Chapter 1
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So, I'm trying this new idea out, so please tell me if you like it or not. Although I guess it'll probably be like chapter 2 or so before you find out what's going on…. Hope you like it! ^_^
Also, my next update will be In the Beginning and then Reunion and then this.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or its characters.
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"Why would leader sama send us here on a scroll retrieval mission un?" Deidara asked in a bored tone.
"I don't know brat, why don't you ask him," Sasori grumbled back from inside Hiruko.
"Like he would tell me…" the blonde mumbled, crossing his arms. He glared forward as the snow continued to fall all around the two. They were heading to a small village on the outskirts of the Land of Lightning, nothing very big. Apparently the village had some important scroll that Pein wanted.
"How far away is the village un?"
"We'll be there around noon tomorrow."
"Ok un."
"Hey-" Deidara began, but whatever he was about to say was cut off as the two suddenly sensed several chakra presences surround them. Stopping, the two artists waited for them to come out.
"They're all ANBU level…" Sasori muttered, taking out two of his puppets while Deidara began to mold clay. Both of them sent forward their attacks as about fifteen ANBU jumped out at them.
After a while only five were left. As one ran towards Deidara, he reached into his clay pouches to make a sculpture; eyes narrowing when he realized he had ran out of clay. Cursing under his breath, he instead pulled out a kunai and blocked the ANBU's attack. He was still fighting the ANBU when one of Sasori's puppets came in and finished him off. It was then that Deidara realized that the puppet master had already defeated all of the other ANBU.
"What was taking you so long brat?"
"I ran out of clay un."
"Then make some more."
"There are no nearby rivers un!"
"I'm sure we'll see one on the way to the village," Sasori said, turning and continuing to walk towards the village. Getting lost in thought, Deidara almost didn't notice when Sasori stopped next to him.
"What un?" he asked, confused.
"There's a river brat, hurry and make your clay so we can get going," he said, rolling his eyes.
Looking to where the puppet master had pointed, his eyes widened in surprise before he scowled.
"Danna un, I cannot use that river," he said, scrunching his nose in disgust.
"Why not brat?"
"Because un, just look at it!" the blonde exclaimed, hoping his partner would understand now.
"What's wrong with it?" he asked, getting annoyed.
Sighing Deidara started to explain to his danna why he couldn't use the river. "First off, there's at least a half an inch of ice covering it un. And secondly, I can tell even with the ice, that river is filthy, which is terrible for gathering clay un."
"I guess I can understand your first reasoning," the redhead began, "but what does the river being dirty have to do with anything? Isn't that what clay is, dirt?" Gritting his teeth together in an attempt to not attack his partner, Deidara yet again began to explain.
"No danna, clay is not dirt un. And it makes it harder to gather clay because not only does it make it harder to see the depth of the river, which is very important un, but it also mixes with the clay while I'm gathering it making it terrible quality."
"So? You only need clay temporarily; you can always make good quality clay when we get back to the base."
"Fine un! But how am I supposed to get past the ice?" In answer, Sasori took out an explosive tag and put it on the surface of the ice, creating a large crater. Grumbling under his breath about stupid puppets, Deidara went over to the river and, sticking his hands in, began to gather clay.
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The whole process had taken about thirty minutes, but now Deidara had a surplus of clay to use; although no matter how hard he tried it wouldn't turn the pure white color that his clay usually was. Stupid puppet…..
After somewhat listening while Sasori lectured him on being on time they began to walk towards the village. And, just noticing how cold his hands were, he began to rub them together in an attempt to warm them up. He found it strange that it took him this long to notice considering how long he'd had them in the river.
Once his hands felt at least a little warmer, Deidara dropped them to his sides and uninterestedly glanced at the scenery around him. Snow…Snow... Hey look! More snow…. Pulling out some of the dirty clay, he began again to try and get rid of the seemingly permanent brown tinge. After about another hour of trying, he growled in annoyance, throwing the clay back into its pouch. This was such a dull mission; even more so then most scroll retrieval missions. Maybe it was because since this one was farther away there was so much more traveling involved. And traveling with Sasori wasn't exactly all that much fun considering he rarely talked and when he did it was only to yell at his blonde partner or to discuss the mission.
Deidara was glad that they were at least almost to the village; from there all they had to do was complete the mission then start the long trip back home. Easier said than done; fighting would be hard for Deidara with the terrible quality of clay he was going to have to use. As if on cue about seven ANBU jumped out of the trees, blocking their path.
"Halt Akatsuki!" they shouted, pulling out katana.
"Would you mind moving un? We're kind of busy," Deidara smirked, succeeding in annoying the enemy nin.
"Don't mess with us!" one with a red mask shouted, running at them. In response, Deidara threw a clay spider at him, detonating it as Sasori took out a puppet. The blonde narrowed his eyes in annoyance when he noticed his clay hadn't finished the ANBU off, only stunned him. He knew the clay wasn't good quality but he didn't think it was this bad.
Making a higher level bird, he sent it at the large group of ANBU. Half of them were able to dodge the attack but the two that got hit were effectively defeated. Sasori sent forward his puppet, shooting a volley of poison covered senbon at the ANBU, taking out another three. Sasori slashing out with his puppets sword and Deidara with another clay bird were able to take down the last two ANBU. After Sasori put away his puppet, the two set off again towards their destination.
"I told you danna un, this clay is terrible! I had to make much higher level than I should have just to take out a couple of ANBU un!" Deidara ranted to the puppet master walking beside him.
"Shut up brat, it wasn't any worse than usual," he said.
"Hey un! My explosions are true art! Unlike those creepy puppets of yours un," Deidara retorted.
"As usual, you are wrong brat. My puppets are true art, unlike those ugly explosions of yours."
"Art is fleeting un!"
"Fleeting un!"
"Eternal!"
"Fleeting un!"
"Art is eternal brat! When will you realize that!" Sasori shouted.
"I don't need to realize what's not true un!" Deidara yelled back, glaring at his friend in his puppet. Sasori glared back before looking away and ignoring Deidara. Grumbling under his breath, Deidara also looked away.
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"We'll complete the mission tonight brat," Sasori said when they reached the village.
"Until then just go look around or something, we'll meet back here be sunset."
"Whatever un," Deidara said walking off. Deidara was irritated still. It wasn't just their argument about art, they had those all of the time, his aggravation was more about the stupid bad quality clay he was forced to use. In fact, ever since that fight his palm mouths had been acting weird. They're probably also disgusted by it's bad quality. Deidara thought sighing. He didn't know why Sasori had forced him to get clay from that river; there were probably plenty of other rivers somewhere nearby. And even after he had told him about their bad quality the puppet master had still made him use the clay.
He was definitely not looking forward to having to having to do this mission with that stupid clay, he wasn't even looking forward to the mission when he had good clay. Oh well, it's not like anyone ever cared what he thought….
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"Brat I thought I told you to take care of those shinobi!" Sasori growled, attacking said ninja with his puppets.
"I was trying to un!" Deidara shouted, already annoyed by the weakness of his usually powerful art.
"Whatever, just try to get that group over there while I grab the scroll."
Scowling at him, Deidara let his mouths eat the clay and begin to form some of his higher level explosives. It was a small group, one he could usually defeat with a few clay spiders, but he now had to resort to using some clay birds.
Tossing them at the shinobi, he formed the hand seal. The blonde frowned at the weakness of it, but at least this time his art had served its purpose.
"Come on brat!" Sasori shouted, stuffing the scroll into his pocket.
"Okay un," he said, throwing out a clay bird that he had made earlier and enlarging it. The two artists jumped onto it before it bust a hole in the roof and taking off into the night sky.
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"Control your bird brat!' Sasori growled at him as the bird dropped two feet in the air before going back to its original height.
"I can't un, it's because of that clay you made me use," Deidara said. He would have commented on how Hiruko's weight made it about five times heavier for him to fly but decided he didn't' really want the puppet master yelling at him right now.
"Whatever brat, if you can't control this thing then let me off," Sasori growled.
"Fine un," Deidara said, steering his bird towards the ground and letting the redhead get off before flying back into the sky. It was slightly easier to fly now that it was only him on the bird but still more difficult than usual. Deidara looked down at his hand mouth as he flew up higher into the sky.
"I know the clay is terrible," He said, rolling his eyes as the mouth stuck its tongue out at him. Sighing, he dropped it back to his side and sat down on his bird.
"Hopefully I'll be able to stop and get better clay soon un," Deidara muttered to himself.
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