[private]
[The silence that follows might be mistaken for fumbling for an answer, but Itachi can undoubtedly hear the rough, angry sounds of a knife chopping into something. He's having to really control himself--he doesn't want his brother to think he's getting to him or anything. He isn't. Not yet, anyway. Not much.]
You goaded me into trying to kill you. Then you just stood there--like you wanted me to stab you. [His voice is strained with the effort of keeping himself from shouting. So much for waiting until he was stronger. They're the same age, and Itachi is still worlds apart from him, power-wise.]