While Tobi was traveling to Suna, what were the Akatsuki doing? Are they taking action after 4 days of no Tobi? Or are they just going to keep waiting? Read on, dear reader, read on.
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Yet another day had passed, and still no Tobi. Everyone was thoroughly depressed. Leader-sama hadn't sent anyone on mission for the past two days, Hidan and Kakuzu's being the last one.
Deidara still acted happy, but behind closed doors...
He was a wreck.
He'd actually been that way all along. He felt so guilty, so broken. He would give anything to see that swirly orange mask again. He even stopped making clay bombs after they all came out looking like Tobi. He had almost taken a leaf out of Zetsu's book, no pun intended, and holed himself in his room. But something in him just didn't want to care.
He was awoken out of his thoughts by hearing a large crash emitting from the kitchen.
Kisame had taken a box of cereal off out of the cabinent, not realizing it was the unopened box of Cookie Crisp. He opened the box, and staring into space, had poured a large bowl. Itachi saw Kisame about to put a spoonful of cereal into his mouth, and leaped from his chair. He grabbed an edge of the table, and flipped it over, spilling milk onto the floor and knocking the spoon out of Kisame's hand.
"Don't eat that cereal!!" Itachi screeched. "That's Tobi's cereal!! You can't eat it!!" Itachi glared at Kisame, who was sitting in his chair, dazed.
"What the hell..?" Kisame asked, but then noticed the box of Cookie Crisp laying on the floor, its contents strewn around the table. "Oh no.." he muttered.
Itachi looked at Kisame, his glare fading. "I'm sorry, Kisame-san..." he muttered. "I'll get the broom..."
Leader-sama burst out of his office. "What the hell is going on, you two??" he demanded, staring at the wreckage.
"I'm sorry, Leader-sama, I took Tobi-san's cereal by accident." Kisame apologized, holding the dustpan for Itachi.
Hidan was close behind the Leader, and he glared at Kisame and Itachi. "Dammit, you fuckers! I was trying to pray!!"
Itachi glared at Hidan, and answered back coldly, "You're the fucker, like praying can do anything? It just builds hope for the weak."
Hidan snarled. "I'll fucking kill you!!" He started to lunge at Itachi, but was blocked by Leader.
"Calm yourselves." Leader-sama said quietly. "It's quite obvious what has put everyone on edge. Someone get Deidara in here. Now."
Hidan shot a glare at Itachi, but said, "I'll do it..." and he stomped away to Deidara's room. "Dumbass motherfucker.." he cursed under his breath. Deidara was lucky he wasn't strewn around the Akatsuki hideout, this was all his fault. Hidan kicked the door open, and said bitterly, "Hey asshole, Leader wants you in the fuckin kitchen." He stomped away, not caring if Deidara followed him or not.
Deidara got up from his bed, and forced himself to wear a huge grin. "Coming, un!!" he sang. And with a hop, skip, and a jump (quite literally), he was in the kitchen. Itachi and Kisame glared coldly at him, and Deidara just rolled his eyes.
"Get Zetsu, Deidara." Leader-sama commanded. "Find Tobi. Now. This is your fault he's gone. And you're paying for repairs. Got it?"
Deidara stared at Leader, his jaw dropping. "Oh fuck no, I'm not paying for shit, un!!" he protested.
"Yes. You are. Or consider yourself no longer part of the Akatsuki." Leader said calmly, keeping his ground.
"What the hell, un!!" Deidara screamed, but he knew it was pointless to argue. He trudged to Zetsu's room and knocked on the door. "Get your green ass out, Zetsu, un."
"I have nothing to say to you." Zetsu said in a monotone voice. "Yeah, go the hell away, you son of a-"
"Fine, don't find Tobi, see if I care, un!!" Deidara shouted, cutting Zetsu's black side off.
"Tobi?" Zetsu repeated, getting off his bed. "We're going to find Tobi?"
"Yes, un." Deidara said, rolling his eyes, although inside he was throwing a party. Almost immediatly, the door was thrown open and Zetsu had his red and black cloak on.
"That's the best news I've heard in a while." Zetsu said proudly. "Let's go." He started walking towards the front door, clutching Deidara by the collar of their signature cloak and dragging him out the door.
Meanwhile!!
"We're here, believe it!!" Naruto yelled. They had been travelling almost nonstop for the last day, getting to Suna a little sooner than it normally took.
"Yes, we know, Naruto." Sakura grumbled. She wanted to get inside, she was burning up in this climate.
Tobi smiled brightly under his mask, his first real smile for the last few days. "Let's go inside, Naruto-san!"
Naruto chuckled. He loved how Tobi was so formal. "Okay, Tobi-chan." He smiled brightly, and marched past the guards, who immediatly recognized him and Sakura.
"Make way for the next Hokage, believe it!" Naruto shouted as they marched to the big building that was known as the Kazekage's office.
Kankuro smirked. He could hear the boisterous boy from a mile away. "Temari, they're here." he called to his sister as he reclined comfortably in his chair.
"Then go tell Gaara-sama, idiot." She smirked, getting water out of the refridgerator.
"Awww...!" Kankuro whined, but reluctantly got out of his soft inviting chair and trudged to his brother's office. He knocked on the door, and Gaara called out, "Come in."
"Kazekage-sama, Naruto and his friend Sakura are here." Kankuro said, walking into the large room.
"Oh, good." Gaara smiled, looking up from his heaps of paperwork. "Tell the guards to let them in-"
As though on cue, Naruto leaped through window, and Sakura and Tobi came through the front door.
"God, Naruto, you baka, just use the door!!" Sakura yelled, going over to Naruto and knocking him on the head.
"Itai!!" Naruto yelled, rubbing his head and crying.
"What the hell!" Kankuro yelped. He had almost drawn out his puppets in case an intruder had came through the window. "Dammit, Naruto." He scowled.
"Hi, Naruto-san." Gaara smiled. He was amused by Naruto's antics. It was actually quite ...cute. He got up from his chair, and said, "I was told that Hokage-sama had something for me...?"
"Uh-huh!" Sakura nodded, reaching into her shirt pocket. She pulled out a small square package and dropped it into Gaara's hand. "There ya go, Gaara-san!" she smiled broadly.
Gaara, however, paid no attention to his friends but was fixated on the masked man. "Who is this...?" he asked.
Holy shit. This was Deidara and Sasori's Junchuuriki. Tobi didn't recall being at the Akatsuki at the time, but he watched from afar with Zetsu. "Umm...I'm Tobi..." he said nervously, holding out his gloved hand in hopes of a handshake.
Gaara crossed his arms and stared at the boy. He didn't recognize him, but there was an air of familiarity...Bad familiarity. He reluctantly took his hand and shook it, but pulled back instantaneously. He didn't trust this guy. He made a mental note to keep an eye on him at all costs.
Naruto grinned. "He's our new friend!!" he said proudly, not mentioning that Tobi was an Akatsuki.
Tobi felt nervous and shakey. He knew what this boy was capable of, and being that Tobi was in the Akatsuki made it worse. He looked down and pressed his fingers together in a very Hinata-like way. He let his thoughts drift off to Deidara and the rest of the Akatsuki. They were probably all pretty happy that he was gone...
Deidara wiped his eyes, and Zetsu placed a hand on his shoulder. He hadn't had a good cry in a long time.
"I..I just miss him so much, un!!" Deidara cried out, burying his face in his hands. He and Zetsu had been travelling for a long time, almost a whole day, and had decided to make camp. Zetsu didn't talk to Deidara, and just glared at him, talking only to call him an asshole. Deidara had enough of it, and let his feelings burst like water out of a broken dam.
"Look, we'll rest here for a few hours, then keep looking, all right?" Zetsu told Deidara. Deidara nodded and let his thoughts drift to Tobi. Was he safe? Was he..dead?
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What happens to Tobi in Suna? What's up with him, anyway? Where does he wind up?
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