The Black Leaf (Part 1)

Chapter 40: Forgiveness

I caught up to Naruto and Deidara and jumped to the big log that was across the river. "Hey my favorite Uchiha," Deidara smiled down at me from his bird, "I missed you, love, where you been?"

"Hey Dei, it's been a while," I said looking back at him. Then back at Naruto, who had evil red eyes, "hello again, Naruto"

"Come on Izumi, we can take him together," Deidara said.

"I'm not here for him, Dei. I'm here to prevent you from doing anything stupid, leader's orders," I told him and he frown.

"How are you planning on stopping me," Deidara asked and I turned to face him, "I'm taking him in even if that is the last thing I do,"

"Izumi," Pein said telepathically again to me and Deidara, "make sure you keep your former captain busy, let Deidara bring the jinchuriki."

"Oh love, it seems like you got new orders," Deidara said with a smirk.

"It seems that way," I replied with a smile, I had to think fast, there was no way I could let him take Naruto.

"Well Naruto do you want to see your friend?" Deidara teased and Naruto didn't say anything he just scowled furiously at Deidara.

"Dei, be nice, will you?" I warned him. "Naruto here is short tempered and will not keep up with your shit." Before I could continue, Naruto tried to launch himself over to Deidara's, but Kakashi held his arm.

"Oh look, love, your ex-captain is here," Deidara looked at me.

I looked at Kakashi who looked at Deidara, he couldn't even look at me in the face, I thought. "Deidara did you know that the Leaf killed me twice already," I chuckled.

"What? no way," Deidara said and Kakashi looked at me with shame and annoyance.

"Yeah, once after the whole Uchiha massacre," I looked at Deidara then back at Kakashi, "then the second time, it was a bad mission. I was captured and well you know the rest," I told him.

"Oh yeah, the one time when you were kept chained to ceiling and tortured and... raped for more than five days and nights" he said in sorry tone. I looked straight in to Kakashi's eyes, both Kakashi and Naruto looked at me shocked. "Luckily for you Itachi got to you first, because not even your own team came back for you," he laughed.

"Oh, but they did or so they said. Anyways so after that, they buried me, again, and they put my fake name on the memorial stone, can you believe that?" I chuckled. "I even attended my own funeral," my voice started to break a little, as I fought the tears, "six people were there, and only Naruto and Hikku cried," I smiled and looked at Naruto who looked at me surprised.

"Damm, love, I'm sorry," Deidara said trying to sound sympathetic. "Forget about the Leaf and your, so called, friends. You have us now, let's end this Izu, so we can go home," he said flying away.

Naruto looked at me for a while, he hesitated. "Deidara might seem stupid, but he is not," I said looking at Naruto. "Take advantage of the fact that he won't try to kill you," Naruto nodded and took off behind Deidara.

Kakashi tried to go after him and I drew my sword and point it in front of him stopping him. "Are you going to kill me?" he asked looking at me.

I just smiled and kept my gaze forward, "that wasn't my order." 

"Why didn't you come back?" he whispered.

"Where? The Leaf?" I laughed. "The place that I gave my all to and didn't even considered trading my life for the one of a fucking criminal. That is where you wanted me to go back to?"