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Warning: MAJOR timeskip alert. Like, REALLY major. So don't get confused. Questions gladly answered.
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----Arc 4: Run----
I woke up to the sound of whispering. Groaning tiredly, I turned over, wondering what the ruckus was.
"He's awake..."
"You sure?"
"He looks asleep to me."
"Poke him."
"No, let him sleep."
Already tired and annoyed by the whispers, I slowly blinked my eyes open, rapidly getting them used to the newfound light. Although the first thing I saw were familiar faces crouched over me.
"WAH!"
I jumped right out of my skin as soon as I woke, and I flinched as all the figures withdrew.
"Deidara..." Itachi called with a small smile.
"Good morning." Kisame greeted.
"And welcome home, Deidara-chan!" Tobi screamed over enthusiastically.
Groaning tiredly, I slowly got up, blinked a few times, yawned and stretched, and looked at them with a dumb look on my face.
"I'm tired, un." Was my first reply, and I fell back down on my pillow.
"No no noo! Deidara-chan can't sleep now!" Tobi protested, grabbing me and shaking me.
"Tobi, stop, un!" I screamed, feeling sick.
"Tobi, put Deidara down please." Itachi called.
"Yes Itachi-senpai..." Tobi nodded, letting me go. I grabbed my head, feeling a migraine coming.
"You have no idea what I've been through. I've spent an entire month as a girl, flown almost non-stop for four days, and have been chased by a giant monkey, un. I narrowly escaped death with a couple dozen ANBU on my tail, and I almost didn't make it back here alive. Now leave me alone, un." I grouched tiredly.
"Stop whining, you little pussy. Tell us, did you become a Chuunin, at least?" Hidan asked inquisitively.
"Yes, yes, now let me sleep, un." I yawned, closing my eyes.
There was a silence, then Tobi squealed.
"EEP! TOBI HAS TO GO PREPARE THE PARTY NOW!"
And he ran out.
"Tobi! No! Don't touch the kitchen!" Kisame yelled hopelessly. "Congrats, Deidara! Later!"
He ran out too.
"Tobi is making cupcakes."
"Food."
"This way."
"Ow, no, the other way!"
"Just get out of here."
Still arguing, the two Zetsu walked out.
"Congrats, kid. Glad to see you came back unscratched this time." Kakuzu muttered, leaving as well.
"Yeah, I'm just glad we're gonna party tonight! Welcome back, you little shit!" Hidan laughed, following his partner out.
There was a silence as I listened to shifting clothing.
"Congratulations, Deidara." Itachi lightly smiled at me.
"Thanks..." I muttered, opening my eyes. My mood considerably dropped when I realized that Itachi was the last person left in the room.
"Well, you look tired, so I'll-"
Just as he got up, I grabbed his wrist, cutting him off.
"Danna isn't here, un?" I asked desperately.
Itachi sighed and shook his head.
"He was here last night, and this morning. He was the one who announced you were back. But then he suddenly left to Leader-sama's room. He hasn't been back since then." He informed me.
"Ah..." I muttered, downhearted.
"Don't worry about it, though. When he comes back, I'm sure he'll be secretly thrilled that all his and your hard work paid off." He assured me.
"Yeah, my ass, un..." I muttered, tiredly putting my head back down on my pillow.
"I'm sure." The black-haired teen nodded, and started to leave.
"Oh, and, Itachi, un." I called back just as he opened the door.
He looked back at me questioningly, quietly telling me to go on.
"Sasuke says hi, un." I shrugged like it was nothing.
But I did not miss his visible flinch, and the zoned out look he threw at the wall. He suddenly froze, and his hand fell off the handle.
"You okay, un?" I asked, wondering what had gotten him in such a state.
"Y-Yeah..." He nodded, then bit his lip. "How is he?" he asked in a whisper and a blush, as if clandestinely asking something.
"He's okay. He's very lonely, and for some reason, he's angry at you, even going as far as wanting to kill you, un." I reported, wondering why he was so embarrassed in asking.
"Good. Thank you, Deidara. Happy resting." He wished with a light smile, and left.
Wondering why the hell Itachi found that good news, I shrugged, and concentrated on getting back to sleep.
.......................
After having slept off half the day, I finally decided to get up and go eat. I sorely got up, remembering to finally get rid of the female clothes I was still wearing. I then noticed I seriously needed a shower, so I did as my body told me and took one. It felt delightful after so much time without one.
After that, I gently embraced my usual ninja clothes, and put them on, relishing the feeling of loose cloth on my skin. No more tight fishnets and sticky shirts and skirts. No way. Now, I get to have my baggy ninja pants, shirt, and fishnet shirt back. How I loved it.
After getting dressed and feeling comfortable in my own skin again, I stretched and walked out. I was just about to open the door when my vision swam, and a burning pain shot up my leg.
I bit back a scream, panting. I didn't even need to look down to know what that was. I slowly bent down and clutched my ankle, trying to diminish the pain caused by the snake bite.
That man... Orochimaru... No one in the hideout liked him, even seemed to despise him... It would be dangerous for all of us if they were to know about this mark.
I couldn't let them see.
After hiding my gender for over a month, I now have to hide this mark for the rest of my life. I wonder how long I'll be able to go on with this entire hiding facade.
I sighed, shook my head to clear the pain teasing my brain, and opened the door, stepping out.
There was a tense silence in the hallway, and I was surprised that no sounds were coming from the rooms. They must all be somewhere.
I slowly walked to the living room, where I was surprised once again to find no one. I wonder where they all went.
I got the answer screamed into my ear as soon as I entered the kitchen, though.
"WELCOME HOME, DEIDARA!"
I stumbled back as soon as I entered the kitchen, the Akatsuki members having screamed the phrase right in front of my face. A cake and cupcakes adorned the table, along with a half-eaten plate of dango. The members were all smiling, broadly or gently, according to their personalities, some having their mouths stuffed with food.
Nonetheless, I felt really touched by their effort and organization. It made my eyes tear up. No, really.
"Wow, thank you so much, you guys, un." I whispered out, although immensely disappointed that Danna wasn't here too.
"It wasn't for you, pipsqueak, we just needed an alibi to party!" Hidan hiccupped, brandishing his bottle of alcohol, leaning on Kakuzu. "TO DEIDARA'S ACHIEVEMENTS, LIKE HELL, YEAH!" he screamed out, drinking a long swing out of his bottle.
The other members immediately scrambled to find something to drink, and ended up each with a different drink.
"To Deidara's achievements!" they all added after Hidan, shooting their drinks down.
I chuckled appreciatively, wanting to say something, but that's when Hidan accidentally pushed the Play button on the radio, and music boomed in the kitchen.
The other members didn't need a cue. They all dropped their cups and started either eating, chatting, or running after Hidan, who was dead convinced he would feel better without his pants.
I laughed, silently lifting a cup of juice in the air, and shooting down to the health of these crazy people I loved so much.
TTTTT..... (Time Skip).....TTTTT
"What's our mission again, Danna, un?" I asked, buzzing around Sasori-Danna as we walked towards the outside world from inside our hideout.
"Brat, stop annoying me. I've told you at least three times now!" Danna growled, not even looking at me.
"But Dannaaaa!" I whined. "I wasn't listening those three other times, un!"
"Deidara, you're thirteen now. Can't you act a little more mature?" Danna groaned, and I grinned widely.
"Come on, Danna, un. I've been in the Akatsuki for about two years now. You should know me better than that." I laughed.
"Whatever. I'll say this once more, so listen well." Danna muttered, opening the stone that blocked the path into the hideout.
"I'm all ears, Danna, un." I nodded enthusiastically, tugging on my Akatsuki cloak as the wind blew hard.
"It's a very simple mission. Infiltrate the home base of a group of rogue ninjas from the Clouds, kill their leader in a swift assassination, and destroy the hideout."
"Which is why you need me, right, un?" I grinned proudly.
"Not really. It's just that we were the only team open for the job." Danna shrugged as we got near the end of the meteorite.
There was a moment of silence as we both jumped off, concentrating on making it to the bottom.
"But my art can easily destroy the hideout with one signal, un. Plus with those forbidden techniques I learned from that scroll I got so long ago..." I muttered as we hit the ground and headed north.
"What you make is not art. My puppets are art, now stop it with your childish delusions. We have a mission to complete."
I muttered something about his attitude under my breath, but, having gotten used to it in the two years I'd spent as his partner, I didn't mind it much and followed him to the ninjas' hideout.
..............
We made it to the hideout a day later. One entire day travelling with very talkative Danna. Thrilling.
"So, like, what's our plan, un?" I asked as we hid behind some trees, watching the small fortress. Guards were patrolling the front and the top, but asides that, it looked like a normal tower.
"Keep it down, brat, we're gonna get spotted." Danna hushed me, analyzing the scene. "Okay. I'll go in first with my puppets and silently take out the front guards. You fly up and take care of the top wall guards." He ordered.
"Yes, Danna, un." I nodded enthusiastically, springing to the side to make my bird in peace.
After making the bird and getting up on it, I made some clay spiders, and rose into the sky, flying high so I wouldn't get spotted.
The people were little dots to my eyes, but I clearly made out a dominant black spot quickly advancing for the front. That's my cue.
I suddenly dropped in altitude, letting go of the spiders. They sprang to life, and fell directly on the top patrolling guards.
Surprised cries arose from the guards, but I silenced them with one word.
"Katsu, un." I grinned, and a silent explosion rang out in the air.
As soon as the guards dropped dead on the top walls, I soared down to Danna's side, dropping off the bird next to him.
"Alright brat. Be quiet as we infiltrate. Kill anyone who spots you." He ordered, picking the lock.
"Couldn't it have been easier and more discreet if we took the back door, un?" I groaned, following him as we stepped inside.
"Shut up now brat." Danna whispered, blending into the shadows of the pillars.
I quickly followed him, hiding in the shadows of the pillars parallel to his. We quickly advanced while the patrolling guards had their backs turned, heading for the main staircase in the middle end of the dark, murky room.
We quickly jumped under the staircase, Danna quickly analyzing the position of the guards.
"If we move fast, they shouldn't be able to see us." He whispered.
"Right, un." I nodded seriously, waiting for his signal.
He watched the guards a little longer, then suddenly flicked his fingers.
Both of us simultaneously jumped over the railing, landing on the top floor and immediately dropping low over the ground, hidden by the small cement block that sustained the railing to the ground.
There were whispers, then nothing.
Danna nodded to me, and we quickly slid into the shadows of a nearby pillar. From there, it was easy to keep advancing until the next hallway.
Surprisingly, the next hallway was complete empty. Danna and I walked into the open, surveying the place. Finding no threats, we split up, one to each side of the hallway.
"Check all the doors. We're looking for an old man with a grey beard, and a prominent scar across his eye." Danna ordered in a whisper.
"Right, un." I nodded, advancing to the first door, and very carefully opening it.
Apparently, it was the storage room, because no one was there.
I closed the door, and advanced to the next one.
I repeated with all the doors, being extremely careful, especially when I got to the rooms that were actually guarded.
Finding this to be extremely boring, I slowly turned the knob on yet another door, peeking inside before closing it again. Danna didn't seem to have luck either because he had the same annoyed expression on his face than me.
Sighing, I grabbed the next handle, feeling something pulse inside. Frowning, I was extra careful to turn the knob slowly, very slowly, then, pulled the door slowly apart.
At first, I saw black, then, as I opened more, I saw a desk with a white light shining above it. My eyes widened as I spotted the hint of silver.
It could have been the beard from the man we were looking for, but it could have also been that kunai that suddenly flew out of the room, barely missing me. A small cut opened over my cheek as I jumped back. That seemed to catch Danna's attention, because he was at my side in a second.
"We're gonna have to fight, apparently." Danna muttered as heavy footsteps echoed towards us.
"Right, un." I nodded, grabbed twin kunai. Danna, for his part, quickly summoned and slipped into Hiruko, his favourite fighting and travelling puppet, as I'd learned.
It was just in time as the door burst open. I dropped in a defensive position as the broken planks of wood fell on the ground. Behind them, a man was holding out his fist in a punching position. Grey beard, scarred eye. That's him.
Danna must have made the same conclusion because Hiruko's metal tail sprang out to life from behind, curling itself like a real scorpion tail.
"Deidara." Danna called in his deep, rough Hiruko-voice. "Take care of anyone who tries to interfere. I'll take care of things here." He ordered.
"Yes Sir, un." I snickered sarcastically, breaking away from him, and running towards the end of the hallway.
The sounds of combat had barely started when a squad of three rogue ninja came running from the corner, spotting the battle, and charging in.
"I'm sorry, boys, un." I shrugged like it was nothing, twirling my kunai in my hands. "But I can't let you pass. Danna's orders."
With that, I flicked my kunai at them.
They easily evaded, but were not ready for the onslaught of shuriken that usually came after my kunai throwing.
One of them fell, kunai embedded in his chest and face, the two other barely evaded, and kept running for their boss.
I quickly grabbed two chakra strings from my weapon pouch, pouring chakra into them, and lasso-ing the obviously-unskilled ninja as they tried to pass by.
The strings now attached to them, they slid to a stop as I pulled them back towards me, aiming for a kick.
Although their arms were tied, and mine were busy, we both started putting up fights with only our legs. I kicked and blocked, as well as ducked while the two older ninja took me on.
I could say I was very distracted, because I got kicked a few times, but they got more of a beating than me. At one point, I couldn't help but snicker as I ducked to avoid one's kick, and he slammed right into his companion instead.
One of them unconscious, I let go of his binds, and concentrated on the last one.
The sounds of battle behind had stopped, and when the ninja I was fighting fell down to his knees, a metal pike protruding from his chest, I realized we'd succeeded.
"Let's go." Danna ordered, still in Hiruko, as we broke into a fast walk, trying not to gather attention to us anymore. Plus, Hiruko was kinda slow, and couldn't run.
We were surprised to find no more guards at the bottom. They must have been the ones I killed. We jumped down the staircase and hurried for the door, when suddenly, there was a whistling sound.
I jumped out of the way, as did Danna, with a little more effort, though. He finally took the decision to abandon Hiruko's guise as he jumped out of his favourite puppet, summoning two more at the tip of his fingers.
"Deidara, bomb." He ordered shortly as at least forty ninja fell from the ceiling, surrounding us.
"Right, un." I nodded, slamming his hands into my pouches of clay. The palms gladly took in a bunch of clay, chewing.
As they chewed, I put them together, combining both the masses of clay to make a new type of explosive. C3. Forbidden technique. AWESOME explosion.
I'd tried it once with Danna, and even he had admitted it was a pretty good explosive power.
Danna started striking down our assailants, as I concentrated on making the bomb.
It didn't take long. Soon, a gelatinous form protruded from my mouths, slowly forming into a statue. It had its arms crossed over its body, its mouth open wide in a gasp.
Once done, I dropped it on the floor. As soon as it hit the ground, its arms started moving, detaching themselves, and moving up in a horizontal position.
"Danna!" I screamed. "It's activated! We have to go, un!"
"What the- Brat, you activated it too early!" Danna scolded as he struck down one of the careless ninjas trying to take on his puppet.
"Oops..." I muttered, blanching. I whipped back, noticing the arms halfway up their course. "Danna, we don't have time! We have to go, un!" I warned.
"Let me get Hiruko and we'll leave." Danna answered coolly, jumping back.
I checked the arms. ¾ there. We won't make it at this rate.
"DANNA, UN!" I screamed, running for him. Two fingers went to my mouth, and I whistled.
I suddenly grabbed Danna by the arm, feeling his puppet body flinch. I didn't have time to judge my acts, though, because I jumped high, landing atop the clay bird I'd made before as it crashed through a glass window.
"Brat! What do you think you're doing!? Let me go!" Danna ordered, struggling out of his grip.
"Danna, please, we won't make it at this rate, un!" I screamed, terrified when the arms finally hit their horizontal position.
"Brat!-"
"DANNA!" I screamed as the statue finally exploded.
The bird quickly rose, soaring out of the broken window. The heat of the explosion as tailing us, and we quickly rose to the skies above, trying to escape the fiery inferno destroying the entire building under us.
The explosion singed my bird's tail, but I was able to maintain and fix it with some extra chakra. We hovered above until the explosion cleared, and then, slowly, I lowered us down, until we hit the ground.
That's when the gravity of the situation hit me.
Danna slowly walked forward towards the mess of debris, wood, rocks, and bodies. He walked through the graveyard of flaming planks of wood, and stopped in front of a mass of wood.
I ran to his side, wondering what he was so silent about. My eyes trailed to where he was coolly gazing at, and if I could, I would have dropped dead right now.
Out of the flaming mass of rocks, wood, bodies and blood, there, buried under some planks of scorched wood, stood, glinting, a metal scorpion tail.
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Danna had been extremely quiet on the trip back home. He hadn't stopped clutching the last remainders of Hiruko under his arm as we went back to the hideout. I followed a bit behind, ashamed that I had destroyed Danna's favourite puppet. My red-rimmed eyes were proof enough of what I felt of my actions. Hopefully, Danna wouldn't hate me too much.
We finally got to the hideout after an agonizing day of travel later. We didn't even stop at night, and not only was I tired and exhausted mentally, but also physically. I wanted to just lie down, and cry until my body dried up and snapped like a twig.
Danna went in to give his report, and I quickly switched paths with him to go to our room. On our way there, I met up with Kisame, who flashed me an encouraging smile. If only how much I needed that right now.
"Deidara."
I turned around to get head to head with my black-haired protector. I tried to smile, but only got to what looked like a half-made grimace.
"What's wrong? You look tired." He inquired curiously.
"Itachi, un. Keep a secret." I muttered, embarrassed. "Danna and I were on a mission... And I accidentally broke Hiruko..." I finished, hanging my head.
"You-" the ever so stoic Itachi suddenly gaped. "You broke Sasori's favourite puppet?"
"I-It was an accident, un." I sniffled, trying to act strong. "I just followed orders, but launched my bomb at the wrong time. Danna didn't have time to gather Hiruko, and it got caught in the blast, un." I sadly explained.
Itachi bit his lip and started at me.
"You know that Sasori's gonna be extremely furious, right?" he sighed.
"I-I know, un." I nodded, feeling tears creeping up my eyes. "But I don't want to rip out the bonds I've made with him over the past two years, un! I've come too far to do something like that now!"
"Deidara, listen." Itachi sighed, putting a hand on my shoulder. "Whatever Sasori tells you now, it's not meant. Hiruko is his most perfected puppet, and puppets are his life. It'll be like you've destroyed part of his soul right now, so it's normal that he'll be rude. But don't take anything to heart. It'll all mend itself when he fixes Hiruko." He smiled lightly.
"Thank you, Itachi, un." I nodded weakly. "I-I have something to do. Later..." I muttered.
"Later." Itachi nodded back, walking past me.
I felt extremely drained, but I made this mess, and I had to remedy to it. It was the only way to get back into my Danna's vision field.
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Late at night, I pushed the door to our room open, a cup of hot chocolate in one hand. I immediately spotted Danna at his desk, working.
I opened the rest of the door, slowly walking inside. Danna made no move to acknowledge me as I gently approached him. I watched him carefully as I set the hot chocolate down on the far side of his desk, away from his work, and stepped back a little.
I stayed there, as if expecting a word or two, even if it was just a 'go away', or a 'what do you want now?' kind of acknowledgement.
But silly me, why live in a fantasy? Danna said nothing to acknowledge me.
"Danna, un." I croaked out in a voice that clearly highlighted the fact that I'd been crying in the kitchen a couple of minutes ago. "A-About Hiruko." I gulped down nervously, and suddenly dropped to my knees. "You have no idea how sorry I am, un." I bent down and put my head against the floor. "I didn't mean to harm him. The bomb just set off faster than expected, un." I muttered.
There was still no sound as I looked up, watching Danna work. He hadn't even listened to me.
I slowly got up, worriedly staring at his back. I hope the fact that Hiruko was broken hadn't entirely killed him. I slowly extended my hand to gently tap on his shoulder.
"Danna-"
There was a suddenly flash, and I gasped as he suddenly turned, one hand grabbing my extended wrist, the other grabbing my collar.
"Listen, brat, no one ever asked you to be my partner. I never asked for you to be my partner. Now what are you trying to do, redeem yourself? It's not working. You destroyed my most beautiful work of art, you think I'll let you get away with that? My art is everlasting, and you destroyed it in a matter of seconds. My art is not some of your wannabe-artist's crap. You got that?" he asked, his exhausted look and sunken eyes glaring murderously at me.
"But Da-"
"Stop it with your Danna's." He hissed threateningly. "I am in no way your master, and you have no right to address me as so. I don't even know you. Just tell me what the hell you want, brat, and get out of my sight." He growled.
Tears welled up my eyes and I bit my lip to avoid crying.
"I just want to fix things, Da-"
"DON'T FIX ANYTHING!" he suddenly yelled, and I realized this was the first time he had ever let out so much emotion. I must have struck many nerves with Hiruko, and all. "I don't NEED any more of your stupid help! I don't need you anymore screwing up all my plans! I can manage perfectly on my own, and like I said on the first day, I really don't need a little kid to babysit!"
"I'm sorry, un." I finally sobbed, lifting my free hand to wipe some free-running tears off my face. "I'm sorry."
"What does sorry do?" Danna asked angrily, shaking me roughly. "What the hell does it do!? It's just a word, five letters! It doesn't accomplish anything! If you really want to help, do us ALL a favour, and buzz off!" he ordered, roughly pushing me on the ground.
More tears of hurt slid down my face as my heart constricted in guilt. Danna was enraged... and it was all my fault. I remembered Itachi's words, but the words Danna was speaking did not seem like anger alone. They came from deep within, and he probably meant them.
"You stupid kid, acting like you're part of something. The Akatsuki is for grownups, and this is not a world for a frightened little child. Go away already." He growled. I slowly pushed myself to my knees, then to my feet to say something, but I was cut off by a rough punch that sent me to the ground again, eyes practically bulging out of their sockets. "And stay on the ground like the worthless little brat you are." He turned around to get back to work. "Don't even bother showing up in my sight anymore." He added before everything went silent.
Everything but my sobs. Endless rivers of hurt and pain ran down to the ground, splashing noiselessly.
"Oh, and get out of this room right now." Danna ordered coldly. "You're tarnishing my room's floor with your pointless tears."
Sniffling, I slowly picked myself up, and, feeling my own rage bubbling up inside me, I ran out, screaming out in hurt.
"I HATE YOU, UN!"
And, my mind set, I slammed the door shut.
..............
"Deidara. What an interesting surprise."
I nodded and bowed down as I entered Leader-sama's pitch-black room.
"What can I do for you?" he asked with a cruel smirk underlining his tone, as if he already knew why I was here.
"I-I have a request, Leader-sama, un." I gulped down nervously.
"Oh really? Tell me." He ordered curiously.
"Y-You see, Leader-sama, I've recently had problems with Danna, un..."
"Ah, yes, the Hiruko accident." Leader-sama chuckled cruelly.
"Yes... And because of that accident, I can't approach my partner anymore, un..."
"And you'd like me to switch partners?" Leader-sama guessed.
"No Sir." I shook my head, taking a deep breath. "I'd like you to give me a chance to redeem myself, un."
"A chance to redeem yourself?" Leader-sama now truly sounded curious. "Tell me more about this request of yours, Deidara."
"Y-You see, I would like to help Sasori-Danna fix Hiruko again, to show him that I can be of help, and that I'm really sorry for what I did, un." I nodded nervously.
"And what do you plan on doing?" he asked again.
"Going to Sunagakure, un. To find original plans for human puppetry and gather what Danna might need to make Hiruko bran new again." I breathed out, tense.
There was a pressuring silence, and Leader-sama chuckled.
"Sunagakure is a very strong ninja village. You're only so young. Are you sure you'd like to go alone?" he asked.
"Of course, un. Danna said the Akatsuki is a world of adults. How can I fit in this world if I can't do anything on my own, un?" I convinced myself more than Leader-sama.
There was another silence, then Leader-sama snickered.
"I find your request interesting, Deidara. Which is why I'll allow it. I'm curious to see how this'll all end." He talked as if this was one big board game, and he couldn't wait to see which number appeared on the dice he rolled.
"Thank you, Leader-sama, un." I bowed low.
"How much time will you need?"
"I don't know. As much time as I need to get sufficient information and materials, un." I informed him.
"Alright then, Deidara, you're dismissed. Good luck." He nodded, and I bowed once more, moving out. From behind me, through the creaking of the double doors, I heard him snicker cruelly once more, and faintly whisper in a creepily eerie voice.
"Run into the night, Deidara. Run. Don't look back. And run."
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Author's Notes:
Alright guys, now you know what the title meant ^^ I'm so sadistic *evil laugh* And Leader-sama is too :O
I narutopedia-ed Deidara; explosions. C1 is animals and that moving, duplicating clay we see int he anime during the Sasgay/Deidei battle. C2 is the big dragon that can fire homing missiles. C3 is the big bomb used in the Gaara/Deidara arc. C4 is the microscopic bombs that destroy a person inside-out. And C0 is Deidara's self-destruct technique. He doesn't have that technique in my fic yet, though. Not yet ;)
This time, it's time for a POV change! ^^ I want to keep you guys hanging on Deidara's part and concentrate on what the Akatsuki feel about Deidara's desertion. Of course, I can't make chapters only comprised of that, so I'll switch back to Deidara. Just to say that at one point in this arc, there'll be a complete POV switch, and Sasori will have the POV (:
Enough spoilerzz (:
I found new good music. Does anyone know "Are U Ready?" by Mini? I'm singing that song at Otakuthon :D I love that song, it's so jumpy and cool ^^ YOUTUBE IT OR DIE! Also Youtube "Goodbye", by Sr-71, although that's a more hardcore rock-like song, while the first it like autotuned J-Pop xD
Oh, and VERY FIRST DISCLAIMER OF THE STORY! PLEASE READ IT, OR KISHIMOTO WILL SUE ME! D:
I do not own Naruto, Sasori, Itachi, Sasuke, Deidara, and the rest. Though Deidara does own Sasuke. In my fantasies anyway (:
Okay, well, thank you so much for reading, once again. Hope I'm not boring you with this fic O_O" My fics tend to get boring when they get long T^T Hey, well, on the "bright" side, there are three more arcs, including this one, and one "filler" arc planned for this fic. After that, either I end this thing, or make up as I go. I need new ideas for arcs. Anyone has anything in mind for me?
In any case, I need to go. Almost 1am. My father's gonna murder me. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, and stay tuned for the continuation to this new arc!
AND PLEASE, DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW, EVEN IF IT'S JUST ONE WORD! :D
--Next time: Say WHAT!?