Good timing then, huh? Though, I admit, it's mostly to have an excuse to go play with them.

Another thing I was thinking of is something I could do if only you're away, or just busy. Your Itachi...he seems like a guy who doesn't have many friends. Period. Would you object to my dragging him out of the house every once in a while?

[More selfishness--Itachi reminded him a little of one of his absent partners, Goemon. While Itachi was far more polite, there was something tangible but not threatening to his quiet presence. It was something that he missed.]