Ch. 24 An Explosive Pact
Tobi smirked from behind his mask and returned Don's glove to him. "Now let's get you some new clothing." Tobi handed Don the same piece of clothing the other members of the Akatsuki were wearing; it was black and had red clouds on it. Don yawned, "If you need me, I'll be outside sleeping." as he walked out of the cave and headed up the ravine to find the nearest tree to sleep under.
"Deidara, since your previous partner, Sasori, died you and our new member will become partners." Tobi said as Deidara was being dragged up to where he was standing. "No way in hell will I partner up with that half pint." He yelled at him angrily.
"Keep in mind that he did spare your life. Get to know him some; I'm intrigued by our newest member." Deidara grunted, "Fine." As he left the cave to fine Don, the others merely laughed at him. Deidara found Don in his new clothing and saw the youth sleeping under a tree with his old hooded cloak tossed aside.
"So this is what you look like underneath the hood." Deidara said. Don said nothing, he just continued to sleep. "Tobi has now made us partners, that bastard." Don still remained silent. "Are you going to say something you little squirt?" he said angrily and kicked Don in the rib.
Don instantly reached out and grabbed Deidara's foot. "You best not do that again if you know what is good for you."
"If you have nothing important to say, then leave, I'm busy right now." Don said. "Busy? You call sitting your lazy ass under a tree and sleeping being busy?" Deidara asked in shock. Don yet again said nothing.
"I ought to blow you up right where you stand, you know that?"
Don just smirked at him, "But I'm lying down." Deidara grunted in anger and reached down to his side out of instinct. "Plus I still have your bag."
Deidara snatched it from him, when his opened it; the bag blew up into a bunch of leaves. "What the hell!"
Don smirked and held up the bag in his hands and taunted him with it. Deidara jumped for the bag and Don disappeared. "Damn clones."
Deidara looked up to see Don lying on a branch with the bag still in his hand.
"I grow tired of this game; here, you want the stupid thing, go get it." Don said throwing the bag into the ravine. Deidara jumped down after it; he landed on the ground and made his way back up the ravine.
"That was a dirty trick you pulled you runt."
Don smirked at him, "Ironic isn't it that we are in the Akatsuki and you are accusing me of pulling a dirty trick as if it were a bad thing." He then hopped down from the tree, "Well I guess we will have to deal with each other for now on, we're partners."
"Just who are you exactly?" Deidara asked.
"I guess you have the privilege of knowing my name; it's Don, The Shadow of Suna."
Deidara laughed at him, "How's your old Kazekage Gaara doing? No hard feelings that we killed him?"
"No, I was not around at that time." Don looked at Deidara, "So tell me, what's your story?"
"Just the same as you, just an outcast artist in my village, wanting revenge and such, nothing more."
"I see that you like to use explosives too, am I right Don?" Deidara asked him. Don nodded back to him.
"Tobi has a weird mind sometimes, putting two explosive users such as ourselves together as partners."
"All we need is the nine tailed fox's power and we will be one huge step closer to reshaping this world to our liking." Don thought to himself Naruto.
"We need to get going, before I came here, I was told what our assignment is."
Don looked curious, "And that is?"
Deidara had a huge grin on his face and chuckled some. "Oh, just some minor reconnaissance on a certain village. Then we are moving toward Sunagakure to finish up some business."
Don smirked along with him, "Perfect." Deidara made a giant clay bird and Don hopped aboard. "Let's get going." Don said anxiously as the magnificent bird flapped it's wings and kicked off the ground and they flew off.