"SEMPAI!" Tobi shouted out, "BEHIND YOU! BEHIND YOU!"
Sasuke came out from behind. Deidara, fortunately for him, was ready with his clay bombs.
He then threw out one of his bomb at Sasuke…then…
BOOM.
"SEMPAI!!!" Tobi cried out.
-0-
"He's a strict sempai," Tobi said, sobbing, "but still a good one but not that good…but he was kind…but not that kind…but he was friendly…but not that friendly…but he was funny…but not so funny…but he was an awesome partner…but not that awesome…I'll never forget you…Deidara-sempai—"
Just then, out of the smoke, came out Deidara.
"Tobi! Quit your whining!" He bellowed.
"Oh, you're alive!" Tobi replied, "So much for my speech…"
I managed to somehow get with the push of the blast…I'm lucky I was only using the C1 chakra…un, Deidara thought as he saw Sasuke coming out of the smoke as well, His movement is definitely too fast…which means this fight calls for C2…
He then took out some clay and began to mold something…
"That's—" Tobi gets interrupted by a huge puff of smoke.
Emerging from the smoke was…
"Here we go!" Tobi blurted out, "One of Deidara-sempai's speciality works of art, the C2 dragon!"
-0-
Akira stopped once more in the process.
"What's the hold up now?!" Suzuka exclaimed who looked annoyed already, staring at the scroll.
"Can I take my medicine?" Akira asked.
"You just took it a while ago!"
"Uhmm…ano…yeah, I did. But I'll be trying on another one…"
"Oh no you don't! Do it later! After the process!"
"What if I forget?"
"Whatever! Just take it later…besides we'll get our memories back soon enough, right?"
"Err…yeah…"
Silence fell.
"Can I take my medicine, Suzuka-chan?"
"NO!!!"
-0-
"Sempai!" Tobi cried out as he got up from under the ground, "I'm done laying your clay mines! Everything's all set!"
"Nice work, Tobi," Deidara replied as he was standing on his C2 dragon, "Get outta there."
"Yes sir!" Tobi replied, waving his arm at him.
-0-
"Ne," Suzuka uttered.
"Nani?" Akira asked.
"I'm just wondering…why are you slowing down yourself in making the freaking process? If it weren't for those excuses you made, we would have finished this a long time ago."
"Uhmm…let's not be in a rush. Besides, nobody's after us…"
-0-
Sasuke, who was now in his cursed seal level two, set up a trap for Deidara. He was successful.
He…he stuck his sword by the mines on purpose?! He must've been trying to see where they were so he could get a foothold, Deidara said in his head.
Just then, Sasuke's sword stuck Deidara's C2 dragon.
What, he thought, that reached?!
Sasuke's sword made the dragon trip over.
"It can't balance itself!" Tobi said.
He did use his katana as a jumping point, and his wing for extra momentum, Deidara thought, Son of a bitch—
Sasuke then threw out two large shurikens at Deidara, pinning Deidara to his C2 dragon.
"I'm stuck!" Deidara uttered.
SHIT, he said in his head, I'm going to fall to where the mines are!
-0-
"Ne, Suzuka-chan…" Akira uttered.
"WHAT NOW?!?"
"I'm tired…"
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN BY TIRED?!? YOU'VE BEEN MAKING UP A HELL LOT OF EXCUSES FOR THE PAST— WELL, SINCE THE BEGINNING!"
"Eh, come on…"
"Nope."
"Hey, I'm older than you…"
"So? You can have your rest after you've done that thingy…" Suzuka said, jabbing her finger at the still incomplete scroll.
Sweatdrop.
"Okay, okay…sheesh…don't be snappy…"
-0-
"I knew this would happen, an explosion!" Tobi exclaimed, "Deidara-sempai, you idiot, how could you die on me!!!"
"Shut the hell up, Tobi, un!" A voice shouted out, which of course was Deidara, without his Akatsuki cloak on him.
"Ah…" Tobi said, "…you're still alive!"
"He just won't give up…" Sasuke said to himself.
Those eyes, Deidara thought as he was looking at Sasuke's sharingan eyes, it's those eyes…damn it all…
-Flashback-
It happened a few years back.
Deidara first encounters Itachi, Kisame and Sasori (who was inside Hiruko) in his own village, Iwagakure.
"Akatsuki you say?" He said, "Hell if I care about that! Don't interfere with my enjoyment of art!"
"So I really have to make this brat my partner," Sasori said, "…he's got spunk, but he's that kind that ends up getting himself killed before you know it…"
"It's the Leader's orders." Itachi said, "His abilities will serve our cause…"
"You know about my abilities already?" Deidara bellowed, "Who are you anyway?"
Kisame explains to him how the Akatsuki knew about it and then asked, "For what reason for a rogue ninja like yourself do such?"
Deidara explains why.
"Your art?" Sasori asked.
Deidara then shows him his art…
"Now this is art! But my art doesn't end here! None of my works are static! When they have physical form they're little more than models, un! But this explodes! And with that explosion, its essence is propelled to greatness, at that moment becoming the true work of art I intended!" Deidara explained, "And it's in that fleeting moment of grandeur that I see true art, un! ART IS A BANG!"
"Damn, he's annoying…" Sasori muttered.
"Is he done now?" Kisame asked Itachi.
"Who knows…" Itachi replied as he activated his sharingan, "Enough already. I'll take care of this…"
He then somehow invites Deidara to a duel…
Deidara accepts without hesitation and soon threw out some of his clay bombs at Itachi. But the bombs missed.
In the end, unfortunately for…Deidara, Itachi won, making Deidara lose and was forced to join Akatsuki.
Then, the scene changes…
Now, this happened just recently…
"Ahh! You're back. So, how was the meeting?" Akira asked.
"Orochimaru's dead. Uchiha Sasuke and some other kids are after two of the members."
"Eh? Sasuke?"
Deidara nodded.
"So, what are you gonna do about it?"
"Well, go after him, of course! I will beat him to his death."
Akira frowned.
"Please, don't do that."
"Why not? My art can beat those Sharingan eyes of his!"
"Don't get cocky, Deidara-kun. I know Sasuke…he doesn't give up. He'll do everything to defeat you."
"Then, I'll do everything to defeat him as well, un. Even if I have to die—"
Akira slapped him.
"Even if you have to die?! How could you?!"
"I must do something, Akira! I can't just stay here and wait for those brats to finish every member of the organization!"
"Why can't you let someone else do the job?"
"Why should I, un? I'm worthy enough to fight an Uchiha. Don't you trust me?"
"I do, Deidara, I do. But I won't let you go and fight Sasuke."
"You can't stop me. I've made up my mind. I'm going to beat the crap out of that guy…un…even it will be the last thing I'll do…"
Akira slapped him again.
"Then, be that way. I've made my decision as well."
"Eh?! What decision, un?!"
"So long, Deidara. Nice seeing you again." Akira said as she got her belongings and left the room.
"AKIRA! YOU GET BACK HERE OR I'LL—UGH! FINE! BE THAT WAY! GOOD RIDDANCE!" Deidara bellowed as he pounded on the wall.
-Flashback Ends-
What a joke…I'm the superior shinobi…my abilities have no flaw, Deidara thought, Artistic perfection that loses…to no one!
"I'm superior to you…there's no way I'll lose! Not to…not to…" He said aloud.
Sasuke simply stared at him cautiously.
Deidara took out a huge amount of clay and took a bite out of it.
Tobi knew what he was about to do next…
"THE C4 GARUDA!" Tobi exclaimed.
"This is my finest art, and your doom!" Deidara shouted out.
I'll show them how my art can beat those sharingan eyes, he said in his mind as the images of Itachi and Akira separately appeared before him. I'll show you…