AN: Hey guys! Um, yeah I just got struck with another story idea so...here we are! Not sure if this one has a future at all. Not entirely satisfied with this one either.

Anyways! Read, review and let me know what you think.

Also, I have like three other fics so I can't promise anything (please check them out...I know, what a shameless plug. Can't blame a guy for trying can you?)

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It was a sad day indeed. The village was in ruins, the Hokage was dead, and many people had lost their lives. The reason for all of that was that the previous night the Nine Tailed Fox attacked the village. All in all, they had lost a lot. A new Kage would have to be found and the attack had weakened the villages forces considerably.

In the Hokage's office a few of the deceased man's closest friends and relations were reading his last will and testament. It went how these things usually go, people got things passed down, a few words were shared, and a few requests were made. It wasn't until the gathered crowd got the last part that confusion began to set in.

"If both me and Kushina are dead, then there are three scrolls that absolutely must make their way to the Tsuchikage. I cannot state the reason for this until an agreement can be reached between our villages. Only the two Kage will be privileged to that information. Just know that a very important life hangs in the balance and that you will all be told when the time is right. If this section hasn't been amended then my negotiations have been cut short. The scrolls are to leave as soon as you read this..."

To say this surprised the small gathering would be an understatement. Everyone there knew that the relationship between Iwa and Konoha was...well, goddamn terrible. To hear that their Kage was negotiating with Iwa's Kage was surprising to say the least. Made them wonder just this mystery person was and how important they were.

The one reading the will decided it was a problem for later. Looking up from the paper, Hiruzen addressed the room.

"You are all dismissed. Kakashi, stay behind."

Everyone nodded and left. Eventually it was only Kakashi and Hiruzen in the room.

"What did you want to discuss lord third?"

"As much as I don't want to, I will be retaking this position. As such, I'd like you to be the one to deliver these scrolls, seeing as you were his student. Minato said in his will that the information is only to be shared between Kage so I trust you not to open them. Am I wrong?"

"No sir I wouldn't betray his trust like that. I will complete this mission without fail."

"Good, you leave Now."

With that, the white haired male was handed the scrolls and dismissed to carry out his orders. While he was curious, he would respect his old sensei's wishes and not look at the scrolls.

It had taken a but longer than usual due to the need to go unnoticed for but he had finally made it to Iwa. As he walked through the gates he held up his hands in a surrendering position and let himself be subdued. The gate guards hand put him on his knees. One of the village's ANBU stood in front of him with his sword to the man's neck.

"State your business here."

"I am here to deliver a message from the Hokage to the Tsuchikage. I come in peace."

After a bit of hesitation, the ANBU withdrew his sword and nodded at the surrounding shinobi. They pulled him to his feet and roughly guided him to the Kage's tower in the center of the village. Soon he stood with his hands bound behind him in front of a rather short old man he knew to be the Tsuchikage. Onoki didn't look very happy to see him.

"You said you had a message for me. Spit it out and be gone. You're lucky I'm allowing you to live at all."

"Well, I was told this was a very private and highly sensitive matter. Maybe you wouldn't want anyone else to hear this."

The old man immediately understood what the copy ninja was here for. As per the current agreement, he wasn't permitted to let anyone know why until peace could be settled between the two villages. He ordered his men to release him and leave them alone.

"But sir..."

"I said go!"

Reluctantly, they heeded his orders and left.

"Now tell me what you're here to tell me. I'm not feeling very patient right now."

"Well, first things first I guess. The fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze is dead."

"Is that suppose to be of any importance to me?

"Not sure. I think it would be seeing as he has left a few scrolls to be placed in your care."

Kakashi then fished the items from his pocket and handed them over. He watched as Onoki looked each of them over. The old man eventually opened one and read it over. Kakashi immediately noted that the others weren't addressed to him, but rather to someone else.

'The mysterious VIP sensei mentioned in his will.'

Onoki almost couldn't believe what he was reading. While Minato had been nothing but a friendly man, he himself was nothing but antagonizing. That the was one of the reasons the talks had been talking soon long.

"Hey Onoki. If you're reading this then both me and my wife are dead. Well, I don't know where to begin. I guess the best thing to do is to get straight to business. The other two scrolls are for him and him alone. No one else is to look at them. Also, I'd like to request you keep him in your village until the time is Right. It's now up to you who you tell of his heritage. "

As he set the message down, Onoki looked contemplative. This was a lot to take in. The man had pretty much left him in charge. Only a throat clearing brought him back to the present.

"Is that all?"

"Yes, that is all. You may return to your village. Never speak of this to anyone other than your next Kage, understood?"

"Understood."

And Kakashi was gone. This left the aged Kage to his thoughts. While the situation was never simple, this had complicated it beyond measure. Sighing, he motioned for an ANBU.

"Yes sir?"

"Bring the boy to me then make sure no one is listening in."

"Yes sir."

Within a few minutes the man had returned. This time, he had a 4 year old blond boy with him. Onoki dismissed the man and motioned the boy closer.

"Do you know why I've called you here?"

The boy shook his head.

"Do you at least remember that man who visits you every so often? Same hair as yours?"

"Oh! You mean papa! Yeah I remember him!"

The bit was very enthusiastic when talking about his father. The man had always been nice to him, buying him whatever he wanted when he came around.

"Yes, well...he is dead. He won't be coming back anymore."

The boy didn't say anything. As a ninja in training, he understood what death meant. He also understood the rusks if the life he was getting into. However, he was still a small child and didn't want this to be true.

"No...no...NO! You're lying! Papa is an awesome ninja! Nothing can kill him!"

"I understand that you're upset..."

"Shut up!"

"Hey.."

"You're lying! He's not dead, he's not dead. He can't die!"

"Now listen here! You're father has left you some things. I had you brought here so I could give them to you. Do you want them or not?!"

That last outburst got the boy to calm down. He simply nodded his head in response. The old man gave the boy the two scrolls that were addressed to him. The boy walked off, his feet dragged and he seemed less energetic than usual. Though the boy was smarter than most kids his age, he still needed help reading sometimes. So, when he got back to his room, he handed to scrolls to the tutor the old man had assigned him.

"Do you want me to read these to you?"

He only nodded and flopped belly first on his bed. The tutor noted his lack of energy and sullen demeanor. She nonetheless opened the first scroll and started reading.

"Hey Deidara, I'm sure old man Onoki must of told you by now. It's true, if this has reached you, both me and my wife are dead. I deeply regret that I won't be there to watch you grow up and become a great ninja. I know you'll do great, I always have. There's something you should know, my wife is pregnant. Yes, that means what you think it means, you're going to be a big brother. I'm not exactly sure when he will, but I've requested that the old man let you out of the village to see your little brother/sister. I left it to Onoki to decide when you're ready. Also, the other scroll I've left to you is for your eyes only. It has some stuff in it that will help you be a great ninja. Good luck, Your papa Minato."

Deidara simply buried his head in his pillow and started bawling. His dad was dead and he couldn't tell anyone since, according to the old man, the people of this village hated his father. Hell, they'd probably start throwing parties when they got the news. Unknown to everyone (even the blond boy himself) was that this revelation was the first domino that lead to his eventual defection.

After about an hour of crying his little heart out to his pillow he went to sleep. The next morning he remembered something. The letter His dad sent said he had a little bro or sis didn't it? With that in mind he quickly got up and ran straight to the Onoki's office.

The Tsuchikage had been doing paperwork (which every Kage agreed was the worst part of the job) when he heard familiar footsteps outside His door. Welcoming the distraction he put the papers down and waited.

And just like that, a little blond headed blur came crashing into his office.

"Hey old man! The letter papa sent me said I'm a big bro! Can I go to Konoha!? That where my little bro or sis is.. Please!?"

The old man sighed at the young boys question. He knew this was coming but he hadn't expected it so soon. Honestly he had some reservations about Deidara ever going to that village. Despite this, he knew it was inevitable that he'd want to go. The boy did have a sibling residing there after all.

"How about this, when you become a shinobi and prove yourself to our village, I'll let you visit every so often."

The boy looked at him with awestruck eyes and could only nod his head vigorously.

"Just you wait old man! I'll be the awesomest ninja this village has ever seen!"

With that the boy ran off, probably to train.

'I don't doubt that you will.'

It was strange to think that his village's most feared enemy had a child here. It was even weirder that instead of simply demanding the child back as he very well could've, the man simply asked for his opinion on what they should do. It would be explained later that he hoped the boy could bring peace between the two villages. Rather than use him as a political bargaining chip, Onoki just hashed out a reasonable visiting agreement (because even with as much as he hated Konoha, he wasn't cruel enough to deny a boy his father). He hoped his show of good will would earn him some favor with the man, and it had. Minato talked about opening up trade and even a possible alliance. Sadly, with his death those things seemed like nothing but pipe dreams.

All in all, this was going to bring him nothing but headaches in the future.