Hey guys and gals, here is the next chapter. Hope you enjoy.


Deidara sat in utter silence for a few moments. He then let out a unexpected chuckle. "Oi Sasori my man!" he hollered out towards the door. "I'm not coming out to argue about art, brat." Sasori responded in an annoyed tone from behind the door.

Deidara's eyebrow twitched "That's not what I meant idiot hm! We have to discuss Project Red! And you and I are the ones who came up with thewhole idea!"

Sasori reluctantly opened up the door and exited; Gaara following behind him. "Is it really necessary to discuss it now? I was showing the child my puppets and discussing things with him." The scarlet haired ex-Shinobi replied bitterly referring to Gaara.

Deidara replied "You are better at explaining things than I am hm." Sasori let out an annoyed sigh and sat down beside Deidara, getting his puppets prepared though they were not required "Get everyone else…I am not explaining this again." Within minutes everyone had gather around the crimson haired man.

Sasori looked up with his mud brown eyes at the rest "Stick with me when I explain this and save all questions until I am done. You see, the five great Shinobi Nations are planning war soon. The blood thirsty Mist, the unknown Sand, the stubborn Rock, the hot-blooded Lighting…" Naruto cringed thinking of the Hidden Cloud, remembering Darui.

"And finally The Uchiha controlled Leaf Village."

Sasori gazed around at them then continued "You see, us as ex-ninjas will be in demand. What I mean is, those 5 countries will want mercenaries, assassins, or terrorists if you will. What Deidara and I have planned is this, we plan to make a profit off of the war as well as ensure our own safety…Well at least that is my plan, Deidara believes amidst all the chaos we can create a new land. A new powerful country."

"It's a great idea hm!" A puppet fist came flying from below and uppercut Deidara. "I said not to interrupt me brat." Sasori said sharply with malice in his tone. Deidara slowly stood up after falling down and rubbing his jaw, glaring daggers at his scarlet haired partner.

"Now how to do this is rather simple. Just the execution is the fun part. The first part is recruiting other ninja to our cause. We can't do this by ourselves, especially if we are to follow Deidara's half cracked plan." Sasori replied shaking his head.

Deidara moved to comment but saw the puppet fist twitch a little and reluctantly shut his mouth. "So this is our base. I made is so there we numerous rooms and places to rest. The second part of our plan is taking contracts against enemy ninjas and killing them. As I said, much easier said than performed." The scarlet male said calmly before glancing around

"I am done, ask any questions you have." All was quiet; you could have heard a pin drop. Naruto shattered the silence with a question "When do we begin…?"

Sasori couldn't help but too chuckle "Not for a while…I still have to gain information and decide who we should recruit as well as plan things out. Which in term means you will have time to train and learn." Pakura was next to question Sasori

"And with what weapons and jutsu are we going to teach them with?" she inquired skeptically. Sasori somewhat narrowed his eyes at the tone of her voice "Well it seems two of the children are already capable of jutsu and one already has a weapon." He said pointing two fingers at Maki and Gaara

"Gaara has his sand. I also presume you have trained Maki?" Pakura gulped slightly "How do you know that...?" Sasori remained silent for a few moments before cracking a smirk "I'm not just some rouge Shinobi whose ability amounts to that of a grunt. I am very inceptive and annalistic. I can easily tell by the way she stays by your side, much like how Temari stays by Naruto."

Pakura stared at him then admitted defeat until Sasori spoke again "But you are correct. Kankuro and Temari will need to pick a weapon and possibly learn some defensive jutsu." It was then Sasori noted that Kankuro had disappeared until he heard small little clashing noises underneath the table.

Sasori peeked down and saw the brunette playing with his puppets, not in a malicious way like most way but he with care. It somewhat brought a smile upon his lips to see someone admire his artwork. "Scratch that…It seems only she is in need of jutsu and a weapon. I will be taking Kankuro under my wing…" He said before masking his face with his usual emotionless stare.

Naruto blinked "I suppose I could teach Temari…I have no problems with it after all." he said looking down at the the small child who eyes seemed to be gleaming with happiness.

Deidara seemed to be a bit annoyed. He was more or less ticked that Sasori had a pupil who he could pass his art onto as he watched Kankuro take a seat beside Sasori. He then watched Gaara take a seat on the other side of his partner.

"The hell hm! The man is like a fucking scarecrow! He doesn't have emotion, why the hell are these kids so attracted to him!" Deidara thought to himself as he crossed his arms and made a childlike pout that no one seemed to ntoice or care about except Pakura.

Sasori looked up "Anymore questions?" "Do you have any idea where we can get some jutsu scrolls and possibly weaponry?" Naruto inquired tilting his head to the side, his cerulean eyes looking to Sasori.

Sasori nodded before standing up "There is a town 5 miles west. I would only imagine they have what you want. Also do not be afraid to steal anything." He commented before heading back to his room, Kankuro and Gaara following close behind him.

As the door close Deidara sort of laughed "Excuse him…he doesn't exactly have morals…or emotions."

Inside of Sasori's Room~

Sasori turned to gaze at the two children. The inside of his room consisted of a bed, closet, workbench where numerous puppets and scrolls were scattered around. Now both children stood in his room, one being 10 and the other 9.

What was odd was that neither child was scared of the puppets to any extent unlike most kids their age. Gaara seemed unphased by them and Kankuro just thought they were the best thing since buttered toast which was shown as the brunettes jaw nearly went through the floor as he looked at all the puppets.

None of them were dangerous, the ones that were had been kept inside of scrolls for safe keeping. Sasori looked to them both and cleared his throat "I guess I shall be your…Sensei from now on. I have never had pupils so you'll have to excuse me; I am not quite sure what I am doing."

Gaara responded with a simple nod and Kankuro was off gawking at the puppets. "Any questions…?" Sasori questioned. Kankuro suddenly jumped and raised his hand. Sasori blinked

"You don't have to raise your hand, you can just speak..."

Kankuro slowly put his hands down "Can these be used for fighting…?" Sasori cracked a small smile and then went off on some long discussion about how they were not just weapons but artwork as well.

Kankuro was fully intrigued and often asked questions while Gaara simply sat back on his bed and said nothing but listened. After about an hour and a half explanation he finally stopped and looked to the two kids

"Would you like to see my favorite piece of work and my very best weapon?" Gaara made no expression change or movement and Kankuro only gave a simple nod as his watched in sheer curiosity.

Sasori nodded and turned off his heel and headed towards his workbench and picked up a teal colored scroll. Within several moments of the opening of said scroll, two puppets appeared. It was a man and woman. The woman had long brown hair while the man had shaggy red hair exactly like Sasori's.

Kankuro gaped at them; they looked very well made; the craftsmanship especially was remarkable. "Amazing Sasori-Sensei! What do you call them?" Sasori seemed to lose his smile as he looked down; he could feel tears somewhat well up in his eyes

"M-mother and F-father…"

Kankuro seemed to draw back a bit in shock before noticing the Mother puppet had his dark brown eyes and his Father had the exact same hair color and style as he did. Sasori soon felt a small tug at his shirt and pulled his head up to see Gaara in front of him

"It's ok Sasori-San…Everything will be ok…" Those simple words, so simplistic but they seemed to hit Sasori like a tidal wave. He recaleld his grandmother always saying things like that to him when he was younger...

He looked from Gaara who seemed to be overall concerned for him and Kankuro who flashed a warm grin. Sasori couldn't help but smile fully "Thank you…"

Inside the Kitchen~

Pakura and Maki sat at the table, Pakura having already wrapped her knee in some gauze. Naruto, Deidara, and Temari had already left to go to the town Sasori informed them about. Maki was clearly bothered about something but Pakura wouldn't pry. She knew full wel Maki would talk when she wanted too. Maki soon looked in Pakura's general direction

"Sensei…Why?" Pakura who was taking a sip of water seemed to perk an eyebrow "Do what?" she asked after gulping down some of her water. "Why did the Sand Village lie to us and say you had died…?" Pakura's eyes widened quickly as she gulped again nervously

"I-I don't know Maki…I'm sorry but I really don't know…" "Are we ever going back…?" Pakura was solemn for a moment before starting to chuckle "I don't think we can Maki…But it's ok, we have new friends now."

She said as she thought to herself about Naruto. Maki seemed to cheer up "Yeah you're right! Plus maybe you and Deidara-San could both be my teacher!" Pakura blinked at the sudden outburst

"Why Deidara…?" she inquired, she didn't mind that man so much but she did question his teach abilities…"Because he looks so lonely! I bet he wants a pupil too!" she said and Pakura could easily see the will and determination in Maki's eyes.

Pakura remembered the way Deidara pouted a while ago and did feel sympathy for the blonde ex-Shinobi. Pakura smirked a little and corrsed her arms across her chest "Very well…"


I hope you guys liked it, I know it's rather short and all but the next one will be longer I promise!

This chapter was mostly like getting all the pieces in the right spot~