Akamaru barked a few times as though he had an idea and then Kiba acknowledged him by stroking the side of his face. "That's right Akamaru. Why can't we just request an audience with the Dragon God ourselves?" Keiso blinked and then decided to nod in agreement. He was willing to make a sacrifice if that were the case. Kakashi was about to say something to that effect, but he was already sure that the other would have known what it was that he was going to say.<br/><br/>Even though Gaara was well known for his control and use of sand, he was skilled with a kunai knife and quickly threw one at Hidan in a defensive gesture before witnessing Hidan obviously plucking it straight from the air. "Did you think something like that was going to stop me from getting what I wanted?" He sounded sickly sweet, as though his words were coming from someone as crazy as he really was.