Anari Cross, you are the best beta in the world!...you know, when you're not disappearing off the face of the earth….
Beta Note: HEY! I only do that when I can't get on. The only time I did that was when I got grounded. I IS SOWWY!
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"What are you doing?" Kisame asked, pushing open the door to Deidara's room.
The blonde man was sitting there, blowing holes in the walls with small bombs. "I can't believe that fucker tricked me! All those fucking Uchihas are alike!" he growled, throwing another bomb.
"Well, Madara is tricky like that." Kisame laughed.
"How long had you known?" Deidara asked, glaring at the ground.
Kisame tapped his chin. "Well, I guess from the beginning. I do have Itachi as a partner you know!"
Deidara growled at the name. "Fuck." he mumbled, letting a bomb fall from his hand, undetonated.
The shark-man raised an eyebrow. "Why are you so pissed? I mean, sure, he tricked you, but his cover was very convincing! The only reason I figured it out was because Itachi told me."
"Those fucking Uchihas think they're so great with their eyes. Ever since the day I was recruited, I have seen those eyes in my dreams!" He let another bomb fall to the floor. "I just don't understand."
"What don't you understand?" Kisame asked.
Deidara's head snapped up, as if he had forgotten the man was there. "Get out!" he yelled, throwing a bomb at the door.
As the man left, Deidara listened to Kisame's footsteps go down the hall, until they were no more. "Goddamnit Itachi." he whispered. "I don't understand why I can't hate you."
Down the hall, Itachi paced in his room. 'If I leave now, I could get Naruto out of Suna. That way, when Madara goes to find him, he won't be there.' He moved towards the door. 'But, what if I get caught leaving? I'll get killed on sight!' Itachi shook his head. 'No, that doesn't matter. I have to protect Naruto.'
His mind set, Itachi opened his door, and looked down the hallway. Seeing it was clear, he made his way out.
There was movement in the hallway; and Deidara was in no mood to deal with Kisame again. He stood and walked over to his door to shut it in the man's face, only to find Itachi's hurrying past his room.
A slight tightening squeezed Deidara's heart. The blonde ran out into the hall, and chased after Itachi. "Wait!" he hollered.
Itachi's shoulders tensed for a fraction of a second as he halted in his steps. 'Alright, time to think of a cover story.'
Deidara reached the still man and placed a hand on a cloaked shoulder. "Where are you going?" The blonde had no clue why he cared.
"Out."
"Yes, but where?"
"Just for a walk." Itachi said, mentally patting himself on the back for thinking on his feet.
"C-can I go with you?" Deidara asked, confusing even himself.
Itachi turned his head to look at the blonde. "Why would you want to do that? You hate me."
"That's not true!" Deidara shouted, a bit too enthusiastically; he mentally scolded himself. "I mean, I may not like you, but I don't hate you."
Itachi cocked an eyebrow. "Ok, so you don't like me, that still doesn't explain why you want to go on a walk with me."
"I-I…well…." What was he supposed to say? 'Oh, well, I want to talk to you about this random fluttery feeling I get in my stomach whenever I see you.' Uh, no. He may not understand the sensation, but he would never sink so low as to ask an Uchiha for help.
"That's still not an answer." Itachi pointed out. He shrugged the hand off his shoulder. "I really need to get going. Maybe you'll have one for me when I get back."
Deidara was left standing in the hallway, his chest tightening painfully as he watched the man walk away. 'What the hell?'
"Naruto, come to bed." Kiba called to the man standing next to the window. "It's the middle of the night, and you need to sleep!"
Naruto had been waiting for his message from Tsunade for three days now; he was worried that it had been intercepted. "Yeah, ok." he said absentmindedly, allowing the curtain he was holding fall.
He took three steps to the bed, when suddenly, there was a knock on the window. Blue eyes widened. Naruto ran back to the window, and flung the curtains open to find Itachi sitting on the ledge outside.
Kiba growled behind Naruto as the blonde slid the window open, and Itachi slipped inside.
"Naruto, it's good to see you're well." Itachi said, slipping off his cloak. He figured not wearing the Akatsuki marker might make them more comfortable.
"What are you doing here Itachi?" Naruto asked, ignoring Kiba's increasingly loud growls from behind him.
"I have some intel to share with you. Now, keep in mind, this is just conjecture, but I believe Madara wants to sneak into the village and kidnap you. No fighting, no warning."
"He's going to sneak into the village? How will he manage that?" Naruto asked.
Itachi just cocked an eyebrow. "I keep getting in no problem! I think Madara will have an even easier time."
Naruto blushed at his blunder. "Oh, yeah."
"I think you need to leave this village; before Madara makes his way here." Itachi said with urgency.
"But-"
"No buts! Naruto! He's going to kill you!" Itachi said, throwing his arms up, only to stop when he saw Naruto looking at the brunette in the bed.
"His leg isn't healed yet." Naruto explained, not taking his eyes off his boyfriend. "I can't leave without him."
Itachi groaned in impatience.
"Naruto. It's no use staying here with me if you're going to die! Go, leave a sealed scroll with your location, and I'll catch up once my leg is healed!" Kiba said.
Naruto looked with sad blue eyes at the man. He walked over to the bed, and leaned down, wrapping his arms around Kiba. "Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure." he answered, leaning up to capture the lips of his boyfriend. "I love you Naruto, and a few days apart isn't going to change that! I just want you safe."
Naruto returned the kiss with fervor. "Alright." He straightened back up, and pulled a scroll out of his bag, which was resting on the dresser. "So, where are we going Itachi?" he asked as he pulled out some ink and a brush.
The raven snatched the scroll and brush, and wrote down their eventual location. After re-rolling the scroll, he handed it to the blonde. "No, seal it."
Naruto performed a few handsigns and bit his thumb. He swiped the blood across the side of the scroll, and after a burst of chakra, a seal appeared. He handed it to Kiba. "Don't open it until you're leg is better. If there is an attack, keep it with you, or else burn it. Once it has been unsealed, burn it." he instructed.
"Understood." said Kiba in a professional tone. "I'll meet up with you as soon as I can."
The couple let their lips meet again, and Naruto was dragged back out the window with Itachi.
Naruto and Itachi ran through the sand, heading towards the forest on the edge of the wind country. "Seriously, where are we going?"
Itachi stopped, and Naruto ran into his back. "You know I can't say it out loud. Madara has ears everywhere. In fact, he's probably already realized that I've got you out of Suna. You're just going to have to trust me."
Naruto nodded in understanding, and they took back off on their path.
Deidara stepped out from behind a tree. "What the hell is he doing with Kyuubi?"
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