Shippuden Chapter 8: Dawn meets Dusk

"Katsu!"- they heard a familiar voice shout. Deidara? Wasn't he half a kilometer away? Hono didn't have much time to think about it as the bird started to flash in blinding light. His eyes turned into yin yangs as he activated the Akumanogan and froze time.

He looked to his left, confirming that Shino already had a wall of bugs protecting him and Kasai, but they wouldn't be fast enough to protect Hono in time. The leader of Higure considered using Steel Release, but even though he wouldn't be damaged, Keegan and Eris would. He could try and use Bakuton to deflect the bird, but he probably wouldn't be fast enough. Suddenly, he had an idea. Time was unfrozen.

The explosion was much bigger than expected, (that's what she said xD) and the smoke only dissipated four minutes later, revealing Hono and Keegan, who were covered in thick bone. After a moment, Eris poked her head out of Hono's hood, showing that she was covered in bone as well.

Shino didn't have a scratch on him, and neither did Kasai. Those bugs of his were pretty tough. The Aburame smiled as he recognized his leader's actions. Smart Choice.

"I guess fighting that Kaguya turned out useful."- he commented as Hono let the bones drop, uncovering his face and clothes, as well as Keegan and Eris' bodies.

"Yeah, this Shikotsumyaku is very nice when it comes to defense."- Hono replied as he took his spinal bone out, making a whip. "It's also good for catching idiots!"

"Ugh!"- they heard Deidara grunt in pain as Hono whipped him. He was directly above them, ready to sneak some more bombs onto them. The bone whip was wrapped around the blonde rogue's left arm. The whip itself was modified to be sharper and serrated, a characteristic that was defined when Hono pulled the weapon, slashing and ripping Deidara's arm off and throwing it to the ground.- "Shit!"

"You haven't seen half of it!"- Shino pointed to Deidara's other arm. The mouth that was in his palm was overflowing with bugs.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? GET OFF, YOU DISGUSTING BEINGS!"- Deidara shouted, shaking his arm like crazy.

"It is of no use. My bugs only obey me, much like how your bombs only obey you."- Shino explained, receiving a shocked face from Deidara. It was the kind of face that someone makes when they know they are fucked.- "Rip his arm off."

"AAAH!"- the blondie screamed again as the top of his arm started bleeding. Holes started appearing and bugs came crawling out. A bit later, his arm dropped, blood spattering everywhere. The bugs had eaten it so well that there was no muscle holding the bones together. No tendons at all, everything was eaten. Deidara was so shocked that he couldn't even cry in pain. The bugs quickly moved down his body and made a rope around his leg.

"Do you know what our art is, Deidara?"- Hono asked as Shino pulled off of the bird and hanged upside down, his face inches away from Hono's as Shino held the bug rope.

"Teamwork."- the Aburame grinned as he threw Deidara up in the air, sent another bug rope and tied him against his bomb bird just as Hono finished forming handsigns.

"Katon: Housenka no jutsu."- he spat three small flares of fire that hit Deidara at the same time, causing a gigantic explosion. Pieces of a white Deidara rained down, blown apart by the bird.

"Hono."- Shino alerted. The white haired jinchuuriki smirked and sat on Keegan's back, petting Eris.

"Don't worry, I know. But now, he has no choice but to go ahead and let us follow him."- Hono replied, Shino wasn't so sure.

"That probably isn't a good thing, he's sure to call his friends and have them wait for us."- Hono laughed at this. Not a mere laugh, but an insane laugh. The kind of laugh that you don't want to hear in your whole life for it announces the arrival of an ancient and powerful evil that is sure to steal your dreams from you and make your life a nightmare.

"Well Shino, that's exactly what we want. We have friends as well."- Hono pointed behind him. Shino followed with his eyes to see Gai, Kakashi, Tenten, Ninja, Lee, Kiba and Sakura accompanying Akasha, Moka, Mizore, Gaara, Kankuro and Temari.