An Unexpected Encounter.

"YEA!" Deidara appeared in an over-dramatic swoop. "Ha!" he shouted to Kisame.

"Beaten again," panted Kisame.

They both dug into the bowls of ramen that lay before them. "Hm," said Deidara, "I wonder when I'll ever get a new partner." His partner, Tobi, had just disappeared. No one knew if he was alive or dead, they just knew that he was gone.

Deidara was surprised that he didn't feel any sorrow over Tobi, after all, Tobi could be dead. Then, again, he might have been a traitor to the Akatsuki.

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"Deidara, you have been assigned to capture the Jibii. It should be a piece of cake for after that successful defeat of Sanbii."

"Great, but I don't have a partner, yeah." Deidara sighed. The leader had obviously forgotten about Tobi.

"She is already waiting for you outside." She?, thought Deidara. The leader glared at Deidara.

"Ok! Going!" Deidara met up outside with a girl. Huh?, asked Inner Deidara, she looks like like... ME!!

"Hey, you must be Deidara," the girl not the least bit fazed that her new partner looked almost the same as her. "I'm Ino. Ino Haruno."