Mouse kunai

Itachi moved his gaze to ignore Kisame as he tilted his head. Then he found his target in the grass and threw a kunai with rapid agility.

“....a mouse?”

The kunai had caught a field mouse moving in the grass.

“Surely an enemy’s trap?”

"No, it’s different."  *

Although its back was damaged, the mouse was still living, and Itachi dropped it into the black water.

The mouse struggled in the water, alarmed, and as made its escape it became wet.

As he looked at it, Kisame also realised what Itachi had seen.

Even now, the rat should be wounded by the black water, but no symptoms appeared.

The poison Kisame received was effective immediately.

In that case, the same symptoms should have appeared in the mouse.

“In that combo jutsu, perhaps the Suiton is pretending to be poisonous but in truth is something different. There must be a trap in that Raiton….”

Itachi was reminded of their words.

Kodaka used Raiton, and said “First One” when it hit.

And Kiiro shouted that the “Second One” was “Last.”

They guessed the secret was hidden there.

“For now, we should rest, Kisame. I tried to use Tsukiyomi on the name called Kiiro, but the cost was great. And if they recover, they’ll aim for you again.”

Akatsuki Hiden: Evil Flowers in Bloom Chapter 1