Italics indicate thinking

Bold is for attacks

Deidara's POV

"MHM~" I hummed staring off.

I had helped the old man fly that giant turtle back towards the Cloud Village and he had gone off to some new war meeting.

"Sitting out here alone?" Kurotsuchi walked up.

"Mhm~" I hummed "I was kinda surprised the old man didn't just kill me on the spot."

"He never gave up on you…" she said "When you left…it…it really hurt him you know."

"Yeah I know." I waved my hand "You don't have to remind me. I've done a lot of stuff I can't take back, I gave them the Intel to find Roshi and Han, and then with my back against the wall, I flipped on Akatsuki…I'm a coward with no allegiances."

"Deidara…"

"The things I've done are going to follow me for the rest of my days." I said "And they should."

"There are people who still believe in you." Kurotsuchi smiled "you were given another chance cause Gramps still believes in you…I still believe in you."

"Tsk, don't give me that look." I grumbled.

"I saw your 'masterpiece." She said "Quite the crater."

"I see at least someone from your family appreciated my art." I smirked "I'd love to chat more but I've already got my assignment."

"Where are you stationed."

"A place my art will truly shine." I licked my lips "The Ambush team."

Kale's POV

So much responsibility.

"Relax." Sensei patted me on the back "You're going to do fine."

I took a deep breath "Yes…thank you Sensei."

We had split our army into multiple divisions, me…well I was assigned as co-commander of Division Four with Gaara.

"This is gonna be a pain." Sensei groaned as people were already fighting with each other.

"Stop it." Gaara said breaking up a fight "Hatred has bred three world wars, it has bred a lust for power, I was once an embodiment of that hatred and power, a Jinchuriki. I hated this world and everything in it, at one time I wanted to do that same thing Akatsuki is doing now, destroy everything. But one man was able to stop me, even though we were enemies he shed tears for me, I injured him and he called me a friend, me enemy, a fell Jinchuriki saved me from the darkness, he shouldered my pain like his own and bore no ill will. There are no enemies here, the enemy is Akatsuki, here there are no villages, only Ninja! And if you still want to hold a grudge later then come take my head after! The enemy is after the friend who saved me, if they are able to take him the world is over, I want to protect this world and I want to protect him, but I'm too young and weak to do something like that alone, I need you all to aid me!"

"YEAHHH!"

"Nice job." I smiled.

"NOW LET'S FIGHT!"

Deidara's POV

"Flying up here…takes me back." I smiled.

"We may be a team but we're also keeping a close eye on you." Kankuro warned.

"Jeez you guys are never gonna cut me any slack." I laughed "This is my first war too, so I'm gonna make sure I prove myself…you worried too?"

"How well we execute this ambush could decide the whole war, especially how many casualties we suffer." He sighed.

We flew a little farther before landing in enemy territory.

"We'll use this spot as our base and set up the other bases nearby." Kankuro said "our first priority needs to be setting up the time bombs."

"Leave that to me and my art." I smirked.

"Entry points will be two and six o'clock, I want explosive tags or clay bombs everywhere else." Kankuro said "Sai you watch from the air, Ittan you're digging trenches, get the transmission antenna up and sensors start guard duty stat."

It took about an hour but I had my bombs buried in the ground and was now eagerly awaiting the start of my display.

"There's a jamming technique." One of the sensors warned.

Someone stepped out of the tree line and passed out.

"Muta!" the sensor jumped out of the pit and ran forward.

"Stop you'll start the exhibition too early!" I warned.

"Byakugan!"

The other sensor used his eyes to look at them "There's something in his jar, and it's not his bugs!"

"HMM!" the man stood up and started dragging the Sensor back.

"What's in the jar?!" I yelled.

"It's full of Paper tags!"

"It's a bomb!" I yelled "Get down!"

The bomb went off and tore the Aburame guy to pieces, but Kankuro had used his strings to pull the Sensor to safety first. The explosion had warped the earth itself and now we were blocked in by pillars of earth.

"They'll come right back don't relax." Kankuro warned.

"Watch it!" Omoi used his sword to swat away two attacks "That was from our people."

"A controlling Jutsu?"

"Above!" the Sensor warned.

A new ninja jumped out to attack us but Sai dropped from the sky and planted him in the dirt.

"I can't detonate the mines." I said "There's too many of our people over there being controlled."

"I know your there Sasori!" Kankuro yelled "Show yourself!"

"We cannot lose, because you see…we're immortal."

The ninja Sai had planted in the dirt stood up, good as new.

"Ha…" Sai gulped "No…"

"Sai…you have to run." The ninja said "You can't win little brother."

"That's low." I grumbled.

"This ain't the time to be anxious." Omoi stepped up and drew his sword "I ain't gonna let you force friends and family to fight."

My bombs are still in the earth around us.

"HRA!" Omoi jumped up and quickly cut our allies free.

"There he is!" Kankuro said pulling Sasori down from his hiding place.

"Ittam even us out!" I said.

The earth rose to be flat again and I crossed my finger "Katsu!"

I detonated my mines and blew up the area around us, this time trapping the enemy by us.

"You connected your threads to mine and pulled me down." Sasori said "Impressive Kankuro, you've improved."

"It's an honor to be praised by a master like you." Kankuro smirked "But I've surpassed even your Secret Red Technique with my Black Technique."

Kankuro popped a scroll and Sasori's body appeared.

"My old puppet body, well this should be interesting."

AN

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