Chapter Two:

The sun was slowly drifting up as Deidara and Itachi made their way deeper into the forest. Itachi let out a yawn and Deidara sniffled, then sneezed. "Blesh you!" A young boys voice said. The two boys quickly pulled out a kunai and got in their defensive positions. "Who's there, un!?" Deidara shouted. "Show yourself!" Itachi called after him. "Ha! You'll never find me! Besides, what kind of ninjas are you trying to be? You two could never catch an enemy with your big mouths!" The voice shouted back, then the voice turned into a laugh. The two boys looked around carefully for the voice. "I'll blow the whole place up if I have to, you rodent, un!!" Dei shouted, remembering all the clay he brought with him. Itachi then lowered his defense. He sighed, pointing up at a tree in front of them. "He's there." He sounded slightly annoyed. Deidara followed his gaze. What they saw was a hand holding a large shrub to try and hide. "Gah! Uh... No! This is just a mere shrub you see!" The voice shouted nervously. Dei and Itachi looked up at him plainly.

"You come down, or we come up." Itachi said plainly yet sternly. The boy sighed. "Fine!" He jumped down and let the shrub float down. It was a boy about four with short, black spiky hair. He had eyes so dark they seemed black, protected by a pair of orange goggles. He had a frown on his face. "You two are no fun." he said. Deidara rolled his eyes, and Itachi looked at him carefully. "Do I know you from somewhere...?" he asked. "You might know him from the 'Kids to Kick' list." Deidara remarked with a chuckle. "Ooh, someone's on their cycle." The boy teased. "I don't have a cycle, you bastard! I'm a boy, un! And it's 'bless you' not 'blesh you', you idiot!" The boy stepped back, "God, I'm sorry! You just look girly. Take it as a compliment! I know I would haha.". Itachi sighed, tired of the fight. "Okay children, stop bickering. Now, what's your name?" Itachi said. "Obito." He said smiling, "But you can call me Tobi."

"Tobi?" They both questioned. "I like Tobi" Tobi answered. "Well, nice to meet you... This is Deidara, and I'm Itachi." He said. Tobi's eyes widened, a smile ran across his face, "An Uchiha! You must be looking for Pein!". "We both are, how'd you know?" Itachi asked. "Well, your an Uchiha. And only the best of the best can be in Pein's club. I'm looking for him too, actually." Tobi said. Dei looked at him, "Want to come with us? We could always use another person. You never know who you'll run into out here, un...". Tobi looked joyous, "Yeah! That'd be great!" Tobi started marching along, then looked behind him. "You two coming or what? I need to pick up a few more people!" Deidara and Itachi started walking alongside him.

The sun was up now, but it was still early. About eight AM. They were almost out of the forests, and they started to feel a cooler breeze and the smell of water. They were approaching the Village hidden in the Mist. "Who's here?" Itachi asked. "Kisame." Tobi said, "Try not to... Freak out when you see him.". Dei looked at him funny, "Why would we?". He got no answer. As the approached the village gates, they stopped and Tobi looked around curiously. "Kiiisaaaameeee. Kisame? Hellooo??" He was looking around trees and calling near a pond. Then behind a few trees, a dark figure touched his shoulder from behind and Tobi jumped, turning around quickly. He smiled "Kisame! Were leaving now. I found two other people too!" Tobi had the tall shadowy figure by the hand pulling him along. As he stepped out into the sun, Deidara and Itachi's eyes widened. He was a boy, five, but much taller than them. He was a light blue, with dark blue hair, and tiny little pupils, with no color. He had gills too, carrying a sword much bigger than him. Itachi and Dei's jaws dropped. "Fuh... Fuh..." Dei stuttered. "Fish." They both said in unison. Kisame couldn't help but smile. Then Deidara and Itachi gasped in awe. He had razor sharp teeth. They both knew not to mess with him.

"Well, the girly-man is Deidara..." Tobi started, then Kisame added a comment. "Their both pretty girly to me." Tobi laughed. Then he continued, "The blond one is Deidara, and the other one is Itachi.". "Nice to meet you. You already know my name, so no need in saying it again. Now follow me. We need to pick up one more person..." Kisame started walking off back into the forest, not caring if the other three boys were behind him. Dei and Itachi looked over at Tobi with a confused look on their faces. "I thought it was only us and him!" Tobi said innocently, "I swear!". Then they both followed Kisame back into the forest.