Hayate hadn't left any signs or sent any letters. No one had informed the two if he even was alive.

That left Deidara one last order - to protect his mother. He was a shinobi, perhaps not the strongest. This was it.

" Mom.. I-I'm going to.. " , he muttered, sitting on the couch tense. The silver haired woman didn't answer nor pay attention to her son at all. Just as the blonde opened his mouth again to repeat the sentence, BOOM.

The whole building trembled of the shockwave.

Someone bombed the in village.

Both of them ran to look outside. A huge cloud of dust was covering the sight furiously.

" They... " , Deidara's voice trembled. He didn't know what to do, but got dragged away to the hallway. His own mother seemed panicked.

What was happening?!

" Mom! No! I'm going out to fight! " , Deidara yelled nervously. No answer. Was she too panicked to even react? " MOM! " , the blonde repeated, more self confident this time. " NO YOU ARE NOT, DEIDARA. YOU ARE JUST A GENIN! ".

The blonde thought he skipped a heartbeat for a second.

Did mom just shout at him? She never seemed to be like this. She was a calm mother, calm. Only calm. Whatever happened, she always stayed calm and positive. He didn't see her face as the silverish hair blowed, now on the first floor of the apartment.

The woman aggressively opened the door to the basement. What now? Why to the basement, where the terrbile accident had taken place?

But there wasn't time to think anymore. Because he was just slightly confused by the other's actions. She opened a box in the corner of the room, and put Deidara into it. " You must stay here, Deidara... " , she whimpered, stroking his hair.

The shoulder lengthed golden hair of his that she always had been stroking so lovely.

But she looked so scared.

" You must stay here... YOU CANNOT LEAVE THIS BOX! " , Yori kissed her son's head countless times, before putting the lid on again.

Deidara stared at the box wall, feeling like a toddler again. Was this..

Was this the last time?

Was this the last time he was going to hear his mother's voice?

Was this the last time he was going to feel his mother's hands?

This was the last time. He was going to never see her again.

Another explosion could be heard nearby. The ground shaked violenty, and screams from the neighbour quarters howled in the night.

Days passed on, perhaps even weeks, and no one came to find Deidara. He passed out of hunger, and leaned against the box wall in the tiny space. But the mind soon cleared up.

" Hey! Are you alive? "

Is someone here to...

Someone shook the blonde, " Wake up! ".

Deidara slowed opened his eyes, and turned to eye the ninja dazzled. His headprotector was one of the Hidden Rock's, that was for sure. The blonde stood up immediately, eyeing all of the shinobi in the basement confused.

" What.. What has happened?.. ".

About five of the Hidden Rock's service ninja team was throwing bodies out that had been thrown in by the enemy. It didn't smell so nice in there.

" We found a survivor! " , one of them called outside. Some people ran in. The blonde had to lean against the wall to not fall.

" I'm just.. " , he muttered.

Some shinobis helped the blonde out from the basement, and daylight hit his face.

So bright! But the village didn't look quite fine. Several rock buildings was bombed, and dust still covered most of the village. He was confused still.

For how long had he been laying there?

A woman walked to the blonde, " Thank goodness you're alright! " , she nodded. But he didn't recongnize her. The blonde soon spotted more people on the streets. A black-haired shinobi that wore a big green scarf - Deidasuto?

Deidara ran to his sensei, and turned him around bewildered.

" Oh, Deidara! " , the older male grinned. But no grin was received back, so he stopped slowly.

" The war's finally over.. " , he muttered more seriously. " It is?! " , the blonde blurted out. " IT'S OVER?! REALLY? ". His sensei responded with a nod, " The Hidden Leaf must've been really desperate to send out their youngest ninja. Tsch, well. That's how life is. War is war ", he shrugged.

Deidara was just confused. There was so many questions, but no answers to them. Of course Deidasuto wouldn't know everything.

" Yeah.. Hehe.. ", the blonde faked a smile. " I'll just.. Go back " , he nodded, and then headed back to his apartment where people still worked.

Walking past everybody, he headed upstairs. The will of crying constantly hit him, but it was enough already. Crying wasn't going to help. He locked the door, people walking the corridors. No one was allowed to interrupt him now.