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Chapter 24: Confrontation

Song of the Chapter:
Deify – Disturbed
Reason: Prior connections can blind us to the truth of the present.


Deidara noticed Sumiko biting her lower lip; something that signified she was thinking about something intense. They were almost back to base and she was very moody and did not laugh or engage in Public Displays of Affection to annoy Sasori. He looked towards her and touched her hand. Her head jerked up towards him and she had a small smile. "Sumiko-chan… what's wrong, un?"

"I have a bad feeling… I do not know why." She squeezed his hand in reassurance and giggled feeling the tongue attempt to taste her hand. Deidara sighed as she leaned against him and he ran his hands through her hair.

"Do pay attention to where you are flying this blasted bird brat." The bomber chuckled as he corrected the flight course. Sumiko held on but her eyes once again glazed with the previous seriousness.

"Deidara-kun… something is happening outside our control and I was wondering if I should just let it happen or interfere?"


He stood up from the Jashinist symbol and yanked the various weapons from his body. "All the fuck in the Lightning Country… damn it Jashin-sama." As he stood up, his injuries hissed as steam emerged from them and they began to heal themselves. He rolled his shoulder irritably and proceeded on his way.

Ten minutes later, he come across a small village and hearing his stomach grumble, he punched his stomach but gave in to the cravings for food. He walked into a ramen stand and ordered a pork ramen. While waiting, he heard a rather noisy bunch of ninja enter. An orange clad shinobi who was most enthusiastic to see the culinary establishment rushed and an almost knocked him over in his excitement to get food. "The largest miso ramen you have!" The Jashinist chuckled and quietly ate his ramen.

"Thank you for the food." He paid the bill and stepped out but did not get far before Naruto grabbed his arm.

"Why does you chakra seem so familiar?" The silver haired man smirked before yanking his hand out of reach of the younger shinobi.

"I wonder why my dear little Nine Tailed Fox." He stalked off just as Kakashi walked towards Naruto sensing a disturbance.


A few days later…

Sumiko's odd countenance puzzled her favorite blond as well as her only remaining relative. Itachi was reading a combat scroll in the living room when the group came. "Sumiko-san, what appears to be the matter? Surely there was no trouble traveling back from that simple extraction."

"I need to talk to Hidan-san really quick; please excuse me and my rudeness." Deidara's eyebrow rose.

"Alright…un." What could she talk to Hidan about that I am not allowed to know about.

Sumiko knocked on the Jashinist's door and hearing silence, opened the door. Sure enough, Hidan had managed to pin himself onto the wall using a couple of pikes and kunai. "Sumiko-san, what's up?"

"I need to talk to you about curses and spells that followers of Jashin can invoke and their costs." He raised an eyebrow before a look of understanding crossed his face.

"My brother that fucktard Mamoru?" She bit her lip and nodded. "Help me down and I'll try to help you."

"He has been acting weird; I think he is like being a double agent or something. He has been odd and I think he has an ulterior motive to suddenly turning human again." She yanked out the final pike and Hidan collapsed onto the ground with a resounding thud. "Do you require healing before you assist me?"

"No; I'll be fine. Now… where the fuck did I put that scroll at?" He rummaged in a drawer and pulled out a tattered scroll that had Jashin's symbol. "Here; read up while I clean up." She nodded and sat on Hidan's bed while she glanced through. After about twenty minutes, she rose with a jerk and glanced at Hidan.

"Damn. Hidan-san, the two tailed beast is yours right?" He nodded as a silvery eyebrow rose. "Mamoru is trying to collect the tailed beasts to appease the spell that changed him back into a human." Hidan looked to the side and was uncomfortable.

"So his goals collide with that of the Akatsuki's." She nodded and stood up.

"Hidan-san, I understand if you feel uncomfortable fighting against your brother." He shrugged and looked at her.

"Jashin told him to collect the tailed beasts but not me. I am not bound to help either of them and he really wasn't there for me growing up so I feel no attachment to him. If he tries to interfere with us capturing our beast, we will simply beat the fucker." Sumiko laughed and gave him a scroll.

"This will summon me if you activate it." Hidan pocketed it. "If he is fighting against Akatsuki, he is fighting against me and I want to make sure he is prepared to face the consequences for his actions. We had something in the past but now we both have moved on." She rubbed her arms as if cold and looked him in the eye. "I am prepared to fight him despite the fact what he did for me because his actions will undue what he did."