The Blonde and the Bandit 21
Mask
Anything that disguises or conceals; a disguise; a pretence
"Boldness is a mask for fear, however great." -John Dryden
The Blonde looked to the left as someone sat down next to him.
Deidara gave an angry pout, crossing his arms.
"It is about TIME, yeah! Jashin, what are you? A fucking cat?"
Tobi blinked at him.
"What?"
"You heard me, yeah! I woke up this morning in the middle of the fucking woods! Tobi is a bad boy!"
Tobi blinked at him again, completely confused.
"Deidara is back to normal."
Tobi looked over at Kisame, who had spoken. He then looked back at Deidara.
"Sempai is back to normal? YAY!" Tobi flung his arms around Deidara.
"I TOLD YOU FOR THE FUCKING MILLIONTH TIME I NEVER CHANGED IN THE FIRST PLACE, YEAH! Jashin!" He then hit Tobi on the head. "AND YOU! YOU DIDN'T EVEN COME SEARCHING FOR ME! NO SEX FOR THREE WEEKS, YEAH!"
Tobi blinked up at him.
"But Sempai!"
"NO BUTS (literally XD )! I SAID NO SEX FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, AND DAMMIT I MEAN IT!"
"Oh Tobi doesn't care! As long as Tobi has his Sempai back!"
Tobi nuzzled Deidara's side.
"Let go of me already, you idiot!"
"Whatever Sempai wants!" Tobi let go of him immediately.
Deidara hated Tobi. Wouldn't it just be easier to have Katsu blow his brains out?
No Man, No Problem.
NO!
Dammit, Deidara was even starting to think like his split personality
Dammit.
-x-
The Bandit polished the metal of his precious gun, Sandaime.
He often wondered what happened to Hiruko. They had probably buried his poor gun in memory of him.
Oh well, at least he still had Sandaime, his Perfect Magnum.
"So, when are you planning on meeting Deidara again?"
"I'm telling you, Ruto, he is dead."
"So when are you meeting him?"
"Tonight."
Naruto nodded, and then gave a smile.
"Maybe I can make it so we're even."
"Hmmm?"
"You know, I still owe you for what you did in the fight…"
"Oh, yeah."
(Flash back)
"The Akatsuki are ambushing us!"
Sasori stood up at the name.
"What?"
"They're ambushing us! They just killed 5 of us, including Sakura!" (A/N You actually thought I wouldn't take the opportunity to kill her? XD)
"Oh. Good riddance to her."
"Could you be serious about this?"
"I know, they will probably kill me anyway if they saw me."
"Anyway, you have to stay amongst the trees so they can't see you. Got it?"
"Deal."
Sasori started running for the trees, where several other bandits were going as well.
-o-
He had a clear view of the battle field from the spot he had chosen to hide amongst the trees.
What if he saw Deidara? What if Deidara was killed right in front of his eyes?
"Sasori."
Sasori turned away from the scene, looking to the figure crouched next to him. Kakashi.
"Yes?"
"Wear this."
Kakashi held out a white mask. It was carved to look like a wolf; red markings were painted on as well.
On a night like this one,
Where the wolves howl out,
Painted whole a pure white,
But also bloodied from the bout.
Sasori nodded, taking the mask and slipping it over his face. He secured it in place by tying it around his head with his Konoha head band. He gave a nod to Kakashi.
It was difficult to see through the holes, but it wasn't impossible.
The Bandit turned back to the battle scene.
He could see them now. Akatsuki.
They were firing their guns, dodging bullets, murdering.
"Kakashi…"
"Yes, Sasori?"
"Why don't you just send me out? This might be a rescue mission."
"Sasori, it has nearly been three years since you were an Akatsuki member. They probably assume you are long dead."
"Then, this is a revenge mission. Let me go back to them, and there won't be all this killing."
"Sasori, you won't be able to stop them."
"Yes, I will."
"No. You won't. They are Akatsuki. They're blood thirsty murderers."
"…Yes, and I'm o- …I was one of them. Please, Kakashi…There is one Akatsuki member…Who I just want to meet one more time before either of us dies…"
"I'm sorry Sasori. You may not go on the field."
"I'm telling you I can help you! I can tell you how to defeat them then! Hidan, that silver haired one, you need to get him away from Kakuzu, that large one there. Hidan is scared of fire! He doesn't think much about strategies or anything! Without Hidan, Kakuzu is easy to take down as well! And Itachi has a soft spot for his brother, Sasuke! Use him as a distraction! He won't kill Sasuke! Get Sasuke to kill him! Please! Just let me see Deidara!"
"That is quite enough, Sasori. If you persist, then I will have to kill you." Kakashi talked quickly to another bandit, who then quickly disappeared. "Thanks for the information though."
Sasori stared at the scene unfolding on the battle ground.
A large fire suddenly roared to life, between Hidan and Kakuzu. Hidan had been so close to it that some of his bandana had caught fire, but the Jashinist quickly put it out.
As Sasori had predicted, Hidan swiftly moved away from it. The Bandit watched as Hidan moved too far, suddenly falling into a pit fall trap which had been cleverly concealed. He watched as the Jashinist was swallowed up by the earth.
Good bye, Hidan.
Sasori looked over to the left. He spotted Itachi. As he had predicted, he was talking to Sasuke.
Everyone avoided the both of them, knowing better than to get between.
Sasori watched as they both continued to talk to one another.
Suddenly, Sasuke said something and pointed his gun at Itachi.
Sasori looked away, but he heard the gun shot.
Good bye, Itachi.
Sasori looked back over at Kakuzu. He was skilfully dodging bullets.
The Bandit wondered if he would still be dodging those bullets so easily if he knew that Hidan was dead.
He then saw who he was fighting.
Naruto.
…
Why did that shock him so much?
He watched as Naruto dodged the bullets and fired his own.
"RASENGAN!"
Miss.
His eyes widened slightly.
Naruto's movements intrigued him…They were so similar to Deidara's when they first met.
But was that a good thing, or a bad thing?
Would it result in Naruto's death, or would it result in Kakuzu's death?
The Bandit continued to watch the dance of predators unfold.
Round and Round they dance with us,
Twirling across the battle field.
The bullets were getting closer and closer to hitting Naruto. Sasori could see. It was only a matter of time before one hit him.
In 4 bullets time.
3.
Sasori watched Naruto's movements.
2.
Movements that were just like Deidara's.
Sasori couldn't take it.
He jumped from the tree, evading Kakashi's grasp as he tried to stop Sasori. The Bandit ran fast with added adrenalin.
What the hell was he doing?
He dodged several bullets from Konoha bandits.
Dodging bullets through the air,
With weapons that we don't wield.
1.
Sasori didn't hate them for trying to kill him. They probably got the wrong idea about his intentions.
The Bandit was fast from all the years of living this way of life.
He jumped. His right foot landed on Naruto's right shoulder. He used the blonde to launch himself high into the air.
Naruto was slammed to the ground by what Sasori did.
0.
The bullet that would have surely hit him flew over his head.
Kakuzu was shocked by the new comer.
Sasori landed just in front of the Miser.
They looked into each others eyes.
Kakuzu's different coloured orbs widened as he recognized the Bandit behind the wolf mask.
"Sasori?"
Sasori gave a lazy blink. A feeling emerged in Kakuzu's eyes.
Hope.
Too bad.
"Goodbye Kakuzu."
Bang.
Blood sprayed over Sasori. He had shot Kakuzu at point blank range with his Magnum.
Clang, a clang, my axe doth go,
Clang, a clang, my tale of woe,
The blood which I once feared is smothering me.
Guess that meant that Naruto's movements had been the death of Kakuzu.
Kakuzu now had a gapping hole through the centre of his chest.
The Miser stared at Sasori, completely shocked. The Bandit watched as the light within those different coloured eyes was extinguished.
Kakuzu fell backwards, dead.
Click.
Sasori didn't budge. He let a soft smile grace his lips, though no one saw it beneath the mask.
"Bold moves are supposed to mask fear, am I correct?"
Sasori gave a soft hum, not moving.
At the moment, he seemed absolutely content with the world.
"I guess."
"You're an idiot, Sasori."
Sasori slipped Sandaime back into his holster and turned around slowly. His eyes met another pair that were amber orange.
Konan was aiming Angel at him from about 2 metres away.
The Bandit put his hands behind his head. He felt care free and slightly giddy for some reason. At the moment, he didn't care about anything.
"I believe that the correct word would be 'Insane', actually."
Konan narrowed her eyes slightly.
"So you've joined Konoha?"
"It was either that, or they'd kill me. You shouldn't have started this fight."
"This was a rescue mission. We came here to save you."
"Well, I clearly don't need saving."
Sasori wondered faintly how he and Konan were still alive. Both of them just standing there talking was like having a giant target painted over your head.
Probably because Konoha didn't care about him if he were to be killed. And Akatsuki knew better than to get between Konan and her prey.
That still didn't explain why no one was aiming a gun at Konan.
"Shoot him, and I will shoot you."
Both Sasori and Konan's eyes widened slightly.
Naruto was aiming a gun at Konan.
Sasori had actually forgotten all about Naruto.
Deidara.
"Konan. Where is Deidara?"
Sasori faintly saw Naruto's eyes widen at the name.
Konan's eyes narrowed once more. She still had Angel pointed at him, aimed at his chest. She wasn't taking any chances.
"He is with Tobi. We didn't tell him about this mission."
Sasori didn't ask who Tobi was. He faintly remembered seeing a boy with an orange mask on the day he left.
"I need to see him."
"No you don't…He has changed since you left."
Sasori narrowed his eyes.
"Is he ending his sentences with 'Yeah' or 'Un'?"
"What kind of question is-"
"Answer the question."
"…He has been saying 'Yeah'."
Sasori gave a soft nod.
"He is being controlled by his split personality."
"What?"
"He first came out when we raided the mansion when Deidara killed his father. He seems to take over whenever Deidara suffers from extreme trauma. When I slapped him he seemed to wake up. If you just s-"
"Shut up!" Konan's eyes swapped from Sasori's, to the body of Kakuzu behind him, then back to Sasori. He glared at him hard, baring her teeth. "You killed an Akatsuki member! That means you have to die!"
Clang, a clang, the wolves away,
Clang, a clang, I cannot say,
Perhaps my axe is sharper than it's meant to be.
On a time, any time
Even my own friends will die,
One by one they bite the dust,
But I don't remember why.
Perhaps it was my own fault
But I don't remember who,
Three Sticks in the ground,
Oh, what am I to do?
-x-
Sasori was the reason for their deaths X3 Ha ha
Sasori was the one with the wolf mask =3
And Konan mentioned earlier how she talked to the person with the wolf mask
Remember, Sasori has a bit of a psychological problem due to Orochimaru and his life as a Bandit
Anyway, hope you likey ^-^