being recognized, especially with Hiruko broken.

Kisame drags Kakuzu inside the store, going to the back of the store and grabbing some worn and used clothing that seems like it'll fit the young miser. He doesn't bother asking Kakuzu to try any of it on, because he knows it will just be another opportunity for the brunet to run off or make a scene. He buys the clothes with his own money, muttering under his breath as the shop owner hands him back his change.

"Here," he says once they've met the other behind the shop, reaching into the bag and tossing the new purchases to Itachi and Sasori.

"I'm not wearing that, hm," Deidara says immediately after seeing the ugly yellow, half fish-netted shirt in Sasori's hands. "That's hideous."

"You're five," Sasori says in explanation. "You don't know what hideous is." Though he does shoot Kisame a questioning look in regard to his poor choice of clothing.

"Itachi said to get the cheapest thing, that was the cheapest thing," he blue-skinned man growls out, attempting to pull an equally hideous dirt brown shirt over Kakuzu's head. The only one who doesn't seem to mind the color of his shirt is Hidan, who undresses quickly and pulls the grey sleeveless top on willingly before stepping into the black shorts he's given. Itachi takes his cloak and folds it up, tucking it under his arm, grateful that his charge, for once, is being cooperative.

The other two reluctantly get dressed, all wearing black shorts and shirts that match their hair color. Kisame swears it's a coincidence, and no one cares enough to question him. Sasori looks up at sun, which is directly above them. "We're wasting too much time," he growls. "We won't make it to the hideout before nightfall."

"Let's get out of here, then," Kisame says, throwing Kakuzu's Akatsuki cloak over Samehada.

Itachi nods and kneels down. "Get on my back, Hidan."

"No way!" the light-haired boy argues, backing away from the Uchiha. "I'll walk, thanks."

"It'll be faster if you just get on my back," Itachi argues back, reaching a hand out and grabbing Hidan's arm. "We don't have time to waste."

"What's in it for me?" Hidan digs his feet into the ground. "You can't just kidnap people and expect them to do what you want."

"For the last time, you're not being kidnapped!" Itachi sighs. "You're a part of the Akatsuki, if you just cooperate, we'll take you back to our hideout and we'll explain everything better there."

"A hideout? Like a secret clubhouse?"

"Sure," Itachi says dryly. Hidan stands stubbornly for a few second more before climbing onto Itachi's back.

"Well, alright."

Deidara jumps onto Sasori's back without the red head even having to tell him. "Hey, what are these hard things on your back?" Deidara complains, poking the back of Sasori's head. The puppet huffs.

"My blades and the place I keep my scrolls."

"Why do you-"

"I'm a puppet."

Deidara goes silent, thinking, then he whispers, "I knew it." Sasori rolls his eyes and watches as Kisame argues with Kakuzu.

"We'll be faster if you let me carry you," the shark-nin explains. When it's obvious that Kakuzu isn't going to budge, he comes up with another idea, taking some money out of his cloak. "I'll give you this coin if you agree to-"

"Okay." Kisame blinks.

"Well, that was easy." Itachi glances around briefly to make sure everyone's ready before turning and starting to run, the other members quick behind him. They're out of the village in no time at all, only getting a few glances from the townsfolk as they leave.

Itachi shifts Hidan's weight as he jumps from tree to tree, staring ahead and thinking about how they're going to explain this to the Leader, and more importantly, how they're going to fix this situation. He glances back at Sasori, who has a permanent irritated scowl on his face as he listens to Deidara's nonstop chatter. The raven makes a note to get more information out of the ex Suna-nin when they get back to the base. Until then, it's going to be a long day.