Woohoo! This was fun to write! I'm horrible at fight scenes but I hope you guys enjoy this.
Thank you all so much for the fave, follows and reviews!
Baron Bolt: Maybe. It is a realistic possibility, but my lips are sealed. :3
setokayba2n: Not gonna say anything about any future jutsus, but sadly Tayuya is already one of Orochimaru's bodyguards, too late to get her. But I actually didn't know how to spell her name, so her name is misspelled in a previous chapter and gave me an idea for my next update. So, thanks for mentioning her! Also, Hiruzen knew Orochimaru was in the exam, but since Deidara was handling things he chose to stay out of it.
silverwolf310: Yeah, I was really tempted to make Hayate live. But realistically speaking, unless Deidara does hover some of these characters they would die regardless. Itachi will not be happy seeing the curse mark, that I can assure you, and I'm glad you like my Kisame, he's just learned to roll with whatever Itachi says and does. XD
ladybug002: Glad you liked the twist. To be honest I love that no one has mentioned the scene after it, I just foreshadowed big time. XD
Asia1990: Weird pairing but to each their own. XD And still no on the Uchiha harem hun, if Madara is gonna be paired with ANYONE it will be Hashirama. Lastly, I will not be adding any Ocs/SI's to replace any of the characters, it would break the plot I have lined out, I would also end up killing them or risk writers block. I have a personal hatred for fanfictions that plop in another OC/SI in someone else's body midway into the story. My beta will be making an appearance for 1 chapter though, but that is related to the plot I have and she will not be making any other appearances, nor will she be a part of the main storyline. Sorry luv. :/
Mackenzie Willow: Glad you liked it hun! It was fun planning it out with you! :D
Sit Back and Live Life: She will don't worry, gotta tease Itachi somehow. ;P I'm so glad you are enjoying this story and its wackiness!
Reaper: It was just a short clip and I wanted her POV to be accurate. Deidara's? Meh, I've put in my two cents on how his knowledge works. Glad you liked the chapter!
duchessliz: Nah, Kabuto won't be dead for a long time. I actually like his character lol. Plus, it would force me to create a whole new villain and I am super lazy. And don't worry, Itachi and Sasuke will sit down and have a talk, and Deidara will hover over both brothers to make sure they are playing nice!
VenaHope: I added a bit in here with Naruto and Karin!
HerpiousDerpious: (Love the username btw) Already answered in a PM but just to answer for anyone else coming into this story: They're all foxes, it's just my friend's artstyle. Be funny if Dei was a weasel though. XD
Azaira: Sasuke had those types of eyes after the Zabuza arc, guess they were slowly developing as the series went on. Dei doesn't want to be a girl, just misses it a little bit, he's gotten use to the whole thing by now. Scars (based on the numerous times people have been healed in the anime) cannot be fixed by normal medical ninjutsu. The main reason why Kiri would care about Zabuza is BECAUSE he is a missing nin, they would want to get their justice. Also, by puppet I am assuming you mean Yagura? Yeah, Deidara just wants to meet the guy to mess with Obito some more, the one that demanded an audience was really Obito. And Kusa is allies with Konoha, hence why they were in the chunin exams, so they would throw a fit over Karin because of how useful she is. I am glad you asked these questions though, best that I try to clarify some things in any way that I can, thanks for the reviews hun! :D
"Blah" - Talking
'Blah' - Thinking
"Blah" - Kurama talking
Blah - Passage of time
*- Explanation on bottom
Warning: Violence, language, OOC, shipping (specifically hints of future yaoi pairings, don't like... I've been hinting for almost 20 chapters, why are you reading this if you hate yaoi?) and the usual Deidaraness.
Disclaimer: Once again, I do not own Naruto and I never will, sadly.
Two weeks flew by like summer vacation, just when you finally begin to appreciate it, it's already over.
When I returned to Konoha with Anko, the stress of what's to come tried to drill back into me, but I guess a week of hot springs made a temporary barrier. As much as I was worried about the events to come… if things stayed the same, I honestly didn't mind.
That's why I am standing before Hiruzen to tie up loose ends.
"You seem relaxed, I don't think I've seen you like this. Usually you're a bundle of nerves." The old man chuckles as I nonchalantly stretch into the air.
"It felt good to be away from everything, now I can focus at what's at hand with a clear mind, un." I approach his desk, eyeing the room cautiously, "Do you have all that I requested?"
Hiruzen nods and hands me two scrolls, one sealed with his blood, the other was simply labeled "Use when Deidara is involved" and copies of all of my adoption paperwork for every chibi. Including copies for Zabuza.
What caught my attention was that he even provided an extra set of paperwork, "You really are prepared to die, huh?" I let out a low, breathless chuckle as I seal everything into a special seal wrapped around my wrist. They were kinda like Sasuke's shuriken seals when he fought Itachi.
"If Tsunade will take my place… then at least I want to make sure no one can hinder your movements…" He has a point, the blood scroll contained a copy of Hiruzen's will, using my blood to keep it shut. It wouldn't be a surprise if after he died, the will suddenly "disappears" and I find ANBU at my door.
Granted, I plan on joining their ranks by next year.
I give him a small smile, "I can still prevent your death you know, a simple C4 and Orochimaru is-"
He holds his hand up to silence me, "No, protect your brothers and the village. Give this old man the dignity of facing against my former student and die trying to fix the wrongs I have made." He leans back into his chair and watches me quietly.
I just sigh, running a hand through my bangs. I got a few inches chopped off while I was away, but my hair is so long you can barely notice the difference. (AN: Actually look at Dei's hair at the beginning of shippuden vs how he dies, it grows longer. You can see it in the ponytail.)
"Worth asking, un… any last-minute requests?"
He pauses, before looking at me with a slightly hopeful look, "What happens… after Sasuke joined Orochimaru? The timeline you are changing."
I take the spare chair in the room and sit in it backwards, resting my arms and chin on the back of it.
"Three years from now, shippuden begins…"
One week later
I think being away for a week allowed me to appreciate even the smallest of progress made by the chibis. Enough to where I can, hopefully, enjoy the fights and not be on pins and needles.
Even though I have no idea who is fighting who. Never asked, never learned.
Hiruzen had assigned me as one of his guards despite not being an ANBU. This was mostly because I wanted a good angle for pictures.
Though having to respectfully bow to Orochimaru, who was pretending to be the Kazekage, was semi-painful.
"Oh? You have such a young guard Hokage-sama." I could almost hear his brain cursing me out.
"Deidara may be young, but he has more than proven himself to be a powerful shinobi, Kazekage-sama." I beam at Hiruzen for the praise before bowing lowly to Orochimaru.
"It is an honor to meet you Kazekage-sama. I hope that these exams will strengthen the bond between Sunagakure and Konohagakure, and that I may one day call your shinobi my comrades-in-arms, un." Now, if this was a real kage, I would have held back the grunt, but it's Orochimaru… so he gets one. Also, I am such a kiss-ass.
I casually twirl at my heel and lean against the guardrail, zooming in on my scope. I'm grateful I decided NOT to get a drink before this because the first match would have caused a spit take.
After Genma explained the rules, he called out the first two names, "Would Kaguya Kimimaro and Hyuuga Neji step into the arena?" Based on the chatter, this was one fight people were curious about. A supposed Hyuuga prodigy and the last of an infamous Kiri clan, this is almost as big as Sasuke's fighting.
'This will be fine. Neither boy would actually try to hurt each other.' To be honest, I don't think they can, they care too much about each other to cause permanent damage.
Both boys got into their stances, and the dancing began.
…
Yeah that's right, I called it a dance.
Their bodies twisted and turned with each other's steps like two dancers on a stage. Thanks to my sensing abilities I can feel their hearts beat as one entity, they were in their own little world.
Kimimaro would occasionally shoot out some finger bones and Neji would skillfully either use gentle fist to make a flashy burst of powdered calcium, or rotation to send them flying. Based on the occasional cheers of the crowd, I could tell they were just showing off.
I hear Orochimaru inquire, "They seem rather skilled."
I turn my head slightly and monotonously state, "They're just being flashy. Those two are not even trying, un." Orochimaru has a flash of interest in his eyes, 'Did Kabuto give this idiot my warning?'
A single cough from the arena made two weeks of relaxation fly off like a peeved bird.
Snapping my head back to the boys, Kimimaro is on the ground coughing violently while Neji is hovering him. He knew better than to touch his friend incase he makes it worse.
Neji turns his head towards Genma, byakugan activated, "Kimimaro is unable to continue. Declare me the winner or else." When the crowd tried to encourage Neji to "Finish him off!" Neji got into his 64 palm pose towards Genma. Killing intent leaking from his body.
The bandana wearer wisely declared Neji the winner with the crowd booing.
And everyone wonders why I hate people.
"Hey Hiruzen, I'll be back, I need to be a parent, un."
"Do as you wish Deidara." Thanks old man.
Once again, being overly dramatic, I leap off the guardrail and practically made a mini crater from the force of my landing, scaring the shit out of almost everyone.
I gently take Kimimaro into my arms, taking long strides towards the hospital, "Naruto! Stay here! I got your brother, un! I'll try to return in time to see your fight!" I hear an "Okay, dattebayo!" from above and Neji sticking close to me.
"Deidara-san, I am so sorry, I didn't-" I cut the Hyuuga off.
"It's fine Neji, I'm grateful you stopped the match though, thank you, un." I give the panicked Hyuuga a calm smile as I hand Kimi over to the medics, they had already set up a station for him at my request.
Once Kimi was all hooked up and put on some sleeping drugs, Neji sat by the bed, "I couldn't let him get hurt… I… care about him." Neji seemed to be thinking wrong and he turns to me flustered, "I mean, he's my best friend and…"
I let out a wholehearted laugh at how cute Neji is being, "Don't worry Neji, I approve, un."
"Eh?" Neji stares at me, dumbfounded.
I take a seat next to him and gently run my thumb over Kimi's still hand, "Nothing Neji, nothing."
3rd person POV
"I hope Kimimaro is going to be okay…" Sakura gives Naruto a reassuring squeeze on his shoulder after Deidara left. The younger blond was just as worried, but chose to follow his brother's orders.
"Kimi-nii is strong, he'll recover, dattebayo!" Naruto tried to remain optimistic as he gave Sakura a thumbs up. The crowd was still booing and having a cow, annoying him somewhat.
What caught their attention was a redheaded girl running up to them, Sakura smiles and waves, "Karin-chan!"
"Eh? Karin, dattebayo?" Naruto never ran into Karin because of schedules, she was always with the girls by the time Naruto even got Jiraiya awake in the morning.
Karin stops in front of Sakura, out of breath, "I just saw what happened, why did he fight if he was ill?"
Sakura shrugs, "Kimimaro is as stubborn as Deidara-sensei, so I guess not even an illness would stop him. Boys, right?"
Karin rolls her eyes a little bit, worried for Kimimaro, but grateful that Sakura is trying to keep the atmosphere somewhat light, "Right…"
Naruto leans into Karin's personal bubble, "Who are you, dattebayo?" The poor girl quickly hid behind Sakura to get some space.
"Uzumaki… Karin…?" Karin winces, expecting the hyper blond to freak out.
He did, just not the way she expected, "EH?! You're an Uzumaki too?! Why have I never met you?" Naruto skillfully dodges Sakura's blow to the head, as his yelling was rupturing her eardrums.
"Naruto, she's been training with Hinata and me, you've been off doing your own training." Sakura rubs her ear, "How Deidara-sensei is not deaf by now is beyond me…"
Naruto chuckle and rubs his head, "Heehee, sorry Sakura-chan. I'm just so excited to meet a family member, dattebayo!"
Karin blushes, "Family…?" This earns a nod from the blond and she leaves her hiding spot smiling.
Genma, already getting a headache, "ENOUGH!" The crowd goes quiet, "Wow, that actually worked, Deidara-san was right… Alright! The next match is Nara Shikamaru and Temari!"
Shikamaru groans, "Why do I have to fight…?" Before he could continue whining, Naruto slaps his back and sends the Nara off the rails and into the arena below, leaving Temari unimpressed.
The crowd becomes more and more enticed as the fight went on, Temari used her massive fan to blow heavy winds and Shikamaru used battle strategies worthy of a chunin. Things were getting good, and then…
"To hell with it. I give up!"
…
"HE WHAT?!" The random man in the audience was enough to set everyone off. Throwing items at Shikamaru, calling him names. In the crowd, Ino was freaking out while Choji explained to her that he knew Shika would give up, being a chunin is too much work. (AN: The fight is the same as the anime.)
Kotetsu and Izumo exchange amused glances, they'll recommend Shikamaru not only because of his chunin level of thinking, but also to mess with the lazy kid.
Shikamaru returns to everyone, only to be berated by Naruto, "What was that about?! You could have won, dattebayo!"
Shikamaru yawns, "Shut up… it would just cause more work for me."
Temari returns to her siblings, absolutely humiliated, "That bastard…"
Kankuro gives a halfhearted glare, "At least you get to fight." Of course he was planning on giving up anyway, but to lose to Sakon within minutes of the match beginning was the worst feeling.
"Would Temari return to the arena to fight Aburame Shino?" Genma boredly stares at the Suna siblings
Temari slams her hands on the guardrail, eyes wide, "What?! But I just fought!"
"Well considering Dosu was found dead earlier this month, the winner has to fight two matches. So come on." Genma jerks his head in a random direction. He's in the arena, so as long as he doesn't nod at the clouds, it's fairly obvious what he meant.
Temari nervously bites her lip, one look from Gaara was all that was needed to break her confidence. She needed to preserve the rest of her chakra, "I give up." Her face morphing into a glare when the audience boos again.
Seemingly forgotten by everyone but Hinata, Shino sighs, "Guess I'm participating in the next exams then."
Hinata twiddles her fingers, "Don't worry Shino… I doubt I'll become chunin." She gives Shino a reassuring smile, who doesn't react but appreciates the gesture.
"Alright, the next fight is between Haruno Sakura and Sakon."
Sakura makes her way down the stairs, but pauses, noticing Ukon's head, "Is he allowed to help you fight?"
Sakon shrugs in return, "Deidara said to just go for it and to tell Genma that he can kiss my ass."
This resulted in Sakura massaging her temples, 'Deidara-sensei would say something like that…' Knowing better than to throw a fuss, the pinkette faces against the twins in the arena.
The moment the battle began Sakura used Antlion technique to slow Sakon down, but sadly the boy would simply dodge the attack.
Naruto watches the fight in confusion as Sakon would keep dodging attack after attack, "Why isn't he fighting back, dattebayo?"
Shikamaru lazily leans on the guardrail, "Isn't it obvious? Earth style uses up more chakra than most techniques. He's trying to wear her out… explaining things to you is troublesome…"
Sakura quickly swaps to taijutsu, realizing that her chakra would be depleted in no time at the rate she was going.
Sakon laughs, "You sure you want to get close to me Sakura?" Without warning, Ukon joins in the fight by adding extra limbs to Sakon's attacks.
Someone yells to Genma, "Isn't this cheating?!" A loud bark confirms that the voice was Kiba.
Gemma shrugs, "It's the kid kekkei genkai, so it's as fair as letting a Hyuuga use their byakugan and an Inuzuka their ninken."
Sakon gives a slight cheer before increasing his speed, Sakura quickly finds herself overwhelmed with bruises from the aggressive kicks and punches. Jumping away she spams hand signs and everyone stares in shock as her hand glows green.
Naruto gapes, "What's wrong with Sakura-chan's hand?!"
Karin taps his shoulder, "It's medical ninjutsu, she's healing her bruises." The redhead felt a sense of pride as she was used for practice, and because of that she contributed into helping her friend.
Sakura finished the battle by sending earth spires under Sakon, knocking the boy flat and trapping him in earth.
Izumo whispers to his best friend, "We need more medical shinobi. It would be waste to keep her a genin."
Kotetsu nodded, "But what about Sakon? He also fought well."
Izumo shakes his head, "He relies too much on using his brother in battle. Even in a two on one match he still lost to Haruno." A nod from his friend was enough for the both of them to jot down notes.
Sakura flattens the ground to normal and helps Sakon up, "You two okay?" She nervously fidgets, not use to interacting with the pair.
Sakon pats the younger girl on the shoulder, originally aiming for her head, but after what happened to Kin in the Forest of Death, he wisely avoided it. Giving her a smirk, "You better become a chunin considering I lost to you."
Sakura relaxes as the older boy gently escorts her back to her friends, sticking close under Deidara's orders, ' "When feathers float, break the sleep with a single note." Why does he have to speak in damn riddles? Just tell me to break the genjutsu on the kids.' Based on Ukon chuckling, his brother agreed.
"You were great Sakura!" Karin high-fives the pinkette while Hinata stood by her proudly. Naruto tried to butt in but was thrown off the platform by Shikamaru.
"What the hell you bastard, dattebayo?!"
Shika sighs, "Troublesome, it's your match." He rests his chin against his palm, half asleep within seconds.
"Eh…? My match? OH YEAH! Hey, Hinata! It's our turn, dattebayo!" The blond cheerfully waves for the girl to join him, which she obligues.
There was some buzzing in the crowd, mostly because Hinata is the clan heir. The only ones quietly watching were the Hyuugas, especially the ones that know how much stronger Hinata has become.
"Alright Hinata, no holding back! Shadow clone jutsu!" At least a dozen Naruto's charge at Hinata.
The Hyuuga heiress activates her byakugan and hits each clone with gentle fist, using her chakra to poof them away. Despite the ever-growing number of clouds, Hinata could still see thanks to her eyes.
'Which one is the real Naruto-kun…?' Naruto had distributed his chakra evenly amongst his clones, so all Hinata could do was keep hitting until she met her mark. After ten or so clones she notices that one Naruto was standing farther from the rest.
"8 trigrams... 64 palms!" Every Hyuuga in the audience tensed as their heiress jabbed Naruto over and over again, blocking his chakra points.
Naruto collapses on the ground, unable to move, he's happy that Hinata is doing so great, but Deidara isn't back yet. He didn't want the match to be over so quickly.
And he didn't want to lose.
A dark voice inside him laughs, "You humans hate to lose even against those you call comrades. What a selfish mortal." Kurama sneers in amusement as he leaks out some of his chakra to spice up the fight. None of his previous hosts had fought a Hyuuga before, so this provided him with entertainment.
The air grew thick as red chakra spewed out of Naruto like a sprinkler, Hinata backs up seeing the chakra. Deidara had long since explained to her that Naruto was the Kyuubi host, that never changed her feelings for him. But right now, she was afraid.
Naruto climbs to his feet, eyes red with slit pupils. Growling he charges at Hinata, ready to strike.
SNAP
The sound of metal snapping, followed by the agonizingly high pitch squeal of said metal being twisted cause most people to look up at the Kage platform.
Deidara just returned, and in his panicked state of seeing Naruto about to strike Hinata made him all but turn a chunk of the guardrail into a pretzel.
The teen turns to Hiruzen, "Who the fuck thought it was a good idea to have them fight each other, un?!"
Hiruzen sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose while Orochimaru had to suppress a laugh, "Everyone drew numbers Deidara. You should have asked them."
Deidara proceeds to make incoherent sound effects while cursing out any ANBU that tried to move him.
Seeing his older brother was enough to make Naruto suppress the Kyuubi chakra and he looks at Hinata. Like a mirror both kids were wide eyed and pale, realizing that if this continues, someone will get hurt.
Afraid for the other's safety, in perfect sync the two shot their hands in the air, shouting out, "I give up!"
Genma looks between the two in confusion, "Who wins then?"
"Neither of us, dattebayo!"
"We… We don't want to decide a winner if it means a repeat of what almost happened…"
The man rubs his neck, "Well someone ask to… Gah…" Genma suddenly finds himself with two pairs of large puppy eyes staring at him, practically pleading him to let the match end, "Alright, just stop with the eyes. The match is a draw!"
Both ran back up to their friends before the audience could throw another fit. Most were still in shock on what just happened, and the few that recovered were too excited for the final fight.
The moment the two reached the top of the stairs they were pulled into a tight hug from Deidara, "Don't scare me like that again, un…"
"Sorry Deidara-san…" Hinata received a kiss on the forehead from her mentor before being released to stand by Shino.
Deidara leans close to Naruto's ear, "You should give her a kiss on the cheek as an apology, un."
That caused Naruto to sputter, "Wh-what?! Why should I, dattebayo?!" His face turns crimson at the idea of kissing Hinata.
The older blond had to resist the urge to smirk, "It's the gentlemanly thing to do. You must thank her for a fun match, un." Poor kid couldn't tell if his brother was joking or not.
"I… I guess?" Naruto gulps and slowly makes his way to Hinata, not noticing Sakura and Karin going towards Deidara giggling. The teen having his scope ready.
When Naruto reached Hinata, she stared at him in confusion, "Naruto-kun…?"
Chu~
The girl's entire body goes red as she felt her crush's lips touch her cheek. Naruto almost instantly pulls away afterwards and runs off back to Deidara, embarrassed. Thankfully Shino was there to catch Hinata as she faints on the spot.
Naruto couldn't hide his shock as he witnesses not only his brother, but Sakura and Karin either squealing with delight or laughing their asses off.
"You tricked me, dattebayo!"
Deidara, still dying of laughter, hugs Naruto, "S-sorry honey, b-but… pffff… we've been wanting that to happen for a long time!"
While this whole fiasco was going on, Genma received the orders to wait twenty more minutes for Sasuke. The crowd gets annoyed, but took this time to grab snacks and use the restroom.
Deidara's POV
I'm so grateful that neither Hinata nor Naruto were injured, and I got a picture of them as well! I'll need to get Hinata some cinnamon rolls soon, she broke her record of not fainting by a total of five years!
While waiting for Sasuke, the chibis filled me in on how the fights went, 'So Temari and Shikamaru did fight. Guess some things were meant to be. And they still act like an old married couple.' I see both Shikamaru and Temari shiver when I give them mischievous looks.
'I will play matchmaker and you will like it!'
"How is Kimi-nii, dattebayo?" Naruto looks up at me concerned.
I give him a gentle kiss on the head, "He's stable right now… he just cannot leave the bed for the moment. Don't worry… I'm going to get the best healer to tend to him soon, un." After all… the Tsunade arc is going to arrive soon.
Hiruzen gave me permission to stay with the kids for the time being, aware that he is sitting next to Orochimaru. The invasion is just a little bit away.
Sasuke and Kakashi arrive just a few seconds before the time ran out, "Sorry about that, are we late?"
"If you had made Duck-kun miss his match I would have blown up your Icha Icha series, un!" Kakashi tenses up like a spooked cat when he heard that he nearly risked his precious series' life by poking at my buttons.
My eyes follow Gaara heading into the arena, snapping the occasional photo as the battle starts.
After Sasuke uses Chidori
(AN:Same fight as in the anime. Deidara just took pictures while occasionally cheering Sasuke on. Didn't miss anything.)
The air grew tense as Gaara was screaming about how he was bleeding, feathers danced across the air causing the civilians to become drowsy.
"Release, un!" I dispel the jutsu and quickly work to wake up the chibis that did fall asleep, aka Naruto.
"Sakon, go protect Kimimaro, Neji is there. The rest of you find the jounin instructors. I need to protect the village, un." Without another word I vanish into the chaos.
3rd person POV
Hiruzen stood before Orochimaru in horror as he reapplied his face, the barrier has been set and Hiruzen was in his battle clothes.
"I've been working on another jutsu that should bring back old memories… Sarutobi-sensei." The snake man laughs sadistically as two coffins appeared, a third one slowly rising.
'It's this jutsu!' Hiruzen quickly weaved hand signs and stopped the third coffin from rising, disappearing back into the roof.
Both lids fall open and out comes Hashirama and Tobirama, both staring at with dazed expressions.
"Hiruzen? You've gotten old…" Tobirama states the obvious as they try to figure out what's going on, "Edo tensei? This brat mastered my technique?" He sounded more offended than angered to be honest.
"I told you reanimation was a bad idea Tobirama, now it was used on us." Due to the effects of Orochimaru's edo tensei, the two Hokages are lacking a little in their usual personalities.
Just as Orochimaru went to put the talismans in the back of their heads, Tobirama noticed something, "Who's the kid on the other end of the roof?"
Everyone pauses as an all too familiar voice rings out, "Thanks for calling me out Tobirama-baka, un!" Hiruzen tenses up while Orochimaru throws his head back with an annoyed groan, a blond teenager leaps to Hiruzen's side.
"Deidara! I told you to protect the village!" Hiruzen begins scolding the teen as the two Hokages watch with mild, zombie-like interest.
"And I'm 16 and always being told to act my age. Therefore, I am acting my age, by disobeying adult authority and participating in life threatening activities, un." Deidara slams his hands on his hips, nodding proudly at himself.
Tobirama eyes his brother, "He reminds me of someone…"
Hashi tilts his head, "I wonder who?" Ignoring his brother's blank stare.
Deidara's POV
I turn my attention to Orochimaru and the Hokages, "Time to get to work, un." Cracking my neck, I was about to use my own edo tensei when Orochimaru decides to call me out on something.
"How did you get past the barriers? You went into the village." I had to smirk at how disgruntled he sounded, he was so done with my meddling at this point.
"Oh? My clone?" As if it heard me, an explosion happens in Konoha, guess someone hit it, "I've been up here since Sakura and Sakon fought, un."
Before anymore questions could be asked, I weave hand signs and slam my hand on the ground, "Summoning jutsu: edo tensei!" Oh my Kami I just got the shonen jump collective gasp! This is amazing!
Due to unknown reasons, Madara's coffin appeared backwards, facing me and blocking him from other's views.
"Why did you summon me, Deidara?" I feel both Tobirama and Hashirama tense up upon hearing his voice.
I look up at the Uchiha, sweat dropping, "Uh… I… need help in a fight, you see Konoha is being attacked by-" I was cut off when Madara grabs my chin and violently jerks my head to the side. Exposing the part of my neck that had the curse mark.
"What is this?" Oh Kami he sounds like an overprotective dad talking to his daughter.
Sadly, I blurt out the first thing that came to mind, "A hickey, un." Time seem to stand still for everyone, even Orochimaru was giving me an odd look. I eye the snake, "What? You bite people's necks and a giant mark appears that takes forever to hide! You invented a curse hickey, un!" Orochimaru ended up spatting incoherent choking sounds.
"Oh, so it is not an actual one. Very well." Wait, when did Madara activated his sharingan?!
He releases my chin then suddenly perks up, '…Oh dear, did he sense-'
My thoughts were cut short when Madara turns 180°, smacking my face with his soft locks and kicks his coffin down, "HASHIRAMA!"
I facepalm, "You really like screaming out Hashirama's name, don't you Madara-sama, un?" That sounded wrong… so, so very wrong.
Hiruzen and Orochimaru had these expressions that read, "You've been spending time with Jiraiya or something?" While the Hokages and Madara obviously are not getting the joke.
Madara stares at me for a solid ten seconds before returning his attention to his rival, examining him. Orochimaru took this time to shove the talismen into the Hokages' skulls and they become lifeless puppets.
"I call Tobirama, un!" I shove my hands into my clay pouch, 'Okay, he uses water but is fast as hell, as long as I keep my distance and use earth jutsu I can take him on. Hiruzen can handle Orochimaru, while Madara takes his sweet ass time in fighting Hashi- why is an arm wrapped around my waist? Wait, why am I being picked up? Why is Madara carrying me away like a sack of rice?!'
"What the hell Madara?! The fights over there, un!" Hiruzen begins fighting the Hokages while Orochimaru watched me getting carried away by the infamous Uchiha.
Madara looks at me boredly, "I did not give you permission to speak to me informally. And an underpowered, mindless Hashirama is no fun, plus you'll get killed even fighting a weaker Tobirama."
I flail in his grip, "Why do you care if I die?! You're summoned now, un!*"
Madara rolls his eyes, "If I leave you in here, you'll just summon me back. It is more convenient to take you with me right away." He has a point… I would do that.
He calmly slips on his fox mask and activated Susano-o, this was actually pretty cool, as it gave us protection from the bug zapper that was the barrier.
Once outside of the barrier, the Uchiha set me down and heads off to kill some shinobi. I glare at the barrier with only one thought.
'Great, now what am I supposed to do?! Gah… where's Daiki?'
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Regarding the next update, next week is my finals week and my beta will be busy. Due to the fact that I refuse to update without her at least looking it over, next update will be at its earliest, on Thursday. Depending on how things go I may not update next weekend, I cannot make any promises. Feel free to PM me if you have questions on my update schedule later this week when I provide more information.
That aside, do you know how hard it is to keep track of all of these characters? Holy crap there is a lot. Next chapter will have Deidara handling the invasion, Madara will be doing his own thing but sticking close to him… Man, Madara is such a dad. XD
*Based on what Kabuto told Obito about the edo tensei, since killing the user does not end the jutsu, it can be assumed that anyone unsummoned and in their coffins would be forever trapped because the jutsu user is dead. That is why Madara wants to be summoned if Deidara gets stuck in a sticky situation. If he dies and Madara is stuck in the coffin in limbo, his plans are ruined until someone upgrades the jutsu.
As usual, reviews are loved and I will see you next time. Don't worry, my schedule will be fixed up after my finals.
Bye!
