It was late at night already in Konohagakure. And seeing that no one was looking, Akira stepped out of her house, along with her bag of art materials.
As she was walking towards the North Gate, she saw that the guards were unconscious in the guardhouse and three figures stood by the entrance. Two were definitely male and one was female. She quickly hid herself behind the bushes.
"Such amateurs these guards are, un." Akira heard one of them said.
"When they wake up, they won't remember anything or more specifically us being here." The other replied.
"Oh please! Just tell me what the mission is already, I'm a good boy!" The third one exclaimed.
"Shut the hell up, Tobi! We're on a mission here!"
If they are infiltrators, they're so not good being ones, Akira thought. They're so loud.
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Deidara looked around to check if someone has heard them. Somehow, he didn't sense Akira's presence…at first.
"Suzuka, keep an eye from above." Deidara said. Suzuka nodded and disappeared.
"What will I do, Deidara-sempai? Can I help Suzuka-chan?"
"No, Tobi. If I let you, we might end being chased by the Jinchuuriki here, un." Deidara replied, hitting Tobi once again on the head.
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Akira froze. Did she just hear the name 'Deidara'? No. It couldn't be. It couldn't be him. Deidara?
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"Who are we waiting for, Deidara-sempai?" Tobi asked.
"OKAY. Fine. I will tell you. Do you promise to shut up?!" Deidara said. Tobi nodded. "We're waiting for the new recruit who goes by the name Hideki Ryuu, he is a blacksmith's son who lives here in Konohagakure—"
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Ryuu? The cute gentleman who lives just five blocks away from us? No…why would he be recruited on something, Akira thought.
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"—Leader-san says he wants to join Akatsuki because no one appreciates him. And we're here to bring him to the Akatsuki headquarters to test him, un." Deidara said.
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No one appreciates Ryuu for his work? Why does he think that? Tsunade-sama usually goes to his place and thank him for the things he did for her…for Konohagakure, Akira thought. Why does he feel that way? Why does he have to join Akatsuki?
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Suddenly, they heard someone coming.
It was Hideki Ryuu.
"Finally, you came, un." Deidara said.
"Sorry for being late." Ryuu said as he scratched his head. Deidara crossed his arms.
"At least you still came rather not coming at all, un." Deidara replied.
"Yup!" Ryuu replied.
"Deidara-sempai, since Ryuu's here already…are we going to go now?"
"Yes, Tobi, un."
"And I thought this is gonna be a hard mission. Hmph." Tobi said.
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Oh no. They'll be leaving now…Deidara-kun will be leaving now…oh…I can't just go out there…who knows what'll happen if I do, Akira thought.
She gave out a sigh.
Then suddenly, she felt that someone or something was behind her. She looked behind her. Her eyes widened.
It was a bug! Instead of letting out a scream, it made Akira took a step backwards which made the leaves rustle. She stopped dead.
Did they hear anything? Akira thought. No. Ahh…that's good. That was a close one.
When Akira looked up, she gave out a gasp when she saw Tobi's face (err…mask) right in front of her.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Akira cried out.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Tobi cried out.
Deidara and Ryuu looked at where they were.
"TOBI!!! I TOLD YOU NOT TO—" Deidara was surprised when he saw the sight of Akira. "Akira?"
Akira smiled, trying to hide the fear she's having right now. "Deidara…"
"Akira-chan? Whatcha doin' here?" Ryuu asked.
Akira didn't want to answer. She wanted to run away from them. But when she was about to, a kunai was aimed in front of her.
"Don't. Even. Dare." Suzuka threatened. Akira stood still.
"Teehee! Hey Deidara-sempai, is that the girl you were talking about earlier?" Tobi asked.
"Shut up, Tobi, un." Deidara said, still looking surprised.
Akira smiled once more then she passed out.
"She's dead." Suzuka said, poking Akira's unconscious self.
"Eh? She must have passed out because oh my good looks." Tobi said.
"As if, Tobi. She'll only faint because of your terrible face." Suzuka said, smirking.
"Stop it you two. And stop poking her!" Deidara said, looking annoyed, "Let's head back soon, we've done our part here, un."
"Deidara-sempai, what about her?" Suzuka asked, pointing at the unconscious Akira.
"We'll bring her, un."
"Eh? Why?" Ryuu asked.
"If we leave her here and when she gets up, she'll tell everyone here that we've been here. And if we kill her, people will come and wonder who killed her, un."
"Can I carry her then, Deidara-sempai?" Tobi asked.
"NO. I will. I'll handle her, un." Deidara replied sternly as he picked up Akira. Tobi chuckled. Suzuka grinned. Ryuu simply scratched his head. "WHAT?!"
"Oh nothing." Suzuka replied, still grinning. Deidara grunted.
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"What happened?" One of the guards said to the other the minute they opened their eyes the next day.
"I don't know. I think we dozed off during our shift." The other replied.
"Damn it. I hope there weren't any infiltrations last night."
"I hope so too. But hey, there has seemed to be no damage or anything bad around here, so I guess we're okay. "
Yes. They're okay. But Akira wasn't.
Sure, everthing looked all right but the thing is...
...they didn't know that there WAS an infiltration. They were...
...terribly wrong.