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Deidara: Why don't you just give them what they want? The story.

Kisame: For once, I have to agree with the terrorist.

Deidara: Hey!

Hidan: Shut up, all of you! Kisame, stop egging Deidara on. Deidara, you are a terrorist. Now shut the fuck up!

Me: Okay, Mr. Leader. All right, while the three of them yell at one another, I'll get on with the story.

[Recap: I found a few scrolls that looked promising. I sat down and dug in. Hopefully I could find the info I needed to get out of here without the help of Madara.]

Chapter Eleven

*Serenity(Shizukesa) POV*

It has been a week since the start of the challenge. The weary challengers are still looking. Okay, well, Matt still is. He has been locked in the library the whole time. He thinks he can find a solution to our problem in there.

Me, well, every goddamn time I try to get close to Deidara, he has to go on a mission, or get a debriefing about the one-tail jinchuriki. I have hung out with all the other members, but not Deidara. I knew who was doing this, and I would fucking kill him if I knew how to. Maybe I should help Matthew. He seems to be getting really haggard.

I walk over to the library, hoping to find him. When I looked in, though, all I saw was a large stack of books and scrolls. I went to leave, but heard a voice instead.

"Have you finally come to help me on the search for knowledge?"

I sighed and peeked around the books. There was Matt, hanging over a book, reading. Too bad he didn't have his glasses. If he did, he might look like Canada from Hetalia. His name was Matthew too. I crack myself up.

"Um, well, if you really want me to." I sat down and picked up a book. I sighed and opened it up. All I saw was gibberish. I mean, I could read the words, but it was hard to understand. I put the book down and slammed my heads down.

Matt sighed. "What happens to be the problem?"

"You can understand this gibberish?"

"Yes. Here are a few books on water jutsus. Go study these while you study the scroll Kisame gave you. These will help you become a better ninja. We have to survive so we can do what needs to be done. Now go to your room and figure out how to do these jutsus." Matt went back to his books.

I took the five or so books back to my room. If my cousin told me to, I would do it. He was smart.

I sat on my bed, and started to read the basics. I had to reread some of the pages so I could get a better understanding of what I was doing.

Around lunchtime, I heard a loud crashing sound. It came from the direction of the library. Maybe Matt was trapped under the books. I ran out, only to find all the ninjas heading in that direction.

Once there, we saw something crazy. Matt was throwing the books everywhere. "God dammit! What the hell? This is fucking hopeless! We don't have a fucking clue what the fuck we are supposed to be doing. Fuck all this fucking shit!" Matthew kicked a few books all the way across the library.

I went in and placed a hand on Matt's arm. "Calm down. Tell me what the problem is."

"I have gone through pretty much all the books. I haven't found any clues as to how to break the stupid jutsu. And it's pissing me the fuck off."

"Why are you working so hard at it?" I asked.

His reply was all but a whisper. "Because I don't want you to have to be with that jackass."

Tears came to my eyes. "You have been doing this all for me?" He nodded. "Now I feel like a jackass. I haven't helped at all."

He turned around and looked at a shelf. "It's fine. Now let's…" Matt trailed off and walked up to the shelf he was looking at. "Serenity, do you see this panel?"

I walked up and nodded. I pushed it, and it fell out. Behind it was an old looking scroll. Matt pulled it out and gave it a onceover. His eyes widened and he got a huge smile on his face. "We found it. He hid it behind a panel."

"Who hid what behind a panel?" someone asked.

I looked and saw 'Tobi' looking confused. I put on a fake smile and answered, "Someone you don't need to worry about. We found this, so we are going to use it. Now the rest of you crazy ninjas go away. My cousin isn't crazy."

Hidan shrugged and went off grumbling about his sacrifices. Sasori went to clean his puppets. Kisame went to find his Samehada. Kakuzu went to count his money. Zetsu went to finish his lunch. Pein and Konan weren't in the hideout. 'Tobi' bounded off to do something annoying. Itachi and Deidara looked at us for a few more seconds, and then took off.

"Okay, I am going to my room to read this. If Madara takes this tonight while I'm sleeping, at least I will have read it. Now, go read the books I gave you." Matt went to go away.

"Eat lunch first. It's that time. After that we can read. Then I'll go outside and train a bit. You still need to see what element you are." I dragged Matt behind me. He seemed a little reluctant, but he came with me anyway. Better to humor me than try to argue.

After we ate, we went to our rooms. I grabbed the scroll Kisame gave me and went outside to a source of water. I had most of them memorized, but I wanted to work on one that was giving me a problem. It was the water prison Zabuza captured Kakashi in. I think I was having a problem because I didn't have a target. I looked around to find something that would float. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything.

I was about to give up when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around, kunai in hand. I found it was only Deidara. I sighed in relief. "It's you. What are you doing out here?"

"Came to find out what you two have been up to. You didn't really tell any of us, yeah." He sat down on a rock. His eyes bore into mine.

I looked away from the intensity of his eyes. "We can't tell you. This is a challenge Matt and I have to face. If we told you, it would defeat the purpose." I went back to doing what I was trying.

I studied the scroll a little bit more, deciding I would give it another try. I decided to sing a song I knew from Soul Eater.

Kuzuhoshi kirameku yume no hoshi sa

I Wanna be Ikou ze ikou ze ikou ze

I Wanna I Wanna Be (1,2,3,4)

Sekai ha kuroku somatteru haku

Iki ha shiroi mama nano ni

Ima wo bukkowashi ni ikoutte

Yakusoku shita ano hi kara

Oretachi ha nanika kawattandarou ka

Yoru no hassha okiba no katasumide

Ikareru kurai ni sakenda koe ha

Oto mo naku fukinuketeitta ne

Soredemo hanashi wo kiite kure

Kitto mada maniau hazu dakara

I Wanna Be massaona

Zetsubou to issho ni

Himei wo agetsukisasare

Subete ga kawaru mae ni

I Wanna I Wanna Be

In the end, I failed, most likely due to the fact I didn't have a target to trap. I heard clapping behind me though. "Nice, hmm."

I spun around. "You're still here? I thought you would have left by now. You were only here to tell me how bad I am doing. And to dis on my singing."

"No. You have a good voice. Keep it up and you can be our entertainment, yeah."

"Oh, shut up you idiot bomber. No way would I sing in front of you guys. On purpose. Anyways, I still can't get this jutsu. I still have enough juice for one more try, but I don't have anything to catch." I looked down, discouraged.

I heard a sigh and shuffling. "Do you really want to do it?" I nodded. "Fine, I'll be the target to catch. Just don't hurt me, hmm."

My face lit up. "Yay! Thank you lots." He sighed again and went to stand on the water. I took a deep breath and did the hand signs.

Instead of the water coming, then falling, the water went all around Deidara, trapping him. I could see the surprise on his face. "I didn't think you would actually do it. Now let me out, hmm."

"I don't know. I should let you stay in here." He decided to go for his clay. I released the jutsu. "You know I was only joking, right?"

"I don't know. I should just blow you up." I glared. He had no right to use the same sentence structure.

I decided to concede, only this once. "Fine, you win this time. I'll just be going back. Have fun." I walked off.

I decided to check on Matt to see what he was doing. I headed down the hall and knocked on his door. I heard a muffled reply. I think he said I could come in.

I opened the door to find Matt lying down on his bed. "I found out how to break the jutsu. First, we have to get to know the person. They have to feel we trust and understand them. That works in reverse. They have to know us, and trust and understand us. Now I see why Madara is trying to keep us away from our person. The jutsu itself makes it hard to understand the person. It muddles the senses, so you feel the opposite of the intended feeling. That's why you have to get to know the person, so that affect will wear off."

"How do we make sure the jutsu stays gone?"

He put his head down. "We have to kiss the person. However, we have to feel the same as the person. Meaning if we love them, they have to love us. If they only like us, then it won't work, and we might screw up."

"So we only have two months and three weeks to break the jutsu?" I asked. Matt nodded. "Well, I guess I have to get serious."

Me: So, I hope this was an okay chapter. I had a major writer's block, so I hope I did okay. Anyways, to all you precious duckies, I hope I get some good reviews. Remember, if you have anything you want to see happen, just PM me or leave a review. See you all next time!

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