{-Attempting to pay attention in class (or at least trying to fake it)}

2 weeks left until Spring break, I don't think I'll make it. -

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"Danna why do we have to test them in the middle of the desert un!" whined Deidara.

Sasori stared at him as if he was a complete idiot.

"Are you suggesting we let the pyromaniac try out his fire jutsu near the base, which is flammable?" inquired the puppet master.

"Still, why out here? It's scorching hot un!"

Sasori sighed, "Sand, unlike forests, is not combustible."

Deidara sulked. Sasori was right about the benefits their location, but that didn't mean Deidara had to like it.

He then noticed Sasori was reading those files leader-sama had handed them before they had left headquarters.

"Hey un! Let me see!"

"Brat, if you desire to read these documents be silent."

"Fine whatever I'll be quiet; now let me read!"

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Name- Hyuuga, Kalori

Age- 10 years

Rank- Jounin [Advanced Tracking Platoon]

-Graduated from the Academy at age 7; had second highest scores of all the Genin in her graduating class.

-Passed Chuunin Exams at age 8 & Jounin Exam at age 9.

Medical Diagnose(s)-

-Exhibits Byakugan blood line trait

- [Puts further strain on optic nerves, excessive use is discouraged]

- [Exhibits mutations in blood line; see page 2.]

-Eye sight damaged beyond repair

-Demonstrates extreme allergies to environmental irritants [Breathing stops, etc.]

Jutsu- [see following page]

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But as Sasori lent to turn the page, Deidara yanked the files out of his partner's hands.

"I wasn't done reading that page yet un!"

"Give the folder back brat!" yelled the now fuming Sasori

"Make me! Besides its not like I'd rip it up or something un!" shouted Deidara mockingly.

Chomp.

Deidara looked down. His hand had begun chewing on the all important documents. He was so dead.

Sasori whispered his voice icy with rage, "Brat relinquish the documents now."

Deidara began to back away from Sasori slowly.

"Come on Danna, it isn't that bad…Hey using Hiruko is cheating!"

From a few yards away Kalori, Yumiko and Indigo watched that sand comically spew everywhere as Deidara and Sasori fought over the remains of the ruined documents. Yumiko whispered to the others, "Do you still wish we had rigged the straws?"

Indigo and Kalori both nodded.

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The feuding lasted another ten minutes or so, until Sasori tried to stab Deidara with a poison covered kunai; that's when Kalori intervened. She quickly wrenched the weapon from his grasp then expertly jammed it into his shoulder joint to stop any further arm movement and pulled the quarreling shinobi apart. Her voice was cold and didn't seem possible to be coming from a ten year old, "Now if you are done fighting over a torn up file we can finally get on with leader-sama's orders."

Sasori shot a menacing glare at the child then tried to pull out the kunai. No go, it was wedged in deep. Deidara stood up and started dusting the sand off of himself; afterward he turned to see that the file had been reduced to a pile of white mulch. Leader-sama was going to be pissed.

Yumiko cheerfully spoke up, "So what do you want us to do Deidara-sensei and Sasori no danna?"

Sasori ignored the nickname for the time being, he was fairly used to it by now. "You and Indigo spar, we'll observe."

All seemed clear until Indigo spoke up, "So what're the rules?"

Deidara looked dumbstruck, "What are you talking about un?!"

"You know; what jutsu are we allowed to use, how do we determine who won, that stuff", said Indigo, seeming flustered when he answered.

The group paused for a moment to ponder this. Yumiko finally thought of the perfect arrangement.

"Indigo and I could only use jutsu we made up or reinvented, the first to give up loses and afterward Kalori could spar with the winner?"

The others nodded in agreement, this sounded reasonable.

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Indigo and Yumiko each took their stances then waited for the signal.

"READY STEADY GO!" yelled Deidara excitedly.

Indigo swiftly pulled some kunai from his holster then preceded code them in his chakra. After a moment he threw them a few feet in the air to establish the flaming chakra strings.

Indigo next maneuvered the kunai using the burning chakra strings, slightly resembling the puppet master technique.

Sasori watched analytically, pondering how the pyromaniac had thought of such a clever idea.

Yumiko spun, skillfully dodging the flaming strings and burning kunai. She then clapped her hands together to summon her chakra, and then formed a hand sign. "Water style: rain drop summoning!"

A fog seemed to come out of nowhere and slowly condensed into water droplets, subsequently hardened into ice. She formed another hand seal, "Water style: dry ice bombs!"

A giant smile crept over Deidara's face, this was finally getting interesting.

Indigo's visible eye widened. He remembered this technique from the last time he sparred with Yumiko. He let go of his flaming chakra stings and quickly formed a complicated hand sign, "Fire style: Dragon spit fire jutsu!"

And just in time, as he blew the searing flames, Yumiko's ice bombs went off.

The explosion was deafening.

Deidara had only one thought as he watched: I should have brought a camera. After all, Hidan would never believe these two little kids could be so destructive.

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When Indigo and Yumiko finally regained consciousness they realized they were on the back of a giant clay bird. Indigo was the first to speak.

"So who won?"

Deidara chuckled. "It was a tie Pyro."

Indigo did a mental face-palm.

Yumiko interrupted, speaking in an odd curious tone.

"Where are we?"

Deidara grinned. He had been hoping she'd ask this.

"We're on one of my sculptures un!"

Sasori muttered something vile under his breath and Kalori seemed to be pondering something to herself, while Yumiko held out her arms and felt the wind rush through her. She vaguely wondered if Luna-sensei and Kenjii were having this much fun with Itachi-san and Kisame-san.

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{I'm utterly and completely sorry that this chapter was added so late! I've had boat-loads of homework this past week and oodles of tests. Needless to say it was very unpleasant and I will try to update sooner.}