Chapter One:
Yasuo Yamashina
Deidara sat up suddenly, he sensed someone drawing near. He sat back when Sasori entered, tail waving. "I have checked his tracks to make sure there were not more." Sasori said.
"And?" Deidara questioned, almost impatiently. "He was alone." Sasori replied. He sensed his companion was restless and impatient, he knew this would happen and ignored it.
"How is the captive?" He began, moving the subject on.
"He hasn't woken up yet. He has just sleeping restlessly. Yelling out a name. I never caught the name though." Deidara replied.
"The name was Mamoru." A cold voice came from the back of the cave. Deidara looked round and Sasori looked up.
"Who is…this Mamoru of whom you speak?" Sasori asked.
The man at the back of the cave replied, "He is a man you would fear to fight. It is my mission to kill him!"
Deidara looked at Sasori, who was looking at him. "Why were you following us?" Deidara asked.
"You were suspicious characters. I hoped I might find out who you were." The man replied.
"Never you mind that!" Sasori barked. "We would like to know who you are!"
The man at the end of the cave began to laugh. "I am Yasuo Yamashina. Of the village hidden in earth. I am on the path of a certain who must die!"
Deidara began to laugh. "How do you hope to escape from us?"
Yamashina loomed out of the darkness. "Your bonds were easy to brake." He raised his hands. "Better luck if you get another chance!" He laughed.
"What do you hope to achieve against us Yamashina?" Sasori asked. "We are Akatuski members. We are the best of the best!"
Yamashina began to laugh harder.
"You will now find you are unarmed. You will have to fight me with just your chakra power."
Deidara suddenly felt sweat run down over his one uncovered eye. His hand slipped to his belt pouch. It was gone.
Yamashina's eyes lit up red. "Lets do this!" He yelled.
Deidara faced him, "Master…" he said over his shoulder. "I have no weapons. I will just be using tai jutsu."
Sasori nodded. He tried to raise his tail. It would not move. Suddenly his puppet he was encased in exploded off him. He became vulnerable; none of his puppet techniques would work. He turned to Deidara and tried to call for help. His voice failed. Deidara turned round, his face missing, blood dripping on the floor. Deidara staggered over to Sasori. "Master…" His voice trailed of into a hiss.
His arms closed around Sasori, his arms began to crush. Sasori began to scream in pain. Deidara began a gurgling laugh. Blood coming from between his lips, coating Sasori, he could feel his bones braking. His screams became more pitiful and feeble. Deidara's skin began to peel of his arms. Deidara's screams contributed to Sasori's.
Suddenly Deidara exploded covering Sasori in his blood and insides. Sasori's screams became more violent.
Yamashina strode of out of the bloody mist. He drew a long rusty dagger from his robes. "I am going to kill Mamoru with this."
He swiped across Sasori's face. Sasori screamed.
Sasori opened his eyes.
He was lying on the flood of a cave. His armour still intact, he raised a hand to feel his face…. nothing.
Deidara lay next to him. Snoring. "What was that?" Sasori wondered aloud.
He shivered at the thought of that ninja. Mamoru surely was no match.