A/N: A little more description in this one I think well, I hope you are all enjoying the story so far. Ja Ne! C:
Deidara finally stopped flying in circles and hovered over the arch which Naruto and Kakashi stood on in front of the cavern entrance, "Thank god" I grumbled as Deidara glanced at me before turning to look at the two Konoha shinobi below.
"Are you really sure you want to waste your time on me, un, Kakashi with the Sharingan? You know, my man, Sasori, is probably a more dangerous opponent than I am as much as I hate to say that" he told him with a smirk, "And my friend, Kuwata, her isn't one to exactly fight, she's just tagging along to make sure I don't die, she seems to have a weakness against you Konoha ninja" Deidara told them glancing at me, "She also is weak against jinchuuriki, she wants to be friends with them instead of shunning them or putting them out of their misery."
"Can it, will you? We don't have all day for you to talk about shit" I growled as I leaned back onto the tail of the bird.
"Sasori, his idea of art is very different from mine" Deidara stated as I peered into the cavern to see what was going on with the Suna elder and the Konoha girl, Haruno, Sakura, I think that is her name. I saw as they stood there before Sasori attacked them with poison needles, the ringing they made when flying through the air was quite loud to my sensitive ears though Kakashi and Naruto didn't seem to notice.
"Ah, it seems they've started" Deidara commented as he picked up on the sound also. Kakashi and Naruto turned their heads to look into the cavern momentarily, "How confident are you in the young girl and the old lady, you really think they're good enough to handle, my man, Sasori, un?" Deidara asked them drawing their attention back to him as we continued to hover over the shinobi.
"Go on, sensei, go to Sakura. I'll handle this" Naruto told Kakashi as Kakashi analyzed Deidara and his plan, "Go on, sensei, don't worry" Naruto told him clenching his fist, "I'll take care of it, I'll save Gaara!" he yelled before lunging at the large bird. Deidara laughed at his attempt to attack us and pulled away causing Naruto to crash into the rock wall above the river. Finishing with another clay bird, Deidara released it. It enlarged as Kakashi took action to help his student, throwing a shuriken at the bird as Deidara detonated it.
Kakashi jumped back away from the explosion connecting with the rock wall using his chakra, a shuriken shooting out of the explosion aimed at him but he blocked it, "Good, it would have been very disappointing if you'd been beaten that easily" Deidara commented as Naruto emerged from the hole he'd created in the rock wall.
"Let go of him, I'll never let you have him!" Naruto yelled at the blonde.
"Deidara, I think you're underestimating that jinchuuriki, maybe we should regroup with Sasori to deal with them. If the other group gets past Zetsu, they'll surely join in on the fight" I suggested to the blonde as I analyzed Naruto, I'd been watching over him and his training since he started at the Academy and he always seemed to do better than expected in the end.
"Don't be silly, you wouldn't help out anyways, so why does it matter to you?" he turned to look at me before returning his attention to the Konoha shinobi.
"It was just a suggestion."
"To date we've destroyed two jinchuuriki, not including him of course, but nobody ever tried to save them from us before. Not a single friend or neighbor, not a soul came to their aid, un, in fact, it seemed like most people were happy to finally be rid of them" Deidara chuckled at the end of his statement, "You can't forsake one of your own kind, can you? You feel connected to this pathetic creature, hmm, such a shame" Deidara commented as Naruto wiggled his way out of the rocks, angered by the blonde bomber's words, "Gaara ceased to exist when the Shukaku was extracted from him, very soon now the same thing will happen to you."
I watched intently as the rock under Naruto's left hand began to smoke from the intense chakra flow, "If Gaara's gone, you're gonna pay!" Naruto yelled as he wiggled the rest of the way out of the rocks due to his extreme anger with Deidara.
Finally out of his rock prison, Naruto and Kakashi returned to standing on the water looking up at the bird and the calf which hung from the bird's mouth, "I've had it, hand over Gaara right now!" Naruto yelled waving a fist at Deidara. Deidara smirked before the bird completely swallowed the fourth Kazekage before it turned and began to fly away.
"What are you planning, Deidara?" I asked him as I looked back at the two shinobi as Naruto began to run after us and Kakashi soon following.
He ignored me as he watched Naruto chase after us, "Still chasing me, un. You better catch up with me soon" he taunted the shinobi as he reached into his bag for more clay.
"Deidara, answer my question" I demanded of the bomber as we flew.
"I plan to capture him, of course, to help me in my quest for greater stimulation of my art sense. I really am lucky getting to take down two jinchuuriki" Deidara told me as he molded three clay birds in his hand and throwing them at Naruto and Kakashi. I watched as the first bird exploded, Naruto being encased in the smoke of the explosion. Kakashi threw a shuriken at the second as the third came for him.
We watched as the third clay bird exploded and the white haired ninja emerged from the smoke, "Well, he is the copy ninja, I guess a piece of detonating clay just won't cut it" Deidara stated as he reached into his bag, "I don't have a lot of clay left either" he started molding another bomb as we continued on, he turned to look back at our pursuing Konoha ninja, "All I was trying to do was lure out the jinchuuriki now I've got to deal with this" he stated as he glared at me and then Kakashi as if we were his biggest nuisances.
"Quit complaining, you big baby" I grumbled as I watched the two chase after us.
"All I want is the jinchuuriki, the copy ninja is just headache I don't need, I have to find a way to separate them" Deidara stated aloud his thoughts ignoring my grumbling. He released two spider bombs which clinged to the logs the shinobi were traveling on. Their target, Kakashi.
Though the explosive spiders proved to be useless in separating the two, Kakashi emerged from the smoke seconds after the two explosions, only slightly slowed by the attacks, "So much for strategy, huh, Deidara? Attacks like those aren't going to work on a possessor of the Sharingan" I commented as I saw Naruto smile, happy his sensei was alright.
"Shut it!" he yelled at my comment, "I guess my only option is taking the two down together" he stated giving up his plan to separate the two shinobi, he reached into his bag to see how much clay he had, "I don't have detonating clay, a shame really, if I'd knew I was going to end up in this predicament, I probably would have brought along a little extra, un, oh, well, I still have my trump card" Deidara stated as he sped up, "I wonder if they can match my speed?"
I watched as Naruto sped up, leaving Kakashi behind to keep up with us, "He can't be control by his superior anymore" I commented as Deidara stabilized the speed once again.
Deidara turned back at my comment, he wasn't happy with what he saw, "So annoying, this is taking so long I'll never get back to my man, Sasori" he commented at the sight of Kakashi still managing to keep up pretty well, "I know, I'll use the rest of my detonating clay and show him what a real artist can do" he stated before turning back forward, "However, if I'm gonna do that, I'm gonna have to get rid of the copy ninja first. It might have taken awhile but this is worth the wait" he stated throwing a handful of clay insects into the air.
I watched, moving to sit on the tail of the bird to get a better look, holding onto the large white dorsal fin like tail, as the insects spun through the air and onto the logs below, "Watch out, Kakashi" I whispered as the insects allowed Naruto by and chased after Kakashi. The large group of tiny insects seemed to stop Kakashi as Naruto continued to follow us, "Damn it, now what am I gonna do?" I thought as it seemed Deidara had separated the two shinobi.
I looked back at Deidara, to see if he'd heard me but I was brought back to Kakashi as I heard the large explosion behind us, "That takes care of him, un" Deidara smirked as he looked over his shoulder. He turned the bird and lowered down just above a log to face Naruto.
"At last, it's just the two of us, un" Deidara told Naruto, Naruto's scowl deepened as he clenched his muscles, angered by the bomber, "Oh, don't scowl like that, and here I was about to let you see your friend" Dei told him as the bird opened its mouth to reveal Gaara, "Oh, that's right, you're a jinchuuriki too. I bet seeing him like this drives you crazy" Deidara taunted. Naruto's eyes had long ago changed to that of the Kyuubi's but as Deidara continued to anger him, his fox like features became more defined. The Kyuubi's hatred taking advantage of Naruto's anger.
"Give him back, right now!" Naruto yelled as he went to lunge at us but was stopped by the still breathing Kakashi.
"Don't do it" Kakashi demanded of his student as Naruto turned to him in surprise.
"I told you those attacks wouldn't work, Deidara" I commented as the blonde bomber gasped at the sight of the white haired shinobi.
"Ah, man, I could've sworn you just bought it back there, hm" Deidara said annoyed with the ninja's presence.
Kakashi apologized before explaining what had happened back with the insects, Deidara gave one last glare before closing the birds mouth and flying up, "My man, Sasori, is going to yell at me again for not being prepared, what can I say planning out every little insignificant detail ahead of time just isn't my style, I prefer to stay flexible with unexpected situations developing that kind of sophisticated mind set is the mark of a true artist. Let's see, what to do now?" he said as he began to think.
I groaned at his idiotic going on about artistry, letting a slight sigh, glad Kakashi had made it through. We began to move forward again as Deidara seemed to come up with a plan, I looked down at Naruto and Kakashi as they followed, it seemed that they had a plan also.
"That hand seal" I thought as I watched Kakashi prepare for a jutsu, I turned and looked to Deidara, he wasn't paying any attention to the two, "I guess he'll get what is coming to him" I thought as Deidara turned around and looked at the two.
"What theā¦" he began but stopped at the sight of the hand seal, "What are they planning?" he questioned. I looked down as he lower his hands and his mangekyo sharingan was revealed.
"So he's developed that eye that far, huh?" I thought as I watched them speed up putting their plan into action. I noticed Naruto had calmed down so that his eye color had returned to normal.
"Here it comes" I thought as I turned to see Deidara being pulled into the jutsu. Unaffected by the jutsu I watched as Deidara's other arm was sucked into another dimension leaving him without his hands to mold clay.
"Damn it! Kuwata, what are you sitting there for, you can block that damn eye of his, can't you?" Deidara yelled as Kakashi continued after us.
"So he plans to decapitate him, huh? Smart idea" I thought as the bomber continued to yell at me, "Shut up, and fly straight, I won't let him kill you" I yelled back at the blonde.
"It's starting again!" he yelled as Kakashi targeted him once more, I activated my own mangekyo to counteract his, saving the Akatsuki bomber momentarily. We flew higher, shaking the copy ninja off, "Good, we shook him off" Deidara sighed in relief until he looked up in time to see we were being attacked by Naruto and his shadow clones with a Rasengan. Deidara jumped off in time to avoid the attack but the bird was demolished.
"Damn, Deidara, you're losing it" I commented as I evaded the bird and landed on a nearby tree branch. I sat and watched as Deidara fell to a lower branch and Naruto's shadow clones saved the falling bird's head containing the Kazkage. I looked down to see Kakashi's Sharingan revert back to its normal state as Naruto's shadow clones clawed at the bird's head to get to Gaara.
They finally broke through the clay head to reach the lifeless body of the Kazekage. I watched as Naruto's anger returned with the sight of his dead friend, "You will pay for this" he told Deidara who sat on a nearby tree branch, incapable of using anymore jutsu.
"Yeah, yeah, maybe someday I'll give you a rematch kid" Deidara told Naruto chuckling at the boy's anger.
"You've let down your guard" Kakashi commented as an angry Naruto appeared behind Deidara and punched him in the face sending the blonde flying.
"Idiot" I cursed heading down to help the idiot out.
I stopped when Naruto and his clones pinned him to the ground and wailed at the Akatsuki bomber's face before sending a Rasengan into his chest, however, it was only a clay clone. I gasped as the fox's chakra leaked out and began to form a fox like form around Naruto.
"Shit" I cursed retreating, I wasn't prepared to deal with my brother in a fight today, and neither was Deidara. He punched at the ground leaving a large hole as he jumped onto a nearby rock and searched for Deidara.
"The Kyuubi's cloak, Deidara definitely won't survive that" I stated as I jumped back onto a tree branch.
"So you know of it also, Kuwata" I turned to see Kakashi and the shadow clone that accompanied him, I deactivated my Sharingan after hypnotizing the clone into not attacking me and stood there.
"Yes, this is the second time I've seen it" I told him as I watched my brother as he grew a second tail and the clones doubled over in pain, "You better stop him before he kills us all" I told him before jumping up to a higher branch.
"Easier said than done" he commented as he jumped down to calm Naruto, he was, however, attacked by his student. I watched as Kakashi pulled a piece of paper from his bag.
"So that's Jiriaya's method of stopping it" I thought as Kakashi moved forward and placed it on Naruto's forehead and suppressing all of Naruto's chakra. The boy's body falling limp to the ground as the cloak dissipated but Kakashi caught him and sat him down gently on the grass nearby.
"Are you alright, Naruto?" Kakashi asked his student as he looked around for danger and removing the paper from Naruto's head. Sakura and Chiyo soon arrived as Naruto caught his breath. They discussed the current condition of the mission, I turned away from them to see Deidara had been caught by the other group of Konoha shinobi. I watched as Deidara engaged in battle with the arriving group of ninja.
"He's getting pummeled by a bunch of chunin" I thought as I prepared to save his sorry ass withdrawing a kunai from my pouch. I followed as Deidara ran toward the beheaded bird's body and bit into it.
"I think it's about time I revealed my ultimate work of art, un" Deidara stated as he began to expand in size.
"Time to leave" I thought turning and using my time space jutsu to get far enough away from the upcoming explosion.
"There you are, I've been waiting for you two to get here all night" I growled at the masked idiot and plant like Akatsuki member as I stood from leaning against the truck of a tree.
"Where is Deidara?" Zetsu asked as he came to stand next to me.
"Beats the hell out of me" I told him as I leaned back on the tree and yawned.
"Well, what do you know?" Tobi said as he looked down at the ground his back to us, "Looks like Deidara is a goner too" Tobi stated as he knelt down next to the arm, "Some kind of explosion from the looks of it, don't you think so Mr. Zetsu?" Tobi asked Zetsu as we walked over to him.
He picked up the arm by the hand, "I suppose the rest of him is around here somewhere" Tobi laughed.
I scoffed at the idiot as Deidara emerged from the brush, "Get your hands off that you fool" Deidara told him panting as he rejoined us.
"Hey, he's alive" Tobi exclaimed as Deidara approached us.
"Where's the jinchuuriki?" Zetsu asked him as he stopped next to us.
"Don't look at me I did my job, hm" Deidara said narrowing his eyes at his comrade.
Tobi stood and faced us, "Dear, dear, you must have had a close shave, huh, Deidara?" Tobi asked the blonde with a laugh, "But you're in one piece, oops, sorry" the masked male chuckled as he placed his hands on his hips.
"Be careful, Tobi, you don't want to try my patience, make one more crack like that and it may as well be your last" Deidara told him as he glared at him.
"What's to decide? You'd just blow me up" Tobi laughed throwing his hands in the air as if he had no worries with the blonde having no hands or arms.
"There is the third time" Zetsu commented as Deidara lunged at the masked man and suffocated him with his legs.
"Suffocation!" the blonde yelled in anger as he squeezed the neck of the idiot as he wiggled to escape.
I sighed and looked away at, "Why the hell did I get stuck with you idiots, hopefully leader will put me back with Itachi and Kisame when we return" I whined as I began to head back to headquarters.
"What the hell are you complaining about, you didn't do shit, you just sat there on your lazy ass" Deidara yelled at me as he released Tobi and stood.
"Shut it, Deidara, or I'll do what that damn Konoha shinobi couldn't do" I growled at the man as I continued walking with Zetsu.
Deidara glared at me before letting out a growl of frustration and following behind us as we left behind Tobi, "Mr. Zetsu, Kuwata, wait for me!" Tobi yelled as he jumped up and ran after us.
