Chapter 2
The sun went to sleep and in its place came the moon in all of her glory, the moonlight piercing the dense forest on which the now reunited team 7 wondered, but even under this graceful and delightful night evil lurks.
"This place should do... we're gonna set camp here." Commanded Kakashi.
"Naruto hand over the firewood." Requested Sasuke.
"Fi... Firewood?! I wasn't supposed to bring it was I?"
"Baka!" Said Sakura as she smacked his head with her right hand.
"But... But... Nothing. I forgot..." Replied a defeated Naruto.
"Well then, it's up to you to go get it." Kakashi simply stated while climbing a tree and opening his Icha Icha book.
"Fine... I'll go..." grumbled the blond.
"But be careful, don't forget that the Rock Country Shinobis must be hidden in this forest somewhere." Added the Copy Ninja.
Naruto just nodded, he leaped in front of Sakura and quickly kissed her.
"Just in case something happens." Whispered a red cheeked Naruto.
"Be careful!" Sakura whispered back.
In a skillful motion, Naruto jumped towards the moon and vanished in the dark.
"Sasuke, Sakura you can make dinner." Mentioned Kakashi.
"And what are you gonna do Sensei?!" Shouted an angry Sakura.
"Can't you tell... I'm on the look out" He said happily with his typical smile.
-Somewhere in the forest-
"Not a very smart move to leave alone the Kyuubi kid I must say..." Said a man half black, half white with a giant venus fly trap-type thing around his neck wearing an Akatsuki cloak.
"But we must not kill him." Replied the black side of the man.
"Yes, I know... We have orders from Madara to capture him alive, and that's what we're going to do." Spoke the white side while his entire body merged with the ground.
"It's time. Shall we begin?" Asked a man with an orange mask which is mainly known as Tobi.
"I'll do the honors with a BANG!" Screamed Deidara as he leaped on top of a giant bird made of clay.
"What about you Pein... or may I say Nagato, are you ready?"
Six men showed up, all of them with black piercings and orange hair.
"Yes... I'll show Konoha the real meaning of pain... I'll bring peace to the world!" Said the one that looked the strongest of all six, the man that was known long ago as Yaiko.
"Very well, leave no one alive! I just want one person... The granddaughter of the First Hokage, Tsunade. After destroying Konoha I'll rebuilt a new one at my image and then... The Uchiha's will rule once again with me as the supreme Hokage!" Screamed the Orange masked man while his only visible eye showed the true power of the Sharingan.
"As you wish Madara." Replied Deidara as he ordered the giant bird to fly and so vanishing in the moonlight.
"As soon the first explosion is heard we will advance." Stated one last time the one they call Madara as he walked past all six bodies of Pein and disappeared in the nearby shadows of the night.
Now up on the sky, Deidara prepared to launch his ultimate attack upon the humble village of Konoha.
"Ha ha! I'll show you fools true art! BANG!" Screamed a lunatic Deidara licking his lips and making a few hand seals as he threw a bunch of clay to the air.
In a second the small pieces of clay transformed in a magnanimous figure ready to fall on top of Konoha and vaporize everything.
"I hope you're watching Sasori-Sensei, MY ART IS A BANG!" He shouted as he let the giant clay figure fall.
It was reaching Konoha at alarming rates, it would devastate everything in no time.
5 seconds to impact, 4... 3... 2... 1...
BOOM!! A huge explosion that could be seen from miles away illuminated the night.
"It began... Move out!" Ordered Madara from the ground, he and all of the six Pein bodies hurried to Konoha or what remained of it.
Because of the explosion a huge cloud of dust surrounded the village and when it finally settled down the shocked expression in Deidara's face was priceless. Everything was still intact, the only thing that was destroyed was a sand barrier that floated over Konoha.
"Luckily I was here to visit..." Spoke a low and dark voice of a man standing on top the sand barrier.
"Y... You!! You were dead! We extracted the Shukaku from you!" Shouted Deidara in disbelief.
"The name is Sabaku No Gaara... I have somethings to settle with you."
Gaara versus Deidara, second round. Who will be the victor?
