The Tsuchikage decided that he was going to send Naruko out on another S-rank mission that was falsely classed as a B-rank. She had to assassinate yet another S-rank criminal. This particular criminal was originally from here, Iwa. His name is Deidara and he is part of an organisation called the Akatsuki. Deidara is currently in Fire Country. The Tsuchikage was positive that Deidara was alone though and had no accomplices at the moment. He was also sending his granddaughter, Kurotsuchi, on a mission. Kurotsuchi's mission was to spy on Naruko. The Tsuchikage was fairly confident in Kurotsuchi's stealth abilities but she would probably be found out if Naruko actually could communicate with the spirits. He would just have to wait for her mission report.

Kurotsuchi waited until Naruko was a fair distance from the village until she left to chase after her. It didn't take long for her to catch up and be able to hear and see her without being detected. Kurotsuchi could see and hear that Naruko was talking to herself, or as her grandfather had said, a spirit.

"No, we will wait until we have seen some of what this Deidara can do. When we faced Zabuza I knew his strengths and abilities because the Tsuchikage had told us but he offered nothing about this one. That means we must figure out the most efficient way to take him out." Naruko said. It was a while before she spoke again. "I am not sure how we would find out what we need to know about him first. I guess if you went in and provoked him, he would have to try to protect himself. That way we could assess his abilities." After a while, Naruko nodded.

Kurotsuchi had no idea who this girl was speaking to but it was really freaking her out. Naruko pushed on through the night, not stopping to rest. Kurotsuchi was in dire need of sleep but she couldn't afford to lose Naruko. Her mission counted on it.

Eventually Naruko decided to stop and rest. She knew that she was being trailed but she couldn't care less. Even though Naruko knew that the living could not be trusted, she was still loyal to her village, even if the Tsuchikage was sending people after her. Naruko knew that the Tsuchikage knew about her power. She also knew that the Konoha Chunin that had been on her previous mission had spread her name around and she was becoming quite well known in Fire Country. She pushed that out of her head for now, preferring to sleep.

When sunrise came, Naruko was already up and moving, having not slept much at all. Kurotsuchi was already on her tail. It was around midday when they made it into Fire Country and then into Konoha. Since this was a solo mission, she could go about this her own way. She went to get some ramen from that awesome ramen shop that she had visited while participating in the Chunin exams while she sent some spirits to search for Deidara. She was on her fourth bowl of ramen when a spirit came to her with news of Deidara. The spirit also had info on the abilities of the missing-nin because she had caught him while he was training. She payed for her ramen and left. So with the spirit leading her and Sora to wherever Deidara was, Naruko planned out how they were going to attack.

Kurotsuchi trailed Naruko. Naruko seemed as if she knew where she was going. Kurotsuchi could tell that Naruko was talking to whoever it is that she talks to again and it was still creeping her out.

Naruko stopped when the spirit told her too and peeked down into the clearing where they had stopped at. In the middle of the clearing was where Deidara was. Deidara was not dressed in the black and red Akatsuki cloak but it was folded neatly off to the side of the clearing. That gave Sora a clear shot at what he was achieving to steal. Naruko nodded at Sora who knew his part. Within a few minutes, Sora had completed his objective and handed what he had stolen from Deidara to Naruko. She then jumped down from the tree that she was perched in and faced Deidara head on. Deidara hid his surprise well, but Naruko saw a brief flash of it.

"Who are you?" Deidara asked, staring at the smiling Iwa Chunin.

"You don't need to know that. All that you need to know is that you will be dead in a matter of minutes." Naruko said, watching Sora walk straight past Deidara and hold the kunai she had given him in his hand, ready for the attack. Anyone else would see just an Akatsuki member with a kunai floating in midair.

"Is that so?" Asked the blonde. "You are nothing but a Chunin. What power do you have that is so great that it would kill me in a matter of minutes? Me, an Akatsuki member?"

"Yes I will take you down within a few minutes. Now, Deidara, do you have any idea why that is? Well, let me answer that question for you. One, I have the most powerful Kekkei Genkai ever. And two, I have in my hand, your strongest weapon." Naruko said, pulling up the two bags of clay that Sora had stolen from the Akatsuki member a few minutes prior in the one hand, keeping her other hand tucked in her pocket. Deidara's eyes widened as his hand reached for the bag that was usually at his side.

"How did you get that?" Deidara yelled, pointing at the bag in Naruko's hands.

"Hn, by using my Kekkei Genkai, of course. If you got power, you use it." Naruko laughed. "To defeat me, you need this bag of clay, but to get the bag of clay, you need to defeat me. In a bit of a pickle aren't you, Deidara."

"Get over yourself! You aren't powerful at all! You're just a theif!" Deidara yelled, louder than Haruka ever would.

Naruko tsked. "That wasn't very kind. False accusations will get you nowhere. I mean, maybe it will get you killed but it won't get you anywhere else." Naruko nodded to Sora who held the kunai to Deidara's throat as the blonde ninja was about to take a step forward. Feeling the cold blade press against his throat, Deidara stopped dead in his tracks and gulped audibly. Damn, I forgot that ninja travelled in squads. I am such an idiot! Deidara thought, internally cursing himself.

"Uh, what did you s-say that K-Kekkei Genkai of yours was again?" Deidara said, breaking out in a sweat.

"I didn't." Naruko said, slowly walking toward the missing-nin. "But I will tell you know. My Kekkei Genkai gives me complete control over the spirits of the dead. Oh, and this is a solo mission." Naruko smiled as she watched the Akatsuki member's eyes dart around anxiously having figured out who was holding the kunai to his throat.

"S-so are you the Spirit Lord? The one everyone in Fire Country has been talking about?" Deidara asked, not game enough to move so he could wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Naruko nodded as she watched a red headed ninja in the usual Akatsuki attire sneak away. She hadn't known that he was there at first but she let him go. Her mission was to kill Deidara and Deidara alone.

Naruko didn't give Deidara any time to ask any more questions. She pulled out a kunai of her own faster than Deidara could see and slashed his throat. Deidara fell to the ground, limp and lifeless. She knew he was going to hell. Naruko took a few moments to examine the dead man's hands. On each of his hands was a mouth. The spirit who led her here had told her about Deidara's hands but she had wanted to see them for herself. Knowing a way she could prove to the Tsuchikage that she had taken care of Deidara, she used the kunai to cut off Deidara's hands. She put each of the hands in the two bags where the dead Akatsuki member used to keep his clay. She was about to leave when something shiny caught her eye. On a silver chain around Deidara's neck there was a silver and teal coloured ring. She picked it up and slid it on her finger. Smiling in satisfaction at what she had done, she called for Sora to follow her as she took the bag and left the clearing, giving a knowing look to Kurotsuchi who sat wide eyed in a tree.

Kurotsuchi was sure she was going to enter cardiac arrest. Naruko had taken out an Akatsuki member and she hadn't even broken a sweat. This girl is someone o be feared, Kurotsuchi thought.

Naruko wasted no time in getting back to Iwa. She couldn't wait until her next mission. She thought it logical that the Tsuchikage send the best ninja they had to assassinate the deadliest missing-nin out there. And the best was her. Naruko had hoped to make the whole journey back into Earth Country without rest but fatigue got the best of her and she had to rest. Sleep had been hard for Naruko to get since she had activated her Kekkei Genkai. The ever-present orbs gave light to the area around her, making it hard for her to sleep. But when she was as tired as she was now, she could go to sleep just about anywhere.

Kurotsuchi had tried to rest but she just couldn't after seeing that battle, if what had gone down could even be called a battle. She was still so shocked that a girl who was not even a Jonin was able to defeat an S-rank criminal even quicker than any Jonin would dream dreamed they could. So Kurotsuchi went on, making it to Iwa before sunrise. She didn't go to the Tsuchikage's office, knowing the old man would be at home sleeping. She tried to sleep too but just like before when she had tried to rest, sleep did everything it could to evade her, leaving open space for images of Deidara's dead body and the deadly girl to be present.

Naruko got Iwa at midmorning the next day. She had taken her time, still a bit tired. The first thing she did was race up to the Tsuchikage's office.

"Done." She said as she placed the two bags onto the desk and took a step back.

The Tsuchikage opened the bag and almost puked. Inside were two rotten smelling hands resting on white clay. The palms were facing upward and each had a mouth on them. He knew the hands and the bags of clay belonged to Deidara.

"Did you really need to bring the hands?"The Tsuchikage asked, closing the bags and pushing them to the furthest edge of the desk.

"No but I thought it would prove that it was Deidara that I killed." Naruko smiled.

The Tsuchikage just blinked. "Um, I guess you could go out on another solo mission to take out some other Akatsuki members?" The Tsuchikage said. Realising something, he continued, "In fact, your new mission is to kill every single Akatsuki member out there." He thought that the further away from the village this girl was, the better off the village would be.

Naruko nodded enthusiastically. "Will do, Lord Third! I will leave as soon as possible."

"Good, now go and get ready." The Tsuchikage dismissed the girl who practically danced her way out of his office.

Kurotsuchi came in a while after Naruko had left. "It was amazing! Deidara didn't even have a chance to attack her. And she was scary enough in how sure she was that she was going to defeat him." Kurotsuchi said. The Tsuchikage nodded and told his granddaughter the details of Naruko's new mission.

"And what about when she comes back after defeating the whole of the Akatsuki?" Kurotsuchi asked.

The Tsuchikage looked at his folded hands on the desk in front of him and sighed, "Let's hope that she doesn't."