"ZOMG! A MISSION! OH BOY!" Tobi said as he jumped for joy.

"As I was saying," the Leader continued, "you two must go to Konohagakure and—"

"Isn't that where one of the Jinchuuriki is?" Tobi asked.

"Yes, but it's not him you're after, since that is Itachi and Kisame's job…" The Leader replied.

"Can I just stay here?" Tobi asked.

"Tobi, stop acting like a coward. You're part of the Akatsuki. We must be feared at all times." The Leader said.

"Sure, whatever you say, Leader-sempai!"

"Is it alright if I bring her along? For back up I mean, un." Deidara asked, going back to their discussion.

"Fine with me. Just finish the mission…which is to…" The Leader paused and whispered the mission to Deidara.

"Well? What's our mission?" Tobi interrupted. Both the Leader and Deidara ignored him and continued discussing.

Deidara nodded in agreement. "I get it. We'll leave immediately, un." He said, still leaving Tobi clueless about the mission.

"Good," The Leader replied, "Alright then…you're dismissed…to Konohagakure!"

"Don't worry, Leader-san! Tobi can handle it!" Tobi said.

"Shut up, Tobi! And do you mean 'we' can handle not only you, un?!" Deidara muttered, as he hit Tobi on the head.

"OUCH!"

As Deidara and Tobi got out of the Leader's room, there was a commotion going on.

-0-

"Do as you are told!"

"You ain't my boss, shark boy!"

Kisame was arguing with one of the most recent subordinates of Akatsuki. And she goes by the name of Tsuki Suzuka. And she's a kunoichi whose origin of place is uncertain (for now). Three months after she escaped Orochimaru's clutches, the Akatsuki found her in Snow Country where she was traveling from village to village to look for her true birthplace.

"Don't call me that, you little brat!"

"BAKA!"

"Itachi!" Kisame called out.

"What?" Itachi asked in a dry tone, "Suzuka, stop whatever you are doing."

"Hai, Itachi-sempai…" Suzuka replied

"Sempai?! You call him sempai, why don't you call me that?" Kisame complained. Suzuka glared at him.

"Don't order me around, blue boy, you know what I can do."

"NO ONE…THREATS…ME!!!"

"Oh just shut the fuck up, you—"

"Enough, Suzuka." Itachi said, cutting Suzuka off.

"Gomen nasai" Suzuka said.

"Suzuka." Deidara called out as he approached her.

"Ahh…Deidara-sempai…you called?"

"You're going with us in a mission, un."

"Really? Finally, I have something to do rather than argue with shark boy here." Suzuka muttered.

"I heard that!" Kisame exclaimed. Suzuka ignored him.

"Don't bring too many things, okay, un?" Deidara said.

"Alright." Suzuka said to Deidara as she rushed to her room and got her belongings.

Kisame turned to Deidara.

"Thank you, Deidara…" He said to him.

"…for what, un?"

"…for bringing that brat along. She's a pain in the neck, you know."

"Sure…whatever, un."

-0-

Meanwhile at Konohagakure, Akira looked up at the blue sky. She didn't know what to do. She was trying to avoid herself to write another entry in her diary. She wanted to do something different. Perhaps make another painting? If so, what could be her inspiration?

Akira gave out a sigh and lie down on the hill that was closest to her home.

Inspiration, she thought. What can it be?

She closes her eyes and tries to think of 'inspiration'.

I want something important…meaningful…something that will last in me…but what? Oh…what can it be?

-0-

"Come on, Deidara-sempai! Why won't you tell me what the mission is?" Tobi asked for the twentieth time as they were running through the deep forest.

"Why should I? You wouldn't do anything about it anyway, un!" Deidara replied.

"I will do something! Do not worry! Tobi can handle it!"

"Oh sure. Like you did when we had the mission to get the Three Tails, un."

"Oh come on! You know how clever Tobi was in catching the Three Tails!" Deidara rolled his eyes.

"Whatever, Tobi." Suzuka muttered.

"I heard Leader-san say Konohagakure…is that were we're going?"

"Yes, yes, now, please STOP talking already, un!" Deidara exclaimed. He then suddenly remembered something…

We're actually from Konohagakure…

That voice. It was so familiar to Deidara.

"…Akira." Deidara said out loud.

"Who's Akira, Deidara-sempai?" Tobi asked, standing still.

Suzuka stopped as well.

"No one important." Deidara said to him. Tobi scratched his head and the three of them continued on their mission.

-0-

Akira finally decided what her 'inspiration' would be. She took out her paintbrushes and canvas from her bag and started painting.

-0-

Deidara, Tobi and Suzuka were still running through the deep forest when Suzuka asked a question.

"What will you two do while I'm doing my part in the mission?" She asked.

"Just focus on your part, which is to be on the look out for the Jinchuuriki…" Deidara replied.

"Ahh…the big-mouth who dreams of becoming Hokage…Uzumaki Naruto, am I correct?" Suzuka asked.

"Yeah. Even though Tobi doesn't know what our mission is, Tobi knows who the Jinchuuriki is!" Tobi added, who was giving a hint that they should tell him what is their mission. Both of his accomplices simply ignored him. "Please! Just tell me what it is!"

-0-

"I'm finally done with it…" Akira said to herself as she looked at the painting of two children playing with clay. Suddenly, her best friend, Akada Kayee appeared from nowhere.

"Wow, Akira-chan! This painting is good! It's the best one I've ever seen!" Kayee said.

"Do you think so? Well, thanks. I happen to find it the best one too!" Akira replied.

"What do you call it?" Akira smiled.

"Friendship was Started by a Thing called Art."

"Long name you got there. Why that title?"

"It's a long story." Akira replied as she winked at her best friend, "I'll tell you about it next time."

-0-

"We're almost there, Suzuka, Tobi, un." Deidara said. Suzuka and Tobi nodded in agreement. "Get ready now, un."